Towards a better measurement of the social sustainability of Irish agriculture

dc.check.date2022-05-04
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dc.contributor.authorBrennan, Mary
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, Thia
dc.contributor.authorDillon, Emma
dc.contributor.funderTeagascen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T09:08:00Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T09:08:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-04
dc.date.updated2021-06-25T08:52:16Z
dc.description.abstractThere exists a need to analyse and develop the social aspects of agricultural sustainability. Distinct gaps between agricultural policy priorities and the data infrastructure needed to develop metrics for policy evaluation at farm level exist, particularly regarding the social dimension of sustainability. This paper aims to examine the current social sustainability frameworks in operation across Europe and beyond, with a view towards expansion using Irish Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data from the Teagasc National Farm Survey. A stakeholder consultation process, featuring policymakers, farm data recorders, academic researchers amongst others, highlighted pertinent concerns regarding the social sustainability of agriculture. Issues such as farmer stress, work/life balance, generational renewal and the viability of rural areas featured as priority concerns. Issues such as these have been identified as key areas of concern within the new common agricultural policy which supports the continued development of specific indicators of social sustainability.en
dc.description.sponsorshipTeagasc (Walsh Scholarship Programme)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationBrennan, M., Hennessy, T. and Dillon, E. (2020) 'Towards a better measurement of the social sustainability of Irish agriculture', International Journal of Sustainable Development, 23(3-4), pp. 263-287. doi: 10.1504/IJSD.2020.115229en
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJSD.2020.115229en
dc.identifier.eissn1741-5268
dc.identifier.endpage287en
dc.identifier.issn0960-1406
dc.identifier.issued3-4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Sustainable Developmenten
dc.identifier.startpage263en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11488
dc.identifier.volume23en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInderscience Publishersen
dc.rights© 2021, Inderscience Publishers. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectAgricultural sustainabilityen
dc.subjectFarmer wellbeingen
dc.subjectGenerational renewalen
dc.subjectMixed methods researchen
dc.subjectRural isolationen
dc.subjectRural viabilityen
dc.subjectSocial sustainabilityen
dc.subjectStakeholder consultationen
dc.subjectSustainability indicatorsen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.titleTowards a better measurement of the social sustainability of Irish agricultureen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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