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1. Adaptation Planning Support Toolbox: Measurable performance information based tools for co-creation of resilient, ecosystem-based urban plans with urban designers, decision-makers and stakeholders

Author:
van de Ven, Frans H.M.; Snep, Robbert P.H.; Koole, Stijn; Brolsma, Reinder; van der Brugge, Rutger; Spijker, Joop; Vergroesen, Toine
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 427-436
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
aspartate transaminase; cities; climate; climate change; guidelines; issues and policy; stakeholders; urban planning; value added
Abstract:
... Currently, most tools, guidelines and benchmarks for urban adaptation raise awareness on climate change impacts, assess the city’s vulnerability and/or address the need for adaptation on a policy-level. However, tools that have the ability to implement adaptation solutions in the actual urban planning and design practice seem to be missing. We developed and tested the Adaptation Planning Support T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.010

2. Adapting to risk and perpetuating poverty: Household’s strategies for managing flood risk and water scarcity in Mexico City

Author:
Eakin, Hallie; Lerner, Amy M.; Manuel-Navarrete, David; Hernández Aguilar, Bertha; Martínez-Canedo, Alejandra; Tellman, Beth; Charli-Joseph, Lakshmi; Fernández Álvarez, Rafael; Bojórquez-Tapia, Luis
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 324-333
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
at-risk population; economic theory; focus groups; households; humans; poverty; public policy; risk; risk management; systems analysis; water shortages; Mexico
Abstract:
... Adaptation is typically conceived uniquely in positive terms, however for some populations, investments in risk management can entail significant tradeoffs. Here we discuss the burden for households of coping with, and adapting to, adverse water conditions in economically marginal areas of Mexico City. We argue that households’ efforts to adapt in conditions of marginality can come at the expense ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.006

3. A framework for adapting urban forests to climate change

Author:
Brandt, Leslie; Derby Lewis, Abigail; Fahey, Robert; Scott, Lydia; Darling, Lindsay; Swanston, Chris
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 393-402
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
biodiversity; climate change; cultivars; forest canopy; habitats; invasive species; new species; trees; urban areas; urban forests; vulnerable species; weather; Illinois
Abstract:
... Planting urban trees and expanding urban forest canopy cover are often considered key strategies for reducing climate change impacts in urban areas. However, urban trees and forests can also be vulnerable to climate change through shifts in tree habitat suitability, changes in pests and diseases, and changes in extreme weather events. We developed a three-step framework for urban forest vulnerabil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.005

4. African voters indicate lack of support for climate change policies

Author:
Obradovich, Nick; Zimmerman, Brigitte
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 292-298
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
United Nations; climate; climate change; environmental policy; interviews; Malawi; South Africa
Abstract:
... Will African voters support climate change policies? By 2020, the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund intends to provide tens of billions of dollars per year to African nations to support climate adaptation and mitigation policies. It is widely assumed that African citizens will support implementation of these climate policies. We observe the opposite result. In this article – across two experiment ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.013

5. A multi-level perspective on learning about climate change adaptation through international cooperation

Author:
Vinke-de Kruijf, Joanne; Pahl-Wostl, Claudia
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 242-249
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
case studies; climate change; international cooperation; learning
Abstract:
... International cooperation and learning may accelerate climate change adaptation and help countries and regions to adapt more effectively and efficiently. Recognizing the importance and opportunities for mutual learning and knowledge transfer, international and supranational organizations, such as the European Commission, have put programmes for international cooperation in place. This paper presen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.004

6. A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: III. Evaluation against international best practice and recommendations for the future

Author:
Hallett, Chris S.; Valesini, Fiona; Elliott, Mike
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 282-291
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
estuaries; governance; laws and regulations; models; monitoring; Australia
Abstract:
... In this final component of a three-part review, we present a national synthesis and evaluation of approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition across Australia. Progress is evaluated against objective criteria that together provide a model of international best practice. We critically assess the limitations, inconsistencies and gaps that are evident across Australian juri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.015

7. A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: I. International context and evaluation criteria

Author:
Hallett, Chris S.; Valesini, Fiona; Elliott, Mike
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 260-269
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
estuaries; guidelines; issues and policy; laws and regulations; monitoring; sustainable development
Abstract:
... Given the immeasurable value of estuaries and their severe and growing pressures, sound understanding and reporting of estuarine condition is essential for their effective management and sustainable development. In light of this, we aim to provide a timely and comprehensive three-part review of the approaches currently employed for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition, focussing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.014

8. A review of Australian approaches for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition: II. State and Territory programs

Author:
Hallett, Chris S.; Valesini, Fiona; Scanes, Peter; Crawford, Christine; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Pope, Adam; Udy, James; Fortune, Julia; Townsend, Simon; Barton, Jan; Ye, Qifeng; Ross, D. Jeff; Martin, Kathryn; Glasby, Tim; Maxwell, Paul
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 270-281
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
estuaries; governance; laws and regulations; monitoring; Australia; Europe; South Africa; United States
Abstract:
... In contrast to Europe, the USA and South Africa, Australia has no specific, overarching federal legislation to underpin a nationally-coordinated framework for monitoring, assessing and reporting estuarine condition. This has resulted in a complex mosaic of diverse approaches and governance structures, hindering the ability to make inter-State comparisons. In this second part of a comprehensive thr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.013

9. Blue water scarcity in the Black Sea catchment: Identifying key actors in the water-ecosystem-energy-food nexus

Author:
Fasel, M.; Bréthaut, C.; Rouholahnejad, E.; Lacayo-Emery, M.A.; Lehmann, A.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 140-150
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
autumn; ecosystems; evaporation; hydrology; international cooperation; irrigation; livestock breeding; local government; manufacturing; mathematical theory; power plants; renewable resources; rivers; summer; urban areas; water shortages; watersheds; winter; Black Sea
Abstract:
... Large-scale water scarcity indicators have been widely used to map and inform decision makers and the public about the use of river flows, a vital and limited renewable resource. However, spatiotemporal interrelations among users and administrative entities are still lacking in most large-scale studies. Water scarcity and interrelations are at the core of the water-ecosystem-energy-food nexus. In ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.09.004

10. Cap and trade policy for managing water competition from potential future carbon plantations

Author:
Connor, Jeffery D.; Bryan, Brett A.; Nolan, Martin
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 11-22
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
basins; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; economic valuation; environmental markets; freshwater; irrigation; land use; opportunity costs; plantations; planting; rain; reforestation; runoff; trade policy; water supply
Abstract:
... Carbon sequestration from reforestation can play a large role in mitigating global climate change. However, resulting interception of rainfall runoff may impose high irrigation, water supply and/or environmental flow costs. This article presents an assessment of water trade policy to manage fresh water supply, carbon sequestration trade-offs for the Murray-Darling Basin. A linked Australian high s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.005

11. Climate change adaptation planning in large cities: A systematic global assessment

Author:
Araos, Malcolm; Berrang-Ford, Lea; Ford, James D.; Austin, Stephanie E.; Biesbroek, Robbert; Lesnikowski, Alexandra
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 375-382
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
cities; climate change; developing countries; issues and policy; leadership; local government; people; planning; risk; risk reduction; urban areas; Europe; North America; Pacific Ocean Islands
Abstract:
... Cities globally face significant risks from climate change, and are taking an increasingly active role in formulating and implementing climate change adaptation policy. However, there are few, if any, global assessments of adaptation taking place across cities. This study develops and applies a framework to track urban climate change adaptation policy using municipal adaptation reporting. From 401 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.009

12. Climate change in the urban environment: Advancing, measuring and achieving resiliency

Author:
Doherty, Meghan; Klima, Kelly; Hellmann, Jessica J.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 310-313
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
climate change; livelihood; motivation; people; risk; uncertainty; urban areas
Abstract:
... Climate change poses new and unique challenges that threaten lives and livelihoods. Given the increasing risks and looming uncertainty of climate change, increasing attention has been directed towards adaptation, or the strategies that enable humanity to persist and thrive through climate change the best it can. Though climate change is a global problem often discussed at the national scale, urban ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.09.001

13. Conceptualizing and operationalizing human wellbeing for ecosystem assessment and management

Author:
Breslow, Sara Jo; Sojka, Brit; Barnea, Raz; Basurto, Xavier; Carothers, Courtney; Charnley, Susan; Coulthard, Sarah; Dolšak, Nives; Donatuto, Jamie; García-Quijano, Carlos; Hicks, Christina C.; Levine, Arielle; Mascia, Michael B.; Norman, Karma; Poe, Melissa; Satterfield, Terre; Martin, Kevin St.; Levin, Phillip S.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 250-259
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
anthropology; coasts; databases; ecosystem management; environmental factors; geography; guidelines; humans; marine ecosystems; politics; quality of life; social justice; Pacific Ocean; United States
Abstract:
... There is growing interest in assessing the effects of changing environmental conditions and management actions on human wellbeing. A challenge is to translate social science expertise regarding these relationships into terms usable by environmental scientists, policymakers, and managers. Here, we present a comprehensive, structured, and transparent conceptual framework of human wellbeing designed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.023

14. Conserving socio-ecological landscapes: An analysis of traditional and responsive management practices for floodplain meadows in England

Author:
McGinlay, J.; Gowing, D.J.G.; Budds, J.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 234-241
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
farmers; floodplains; land management; landscapes; meadows; models; monitoring; uncertainty; England
Abstract:
... Contemporary practice in the conservation of socio-ecological landscapes draws on both a model of responsive management, and also on ideas about historic management. This study considered what evidence might exist for the exercise of these approaches to management in the conservation of floodplain meadows in England, in order to inform understanding and knowledge of conservation management and ass ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.008

15. Ecosystem services for water policy: Insights across Europe

Author:
Grizzetti, B.; Liquete, C.; Antunes, P.; Carvalho, L.; Geamănă, N.; Giucă, R.; Leone, M.; McConnell, S.; Preda, E.; Santos, R.; Turkelboom, F.; Vădineanu, A.; Woods, H.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 179-190
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
European Union; case studies; ecosystem services; managers; planning; risk; rivers; socioeconomics; stakeholders; surface water; water management; water policy; watersheds; Belgium; Danube River; Italy; Portugal; Romania; Scotland
Abstract:
... In this research we explored how the concepts and approaches of ecosystem services are currently used in water management in Europe, in the application of River Basin Management Plans (RBMP) developed for the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Five case studies have been considered, located in the River Basin Districts of the Po river (Italy), Scotland (United Kingdom), Scheldt river (Belgium), D ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.09.006

16. Evaluation that counts: A review of climate change adaptation indicators & metrics using lessons from effective evaluation and science-practice interaction

Author:
Arnott, James C.; Moser, Susanne C.; Goodrich, Kristen A.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 383-392
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
cities; climate change; industry; landscapes; motivation; surveys; United States
Abstract:
... Amid growing effort to move towards implementation of climate change adaptation, serious interest is emerging about how to use indicators and metrics (I&M) to evaluate adaptation success. Cities are among the leading experimenters developing I&M, but many other entities also view I&M as a tool for providing clarity and accountability about the goals and progress of adaptation. The current landscap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.06.017

17. Explaining the de facto open access of public property commons: Insights from the Indus Delta mangroves

Author:
Memon, Junaid Alam; Thapa, Gopal B.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 151-159
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
developing countries; issues and policy; ownership; river deltas; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Public property common pool resources in many developing countries are often portrayed as being in a dismal state, allegedly due to their governments’ inability to manage them sustainably. While this explanation may have some merit, it is certainly inadequate. Instead, we argue that public property commons degrade partially because governments, in their attempt to obtain an overall societal balanc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.08.014

18. Facilitating landform migration by removing shore protection structures: Opportunities and constraints

Author:
Nordstrom, Karl F.; Jackson, Nancy L.; Roman, Charles T.
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 217-226
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
sediments; issues and policy; national parks; U.S. National Park Service; ecotones; ecosystem services; roads; human resources; highlands; climate change; historic sites; ecological function; ecosystems; habitats; public safety; United States
Abstract:
... Recent studies have identified the need to adapt to climate change by allowing landforms and habitats to migrate landward, although implementation of actual adaptation responses is limited. Removing the barriers that shore protection structures create between coastal and upland habitats can reestablish exchanges of sediment and the ecological functions of the natural ecotone. The potential for rem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.012

19. Governance structures for social-ecological systems: Assessing institutional options against a social residual claimant

Author:
Dwyer, Janet; Hodge, Ian
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 1-10
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
adaptive management; collaborative management; ecosystems; governance; land management; landscapes; national parks; public services and goods; rural areas; society; stakeholders; uncertainty; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... Rural areas face increasing pressures to deliver both private and public goods from land management. Multiple stakeholders seek different outcomes and there is substantial heterogeneity in values. Trade-offs, synergies and complementarities exist between different services and alternative bundles of goods. The resulting complex social-ecological systems (SES) therefore require adaptive co-manageme ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.017

20. Incentives and barriers to environmental inequality mobilization: A case-study analysis in Wallonia, Belgium

Author:
Lejeune, Zoé; Teller, Jacques
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2016 v.66 pp. 208-216
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
cluster analysis; environmental factors; minorities (people); public policy; social capital; social justice; socioeconomics; surveys; Belgium
Abstract:
... Environmental inequality scholarship has sought to shed light on the unequal environmental conditions borne by poor people and racial minorities, and to challenge public policies. Most studies are concerned either with assessing the unequal distribution of environmental amenities and disamenities or with exploring the theoretical foundations of environmental justice movements.We propose an origina ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.016