Gunnarsson, Stefan and Arvidsson Segerkvist, Katarina and Wallgren, Torun and Hansson, Helena and Sonesson, Ulf
(2020).
A Systematic Mapping of Research on Sustainability Dimensions at Farm-level in Pig Production.
Sustainability. 12
, 4352
, 1-15
[Article Review/Survey]
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Abstract
We systematically mapped the scientific literature on the sustainability of pig production at farm-level. Sustainability was considered holistically, covering its economic, environmental, and social dimensions, each consisting of a broad range of different aspects that may contradict or reinforce each other. Literature published between January 2000 and March 2020 with a geographical focus on Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand was included. A standard template with predefined keywords was used to summarise aspects of each sustainability dimension covered in identified papers. We found that papers analysing environmental sustainability were more frequent than papers analysing economic or social sustainability. However, there are many different aspects within each dimension of sustainability, hampering comparisons between studies. In addition, each dimension of sustainability has many sides, making it difficult to compare different studies, and different dimensions and aspects may have complex interrelations. Our systematic literature review revealed that these interrelations are not well understood and that possible trade-offs or synergies between different aspects of sustainability dimensions remain unidentified. This systematic mapping of the current literature on farm-level sustainability in pig production can support a more informed discussion on knowledge gaps and help prioritise future research at farm-level to enhance sustainability in pig production.
Authors/Creators: | Gunnarsson, Stefan and Arvidsson Segerkvist, Katarina and Wallgren, Torun and Hansson, Helena and Sonesson, Ulf | ||||||
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Title: | A Systematic Mapping of Research on Sustainability Dimensions at Farm-level in Pig Production | ||||||
Series Name/Journal: | Sustainability | ||||||
Year of publishing : | 2020 | ||||||
Volume: | 12 | ||||||
Article number: | 4352 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 15 | ||||||
Publisher: | MDPI | ||||||
ISSN: | 2071-1050 | ||||||
Language: | English | ||||||
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
Version: | Published version | ||||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. | ||||||
Keywords: | pork, swine, environment, social, economic, animal welfare, ecology | ||||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-106910 | ||||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-106910 | ||||||
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ID Code: | 17329 | ||||||
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||||
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics (VH) > Dept. of Animal Environment and Health | ||||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
Deposited On: | 28 Aug 2020 07:25 | ||||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2021 19:21 |
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