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Geography
Yezelia Danira Caceres Cabana, Aaron Malone, Eliseo Zeballos Zeballos, Narvy Oshin Huamani Huaranca, Marleny Ttito Tinta, Soulange Annette Gonzales Beltran, Abel Andia Arosquipa, Danny Pinedo
Summary: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru was devastating, with high death rates and severe economic disruption despite ambitious response measures. The national government's centralized, militarized approach was ineffective in confronting the pandemic, while informal local governance norms were reinforced in rural areas. The bifurcated results in crisis management revealed weaknesses in Peru's governance structures and institutions, and how preexisting habits were reproduced rather than reformed in the face of crisis.
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Geography
Pedro Marques, Kevin Morgan
Summary: Good institutions and high quality of governance are crucial for economic growth and positive socio-economic outcomes, yet it is important to avoid simplistic categorizations, pay more attention to the multi-scalar nature, and maintain a balance between structure and agency.
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Business
Wubiao Zhou, Tuoqian Xu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of democracy on entrepreneurship, as well as the moderating effect of democracy on the role of kinship networks in entrepreneurial development. The results suggest that strong local democratic governance promotes entrepreneurial development and negatively moderates the influence of kinship networks.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
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Geography
Vivian H. Y. Chu, Wai-Fung Lam, Jessica M. Williams
Summary: Collaborative governance can foster co-creative solutions to rural issues. By building institutions to support and convey collaborative processes, rural areas can be revitalized and made robust in the face of unexpected shocks and disturbances. This is important for the robustness of rural social-ecological systems.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
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Development Studies
Anwesha Dutta, Harry W. Fischer
Summary: This paper highlights the crucial role of local governance in coordinating responses to COVID-19 in rural areas of developing countries. Through case studies in three Indian states, it shows how local authorities have taken central responsibility in implementing disease control and social security mechanisms, fostering cross-sectoral and multi-scalar interaction to bridge the gap between rapid pandemic response and local realities.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Li Sheng, Jun-qi Ma
Summary: This study constructs an analytical framework based on self-governance theory and uses an instrumental variable approach to examine the effect of village clans on rural households' willingness to participate in domestic waste governance. The findings show that village clans have a significant positive effect on rural households' willingness to participate, especially when grassroots governments implement incentive environmental regulation. Additionally, a low degree of clan diversity also promotes the willingness of rural households to participate.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meed Mbidzo, Helen Newing, Jessica P. R. Thorn
Summary: Community-based conservation is advocated as a long-term idea for conservation success, but its efficacy varies depending on national natural resource policies and implications for local institutional arrangements. The study shows that a diversity of national policies significantly influenced local institutional arrangements, sometimes resulting in institutional mismatch.
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Environmental Sciences
Nusrat Molla, John DeIonno, Jonathan Herman
Summary: Research indicates that regulating resource extraction can enhance resilience in resource-based communities, yet it does not ensure community wellbeing. There is a disconnect between long-term resilience and short-term equity in the interactions between resource industries and communities.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Development Studies
Julia Davies, Jordan Blekking, Corrie Hannah, Andrew Zimmer, Nupur Joshi, Patrese Anderson, Allan Chilenga, Tom Evans
Summary: Traditional markets play a critical role in the rural-urban food systems of sub-Saharan Africa. However, these markets face challenges such as infrastructure deficits, poor waste management, and internal conflict. Our study aims to explore the governance structures of traditional markets to identify effective institutional arrangements for market management.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Development Studies
Jing-Mao Ho, Yao-Tai Li, Katherine Whitworth
Summary: This paper examines the shortcomings of the World Health Organization's response to global health emergencies, particularly in its unequal treatment of different countries during the COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks. The authors argue that the WHO's biased emphasis on certain member states fails to uphold its founding principles of egalitarianism and impartiality, and propose suggestions for a more equitable and fairer model of world health development.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Agung Wicaksono, Irni Yunita, Gede Ginaya
Summary: This paper analyzes the self-governance measures implemented by local community entities in Indonesia that live in harmony with nature and uphold traditional lifestyles to protect the environment. Through proper resource management and the establishment of regulations, these communities have achieved a harmonious coexistence with nature.
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Environmental Studies
Yugank Goyal, Pranab Ranjan Choudhury, Ranjan Kumar Ghosh
Summary: The study explores the persistence of insecure property rights in the context of rural land tenancy relations in India. The findings indicate that the farmers rely on the existing informal structure of land leasing due to its functionality and credibility in terms of easy accessibility, prompt conflict resolution, and swifter payment methods.
Article
Development Studies
Huiyu Pan, Yuzhe Wu, Charles Choguill
Summary: Land consolidation is an effective solution to revitalize rural areas internationally. In China, Rural Comprehensive Land Consolidation (RCLC) is widely practiced. RCLC is a collective action that requires collaboration from various stakeholders, including the local government, rural residents, and social enterprises. However, the current top-down approach and weak status of rural residents often lead to the sacrifice of rural interests and resistance from stakeholders. A more effective collaborative mechanism, such as the Rural Collective Organization (RCO), is needed to guide the collaboration and provide balance between stakeholders.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Libang Ma, Yawei Li, Xijuan Cui, Tianmin Tao
Summary: This article reveals the spatial characteristics and coordination of rural multifunctionality at the township scale, and discusses the path selection of rural governance in northwest China, using Yongchang County in the western corridor of China as an example. The results show the heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of rural functions, with trade-off and synergy effects among different functions.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kewen Yang, Shah Fahad
Summary: Using the data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this paper examines the impact of rural migrant workers' education on their parents' health. The results show that the education of migrant workers has a positive impact on their parents' health, especially for older, less educated parents who do not live with their children. The study also finds that children's economic ability and parents' health behavior mediate this relationship. Increasing investment in rural education is deemed beneficial for improving the health of migrant workers' parents and promoting economic development.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patricio Valdivieso, Krister P. Andersson
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Environmental Sciences
Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Krister P. Andersson, Kimberlee Chang, Adriana Molina-Garzon
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eduardo S. Brondizio, Krister Andersson, Fabio de Castro, Celia Futemma, Carl Salk, Maria Tengo, Marina Londres, Daiana C. M. Tourne, Tais S. Gonzalez, Adriana Molina-Garzon, Gabriela Russo Lopes, Sacha M. O. Siani
Summary: The Brazilian Amazon has transitioned from state-based developmentalism to community-based initiatives and market-based conservation over the past 50 years, facing challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental pressures, and social inequalities. Despite these forces shaping the region's present and future, the Amazon has become a hub of innovation and efforts to address these pressures. Place-based initiatives, often overlooked, play an increasingly important role in promoting regional sustainability.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Patricio Valdivieso, Pablo Neudorfer, Krister P. Andersson
Summary: The study reveals that the organizational robustness of municipal institutions plays a significant moderating role in local government decisions regarding the provision of resilient critical infrastructure. Special attention to the robustness of municipal institutional arrangements is necessary for supporting local governments in this policy domain. This finding is relevant for countries where local governments have responsibilities and their decisions impact adaptation.
Article
Public Administration
Alan Zarychta, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson
Summary: The relationship between accountability and bureaucratic effort is moderated by administrative context. In a decentralized system, civil servants exert greater quality effort compared to those in centralized administration under neutral instructions. Both bottom-up political accountability prompt and top-down bureaucratic accountability prompt increase quality effort in centrally administered settings to levels comparable with those in decentralized settings.
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2022)
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Water Resources
Gruberg Helga, Dessein Joost, Benavides Jean Paul, D'Haese Marijke
Summary: Integrated water management requires diverse participation, but power relations can hinder inclusivity and equity. A case study in Bolivia reveals that factors like interests, information access, habits, and customs influence power relations in water policy-making. It is therefore important to analyze power relations before, during, and after policy creation, moving away from linear and sectoral approaches.
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Sociology
Jean Paul Benavides
Summary: This study shows that the recognition of territorial rights alone is insufficient for indigenous populations in conflict situations, as conflicts lead to resource degradation and exacerbation of social vulnerability. The institutionalism of the Bolivian State acts in a biased manner, posing significant challenges for the fulfillment of indigenous rights.
DEBATES EN SOCIOLOGIA
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Glenn Wright, Carl Salk, Piotr Magnuszewski, Joanna Stefanska, Krister Andersson, Jean Paul Benavides, Robin Chazdon, Hisham Zerriffi
Summary: We conducted a study using a hybrid research design that combined experimental games and surveys to investigate the relationships between human values, nature exposure, and collective action for resource governance. Our initial hypothesis was that more exposure to forests and pro-environmental values would lead to more conservation action. However, we found that tradition and conformity values were more influential than pro-environmental values or nature exposure. These results suggest that resource governance is more likely to succeed when resource users hold values that promote cooperation, rather than solely having strong pro-environmental values.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Komal Preet Kaur, Kimberlee Chang, Krister P. P. Andersson
Summary: The introduction of formal collective property rights to forest lands has shown improvements in both environmental and economic outcomes. However, there is limited evidence on the impact of these reforms on cooperative behavior among local resource users. This study finds that collective land titling is associated with higher levels of cooperative behavior, including increased levels of trust, more frequent interpersonal interactions, self-governing institutions, and greater equality in resource extraction patterns.
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2023)
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Water Resources
Juan-Manuel Sayol, Veriozka Azenas, Carlos E. Quezada, Isabel Vigo, Jean-Paul Benavides Lopez
Summary: Like many other regions, the Bolivian Altiplano faces water scarcity, but greenhouses with water harvesting systems could help ensure year-round production. A study analyzed the balance between greenhouse roof-collected rainfall and water used for crop irrigation, finding that some greenhouses can irrigate crops normally during the wet season but struggle to satisfy more than 50% of water requirements in the dry season.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Roger Emmelhainz, Alan Zarychta, Tara Grillos, Krister Andersson
Summary: This study explores the conditions that facilitate greater uptake of new knowledge among health officials when direct engagement is not feasible. Messages from a technocratic sender based on statistical evidence were found to improve perceptions of salience, credibility, and legitimacy among health workers and administrators. Additionally, perceptions of these three factors serve as joint mediators between knowledge and action, with individual characteristics also influencing officials' trust in research findings for health policy formulation and implementation.
HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Kimberlee Chang, Krister P. Andersson
Summary: Social, biophysical, and institutional contexts impact forest users' incentives to collaborate on forest restoration, with consideration of factors such as future discount rates, opportunity costs, and collective action capabilities being crucial for effective interventions. Research findings suggest that certain enabling factors can increase the likelihood of users engaging in forest improvement activities, and that social contexts can influence the effects of institutional and biophysical factors. The implications of these findings are significant for future interventions aimed at restoring forests in developing countries.
Article
Political Science
Tara Grillos, Alan Zarychta, Krister Andersson
Summary: Studies reveal that teams from decentralized municipalities are less effective in working together, mainly due to the adverse effects of the reform on existing staff. While new staff pairs are relatively effective, existing staff do not work as well with each other and in mixed teams. Therefore, policymakers should take measures to ensure that governance reforms do not undermine the effectiveness of existing staff.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Krister P. Andersson, Steven M. Smith, Lee J. Alston, Amy E. Duchelle, Esther Mwangi, Anne M. Larson, Claudio de Sassi, Erin O. Sills, William D. Sunderlin, Grace Y. Wong
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eva Boon, Jurian Vincent Meijering, Robbert Biesbroek, Fulco Ludwig
Summary: This article introduces a global Delphi study, which presents a widely supported definition for successful climate services. The definition emphasizes the importance of user satisfaction and highlights the need for climate service developers to consider climate change uncertainties, build trust and capacity with users, and tailor interactions based on user needs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhiqi Zhang, Xiangyu Jia, Zeren Gongbu, Dingling He, Wenjun Li
Summary: This study conducted research in two villages on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China and found that the village with interactive and supportive government involvement achieved better outcomes compared to the village with forceful government intervention. This highlights the importance of congruence between government actions and community demands in developing self-governance institutions for natural resource management.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
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Environmental Sciences
Yolanda L. Waters, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean
Summary: This study found that climate messages centered around the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are more effective in strengthening intentions to adopt energy reduction behaviors. However, they are limited in motivating more impactful civic and social behaviors, including those seeking to influence climate policy support. Messages emphasizing collective efficacy can enhance message effect and influence the uptake of a broader range of behaviors. Emotions related to distress played a significant role in this effect. This research offers an alternative for expanding beyond traditional climate communication strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel A. Potts, Emma J. S. Ferranti, Joshua D. Vande Hey
Summary: This study investigates the barriers to integrating satellite data into air quality management and proposes the creation of a network of experts to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between scientific research and air quality management.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amber W. Datta, Carina Wyborn, Brian C. Chaffin, Michele L. Barnes
Summary: Extreme climate events are changing social-ecological systems and challenging environmental governance paradigms. This study explores governance actors' perspectives on the future of reef management after a crisis and finds that multiple and conflicting visions are shaping the trajectory of coral reef governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ranjan Datta, Prarthona Datta
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of learning climate change solutions from the activities of cross-cultural children, and introduces reflective learning, Indigenous Elders land-based teaching, music and arts learning, and positive interactions with cross-cultural children in a cross-cultural community garden.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julie Lydia Stounberg, Karen Timmerman, Karsten Dahl, Maurizio Pinna, Jon C. Svendsen
Summary: To combat biodiversity loss, the European Union established the Natura 2000 network. However, some sites are still not mapped, and habitats remain undefined. This study compared the definitions of blue mussel reefs in different EU member states and identified significant variations in parameters and limits used for reef identification. The study also highlighted the need for compatible and justified habitat definitions to ensure a consistent level of protection.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shilpi Kundu, Edward A. Morgan, James C. R. Smart
Summary: Climate change impacts in low lying coastal areas, like Bangladesh, are negatively affecting food and livelihood security, necessitating adaptation measures to build resilience. However, the effective implementation of these measures is hindered by a lack of local-level knowledge.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Theodore Tallent, Aiora Zabala
Summary: This study explores how pluralism and social equity are incorporated into the governance of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the field of conservation. Using a conceptual framework of social equity, the researchers analyze five exemplary cases to understand how practitioners assimilate these principles into their practices and governance processes. The findings highlight a strong commitment to participation and involvement of local communities, along with practices that aim to foster actor participation, build local capacity, and strengthen ownership. The study emphasizes the importance of considering diverse voices, perspectives, and forms of knowledge in conservation governance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Natalie Sampson, Carmel Price, Melanie Sampson, Mary Bradshaw, Bianca Freeman
Summary: The Title V program of the Clean Air Act provides opportunities for public participation in permit-related decisionmaking, but there is a lack of substantive changes prioritizing environmental justice in overburdened communities. Increasing the use of plain language can improve public participation by enhancing access, transparency, and accountability. Analysis of public notices revealed poor writing quality and a lack of attention to writing strategies for improved understanding and addressing environmental health and justice. Suggestions for improving public notices are provided, emphasizing the need for plain language and environmental health literacy.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karabi Bezboruah, Amruta Sakalker, Michelle Hummel, Oswald Jenewein, Kathryn Masten, Yonghe Liu
Summary: This study examines the role of a rural, community-based nonprofit organization in addressing coastal flooding. Through an analysis of the Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA) in Texas, the study finds that the organization has improved the community's adaptive capacity through activities such as community organizing, advocacy, data collection, resident capacity building, and regional communication networks. However, more policies, partnerships, and inclusion of socially vulnerable groups are needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Heli Saarikoski, Suvi Vikstrom, Lasse Peltonen
Summary: This paper examines the cormorant conflict in Finland, highlighting the frame conflict resulting from different scales of analysis. The study finds that knowledge co-production processes have the potential to address environmental conflicts and generate practical and contextually appropriate knowledge. Key factors include participants' control over information and third-party facilitation of dialogue.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naomi Terry, Azucena Castro, Bwalya Chibwe, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Codruta Savu, Laura Pereira
Summary: The practice of envisioning the future has deep roots in African traditions, but is not widely used in conventional futuring methodologies. To achieve a decolonial approach to futuring, it is important to consider diverse pasts and storytelling forms. Stories can serve as mechanisms of power, healing, and diversification, leading to more just and ecologically sustainable futures.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Priya Chetri, Upasna Sharma, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
Summary: Previous studies have overlooked the role of information in farmers' capacity to adapt to weather and climate variability. This paper examines the relationship between farmers' access to weather information and the uptake of farm-level adaptation strategies, and highlights the potential of information in improving farmers' adaptive capacity. The paper also emphasizes the moderating effect of farmers' social ecosystem on this relationship.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baker Matovu, Floor Brouwer, Raimund Bleischwitz, Firas Aljanabi, Meltem Alkoyak-Yildiz
Summary: This paper proposes a novel framework for sustainable sand mining based on Ecosystem Service Assessment. It analyzes the case of Kerala, India to demonstrate the impacts of sand mining on local ecosystems and livelihoods. The article also highlights seven key steps that can guide sustainable sand mining and promote integrated governance systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2024)
