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Using participatory action research to operationalize critical systems thinking in social-ecological systems

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2020
We present a research approach that seeks to develop and strengthen participatory action research (PAR) when applied in social-ecological systems (SES) by combining it with critical systems thinking (CST).
Madelon Eelderink   +2 more
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Towards explanations for stability and change in modes of environmental governance: A systematic approach with illustrations from the Netherlands

open access: yesEarth System Governance, 2020
Studies on stability and change in modes of environmental governance often remain implicit regarding the conceptualisation, nature and causes of stability and change. Moreover, they are selective in the addressed explanatory factors.
Dries L.T. Hegger   +3 more
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Political ecology explanations for ineffective environmental governance for sustainability in the Amazon: A comparative analysis of cases from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru

open access: yesJournal of Political Ecology, 2023
There is an extensive literature on environmental governance, which refers to multi-stakeholder processes to arrive at collective decisions about how natural resources will be managed.
Andrea Baudoin Farah   +7 more
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A Review of Regional Environmental Governance Research in the West and Its Enlightenment to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

open access: yesRedai dili, 2022
Since the 1990s, with the region becoming an important space for governance, people have become more and more aware of the importance and urgency of environmental coordination and promoting sustainable development on the regional scale.
Yang Jiangmin   +2 more
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Art and artistic processes bridge knowledge systems about social-ecological change: An empirical examination with Inuit artists from Nunavut, Canada

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2016
The role of art and artistic processes is one fruitful yet underexplored area of social-ecological resilience. Art and art making can nurture Indigenous knowledge and at the same time bridge knowledge across generations and cultures (e.g., Inuit and ...
Kaitlyn J. Rathwell, Derek Armitage
doaj   +1 more source

Joint knowledge production for climate change adaptation: what is in it for science?

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2015
Both in literature and in practice, it is claimed that joint knowledge production (JKP) by researchers, policy makers, and other societal actors is necessary to make science relevant for addressing climate adaptation.
Dries Hegger, Carel Dieperink
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Strengthening and redesigning flood risk governance in Europe: an overview of seven key issues and how they are being dealt with in six European countries

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2016
European countries, especially urban areas, face increasing flood risks due to urbanization, increase of exposure and damage potential, and the effects of climate change.
Hegger Dries   +3 more
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Toward successful joint knowledge production for climate change adaptation: lessons from six regional projects in the Netherlands

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
In the domain of climate change adaptation, joint knowledge production (JKP) through intensive cooperation between scientists, policy-makers, and other actors is often proposed as a means to reconcile supply and demand for knowledge.
Dries Hegger, Carel Dieperink
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of environmental governance in quality improvement of urbanization—Evidence from China 2000–2017

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Introduction: The promotion effect of environmental governance on improving the quality of urbanization is yet to be fully understood. No consensus exists on the concept of urbanization quality, and the exploration of the promotion effect of ...
Zhiguo Tang, Yanping Tian, Shuyi Yu
doaj   +1 more source

A Phosphorus-Nitrogen Flame-retardant: Synthesis and Application in Cotton Fabrics

open access: yesMedžiagotyra, 2018
Cotton textiles with high air permeability, good hygroscopicity and good soft-feeling due to be natural cellulose fabrics, but their high flammability greatly limit its applications; fire-retardant finishing of cotton fabrics can impart good flame ...
Qiang-Lin LI   +5 more
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