Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/329803 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Sustainable Development [ISSN:] 1099-1719 [Volume:] 33 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] John Wiley & Sons, Inc. [Place:] Chichester, UK [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 5704-5718
Publisher: 
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Chichester, UK
Abstract: 
Understanding the other's point of view is key to expanding sustainable agriculture beyond its current niche status in the context of climate change mitigation. This paper aims to identify societal groups based on their understanding of the agriculturally shaped environment and investigates associations between sociodemographic characteristics and understanding among these groups. The empirical data stem from a large‐scale population survey in Western Pomerania, Germany, a prime example of a region with manifold land use conflicts. Cluster and regression analyses were applied. Three understanding profiles are identified: alienated from the agriculturally shaped environment, knowledge about sustainable land use, and conventional agriculture. Significant associations between sociodemographic characteristics and understanding profiles exist and are discussed, as well as the transformational potential between the understanding profiles. In conclusion, understanding profiles can serve as a basis for creating appropriate actions to overcome barriers to sustainable development and enable the transformative potential at the societal level.
Subjects: 
cluster analysis/K‐Means
environmental understanding
land use conflicts
multinomial logistic regression
SDG indicator
sustainable development
understanding profiles
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