Search Results - "Astrid Offermans"

Sustainable palm oil as a public responsibility? On the governance capacity of Indonesian Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) by Hidayat, Nia Kurniawati, Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper is motivated by the observation that Southern governments start to take responsibility for a more sustainable production of agricultural commodities…”
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Exploring pathways for sustainable water management in river deltas in a changing environment by Haasnoot, Marjolijn, Middelkoop, Hans, Offermans, Astrid, Beek, Eelco van, Deursen, Willem P. A. van

“…Exploring adaptation pathways into an uncertain future can support decisionmaking in achieving sustainable water management in a changing environment. Our…”
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Can Coffee Certification Reduce Poverty? Results from a Household Study of Smallholder Farmers in Indonesia by Esther Sri Astuti, S. A., Astrid Offermans

“…Sustainability certification are increasingly demanded in the global coffee trade, but its economic and poverty alleviation effects for smallholder farmers are…”
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The Impact of Partnership Forms on the Improvement of Coffee Farmers' Welfare by Esther Sri Astuti, S. A., Astrid Offermans, Bustanul Arifin

“…This study examines the optimal partnership structure for impacting the well-being of coffee farmers. It is crucial to elucidate the variances in each business…”
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How farmer characteristics and dimensions of resilience correlate with farmers’ ability to recover from shocks: a case study of Indonesian palm oil smallholders by Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Astrid Offermans, Pieter Glasbergen

“…Most studies on the effects of certification on smallholders’ livelihood emphasize vulnerability while neglecting resilience. This paper assesses the farmer…”
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Toward a more sustainable coffee production by Ibnu, Muhammad, Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…This paper contributes to the literature on the emerging trend of Southern sustainability standards and certifications as a reaction to the Northern-based…”
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The Five Ws of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Reflexive Approach to Enable the Production of Actionable Knowledge by Dalla Fontana, Michele, Wahl, Darin, Moreira, Fabiano de Araujo, Offermans, Astrid, Ness, Barry, Malheiros, Tadeu Fabrício, Di Giulio, Gabriela Marques

“…The water-energy-food nexus is now a popular approach in the sustainability field. However, whereas the nexus calls for more holistic, inter- and…”
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The effects of globalization on Ecological Footprints: an empirical analysis by Figge, Lukas, Oebels, Kay, Offermans, Astrid

“…Whether globalization is sustainable is a contested issue. The quantitative literature on the Maastricht Globalization Index (MGI) and the KOF index of…”
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Public agricultural extension workers as boundary workers: identifying sustainability perspectives in agriculture using Q-methodology by Wijaya, Atika, Offermans, Astrid

“…Purpose: To provide farmers with access to salient knowledge on sustainability that could contribute positively to farmers' livelihoods, there is a need for…”
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Socially Robust River Management: Role of Perspective Dependent Acceptability Thresholds by Offermans, Astrid, Valkering, Pieter

“…AbstractDifferent river management strategies have different impacts on the water system. Depending on how the future unfolds (e.g., in terms of climate…”
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Spotlights on certification and farmers' welfare: crossing boundaries in social scientific research by Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…Social scientists have the freedom to adopt different methodological approaches when researching development. This article illustrates how four common social…”
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Boundary work in sustainability partnerships: An exploration of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil by Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…•We offer a novel view on sustainability partnerships, as boundary organizations.•Based on this conceptualization, we developed a framework to measure JKP.•An…”
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Certification and Farmer Organisation: Indonesian Smallholder Perceptions of Benefits by Ibnu, Muhammad, Offermans, Astrid, Glasbergen, Pieter

“…Certification and participation in farmer organisations are associated with economic and social benefits for farmers. However, knowledge about the differences…”
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Sustainability Certification and Palm Oil Smallholders’ Livelihood: A Comparison between Scheme Smallholders and Independent Smallholders in Indonesia by Hidayat, Kurniawati Nia, Glasbergen, Pieter, Offermans, Astrid

“…Most sustainability certifications in Indonesia are developed by Northern-based businesses and NGOs to regulate the production of agricultural commodities in…”
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A method to explore social response for sustainable water management strategies under changing conditions by Offermans, Astrid, Haasnoot, Marjolijn, Valkering, Pieter

“…Society aims at sustainable water management, which means that it is effective (meeting targets for people, planet and profit), robust (able to cope with…”
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A Perspective-Based Simulation Game to Explore Future Pathways of a Water-Society System Under Climate Change by Valkering, Pieter, van der Brugge, Rutger, Offermans, Astrid, Haasnoot, Marjolijn, Vreugdenhil, Heleen

“…In this article, the authors address the challenge of including societal responses, society-environment interactions, discontinuity, and surprise in…”
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Learning from the past; changing perspectives on river management in the Netherlands by Offermans, Astrid, Cörvers, Ron

“…► Sustainable water management is able to cope with uncertainties in the physical-, socio-economic- and social environment. ► To increase insight into social…”
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Dutch dominant perspective on water; risks and opportunities involved by Offermans, Astrid, Valkering, Pieter, Vreugdenhil, Heleen, Wijermans, Nanda, Haasnoot, Marjolijn

“…To implement or continue water management strategies social support is needed. Social support highly depends on people's perspectives on water. However, these…”
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Measuring Social Learning in Participatory Approaches to Natural Resource Management by van der Wal, Merel, De Kraker, Joop, Offermans, Astrid, Kroeze, Carolien, Kirschner, Paul A., van Ittersum, Martin

“…ABSTRACT The role of social learning as a governance mechanism in natural resource management has been frequently highlighted, but progress in finding evidence…”
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Internet public opinion on climate change: a world views analysis of online reader comments by De Kraker, Joop, Kuijs, Sacha, Cörvers, Ron, Offermans, Astrid

“…Purpose – The purpose of the study was to assess the representation of different world views with respect to climate change in public opinion on the internet…”
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