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Identifying leverage points for sustainable nutrient policy integration in Canada.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Country of Publication: Sweden NLM ID: 0364220 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1654-7209 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00447447 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ambio Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Stockholm : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
      Original Publication: Oslo, Universitetsforlaget.
    • Subject Terms:
      Conservation of Natural Resources*/methods ; Conservation of Natural Resources*/legislation & jurisprudence; Canada ; Environmental Policy/legislation & jurisprudence ; Nutrition Policy/legislation & jurisprudence ; Nutrients/analysis ; Policy Making
    • Abstract:
      Addressing the 'wicked problem' of nutrient pollution requires coordinated policies spanning across diverse sectors and environmental systems. Using a case study of Canadian legislation, we apply semantic network analysis to identify thematic links across an inventory of 245 nutrient-related policies. Our analysis identifies twelve topics with unique types of connections across multiple facets of Canadian society. 'Hub' policies include broad environmental protection, land use planning, and climate-related legislation with close ties to multiple other topics. 'Bridge' policies create connections among otherwise disconnected topics in the network, representing opportunities to inform new policy proposals. Some legislation, such as food processing regulations, indirectly relates to nutrient use but could inform policy integration towards more coordinated and holistic nutrient management across the food system. A computational text network approach can be useful for addressing challenges in complex policy analysis, including by identifying unique entry points to guide more cross-cutting nutrient policy development.
      (© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.)
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    • Grant Information:
      Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy McGill University; RGPIN-2016-04920 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Governance; Network; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Policy integration; Text analysis
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240405 Date Completed: 20240617 Latest Revision: 20250802
    • Publication Date:
      20250802
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11182993
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s13280-024-02004-9
    • Accession Number:
      38580895