7 Urban ecosystem services and stakeholders : Towards a sustainable capability approach

Abstract

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A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia

“…In line with TEEB and the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) [49,115,116], we urge research to incorporate diverse valuations, monetary and non-monetary, as well as increase stakeholder involvement in UES assessments. Although contentious [117], the comprehensive representation of UES through valuations has been proven to be effective in influencing decision-makers towards planning agendas [118]. This is because valuations can be used as a tool to demonstrate the cost of restoring ecosystems or the critical importance of alternative land use options objectively to decision-makers [119][120][121].…”

Engaging with the Natural Environment

“…Despite the disagreement and debate on stakeholder status of nature, stakeholder literature agrees that nature is essential to business and other organisations as it gives resources, affects other stakeholders, and has a moral right to be included in organisational decision-making (Driscoll et al, 2015;Heikkinen et al, 2018;Hörisch et al, 2014;Phillips et al, 2003). Following the idea of strong sustainability that has gained increasing support among management scholars recently, we argue that nature should be taken seriously in all organisations (Heikkinen et al, 2018;Heikkurinen, 2017).…”

“…For empirical examination of nature-inclusive stakeholder relationships, we suggest the context of urban environments as they offer ample of possibilities to better understand human-nature relationships and interaction from ecocentric premises. Urban nature is fundamentally 'humannatural' as it is always generated in the interaction of human and ecological processes (Fischer & Eastwood, 2016;Heikkinen et al, 2018). Therefore, urban environments fit well for the examination of relationships and interaction with the nature.…”

“…Stakeholder theory has been criticised for its rational, eco-modernist emphasis on the status quo, for anthropocentric bias and for neglecting the natural environment as a stakeholder (Banerjee, 2000;Haigh & Griffiths, 2009;Heikkinen et al, 2018;Laine, 2010;Starik, 1995). Moreover, much of the existing research on stakeholders takes the definition of 'a stakeholder' as given and oversimplifies the richness of social interaction (Brown & Dillard, 2015;Crane & Ruebottom, 2011).…”

Reviewing the Stakeholder Value Creation Literature: Towards a Sustainability Approach

“…For true sustainability, though, all three dimensions should be considered equally and acted upon (Bansal 2005). Studies on strong sustainability take the issue even further and suggest that concerns related to the natural environment should be considered as an elementary part of all studies related to management and organisations (Heikkinen et al 2018;Heikkurinen 2017). Relating to the idea of strong sustainability, this chapter discusses how the studies on stakeholder value creation contribute to sustainability when considered an important issue affecting organisations and society today.…”