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| Ljungdalh, Anders Kruse; Department of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark; ankl@dpu.dk; Noe, Egon; Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark; Egon.Noe@agrsci.dk; Christensen, Tove; Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; tove@foi.ku.dk; Dubgaard, Alex; Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; adu@foi.ku.dk; Kastberg, Peter; Department of Business Communication, Aarhus University, Denmark; pk@asb.dk. |
| Organic food systems are based on a complex of value criteria that often are not explicitly considered when agents think, communicate, and make decisions concerning organic food. Multicriteria assessment (MCA) refers to a group of tools that help the user to tackle such highly complex issues. The question is how an MCA tool should be designed to facilitate reflections, communication, and decision making in relation to organic food systems. A key issue is motivation. There are several divergent theories of motivation, and the question cannot be adequately answered by using any single theory. We discuss an economic, a psychosocial, and a relational perspective on motivation and MCA. Using the example of a consumer assessing and choosing products in the... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Motivation; Multicriteria assessment (MCA); Organic food. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Jackson, Sue E.; Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University; TRaCK; sue.jackson@griffith.edu.au; Douglas, Michael M.; NERP Research Hub, Charles Darwin University; TRaCK; michael.douglas@cdu.edu.au; Kennard, Mark J.; Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University; TRaCK;; Pusey, Brad J.; Australian Rivers Institute Griffith University; TRaCK; Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management, University of Western Australia;; Huddleston, Jabal; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Harney, Bill; Wardaman Association;; Liddy, Lenny; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Liddy, Mona; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Liddy, Robert; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Sullivan, Lizzy; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Huddleston, Brenda; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Banderson, Melissa; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; McMah, Andrew; Wagiman Traditional Owner;; Allsop, Quentin; NT Fisheries Research, Northern Territory Department of Resources;. |
| Studies that apply indigenous ecological knowledge to contemporary resource management problems are increasing globally; however, few of these studies have contributed to environmental water management. We interviewed three indigenous landowning groups in a tropical Australian catchment subject to increasing water resource development pressure and trialed tools to integrate indigenous and scientific knowledge of the biology and ecology of freshwater fish to assess their water requirements. The differences, similarities, and complementarities between the knowledge of fish held by indigenous people and scientists are discussed in the context of the changing socioeconomic circumstances experienced by indigenous communities of north Australia. In addition to... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Daly River; Environmental flow; Fish ecology; Indigenous ecological knowledge; Indigenous fish knowledge; Integration. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Dorward, Andrew R.; SOAS, University of London; ad55@soas.ac.uk. |
| Human activity poses multiple environmental challenges for ecosystems that have intrinsic value and also support that activity. Our ability to address these challenges is constrained by, among other things, weaknesses in cross-disciplinary understandings of interactive processes of change in social–ecological systems. This paper draws on complementary insights from social and biological sciences to propose a “livelisystems” framework of multiscale, dynamic change across social and biological systems. This describes how material, informational, and relational assets, asset services, and asset pathways interact in systems with embedded and emergent properties undergoing a variety of structural transformations. Related... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Environmental change; Livelisystems; Social– Ecological systems. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Lubell, Mark ; Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California Davis, Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior ; mnlubell@ucdavis.edu; Robins, Garry; University of Melbourne;; Wang, Peng; University of Melbourne;. |
| Social-ecological systems are governed by a complex of ecology of games featuring multiple actors, policy institutions, and issues, and not just single institutions operating in isolation. We update Long's (1958) ecology of games to analyze the coordinating roles of actors and institutions in the context of the ecology of water management games in San Francisco Bay, California. The ecology of games is operationalized as a bipartite network with actors participating in institutions, and exponential random graph models are used to test hypotheses about the structural features of the network. We found that policy coordination is facilitated mostly by federal and state agencies and collaborative institutions that span geographic boundaries. Network... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Complex adaptive systems; Cooperation; Ecology of games; Institutions; Resilience. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Isaac, Marney E.; Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences and Center for Critical Development Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough; Department of Geography, University of Toronto; marney.isaac@utoronto.ca; Anglaaere, Luke C. N.; Forestry Research Institute of Ghana;; Akoto, Daniel S.; Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology;; Dawoe, Evans; Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology;. |
| Environmentally induced farmer migration is an important livelihood strategy, yet little is known of the effects on the destination region agroecosystem information networks and management practices. In the forest-savanna transition zone (Brong Ahafo Region) of Ghana, where migration from northern regions (migrant) and from neighboring regions (settler) is active, we chart the role of migrant famers and the type of agroecosystem management practices embedded in information networks using a social networks approach. Based on empirical network data from 44 respondents across three communities, we illustrate a diffuse information network, with variable tie frequency between settlement categories (local, settler, or migrant) of farmers. The cohesion of this... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural innovation; Agroecology; Agroforestry; Environmental change; Ghana; Natural resource management; Social network analysis; Social-ecological memory; Theobroma cacao. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Marcus, Lars; School of Architecture, The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; lars.marcus@arch.kth.se; Colding, Johan; The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden; johanc@beijer.kva.se. |
| We take the first step in the development of a new field of research with the aim of merging spatial morphology and resilience science. This involves a revisiting and reunderstanding of the meaning of sustainable urban form. We briefly describe the fields of resilience science and spatial morphology. Drawing on a selected set of propositions in both fields, we put urban form in the context of the adaptive renewal cycle, a dynamic framework model used in resilience science to capture the dynamics of complex adaptive systems, of which urban systems are prime examples. We discuss the insights generated in this endeavor, dealing with some key morphological aspects in relation to four key attributes of resilience, i.e., “change,”... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive renewal cycle; Resilience theory; Space syntax; Spatial morphology; Urban design. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| O'Higgins, Tim; Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Scottish Marine Institute, Scotland; Tim.O'Higgins@sams.ac.uk; Cormier, Roland; Gulf Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Roland.Cormier@dfo-mpo.gc.ca; Diedrich, Amy; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Australia; amy.diedrich@jcu.edu.au. |
| New coastal and marine management strategies have recently been developed in many countries and regions. From an ecosystem approach perspective, the aim of such strategies is the maintenance of ecosystem integrity while enabling the sustainable use of ecosystem goods and services. There is, however, a need for harmonized definitions and standardized processes to deal not only with the interjurisdictional and multidisciplinary complexities that are associated with such strategies but also with the extensive timelines and resources implicated in the planning and implementation of these strategies. The ecosystem-based management system proposed here is based on three pillars that facilitate the integration of an ecosystem approach to coastal and oceans policy... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem approach; Ecosystem-based management; Ecosystem goods and services; Environmental management; Marine environment; Marine ecosystems; Marine management strategy; Oceans policy. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Pollard, Sharon; The Association for Water and Rural Development; sharon@award.org.za; Biggs, Harry; SANParks; Harry.Biggs@sanparks.org; Du Toit, Derick R; The Association for Water and Rural Development; derick@award.org.za. |
| We aimed to contribute to the field of natural resource management (NRM) by introducing an alternative systemic context-based framework for planning, research, and decision making, which we expressed practically in the development of a decision-making “tool” or method. This holistic framework was developed in the process of studying a specific catchment area, i.e., the Sand River Catchment, but we have proposed that it can be generalized to studying the complexities of other catchment areas. Using the lens of systemic resilience to think about dynamic and complex environments differently, we have reflected on the development of a systemic framework for understanding water and livelihood security under transformation in postapartheid... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Complexity; Decision making; Dynamic; Governance; IWRM; Livelihood security; Resilience; SES; Social-ecological systems; Transdisciplinarity; Transformation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| McCarthy, Daniel D. P.; University of Waterloo; dmccarth@uwaterloo.ca; Millen, Martin; Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin ; firestarter4812@yahoo.ca; Boyden, Mary; Porcupine Gold Mines; mary.boyden@goldcorp.com; Alexiuk, Erin ; University of Waterloo; ealexiuk@gmail.com; Larkman, Dorothy; University of Waterloo; manaupin@hotmail.com; Rowe, Giidaakunadaad (Nancy); University of Waterloo; giidaakunadaad@gmail.com; Westley, Frances R.; University of Waterloo; fwestley@uwaterloo.ca. |
| A recent focusing event involving the death of a moose in the Dome open-pit mine in the community of Timmins, in northern Ontario, Canada has triggered the opening of a policy window related to the governance of resource extraction by indigenous peoples. This event, combined with several other factors, including: (1) the high price of gold; (2) a mining company seeking to demonstrate corporate social responsibility to repair its international reputation with indigenous peoples by supporting an innovative, local Indigenous-led initiative; and (3) a new policy context, including Supreme Court of Canada decisions and provisions in the updated Ontario Mining Act, that require meaningful consultation with indigenous peoples has led to the emergence of a... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Critical indigenous research; Indigenous-led innovation; Policy window; Social innovation; Traditional knowledge. |
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| Levin, Phillip S.; NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center; phil.levin@noaa.gov; Azose, Joel; NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Conservation Biology Division;; Anderson, Sean; Environmental Science and Resource Management Program, California State University Channel Islands; sean.anderson@csuci.edu. |
| As a response to widespread concern about the state of marine ecosystems and the perceived failure of existing policies, many organizations are developing market-based instruments that promote sustainability. Eco-standards such as shopping guides, eco-labels, and stewardship certifications are now commonplace. However, in many cultures dietary guidelines have existed for thousands of years, and anthropologists have argued that such dietary rules emerged to reduce environmental impacts by encouraging exploitation of productive species, increasing ecological efficiency, or decreasing harvest of apex predators. We explored some of the environmental consequences for marine and aquatic systems of one of the more familiar ancient dietary traditions, keeping... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Carbon footprint; Conservation; Eco-label; Kosher; Marine conservation; Religion; Sustainability. |
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| Blythe, Jessica L.; University of Victoria; jessica.blythe@jcu.edu.au; Murray, Grant; Vancouver Island University; grant.murray@viu.ca; Flaherty, Mark; University of Victoria; flaherty@office.geog.uvic.ca. |
| Change is a defining characteristic of coastal social-ecological systems, yet the magnitude and speed of contemporary change is challenging the adaptive capacity of even the most robust coastal communities. In the context of multiple drivers of change, it has become increasingly important to identify how threatened communities adapt to livelihood stressors. We investigate how adaptation is negotiated in two coastal fishing communities by documenting livelihood stressors, household assets, adaptive strategies, and factors that facilitate or inhibit adaptation. Declining catch is the most common stressor being experienced in both communities, however, socioeconomic, e.g., disease or theft, and ecological, e.g., severe storms and drought, changes are also... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Africa; Diversification; Intensification; Livelihoods; Small-scale fisheries. |
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| Terrasa-Soler, Jose J.; Planning and Development Office, Puerto Rico Tourism Company; jterrasa@me.com; Seguinot, Tatiana; University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus, Graduate School of Public Health ; tatiana.seguinot@upr.edu. |
| The general behavior of the tourism sector in Puerto Rico, with its marked seasonality, hints at a close relationship between tourism activities and climate conditions. Even if weather condition is only one of many variables considered by travelling tourists, climate conditions weigh heavily in the majority of the decisions. The effect of climate variability on the environment could be manifested in warmer temperature, heat waves, and changes in the frequency of extreme weather events, such as severe storms and hurricanes, floods, and sea level rise. These conditions affect different sectors of society, among them public health and the economy. Therefore, our research has two main objectives: to establish a tourism climate index (TCI) for Puerto Rico and... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Climate variability; Puerto Rico; Tourism; Tourism climate index. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Olsson, Per; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden; per.olsson@stockholmresilience.su.se; Galaz, Victor; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden; victor.galaz@stockholmresilience.su.se; Boonstra, Wiebren J; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden; wijnand.boonstra@stockholmresilience.su.se. |
| Scholars and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in the processes that lead to transformations toward sustainability. We explored how resilience thinking, and a stronger focus on social-ecological systems, can contribute to existing studies of sustainability transformations. First, we responded to two major points of critique: the claim that resilience theory is not useful for addressing sustainability transformations, and that the role of “power” in transformation processes has been underplayed by resilience scholars. Second, we highlighted promising work that combines insights from different theoretical strands, a strategy that strengthens our understanding of sustainability transformations. We elaborated three research... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Agency; Innovation; Resilience; Social-ecological systems; Sustainability transformation. |
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| Brunet, Nicolas D.; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University; nicolas.brunet@mail.mcgill.ca; Hickey, Gordon M.; Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University; gordon.hickey@mcgill.ca; Humphries, Murray M.; Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment, McGill University; murray.humphries@mcgill.ca. |
| Arctic science is often claimed to have been transformed by the increased involvement of local people, but these claims of a new research paradigm have not been empirically evaluated. We argue that the "new" participatory research paradigm emerging in Arctic science embodies many of the principles of the Mode 2 knowledge production framework. Using the Mode 2 thesis as an assessment framework, we examined research articles appearing between 1965 and 2010 in the journal Arctic to assess the extent to which there has been a paradigm shift toward more participatory approaches. Results suggest that the involvement of local people has increased only slightly over the last half century and continues to vary systematically among disciplines, organizations, and... |
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Palavras-chave: Civic science; Community participation; Environmental change; Mode 2; Research policy; Traditional knowledge. |
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