Structural dimensions of knowledge-action networks for sustainability

Muñoz‐Erickson, Tischa A.; Cutts, Bethany B.

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2015.08.013

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“…However, accumulated social capital can differ based on the civic organization attended, as people in socially advantageous positions facilitate the transfer of more desirable resources [47]. Community efforts to develop and strengthen institutions for sustainable engagement should be a priority for planners and policy makers in Puerto Rican neighborhoods [53].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Social Capital Accumulation among Puerto Rican Mothers in Urban Neighborhoods

Granberry

Torres

2017

Societies

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Abstract:Social capital provides access to material and personal resources through participation in social networks and other social structures. Social capital may not function equally for all populations, especially those living in residentially segregated urban neighborhoods with increased levels of poverty. This is because inequalities exist in social capital accumulation and are found where disadvantaged socioeconomic groups cluster. Using probabilistic household survey data consisting of 205 Puerto Rican mothers in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2013, this research tests hypotheses regarding the association of social capital accumulation with Puerto Rican mothers' individual, neighborhood, and social network characteristics. Logistic regression results suggested that Puerto Rican mothers who were employed and lived in neighborhoods with other Latinos were more likely to accumulate social capital. In addition, mothers who participated in activities of their children also had increased social capital accumulation. This neighborhood effect on social capital accumulation may promote bonding social capital but not bridging social capital among these Puerto Rican mothers.

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Social Capital Accumulation among Puerto Rican Mothers in Urban Neighborhoods

Granberry

Torres

2017

Societies

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“…Another illustrative example specifically related to knowledge systems dynamics in cities is the case of land use planning in San Juan, Puerto Rico, described by Muñoz-Erickson [21,44,45]. In 2009, increasing development of the city's green areas, especially in the upper headwaters of the main watershed of the city, exposed many residents to river and urban flood risks.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The latter was key because the state continued to make decisions on land use in San Juan (based on their own knowledge systems and not the Municipality's) even though the Municipality had gained autonomy in 2003. Muñoz-Erickson applied the knowledge-action systems analysis (KASA) framework, a type of knowledge systems analysis that uses social network analysis to map and analyze co-production processes that link knowledge to action [39,45]. She mapped and analyzed the network of organizations producing knowledge on land use, what frames and epistemologies where circulating across the network and how, and which organizations had greater influence over how that knowledge was applied.…”

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How Cities Think: Knowledge Co-Production for Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Muñoz‐Erickson¹,

Miller

2017

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Understanding and transforming how cities think is a crucial part of developing effective knowledge infrastructures for the Anthropocene. In this article, we review knowledge co-production as a popular approach in environmental and sustainability science communities to the generation of useable knowledge for sustainability and resilience. We present knowledge systems analysis as a conceptual and empirical framework for understanding existing co-production processes as preconditions to the design of new knowledge infrastructures in cities. Knowledge systems are the organizational practices and routines that make, validate, communicate, and apply knowledge. The knowledge systems analysis framework examines both the workings of these practices and routines and their interplay with the visions, values, social relations, and power dynamics embedded in the governance of building sustainable cities. The framework can be useful in uncovering hidden relations and highlighting the societal foundations that shape what is (and what is not) known by cities and how cities can co-produce new knowledge with meaningful sustainability and resilience actions and transformations. We highlight key innovations and design philosophies that we think can advance research and practice on knowledge co-production for urban sustainability and resilience.

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“…As emphasized by the international programme, "Future Earth: Research for Global Sustainability" [49], there is a need for new science to respond to the urgent challenges of global sustainability [50] (Figure 3). This challenge represents the stage of bridging understanding with implementation (challenge 1 and 2) in order to emphasize the need of dialogues between society and scientists [51][52][53].…”

Section: Sustainability Challenge 3: Towards Transdisciplinary Socialmentioning

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Applying Place-Based Social-Ecological Research to Address Water Scarcity: Insights for Future Research

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Globally, environmental and social change in water-scarce regions challenge the sustainability of social-ecological systems. WaterSES, a sponsored working group within the Program for Ecosystem Change and Society, explores and compares the social-ecological dynamics related to water scarcity across placed-based international research sites with contrasting local and regional water needs and governance, including research sites in Spain and Sweden in Europe, South Africa, China, and Alabama, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Texas in the USA. This paper aims to provide a commentary on insights into conducting future solutions-oriented research on water scarcity based on the understanding of the social-ecological dynamics of water scarce regions.

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Structural dimensions of knowledge-action networks for sustainability

Cited by 40 publications

References 51 publications

Social Capital Accumulation among Puerto Rican Mothers in Urban Neighborhoods

Social Capital Accumulation among Puerto Rican Mothers in Urban Neighborhoods

How Cities Think: Knowledge Co-Production for Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Applying Place-Based Social-Ecological Research to Address Water Scarcity: Insights for Future Research

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