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- Dawkins, Elena, et al.
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Advancing sustainable consumption at the local government level : A literature review
- 2019
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In: Journal of Cleaner Production. - : Elsevier. - 0959-6526 .- 1879-1786. ; 231, s. 1450-1462
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The consumption of goods and services can be a driver of environmental and social impacts around the world. Understanding the role that the different levels of government can play in incentivising sustainable consumption is therefore critical. Using systematic review techniques, this paper reviews the latest evidence on the importance, effectiveness, successes and failures of local government in advancing sustainable consumption. We find that there is little focus on sustainable consumption in its entirety or whether it is being achieved at the local government level. Important consumption categories like food, procurement, water, waste prevention, clothing, other consumables or services are understudied. Evaluation of the outcome of sustainable consumption interventions was limited, and the assessment that was completed gave mixed results. The most popular policy instruments were of the less coercive administrative and informative type. Multiple barriers to the success of an intervention were identified, the top ones being funding; staff capacity, knowledge or data; lack of flexibility and lock-in to the status quo; lack of guidance or political will; administrative burdens; and lack of regulatory powers or tools. Sustainable consumption interventions by local government were most effective when they had strong leadership, good stakeholder engagement, participatory approaches and extensive consultations.
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- André, Karin, et al.
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Analysis of Swedish Forest Owners' Information and Knowledge-Sharing Networks for Decision-Making : Insights for Climate Change Communication and Adaptation
- 2017
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In: Environmental Management. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0364-152X .- 1432-1009. ; 59:6, s. 885-897
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To further the understanding of climate change adaptation processes, more attention needs to be paid to the various contextual factors that shape whether and how climate-related knowledge and information is received and acted upon by actors involved. This study sets out to examine the characteristics of forest owners' in Sweden, the information and knowledge-sharing networks they draw upon for decision-making, and their perceptions of climate risks, their forests' resilience, the need for adaptation, and perceived adaptive capacity. By applying the concept of ego-network analysis, the empirical data was generated by a quantitative survey distributed to 3000 private forest owners' in Sweden in 2014 with a response rate of 31%. The results show that there is a positive correlation, even though it is generally weak, between forest owner climate perceptions and (i) network features, i.e. network size and heterogeneity, and (ii) presence of certain alter groups (i.e. network members or actors). Results indicate that forest owners' social networks currently serve only a minimal function of sharing knowledge of climate change and adaptation. Moreover, considering the fairly infrequent contact between respondents and alter groups, the timing of knowledge sharing is important. In conclusion we suggest those actors that forest owners' most frequently communicate with, especially forestry experts providing advisory services (e.g. forest owner associations, companies, and authorities) have a clear role to communicate both the risks of climate change and opportunities for adaptation. Peers are valuable in connecting information about climate risks and adaptation to the actual forest property.
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- André, Karin, et al.
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Assessing the Quality of Knowledge for Adaptation : Experiences From Co-designing Climate Services in Sweden
- 2021
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In: Frontiers in Climate. - Lausanne, Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation. - 2624-9553. ; 3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Adaptation to climate change is becoming more urgent, but the wealth of knowledge that informs adaptation planning and decision-making is not used to its full potential. Top-down approaches to knowledge production are identified as one important reason for the gap between science and practice and are criticized for not meeting the needs of intended users. In response to this challenge, there is a growing interest in the creation of user-oriented and actionable climate services to support adaptation. At the same time, recent research suggests that greater efforts are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge co-production processes and the best criteria by which to gauge the quality of knowledge outcomes, while also considering different stakeholder perspectives. This paper explores these issues through a critical assessment of the quality of knowledge for adaptation generated from a climate services co-design process in two case studies in Sweden. The study draws on experiences from a 5-year research collaboration in which natural and social science researchers, together with local stakeholders, co-designed climate services to support climate adaptation planning and decision-making. The well-established knowledge quality criteria of credibility, legitimacy, saliency, usability, and usefulness remain relevant, but are not sufficient to capture factors relating to whether and how the knowledge actually is applied by climate change adaptation planners and decision-makers. We observe that case-specific circumstances beyond the scope of the co-design process, including the decision-making context as well as non-tangible outcomes, also play crucial roles that should be accounted for in the knowledge assessment processes.
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- André, Karin, et al.
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Drivkrafter för hållbar konsumtion på lokal nivå : Svenska kommuners roll och möjligheter
- 2021
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- En ökande konsumtion och resursförbrukning utgör idag en av de största globala hållbarhetsutmaningarna och är en viktig anledning till att utsläppen av växthusgaser fortsätter att öka. Såväl internationellt som i Sverige råder en allt större medvetenhet om att vi måste minska den negativa påverkan på klimat, miljö och människors hälsa som vår konsumtion ger upphov till (se till exempel Agenda 2030 och mål 12). För att främja hållbar konsumtion har städer och kommuner en viktig roll att spela genom att både indirekt och direkt främja och skapa incitament för hållbara konsumtionsmönster och beteenden på lokal nivå, såväl i kommunernas egen verksamhet som bland hushållen och andra aktörer.I denna rapport diskuteras de viktigaste insikterna och slutsatserna från projektet Unlock: Drivkrafter för en hållbar konsumtion på lokal nivå1. Syftet med Unlock har varit att bidra med ny kunskap om svenska kommuners roll när det gäller hållbar konsumtion på lokal nivå samt analysera hinder och möjligheter i kommunernas arbete. Rapporten lyfter fram ett antal rekommendationer på åtgärder och strategier för att stärka kommunernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion, och därmed Sveriges möjligheter att etablera ett mer hållbart samhälle.Rapporten utgår från följande forskningsfrågor:Vad kännetecknar kommunernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion idag? Det vill säga vilka konsumtionsområden står i fokus och vilka styrmedel och åtgärder används?Hur uppfattar kommunerna sin roll och sina möjligheter att främja hållbar konsumtion inom ramen för den egna verksamheten, samt gentemot invånare och företag?Hur använder kommunerna data och indikatorer i arbetet med hållbar konsumtion och vilka behov kan identifieras? Genom en tvärvetenskaplig ansats och en kombination av kvantitativa och kvalitativa metoder har projektet fokuserat på att fånga kommunernas drivkrafter, erfarenheter och kunskaper om hållbar konsumtion. Projektets tre huvudsakliga metoder innefattar: systematisk granskning av den vetenskapliga litteraturen om kommunernas roll att främja hållbar konsumtion; nationell webbaserad enkätstudie som genomfördes under hösten 2018 till Sveriges alla kommuner och länsstyrelser, och 3) fördjupade fallstudier av två kommuner, Lund och Upplands Väsby, där en serie fokusgrupper, workshoppar och intervjuer genomfördes med kommunala tjänstepersoner från olika förvaltningar under 2018–2019.Resultaten visar att många kommuner idag arbetar aktivt för att främja hållbar konsumtion med flera strategiska åtgärder på plats. Kommunernas arbete med hållbar konsumtion spänner över flera konsumtionsområden som till exempel livsmedel, upphandling, energi, avfall, energianvändning och transporter. De styrmedel som används är framför allt informativa och administrativa. Samarbete genom nätverk och investeringar är något som verkar öka möjligheterna att nå framgång. Resultat visar även att upphandling betraktas som ett viktigt styrmedel men upplevs svårt på grund av bristande resurser och kunskap. Likaså upplever kommunerna svårigheter att förstå och följa upp miljöbelastningen från sina inköp.Kommunerna visar stark drivkraft i arbetet med hållbar konsumtion men efterfrågar mer vägledning från nationell nivå. Resultaten visar också att politiskt stöd är mycket viktigt för att få tillräckligt med resurser samt stöd för att genomföra åtgärder. Ekonomiska incitament är också en viktig drivkraft medan bristande finansiella resurser är ett hinder för framsteg. För att lyckas i arbetet framhålls även nyckelpersoner, samarbete över förvaltningsgränser samt kompetens och tid som centrala faktorer. När det gäller indikatorer är det tydligt att de kan fungera som ett viktigt incitament för att adressera hållbar konsumtion men att brist på data ofta hämmar kommunernas möjligheter att utvärdera effekterna av olika åtgärder och styrmedel. Resultaten visar också att kommunernas användning av indikatorer hjälper till att fånga upp hur arbetet med hållbar konsumtion utvecklas i delar av arbetet men att de flesta kommuner inte har någon helhetsbild över hur påverkan från konsumtion utvecklas över tid. En förbättrad uppföljning och utvärdering anses vidare vara viktigt för att öka engagemanget för åtgärder som adresserar hållbar konsumtion. Rapportens rekommendationer (se vidare avsnitt 5):Stärk kommunernas möjligheter till kontinuerligt lärande, erfarenhetsutbyte och samarbeten genom etablering av gemensamma mötesplatser.Säkerställ brett politiskt stöd och mer resurser genom att etablera starkare stödjande institutioner, till exempel genom att se över fördelningen av ansvar från lokal till nationell nivå.Ge kommunerna mer stöd genom gemensamma riktlinjer och vägledning från nationell nivå och inom ramen för det kommunala självstyret. Detta också för att bidra till samsyn kring begreppet hållbar konsumtion och därigenom underlätta framtagandet av mål, strategier och tillhörande handlingsplaner.Utveckla samarbetet kring hållbar konsumtion mellan nationell, regional och lokal nivå och där landets länsstyrelser förslagsvis skulle kunna ta en större roll i arbetet.Prioritera stöd till utveckling och sammanställning av lokala konsumtionsbaserade miljöindikatorer och data.Stärk kommunernas kapacitet att sammanställa data från upphandling och inköp för att ge bättre underlag för styrmedel och åtgärder som minskar konsumtionens miljöpåverkan.
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- André, Karin, et al.
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Method Development for Identifying and Analysing Stakeholders in Climate Change Adaptation Processes
- 2012
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In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning. - : Routledge. - 1523-908X .- 1522-7200. ; 14:3, s. 243-261
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- It is now widely recognized that stakeholder interaction and dialogue is essential to improve decisions about and awareness of climate change. The term ‘stakeholder’ is broad and researchers and practitioners may have interrelated and contrasting views on who is a stakeholder or who is (or should be) responsible for adaptation to climate change. To engage stakeholders in research or other projects on adaptation thus requires a careful mapping of the stakeholder landscape and identification of relevant actors at different levels. Through a case study approach, based on studies of two Swedish urban regions, Stockholm and Gothenburg, this paper proposes a systematic method to analyse and identify roles and responsibilities in the stakeholder landscape. The initial mapping exercise was complemented by participatory studies of local and regional stakeholders’ perceptions of who is, or should be, involved in adaptation and their significance for climate change adaptation in the respective regions. The results indicate the value of careful stakeholder analysis for sustainable, effective, planned adaptation that is flexible, but also systematic enough to fulfil practical and scientific requirements for the study and advancement of ongoing adaptation processes and implementation.
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- André, Karin, 1982-, et al.
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Stockholmsregionens anpassning till ett förändrat klimat : Sammanställning av delresultat från studier inom forskningsprogrammet Mistra-Swecia
- 2009
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Denna rapport redovisar delar av resultat och analyser från Mistra-SWECIAs arbete i Stockholmsområdet. Vår förhoppning är att den är av intresse för de som arbetar med anpassningsfrågor inför klimatförändringar på olika sätt i regionen och i andra delar av Sverige.SWECIA står för Swedish Research Programme on Climate, Impacts and Adaptation och finansieras av Stiftelsen för miljöstrategisk forskning, Mistra. Forskningsprogrammet studerar klimat, ekonomi, effekter och anpassning med gemensamma socio-ekonomiska förutsättningar, och med hänsyn till kopplingarna som finns mellan dessa forskningsområden. Forskarna arbetar vid Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Linköpings universitet, Lunds universitet, Stockholms universitet och SMHI. I Mistra-SWECIA är kommunikationen mellan forskare och avnämare central då dialogen hjälper till att planera forskningen och bidrar dessutom till effektiv omsättning av resultaten. Första programfasen är fyra år (2008–2011). Denna rapport är en första sammanställning av delresultat från den fallstudie som påbörjades i Stockholms län 2008.Inledningsvis diskuteras delar av den deltagandestudie som genomfördes med aktörer i Stockholmsregionen under hösten 2008. Vi redogör översiktligt för hur deltagandeforskningen har genomförts och varför vi valt detta sätt att bedriva forskning; på vilket sätt socialt lärande bidrar till anpassningsarbetet; vilka intressenter som är engagerade direkt eller indirekt i klimatanpassningsarbetet, och vilka faktorer vi har uppfattat som kritiska och viktiga för anpassning,. Rapporten avslutas med att presentera resultat från Mistra-SWECIAs forskning inom Lunds universitet och SMHI angående framtida flöden och vattennivåer i Mälaren, samt beräknade klimatscenarier för Stockholmsregionen. Dessa har ockå använts som underlag för studien.Författarna är mycket tacksamma för deltagarnas kommentarer och engagemang i studien men eventuella felaktigheter eller missuppfattningar är helt och hållet författarnas egna. Delar av resultat som presenteras i denna rapport återfinns även i andra kommande publikationer som t ex Simonsson m fl. (kommande); André & Simonsson (2009); Simonsson & André (2009), och Nilsson & Gerger Swartling (2009).Information om resultat och aktiviteter inom Mistra-SWECIA presenteras fortlöpande på www.mistra–swecia.se.
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- Chkanikova, Olga, et al.
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Europe
- 2012
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In: Global environment outlook 5. - Nairobi : United Nations Environment Programme. - 9789280731774 ; , s. 290-316
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- Deeming, Hugh, et al.
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Resilience and Adaptation to Hydrometeorological Hazards
- 2015
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In: Hydrometeorological Hazards. - Chichester, UK : Wiley-Blackwell. - 9781118629574 - 9781118629567 ; , s. 291-316
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter discusses the related concepts of resilience and adaptation. The discussion in the chapter emanates from the on-going EU FP7 emBRACE project which used five case studies across Europe to investigate the role, structure and processes of ‘ community resilience’ in the face of flooding, alpine hazards (avalanche and flash flood), heatwave and earthquake. A sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) is employed as the mechanism by which the complex mix of components and processes of relevance to community resilience is elucidated to hydrometeorological hazards. The chapter introduces a number of lenses through which it can be seen that resilient people, communities and systems require a much wider and more complex frame in which to understand how resilience is produced, reproduced, maintained or lost, than can be provided within even quite advanced socio-technical risk-management systems.
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- Eckerberg, Katarina, et al.
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Institutional analysis of energy and agriculture
- 2007. - 1
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In: Environmental policy integration in practice. - London : Earthscan Publications Ltd.. - 1844073939 - 9781844078158 - 9781849773843 ; , s. 111-136
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- Eckerberg, Katarina, et al.
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Lärande i lokala naturvårdsprojekt (LONA)
- 2008
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- FörordDenna studie har utförts på uppdrag av Naturvårdsverket, och bygger vidare på den enkätundersökning som genomfördes i ett tidigt skede när satsningen på Lokala naturvårdsprojekt (LONA) nyligen startat. Här ligger fokus på om, i så fall hur, de lokala naturvårdsprojekten bidragit till lärandeprocesser inom skola och naturvård. Som i tidigare undersökning har pol.mag. med miljö inriktning Katrin Dahlgren, numera verksam som konsult, svarat för enkät studien, medan Dr. Åsa Gerger Swartling från Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) svarat för fallstudierna. Professor Katarina Eckerberg, statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Umeå universitet, som även är vice direktör vid SEI, har lett arbetet. Undersökningen faller även väl inom temat ’kunskapsförvaltning och lärande inom socio-ekologiska system’ vid det nyligen etablerade Stockholm Resilience Centre, där Katarina Eckerberg och Åsa Gerger Swartling också är verksamma. Vi vill dock betona att även om det empiriska arbetet delats upp rent praktiskt, är denna rapport i högsta grad ett lag arbete. Vi hoppas att studien kommer att utgöra en värdefull källa för att bedöma hur liknande program ska utformas i framtiden.
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- Gerger Swartling, Åsa, et al.
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Social learning and sustainability : exploring critical issues in relation to environmental change and governance : workshop proceedings, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm, Sweden 1–2 June 2010
- 2011
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Social learning is the focus of applied and increasingly interdisciplinary scholarship in environmental education, climate change adaptation, natural resource governance and ecosystem management. Despite interest in the concept, important questions remain about the use and application of social learning in these contexts and its relevance to the challenge of global social ecological change. To explore these issues, approximately 35 participants gathered for the workshop, “Social Learning and Sustainability: Exploring Critical Issues in Relation to Environmental Change and Governance" on June 1—2, 2010, at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. This publication summarizes the key outcomes of the workshop.
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- Gerger Swartling, Åsa, et al.
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Theory and Methodology for EPI analysis
- 2007
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In: Environmental Policy Integration in Practice. - : Earthscan, London. ; , s. 49-65
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- Johannessen, Åse, et al.
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Strategies for building resilience to hazards in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems : the role of public private partnerships
- 2014
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In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. - : Elsevier BV. - 2212-4209. ; 10:part A, s. 102-115
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to enhance understanding of how the resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems to hazards can be improved. In turn, this aims to inform different strategies for public and private partnerships (PPPs). In a new approach, to acknowledge the multi levelled nature of resilience; risk at the relevant levels are taken into account, (regional/river basin, urban area, and individual). For these levels, we first describe the different components of risk, vulnerability and resilience of the WASH system that influence people׳s exposure to hazards. We illustrate these components using examples from case studies in the literature. Using a social learning lens - a crucial ingredient of resilience - we examine opportunities for reducing risks through improving public–private engagement. These are presented as strategies which could guide investment decisions: As pressures from climate change and development add up, businesses must become aware of the risks involved in operating and investing without considering ecosystem health, both in terms of the services they provide for mitigating floods and droughts, as well as in terms of the development approaches that define how ecosystems are managed (e.g. “making space” for, rather than controlling water). There is a need to develop an institutional culture that strives towards greener and more resilient urban environments with the help of various quality assurance methods. Partnerships must reach the poorer customer base, encourage informal small entrepreneurs, and boost financial mechanisms (e.g. micro-insurance, micro-finance) to support the most vulnerable in society
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- Johannessen, Åse, et al.
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Transforming urban water governance through social (triple-loop) learning
- 2019
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In: Environmental Policy and Governance. - : Wiley. - 1756-932X .- 1756-9338. ; 29:2, s. 144-154
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- The sustainable development of cities is threatened by a worldwide water crisis. Improved social learning is urgently needed to transform urban water governance and make it more integrated and adaptive. However, empirical studies remain few and fragmented. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse how social learning has supported or inhibited sustainable transformations in urban water governance. On the basis of multiple case studies conducted in urban, flood-prone areas in Colombia, the Philippines, South Africa, India, and Sweden, we study learning processes related to different aspects of water management and governance. Our results show that transformations in water governance are often triggered by crises, whereas other potentials for transformation are not tapped into. Furthermore, learning is often inhibited by “lock-ins” created by powerful actors. We conclude that there is a need for more proactive design of governance structures for triple-loop learning that take into account the identified barriers and supporting principles.
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- Jönsson, Anna Maria, et al.
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Reflections on Science–Stakeholder Interactions in Climate Change Adaptation Research within Swedish Forestry
- 2014
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In: Society & Natural Resources. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0894-1920 .- 1521-0723. ; 27:11, s. 1130-1144
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- Stakeholder engagement has become increasingly important in research programs focusing on climate change impact on ecosystem services. Communication between researchers and stakeholders, however, is often impaired by linguistic barriers, different priorities, and time constraints. This article examines the organizational aspects of science–stakeholder interactions, focusing on examples from the Swedish forestry sector. The study highlights the need articulated by the Swedish forestry sector for access to scientific knowledge, and we discuss how to present research findings in formats suitable to serve as decision support. Clear communication about common goals, expectations, resources, and time frames is needed in order to reduce the risk of stakeholder fatigue.
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- Keskitalo, E. Carina H., et al.
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Adaptive capacity determinants in developed states : examples from the Nordic countries and Russia
- 2011
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In: Regional Environmental Change. - Berlin : Springer. - 1436-3798 .- 1436-378X. ; 11:3, s. 579-592
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- Adaptive capacity in a community context has so far mainly been studied in developing countries as well as indigenous communities in the industrialised world. This article adds to that literature through reviewing studies undertaken in the Nordic countries and Russia, highlighting the ways in which general determinants of adaptive capacity play out in Northern, industrialised contexts. The paper illustrates that the determinants of adaptive capacity in industrialised states exhibit systematic differences from mixed subsistence-cash based communities such as those found in Arctic Canada. We discuss in particular the importance of economic resources in a market-based system, technological competition, and infrastructure, in determining adaptive capacity of natural resource-dependent communities in the Nordic countries and Russia. The paper also illustrates differences in adaptive capacity within the case study region, including between peripheral and central locations with regard to economic resources and diversification possibilities, and between Nordic and Russian cases with regard to infrastructure and technology access. The findings indicate that understanding of determinants of adaptive capacity in resource-dependent communities would benefit from both further contextualisation and broad comparison, across different types of political and administrative systems.
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- Kløcker Larsen, Rasmus, et al.
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A framework for facilitating dialogue between policy planners and local climate change adaptation professionals : Cases from Sweden, Canada and Indonesia
- 2012
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In: Environmental Science and Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 1462-9011 .- 1873-6416. ; 23, s. 12-23
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- The dominant approach to mainstreaming climate adaptation into sectoral policies relies on an ‘upscaling’ model in which it is envisaged to extract lessons from local change processes to inspire generic sub-national and national policies. One of the central methodological questions, which remain unanswered in climate change adaptation research, is exactly how public policy can learn from highly contextual experiences of community-based adaptation and what role should be played by case study research. In this paper we undertake a comparison between three large research projects in Sweden, Canada and Indonesia, which aim to study and/or foster local adaptation in selected case studies through a process of social learning. We present a novel framework based on mapping of ‘sense-making perspectives’, which enables analysis of the multiple ways case study research can support local climate adaptation and link such efforts to higher level public policy. The analysis demonstrates how methodological choices shape how case study research works at the interface between planned (steered/regulatory policy) and self-organised adaptation of stakeholders (non-coercive policy). In this regard, there is a need for a high degree of transparency from the research community to enable local professionals to decide on their stakes and interests when inviting researchers into their grounded activities. We conclude that case study research can achieve new significance if viewed as a platform to leverage stakeholder competencies when informing existing social structures and enable the implementation of political objectives, but equally driving the very reinvention and improvement of these institutions.
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- Nilsson, Annika E., et al.
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Knowledge for local climate change adaptation in Sweden : challenges of multilevel governance
- 2012
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In: Local Environment. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1354-9839 .- 1469-6711. ; 17:6/7, s. 751-767
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- Adaptation to climate change is often perceived as a local concern; yet local stakeholders are influenced by knowledge and politics from international and national contexts. Based on a review of Swedish climate change adaptation policy and interviews and focus groups in the Stockholm region, this paper discusses how knowledge relevant to climate change adaptation has been institutionalised in Sweden and how this may affect the potential for learning. The results indicate that the institutionalising of knowledge and knowledge exchange has been weak, especially compared to the implementation of Local Agenda 21, which also calls for action at the local level. So far, Swedish adaptation policy has relied mainly on soft governance tools. Further, we conclude that there is need for improved mechanisms for feedback from the local to the national level in this rapidly evolving policy field.
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- Nilsson, Måns, et al.
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Policy framing and EPI in energy and agriculture
- 2007. - 1
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In: Environmental policy integration in practice. - London : Earthscan Publications Ltd.. - 1844073939 - 9781844078158 - 9781849773843 ; , s. 85-110
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- As discussed in Chapter 3, our analysis of environmental policy integration (EPI) into sectors combines several approaches. Chapter 4 examined the environmental outcomes of sector activities through a sector environmental analysis. This is a useful departure point for an EPI study as it helps us to characterize the problem. However, through the learning approach taken in this volume, EPI is not measured through impact analysis but is concerned with how policymakers incorporate aspects of environmental sustainability into their frames of reference through conceptual learning processes. The purpose of the present chapter is to analyse this policy framing and to what extent (and in what ways) environmental sustainability issues have become part thereof, based on the methodology outlined in Chapter 3. We examine the evolution of energy, agricultural and bioenergy policy in Sweden by way of three discussions. First, we present a content analysis of major policy bills to trace the emergence of the different environmental issues in government bills, covering the period from 1997 to 2004. Second, we identify the policy frames that coexist in each sector and their main features, including their relation to environmental policy, and which actors and organizations adhere to the different frames. And third, we discuss their evolution over time by way of learning and the ways in which they have shaped policy and policy preferences in different directions. The analysis addresses both the policy itself and the underlying argumentation and reasoning, covering the period from the late 1980s to the mid 2000s. But first, a broader contextual background will set the scene for the analysis.
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Overcoming the Challenges of ‘Doing Participation’ in Environment and Development : Workshop Summary of Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
- 2010
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- CONTENTS Acknowledgements iv Preface iv Workshop theme: overcoming the challenges of ‘doing’ participation in the field of environment and development 1 Stakeholder participation and the work of SEI: an introduction – Åsa Gerger Swartling and John Forrester 2 Practical problems in deliberative and participatory policy analytic designs – Robert Hoppe 7 Stakeholder dialogue on environmental issues: stakeholder perspectives as the basis for participant selection – Eefje Cuppen 14 Voices at the table: participation, collaboration, and ownership in social-ecological issues – Ilan Chabay 17 Looking forward from the nexus of research and practice: learning from issues emerging with adaptive co-management – Ryan Plummer 21 Reconstructing the policy problem of instrumenting non-coercive approaches in Philippine integrated coastal management – Rasmus Klocker Larsen 27 Public interest in information and its significance for decision making – Sophie Kuppler 29 Workshop reports and responses – Rasmus Klocker Larsen 32 Workshop reflections – Lisen Schultz 34 Final Roundtable Response – Anders Esselin 35 Final reflections: making stakeholder engagement more participatory – John Forrester and Åsa Gerger Swartling 36 References 41 Participants 49
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- Plummer, Ryan, et al.
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Flood Governance : A multiple country comparison of stakeholder perceptions and aspirations
- 2018
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In: Environmental Policy and Governance. - : Wiley. - 1756-932X .- 1756-9338. ; 28:2, s. 67-81
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Flooding is routinely among the most disastrous annual events worldwide with extensive impacts on human wellbeing, economies and ecosystems. Thus, how decisions are made about floods (i.e. flood governance) is extremely important and evidence shows that it is changing, with non-governmental actors (civil society and the private sector) becoming involved in new and sometimes hybrid governance arrangements. This study investigates how stakeholders perceive floods to be governed and how they believe decision-making ought to occur, with the intent of determining to what extent changing governance is evident on the ground and how well (or poorly) it aligns with desired governance arrangements. Flood governance stakeholders were surveyed in five flood-prone geographical areas from Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The findings suggest that a reconfiguration of flood governance is underway with relatively little consensus regarding the specific arrangements and mechanisms in place during this transitionary period. Across the five cases, stakeholders indicated that they wanted flood governance to be organized at multiple levels, with strong government involvement and with diverse actor groups, and through mechanisms that match the involvement of these actors, with a lack of desirability for some specific configurations involving the private sector in particular. There was little alignment between stakeholder perceptions of governance currently in place and their desired arrangements, except for government involvement. Future research directions highlight the importance of the inclusion of stakeholder perspectives in assessing flood governance, and following the transition in flood governance over time.
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- Powell, Neil, et al.
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Rural development in Vietnam
- 2011
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In: Stakeholder Agency and Rural Development Policy. - : World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Vietnam. ; , s. 3-16
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- Rodela, Romina, Ph.D. 1975-, et al.
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Environmental governance in an increasingly complex world : An Interdisciplinary Exchange on Adaptation, Collaborative Learning and Knowledge Integration
- 2015
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- The purpose of this event was to bring together scholars and practitioners in order to create opportunities for an exchange of ideas, methodologies and experience. Participants with expertise in different areas i.e., adaptation research, resource management, policy studies, and adult learning, were invited to share latest research outcomes and engage in a collaborative reflection around the challenges of environmental governance in an increasingly complex world. Adaptation, collaborative learning and knowledge integration were the topics on which the event has focused.
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- Rudberg, Peter M., et al.
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Beyond generic adaptive capacity : exploring the adaptation space of the water supply and wastewater sector of the Stockholm region, Sweden
- 2012
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In: Climatic Change. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0165-0009 .- 1573-1480. ; 114:3/4, s. 707-721
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- This paper examines the processes by which the generic adaptive capacity of a system is translated into adaptation to climate change, what form it takes, and what factors facilitate or restrain such processes. This is done by an in-depth analysis of climate change adaptation in the Water supply and Wastewater (WW) sector of the Stockholm region. Observed adaptations are categorized in terms of building adaptive capacity and implementing adaptive decisions, and these measures are analyzed using a model of the adaptation process based on organizational learning theories. In particular, the concept of an organization’s actual adaptation space is defined and used as a means to understand the adaptation options that different WW organizations can pursue, as well as why such options might be pursued. The paper finds that most adaptation measures in the WW sector of the Stockholm region are aimed at building the adaptive capacity of the sector. It also finds that the extent to which adaptation measures can be pursued by the WW organizations is determined principally by how able the organization is to justify the additional resources required for adaptation. The analysis shows that there are two main routes to address this: use of climate knowledge to argue that adaptation is needed, and reference to rules and regulations to show that it is required
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- Simonsson, Louise, et al.
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Perceptions of Risk and Limits to Climate Change Adaptation : Case Studies of Two Swedish Urban Regions
- 2011
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In: Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations. - Dordrecht : Springer. - 9400705662 ; , s. 321-334
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- It is now widely accepted that adaptation will be necessary if we are to manage the risks posed by climate change. What we know about adaptation, however, is limited. While there is a well established body of scholarship proposing assessment approaches and explaining concepts, few studies have examined if and how adaptation is taking place at a national or regional level. This deficit in understanding is particularly pronounced in developed nations which have typically been assumed to have a low vulnerability to climate change. Yet as recent research highlights, this assumption is misplaced: developed nations are experiencing the most pronounced changes in climatic conditions globally and have significant pockets of vulnerability. Chapters in this book profile cases from different sectors in developed nations where specific adaptation measures have been identified, implemented, and evaluated. The contributions provide practical advice and guidance that can help guide adaptation planning in multiple contexts, identifying transferable lessons. It is a comprehensive and timely piece of work on an emerging body of literature that is critical for both academics and policy makers to be aware of and learn from in regards to the importance of adaptation and adaptation needs associated with climate change and variability. It is a strong step forward in bringing together this literature and thinking in one collective piece of writing. Chris Furgal, Trent University, Canada Lead Author IPCC 4th Assessment Report This volume is ambitious in scope and distinctive in focus. It is not about climate change science or mitigation or impacts... but focuses clearly on the processes of adaptation. This volume represents a valuable compilation of ideas, methods and applications dealing with adaptation to climate change in developed nations. Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Canada Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change This book provides key insights from leading scholars who are addressing an important but neglected question: How easy is it to adapt to climate change in practice? Focusing on evidence from developed countries, the contributions provide reasons for both optimism and concern, and lessons that are critical for anyone interested in climate change policy and a sustainable future. Karen O Brien, University of Oslo, Norway Chair of Global Environmental Change and Human Security
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- Simonsson, Louise, et al.
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Perceptions of risk and limits to climate change adaptation : case studies of two Swedish urban regions
- 2011
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In: Climate Change Adaptation in Developed Nations. - Dordrecht : Springer. - 9789400705661 ; , s. 321-334
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- This study analyzes processes of adaptation to climate change through participatory research in Sweden’s two largest cities, Stockholm and Gothenburg. Perceptions of climate risks and constraints to adaptation are discussed. Practitioners from the public and private sector have identified stakeholders who are, and who should be, giving attention to adaptation, including the risks and threats facing the regions and how and which factors hinder the implementation of adaptation. In this study, it is found that those issues where adaptation is considered most difficult are mainly related to response capacity.
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- Ulmanen, Johanna, et al.
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Climate Adaptation in Swedish Forestry : Exploring the Debate and Policy Process, 1990–2012
- 2015
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In: Forests. - : MDPI AG. - 1999-4907. ; 6:3, s. 708-733
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper explores how climate change adaptation concerns were integrated into the Swedish forestry debate and policy process during the period of 1990–2012, and draws lessons on barriers and opportunities identified in this process. Using a framework focusing on “advocacy coalitions”, we analyze how the adaptation debate in the forestry sector evolved over the period; who the main advocates for and against adaptation were; and which main arguments and processes affected the debate and policy. The results show that academics advocating climate change adaptation, aided by outside influences, such as political pressure for adaptation responses and the negative impacts of the 2005 storm Gudrun, contributed to an increased general awareness and understanding of adaptation issues amongst forestry stakeholders. Nonetheless, the strong dominance of actors arguing for increased forest production and the limited number and relatively poor organization of adaptation advocates have acted as barriers to mainstreaming adaptation concerns into forestry policy and practice. The dominant coalitions and their values have also determined the direction of debate and policy. The main conclusions for policymakers aiming to further this integration process are the importance of stimulating adaptation coalitions and the value of creating arenas for multiple stakeholder learning about adaptation.
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- Ulmanen, Johanna, et al.
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Climate Change Adaptation in Swedish Forestry Policy : A Historical Overview, 1990–2010
- 2012
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- This report explores how climate change adaptation concerns were integrated into the Swedish forestry discourse in the period 1990–2010. The paper applies a governance perspective, using discourse analysis focused on actors’ beliefs and learning to identify the following: how the forestry discourse evolved, the main adaptation advocates and critics, how other dominant discourses, debates and external events influenced the discourse, the effect this had on forestry policy and the lessons that might be learned for future policymaking. The study shows that academics advocating climate change adaptation,together with outside influences such as political pressure for adaptation responses and the negativetive effects of storm Gudrun in 2005, contributed to an increased general awareness and understanding of adaptation issues in the forestry sector. Nonetheless, the influence of adaptation advocates was fairly weak, and the influence of advocates for mitigation and forest production dominated the forestry discourse. This fact has hindered the integration of adaptation into forestry policy, although there have been recent advances in integrating and legitimizing adaptation issues in the sector. Two lessons for policymakers willing to further this integration process are the importance of clear leadership and the importance of creating arenas to enable learning about adaptation among stakeholders.
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- Vulturius, Gregor, et al.
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Overcoming social barriers to learning and engagement with climate change adaptation : experiences with Swedish forestry stakeholders
- 2015
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0282-7581 .- 1651-1891. ; 30:3, s. 217-225
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- Climate change is expected to significantly affect forestry in the coming decades. Thus, it is important to raise awareness of climate-related risks – and opportunities – among forest stakeholders, and engage them in adaptation. However, many social barriers have been shown to hinder adaptation, including perceptions of climate change as irrelevant or not urgent, underestimates of adaptive capacity and lack of trust in climate science. This study looks into how science-based learning experiences can help overcome social barriers to adaptation, and how learning in itself may be hindered by those barriers. The study examines the role of learning in engagement with climate change adaptation with the help of the theory of transformative learning. Our analysis is based on follow-up interviews conducted with 24 Swedish forestry stakeholders who had participated in a series of focus group discussions about climate change impacts and adaptation measures. We find that many stakeholders struggled to form an opinion based on what they perceived as uncertain and contested scientific knowledge. The study concludes that engagement with climate change adaptation can be increased if the scientific knowledge addresses the needs, objectives and aspirations of stakeholders and relates to their previous experiences with climate change and extreme weather events.
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