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Nature governance for collective well-being: reconciling holistic sustainability and human development

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  • Carolina Londono-Escudero

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Purpose - This article aims to contribute to the literature linking the three pillars of sustainable development with the human development field. To do so, it analyzes how a group of stakeholders that participate in collective action for nature governance in Segre–Rialb, Catalonia, build collective capabilities and reconcile a holistic sustainable development with human development and collective well-being. The analysis is performed using nature governance and the capability approach theories. In particular, the framework providing the lenses to examine the collective action for nature governance is based on Elinor Ostrom's Institutional and Analysis framework and the collective capabilities concept. Design/methodology/approach - The study is based on documental analysis (legal document namely and online resources available in Catalonian website) and a few online interviews since all fieldwork was canceled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Findings - The case study reveals that collective action for nature governance has a twofold function: it materializes holistic sustainability and produces capabilities, reconciling sustainable and human development. Therefore, the research proves that people who work together to govern nature can boost a holistic perspective of sustainability and reconcile sustainable and human development. Originality/value - First, this work aims to reconcile sustainable and human development fields that have been usually separated in academia, contributing to the research body that has attempted to relate human development and sustainability. This analysis uses a holistic perspective of sustainability, including the social, economic and environmental aspects connecting them to human development; this was not deeply explored before. Finally, the rigorous documental analysis, namely legal texts that allow reaching conclusions, is relevant since all fieldworks were canceled in 2021.

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  • Carolina Londono-Escudero, 2022. "Nature governance for collective well-being: reconciling holistic sustainability and human development," Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 5(3), pages 193-210, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jhassp:jhass-02-2022-0029
    DOI: 10.1108/JHASS-02-2022-0029
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