An inclusive typology of values for navigating transformations towards a just and sustainable future

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101301 - 101301

Published: Sept. 19, 2023

Achieving the intertwined goals of justice and sustainability requires transformative changes to meaningfully engage diverse perspectives. Therefore, scholars policymakers need new ways recognising addressing nature's multiple values across cultures, disciplines other knowledge traditions. By reviewing academic publications, policy documents Indigenous local community sources, we developed an inclusive typology clarify value concepts guide their consideration in decisions. Through case studies, illustrate how navigating 'horizontal' 'vertical' interactions within this can help confront plural-value challenges, such as enhancing participation environmental research practice, effective management socio-environmental conflicts. We conclude by exploring further leverage change decision-making contexts.

Language: Английский

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A better knowledge is possible: Transforming environmental science for justice and pluralism

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 155, P. 103729 - 103729

Published: March 16, 2024

This article offers a critical analysis of environmental science that develops the argument has itself become an obstacle for transformations are needed to ensure human-ecological well-being. Due dominant norms and conceptualizations what is, how it should relate policy society, is contribute to, set continue serve vested interests seems unable break free from this pattern. deadlock situation related persistent patterns inequality marginalization in keep these place marginalize alternative forms knowledge, including social sciences humanities, better equipped support transformation. Inspired by feminist anti-colonial scholarship, I suggest transforming will require explicit refusal environment, commitment justice pluralism.

Language: Английский

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A research agenda for the science of actionable knowledge: Drawing from a review of the most misguided to the most enlightened claims in the science-policy interface literature

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 144, P. 174 - 186

Published: March 29, 2023

Linking science with action affords a prime opportunity to leverage greater societal impact from research and increase the use of evidence in decision-making. Success these areas depends critically upon processes producing mobilizing knowledge, as well supporting making decisions. For decades, scholars have idealized described social different ways, resulting numerous assumptions that now variously guide engagements at interface society. We systematically catalog based on prior science-policy interface, further distill them into set 26 claims. then elicit expert perspectives (n = 16) about claims assess extent which they are accurate or merit examination. Out this process, we construct agenda motivate future scientific actionable prioritizing experts identified critical gaps understanding science-society interface. The focuses how define success, support intermediaries, build trust, evaluate importance consensus its alternatives – all diverse contexts science-society-decision-making interactions. raise questions centrality knowledge interactions, discussing governance lens might be generative efforts more equitable outcomes. offer suggestions hopes furthering transdisciplinary area inquiry.

Language: Английский

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Equity and modeling in sustainability science: Examples and opportunities throughout the process

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(13)

Published: March 18, 2024

Equity is core to sustainability, but current interventions enhance sustainability often fall short in adequately addressing this linkage. Models are important tools for informing action, and their development use present opportunities center equity process outcomes. This Perspective highlights progress integrating into systems modeling science, as well key challenges, tensions, future directions. We a conceptual framework modeling, focused on its distributional, procedural, recognitional dimensions. discuss examples of how modelers engage with these different dimensions throughout the from across range approaches topics, including water resources, energy systems, air quality, conservation. Synthesizing examples, we identify significant advances enhancing procedural by reframing models explore pluralism worldviews knowledge systems; enabling better represent distributional inequity through new computational techniques data sources; investigating dynamics that can drive inequities linking approaches; developing more nuanced metrics assessing also directions, such an increased focus using pathways transform underlying conditions lead move toward desired futures. By looking at diverse fields within argue there valuable mutual learning effectively support sustainable equitable

Language: Английский

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Knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy: A review of progress and research needs

Ocean & Coastal Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 253, P. 107137 - 107137

Published: April 8, 2024

The management of oceans and coasts needs to be informed by the best available knowledge. One way support that is through interactive knowledge exchange (KE). Over last decade, KE strategies have been shared with marine research community, however, it unclear whether this has led recent (i.e., since 2015) progress. Through a systematic review 60 academic articles applying or evaluating science-policy we synthesize trends in strategies, reasons for using specific strategy, enablers, achievements, evaluation. Most located were from North America, routinely included local actors organizations, spanned different governance levels. In addition co-production boundary organizations as well-established networks engaged funders coordinating supporting played an increasing role. However, studies rarely provided why they adopted approach within their given context. Achievements are becoming more broadly understood and, among others, generation new impact on individuals. Factors enable such achievements key area progress literature. Individual case referred process level (e.g., practical collaboration, inclusive participation equity, clear goals, continuity), interpersonal trust building, relationships, regular face-to-face contact), individual skillsets, understanding, champions, facilitators). measures evaluate effectiveness predominately qualitative relevance knowledge, use management, conceptual impacts, engagement). It increasingly what diversity impacts look unfold ways purposeful conclusion, much made years, identify ten further around inclusivity, institutionalization, strategy selection, efficiency approaches evidence-informed ocean coastal management.

Language: Английский

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No easy way out: towards a framework concept of long-term governance

Energy Sustainability and Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Collective action improves elite-driven governance in rural development within China

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

Published: Sept. 22, 2023

Abstract Rural areas are at the forefront of achieving sustainable development goals, and elite actors tend to be most influential local decision-makers in rural development. Nevertheless, improving effectiveness governance by elites avoiding or redressing “elite capture” remain key challenges for globally. This research integrates a large-scale quantitative dataset consisting 604 villages seven counties Jiangsu province China with qualitative data from eight three out examine whether how collective action mediates correlation between Our analysis using multiple regression path indicates that is mediator, but it more linking governing than economic case studies interviews further illuminate fuels resource reallocation resource-use efficiency participation both non-elites. Innovative designs leverage reputation effect foster reciprocity norms promote while discouraging capture. Additionally, this contributes longstanding debates commons about role authority interventions: we find evidence justifying benefits catalyzing sustaining also corroborating critical democratization elites.

Language: Английский

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Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone

npj Ocean Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

Abstract The potential of the mesopelagic zone (200–1000 m depth) to provide natural resources and ecosystem services is increasing interest a broad range societal stakeholders. As this grows, divergent ideas about its current future role in supporting human life are being expressed scientific public discourse. We use automated content analysis identify 13 key topics from 2226 abstracts 4066 tweets. Two dominant emerge: (1) exploitation fish (2) as carbon sink. find that, absence significant policy, science plays de facto governing by shaping how known policymakers alike. These results indicate need for new knowledge governance arrangements that can broaden meanings needed anticipate uses deeply uncertain ecosystems resources.

Language: Английский

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Progress toward resilient and sustainable water management in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(6)

Published: June 26, 2023

Abstract Sinking and shrinking, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta is a materialization of dynamic river flows, sediment coastline processes. Past policy aspirations extensive water infrastructures have shaped delta into one most significant food producing landscapes in Southeast Asia. Yet, these changes also created new environmental risks by transforming hydrological system. Research has produced growing increasingly diverse empirical literature on delta's context, without necessarily providing resource managers, policymakers practitioners with information needed to galvanize more resilient development. This focus review presents detailed overview recent scientific findings, exploring how management resources changing, as well their inter‐relationship land use, policy, socio‐economic transitions, global crises. Compound systemic include climate change, hydrometeorological hazards, upstream developments an unsustainable development trajectory. We outline knowledge gaps, pressing need for sharable analysis‐ready data innovations. Finally, we provide recommended future research avenues multiscale actions toward sustainable future. article categorized under: Human Water > Governance Science Extremes Environmental Change

Language: Английский

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Between inflated expectations and inherent distrust: How publics see the role of experts in governing climate intervention technologies

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 164, P. 104005 - 104005

Published: Jan. 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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