Alternative Approaches to Urban Natural Areas Restoration: Integrating Social and Ecological Goals

Gobster, Paul H.

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5326-6_8

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“…Quality indicators for recreation may be developed from aesthetic objectives (e.g. attractiveness, naturalness, engagement, enjoyment; Gobster , ; Nassauer ). Methods for evaluating quality may include functional assessments (e.g.…”

Section: What Metrics and Methods Are Useful To Monitor The Social Bementioning

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Monitoring the social benefits of ecological restoration

Martin

Lyons

2018

Restoration Ecology

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Ecological restoration has traditionally been evaluated by monitoring the recovery of ecological conditions, such as species abundance and diversity, physical form, and water quality; monitoring the social benefits of restoration is uncommon. Current monitoring frameworks do not track who benefits from restoration or by how much. We investigate how ecological restoration could be monitored to provide indications of improvement in terms of social conditions. We provide suggestions for measuring several categories of social indicators, including access, beneficiaries, and quality of benefit, using information compiled from natural and social science literature. We demonstrate how to evaluate ecological and social indicators over time at a site or landscape scale using multicriteria analysis. We use flood protection and recreation as example benefits to monitor.

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Section: What Metrics and Methods Are Useful To Monitor The Social Bementioning

confidence: 99%

Monitoring the social benefits of ecological restoration

Martin

Lyons

2018

Restoration Ecology

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“…In rapidly changing environments, flexibility will be needed regarding the degree of historical fidelity (Suding et al ). Food forests can be used for exploring a wide range of species, especially in urban environments, that are adaptive to different climate trajectories (Gobster ). Yet, a thorough assessment of potential impacts of new species, ecologically (including biodiversity, function and resilience), culturally, and economically, should be made before and after introduction (Shackelford et al ).…”

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“…As a result, “resilience thinking” that emphasizes the capacity of the interdependent social and ecological systems to adapt or transform to, and persist in a desired state has become a crucial aspect of environmental management (Fischer et al ; Folke et al ; Rist & Moen ). Concurrently, a growing body of restoration literature is acknowledging the role of humans as an integral part of the development of dynamic and resilient ecosystems, particularly in urban landscapes (Gobster ; Davidson et al ). As FF creates and manages a complex social‐ecological system that is intended to be sustainable and resilient, resilience thinking could be a powerful guide for FF.…”

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Exploring the potential of food forestry to assist in ecological restoration in North America and beyond

Park

Turner

Higgs

2017

Restoration Ecology

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Food forests-edible, perennial, polyculture systems-are of increasing interest in North America and the United Kingdom, as reflected in projects ranging from urban food initiatives to integrated conservation and restoration planning. To examine emerging food forestry (FF) against the backdrop of ecological restoration (ER), we conducted semi-structured interviews with eight experts each from the fields of FF and ER in conjunction with observations of food forests in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Using content analysis, our study builds a FF model that encompasses the underlying goals of emerging FF-forest function; diversity of yields; education and culture sharing; healthy habitats for people and other species; and sustainability. We argue that FF has potential as an urban restoration tool in terms of enhancing the multifunctionality of heterogeneous landscapes undergoing significant changes. This will require meaningful consideration of ethical issues (e.g. commodification of nature), landscape contexts, ecological integrity, integration of historical knowledge, and resilience for interdependent, dynamic social and ecological systems. Moreover, systematic, long-term monitoring of different types of food forests will be crucial in order to mindfully apply FF in ER. This research provides one of the first in-depth analyses of how emerging FF might contribute to restoration in the time of the Anthropocene, especially outside traditional tropic regions where most FF has been practiced.

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“…Social and management constraints include lack of ecological knowledge, lack of social acceptance of management approaches, human–wildlife conflicts, and conflicting goals based on varied views and value systems (Kilvington et al . ; Gobster ). A horizon scan of emerging threats in urban ecosystems (Stanley et al .…”

Section: Constraints and Opportunities In Urban Restorationmentioning

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“…Ecological barriers to overcome include altered soil conditions and processes, habitat isolation, fragmentation and lack of connectivity, rapidly shifting and often warmer microclimates, pollution (land, water and air) and novel species assemblages dominated by exotic species (McKinney 2002;Standish et al 2011). Social and management constraints include lack of ecological knowledge, lack of social acceptance of management approaches, human-wildlife conflicts, and conflicting goals based on varied views and value systems (Kilvington et al 1998;Gobster 2012). A horizon scan of emerging threats in urban ecosystems (Stanley et al 2015) identified 10 threats associated with rapid advances in technology (e.g.…”

Section: Constraints and Opportunities In Urban Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%