Are bottom-up approaches good for promoting social–ecological fit in urban landscapes?
| Autor: | Maria Tengö, Johan Enqvist, Örjan Bodin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Conservation of Natural Resources Ecology (disciplines) Geography Planning and Development India 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Social–ecological fit Environmental Chemistry Relevance (law) Empirical evidence Bottom-up approaches Ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental governance Ecology Corporate governance Perspective (graphical) Global South General Medicine Top-down and bottom-up design Urban lakes Environmental Policy 010601 ecology Lakes Geography Network analysis Social institution Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Ambio |
| ISSN: | 1654-7209 0044-7447 |
| Popis: | Bottom-up approaches are often presented as a remedy to environmental governance problems caused by poorly aligned social institutions and fragmented ecosystems. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence demonstrating how such social–ecological fit might emerge and help achieve desirable outcomes. This paper combines quantitative social–ecological network analysis with interviews to investigate whether bottom-up approaches in lake governance improve the fit. We study groups of residents seeking to improve management of a network of lakes in Bengaluru, India. Results show that 23 ‘lake groups’ collaborate in a way that aligns with how lakes are hydrologically connected, thus strengthening the social–ecological fit. Three groups founded around 2010 have mobilized support from municipal officers and introduced an ecosystem-based approach to lake management that recognizes their ecological functions and dependence on, the broader hydrological network. These groups have also changed how other lake groups operate: groups founded after 2010 are more collaborative and more prone to contribute to social–ecological fit compared to the older lake groups. This paper demonstrates the utility of a theoretically informed method for examining the impact of bottom-up approaches, which, we argue, is important for a more informed perspective on their relevance and potential contribution to urban environmental governance. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01163-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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