Scenarios of Good Anthropocenes in southern Africa
This report presents outcomes from a participatory workshop that developed positive future scenarios for southern Africa, based on existing sustainability initiatives or “seeds.”
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| Quick Facts | |
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Authors: | A. Merrie, D. Sanchez Betancourt, G. Ziervogel, H. Warrington-coetzee, L. Pereira, N. King, P. Odendaal, R. Biggs, R. Blanchard, R. Preiser, S. Poskitt, T. Hichert, W. Nilsson, M. Hamann |
| Geographic focus: | Southern Africa, Africa |
Methods
The research method involved a participatory workshop where diverse stakeholders used existing sustainability initiatives, or “seeds,” as a basis for developing four distinct, positive future scenarios for southern Africa. The process included imagining mature seeds, creating Futures Wheels to explore impacts, and using cross-impact matrices to understand seed interactions. Participants then expanded their visions and identified potential pathways from the present to the envisioned futures.
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Key Insights
The research explores positive visions for the future of southern Africa using a novel visioning process. It identifies existing local-scale sustainability initiatives, or “seeds,” and expands them into four distinct, positive scenarios through a participatory workshop. These scenarios share themes of decentralized governance, equity, connectedness, and a respectful relationship with nature, but differ in technology's role and nature's influence on human experience.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: Africa geographic scope | English publication language | Southern Africa geographic scope | complexity | futures | narratives | participatory process | scenarios | visions