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- Moberg, Christina, et al.
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De unga gör helt rätt när de stämmer staten
- 2022
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Ingår i: Aftonbladet. - 1103-9000.
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- 1 620 forskare och lärare i forskarvärlden: Vi ställer oss bakom Auroras klimatkrav
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- Alkan Olsson, Ilhami, et al.
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Linking International Human Rights Law to Policy in Protecting against Adverse Effects of Climate Change
- 2016
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Ingår i: TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin. - : ScopeMed. - 1303-734X. ; 15:6, s. 556-568
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article aims to illustrate the multifaceted interlink between climate change, heat, and human rights and discuss in what ways international human rights law may be used to support the development and implementation of policy at various levels to limit adverse effects of climate change on humans in general and right to health in particular. This is done by overviewing the possibilities and limits international law offers and displays in the fields of the environment, climate change and heat. Moreover, through emphasising the inter-linkages between international law and domestic law and policy, the article sets out how and by what means international human rights law is and may be incorporated and used in national law and policy-making in the area of climate change. The article concludes that human rights norms and principles could be used to promote a right-based national climate change regime in six different ways.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Turkey’s signature of the Kyoto protocol
- 2012
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Ingår i: İstanbul Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi. - 1303-1260. ; :47, s. 1-30
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In May 2004 Turkey became a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In February 2009, in a time when the Protocol’s first commitment period comes to an end, Turkey also became a party to the Kyoto Protocol. The aim of this article is twofold: first, to identify the diverse factors that lie behind Turkey’s late ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, and second, to discuss in which way Turkey’s case confirms theoretical explanations regarding ratifications of international agreements. The empirical material of this article consist of interviews with some of the prevailing actors in the climate change policy area in Turkey, websites of the relevant ministries, parliamentary discussions, and the media. The article shows that while the perceived economic cost of the Protocol was the most important reason for Turkey to refrain signing it until 2009, the expected profit of the European Union membership appears as being the single most important cause for Turkey’s change of position. The article agrees that although the theories of international environmental agreements are complementary rather than mutually exclusive it nevertheless contends that the institutionalist theory offers a more encompassing explanation as to why Turkey has joined the Kyoto Protocol.
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- Dänhardt, Juliana, et al.
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Collective Implementation of Ecological Focus Areas : Evaluation of the effects on ecosystem services, agriculture and administration
- 2018
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ecosystem services are fundamental to the welfare of mankind, yet these services are often invisible in many social decisions. This report evaluates the effects on the ecosystem services pollination and biological pest control if Sweden were to introduce collective implementation of EFAs as part of the single payment scheme, including quality improvement measures such as establishing flowering plants.The potential environmental effects are seen in relation to the impacts on the economies of farmers and their acceptance of collective implementation, as well as the administrative costs for the authorities. This study is a step towards integrating the value of ecosystem services into decisions in society, something that is to be achieved by 2018 under the milestone targets in Sweden's environmental objectives system.The study that formed the basis of this report was carried out by the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research at Lund University. The work was carried out within the government commission Environmental effects of the CAP. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is the primary authority responsible for this report. The Swedish Board of Agriculture, the Swedish National Heritage Board, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and the County administrative boards also participated in this project.
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- Dänhardt, Juliana, et al.
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Ekologiska fokusarealer i samverkan : Utvärdering av effekter på ekosystemtjänster, jordbruk och administration
- 2017
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I den här studien utvärderar vi konsekvenserna av så kallat gemensamt genomförande av ekologiska fokusarealer enlig artikel 46:5 och 46:6 i EU:s direktstödsförordning. Genom bredare analyser beaktar vi även andra former av samverkan och justerade skötselvillkor. Att främja sammanhängande områden med ekologiskt fokus är en del av EU:s satsning på grön infrastruktur. Sverige tillämpar inte gemensamt genomförande i dagsläget. Ekologisk-ekonomisk modellering, workshop med jordbrukare och intervjuer med tjänstemän ligger till grund för studiens resultat. Fokus i våra analyser är effekter på pollinering och biologisk skadedjursbekämpning, båda ekosystemtjänster till nytta för jordbruket.Jordbrukare positiva till samverkan, tjänstemän befarar högre kostnaderGenerellt är de medverkande jordbrukarna positiva till samverkan. Tydligare och mer konkret koppling mellan godkända fokusarealer, skötselvillkor och miljönytta behövs dock för att skapa acceptans hos jordbrukarna. Tjänstemän med erfarenhet av samverkan är generellt positiva, medan personer utan erfarenhet är mer tveksamma. På svenska myndigheter befaras ökade transaktionskostnader, trots att fungerande exempel på samverkan i Europa finns. Vi rekommenderar att inspiration och kunskap hämtas från dessa lyckade exempel.Små miljöeffekter med dagens fokusarealerAtt med dagens regelverk införa gemensamt genomförande av ekologiska fokusarealer ger små miljöeffekter. Miljöeffekten förblir svag eftersom möjligheten att välja fokusarealer med låg miljöeffekt kvarstår, och eftersom generösa viktningsfaktorer minskar den faktiskt avsatta arealen av fokusarealer med högre miljönytta. Dessutom finns incitament att placera fokusarealerna på lågproduktiv mark, där behovet av fokusarealer som gynnar ekosystemtjänster är lägre. I dag godkänns också fokusarealer som ingår i det normala brukandet, vilket skapar dödvikt. Våra modeller visar att möjligheten till samverkan inte löser dessa problem.Bättre miljöeffekt med rätt fokusarealer och krav på kvalitetFör att uppnå en bättre miljöeffekt behövs en utformning av reglerna som premierar de mest miljöeffektiva fokusarealerna. Först och främst bör menyn av fokusarealer innehålla miljöeffektiva åtgärder. Dessutom bör viktningssystemet omvärderas så att den mest effektiva fokusarealen används som referens. Slutligen bör placeringen av ekologiska fokusarealer göras i ett landskapsperspektiv för att säkerställa fokusarealernas bidrag till grön infrastruktur. På gårdsnivå bör fokusarealerna genom information och rådgivning styras till platser där potentialen för miljönytta är störst, exempelvis intill grödor som gynnas av pollinering och biologisk skadedjursbekämpning. Ett effektivt sätt att gynna just dessa ekosystemtjänster vore att begränsa menyn av valbara fokusarealer till träda och obrukade fältkanter och samtidigt ha krav på att så in blommande växter.
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- Hydbom, Sofia, et al.
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The use of conservation tillage in an agro-intensive region : results from a survey of farmers in Scania, Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. - 1742-1705. ; 35:1, s. 59-68
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Conventional agricultural practices can lead to soil erosion and a reduction in soil organic carbon (SOC) content. It has been suggested that less intensive agricultural practices, such as conservation tillage (including no-till and reduced till without soil inversion) may reduce both erosion and loss of SOC. The aim of this study was to determine whether, and why, conservation tillage is used in Scania, which is one of the most agro-intensive regions in Sweden. We also investigated how information on tillage practices is obtained, why one type of tillage may be favored over another, and whether some farmers are more likely to use conservation tillage. The result of this study will benefit policy makers and researchers by pinpointing factors that influence the use of conservation tillage. To collect data, a questionnaire was sent to farmers in Scania in 2016. We found that the majority of the responding farmers used conservation tillage, and that it was more likely to be used if the farmer was highly educated and spent more than 50% of their annual working time on crop production. The use of conservation tillage was also more common if the farm was large and clay soil dominated. Crop rotation was often highlighted as the most important factor influencing the choice of tillage practice, which may be due to crop species requirements. When asked to compare the consequences of reduced tillage and plowing, the perception of farmers using conservation tillage was in general more positive, indicating skepticism toward the practice of reduced tillage until it had been tried. We show that the use of conservation tillage, sometimes in combination with plowing, is widespread in Scania. However, unless changes in, for example, crop rotation and labor requirements occur, the use of conservation tillage will most likely remain the same as today, or only increase slightly in the near future. Farm enlargement may result in an increased conservation tillage use, and so may efforts to educate advisors, increased opportunities for peer-to-peer meetings, and the development of economically viable small farm solutions. Increased conservation tillage may be part of the solution for sustainable crop production, but drawbacks such as increased pesticide use must be addressed further, as well as factors such as crop rotation development and practical knowledge that influence conservation tillage use at the farm level.
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- Lingegård, Sofia, et al.
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Sustainable public procurement in large infrastructure projects—policy implementation for carbon emission reductions
- 2021
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI AG. - 2071-1050. ; 13:20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The infrastructure construction sector is a significant source of carbon emissions, and more stringent procurement requirements are central to meeting reduction targets in this demand-led and project-based industry. This paper aims to analyze the implementation of international policies for reducing carbon emissions in infrastructure construction, focusing on the interaction between policy ambitions and procurement practices. Based on case studies of large projects and their contexts in five countries worldwide: Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the US, a cross-country comparison is performed of how policies and practices for carbon reduction develop across multiple implementation levels. Three levels are included in the analysis: policy, industry, and project level. We identify the projects as either drivers of policy goals, frontrunners in industry-level development processes, or translators of national policy. These roles, and the associated pathways for carbon emission reduction, are context-specific and depend on the policy ambitions at the national or regional level, the maturity of the supplier market, and, often, on the strategies of individual champions at the project level. Long-term learning processes, both within and between the various levels, are essential for advancing carbon reduction.
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- Nilsson, Lovisa, et al.
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A suboptimal array of options erodes the value of CAP ecological focus areas
- 2019
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Ingår i: Land Use Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0264-8377 .- 1873-5754. ; 85, s. 407-418
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As a part of the greening of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy in 2013, Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) became mandatory for many European farmers, with the aim to enhance on-farm biodiversity. However, their effects on biodiversity have been disputed. In this interdisciplinary effort, we assessed the effects of current and alternative formulations of EFA regulations in Sweden. By complementing economic and ecological modelling with interviews with persons at administrative and advisory bodies and a narrative decision game with farmers, we were able to demonstrate key shortcomings of mandatory EFAs as a policy instrument. In particular, we evaluated if requirements to increase the quality of EFAs and regulations allowing their collective implementation, have the potential to increase their effectiveness in benefitting functional biodiversity. We focused on how biodiversity underpinning crop pollination and natural pest control would be affected by alternative regulations. First, we show that several of the possible EFA measures have no or minimal actual effect on biodiversity. Second, we demonstrate the need for appropriate incentives for farmers to choose and place agri-environmental measures in an environmentally desirable way. The EFA regulation is experienced as complicated and without any clear environmental benefits for the participants in this study. As a result, the confidence in the policy is undermined. Third, we demonstrate the challenge of devising compulsory measures to improve biodiversity that also need to fulfil demands on being flexible and easy to administrate. Our results indicate that the latter goal has taken precedence over the former, and thus providing an explanation of the poor design of the EFA regulation from a biodiversity perspective. We argue that to enhance biodiversity in farmland through general agri-environmental measures, only measures with clear benefits for biodiversity can be on the menu. Further, better information as well as incentives for optimizing EFA placement for biodiversity on farms are needed and combined with stricter rules on quality and placement where appropriate.
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- Sjöstedt, Victoria, et al.
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Klimatanpassning av bostäder och bostadsområden : resultat från ett samarbetsprojekt mellan CEC och Riksbyggen
- 2016
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna rapport är en sammanställning av kunskap som genererats inom ramen för ett samarbetsprojekt mellan Centrum för miljö- och klimatforskning (CEC) vid Lundsuniversitet och Riksbyggen om klimatanpassning av bostäder och bostadsområden iSverige. Samarbetsprojektet byggde på utveckling och handledning av fem styckenmasteruppsatser vid Tillämpad klimatstrategi-programmet vid Lunds universitet,mellan november 2014 och juni 2015. De deltagande studenterna utvecklade sinauppsatser i dialog med Riksbyggen, och ett flertal av studenterna använde Riksbyggensbostadsbestånd som konkreta fallstudier. I denna rapport diskuteras de resultatsom framkommit i masteruppsatserna, med fokus på klimatrelaterad riskkartering,metoder för klimatanpassningsåtgärder, kunskapsunderlag, samt samverkan ochdeltagande. Syntesrapporten levererar inspirationsmaterial för Riksbyggens vidarearbete med klimatanpassning av bostadsrättsföreningar. Förslag på sätt att hantera klimatanpassningsproblematik i bostadssektorn läggs fram, vilka inkluderar utökad klimatrelaterad riskkartering, skräddarsydda åtgärdspaket, intern och externkommunikation av klimatrelaterade risker och anpassningsåtgärder, samt nya samarbetskonstellationer. Samarbetet mellan CEC och Riksbyggen tog tillvara på denpotential som finns i studentarbeten och skapade länkar mellan utbildning, forskningoch näringsliv. I rapporten förs en diskussion kring sätt att vidareutveckla dennasamarbetsmodell för att förnya och verka kvalitetshöjande för grundutbildningen.Rapporten identifierar även relevanta teman för nya masterprojekt, samt konkretaforskningsbehov kring kunskapsöverföring mellan aktörer och nivåer; samarbetemellan boende, fastighetsägare, myndigheter, konsulter och försäkringsbolag kringriskkartering och anpassningsåtgärder; kommunikationsinsatser för ökad acceptans föranpassningsåtgärder; samt juridiska och ekonomiska incitamentsstrukturer. Dessa ärviktiga områden att adressera i framtida forskningsinsatser för att stödja implementeringav utökad klimatrelaterad riskkartering och anpassningsåtgärder i bostadssektorn.
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- Sörensen, Johanna, et al.
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A data management framework for strategic urban planning using blue-green infrastructure
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Environmental Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0301-4797. ; 299
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Spatial planning of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) should ideally be based on well-evaluated and context specific solutions. One important obstacle to reach this goal relates to adequate provisioning of data to ensure good governance of BGI, i.e., appropriate planning, design, construction, and maintenance. This study explores the gap between data availability and implementation of BGI in urban planning authorities in Sweden. A multi method approach including brainstorming, semi-structured interviews with urban planners and experts on BGI and Geographical Information System (GIS), and validating workshops were performed to develop a framework for structured and user-friendly data collection and use. Identified challenges concern data availability, data management, and GIS knowledge. There is a need to improve the organisation of data management and the skills of trans-disciplinary cooperation to better understand and interpret different types of data. Moreover, different strategic goals require different data to ensure efficient planning of BGI. This calls for closer interactions between development of strategic political goals and data collection. The data management framework consists of three parts: A) Ideal structure of data management in relation to planning process, data infrastructure and organisational structure, and B) A generic list of data needed, and C) The development of structures for data gathering and access. We conclude that it is essential to develop pan-municipal data management systems that bridge sectors and disciplines to ensure efficient management of the urban environment, and which is able to support the involvement of citizens to collect and access relevant data. The framework can assist in such development.
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- van Ittersum, Martin, et al.
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Integrated Assessment of Agricultural and Environmental Policies – A Modular Framework for the EU (SEAMLESS)
- 2008
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Ingår i: Agricultural Systems. - : Elsevier BV. - 0308-521X. ; 96:1-3, s. 150-165
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Abstract in UndeterminedAgricultural systems continuously evolve and are forced to change as a result of a range of global and local driving forces. Agricultural technologies and agricultural, environmental and rural development policies are increasingly designed to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural systems and to enhance contributions of agricultural systems to sustainable development at large. The effectiveness and efficiency of such policies and technological developments in realizing desired contributions could be greatly enhanced if the quality of their ex-ante assessments were improved. Four key challenges and requirements to make research tools more useful for integrated assessment in the European Union were defined in interactions between scientists and the European Commission (EC), i.e., overcoming the gap between micro-macro level analysis, the bias in integrated assessments towards either economic or environmental issues, the poor re-use of models and hindrances in technical linkage of models. Tools for integrated assessment must have multi-scale capabilities and preferably be generic and flexible such that they can deal with a broad variety of policy questions. At the same time, to be useful for scientists, the framework must facilitate state-of-the-art science both on aspects of the agricultural systems and on integration. This paper presents the rationale, design and illustration of a component-based framework for agricultural systems (SEAMLESS Integrated Framework) to assess, ex-ante, agricultural and agri-environmental policies and technologies across a range of scales, from field-farm to region and European Union, as well as some global interactions. We have opted for a framework to link individual model and data components and a software infrastructure that allows a flexible (re-)use and linkage of components. The paper outlines the software infrastructure, indicators and model and data components. The illustrative example assesses effects of a trade liberalisation proposal on EU's agriculture and indicates how SEAMLESS addresses the four identified challenges for integrated assessment tools, i.e., linking micro and macro analysis, assessing economic, environmental, social and institutional indicators, (re-)using standalone model components for field, farm and market analysis and their conceptual and technical linkage.
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- von Post, Maria, et al.
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Grön infrastruktur för bevarande av biologisk mångfald
- 2020
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Ingår i: ; 7
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Det svenska arbetet med att skapa en grön infrastruktur syftar till att bevara biologisk mångfald, gynna ekosystemtjänster och stärka ekosystemens resiliens mot exempelvis klimatförändringar. Inom det strategiska forskningsområdet BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate) har vi undersökt de teoretiska förutsättningar och praktiska utmaningar som finns när det gäller att använda grön infrastruktur för att ta ett landskapsperspektiv på bevarandearbetet, och för att skapa samverkan mellan olika landskapsaktörer i detta arbete.
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- von Post, Maria, et al.
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The Swedish green infrastructure policy as a policy assemblage : What does it do for biodiversity conservation?
- 2023
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Ingår i: People and Nature. - : Wiley. - 2575-8314. ; 5:2, s. 839-851
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly used in policymaking to promote biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services through the protection, creation, restoration and connection of natural and man-made green areas. The EU Commission adopted in 2013, the concept as a strategy. When member states apply the policy, it is translated into specific bureaucratic and political systems, creating different ‘policy assemblages’ of ideas and institutional features. We analyse the Swedish GI policy to draw conclusions about how it has been assembled in one particular member state and what that particular assemblage will imply for biodiversity conservation. In combination with understanding policies as assemblages, we use the ‘What's the problem represented to be’-approach as method. We show that the Swedish GI policy assemblage consists of a mix of policy ideas developed in Sweden and the EU. Despite the current strong focus on biodiversity conservation, the notion of land's multifunctionality, characterizing the EU strategy and the possibility to conserve biodiversity on land used for purposes other than conservation increasingly influence the Swedish policy as it is formed. Although the policy has the potential to mainstream biodiversity conservation measures across different sectors, based on our analysis of current discourse, its implementation will likely promote GI measures less disruptive to existing land use activities, making its capacity to halt biodiversity loss marginal. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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- Wihlborg, Maria, et al.
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Assessment of barriers and drivers for implementation of blue-green solutions in Swedish municipalities
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Environmental Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0301-4797. ; 233, s. 706-718
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Due to increased urbanisation, and climate change, there have been calls for a more sustainable management of stormwater. Blue-green measures have been recognised as a sustainable solution and a necessary complement to pipe-bound approaches. The aim of this study is to identify barriers and drivers in the implementation of blue-green measures in a Swedish context, to increase the understanding of how they could be implemented in a more successful manner. The study is qualitative and based on semi-structured interviews. Through the lens of transition theory, barriers and drivers for blue-green measures were identified and they give an updated picture of Swedish urban stormwater management. Many factors encourage municipal actors to implement blue-green solutions, such as increased need for recreation, protection of biodiversity and climate change. Identified barriers are found within the municipal stormwater management it-self, but can also be found outside the storm water management structure, such as lack of knowledge among politicians, officials, exploiters and civilians, fragmented roles and responsibilities in general, as well as uncertainty of the effects and cost of new alternatives. The study has three main findings; Several barriers were mentioned by most of the interviewees clearly show that a wide range of changes are needed to alter the current stormwater management regime; Niche innovations are often put forward as a way to enhance socio-technical transition, but this study is that such an approach is over-simplified instead elaborated suggestions for an alteration of urban stormwater management is given, both with top-down and bottom-up perspective. For the success of blue-green solutions, educational efforts are important at different levels in the planning, building and maintenance process of blue-green solutions. Therefore, employees must have a good general knowledge of both blue and green issues as well as having contacts in the different sectors of the municipality. To conclude we argue that a transition can not only be induced by pilot projects but requires change in legal structures as well as altered financing models for blue-green solutions. Moreover, the ongoing, but slow, change should therefor probably be interpreted as a shift to a new regime, but rather an evolutionary transition where new approaches are combined with traditional, pipe-bound solutions.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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A goal oriented indicator framework to support integrated assessment of new policies for agri-environmental systems
- 2009
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Ingår i: Environmental Science and Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1462-9011. ; 12:5, s. 562-572
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The goal oriented framework (GOF) for indicators has been developed as part of a comprehensive research project developing computerised tools for integrated assessment of the effects of new policies or technologies on agricultural systems (SEAMLESS-IF). The ambition has therefore been to create an indicator framework where the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainable development can be related to each other in a consistent way. Integrated assessment tools rely on such frameworks to capture and visualise trade-offs (antagonisms or synergies) among indicators between and within the three dimensions of sustainable development. The specific aims of this paper are to (i) present the GOF (ii) present how the GOF can be used to select indicators within the integrated assessment framework SEAMLESS-IF and (iii) discuss the advantages and limitations with the proposed approach. We show that the GOF has several advantages. Its major rewards are its relative simplicity and the possibility to link indicators to policy goals of each dimension of sustainability and thereby facilitate the comparison of the impacts of the new policy on the different dimensions. Another important feature of the GOF is its multi-scale perspective, which will enable the comparison of effects of a new policy between scales. Yet, as typical for all indicator frameworks, the GOF has also biases either instigated by the issues the included models cover or by the stakeholders' selection of indicators. However, due to the way the GOF and its indicators are technically implemented in SEAMLESS-IF, it can easily be extended and include new indicators to increase and update its policy relevance. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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A model-supported participatory process for nutrient management: a socio-legal analysis of a bottom-up implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1473-5903 .- 1747-762X. ; 9:2, s. 379-389
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A methodology for local stakeholders' involvement in water management using a catchment model as a platform for dialogue has been developed and tested in the Kaggebo Bay drainage area in the southeast of Sweden. The process involved farmers, rural households not connected to municipal wastewater treatment facilities, local and regional authorities as well as different water and agricultural experts. This paper aims to assess whether and how the methodology has succeeded in encouraging social learning and promoting action and which barriers can be identified. The assessment shows that the methodology is able to create confidence in the process and increase the willingness to act as the methodology was able to adapt the form and content of the dialogue to better fit the cognitive and relational needs of involved stakeholders. It is also shown that the process may lead to a probable improvement of the eutrophication situation. However, if these types of processes are to serve not only as a basis for social learning and action at the local level, but also as the basis for a broader process of societal learning, then a mechanism to confer local ideas to the regional and national levels has to be clarified.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Blågröna lösningar i Sofielund : klimatanpassningsåtgärder i allt tätare städer
- 2018
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ett klimat i förändring är något som påverkar oss alla. För staden och dess invånare innebär det bland annat mer nederbörd och en ökad risk för översvämningar. Det är därför viktigt att arbeta med klimatanpassningsåtgärder.Tanken med den här broschyren är att visa vilka lösningar som naturen kan bidra med. Den fokuserar på ett redan bebyggt område; Sofielund i Malmö. Innehållet bygger på intervjuer med fastighetsägare och förvaltare i området och materialet har tagits fram genom ett samarbete mellan två forskare vid centrum för miljö och klimatforskning och landskapsarkitekter på COWI i Malmö.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Critical Load : The politics of chemistry
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Critical Load was introduced as a environmental policy tool in the late 1980s in response to a need for exact and scientifically based measures to abate transboundary air pollution in the Convention onLong-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). The main objective in this study was to analyse the practical operationalisation of these limits. The study proceeded by analysing policy document treating the Critical Load concept produced by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEP A) It is showed that the concept is mainly operationalised through three scientific disciplines, chemistry, ecology and toxicology. Chemistry dominates and two things are forwarded as a reason. First, the political over all aim of Critical Load is based on the ideas that nature is robust within limits a perception, which is closely entangled with an idea that it is possible to calculate these limits. This favours chemical explanations, as chemistry is perceived as more calculable than for example ecology. Secondly, the Critical Load concept was initially used in connection to acidification, which primarily has been perceived a chemical problem. As ecological explanations in the material not are operationalised into precise limitsthe role of ecology is interpreted as a complement to the precise calculations provided by chemistry, taking into consideration the balance and the complexity of nature. Toxicological explanations on the other hand provide precise measurements and are therefore interpreted as an intermediary between ecology and chemistry. Thethree stories are therefore interpreted as versions on the same story,nature as robust within limits and calculable. The ecological and thetoxicological explanations are also interpreted as answers to a changein the perception of environmental problem to more complex and to achanging focus of polluting compounds in the CLRTAP.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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How participatory can participatory modeling be? Degrees of influence of stakeholder and expert perspectives in six dimensions of participatory modeling
- 2007
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Ingår i: Water Science and Technology. - : IWA Publishing. - 0273-1223 .- 1996-9732. ; 56:1, s. 207-214
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The authors are involved in a project aiming at the development of a methodology for participatory modeling as a tool for public participation in water resource management. In this paper, some examples of different degrees of stakeholder influence in six key dimensions of participatory modeling are identified and discussed. Arnstein's (A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 1969, 4, 216–224) critical discussion of different degrees of “real” decision-making power is taken as a point of departure to assess possible degrees of stakeholder influence. Can we as participatory modelers be sure that we are really inviting our research objects to an equal communicative relationship where local perspectives, knowledge and priorities are respected to the same extent as central and/or expert perspectives? This paper presents an approach that could be used as a tool for structured reflection to avoid unreflective tendencies towards expert knowledge dominance and low degree of stakeholders' real influence over the process.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Hur kan vi bygga våra framtida städer?
- 2015
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Ingår i: 15 hållbara lösningar för framtiden. - 9789198157758 ; , s. 89-97
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Local stakeholders acceptance of model-generated data used as a communication tool in water management: The Ronnea study
- 2005
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Ingår i: Ambio. - : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. - 0044-7447 .- 1654-7209. ; 34:7, s. 507-512
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this study was to increase the knowledge of local stakeholders acceptance of model-generated data when used as a communication tool in water quality management. The Ronnea catchment in the southwest of Sweden was chosen as the study area. The results indicate the model-generated data served as a uniting factor. Simultaneously, the stakeholders were concerned with presented data, the main problems being sources of pollution, which were not accounted for, lack of trustworthiness when measuring pollution, and the uncertainty of the impact of natural variation and delayed effects. Four clusters of factors were identified as influencing stakeholders acceptance of the model-generated data: confidence in its practical applications, confidence in the people involved in or providing material for the dialog (such as experts, decision-makers, and media), the social characteristics of the participants (such as age and profession), and the way of communicating the data (such as tone of communication, group composition, duration, and geographical scope of the dialog). The perception of the fairness of the practical application of given model-generated data was also an important factor for acceptance.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Mapping the governance complex of land use policies for compensation
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ecological compensation is the latest member of a growing family of concepts aimed at reducing degradation of environmental quality. This and other concepts of the family – like ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and nature-based solutions – have been subject to a range of different interpretations and subsequent implementation practices. The result is a complex governance system with unclear boundaries and implications for the management efforts of environmental quality. In this paper, we seek to map and disentangle this complexity – with a particular focus on ecological compensation and related concepts (such as biodiversity offsetting and no net loss), which all have gained momentum in recent years and which share the notion that intrusion in nature should be compensated in one way or the other. In a first step, we seek to map similarities, differences and overlaps, between the concepts, by using a set of analytical categories including: the origin of the concept (scientific or policy context), the aim of its application, the type of decision-making process it generates, its relation to urban or rural contexts, and the extent to which it has been subjected to regulation. In a second step, and as a result of this mapping, we will advance knowledge about how governments, municipalities and business actors in different ways work with environmental quality, ecosystem services and biodiversity. First, we draw conclusions about the degree to which the concepts under scrutiny are mutually reinforcing or competing. Second, our analysis enables conclusions about why some concepts are preferred in certain institutional contexts and what institutional preconditions are needed for their use. Third, we discuss possible implications of this governance complexity for questions of effectiveness and legitimacy.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Plan for Using and Dissemination of Knowledge, D0.3.1, SEAMLESS integrated project
- 2007
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The SEAMLESS project has high ambitions both concerning its scientific goals and its aim to create an impact assessment tool that can be useful in future policy making in the agrienvironmental area. Interaction between researchers and the society therefore is a crucial component of the project. In the last phase of the SEAMLESS project the dissemination of knowledge produced in the project becomes particularly important. The general objective of this Deliverable is to present the aim, topic, form, timing and responsible persons of different dissemination activities, aiming at assembling information from the policy community and at enhancing the use and dissemination of knowledge produced by the SEAMLESS project. The report covers the following main themes: • Interaction with the policy community where we separate between interactions with the User forum, targeted meetings with specialists, National Ministries and regional authorities, European Organisations as well as other users, such as Farmers organisations. • Interactions with the scientific community where we outline the SEAMLESS contributions to conferences, SEAMLESS related publications and the final Symposium that the project will organise at the end of the project. • Cooperation with other projects and how it can be strengthened during the last phase of the project. • Communication tools implemented by the project such as the SEAMLESS portal and website, the Newsletters as well as other means of communication.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna
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Politiker måste våga minska privatbilismen : Forskare: Fler grönytor behövs mot extremväder
- 2022
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Ingår i: Aftonbladet Debatt. - 1103-9000.
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- För att att minska städernas koldioxidutsläpp relaterat till val av byggmaterial, byggprocess samt energianvändningen i våra boenden skulle fler hus behöva byggas i trä, renovering i högre grad väljas i stället för rivning, husen skulle behöva göras mer energieffektiva och vi skulle behöva bo fler på mindre yta, menar Johanna Alkan Olsson, docent i miljövetenskap vid Lunds universitet och specialiserad på frågor kring hållbara städer.Del 11 i debattserien #viktigasteklimatrösterna där forskare skriver om hur klimatpolitiken skulle se ut om forskningen fick bestämma – och partipolitiskt obundna unga skriver om hur de upplever klimatkrisen och klimatpolitiken.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Possibilities and problems with the use of models as a communication tool in water resource management
- 2007
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Ingår i: Water Resources Management. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0920-4741 .- 1573-1650. ; 21:97, s. 97-110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Politicians and policy-makers, as well as modellers, often nurses an expectation that model derived results is an objective source of information that can be used to support decisions. However, several prerequisites have to be dealt with in order to ensure that models can be used as legitimate and efficient tools in water resource management. Based on empirical material from recent studies on the use of models in stakeholder dialogues, mainly focusing on catchment nutrient transport, two central problems are identified: (a) Models are laden with choices and thus depend on assumptions and priorities of modellers. (b) There are several factors that influence ability and willingness of stakeholders (as information recovers) to criticize or accept results of the modelling exercise. Recognized factors likely to influence stakeholders' acceptance of model derived results include issues at stake, stakeholders' ability to criticize model derived information, and their trust in the institutions that have developed or applied the used models. Identified prerequisites for successful use of models in integrated water resource management include: consideration of user relevance, awareness of and preparedness to handle constraints linked to communication of model-based results, transparency of used models and data and of involved uncertainties, mutual respect between experts and stakeholders and between involved stakeholder groups, a robust institutional network, and sufficient time for dialogues. Development and use of strategies for participatory modelling, based on a continuous dialogue between experts and stakeholders is recommended as a way to facilitate that the prerequisites for a successful use of models in water resource management are fulfilled.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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Riskkommunikation om långvarig exponering för hälsoskadliga kemiska ämnen : Utmaningar vid riskkommunikation och förslag på råd för en bättre kommunikation
- 2018
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Personers riskuppfattning påverkas av flera faktorer, som närheten till tidigare händelser, egna erfarenheter (utbildning och social kontext) och vad som kommuniceras. Detta innebär att både budskapsgivaren och mottagaren har stor betydelse för hur en kommunikationssituation utvecklas.Syftet med detta delprojekt, som är en del av projektet ”Nätverk vid upptäckt av befolkningsexponering för farliga kemiska ämnen” som MSB (Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap) finansierar, har varit att undersöka och samla befintlig erfarenhet av att kommunicera risker. Detta görs för att öka förståelsen samt ta fram råd kring hur kommunikationen som berör dessa ämnen kan förbättras och stärkas. Speciellt fokus har lagts på kommunikation gällande långvarig exponering för hälsoskadliga kemiska ämnen som finns i vår omgivning under längre tid, vilket kräver en långvarig strategi för riskkommunikationen.För att öka förståelsen och ta fram råd har tre mindre studier genomförts: ”Oro, riskuppfattning och kommunikation vid förorenade glasbruksområden”, ”Riskkommunikation vid arbets- och miljömedicinska enheter” och ”Kommunal riskkommunikation om PFAS”. Från de tre studierna kan några olika slutsatser dras. Det finns goda strukturer för riskkommunikation i Sverige och många inblandade aktörer vet hur och vad de behöver göra för att kommunicera risker på ett bra sätt. Olika kemiska föroreningar kräver olika kommunikationsåtgärder. I studien i Glasriket ville många ha mer information (medborgarperspektiv) medan efterfrågan på mer information har tystnat i kommuner där per- och polyfluorerade ämnen (PFAS) upptäckts i dricksvatten. Kommuner efterfrågar mer interaktion och stöd från övriga myndigheter.Med dessa studier som grund skapades ett utkast till en checklista för god riskkommunikation som ”testades” på en workshop som genomfördes 13 mars 2018 i Kalmar med personer från kommuner, länsstyrelser och arbets- och miljömedicinska kliniker. Anteckningarna från mötet användes för att utveckla listan till en lista med råd.Utöver kommentarer på rapporten och listan med råd lyfte flera av deltagarna också fram frågor kring hur en liknande dialog kan föras vidare. Även mer konkreta förslag lyftes fram: Skapa nätverk och mötesplatser för mer kommunikation mellan ansvariga bortom ”stuprörsmentaliteten”. Skapa ett officiellt och tydligt nätverk med experter dit man kan vända sig med specifika frågor. Skapa en databas på nationell nivå för ärenden. Skapa nätverk som är sanktionerade av arbetsgivaren. Utnyttja befintliga nätverk bättre. Genomföra övningar över administrativa gränser; genom övningar blir vi bättre och lär oss hur vi ska agera.I diskussionerna under workshopen flera deltagare att “i vardagen är man själv” och att en svårighet är ekonomiska resurser och att man ofta fokuserar på det akuta. Flera av deltagarna menade att nationella myndigheter har ett ansvar att tydligare stötta ”vardagsarbetet” med att kommunicera risker med hälsoskadliga kemiska ämnen. Detta skulle ha potential att spara resurser i ett längre perspektiv.Tanken är att de åtta råden som togs fram skall kunna användas och lyftas fram när grupper av aktörer skall bygga strukturer och nätverk för riskkommunikation som berör långvarig exponering för hälsoskadliga kemiska ämnen. Vi har delat upp listan på råd i sådana som handlar om förberedelser (innan det händer) och sådana som kan tillämpas vid kommunikationstillfället (när det händer). Även om listan inte riktar sig till en specifik aktör ser vi att den framförallt kan vara användbar för kommuner. Andra myndigheter kan använda listan för att reflektera över hur de kan planera och organisera både form och innehåll av sin riskkommunikation för att på bästa sätt stötta den lokala nivån.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna
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Setting limits in nature and the politics of chemical compounds
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Critical Load concept, emerged in the late 1980s as a response toan expressed need from especially policy makers to create more exactand scientifically based policy tools for the abatement of transboundary air pollution in Europe (Gehring, 1994; Wettestad, 2000). The concept has mainly been used in international negotiationson emission reductions related to the second-generation protocols, tothe Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP), i.e. the 1994 Oslo protocol and the 1999 Gothenburg protocol. To create a policy based on scientific findings of effects in nature was, by policy makers in the CLRT AP regime, seen as an improvement in relation to the uniform emission reductions, used in earlier protocols. Equal percentage cuts were viewed as arbitrary, economically ineffective and unfair. Arbitrary, as there was no solid scientific base to support the cuts. Ineffective, as the cost for reduction was different in different parts of Europe. Unfair as uniform emission reductions had failed to take into account that ecosystem sensibility varies. The introduction of Critical Load in the CLRTAP can hence be described as a change from a focus on equity of reduction, based on equal commitments for different countries to a focus on equity of environmental effects and economical commitments. The solution to these problems was the Critical Load concept which estimates ofnature's limits to different types of pollutants were aimed to serve asthe base for cost-efficiency calculations, creating the desired policy. The shift from equal percentage cuts to emission cuts based on effects led to an increased importance of scientific estimations (Biickstrand, 2001; Cresser, 2000). (...)
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna
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The Critical Load concept : A milestone or milestone for future environmental policymaking?
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This article provides an analysis of the critique directed towards the Critical Load concept expressed in policy texts produced by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The aim is to trace and discuss the character of this critique. A further aim is to discuss whether it is possible that this critique may gain a foothold in today's environmental policy, and what the result of such a development could be for the future use of the Critical Load as a basis of environmental policy-making. It is shown that the Critical Load concept faces a decreasing legitimacy as a policy tool, giving it an uncertain, but nevertheless possibly viable future. However,depending on how the possibilities of estimating limits in nature areinterpreted and used in practice, the concept may become either amilestone or a millstone.
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna, et al.
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The Critical Load graph : A rhetorical trope
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- It is often said that pictures and graphical visualisations have a greatpower to unify and simplify ideas: "a picture says a thousand words" as thesaying goes. The ability of graphs to explore and summarise large sets ofnumbers is also well known (Tufte, 1983: introduction). Although scientistsfrequently have recourse to graphical illustrations when explaining complexproblems, the role of pictures and graphs in forwarding scientific findingshas received relatively little attention in studies of science compared to the attention given to texts. Ronald Giere and Michael Ruse have suggested thatthis lack of interest may be explained by the strong influence of logical empiricism in scientific culture (Giere, 1996; Ruse, 1996). Logical empiricism emerged in the eighteenth century in the transition between an oral-visualculture and a text-based culture, nurturing a suspicion towards pictures andarguing that human thinking relies on words. In this textual culture pictures are reduced to persuasive aids, if considered at all, being thought of as pedagogical tools or simple 'illustrations' used to facilitate the presentation and sharing of scientific findings (Stafford, 1994). Another reason why visual displays in science have been underestimated and neglected compared to scientific texts, may simply be, as suggested by David Lynch, that methods for analysing verbal materials are more advanced than thosefor analysing pictures (Lynch, 1990:151). (...)
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- Alkan Olsson, Johanna
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What role for soft law in building and developing the climate change regime?
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Yeditepe University Faculty of Law. - 1303-4650. ; 8:1, s. 1-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper aims to portray the increasingly complex normative structure of international climate change regime, which consists of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Cimate Change, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol as well as other additional elements that playing a role, such as the practices of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Global Environmental Facility and procedures of these institutions. The paper is composed of three parts. The first part defines three key concepts, used extensively in this paper. Part two discusses factors promoting the increasing use of soft law in international environmental management in general and climate change regime in particular and overviews the international legal foundations on which the climate change regime is built. Part three briefly analysis of the normstructure of the CCR, including the reporting, review and non-compliance mechanisms as well as the fJexibility mechanisms that this regime lays down. The paper concludes that both hard and soft law, may have diffirential efficts on both rule development and effictive implementation of climate change rules depending mainly on three factors: 'political saliency', 'the perceived state of scientific knowledge', and 'the bargaining power of the states' that favour either hard or respectively soft law.
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- Andersson, Lotta, 1958-, et al.
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Use of participatory scenario modeling as platforms in stakeholder dialogues
- 2010
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Ingår i: Hydrocomplexity : New Tools for Solving Wicked Water Problems - New Tools for Solving Wicked Water Problems. - 0144-7815. - 9781907161117
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Water related problems are characterized by complexities, uncertainties, and conflicting interests and there is no single “optimal” way to approach these “wicked” problems. Model-assisted participatory processes have been suggested as one way to meet these challenges. However, the use of models as ascenario tools for local planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies addressing environmental challenges is more often an exception than a common practice. In order to assess future possibilities for successful useof participatory scenario modelling, experiences from two model-facilitated projects are presented and discussed. The participatory scenario modelling described in this paper, implies modelling with people, as opposed to agent based modelling which is based on modelling of people’s behaviour and its consequences. In the first project, a participatory model-assisted process was conducted to formulate a locally proposed remedy plan to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads in local lakes and the coastal zone. In the second project, a similar process was used to formulate local adaptation strategies to climate change impacts on water allocation, farming and the environment. Based on the experiences of these projects; recommendations are made to how model-assisted participatory processes can best be organised and conducted. A key message is that modellers need to rethink their role as “solution providers” to become “process facilitators”.
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- Andersson, Lotta, et al.
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Use of participatory scenario modelling as platforms in stakeholder dialogues
- 2008
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Ingår i: Water S.A.. - 0378-4738 .- 1816-7950. ; 34:4, s. 439-447
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A participatory methodology, based on dialogues between stakeholders and experts has been developed and tested in the drainage area to Kaggebo Bay in the Baltic Sea. This study is focused on the EU Water Framework Directive, with emphasis on reduction of eutrophication. The drainage area is included in the WFD administrative area of the Motala Strom River basin. A similar approach is now applied in a recently initiated project in the Thukela River basin, with focus on impacts of climate change on water resources. The methodology is based on the idea that a catchment model serves as a platform for the establishment of a common view of present conditions and the causes behind these conditions. In the following steps, this is followed by model-assisted agreement on environmental goals (i.e. what do we want the future to look like?) and local agreement on a remedy or mitigation plans in order to reduce environmental impact (e. g. eutrophication); alternatively to adapt to conditions that cannot be determined by local actions (e. g. climate change). By involving stakeholder groups in this model-supported stepwise process, it is ensured that all stakeholder groups involved have a high degree of confidence in the presented model results, and thereby enable various actors involved to share a common view, regarding both present conditions, goals and the way to reach these goals. Although this is a process that is time-(and cost-) consuming, it is hypothesised that the use of this methodology is two-pronged: it increases the willingness to carry out remedies or necessary adaptations to a changing environment, and it increases the level of understanding between the various groups and therefore ameliorates the potential for future conflicts. Compared to traditional use of model results in environmental decision-making, the experts role is transformed from a one-way communication of final results to assistance in the various steps of the participatory process.
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- Arheimer, Berit, et al.
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Using catchment models to establish measure plans according to the Water Framework Directive
- 2007
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Ingår i: Water Science and Technology. - : IWA Publishing. - 0273-1223 .- 1996-9732. ; 56:1, s. 21-28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A participatory modelling process (DEMO) has been developed and applied in a 350 km(2) catchment in southern Sweden. The overall goal is to improve the dialogues between experts and local stakeholders by using numerical models as a platform for discussions. The study is focused on reducing nutrient load and on the development of a locally established measure plan, which is requested by the European Water Framework Directive. The HBV-NP model was chosen as it can calculate effects and costs for different allocations of several combined measures in a catchment. This paper shows the impact of including local data in the modelling process vs. using more general data. It was found that modelled diffuse nutrient pollution was highly modified when including local know-how, soft information and more detailed field investigations. Leaching from arable land was found to be 35% higher using more detailed information on for instance, agricultural practices, crop and soil distribution. Moreover, the stakeholders' acceptance of model results and reliance on experts was increased by applying the participatory process and involving stakeholders in the modelling procedure.
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- Armah, Frederick A., et al.
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Assessment of legal framework for corporate environmental behaviour and perceptions of residents in mining communities in Ghana
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1360-0559 .- 0964-0568. ; 54:2, s. 193-209
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines the extent to which it meets international best practices and standards of corporate conduct and the extent to which self-regulatory mechanisms are accommodated under the framework. This was accomplished through reviews of mining and water related Acts, laws and relevant Statutes on corporate environmental practices in Ghana. Ethnographic qualitative research was carried out and key tools utilised included participant observations, focus group discussions and interviews. Interview data captured community members' perceptions on impacts of mining in 12 host communities. Key findings indicate that most respondents have negative perceptions about the socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining and where corporate environmental governance codes exist, enforcement mechanisms are not very well laid out, a situation which reflects weak regulatory institutions in the mining sector. Further, the legal and regulatory regime for environmental governance has failed to come up to international best practices. While government has an important role to play in the area of providing the legal framework for enhancing best practice standards in corporate environmental governance, it appears that the ultimate responsibility for sound environmental behaviour still lies with corporations themselves.
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- Armah, Frederick Ato, et al.
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The Gap between Theory and Practice of Stakeholder Participation : The Case of Management of The Korle Lagoon, Ghana
- 2009
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Ingår i: LEAD Journal. - 1746-5893. ; 5:1, s. 73-89
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Participation of stakeholders at the local level is evolving as a mechanism to address complex environmental problems, not least water pollution. Participation has been used as a tool for the economic and social empowerment of settlements within the catchment of the Korle lagoon in Ghana, particularly residents of the Old Fadama community that live in proximity to the lagoon. Using direct observations and survey of stakeholder groups, the paper examines the structure and process of participation of stakeholders in Korle lagoon resource use and water policy formulation and implementation with regard to Korle Lagoon Ecological Restoration Project (KLERP). The results show that exclusion of stakeholders generates conflict and antagonism which hinders the implementation of water resource policy. Alliances of stakeholders in the participatory process have served as pressure points compelling government to negotiate with civil society on behalf of the community. In theory, participation holds promise to address conflict, however in practice, a number of factors that feed into conflict characterise the process of participation in this case, such as ineffective information flow in the community, agency-structure dynamics, historical antecedents among the ethnic groups and low-levels of communication. These gaps jointly undermine the full participation of the Old Fadama community in lagoon management.
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- Bergman, Anna-Karin, et al.
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Emerging dilemmas and risks in the changing context of water law, administration and management in Sweden
- 2008
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The regulation processes and administrative legal institutions related to water resource management in Sweden are in a process of transformation. This transformation is related to factors regarding introduction of new laws, the emergence of new issues on the policy agenda as well as changes in the administrative procedures and responsibilities..The aim of this project is to map out the relationship between these factors and to analyse the effect of these factors on the involved administrations, as well as the effects on the implementation of the EU Water framework directive (WFD). A better understanding of these changes will increase the understanding of the content and character of the effect of the change in the different involved institutions as well as on how efficiently new laws such as the WFD can be implemented. This type of knowledge may promote a better organisational form for decision-making and adjudication when using the WFD in the future.
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- Brown, Calum, et al.
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Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy
- 2021
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Ingår i: Land Use Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0264-8377. ; 101
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has failed to achieve its aim of preserving European farmland biodiversity, despite massive investment in subsidies to incentivise environmentally-beneficial farming practices. This failure calls into question the design of the subsidy schemes, which are intended to either function as a safety net and make farming profitable or compensate farmers for costs and loss of income while undertaking environmental management. In this study, we assess whether the design of environmental payments in the CAP reflects current knowledge about farmers’ decision-making as found in the research literature. We do so on the basis of a comprehensive literature review on farmers’ uptake of agri-environmental management practices over the past 10 years and interviews specifically focused on Ecological Focus Areas with policy-makers, advisors and farmers in seven European countries. We find that economic and structural factors are the most commonly-identified determinants of farmers’ adoption of environmental management practices in the literature and in interviews. However, the literature suggests that these are complemented by – and partially dependent on – a broad range of social, attitudinal and other contextual factors that are not recognised in interview responses or, potentially, in policy design. The relatively simplistic conceptualisation of farmer behaviour that underlies some aspects of policy design may hamper the effectiveness of environmental payments in the CAP by over-emphasising economic considerations, potentially corroding farmer attitudes to policy and environmental objectives. We conclude that an urgent redesign of agricultural subsidies is needed to better align them with the economic, social and environmental factors affecting farmer decision-making in a complex production climate, and therefore to maximise potential environmental benefits.
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Understanding farmer uptake of measures that support biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) : An EKLIPSE Expert Working Group report
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Recent scientific research highlights the urgent need to protect Europe’s remaining – and rapidly declining– biological diversity. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the major tools with which policymakers in the European Union (EU) can achieve this aim. However, so far, the CAP has proved largely ineffective – or even detrimental – to this goal. With relatively localised exceptions, the Policy’s notable success in ensuring supplies of food and fiber by supporting Europe’s farmers has been at the expense of environmental objectives. This report presents the findings of an Expert Working Group (EWG) convened to explore the ways in which the Common Agricultural Policy could be made more effective in protecting biodiversity and delivering associated ecosystem services, particularly through the implementation of effective biodiversity measures by Europe’s farmers. The EWG was established with a focus on Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs), a policy instrument introduced tothe CAP in the period 2014 - 2020, who broadened this remit to also consider evidence from other measures. In the first of three main strands of research (Step A), we synthesised the findings of recent reviews that investigate the most beneficial measures for biodiversity on farmland. In the second (Step B), we reviewed the factors affecting the design and selection of these measures at European, national and farm scales. In the third (Step C), we used our findings to develop recommendations for improving the impacts of the CAP on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. The bulk of our work focused on Step B, in particular a new assessment of factors affecting farmer’s uptake of relevant measures, and a series of interviews with farmers’ representatives to further develop our insights and findings.
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