Resumen: Se trata de estudiar, en una primera aproximación, el impacto del cambio en el modo de producción como consecuencia de la telemática y el uso del aprendizaje de las máquinas y la inteligencia artificial en muchas de las aplicaciones y procesos repetitivos en los sistemas sociales de producción y distribución de bienes. Se utilizó el método del construccionismo sistémico, que, en definitiva, parte de la base de que los datos no son datos, sino construcciones con supuestos teóricos inevitables, y de que la lengua es el sistema en el que se construyen los lenguajes que son un límite general para obtener y comunicar información en la sociedad. Esto conduce a una teoría de las acciones algo diferente de las de Parsons y Luhmann, que lleva al concepto de praxemas, y a todo un nuevo análisis de la sociedad y su derecho. Resumen estudiar aproximación bienes sistémico definitiva inevitables Luhmann praxemas derecho

Abstract: The aim is to study, in a first approximation, the impact of the change in the production mode as a result of telematics and the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in many of the applications and repetitive processes in social systems of production and distribution of goods. The method of systemic constructionism was used, which, in short, assumes that data are not data - they are constructions with unassailable theoretical assumptions and that language is the system in which the general limit languages are constructed to obtain and communicate information in society. This leads to a theory of actions somewhat different from those of Parsons and Luhmann - leading to the concept of praxemas, and to a whole new analysis of society and its law. Abstract study approximation goods used short praxemas law

Resumo: Objetiva-se estudar, em primeira aproximação, o impacto da mudança do modo de produção por efeito da telemática e do emprego do machine learning e inteligência artificial em grande parte das aplicações e processos repetitivos nos sistemas sociais de produção e distribuição de mercadorias. Utilizou-se o método do construcionismo-sistêmico que, em síntese, assume que os dados não são dados – são construções com pressupostos teóricos inafastáveis em que a língua é o sistema no qual se constroem as linguagens, limite geral da obtenção e da comunicação de informações na sociedade. Disso advém uma teoria das ações diferente daquelas de Parsons e Luhmann – conduzindo ao conceito de praxemas e, a toda uma nova analítica da sociedade e de seu direito. Resumo Objetivase Objetiva estudar aproximação mercadorias Utilizouse Utilizou construcionismosistêmico construcionismo sistêmico síntese linguagens direito

Abstract Construction projects are highly complex systems that recurrently present discrepancies between work-as-imagined and work-as-done. Digital technologies, such as photogrammetry using UAVs (drones), are promising support tools to cope with this problem. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the procedures for developing and assessing the quality of a 3D model generated through photogrammetry from images captured by a drone, comparing it to the as-designed BIM model. Thus, a case study was carried out in a residential low-income housing construction project in Camaçari, Brazil. Compared to the as-designed BIM 3D model, the photogrammetric model presented an average dimensional deviation of -1.68%. The model also presented issues such as occlusions and deformations. The study highlights that both this deviation and the quality of the photogrammetric model can be significantly influenced by the data collection method (e.g., quantity and resolution of photos). The study's primary contribution lies in presenting the potential of UAV usage for image capture in photogrammetry model generation. workasimagined work imagined workasdone. workasdone done. done work-as-done technologies drones, drones , (drones) problem Therefore D drone asdesigned designed Thus lowincome low income Camaçari Brazil 1.68%. 168 1 68 -1.68% deformations e.g., eg e g (e.g. photos. photos . photos) studys s generation (drones 1.68% 16 6 -1.68 e.g. (e.g 1.68 -1.6 e.g 1.6 -1. 1. -1 -

Resumo Projetos de construção são sistemas altamente complexos que apresentam recorrentemente discrepâncias entre o trabalho planejado e o trabalho realizado. Tecnologias digitais, como a fotogrametria com VANTs (drones), são ferramentas de suporte promissoras nesse contexto. Assim, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar os procedimentos de desenvolvimento e qualidade de um modelo 3D gerado por fotogrametria através de imagens capturadas por drone, comparando-o ao modelo as-designed BIM. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo de caso em uma habitação de interesse social localizada em Camaçari-BA. Comparado ao modelo BIM projetado, o modelo fotogramétrico apresentou um desvio dimensional médio de -1,68%. O modelo também apresentou inconsistências como oclusões e deformações. O estudo mostra que tanto esse desvio como a qualidade do modelo fotogramétrico obtido podem ser consideravelmente influenciados pela forma de coleta dos dados (ex. baixa quantidade e resolução das fotos). A principal contribuição do estudo é apresentar o potencial do uso do VANT para captura de imagens para geração de um modelo de fotogrametria. realizado digitais drones, drones , (drones) contexto Assim D drone comparandoo comparando asdesigned as designed isso realizouse realizou se CamaçariBA. CamaçariBA Camaçari BA. BA Camaçari-BA projetado 1,68%. 168 1 68 -1,68% deformações ex. ex (ex fotos. fotos . fotos) (drones 1,68% 16 6 -1,68 1,68 -1,6 1,6 -1, 1, -1 -

Abstract Purpose: To analyze the role of the community assembly as a determining instrument to exercise governance in local indigenous politics, because the various disputes between political factions erode the social fabric and increase the inequality gap. Methodological design: A qualitative, ethnographic study in the municipality of San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Fifteen in-depth interviews were carried out with authorities throughout the municipality and with the adult population. The analysis was done with the analytical categories of governance in the Internal Regulatory Systems, in addition to the participants’ opinion on the performance of the municipal administrator. Results: It was found that the recovery of the municipal community assembly, as well as the assemblies in agencies and rancherías caused greater trust among the participants, together with an increase in the possibility of tracing a joint route to recover local governance through the election of the municipal council. Limitations of the study: Although the ethnographic approach sought to give voice to multiple community actors and social sectors, the research had a greater relationship with the authorities because they coexist more closely with the resource administration processes and their oversight. Findings: The community assembly is a fundamental element of the Internal Regulatory Systems which are consistent with the local customs and habits. The function of the assembly is not only to build consensus, it also acts as a means of control and administrative surveillance. Also, there is persistent conflict derived from the institutional design of indigenous municipalities, which have forms of resolution in their uses and customs such as the assembly, which is a space to address problems directly and without intermediaries.

Resumen Objetivo: Analizar el rol de la asamblea comunitaria como instrumento determinante para ejercer gobernanza en la política local indígena, ya que las diversas disputas entre facciones políticas erosionan el tejido social e incrementan la brecha de desigualdad. Diseño metodológico: Es de tipo cualitativo con una etnografía en el municipio de San Luis Amatlán, Oaxaca. Se realizaron 15 entrevistas a profundidad con autoridades en todo el municipio y con población adulta. El análisis se hizo con las categorías analíticas de gobernanza en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, además de la opinión sobre la figura de administrador municipal. Resultados: Se constató que la recuperación de la asamblea comunitaria municipal, así como las asambleas en agencias y rancherías, provocó mayor confianza entre las partes y la posibilidad de trazar una ruta conjunta para recobrar la gobernanza local a través de la elección del cabildo municipal. Limitaciones del estudio: Aunque la etnografía buscó dar voz a múltiples actores y sectores sociales comunitarios, la investigación tuvo mayor relación con las personas autoridades ya que éstas conviven con mayor cercanía con los procesos de administración de los recursos y su contraloría. Hallazgos: La asamblea comunitaria es un elemento fundamental en los Sistemas Normativos Internos, los cuales están insertos en los usos y costumbres indígenas y su función no sólo es construir consensos, sino que además actúa como medio de contraloría y vigilancia administrativa. También existe persistente conflictividad derivada del diseño institucional de los municipios indígenas, los cuales tienen formas de resolución en sus usos y costumbres como la asamblea, la cual es un espacio para abordar problemas de forma directa y sin intermediarios.

Abstract: The shape of cities has historically been the expression of complex processes of material and energy differentiation. Like any open and self-regulating system, it needs to evolve by exchanging flows of information and matter with its environment based on non-linear interactions made up of hierarchies and complementarities necessary for its adaptation. In order to establish causality with the phenomenon of socio-spatial fragmentation, structural inequality has been analyzed as a stratifying factor of spatialities in urban space. The dialectical hermeneutic method has allowed the modeling of concepts from information theory and thermodynamics to explain the interaction logic of the operating subsystems and their consequences in the hybrid structuring of urban space. The identification of cycles and morphogenetic causality in the production of spatialities forms a theoretical-conceptual contribution to the study of urban dynamics when spatial proximity coexists with social distance as a norm.

Resumen: La forma de las ciudades ha sido históricamente la expresión de complejos procesos de diferenciación material y energética. Como todo sistema abierto y autorregulador, necesita evolucionar intercambiando flujos de información y materia con su entorno a partir de interacciones no lineales conformadas por jerarquías y complementariedades necesarias para su adaptación. Con el fin de establecer una causalidad con el fenómeno de la fragmentación socio- espacial, se ha analizado la desigualdad estructural como factor estratificador de las espacialidades en el espacio urbano. El método hermenéutico dialéctico ha permitido modelar conceptos de la teoría de la información y la termodinámica para explicar las lógicas de interacción de los (sub)sistemas operantes y sus consecuencias en la estructuración híbrida del espacio urbano. La identificación de ciclos y patrones morfogenéticos repetidos de manera sistémica en la producción de espacialidades conforma un aporte teórico- conceptual para el estudio de las dinámicas urbanas cuando conviven como una norma, la proximidad espacial con la distancia social.

RESUMO Desde 1965, os Programas de Pós-Graduação no Brasil têm aplicado exames de proficiência com o objetivo de verificar a capacidade de leitura, interpretação e compreensão de textos em línguas estrangeiras. Nesses exames, a única fonte de pesquisa permitida é o dicionário impresso. Guiado pela teoria dos Sistemas Dinâmicos Complexos, este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre a relevância desse modelo de exame, no contexto das práticas sociais mediadas por tecnologias digitais que, devido à pandemia da COVID-19, tiveram que se adaptar. A análise foi baseada em 93 editais publicados pelos Programas antes da pandemia (2017-2019) e durante a pandemia (2020-2021). Os resultados mostram que apenas o CEFET-MG, durante a pandemia, propôs um exame em que todas as fontes (analógicas e digitais) foram permitidas aos candidatos. 1965 PósGraduação Pós Graduação leitura estrangeiras impresso Complexos COVID19, COVID19 COVID 19, 19 COVID-19 adaptar 9 20172019 2017 2019 (2017-2019 20202021. 20202021 2020 2021 . (2020-2021) CEFETMG, CEFETMG CEFET MG, MG CEFET-MG analógicas candidatos 196 COVID1 1 COVID-1 2017201 201 (2017-201 2020202 202 (2020-2021 COVID- 201720 20 (2017-20 202020 (2020-202 20172 2 (2017-2 20202 (2020-20 (2017- (2020-2 (2017 (2020- (201 (2020 (20 (202 (2 (

ABSTRACT Since 1965, graduate Programs in Brazil, with the objective to verify the capacity to read, interpret and understand texts in foreign languages, have applied proficiency exams, in which the only research source allowed is the printed dictionary. Guided by the theory of Complex Dynamic Systems, this article proposes a reflection on the relevance of this examination model, in the context of social practices mediated by digital technologies that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had to adapt. The analysis was based on 93 public notices published by the Programs before the pandemic (2017-2019) and during the pandemic (2020-2021). The results show that only CEFET-MG, during the Covid-19 pandemic, proposed an exam in which all sources (analogic and digital) were allowed to candidates. 1965 Brazil read languages exams dictionary Systems model COVID19 COVID 19 COVID-1 adapt 9 20172019 2017 2019 (2017-2019 20202021. 20202021 2020 2021 . (2020-2021) CEFETMG, CEFETMG CEFET MG, MG CEFET-MG Covid19 Covid Covid-1 analogic candidates 196 COVID1 1 COVID- 2017201 201 (2017-201 2020202 202 (2020-2021 Covid1 Covid- 201720 20 (2017-20 202020 (2020-202 20172 2 (2017-2 20202 (2020-20 (2017- (2020-2 (2017 (2020- (201 (2020 (20 (202 (2 (

RESUMEN Desde finales de 2019, la pandemia de la COVID-19 ha traído consigo desafíos globales sin precedentes, afectando profundamente las estructuras socioeconómicas en todo el mundo. América Latina, conocida por su diversidad económica y social, ha sentido estos impactos de manera significativa. En este escenario, la protección social no contributiva se ha revelado como un pilar fundamental para contrarrestar las adversidades económicas y sociales de la crisis sanitaria, en especial para aquellos sectores de la población que quedan fuera del alcance de los sistemas tradicionales de seguridad social basados en contribuciones laborales. El artículo examina las respuestas políticas y sociales implementadas en la región en respuesta a la crisis sanitaria a través de una variedad de estrategias, incluyendo transferencias monetarias directas, programas de protección del empleo, y medidas de asistencia sanitaria. Este análisis proporciona una visión integral de la situación y destaca la relevancia de las medidas de emergencia en tiempos de crisis y su papel en la construcción de un futuro más seguro y justo para la región.

ABSTRACT Since the end of 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented global challenges, deeply affecting socioeconomic structures worldwide. Latin America, known for its economic and social diversity, has significantly felt these impacts. In this scenario, non-contributory social protection has emerged as a fundamental pillar to counteract the economic and social adversities of the health crisis, especially for those sectors of the population that are beyond the reach of traditional social security systems based on labour contributions. The article examines the political and social responses implemented in the region in response to the health crisis through a variety of strategies, including direct monetary transfers, employment protection programs, and health assistance measures. This analysis provides a comprehensive view of the situation, highlighting the importance of emergency measures in times of crisis and their role in building a safer and more just future for the region.

Abstract Introduction: The decay of democracy has led to a growth in political protests worldwide, but even when people perceive their situation as unfair, some do not act. We propose that system justification and learned helplessness are relevant factors in explaining this. Objective: To test a model of collective action that considers factors of inaction. Method: Through structural equation modelling, we estimated models with data from 961 Brazilians, variables were measured through self-report instruments, such as Collective Action scales, the General System Justification Scale, the Social Justice Perception Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and the Learned Helplessness Scale. Results: The models had a good fit and supported the derogation effect of system justification on collective action, but only partially corroborated the predicted association between learned helplessness and collective action. In the Multigroup Model, we found that people who hold weaker political motivations are more prone to inaction through learned helplessness. Discussion: Our findings point to the risk of relative deprivation in generating learned helplessness, which may contribute to inaction and social isolation.

Resumen Introducción: La decadencia de la democracia ha provocado un aumento de las protestas políticas en todo el mundo, pero incluso cuando las personas perciben que su situación es injusta, algunas no actúan. Proponemos que la justificación del sistema y la indefensión aprendida son factores relevantes para explicarlo. Objetivo: Probar un modelo de acción colectiva que considera factores de inacción. Método: A través de modelos de ecuaciones estructurales, estimamos modelos con datos de 961 brasileños, las variables fueron medidas por medio de instrumentos de autoinforme, como las escalas de Acción Colectiva, la Escala General de Justificación del Sistema, la Escala de Percepción de Justicia Social, la Escala de Afectos Positivos y Negativos y la Escala de Indefensión Aprendida. Resultados: Los modelos tuvieron un buen ajuste y apoyaron el efecto de derogación de la justificación del sistema en la acción colectiva, pero solo corroboraron parcialmente la asociación predicha entre indefensión

Abstract The surging health and financial costs of diseases, disabilities, and disparities support the global acceleration of interests and investments in health AI for better, cheaper, faster, and fairer health solutions globally and locally. Yet there is no consensus on practically operationalizing responsible AI principles across diverse global sectors, states, and belief systems. This proof-of-concept study utilizes the global pluralistic ethical framework (the Personalist Social Contract) to therefore provide the first known Bayesian augmented AI-driven Computational Ethical (AiCE) and policy analysis integrating clinical, cost effectiveness, and healthcare disparity analyses with nationally representative data to estimate the global cost of healthcare disparities in colonoscopy (CS) and the savings from AI-enabled CS to reduce them. It suggests that reversing racial disparities particularly for Hispanics and Asians may save American healthcare systems $17.61 billion annually, with AI-augmented CS potentially contributing savings of $625.40 million for Hispanics and $289.00 million for Asians in particular (with similar cost savings for vulnerable communities in middle and low-income countries also). The above findings support the cost savings imperative for such strategic and capacity-building investment in these AI-driven measures to improve healthcare’s strategic aims of Sustainability, Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity (SEEE). Such empirical results inform the larger global bioethical argument from the twin dimensions of human dignity and human security (rooted in the personalist, multicultural, and metaphysical account of the person as a member of the global human family) to highlight the AI ethical imperative to optimize the performance of the global digital health ecosystem. Such an instrumental end is a critical means of advancing toward the ultimate end of the common good, in which the individual good of each person is safeguarded and in which it finds her/his fulfillment working toward.

Resumen El aumento de los costos sanitarios y financieros de las enfermedades, las discapacidades y las disparidades respalda la aceleración mundial de los intereses y las inversiones en IA (inteligencia artificial) sanitaria para lograr soluciones sanitarias mejores, más baratas, más rápidas y justas a escala mundial y local. Sin embargo, no existe un consenso sobre la aplicación práctica de los principios de la IA responsable en diversos sectores, estados y sistemas de creencias de todo el mundo. Este estudio de prueba de concepto utiliza el marco ético pluralista global (el Contrato Social Personalista) para proporcionar, por tanto, el primer análisis conocido de ética computacional (AiCE, por sus siglas en inglés) y política basado en IA aumentada bayesiana que integra análisis clínicos, de rentabilidad y de disparidades en la atención sanitaria con datos representativos a nivel nacional para estimar el costo global de las disparidades en la atención sanitaria en la colonoscopia (CS, por sus siglas en inglés) y el ahorro de la CS habilitada por IA para reducirlas. El estudio sugiere que revertir las disparidades raciales, en particular entre hispanos y asiáticos, puede ahorrar a los sistemas sanitarios estadounidenses 17.610 millones de dólares al año, con un ahorro potencial de 625,40 millones de dólares para los hispanos y 289 millones de dólares para los asiáticos en particular (con un ahorro similar para las comunidades vulnerables en países de ingresos medios y bajos). Los resultados anteriores respaldan el imperativo de ahorro de costos que supone la inversión estratégica y de capacitación en estas medidas impulsadas por la IA para mejorar los objetivos estratégicos de sostenibilidad, eficacia, eficiencia y equidad (SEEE) de la atención sanitaria. Estos resultados empíricos informan el argumento bioético global más amplio de las dimensiones gemelas de la dignidad y la seguridad humanas (arraigadas en el relato personalista, multicultural y metafísico de la persona como miembro de la familia humana global) para destacar el imperativo ético de la IA para optimizar el rendimiento del ecosistema sanitario digital global. Semejante fin instrumental es un medio decisivo para avanzar hacia el fin último del bien común, en el que se salvaguarda el bien individual de cada persona y en el que éste encuentra su realización trabajando hacia él.

Resumo: Introdução. O tabagismo é um problema de saúde pública mundial. Atualmente é considerado a principal causa de morte evitável do mundo. O uso simultâneo de tabaco e maconha está associado a um maior risco de persistência e recaída de ambos consumos. Nos últimos anos, o uso de sistemas eletrônicos de liberação de nicotina em jovens tem aumentado no mundo todo, devido à novidade do seu uso, ao grande número de sabores e à noção de que são menos nocivos. O objetivo foi conhecer a prevalência do consumo de tabaco, maconha e cigarro eletrônico na população uruguaia de entre 15 e 21 anos, a associação do consumo entre eles e a percepção do risco de seu uso. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo analítico transversal no período de fevereiro-abril de 2021. Uma pesquisa anônima, voluntária e autoadministrada foi divulgada por meio de redes sociais e centros educacionais públicos e privados em todo o país. Para o processamento dos dados foi utilizado o software de dados SPSS 25, considerando um nível de significância de 0,05. Resultados e Discussão: 1.517 respostas foram processadas. Constatou-se que 54% fumaram cigarro alguma vez e 19,7% usaram-o regularmente no último mês. 48% usaram maconha em algum momento e 19,4% o fizeram no último mês. As prevalências encontradas para tabaco e maconha são superiores às relatadas na literatura nacional. Com relação ao cigarro eletrônico, não há dados disponíveis em nosso meio para essa faixa etária, sendo que o presente estudo relata que 32% o utilizaram em algum momento. Dos que fumam cigarros, 84% e 58% já usaram maconha e cigarros eletrônicos, respectivamente. Dos que usaram cigarro eletrônico alguma vez, 50% nunca fumaram ou apenas experimentaram com cigarros tradicionais; esse fato pode corresponder ao fato do cigarro eletrônico atuar como porta de entrada para o tabagismo nos jovens. Encontrou-se associação significativa entre consumir uma das três substâncias e ter pai, mãe ou responsável que a consome ou consumiu, dados condizentes com o histórico no Uruguai. Em relação à percepção de risco, 98% concordaram que o tabaco é prejudicial à saúde, 66% concordaram com a maconha e 81% com o cigarro eletrônico. Ao analisar as patologias específicas, observam-se diferenças marcantes de acordo com a substância considerada, sendo que 73%. Conclusões: Observou-se alta prevalência de consumo dessas substâncias em jovens e apreciável associação entre elas. Curiosamente, foi encontrada uma prevalência semelhante de uso de cigarro e maconha no último mês. Isso é especialmente relevante tendo em vista que foi observada uma diferença significativa entre a percepção do risco de consumo dessas substâncias, sendo a maconha consideravelmente menor. Em relação aos cigarros eletrónicos, há uma subestimação dos malefícios que provocam entre os jovens inquiridos. Em razão do exposto, a elaboração de políticas públicas especificamente direcionadas a esse problema seria da hierarquia.

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Abstract: Introduction: Smoking is a public health problem worldwide. It is currently considered the leading cause of preventable death in the world. The simultaneous use of tobacco and marijuana is associated with a higher risk of persistence and relapse of both substances. In the last few years, the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in young people has increased worldwide, due to the novelty of their use, the large number of flavors and the conception that its use is less harmful. The aim of the present work was to estimate the prevalence of tobacco, marijuana and electronic cigarette consumption in the Uruguayan population between 15 and 21 years of age, the association of consumption between them and the perception of the risk linked to their use. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out during February-April 2021. An anonymous, voluntary and self-administered survey was distributed among social networks and public and private schools throughout the country. SPSS 25 data software was used for data processing, considering a significance level of 0.05. Results and Discussion: 1517 responses were processed. It was found that 54% smoked cigarettes at some point and 19.7% smoked regularly in the last month. 48% used marijuana at some point and 19.4% did so in the last month. The prevalences found for tobacco and marijuana are higher than those reported in the national literature. With regard to electronic cigarettes, there is no local data available for this age range, with the present study reporting that 32% used it at some point. Of those who smoke cigarettes, 84% and 58% used marijuana and e-cigarettes at some point, respectively. Of those who used electronic cigarettes at some point, 50% never smoked or only tried traditional cigarettes; this could attest to electronic cigarettes acting as a gateway to smoking in young people. A significant association between consuming one of the three substances and having a father, mother or guardian who consumes or consumed them was found, data consistent with local records. Regarding risk perception, 98% agreed that tobacco is harmful, 66% agreed so with marijuana and 81% agreed so with electronic cigarettes. When analyzing specific diseases, substantial differences were observed depending on the drug. 73% believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than smoking regular cigarettes. Conclusions: It was shown that there is a high prevalence of consumption of these substances in young people and a considerable association between them. Interestingly, there was a similar prevalence of consumption of cigarettes and marijuana in the last month. This is especially relevant given that there was a significant difference between the risk perception of cigarettes vs marijuana, with the latter being considerably less. Regarding electronic cigarettes, there is an underestimation of the harm associated with their use. Therefore, it would be of hierarchy to promulgate public policies directed to this problem.

SIGNIFICANCE: Given the extractive nature of many Western-led scientific activities in Africa, it is important to design research programmes that have long-term investments for (and on) the continent. These programmes must engage communities from local to regional levels to be sustainable, especially if they aim to achieve the sustainability of life systems continentally. In this regard, I propose and illustrate the value of using systemic approaches that focus primarily on the historicity and evolutionary nature of human-to-land relationships, which stem from shared identities, values, etc., to conduct engaged socio-economic-land studies as a subset of social-ecological systems.

Evaluative research can advance sustainability education through the learning it can enable, at micro and systems levels. This proposition is explored by examining evaluation practice in a 6-year international programme entitled Transdisciplinary Education Collaboration for Transformations in Sustainability involving universities and biosphere reserves/regions in Germany, South Africa and Canada. A Transdisciplinary International Learning Lab (TILL) was evaluated using a theory-based evaluation approach and interviews, focus groups and questionnaires that yielded qualitative data. Through meta-reflection, we concluded that our TILL had elements of a Field School, rather than a Learning Lab, and that our curriculum required more explicit deliberation among programme developers and implementers towards a deeper and shared understanding of pedagogical assumptions and more congruent practice of transdisciplinary and transformative sustainability education. The reflective, theory-based approach enabled learning from evaluation and was captured in a shared refinement of the theory of change, which makes it explicit that learning from pedagogical innovations is not only for students but also for academics. The paper is an invitation to other innovators in sustainability science, education and evaluation in higher education, to share related findings. SIGNIFICANCE: Through evaluative research, educators gained insight into how transformative sustainability education and transdisciplinarity play out in practice, and how theory-based evaluation can inform more transformative programme design. As higher education practitioners collaborating across continents and disciplines for systemic change, we noted that transformative concepts do not immediately translate into transformative practices, unless we critically and collectively reflect on practice and outcomes. Such (meta) reflection requires data and purposefully designed evaluation frameworks-in-use. This idea is not new, but its manifestation in practice was illuminative and could also be of scholarly interest to other curriculum and evaluation designers.

SIGNIFICANCE: Engaged sustainability science is a relational response that mobilises knowledge into constructive action. However, theoretical and conceptual development has outstripped effective practice. Some of the barriers to practice include: (1) integrative theories, concepts and vocabulary that are not familiar to most disciplinary scholars; (2) literature that supports these perspectives is dispersed and difficult to organise into practical steps; (3) the skill-set for effective engagement is rare, and includes facilitating co-learning that is attentive to power and equity. By providing a clear set of activities, the Adaptive Systemic Approach enables novice and experienced research practitioners to start, and to follow a pathway.

Human health and well-being are directly and indirectly dependent on the life of river systems. Life in river systems is increasingly dependent on human actions that bring river health into being. Rather than describing river health as thing, problem or management challenge, this paper explores how river health is brought into being, through the citizen science practices of the Amanzi Ethu Nobuntu project in the upper uMngeni catchment in South Africa. The study draws on focal data produced by citizen science practitioners, as interpreted by them in collaboration with partners in the catchment, and their reflections on the meaning(s) of river health and how it came into being. Drawing on the concepts of citizen science as a co-learning process, integrative views of One Health, and commoning as activity the study offers a rich interpretation on how river health comes into being. The study shows the complex interrelated practices involved, including practices of resolving leaks and pollution challenges, social and community engagement, and the co-learning involved in citizen science practices itself. It offers insight into the social-ecological and ethical-political ontological dynamics of river health commoning activity thus offering alternatives to reductionist approaches to bringing river health into being, potentially also enriching tools for river health reporting. SIGNIFICANCE: The significance of the main findings of Sustainability Science Engagement and Engaged Sustainability Sciences includes how citizen science can be key for engaging local communities in sustainability research around sustainability challenges, such as river health, by linking to the health of the people and their everyday engagements with the river. Further contributions include conceptualising sustainability science engagement co-leaming processes of being in common around a shared matter of concern, such as bringing river health into being beyond technical specifications. Contributions are also made by highlighting how sustainability science engagement can result in richness in terms of knowing sustainability challenges.

For a long period of time, what is termed scientific knowledge and discoveries have constantly ignored the existence of indigenous practices and knowledge. Until recently, indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) were not acknowledged when it comes to responding to the ailing world. IKS includes information created inside inborn social orders, autonomous of, and earlier to, the appearance of the cutting-edge logical information framework. It can relate to issues such as conserving nature, food production, forestry development and medicine, to mention a few. The purpose of the article is to discuss the importance of the integration of IKS and culture into climate change adaptation. This article makes the case that scientific interventions among the impoverished in rural developing nations are viewed as foreign and are thus not accepted by the local populace. Consequently, the scientific approach by development experts, and the complex nature of climate change and its understanding, has had no impact on people's adaptation in rural areas, where most of the people still rely on IKS to survive. This theoretical article focuses on the implications of IKS for climate change adaptation. The question the article intends to answer is, with the advent of climate change in recent years, how are rural communities coping with its impact? How is the scientific understanding of climate change with its complexities filtering down to the indigenous communities' coping and adaptation activities? The article's conclusion demystifies the notion that the impact of climate change might be mitigated, and repair achieved solely by scientifically developed measures against it. The article intends to contribute towards building knowledge that acknowledges the importance of different sources of interventions towards addressing climate change. It is important for the current and future professoriate to look beyond the conventional understanding of dealing with challenges such as climate change that the world is facing.

A transição para sistemas alimentares sustentáveis tem ocupado lugar central na agenda de organizações, governos e empresas. Embora o tema comporte em si mesmo um horizonte de futuro, as discussões frequentemente limitam-se a diagnósticos sobre a trajetória histórica das transformações na agricultura. De outro modo, em diálogo com a literatura sociológica sobre como os futuros imaginados moldam as mudanças sociais, este artigo analisa as expectativas ficcionais que orientam as estratégias de transição construídas por organizações da agricultura familiar no Litoral Norte do Rio Grande do Sul. O estudo foi conduzido entre maio e dezembro de 2023 por meio da articulação de análise prospectiva e técnicas de pesquisa-ação. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas, surveys e grupos focais que envolveram representantes de 21 organizações. A partir da identificação dos fatores críticos para a transição, o artigo discute duas questões insuficientemente tratadas pela literatura: as mudanças nas expectativas quando os atores sociais são expostos ao imperativo da crítica pública e a força dos mecanismos institucionais de dependência de trajetória (ou seja, do passado) sobre os futuros imaginados.

The transition to sustainable food systems has been a central topic on the agenda of organizations, governments, and companies. Although the topic itself encompasses a horizon of future, discussions are often limited to diagnoses of the historical trajectory of transformations in agriculture. In contrast, engaging a dialogue with the sociological literature on how imagined futures shape social changes, this article analyzes the fictional expectations that guide the transition strategies constructed by family farming organizations on the Litoral Norte of Rio Grande do Sul. The study was conducted between May and December 2023 through the articulation of prospective analysis and action research techniques. Data were collected through interviews, surveys, and focus groups involving representatives of 21 organizations. Based on the identification of critical factors for the transition, the article discusses two issues insufficiently addressed in the literature: changes in expectations when social actors are exposed to the imperative of public criticism and the strength of institutional mechanisms of path dependence (i.e., of the past) on imagined futures.