DO INCREASINGLY GLOBALIZED LAND SYSTEMS PROMOTE OR UNDERMINE SUSTAINABILITY?

Abstract:

Scholars are now studying land systems in a global context using such concepts as “telecoupling.” Research to date has recognized that local land systems may be undermined by globalization, and local people displaced. The land change community emphasizes the ways in which local people make decisions about natural resources given the opportunities and constraints that globalization presents. This talk will present a summary of current land systems science research in agribusiness, global trade and financial institutions, highlighting key ways in which sustainability measures can capture the effects of these actors and activities.