The organisational structure of urban environmental stewardship

Fisher, Dana R.; Campbell, Lindsay K.; Svendsen, Erika S.

doi:10.1080/09644016.2011.643367

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“…Using New York City's social network data [11] and vegetation data for 2000 and 2010 mapped to neighborhoods, the researchers were able to assess whether the presence of stewardship organizations affected vegetation change. They found that, although on average there was very little vegetation change at the neighborhood scale during this time period, there was a statistically significant relationship between the number of stewardship groups at the neighborhood level and whether those neighborhoods experienced changes in vegetation cover.…”

Section: Lens 5: Landscape/network Spatial Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

A Social-Ecological Framework for Urban Stewardship Network Research to Promote Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Romolini

Bixler²,

Grove

2016

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Abstract:To realize more sustainable and resilient urban social-ecological systems, there is great need for active engagement from diverse public agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, natural resource managers, scientists, and other actors. Cities present unique challenges and opportunities for sustainability and resilience, as issues and organizations are frequently intertwined in networks of relations. Understanding and leveraging the range of knowledge types, motivations, skills,

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Section: Lens 5: Landscape/network Spatial Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

A Social-Ecological Framework for Urban Stewardship Network Research to Promote Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Romolini

Bixler²,

Grove

2016

Sustainability

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“…For example, it was suggested to establish a knowledge platform or platforms with a particular focus on cities. These are envisioned to be accessible and open for knowledge gathering, aggregating, and cocreating as a NbS stewardship community (Bodin and Crona 2009, Crona and Hubacek 2010, Fisher et al 2012) that adheres to the principles of knowledge sharing (Connolly et al 2013, Debarbieux et al 2014) and generative learning (Richter et al 2015). In conjunction with the NbS stewardship community, the second proposal for knowledge valorization includes the empowerment of NbS ambassadors to promote NbS and engage in a science-community advocacy for NbS by making NbS benefits and risks communicable to citizens and politicians alike.…”

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confidence: 99%

Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas: perspectives on indicators, knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action

Kabisch¹,

Frantzeskaki²,

Pauleit³

et al. 2016

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. 2016. Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas: perspectives on indicators, knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action. Ecology and Society 21 (2) ABSTRACT. Nature-based solutions promoting green and blue urban areas have significant potential to decrease the vulnerability and enhance the resilience of cities in light of climatic change. They can thereby help to mitigate climate change-induced impacts and serve as proactive adaptation options for municipalities. We explore the various contexts in which nature-based solutions are relevant for climate mitigation and adaptation in urban areas, identify indicators for assessing the effectiveness of nature-based solutions and related knowledge gaps. In addition, we explore existing barriers and potential opportunities for increasing the scale and effectiveness of nature-based solution implementation. The results were derived from an inter-and transdisciplinary workshop with experts from research, municipalities, policy, and society. As an outcome of the workshop discussions and building on existing evidence, we highlight three main needs for future science and policy agendas when dealing with nature-based solutions: (i) produce stronger evidence on nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation and raise awareness by increasing implementation; (ii) adapt for governance challenges in implementing nature-based solutions by using reflexive approaches, which implies bringing together new networks of society, nature-based solution ambassadors, and practitioners; (iii) consider socio-environmental justice and social cohesion when implementing nature-based solutions by using integrated governance approaches that take into account an integrative and transdisciplinary participation of diverse actors. Taking these needs into account, nature-based solutions can serve as climate mitigation and adaptation tools that produce additional cobenefits for societal well-being, thereby serving as strong investment options for sustainable urban planning.

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“…They stress the critical importance of understanding the social dimension of natural resource governance, including the key role of social networks-the interactions between diverse stakeholders such as resource users, activists and knowledge holders, institutional actors, and entrepreneurs-for generating trust and resolving conflict around natural resource management (Ernstson et al 2010, Fisher et al 2012, Page 2014. Scholars have pointed to the role of informal networks of individuals and organizations (versus hierarchical formal institutions) for potentially overcoming problems of commonpool resources, where responsibility is shared among a diverse array of actors .…”

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Collective action to save the ancient temperate rainforest: social networks and environmental activism in Clayoquot Sound

Tindall¹,

Robinson²

2017

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ABSTRACT. In 1993 over 850 people were arrested for engaging in civil disobedience to prevent the clear-cut logging of pristine ancient temperate rainforests in Clayoquot Sound, Canada. This was the largest incident of this type in Canadian history, and has arguably been Canada's most visible mobilization over a specific environmental issue. This study examines the factors that explain the ongoing participation of individuals in the environmental movement (more broadly, beyond participation in civil disobedience) to protect Clayoquot Sound during the period following the 1993 protest. We focus on the roles of interpersonal social networks and movement identification, and compare their statistical effects with the effects of values and attitudes on the level of participation of individuals in the movement. We compare survey data from members of Friends of Clayoquot Sound (FOCS), a key environmental organization in this protest, with data collected from several surveys of the general public, and also from members of a local countermovement group (a proforest industry group that mobilized against the environmental movement). Although values and attitudes statistically differentiate members of FOCS from the other groups, these variables do not statistically explain ongoing differential participation in the movement amongst FOCS members. Rather, individual level of participation in this environmental movement is best explained by ego-network centrality (the pattern of ties each respondent has to contacts in the movement), as measured by the number of ties FOCS members have to others in a range of environmental organizations, and by their level of identification with the movement. Implications of this research for more recent mobilizations, such as against oil pipelines, are discussed, as are avenues for future research.

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The organisational structure of urban environmental stewardship

Cited by 156 publications

References 58 publications

A Social-Ecological Framework for Urban Stewardship Network Research to Promote Sustainable and Resilient Cities

A Social-Ecological Framework for Urban Stewardship Network Research to Promote Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Nature-based solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas: perspectives on indicators, knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action

Collective action to save the ancient temperate rainforest: social networks and environmental activism in Clayoquot Sound

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