Why telecoupling research needs to account for environmental justice

Boillat, Sébastien-Pierre; Martin, Adrian; Adams, Timothy; Daniel, Desiree; Llopis, Jorge; Zepharovich, Elena; Oberlack, Christoph; Sonderegger, Gabi; Bottazzi, Patrick; Corbera, Esteve; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe; Pascual, Unai (2020). Why telecoupling research needs to account for environmental justice Journal of Land Use Science, 15(1), pp. 1-10. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/1747423X.2020.1737257

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Engaging with normative questions in land system science is a key challenge. This debate paper highlights the potential of incorporating elements of environmental justice scholarship into the evolving telecoupling framework that focuses on distant interactions in land systems. We first expose the reasons why environmental justice matters in understanding telecoupled systems, and the relevant approaches suited to mainstream environmental justice into telecoupled contexts. We then explore which specific elements of environmental justice need to be incorporated into telecoupling research. We focus on 1) the distribution of social-ecological burdens and benefits across distances, 2) power and justice issues in governing distantly tied systems, and 3) recognition issues in information flows, framings and discourses across distances. We conclude our paper highlighting key mechanisms to address injustices in telecoupled land systems.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Name:	Boillat, Sébastien-Pierre0000-0002-8035-6335; Martin, Adrian; Adams, Timothy; Daniel, Desiree; Llopis, Jorge; Zepharovich, Elena; Oberlack, Christoph; Sonderegger, Gabi; Bottazzi, Patrick; Corbera, Esteve; Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe and Pascual, Unai
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
ISSN:	1747-423X
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Language:	English
Submitter:	Sébastien-Pierre Boillat
Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2024 15:10
Last Modified:	23 Jan 2024 15:10
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/1747423X.2020.1737257
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Telecoupling; environmental justice; ecosystem services; power; governance; decolonial thought
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.20891
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/20891