TransGovern model Transdisciplinarity and the governance of sustainable development

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TransGovern modelTransdisciplinarity and the
governance of sustainable development

• Natacha Zuinen
• Task Force Sustainable Development
• November 2006

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Plan of the presentation

1. Institutional context the federal strategy on SD
2. The TransGovern model
3. Link between the DPSIR and the TransGovern model

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Part 1 Institutional context the federal
strategy on SD
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(1) Federal Strategy on SD

• Belgian Act of 5 May 1997 on the Coordination of
  Federal Sustainable Development Policy
• Strategic process of reporting, planning,
  implementation and monitoring

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(1) SD Federal Strategy Cycle
Monitoring Ascience public
autonomous bodies D various
reports
Implementation A Public bodies and
people(s) D SDPlan
Reporting A public and scientific bodies-
TFSD D SD Federal Reports
Decision A(Inter -) Governmental bodies D
SD Plan
Planning APublicadmin. bodies D draft project
SD plan
Integration A Public admin. scientific
bodies P SD Project Plan
Consultation A people(s) and councils D Advices
on draft project SD Plan
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(1) Work on conceptual models and on SDI in the
SD Federal Reports
Monitoring Ascience public
autonomous bodies D various
reports
Implementation A Public bodies and
people(s) D SDPlan
Reporting A public and scientific bodies-
TFSD D SD Federal Reports
Decision A(Inter -) Governmental bodies D
SD Plan
Planning APublicadmin. bodies D draft project
SD plan
Integration A Public admin. scientific
bodies P SD Project Plan
Consultation A people(s) and councils D Advices
on draft project SD Plan
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(1) Use of conceptual model and SDI in the
federal Reports on SD

• Three legal functions fulfilled in the federal
  Reports by the Task Force Sustainable
  Development
• assess the existing situation in Belgium
• assess the current policy on sustainable
  development
• provide some tools and a road map to build
  sustainable development scenarios for the future.
  

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Part 2 The TransGovern model
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(2) Criteria for the construction of the
TransGovern model

• The model should be easily understood by experts
  from various disciplines
• The model should highlight the role of public
  policy to govern a sustainable development
• The model should allow to represent the
  international sustainable development commitments

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(2) Key SD goals reaffirmed in Johannesburg
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(2) The 3 capitals of human developpement
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(2) Key SD goals reaffirmed in Johannesburg
2. Protection and managing the natural resources
( within the carrying capacity of ecosystems)
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(2) Definition of the capitals
Human capitalState of the population regarding
Environnemental capital State of the environment
regarding
Intrarelations within a capital
Interrelations between capitals
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(2) Definition of the capitals
Human capitalState of the population regarding
Economic capitalState of the economy regarding
Environnemental capital State of the environment
regarding
Intrarelations within a capital
Interrelations between capitals
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(2) Key SD goals reaffirmed in Johannesburg
3. Changing unsustainable consumption and
production patterns ( those of present
populations that will hinder future generations
to meet their own needs )
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(2) Improve the quality of growth to govern
sustainable development
PRINCIPLE N8 of the RIO DECLARATION
(1992)  To achieve sustainable development and
a higher quality of life for all people, States
should reduce and eliminate unsustainable
patterns of production and consumption and
promote appropriate demographic policies.

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(2) TransGovern modelTransformation of living
conditions
Transformation of living conditions
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(2) TransGovern model Transformation of living
conditions through Governing
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(2) TransGovern model
Governing
Visions of the world including SD scenarios
Demography
Consumption
Production
Human capital
Economic capital
Environmental capital
Public Policy
Transformation of living conditions
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(2) TransGovern model
Governing
Visions of the world including SD scenarios
Demography
Consumption
Production
Political agenda
Human capital
Economic capital
Environmental capital
Public Policy
Transformation of living conditions
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(2) TransGovern model
Governing
Visions of the world including SD scenarios
Demography
Consumption
Production
Political agenda
Institutional capital including SD strategies
Human capital
Economic capital
Environmental capital
Public Policy
Transformation of living conditions
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(2) TransGovern model
Governing
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(2) TransGovern model
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Part 3 Link with the DPSIR
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(3) Link between the DPSIR and the TransGovern
model
Transformation of living conditions D,P,S (I)
Public policy R
Transformation of living conditions
Public Policy
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(2) TransGovern model
DF
P
S
R
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(3) The TransGovern model

• Two parallel processes in the work of our team
• Elaboration of the third Federal Report on SD and
  definition of an integrated model model
  TransGovern reflecting the transformation of our
  living conditions.
• ? Published in the third Federal Report on SD
• 2. Elaboration of a SDI set largely used in the 2
  first reports and classified according to the
  DPS(I)R
• ?Published in a Supplement to our third Federal
  Report on SD

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(3) Set of SDI in the DPSIR structure
DPS(I)R Number of SDI Classification according to the SD components
Driving forces 12 economic driving forces (6 SDI) social driving forces (2 SDI) linkages between social and economic DF (4 SDI)
Pressures 10 social pressures (3 SDI) environmental pressures (5 SDI) economic pressures (2 SDI)
States 13 state of the human capital (7 SDI) state of the environmental capital (3 SDI) state of the economic capital (3 SDI)
Responses 9 institutional responses (3 SDI) economic responses (6 SDI)
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(3) A first set of SDI illustrating the
TransGovern model
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(3) CONCLUSIONS

• TransGovern model
• contribution to the need of analytical integrated
  framework in order to govern SD in a pragmatic
  and integrated way (stressed by the OECD)
• useful relevant model to improve dialogue
  between experts from different disciplines
• can be applied to various themes
• useful to think about relevant SDI and to
  classify SDI.