session 11 Flashcards

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what are leverage points?

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leverage points are places in complex systems where small changes can lead to significant transformation

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rigidity trap

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institutions can not change

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poverty trap

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poverty forces people to continue harmful practices

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fixes that fail

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when a failing strategy is upscaled, rather than changes, to try solve the issue

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sunk-cost traps

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we should continue this shitty strategy because we already invested too much

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diminishing return trap

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first there are good results, but when results decline, it is already too late to change

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sustainable intensification

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increase food production frome existing farmland in ways that place far less pressure on the environment and that do not undermine our capacity to continue producing food in the future

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name some weak sustainability factors (wizard, factor 1)

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  • uses existing frameworks and institutions
  • focus on efficiency
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name some strong sustainability (prophet)

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  • rethinks institutional structures
  • challenges hegemony
  • adresses root causes and drivers
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