Pub Date : 2022-11-23DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2129534
Sherman Farhad, B. McGlynn, J. Baird, R. Plummer, J. Blythe
Abstract Large organizations play a critical role in environmental stewardship. The concept of leverage points offers one promising avenue of inquiry to enhance the effectiveness of large organizations in advancing environmental stewardship. Here, we focus on the flow of information within a large environmental organization as a deep leverage point for system change. We conducted a social network analysis of an organization with an environmental stewardship mandate. Results show that the organization has a dense communication network that could be effectively leveraged for environmental stewardship communication, especially by influential individuals and departments. As practical implications, we recommend that an environmental stewardship-focused communication approach, based on four strategies (segmentation, induction, two-way communication, and individual strategies) be enacted by the organization to use this leverage point to enhance the diffusion of environmental stewardship. Directions for future research include a deep study of the plurality of understandings of environmental stewardship within the organization.
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Pub Date : 2022-11-17DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2146822
Michael D. Briscoe
: Across dozens of countries, civil society is increasingly explanations point to the politics and economics of particularly to conservatives. Drawing on two years of interview data collection with a politically and socio-economically diverse sample (n=63) of Washington state residents, and a survey of US households (n=2619), polarized over environmental protection, particularly over efforts to reduce greenhouse gasses to mitigate climate change. Study after study shows us that liberals tend to be more committed to and supportive of efforts to protect the environment and that a growing proportion of conservatives is opposed to such efforts. Existing environmental protection: organizations funded by the oil & gas industry lobby governments to delay and reject proposals for climate action and foment uncertainty and distrust among the public through messaging targeted I enrich our existing understanding of political polarization over environmental protection by drawing attention to the cultural dynamics between liberals’ and conservatives’ relationships with the environment. By asking people who they see as caring about the environment and about their own environmental concerns and commitments, I identified a cultural archetype of the ideal environmentalist and five distinct ways of caring about the environment (“eco-types”). These include the Eco-Engaged, the Self-Effacing, the Optimists, the Fatalists, and the Indifferent. This talk introduces
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Pub Date : 2022-11-03DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2139442
S. A. Mir Mohamad Tabar, J. Rizzolo, Mohammad Mazlom Khorasani, M. Noghani
Abstract Fereydunkenar county hosts millions of migratory birds in the southern parts of the Caspian Sea in the second half of every year. Despite the global prevalence of environmental crime, there is still a dearth of large-scale, empirical analyses of environmental crime in the Middle East. This study compared two well-established criminological frameworks rooted in social learning (neutralization theory and differential association theory) to compare four environmental crimes in Iran: illegal bird hunting, fishing without a license, water pollution, and soil pollution. We surveyed male villagers (N = 400) in the county of Fereydunkenar, which is located in the Mazandaran Province of Iran and hosts millions of migratory birds every year. Variables from neutralization theory (condemnation of the condemners, denial of victim and injury, and appeal to higher loyalty) and differential association theory (frequency of differential association with family and friends, and intensity of differential association) were measured. Approximately 75% of respondents had engaged in illegal bird hunting and nearly 53% of respondents had engaged in fishing without a license. However, water and soil pollution behaviors among the respondents were at low levels. The independent variables explained ∼53, 20, and 18% of the variance in the variables of water/soil pollution, illegal bird hunting, and illegal fishing, respectively. The frequency of differential association with family and intensity of differential association had the largest influences on illegal bird hunting and illegal fishing. The intensity of differential association, appeal to higher loyalty, and condemnation of the condemners had significant positive effects on water and soil pollution behaviors. Based on our models, we concluded that, compared to neutralization variables, differential association variables had greater effects on numerous environmental crimes in Iran.
{"title":"Social Learning, Neutralization, and Environmental Crimes: An Empirical Test of Differential Association and Neutralization Theories in Iran","authors":"S. A. Mir Mohamad Tabar, J. Rizzolo, Mohammad Mazlom Khorasani, M. Noghani","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2139442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2139442","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Fereydunkenar county hosts millions of migratory birds in the southern parts of the Caspian Sea in the second half of every year. Despite the global prevalence of environmental crime, there is still a dearth of large-scale, empirical analyses of environmental crime in the Middle East. This study compared two well-established criminological frameworks rooted in social learning (neutralization theory and differential association theory) to compare four environmental crimes in Iran: illegal bird hunting, fishing without a license, water pollution, and soil pollution. We surveyed male villagers (N = 400) in the county of Fereydunkenar, which is located in the Mazandaran Province of Iran and hosts millions of migratory birds every year. Variables from neutralization theory (condemnation of the condemners, denial of victim and injury, and appeal to higher loyalty) and differential association theory (frequency of differential association with family and friends, and intensity of differential association) were measured. Approximately 75% of respondents had engaged in illegal bird hunting and nearly 53% of respondents had engaged in fishing without a license. However, water and soil pollution behaviors among the respondents were at low levels. The independent variables explained ∼53, 20, and 18% of the variance in the variables of water/soil pollution, illegal bird hunting, and illegal fishing, respectively. The frequency of differential association with family and intensity of differential association had the largest influences on illegal bird hunting and illegal fishing. The intensity of differential association, appeal to higher loyalty, and condemnation of the condemners had significant positive effects on water and soil pollution behaviors. Based on our models, we concluded that, compared to neutralization variables, differential association variables had greater effects on numerous environmental crimes in Iran.","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59628515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-03DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2139443
R. Welsh, Elizabeth A. Pickard, S. Ryan, J. Bisesi, J. Makaure, D. J. Stewart, D. Larsen
Abstract In the 1980s, malaria researchers experimented with treating mosquito nets with pyrethroids chemicals to kill mosquitoes (insecticide-treated net or ITN). In the mid-2000s, world health agencies determined that ITNs should be distributed freely. Since then more than two billion ITNs have been distributed throughout malaria-endemic countries. In regions where fishing is an important economic activity the ITNs have been repurposed for fishing. The practice has been found to have very negative effects on fisheries. Using Perrow’s Normal Accident Framework (NAF) we explain how interest-driven parties ignore local conditions to cause ‘accidents’ such as mosquito net fishing (MNF). In addition, we employ Weber’s concepts of bureaucratic and traditional authority to understand how local actors address an ‘accident’ not of their making. Then, using two focus group interviews with Traditional Leaders and Zambian Government Fishery Personnel we shed light on how local sociohistorical conditions interact with imposed, massive, and complex sociotechnical systems.
{"title":"Mosquito Net Fishing as a Normal Accident and the Roles of Traditional and Bureaucratic Authority","authors":"R. Welsh, Elizabeth A. Pickard, S. Ryan, J. Bisesi, J. Makaure, D. J. Stewart, D. Larsen","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2139443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2139443","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the 1980s, malaria researchers experimented with treating mosquito nets with pyrethroids chemicals to kill mosquitoes (insecticide-treated net or ITN). In the mid-2000s, world health agencies determined that ITNs should be distributed freely. Since then more than two billion ITNs have been distributed throughout malaria-endemic countries. In regions where fishing is an important economic activity the ITNs have been repurposed for fishing. The practice has been found to have very negative effects on fisheries. Using Perrow’s Normal Accident Framework (NAF) we explain how interest-driven parties ignore local conditions to cause ‘accidents’ such as mosquito net fishing (MNF). In addition, we employ Weber’s concepts of bureaucratic and traditional authority to understand how local actors address an ‘accident’ not of their making. Then, using two focus group interviews with Traditional Leaders and Zambian Government Fishery Personnel we shed light on how local sociohistorical conditions interact with imposed, massive, and complex sociotechnical systems.","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48817292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-22DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2135154
K. O'Neill
{"title":"From the Inside Out: The Fight for Environmental Justice Within Government Agencies","authors":"K. O'Neill","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2135154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2135154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43754593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-20DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2134531
E. White, S. Winder, S. Wood
Abstract Natural disturbances such as wildfires are increasing in severity and frequency. Although the ecological impacts of disturbance are well documented, we have limited understanding of how disturbances and associated management responses influence recreation use patterns. This reflects, in part, difficulty in quantifying recreation use across different land ownerships with inconsistent, or non-existent, recreation monitoring practices. In this study, we use visitation models based on social media to examine how recreation use changed after a wildfire and site closures in a large, mixed-ownership landscape. We find that wildfire and associated closures resulted in visitation loss to the recreation system as a whole and little site-to-site displacement within the system in the two years following the wildfire. Our study highlights the importance, when considering how wildfire and management may alter recreation use patterns, of considering the many factors that influence substitution behavior, including the relative locations of visitor origins, disturbances, and substitute sites.
{"title":"Applying Novel Visitation Models using Diverse Social Media to Understand Recreation Change after Wildfire and Site Closure","authors":"E. White, S. Winder, S. Wood","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2134531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2134531","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Natural disturbances such as wildfires are increasing in severity and frequency. Although the ecological impacts of disturbance are well documented, we have limited understanding of how disturbances and associated management responses influence recreation use patterns. This reflects, in part, difficulty in quantifying recreation use across different land ownerships with inconsistent, or non-existent, recreation monitoring practices. In this study, we use visitation models based on social media to examine how recreation use changed after a wildfire and site closures in a large, mixed-ownership landscape. We find that wildfire and associated closures resulted in visitation loss to the recreation system as a whole and little site-to-site displacement within the system in the two years following the wildfire. Our study highlights the importance, when considering how wildfire and management may alter recreation use patterns, of considering the many factors that influence substitution behavior, including the relative locations of visitor origins, disturbances, and substitute sites.","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43252708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-20DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2135152
Jose D. Teodoro, J. Baird, Idorenyin Otung
Abstract Farmer peer networks have been identified as a key way to increase adoption of beneficial management practices to minimize negative environmental impacts of intensive agriculture. We studied the social processes that contribute to beneficial management practice adoption. We administered two questionnaires to participants of a farmer community of practice, the Ontario Soil Network in Ontario, Canada, prior to participation (Period 1) and at the conclusion of the program, 1 year later (Period 2). All three measured networks, based on communication frequency, sharing and seeking advice, and production system changes, expanded from Period 1 to Period 2 and around 80% of participants adopted or expanded their use of beneficial management practices. Our findings indicate that communication in multiple forms was related to beneficial management practice adoption and expansion. These findings support the focus on farmer peer networks as a valuable policy tool to enhance agricultural environmental sustainability.
{"title":"Longitudinal Network Analysis on a Farmers’ Community of Practice and Their Changes in Agricultural Systems Management","authors":"Jose D. Teodoro, J. Baird, Idorenyin Otung","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2135152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2135152","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Farmer peer networks have been identified as a key way to increase adoption of beneficial management practices to minimize negative environmental impacts of intensive agriculture. We studied the social processes that contribute to beneficial management practice adoption. We administered two questionnaires to participants of a farmer community of practice, the Ontario Soil Network in Ontario, Canada, prior to participation (Period 1) and at the conclusion of the program, 1 year later (Period 2). All three measured networks, based on communication frequency, sharing and seeking advice, and production system changes, expanded from Period 1 to Period 2 and around 80% of participants adopted or expanded their use of beneficial management practices. Our findings indicate that communication in multiple forms was related to beneficial management practice adoption and expansion. These findings support the focus on farmer peer networks as a valuable policy tool to enhance agricultural environmental sustainability.","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41598879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-18DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2135153
Nicole Lindsay, A. Grant, Nick Bowmast, Hugh Benson, Simon Wegner
Abstract The iconic kauri tree of Aotearoa New Zealand is under increasing threat due to the plant disease kauri dieback, with human activity believed to be a high-risk vector for spread of the fungus-like pathogen. Although forest hygiene measures have been introduced, concern exists over shortfalls in public compliance, particularly among those who live near or in infected areas. This qualitative study takes a community case-study approach to investigate the barriers and enablers of pro-environmental behavior in relation to kauri dieback. Twenty-one members of the public residing in a locale heavily impacted by kauri dieback were interviewed. Several issues that may lead to noncompliance with measures to protect kauri were identified, primarily centered around themes related to system knowledge, certainty and trust. Understanding community social dynamics, as well as cultivating and maintaining public trust in scientific and resource management authorities, is an important element for generating and improving pro-environmental behavior when uncertainty is high.
{"title":"Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Relation to Kauri Dieback: When Place Attachment Is Not Enough","authors":"Nicole Lindsay, A. Grant, Nick Bowmast, Hugh Benson, Simon Wegner","doi":"10.1080/08941920.2022.2135153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2135153","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The iconic kauri tree of Aotearoa New Zealand is under increasing threat due to the plant disease kauri dieback, with human activity believed to be a high-risk vector for spread of the fungus-like pathogen. Although forest hygiene measures have been introduced, concern exists over shortfalls in public compliance, particularly among those who live near or in infected areas. This qualitative study takes a community case-study approach to investigate the barriers and enablers of pro-environmental behavior in relation to kauri dieback. Twenty-one members of the public residing in a locale heavily impacted by kauri dieback were interviewed. Several issues that may lead to noncompliance with measures to protect kauri were identified, primarily centered around themes related to system knowledge, certainty and trust. Understanding community social dynamics, as well as cultivating and maintaining public trust in scientific and resource management authorities, is an important element for generating and improving pro-environmental behavior when uncertainty is high.","PeriodicalId":48223,"journal":{"name":"Society & Natural Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49138250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-12DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2132438
T. Daniels, Kyle McCarthy, M. Lapping
Abstract Many rural areas in the United States and Europe have been changing from agricultural landscapes to a mix of farm and nonagricultural uses. The fragmentation of agricultural land reflects the higher value of nonagricultural uses but may pose a threat to agricultural operations. Vermont, a rural state, has tried to slow the loss and fragmentation of farmland. Agricultural census and land parcel data are analyzed to identify what are the supply and demand factors of fragmentation, what are the pros and cons of fragmentation, and have Vermont’s efforts to regulate development and sustain farming slowed the conversion and fragmentation of farmland? The amount of Vermont farmland has declined sharply since 1959 and a considerable amount of rural land has been fragmented into lots that have limited value for dairy production, the state’s primary agricultural industry. Vermont’s farmland preservation programs appear to have had some success in slowing farmland loss after 2002. However, the economics of farming will continue to challenge the viability of agricultural operations.
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Pub Date : 2022-09-05DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2111738
R. Hauptfeld, Megan S. Jones, Kim Skyelander
Abstract Conservation for and with local communities and stakeholders is essential. Despite the importance of community-oriented approaches and calls for capacity building in conservation, the impacts and inputs of training in relational fields like collaborative conservation remain unclear. We used mixed methods to conduct one of the first evaluations of a collaborative conservation capacity building program, and present an empirically-based causal model of the programmatic inputs supporting long-term changes. We found moderate to transformational impacts on participants’ practice and professional trajectories, and on multiple dimensions of capacity, including comfort, conviction, and identity. Flexible funding, immersion into a safe community of practice, and the obligation and opportunity to experiment with collaborative approaches fostered these changes. We also found evidence of a developing landscape of practice, and perceived benefits to communities where fellows worked. We suggest programs incorporate intentional design, including networked communities of practice and heuristics, to enhance individual and systems impact. Management implications Building collaborative conservation capacity involves more than training: applied experiences, immersion into communities of practice, and flexible funding can support long-term adoption of new approaches. Fostering a sense of conviction for collaboration early may incite participants to engage with (sometimes uncomfortable) new experiences and groups. Adopting “networked” communities of practice may allow collaborative conservation fellowships to reduce potential tradeoffs between individual and social systems level goals.
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