Based on nature, enabled by social-ecological-technological context: deriving benefit from urban green and blue infrastructure

Andersson, Erik; Haase, Dagmar; Kronenberg, Jakub; Langemeyer, Johannes; Mascarenhas, André; Wolff, Manuel; Elmqvist, Thomas

doi:10.5751/es-13580-270418

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“…The supply and demand for NCPs are notably influenced by patterns of settlement development, particularly the presence of existing built infrastructure such as stormwater and sanitary sewers, or railway systems (Keeler et al 2019). This social-ecological-technological approach to EI helps underscore the substantial impact that built infrastructure has on ecological systems (Andersson et al 2022), and how efforts to influence NCPs are shaped by social, ecological, and technological factors (Keeler et al 2019). It is worth noting that not all indicators strictly belong to a single subsystem; for example, artificial lighting could be interpreted as part of the social or technological subsystem.…”

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Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Wicki,

Black,

Kurmann

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The concept of ecological infrastructure (EI) as a lens for landscape management has the potential to address environmental challenges, such as biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, by instrumentalizing Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP). NCPs stems from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and refers to the various ways in which the natural world provides benefits, values, and services that directly and indirectly contribute to the well-being, livelihoods, and cultural aspects of human societies. This research explores this potential by proposing an archetype analysis of social-ecological-technological systems (SETS) to manage EI. We derived archetypes using machine learning and clustering on a data-driven SETS framework co-produced with experts in EI management. The archetype analysis was conducted by combining K-means with hierarchical clustering on spatial patterns to generate clusters with similar configurations of social, ecological, and technological subsystems. The approach is illustrated for the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, which experiences high urbanization and ecological pressures. The resulting spatially explicit archetypes of SETS facilitate policy recommendations tailored to multifunctional landscapes, which can be used to derive coherent management strategies for EI. In addition, the approach demonstrates that by taking an integrated landscape approach and engaging with diverse stakeholders, it is possible to develop effective landscape-based management recommendations for promoting the sustainable provision of NCPs and biodiversity within the concept of EI.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Wicki,

Black,

Kurmann

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…Closely entangled with the ideas from the previous section, social and political organizations and governance structures are embedded within and structured by power asymmetries (Sandbrook, 2017; Tesfaw et al, 2018), and they have the power to mobilize agency, resources and discourses and can shape other institutions and policies to achieve a specific goal (Maas et al, 2021). Power can be exerted in multiple ways, including through Power can be exerted in multiple ways, including through (1) power of discourses, narratives, or knowledge production, (2) framing power‐‐how issues are understood, communicated, and discussed, (3) structural power‐‐which works through socio‐cultural, political and economic systems, (4) rule making power—the power of actors to create rules and formal institutions and (5) operational power—the formal and informal rights to determine the use of assets such as monitoring responsibilities (Andersson et al, 2022). To return to the role of oil and gas companies, we can observe how the interests of these corporate bodies intersect with particular political structures to mobilize power and create disconnection, for example, when oil and gas companies provide financial rewards to legislators that vote against environmental legislation (Goldberg et al, 2020).…”

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“…Despite the individual focus, we acknowledge that people's connectedness to and experience in nature is embedded in larger social, institutional, and political contexts influencing opportunities for and expressions of connections to nature (Andersson et al, 2022) as well as concerning socio‐ecological contexts (Kendal & Raymond, 2019). For example, Manfredo, Berl, et al (2021) and Manfredo, Teel, et al (2021) found that wildlife values in the United States are shifting from domination (treating wildlife as resources to be used for human benefit) to mutualism (seeing wildlife as part of one's social community and deserving of rights like humans).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(2) framing power--how issues are understood, communicated, and discussed, (3) structural power--which works through socio-cultural, political and economic systems, (4) rule making power-the power of actors to create rules and formal institutions and (5) operational power-the formal and informal rights to determine the use of assets such as monitoring responsibilities (Andersson et al, 2022). To return to the role of oil and gas companies, we can observe how the interests of these corporate bodies intersect with particular political structures to mobilize power and create disconnection, for example, when oil and gas companies provide financial rewards to legislators that vote against environmental legislation (Goldberg et al, 2020).…”

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The human relationship with nature is a topic that has been explored throughout human history. More recently, the idea of connection to nature has merged as an important transdisciplinary field of study. Despite increased scholarly attention to connection to nature, the notion of disconnection from nature remains undertheorized and understudied. In this perspective article, we argue for a more comprehensive understanding of disconnection from nature to strengthen theories of human‐nature relationships that goes beyond individual relationships and considers social and collective factors of disconnection, including institutional, socio‐cultural and power dimensions. Drawing on case insights, we present the ‘wheel of disconnection’ to illustrate how disconnections from nature manifest across individual or societal meaning‐making processes, thereby problematizing existing research that seeks to create dualisms between human positive and negative impacts on the environment in isolation from cultural or political contexts. We do not seek to discount research or important practical efforts to foster an individual's connection to nature by elevating disconnection. Instead, we hope that creating greater awareness and understanding of disconnection will be able to guide opportunities going forward for strengthening a connection to nature along a continuum from the individual to the social. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Augmented Nature-Based Solutions: A Possible Taxonomy of Technologies “in” and “for” Urban Greening Strategies

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Bisello

et al. 2023

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The conceptualization and application of nature-based solutions (NBS) in the practice of planning and projects on urban and architectural scales have reached a level of maturity in the last 10 years, thanks to a strong push from European policies and funding for European projects and evidence from scientific literature. However, a systemic insight into the role of technology in supporting the spread of NBS has not yet been developed. The role of technology is understood here as fundamental to the very core concept of NBS, i.e., engineering solutions that integrate technological aspects to effectively increase nature’s potential. The authors, therefore, propose an investigation into the various opportunities offered by technology integrated “into” greenery and used “for” promoting greenery, based on the experience of two European Horizon 2020 projects, CLEVER Cities and VARCITIES, and from the application cases presented during the dedicated track at the SSPCR 2022 conference.

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Based on nature, enabled by social-ecological-technological context: deriving benefit from urban green and blue infrastructure

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Archetypes of social-ecological-technological systems for managing ecological infrastructure

Disconnection from nature: Expanding our understanding of human–nature relations

Augmented Nature-Based Solutions: A Possible Taxonomy of Technologies “in” and “for” Urban Greening Strategies

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