Shifts in urban ecology: From science to social project DOI Creative Commons
Niki Frantzeskaki, Steward T. A. Pickett, Erik Andersson

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(6), P. 809 - 812

Published: April 20, 2024

How can urban ecology be better prepared to contribute a comprehensive understanding of cities?And what do world cities need from move toward desired, more sustainable futures?Speaking these questions, all contributions in the Special Section ''Shifts Urban Ecology'' frame contemporary as an ongoing bridging effort; scientific field has broadened and diversified by adopting new perspectives concerns within its scope.From focus on examining nature landscapes how it is valued, understood, stewarded different social groups, expanded ecologically grounded, systemic explorations, including complex dynamics social, institutional, cultural, technological dimensions.This pluralization field, sometimes captured use ''ecologies'' (Nishime Hester Williams 2018; Rademacher et al. 2019;Pickett 2022), been facilitated engagement with many disciplines, such studies, sociology, geography, policy, planning, well infrastructure engineering.This development comes conceptual empirical gains, especially opening inquiry multiple knowledges participatory collaborative research methods.This allowed questions emerge, about situatedness, equality, accessibility, justice ecosystems.The present future ecology, are shaped dialogue collaboration other disciplines (Childers 2015;McPhearson 2016;Crouzat 2018;Pickett 2021).The expansion innovations led formation inter-paradigmatic approaches, opened up for critical examination fundamentals ecology.In this Section, we conceptualize pathways coevolution

Language: Английский

The relational shift in urban ecology: From place and structures to multiple modes of coproduction for positive urban futures DOI Creative Commons
Steward T. A. Pickett, AbdouMaliq Simone, Pippin Anderson

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(6), P. 845 - 870

Published: April 20, 2024

Abstract This perspective emerged from ongoing dialogue among ecologists initiated by a virtual workshop in 2021. A transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners conclude that urban ecology as science can better contribute to positive futures focusing on relationships, rather than prioritizing structures. Insights other relational disciplines, such political ecology, governance, design, conservation also contribute. Relationality is especially powerful given the need rapidly adapt changing social biophysical drivers global systems. These unprecedented dynamics are understood through lens traditional structural questions. We use three kinds coproduction—of social-ecological world, science, actionable knowledge—to identify key processes coproduction within places. Connectivity crucial ecology. Eight themes emerge joint explorations paper point toward action for improving life environment futures.

Language: Английский

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Shifting forward: Urban ecology in perspective DOI Creative Commons
Steward T. A. Pickett, Niki Frantzeskaki, Erik Andersson

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(6), P. 890 - 897

Published: April 20, 2024

Abstract The world has become urban; cities increasingly shape our worldviews, relation to other species, and the large-scale, long-term decisions we make. Cities are nature, but they need align better with ecosystems avoid accelerating climate change loss of biodiversity. We a science guide urban development across diverse realities global cities. This can be met, in part, by shifts ecology its linkages related sciences. perspective is “synthesis syntheses”, consolidating ideas from articles Special Section. It re-examines role ecology, explores integration disciplines that study conclude summarizing next steps ongoing shift which fast becoming an integral part studies.

Language: Английский

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Beyond despair: Leveraging ecosystem restoration for psychosocial resilience DOI Creative Commons
Carter S. Smith, Elizabeth A. DeMattia,

Elizabeth Albright

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 122(2)

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Ecosystem restoration has historically been viewed as an ecological endeavor, but possesses significant, yet largely untapped, potential a catalyst for personal and social transformation. We highlight the opportunity to enhance community resilience by increasing agency collective action countering pervasive perception that we are powerless witnesses environmental decline. In this perspective, take “bright spots” approach successful examples of ecosystem have helped nurture sense place, foster optimism, cultivate stronger more diverse networks. These three individual- community-level capacities lead increased psychosocial resilience, which is key component resilience. Our aim spark discussion research better understand how can transform from technical endeavor practice process through human–nature relationships infused with deliberate meaning human well-being improved. With current calls upscale technologize meet sustainable development goals, cannot lose sight value community-engaged strategy great benefits.

Language: Английский

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Effective stakeholder engagement for decision-relevant research on food-energy-water systems DOI Creative Commons
E. Jamie Trammell, J. Leah Jones, Peter Williams

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Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 164, P. 103988 - 103988

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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Realizing ecological justice in Urban Development Laws: Indonesian experiences and challenges to protect biodiversity in its new capital city DOI Open Access
Myrna A. Safitri,

Achmad Jaka Santos Adiwijaya

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 1447(1), P. 012021 - 012021

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract The new capital city of Indonesia, Nusantara, is being developed with the goal creating a liveable that in harmony nature. Nusantara planned as sustainable forest city, 65% area designated protected zone. development strategy includes measures to control deforestation, promote reforestation, protect biodiversity, involve local and indigenous communities, impose moratorium on mining plantation licenses. One main challenges implementing these strategies condition ecosystems last decades, which have been damaged due resource extraction conversion primary forests for various land uses. This has led threat biodiversity habitat endemic flora fauna. Efforts are made establish robust regulatory framework achieve ecological justice goals by protecting wisdom. paper will present data, information, analysis existing use, potential, regulations, policy rules aimed at special authority provides an opportunity development, but there still need be addressed, such resolving socio-ecological problems past issues.

Language: Английский

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Shifts in urban ecology: From science to social project DOI Creative Commons
Niki Frantzeskaki, Steward T. A. Pickett, Erik Andersson

et al.

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53(6), P. 809 - 812

Published: April 20, 2024

How can urban ecology be better prepared to contribute a comprehensive understanding of cities?And what do world cities need from move toward desired, more sustainable futures?Speaking these questions, all contributions in the Special Section ''Shifts Urban Ecology'' frame contemporary as an ongoing bridging effort; scientific field has broadened and diversified by adopting new perspectives concerns within its scope.From focus on examining nature landscapes how it is valued, understood, stewarded different social groups, expanded ecologically grounded, systemic explorations, including complex dynamics social, institutional, cultural, technological dimensions.This pluralization field, sometimes captured use ''ecologies'' (Nishime Hester Williams 2018; Rademacher et al. 2019;Pickett 2022), been facilitated engagement with many disciplines, such studies, sociology, geography, policy, planning, well infrastructure engineering.This development comes conceptual empirical gains, especially opening inquiry multiple knowledges participatory collaborative research methods.This allowed questions emerge, about situatedness, equality, accessibility, justice ecosystems.The present future ecology, are shaped dialogue collaboration other disciplines (Childers 2015;McPhearson 2016;Crouzat 2018;Pickett 2021).The expansion innovations led formation inter-paradigmatic approaches, opened up for critical examination fundamentals ecology.In this Section, we conceptualize pathways coevolution

Language: Английский

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