Rich local knowledge despite high transience in an Arctic community experiencing rapid environmental change DOI Creative Commons
Ann Eileen Lennert, René van der Wal, Jundan Zhang

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Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Nov. 4, 2023

Abstract Environmental monitoring and long-term research produce detailed understanding, but its collective effort does not add up to ‘the environment’ therefore may be difficult relate to. Local knowledge, by contrast, is multifaceted relational can help ground complement scientific knowledge reach a more complete holistic understanding of the environment changes therein. Today’s societies, however, are increasingly fleeting, with mobility potentially undermining opportunity generate rich community knowledge. Here we perform case study High Arctic Svalbard, climate change environmental science hotspot, using range methods, including Maptionnaire survey, focus groups, interviews cognitive mapping. We show that local on Svalbard could indeed gathered through despite high level transience population. These insights enhance relevance. Complex Svalbard’s ecosystems transient arose because strong place attachment, enabling generation during work play. conclude necessarily prevent valuable enrich provide connection environment.

Language: Английский

Flash Flood Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Digital-Era Governance Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and GIS Spatial Analyses Case Study: Small River Basins DOI Creative Commons
Ştefan Bilaşco, Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi, Sanda Roșca

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Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(10), P. 2481 - 2481

Published: May 22, 2022

Watercourses act like a magnet for human communities and were always deciding factor when choosing settlements. The reverse of these services is potential hazard in the form flash flooding, which society has various management strategies. These strategies prove to be increasingly necessary context increased anthropic pressure on floodable areas. One strategies, Strategic Flood Management (SFM), continuous cycle planning, acting, monitoring, reviewing adapting, seems have better chances succeed than other previous Digital-Era Governance (DEG). derive, among others, from technological methodological advantages DEG. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) stand out most revolutionary tools data acquisition processing last decade, both qualitative quantitative terms. In this context, study presents hybrid risk assessment methodology buildings case floods. based detailed information terrestrial surface—digital surface model (DSM) measurements historical flood level (occurred 20 June 2012)—that enabled post-flood peak discharge estimation. Based methodology, two parameters calculated together with water height (depth): shear stress velocity. calculations modelling map, taking into account objective value buildings. components integrated portal available authorities inhabitants. Both are perfectible, but material consists detailing replicability that can made administration local community. Conceptually, following relevant (a) framing SFM concept DEG framework (b) possibility highlight involvement contribution citizens mapping risks their adaptation climate changes. subsequent version thus improved by further contributions participatory approach citizens.

Language: Английский

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Social innovation that connects people to coasts in the Anthropocene DOI Creative Commons
Louis Celliers, María Máñez Costa, Lena Rölfer

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Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Abstract Post-industrial society is driving global environmental change, which a challenge for all generations, current and future. The Anthropocene the geological epoch in humans dominate it rooted past, present, Future sustainability building on momentum of fundamental importance studying human dynamics governance coupled social ecological systems. In Anthropocene, innovation may play critical role achieving new pathways to sustainability. This conventional narrative review uses qualitative analysis anchored Grounded Theory Method systematic collection papers identify broad types innovations. Scientific journal articles published since 2018 were prioritised inclusion. six proposed are (a) authentic engagement; (b) artful engaging communication; (c) urging compelling change; (d) social-ecological systems; (e) anticipation governance; (f) lived experiences values. innovations this paper can be embedded within, form part of, action using science–society compact sustainable development coasts Anthropocene.

Language: Английский

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Serious games and citizen science; from parallel pathways to greater synergies DOI Creative Commons
Erika N. Speelman,

Elena Escano,

Diego Marcos

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Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101320 - 101320

Published: July 11, 2023

Citizen science and serious games are participatory methods that gained traction in recent years, especially the environmental sciences context of natural resource management. The two approaches interact with both instrumental relational values decision making appear to have similar objectives supporting development a shared understanding impacts human land use decisions larger more active role for stakeholders. One can argue these been on seemingly parallel pathways development. In this paper, we present brief overview developments explore complementarity potential synergies between further strengthen engagement empowerment public science.

Language: Английский

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Citizen Science for Environmental Monitoring in the Eastern Region of Bolivia DOI Open Access
Oswaldo Maillard,

Gilka Michme,

Huáscar Azurduy

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 2333 - 2333

Published: March 12, 2024

The eastern region of Bolivia is high conservation interest due to the presence Chiquitano Dry Forest, Chaco, Pantanal and Cerrado ecoregions. However, this under pressure from various anthropogenic threats, which requires continuous monitoring. An alternative for monitoring use mobile applications designed concept citizen science, in local stakeholders are part process obtaining information finding solutions environmental problems their territories. main objective study was evaluate obtained during with a science approach Bolivia. We developed public electronic form ArcGIS Survey123 application capture spatial data nine thematic variables. Between 2021 2023, we conducted 16 training courses 12 population centers, attendees 98 communities 6 municipalities region. A total 360 volunteers different sectors participated training, including technicians private institutions, park rangers, community representatives citizens. 379 records, 70.4% were recorded near rest within protected areas. results reclassified grouped into three clusters: human activities, water resources biodiversity. In activities cluster, categories highest number records wildfires deforestation. most cattle waterholes streams, but one notable reduction wetlands sector Bolivian Pantanal. biodiversity reports mammals, among footprints jaguar (Panthera onca). This tool made it possible generate high-quality sites almost real time, could help strengthen interactions relationship users dialogue governance processes.

Language: Английский

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Leveraging the collaborative power of AI and citizen science for sustainable development DOI Creative Commons
Dilek Fraisl, Linda See,

Steffen Fritz

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Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Participating in Rural Appraisal? A Review of Participatory GIS and Citizen Science Approaches DOI Open Access
Konstantina Ntassiou

Geography Compass, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 19(3)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT In recent decades, participatory processes have emerged as vital tools in rural appraisal, environmental monitoring, and sustainable development, engaging stakeholders decision‐making. This paper reviews mapping, GIS (PGIS), Citizen Science approaches, examining their applications methodologies contexts. The review reveals that PGIS excels integrating spatial technologies for community‐driven data visualization planning, while fosters broad community involvement collection. Both approaches enhance stakeholder empowerment inclusivity but face challenges such technological accessibility, cultural sensitivity, sustaining long‐term engagement. By analyzing case studies territories, the presents role addressing complex socio‐environmental issues. study contributes to growing literature on appraisal underscores importance of knowledge scientific informed decision‐making development.

Language: Английский

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Formación en psicología comunitaria para la intervención psicosocial con personas mayores: una experiencia de aprendizaje-servicio DOI Creative Commons
José Sandoval-Díaz, Camila Navarrete-Valladares, Consuelo Suazo-Muñoz

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Quaderns de Psicologia, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. e2118 - e2118

Published: April 1, 2025

El Aprendizaje y Servicio (ApS) es una metodología innovadora en la formación de psicología comunitaria, enfocada las necesidades territoriales población mayor, tema central este estudio. Realizado universidad chilena, el trabajo evalúa experiencia ApS interacción entre estudiantes comunidades personas mayores. A través investigación-acción, entrevistas, grupos discusión encuestas, se analiza impacto del tres dimensiones: formativa, aprendizaje servicio. La dimensión formativa destaca visión generalista psicología; resalta desarrollo competencias interpersonales teórico-metodológicas; servicio subraya fortalecimiento compromiso profesional. Se concluye que crucial para vincular académica con comunitarias, beneficiando tanto al estudiantado como a promover habilidades prácticas mayor sensibilidad social futuros profesionales.

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Collective Mapping of Urban Heat: A Participatory Citizen Science Methodology for Urban Green Strategic Planning for Climate Change Adaptation DOI
Εleni Mougiakou, A.T. Paraskevopoulou

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Towards designing a comprehensive composite index for social vulnerability to natural hazards in the big data era: potential challenges and partial solutions DOI Creative Commons
Hamidreza Rabiei‐Dastjerdi, Finbarr Brereton, Eoin O’Neill

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Natural Hazards, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 16, 2024

Abstract This study provides a practical definition and framework to measure social vulnerability natural hazards, addressing gaps in the literature after three decades of Susan Cutter's Place-Based Model. The current index, designed based on available data such as census data, is limited capturing all aspects spatial inequalities. research explored proposed new theoretical perspective methodological for designing comprehensive index disasters using emerging big which feasible can be applied studies general hazards particular. first defines constructs including (1) socioeconomic status or conditions, (2) physical infrastructure accessibility facilities services, (3) ecological-environmental (4) access security crime rate, (5) technological inequalities, (6) health conditions citizens, (7) susceptibility. Then, it proposes potential solutions developing composite under ideal without (big) limitations, US UK case examples. These are not just but also feasible, instilling confidence their implementation. offers valuable insights researchers policymakers diverse sectors, supporting design effective disaster risk reduction strategies intervention programs.

Language: Английский

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The Role of Non-Climate Data in Equitable Climate Adaptation Planning: Lessons from Small French and American Cities DOI Open Access
Elena Lioubimtseva, Charlotte da Cunha

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 1556 - 1556

Published: Jan. 13, 2023

There is a growing consensus that to effectively adapt climate change, cities need user-friendly tools and reliable high-resolution biophysical socio-economic data for analysis, mapping, modeling, visualization. This study examines the availability of various types information used in adaptation plans 40 municipalities with population less than 300,000 people United States France, probing into choice usage relevant by small municipalities. We argue non-climatic spatial data, such as demographic patterns, urban infrastructure, environmental must be integrated datasets inform effective vulnerability assessment equitable planning goals. Most examined this fail address existing structural inequalities injustices infrastructure land use. Their challenges include methodological ideological barriers, quality issues, lack meaningful community connections. Adaptation approaches should reassessed context much-needed societal transformation. Lessons learned from our studies offer valuable insights potential development national state-level services cities.

Language: Английский

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