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Canada
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How to build science-action partnerships for local land-use planning and management: lessons from Durban, South Africa
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| Autores: |
Cockburn, Jessica; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University; jessicacockburn@gmail.com
Rouget, Mathieu; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Rouget@ukzn.ac.za
Slotow, Rob; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment, University College, London; slotow@ukzn.ac.za
Roberts, Debra; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; debra.roberts@durban.gov.za
Boon, Richard; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; kzntrees@gmail.com
Douwes, Errol; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Errol.Douwes@durban.gov.za
O'Donoghue, Sean; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odunoghue@ukzn.ac.za
Downs, Colleen T.; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; downs@ukzn.ac.za
Mukherjee, Shomen; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; School of Liberal Studies, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India; shomenm@gmail.com
Musakwa, Walter; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg; musakwarup@gmail.com
Mutanga, Onisimo; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; MutangaO@ukzn.ac.za
Mwabvu, Tarombera; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Mwabvut@ukzn.ac.za
Odindi, John; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odindi@ukzn.ac.za
Odindo, Alfred; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Odindoa@ukzn.ac.za
Procheş, Şerban; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Prochess@ukzn.ac.za
Ramdhani, Syd; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Ramdhani@ukzn.ac.za
Ray-Mukherjee, Jayanti; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; School of Liberal Studies, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India; jayanti.rm@gmail.com
Sershen, ; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Naidoose@ukzn.ac.za
Schoeman, M. Corrie; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; schoemanc@ukzn.ac.za
Smit, Albertus J; Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department, eThekwini Municipality; Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Science, University of the Western Cape; albertus.smit@gmail.com
Wale, Edilegnaw; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; walee@ukzn.ac.za
Willows-Munro, Sandi; School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Willows-munro@ukzn.ac.za
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2016-02-25
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| Ano: |
2016
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| Palavras-chave: |
Biodiversity conservation
Boundary organization
Climate change adaptation
Collaboration
Environmental management
Sustainable development
Transdisciplinary research.
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| Resumo: |
The gap between scientific knowledge and implementation in the fields of biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and climate change adaptation has resulted in many calls from practitioners and academics to provide practical solutions responding effectively to the risks and opportunities of global environmental change, e.g., Future Earth. We present a framework to guide the implementation of science-action partnerships based on a real-world case study of a partnership between a local municipality and an academic institution to bridge the science-action gap in the eThekwini Municipal Area, South Africa. This partnership aims to inform the implementation of sustainable land-use planning, biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and climate change adaptation practice and contributes to the development of human capacity in these areas of expertise. Using a transdisciplinary approach, implementation-driven research is being conducted to develop several decision-making products to better inform land-use planning and management. Lessons learned through this partnership are synthesized and presented as a framework of enabling actions operating at different levels, from the individual to the interorganizational. Enabling actions include putting in place enabling organizational preconditions, assembling a functional well-structured team, and actively building interpersonal and individual collaborative capacity. Lessons learned in the case study emphasize the importance of building collaborative capacity and social capital, and paying attention to the process of transdisciplinary research to achieve more tangible science, management, and policy objectives in science-action partnerships. By documenting and reflecting on the process, this case study provides conceptual and practical guidance on bridging the science-action gap through partnerships.
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Peer-Reviewed Reports
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Inglês
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| Identificador: |
vol21/iss1/art28/
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| Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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| Formato: |
text/html application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 21, No. 1 (2016)
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