Pub Date : 2023-08-05DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238748
Zintle Sikhunyana, Syden Mishi
ABSTRACT There are implications to sustainable development from overconsumption of natural resources. Increasingly, economies are running out of resources to sustain or achieve desired growth rates and inclusive growth. As a result, momentum is building on exploring how the blue economy can be used as complimentary resource, particularly as a taping into it as an opportunity of ensuring that the marginalised groups in society are catered for. This is argued to address the ex-ante inequalities in other sectors of the economy, such as the green economy (land and resources on it), where participation by vulnerable groups like women and youth is limited owing to segregation policies of yesteryears, at least in former colonised countries like South Africa. The study used a systematic literature review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols (PRISMA-P) approach to ascertain works on this topic and identify gaps that need to be addressed to adequately inform policy and practice. With regards to access and participation in the blue economy, most studies found that women do have access and participate in the blue economy, however, their participation is limited by barriers such lack of education and credit as well as patriarchal beliefs. Furthermore, women participation in both green and blue economies is determined by social norms, skills attainment, access to credit, age, technology. Most of the reviewed studies concluded that men derived more commercial benefits from green economy, while women derive more subsistence and recreational benefits from the blue economy.
{"title":"Access, participation and socio-economic benefits of blue versus green economy: a systematic literature review","authors":"Zintle Sikhunyana, Syden Mishi","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238748","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There are implications to sustainable development from overconsumption of natural resources. Increasingly, economies are running out of resources to sustain or achieve desired growth rates and inclusive growth. As a result, momentum is building on exploring how the blue economy can be used as complimentary resource, particularly as a taping into it as an opportunity of ensuring that the marginalised groups in society are catered for. This is argued to address the ex-ante inequalities in other sectors of the economy, such as the green economy (land and resources on it), where participation by vulnerable groups like women and youth is limited owing to segregation policies of yesteryears, at least in former colonised countries like South Africa. The study used a systematic literature review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols (PRISMA-P) approach to ascertain works on this topic and identify gaps that need to be addressed to adequately inform policy and practice. With regards to access and participation in the blue economy, most studies found that women do have access and participate in the blue economy, however, their participation is limited by barriers such lack of education and credit as well as patriarchal beliefs. Furthermore, women participation in both green and blue economies is determined by social norms, skills attainment, access to credit, age, technology. Most of the reviewed studies concluded that men derived more commercial benefits from green economy, while women derive more subsistence and recreational benefits from the blue economy.","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91006881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-05DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238750
A. Berberi, C. Beaudoin, C. Mcphee, J. Guay, K. Bronson, V. Nguyen
{"title":"Enablers, barriers, and future considerations for living lab effectiveness in environmental and agricultural sustainability transitions: a review of studies evaluating living labs","authors":"A. Berberi, C. Beaudoin, C. Mcphee, J. Guay, K. Bronson, V. Nguyen","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238750","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87041114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-26DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238734
Emeralde O’Donnell, A. Doyon
ABSTRACT Environmental plans have been criticised for failing to appropriately address equity and justice concerns, exacerbating inequity, and overlooking systemic injustices. Some scholars have argued that the use of equity and justice terminology impacts the equity and justice work being done, citing challenges with vague uses of equity. Our research used thematic content analyses, with a focus on language-use, to explore equity and justice framings in four environmental planning documents in Vancouver, B.C. Framings of equity and justice were coded across nine dominant themes and compared against how often each plan acknowledged and addressed four dimensions of justice: distributive, procedural, recognition, and epistemic. We found that plans with more specific, nuanced, and seemingly intentional framings of equity and justice generally included more well-rounded engagement with the four dimensions of justice. Between documents, we highlight vague uses of equity, a focus on distribution, and equity being framed primarily as a guaranteed byproduct. Across documents, we highlight benefits-for-all language, different responses to systemic injustice, and different planning contexts. In discussing the contextual differences across plans, we argue it is important for more research to consider equity and justice in planning on a micro level to better understand the specific justice needs and limitations of different cities and planning goals. We also argue for more work to include epistemic justice alongside the traditional distributive, procedural, and recognition justices. Key policy highlights To better support equity and justice work, planners should aim to have a clear and specific understanding of a project’s equity and justice concerns, priorities, and goals early in the planning process; equity and justice priorities and approaches should guide the entire planning process, rather than be incorporated into a finished product after-the-fact. To better support equity and justice work, approaches to equity and justice in plans should be grounded in a detailed and nuanced understanding of systemic injustices and intersectionality. Generalised, “benefits-for-all” language could risk inequitable solutions; whenever possible, plans should identify specific groups and their unique needs. To better consider local needs and address equity and justice issues, plans should acknowledge and incorporate diverse knowledge systems, perspectives, and practices such as Indigenous ways of “doing, being, and knowing”.
{"title":"Language, context, and action: exploring equity and justice content in Vancouver environmental plans","authors":"Emeralde O’Donnell, A. Doyon","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238734","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Environmental plans have been criticised for failing to appropriately address equity and justice concerns, exacerbating inequity, and overlooking systemic injustices. Some scholars have argued that the use of equity and justice terminology impacts the equity and justice work being done, citing challenges with vague uses of equity. Our research used thematic content analyses, with a focus on language-use, to explore equity and justice framings in four environmental planning documents in Vancouver, B.C. Framings of equity and justice were coded across nine dominant themes and compared against how often each plan acknowledged and addressed four dimensions of justice: distributive, procedural, recognition, and epistemic. We found that plans with more specific, nuanced, and seemingly intentional framings of equity and justice generally included more well-rounded engagement with the four dimensions of justice. Between documents, we highlight vague uses of equity, a focus on distribution, and equity being framed primarily as a guaranteed byproduct. Across documents, we highlight benefits-for-all language, different responses to systemic injustice, and different planning contexts. In discussing the contextual differences across plans, we argue it is important for more research to consider equity and justice in planning on a micro level to better understand the specific justice needs and limitations of different cities and planning goals. We also argue for more work to include epistemic justice alongside the traditional distributive, procedural, and recognition justices. Key policy highlights To better support equity and justice work, planners should aim to have a clear and specific understanding of a project’s equity and justice concerns, priorities, and goals early in the planning process; equity and justice priorities and approaches should guide the entire planning process, rather than be incorporated into a finished product after-the-fact. To better support equity and justice work, approaches to equity and justice in plans should be grounded in a detailed and nuanced understanding of systemic injustices and intersectionality. Generalised, “benefits-for-all” language could risk inequitable solutions; whenever possible, plans should identify specific groups and their unique needs. To better consider local needs and address equity and justice issues, plans should acknowledge and incorporate diverse knowledge systems, perspectives, and practices such as Indigenous ways of “doing, being, and knowing”.","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"39 1","pages":"1478 - 1495"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85719753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238725
G. Cloutier, Émilie Houde-Tremblay, Stéphanie Gaudet
ABSTRACT Scholars have recently worked to broaden the definition of urban engagement in order to better understand the multiple manifestations of this concept. Some, interested in grasping the potential transformative or demonstrative effects of everyday actions in urban settings, have examined active practices, such as gardening. Others have focused on the scale of action and have demonstrated how limited activities can have significant effects on individuals and communities. Building on the case studies of collective gardens in the significantly different urban settings of Québec City (Canada) and Madrid (Spain), we explore how the practices of urban gardening offer forms of learning that often go beyond gardening itself and expand into collective decision making and social engagement. The gardens we look at are grassroots based, have been in operation for approximately ten years and receive a form of support from city programmes. Our results show that these gardens are the sites of social processes where gardeners develop a strong identity in relation to the alternative lifestyles that they build, as well as a sense of belonging that goes beyond the boundaries of their garden and that connects them to nature. By developing their ethos of care, gardeners learn that neighbourhood-oriented actions have political implications that can help change the city.
{"title":"Collective urban gardens: growing, learning and fostering social engagement","authors":"G. Cloutier, Émilie Houde-Tremblay, Stéphanie Gaudet","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238725","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Scholars have recently worked to broaden the definition of urban engagement in order to better understand the multiple manifestations of this concept. Some, interested in grasping the potential transformative or demonstrative effects of everyday actions in urban settings, have examined active practices, such as gardening. Others have focused on the scale of action and have demonstrated how limited activities can have significant effects on individuals and communities. Building on the case studies of collective gardens in the significantly different urban settings of Québec City (Canada) and Madrid (Spain), we explore how the practices of urban gardening offer forms of learning that often go beyond gardening itself and expand into collective decision making and social engagement. The gardens we look at are grassroots based, have been in operation for approximately ten years and receive a form of support from city programmes. Our results show that these gardens are the sites of social processes where gardeners develop a strong identity in relation to the alternative lifestyles that they build, as well as a sense of belonging that goes beyond the boundaries of their garden and that connects them to nature. By developing their ethos of care, gardeners learn that neighbourhood-oriented actions have political implications that can help change the city.","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"4 1","pages":"1463 - 1477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78635650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238739
H. Koff, Martha Bonilla-Moheno, Luz M. Campos-García, Swany Morteo-Montiel, Jorge Israel Portillo-Peralta
ABSTRACT This article examines agriculture and sustainability in Mexico with specific focus on pineapple producing communities. Because this is an internationally healthy market and because Mexico has increased its pineapple production in recent years, it can be considered a representative case in which to study the impact of agricultural policies on local sustainable development. Moreover, during the last four decades, Veracruz has led Mexican states in pineapple production and extension, with three municipalities as the foremost producers, which has consequently, impacted their ecosystems. This article documents land cover, economic, and social transformations in these municipalities. First, it shows how extension of this crop has made pineapple the dominant land cover in the region. Second, the article illustrates how parallel markets exist between export-oriented large producers and smaller ones who sell locally. Third, the article documents the increase in social marginalisation in these communities even though increased pineapple production has generated more overall wealth. These trends are then explained through a normative coherence for development analysis of Mexico's agricultural programmes and their focus on increasing productivity.
{"title":"Agricultural policies and local sustainability: a normative coherence for development analysis of Mexico's pineapple sector","authors":"H. Koff, Martha Bonilla-Moheno, Luz M. Campos-García, Swany Morteo-Montiel, Jorge Israel Portillo-Peralta","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238739","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article examines agriculture and sustainability in Mexico with specific focus on pineapple producing communities. Because this is an internationally healthy market and because Mexico has increased its pineapple production in recent years, it can be considered a representative case in which to study the impact of agricultural policies on local sustainable development. Moreover, during the last four decades, Veracruz has led Mexican states in pineapple production and extension, with three municipalities as the foremost producers, which has consequently, impacted their ecosystems. This article documents land cover, economic, and social transformations in these municipalities. First, it shows how extension of this crop has made pineapple the dominant land cover in the region. Second, the article illustrates how parallel markets exist between export-oriented large producers and smaller ones who sell locally. Third, the article documents the increase in social marginalisation in these communities even though increased pineapple production has generated more overall wealth. These trends are then explained through a normative coherence for development analysis of Mexico's agricultural programmes and their focus on increasing productivity.","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"67 1","pages":"1496 - 1514"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89364385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-24DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238749
Y. Mehmood, Muhammad Arshad, M. Bashir
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 crisis has not only increased socio-economic inequalities globally but it also severely affected people's everyday lives. This study explores the impacts of COVID-19 on household income, food security, and food consumption patterns in the urban slums of Punjab, Pakistan. Using a multistage random sampling method, cross-sectional data was collected from 257 households through face-to-face interviews. Respondents were chosen randomly applying the random walk method. The data were analysed using Probit regression models. The household food security situation was estimated using the food insecurity experience scale (HFIES) developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Results show that household income and food security situations during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly affected by education level, household size, daily-wage earnings, salaried employment, and household income slot-I. Household participation in social safety programs appears to help mitigate income shocks and decrease food insecurity. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, 73.92% and 54.86% of the surveyed households faced income shocks and worsened food security, respectively. The consumption of meat, poultry products, and seafood decreased by 21.01%, 17.50%, and 14.39%, respectively, during the pandemic, in comparison to the pre-pandemic period. The study recommends that authorities should consider continuously focusing on supporting existing national social safety programs and designing new ones by providing responsive packages during such adversities. Further, structuring robust financial institutions to aid business recovery and to ensure the availability of food to marginalised communities, particularly in urban slums, could sustain the masses.
{"title":"Household income and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in the urban slums of Punjab, Pakistan","authors":"Y. Mehmood, Muhammad Arshad, M. Bashir","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238749","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The COVID-19 crisis has not only increased socio-economic inequalities globally but it also severely affected people's everyday lives. This study explores the impacts of COVID-19 on household income, food security, and food consumption patterns in the urban slums of Punjab, Pakistan. Using a multistage random sampling method, cross-sectional data was collected from 257 households through face-to-face interviews. Respondents were chosen randomly applying the random walk method. The data were analysed using Probit regression models. The household food security situation was estimated using the food insecurity experience scale (HFIES) developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Results show that household income and food security situations during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly affected by education level, household size, daily-wage earnings, salaried employment, and household income slot-I. Household participation in social safety programs appears to help mitigate income shocks and decrease food insecurity. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, 73.92% and 54.86% of the surveyed households faced income shocks and worsened food security, respectively. The consumption of meat, poultry products, and seafood decreased by 21.01%, 17.50%, and 14.39%, respectively, during the pandemic, in comparison to the pre-pandemic period. The study recommends that authorities should consider continuously focusing on supporting existing national social safety programs and designing new ones by providing responsive packages during such adversities. Further, structuring robust financial institutions to aid business recovery and to ensure the availability of food to marginalised communities, particularly in urban slums, could sustain the masses.","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79184900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-24DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238746
Lene Gjørtler Elkjær, D. Rudolph, Maja Horst
ABSTRACT Previously, local actors have often had a stake in renewable energy projects through cooperative ownership and other variants of community energy configurations. However, the increase in project size and necessary investments as well as policy shifts towards auctions and “local energy” have made it difficult for communities to obtain a stake in such developments, while also increasing the potential for controversies. This article investigates the construction of a shared ownership model of a utility-scale wind farm by identifying three narratives presented by local actors and exposes how these narratives position them to shape the ownership configuration of the project to their advantage. We show how local actors’ stories construct the development in the local area as business as usual, tragic degradation or potentially an epic turn-around. These different constructions of the wind power project draw on different historical developments, construct different presents and envision different futures as a result of the proposed wind power project. Furthermore, we disentangle how these constructions and different perceptions of time employed by the actor groups legitimize different ownership structures and project configurations, thus co-producing the project and the trajectory of local development. We end by arguing that such narratives related to the (il)legitimacy of renewable energy projects are important for the ability to move the renewable energy transition forward in a just manner.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2238721
S. Nicholas, Shiloh Groot, N. Harré
ABSTRACT The purported environmental, social, psychological, and economic benefits of urban agricultural initiatives (UAIs) are context-dependent. However, little research has been done on UAIs in Asia, and to our knowledge, no research conducted in Singapore. This study investigated the benefits perceived by employees and volunteers at an UAI in Singapore, an Asian city–state, and how these benefits were achieved or impeded. A secondary aim was to examine differences in participants’ perceptions. To address these aims, in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 employees and volunteers, followed by a Q-sort of 36 interview statements delivered to the same participants. The results suggested that the UAI had environmental, social, and psychological benefits which include fostering a genuine connection with nature and facilitating pro-environmental behavioural spillover; enabling friendships and learning to communicate with diverse peoples; and increasing self-awareness and gratitude, respectively. These are facilitated through tactile involvement with nature, exposure to pro-environmental behaviours, a culture of open-mindedness that encourages social interaction and encouragement of reflection. On the other hand, the UAI’s economic impact in terms of employment and food production was impeded by its financial difficulties. While both volunteers and employees perceived the psychosocial benefits, it was employees who emphasised the UAI’s financial difficulties. These benefits and impediments and how they manifest reflect Singapore’s communitarian worldview and accompanying social norms, and demonstrate the local and global relevance of situating UAIs in context. Relevant areas of future research are suggested. (234 words)
{"title":"Understanding urban agriculture in context: environmental, social, and psychological benefits of agriculture in Singapore","authors":"S. Nicholas, Shiloh Groot, N. Harré","doi":"10.1080/13549839.2023.2238721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2238721","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The purported environmental, social, psychological, and economic benefits of urban agricultural initiatives (UAIs) are context-dependent. However, little research has been done on UAIs in Asia, and to our knowledge, no research conducted in Singapore. This study investigated the benefits perceived by employees and volunteers at an UAI in Singapore, an Asian city–state, and how these benefits were achieved or impeded. A secondary aim was to examine differences in participants’ perceptions. To address these aims, in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 employees and volunteers, followed by a Q-sort of 36 interview statements delivered to the same participants. The results suggested that the UAI had environmental, social, and psychological benefits which include fostering a genuine connection with nature and facilitating pro-environmental behavioural spillover; enabling friendships and learning to communicate with diverse peoples; and increasing self-awareness and gratitude, respectively. These are facilitated through tactile involvement with nature, exposure to pro-environmental behaviours, a culture of open-mindedness that encourages social interaction and encouragement of reflection. On the other hand, the UAI’s economic impact in terms of employment and food production was impeded by its financial difficulties. While both volunteers and employees perceived the psychosocial benefits, it was employees who emphasised the UAI’s financial difficulties. These benefits and impediments and how they manifest reflect Singapore’s communitarian worldview and accompanying social norms, and demonstrate the local and global relevance of situating UAIs in context. Relevant areas of future research are suggested. (234 words)","PeriodicalId":54257,"journal":{"name":"Local Environment","volume":"4 1","pages":"1446 - 1462"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90226183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2023.2218078
H. Bulkeley, Emma Lecavalier, C. Basta
ABSTRACT In this editorial introduction, we introduce the special issue “Transforming Urban Sustainability”, which seeks to understand the pursuit and practice of transformative change for urban sustainability. Uniquely, the contributions to the Special Issue were developed through trans-disciplinary collaborations and in this editorial we reflect on these practices and consider how they can catalyze transformative change in and through academic practice. We also review existing conceptual approaches to transformation and develop a heuristic device that helps us to appreciate its multiple and diverse dimensions. Through this heuristic, we generate lines of sight through which to view transformation and position the contributions in the Special Issue in relation to these. We conclude by suggesting that to advance both the understanding and traction of transformative action we need to recognise its multiplicity and actively engage with its different facets.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2022.2045479
K. Rochell, Linjun Xie, Ryan Fisher, K. Griffin
ABSTRACT While the existence and significance of transnational municipal networks (TMNs) in the realm of environmental governance have been well documented, the implementation and impacts of their local programmes, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, remain underexplored. This paper contributes to addressing this gap of knowledge by examining what obstructs or facilitates TMNs’ local actions and the extent to which they can catalyse wider transformative impacts on local environmental governance. We focus on an urban wetlands programme implemented by ICLEI Africa from 2015 to 2018 in 9 district and 2 metropolitan municipalities in South Africa – the Local Action for Biodiversity: Wetlands SA (LAB Wetlands SA) Programme. From an insider perspective, this paper reviews the implementation of the LAB Wetlands SA Programme in three locations, namely the Overberg, iLembe, and Frances Baard District Municipalities of South Africa. Based on comparative analysis, the paper identifies three key influential factors – political buy-in, policy champions and institutional capacity – that interact in combination to affect the practices of the LAB Wetlands SA Programme. These three factors are closely interlinked and strongly depend on the social, economic, political and cultural aspects of local context. In advancing local environmental actions and promoting transformative environmental governance, the design and practices of TMNs’ local programmes and projects must be informed by, tailored to, and able to adapt to the local context.
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