Transition to agri-food sustainability, assessing accelerators and triggers for transformation: Case study in Valencia, Spain

[EN] The agri-food regime faces urgent structural and ethical challenges to advance towards sustainability; therefore, the search for triggers, accelerators and supports for sustainability transition is of outstanding scientific and social interest. Valencia's agri-food system is challenging the status quo with creative initiatives, self-organisation and a transformative process in agri-food policy, including local food governance and agroecological transition. Through interpretative research combining qualitative methods, this analysis assesses accelerators and reveals the triggers of this process of change in Valencia's agri-food system. The study uses the Urban Transformative Capacity Framework (UTCF), which has been empirically applied to the agri-food system for the first time, in order to understand its scope and limitations. The case study was contextualised with the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP), which provided temporality and a larger scale view. The merging of frameworks revealed specific triggers and dynamics of the pre-development of capacities for transition, involving different actors and levels, in which empowered social movements and their informal governance spaces play a key role. The ultimate purpose of this study is to contribute to local agri-food transition processes, along with focusing priorities for action, actively involving research in the process.Special thanks to the reviewers and the interviewees for their time and participation in the study. This work was supported by the Spanish public administration under the grants FJCI-2017/31807 (MICIU) and by the National Research and Development Agency (ANID) of Chile. It was also supported by the ADSIDEO project AD-1909 (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia) . Funding for open access charge: CRUE-Universitat Politècnica de València.Sarabia, N.; Peris Peris, J.; Segura-Calero, S. (2021). Transition to agri-food sustainability, assessing accelerators and triggers for transformation: Case study in Valencia, Spain. Journal of Cleaner Production. 325:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.12922811232

Scrutinizing the link between participatory governance and urban environment management. The experience in Arequipa during 2003-2006

[EN] This paper conceptualises participatory governance as a process of deepening local democracy through the opening of new spaces for civil society and citizens' participation. It explores the link with the urban environment planning and management processes as proposed by UN-HABITAT's SCP/LA21 programmes.To this end, an analysis of the Urban Environment Management Support Strategy in Arequipa (Peru) promoted by UN-HABITAT and UNEP in 2003-2006 is undertaken to examine how Local Agenda 21 can contribute to institutionalise participatory governance processes which deepen democratic management of sustainable human development in cities. Methodologically, this is made by applying Gaventa's (2006) participatory governance approach in the case study with extensive fieldwork carried out in the city.According to that, conclusions are drawn in three different areas. Firstly, the participatory process itself and the role of the working groups, the use of objective data, the connection with citizens and some issues concerning facilitation. Secondly, the analysis goes inside accountability and explores the conflictive link between political action and negotiations which take place within a participatory planning process. Thirdly, the paper discusses institutionalisation and the importance of capitalising previous experiences and existing networks with a particular emphasis on the ones related to environmental education and training. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.This research has received financial support of Centro de Estudios para América Latina y la Cooperación Internacional (CeALCI) at Fundación Carolina.Peris Peris, J.; Acebillo-Baqué, M.; Calabuig Tormo, C. (2011). Scrutinizing the link between participatory governance and urban environment management. The experience in Arequipa during 2003-2006. Habitat International. 35(1):84-92. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.04.003849235

Critical Thinking Using Project-Based Learning: The Case of The Agroecological Market at the "Universitat Politècnica de València"

[EN] Higher education institutions play an important role in the transition processes to sustainable development through developing critical thinking (CT) in their students. The case of the Research Methodology course of the International Cooperation Master's degree at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia is a paradigmatic case of experiential learning, where students face their own realities related to sustainable topics through an action research project with the Agroecological Market (AM). The learning methodology is project-based learning and helps the participants to deeply analyze problems related to the transition of socio-technical systems, such as sustainable food. The objective of this research was to analyze the contribution of project-based learning to students' critical thinking through a qualitative analysis of the pedagogical outputs obtained during the course. The analysis and results are structured in three dimensions of critical thinking: (i) students' critical attitude towards reality; (ii) students' ability to reason and analyze in order to form their own rigorous judgments; and (iii) students' capacity to construct and deconstruct their own experiences and meanings. The results show that project-based learning using a real-life scenario helped students reflect on their critical thinking and the challenges that our societies face for a transition to sustainability.This research was partially funded by the ADVANCED HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION PROGRAM "ANID/DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE/2018-72190320".Aranguiz, P.; Palau-Salvador, G.; Belda, A.; Peris Peris, J. (2020). Critical Thinking Using Project-Based Learning: The Case of The Agroecological Market at the "Universitat Politècnica de València". Sustainability. 12(9):1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093553S123129Rotmans, J., Kemp, R., & van Asselt, M. (2001). More evolution than revolution: transition management in public policy. Foresight, 3(1), 15-31. doi:10.1108/14636680110803003Jorgenson, S. N., Stephens, J. C., & White, B. (2019). Environmental education in transition: A critical review of recent research on climate change and energy education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 50(3), 160-171. doi:10.1080/00958964.2019.1604478Avelino, F., & Wittmayer, J. M. (2015). Shifting Power Relations in Sustainability Transitions: A Multi-actor Perspective. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 18(5), 628-649. doi:10.1080/1523908x.2015.1112259Geels, F. W. (2002). Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: a multi-level perspective and a case-study. Research Policy, 31(8-9), 1257-1274. doi:10.1016/s0048-7333(02)00062-8Farla, J., Markard, J., Raven, R., & Coenen, L. (2012). Sustainability transitions in the making: A closer look at actors, strategies and resources. 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Are rights-based approaches helping (re) politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case

Over the last decades, the rise of managerialism has contributed to the depoliticisation of practices and discourses of Non-Governmental Development Organisations (NGDOs). From some quarters, the adoption of rights-based approaches (RBAs) has been seen as an opportunity to challenge this process. From this standpoint, this article aims to explore to what extent RBAs may have helped (re)politicise the discourses of NGDOs. In order to do so, we look at how eleven Spanish NGDOs that have adopted an RBA are reshaping their understandings of issues related with power, participation and accountability. The analysis reveals that the adoption of RBAs seems to be a process full of diversity, tensions and contradictions, both across and inside organisations. Whilst in some cases RBAs may have consolidated managerialism, the opposite is also true. We hypothesise that external requirements from donors, as well as the different backgrounds, profiles, organisational cultures and previous political stances of the organisations, may be shaping how they conceive RBAs and, consequently, how they adopt them.This study forms part of the research project La movilizacion social como dimension estrategica de la educacion para el desarrollo: Estudio de experiencias desde una perspectiva N/S en el marco de la ciudadania global y del enfoque basado en derechos, funded in 2011 by the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (AECID) in its call for research projects in development studies (11-CAP2-0995).Belda Miquel, S.; Boni Aristizábal, A.; Cuesta Fernández, I.; Peris Peris, J. (2016). Are rights-based approaches helping (re) politicise development NGOs? Exploring the Spanish case. International Development Planning Review. 38(2):135-157. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2016.7S13515738

Talent Goes Social: Online Corporate Networking and Business Performance

[EN] This study examines the effect of online social talent on business performance. The paper uses data from a selected sample of 296 companies from the S&P 500 list with active corporate profiles on LinkedIn. The empirical design consists of non-linear techniques to test the hypothesis that financial performance (i.e., revenue) and online social talent (i.e., employee online profile and skills) have a positive and non-linear relationship. The findings show that internal online social talent measured by employees' online profiles, and their skills are positively associated with companies' financial performance. The study provides insights into talent management in the digital age and elucidates the role of online corporate social networking in business performance.This research was funded by MICINN (Spanish Government), grant number RTI2018-100899-B-I00 and Generalitat Valenciana, grant number GV/2020/012.Paniagua, J.; Peris-Ortiz, M.; Korzynski, P. (2020). 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Incorporating gender perspective in small environmental projects. The experience of El Almanario in ten indigenous communities in Guatemala

[EN] The Almanario is a project management methodology created by Small Grants Programme in Guatemala which operates following United Nations Global Environment Fund premises. The main goal of our research is to show the results of fourth compulsory gender measures included in the Almanario approach in ten indigenous communities in Western Guatemala. The research reveals women participation has been increased and had allowed them to manage project resources. Two measures (the Promotora role and mixed Advisory Board) are preliminary steps to visualize women leadership but more time is needed in order to consolidate and increase women participation. Nursemaids are perceived by women as a good measure to increase participation and really appropriate in a patriarchal context. Gender and self-esteem trainings have increased women self-esteem and awareness on women rights[ES] El Almanario es una metodología de planificación de proyectos creada por el Programa de Pequeñas Donaciones de Guatemala que se inserta en el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente. El principal objetivo de nuestra investigación es mostrar los resultados de cuatro medidas con enfoque de género, de carácter obligatorio, incorporadas en el Almanario. La investigación nos muestra que la participación de la mujer ha aumentado y les ha permitido manejar en mayor medida los recursos del proyecto. Dos medidas (el rol de la Promotora y la Junta Directiva mixta) son pasos preliminares para visualizar el papel de la mujer, pero se necesita más tiempo para consolidar su participación. La contratación de niñeras se percibe por parte de las mujeres como una buena medida para aumentar la participación y es realmente apropiada en un contexto patriarcal. Las capacitaciones en género y autoestima han servido para mejorar la autoestima de las mujeres y han logrado sensibilizar más a la población sobre sus derechos.López Torrejón, E.; Boni Aristizábal, A.; Peris Peris, J. (2012). Incorporando la perspectiva de género en pequeños proyectos. La experiencia del Almanario en 10 comunidades indígenas de Guatemala. Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies. 1(1):85-101. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/63089S851011

Institutionalization and Depoliticization of the Right to the City: Changing Scenarios for Radical Social Movements

The right to the city, a concept previously associated with radical social movements, has been accepted by several governments and has inspired new public policies. However, some authors see this process of institutionalization as involving a loss of a significant part of the radical origins of the concept. This article approaches this process and the new opportunities and limitations it may entail for social movement organizations with a more radical perspective on the right to the city. We explore the paradigmatic case of Brazil and the action of a particular organization, the Movimento dos Sem Teto da Bahia (MSTB, or Homeless Movement of Bahia) in the city of Salvador. We draw on the discussion of the politics of the right to the city and on an original combination of social movement theories and critical discourse analysis in order to analyse political-institutional and discursive changes in urban reform in Brazil and Salvador. We then analyse how the MSTB moves within this new context, navigating its tensions and contradictions while advancing a radical project of transformation of urban reality within a reformist context. We also reflect on the relevance of Lefebvrian ideas for understanding and inspiring contemporary struggles for the right to the city

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PhysXNet: a customizable approach for learning cloth dynamics on dressed people

© 2021 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.We introduce PhysXNet, a learning-based approach to predict the dynamics of deformable clothes given 3D skeleton motion sequences of humans wearing these clothes. The proposed model is adaptable to a large variety of garments and changing topologies, without need of being retrained. Such simulations are typically carried out by physics engines that require manual human expertise and are subject to computationally intensive computations. PhysXNet, by contrast, is a fully differentiable deep network that at inference is able to estimate the geometry of dense cloth meshes in a matter of milliseconds, and thus, can be readily deployed as a layer of a larger deep learning architecture. This efficiency is achieved thanks to the specific parameterization of the clothes we consider, based on 3D UV maps encoding spatial garment displacements. The problem is then formulated as a mapping between the human kinematics space (represented also by 3D UV maps of the undressed body mesh) into the clothes displacement UV maps, which we learn using a conditional GAN with a discriminator that enforces feasible deformations. We train simultaneously our model for three garment templates, tops, bottoms and dresses for which we simulate deformations under 50 different human actions. Nevertheless, the UV map representation we consider allows encapsulating many different cloth topologies, and at test we can simulate garments even if we did not specifically train for them. A thorough evaluation demonstrates that PhysXNet delivers cloth deformations very close to those computed with the physical engine, opening the door to be effectively integrated within deep learning pipelines.Peer ReviewedPreprin