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Author-Name: M. A. Van Buren
Author-X-Name-First: M. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Buren
Author-Name: W. E. Watt
Author-X-Name-First: W. E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Watt
Author-Name: J. Marsalek
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Marsalek
Title: Removal of Selected Urban Stormwater Constituents by an On-stream Pond
Abstract:
A methodologyis presented for assessing the pollution control performance
of an on-stream stormwater pond, and the application of this methodology
to a specific facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is documented. This
assessment is based on constituent mass balances for both baseflow and
event conditions. Results on removal rates are provided for selected
dissolved constituents, nutrients, suspended solids, metals and organic
contaminants. In summary, dissolved constituents exhibit zero removal for
baseflow periods and positive removal for events; nutrients and suspended
solids exhibit negative removal for baseflow periods and positive removal
for events; and metals and organics exhibit positive removal for both
baseflow periods and events. Constituent removal appears to be controlled
mainly by physical processes (sedimentation), and the uncertainties
associated with the estimates of constituent loads are quantified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 5-18
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
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Author-Name: Alan Barrett
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Barrett
Author-Name: John Lawlor
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawlor
Title: Questioning the Waste Hierarchy: The Case of a Region with a Low Population Density
Abstract:
Discussions of municipal solid waste (MSW) management are influenced
increasingly by the concept of the waste hierarchy which, broadly
speaking, places landfill as the least acceptable option for dealing with
MSW, followed by incineration, recycling, re-use and reduction at source.
In this paper, we want to question the wisdom of applying the waste
hierarchy in a region with a low population density. The hierarchy was
first developed with reference to the high population density areas such
as the core of the EU. However, in low population density areas the
economics of the various approaches to MSW is likely to be quite
different. As a result, the application of the hierarchy could place an
undue economic burden on a region relative to the environmental benefits
that might arise. We estimate the costs, both internal and external, of
the various methods of dealing with MSW in an area with the appropriate
population density, drawing on information from a wide variety of sources.
We find that landfill is significantly cheaper than in high population
density areas, even when account is taken of the associated externalities.
In addition, it is generally cheaper than the alternative methods. As
such, we conclude that landfill should not be shunned as a disposal method
in low population density areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 19-36
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712263
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Author-Name: Russell Watkins
Author-X-Name-First: Russell
Author-X-Name-Last: Watkins
Author-Name: Chris Cocklin
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Cocklin
Author-Name: Melinda Laituri
Author-X-Name-First: Melinda
Author-X-Name-Last: Laituri
Title: The Use of Geographic Information Systems for Resource Evaluation: A New Zealand Example
Abstract:
Over the last decade, New Zealand has implemented innovative reforms in
respect of natural resource and environmental management. These include
the Resource ManagementAct 1991 (RMA), a notable feature of which is the
adoption of 'sustainable management' as the key principle guiding resource
allocation and use. This and other features of the new administrative
context for resource management strongly suggest a prominent role for
geographicinformation systems (GIS) and related spatial information
technology. In this paper we present an outline of the Regional Resource
Evaluation Project (RREP), a project that has been established to explore
and demonstrate the capabilities of GIS and related spatial information
technology in the context of resource analysis and decision making. To
date, the RREP has achieved important outcomes in terms of database design
and development. An extensive information base which incorporates data on
the physical and natural environment, patterns of human activity, and on
social and demographic characteristics has been assembled. We describe the
information systems, as well as some of the technical issues that attend
to database design and development.We also provide brief reviews of two
applications of the GIS to resource evaluation. One relates to the
evaluation of changes in regional land use, with a focus on natural
habitats. The other is concerned with land suitability assessment for
plantation forestry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 37-58
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712272
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Author-Name: George Rogers
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers
Title: Dynamic Risk Perception in Two Communities: Risk Events and Changes in Perceived Risk
Abstract:
This paper examines the relationship between perceived risk and hazard
events in two communities in terms of the perception and acceptability of
risk. One community experienced an acute risk event comprised of a fire at
a chemical plant that resulted in a large-scale evacuation (an acute
hazard). The other community was involved in a seven-year controversy over
the siting of a hazardous waste incinerator (a chronic risk). While the
results are broadly consistent with a learning model of perceived risk,
the support is more limited than envisioned; hence, the static forces of
risk perception are stronger than anticipated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-80
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712281
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Author-Name: K. Bishop
Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bishop
Author-Name: A. Phillips
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Phillips
Author-Name: L. M. Warren
Author-X-Name-First: L. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Warren
Title: Protected Areas for the Future: Models from the Past
Abstract:
This paper discusses the complexity of the protected area mosaic that has
evolved in the United Kingdom over the past 40 or so years. Experimental
matrices have been used to assist in the analysis of the various types of
protected areas. The trend has been towards the development of protected
areas to serve multiple objectives, although categories of protected area
introduced under European legislation are more narrowly defined. There has
been a proliferation in the number of categories of protected area in the
past ten years; since 1990 six new categories of protected area have been
established, two resulting from European directives. Most of the protected
areas operate indirectly through the planning system and/or voluntary
agreements. However, a distinction is drawn between systems for nature
conservation and landscape protection with the former relying more on
direct controls (ownership and/or legal force). There is considerable
potential overlap of protected areas. New categories of protected area
have often been superimposed upon the existing system without
consideration of whether they will result in duplication of effort,
expenditure etc. We conclude that there is scope for some rationalization
of the system. Ideally this would involve replacing existing protected
areas with broader based ones but considerable simplification could be
obtained in practice by making the powers of the agencies more flexible
and changing the administrative arrangements for managing the various
protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 81-110
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712290
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Author-Name: Andrea Ross
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Author-Name: Jeremy Rowan-Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Rowan-Robinson
Title: It's Good to Talk! Environmental Information and the Greening of Industry
Abstract:
This paper focuses on one aspect of industry's contribution to
safeguarding the environment: the use and production of environmental
information. Access to such information is an important part of the
government strategy for promoting shared responsibility for the
environment. The objective of the paper is to assess how far public
regulation, private regulation and self regulation provide an incentive to
industry to use and produce environmental information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 111-124
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712308
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Author-Name: S. Edwards-Jones
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards-Jones
Title: The River Valleys Project: A Participatory Approach to Integrated Catchment Planning and Management in Scotland
Abstract:
Legislation and institutional structure have restricted opportunities for
the integrated planning and management of Scotland's water resources.
There is growing recognition that a more holistic and integrated approach
to river management may enable progress in solving some of the problems
facing Scottish freshwaters. The River Valleys Project established case
studies of participatory integrated catchment planning for two rivers in
Lothian Region, the Water of Leith and the River Almond. Nine stages were
identified in the development of participatory integrated catchment plans.
These involved all agencies and individuals with an interest in river
management and a high degree of community participation.The developmentof
plans for the Water of Leith and River Almond revealed a wide variety of
benefits that can be derived from an integrated approach to river
management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 125-142
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712317
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Author-Name: S. Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: J. R. Treweek
Author-X-Name-First: J. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Treweek
Author-Name: D. J. Thurling
Author-X-Name-First: D. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Thurling
Title: The Ecological Component of Environmental Impact Assessment: A Critical Review of British Environmental Statements
Abstract:
Environmental assessment (EA) of the impacts of development is required
under the 1985 European Directive 85/337/EEC, which is implemented in
Britain primarily through the 1988 Town and Country Planning (Assessmentof
Environmental Effects) Regulations. Ecology provides analytical procedures
for studying relationships between organisms and their environment and
therefore has an obvious role in EA. The status of ecology within the
British EA process was investigated by analysing 179 environmental
statements (ESs) produced between 1988 and 1993. In many cases, the
ecological information provided was so limited in quantity, or of such
poor quality, that it was not possible to assess the ecological
implications of proposed schemes. Many ESs failed to provide the data
necessary to predict ecological impacts. Potential ecological impacts were
reported in 93% of statements, but only 9% made any attempt to quantify
them. Of those ESs which made references to ecological effects, only 45%
based their findings on new ecological survey information. Consultation
with statutory consultees for nature conservation was reported in 48% of
ESs. Although 78% of ESs mentioned mitigation measures, only 23% described
them in detail. A major shortcoming was the universal failure to make any
commitment to monitoring of development impacts. In addition to the lack
of formal requirements for monitoring, the lack of guidance for ecologists
and developers involved in EA is concluded to be a major factor behind
some of the shortcomings summarized in this paper.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 157-172
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712164
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Author-Name: John Punter
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Punter
Author-Name: Matthew Carmona
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Carmona
Title: Cosmetics or Critical Constraints? The Role of Landscape in Design Policies in English Development Plans
Abstract:
This paper reviews the nature of landscape policies pertaining to the
design of urban development in the post 1992 generation of English
development plans. It examines the landscape concepts which underpin
policy and concludes that these are essentially concerned with landscaping
as a cosmetic activity, an afterthought in the design process.
Recommendations are made for the development of policies that will allow
landscape considerations to be integrated with nature conservation and
ecology considerations and thereby assume a fundamental role in urban
design policies as a key element in ensuring sustainable development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 173-198
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712173
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Author-Name: Geoff Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Selective Targeting in Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Implications for Farmers and the Environment
Abstract:
This paper examines socio-economic and environmental implications of
targeting strategies adopted in one of the UK's Environmentally Sensitive
Areas (ESAs): Cambrian Mountains ESA, northern part. Larger farms with
larger remnant habitats have benefited disproportionately from scheme
participation and payments. This has created a two-tier system of farmers
inside and outside the scheme within the designated ESA. Smaller wildlife
habitats on farms at the margins of the ESA have been neglected by this
selective targeting, which has placed greater emphasis on the conservation
of large contiguous habitats in the centre of the area. Farmers of
marginal ESA eligibility are disillusioned, as they are excluded both from
ESA payments and potential participation in schemes outside the ESA area.
Two alternative scenarios are suggested. First, ESA scheme prescriptions
could be changed to allow farmers with only small or dispersed habitats to
enter the scheme (e.g. very high payments for the first few hectares of a
habitat entered). Second, the boundaries of the ESA could be redrawn to
exclude the clusters of small non-participants. This would enable these
farms to make full use of other schemes currently not available for
farmers within ESAs (e.g. Tir Cymen or Countryside Stewardship Scheme).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 199-216
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712182
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Author-Name: Suzie Osborn
Author-X-Name-First: Suzie
Author-X-Name-Last: Osborn
Author-Name: Hadrian Cook
Author-X-Name-First: Hadrian
Author-X-Name-Last: Cook
Title: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and Nitrate Sensitive Areas: A Policy and Technical Analysis of Groundwater Source Protection in England and Wales
Abstract:
The Nitrate Sensitive Area (NSA) scheme and the more recent Nitrate
Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) scheme are responses by the British Government to
the growing demands of European legislation on water quality. Both are
designed to check nitrate contamination from agriculture at source, with
'polluting' activities being changed or prohibited in areas forming the
catchment of waters where the 1980 European Commission (EC) limit of 50
mg/l nitrate (N) is exceeded, or is likely to be exceeded. The NVZ scheme
provides protection to surface and ground water,whereas the NSA scheme
relates directly to the latter. Furthermore, action programmes to reduce
nitrate pollution within NVZs are mandatory and uncompensated, whilst the
more strict but voluntary measures of the NSA scheme are compensated. This
paper sets out to critically analyse the NVZ scheme, with reference to the
NSA scheme and further makes recommendations for an improved nitrate
pollution land use control policy in relation to ground water protection.
The study area is Minster NVZ on the Isle of Thanet in north east Kent.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 217-234
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712191
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Author-Name: Chang-Hee Christine Bae
Author-X-Name-First: Chang-Hee Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Bae
Title: How Los Angeles' Air Quality Policies Benefit Minorities
Abstract:
This paper examines how air pollution control policies will affect the
welfare of the different races in Southern California. The paper adopts
the concept of the Net Welfare Impact (NWI) function to measure how air
quality improvements affect the welfare (monetary and non-monetary) of
individual households. The core finding is that many of the benefits of
air quality improvement are enjoyed by minorities, especially Latinos (and
African-Americans and Asians to a lesser extent), whose household incomes
tend to be lower and family size larger than the regional average, and who
are more likely to live in the neighbourhoods that are currently polluted.
Thus, because minorities have suffered more from dirty air, they are the
major beneficiaries from implementation of clean air policies. This is the
result of the Federal clean air mandate that dictates uniform standards
for all metropolitan areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 235-260
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712209
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Author-Name: A. J. Bond
Author-X-Name-First: A. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bond
Title: Policy And Practice Environmental Assessmentand Planning: A Chronology of Development in England and Wales
Abstract:
The development of regulations to implement Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) in England and Wales occurred initially as a response to
European Community Directive obligations. Since then, a proliferation of
regulations has resulted from the need to meet those obligations which
were not covered successfully by the first tranche of legislation; the
desire to extend the range of project types requiring EIA beyond those
specified in the Directive; and the need to respond to changes brought
about by privatization.As a result, current regulations relating to EIA
are extremely complex and are in a constant state of flux. This inevitably
causes problems for those responsible for their implementation. Ten years
after the 1985 Environmental Impact Assessment Directive was notified to
the Member States, it has undergone a review and the European
Commissionhas reached a common position on the proposedamendments.The
implementation date for Member States to meet the requirements of the
amended Directive is 31 December 1997 (ENDS, 1996). However, the 1985
Directive has yet to be fully implemented in the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 261-272
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712218
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Author-Name: Hung-Wen Shen
Author-X-Name-First: Hung-Wen
Author-X-Name-Last: Shen
Author-Name: Yue-Hwa Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Yue-Hwa
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Title: Social and Economic Factors in the Spread of the NIMBY Syndrome against Waste Disposal Sites in Taiwan
Abstract:
The paper analyses the NIMBY syndrome against solid waste disposal sites
in Taiwan and argues that the rapid growth of this syndrome has been
attributable to three social and economic factors, namely: (1) The
awakening of public environmental consciousness; (2) the increase in the
value of urban marginal land; and (3) the process of political
liberalization and the uprising of so-called 'self-help actions' from the
public.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 273-282
Issue: 2
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712227
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Author-Name: B. J. Gleeson
Author-X-Name-First: B. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gleeson
Author-Name: K. J. Grundy
Author-X-Name-First: K. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Grundy
Title: New Zealand's Planning Revolution Five Years On: A Preliminary Assessment
Abstract:
It is now five years since New Zealand radically changed its
environmental planning regime by introducing the Resource ManagementAct
1991 (RMA). The RMA swept away the entire tradition of town and country
planning which New Zealand had inherited from Britain, replacing this with
an integrated framework for resource management that attempts to emphasize
efficiency, sustainability and public participation in the new system of
development control. These new emphases of the RMA reflect the agendasof
New Zealand'sgreen and New Right lobbies which gained political influence
during the 1980s.However,the green and neo-liberal agendaswhich the RMA
attempts to embrace are potentially contradictory. In this paper we
investigate this potential contradiction through a preliminary assessment
of the first five year's of the new legislation's implementation.In
particular, we focus on the operational success, or otherwise, of three
'efficiency' innovations of the RMA, and consider the consequences of
these for the environmental and public participation ideals of the
legislation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 293-314
Issue: 3
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712100
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Author-Name: Craig Bullock
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock
Author-Name: Jim Kay
Author-X-Name-First: Jim
Author-X-Name-Last: Kay
Title: Preservation and Change in the Upland Landscape: The Public Benefits of Grazing Management
Abstract:
A contingent valuation survey was undertaken to estimate the public
benefits of landscapechanges that could arise from reductions in grazing
levels using the example of the Central Southern Uplands of Scotland. A
dichotomous choice with continuous follow-up format was used to quantify
the environmentalbenefit in terms of the willingness to pay of the general
public and visitors. The paper discusses the merits of this format and the
evidence of starting-point bias. In addition, the results are compared
with the preferences of locals and interest groups as expressed through
focus group sessions and subsets of the survey. A strong preference for
more tree cover was evident, a landscape feature not well represented in
the current landscape.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 315-334
Issue: 3
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712119
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Author-Name: Sandra Hodge
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Hodge
Author-Name: Maike Hering De Queiroz
Author-X-Name-First: Maike Hering
Author-X-Name-Last: De Queiroz
Author-Name: Ademir Reis
Author-X-Name-First: Ademir
Author-X-Name-Last: Reis
Title: Brazil's National Atlantic Forest Policy: A Challenge for State-level Environmental Planning. The Case of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Abstract:
Formulating effective national forest policy in lesser developed
countries is complex and needs to take into account the social as well as
the biophysical dimensions which impact on forest resources. Deforestation
continues to be a serious concern in many of these countries and most
national forest policy seeks to curb the devastationof forest resources.
Due to different social groups competing for use of the forest resources,
however, designing effective policy is challenging. The needs of these
different social groups must be considered.Unless this is done, the forest
policy itself can be an impetus for deforestation.In the southern
Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, deforestation in the Atlantic forest
(Mata Atlantica) is occurring at a rapid rate, threatening the richness of
biodiversity. There are a number of causes for deforestation in Santa
Catarina, one being Brazil's national Atlantic forest policy.
Unintentionally, the structure of this conservation-focusedpolicy has
declared all of Santa Catarina's native forests off-limits to any type of
exploitation, the only state in Brazil where this has occurred, and has
actually precipitated deforestation. Challenges for state-level planning
include addressing the national forest policy as well as the
state-levelimpacts resulting from the policy. The history of the policy,
the social groups affected and challenges for planning are discussed, as
are proposed solutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 335-348
Issue: 3
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
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Author-Name: J. Malczewski
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Malczewski
Author-Name: R. Moreno-Sanchez
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno-Sanchez
Author-Name: L. A. Bojorquez-Tapia
Author-X-Name-First: L. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bojorquez-Tapia
Author-Name: E. Ongay-Delhumeau
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ongay-Delhumeau
Title: Multicriteria Group Decision-making Model for Environmental Conflict Analysis in the Cape Region, Mexico
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with developing a model for group decision making
under multiple criteria. The multiple criteria group decision making
(MCGDM)problem involves a set of feasible land use patterns that are
evaluated on the basis of multiple, conflicting and noncommensurate
criteria by a group of individuals. The model integrates the Analytic
Hierarchy Process (AHP) and an integer mathematical programming method.
The former provides a tool for structuring the decision problem and
determining land suitability for different socio-economicactivities (the
uses of land), the latter is used to identify the land use pattern that
maximizes consensus among interest groups. The model is used to analyze
environmental conflict over land resource allocation in the Cape Region of
Mexico.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 349-374
Issue: 3
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712137
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Author-Name: Ian Hodge
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Hodge
Title: Comments And Debates The Rural White Papers in Great Britain
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 375-404
Issue: 3
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712146
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Author-Name: Naomi Carmon
Author-X-Name-First: Naomi
Author-X-Name-Last: Carmon
Author-Name: Uri Shamir
Author-X-Name-First: Uri
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamir
Author-Name: Sigalit Meiron-Pistiner
Author-X-Name-First: Sigalit
Author-X-Name-Last: Meiron-Pistiner
Title: Water-sensitive Urban Planning: Protecting Groundwater
Abstract:
Sustainable development requires the promulgation of guidelines for urban
planning which consider the effects of the built environment on water
resources. In this context, our paper focuses on the effects of urban
development on the quantity and quality of rainwater which infiltrates
into the soil on its way to recharge the aquifer. The paper includes:
identification of the state of knowledge regarding the effect of urban
development on runoff and infiltration; a case study-estimation of the
effect of certain patterns of urban development in an Israeli
neighbourhood,together with an option for mitigating them by relatively
simple and inexpensive means; presentation of the components of urban
planning which influence runoff and infiltration; and proposals for
continuing research in this area which has been relatively neglected until
recently.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 413-434
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712010
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Author-Name: Ogenis Magno Brilhante
Author-X-Name-First: Ogenis Magno
Author-X-Name-Last: Brilhante
Title: Brazil's Alcohol Programme: From an Attempt to Reduce Oil Dependence in the Seventies to the Green Arguments of the Nineties
Abstract:
The paper describes and analyses: the events, motivations, policies and
forces that led to the introduction of ethanol as fuel in Brazil; the
recent decision to continue with the programme; and draws important
lessons that might be relevant for other regions and countries as they
contemplate a transition away from petroleum transportation fuels. The
alcohol programme began in the late 1970s; by 1986, as a result of large
subsidies, 76% of all new cars were built to be fuelled by alcohol, but by
1996 that was down to less than 1%. It is shown that the pursuit of
ethanol fuel in Brazil was not based on long term plans with deep-set
values, but has been an ad hoc response to a particular set of
circumstances, including a depressed sugar industry, an ambitious attempt
to reduce oil dependence and more recently a range of 'green' arguments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 435-449
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712029
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Author-Name: John Glasson
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasson
Author-Name: Riki Therivel
Author-X-Name-First: Riki
Author-X-Name-Last: Therivel
Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Author-Name: Elizabeth Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Richard Frost
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Frost
Title: EIA-Learning from Experience: Changes in the Quality of Environmental Impact Statements for UK Planning Projects
Abstract:
This paper draws on a research report recently produced (1996) by the
authors for the UK Department of the Environment. The principal aim of the
research was to establish clearly what changes, if any, there have been in
the quality of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) since the inception
of mandatory EIA in 1988, and to explain reasons for the changes. The
paper provides a critique of the meaning of 'quality' in an area such as
this. Quality relates both to the EIS and to the EIA process. EIS quality
can be assessed against various review frameworks in a structured and
systematic way; quality can also be assessed according to the perspective
of the individual participant in the EIA process. The findings of both
macro and micro studies of quality are discussed. The macro study uses a
range of review frameworks (minimum regulatory requirements, an EU
framework, and comprehensive frameworks developed by EIA academics at UK
universities, including Oxford Brookes University) for a large sample of
EISs. The micro study uses a structured questionnaire of the participants
(local planning officers, developers, consultants and others) involved in
a smaller set of detailed case studies. The findings reveal that there has
been a learning from experience and an improvementin quality, but they
also highlight a number of problems in the EIA process. The paper outlines
some of the determinants of the changes in quality, and concludes with
recommendations for developments in EIA in response to particular issues
raised. These recommendations are set in the context of European
Commission amendments to the EC EIA Directive.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 451-464
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712038
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Author-Name: Nigel Curry
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Author-Name: Erwin Stucki
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin
Author-X-Name-Last: Stucki
Title: Swiss Agricultural Policy and the Environment: An Example for the Rest of Europe to Follow?
Abstract:
The independence of Switzerland from the EU has allowed the development
of unilateral agri-environmental policies. Article 31b provides a
comprehensive approach to ecological farming that now covers more than
half of the farmed area of the country. It is a progressive direct payment
system developedin full consultation with farmers and contrasts with
environmental incorporation in the Common Agricultural Policy in a number
of significant ways. Despite a number of modifications to the scheme in
its initial implementation,it provides the foundation for a pervasive
sustainable agriculture in combination with the production of high quality
ecologically-based food products.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 465-482
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712047
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Author-Name: Betsy Donald
Author-X-Name-First: Betsy
Author-X-Name-Last: Donald
Title: Fostering Volunteerism in an Environmental Stewardship Group: A Report on the Task Force to Bring Back the Don, Toronto, Canada
Abstract:
This study explores the factors that predict initial and on-going
involvement of volunteers in an environmental stewardship group whose
members play a crucial role in the restoration of the Don River Watershed
in Toronto, Ontario. Survey results from 108 completed surveys were
statistically analysed to explore the characteristics of members at
different levels of involvement.The data support the hypothesis that the
active members of the group were not substantially different from the
inactive group upon first joining, but rather differences between the
groups developedafter joining. This suggests that organizational factors
may play a role in determining how active a member becomes. Understanding
the determinants that affect volunteer participation is relevant for
environmental practitioners who increasingly rely on volunteer support for
environmental restoration and management. For scholars of planning, this
research raises questions about the methodology used for measuring
participation and the conceptual limitations of existing studies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 483-505
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712056
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Author-Name: Keith Willett
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Willett
Author-Name: Ramesh Sharda
Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharda
Title: Alternative Control Policies for Water Quality Management: An Experimental Economics Approach
Abstract:
Problems of deteriorating water quality and the prospects of large invest
ments for treatment facilities have motivated government decision makers
to seek more cost-effective means to manage water quality. The most
preferred policy advocated by economists is based on economic incentives.
But the response of water quality managers to a particular incentive
system cannot be predicted a priori . Before any incentive system is
implemented, its effectiveness must be evaluated. Mathematical programming
models have been used for this purpose. Experimental economics provides an
alternative mechanism for testing the effectiveness of such a system. It
can also help identify the necessary parameters of incentive-based
systems. The objective of this paper is to describe the results of an
experiment for evaluating the effectiveness of managing water quality
under two different policies: a command and control policy; and a
transferable discharge permit (TDP) policy. A review of previous research
on the effectiveness of TDP systems is provided along with arguments
supporting the use of experimental economics to investigate these
problems. The particular experiments developed for this research along
with the experimental procedures are described. Key results and
observations from the experiments are presented.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 507-526
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712065
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Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Author-Name: Peter Prenton-Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Prenton-Jones
Title: Policy And Practice Improving EIA for Intensive Livestock Projects
Abstract:
Agriculture is being increasingly integrated into the UK's land use
planning system and recently approved amendments to the EU's Environmental
(Impact) Assessment Directive will further this integration and cause more
assessments of more projects on a mandatory basis. This paper reviews
recent research on the quality of assessments and argues that
Environmental Statements of agricultural projects are of a much lower
standard than those for other project types and that improvements will
need to be made as a result of the changes to the Directive.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 527-533
Issue: 4
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569712074
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Author-Name: Keith Pezzoli
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Pezzoli
Title: Sustainable Development: A Transdisciplinary Overview of the Literature
Abstract:
The literature on sustainable development has burgeoned. Over the past
decade, concern about sustainability has been raised within such a wide
range of social and natural science discourses that a comprehensive
overview of this work is hard to find. Literature reviews that are
available typically have a disciplinary focus-such as ecological economics
or environmental science-or they have an applied social science/ policy
emphasis. This paper bridges the multiple discourses by arraying them as
interlocked parts of a grand puzzle. Ten fields of discourse are
identified and conceptually mapped. The review is critical, yet
constructive. It outlines a political ecology of sustainable development
by articulating four key challenges concerning: (1) holism and
co-evolution; (2) social justice and equity; (3) empowerment and community
building; and (4) sustainable production and reproduction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 549-574
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711949
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Author-Name: Keith Pezzoli
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Pezzoli
Title: Sustainable Development Literature: A TransdisciplinaryBibliography
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 575-602
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711958
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Author-Name: Jennifer Dixon
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon
Author-Name: Neil Ericksen
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Ericksen
Author-Name: Janet Crawford
Author-X-Name-First: Janet
Author-X-Name-Last: Crawford
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Title: Planning under a Co-operative Mandate: New Plans for New Zealand
Abstract:
The Resource Management Act 1991 provides a new mandate for effectsbased
planning with its goal of sustainable management. Regional, city and
district councils are responsible for administering the Act, including
preparation of regional policy statements, regional and district plans.
The paper reports on a collaborative research programme,funded by the New
Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology. The three-year
programme has two objectives: (1) to determine the quality of policy
statements and plans; and (2) to identify the extent and means by which
councils co-ordinate policy statements and plans. Preliminary findings on
implementation of the Act are presented.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 603-614
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711967
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Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Author-Name: Peter Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Title: Greening the Fife Economy: Ecological Modernization as a Pathway for Local Economic Development
Abstract:
Progress in the greening of UK local government has been hampered by
uncertainty about the relationship between resource use and environmental
protection. Ecological modernizationmay offer the most appropriateparadigm
to reconcile economic, social and environmentalinterpretationsof
sustainability. The transition from corporate to strategic environmental
management currently being attempted by some 'green' authorities can be
construed as an attempt to promote ecological modernization in the form of
institutional learning. Fife Council in Scotland provides an interesting
case study. Progress with corporate environmental management has become
bound up with a radical devolution of decision making. Efforts to link the
authority's Sustainable Development Policy to a Local Agenda 21 programme
have been initiated with the piloting of sustainability indicators.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 615-630
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711976
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Author-Name: Michael Heiman
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Heiman
Title: Community Attempts at Sustainable Development through Corporate Accountability
Abstract:
Sustainable development serves current needs without compromising the
ability to serve future needs. Such is not likely given the structure of
modern corporations and feeble attempts by governments to hold them
accountable. This paper examines efforts by environment and labour
coalitions in the United States to rein in the power of
corporationsthrough such innovative practices as 'good neighbour'
agreements aiming to reduce both community and worker exposure to
pollution, repeal of the corporate charter for those businesses that are a
public nuisance, and linking subsidies and tax relief routinely doled out
to corporations to some accounting for pollution abatement, job security
and economic justice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-644
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711985
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Author-Name: Ted Kitchen
Author-X-Name-First: Ted
Author-X-Name-Last: Kitchen
Author-Name: David Whitney
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitney
Author-Name: Stephen Littlewood
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Littlewood
Title: Local Authority/AcademicCollaboration and Local Agenda 21 Policy Processes
Abstract:
This paper looks at a recent example of local
authority/academiccollaboration over a protracted period of time from the
different perspectives of those people who were directly involved in the
process as key role players. The arena within which this collaboration
took place (Local Agenda 21 policy-making in Manchester) has some
particular characteristics of its own which influenced this process, and
these are identified alongside some of the theoretical issues which affect
the way collaborations of this kind are perceived and (much more rarely)
are written about. The perspectivesof the client and of the contractor, as
the authors reflect on their experiences in these roles, show that in
practice processes of adjustment and of learning were taking place,
because both sides for various reasons found that the dynamics of this
situation meant that their preconceptions both of each other and of the
contractual relationship they had thought they were entering had to be
modified as the process unfolded. The paper concludes with both specific
observations about this collaboration, and more general and more tentative
comments about issues that might be experienced in future collaborations
of this kind.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 645-660
Issue: 5
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711994
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Author-Name: Greg Lindsey
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindsey
Author-Name: Jack Wittman
Author-X-Name-First: Jack
Author-X-Name-Last: Wittman
Author-Name: Matt Rummel
Author-X-Name-First: Matt
Author-X-Name-Last: Rummel
Title: Using Indices in Environmental Planning: Evaluating Policies for Wellfield Protection
Abstract:
An important task in environmental planning is interpretation of data.
Indicators, statistics or other measures of conditions or performance
often are used to simplify complex data sets and to facilitate plan-making
and policy development. With increased need to stretch scarce resources
for environmental protection and to target activities that pose the
greatest risk, there is significant new interest in the development of
indicators and indices. General frameworks are available for describing
both the structure of indices and different descriptive or analytic
approaches in which they can be used. This paper describes the use of
environmental indicators in planning for wellfield protection in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Advisory committees used indicators of development
activity, indices of chemical risk and an index of the desirability of
management alternatives in developing a set of recommendations for
groundwater protection that were adopted by the city-county council. While
the indices were not incorporated directly into regulatory schemes, they
were useful for informing debate and focusing argument over regulatory
options.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 685-704
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711859
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Author-Name: Matthew Leach
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Leach
Author-Name: Ausilio Bauen
Author-X-Name-First: Ausilio
Author-X-Name-Last: Bauen
Author-Name: Nigel Lucas
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Lucas
Title: A Systems Approach to Materials Flow in Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of Paper
Abstract:
This study develops a modelling framework within which the effects of
technology choice and policy on the sustainability of cities may be
assessed. A life cycle accounting system for environmental impacts is
combined with systems analysis, to represent the flows of resources into
cities, the wastes and pollution generated and the technological choices
available in an urban environment. The approach is demonstrated through a
case study of the demand for paper and management of wastepaper. The case
study questions the applicability for paper of the accepted 'hierarchy' of
waste management techniques; incineration imposes lower environmental
costs than recycling, and consequently lower total costs under some
circumstances.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 705-724
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711868
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Author-Name: Anne Shepherd
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Shepherd
Author-Name: Christi Bowler
Author-X-Name-First: Christi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bowler
Title: Beyond the Requirements: Improving Public Participation in EIA
Abstract:
Virtually every environmental planner at some time deals with
environmental impact assessment (EIA). Public participation is required in
most environmental impact assessment programmesaround the world. However,
citizen involvement is often reduced to a procedural exercise instead of a
substantive process to include the public in environmental decision
making. This paper examines public participation in EIA and provides ways
to improve its effectiveness. We first examine the rationales for public
involvement and its institutionalization through EIA. Next, we analyse the
shortcomings and strengths of common approaches to public involvement. Our
analysis, supported by two case studies, suggests that going beyond the
minimum requirements can benefit the public, the project proponent and the
final plan. We conclude with practical steps to improve public
participation programmes in environmental planning and decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 725-738
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711877
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Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: Karen Lowrie
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowrie
Author-Name: Donald Krueckeberg
Author-X-Name-First: Donald
Author-X-Name-Last: Krueckeberg
Author-Name: Henry Mayer
Author-X-Name-First: Henry
Author-X-Name-Last: Mayer
Author-Name: Darien Simon
Author-X-Name-First: Darien
Author-X-Name-Last: Simon
Title: Bombs and Butterflies: A Case Study of the Challenges of Post Cold War Environmental Planning and Management for the US Nuclear Weapons Sites
Abstract:
When the cold war ended, the United States stopped developing,testing and
building nuclear weapons at nearly all of its former nuclear weapon sites.
The Department of Energy (DoE) began a massive environmental remediation
programme, which includes engaging surrounding communities in a future
land use planning process. Using the Savannah River site as an example, we
show that this process faces large obstacles, especially a legacy of
mistrust of the DoE and organizational limitations at the federal and
local government scales. These hinder open dialogue about future land use.
The authors suggest three planning principles for future land use planning
and organizational issues that must be addressed before these can be
fruitfully explored.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 739-750
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711886
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Author-Name: Thomas Klier
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Klier
Author-Name: Richard Mattoon
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattoon
Author-Name: Michael Prager
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Prager
Title: A Mixed Bag: Assessmentof Market Performance and Firm Trading Behaviour in the NOx Reclaim Programme
Abstract:
Tradable permit markets have become an increasingly popular tool to
address environmental policy problems. This paper describes and evaluates
the performance of the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) that
started operating in Southern California at the beginning of 1994. In
analysing overall market performance as well as industry and firm specific
information,we find strong evidence for uncertainty influencing market
participation during the first two years. Furthermore we find evidence for
flexibility-induced abatement cost savings as well as a potential business
cycle effect on trading behaviour.Our findings emphasizethe importanceof
institutional features of trading programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 751-774
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711895
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Author-Name: Ahmad Al-Gilani
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Gilani
Author-Name: Seamus Filor
Author-X-Name-First: Seamus
Author-X-Name-Last: Filor
Title: Policy And Practice Environmental Policies in Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
The experience of Saudi Arabia in environmental policies is relatively
recent. However, the Government has established policy direction and
administrative bodies to carry out its policy proposals. This endeavour to
construct a framework for environmental policies has been hindered by
several obstacles. The paper assesses government efforts in this field by
reviewing environmental policy documents, the environmental administrative
structure and the environmental decision-making process. A background of
environmental policies and legislation is given in addition to categories
of environmental agencies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 775-788
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569711903
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Author-Name: David Hickie
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Hickie
Author-Name: Max Wade
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Wade
Title: The Development of Environmental Action Plans: Turning Statements into Actions
Abstract:
The Midlands Region of the Environment Agency has developed a management
system, in the form of an Environmental Action Plan (EAP) to ensure that
the constraints and mitigation measures identified in the Environmental
Statement document are delivered on the ground. The reasons are considered
for developing such procedures and examples are provided of the
environmentalobjectives and targets which lie at the heart of the new
procedures. The EAP is designed to provide a summary of the environmental
constraints, adverse effects and their associated mitigation measures, and
monitoring requirements, in an easily accessible document for both
technical and non-technical readers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 789-802
Issue: 6
Volume: 40
Year: 1997
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Author-Name: Rolf Pendall
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Pendall
Title: Problems and Prospects in Local Environmental Assessment: Lessons from the United States
Abstract:
Local environmental assessment (EA), mandated by five US states, has
introduced complex management issues for practitioners and policy makers.
Based on a review of statutes, case law, and prior EA evaluations,this
paper outlines three key issue areas for local EA: linking comprehensive
planning and EA; making the threshold determination process more certain;
and balancing mitigation with public participation. The paper argues that
all the issues reflect a central tension in environmentalassessment
between procedural consistency and the need for contingent responses to
conditions that differ among the projects to be reviewed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 5-24
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811777
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Author-Name: Ron Pushchak
Author-X-Name-First: Ron
Author-X-Name-Last: Pushchak
Author-Name: Cecilia Rocha
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Rocha
Title: Failing to Site Hazardous Waste Facilities Voluntarily: Implications for the Production of Sustainable Goods
Abstract:
A current approach to the process of siting hazardous waste facilities is
to seek 'willing host' communities that will not oppose but rather
voluntarily accept risky facilities. Voluntary siting strategies have been
put forward as the solution to hazardous waste location problems, and
there have indeed been a small number of siting successes achieved
voluntarily. This paper argues that, despite claims about voluntary
processes, there are indications that few 'willing host' sites will be
found in response to the many that are proposed. Instead, it suggests that
the limited success of siting attempts, voluntary or otherwise, signals a
new phase in hazardous waste management, a shift in focus from where to
site a facility to whether a good is worth producing at all if its wastes
are not siteable. A characteristic of this phase is the growing influence
that the disposal potential of the generated waste can have on future
management decisions to produce a good. In practice, siting failure may be
one of the critical turning points on the road to sustainable production.
It can accomplish what technology and environmental assessments have
generally been unable to do: foresee the sustainability of a good. In this
way, siteability can be seen as one indicator of sustainable production. A
good can be considered sustainable if the wastes associated with its
production are siteable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 25-44
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811786
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Author-Name: John Hartig
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartig
Author-Name: Michael Zarull
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Zarull
Author-Name: Thomas Heidtke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Heidtke
Author-Name: Hemang Shah
Author-X-Name-First: Hemang
Author-X-Name-Last: Shah
Title: Implementing Ecosystem-basedManagement: Lessons from the Great Lakes
Abstract:
Under the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a Remedial
Action Plan (RAP) Program was formalized to identify and implement actions
needed to restore beneficial uses in the most polluted areas of the Great
Lakes (i.e. Areas of Concern). It was further required that individual
RAPs embody a systematic and comprehensive ecosystem approach (i.e. an
approach which accounts for interrelationships among land, air, water and
all living things, including humans, and involves user groups in
comprehensive management). Careful review and analysis of the RAP Program
offers an opportunity to gain a better understanding of ecosystem-based
management for other watersheds, and to identify important principles and
elements which contribute to effective implementation. Principles which
are considered essential for effective implementation of ecosystem-based
management include: (1) broad-based stakeholder involvement; (2)
commitment of top leaders; (3) agreement on information needs and
interpretation; (4) action planning within a strategic framework; (5)
human resource development; (6) results and indicators to measure
progress; (7) systematic review and feedback; and (8) stakeholder
satisfaction. The Great Lakes RAP experience with ecosystem-based
management also demonstrates the need for a transition from a
traditional,command-and-control,regulatory approach of
governmentalagencies toward a more
co-operative,value-added,support-basedrole. Review of RAPs in all 42 Areas
of Concern provides compelling evidence that successful application of
ecosystem-based management is dependent on broad-based stakeholder
involvement in decision making, along with strong partnerships which
encourage collaboration, co-operation and adaptability in management
actions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 45-75
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Tzu-Chun Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Tzu-Chun
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Shu-Li Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Shu-Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Title: Towards a Symbiosis: Urban Development and Environmental Quality in the Taipei Metropolitan Region
Abstract:
Environmental quality in urban areas has become an increasingly important
topic in Taiwan. Previous research involving the interrelationshipsbetween
urban development and environmental quality have rarely emphasized the
symbiosis between urban areas and the natural environment. In recent
years, the discipline of ecological economics has applied ecological
energetic analysis to evaluate the contribution of the natural environment
to an urban system. In addition, system simulation also plays a prominent
role in assessing the dynamic interrelations between humans, economics and
ecological systems. On the basis of an ecological economics perspective,
this paper establishes indices of environmental quality and develops an
ecological system model to simulate the interrelationshipsbetween urban
developmentand environmentalquality of the Taipei metropolitan region.
Furthermore, this paper not only proposes future development alternatives
and strategies, but also initiates scenarios of the Taipei metropolitan
region for policy simulation. According to those results, future
development in the Taipei metropolitan region should adjust the interface
and mechanism between man and nature for sustainable development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 77-94
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811803
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Author-Name: Raymond Burby
Author-X-Name-First: Raymond
Author-X-Name-Last: Burby
Author-Name: Peter May
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: May
Title: IntergovernmentalEnvironmental Planning: Addressing the Commitment Conundrum
Abstract:
Public policies aimed at environmental problems from improper land use
typically work through or with the co-operation of local governments. But
local governments sometimes fail to appreciate the importance of the
environmental issues or programmes announced by higher level governments.
In this paper, we use data on mitigation of natural hazards gathered in
Florida in the US and New South Wales in Australia to demonstratethat
planning mandates can suffer from gaps in local commitment to the
environmental goals of higher level governments. Planning mandates must
foster higher quality plans and also build supportivelocal political
constituencies if they are to overcome this 'commitment conundrum'. We
show that the needed improvements in the quality of plans can be fostered
through capacity building. Supportive constituencies can be created
through programmesthat enhance public awareness of environmental problems
and also through provisions of environmental mandates that require local
governments to undertake collaborative planning processes with affected
stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 95-110
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811812
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Author-Name: Simon Swaffield
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Swaffield
Author-Name: John Fairweather
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Fairweather
Title: In Search of Arcadia: The Persistence of the Rural Idyll in New Zealand Rural Subdivisions
Abstract:
Arcadian ideals have long been important in western culture. They
underpinned projects for colonial settlement and continue to be manifest
today in urban perceptions of rural lifestyle throughout the English
speaking world. Results from a study of 58 existing or intending
smallholders around Christchurch, New Zealand, highlight the way Arcadian
ideals and values motivate people to move to the country, and to remain
there. They reveal both similarities and contrasts between contemporary
New Zealand ideals of the rural way of life and those reported from North
America and Europe, and have a number of practical planning implications.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 111-128
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811821
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Author-Name: Josef Leitmann
Author-X-Name-First: Josef
Author-X-Name-Last: Leitmann
Title: Policy And Practice Options for Managing Protected Areas: Lessons from International Experience
Abstract:
There is now a wealth of international experience and lessons about
options for managing environmentallysensitive zones. This paper1 provides
a brief guide to two sets of options, regulatory instruments and incentive
measures, that are commonly used to manage special areas.
Managementapproachesthat combine both sets of tools are then reviewed,
including integrated coastal zone management, municipal-level programmes
and efforts to promote sustainable local development such as eco-tourism.
The paper concludes that, regardless of which approach is applied to a
protected area, the key threats to an area's sustainability must be
identified and addressed. Examples and case studies of both good and poor
practice are included to illustrate the use of different options. In order
to sustain our global environment and improve the quality of living in our
human settlements, we commit ourselves to sustainable patterns of
production, consumption, transportation and settlement development,
pollution prevention, respect for the carrying capacity of eco-systems,
and the preservation of opportunities for future generations. (Istanbul
Declaration on Human Settlements, June 1996)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 129-144
Issue: 1
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Elaine Hockman
Author-X-Name-First: Elaine
Author-X-Name-Last: Hockman
Author-Name: Charles Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Title: Progress towards Environmental Justice: A Five-year Perspective of Toxicity, Race and Poverty in Michigan, 1990-1995 1
Abstract:
Much present research on the relationship between socio-economic factors
and the siting of sources of environmental pollution has focused primarily
on race and income. Using census data, timed-based data from multiple
sources of pollution, and rates of cancers and low birth weight in the
State of Michigan by zip code, we present a multivariate model that can
distinguish the effects of race, income and other land use characteristics
on: (1) the location of different sources of pollution; (2) progress
toward clean-up of contaminated waste; and (3) how pollution is associated
with measures of public health.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 157-176
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811687
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Author-Name: David Counsell
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Counsell
Title: Sustainable Development and Structure Plans in England and Wales: A Review of Current Practice
Abstract:
In response to a lack of evaluative research into the application of the
concept of sustainable development to development plans in England and
Wales, an investigation is undertaken using the media of county council
structure plans. A framework is devised for measuring the performance of
structure plans against key themes and principles of sustainable
development,relevant policy areas and procedures. The extent to which
structure plans manage to make the concept operational is shown to be
variable, with better performing plans illustrating a geographical and
temporal bias. It is concluded that, whilst there is an awareness about
sustainable development amongst county councils, the translation of this
awareness into practice is, in many cases, proving difficult.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-194
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811696
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Author-Name: Stephan Slingerland
Author-X-Name-First: Stephan
Author-X-Name-Last: Slingerland
Author-Name: Paulien De Jong
Author-X-Name-First: Paulien
Author-X-Name-Last: De Jong
Title: Reduction of Waste and Electricity Demand in The Netherlands: A Hypothetical Intervention
Abstract:
An important question in the present reorganization and liberalization of
infrastructure networks in many countries is what kind of regulatory
regimes can provide incentives for demand management and reduction in a
future situation. In this paper, the present situation in the Dutch waste
and electricity sectors is analysed. It is concluded that a quantity-based
tariff system and the entwined interests of organizations are key
impediments to effective demand management in these two sectors. A
hypothetical intervention is proposed which aims to remove these two
fundamental drawbacks. Some likely consequences of the suggested
intervention are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 195-208
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811704
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Author-Name: Julie Prior-Magee
Author-X-Name-First: Julie
Author-X-Name-Last: Prior-Magee
Author-Name: Bruce Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: David Daniel
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Daniel
Title: Evaluating Consistency of Categorizing Biodiversity Management Status Relative to Land Stewardship in the Gap Analysis Program
Abstract:
The gap analysis process provides an overview of the distribution and
conservation status of several components of biodiversity. Lands are
categorized relative to management status, the degree to which an area is
managed to maintain biodiversity. This study examines how various
socio-politicalgroups interpret and apply the management status codes used
to categorize land tracts in gap analysis. A key finding is the
considerable variation among individuals in their application of the
status codes. This shows a large degree of uncertainty about the land
tracts and the status codes, and suggests the need to develop an objective
and repeatable management categorization process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 209-216
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811713
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Author-Name: Surabhi Kadambe
Author-X-Name-First: Surabhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kadambe
Author-Name: Kathleen Segerson
Author-X-Name-First: Kathleen
Author-X-Name-Last: Segerson
Title: On the Role of Fines as an Environmental Enforcement Tool
Abstract:
This paper provides a theoretical analysis of enforcement and compliance
decisions when the enforcement process involves significant interaction
between a source of violation and enforcer. We show that the comparative
static effects of a fine on the probability of a violation consist of a
direct effect, which refers to the effect of an increase in the fine on
the expected cost of a violation holding the probabilities of
enforcementrelated decisions constant, and an indirect effect, which
refers to the effect of the fine on the probability of a violation through
its effect on the probabilities of enforcement actions taken by the
regulator. We show that, in the absence of the indirect effects, an
increase in the fine unambiguously reduces the probability of a violation
and hence should lead to lower pollution (as expected). However, if the
indirect effects are positive and large, an increase in the fine can
actually reduce the likelihood that a firm will comply with
environmentalregulations. Thus, the increased fines do not necessarily
increase compliance incentives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 217-226
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811722
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Author-Name: Peter Fix
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Fix
Author-Name: John Loomis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomis
Title: Comparing the Economic Value of Mountain Biking Estimated Using Revealed and Stated Preference
Abstract:
This research compares non-market valuation techniques by applying a
count data travel cost method (TCM) and dichotomous choice contingent
valuation method (CVM) to a form of recreation for which it has not been
previously applied: mountain biking. Due to mountain biking's increasing
popularity these estimates of benefits may be useful in addressing
conflicts. One of the most famous mountain biking sites in the US (Moab,
Utah) was chosen as the site for which to apply these two models. The
benefits that were estimated for trips taken in the spring of 1996 are
US$205 and US$235,for the TCM and CVM, respectively.These values are not
statistically different using conventional significant levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 227-236
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811731
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Author-Name: Morag Bell
Author-X-Name-First: Morag
Author-X-Name-Last: Bell
Author-Name: David Evans
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Title: The National Forest and Local Agenda 21: An Experiment in Integrated Landscape Planning
Abstract:
The post-Rio environmental accord has offered new opportunities for
landscape planning linking global concerns with Local Agenda 21 through
concepts of sustainable development. This paper analyses the potential for
integrated landscape planning by linking the aims of global sustainability
with a major initiative of the UK Government, the National Forest located
in the English Midlands. A common commitment to concepts of partnership
and participation facilitated by local authorities can be found in the
National Forest Strategy and in the principles of Local Agenda 21. Using
case studies comparing local fora created to implement parts of the
National Forest Strategy with focus groups formed to prepare Local Agenda
21 Action Plans, it is argued that a common consensus between these
endeavours has not so far been achieved. Problems associated with the
interpretation of national government policy guidance following the Earth
Summit coupled with the constitution, membership and goals of specific
groups are viewed as the primary reasons for conflict. These have
implications for achieving compatibility between the Forest ideals and
those enshrined in Local Agenda 21, particularly in localities where
mineral exploitation and landfill are contentious planning concerns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 237-251
Issue: 2
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811740
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Author-Name: David Doxford
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Doxford
Author-Name: Tony Hill
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Hill
Title: Land Use for Military Training in the UK: The Current Situation, Likely Developments and Possible Alternatives
Abstract:
This paper describes the current pattern of land ownership for military
training in the UK. The main component-armytraining areas-is considered in
detail. Recent historical trends are reviewed in the context of changes in
force size and weapons systems.Problems and benefits arising from the
primary use of land for military training are defined. Relevant literature
is reviewed. Comparisons are made with training systems in other
countries, in particular the USA, the Netherlands,Switzerland, France and
Australia. Recent developments in government policy are described and
analysed. Possible future requirements are explored. This information is
used to construct an argument that the current training system in the UK
is outmoded and unsustainable. The authors contend that there is a need
for a strategic review of military training, encompassing a thorough
assessment of alternatives to traditional live firing on dedicated
training areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 279-297
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811597
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Author-X-Name-First: A. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: C. M. Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: C. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Title: A ComprehensiveNoise Management Strategy for an Urbanized River Catchment
Abstract:
The Brisbane River serves multiple functions in both its upper catchment
and its lower reaches. The lower reaches are highly urbanized where the
river flows through Australia's third largest city, and here the river
sustains transport activities, waste water disposal, a port, and both
motorized recreation and active and passive non-motorized recreation. In
the city the river also serves as a locality for community events, as a
cultural icon and as a residential neighbour. Many of these functions are
spatially and temporally congruent and, amongst other issues, this
congruency has the potential to generate significant levels of noise
conflict. This paper describes the approach adopted to assess the nature
and extent of noise conflicts and to develop a comprehensive strategy of
noise management-allas part of a larger scheme for an integrated approach
to manage the Brisbane River and its catchment. Noise management
strategies recommended for implementation include noise zoning of the
river, planning and approval processes for land-based waterway facilities,
noise planning and approval processes for residential and other
noise-sensitive uses, codes of practice for rowing and similar activities,
as well as the more conventional approach of regulatory limits on
river-based noise sources. The paper demonstrates that a wide range of
strategies are necessary to handle complex pollution problems of this
sort, and provides a model of comprehensive action for management of noise
from river-related activities that may find application elsewhere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 299-312
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-X-Name-First: S. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodman
Author-Name: W. Seabrooke
Author-X-Name-First: W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Seabrooke
Author-Name: S. A. Jaffry
Author-X-Name-First: S. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaffry
Title: Considering Conservation Value in Economic Appraisals of Coastal Resources
Abstract:
Measuring the economic value of environmental quality is useful to
evaluate policies that affect the use of natural resources. This paper
presents the findings of a contingent valuation (CV) survey designed to
measure non-use values for the natural coastal environment.This was
attempted through evaluating public and scientific values of conservation
quality. The results suggest that public perceptions of conservation
quality are multidimensional,and that it may be difficult for some
individuals to express their preferences for the conservation value of
natural resources in monetary terms. Additionally, public and scientific
judgments differ concerning some of the physical attributes imparting
conservation value. These findings have important implications on efforts
to consider environmental quality in land and coastal use decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 313-336
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Gerrit Knaap
Author-X-Name-First: Gerrit
Author-X-Name-Last: Knaap
Author-Name: Debra Matier
Author-X-Name-First: Debra
Author-X-Name-Last: Matier
Author-Name: Robert Olshansky
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Olshansky
Title: Citizen Advisory Groups in Remedial Action Planning: Paper Tiger or Key to Success?
Abstract:
In accordance with the Great Lakes Water Quality agreement and the Great
Lakes Critical Protections Act, the Great Lakes States have developed (or
are developing) remedial action plans (RAPs) for severely degraded areas
of concern (AOCs). To provide citizen input into the planning process,
state environmental agencies have established citizens' advisory groups
(CAGs) for each AOC. These CAGs have been hailed as the key to RAP
success, yet little is known about their role in the planning process. In
this paper, we examine the constitution, organization and activities of
CAGs in three Lake Michigan AOCs by comparing CAGs to municipal planning
commissions, citizen advisory commissions and councils of government. We
find that CAGs, like other advisory bodies, can provide public input into
the planning process, foster communication between government agencies and
special interest groups, and facilitate intergovernmental co-ordination.
Also like other advisory bodies, however, CAGs can fail to represent all
constituencies in the AOCs, have limited influence on agencies plans and
activities, and lack the authority to assure the co-operation of local
governments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 337-354
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Jason Palmer
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Palmer
Author-Name: Chris France
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: France
Title: Informing Smaller Organizations about Environmental Management: An Assessmentof Government Schemes
Abstract:
UK central government has targeted small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) as a focus for efforts aimed at improving the environmental
performance of industry. It recognizes that few SMEs are active on
environmental management, and has attempted to encourage greater action,
through schemes aimed at providing information about what can be done.
Four schemes have been launched in as many years. How useful are they for
those implementing Agenda 21 in local government?This paper offers
description and assessment of two free helplines, a site visit service,
and the Small Company Energy and Environmental Management Assistance
Scheme (SCEEMAS), which offers financial assistance towards consultancy
fees. Methods of promoting the schemes and the responses received from
smaller organizations are also examined. The EnvironmentalTechnology Best
Practice Programme(ETBPP) Helpline is being used by relatively high
numbers of SMEs, while the other schemes have yet to reach the audience
they were expected to. Targeted mailshots appear to be the most effective
method of promoting these schemes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 355-374
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811632
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Author-Name: Peter Hills
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Hills
Author-Name: Lei Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Jianhua Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Transboundary Pollution between Guangdong Province and Hong Kong: Threats to Water Quality in the Pearl River Estuary and Their Implications for Environmental Policy and Planning
Abstract:
The Pearl River (Zhujiang) is the largest river system in southern China.
The river, which is approximately 2200 km long, discharges into the South
China Sea through an extensive deltaic area to the west of Hong Kong.
Water quality in the river is under threat from a variety of sources
associated with industrializationand urbanization in the Pearl River Delta
Region (PRDR). Hong Kong's location on the eastern bank of the Pearl River
estuary means that the quality of its western marine waters is likely to
be increasingly influenced by the Pearl's pollution burden. Little
published material exists on pollution in the Pearl River, or the
potential impacts of transboundary pollution on marine water quality in
Hong Kong. This paper focuses on this issue of transboundary water
pollution between the Delta Region and Hong Kong. Specifically, we present
the results of a preliminary analysis of water quality data for the Pearl
River. The paper demonstrates that the major potential problem affecting
the Pearl River is organic pollution, and that the principal sources of
pollution affecting the Pearl River estuary, and consequently Hong Kong's
western waters, are the Shenzhen River, the upstream Guangzhou section of
the Pearl River, and the Dongguan Canal. We estimate that less than 5% of
untreated domestic sewage discharges affecting the estuary derive from
Hong Kong itself. The paper also discusses the implications of
transboundary pollution in the context of environmentalpolicy making in
Hong Kong and argues that more extensive and effective co-operation and
collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland agencies should be developed
to address these concerns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 375-396
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811641
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Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Moxey
Author-Name: Ben White
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Title: NELUP: Some Reflections on Undertaking and Reporting InterdisciplinaryRiver Catchment Modelling
Abstract:
NELUP was a five-year academic research project into interdisciplinary
river catchment modelling. The experience of staff involved offers useful
insights into the intellectual and practical problems associated with
interdisciplinary catchment management research and the dissemination and
acceptance of results. In particular, it is suggested that: entrenched
academic territories, derived from disciplinary and data differences, make
managing an interdisciplinary team of researchers a non-trivial task; data
errors, model complexity and model generality masked by a seductively
sophisticated-looking DSS risk an illusion of technique; and that
acceptance of decision support is hindered by practitionersand policy
makers' suspicion of potential automated decision making by default.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 397-402
Issue: 3
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811650
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Author-Name: Tim Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Title: The Conditions for Environmentally Intelligent Regional Governance: Reflections from Lower Saxony
Abstract:
The first round of regional planning strategies in England in the 1990s
only made tentative attempts to incorporate environmental priorities. More
recent work is giving sustainability a higher profile and other factors,
including the establishment of more co-ordinated government regional
offices in 1994 and of the Environment Agency (with new regional
boundaries) in 1996, are also raising questions about the future focus on
economic and environmental planning at the regional level. Regional
planning in Germany has incorporated environmental considerations to a
greater degree and for longer. The paper examines experience in Lower
Saxony (Niedersachsen) in the 1990s, when the Land has been ruled first by
a Social Democrat-Green Party coalition and then by the Social Democrats
on their own, but with still some environmental emphasis. Particular
attention is paid to policies in the energy, water and waste sectors.
Although any direct transfer to experience in England is clearly not
possible, it is argued that there are implications for possible directions
for regional planning. This is the case whether the new British government
initiates major changes or whether there is only gradual building on the
foundations laid since 1990.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 421-443
Issue: 4
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811524
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Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Kenyon
Author-Name: Gareth Edwards-Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Gareth
Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards-Jones
Title: What Level of Information Enables the Public to Act Like Experts When Evaluating Ecological Goods?
Abstract:
Although contingent valuation is widely discussed in the literature as a
technique for environmental valuation, it is well recognized that a number
of problems are associated with its use. This paper seeks to address two
of these problems: the difficulty of externally verifying the results of a
CV study; and the choice of an appropriate level of information to provide
to respondents. Four sites were evaluated, first by expert ecologists and
then by the general public using the CV method. In conducting the CV, six
different categories of information were presented to different groups of
respondents to test which was most appropriate.The results show that,
given an information set consisting of photographic,textual and ecological
data, respondents to a CV study were able to rank the four sites in the
same order as ecological experts. This may be seen as a form of external
verification to the results of the contingent valuation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 463-475
Issue: 4
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811542
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Author-Name: Anselm Romer
Author-X-Name-First: Anselm
Author-X-Name-Last: Romer
Author-Name: Werner Pommerehne
Author-X-Name-First: Werner
Author-X-Name-Last: Pommerehne
Author-Name: Lars Feld
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Feld
Title: Revealing Preferences for Reductions of Public Risks: An Application of the CV Approach
Abstract:
In this paper the contingent valuation method (CVM) is applied to public
risk reduction. Theory suggests that the size of the stated willingness to
pay (WTP) for risk reduction depends on private activities aimed at
reducing the risk level for the individual. The empirical results suggest
that considering private averting activities increases the explanatory
power of the estimated WTP function significantly. Thus, WTP passes the
scope test which proposes that larger reductions from a larger baseline
risk should be valued higher than lower risk reductions from a lower
baseline risk. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the follow-up response
format induces anchoring effects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 477-503
Issue: 4
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811551
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Author-Name: Gordon Mcgranahan
Author-X-Name-First: Gordon
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcgranahan
Author-Name: Joseph Leitman
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Leitman
Author-Name: Charles Surjadi
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Surjadi
Title: Policy And Practice Green Grass and Brown Roots: Understanding Environmental Problems in Deprived Neighbourhoods
Abstract:
Understanding neighbourhood conditions can play an important role in
urban environmental management, especially when environmental services are
lacking and new approachesare being debated. This paper describes and
evaluates three research methods for assessing some of the
environmentalproblems facing low income households and communities: (1)
broad spectrum household surveys; (2) participatory rapid assessment; and
(3) contingent valuation. As part of the study upon which this paper is
based, the techniques were applied on a small scale in Jakarta. The paper
finds that each technique can provide important and often
complementaryinsights. The broad spectrum survey is particularly suitable
to broad based planning, participatory appraisal to NGO initiatives and
contingent valuation to utility pricing decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 505-518
Issue: 4
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: K. G. Willis
Author-X-Name-First: K. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Author-Name: M. G. Lloyd
Author-X-Name-First: M. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd
Author-Name: Tim Townshend
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Townshend
Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Author-Name: James MacKenzie
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: MacKenzie
Author-Name: G. J. K. Porter
Author-X-Name-First: G. J. K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Porter
Author-Name: Elizabeth Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Susan Buckingham-Hatfield
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Buckingham-Hatfield
Title: Book Reviews And Notes
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 519-527
Issue: 4
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811579
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Author-Name: Paul Selman
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Selman
Title: Local Agenda 21: Substance or Spin?
Abstract:
Local Agenda 21 has become well embedded as a mechanism for promoting
sustainable development strategies at the municipal level. Quantitative
studies indicate an impressive rate of progress on strategy production and
adoption. This paper reports on qualitative research focused mainly on
four innovative UK case studies, and explores the reality of experiences
as revealed by participantsin Local Agenda 21. It considers the nature of
claims made in relation to sustainability networks, the role of local
government and stakeholder characteristics. The paper concludes that,
whilst many of the claims about LA 21 are intractable to test, there is
some evidence of genuine attainment. This relates mainly to processes of
strategy production, stimulation of environmental citizenship, inclusion
of various sectors, challenging traditional assumptions and actions, and
assisting local democracy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 533-553
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-X-Name-First: Erland
Author-X-Name-Last: Skollerhorn
Title: Habermas and Nature: The Theory of Communicative Action for Studying Environmental Policy
Abstract:
Habermas's theory of communicative action is used in this paper to
develop a cultural model for empirical studies of environmental policy
processes. The model consists of three cultural ideal types:
anthropocentric material; anthropocentric immaterial; and ecocentric
immaterial. Obstacles to social learning and public participation, such as
forms and styles of reasoning and the exclusion of citizens, are brought
into focus. Finally, the model functions as a criticism of a pure liberal
view of environmental problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 555-573
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811452
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Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Macfarlane
Title: Implementing Agri-environment Policy: A Landscape Ecology Perspective
Abstract:
An integrated, landscape-scale approach to countryside management argues
for whole farm or business targeting, and for inter-farm co-operation to
enhance current Agri-environmental Policy (AEP) and to meet
Agri-environmental Policy objectives. This paper describes the preliminary
results of a study in the Lake District Environmentally Sensitive Area
(ESA), using the ArcView GIS. Spatial data describing the characteristics
of farms, farm businesses and farmers are analysed. It is suggested that
there is scope for spatially adjacent farms to co-operate through
multi-farm management agreements, to achieve and advance the stated aims
of the Lakes ESA. The discussion focuses on the potential of AEP schemes
to be reoriented away from their present focus on individual farms and
holdings, towards a broader geographical coverage and an integrated
approach to the management of land across ownership boundaries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 575-596
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811461
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Author-Name: Tai-Yoo Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Tai-Yoo
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Seung-Jun Kwak
Author-X-Name-First: Seung-Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kwak
Author-Name: Seung-Hoon Yoo
Author-X-Name-First: Seung-Hoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoo
Title: Applying Multi-attribute Utility Theory to Decision Making in Environmental Planning: A Case Study of the Electric Utility in Korea
Abstract:
This paper applies the multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT) to obtaining
value judgments concerning the significance of environmental impacts to
achieve integration of environmental concerns at an early stage of
planning, using the electric utility of Korea as a specific case study. An
environmental multi-attribute index is constructed as a multi-attribute
utility function, based on value judgments provided by a group of experts
related to electric utility and a decision maker from Korea Electric Power
Corporation (KEPCO). The societal values are derived from examining
trade-offs between environmentalindex and money. The implications of the
results for KEPCO are also discussed. We found that the work and results
can provide valuable insights and decision opportunities for major
decision making in environmental planning facing KEPCO.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 597-609
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811470
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Author-X-Name-First: K. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Author-Name: N. A. Powe
Author-X-Name-First: N. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Powe
Title: Contingent Valuation and Real Economic Commitments: A Private Good Experiment
Abstract:
The ultimate test of the accuracy of contingent valuation methods (CVM),
in measuring benefits, is whether subjects will actually pay the amounts
that they say they would be willing to pay in a CVM study. An experiment
was conducted in which the maximum WTP of potential visitors to enter
Warkworth Castle was compared against the acceptance of an entrance ticket
at their stated CV price, thus providing a real monetary test of value and
behavioural intention. Only 40% of potential visitors at the Castle gate
were willing to make a real economic commitment following their CV WTP
responses. Whilst the CVM results were found to be comparable with other
CVM studies in terms of content and construct validity, they clearly
failed a criterion validity test, even when the CVM survey was juxtaposed
to the behavioural intention stage. CVM studies need to adopt stringent
criteria in deciding the 'truthfulness' and 'legitimacy' of WTP responses,
if CVM is to provide accurate and robust estimates of the value of
environmental goods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 611-619
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811489
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Author-X-Name-First: Gregg
Author-X-Name-Last: Paget
Author-Name: Martina Vagacova
Author-X-Name-First: Martina
Author-X-Name-Last: Vagacova
Title: Policy And Practice The Future Tenure of Rural Public Lands in Slovakia
Abstract:
The adoption of democracy and the market economy ideology in
post-communist Central and Eastern Europe is encouraging changes in rural
public land policy. A system of state public land is being partly
dismantled, to be replaced by private ownership.This paper exploresthe
present dynamics of the rural public land reprivatization process in
Slovakia. In Slovakia approximately 40% of rural public land are being
reprivatized. Evidence indicates that the reprivatization of public land
is having a detrimental effect on the management of State Forests,
National Parks and game management.The integrated, centrally planned
public land system of the communist era is being fragmented by
reprivatization. This paper argues that this process is creating barriers
to the achievement of the sustainable management of the natural resources
of rural Slovakia. Recent Governmentof Slovakia laws and policies on
sustainable development and environmental management, and adherence to
international environmental conventions may provide opportunities for
enlightened change in the reprivatization process. A public land system in
a democratic free market economy can be an effective mechanism to secure
the protection and the sustainable managementof forests, farmland, game,
outstanding landscapes and wildlife. This is an opportune time to debate
the future of rural public land in Central and Eastern Europe in order
that enlightened policy making may be fostered.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 621-628
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: G. M. A. Barker
Author-X-Name-First: G. M. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barker
Author-Name: J. D. Box
Author-X-Name-First: J. D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Box
Title: Statutory Local Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom
Abstract:
Local authorities in Great Britain have had the powers to acquire,
declare and manage statutory Local Nature Reserves since 1949; these
powers were extended to Northern Ireland in 1985. As of March 1997, there
are some 564 Local Nature Reserves in England, three in Northern Ireland,
24 in Scotland and 38 in Wales. Local Nature Reserves are important for
biodiversity and nature conservation at a local level and can have a
special role for local schools. The overall situation in respect of Local
Nature Reserves has been recently reviewed by the Urban Forum of the UK
Man and the Biosphere Committee. This review will add impetus and purpose
to the wide variety of programmesand projects involving Local Nature
Reserves. It will add emphasis to their potential not only for nature
conservation and environmental education but also for community
development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 629-642
Issue: 5
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811506
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Author-Name: Bryna Cosgriff Dunn
Author-X-Name-First: Bryna Cosgriff
Author-X-Name-Last: Dunn
Author-Name: Anne Steinemann
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Steinemann
Title: Industrial Ecology for Sustainable Communities
Abstract:
Industrial ecology is a promising approach that planners can use to
create more sustainable communities. This paper examines the scientific
basis and planning implications of industrial ecology, which models urban
systems on natural systems to increase efficiency and to reduce resource
consumption and disposal. A case study of a successful eco-industrial
system in Kalundborg, Denmark, demonstrates ways in which industrial
ecology can promote key principles of sustainability. We conclude with
lessons and directions for the role of planning in industrial ecology.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 661-672
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Gerald Walter
Author-X-Name-First: Gerald
Author-X-Name-Last: Walter
Title: Community Sustainability Auditing
Abstract:
This paper presents a method for assessing a community's sustainability
prospects at a point in time. It argues that an improved methodology is
needed to support the development of local area indicators. The method
presented is community sustainability auditing. The ethical, conservative,
competitive and co-operative aspects of sustainability are emphasized.The
method uses an indicator approach within a protocol loosely inspired by
International Standards Organization procedures. This involves the
development of a set of questions for audit purposes, definition of
indicators, analysis of the indicators in the light of the questions and a
report summarizing a community's sustainability prospects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 673-691
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Pieter Glasbergen
Author-X-Name-First: Pieter
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasbergen
Title: Modern Environmental Agreements: A Policy Instrument Becomes a Management Strategy
Abstract:
The current trend in environmental policy is to combine public-private
partnership and problem-solving among industries with a classic approach
to governance within a legal framework. The country that has probably made
the greatest strides toward a comprehensive approach to environmental
management is the Netherlands. This paper briefly reviews the history of
that approach before analysing the phenomenon of modern environmental
agreements. As this analysis reveals, the comprehensive approach has
strengthened the implementation of Dutch environmental policy. At the same
time, it has fallen short in the core area of environmental management:
the assessment of pros and cons of environment and economy. Because of the
limited scope of governance, the fundamental issues of sustainability are
not being addressed at present. The paper concludes that modern
environmental agreements are appropriate to a certain phase of
environmental policy. In that light, some prospects for further
development are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 693-709
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Judith Petts
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Petts
Title: Environmental Responsiveness, Individuals and Organizational Learning: SME Experience
Abstract:
This paper explores the links between management and non-management
attitudes to the environment and organizational responses within SMEs. It
identifies the scope for, and means by which, personal attitudes can be
harnessed to motivate, activate and help operationalize business
responses.The paper identifies strong personal attitudes about the
environment. In some more proactive companies it identifies some of the
elements of organizational learning which may assist in translating
attitudes into effective behaviour-including supportive management
structures, training and two-way communication. However, it also
identifies organizational limits in this regard. It draws parallels with
management systems in relation to health and safety.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 711-730
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
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Author-Name: Ben Dipper
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Dipper
Title: Monitoring and Post-auditing in Environmental Impact Assessment: A Review
Abstract:
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a procedure for predicting
environmental impacts of projects prior to their development, while
post-auditing seeks to assess the accuracy of such predictions. A
literature review examines the need for post-auditing, highlighting
several benefits to EIA performance that could arise if the results were
effectively used. This reveals that, in practice, post-auditing activities
are not widespread, and suggests reasons why this is so. An overview of
post-audit findings from a survey of published studies is then presented,
and it is concluded that there is much scope for raising the profile of
post-auditing in EIA world-wide. Preliminary results from a recent UK
post-auditing study based on eight projects are described. Information on
impact predictions was gathered and compared with actual impacts. A total
of 366 impact predictions were made of which 78% were qualitative in
nature; 57% of the predictions were auditable and of these nearly
three-quarters were accurate. Reasons for inauditability were ascertained
including, for all cases, a lack of data or unsuitable information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 731-747
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811399
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Author-Name: Yvonne Rydin
Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne
Author-X-Name-Last: Rydin
Title: Land Use Planning and Environmental Capacity: Reassessing the Use of Regulatory Policy Tools to Achieve Sustainable Development
Abstract:
Just as it is now widely accepted that the planning system has a role to
play in achieving sustainable development, so the concept of environmental
capacity has achieved increasing prominence as a means of realizing that
role. This paper considers the debate on the concept of environmental
capacity, reviewing both the mainstream model and Jacobs' more nuanced
social constructionist model. In doing so, it raises concerns about the
appropriateness of regulatory policy tools and the implications for the
distribution of environmental and other impacts. The discussion highlights
the potential for using the planning system to promote change rather than
resist it. In doing so, it suggests the need to consider a wider range of
policy tools to achieve change at the local level and to clarify the
dimensions of sustainable development that local planning can contribute
to.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 749-765
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811407
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Author-Name: A. J. Bond
Author-X-Name-First: A. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bond
Title: Policy And Practice The Focus of Local Agenda 21 in the United Kingdom
Abstract:
The paper examines whether environmental issues are taking precedence
over socio-economic issues in the UK LA 21 process. A categorization to
separate issues which can be considered socio-economic from those which
are environmental has been developed and a questionnaire sent to all UK
local planning authorities. Results demonstrate that local authorities are
indeed giving more emphasis to environmental issues, which is at odds with
previous studies and with the concept of sustainability.The research has
indicated that the cause may be a tendency to place LA 21 within the remit
of environment departments and, whether this is the explanation or not, it
implies that a re-emphasis of effort may be required on behalf of the
local authorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 767-776
Issue: 6
Volume: 41
Year: 1998
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569811416
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Author-Name: Allan Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: Allan
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Author-Name: Andrew Britton
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Britton
Author-Name: Jonathan Sobels
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sobels
Title: Landcare Networks in Australia: State-sponsored Participation Through Local Organizations
Abstract:
Landcare is an Australian success story and an important example of the
potential of state-sponsored community participation. An important trend
encouraged by the lead agencies is for Landcare groups to be linked
through so-called networks. Linking together may appeal to groups as a way
of increasing their capacity to compete for scarce resources and enhance
their impact on agencies, regional catchment committees and government.
Network formation is also driven by government and agency demands for
efficiency, accountability and effective regional planning. In this paper
the authors draw on their 1997 study of the Ovens Valley Landcare Network
in Victoria. This research suggested networks are important local
organisations and enhance the impact of groups by improving inter-group
communication and 'pulling down' resources. Network processes also
contributed to robust, productive, agency-community partnerships and
suggested participation can increase community influence on decision
making and be compatible with adaptive management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 5-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911271
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Author-Name: Begona Alvarez-Farizo
Author-X-Name-First: Begona
Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarez-Farizo
Title: Estimating the Benefits of Agri-environmental Policy: Econometric Issues in Open-ended Contingent Valuation Studies
Abstract:
This paper reports on an open-ended Contingent Valuation Method study of
the conservation benefits of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in
Scotland. The ESA scheme is a central component of agri-environmental
policy in the UK, and an interesting policy question concerns the extent
of non-market benefits generated by such ESAs. The econometric issues we
raise in this paper revolve around bid curves. Bid curves are estimated in
open-ended Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) studies for three reasons.
These are: (1) as a test of theoretical validity; (2) as a test of
discriminant validity; and (3) as a means of benefits transfer. Within the
first and last of these aims, the partial relationship between willingness
to pay (WTP) and independent variables such as income is of interest.
There are several econometric issues involved in estimating such
relationships, First, the selection process implicit in obtaining positive
WTP bids should be explicitly modelled. Second, many CVM surveys suffer
from item non-response with respect to 'sensitive' questions such as the
respondent's income; these non-responses may be non-random in nature.
Finally, it is possible to dis-aggregate the effect of marginal changes
in, say, income on WTP into two elements, namely: an effect on the
probability that the individual will be willing to pay something; and
secondly, an effect on how much they are willing to pay.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 23-43
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: David Counsell
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Counsell
Title: Sustainable Development and Structure Plans in England and Wales: Operationalizing the Themes and Principles
Abstract:
This paper explores attempts to operationalize some themes and principles
of sustainable developmentin five UK structure plans which performed best
in an overview of current practice (Counsell, 1998). Following a summary
of literature, the approaches to sustainable development in the five
plans-Avon, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, and West Sussex-are
described. The plans are then used to explore the operationalization of a
range of resource protection (environmental capacity, environmental
capital and the precautionary principle) and socio-economic (social
equity, policy integration and participation) themes. It is concluded that
the planning system probably provides greater scope for accommodating the
resource protection than the socio-economic themes, which are likely to
present a considerable challenge in making sustainable development
operational in planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 45-61
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911299
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Author-Name: Ian Bailey
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Bailey
Title: Competition, Sustainability and Packaging Policy in the UK
Abstract:
This paper examines the use of economic instruments in the implementation
of environmental policy, based upon a recent study into the European Union
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC). It explores the
introduction of competitionbased models in the UK implementation of the
Directive, and assesses their ability to achieve positive
environmentaloutcomes in a cost-efficient manner. Several problems for the
competition model are discussed, particularly the fear of profiteering
within marketbased systems by some economic operators; the behaviour of
economic operators towards non-profitable market segments; the ability of
free-market models to engender public participation in recycling
programmes; and the failure of private sector solutions to consider the
full environmental costs of packaging. Neo-liberalist competitive models
do not address such problems convincingly, and therefore continued
government intervention is required if the UK is to meet its targets under
the EU Directive. Whilst economic instruments and competition provide
avenues for a more effective environmental policy, there is a continuing
need for government regulation rather than unquestioning faith in the
benefits of the free market.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 83-102
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Derek Elsom
Author-X-Name-First: Derek
Author-X-Name-Last: Elsom
Title: Development and Implementation of Strategic Frameworks for Air Quality Management in the UK and the European Community
Abstract:
The UK and the EC have recognized that the application of national and EC
policies alone may not be cost effective in improving air quality in some
areas, especially in traffic-congested urban centres and along major road
transport corridors. Consequently both have introduced new strategic
frameworksfor air quality management.This paper outlines and compares the
UK National Air Quality Strategy (NAQS) and the EC approach, set out in
the Air Quality Framework and Daughter Directives. Both frameworks shift
responsibility for reviewing, assessing and managing air quality on to
local authorities. The UK considers the NAQS will provide the principal
means of carrying out its commitments under the new EC framework.Local
authorities in the UK have begun the review and assessment phase of the
NAQS. This paper examines the support that central government has had to
provide to local authorities to ensure the NAQS will be effective. It
offers insights into what other Member States are likely to face when
implementing their interpretation of the EC air quality management
framework. The paper highlights that many UK local authorities lacked even
basic air quality management capabilities when the NAQS was being
formulated. Consequently the UK Government has had to expand the national
pollution monitoring networks (this was achieved primarily by affiliating
the growing number of local authority funded sites), commission new
detailed urban emissions inventories, and develop and validate a suite of
air quality dispersion models. Training events in air quality assessment
techniques have had to be offered and many detailed guidance notes issued
to ensure an appropriate and consistent interpretation of the NAQS. Some
government initiatives to support the implementation of the NAQS suffered
delays which initially caused some unnecessary uncertainties and
inconsistencies amongst local authorities conducting their review and
assessment of air quality. This points to the importance of the
Governmentensuring that the support for the management phase of the NAQS
will be in place in time. This includes providing additional
pollution-control powers and reformulating transport and planning policies
in order to integrate air quality management more fully.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 103-121
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911325
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Author-Name: Kwai-Sang Chin
Author-X-Name-First: Kwai-Sang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chin
Title: Factors Influencing ISO 14000 Implementation in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Industry in Hong Kong
Abstract:
The worldwide trend of environmentalconcern has been driving
manufacturers to strive to implement competitive strategies in
environmental management.A study has been carried out to evaluate the
initiatives and benefits/costs of implementing ISO 14000 Environmental
Management System (EMS) standard (1996) in the Hong Kong PCB (printed
circuit board) industry. The study found that manufacturers intended to
implement the ISO 14000 based EMS to improve their environmental
performance, and sustain their competitive position in the global market
place.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 123-134
Issue: 1
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911334
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Author-Name: Brian Byrnes
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Byrnes
Author-Name: Clive Jones†
Author-X-Name-First: Clive
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones†
Author-Name: Sandra Goodman‡
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodman‡
Title: Contingent Valuation and Real Economic Commitments: Evidence from Electric Utility Green Pricing Programmes
Abstract:
This paper presents the findings of two 'green pricing' studies conducted
to evaluate public support of utilities' investments in renewable energy
technologies. These studies compared hypothetical WTP statements with
actual payment commitments. The results of these studies indicate that the
CVM can be an accurate indicator of an individual's WTP, but that it is an
unreliable predictor of which individuals will actually pay. This has
important implications for aggregating mean WTP estimates of the value of
environmental benefits. It also suggests that market simulations can be
useful for predicting programme participation rates when voluntary
donations are used as a payment vehicle.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 149-166
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911190
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Author-Name: David Pepper
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Pepper
Title: The Integration of Environmental Sustainability Considerations into EU Development Policy: A Case Study of the LEADER Initiative in the West of Ireland
Abstract:
In peripheral parts of Europe such as the West of Ireland, where
environment-development tensions may be particularly sensitive,
environmental sustainability principles need to be integrated into all
policy and programme areas, as the Fifth Environmental Action programme
requires. This paper examines the small but significant LEADER rural
development initiative to assess how much its operation integrates
sustainability considerations. While LEADER-supported projects are often
environmentally benign, there is little evidence of proactive application
in LEADER group strategies of sustainability criteria which are other than
weak. Economic imperatives dominate LEADER programmes, and many actors are
sanguine about potential environmental problems arising from development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 167-187
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Thomas Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Title: The Consideration of Sustainability Aspects in Transport Infrastructure Related Policies, Plans and Programmes: A Comparative Analysis of North West England, Noord-Holland and Brandenburg-Berlin
Abstract:
This paper is based on research conducted in 1997 and 1998 at the EIA
Centre, University of Manchester. It examines the extent to which
transport infrastructure related policies, plans and programmes (PPPs) in
the three EU regions of North West England, the provincie
(administrativeregion) of Noord-Hollandand the engerer Verflechtungsraum
(EVR, planning region) of Brandenburg-Berlinconsider (environmental)
sustainability issues in the form of objectives, targets and related
options/measures for action. Furthermore, the role strategic environmental
assessment (SEA) appears to play in this context is elaborated. The
analytical framework for comparison is based on the sustainable
development strategy of the European Commission, the Fifth Action
Programme (Commission of the European Communities, 1993).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 189-219
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911217
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Author-Name: Kevin Hannam
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hannam
Title: Environmental Management in India: Recent Challenges to the Indian Forest Service
Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of various social, economic and political
changes on the work of the Indian Forest Service, the elite organization
concerned with environmental management in India. It is noted that whilst
many leading authors criticize this organization, nobody has taken the
time to analyse the role of the Indian Forest Service and the way it has
responded to the many challenges it has faced in the last 20 years. This
paper seeks to rectify this by focusing on three key challenges: (1) due
to economic liberalization the actual work that the forest officer is
expected to undertake has changed beyond recognition; (2) political
manipulation and correspondingly accusations of corruption have increased;
(3) social changes and their impact on recruitment into the Indian Forest
Service. It is concluded that, despite the many challenges which the
Indian Forest Service has faced over the years, it is remarkably resilient
and remains the most powerful agent in rural India.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 221-233
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911226
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Author-Name: Craig Bullock
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock
Title: Environmental and Strategic Uncertainty in Common Property Management: The Case of Scottish Red Deer
Abstract:
The range of red deer populations in the Scottish Highlands can cover
several different landholdings (estates), many of which derive their
income primarily from the private hunting (stalking) of stags. The deer
belong to nobody and their seasonal movement does not respect the
boundaries of individual estates, but a 'rule of capture' does apply as,
once shot, the deer become the property of the estate owner. This paper
argues that deer populations would best be managed as a common property
resource. Indeed, for this reason, the Deer Commission for Scotland has
encouraged owners to form Deer Management Groups. These groups are now
able to utilize a computer program that models the relationship between
grazing quality and population dynamics. However, drawing upon examples
from the Western Highlands, the paper finds that common property
management must overcome incentives to behave strategically that arise
from the characteristics of flow and storage of the resource. The problem
is aggravated by the degradation of the habitat that has occurred over
centuries. This often means that the resource is below its optimum in
terms of stag numbers and quality. Scientific models are an important
contribution, but only reduce the environmental uncertainty. Their full
potential can only be realized if all landowners are obliged to actively
engage in common property management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 235-252
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911235
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Author-Name: Ahmad Al-Gilani
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Gilani
Title: Reforming the National Framework for Environmental Policies in Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
The current framework for national environmental policies in Saudi Arabia
suffers from overlapping authority, a slow decision-making process, gaps
in legislation and implementation difficulties. The paper gives a brief
assessment of the existing framework including: political culture;
environmental decision making process; environmental institutions; and
environmental awareness. This is followed by a proposal for reforming the
current framework.The proposalcovers four main sectors: political culture
and the public role; environmental decision making; environmental policies
and laws; and institutional structure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 253-269
Issue: 2
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911244
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Author-Name: Christian Madu
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Madu
Title: A Decision Support Framework for Environmental Planning in Developing Countries
Abstract:
This paper presents a decision support framework for environmental
planning in developing countries. The interest in protecting the natural
environment from pollution gained increased importance in the 1990s with a
push by world communities for sustainable development. Developing
countries as well as the industrialized nations are expected to cut down
on pollution and control the use of non-renewable natural resources.
Although the concept of sustainable development sounds plausible, it is
difficult to implement in many countries due to their conflicting goals.
The world-wide targets on emissions, use of fossil fuels, reduction in
water and atmospheric pollution require the participation of every nation.
These goals are not easily achievable by some of the poorer developing
countries partly because of their economic dependence on natural resources
and partly because of their inability to afford more modern and efficient
technologies. Thus, environmental planning goals are often in conflict
with the development,social and economic needs of a country. In this
paper, we develop a decision support framework that utilizes multicriteria
and optimization models to address environmental planning problems. This
framework is based on identifying the priorities of conflicting goals by
working through and reducing the conflicts. A strategic planning framework
is introduced into the decision support system since national planning is
a strategic issue and these goals can only be achieved by adopting a
systemic view.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 287-313
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911109
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Author-Name: Ton Buhrs
Author-X-Name-First: Ton
Author-X-Name-Last: Buhrs
Author-Name: Graeme Aplin
Author-X-Name-First: Graeme
Author-X-Name-Last: Aplin
Title: Pathways Towards Sustainability: The Australian Approach
Abstract:
Following its rise to international prominence, sustainability has become
an official principle or goal in many countries. Due to contextual
differences, countries have followed different paths in the pursuit of
sustainability. Approachescan be classified into three categories: green
planning; institutional reform; and social mobilization. None of these
courses on its own is likely to achieve sustainability. Yet, countries
often appear to develop a path dominated by one of these approaches. This
paper focuses on Australia, sketches the extent to which green planning,
institutional reform and social mobilization have been playing a role in
the pursuit of sustainability, and illustrates the difficulties of
developing a pathway that combines these approaches.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 315-340
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Robert Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: John Handley
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Handley
Author-Name: Sue Kidd
Author-X-Name-First: Sue
Author-X-Name-Last: Kidd
Title: Sustainable Development and Institutional Design: The Example of the Mersey Basin Campaign
Abstract:
The Mersey Basin Campaign was established in 1985 in the North West of
England to address continuing problems of water quality and associated
landward dereliction of the River Mersey and its tributaries. The
Campaign's premise that water quality should be improved both for its own
sake and as a stimulus to regeneration has proved to be well founded and
has subsequently been extended to embrace community action to help nurture
watercourse improvement and care. The Campaign can now be seen as a model
for engaging co-ordinated environmental action through a partnership
approach. This paper explores the nature of the Mersey Basin Campaign as
an example of the new structures which are being developed in order to
help deliver the new environmentalpolicy agenda. It is argued that the
Campaign stands as a model for what will become an increasing need to
develop focused environmental planning and management at the sub-regional
and regional scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 341-354
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911127
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Author-Name: Carlos Wing-Hung Lo
Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Wing-Hung
Author-X-Name-Last: Lo
Author-Name: Plato Kwong-To Yip
Author-X-Name-First: Plato Kwong-To
Author-X-Name-Last: Yip
Title: Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation in Hong Kong and Shanghai: A Cross-city Analysis
Abstract:
Cross-city analysis in environmental regulation within non-democratic
political systems is a neglected area. Taking policy convergence and
styles of regulation as the focus, this paper has taken an initial step to
compare the environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulation in Hong Kong
and Shanghai. In this comparative exercise, it is identified that policy
convergence occurs more explicitly in policy ideology and policy
consequences, whereas divergence takes place in policy content, regulatory
process and public consultation. Convergence, however, is only superficial
whereas divergence is substantial. Indeed EIA systems of these two
jurisdictions have displayed contrasting styles of regulation. The formal
EIA system in Shanghai is dominated by the environmental agency, which
regulates informal politics in the EIA process within a legal format. The
informal EIA system in Hong Kong is co-ordinated by the environmental
agency, which seeks active co-operation with the clients in a consultative
EIA process in an informal and discretionary manner. What makes the Hong
Kong system superior to the Shanghai system is the existence of
institutional channels for public consultation. Within a non-democratic
political setting, the EIA process in Hong Kong is more transparent and
the EIA system is more accountable to the public, whereas the EIA process
in Shanghai is lacking in transparency and the EIA system is under tight
bureaucratic control.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 355-374
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911136
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Author-Name: David Jewell
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Jewell
Author-Name: Jeremy Raemaekers
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Raemaekers
Title: Local Authority Archaeological Services in Scotland Two Years after Local Government Reorganization
Abstract:
We report a survey of the state of local authority archaeological
services in Scotland following local government reorganization. Several
service provision models are in place, including a new model of joint
provision by councils of the former Strathclyde Region. Several councils
which lacked a service before reorganization now buy it in from
neighbouring councils. Some gaps in cover however persist. There are good
reasons for the variety of models, and it would not be appropriate to seek
to impose a single model. Planning guidance issued in 1994 has shifted the
balance of service provision towards development control and away from
other functions, as resources are squeezed. The implications of the
Scottish Parliament are considered.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 375-388
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911145
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Author-Name: Innocent Miebaka Aprioku
Author-X-Name-First: Innocent Miebaka
Author-X-Name-Last: Aprioku
Title: Policy And Practice Collective Response to Oil Spill Hazards in the Eastern Niger Delta of Nigeria
Abstract:
This paper outlines the main elements of a comprehensive, territorial,
hazard amelioration strategy for the oil spill pollution areas of the
Eastern Niger Delta of Nigeria. After documenting the extent and type of
damage, an argument is presented in favour of urgent action and the need
for planning. It is argued that present oil spill pollution laws are
coercive and militant and do not encourage communities in the Eastern
Niger Delta to act as pressure groups for a clean environment. The paper
posits that environmental damages resulting from oil spills can be
minimized through co-operative action between and amongst
stakeholders-government,oil companies and community representatives. The
paper therefore calls for a collective response.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 389-408
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911154
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Author-Name: D. Mcevoy
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcevoy
Author-Name: D. C. Gibbs
Author-X-Name-First: D. C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gibbs
Author-Name: J. W. S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: J. W. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Title: The Prospects for Improved Energy Efficiency in the UK Residential Sector
Abstract:
The perceived threat of climate change has become an important global
issue of the 1990s, with measures to limit its ramifications now commonly
linked to mainstream policy agendas. Reducing carbon intensity can be
achieved through both supply and end-use energy strategies, though
improvements in end-use efficiency are said to offer the best
opportunities both in terms of effective investment and producing results
in the short to medium term. UK policy makers have stressed that energy
use in the home is a pressing area to be addressed. This paper reviews the
myriad of efficiency options available, assessing the effectiveness of
national and supra-national strategies in encouraging technical efficiency
and stimulating beneficial behaviourial changes. Findings indicate that
the range of (and commitment to) current efficiency measures, reinforced
by a lack of policy coherence, ensures that future prospects remain
ambiguous. Initiatives, though conceived at a variety of spatial scales,
tend to be implemented at a localized level and it is the actions (and
interactions) of local actors that may well determine the shape and
success of sustainability measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 409-424
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911163
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Author-Name: Dominic Moran
Author-X-Name-First: Dominic
Author-X-Name-Last: Moran
Title: Benefits Transfer and Low Flow Alleviation: What Lessons for Environmental Valuation in the UK?
Abstract:
Use of environmental valuation and benefits transfer in a recent legal
ruling in the UK between Thames Water Utilities and the Environment Agency
over water abstraction costs appeared to set an unfortunate precedent. In
the first attempt to fulfil its statutory duties, the Agency was thwarted
in its use and interpretation of non-market valuation techniques, in
particular, the vexed issue of how to aggregate the results of valuation
studies in original sites or those to where values might be transferred.
The ruling has broader implications for water pricing and resource
development by the industry. Far from being a blow for either cost-benefit
analysis or environmental valuation, the decision highlights some of the
research imperatives for the derivation of non-market values by economists
and their translation for use in government decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 425-436
Issue: 3
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911172
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Author-Name: Wendy Kellogg
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Kellogg
Title: Community-based Organizations and Neighbourhood Environmental Problem Solving: A Framework for Adoption of Information Technologies
Abstract:
Community-based organizations (CBOs) today seek improved capacity to
address environmental problems in urban neighbourhoods. Many seek access
to information technologies such as the Internet and Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) to expand information about their
neighbourhood's environmental quality to support their planning and
service efforts. Experience with the Internet has been bolstered somewhat
by programmesto create community networks. This experience and experience
with GIS in planning at the municipal and state levels reveals a set of
technical, organizational and personal prerequisites that bolster
successful and effective adoption of information technologies. This paper
reviews these prerequisites as they pertain to CBOs and makes
recommendations for transactions that could enhance CBO adoption of the
Internet and GIS to address environmental problems in urban
neighbourhoods. The paper concludes that a constellation of prerequisite
conditions, most predominantly data availability problems, staff skill
acquisition and staff retention problems, offer the greatest challenges
for CBOs seeking to adopt information technologies to manage environmental
problems more effectively.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 445-469
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911000
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Author-Name: Gavin Parker
Author-X-Name-First: Gavin
Author-X-Name-Last: Parker
Author-Name: Amanda Wragg
Author-X-Name-First: Amanda
Author-X-Name-Last: Wragg
Title: Networks, Agency and (De)stabilization: The Issue of Navigation on the River Wye, UK
Abstract:
This paper assesses the way in which an actor network presiding over the
management of the River Wye has stabilized through accepting a particular
view on the issue of navigation. The paper provides an account of how the
network was challenged by a dissonant actor who, through reviving an old
company, developed a counter network. It is argued that network
stabilization is a form of consensus-building and it is contended that the
way in which an issue is defined is crucial in terms of the successful
enrolment of actors. The paper illustrates some of the conflicts and
complexities encountered in resource planning, suggesting that research of
this nature should trace actors back through time as well as through space
if dynamics between actors involved in rural planning and management are
to be effectively understood.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 471-487
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911019
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Author-Name: Flemming Moller
Author-X-Name-First: Flemming
Author-X-Name-Last: Moller
Author-Name: Mette Wier
Author-X-Name-First: Mette
Author-X-Name-Last: Wier
Title: Indirect and Avoided Environmental Consequences in Project Evaluation
Abstract:
The paper focuses on indirect environmental consequences, namely the
environmental consequences of the production of project inputs. In
addition, we introduce the term 'avoided environmental consequences', i.e.
the environmental consequences associated with diversion of production
factors from alternative use. The former are always relevant, while the
avoided consequences are only relevant in cases involving fully-employed
production factors that would otherwise be used in production. The
inclusion of indirect and avoided environmental consequences may
considerably affect the outcome of traditional project evaluation. In this
paper it is suggested how the indirect and avoided environmental
consequences may be described using the input-output system in combination
with environmental coefficients.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 489-500
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911028
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Author-Name: Jamie Baxter
Author-X-Name-First: Jamie
Author-X-Name-Last: Baxter
Author-Name: John Eyles
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Eyles
Author-Name: Susan Elliott
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elliott
Title: From Siting Principles to Siting Practices: A Case Study of Discord among Trust, Equity and Community Participation
Abstract:
This paper contributes to the noxious facilities siting literature by
exploring some implications of adhering to some recommended principles and
practices for competent siting. Through a qualitative case study of a
landfill siting process in Peel (Ontario, Canada) three principles are
critically assessed: trust; equity; and community participation. While
laudable notions in principle, in practice they can impact each other in
important ways which can (potentially) undermine the siting process. These
impacts result mainly from the failure to achieve meaningful goals
associated with one principle (e.g. community participation) which can
exacerbate problems achieving goals associated with other principles (e.g.
trust). The resulting discord can be further aggravated by the snowballing
of adverse effects over time. In particular, practices for achieving trust
and equity were adversely linked, as were the relationships between
spatial equity and procedural equity and interregional and intraregional
equity. These adverse synergisms were linked together with ineffective
community participation which brought the process to a halt. Siting
inertia (a process momentum difficult to redirect) and an inflexible
siting context contributed to these conflicts. Implications for siting and
further research are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 501-525
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911037
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Author-Name: Sylvia Tunstall
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Tunstall
Author-Name: Susan Tapsell
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tapsell
Author-Name: Sally Eden
Author-X-Name-First: Sally
Author-X-Name-Last: Eden
Title: How Stable are Public Responses to Changing Local Environments? A 'Before' and 'After' Case Study of River Restoration
Abstract:
This paper considers the stability of public responses to an urban river
restoration scheme on the River Skerne, Darlington, UK, by comparing the
results from surveys of local residents carried out before and after
scheme implementation. This case study provides evidence of strong and
generally consistent positive responses to the proposals and implemented
scheme to return the straightened and channelized river to a more natural
condition although support was more qualified after than before
implementation. Although the scheme design and construction costs were
high, nearly two-thirds regarded the scheme as value for money.
Exploratory contingent valuation results on whether or not local residents
were prepared to pay for the scheme were broadly stable over the two
surveys.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 527-545
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Michael Christie
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Christie
Title: An Assessment of the Economic Effectiveness of Recreation Policy Using Contingent Valuation
Abstract:
Arrangements within the UK to enhance recreation opportunities in the
countryside are currently implemented in a somewhat ad hoc manner. This
paper analyses the economic effectiveness of such provision in Grampian
Region, Scotland. This is achieved by quantifying, using the contingent
valuation method, the economic benefits accruing from recreation
enhancements and comparing these benefits with the level of expenditure
currently being undertaken on these improvements. The subsequent analysis
provides a strategic framework for the assessment of recreation needs in
the region, thus enabling future priorities for provision to be
identified. It is argued that the quantification of public preferences for
recreation enhancements provides a powerful tool to aid strategic planning
of recreation provision. The issue of using public funds to finance
recreation facilities in the countryside is also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 547-564
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911055
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Author-Name: Robert Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: John Handley
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Handley
Title: Urban Waterfront Regeneration in the Mersey Basin, North West England
Abstract:
The economic decline of traditional dockland areas has released
considerable areas of land for redevelopment, much of which is close to
the heart of city centres. The property development industry has
capitalized upon these assets to the extent that port-related
redevelopmentis a common feature throughout North America and Europe. This
paper explores the experience of the Mersey Basin in North West England
which, under the Mersey Basin Campaign initiative, has sought to
explicitly connect improvements in water quality to economic regeneration.
A small survey of commercial property valuers was used to explore this
relationship and revealed the importance of water in the property
development process, through potential increases in value and an
enhancement of the marketability of property adjacent to water. Equally,
improved water quality is revealed as an important precursor to waterside
economic regeneration. Here, investment must, as with the preparation of
derelict and contaminated land for redevelopment, be regarded as a public
good, nurturing good water quality as an asset for the benefit of future
generations and as a part of realizing the full potential of waterfront
regeneration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 565-580
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569911064
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Author-Name: Elizabeth Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Capacity for Environmental Action in Slovakia
Abstract:
Capacity for environmental protection is important in developed and
transitional countries, but the latter sometimes present a paradox where
capacity has been created at the same time as public pressure and
awareness has diminished. Slovakia presents a particular paradox, as its
new democratic institutions have proved especially fragile. This paper
adopts a framework developed by Janicke and Weidner in crossnational
studies which implies that the use made of environmental capacity is a
function of institutional, informational and structural conditions. By
analysing the key features of the Slovakian environmental policy process
in the context of these conditions, the paper confirms the utility of the
model, and points to the prospects for future policy implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 581-598
Issue: 4
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Christopher Short
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Short
Author-Name: Michael Winter
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Winter
Title: The Problem of Common Land: Towards Stakeholder Governance
Abstract:
This paper examines the current governance of common land with the
intention of updating a story last examined in detail in studies in the
late 1980s. In addition, the paper draws on recent conceptualizations of
stakeholders and governance. A brief history of common land shows that
governance systems are highly localized and dependent on custom and
practice. Such a dependence suggests the need for governance which is
based on the incorporation of stakeholders using consensus building
approaches. The paper suggests that local governance systems are crucial
to the successful implementation of sustainable management practices but
that this may be overlooked by land managers and policy makers.
Consequently, comprehensive national legislation for common land is not a
viable option but legislation can play a valuable role in particular
circumstances. The need to give further consideration to the role of
legislation and an appropriate policy framework for commons within the
context of stakeholder governance is particularly important given the
significance of common land for agriculture, nature conservation,
landscape, heritage and recreation across England and Wales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 613-630
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Peter Brand
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Brand
Title: The Environment and Postmodern Spatial Consciousness: A Sociology of Urban Environmental Agendas
Abstract:
Planning generally views the environment as an objectively definable set
of natural resource systems and relies on the natural sciences to reveal
and describe its problems, such as pollution, loss of biodiversity, energy
consumption or waste disposal. But why do the mass of people with little
scientific knowledge or interest in the environment as a 'big issue'
accept and even contentiously push forward planning's environmental
agenda? This paper explores the sociological basis of environmental
concern. It argues that the social dilemmas arising from the contemporary
experience of space are drawn towards the environment and that it is this
non-ecological, non-expert field of preoccupations which both legitimizes
the environmental turn of contemporary planning and provides the real
impetus behind environmental issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-648
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Paul Selman
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Selman
Author-Name: Amanda Wragg
Author-X-Name-First: Amanda
Author-X-Name-Last: Wragg
Title: Networks of Co-operation and Knowledge in 'Wider Countryside' Planning
Abstract:
Approaches to biodiversity and catchment planning increasingly recognize
the importance of the 'wider countryside' rather than the more
site-specific focus of traditional environmental management programmes.
Biodiversity depends on the viability of ecosystems across the whole
countryside, and not only in designated reserves; equally, the quantity
and quality of inland waters reflect overall conditions within river
catchments, as well as the hydrological conditions of specific river
channels. However, planning of these wider areas involves partnerships and
agreements between a range of actors, which generally must be negotiated
on a consensual basis and are vulnerable to subsequent dissent. This paper
examines the actor-networks which have arisen in some innovative examples
of 'wider countryside' planning and assesses their durability and
contribution to the attainment of environmental objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 649-669
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Graham Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Title: Post-development Auditing of EIA Predictive Techniques: A Spatial Analytical Approach
Abstract:
Despite widespread recognition that post-development auditing has the
potential to provide feedback which could improve future Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA), there remains a paucity of research which relates
specifically to the evaluation of EIA predictive techniques, with even
less progress in the development of audit methodologies. This paper
describes a spatial analytical approach to post-development auditing that
focuses upon the identification and analysis of the residual errors
between the impacts predicted at a site using a particular predictive
method and the actual impacts found to occur through monitoring. For three
case studies, relevant impact predictions are tested (to determine the
residual errors) and statistical models of the errors are developed in
order to explore factors which may explain the performance of the
predictive technique. The paper then considers the broader lessons and
limitations that can be drawn out from the research both for auditing and
EIA practice, including feedback on predictive techniques, the potential
role of scoping decisions in generating errors in impact prediction, and
the implications of uncertainty over future baseline conditions for
auditing and impact prediction/interpretation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 671-689
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Robert Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: Catherine Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: Planning for Nature Conservation: The Role and Performance of English District Local Authorities in the 1990s
Abstract:
This paper investigates the performance of district local authorities in
their delivery of nature conservation in the 1990s, both through the land
use planning system and in their wider operational functions. Studies
conducted in the 1980s revealed a large gap in performance between the
best and the worst performers.The last decade, however, has witnessed far
reaching changes within local government as well as external influences
which are likely to have affected the ability of local authorities to
promote the conservation of nature. The research shows that performance
has significantly improved in a number of the roles which local
authorities exercise in relation to conservation. There still remains,
however, a marked variation between the best performers and the remainder.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 691-706
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910957
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Author-Name: Daniel Davou Dabi
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Davou
Author-X-Name-Last: Dabi
Author-Name: William Anderson
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson
Title: Development of a Commodity-by-industry Economic-Ecological Model of Water Demand in a Rural Economy
Abstract:
The main objective of this paper is to develop a commodity-by-industry
economic-ecological model (CIEEM) based on data collected in a rural
village in Nigeria and to assess its utility for measuring the implication
of various economic activities on the demand for scarce water resources.
Our primary concern is model construction and determination of the direct
and total requirements of both economic commodities (inter-industry
transactions) and ecological commodities (water, land and vegetation) used
in the economy. Also considered is the discharge of ecological commodities
(waste water and solid wastes) back to the environment. Results show that,
despite sparse sectoral interdependence within the economic system, inputs
and outputs of ecological commodities include significant indirect
components that can only be captured in an input-output framework. The
most intensive users of water based on the direct effects are animal
husbandry, construction and irrigated agriculture; based on total effects
they are catering/trading, construction and animal husbandry, in
descending order.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 707-734
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Nae-Wen Kuo
Author-X-Name-First: Nae-Wen
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuo
Author-Name: Yue-Hwa Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Yue-Hwa
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Title: An Evaluation System for National Park Selection in Taiwan
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to analyse the proper factors to be
contained in an evaluation system which can then be used to assess areas
for designating national parks in Taiwan. In the first phase of work, the
Delphi method was used to collect expert opinions on a total of 10
categories of evaluating factors. Six of them are used to assess the
characteristics of a site and include diversity,
representativeness,naturalness, rarity, fragility and suitability. The
other four categories represent the potential for management objectives
including conservation, research, education and other functions. This
evaluating system will be used and examined in the second phase of our
work.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 735-745
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910975
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Author-Name: Bruce Hooper
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Hooper
Author-Name: Geoffrey Mcdonald
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcdonald
Author-Name: Bruce Mitchell
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell
Title: Facilitating Integrated Resource and Environmental Management: Australian and Canadian Perspectives
Abstract:
It is widely believed that improved resource and environmental management
outcomes would occur if those responsible took a longer term view,
considered whole systems rather than their components in isolation, and
co-ordinated and integrated their activities with each other. There has
been substantial action in many countries to achieve these ideals but with
mixed success. Why has it not been possible to have a more co-ordinated
and integrated approach to resource and environmental management (IREM)?
We briefly review various conceptual issues regarding the purpose and
character of IREM. The core of the paper is analysis of the factors
contributing to success or failure, including the requirement that IREM,
in practice, must be based on a careful analysis of the need and scope for
integration in a given context, the significance of leadership,
information access, and the links with other planning and management
activities. Obstacles arising from these and other shortcomings, including
the focus regarding what IREM involves, bureaucratic resistance, adverse
financial arrangements and property rights problems, are also discussed.
The paper concludes with five recommendations as to how to enhance
integrated resource and environmental management dealing with need, scope
and context, best management practice, information accessibility and
integration, financial arrangements,and strengthening local and regional
planning capacity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 747-766
Issue: 5
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910984
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Author-Name: David Aadland
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Aadland
Author-Name: Arthur Caplan
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur
Author-X-Name-Last: Caplan
Title: Household Valuation of Curbside Recycling
Abstract:
This paper looks at the willingness to pay for, and participate in, a
curbside recycling programme based on a survey of 401 residents in Ogden,
Utah. Modifying the Cameron & James (1987) econometric model to fit
ordered-interval data, we estimate that the mean willingness to pay for
curbside recycling is US $2.05 per month, and that 72% of the residents
would willingly participate in such a programme. Furthermore, females,
young people, college-educated, those currently recycling without monetary
reward, those regarding recycling as beneficial to the community and
nation, and those with relatively high incomes are willing to pay the most
for curbside recycling.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 781-799
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910821
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Author-Name: Kent Murray
Author-X-Name-First: Kent
Author-X-Name-Last: Murray
Author-Name: Daniel Rogers
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers
Title: Groundwater Vulnerability, Brownfield Redevelopment and Land Use Planning
Abstract:
An understanding of groundwater vulnerability in urban watersheds is
important for the prevention of both surface water and groundwater
contamination and can therefore be a useful tool in brownfield
redevelopment and land use planning. Although industrial activity in
southeastern Michigan has historically been restricted to the urbanized
sections of metropolitan Detroit, new industrial development is rapidly
taking place in rural and undeveloped areas. Although environmentalists
and urban planners agree that industrial site recycling in urban centres
(a.k.a. brownfield redevelopment) is preferable to developing green areas,
many older sites remain undeveloped due to real and perceived risks. Using
a PC-based geographic information system, a conceptual model of solute
transport in soil was developed to evaluate potential impacts to both
groundwater and surface water quality resulting from industrial
development. The model was used to create a map of groundwater
vulnerability within the Rouge River watershed of southeastern Michigan.
The map has been used to pin-point several rural and undeveloped areas
where groundwater quality is threatened by proposed development. It has
also clearly demonstrated that many older brownfield sites, within the
City of Detroit, are located on materials that have a much lower
vulnerability to groundwater contamination and may therefore be far less
costly to redevelop than greenfield sites in undeveloped areas of the
watershed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 801-810
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910830
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Author-Name: Andrew Chadwick
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Chadwick
Author-Name: John Glasson
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasson
Title: Auditing the Socio-economic Impacts of a Major Construction Project: The Case of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station
Abstract:
This paper presents the findings of a post-auditing study which compares
the actual and predicted socio-economic impacts (including traffic) of a
major power station construction project in the UK. An attempt is made to
determine the accuracy of the predictions presented at the public inquiry
into the development, drawing on the results of a developer-funded
monitoring exercise undertaken for the duration of the eight-year
construction programme. The study found that a very high proportion of
testable predictions prepared prior to the inquiry could be audited; of
these, 60% were either within predicted ranges or accurate to within 20%
of predicted values. However, one in seven predictions had errors of more
than 50%. The study revealed no consistent bias towards either under- or
over-estimation of impacts. The paper explores the reasons for the
predictive errors identified in the study; these include a range of
project-specific and more generic factors, several of which are likely to
be applicable to other large-scale construction projects. The study is
particularly useful in the field of EIA because it relates to several weak
areas in current practice: the assessment of socio-economic impacts,
construction effects, and monitoring and auditing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 811-836
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910849
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Author-Name: Kempe Ronald Hope
Author-X-Name-First: Kempe Ronald
Author-X-Name-Last: Hope
Author-Name: Mogopodi Lekorwe
Author-X-Name-First: Mogopodi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lekorwe
Title: Urbanization and the Environment in Southern Africa: Towards a Managed Framework for the Sustainability of Cities
Abstract:
In sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa is the most urbanized region. This
dynamic is rapidly transforming the nature of Southern African human
settlements which, in turn, has a chain reaction of consequences from
negative environmental impact to the need to develop policy for the
sustainability of the region's cities. This paper examines the
relationship between urbanization trends and environmental change in
Southern Africa, and then advocates and discusses priority areas of a
managed policy framework for a more constructive approach to responding to
the challenge of the sustainability of cities in the region. The paper
concentrates on those countries that are members of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 837-859
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910858
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Author-Name: Anne-Michelle Slater
Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Slater
Author-Name: Andrew Gemmell
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Gemmell
Title: Land Use Planning and Waste Management in Scotland
Abstract:
This study considers the planning system in Scotland as it relates to
waste management. It examines local, structure and waste disposal plans in
nine areas to identify links between the two systems. Initial findings
reveal that statutory plans have limited influence on the location of new
waste facilities and the reasons for this are explored. The European Union
now requires the preparation of a National Waste Strategy (NWS) based on
the principle of the waste hierarchy. The research concludes that
effective waste management requires a close relationship between the NWS
and development plans.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 861-874
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910867
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Author-Name: Ian Keirle
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Keirle
Author-Name: Stephen Walsh
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh
Title: Objective Assessment of Countryside Recreation by Observation
Abstract:
It has been shown that strategic planning for countryside recreation may
be based on an inadequate level of empirical information regarding
countryside recreational activity. Questionnaire surveys provide most of
the available data and the limitations of these are discussed. A
methodology for investigating recreational activity is proposed and tested
in Mid Wales using the observation of discrete areas of randomly selected
Ordnance Survey 1 km grid squares. The results illustrate the type of
countryside resource that is being used, the activities undertaken and the
number of people involved. It is concluded that observation is a valuable
tool in understanding the nature of recreation in the wider countryside.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 875-887
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
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Author-Name: Helen Briassoulis
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Briassoulis
Title: Who Plans Whose Sustainability? Alternative Roles for Planners
Abstract:
The paper examines alternative roles for planners in planning for
sustainable development. First, it outlines the particular context of the
task focusing on operational questions, critical issues and sustainable
development planning principles. It then explores roles for planners in
this context distinguishing broadly among technician, politician and
hybrid planners. It evaluates broadly each role's effectiveness and
challenges, in particular decision making and political contexts. Finally,
it discusses, first, the implications of these roles for planning
education and identifies the main groups of skills planning schools should
offer. Second, it analyses briefly the implications of these roles for
planning practice in terms of the spatial/organizational level of
planning, time horizon, functional planning areas, political/decision
making system and planning's position in this system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 889-902
Issue: 6
Volume: 42
Year: 1999
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640569910885
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Author-Name: Richard Margerum
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Margerum
Author-Name: Stephen Born
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Born
Title: A Co-ordination Diagnostic for Improving Integrated Environmental Management
Abstract:
Integrated approachesto environmental management are increasingly being
advocated in literature and practice. One of the keys to operationalizing
the concept is stakeholder co-ordination. In this paper, the authors
present a systematic, descriptive framework for examining co-ordination
practice. The framework is a diagnostic tool which can be used to examine
the range of formal and informal rules that define stakeholder
interaction. We do not propose that any one type of arrangement is more
effective than another, but argue that clearly specified arrangementsare a
prerequisite for developing an effective integrated approach. The
co-ordination diagnostic can be used to analyse co-ordination settings;
when combined with evaluation criteria and participant knowledge, it can
be used to develop options for improving co-ordination arrangements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 5-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010748
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Author-Name: Christopher Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: Ben Dipper
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Dipper
Author-Name: Carys Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Carys
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones
Title: Auditing the Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Planning Projects
Abstract:
This paper presents the results from a post-auditing study-a comparison
of the predictions of environmental impacts of projects made in
environmental statements prior to developmentwith those that actually
occurred upon or after development. The purpose of post-auditing is to
provide an analysis of prediction performance in environmental impact
assessment and thus to improve future practice by learning from
experience. By means of a combination of site visits, interviews and
document scrutiny, 865 predictions from 28 UK projects granted planning
permission were examined. Of these, 488 (56%) were auditable, of which 383
(79%) were deemed 'accurate' or 'nearly accurate' and 105 (21%)
'inaccurate'. The remaining 377 (44%) predictions were not auditable, the
main reasons being lack of data, vague or ambiguous predictions and time
dependency.There were only six unpredicted impacts. The study reveals some
encouraging findings, but also a number of discouraging ones, which
indicate the need to increase both enthusiasm for, and implementationof,
post-auditing activities. Several suggestions are made to help achieve
these objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 23-47
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010757
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Author-Name: Sandra Alker
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Alker
Author-Name: Victoria Joy
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Joy
Author-Name: Peter Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Author-Name: Nathan Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Nathan
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: The Definition of Brownfield
Abstract:
This paper discusses the need for a more robust definition of the term
'brownfield' from a multidisciplinary perspective. It examines the issues
involved in constructing an agreed and accepted definition and its
importance with regard to UK government policy. Current usage of the term
'brownfield' and related terminology is reviewed. The paper proposes that:
a brownfield site is any land or premises which has previously been used
or developed and is not currently fully in use, although it may be
partially occupied or utilized. It may also be vacant, derelict or
contaminated. Therefore a brownfield site is not necessarily available for
immediate use without intervention. Interpretation of the terminology
incorporated with the definition is presented herein. The definition is
subsequently evaluated with respect to the views of different stakeholder
groups involved in the redevelopment of brownfield sites.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 49-69
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: Helen Byron
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Byron
Author-Name: Joanna Treweek
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Treweek
Author-Name: William Sheate
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Sheate
Author-Name: Stewart Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Title: Road Developments in the UK: An Analysis of Ecological Assessment in Environmental Impact Statements Produced between 1993 and 1997
Abstract:
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been required for certain
proposed road developmentsin the UK since EC Directive (85/337) was
implemented in 1988. The extent to which the requirements of the EIA
Directive are met with respect to ecological issues has been explored in
earlier reviews of road statements (Treweek et al., 1993) and of UK
environmental impact statements (EISs) in general (Thompson et al., 1997).
This paper describes the results of a further review of 40 EISs produced
between 1993 and 1997 and also examines recent changes in the political
context for EIA of proposed road developments,including developments in UK
transport policy and the UK biodiversity process. The results of the
review suggest that the ecological assessment of proposed road
developments has improved in some respects, but also highlights the
persistence of many shortcomings identified in earlier reviews. The
reasons for ongoing failure to address these issues are explored. Key
findings include a marked improvement in the extent of reference to
consultation with statutory consultees and an increase in the proportion
of EISs reporting the results of new ecological surveys. However, while
potential ecological impacts were discussed in all the EISs reviewed, many
still failed to predict the full range of potential ecological impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 71-97
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010775
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Author-Name: Richard Hales
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Hales
Title: Land Use Development Planning and the Notion of Sustainable Development: Exploring Constraint and Facilitation within the English Planning System
Abstract:
This paper explores the English land use planning system's actual and
potential abilities to both facilitate and constrain the advancement of
sustainable development through the preparation of statutory development
plans. The exploration is empirically based, focusing upon the conceptual
and procedural issues most pertinent to the incorporation of sustainable
development within this sector of public policy making. The findings
reveal a lack of unified coherence in approach amongst local planning
authorities as they struggle to translate the rhetoric of sustainable
development into practice. One can detect, however, areas of difficulty
and potential opportunity surfacing in the plan preparation process
relating to issues of public participation, Local Agenda 21, environmental
appraisal, data gathering, resources and guidance. There is also an
indication that the institutional framework for incorporation lacks the
facility to adopt a consistent position with regard to what one can
consider as sustainability-orientated application principles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 99-121
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: Nagothu Udaya Sekhar
Author-X-Name-First: Nagothu Udaya
Author-X-Name-Last: Sekhar
Title: Decentralized Natural Resource Management: From State to Co-management in India
Abstract:
In India, as in many parts of the developing world, the dominant view has
been that local people are causing natural resource degradation. New
thinking in the natural resource management domain is gradually replacing
the older views blaming local people for decline of natural resources. The
new approach advocates decentralization of natural resource management.
This is discussed in this paper in relation to the ongoing
decentralization reforms in India. The centralized approach dominated
natural resource management in India during the colonial period. The
government after independence conveniently adopted the same approach,
excluding local people from forests. Recent research and resistance from
grassroot movements led to a paradigm shift towards decentralization at
the policy level in natural resource management. It is not clear whether
the new Joint Forest Management (JFM) policy in India is an attempt to
institutionalize state dominance, or if it will lead to real
decentralization. The data from several villages adjacent to the Sariska
Tiger Reserve (STR), Rajasthan, India show that state dominance is still
prevalent, despite constraints. The real challenge lies in providing
flexibility within the JFM policy to adapt to local conditions in natural
resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 123-138
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: Joseph Lekakis
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Lekakis
Title: Environment and Development in a Southern European Country: Which Environmental Kuznets Curves?
Abstract:
Environmental policy questions have been recently tied to the fast
evolving literature on Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKCs). The EKC thesis
advocates the existence of a U-inverse relationship between economic
growth and environmental quality. This paper adopts a recent view that
EKCs should be studied using individual country experiences and looks at
the evolution of air pollution, agricultural pollution, fisheries
depletion and forest destruction in Greece during the last two to three
decades. The evidence indicates that either EKCs do not exist, or Greece
is on the rising segment of a hypothetical EKC. Greece's entrance to the
EU, however, has helped it identify environmental externalities and
resource depletion problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 139-153
Issue: 1
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: Bruce Tonn
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonn
Author-Name: Mary English
Author-X-Name-First: Mary
Author-X-Name-Last: English
Author-Name: Cheryl Travis
Author-X-Name-First: Cheryl
Author-X-Name-Last: Travis
Title: A Framework for Understanding and Improving Environmental Decision Making
Abstract:
This paper presents a framework for understanding and improving public
sector environmental decision making. Within the framework, four
interrelated components are discussed: (1) the environmental and cultural
context-understanding this context includes understanding what people
consider to be environmental problems, the goals and values that they
bring to environmental problems and decision processes, specialized and
common knowledge about environmental problems, and the institutional
settings within which problems are addressed; (2) planning and appraisal
activitiesthese activities include forecasting and monitoring exercises,
evaluations of past decisions, and decisions that processes ought to be
launched to solve specific environmental problems; (3) decision-making
modes-these include six typical ways of conducting an environmental
problem-solving process, modes which, in the framework, are called
emergency action, routine procedures, analysis-centred, elite corps,
conflict management and collaborative learning; (4) decision actions-these
include five generic steps that are undertaken, formally or intuitively,
in virtually any decision-making situation: issue familiarization;
criteria setting; option construction; option assessment; and reaching a
decision. In the course of describing the framework, we show a
decision-making process can be adapted to incorporate sustainability
concerns, including fostering sustainable environmental and social
systems, meeting obligations to future generations, and searching for
robust and reasonable (rather than rigidly optimal) decisions. The
framework also helps to illuminate intriguing questions regarding
institutional responsibility, decision process complexity and paradigms
for environmental decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 163-183
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: EIA, Decision-making Theory and Screening and Scoping in UK Practice
Abstract:
As an aid to decision making Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is
seen as a rational and systematic process which is often held to be
holistic and proactive in its approach to environmental protection
(Glasson et al., 1999). The roots of EIA are firmly located within the
1960s' demand for a more systematic and objective approach to
environmental decision making and hence within the rationalist model of
decision making theory. This paper examines the key stages of the EIA
process to assess how far EIA conforms to the rationalist model today.
Most research in EIA decision making has focused on the project
authorization process and not the crucial decisions made at the earlier
stages of screening and scoping. This study examines those early stages
within the context of UK EIA practice. From this examination the paper
attempts to locate EIA within decision-making theory.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 185-203
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010667
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Author-Name: Brita Olerup
Author-X-Name-First: Brita
Author-X-Name-Last: Olerup
Title: Scale and Scope in Municipal Energy Planning in Sweden
Abstract:
The present course of municipal energy planning in Sweden is to focus on
problems at the local level, adopting a systems view and targeting
sustainability. Aims should be set so that they can be covered by
available financial resources. The setting of goals and their realization
demand co-operation between different municipal administrations as well as
the involvement of others in the region. This approach is attractive from
a rational perspective but involves the usual planning quandaries as
illustrated by Uppsala's recent plan. The weaknesses of the present course
include breaking down national goals into local problems, integrating
responsibilities and weighing alternatives against one another. A general
strength of planning appears to be its capacity to generate alternatives.
However, this capacity depends on the order in which technological,
economic and ecological aspects are handled. Starting by considering
environmental aspects gives a clear direction but risks narrowing the
number of options prematurely.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 205-220
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010676
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: A Comparison of On-site Hunters, Sportsmen and the General Public about Recreational Rates and Future Land Use Preferences for the Savannah River Site
Abstract:
Management of ecosystems has been improved both by our understanding of
how ecosystems function, as well as by what people consider to be suitable
future land uses. This is particularly true with contaminated lands where
decisions must be made about clean-up and future land use. In this paper I
synthesize several surveys of public recreational rates and preferences
for future land use of the Savannah River Site (SRS), a Department of
Energy (DoE) facility located in South Carolina. Four groups of people
were interviewed: on-site hunters; sportsmen; local residents attending an
event near Aiken, South Carolina; and the general public attending a
festival in Columbia, South Carolina. The general public that engaged in
recreational activities averaged 20 days/ year or more for hunting and
fishing, while sportsmen averaged over 50 days/year. All four groups rated
maintaining SRS as a National Environmental Research Park (NERP) and using
it for recreation as the highest preferred land uses. The general public
rated hiking and camping higher than hunting and fishing, while sportsmen
rated hunting higher than hiking and camping. All groups rated using SRS
for homes as the lowest, or second lowest, preferred land use. There was
disagreement on the ratings for industrial development, with people living
closer to the site rating it higher than the general South Carolina
population. These data can be used by local planners and managers in
decision making regarding clean-up levels and future land use. The
relative unanimity of views for cleaning up DoE sites, continued use of
the site as a NERP and increased recreational use suggests that different
groups of people share similar preferences for future use of SRS, and
provides a useful paradigm for considering future land use decisions at
other DoE sites nationwide. The relatively low ranking for housing and
factories suggests that clean-up levels could be geared to future land
use, such as recreation, which are less stringent than residential levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 221-233
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010685
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Author-Name: Giles Atkinson
Author-X-Name-First: Giles
Author-X-Name-Last: Atkinson
Title: Measuring Corporate Sustainability
Abstract:
Although sustainable development has been interpreted primarily as a
national (or global) goal, there is increasing discussion of the
'sustainable city', the 'sustainable sector' and the 'sustainable
business'. In this paper, the notion of corporate sustainability is
explored and developed. We argue that one of the keys to understanding
corporate sustainability is full cost accounting, that is, valuing
pollution in corporate green accounts. Defining and measuring corporate
sustainability is more than just an academic concern. Corporate entities
are increasingly under pressure to demonstrate how they contribute to the
national sustainability goals outlined by government. Hence, this paper
seeks to provide practical advice on how businesses might adapt and
improve current environmental accounting and reporting practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 235-252
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010694
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Author-Name: Edward Salter
Author-X-Name-First: Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: Salter
Author-Name: John Ford
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Ford
Title: Environmental Pollution Challenges and Associated Planning and Management Issues Facing Offshore Oil and Gas Field Development in the UK
Abstract:
Reducing the environmental impact of offshore operations is one of the
most pressing challenges facing the oil and gas industry in Europe today.
A study was conducted to review the issues by literature search, and
consultation with stakeholders and experts. It was clear from the
literature search that considerable research had been dedicated to:
protecting the marine environment; achieving compliance with legislative
controls; assessing the technical and economic feasibility of platform
disposal options; and ecological surveying. By comparison, considerably
less research had been carried out in other important areas such as:
assessing the impacts wastes returned to shore for disposal; identifying
sustainable strategies for operations; and assessing and mitigating
against adverse impacts from atmospheric emissions. It is clear that the
environmental regulatory regime offshore will become tougher and have an
increasing influence on offshore oil and gas field environmental planning
and management. Future regulatory developments include: a streamlining of
the offshore oil and gas environmental regulatory regime; the introduction
of the Habitats Directive into the licensing system; and the Offshore
Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations
1999. In addition, post Kyoto regulatory developments and societal concern
over atmospheric pollution, will increasingly focus efforts on reducing
the emission of global warming gases. These changes, coupled with the
uncertainty over how resilient the environment is to perturbation, present
a need to clearly manage environmental information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 253-276
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010702
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Author-Name: David Sauri
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Sauri
Author-Name: Francoise Breton
Author-X-Name-First: Francoise
Author-X-Name-Last: Breton
Author-Name: Anna Ribas
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribas
Author-Name: Joan Carles Llurdes
Author-X-Name-First: Joan Carles
Author-X-Name-Last: Llurdes
Author-Name: Francesc Romagosa
Author-X-Name-First: Francesc
Author-X-Name-Last: Romagosa
Title: Policy And Practice The Ecological Values of Traditional Land Use in Low-lying Coastal Environments: The Example of the Aiguamolls de L'Emporda, Costa Brava1
Abstract:
Traditional strategies of resource use in lowland coastal areas may play
a very significant role in modern environmental management since, in many
ways, the cultural and biological diversity peculiar to these ecoystems
that we now wish to protect are the product of human efforts rather than
the product of nature alone. We will illustrate this using the example of
the so-called closes (enclosures) in the Natural Park of the Aiguamolls de
l'Emporda (Catalonia, Spain). Closes are pasture fields surrounded by tree
screens that remain inundated part of the year but that can be used for
cattle grazing during the rest of the time. Because of agricultural
modernization in the 1960s and 1970s many closes were turned into
permanent agricultural fields. Since the creation of the Natural Park in
1983, there has been an attempt to recover these traditional land uses
although not without some opposition by the farming sector.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 277-290
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010711
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Author-Name: Ian Bateman
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Bateman
Author-Name: Ian Langford
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Langford
Author-Name: Naohito Nishikawa
Author-X-Name-First: Naohito
Author-X-Name-Last: Nishikawa
Author-Name: Iain Lake
Author-X-Name-First: Iain
Author-X-Name-Last: Lake
Title: The Axford Debate Revisited: A Case Study Illustrating Different Approaches to the Aggregation of Benefits Data
Abstract:
Recent debate following the rejection of the Environment Agency case
regarding an application for water abstraction at Axford on the River
Kennet has focused upon the benefits procedure employed for aggregating
non-user benefits which underpinned the economic case put forward by the
Agency (although this was not the reason cited by the inquiry for
rejection of the case). Commentators have seen this case as setting an
unfortunate precedent for the use of economic assessments in such resource
management issues. The paper presents a number of highly tractable
alternative methods for the aggregation of benefits estimates designed to
address the central problems of the definition of a relevant aggregation
population and a potential decay of values with increasing distance from a
given valuation site. These methods are tested using data obtained from a
national survey of non-users of a specific natural area. Results from this
application indicate that simpler approaches such as that used at the
Axford inquiry may result in aggregate benefits estimates which are very
substantially larger than those produced by our proposed alternative
approaches to aggregation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 291-302
Issue: 2
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560010720
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Author-Name: Kevin Bishop
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Bishop
Author-Name: Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Tewdwr-Jones
Author-Name: David Wilkinson
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkinson
Title: From Spatial to Local: The Impact of the European Union on Local Authority Planning in the UK
Abstract:
In 1998 the Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning issued a
statement which argued that the European context for planning had been
largely missing from the planning system in England. This paper explores
the impact of European Union (EU) membership on the practice of local
authority planning in the UK. The research was based on nine local
planning authorities in England, Scotland and Wales. The results indicate
that EU membership has exerted a direct and indirect influence on planning
at the local level. A classification of EU influences on local planning
activities is developed. The research also indicates that the scope and
structure of the UK planning system are being influenced by EU membership.
There is considerable emphasis on the role of planning as a tool for
sustainable development, and the development of environmental quality
standards, coupled with existing policies in the sphere of nature
conservation, present a challenge to the traditional approach of the UK
planning system of balancing all material considerations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-334
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010374
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Author-Name: Peter Tucker
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Tucker
Author-Name: David Speirs
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Speirs
Author-Name: Duncan Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: The Impact of a Change in Collection Frequency on Kerbside Recycling Behaviours
Abstract:
The research monitors the changes in recycling performance indicators
arising from halving the collection frequency of a kerbside newspaper
collection scheme. The changes in the performance parameters are explained
in terms of the underlying behavioural changes that could have occurred
within the community. This interpretation is aided by a computer
simulation of the kerbside recycling activity of the community. Moving
from a 2-week collection to a 4-week collection did not substantially
affect the number of households recycling, nor the overall weights
collected. A small weight loss, however, may have occurred, from a small
minority of households, unable to accommodate the extra storage demand of
the new regime. Model predictions were consistent with the observed
performance data. It is postulated that the scheme could withstand
considerable intervention before significant behavioural changes are
induced. It demonstrates that cost-cutting interventions can be undertaken
without significantly compromising individual participations. The
case-study also highlights the caution needed in the interpretation of the
recycling performance indicators themselves.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 335-350
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010383
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Author-Name: John Powell
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Powell
Title: The Potential for Using Life Cycle Inventory Analysis in Local Authority Waste Management Decision Making
Abstract:
A life cycle inventory model was applied to a range of waste management
scenarios in the waste collection authorities of Gloucestershire. The life
cycle model and the results of modelling different waste management
options are described. Model results were submitted to waste managers in
the six authorities and utilization of the information was analysed.
Analysis suggests that a range of factors arising from both model
implementation and the local policy context affects the form and extent of
utilization. Increased levels of environmental knowledge and understanding
will be required to make effective use of life cycle analysis in local
authority decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 351-367
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010392
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Author-Name: Jake Piper
Author-X-Name-First: Jake
Author-X-Name-Last: Piper
Title: Cumulative Effects Assessment on the Middle Humber: Barriers Overcome, Benefits Derived
Abstract:
Legislative changes under European Union Directive 97/11/EEC require
environmental assessment to have regard to the effects resulting from
“cumulation with other projects”. This is a special case of
cumulative effects assessment (CEA). Such an assessment has been carried
out on the Humber estuary, where the likely effects of several major
concurrent developments were examined and assessed in a collaborative
exercise by the developers involved, in order to obtain necessary consents
from various authorities. Developers, statutory consultees, local
authorities and other consenting authorities were questioned to ascertain
satisfaction with this CEA process and to gain insight into how easily the
approach may be applied elsewhere, as well as the value of such work in
identifying desirable mitigation and monitoring. In this example, a number
of theoretical barriers to CEA have been avoided or overcome; these are
examined and the benefits of the collaborative effort are explored.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 369-387
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010400
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Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Title: The Employment and Productivity Effects of Environmental Taxation: Additional Dividends or Added Distractions?
Abstract:
Claims of employment and productivity gains from environmental taxation
are examined in the context of recent policy developments which have
extended the traditional role of economic instruments in environmental
regulation. Although the general existence of such spin-offs cannot be
established, the debate has clarified guidelines for designing and
implementing specific environmentally based taxes to help deliver
sustainable development. Recent UK tax proposals have started to draw on
the flexibility of fiscal instruments to tackle environmental problems.
Innovations include earmarking taxes to fund allied spatial and sectoral
programmes, recycling revenues to provide fiscally neutral improvements in
tax efficiency and using taxation to help promote eco-efficiency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 389-406
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010419
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Author-Name: John Butler
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Butler
Author-Name: Paul Hooper
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Hooper
Title: Factors Determining the Post-consumer Waste Recycling Burden
Abstract:
The environmental burden of collecting recoverables from households is
generally omitted from life-cycle analyses comparing the environmental
outcome of using secondary material from post-consumer waste (PCW) with
virgin feedstock. However, this burden can be considerable, depending upon
the characteristics of the collection methods employed. Given that the
basic objective of recycling is to secure environmental benefits, it is
vital that the burden of collection through both bring/dropoff and
kerbside schemes is taken into account if a valid assessment of the
environmental balance resulting from PCW recycling is to be made. This
paper presents survey data comparing the burden of collection for
different types of recycling provision. It describes the site and spatial
characteristics determining the amount of transport dedicated to
collection at bring/drop-off sites. Predictor variables are identified as
measures of these characteristics, and the survey data compared with them.
A regression model to assess energy use at bring/drop-off sites with
varying characteristics is then developed. The potential uses of the
techniques presented include the evaluation of the environmental burdens
of recycling provision at the waste collection authority and regional
level, allowing more informed choices to be made in the development of
recycling provision from an environmental standpoint.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 407-432
Issue: 3
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010428
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Author-Name: Kalyan Chakraborty
Author-X-Name-First: Kalyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Chakraborty
Author-Name: John Keith
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Keith
Title: Estimating the Recreation Demand and Economic Value of Mountain Biking in Moab, Utah: An Application of Count Data Models
Abstract:
This paper reports the results of both standard and truncated count data
travel cost demand models for estimating demand for and the economic value
to participants in mountain biking in the Moab, Utah, area. The empirical
estimates for average trip demand per person per season were 2.25 and 2.53
trips under truncated Poisson and truncated negative binomial models,
respectively. Consumer surplus per person per trip for both models was
approximately US $585. The total annual use value for mountain biking in
the Moab area was US $1.33 million. This value suggests that this
recreation has a higher value than most other activities in the area and
that public land managers should be aware of the relative value of
mountain biking as they make allocation decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 461-469
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676570
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: Consumption Advisories and Compliance: The Fishing Public and the Deamplification of Risk
Abstract:
Managers and regulators have recognized that the fishing public often
ignores fish consumption advisories, and the reasons for non-compliance
are explored in this paper. Risk assessors acknowledge that there is a
social amplification (intensification) of risk where the public perceive a
risk as much more severe than do the 'experts' or scientists, and this
social amplification is a function of the interaction of hazards with
social, psychological and cultural processes. I propose that
non-compliance of consumption advisories occurs because of the
deamplification of risk in hazards that are familiar and enjoyed, such as
fishing and fish consumption. Although the public are generally aware of
consumption advisories, they continue to believe the fish are safe to eat,
and a high percentage eat the fish they catch. Unlike the amplification of
risk, the deamplification of risk from fishing in the face of consumption
advisories is partly legitimized by the actions of some governmental
agencies, as well as by society at large. It is suggested that a variety
of economic benefits and social institutions lead to a discounting of
consumption advisories, and the delayed nature of adverse health effects
allows for additional disregard. Further, it is suggested that
co-management of the risk from contaminated fish would increase public
involvement, and therefore compliance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 471-488
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676577
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Author-Name: Margarita Alario
Author-X-Name-First: Margarita
Author-X-Name-Last: Alario
Title: Urban and Ecological Planning in Chicago: Science, Policy and Dissent
Abstract:
Home to some of the tallest buildings in the world, the urban landscape
of Chicago announces itself long before visitors can reach it. This first
impression is presently being contradicted by the implementation of an 80
937 ha ecological restoration in the city's greater metropolitan area.
Using these projects as a case-study, the objective of this analysis is to
understand the integration of environmental conservation efforts into
urban life, exploring the viability of a model for combining urban renewal
and environmental restoration. Controversies surrounding the Cook County
Forest Preserve project familiarize us with some of the difficulties
encountered in the science, policy and politics of urban ecological
restoration projects. Though the city's urban and environmental history
provides clues to precedents and structural opportunities for
restorationists, it has not eliminated the doubts of those favouring
conservation. However, the case shows that, while controversy may be a
burden, it need not end initiatives for urban and environmental planning.
Moreover, these controversies can be opportunities for an institutional
learning and policy adaption process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 489-504
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676574
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Author-Name: Stefan Hajkowicz
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hajkowicz
Author-Name: Geoff McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Author-Name: Phil Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Phil
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: An Evaluation of Multiple Objective Decision Support Weighting Techniques in Natural Resource Management
Abstract:
Multiple objective decision support (MODS) is a structured framework for
evaluating decision alternatives against multiple, and often conflicting,
criteria. Its ability to handle complex trade-offs in a variety of
quantitative and qualitative units gives it much potential in the field of
natural resource management (NRM). A key component of MODS is the process
used to obtain information from decision makers on the relative importance
of evaluative criteria. Ranking algorithms then use this information to
determine the relative value of each decision alternative. This paper
explores how practising community based NRM decision makers respond to
five generic methods for weighting the criteria. It presents a study in
which 55 decision makers throughout five regions in Queensland, Australia,
applied MODS to evaluate environmental projects seeking funding under the
Australian Natural Heritage Trust. Weighting methods applied include fixed
point scoring, rating, ordinal ranking, a graphical method and paired
comparisons. Decision makers evaluated each weighting method in terms of
ease of use and of how much it helped clarify the decision problem.
Results show that decision makers felt uncomfortable applying fixed point
scoring and generally preferred to express their preferences through
ordinal ranking. This has implications for the types of ranking algorithms
that can be applied to evaluate the decision alternatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 505-518
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676575
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Author-Name: Garreth Bruff
Author-X-Name-First: Garreth
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruff
Author-Name: Adrian Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Adrian
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Title: Local Sustainable Development: Land-use Planning's Contribution to Modern Local Government
Abstract:
This paper assesses the contribution of land-use planning to the
objectives of local sustainable development in some of the UK's most
urbanized areas. Sustainable development provides the context within which
local planning policies are now being prepared, and can be seen to be a
potentially important aspect of central government's proposals for
modernizing local government. Using the results from a comprehensive
survey of development plans in metropolitan authorities, the paper
assesses both the strengths and the weaknesses of land-use planning in
terms of sustainable development and speculates upon the lessons they may
offer to the government's more recent proposals on modernizing local
government.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 519-539
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676573
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Author-Name: Michael Getzner
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Getzner
Title: Hypothetical and Real Economic Commitments, and Social Status, in Valuing a Species Protection Programme
Abstract:
There has been a long-running debate on the reliability and validity of
the contingent valuation method, connected with the hypotheticality of the
situation when respondents are asked to state their willingness to pay
(WTP) for species protection (the so-called 'hypothetical bias').
Additionally, a number of recent arguments regarding donations to good
causes and the benefits of achieving social status have questioned the
motives of respondents who have stated their WTP. An experiment at the
University of Klagenfurt tested for hypothetical bias by asking
participants to state their hypothetical and real WTP for a species
protection programme in the Hohe Tauern national park. Hypothetical and
real WTP differed significantly. Additionally, it emerged that the pure
ecological motive for stating a WTP might be concealed by arguments about
donating in order to achieve social status and contributing to a good
cause.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 541-559
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676576
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Author-Name: Rolf Lidskog
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Lidskog
Author-Name: Ylva Uggla
Author-X-Name-First: Ylva
Author-X-Name-Last: Uggla
Title: Policy And Practice Mercury Waste Management in Sweden: Historical Perspectives and Recent Trends
Abstract:
This paper discusses the development of Swedish policy for mercury waste
management. Starting with a description of the development of the policy
for hazardous waste management in Sweden, the paper examines the process
which led to the parliamentary decision that mercury waste should be
gathered and safely disposed of. Special emphasis is placed on how the
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency deals with questions of
uncertainties and risks connected to deep disposal, and to what extent the
government considers that people living close to the disposal should have
the opportunity to influence the decision process. The paper concludes
that this policy may be hard to implement. The proposed solution may
create new problems which concern to what extent and in what way the local
population will trust authorities when it comes to the assertion that deep
disposal will not constitute any risk for themselves or their local
environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 561-572
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676572
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Author-Name: Juan Palerm
Author-X-Name-First: Juan
Author-X-Name-Last: Palerm
Title: An Empirical-Theoretical Analysis Framework for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment
Abstract:
Public participation has been increasingly recognized as one of the most
important aspects of environmental impact assessment. However, the
definition of adequate evaluative criteria for public participation, with
a strong theoretical backing, the functionality of empirical best practice
and the consideration of the country-specific context, has remained
elusive. The evaluative framework developed here is an attempt to fill
this gap. Best-practice public participation is defined as consisting of
two components: (1) legal provisions; and (2) actors' attitudes and
capacities (towards participation). The theoretical model, defined on the
basis of Webler's adaptation of Habermas's theory of communicative action,
is then translated into evaluative criteria for bestpractice public
participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 581-600
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676582
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Author-Name: Timothy Downs
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Downs
Title: Changing the Culture of Underdevelopment and Unsustainability
Abstract:
Complex relationships exist between human nature and needs, cultural
evolution and ecological dynamics. The purpose of this paper is to present
a working hypothesis that explores how we may reverse worsening
underdevelopment, poverty and unsustainability trends world-wide.
Empirical evidence from cultural history and contemporary project
experience are used to suggest a development process that combines three
critical dimensions: ethics, productive social interaction and knowledge
integration. Logic dictates that the process should be applied in any
given country to mobilize investment in supplies of natural, human and
economic capital, principally biodiversity, soil and water conservation,
education and public health. A sociopolitical theory of underdevelopment
is presented to suggest that unethical virtual cartels control social
interaction, knowledge integration and resource mobilization,
precipitating negative feedback effects on human development, ecological
stability and, ultimately, cultural evolution. The hypothesis was
formulated using observations over 5 years in Mexico and case-study
experience to initiate an alternative process of water resource
conservation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 601-621
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676578
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Author-Name: Robert Sanford
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanford
Author-Name: Hubert Stroud
Author-X-Name-First: Hubert
Author-X-Name-Last: Stroud
Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Act 250 in Protecting Vermont Streams
Abstract:
Vermont's progressive land development and land use law (Act 250), now 30
years old, provides district and state control over major developments
through the review of environmental and planning criteria. Although it is
comprehensive in nature, the law is applied on a case-by-case basis, which
can make the results inconsistent. Up to now, there have been no
significant studies of the role of Act 250 in conserving water quality
through stream buffers. This research uses four case-studies of stream
buffer use along Vermont streams as a step toward understanding and
improving the role of comprehensive land use regulation in protective
buffers. Such a study, while directly applicable to Vermont, could be
useful to other states that are interested in improving compliance with
existing regulations or in adopting new land use legislation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 623-641
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676584
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Author-Name: A. Megan Shane
Author-X-Name-First: A. Megan
Author-X-Name-Last: Shane
Author-Name: Thomas Graedel
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Graedel
Title: Urban Environmental Sustainability Metrics: A Provisional Set
Abstract:
Designing or transforming urban areas into 'sustainable cities' is
becoming an increasingly common vision. It is, however, an unrealizable
vision without agreement on how to determine whether a sustainable city
vision has been fulfilled. In this paper we define a provisional set of
urban environmental sustainability metrics, chosen to cover the spectrum
of issues related to urban areas, and to be drawn from data that are
customarily available. We devise a display technique to communicate
efficiently the results of a metrics evaluation to a variety of
stakeholders. The approach is illustrated by applying the metrics set to
Vancouver, Canada, an urban area that has expended considerable effort
toward achieving its own environmental vision.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 643-663
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676586
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Author-Name: Sheoli Pargal
Author-X-Name-First: Sheoli
Author-X-Name-Last: Pargal
Author-Name: Mark Heil
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Heil
Title: Reducing Air Pollution from Urban Passenger Transport: A Framework for Policy Analysis
Abstract:
Air quality is declining in urban areas, in part because of the rapid
motorization of societies world-wide. To combat the problem, various
pollution control strategies have been used or proposed for urban
passenger transport. This paper develops a simple framework to analyse the
impact of these strategies. The paper examines the point of impact of
different policy levers and categorizes different instruments in a way
that should help policy makers choose between them. The framework
explicitly recognizes behavioural incentives, especially the fact that
offsetting changes in consumer behaviour can often undermine the original
intent of particular policies. The paper concludes that policies aimed at
improving transport efficiency often improve air quality at the same time.
However, supply side policies to relieve traffic congestion can conflict
with the objective of controlling air pollution. It is hence vital that
policy makers are aware of the incentives created by different
interventions and weigh the impact of these incentives on subsidiary
objectives before adoption of particular policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 665-688
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676583
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Author-Name: Richard Cowell
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Cowell
Title: Environmental Compensation and the Mediation of Environmental Change: Making Capital out of Cardiff Bay
Abstract:
The scope for compensating for environmental loss or degradation with
some form of balancing environmental gain (such as habitat creation) has
attracted critical attention from conservationists and policy makers.
However, it is increasingly apparent that concentrating on technical
skills, and adopting a linear analytical framework, disguise the range of
social processes at work. Engaging in environmental compensation is,
almost inevitably, a process of considerable ecological, evaluative and
institutional transformation. Moreover, taking increasing control of this
process through detailed management may accelerate the transformation of
nature into 'capital'. These arguments are developed through a case-study
of Cardiff Bay, where the implementation of habitat creation compensating
for the loss of inter-tidal mud flats became linked to the implementation
of the European Habitats Directive, a policy lever which served to both
intensify and rationalize these transformations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 689-710
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676580
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Author-Name: M. J. Riley
Author-X-Name-First: M. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Riley
Title: A Process for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on New Developments
Abstract:
The impacts of climate change as described by the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are accepted as providing the
most probable future. A case-study describes the problems that maritime
local authorities will need to address in the near future. These are
classified as being part of the local authority's responsibilities either
as the owner and manager of building assets or as the planning and
building control authority. A process called climatic impact assessment is
described, which all future built developments should be required to carry
out as part of the planning process to approve the development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 711-720
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676581
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Author-Name: Graham Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Title: Ten Years On: An Empirical Analysis of UK Environmental Statement Submissions since the Implementation of Directive 85/337/EEC
Abstract:
Regulations to implement Directive 85/337/EEC have been in operation in
the UK for over 10 years. Implementation of the amended Directive
(97/11/EC) in March 1999 marked the start of a new phase in environmental
impact assessment (EIA), and so a review of the impact of the original
Directive upon EIA activity is timely. This paper examines the
implementation of the Directive in the UK through an empirical analysis of
the publication of environmental statements (ESs) between July 1988 and
April 1998. ES submissions are analysed under Annexes I and II of the
Directive and under the main UK regulations, and then development control
decision outcomes are considered. The implications of selected legislation
and policy initiatives for ES submissions are then investigated in detail
for four types of project. The Directive has been a major force in
stimulating the development and growth of EIA in the UK, although the
interaction of policies and legislation (environmental and otherwise) can
exert an important influence upon trends in ES submissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 721-747
Issue: 5
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676579
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Author-Name: David Oglethorpe
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Oglethorpe
Author-Name: Despina Miliadou
Author-X-Name-First: Despina
Author-X-Name-Last: Miliadou
Title: Economic Valuation of the Non-use Attributes of a Wetland: A Case-study for Lake Kerkini
Abstract:
Wetlands are an environmental feature which deliver a variety of market
and non-market goods and services. Established environmental economic
theory separates the value of these goods and services into direct-use
values, indirect-use values and non-use values. Given appreciation of all
three, measurements can be derived to demonstrate the amount of public
money that it may be feasible to allocate to the sustainable management of
wetlands. However, in many cases, non-use values are ignored and the total
economic value of wetlands can be severely undervalued. As a result,
inadequate resources are fed into their management and environmental
degradation occurs due to inappropriate commercial exploitation of the
natural resource. Lake Kerkini, in northern Greece, is one such wetland
area threatened by undervaluation and overexploitation for commercial
purposes, and a resource whose management would benefit from the
realization of non-use values. This study therefore uses the contingent
valuation method to place a value on the non-use attributes of Lake
Kerkini. It also examines the relationship between the revealed non-use
values and the distance people live from the lake, highlights the personal
characteristics which appear important in determining total willingness to
pay and breaks total non-use value down into its component parts to
suggest the most important non-use elements. The paper concludes that
sustainable management of the lake is justified and provides evidence that
substantial public monies are potentially available to protect and enhance
the environmental value of the resource.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 755-767
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001665
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Author-Name: Caron Chess
Author-X-Name-First: Caron
Author-X-Name-Last: Chess
Title: Evaluating Environmental Public Participation: Methodological Questions
Abstract:
Increasingly, environmental agencies are engaged in public participation
activities. Unfortunately, the limited evaluation of public participation
programmes also makes improvement of such programmes more difficult. To
encourage further thinking about the evaluation of environmental public
participation programmes, this article discusses some of the basic issues
raised by evaluators of social programmes (e.g. unemployment and housing,
etc.) that have served as methodological proving grounds for evaluation.
These issues include why evaluate and what and how to evaluate, as well as
questions concerning the role of evaluators. To illustrate ways in which
evaluators of environmental public participation programmes have grappled
with these issues, examples of different methodological approaches are
included. Finally, based on this review, recommendations are made to
improve evaluations of environmental public participation programmes, such
as increasing evaluation aimed at making mid-course corrections, which
includes involving participants in evaluation and assessing a variety of
participatory goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 769-784
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001674
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Author-Name: L. Ramirez-Sanz
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramirez-Sanz
Author-Name: T. Alcaide
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alcaide
Author-Name: J. A. Cuevas
Author-X-Name-First: J. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cuevas
Author-Name: D. F. Guillen
Author-X-Name-First: D. F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Guillen
Author-Name: P. Sastre
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sastre
Title: A Methodology for Environmental Planning in Protected Natural Areas
Abstract:
The primary objective of planning in protected natural areas should be
the conservation of their inherent natural values. With this idea in mind,
a proposal of an objective method for the environmental planning of a
protected natural area is presented. The method used was principal
components analysis, a multivariate analysis technique that integrates the
natural value and the state of conservation (the degree of alteration due
to human activity) of the main characteristics of the environment. The
method is applied to the specific case of a protected natural area in the
Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid Autonomous Region), Spain.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 785-798
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001683
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Author-Name: Mats Wilhelmsson
Author-X-Name-First: Mats
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilhelmsson
Title: The Impact of Traffic Noise on the Values of Single-family Houses
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to provide an empirical analysis of the
impact traffic noise has on the values of single-family houses. Under the
assumption that negative externalities are capitalized into house values,
the hedonic price method is used. Issues of asymmetric information and
disequilibrium are discussed and tested. Furthermore, the cost-benefit
valuation has been corrected for the existence of property tax. Noise
pollution was found to have a substantial negative effect on housing
values. A single-family house of SEK975 000 would sell for SEK650 000 if
located near a road where noise is loud, equivalent to a total discount of
30%.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 799-815
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001692
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Author-Name: Necmi Karagozoglu
Author-X-Name-First: Necmi
Author-X-Name-Last: Karagozoglu
Author-Name: Martin Lindell
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindell
Title: Environmental Management: Testing the Win-Win Model
Abstract:
The debate over the possibility of seeking competitive advantages through
greener strategies versus the scarcity of such opportunities is not yet
resolved. This study is an attempt to test the win-win model. The role of
the variables at the core of the win-win model, such as the regulatory
factors, environmental strategy and environmental innovativeness, was
examined. The results validated the positive competitive and financial
impact of progressive environmental strategies contingent upon the
presence of favourable external and internal conditions. From purely a
profitability standpoint, it is important to seek a balance between the
environmental measures and market expectations. Comprehensive superiority
in relative environmental performance will not necessarily lead to
environmental competitive advantage.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 817-829
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001700
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Author-Name: Christopher De Sousa
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: De Sousa
Title: Brownfield Redevelopment versus Greenfield Development: A Private Sector Perspective on the Costs and Risks Associated with Brownfield Redevelopment in the Greater Toronto Area
Abstract:
This paper examines the nature of the economic costs and risks involved
in brownfield versus greenfield redevelopment in the Greater Toronto Area
(Ontario, Canada) from a private sector perspective, and assesses the
potential effectiveness of different policies and programmes designed to
attenuate associated costs and risks. Through interviews, case-studies and
an analysis of hypothetical development scenarios, it has been found that
the perception that brownfield redevelopment is less cost-effective and
entails greater risks than greenfield development, on the part of the
private sector, is true for industrial projects in the province, but not
for residential ones, which were found to be feasible, given the
assumptions of the present study. Furthermore, the study has found that
the attractiveness of residential brownfield projects can increase
considerably with minor policy changes, but that promoting industrial
redevelopment will require a more vigorous approach that employs a variety
of environmental policy and economic development measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 831-853
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560020001719
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Author-Name: Peter Hopkinson
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Hopkinson
Author-Name: Peter James
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: James
Author-Name: Anthony Sammut
Author-X-Name-First: Anthony
Author-X-Name-Last: Sammut
Title: Environmental Performance Evaluation in the Water Industry of England and Wales
Abstract:
The appropriate means of benchmarking environmental performance within
and between companies is a matter of considerable debate and raises issues
such as what information to compare and the reliability and consistency of
data. Comparing environmental performance through company environment
reports is an approach which has been widely used but, as this paper
shows, is difficult and has severe limitations. This paper presents a
unique analysis, based on the UK water industry, which compares data
reported in company environmental reports and data on the same companies
reported through the industry regulators. In turn, this is compared with
the environmental performance indicators proposed by two other systems,
one advanced by the UK water industry itself. The results demonstrate the
difficulty of specifying environmental indicators that enable meaningful
comparison. The difficulty of comparing environmental performance in a
sector with a comprehensive approach to, and long history of,
environmental performance reporting presents some hard lessons for other
sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 873-895
Issue: 6
Volume: 43
Year: 2000
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Author-Name: John Benson
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Benson
Title: Inside the Editor's Black Box: 10 Years of the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Abstract:
To mark the start of the 10th year of publication of this journal, this
extended editorial presents a short review of the contents of the journal
through nine annual volumes, 41 individual issues and 321 contributions.
The overall aim is to encourage new (and old) contributors and new
contributions in the important and exciting field of environmental
planning and management. It then opens up the 'black box' of the editorial
process and explains what goes on inside the journal, in order to address
authors' concerns about peer-review, refereeing and editorial decisions.
The opportunity is also taken to comment on new - mainly electronic -
developments in journal publishing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3-19
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560125664
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Author-Name: Daniëlle Van Veen-Groot
Author-X-Name-First: Daniëlle
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Veen-Groot
Author-Name: Peter Nijkamp
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Nijkamp
Author-Name: Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den Bergh
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergh
Title: A Scenario Study of Globalization Impacts on International Transport and the Environment: An Application to the Dutch Paper Industry
Abstract:
Globalization has severe impacts on international transport, which in
turn affect local and global environmental issues. This study presents an
approach to studying these relationships. It identifies four world
scenarios based on a distinction between OECD and other countries, and
then traces the implications of these for international transport and
environment. The proposed method is applied to a specific
transport-intensive sector in the Netherlands, namely the paper industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 21-40
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123265
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Author-Name: Bryan Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Bryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Author-Name: Hoi Suen
Author-X-Name-First: Hoi
Author-X-Name-Last: Suen
Author-Name: Sylvia Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Roberta Bruhn
Author-X-Name-First: Roberta
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruhn
Author-Name: Rich De Blaquiere
Author-X-Name-First: Rich
Author-X-Name-Last: De Blaquiere
Author-Name: Sarah Rzasa
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Rzasa
Title: Hierarchical Linear Models of Factors Associated with Public Participation among Residents Living near the US Army's Chemical Weapons Stockpile Sites
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate public involvement among
residents living near the US Army's eight Chemical Weapons Stockpile
sites. A cross-sectional study was conducted across 10 states. Primary
data were obtained through a random digit dialling population survey. The
study sample consisted of 8315 residents living within emergency response
zones surrounding the US Army's Chemical Weapons Stockpile sites. Three
research questions were investigated: (1) to what extent respondents
participated in specific civic activities, and to what extent respondents
intended to participate in site-related decisions; (2) to what extent
psychological, social, economic and programmatic factors influenced a
respondent's civic participation or personal intent to participate; and
(3) to what extent a respondent's civic participation or personal intent
to participate were individually or contextually determined. Residents in
this sample exhibited moderately high levels of civic participation.
Overall, residents across the sites did not differ greatly with respect to
either civic participation or the intent to participate. Civic
participation was primarily associated with educational attainment and
family size. The intent to participate was primarily associated with the
following individual variables: perceived technological attributes;
perceived risk; perceived impact; perceptions towards public outreach;
educational attainment; and gender. In terms of community variables, the
intent to participate was also indirectly associated with the number of
activist groups.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 41-65
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123460
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Author-Name: Panagiotis Karamanos
Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis
Author-X-Name-Last: Karamanos
Title: Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Evolution and Definition of a New Environmental Policy Approach
Abstract:
Voluntary environmental agreements (VEAs) are agreements among the
corporate, government and/or non-profit sectors not required by
legislation that aim to improve environmental quality or natural resource
utilization. VEAs represent a new environmental policy approach and have
experienced recent growth in many countries and regions, such as the USA
and the European Union. These agreements are diversified and incorporate
various kinds of objectives, incentives and procedures. This paper
analyses the main characteristics of VEAs, introduces a definition that
identifies the main characteristics of these agreements, examines their
evolution, analyses (through a classification scheme) current adoption
trends, identifies some important links between VEAs and the environmental
regulatory framework and makes suggestions for future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 67-84
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560124364
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Author-Name: Gil Yaron
Author-X-Name-First: Gil
Author-X-Name-Last: Yaron
Title: Forest, Plantation Crops or Small-scale Agriculture? An Economic Analysis of Alternative Land Use Options in the Mount Cameroon Area
Abstract:
This paper presents the key findings of a study, funded by the Department
for International Development of the UK, into the economic costs and
benefits of alternative land use options in forested lowland of the Mount
Cameroon region. Detailed analysis of the total economic value of
sustainable forest use, small-scale agriculture and plantation agriculture
is undertaken using rich sources of primary data. These values are then
examined in terms of local, national and international beneficiaries, to
see 'who gets what' from alternative land uses. This helps to explain why
local people face incentives to convert forest land.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 85-108
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123194
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Author-Name: Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
Author-X-Name-First: Susanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Stoll-Kleemann
Title: Opposition to the Designation of Protected Areas in Germany
Abstract:
Opposition to the establishment of nature protection areas in Germany is
widespread and growing to the point where any designation is becoming
increasingly difficult to implement. This paper seeks to make explicit how
and why that opposition has arisen. It draws on two socio-psychological
theories, namely the social identity theory and the theory of
psychological reactance, to provide an explanation. The analysis shows
that many motivations are involved, even for the same individuals. Popular
resistance does appear to create group solidarities and to reinforce
insular attitudes. These outcomes in socio-psychological behaviour in turn
create serious misunderstandings between protagonists and antagonists. The
paper concludes by discussing possible ways for reconciling different
outlooks, and for reinterpreting prejudices, by introducing more reliable
forms of effective partnerships between proponents and possible opponents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 109-128
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123606
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Author-Name: Rosamunde Codling
Author-X-Name-First: Rosamunde
Author-X-Name-Last: Codling
Title: Aspects of Environmental Planning in the Antarctic
Abstract:
The 1998 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is
a milestone for environmental planning on the continent. A overview is
given of events in the 30 years following the Antarctic Treaty of 1959,
before an examination of the Protocol's requirement for parties "to
identify within a systematic environmental- geographical framework
… areas of outstanding aesthetic and wilderness value". It is
concluded that the phrase 'wilderness and aesthetic value' links two
disparate concepts, best handled by separation. Almost all of the
Antarctic should be considered a wilderness, with the only exceptions
being areas of permanent habitation, or areas showing permanent evidence
of present or past human habitation. The phrase 'aesthetic value' should
be seen as part of a wider process - landscape character assessment - a
procedure unfamiliar to most in the Antarctic community. These approaches
should be considered as practical routes to meet the Protocol's
requirements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 129-141
Issue: 1
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123617
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Author-Name: A. Scott Voorhees
Author-X-Name-First: A. Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Voorhees
Author-Name: Ryoji Sakai
Author-X-Name-First: Ryoji
Author-X-Name-Last: Sakai
Author-Name: Shunichi Araki
Author-X-Name-First: Shunichi
Author-X-Name-Last: Araki
Author-Name: Hajime Sato
Author-X-Name-First: Hajime
Author-X-Name-Last: Sato
Author-Name: Akiko Otsu
Author-X-Name-First: Akiko
Author-X-Name-Last: Otsu
Title: Benefits Analysis of Nitrogen Dioxide Control Programmes: A Case-study of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Abstract:
The objectives of this case-study were to apply a benefits valuation
method to assess the economic benefits of past environmental policies
relating to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) in Chiyoda Ward (Chiyoda-ku), Tokyo,
and to validate the results by comparing them with results obtained by
other researchers. Our point estimates of the numbers of additional cases
of respiratory illness which would have occurred had there been no NO2
pollution control were 110 000 cases of phlegm in adults (population 35
910) and 71 000 cases in workers (population 23 143), and 16 000 cases of
lower respiratory illness in children aged 5-12 years (population 2812)
during a 1-year period. Our point estimate of medical costs in adults and
children plus the cost of lost wages for workers and working mothers was
¥6.2 billion (US$52 million). For duration of illness and medical
treatment costs, and certain illness occurrence rates, our estimated and
calculated values fell within the range of values reported by other
researchers. For lost wages among sick workers and working mothers, and
some other rates of illness, our estimated values were higher. Overall,
our results appear more likely to be underestimates than overestimates due
to several unquantified benefits. Our calculations of health impacts
avoided suggest that pollution control policies successfully prevented a
large expense to the society in extra medical care and lost work time.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 149-165
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560125067
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Author-Name: Eric Rapaport
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Rapaport
Title: Setting Strategic Environmental Goals for Air Pollution: Integrating Critical Loads into Local Environmental Planning
Abstract:
This paper explores the potential for local and regional governments to
set environmental policies for air pollution deposition. National-level
government agencies have been given responsibility for monitoring and
modelling air pollution deposition and for setting policies to ameliorate
the problem. Therefore local governments falsely assume that this issue is
outside municipal control. A gap exists in the capacity for integrating
national polices into local plans affecting air pollution deposition.
Using Stockholm, Sweden, as a case-study, the paper demonstrates a method
for local governments to integrate local-, national- and
international-level air pollution deposition scenarios. A nitrogen load
critical model was used to determine the impact of the deposition
scenarios. The data show the complexity of potential results that can
occur.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 167-186
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120033696
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Author-Name: Eran Feitelson
Author-X-Name-First: Eran
Author-X-Name-Last: Feitelson
Author-Name: Greg Lindsey
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindsey
Title: Local Use of Economic Instruments in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Programme
Abstract:
As part of the general devolution of authority in many countries and
regions to the lowest level of government, local jurisdictions are
increasingly encumbered with the responsibility for environmental
programmes. The issues that they have to address often pertain to land
use. Land use cases also offer the greatest potential for further
application of economic instruments. This paper explores the factors that
affect the extent to which economic instruments are used at the local
level. The Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (CBCA) initiative in Maryland
provides a natural experiment to test these factors. Sixteen counties in
the CBCA were faced with the same mandate, encouraged to use economic
instruments and provided with the same information when developing their
local critical area programmes. To assess factors that have affected the
use of economic instruments two analyses were conducted. First, the use of
all instruments in all countries was analysed. Second, in-depth interviews
were conducted in a select subset of counties to gain further insight
regarding the reasons for use or non-use of economic instruments. The
study finds that both the attributes of the instruments and the local
political culture affect the use of such instruments. Specifically, market
demand and structure, and the capacity of the jurisdictions and actors in
the local development scene, determine the potential for use of the
various economic instruments. Actual use is mediated, however, by the
extent to which a county has prior experience of the tool, the attitudes
of local politicians and citizen groups toward the use of different tools
and the way the tools are framed in the local public discourse. Overall,
instruments that are seen as simple and providing rewards rather than
imposing an additional burden have a greater likelihood of being
implemented.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 187-206
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120033704
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Author-Name: Judith Petts
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Petts
Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deliberative Processes: Waste Management Case-studies
Abstract:
Public participation in decision making through the use of deliberative
processes is now widely promoted as the means of enhancing institutional
legitimacy, citizen influence and social responsibility and learning.
Different methods are being tried but key questions remain about what
works best and how practice could be improved. This paper discusses four
examples of the application of community advisory committees and citizens'
juries to waste strategy development by English local authorities. It
evaluates the processes using criteria based on the concept of the fair
and competent process, and identifies lessons for the optimum process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 207-226
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120033713
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Author-Name: Scott Clausen
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Clausen
Author-Name: Mary Louise Mcallister
Author-X-Name-First: Mary Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcallister
Title: An Integrated Approach to Mineral Policy
Abstract:
Governments and industries in the natural resources sectors are beginning
to recognize the importance of adopting a more holistic approach to
resource management. Canada has been a global leader in the adoption of
multi-stakeholder approaches to mineral resource policy design and
development. As such, Canada offers a worthwhile case-study in which to
examine the changing resource management environment of the mineral
industry. Of particular interest here is the role that can be played by
the federal department, Natural Resources Canada, and the Canadian mineral
industry in fostering an integrated and sustainable strategy for the
mineral sector. Integrated resource and environmental management offers a
useful conceptual foundation on which to base this strategy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 227-244
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120033722
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Author-Name: Bernadette O'Regan
Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Regan
Author-Name: Richard Moles
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Moles
Title: A System Dynamics Model of Mining Industry Investment Decisions within the Context of Environmental Policy
Abstract:
This paper describes a detailed computer model developed using the
Powersim simulation program in the system dynamics tradition. The model
comprises over 180 interrelated variables, providing a means of examining
the effects of varied environmental, fiscal and corporate policies on the
flow of investment funds and mineral resources between a number of
simulated mining firms and competing countries. An outline of the system
dynamics method is presented, followed by a high-level overview of the
model structure. Examples of the application of the model are then
discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 245-262
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120033731
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Author-Name: Jules Pretty
Author-X-Name-First: Jules
Author-X-Name-Last: Pretty
Author-Name: Craig Brett
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Brett
Author-Name: David Gee
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Gee
Author-Name: Rachel Hine
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hine
Author-Name: Chris Mason
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Mason
Author-Name: James Morison
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Morison
Author-Name: Matthew Rayment
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Rayment
Author-Name: Gert Van Der Bijl
Author-X-Name-First: Gert
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Der Bijl
Author-Name: Thomas Dobbs
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Dobbs
Title: Policy Challenges and Priorities for Internalizing the Externalities of Modern Agriculture
Abstract:
Agriculture is inherently multifunctional. It jointly produces more than
food, fibre or oil, having a profound impact on many elements of economies
and ecosystems. A comprehensive framework is used to present new data on
annual external costs in Germany ( 1.2 billion; US$2 billion), in the UK (
2.3 billion; US$3.8 billion) and in the USA ( 21 billion; US$34.7
billion). These costs are equivalent to 49-208/ha (US$81-343/ha) of arable
and grassland. Agriculture also produces positive externalities, and
though there is no comprehensive valuation framework, the public benefits
in the UK appear to be in the range of 10-30 (US$16-49) per household, or
some 20-60/ha (US$32-100/ha) of arable and pasture land. These external
costs and benefits raise important policy questions. In particular, should
farmers receive public support for the multiple public benefits they
produce? Should those that pollute have to pay for restoring the
environment and human health? Policy options available for encouraging
behavioural changes are of three types: advisory and institutional
measures; regulatory and legal measures; and economic instruments. Three
of the most promising options for discouraging negative externalities and
encouraging positive ones are: (1) environmental taxes; (2) subsidy and
incentive reform; and (3) institutional and participatory mechanisms. The
greatest challenge, however, will be to find ways to integrate such policy
tools into effective packages that will increase the supply of desired
environmental and social goods whilst ensuring farmers' livelihoods remain
sustainable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 263-283
Issue: 2
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560123782
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Author-Name: Marlene Buchy
Author-X-Name-First: Marlene
Author-X-Name-Last: Buchy
Author-Name: Digby Race
Author-X-Name-First: Digby
Author-X-Name-Last: Race
Title: The Twists and Turns of Community Participation in Natural Resource Management in Australia: What is Missing?
Abstract:
Aspects of Australian natural resource management, particularly forestry,
such as harvesting from public native forests and establishing large-scale
plantations on farmland, have been contentious for many years. In response
to such contention with forestry development, local communities are
increasingly seeking a role in determining the use and management of
forest resources. Despite a growing acceptance of the need for community
participation, there has been little analysis of the type and extent of
participation that is most effective, and of the costs and benefits of
participation in natural resource management. This paper draws on
international and Australian experiences to provide a conceptual framework
for analysing the role of participation in natural resource management,
especially forestry. The authors provide three examples of how community
participation has been developed in Australia, and aim to stimulate
discussion on the wider role of participation in natural resource
management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 293-308
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046070
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Author-Name: John Ernest Koku
Author-X-Name-First: John Ernest
Author-X-Name-Last: Koku
Title: Socio-cultural Factors and Land Degradation in the South Tongu District of Ghana: Some Implications for Resource Protection and Environmental Health
Abstract:
South Tongu District, like most districts in the savannah ecological zone
of Ghana, is planning to counteract its rapidly deteriorating catchment,
on which it depends as a resource base for food supply, through the
establishment of afforestation and other conservation programmes. This
paper argues that a good understanding of socio-cultural factors would
help shape the formulation and subsequent implementation of conservation
programmes. It identifies and sheds light on how some key socio-cultural
factors (notably tenure) promote deforestation and land degradation in
South Tongu District. It further points out some implications of
degradation for resource protection and environmental health, which need
to be considered when formulating a catchment management plan. It
concludes by identifying some possible policy measures as a way forward in
promoting sustainable catchment management in the district.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-330
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046089
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Author-Name: Andrew Cherrill
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Cherrill
Author-Name: Colin Mcclean
Author-X-Name-First: Colin
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcclean
Title: Omission and Commission Errors in the Field Mapping of Linear Boundary Features: Implications for the Interpretation of Maps and Organization of Surveys
Abstract:
Phase 1 mapping has been used widely in the UK as a method of resource
inventory, and as an aid to conservation management and planning. Phase 1
maps may also provide baseline information for studies of land use change
by future generations of landscape ecologists and historians. Contemporary
assessments of their accuracy are essential to allow their value to be
judged both now and decades hence. The accuracy of Phase 1 mapping of
man-made linear boundary features was quantified by comparing maps drawn
by six experienced field surveyors with a ground-truth version correctly
showing all features. Overall errors within maps varied from 11.2% to
96.9% between surveys. Most of the error was caused by the omission of
boundaries, rather than the misclassification of boundaries whose presence
was recorded (i.e. errors of commission). The likelihood of a boundary
being mapped was positively related to its length, and walls were more
likely to be mapped than fences. Linear features can be mapped accurately,
but reliance on the discretion of the surveyors, and their interpretation
of the survey manual, resulted in variable practice and incomplete data in
all cases. If data on linear features are not required, the time saved
could be used to improve the accuracy of mapping other habitats (a concern
identified in other studies). In addition to the provision of more
explicit guidance to surveyors, the reporting of estimates of mapping
accuracy and precision are identified as important aspects of the survey
technique which require greater attention than is currently the case.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 331-343
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046098
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Author-Name: Shu Geng
Author-X-Name-First: Shu
Author-X-Name-Last: Geng
Author-Name: Yixing Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Yixing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Minghua Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Minghua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: K. Shawn Smallwood
Author-X-Name-First: K. Shawn
Author-X-Name-Last: Smallwood
Title: A Sustainable Agro-ecological Solution to Water Shortage in the North China Plain (Huabei Plain)
Abstract:
A highly seasonal rainfall pattern in the agriculturally productive
region of Huabei Plain has been widely considered in China as a handicap
to maximizing agricultural production. Enhancing this perception is the
traditional policy of achieving provincial or regional self-sufficiency in
grain production, which underlies China's production quotas. The Chinese
government has decided to overcome this perceived handicap in order to
meet the increasing water demands of urban populations and to achieving
its grain quotas by constructing aqueducts to transport about 14 2 10 9 m
3 of water from the Dan Jiang Reservoir into the Huabei Plain. However,
this engineering construction solution threatens the long-term market
competitiveness of the region by driving up the cost of water relative to
the value of the product, by taking too long to complete and by being
unproven in its effectiveness. This solution also threatens the existing
ecosystem by interfering with the natural hydrology, and it risks
exacerbating the ongoing groundwater overdrafts that are contributing to
the formation of numerous sinkholes and ground surface cracks in the
region, as well as to the intrusion of sea water. A more certain,
ecologically sound solution can be found in alternative agricultural
practices and cropping systems. Reducing the winter wheat production by a
relatively small acreage, combined with the increased use of water-saving
irrigation systems, can more than replace the effectively usable 10 2 10 9
m 3 of water that the engineering construction project would transport via
aqueducts. The recommended alternative cropping system would solve the
water shortage problem immediately. This alternative would enable the
government to allocate funds where they are more needed, such as to the
clean-up of extensively polluted rivers and to ecological restoration,
which bears on the sustainability of agriculture and food supply in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 345-355
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Jake Piper
Author-X-Name-First: Jake
Author-X-Name-Last: Piper
Title: Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Project Clusters: A Comparison of Process and Methods in Four UK Cases
Abstract:
Changes to the European Union's environmental impact legislation, and
growing awareness of the need for full assessment of environmental effects
where two or more projects come together, will lead to increasing activity
in cumulative effects assessment. However, various issues arise which are
not currently covered by guidance in the European Union. Four cases of
cumulative effects assessment carried out in the UK during the 1990s are
explored; these involve wind farms and mixed industrial developments in
both densely populated and remote rural areas. Guidance appears to be
needed on issues such as setting study boundaries in time and space,
characterizing cumulative impacts, assessing impact significance and
instituting and ensuring subsequent monitoring, evaluation and management.
The paper examines the process followed in each of these cases, in
comparison with a 'best practice' process recommended by the US Council on
Environmental Quality. Three stages are considered: scoping; setting the
environmental baseline; and determining the environmental consequences.
The methods used in impact identification and assessment in the four cases
are also outlined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 357-375
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046115
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Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: David Lewis
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis
Author-Name: Michael Frisch
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Frisch
Title: Regional Economic Impacts of Environmental Management of Radiological Hazards: An Initial Analysis of a Complex Problem
Abstract:
We conducted an economic analysis of four different billion-plus dollar
technological options for managing the salt wastes in the high-level waste
tanks at the Savannah River nuclear weapons site (SRS) in South Carolina,
USA. While US Department of Energy leadership is appropriately most
concerned with health, safety and the environment, the economic
implications of the choice cannot be dismissed. Combinations of
technologies, where the technology is to be designed and tested, and who
pays for it, were considered. With the caveat that the engineering designs
are not the final versions and are therefore subject to change, we found
that the most expensive technologies to design and build may not produce
the most jobs or the greatest gross regional product in the SRS region
because a great deal of the design and engineering from prototype to
testing will not be done in the host region. Furthermore, in terms of the
local economic impacts in the SRS region, this analysis shows that the
policy choice regarding the method of funding the project (which budget
the money comes from) matters as much as the selection of the remediation
technology.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 377-390
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046124
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Author-Name: C. I. Beattie
Author-X-Name-First: C. I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beattie
Author-Name: J. W. S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: J. W. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Author-Name: N. K. Woodfield
Author-X-Name-First: N. K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodfield
Title: A Preliminary Analysis of the Linkages between Air Quality Management and Transport Planning Policies in a Sample of English Highways Authorities
Abstract:
This paper considers the evolution of the local transport planning
process and examines a sample of nine county-scale areas with regard to
the integration of air quality issues within the transport planning
process over the last 3 years. It concludes that transport planning in the
UK has made some headway towards the integration of environmental
considerations into the planning process, including air quality
considerations. There is, however, notable diversity between highways
authorities in the degree to which air quality is considered. Air quality
management operates to a significantly shorter time-scale than transport
planning. The differing time-scales of the two planning processes have
hindered their integration as a consequence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 391-408
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046133
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Author-Name: Helen Briassoulis
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Briassoulis
Title: Sustainable Development and its Indicators: Through a (Planner's) Glass Darkly
Abstract:
The paper evaluates the usefulness of indicators as decision support
instruments in planning for sustainable development. It examines key
concepts and critical issues in planning for sustainable development and
reviews the development of indicators in the last two decades. It
evaluates their relevance in four planning functions by means of
planning-related criteria. It concludes that indicators are still a long
way from making a substantial contribution to planning and proposes broad
research directions to improve their contribution. The need for
integrated, context-specific theories of planning situations to frame the
conceptualization, operationalization and use of indicators is emphasized.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 409-427
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120046142
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Author-Name: Michael Gochfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochfeld
Title: Stewardship and the US Department of Energy: Encompassing Ecosystem Protection
Abstract:
Stewardship normally refers to the long-term wise use and protection of
natural or other resources. In the last 5 years the US Department of
Energy (USDOE) has included stewardship as an important mission. Although
the USDOE documents include responsibility for the protection of natural
environments, statements on stewardship refer to responsibility for the
long-term protection of human health and the environment from
radioactivity and hazardous chemicals. We suggest that the USDOE should
incorporate the buffer land around its hazardous sites into its
stewardship mission, by adding these considerations to its Office of
Environmental Restoration and developing performance measures for
stewardship of this land that are as rigorously pursued as its clean-up
goals. Although there will be lost opportunity costs, this option will
have the advantages of ecosystem protection and enhanced ecosystem
integrity, in addition to continued monitoring, assessment and security.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 437-454
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060894
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Author-Name: Peter Hills
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Hills
Author-Name: Peter Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Title: Political Integration, Transboundary Pollution and Sustainability: Challenges for Environmental Policy in the Pearl River Delta Region
Abstract:
This paper focuses on the changing political context for the resolution
of transboundary environmental problems involving Hong Kong and the
neighbouring Pearl River Delta Region (PRDR) of Guangdong Province,
People's Republic of China. Awareness of possible transboundary movements
of pollutants between the Mainland and the former UK colony initially
developed in the years prior to reunification in 1997. Since 1997,
however, there has been increasing concern in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region about transboundary pollution resulting from rapid
urbanization and industrialization taking place in the PRDR. Only now are
studies under way to gain a deeper understanding of the nature and causes
of these problems. Little progress has yet been made to put in place
suitable institutional structures and related environmental planning and
management approaches through which to tackle them. The paper examines the
problems and dilemmas raised by transboundary pollution between Guangdong
Province and Hong Kong, the need to develop appropriate models, policies
and institutional structures to handle such issues, and the longer-term
prospects for sustainable development in the PRDR.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 455-473
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060902
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Author-Name: Raymond Burby
Author-X-Name-First: Raymond
Author-X-Name-Last: Burby
Author-Name: Arthur Nelson
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur
Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson
Author-Name: Dennis Parker
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis
Author-X-Name-Last: Parker
Author-Name: John Handmer
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Handmer
Title: Urban Containment Policy and Exposure to Natural Hazards: Is There a Connection?
Abstract:
Planners throughout much of the past century have advocated containment
of urban sprawl through regulatory restrictions that include growth
boundaries, green belts and limits to utility extensions. Containment is
widely practised in Europe and is a key component of 'smart growth' being
advocated by a number of interest groups in the USA. In fact, it has
already been incorporated in growth management policies in use in 73 US
metropolitan areas. In this paper, we argue that containment may have a
serious side-effect. It can lead to increased exposure to natural hazards
and higher losses in disasters. However, we also show that measures are
available to counter this effect, if planners recognize the threat and
take vigorous steps to contain hazards, adjust building techniques or
limit the development of potentially hazardous areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 475-490
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560125021
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Author-Name: Clinton Andrews
Author-X-Name-First: Clinton
Author-X-Name-Last: Andrews
Title: Overcoming the Open System Problem in Local Industrial Ecological Analysis
Abstract:
Many environmental decisions must be made within places, such as cities,
which are embedded in larger environmental and economic systems. The
locally open character of these systems poses severe problems for
advocates of the industrial ecology perspective, who pursue system-wide
analysis and integrative, big-picture insights. This paper evaluates four
strategies for overcoming the open system problem by applying them to
Trenton, New Jersey. It finds that population-based impact analysis is
easy but often lacks accuracy, comparative analysis often restates the
obvious and is vulnerable to missing data, spatial analysis communicates
well but currently lacks dynamism, multi-level analysis is difficult to
explain but provides the richest insights and greatest adaptability, and
local decision makers want specific rather than general insights.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 491-508
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060920
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Author-Name: Andrew Yates
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Yates
Title: On the Separation of Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Abstract:
This paper provides a framework for analysing the standard policy of
separating risk assessment from risk management. It presents an explicit,
but stylized, model of the federal risk management system. In the model, a
consumer faces a risky situation but is not the risk management decision
maker. Political pressures on the actual decision maker lead to risk
management errors. Separating risk assessment from risk management does
not necessarily reduce the influence of political pressures. The paper
concludes, however, that a strict separation may improve the risk
management system from the point of view of the consumer.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 509-524
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060939
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Author-Name: Timothy Downs
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Downs
Title: Making Sustainable Development Operational: Integrated Capacity Building for the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Mexico
Abstract:
Empirical understanding of sustainable development is improved by
appreciating its dependence on integrated capacity building that can link
sectors, social groups and disciplines together. An interdisciplinary team
has been gaining practical experience of how to improve the socio-economic
and institutional capacity of the urban water supply and sanitation sector
in Mexico, a country with problems common to many rapidly-developing
countries. Carried out with multi-stakeholder working groups, strategic
capacities were identified to strengthen six components: (1) political and
financial support; (2) human resources; (3) information resources; (4)
regulations and compliance; (5) basic infrastructure; and (6) the market
for support products and services. Three pilot cities were used to test
the process under diverse geophysical and cultural conditions. Results of
the conceptualization, diagnosis and planning stages are presented, and
are being used to guide implementation. The process is adaptable to other
countries, and to other natural resource and development sectors, such as
soil and biodiversity conservation, energy and agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 525-544
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060948
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Author-Name: P. J. G. J. Hellegers
Author-X-Name-First: P. J. G. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hellegers
Author-Name: K. Oltmer
Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Oltmer
Author-Name: E. C. Van Ierland
Author-X-Name-First: E. C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Ierland
Author-Name: L. C. Van Staalduinen
Author-X-Name-First: L. C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Staalduinen
Title: An Economic Analysis of Shallow Groundwater Management for Nature Conservation and Agricultural Production
Abstract:
Lowering of shallow groundwater levels in agricultural areas with
ecological value leads to desiccation of ecosystems. The aim of this paper
is to develop a model to study the trade-offs between the agricultural
production value and the monetary value of the ecological benefits of
agricultural nature management as a result of changes in shallow
groundwater levels. It shows that socially optimal groundwater levels
depend on: (1) the agricultural production value; (2) the monetary value
of nature; (3) the soil type and vegetation; and (4) the relative share of
agricultural area with ecological value in total agricultural area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 545-559
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060957
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Author-Name: Nigel Curry
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Title: Community Participation and Rural Policy: Representativeness in the Development of Millennium Greens
Abstract:
An increasing interest in community participation (CP) in many areas of
policy has grown as governments move from an executive to an enabling
role. The development of CP in rural policy in the UK is charted and can
be seen now as a requirement rather than an opportunity in policy
implementation. A number of the potential advantages and shortcomings of
CP in practice are considered and notions of representativeness and public
accountability are singled out for empirical consideration in the context
of millennium greens. Community applicants for such greens are found to
range in their representativeness from those who have the community
interest at their core to those who wish to pursue singular strategies,
for example in opposing development. Some form of state sanction and full
information are required to ensure that CP programmes serve the community
interest.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 561-576
Issue: 4
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120060966
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Author-Name: Ka-Yee Chan
Author-X-Name-First: Ka-Yee
Author-X-Name-Last: Chan
Author-Name: Xiang-Dong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xiang-Dong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: A Study of the Implementation of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems in Hong Kong
Abstract:
The ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) standard has been
adopted in many parts of the world. In order to evaluate current
implementation in Hong Kong, a questionnaire survey was conducted of more
than 200 local companies. ISO 14001 EMS adoption is still slow in Hong
Kong, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The
majority of SMEs do not have plans to implement the standard in the near
future. However, the EMS standard has brought many advantages to the local
ISO 14001 EMS certified companies, including the reduction of operating
costs and the improvement of working efficiency. Recommendations are made
for EMS standard implementation in local organizations, particularly SMEs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 589-601
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Mazzanti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzanti
Title: Global Management of Whales as a Mixed Good and Shared Resource: Bargaining and Institutions
Abstract:
The global management of whale species, which are here defined as an
economic mixed good, is addressed by means of economic theory of
bargaining and institution making. Analysis is focused on: (1) why and how
it is important to take account of both (consumptive) use and non-use
values when we cope with international environmental agreements (IEAs) on
whales and global mixed goods; (2) the role and nature of institutions
dealing with such global issues; and (3) the role of bargaining between
conflicting interests as a focal feature of the institution-making
process. Co-operative and non-co-operative solutions are discussed,
together with instruments aimed at achieving co-operation. The study has
both positive and normative implications, as far as international
conventions on whales are concerned. Such institutions should internalize
both ecological and economic issues. Developing the results of previous
work, which argues that whale management should take into account the
total value of the species in order to obtain an optimum vector of stock
and harvest, a theory of two-agents bargaining is added to the picture and
a normative analysis of institutions is attempted. Using natural resource
economic theory, a model representing how the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) currently works is attempted. The weakness, instability
and possible inefficiency of the current IEA are underlined, and the paper
then highlights how economic efficiency could be enhanced if monetary
transfers were allowed. The ethical implications of monetary compensation
are considered, together with economic efficiency. The main result is that
economic models showing that optimal dynamic management is optimal only if
based on total value maximization are right but useless if proper global
institutions are not reformed or created. What we need is to make economic
theory operational within the realm of global institutions. On the basis
of the bargaining model, the conclusion is that the IWC should be
reformed, by shifting the convention goals from being narrowly consumptive
value-oriented to explicitly total value-oriented, that is from a
'whaling' to a 'whale' convention. As new rules are to be developed within
the convention, the possibility of introducing compensatory side payments
into the bargaining arena is suggested in order to increase economic
efficiency with respect to a 'ban' scenario. The limits and potentialities
of economics and economic instruments are thus tested with respect to the
global environmental issue of whales. Finally, insights for further
necessary empirical research are discussed and proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 603-628
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Robert Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Author-Name: Rachel Kaplan
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaplan
Author-Name: Robert Grese
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Grese
Title: Predicting Volunteer Commitment in Environmental Stewardship Programmes
Abstract:
The natural environment benefits greatly from the work of volunteers in
environmental stewardship programmes. However, little is known about
volunteers' motivations for continued participation in these programmes.
This study looked at the relationship between volunteer commitment and
motivation, as well as the effect that volunteering has on participants'
behaviour and attitudes toward the environment. The study participants
were 148 long-term volunteers from three environmental stewardship
programmes in Michigan. The results of the study revealed that helping the
environment and learning were important initial motivations. Other
motivations, including social factors and project organization, were found
to be significant predictors of volunteer commitment. Volunteers also
indicated many significant changes in their environmental outlook and
actions during their involvement in stewardship activities. The results of
the study suggest that stewardship programmes that consider volunteers'
changing motivations at different stages of their participation can
effectively nurture personal growth while fostering a powerful
constituency for the environment among their volunteers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 629-648
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: A. Simon Montagu
Author-X-Name-First: A. Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Montagu
Title: Reforming Forest Planning and Management in Papua New Guinea, 1991-94: Losing People in the Process
Abstract:
Throughout the 1990s, forest planning and management in the south-west
Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) underwent an unprecedented period
of reform. This paper evaluates the outcomes of this reform process
against the backdrop of the country's unique system of land tenure. As the
result of a long history of formal recognition of the rights of customary
landowners, 97% of PNG remains under the ownership of the country's
indigenous population. Despite this, indigenous landowners have
historically been excluded from forest planning and management. A key
question that arises as a consequence is what, if anything, the most
recent reforms did to address this situation. The answer, unfortunately,
is very little. This paper offers an equityoriented assessment of the key
reforms to forest planning and management. The assessment suggests that
the PNG government missed an unprecedented opportunity to redirect
forestry toward the localized, developmental needs of the people at the
centre of the entire forestry enterprise: PNG's traditional village
communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 649-662
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Hordur Haraldsson
Author-X-Name-First: Hordur
Author-X-Name-Last: Haraldsson
Author-Name: Ulf Ranhagen
Author-X-Name-First: Ulf
Author-X-Name-Last: Ranhagen
Author-Name: Harald Sverdrup
Author-X-Name-First: Harald
Author-X-Name-Last: Sverdrup
Title: Is Eco-living more Sustainable than Conventional Living? Comparing Sustainability Performances between Two Townships in Southern Sweden
Abstract:
Ecological footprint (EF) analysis was used to determine whether
so-called eco-living in Sweden differs from conventional living. The study
involved two elements: (1) calculations of material and energy needs for
constructing an eco-house in Toarp and a standard house in Oxie, southern
Sweden; and (2) EF analysis of consumption patterns in households from
Toarp and Oxie. A difference of only 10% was observed in the comparison of
the building materials between the two houses. Building materials
represent less than 5% of the annual EF in Toarp and Oxie. There was no
significant difference in the EF between the two towns. The average annual
EFs are 2.8 ha per person and 3.7 ha per person in Toarp and Oxie,
respectively. Food consumption and energy consumption for housing (space
heating and electricity use) are the largest contributors to the EF in
Toarp and Oxie. These factors are almost equal in size and constitute 75%
of the total EF in both Toarp and Oxie.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 663-679
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Begona Alvarez-Farizo
Author-X-Name-First: Begona
Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarez-Farizo
Author-Name: Nick Hanley
Author-X-Name-First: Nick
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanley
Author-Name: Ramon Barberan
Author-X-Name-First: Ramon
Author-X-Name-Last: Barberan
Title: The Value of Leisure Time: A Contingent Rating Approach
Abstract:
In this paper, we apply the contingent rating method to the problem of
estimating a value for leisure time. This is an important component of
recreation demand models. A tradition in this literature has been to use
some fixed percentage of the wage rate as the value of time. However, time
values are likely to vary across individuals to a greater extent than this
suggests, whilst for a given individual time is differently valued
according to how it is spent. Empirical results show that there is indeed
a wide variation in leisure time values.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 681-699
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120079975
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Author-Name: Gundimeda Haripriya
Author-X-Name-First: Gundimeda
Author-X-Name-Last: Haripriya
Title: Managing Forests in India to Mitigate Carbon
Abstract:
The paper analyses mitigation options feasible in the forestry sector of
India and estimates the carbon sequestration potential of forests for
these options. The current scenario suggests that forests are emitting
more carbon compared with carbon sequestered by tree growth. This will be
the case until there exists an alternative supply of timber and fuelwood,
which can decrease the overdependence on forests. If the entire area of
feasible land is used for forestry, the mean estimate of carbon
sequestered by natural forests along with newly afforested plantations is
around 153 Tg (teragrams) carbon per year by 2030, equivalent to the 1990
fossil fuel emissions of India. An attractive feature of forest-based
mitigation is that a large amount of carbon can be sequestered over a much
shorter time than that over which energy consumption patterns are likely
to change. In India, where there is overdependence on fuelwood, the
fuelwood produced by a forest-based mitigation programme could delay a
rise in fossil fuel consumption and buy time while technological and
social change takes place.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 701-720
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120079984
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Author-Name: Paul Upham
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Upham
Title: Environmental Capacity of Aviation: Theoretical Issues and Basic Research Directions
Abstract:
The European Union Transport Commission considers limited environmental
capacity a potential constraint on aviation growth. Although environmental
capacity is subject to value-laden judgements regarding environmental
conservation and socioeconomic development, levels of environmental
capacity consumption and availability can in principle be determined
within a distance-to-target framework. Locally negotiated emission levels
and regulated environmental quality states can function as local
environmental capacity targets for airports. For environmental factors not
already regulated, protocols for sectoral limits for resource inputs and
waste outputs need to be researched and developed. Assessment of
environmental capacity availability and consumption should be undertaken
on a lifecycle basis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 721-734
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120079993
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Author-Name: Steven Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: William Sheate
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Sheate
Title: Sustainability Appraisals of Regional Planning Guidance and Regional Economic Strategies in England: An Assessment
Abstract:
Sustainability appraisal involves the systematic identification and
evaluation of the potential impacts on sustainability concerns of a
policy, plan, programme or project, in order that its performance in
relation to sustainable development may be improved. UK government
guidance currently requires regional planning guidance (RPG) and regional
economic strategies (RESs) prepared for each English region to undergo a
sustainability appraisal. To this end, the Department of the Environment,
Transport and the Regions in August 1999 published its Proposals for a
Good Practice Guide on the Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Planning
Guidance (the proposed guide) that were also potentially applicable to
RESs. RPG and RES preparation was under way at this time and it is
therefore unreasonable to expect the recommendations of the proposed guide
to have been met in full, since these are based on the premise that
appraisal is initiated at the same time as the strategy development
process. Nevertheless, it is important to benchmark the performance of the
accompanying appraisals in order that any problems, deficiencies or
examples of best practice may be identified and used to inform the
preparation of future appraisals. This paper presents the findings of a
review of reports documenting the sustainability appraisal process as it
applied to RPG for six English regions and RESs for seven regions. The aim
was to address the extent to which the appraisals conformed to the
procedural and methodological recommendations detailed in the proposed
guide. The results of the review suggest that, although some aspects of
the proposed guide were followed, certain fundamental elements were
lacking, thus lessening the effectiveness of the appraisals in influencing
strategy performance. Possible reasons for these failures are discussed
and recommendations for future improvements put forward.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 735-755
Issue: 5
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120080009
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Author-Name: Stephen Jay Handley
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Jay
Author-X-Name-Last: Handley
Author-Name: John Handley
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Handley
Title: The Application of Environmental Impact Assessment to Land Reclamation Practice
Abstract:
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a tool to assist in limiting the
potential environmental damage of various developments. This article
explores the possible application of EIA to projects that are instead
designed to bring about environmental improvement. This is illustrated by
reference to projects for the reclamation of derelict land. Consideration
of the different steps of the EIA process shows how it might contribute to
the land reclamation process. A review of environmental statements and
government guidance enabled the compilation of a comprehensive checklist
of factors associated with reclamation. A study was then made of plans to
reclaim a derelict quarry in Rossendale, Lancashire, UK. The EIA approach
tested revealed a number of factors of importance to the project which had
not been dealt with fully or sufficiently early by the actual plans. The
EIA approach was also able to demonstrate the process of intended
environmental improvement for the site. It is concluded that EIA can
fulfil both a 'conventional' role as a tool for environmental management
and the more 'creative' role of maximizing the potentially beneficial
effects of a project. Certain adaptations to the EIA process are suggested
in order for it to fulfil this creative role.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 765-782
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120087552
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Author-Name: Jonathan Bonopha Tengbe
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Bonopha
Author-X-Name-Last: Tengbe
Title: Simulation Modelling in Resource Management: A Sustainable Development Approach to Resource Extraction in Sierra Leone
Abstract:
This paper is a contribution to the urgent need for effective sustainable
development strategies within the framework of Agenda 21 put forward at
the 1992 World Conference on Environment and Development. It describes the
development of a natural resource management model which is able to
capture the economic, social and ecological variables that influence
resource management. The model is validated and used to analyse policies
available to government to regulate national development. Three policy
approaches are analysed: the conservative policy approach, which allows
mining activity to continue in its current state, and which is shown to
lead to near-catastrophic environmental results; the radical policy
approach, which would terminate all mining activities immediately, and
which is shown not to be economically viable for an economy dependent on
natural resources; and the harmonious policy approach, which is based upon
the first two analyses and advocates a gradual reduction of mining
activities whilst at the same time investing in intensive agricultural
development. This third policy is then used as an approach to control
environmental degradation through the gradual reduction of mining
activities and the improvement of agriculture, with the objective of
achieving sustainable development. The implementation strategies of this
policy are also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 783-802
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Nick Johnstone
Author-X-Name-First: Nick
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnstone
Author-Name: Jaime Echeverria
Author-X-Name-First: Jaime
Author-X-Name-Last: Echeverria
Author-Name: Ina Porras
Author-X-Name-First: Ina
Author-X-Name-Last: Porras
Author-Name: Ronald Mejias
Author-X-Name-First: Ronald
Author-X-Name-Last: Mejias
Title: The Environmental Consequences of Tax Differentiation by Vehicle Age in Costa Rica
Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the potential environmental benefits
in Costa Rica of increasing the relative tax rate on imported used cars.
Analysis of this policy instrument has been chosen because Costa Rican
fiscal policy has traditionally favoured the import of used cars.
Moreover, a tax which differentiates between new and used cars can be a
good proxy for taxes based directly upon emission levels. The results of
the simulation reveal considerable environmental benefits in terms of
nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 803-814
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120087570
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Author-Name: George Kassinis
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Kassinis
Title: Location, Networks and Firm Environmental Management Practices
Abstract:
Firms face a multitude of barriers in their attempt to manage the
environmental impacts of their operations. These may include economic,
information- and knowledge-related, organizational and technical factors.
To overcome such barriers, in-house resources and capabilities may need to
be supplemented by external ones. This paper draws from the regional
economic literature and the literature on networks to examine the role
that firm location and participation in networks may play in enhancing a
firm's ability to engage in environmental management, thus implicitly
overcoming some of these barriers. In a sample of 180 firms operating in
Cyprus, a relationship was found between a firm's location and
participation in networks and the extent of use of environmental
management measures by that firm. Specifically, there is a relationship
between, first, firm location and the extent of use of end-of-pipe
measures and, second, firm participation in networks and the extent of use
of both end-of-pipe and pollution prevention measures. These findings are
supported by the regional economic and network literatures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 815-832
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120087589
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Author-Name: Eeva Berglund
Author-X-Name-First: Eeva
Author-X-Name-Last: Berglund
Title: Facts, Beliefs and Biases: Perspectives on Forest Conservation in Finland
Abstract:
The history of forestry in Finland demonstrates that the management of
nature is embedded in social and economic institutions. That these
institutions have cultural dimensions needs to be recognized if current
conflicts over forests are to be resolved. Drawing insights from social
studies of science and technology, the paper explores Finland's 'forest
war', which is carried out in strikingly science-based terms. It shows
that debate has been carried out within the bounds of what official
expertise on forests has long deemed acceptable, where the conservationist
side of the argument also draws on scientific claims which are
constructed, not neutral or extra-social facts. Since social and cultural
factors are central to resource management even where debate is pursued in
adamantly technical and scientific language, it needs to be recognized
that 'nature' is not sufficient grounds for policy, but nor is 'the
economy'.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-849
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120087598
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Author-Name: Bruce Tonn
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonn
Author-Name: Greg Waidley
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Waidley
Author-Name: Carl Petrich
Author-X-Name-First: Carl
Author-X-Name-Last: Petrich
Title: The Ageing US Population and Environmental Policy
Abstract:
This paper explores the potential ramifications of an ageing US
population for near-term and future environmental policy. The US Census
Bureau estimates that the US population 65 years old and older will number
39 million in 2010, 69 million in 2030 and 79 million in 2050. The
population 85 years old and older will number 5.6 million in 2010, 8.5
million in 2030 and 18.2 million in 2050. Relationships between
environmental problems such as air pollution and global warming and older
persons' health issues are examined. Also addressed are the potential
implications for environmental quality of how older persons allocate their
time and money. Conflicts about environmental policy within generations of
older persons and between older persons and younger generations already
exist and may escalate as older persons seek both to protect themselves
from environmental risks and to enjoy environmental amenities and
financial security. It is argued that environmental protection will
eventually prevail over economic concerns, not only because current
support for the environment is high and increasing among generations of
soon to be older Americans but also because the prospect of substantially
increased life spans will lead people to act more actively to reduce
environmental risks and enhance the surrounding environments where they
will live. To better meet the needs of an ageing population while at the
same time protecting the environment, innovations are needed in ecosystem
management, urban design and economic policies. Expanded research and
development programmes are needed to support each of these areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 851-876
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: C. W. Rougoor
Author-X-Name-First: C. W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rougoor
Author-Name: H. Van Zeijts
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Zeijts
Author-Name: M. F. Hofreither
Author-X-Name-First: M. F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hofreither
Author-Name: S. Backman
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Backman
Title: Experiences with Fertilizer Taxes in Europe
Abstract:
A levy on nitrogen fertilizer is evaluated, using real life experiences
in Austria, Finland and Sweden until 1995. In these countries such a levy
system was introduced in 1986, 1976 and 1985, respectively. Rates varied
from between 10% and 72% of the price of fertilizer. Price elasticity in
these situations was estimated to vary between - 0.1 and - 0.5. In Austria
the fertilizer industry at first did not pass the costs of the levy on to
the farmers, but fertilizer use decreased by 15%, indicating that not only
economic stimuli but also other aspects, such as a growing environmental
awareness, influence fertilizer use as well. The decrease in fertilizer
use in the three countries has probably led to a reduction of nitrogen
load to the environment. Levy revenues were mainly used to support grain
exports. Administration costs were low, about 0.75% of the tax revenues.
It is concluded that a fertilizer tax as a policy instrument is not a
perfect method, but that such economic instruments can be part of an
effective policy mix to solve nitrogen problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 877-887
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Neil Glasser
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasser
Title: Conservation and Management of the Earth Heritage Resource in Great Britain
Abstract:
Earth heritage conservation is the branch of conservation that is
concerned with sustaining the geological and geomorphological heritage of
the Earth. The aims and requirements of Earth heritage conservation are
poorly understood in comparison to biological conservation in Great
Britain, although both operate within a similar legal framework. This
paper outlines the aims of Earth heritage conservation, the legislative
framework within which it operates and some of the main threats to Earth
heritage sites. A fundamental distinction is made between exposure and
integrity sites, each of which has different conservation management
requirements. Integrity sites include both static geomorphological sites
and active process geomorphological sites, the management of which is
illustrated with examples from the coastal and fluvial environments.
Exposure sites are those where there are natural or artificial exposures
of rocks or sediments that are extensive beneath the ground surface. This
paper also considers recent developments in the field of Earth heritage
conservation and explores potential areas in which the subject may
develop. These include the development of natural areas, the role of urban
geology, opportunities for site interpretation and the expansion of the
regionally important geological/geomorphological sites (RIGSs) network.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 889-906
Issue: 6
Volume: 44
Year: 2001
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Author-Name: Andrew Chadwick
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Chadwick
Title: Socio-economic Impacts: Are They Still the Poor Relations in UK Environmental Statements?
Abstract:
This paper discusses the treatment of social and economic impacts within
UK environmental impact assessment (EIA). Socio-economic effects have an
uncertain status in EIA, guidance on their assessment is limited and their
treatment is often partial and of poor quality. This has led some
commentators to view socio-economic impacts as the 'poor relations' in
EIA. The paper presents the results of a recent review of the
socio-economic component of UK environmental statements (ESs), which
provides information on the extent, scope, balance and quality of
socio-economic impact treatment. The review reveals that, although most
ESs include some information on socio-economic issues, coverage tends to
be narrowly focused on a small number of--primarily beneficial
economic--impact types. Quantification of socio-economic impacts is also
rarely attempted. The review findings are compared with those of similar
studies undertaken in the mid-1990s, and the paper concludes with some
recommendations for EIA practitioners relating to the treatment of
socio-economic impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3-24
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Michael Pregernig
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Pregernig
Title: Perceptions, Not Facts: How Forestry Professionals Decide on the Restoration of Degraded Forest Ecosystems
Abstract:
The protection and sustainable management of forests make up one of the
major challenges of the years to come. While deforestation is the main
problem in the tropics and subtropics, the qualitative degradation of
forest ecosystems is the focus of discussions in the temperate zones. From
a sociopolitical point of view, the crucial question in this respect is
how forestry professionals and forest owners can be prompted to take
active measures to restore degraded forest stands. Based on the theory of
social constructivism and the model of symbolic interactionism, this paper
shows that a person's readiness to implement restoration measures, inter
alia , depends on the urgency of the problem. However, it does not (only)
hinge on the 'objective' degree of damage, but (also) on the subjective
problem perception of the decision maker. The empirical survey indicates,
furthermore, that these subjective perceptions are--among other
things--determined by social interactions. On the basis of these findings,
we can derive a number of practical recommendations not just for science
and research scientists, but especially for persons and institutions
working in (further) education and in the field of extension services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 25-38
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120100178
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Author-Name: Jouni Korhonen
Author-X-Name-First: Jouni
Author-X-Name-Last: Korhonen
Title: Two Paths to Industrial Ecology: Applying the Product-based and Geographical Approaches
Abstract:
The development of the practical side of the concept of industrial
ecology has taken two different but interrelated paths during the last two
decades: the product-based systems perspective; and the geographically
defined local-regional industrial ecosystem approach. Both approaches
focus on material and energy flows aiming at reducing the industrial
system's virgin resource use and waste and emission outputs. The ideal has
arisen to mimic the model of a sustainable natural ecosystem, which relies
solely on solar energy as the input and creates cyclical flows of
materials (and related energy cascades) between organisms and in the food
chain. It is argued in the industrial ecology literature that wastes, as
defined in human industrial system terms, are non-existent in the natural
recycling system. In this paper, an application of the product-based
systems approach is given with paper life cycles and a basic life cycle
inventory model. An application to the regional approach is presented in
the regional energy supply system of the city of Jyvaskyla in Finland. The
paper aims at discussing the two approaches in industrial ecology and
considers their contradictory characteristics as well as their
similarities. When the basic vision and the overriding goal is the local
industrial ecosystem, the product-based approach can serve as an inventory
tool to support the project. In this situation, the two approaches would
seem to be each other's complement. When the two approaches are adopted as
each other's substitute, they may support conflicting decisions for
environmental policy and management. This may create difficulties in the
implementation of industrial ecology. On the basis of both of the
approaches to industrial ecology, the external environment of an
organization is considered to comprise the societal material and energy
flow environment and the natural material and energy flow environment .
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 39-57
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Pieter Pellenbarg
Author-X-Name-First: Pieter
Author-X-Name-Last: Pellenbarg
Title: Sustainable Business Sites in the Netherlands: A Survey of Policies and Experiences
Abstract:
The concept of eco-industrial sites or sustainable business sites is a
noteworthy newcomer in the family of location types. The origin of this
type may be considered as a consequence of two development trends, namely
the segmentation of the location market on the one hand (an outcome of
changing locational tendencies) and the aim of government policy to
integrate economic and environmental objectives on the other. In this
paper, both trends are analysed. The central aim is to establish the
progress of implementing the newly developed location concept in practice
and to identify factors of success and failure. The situation in the
Netherlands is used as a frame of reference. After the outline of the
background, the concept of sustainable business sites, including its
definition, is considered and criticized. Then a tentative inventory is
presented of the approximately 60 eco-parks which have developed in the
past 10 years in the Netherlands, including the results of a questionnaire
survey of these 60 parks. To get a better insight into the factors which
determine success or failure, short case-studies of a number of the parks
are presented. Finally, a number of conclusions are presented, including a
discussion of an alternative view of the concept of eco-industrial sites
which applies to the continuity of both firm and environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-84
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Stewart Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: Thomas Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Title: Threatened Species Conservation in New South Wales, Australia: A Review of the Value of the Eight-part Test
Abstract:
The Threatened Species Conservation (TSC) Act, introduced in 1995,
represents a significant attempt to conserve and restore biodiversity
within the state of New South Wales, Australia. This Act aims to integrate
land use planning and environmental impact assessment legislation by
placing increased responsibility on applicants, proponents, consent and
determining authorities, and the New South Wales National Parks and
Wildlife Service, in the fields of environmental planning, development
control and biodiversity conservation. The TSC Act introduced a set of
eight factors which have to be considered by decision makers in
determining whether a development is likely to have a significant effect
upon threatened species, populations, ecological communities or their
habitats (the threatened biota) as listed in the Act. These eight factors
are commonly referred to as the 'eight-part test'. Fifty environmental
impact statements (EISs) containing eight-part tests for development
proposals were obtained. The adequacy of scoping and survey exercises, the
number of species identified and afforded the eight-part test, and the
actual responses to each of the eight factors contained within the test,
using a series of criteria, were ascertained. Sixty per cent provided an
adequate scoping exercise; 6% of the surveys for flora species, and none
for fauna species carried out, were adequate in terms of identifying all
threatened species on the development site. Seven hundred and thirty-seven
species listed in the Act were identified, 36% of which were omitted from
the eight-part test procedure. The eight sections of the eight-part test
were completed to a varying degree of adequacy, with none of the EISs
completing all eight sections satisfactorily. Both section 4 (regarding
the impacts of a development in terms of habitat isolation) and section 8
(regarding the distribution of species potentially affected by a
development) were inadequately completed in all 50 EISs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 85-102
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120100204
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Author-Name: Michael Gochfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochfeld
Title: Role of Wild Game in the Diet of Recreationists in South Carolina
Abstract:
Risk assessors have devoted considerable attention to the consumption of
fish in the diet of recreational and subsistence anglers, but little
attention has been directed toward the percentage that wild game
contributes to total protein intake for people who engage in hunting and
fishing. While recall studies have limitations, the relative errors should
be similar for different types of fish and game. We interviewed 454 people
attending the Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic in South Carolina to determine
their consumption patterns of domesticated animals, fish (both wild-caught
and commercial) and wild game. The percentage of people who consumed each
type of meat was: chicken (98%); beef (95%); wild-caught fish (79%); deer
(79%); restaurant fish (73%); pork (71%); dove (47%); commercial fish
(41%); wild turkey (40%), duck, squirrel and self-caught quail (about 25%
each); restaurant quail (10%); and raccoon (11%). Although a similar
proportion of white respondents and black respondents consumed wild game
overall (90%), there were ethnic differences in the number of meals of
wild-caught fish and game. Black respondents ate more wild-caught fish,
rabbit, raccoon and squirrel, and less deer, than did white respondents.
Wild-caught fish and game made up 50% of the meat and fish diet of black
sportsmen, but only 32% for whites. Wild-caught fish and game were being
eaten disproportionately more by low-income black respondents, while more
deer was consumed by higher-income black respondents. The data suggest
that managers and planners should take into account age, ethnicity and
income when (1) conducting exposure assessments, (2) considering
consumption patterns for wild-caught fish and game and (3) managing risk
from wild-caught fish and game. The data will be especially useful to
policy makers and risk managers who are designing consumption advisories,
for risk communicators in identifying the target audience and for managers
designing long-term stewardship for sites with contamination.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 103-128
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120100213
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Author-Name: Athanasios Kampas
Author-X-Name-First: Athanasios
Author-X-Name-Last: Kampas
Author-Name: Ben White
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Title: Emission versus Input Taxes for Diffuse Nitrate Pollution Control in the Presence of Transaction Costs
Abstract:
The most important obstacle to solving diffuse pollution problems is that
emissions are either unobservable or cannot be observed at a reasonable
cost. Biophysical models may provide sufficient information to set a
cost-effective emission tax. However, evidence from recent studies has
shown that transaction costs for emission-based policies are higher per
hectare than for input-based policies. An economic model of agriculture
for the Kennet catchment in south-east England shows that, when
transaction costs are accounted for, an input tax is more efficient than
an emission tax over a range of emission standards. This result has policy
implications in that it indicates, first, that economists' policy
recommendations should account for transaction costs, and, secondly, that
the standard advice that emission-based policies are superior may be wrong
where transaction costs differ substantially between emission- and
input-based policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 129-139
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120100222
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Author-Name: Erling Bondesen
Author-X-Name-First: Erling
Author-X-Name-Last: Bondesen
Title: Development of Restoration of Raw Material Pits in Denmark
Abstract:
The restoration of raw material pits in Denmark has changed over the last
50 years due to economic development, excavation technology and planning
policies and, to some extent, a changed attitude to the environment and
nature. These developments are described and commented on.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 141-148
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560120100231
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Author-Name: Jennifer Esway Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Esway
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: Margot Garcia
Author-X-Name-First: Margot
Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia
Title: From Superfund Site to Developable Property: The Case of Rentokil
Abstract:
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(42 USC §§9601 et seq.), commonly known as Superfund, was
enacted on 11 December 1980 to facilitate the clean-up of hazardous waste
sites. Superfund authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
compel responsible parties to clean up such sites. Superfund has been the
source of extensive criticism since its inception. In response to this
criticism, the EPA undertook a series of administrative reforms in 1993 to
make the Superfund programme faster, fairer and more efficient. As of
September 2000, active site remediation was complete at 757 (43%) of the
1779 national priority list (NPL) sites and 218 sites (12%) had been
deleted from the NPL. Rentokil, a former wood-preserving plant on a 10
acre (4 ha) site in Henrico County, Virginia, was brought to the Virginia
Health Department's attention as a threat to human health and the
environment in 1989, was listed on the NPL the same year and was fully
cleaned up in 1999. The cost of cleaning up Rentokil was $12 million, or
$37.08 per square foot ($412 per square metre). The site is proposed to be
redeveloped for tax-generating light industrial and commercial use.
Rentokil reflects the EPA's implementation of several reforms geared
toward reconciling cost considerations with remedy effectiveness and
expedient implementation, and facilitating redevelopment. This case
study's examination of Rentokil's progression through the Superfund
process is intended to provide planning practitioners and students with
insight into the Superfund programme and process, as well as an awareness
of the challenges confronting Superfund's success.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 157-179
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116288
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Author-Name: Y. Sarafidis
Author-X-Name-First: Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarafidis
Author-Name: S. Mirasgedis
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mirasgedis
Author-Name: E. Georgopoulou
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Georgopoulou
Author-Name: D. P. Lalas
Author-X-Name-First: D. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lalas
Title: Economic Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Emission Abatement Measures in the Greek Energy Sector
Abstract:
This paper outlines a methodological framework for the economic
evaluation of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission abatement policies and
measures, formulating a basis for the selection of those options of
climate change mitigation interventions that minimize economic cost and
maximize social welfare. To this purpose, a cost-benefit analysis has been
implemented in order to evaluate a variety of CO 2 emission abatement
measures in the Greek energy sector on the basis of their social (i.e. the
sum of the private and external) costs and benefits, and it is compared
with a cost-effectiveness analysis, which takes into account only the net
financial costs of the examined interventions. The analysis clearly
reveals that a significant decrease in CO 2 emissions is possible without
great cost to the economy. Moreover, the monetization of environmental
benefits (e.g. the restriction of impacts on human health, agriculture and
biodiversity, etc.) associated with the above-mentioned interventions
represents a powerful tool for highlighting priority actions in the
context of a climate change mitigation policy and for quantifying their
overall economic and environmental effectiveness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 181-198
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116297
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Author-Name: Paul Benneworth
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Benneworth
Author-Name: Leanne Conroy
Author-X-Name-First: Leanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Conroy
Author-Name: Peter Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Title: Strategic Connectivity, Sustainable Development and the New English Regional Governance
Abstract:
This paper examines the institutional impacts of the new English regional
sustainability framework and highlights the tension between the need for
regional involvement and the central desire to control the debates and
intentions of the regional actors. The paper argues that the regional
sustainable development frameworks have been worth writing because they
have had a strong demonstration effect: they have allowed regional
chambers to become more proactive bodies independent of the regional
development agencies (which chambers were created to scrutinize). They
have also allowed pluralistic conceptions of sustainable regional
development to develop in the English regions alongside the economistic
perspectives of national policy makers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 199-217
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116305
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Author-Name: Sofie Adolfsson Jorby
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie Adolfsson
Author-X-Name-Last: Jorby
Title: Local Agenda 21 in Four Swedish Municipalities: A Tool towards Sustainability?
Abstract:
Four small- to medium-sized municipalities in the south-east of Sweden
were chosen for a 5-year study of their Local Agenda 21 (LA21) processes.
The study shows that the LA21 processes have instigated many new ideas,
brought fields together and introduced new subjects into the municipal
world. In the decisions of the local governments environmental
considerations are treated seriously. There are signs of an extended
dialogue and of public influence, especially within fields where citizens
are directly involved. LA21 does not seem to have great influence on which
natural resources are dealt with, but does on how they are dealt with. New
stakeholders within and outside the municipal organization have been
identified through the LA21 processes, and more comprehensive ways of
solving problems and a positive climate for testing new ideas have been
created. In these respects LA21 has been and will be a significant support
to the development of appropriate natural resource management at the local
level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 219-244
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116314
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Author-Name: David Doxford
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Doxford
Author-Name: Alan Judd
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Judd
Title: Army Training: The Environmental Gains Resulting from the Adoption of Alternatives to Traditional Training Methods
Abstract:
This paper describes several alternatives to traditional methods of army
training on dedicated ranges using live, full-calibre ammunition. These
are: training/sub-calibre ammunition; training over private land; live or
engagement simulation; virtual reality (VR) simulation; constructive
simulation; and mechanical simulation. The advantages and disadvantages of
each are examined with respect to military and environmental
considerations. Varied examples from the British, US and Swiss armies are
used to examine the future role of these alternative approaches in meeting
a fast-changing training requirement within multiplying environmental
controls and resource constraints. This paper concentrates particularly on
the training requirements of artillery systems because these are amongst
the most demanding in resource terms. The three cited nations operate
similar artillery systems and are subject to similar constraints. The US
Army's move towards simulation has been triggered largely by economic and
operational factors along with tightening regulatory controls. The Swiss
and British forces are highly constrained by space, the British due to
population density and the Swiss due to topography. While all the
alternatives offer environmental and resource advantages, VR simulation
provides the most positive benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 245-265
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116323
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Author-Name: Christopher Snary
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Snary
Title: Risk Communication and the Waste-to-energy Incinerator Environmental Impact Assessment Process: A UK Case Study of Public Involvement
Abstract:
With a view to suggesting ways in which we might arrive at a more
socially acceptable waste management facility siting process, this paper
considers the effectiveness of a more innovative approach to risk
communication for a planned municipal waste-to-energy incinerator in
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. The risk communication programme involved a
contact group process designed to enable key members of the local
community to participate in structured and informed discussions about the
proposal before it was submitted as a planning application to the
competent authority. The paper concludes that the communication model was
dominated by the findings of technical assessments and that it provided
only limited opportunities for interested stakeholders to participate
fairly and competently in the development process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 267-283
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116332
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Author-Name: T. J. Foxon
Author-X-Name-First: T. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Foxon
Author-Name: G. Mcilkenny
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcilkenny
Author-Name: D. Gilmour
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilmour
Author-Name: C. Oltean-Dumbrava
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Oltean-Dumbrava
Author-Name: N. Souter
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Souter
Author-Name: R. Ashley
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashley
Author-Name: D. Butler
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Butler
Author-Name: P. Pearson
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pearson
Author-Name: P. Jowitt
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jowitt
Author-Name: J. Moir
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Moir
Title: Sustainability Criteria for Decision Support in the UK Water Industry
Abstract:
The incorporation of sustainability assessment into decision-making
processes is a key task for water service providers in the UK and
elsewhere. This paper describes the development and application of a set
of sustainability criteria, which have been developed and tested with
project partners in the UK and Romania. They will be used in a 'guidebook'
that will set out a framework to facilitate the inclusion of
sustainability in the decision-making process. This work is part of the
Sustainable Water Industry Asset Resource Decisions project to develop a
multi-criteria analysis decision support system to assist water service
providers to assess the relative sustainability of water/wastewater system
asset development decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 285-301
Issue: 2
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220116341
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Author-Name: Martin Jaffe
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaffe
Author-Name: Odeh Al-Jayyousi
Author-X-Name-First: Odeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Jayyousi
Title: Planning Models for Sustainable Water Resource Development
Abstract:
This paper intends to present a critical review of the planning models
that can be used for sustainable water resource development. Three types
of models are identified and assessed: (1) economic analysis models; (2)
decision analysis models; and (3) systems analysis models. The methodology
adopted in this paper is based on first describing the different types of
models and then synthesizing and evaluating these models in terms of their
theoretical underpinnings, applications, strengths and weaknesses. Each
model is investigated with respect to its utility in addressing
sustainability in water resource management. The study concludes that
decision-based and system-based models may offer a wider spectrum of
concepts than economic models in addressing multi-objective, multi-actor
or 'wicked' problems in water management and resource sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-322
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133379
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Author-Name: Hank Jenkins-Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Hank
Author-X-Name-Last: Jenkins-Smith
Author-Name: Carol Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Silva
Author-Name: Robert Berrens
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Berrens
Author-Name: Alok Bohara
Author-X-Name-First: Alok
Author-X-Name-Last: Bohara
Title: Information Disclosure Requirements and the Effect of Soil Contamination on Property Values
Abstract:
This paper extends previous research assessing the effects of
environmental pollution on property values, and the specific issue of
information disclosure requirements on future real estate transactions.
Given that various information disclosure requirements were imposed in
most US states during the 1990s, it is important to begin to understand
their anticipated effects. Using a case of soil contamination in Corpus
Christi, TX, USA, this paper applies the contingent valuation method using
telephone survey data to investigate the effect of a split-sample
information disclosure treatment concerning soil contamination on the
willingness to pay of potential home buyers. The authors apply a mixture
modelling approach to better explain the effect of the information
disclosure requirement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 323-339
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133388
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Author-Name: Robert Hersh
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Hersh
Author-Name: Kris Wernstedt
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Wernstedt
Title: Gauging the Vulnerability of Local Water Systems to Extreme Events
Abstract:
Water utilities that rely on surface water may be vulnerable to future
droughts and floods, a vulnerability that may be magnified by climate
perturbations as well as shorter-term and, in some cases, ongoing changes
in the political and regulatory environment in which utilities operate.
Unfortunately, day-to-day responsibilities currently occupy most utility
operators, leaving little time to plan for inherently uncertain effects.
The record of actual responses to past droughts and floods can be
illuminating, however, particularly when placed in the context of
plausible hydrologic disruption and pressures such as population growth,
floodplain development and new regulatory demands. This paper draws on
interviews with water utility operators in the northwestern USA to
highlight opportunities and constraints that water utilities may face
vis-a-vis such disruptions. Key considerations affecting vulnerabilities
include water rights, institutional barriers to efficient utility
operations, hazard management policy and the fiscal status of utilities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 341-361
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133397
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Author-Name: K. G. Willis
Author-X-Name-First: K. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Author-Name: P. L. Mcmahon
Author-X-Name-First: P. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmahon
Author-Name: G. D. Garrod
Author-X-Name-First: G. D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrod
Author-Name: N. A. Powe
Author-X-Name-First: N. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Powe
Title: Water Companies' Service Performance and Environmental Trade-offs
Abstract:
Water companies have to ensure that supply and demand for water are kept
in balance. This can necessitate the development of new sources of supply
that may conflict with local wildlife interests. The paper reviews the
policy background to this problem in the UK. It then presents an appraisal
of a project to artificially recharge an aquifer with river water during
the winter period, and abstract the water in the summer to augment
shortages during drought conditions. The research investigates the
preference trade-offs of water company customers between increasing
security of supply and potential environmental impacts on local wetland
sites and river flows. A cost-benefit analysis of the project is
presented. The study also reveals a disparity between the site-specific
valuation and that generated using the Environment Agency's approved
benefit transfer guidelines.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 363-379
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133405
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Author-Name: Simon Shackley
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Shackley
Author-Name: Robert Deanwood
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Deanwood
Title: Stakeholder Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts at the Regional Scale: Implications for the Effectiveness of Regional and Local Responses
Abstract:
Interviews and three workshops with a wide range of stakeholders to
explore their perceptions of climate change impacts and responses were
conducted in two English regions (East Anglia and north-west England) as
part of a UK government-funded research project on the integrated
assessment of climate change impacts in the following domains:
biodiversity, the coastal zone, agriculture and water resources. The
findings suggest that whilst local and regional impacts are of
considerable interest to regional stakeholders, their ability to respond
through adapted policy and practice depends upon their existing frames of
reference with respect to their understanding of the policy- and
decision-making systems, and the operation of current institutional
processes and response mechanisms. The authors use the empirical and
conceptual findings to support the notion of the co-production of
knowledge with institutional frameworks and processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 381-402
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Caroline Ducros
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline
Author-X-Name-Last: Ducros
Author-Name: Nigel Watson
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Watson
Title: Integrated Land and Water Management in the United Kingdom: Narrowing the Implementation Gap
Abstract:
Riparian buffer zones have been incorporated in land and water management
policy for England since 1994, when the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food introduced a Water Fringe Option (WFO) as part of a broader
habitat conservation scheme. Whilst natural scientists have examined the
functioning of riparian buffer zones, understanding of farmers' decision
making regarding the adoption or non-adoption of voluntary buffer zone
policies is very limited. This paper examines the factors influencing the
decision making of farmers who were eligible to join the WFO in three
river catchments. Quantitative and qualitative information was collected
from farmers using semi-structured interviews and was supplemented with
in-depth interviews with representatives of public agencies, agricultural
groups and independent experts. Data analysis was completed using the
'Framework' analytical approach and the Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences 8.0 computer software. The research revealed that decisions to
participate in the WFO were influenced by a mix of situational,
psychological and sociological characteristics, which suggests that policy
makers must attach greater importance to implementation conditions and
farmers decision making if riparian buffer zones are to play a more
prominent role in the management of land and water in rural catchments.
Tightly structured schemes will only appeal to a narrow segment of the
farming population and will not lead to widespread re-creation of riparian
habitats. A more flexible and collaborative style of policy development is
needed in order for riparian buffer zone policies to meet the
circumstances and needs of the diverse UK farming community.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 403-423
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133423
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Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: From Poole to Fulham: A Changing Culture in UK Environmental Impact Assessment Decision Making?
Abstract:
This paper examines the role of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in
project authorization decision making and the way in which the courts have
interpreted its role. The purpose of the paper is to establish whether or
not that role has changed over the period between the introduction of EIA
in 1988 and 2001. From the evidence reported here, it is argued that while
the procedural stages of EIA have been very much strengthened over that
period, the importance of EIA as a tool to aid planning authorization
decision making remains largely peripheral.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 425-443
Issue: 3
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220133432
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Author-Name: Greg Lindsey
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindsey
Author-Name: Ann Holmes
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes
Title: Tourist Support for Marine Protection in Nha Trang, Viet Nam
Abstract:
Environmental planners often propose tourism as a means of financing
programmes to protect significant environmental areas. Surveys of tourists
can provide useful information about the significance of environmental
problems, trade-offs among policy objectives, willingness to pay (WTP) for
protection programmes and preferences for different payment mechanisms. In
Khanh Hoa Province, the provincial People's Committee, the Ministry of
Fisheries and the World Conservation Union are working to implement Viet
Nam's first marine protected area (MPA) in Nha Trang Bay. This paper
reports the results of a survey of local and other Vietnamese and foreign
tourists to islands that will be included in the MPA. The majority of
respondents thought rubbish on the beaches, water pollution and vendors on
beaches were problems and that the MPA was a good idea. Foreign tourists
were significantly more likely to perceive environmental problems than
were Vietnamese tourists, and persons who agreed there were environmental
problems were significantly more likely to support the concept of an MPA,
despite the potential for possible economic effects with distributive
consequences. WTP for protection was modest and positively correlated with
education and income. Although foreign tourists were on average willing to
pay more, a larger proportion of Vietnamese tourists were willing to pay
some amount to support the MPA. Analyses indicate that changes in income
and education expected with economic development will increase both
awareness of problems and WTP for protection. The results of this analysis
are both encouraging and cautionary. The need for an MPA is clearly
recognized by most tourists, and most tourists are willing to pay small
fees to support the MPA. Given that education has significant impacts on
both perceptions of problems and WTP, educational programmes may be an
effective strategy for managing the competing objectives of protection and
use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 461-480
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143503
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Author-Name: A. Psychoudakis
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Psychoudakis
Author-Name: S. Aggelopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Aggelopoulos
Author-Name: E. Dimitriadou
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dimitriadou
Title: Agricultural Land Use in an Environmentally Sensitive Area: An Assessment of an Agri-environmental Policy Measure
Abstract:
The agri-environmental measures included in European Union regulation
1257/99 encourage agricultural methods designed to protect the environment
and maintain the countryside. The option of such environmentally
favourable management of farming round a sensitive ecosystem including two
lakes is examined. A multi-objective programming model is used to assess
the cost of reducing the use of agrochemicals by changing the pattern of
cropping alone. The solution shows that a substantial reduction in the use
of agrochemicals can be achieved, if the support scheme provided for in
this regulation can offset income loss due to reduced agrochemical use.
The proposed aid results in a substantial reduction in the use of
fungicides and insecticides, which are the most noxious agrochemicals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 481-491
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143512
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Author-Name: Kris Wernstedt
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Wernstedt
Title: Environmental Protection in the Russian Federation: Lessons and Opportunities
Abstract:
Environmental managers in Russia face severe problems, both from
Soviet-era and continuing environmental degradation and due to the
weakness of current institutions with responsibilities for environmental
protection. This paper draws on surveys, a case study of water pollution
and workshops on Russian environmental decision making to explore
prospects for environmental improvements. Using concepts from the
regulatory reform literature, it focuses on the use of market incentives,
the construction of a civil society and community involvement, and
emphasizes that Russian non-governmental organizations may have a
particularly important role to play in improving environmental management.
Solidifying their legal base, coalition-building skills and the capability
to conduct independent, pragmatic policy analyses would enhance their
contribution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 493-516
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143521
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Author-Name: Geoff Vigar
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Vigar
Author-Name: Patsy Healey
Author-X-Name-First: Patsy
Author-X-Name-Last: Healey
Title: Developing Environmentally Respectful Policy Programmes: Five Key Principles
Abstract:
In contemporary governance situations, varying, but often similar,
ecological, economic, cultural and social challenges are experienced by
differing stakeholder groups in a variety of policy sectors. To meet such
challenges requires attention both to policy agendas and to policy
processes, the ways in which policy is developed. This paper sets out some
principles for policy making that can help to meet these challenges while
acknowledging the inevitable limits to policy success. Such principles
have particular pertinence in relation to environmental issues that often
suffer from being divorced from mainstream institutional structures and
often lack policy communities with a specific remit to champion their
concern. The authors suggest that to maximize success and minimize
failure, policy processes must be deliberative rather than solely
technocratic and should attempt as far as possible to: articulate their
message clearly; frame activity in the policy sector and as far as
possible help guide strategies and programmes in other relevant sectors;
help co-ordinate policy interventions through links to other policy
communities operating across differing spatial scales; be legitimized
through working with a broad range of stakeholder groups; and mobilize
stakeholders toward implementing programme goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-532
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143530
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Author-Name: Jane Mills
Author-X-Name-First: Jane
Author-X-Name-Last: Mills
Title: More than Biodiversity: The Socio-economic Impact of Implementing Biodiversity Action Plans in the UK
Abstract:
Biodiversity action plans (BAPs), which are designed to protect and
enhance wildlife, can also provide additional benefits to the local
economy in terms of job creation and income generation. This paper
considers the socio-economic benefits of implementing the BAP for
species-rich hedges in Devon. It identifies employment and income
generation for hedge contractors, farm labour, trainers, suppliers,
processors of hedge products and the tourist industry as a result of 1
million expenditure on hedge restoration work to meet BAP targets. Using
data from a survey of hedgerow contractors and key informants in related
industries a multiplier analysis identified that funding for hedge
restoration can have significant employment and income generation impacts
on the local economy. In particular, this multiplier effect is enhanced
because both hedge contractors and materials are largely sourced locally.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 533-547
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143549
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Author-Name: Jochem van der Waals
Author-X-Name-First: Jochem
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Waals
Author-Name: Walter Vermeulen
Author-X-Name-First: Walter
Author-X-Name-Last: Vermeulen
Title: The Carbon Dioxide Reduction Workshop: Dutch Experiences with a Participatory Approach
Abstract:
This paper investigates the potential of a method for participatory
policy making in the field of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction in housing:
the CO 2 reduction workshop. This innovative method aims to involve
relevant actors at an early stage of urban development and to formulate
common ambitions for CO 2 reduction. Special attention is paid to the
inputting of information about options for CO 2 reduction. The workshop
was organized and evaluated in two planning processes for new housing
estates in the Netherlands. The evaluation addresses the design of the
workshop, the utilization of knowledge in the process, the effects of the
workshop on the commitment and knowledge of the participants and the
effects on the wider planning process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 549-569
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143558
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Author-Name: Juliette Mcdonald
Author-X-Name-First: Juliette
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcdonald
Author-Name: Martin Hession
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hession
Author-Name: Anna Rickard
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Rickard
Author-Name: Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Nieuwenhuijsen
Author-Name: Michaela Kendall
Author-X-Name-First: Michaela
Author-X-Name-Last: Kendall
Title: Air Quality Management in UK Local Authorities: Public Understanding and Participation
Abstract:
Science and technology are an integral part of informing public policy on
air pollution and transport management. Expectations of science and
technology by society and their use by air quality policy makers has led
to increasing reliance upon this evidence to promote health and
well-being. This can be seen, for example, in the setting of the UK
national objectives for air pollutants based on exposure and health
effects. This paper addresses three questions. It assesses, through the
use of focus groups, the public perceptions of air pollution and the
atmospheric dispersion model output from the Atmospheric Dispersion
Modelling System-Urban. Then it assesses their understanding of this
information and its current presentation to the layperson. Finally, it
assesses how their perceptions and understanding influence their solutions
to local air quality management in the London Borough of Camden. The
results show that participants in the study struggled with the concept of
air pollution outside their sphere of experience, and they did not
understand the scientific basis or modelling used to inform local policy.
This is partly a result of the way this information is presented. They did
not relate the technological evidence to their opinions of acceptable
solutions or they expressed reluctance to suggest specific options. It is
proposed that a well-informed public would make comprehensive decisions on
air quality based upon a broader range of factors, incorporating the
scientific reasoning and technological information as well as emotive and
socio-economic factors. A balance between science and technological
understanding with the validity of local expertise will improve air
quality policy making to the greater satisfaction of all stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 571-590
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143567
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Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Author-Name: John Curry
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Title: Forest Renewal British Columbia: An Experiment in the Recycling of Revenue-raising Environmental Taxation
Abstract:
Forest Renewal British Columbia (FRBC) was created in 1994 to deliver
programmes of sustainable development within the leading economic sector
of the province, serving as a key element of the radical new natural
resource management agenda being promoted by an interventionist provincial
administration. Its funding consisted solely of the hypothecated revenues
of a 'super' stumpage on timber harvesting. This paper considers the role
FRBC played in helping to gain agreement to changes in provincial land use
planning and forest strategy, and evaluates its effectiveness as an
eco-tax recycling mechanism.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 591-606
Issue: 4
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560220143576
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Author-Name: Lisa Henne
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Henne
Author-Name: Daniel Schneider
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider
Author-Name: Luis Martinez
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Martinez
Title: Rapid Assessment of Organic Pollution in a West-central Mexican River Using a Family-level Biotic Index
Abstract:
The cost-effectiveness of rapid assessment approaches make their
adaptation for use in developing countries appealing, but biological
assessment methods need to be validated before use in new geographic
areas. The authors tested the suitability of a family-level biotic index
for use in a river in west-central Mexico that receives organic
point-source pollution from untreated municipal sewage and sugar-cane
processing. The biotic index was highly correlated to dissolved oxygen,
and could detect different levels of pollution. Information from rapid
assessment biomonitoring was used successfully by local natural resource
managers to help bring about improvements in water resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 613-632
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000013039
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Author-Name: G. T. Mcdonald
Author-X-Name-First: G. T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcdonald
Author-Name: M. B. Lane
Author-X-Name-First: M. B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lane
Title: Forest Management Systems Evaluation: Using ISO14000
Abstract:
Sustainable forest management (SFM) or ecosystem management is now the
stated goal of forest managers in most countries. SFM takes a longer-term,
broader perspective on forest values than timber production or the narrow
multiple use regimes of the past. As a result of international activities
including the International Tropical Timber Organization, the Ministerial
Council on Protection of Forests in Europe and the Montreal Process for
temperate and boreal forests outside Europe, there are now sufficiently
specific and agreed principles, criteria and indicators (C&I) to guide
policy makers towards SFM. To achieve SFM requires holistic assessments of
forest management systems in terms of these C&I to ensure the delivery of
sustainable outcomes across forest regions. This paper focuses on the
implementation of SFM as defined by the C&I, and, in particular, how to
identify needed reforms in forest management systems. The paper explains
and evaluates the International Standards Organization's (ISO's)
environmental management systems (EMS) ISO14000/EMS approach adopted for
this purpose in Australia to assess the adequacy of forest management
systems. The approach was applied as a key element in the regional forest
agreements prepared to meet the Australian National Forest Policy
Statement. The ISO14000/EMS, in conjunction with the SFM criteria,
provides a systematic approach to assessing forest management systems to
reveal the adequacy of the legislative, planning, implementation,
monitoring and review of all-tenure forest management as required by SFM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 633-652
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000013048
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Author-Name: Carol Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Author-Name: Michael Winter
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Winter
Title: Barn Owls, Bumble Bees and Beetles: UK Agriculture, Biodiversity and Biodiversity Action Planning
Abstract:
Agriculture is a key land user implicated in the causes of, and solutions
to, the problem of biodiversity decline. The development, in the late
1990s, of farm biodiversity action plans (farm BAPs) represents an
important step towards achieving greater farmer involvement in
biodiversity and is the first specific attempt to devise a practical
mechanism for meeting biodiversity targets at the farm level. In this
paper the processes surrounding the design and implementation of farm BAPs
are used to explore how farmers are responding to the biodiversity issue
and to highlight challenges and opportunities being faced by the
organizations delivering biodiversity to the farming community. It
describes the formulation and operation of farm BAPs, and then moves on to
present two conceptual domains, governance and ecological modernization,
which provide a framework for interpreting the emergence of farm BAPs.
Following a brief elaboration of methodology, the paper presents and
discusses selected findings from empirical research into farm BAPs across
the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 653-671
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000013057
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Author-Name: Anna Bratt
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Bratt
Title: Farmers' Choices: Management Practices to Reduce Nutrient Leakage within a Swedish Catchment
Abstract:
This paper analyses farmers' strategies on management practices for the
reduction of nutrient releases, within a Swedish catchment. The main
objective of the European Union water framework directive is to obtain
good ecological water quality, and the approach is specifically stipulated
to be catchment-based. Eutrophication is generally stated as the main
environmental problem in water management and agricultural production is
the major cause of nutrient leakage. The analysis concentrates on current
agricultural management practices to reduce nutrient leakage. Farmers are
beginning to experience a new awareness about nutrient use and see manure
as a resource instead of a waste product. Further, those factors that are
decisive for decision making are investigated, including information
sources. The farm economy, the level of ecological knowledge and
regulations illustrate the main obstacles linked to decision making.
Professional magazines and informal discussions are considered the most
esteemed information sources. Farmers' disposition to change, and
co-operation, are also discussed, both of which are of vital importance
for the development of new official administrative procedures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 673-689
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Mark Baker
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Baker
Title: Developing Institutional Capacity at the Regional Level: The Development of a Coastal Forum in the North West of England
Abstract:
This paper examines the process of establishing a coastal forum in the
North West region of England. The North West Coastal Forum is one of the
first attempts at the establishment of a regional forum in England and is
especially notable for the role played by the Government Office for the
North West in its formation. The paper examines the relationships between
the key agencies involved and, in particular, the key role played by the
Government Office for the North West in promoting and establishing the
forum and how this has influenced its organization, structure and
composition. It provides a critical analysis of the apparent and potential
strengths and weaknesses of the forum as an example of a partnership
approach to the planning and management of coastal issues in the North
West. The conclusions are not only of relevance to the future development
of the forum within the North West of England, and to the potential
establishment of similar coastal fora elsewhere, but are also of much
broader interest as a case example of the development of institutional
capacities and collaborative partnership approaches to planning issues at
the regional level in the wider context of the changing nature of regional
governance in the UK and the enhanced 'regional partnership' role being
embraced by the government offices for the regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 691-713
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Neil Ravenscroft
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Ravenscroft
Author-Name: Nigel Curry
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Author-Name: Susan Markwell
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Markwell
Title: Outdoor Recreation and Participative Democracy in England and Wales
Abstract:
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 places a duty on highways and
national park authorities to establish local access forums (LAFs), to
advise on the improvement of public access to land for the purposes of
open air recreation and enjoyment. This paper examines these proposals in
the context of recent academic and political debates about deliberative
democracy, and empirical research on the nature and practice of existing
access liaison groups and forums. While demonstrating that the proposed
LAFs are consistent with contemporary constructs of participative, if not
deliberative democracy, the paper argues that most existing groups and
forums fall short of this ideal, in a number of significant respects. The
paper proceeds to discuss the extent to which the draft regulations for
LAFs in England and Wales address these issues, and concludes by
questioning the extent to which such consultative arrangements can
contribute to new forms of local governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 715-734
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Iain White
Author-X-Name-First: Iain
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Author-Name: Joe Howe
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Howe
Title: Flooding and the Role of Planning in England and Wales: A Critical Review
Abstract:
In this paper the authors raise some important questions about the extent
to which planning is fostering an environment susceptible to flooding.
They argue that severe UK flooding incidents in recent years should result
in the government re-examining the planning system to ensure relevancy and
effectiveness in dealing with such problems in the future. They identify
where the current policy and practice weaknesses lie in planning to limit
both flood source and flood impact areas and suggest ways in which the
government and the profession could take remedial steps to increase local
and regional sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 735-745
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Ross Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Ross
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: Ross Baxter
Author-X-Name-First: Ross
Author-X-Name-Last: Baxter
Title: Strategic Routeing and Environmental Impact Assessment for Overhead Electrical Transmission Lines
Abstract:
High-voltage, high-capacity overhead lines are the economic and reliable
choice for the bulk transmission of electricity throughout the world. The
routeing of transmission lines is a complex process, and in the UK
requires a balance to be struck between statutory obligations, engineering
requirements, economic viability, land use and the environment.
Transmission line routeing projects can rightly generate considerable
public interest and debate, but issues often focus on local effects such
as visual amenity rather than the wider benefits of the project to society
as a whole. Given the extent of their public and regulatory scrutiny, the
environmental statements of such schemes must be objective and transparent
in the approach adopted to the routeing strategy. The approach outlined is
based on the premise that the major effect of an overhead transmission
line is visual and the degree of visual intrusion can be reduced through
careful routeing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 747-764
Issue: 5
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Patricia Machemer
Author-X-Name-First: Patricia
Author-X-Name-Last: Machemer
Author-Name: Michael Kaplowitz
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaplowitz
Title: A Framework for Evaluating Transferable Development Rights Programmes
Abstract:
While theoretical aspects of transferable development rights (TDR)
programmes have been explored, there is little research into programmatic
elements of successful TDR programmes. The reported research
systematically analyses characteristics of TDR programmes that correspond
with successful programme implementation. After describing the basic
elements of TDR programmes, this paper uses an iterative, case-study
approach to: (1) identify and classify TDR programmatic characteristics;
and (2) develop a TDR evaluative framework. This TDR evaluative framework
is then used to examine three TDR programmes: Manheim Township, PA;
Montgomery County, MD; and New Jersey Pinelands. A comparison of these
programmes' strengths and weaknesses, and discussion of their programme
elements, demonstrate the utility of the TDR evaluative framework for
analysing TDR and other growth management programmes. Furthermore, the
analysis reveals that a high degree of knowledge of local land use demands
and patterns, programme leadership and presence of a TDR bank are
important for TDR programme success.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 773-795
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000024334
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Author-Name: Eric Rapaport
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Rapaport
Title: How Can Local Environmental Planning Affect Forest Soil Acidity? A Case Study in Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to assess how local planning can influence
the acidity in the upper forest soil layer. Exceedance of soil acidity was
determined by a steady-state mass balance model approach in relation to
both present and future deposition. Future deposition scenarios were
derived for Stockholm County based on transportation planning. Europe-wide
scenarios were derived using the RAINS (Regional Air Pollution Information
and Simulation) model. The deposition changes were assessed in relation to
two different types of forest harvesting practices: whole-tree harvesting;
and stem harvesting. The results demonstrate that local emission
reductions combined with tree stem harvesting give the greatest
remediation of soil acidity. This implies that forest soil acidity can be
introduced as an indicator in local environmental planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-811
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000024343
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Author-Name: Stewart Lockie
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockie
Author-Name: Geoffrey Lawrence
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawrence
Author-Name: Allan Dale
Author-X-Name-First: Allan
Author-X-Name-Last: Dale
Author-Name: Bruce Taylor
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor
Title: 'Capacity for Change': Testing a Model for the Inclusion of Social Indicators in Australia's National Land and Water Resources Audit
Abstract:
The complexity of relationships between social change and natural
resource management has generated interest in the identification of
indicators that might provide more streamlined means for monitoring and
planning. In the case of Australia's National Land and Water Resources
Audit, interest has focused on the capacity of resource managers to
implement more sustainable resource-use practices. This paper reports on
an attempt to develop indicators of 'capacity for change' that are
statistically reliable and both meaningful and useful to resource managers
at a variety of scales. It will be argued, however, that social, spatial
and temporal variability in change processes means that no discrete list
of social indicators can achieve this task. At the same time that rigorous
testing is needed to challenge common-sense assumptions about who is
capable of change and where to target capacity-building programmes, data
collection and interpretation must be embedded in processes of ongoing
negotiation and adaptation among all those involved in, or affected by,
resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-826
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000024352
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Author-Name: Gerard Wynn
Author-X-Name-First: Gerard
Author-X-Name-Last: Wynn
Title: The Cost-effectiveness of Biodiversity Management: A Comparison of Farm Types in Extensively Farmed Areas of Scotland
Abstract:
The cost-effectiveness of biodiversity management of heather, herb-rich
grassland and wetland habitats is compared between different farm types in
the context of the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) scheme in
Scotland. Biodiversity is measured at two spatial levels. Costs to the
public exchequer of habitat management are compared with private costs to
the farmer. Biodiversity and cost are combined in cost-effectiveness
ratios. Biodiversity, cost and cost-effectiveness differentials are found
between farm types for all three habitats. Farms incur negligible
opportunity costs in the management of all three habitats, implying farmer
retention of compensating ESA management payments. It is concluded that
greater account of biodiversity and cost characteristics of entrants to
agri-environmental schemes would increase the costeffectiveness and
transparency of schemes, and assist towards scheme assessment at the
individual farm level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 827-840
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Carolyn Harrison
Author-X-Name-First: Carolyn
Author-X-Name-Last: Harrison
Author-Name: Mordechai Haklay
Author-X-Name-First: Mordechai
Author-X-Name-Last: Haklay
Title: The Potential of Public Participation Geographic Information Systems in UK Environmental Planning: Appraisals by Active Publics
Abstract:
The paper draws on an empirical study of two workshops in which the
issues that arise from the use of geographic information systems (GIS) as
a planning tool in public participation settings were explored by local
residents who take an active interest in local planning matters in their
London borough. The paper demonstrates how issues concerned with the
democratization of GIS and public participation GIS (PPGIS) informed the
structure and conduct of the workshops and the qualitative analysis of the
workshop discussions. Key themes raised by participants included: the
potential of PPGIS as a means of extending knowledge networks; issues of
data ownership and the responsiveness of data providers to public
concerns; and the role that institutional norms and practices play in
democratizing information availability and the transparency of the
decision-making process. The paper concludes that the potential of PPGIS
as a planning tool cannot be separated from public concerns about the
legitimacy of the planning process or local government.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 841-863
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-X-Name-First: L. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Reid
Author-Name: N. A. Trustrum
Author-X-Name-First: N. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Trustrum
Title: Facilitating Sediment Budget Construction for Land Management Applications
Abstract:
Sediment budgets describe the production, transport, deposition and
export of sediment in a catchment, and thus provide information useful for
planning soil conservation, restoration and monitoring programmes and for
evaluating existing and future environmental impacts. Five examples from
New Zealand illustrate a variety of sediment budgeting approaches and
their use in achieving goals relevant to land-use planning and management.
Appropriate sediment budgeting strategies can be selected for a particular
application only through careful consideration of the kinds of decisions
that will follow from budgeting results. Sediment budget projects can be
designed to incorporate the close co-operation between technical experts
and clients that results in the most useful sediment budgets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 865-887
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000024389
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Author-Name: Ruth Kelly
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Kelly
Author-Name: Richard Moles
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Moles
Title: The Development of Local Agenda 21 in the Mid-west Region of Ireland: A Case Study in Interactive Research and Indicator Development
Abstract:
Local Agenda 21 stresses the importance of local accountability,
interaction, active citizenship and quality of life. To be effective at
local and regional levels, sustainability indicators must reflect
community values, concerns and hopes for the future. Meaningful
interactive participation in the development of a set of indicators
demands enduring and effective communication between researchers, policy
makers and 'user groups'. In 1998 the Centre for Environmental Research,
University of Limerick, in association with the four main local
authorities in the Mid-west region of Ireland (Limerick City Council,
Limerick County Council, Clare County Council and Tipperary County
Council) commenced a project to promote sustainable development in the
region. This paper provides a description and critique of a case study in
the interactive research process as a novel methodology designed to
encourage active citizenship and participation. Interaction occurred among
groups representative of the local authorities, the communities and
university-based researchers. These groups collaborated in the iterative
selection of a representative set of indicators for application in the
region, as a prerequisite for incorporating sustainable development into
local authority decision making. The paper concludes with an evaluation of
the success of this application of the interactive research process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 889-912
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Raphaël Bille
Author-X-Name-First: Raphaël
Author-X-Name-Last: Bille
Author-Name: Laurent Mermet
Author-X-Name-First: Laurent
Author-X-Name-Last: Mermet
Title: Sectoralization of an Integrated Coastal Management Programme: A Case Study in Madagascar
Abstract:
This paper focuses on integrated environmental management and shows why
emphasis should be put on implementation issues. The authors take the
example of integrated coastal management (ICM) and analyse a case study
they recently conducted in Madagascar, where an ambitious ICM programme is
being implemented. They explain a strong perverse mechanism called
sectoralization, which appears to threaten many integration efforts and is
a good example of what is at stake with the implementation of the
integration concept. They conclude especially that integrated
environmental management should not be considered as the only modern form
of environmental action, and that a certain type of case study is now
needed to analyse existing environmental management systems before
designing integration programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 913-926
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
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Author-Name: Chen Xiqing
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiqing
Author-Name: Zhang Dezhen
Author-X-Name-First: Zhang
Author-X-Name-Last: Dezhen
Author-Name: Zhang Erfeng
Author-X-Name-First: Zhang
Author-X-Name-Last: Erfeng
Title: The South to North Water Diversions in China: Review and Comments
Abstract:
This paper presents a brief review of the South to North Water Diversion
Project (STNWDP) in China. Basic information about the geography, climate,
water resource, water pollution and social situation are provided in order
to understand the decision by the Chinese government on the expedited
implementation of the STNWDP. The potential problems associated with the
STNWDP are discussed. It is proposed that the ultimate objective is to
help improve the water environment in north China, rather than to simply
meet the ever-increasing water demand and to produce more sewage, and that
water price, investment policy and engineering operations are important
for achieving this objective. Legislation is needed in the long run
because this project involves a large number of districts. The STNWDP,
together with global climate warming, will enlarge the temporal
variability of water discharge from the Yangtze into the sea and therefore
have far-reaching effects on the freshwater resource in areas around the
Yangtze delta.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 927-932
Issue: 6
Volume: 45
Year: 2002
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056022000024415
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Author-X-Name-First: K. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Title: Pricing Public Parks
Abstract:
Admission prices are typically charged for entry to archaeological sites,
museums and historic buildings, although rarely to public parks. This
study explores the feasibility of introducing an entry charge to a public
park in Naples, the Bosco di Capodimonte. It investigates different
pricing options: a revenue-maximizing price, a discriminatory price to
deal with equity, a 'sufficing' price to cover maintenance costs and a
welfare economic social optimal price. The analysis documents the effect
of different entry charges on visit numbers and revenue collected, and
includes a cost-benefit analysis of the admission price policy. Total
consumer surplus is also calculated for the different entry price
scenarios.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3-17
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Robert Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Author-Name: Donna Erickson
Author-X-Name-First: Donna
Author-X-Name-Last: Erickson
Author-Name: Raymond De Young
Author-X-Name-First: Raymond
Author-X-Name-Last: De Young
Title: Farmers' Motivations for Adopting Conservation Practices along Riparian Zones in a Mid-western Agricultural Watershed
Abstract:
In the agricultural Mid-west, riparian corridors are vital for protecting
biodiversity and water quality. The cumulative management decisions of
hundreds of private landowners have a tremendous impact on this riparian
zone. This study of 268 farmers in a typical Mid-western watershed in
Michigan looked at farmer's motivations for adopting conservation
practices, their current management practices along their rivers and
drains as well as their future management plans. The results of the study
showed that farmers are intrinsically motivated to practise conservation
by such factors as their attachment to their land, rather than by
motivations such as receiving economic compensation. Farmers are also
likely to engage in conservation practices that make their farm appear
well-managed. Furthermore, those farmers with strong intrinsic motivations
were likely to adopt conservation practices that protect streams, such as
maintaining a woody vegetative buffer or practicing no-till farming. This
study shows that protecting riparian resources in agricultural watersheds
requires strategies for conservation that respect farmers' attachment to
their land and their desire to practise good stewardship.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 19-37
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676702
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Author-Name: Jesper Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Jesper
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Author-Name: Dorte Gyrd-Hansen
Author-X-Name-First: Dorte
Author-X-Name-Last: Gyrd-Hansen
Author-Name: Ivar SØNBØ Kristiansen
Author-X-Name-First: Ivar SØNBØ
Author-X-Name-Last: Kristiansen
Author-Name: JØRgen NexØE
Author-X-Name-First: JØRgen
Author-X-Name-Last: NexØE
Title: Impact of Socio-demographic Factors on Willingness to Pay for the Reduction of a Future Health Risk
Abstract:
Knowledge of socio-demographic factors affecting attitudes to and
perception of risk is an important instrument in enhancing efficiencies of
interventions. The authors evaluated whether socio-demographic variables
affected attitudes to an environmental issue (securing future drinking
water). An important aspect was the delay between time of environmental
pollution and time of human exposure and thereby potential health risk.
Gender, education, place of residence and age all influenced the extent to
which individuals were willing to allocate present resources to alleviate
a future problem. Specifically, people above the age of 50 appeared more
reluctant to pay for an intervention against a future potential health
threat. The authors found a significant correlation between attitude and
willingness to pay (WTP). In the authors' scenarios, the WTP variable
worked more as a dichotomous variable than as a continuous variable,
stressing the importance and relevance of the WTP=0 answers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 39-47
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676699
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Author-Name: N. K. Woodfield
Author-X-Name-First: N. K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodfield
Author-Name: J. W. S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: J. W. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Author-Name: C. I. Beattie
Author-X-Name-First: C. I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beattie
Author-Name: D. P. H. Laxen
Author-X-Name-First: D. P. H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Laxen
Title: Regional Variations in the Implementation of the Local Air Quality Management Process within Great Britain
Abstract:
The UK National Air Quality Strategy has required local authorities to
review and assess air quality in their area of jurisdiction and determine
locations in their areas where concentrations of specific air quality
pollutants are predicted to exceed national air quality objectives in the
future. Statutory air quality management areas (AQMAs) are designated
where air quality is predicted to be above specified objective
concentrations by specific target dates, and statutory air quality action
plans will be necessary to improve the local air quality within these
areas. Over 124 local authorities in England (including London), Wales and
Scotland anticipate declaring AQMAs following the conclusion of the
statutory air quality review and assessment process. However, other
influences are being exerted on the local air quality management process
and AQMA decision-making processes. Such influences include regional and
sub- regional collaborative working between local authorities and
government agencies and wider political decision-making processes. Some
regions of Great Britain (encompassing England (including London),
Scotland and Wales) anticipate many AQMA designations, whilst other
regions are not anticipating any such designations despite apparently
similar air quality circumstances. Evidence for regional or sub-regional
variations in the locations of anticipated AQMAs are examined through an
evaluation of the outcomes of the scientific review and assessment process
undertaken by local authorities declaring AQMAs, and through a local
authority survey to identify influences on decision-making processes at a
level above that of the local authority. Regional variation is reported in
the type of pollutant causing AQMAs to be declared, in the numbers of
AQMAs in regions and in the spatial distribution of AQMAs across Great
Britain.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 49-64
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676705
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Author-Name: John Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Title: Demand for Water-based Leisure Activity
Abstract:
This paper reports on the demand for water-based leisure activity in
Ireland based on data from a nationally representative telephone survey.
Participation and trip demand are modelled using an augmented Poisson
count model and consumer surplus welfare estimates are derived. The model
is also used to investigate the level of social exclusion in water-based
leisure activity. The demand for four activities is examined: sea angling,
boating, swimming and other beach/sea/island day-trips. Results indicate
that Irish rivers, wetlands, estuaries and seas are highly valued, while
there is some evidence of social exclusion in water-based leisure
activity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 65-77
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676706
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Author-Name: Carter Betz
Author-X-Name-First: Carter
Author-X-Name-Last: Betz
Author-Name: John Bergstrom
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergstrom
Author-Name: J. M. Bowker
Author-X-Name-First: J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bowker
Title: A Contingent Trip Model for Estimating Rail-trail Demand
Abstract:
The authors develop a contingent trip model to estimate the recreation
demand for and value of a potential rail-trail site in north-east Georgia.
The contingent trip model is an alternative to travel cost modelling
useful for ex ante evaluation of proposed recreation resources or
management alternatives. The authors estimate the empirical demand for
trips using a negative binomial regression specification. Their findings
indicate a per-trip consumer surplus ranging from US$18.46 to US$29.23 and
a price elasticity of m 0.68. In aggregate, they estimate that the
rail-trail would receive approximately 416 213 recreation visits per year
by area households and account for a total consumer surplus in excess of
US$7.5 million.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 79-96
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676704
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Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Doron Lavee
Author-X-Name-First: Doron
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavee
Title: The Benefits and Costs of Noise Reduction
Abstract:
This paper attempts to measure, in a cost-benefit analysis, a stricter
noise abatement programme for noise originating from roads in Israel.
Using the hedonic price method for three large cities and rural area
transactions, a benefit from noise reduction was found. In order to
perform a social cost-benefit analysis, a measure of benefit has been
derived for 1 km of road and has been compared with the cost of noise
reduction under different types of road structure. The results indicate
that even though benefits have largely increased when compared to past
decades (e.g. 1.2% of an average urban property value per 1 decibel
reduction), the decision to insulate a given road is dependent on location
and road structure. This raises the normative question of a national vs.
regional standard that decision makers should be aware of and such studies
could be of help in this respect.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 97-111
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676703
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Author-Name: Manfred Lenzen
Author-X-Name-First: Manfred
Author-X-Name-Last: Lenzen
Author-Name: Sven Lundie
Author-X-Name-First: Sven
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundie
Author-Name: Grant Bransgrove
Author-X-Name-First: Grant
Author-X-Name-Last: Bransgrove
Author-Name: Lisa Charet
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Charet
Author-Name: Fabian Sack
Author-X-Name-First: Fabian
Author-X-Name-Last: Sack
Title: Assessing the Ecological Footprint of a Large Metropolitan Water Supplier: Lessons for Water Management and Planning towards Sustainability
Abstract:
Faced with the task of communicating their combined social, environmental
and economic impact, water service providers are seeking to report overall
performance in an aggregated way. Such a methodology must be
scientifically robust, easily communicated and allow benchmarking of
performance while reflecting a transition towards sustainability. In this
paper the ecological footprint (EF) is calculated for Sydney Water
Corporation (SWC), using input-output analysis and land disturbance in an
innovative approach that overcomes problems identified in the original EF
concept. This pilot study has allowed SWC to gain some valuable insights
into its impacts: SWC's annual EF is about 73 100 ha in terms of land
disturbance. Of this, 54 000 ha are projected to become disturbed as a
consequence of climate change, with the remainder of 19 100 ha being
disturbed on SWC's premises (2400 ha) and on those of upstream suppliers
(16 700 ha). Total on-site impacts equal 9300 ha, while indirect land
disturb ance contributes 63 600 ha. The EF appears promising as an
educational and communi cation tool and may have potential as a decision
support tool. However, further research is needed to incorporate
downstream impacts into the EF, which would have significant benefits to
SWC in terms of assessing and communicating the organization's overall
progress towards sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 113-141
Issue: 1
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/713676700
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Author-Name: Nancey Green Leigh
Author-X-Name-First: Nancey Green
Author-X-Name-Last: Leigh
Author-Name: Matthew Realff
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Realff
Title: A Framework for Geographically Sensitive and Efficient Recycling Networks
Abstract:
This paper has three primary objectives. First, it seeks to demonstrate
that recycling is an important component of sustainable human systems,
particularly in the case of electronics, where environmental impacts of
disposal are potentially severe. Second, it presents a methodology that
could be used to estimate the volumes of electronics or other consumer
durable goods that are available for recycling. Third and last, it
illustrates, through a case study of Atlanta focused on computers, that
metropolitan areas may fruitfully be viewed as opportune centres from
which to mine, recycle and reuse cast-off electronic goods. From an
environmental and economic development policy perspective, doing so
presents an important opportunity to provide new economic opportunities in
the most distressed portions of metropolitan areas which have been
disproportionately impacted by previous environmentally destructive
industrialization practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 147-165
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000071007
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Author-Name: Eleonora Molnar
Author-X-Name-First: Eleonora
Author-X-Name-Last: Molnar
Author-Name: Peter Mulvihill
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Mulvihill
Title: Sustainability-focused Organizational Learning: Recent Experiences and New Challenges
Abstract:
To an increasing extent, corporations and smaller businesses are making
explicit commitments to improved environmental and social performance.
Some have embraced the goal of sustainability, and some prefer to use the
term 'triple bottom line'--a balance of financial, social and ecological
performance--in their operations. Some companies are experimenting with
organizational learning as a means to accelerate the transition to
sustainability or the triple bottom line. This fledgling
combination--sustainability and organizational learning--is the focus of
this paper. The term 'sustain ability-focused organizational learning'
(SFOL) is proposed to describe the early experience of companies that are
attempting to pursue sustainability or the triple bottom line while making
substantial changes to their organizational cultures. In many instances,
these changes involve the use of experimental or unconventional learning
techniques. Some companies are combining their SFOL efforts with The
Natural Step, a sustainability framework. The experience of five companies
pursuing SFOL is summarized and analysed in a non-identifying way, and key
preliminary lessons are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 167-176
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070990
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Author-Name: Sarah Connick
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Connick
Author-Name: Judith Innes
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Innes
Title: Outcomes of Collaborative Water Policy Making: Applyxsing Complexity Thinking to Evaluation
Abstract:
Collaborative policy making has become increasingly significant in
environmental management, but it is often evaluated by whether or not
agreement is reached and implemented. The most important outcomes of such
policy dialogues are often invisible or undervalued when seen through the
lens of a traditional, modernist paradigm of government and
accountability. These dialogues represent a new paradigm of governance
that can be best understood in the light of a complex adaptive system
model of society. From this perspective collaborative policy making is a
way of making a system more flexible, adaptive and intelligent. The
authors document such outcomes in three cases of water policy making in
California, including the San Francisco Estuary Project, the CALFED
Bay-Delta Program and the Sacramento Area Water Forum. The outcomes
include social and political capital, agreed-on information, the end of
stalemates, high-quality agreements, learning and change, innovation and
new practices involving networks and flexibility.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-197
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070987
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Author-Name: Jill Harriman
Author-X-Name-First: Jill
Author-X-Name-Last: Harriman
Author-Name: Douglas Baker
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Baker
Title: Applying Integrated Resource and Environmental Management to Transmission Right-of-way Maintenance
Abstract:
The concept of a substantive integrator is introduced as a method for
integrated resource and environmental management as a means to assimilate
different resource values at the operational or field level. A substantive
integrator is a strategic management tool for integrating multiple uses
into corporate management regimes that traditionally manage for single
values. Wildlife habitat management is presented as a substantive
integrator for managing vegetation on electric utility power line
corridors. A case study from northern British Columbia provides an example
of wildlife habitat management as a means to integrate other resource
values such as aesthetics, access and subsistence along British Columbia
Hydro and Power Authority's transmission rights-of-way.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 199-217
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070972
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Author-Name: Mick Hillman
Author-X-Name-First: Mick
Author-X-Name-Last: Hillman
Author-Name: Graeme Aplin
Author-X-Name-First: Graeme
Author-X-Name-Last: Aplin
Author-Name: Gary Brierley
Author-X-Name-First: Gary
Author-X-Name-Last: Brierley
Title: The Importance of Process in Ecosystem Management: Lessons from the Lachlan Catchment, New South Wales, Australia
Abstract:
Effective river management requires integration of biophysical and human
dimensions of the ecosystem, which in turn involves the development of new
forms of decision-making processes and institutional frameworks. In New
South Wales, institutional changes to river management have been
formalized in the Water Management Act 2000. This paper presents the
findings of a case study that investigated decision-making processes in
the establishment of environmental flow regimes for the Lachlan River in
western New South Wales. The study was based on document analysis,
observation and interviews with members and support staff of a
stakeholder-based river management committee. The findings of the study
highlight social capital, adaptive management and consensus decision
making as key components in establishing environmental flow regimes as
part of a participatory approach to river management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 219-237
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070963
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Author-Name: Toshihide Hamazaki
Author-X-Name-First: Toshihide
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamazaki
Author-Name: Bruce Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: Brian Locke
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Locke
Author-Name: Kenneth Boykin
Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth
Author-X-Name-Last: Boykin
Title: Analysis of Ecological Context for Identifying Vegetation and Animal Conservation Planning Foci: An Example from the Arid South-western USA
Abstract:
In developing conservation strategies, it is important to maximize
effects of conservation within a specified land tract and to maximize
conservation effects on surrounding area (ecological context). The authors
proposed two criteria to select biotic entities for conservation foci: (1)
the relative occurrence of fauna or flora in a tract is greater than that
of an ecological context region; and (2) occurrence of the fauna or flora
is relatively limited in the ecological context region. Using extensive
spatial data on vegetation and wildlife habitat distribution, the authors
identified strategic vegetation and fauna conservation foci for the 400
000 ha Fort Bliss military reservation in New Mexico and Texas relative to
a 164 km radius ecological context region intersecting seven ecological
zones and the predicted habitat distribution of 616 animal species. The
authors set two specific criteria: (1) predicted area of a species'
occurrence is <50% of the ecological context region; and (2)
percentage of Fort Bliss intersecting the species' or vegetation community
predicted areas in the ecological context region is >5% (Fort Bliss
is 4.2% of the region). These criteria selected one vegetation class and
40 animal species. Further, these vegetation and animal foci were
primarily located in two areas of Fort Bliss. Sensitivity analyses with
other analytical radii corroborated the context radius used. Conservation
of the two areas and associated taxa will maximize the contribution of
Fort Bliss's conservation efforts in its ecological proximity. This
relatively simple but information-rich process represents economical and
defensible preliminary contextual analysis for detailed conservation
planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 239-256
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070954
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Author-Name: Robert Simons
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Simons
Author-Name: John Pendergrass
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Pendergrass
Author-Name: Kimberly Winson-Geideman
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly
Author-X-Name-Last: Winson-Geideman
Title: Quantifying Long-term Environmental Regulatory Risk for Brownfields: Are Reopeners Really an Issue?
Abstract:
Brownfields are potentially contaminated sites that often present
economic development opportunities that require financing. State
environmental voluntary clean-up programmes (VCPs) offer closure letters
as a way for developers to obtain assurance that their clean-up was
completed properly and is 'bankable'. However, there is still fear among
lenders about the potential for these closed remediated sites to be
reopened and therefore negatively affect the value of the real estate as
collateral. While it is believed to be an infrequent act, there has been
no comprehensive study of reopeners, and therefore of the effectiveness of
VCPs available. This study seeks to quantify the incidence of reopeners in
the USA through a systematic inventory of VCP administrators. The authors
initially find that among the 46 states with VCPs, only 12 cases were
reopened out of 11 497 closed environmental cases, a reopener rate of
between 0.1% and 0.2%. However, reopener rates may increase with more
vigorous enforcement and over the passage of time. This information means
that brownfield deals can go forward with confidence, and that the risk of
reopeners can now be quantified, allowing cheaper insurance and more
assurance that negative outcomes can be avoided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-269
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070945
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Author-Name: J. G. Carter
Author-X-Name-First: J. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carter
Author-Name: C. M. Wood
Author-X-Name-First: C. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: M. Baker
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Baker
Title: The Environmental Appraisal of National Park Management Plans in England and Wales
Abstract:
The Countryside Agency has recommended that national park authorities
(NPAs) undertake an environmental appraisal of their national park
management plans. A study of the appraisal practices of the NPAs of
England and Wales has shown that, despite this guidance, the practice of
environmental appraisal is uncommon but that a culture of applying
sustainability appraisal is evolving. It is argued that the most likely
explanation for this situation is the increasing influence of the concept
of sustainable development on the workings of the national park management
system. This broad policy development has manifested itself in a variety
of ways, including the production of government guidance relating to
sustainability appraisal and changes in best practice, each of which have
influenced appraisal procedures in national parks. The wider implications
of, and drivers behind, the evolution of appraisal procedure towards
sustainability appraisal are thus identified and then discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 271-288
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070936
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Author-Name: Peter Tucker
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Tucker
Author-Name: David Speirs
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Speirs
Title: Attitudes and Behavioural Change in Household Waste Management Behaviours
Abstract:
This paper reviews antecedent factors to household waste management
recycling and composting behaviours, showing that negative perceptions
about those activities or barriers to performing those activities are
common discriminants of behaviour in those activities. Emphasis is then
placed on how such perceptions can differ between those who have recently
taken up the activities and those who have not, and between those formerly
participating but who have now dropped out and those still continuing to
participate. A case study is presented focusing on home composting.
Results show that there may be two distinct classes of antecedent
attitudes: convenience factors such as time and effort, which may play
little part in initiation but can reinforce persistence; and attitudes of
predisposition such as perceptions of vermin and fly problems, waste
requirements and aesthetics, which can inhibit initiation. The study also
shows how initial experience quickly sets attitudes that are stably
maintained into the longer term, unless subsequent specific adverse
experiences are encountered, when attitudes may weaken and drop-out might
occur. The implications for waste management planning are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 289-307
Issue: 2
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000070927
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Author-Name: Bert Enserink
Author-X-Name-First: Bert
Author-X-Name-Last: Enserink
Author-Name: Rene Monnikhof
Author-X-Name-First: Rene
Author-X-Name-Last: Monnikhof
Title: Information Management for Public Participation in Co-design Processes: Evaluation of a Dutch Example
Abstract:
Impact assessment and project appraisal are taking a participatory track
but the potential gain from the information, creativity and values
stakeholders bring to the process is seldom realized. At issue is the
design and preliminary screening of alternatives, which remains the domain
of experts: designers, architects and engineers. The authors were involved
in a participatory 'quick scan' project around the passage of a new
high-speed rail line in which participants were actively involved in
generating and screening alternatives. In this case study report they will
show that deliberate information management in the design and evaluation
of alternatives offers potential for better outcomes, but that the absence
of stimulation of participant creativity and insufficient embedding of the
participatory process in the larger political setting may prevent this.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 315-344
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096910
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Author-Name: Julian Agyeman
Author-X-Name-First: Julian
Author-X-Name-Last: Agyeman
Author-Name: Briony Angus
Author-X-Name-First: Briony
Author-X-Name-Last: Angus
Title: The Role of Civic Environmentalism in the Pursuit of Sustainable Communities
Abstract:
This paper addresses public participation in sustainability initiatives
and in the development of sustainable communities. In particular, it
examines two models of public participation in environmental policy,
referred to as 'information deficit models', and 'deliberative and
inclusionary processes and procedures' (DIPS). The difference between the
two models will be examined through the framework of the US discourse of
'civic environmentalism'. Using both examples and an analysis of recent
literature, a distinction between 'narrow focus' and 'broad focus' civic
environmentalism will be presented. It is argued that 'information deficit
models' of public participation usually associated with 'narrow focus'
civic environmentalism can successfully contribute to the 'environmental'
aspects of sustainable communities. The paper concludes that DIPS and the
greater sharing of control by citizens, non-governmental organizations and
local governments offered by 'broad focus' civic environmentalism, are far
more likely to result in a greater social capital, and a holistic
appreciation of the inextricable links between environmental, social and
economic characteristics of sustainable communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 345-363
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096901
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Author-Name: Kent Gustavson
Author-X-Name-First: Kent
Author-X-Name-Last: Gustavson
Title: Applying the Precautionary Principle in Environmental Assessment: The Case of Reviews in British Columbia
Abstract:
This paper examines the application of the precautionary principle in
environmental assessment, specifically using the Salmon Aquaculture Review
and the Burns Bog Ecosystem Review in British Columbia as case studies.
Lessons are drawn and advice is offered. A conceptual model is presented,
framed according to the level of uncertainty regarding impacts and the
likelihood of those impacts, as well as the irreversibility of impacts on
the environmental system. A distinction is made between management
strategies that should either avoid the activities in question or allow
for adaptive management and, if implemented effectively, prevent or
mitigate adverse effects. Applying the precautionary principle in
environmental assessment requires, above all, clear communication and the
development of a common understanding of the basis for decisions. The
model presented in this paper is suggested as a tool from which a more
specific methodological framework can be developed on a case by case
basis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 365-379
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096884
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Author-Name: Per-Olov Marklund
Author-X-Name-First: Per-Olov
Author-X-Name-Last: Marklund
Author-Name: Eva Samakovlis
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Samakovlis
Title: Reuse or Burn? Evaluating the Producer Responsibility of Waste Paper
Abstract:
In 1992, Sweden introduced a producer responsibility ordinance which
explicitly states that sorted out, collected waste paper must be material
recycled. Another alternative could be to recover energy by incineration.
Material recycling was prioritized, although there is no environmental
consensus favouring either of the alternatives. By calculating shadow
prices of waste paper for the paper industry and for the heating plants,
this study tries to determine whether waste paper should be partly
incinerated. The study also addresses whether the producer responsibility
has contributed to an inefficient allocation of waste paper. The results
find no economic support for the producer responsibility.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 381-398
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096893
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: Perceptions about Environmental Use and Future Restoration of an Urban Estuary
Abstract:
Recent interest in restoring urban ecosystems has engendered studies on
public perceptions of these ecosystems and future land use. This paper
examines the perceptions of people using the waterfront area of the New
York/New Jersey harbour estuary about their use of the area, and how this
environment could be improved. Pollution was viewed as the most important
problem in New Jersey, and removing pollution was rated the most important
way to improve the waterfront habitat. Using the remaining undeveloped
area for natural habitat and to improve quality of life were rated as the
most important uses of the waterfront. People valued the waterfront for
walking, providing open green space, and as a place to commune with nature
without people. Management options people favoured were removing pollution
and cleaning up rubbish and adding educational signs and information
brochures about the remaining, natural habitat. Age, income and education
influenced which activities people said they undertook. For improvements
to the waterfront: Hispanics rated adding educational signs and creating
information brochures higher, Blacks rated building promenades as more
important, and Asians and Whites rated improving habitat for birds and
butterflies more important than others. The data indicate that the public
has a firm understanding of the big picture (pollution in the region and
locally), habitat improvement, and of the small improvements that can be
done locally. Planners and managers could move forward on three fronts:
source reduction, wildlife habitat improvement, and amenity (signs,
brochures, cleaning up rubbish) development. Understanding how people use
an environment, and wish to improve it, can provide valuable information
for future restoration and management of urban environments generally, as
well as for structuring a citizen advisory committee.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 399-416
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000096875
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Author-Name: Tazim Jamal
Author-X-Name-First: Tazim
Author-X-Name-Last: Jamal
Author-Name: Marcus Eyre
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Eyre
Title: Legitimation Struggles in National Park Spaces: The Banff Bow Valley Round Table
Abstract:
This paper presents an in-depth analysis of a multi-stakeholder process,
the Banff Bow Valley Round Table (BBVRT) convened by a federally appointed
task force in 1995 to provide public input and participation in the Banff
Bow Valley Study (BBVS). The purpose of this initiative was to address
environmental concerns and conflict over governance, development and
growth in Banff National Park, Canada. A key finding from the analysis
discussed in this paper is how various participants struggled for
legitimation at the negotiation table, and how the discourses of science
and instrumental reason served to empower certain interests and agendas in
the process. While the discursive appropriation of ecological science
enabled some interests to dominate and to legitimize their concerns, this
strategy may have intangible and costly consequences for consensus-based
processes and for society overall. Analysis of these discursive struggles
demonstrates the challenge of bringing ecology and the general public to
the same negotiating table in a meaningful way. It shows the conflicting
roles and identities of environmental groups who aspire to re-present
nature (as a stakeholder) at the negotiating table. Recommendations for
multi-stakeholder processes in planning and governance of national parks
are presented, along with social implications in the context of historic
human-environment dualism and conflict.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 417-441
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Jeremy Franks
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Franks
Title: Revised Agri-environment Policy Objectives: Implications for Scheme Design
Abstract:
The new objectives for agri-environment policy recommended by the Policy
Commission for the Future of Food and Farming are reviewed and proposals
to achieve them are assessed. The Commission proposes a unified scheme,
with a 'broad and shallow' tier that would incorporate a whole-farm
environmental plan and audit. Participation at this level would be a
prerequisite for entry into higher tiers focused on securing regional and
national ecological, landscape and bio-diversity priorities. However, the
Commission recognizes that further resource protection measures need to be
developed to substantiate its design, particularly to enable the delivery
of 'wider bio-diversity and landscape benefits'. Innovations in addition
to those recommended by the Policy Commission are advocated here. These
include adding Cultural options and a two-option Enhanced Level tier. The
specifications of the first Enhanced Level option would be based on each
farm's Sustainability Index Score. The second option would overcome the
'economics of configuration' problem by encouraging farmers to co-operate
to deliver environmental outputs as members of 'environmental clubs'. The
possibility of using web-based technology to increase the transparency of
agri-environmental payments is also discussed. The design proposed here
streamlines, simplifies and increases the efficiency of the existing
agri-environment schemes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 443-466
Issue: 3
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Ryan Stainton
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Stainton
Author-Name: Michael Stone
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Stone
Title: Nitrate transport in shallow groundwater at the stream-riparian interface in an urbanizing catchment
Abstract:
Drive point peizometers were installed at the stream-riparian interface
in a small urbanizing southern Ontario catchment to measure the effect of
buffers (presence/ absence) and land use (urban/agricultural) on the
movement of NO-3-N in shallow groundwater from the riparian area to the
stream. Mean NO-3-N concentrations ranged from 1.0 to 1.3 mg L-1 with
maximum values of 9.4 mg L-1. Holding land use constant, there was no
significant difference (p>0.05) in NO-33-N concentration between
buffered and unbuffered sites. Nitrate-N levels were not significantly
different (p>0.05) as a function of land use. The lack of difference
between sites as a function of buffer absence/presence and land use is
probably due to the placement of some peizometers in low conductivity
materials that limited groundwater flow from the riparian zone to the
stream. Subsurface factors controlling the hydraulic gradient are
important in defining buffer effectiveness and buffer zones should not be
used indiscrim inately as a management tool in urban and agricultural
landscapes to control nitrate-N loading in shallow groundwater to streams
without detailed knowledge of the hydrogeo logic environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 475-498
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133125
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Author-Name: Bryan Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Bryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Author-Name: Hoi Suen
Author-X-Name-First: Hoi
Author-X-Name-Last: Suen
Author-Name: Sarah Rzasa
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Rzasa
Author-Name: Tanya Heikkila
Author-X-Name-First: Tanya
Author-X-Name-Last: Heikkila
Author-Name: Maria Pennock-Roman
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Pennock-Roman
Title: Diffusion of US army chemical weapons disposal technologies: public perception of technology attributes
Abstract:
This study was conducted to identify factors that influence individuals'
acceptance of environmental management technologies for cleaning up
hazardous materials. The study sample consisted of approximately 2600
residents living within emergency response zones surrounding eight US
Army's Chemical Weapons Stockpile sites. The findings suggest that
residents perceive clear differences between the desirable characteristics
of the two technologies: incineration and neutralization. In a relative
comparison, the majority of positive technological attributes were
associated with incineration. Positive perceptions toward incineration
were associated with individuals who trust the Army, who perceive that the
media have made them more trusting of weapons disposal activities, who are
ready to participate, and who are male. Unlike incineration, there was
insufficient evidence that individual factors influence variations in
perceptions toward neutralization. No community factor was related to
perceptions toward either incineration or neutralization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 499-522
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133134
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Author-Name: Eric Welch
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Welch
Author-Name: Akira Hibiki
Author-X-Name-First: Akira
Author-X-Name-Last: Hibiki
Title: An institutional framework for analysis of voluntary policy: the case of voluntary environmental agreements in Kita Kyushu, Japan
Abstract:
This paper seeks to understand the effect of social, economic and
political conditions on the selection and effectiveness of voluntary
policy in Japan. Borrowing from two sets of literature, the paper develops
a two-dimensional framework for analysis of voluntary policy that helps
clarify the contextual factors that determine voluntary policy choice and
effectiveness. The establishment of voluntary agreements in Japan are then
investigated and the specific experiences of one Japanese city's
experience, Kita Kyushu. Findings show that insufficient national and
local statutory regulations, local citizen pressure resulting from
significant pollution problems, city-controlled non-regulatory resources,
and local level regulatory power determined Kita Kyushu's policy choice
and the resulting effectiveness of voluntary environmental agreements.
Findings then indicate where the Japanese experience falls within the
framework. The usefulness of the framework for analysis and practice is
then reinforced, and challenges for some of the basic assumptions of
current theory are suggested.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 523-543
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133143
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Author-Name: Yvonne Rydin
Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne
Author-X-Name-Last: Rydin
Author-Name: Nancy Holman
Author-X-Name-First: Nancy
Author-X-Name-Last: Holman
Author-Name: Vicky Hands
Author-X-Name-First: Vicky
Author-X-Name-Last: Hands
Author-Name: Florian Sommer
Author-X-Name-First: Florian
Author-X-Name-Last: Sommer
Title: Incorporating sustainable development concerns into an urban regeneration project: how politics can defeat procedures
Abstract:
It is often thought that new procedural arrangements can help embed
sustainable development as a policy goal into policy practice. This is the
hope of tools such as environmental assessment, sustainability audits and
sustainability indicators. Using a case study of urban regeneration in the
London Borough of Southwark, this paper critically examines these claims.
It shows how sustainable development was sidelined as a policy goal during
the evaluation of the Master Plan for the area, the appraisal of
individual projects for funding under the Single Regeneration Budget and
the development of two local sustainability indicator projects. In each
case the local political circumstances were key factors in shaping policy
practice and outcomes. This leads to a re-evaluation of such procedural
policy tools, emphasizing the importance of local governance contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 545-561
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133152
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Author-Name: Jamil Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Jamil
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Wind power planning in three Swedish municipalities
Abstract:
The aim of the paper is to compare the planning for wind power in three
municipalities and analyze how it has influenced three important aspects
of the wind power development: the siting of turbines, the ownership of
turbines and citizen participation. The paper shows that the planning
strategies of the municipalities differed considerably and that this in
turn has led to differences in the development of wind power. A general
conclusion is that there seems to be a dilemma in municipal planning
between, on the one hand, the promotion of wind power and, on the other
hand, the organization of a planning that effectively regulates the siting
of turbines and allows for citizen participation. The results show that
there is a need to support and strengthen municipal planning capacities,
and efforts in that direction are being undertaken by state and regional
authorities in Sweden. The results, however, also imply the need for
stronger policy measures in order to avoid large differences between the
way wind power is handled at the municipal level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 563-581
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133161
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Author-Name: Alister Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Alister
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Mike Christie
Author-X-Name-First: Mike
Author-X-Name-Last: Christie
Author-Name: Helen Tench
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Tench
Title: Visitor payback: panacea or pandora's box for conservation in the UK?
Abstract:
This paper assesses the efficacy and relevance of visitor payback as a
tool for recreation management in the UK. Visitor payback is essentially a
voluntary payment made by visitors towards conservation, differing
significantly from the compulsory tourist or bed tax practised in other
countries. Attention has recently focused on this technique as a means to
supplement the limited funds available for conservation work. However,
whilst there are several schemes operating in the UK, there is a dearth of
published research that has critically reviewed the concept and
operationalization of visitor payback. The research reported here utilizes
primary and secondary data to include case studies, semi-structured
interviews and focus groups. The findings reveal that visitor payback is a
complex concept to evaluate, both in theory and practice, involving a
range of benefits and disbenefits. Financial benefits appear less
prevalent than the more esoteric 'feel good' factor, increased awareness
about conservation and partnerships that are evident in payback schemes.
Support for visitor payback varies considerably with visitors strongly
receptive, whilst the tourism business interests are more cautious. It is
concluded that visitor payback needs to be re-conceptualized in more
positive terms as a 'visitor investment scheme' where conservation takes
precedence over financial considerations. Further research is required to
try and demystify the tourism business resistance to visitor payback as
its potential seems somewhat constrained in the present climate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 583-604
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133170
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Author-Name: Scott Brady
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Brady
Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Title: Waste recovery using packaging waste recovery notes: a cost-effective way of meeting targets?
Abstract:
To comply with EU recycling targets for packaging waste, the UK relies on
an industry run and market based eco-tax levied by reprocessors on
obligated businesses. After examining the details of this approach, the
use of Packaging Waste Recovery Notes is assessed in terms of its
allocative impact and the contribution made to eco-efficiency. The
evidence indicates the UK system has minimized the cost of delivering
current EU targets, but has not been able to deliver allocative efficiency
or to demonstrate dynamic improvements in resource use. Its effectiveness
in meeting impending higher targets remains open to question.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 605-619
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133189
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Author-Name: Iain White
Author-X-Name-First: Iain
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Author-Name: Joe Howe
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Howe
Title: POLICY AND PRACTICE: Planning and the European union water framework directive
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with stimulating debate amongst land-use planning
practitioners and researchers in relation to the possible consequences of
the European Union Water Framework Directive. The potentially far-reaching
ramifications for the Town and Country Planning system in England and
Wales are examined in detail, presenting the case that planning, at all
spatial scales, may have to give both water and environmental concerns
greater consideration than has hitherto been the case. Furthermore, in the
imminent future the planning system will need to begin the process of
formulating policies in line with the aspirations of the Directive.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 621-631
Issue: 4
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000133198
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Author-Name: Patrick Reed
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Reed
Author-Name: Gregory Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Values Suitability Analysis: A Methodology for Identifying and Integrating Public Perceptions of Ecosystem Values in Forest Planning
Abstract:
National forest planning cannot resolve all resource management issues
but improved planning methods can more fully engage the public and lead to
better public participation in decision making. This paper presents a
planning methodology known as 'values suitability analysis' (VSA) that
combines the features of expanded public participation with a rational,
analytic framework for incorporating human values into forest plan
decision making. The VSA methodology provides a means to evaluate and
compare how 'logically consistent' potential management prescriptions (set
of activities) are with publicly held forest values. Based on a spatial
inventory of ecosystem values, the VSA methodology constructs a numerical
rating, or set of ratings, for each management prescription and ecosystem
value interaction. These ratings are used to determine (1) which
management prescription is most compatible with the dominant ecosystem
value within a given management area, as well as (2) the marginal
difference in overall compatibility between alternative management
prescriptions. The VSA methodology can be used to generate forest plan
alternatives or serve as a benchmark to evaluate different forest plan
alternatives. The adoption of VSA may be hampered by lack of trust and
other institutional issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 643-658
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138418
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Author-Name: R. M. Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: R. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Author-Name: R. B. Tranter
Author-X-Name-First: R. B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tranter
Author-Name: R. J. P. Blaney
Author-X-Name-First: R. J. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaney
Title: The Value of Countryside Access: A Contingent Valuation Survey of Visitors to the Ridgeway National Trail in the United Kingdom
Abstract:
A contingent valuation survey of users of the 140 km Ridgeway National
Trail was undertaken to estimate the value that users place on access to
the Trail. The survey found that users had a mean willingness to pay for
access to the Ridgeway of £1.24 per visit (£1.13- £1.36 95%
Confidence Limits). With around 150 000 visits to the Ridgeway each year,
this gives an estimated annual aggregate benefit of £186 000
(£169 500- £204 000 95% Confidence Limits) plus the economic
benefits to local economies of visitor spending of some £0.8 million.
This compares with the costs of Trail maintenance of around £154 000
per year. The development of National Trails in England for recreation and
tourism is also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 659-671
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138427
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Author-Name: Adrian Martin
Author-X-Name-First: Adrian
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin
Author-Name: Ian Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Title: The Effectiveness of the UK Landfill Tax
Abstract:
This review of the UK's landfill tax generates two main contributions to
our understanding of waste management in the UK. First, the review
identifies areas in which the tax is least effective and considers policy
implications associated with this. In particular, the tax has failed to
significantly change the behaviour of domestic waste producers and SMEs.
Second, it identifies continued information gaps that might be addressed.
In particular, the landfill tax is intended to contribute to a transition
away from landfilling of waste, towards recovery, recycling, re-use and
waste minimization. This review of available evidence finds that there is
reasonable data to monitor progress towards recycling, but not for re-use
or waste minimization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 673-689
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138436
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Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Title: The Use of Ecologically Based Screening Criteria in a Community-sponsored Open Space Preservation Programme
Abstract:
The Meridian Township Land Preservation Programme is the first
community-sponsored, open space and natural areas preservation programme
in Michigan using ecological principles in the ranking of properties for
acquisition. The programme was established through a collaborative,
multi-stakeholder effort that resulted in a model ordinance, operating
procedures, guidelines for landowners to nominate their properties for
consideration, and a set of criteria for property selection. The screening
criteria include ecological value, natural or functional value, parcel
size, surrounding land use, environmental quality, and aesthetic value.
The criteria were developed to reflect principles established by landscape
ecology and land conservation objectives to maintain a maximum degree of
biodiversity and to develop, manage and maintain ecological infrastructure
through management of protected areas. The programme is entirely funded
through a local millage, which will raise nearly $10 million over 10
years. The target for acquisition of open space is approximately 10% of
the currently undeveloped parcels in the township.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 691-714
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138445
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Author-Name: David McClintock
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: McClintock
Author-Name: Ray Ison
Author-X-Name-First: Ray
Author-X-Name-Last: Ison
Author-Name: Rosalind Armson
Author-X-Name-First: Rosalind
Author-X-Name-Last: Armson
Title: Metaphors for Reflecting on Research Practice: Researching with People
Abstract:
There are renewed demands for transparency and stakeholder participation
in environmental planning and management. Research is a generic form of
practice common to many professions. Appreciating the position of the
researcher and reflecting on research practice can enhance its
transparency. The case is presented for considering underlying metaphors
as a way of making understandings explicit, transparent and structured, so
as to enhance reflection on research practice. Metaphors can be explored,
either individually or jointly, and learning opportunities can come from
the exploration and awareness of alternative metaphors. Four metaphors
have been chosen to reflect on research practice: research-as-action,
research-as-narrative, research-as-facilitation and
research-as-responsible. These metaphors define various roles relevant to
researching with people and seem powerful ways of discussing what
researching or planning with people might entail, and how to include the
position of the researcher/planner in reflective practice. Whilst the
primary concern is with research practice, the arguments might equally
apply to other forms of practice such as planning, managing, advising or
regulating.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 715-731
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138454
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Author-Name: David Godschalk
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Godschalk
Author-Name: Samuel Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Author-Name: Raymond Burby
Author-X-Name-First: Raymond
Author-X-Name-Last: Burby
Title: Public Participation in Natural Hazard Mitigation Policy Formation: Challenges for Comprehensive Planning
Abstract:
Democratic theory holds that active participation in governmental
planning and decision making is critical to furthering the public
interest. As a result, public participation in urban planning in the US is
arguably the most extensive and intensive in the world. Required by
federal, state and local laws, citizen involvement is a staple of local
plan making. However, as this paper shows, citizen interest in
participating in the formulation of hazard mitigation policies in
comprehensive plans is low, despite mounting evidence of perils to life
and property from floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. Using evidence from
case studies in Florida and Washington, the causes of disinterest are
dissected and ways to increase public input to hazard mitigation policies
in local comprehensive plans are recommended.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-754
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Darren Waters
Author-X-Name-First: Darren
Author-X-Name-Last: Waters
Author-Name: W. Edgar Watt
Author-X-Name-First: W. Edgar
Author-X-Name-Last: Watt
Author-Name: Jiri Marsalek
Author-X-Name-First: Jiri
Author-X-Name-Last: Marsalek
Author-Name: Bruce Anderson
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson
Title: Adaptation of a Storm Drainage System to Accommodate Increased Rainfall Resulting from Climate Change
Abstract:
Extreme rainfalls in southern Ontario may increase significantly as a
result of climate change. This study was designed to determine the impact
of a 15% increase in design rainfall intensities on drainage of a typical
urban catchment and to investigate adaptive measures. A calibrated model
(PCSWMM 2000) was used to: (1) determine the system performance under
current and climate-changed design rainfalls; and (2) calculate the
magnitudes of various adaptive measures required to reduce the peak
discharge to current levels. For this type of catchment, effective
retrofit options that provide the required peak discharge reductions
included downspout disconnection (50% of connected roofs), increased
depression storage (by 45 m3/impervious hectare), and increased street
detention storage (by 40m3/impervious hectare).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 755-770
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000138472
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Author-Name: D. M. Minoli
Author-X-Name-First: D. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Minoli
Author-Name: J. N. B. Bell
Author-X-Name-First: J. N. B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bell
Title: Reinsurer Opinions of Environmental Management Systems Concerning Insurance for Pollution
Abstract:
Despite an increasing interest in reinsurance and environmental manage
ment systems (EMSs) concerning pollution, little research has been
conducted on the subject. This paper presents the findings from a survey
of reinsurers' views on this issue. Reinsurers give EMSs a cursory
consideration in their pollution risk assessments because they
inadequately appraise pollution liability, have no explicit requirements
regarding risk management and there is little evidence to show that they
are effective at reducing environmental risks. Reinsurers' underwriting
assessments and post-loss investigations are poorly developed concerning
public liability insurance. Reinsurance and EMSs are currently weak
methods to prevent and control pollution risks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 771-780
Issue: 5
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Eric Rapaport
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Rapaport
Author-Name: Torgny Lind
Author-X-Name-First: Torgny
Author-X-Name-Last: Lind
Title: Steps Towards Integrating Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks into Local Environmental Planning
Abstract:
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide balancing can be evaluated by counting the
amount of emissions and the sinks that absorb and release carbon. Local
level planning can affect the emission-sinks balance. However when trying
to meet international goals, it seems that local government mainly
considers emission reduction and not sink losses. This paper investigates
the implications of using carbon dioxide emissions and forest ecosystems
as sinks in Swedish municipal planning. The results demonstrate how
emission reduction can be offset by the losses in sinks derived by land
use and transportation planning. This moves local government further away
from achieving the national emission reduction goal. The results also show
a potential for carbon trading between municipalities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 803-816
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: Samuel Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Title: Examining the Effects of Biodiversity on the Ability of Local Plans to Manage Ecological Systems
Abstract:
The protection of biological diversity (hereafter biodiversity) is
considered one of the fundamental goals for the sustainable management of
ecological systems. This paper examines how existing levels of
biodiversity influence ecosystem capabilities at the local level.
Specifically, it tests the effects of biodiversity and the degree of
threat to biodiversity on the quality of local comprehensive plans in
Florida as measured by the ability to manage ecosystems. Regression
analysis indicates that high biodiversity does not stimulate planners to
adopt higher quality plans. Instead, human disturbance or threats to
existing levels of biodiversity are the most significant factors in
driving ecosystem plan quality. Based on the results, the paper discusses
implications for policy and suggests recommendations to improve proactive
planning practices associated with managing ecological systems over the
long term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 817-837
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
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Author-Name: John Box
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Box
Title: Critical Factors and Evaluation Criteria for Habitat Translocation
Abstract:
Habitat translocation is the process of moving soils or substrates with
their vegetation and any animals that remain associated with them in order
to rescue or salvage habitats that would be lost due to changes in land
use, or to restore biodiversity to damaged, degraded or newly created
sites. Critical factors are similarity in the environmental context of the
donor and receptor sites, the translocation technique, and habitat
management of the translocated habitat. These critical factors should be
taken into account in such a way that the risk of unwanted changes to a
habitat due to translocation is reduced to a level that takes account of
its nature conservation value. Long-term habitat management and monitoring
schemes need to be implemented fully to obtain the biodiversity benefits
of translocation. Evaluation of the degree of success or failure against
the original aims of the translocation project over a defined period of
time requires objective criteria and repeatable measurements that can be
confirmed independently of the project team. Codes of best practice
covering guidelines and standards for habitat translocation are required
which will benefit both business and industry and the planning and
regulatory authorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 839-856
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157624
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: Recreational Rates and Future Land Use Preferences for Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Facility
Abstract:
To manage ecosystems it is essential to understand physical properties
and biological function, as well as the ecological services and
social/cultural perceptions of a variety of stakeholders. Where land
managers are required to make decisions about restoration, remediation and
future land use, understanding attitudes and future land use preferences
is essential. In this paper I synthesize data on five surveys of
recreational rates and preferences for future land use for the Department
of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
(INEEL). Subjects were interviewed at several well-attended events at
different distances from INEEL, representing local and regional views.
Between 24 and 59% of the subjects hunted, between 55 and 71% fished, and
up to 87% camped, indicating potential for exposure if INEEL were open for
recreation. Average recreational rates varied by location, with the
Shoshone-Bannock Indians having higher hunting, fishing, hiking and
camping rates than all others. There were significant differences in
future land use preferences; subjects living close to the site rated
nuclear material processing very high, while those living farther away
ranked it intermediate. Indians ranked this use the lowest. Using the land
as a National Environmental Research Park (NERP) was rated the highest (or
nearly the highest) for all groups. Industrial uses were generally rated
low by all groups. These data can be used by local planners and policy
makers in decision making regarding levels of clean-up, future land use,
future end-states and long-term protection and stewardship of these
contaminated lands. The relative unanimity in future land use preferences
for NERP and recreation, rather than new industrial purposes, provides
guidance for remediation, suggesting that residential clean-up standards
may be more stringent than required. Further, the relative approval of
continued nuclear reprocessing (but not nuclear storage) also provides
guidance for risk-based end-state planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 857-874
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157633
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Author-Name: S. M. Fakhrul Islam
Author-X-Name-First: S. M. Fakhrul
Author-X-Name-Last: Islam
Author-Name: Helen Papadopoulou
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Papadopoulou
Author-Name: Basil Manos
Author-X-Name-First: Basil
Author-X-Name-Last: Manos
Title: Ecological Sustainability in Greek Agriculture: An Application of Energy Flow Approach
Abstract:
This study uses an energy flow approach to investigate the ecological
sustainability of Greek agriculture. The approach is based on the analysis
of ratios of energy output and energy input over a long period of time.
Structural changes in land use in Greek agriculture were observed over the
period 1961-98. There was an increasing trend in consumption of energy
input in Greek agriculture throughout the period 1961 to 1998 as a result
of diffusion of capital intensive technology. High growth in the
production of energy output of cereals and vegetables was observed during
the same period. The total energy output flow had a sharp increasing trend
during 1961 to 1991, thereafter it declined slightly until 1998. The ratio
analysis showed that the Greek agricultural system is ecologically
sustainable as the energy output exceeded the amount of conventional
energy required to produce it.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 875-886
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157642
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Author-Name: David Annandale
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Annandale
Author-Name: Ross Taplin
Author-X-Name-First: Ross
Author-X-Name-Last: Taplin
Title: The Determinants of Mining Company Response to Environmental Approvals Regulation: A Report of Australian Research
Abstract:
Companies react in different ways to environmental regulation. A
prevailing view in the literature suggests that external factors,
particularly stakeholder groups, exert the most influence on the
environmental responses of firms. This paper reports on research that
examines the influence of a range of possible determinants, both internal
and external, on the way Australian mining companies respond to
environmental approvals regulation. External pressures included
stakeholder pressure, jurisdictional culture and market characteristics,
and internal pressures included organizational culture, organizational
learning, the influence of individuals within firms and company size. The
study found that the internal pressures of organizational culture,
organiza tional learning and the influence of individuals exert the
greatest influence on mining company response to environmental approvals
regulation. These results suggest that existing explanations of corporate
environmental behaviour, which emphasize external factors, should be
complemented by a focus on the internal dynamics of firms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 887-909
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157651
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Author-Name: Paul John Upham
Author-X-Name-First: Paul John
Author-X-Name-Last: Upham
Title: Climate Change and Planning and Consultation for the UK Aviation White Paper
Abstract:
This note discusses environmental aspects of the planning and
consultation process undertaken for the UK aviation White Paper. The
process as a whole has involved some three years of forecasting and
assessment of the operational, economic and environmental implications of
some 28 options for airport expansion at 14 UK locations. Unconstrained
passenger demand forecasts have been used as a basis for the planning and
consultation, and a mitigation approach to environment has predominated.
This is inadequate, given the climate impacts of the forecast aviation
expansion. Greenhouse gas emissions reduction should be a high priority in
transport infrastructure planning, not the subject of post-hoc analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 911-918
Issue: 6
Volume: 46
Year: 2003
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157660
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Author-Name: Stephen Connelly
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Connelly
Author-Name: Tim Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Title: Exclusion: the necessary difference between ideal and practical consensus
Abstract:
Consensus building has become an everyday activity in environmental
planning and management, and its use is often held to be a symbol of a
fair, transparent and fully participative process. However, this paper
argues that in any real situation practical constraints and tensions
between different goals lead almost inevitably to compromises in the
ideals of inclusivity and non-coercion. This gap between ideal and
practical consensus is opened by a range of practices which exclude
potential participants, interests, issues, actions and/or substantive
outcomes. The paper contends that insufficient attention is paid by
practitioners and researchers to these shifts, which are often confused or
masked by a rhetoric of ideal consensus. It is concluded that
practitioners need to reflect critically on these questions of exclusion,
so that the necessary but difficult judgements involved in designing
practical consensus building processes can be made transparently, and in
ways which do not undermine the processes' legitimacy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3-17
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Maria Manta Conroy
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Manta
Author-X-Name-Last: Conroy
Author-Name: Steven Gordon
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon
Title: Utility of interactive computer-based materials for enhancing public participation
Abstract:
Citizen involvement in environmental policy setting is important for
insuring policy viability. However, traditional public meetings are
criticized for being an ineffective means of conveying information,
especially for complex policy issues such as watershed management. An
interactive technology-based approach to public meetings provides a
promising alternative. This pilot study compares knowledge, commitment and
satisfaction levels of two groups of participants at a watershed meeting:
one group attended a traditional meeting format and the other attended a
technology-based format. Group survey results show technology-based
participants report a higher level of meeting satisfaction and a stronger
influence of the meeting on watershed attitudes. Comparisons of knowledge
and commitment levels may require a multiple meeting format to highlight
group differences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 19-33
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189781
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Author-Name: Petter NÆss
Author-X-Name-First: Petter
Author-X-Name-Last: NÆss
Author-Name: Ole Jensen
Author-X-Name-First: Ole
Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen
Title: Urban structure matters, even in a small town
Abstract:
A recent study in Frederikshavn, Denmark, shows that urban structural
variables influence travel behaviour, even in a small town of around 30
000 inhabitants. As might be expected, socio-economic and attitudinal
factors play a role in the respondents' travelling patterns. However, when
controlling for these factors and a range of other potential explanatory
variables, clear relationships are also found between urban structural
characteristics and travel activity. These relationships exist across most
subgroups of the population. The statistical relationships found between
urban structure and travel behaviour are confirmed in qualitative
interviews. The distance from the residence to the downtown area is a key
factor influencing the accessibility to a number of facilities. These
differences in accessibility result in corresponding differences in the
actual travelling distances and modal split.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 35-57
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189790
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Author-Name: Tanis Frame
Author-X-Name-First: Tanis
Author-X-Name-Last: Frame
Author-Name: Thomas Gunton
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunton
Author-Name: J. C. Day
Author-X-Name-First: J. C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Day
Title: The role of collaboration in environmental management: an evaluation of land and resource planning in British Columbia
Abstract:
Recent literature on land-use planning proposes the use of innovative
collaborative planning (CP) models to resolve planning disputes. This
paper uses a participant survey based on 25 evaluative criteria to
evaluate an application of CP to land-use planning in British Columbia,
Canada. The results show that CP is an effective means of resolving
environmental conflict and produces significant additional benefits such
as improved stakeholder relations, skills, and knowledge. The case study
evaluation also identifies the keys to successful CP management including
factors related to process design and external circumstances.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-82
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189808
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Author-Name: John Loomis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomis
Author-Name: Vicki Rameker
Author-X-Name-First: Vicki
Author-X-Name-Last: Rameker
Author-Name: Andy Seidl
Author-X-Name-First: Andy
Author-X-Name-Last: Seidl
Title: A hedonic model of public market transactions for open space protection
Abstract:
A hedonic price function is estimated that illustrates how the price per
acre of open space paid by public buyers such as counties or land trusts,
is influenced by local demand and supply factors. The empirical regression
model is illustrated using 133 public transactions (73% are purchases and
27% are easements) of open space in the Front Range of Colorado. The mean
price per acre was $13 635. If a property provides access to water bodies,
this feature increases the price per acre by $937, while adjacency of the
parcel to existing park or open space adds $11 039 an acre. A 1% increase
in county population results in a 0.27% increase in price per acre.
Easements cost $6783 less than purchases, a sizeable cost saving. The
prediction capability of the hedonic price equation may be an alternative
to traditional real estate appraisal techniques when agencies must
determine fair market values of prospective open space parcels that vary
in attributes from existing ones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 83-96
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Patrick Troy
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Troy
Author-Name: Darren Holloway
Author-X-Name-First: Darren
Author-X-Name-Last: Holloway
Title: The use of residential water consumption as an urban planning tool: a pilot study in Adelaide
Abstract:
This paper examines the water consumption patterns for different types of
residential dwellings and areas in Adelaide, Australia. The method uses
datasets regularly collected and maintained by a number of organizations
to allow water consumption patterns to be analyzed and examined over time.
The results suggest that water consumption varies between different types
of residential dwellings, and areas, and that using metropolitan averages
to measure national consumption patterns can be misleading. Importantly,
the results suggest that per capita consumption is not significantly
different between different types of dwellings. The ability to analyze
water consumption patterns at the local level would enable planners and
managers to better target initiatives aimed at reducing water consumption,
and would also give planners a new tool to assess planning and
environmental policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 97-114
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189826
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Author-Name: Helen Briassoulis
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Briassoulis
Title: The institutional complexity of environmental policy and planning problems: the example of Mediterranean desertification
Abstract:
Environmental policy and planning problems are inherently complex
societal problems whose solution requires the deployment of particular
combinations of environmental and human resources to achieve sustainable
socio-spatial development. Resources are subject, however, to diverse
resource regimes. A stumbling block in devising and implementing solutions
is the variance between actual resource regimes and those associated with
proposed plans and policies as well as the possibility of combining them
optimally. The paper explores how the institutional setting—the
numerous and diverse actors and resource regimes involved—affects
the output and outcomes of the principal stages of the policy and planning
process, it offers proposals for institutional change and it suggests
future research directions. Desertification control is analyzed as an
illustrative example of a domain where institutional complexity is
pronounced and crucial for the feasibility and effectiveness of policy and
planning interventions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 115-135
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189835
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Author-Name: Austin Troy
Author-X-Name-First: Austin
Author-X-Name-Last: Troy
Author-Name: Jeff Romm
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Romm
Title: Assessing the price effects of flood hazard disclosure under the California natural hazard disclosure law (AB 1195)
Abstract:
This study uses hedonic analysis to estimate the effects of flood hazard
disclosure under the 1998 California Natural Hazard Disclosure Law (AB
1195) on property values throughout California. It finds that the average
floodplain home sold for 4.2% less than a comparable non-floodplain home
following AB 1195 while before that law there was no significant price
differential. The introduction of interaction terms indicates that the
magnitude of the price reduction due to AB 1195 varies positively with
Hispanic population share. An average floodplain home in a half-Hispanic
neighbourhood saw a $12 324 negative capitalization due to AB 1195, while
that amount was only $2191 for a neighbourhood with 10% Hispanic
residents. Results suggest that, in particular, homebuyers in Hispanic
communities are better disclosed to under AB 1195 than they were under the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which was the primary policy
regulating flood disclosure in California prior to passage of AB 1195.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 137-162
Issue: 1
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189844
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Author-Name: Dara O'Rourke
Author-X-Name-First: Dara
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Rourke
Author-Name: Eungkyoon Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Eungkyoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: Mandatory planning for environmental innovation: evaluating regulatory mechanisms for toxics use reduction
Abstract:
This paper analyzes the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA),
evaluating what TURA has achieved, how it has been implemented, how it
motivates firms to change and how its underlying principles might be
strengthened to better support innovation for toxics use reduction.
Through this analysis recent debates are engaged about the potentials and
limitations of using regulation to promote innovation for the environment.
The analysis here shows that TURA is distinct from existing regulatory
programmes in how it requires firms to self-evaluate and plan for process
improvements, supports implementation through technical assistance and
focuses on pollution prevention rather than control. Mandatory planning,
new mechanisms of accountability and improved processes of learning have
all been critical to TURA's success in motivating firms to innovate for
the environment. Taken together, these factors have supported incremental
innovations in industry that may point the way toward policies to support
even greater environmental improvements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 181-200
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209111
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Author-Name: P. J. Deschenes
Author-X-Name-First: P. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Deschenes
Author-Name: Marian Chertow
Author-X-Name-First: Marian
Author-X-Name-Last: Chertow
Title: An island approach to industrial ecology: towards sustainability in the island context
Abstract:
Many fields of study have employed geophysical islands in experimental
design with a great deal of success. An island is a closed and bounded
system in many respects and presents a manageable unit of study. The
island microcosm has been the basis for significant advances in areas such
as evolutionary biology, ecosystem ecology and physical anthropology. The
same properties that make islands so useful to scientists present island
populations with pressing sustainability challenges of limited resource
availability and natural carrying capacity. This paper discusses the
characteristics of the island context to show the severity and immediacy
of these challenges. Based on this discussion, it is apparent that new
approaches are needed to address sustainable development on islands.
Island systems and the study of industrial ecology, which examines
industry embedded within the finite natural environment, have much to gain
from one another in this respect. Several industrial ecology case studies,
primarily drawn from research in Puerto Rico, are presented to illustrate
the compatibility of islands as a study unit in this field. Industrial
ecology presents new solutions to the challenges of sustainable island
development, while well-defined island systems offer a unique opportunity
for the approach of industrial ecology.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 201-217
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209102
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Author-Name: David Illsley
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Illsley
Author-Name: Tim Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Title: New national parks for Scotland: coalitions in conflict over the allocation of planning powers in the Cairngorms
Abstract:
The introduction of national parks in areas where existing authorities
have traditionally been responsible for developing policies, preparing
plans and making decisions on development proposals, can be a threat to
longstanding interests. This paper explores this problem by examining the
struggle for control of planning in one of Scotland's first national
parks, the Cairngorms. Recent research (McCarthy et al., 2002) has
established the policy context for this investigation. Informed by
research focusing on the consultation process which led to the
establishment of the national park, this paper analyzes how alternative
approaches to the allocation of planning powers were captured in competing
storylines, around which polarized coalitions of interest formed. Opening
such insights into the considerations that shape institutional
design—a combination of contested problem framing and
straightforward political struggles over the locus of regulatory
power—starkly reveals the challenges to the new park authority as
it seeks to establish consensus between conflicting interests.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 219-242
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Mary Anne Carletta
Author-X-Name-First: Mary Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Carletta
Author-Name: Karen Lowrie
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowrie
Author-Name: Tyler Miller
Author-X-Name-First: Tyler
Author-X-Name-Last: Miller
Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: Guidance for determining the best disposition of large tracts of decommissioned land
Abstract:
Many government agencies and other organizations hold large tracts of
surplus land. Some are investigating ways to lower expenses by selling the
land or transferring management responsibility. There is no generally
recognized process used to decide what land can be decommissioned and what
future use would be best. This paper provides guidance for land-use
decisions in the form of a checklist. The checklist questions address both
the socio-economic resources and current land use in the region, and the
ecological resources and suitability of the tract itself. The answers will
clarify regional public needs and the economic and ecological values of
the land.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 243-268
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: David Benson
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Benson
Author-Name: Andrew Jordan
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan
Title: Sustainability appraisal in local land-use planning: patterns of current performance
Abstract:
The UK government has identified the land-use planning system, and
development plans in particular, as potentially powerful instruments for
integrating national sustainability objectives into strategic decision
making at local levels. One method for achieving this is through the use
of so-called 'sustainability appraisals', which are an extension of the
established system of environmental appraisal used by planners since the
early 1990s. A national framework is outlined in Planning Policy Guidance
Note 12. Local authorities are now expected to conduct an environmental
appraisal of their development plans which covers sustainable development
issues. However, little research has been conducted on the effectiveness
of current guidance in meeting this aim. By evaluating the implementation
of sustainability appraisals nationally, this paper suggests that while
government advice to appraise is generally being applied, the actual use
of key sustainability principles in practice is rather variable. It then
discusses these findings in relation to the changing context of appraisals
in the UK and other national planning systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 269-286
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209076
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Author-Name: Neil Powe
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Powe
Author-Name: William Wadsworth
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Wadsworth
Author-Name: Guy Garrod
Author-X-Name-First: Guy
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrod
Author-Name: Paul Mcmahon
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmahon
Title: Putting action into biodiversity planning: assessing preferences towards funding
Abstract:
Water companies in England and Wales are responsible for the management
of large areas of land. This land is under little pressure for development
and is often free from the pollutants associated with conventional
agriculture and is therefore a potentially valuable resource for
biodiversity conservation. The value of this resource will only be
realized if sufficient investment is made in the management of the
habitats associated with these sites. This paper reports an exploratory
case study based on customers of Southern Water which uses a mixture of
questionnaire surveys and focus groups to investigate whether or not
consumers are willing to pay higher utility bills to fund such management.
In particular, it explores the public's willingness to forgo potential
bill reductions in order to fund biodiversity conservation and examines
how payment instruments could be designed to maximize and maintain the
agreement from consumers. Results suggest that customers are willing to
forgo a proportion of a potential bill reduction to pay for biodiversity
schemes but are not necessarily willing to face a bill increase for the
same public good benefits. Participants in the focus groups suggested that
schemes could be made more acceptable to customers by ensuring that the
outcomes were both visible and local and that their achievements were well
publicized. Similarly, administration of the scheme through a trust fund
alleviates some of the concerns of consumers while raising several new
ones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 287-301
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209067
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Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: EIA in a risk society
Abstract:
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was developed and introduced in the
1960s during a time that was dominated by three key societal influences.
These were the growth of modern environmental concern, the drive for more
rational, scientific and objective environmental decision making and a
desire for more public involvement in environmental decision making. The
legitimacy of EIA, as a tool to aid decision making, lies in its ability
to meet the requirements of all three demands, the chief among these being
its ability to be a systematic scientific and rational approach to
decision making. Yet today we live in a society that no longer accepts the
rationalist model as either possible or desirable. The deference to 'the
expert' and our trust in science and technology has steadily declined
during the period of EIAs development and widespread use. Today, EIA still
depends for its legitimacy on its claim to provide a systematic and
scientific approach to assessments, while society has moved on. This paper
examines this growing divergence and argues that it is time for a major
re-evaluation of the role of EIA in environmental decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 313-325
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209058
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Author-Name: Habib Alshuwaikhat
Author-X-Name-First: Habib
Author-X-Name-Last: Alshuwaikhat
Author-Name: Yusuf Aina
Author-X-Name-First: Yusuf
Author-X-Name-Last: Aina
Title: Policy and Practice
Abstract:
Saudi Arabia has recently begun to implement its General Environmental
Regulations. The main purpose is to ensure that environmental
considerations are taken into account at all levels of planning with an
emphasis on incorporating EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) into
development activities. However, there is a need to develop a broad
framework of SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) for the proper
integration of sustainability into decision-making processes. This paper
reviews and discusses a framework for ensuring sustainability in Saudi
Arabia, particularly at the local level. The paper develops guidelines and
a framework for implementing the principles of sustainability in Saudi
municipalities through SEA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 303-311
Issue: 2
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000209049
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Author-Name: Andreas Thiel
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Thiel
Title: Transboundary resource management in the EU: transnational welfare maximization and transboundary water sharing on the Iberian peninsula?
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the treatment of the value of
transnational welfare maximization as based on welfare economics in
transboundary river sharing in the EU. The paper draws on theorizing on
spillovers and on game theory and it contrasts these with other ways of
explaining transnational agreements. The second part of the paper
discusses the implications of an approach trying to maximize transnational
welfare in a situation of shared resources by means of mutual payments
between sharing states and it looks at their treatment throughout the
negotiations and at the outcome of the Luso-Spanish Convention. The
conclusions from the case reject a welfare economic evaluation of the
negotiations on transnational agreements. In reality, mutual payments as
described here might only be applied in the long term and only to specific
transboundary spillovers. The negotiations of the Luso-Spanish Convention
were tightly intertwined with developments in the Water Policy of the EU.
Some elements of the currently implemented Water Framework Directive
favour a future use of mutual payments to achieve an increase in
efficiency in the use of shared rivers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 331-350
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216492
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Author-Name: Susan Elliott
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elliott
Author-Name: Sarah Wakefield
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Wakefield
Author-Name: Martin Taylor
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor
Author-Name: James Dunn
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Dunn
Author-Name: Stephen Walter
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Walter
Author-Name: Aleck Ostry
Author-X-Name-First: Aleck
Author-X-Name-Last: Ostry
Author-Name: Clyde Hertzman
Author-X-Name-First: Clyde
Author-X-Name-Last: Hertzman
Title: A comparative analysis of the psychosocial impacts of waste disposal facilities
Abstract:
This paper reports the results of a comparative analysis of the
psychosocial impacts of municipal solid waste disposal facilities (both
landfills and incinerators) in six communities in the provinces of Ontario
and British Columbia, Canada. Telephone surveys were administered to
random samples of residents living around each facility between 1990 and
1995 (total n=1203). The results of logistic regression analyses show that
type of facility was the strongest predictor of residents' awareness,
concern, and actions taken in response to site concerns. Essentially,
residents living in close proximity to a landfill had a higher probability
of reporting awareness, concern or actions than residents living around an
incinerator site. There was little evidence of differences in reactions
between Ontario and British Columbia (BC) residents, despite variations in
provincial policies on waste disposal. The effects of other predictors,
with the exception of involvement in the local community, were not
consistent, supporting previous findings that the determinants of facility
impacts are outcome-specific. It is essential that environmental managers
take this constellation of factors into account in the operation of
existing, or siting of new, facilities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 351-363
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216500
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Author-Name: Paul Selman
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Selman
Title: Community participation in the planning and management of cultural landscapes
Abstract:
The maintenance of valued landscapes often requires the active
collaboration of local communities in their planning, management and
sustainable development. This paper examines a variety of situations in
which local stakeholders have actively participated in the protection and
maintenance of 'cultural' landscapes. It reviews and interprets evidence
on the ways in which central and local governments, non-governmental
organizations, interest groups and the wider public can collaborate in
planning and managing cultural landscapes. Particular attention is given
to: the role of stakeholders, participation by communities-of-interest and
communities-of-place; the management of specific landscape features; and
policy and funding frameworks. It is concluded that community-based
initiatives are unlikely to substitute for formal management of extensive
protected areas, but that participatory approaches can be effective in
more targeted situations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 365-392
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216519
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Author-Name: Kimberly Winson-Geideman
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly
Author-X-Name-Last: Winson-Geideman
Author-Name: Robert Simons
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Simons
Author-Name: John Pendergrass
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Pendergrass
Title: Tracking remediation and redevelopment trends of brownfield clean-up programmes: the Cook County experience
Abstract:
This study provides evidence on the clean-up and development of
properties in Cook County that have completed the two Illinois brownfield
voluntary clean-up programmes (VCPs) since 1989. Real estate and
environmental databases are merged to allow analysis of development trends
for a sample of several hundred entering sites, which are followed through
the programme and into the marketplace. Results show that over half of the
sites entering the programme received a closure letter, and that a quarter
used a residential standard when remediating property. One-third used caps
or other engineering controls, and about 20% have received financing since
obtaining the closure letter. These promising outcomes demonstrate the
return of these properties to productive use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 393-405
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216528
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Author-Name: Richard Margerum
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Margerum
Author-Name: Debra Whitall
Author-X-Name-First: Debra
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitall
Title: The challenges and implications of collaborative management on a river basin scale
Abstract:
Collaboration has rapidly become the dominant paradigm in natural
resource management, but there are many dilemmas about how it is applied
effectively. In southwest Oregon, agencies, watershed councils and other
stakeholders are developing a river basin approach to assess ecological
health and set priorities for restoration. An analysis of this process
reveals considerable progress in this innovative effort and it reveals
several implications for collaboration at a regional scale, including:
tensions between technical complexity and open participation, difficulties
with information exchange for joint management, the relationships between
technical issues and policy issues, the role of regional policy in
supporting collaborative efforts, and the importance of institutional
arrangements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 409-429
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216537
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Author-Name: Ton Buhrs
Author-X-Name-First: Ton
Author-X-Name-Last: Buhrs
Title: Sharing environmental space: the role of law, economics and politics
Abstract:
The concept of 'environmental space' has been put forward as a means for
providing specific meaning to sustainability. The concept combines the
idea of the existence of environmental limits with a strong principle of
environmental justice. It has been used as a basis for the development of
sustainable action plans for many European countries, and has attracted
political interest. However, thus far, the concept has found limited
application by governments. The paper identifies and discusses several
issues that need to be addressed for the environmental space approach to
be implemented. Three main options for the institutionalization of the
approach are discussed: within the legal-constitutional framework (as
rights and obligations), within the economic system (as environmental
property rights), and through green planning (as specific objectives and
targets contained in national environmental plans or strategies). The
paper discusses the ability of the three options to deal with the issues
identified, assessing their relative advantages and disadvantages, and to
what extent these options are complementary. Finally, conclusions are
drawn about the viability of the concept of 'environmental space'.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 429-447
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Michael Peters
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Peters
Author-Name: Kerry Turner
Author-X-Name-First: Kerry
Author-X-Name-Last: Turner
Title: SME environmental attitudes and participation in local-scale voluntary initiatives: some practical applications
Abstract:
This paper briefly assesses the economic efficiency case for voluntary
initiatives (VIs), discusses some limitations of this type of policy
instrument and goes on to consider the role that local-scale voluntary
initiatives might play in assisting small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) to embrace the issue of environmental performance improvement. The
paper examines SME organizational management in relation to the likely
effectiveness of their participation in voluntary environment programmes.
An environmental attitudes survey carried out with 62 SMEs in East Anglia
found that willingness to become involved in such initiatives does exist,
but that a better presentation of opportunities for prospective small
firms, together with a more tailored approach, will be necessary if VIs
for SMEs are to become a more extensive feature of environmental policy
making in the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 449-473
Issue: 3
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000216555
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Author-Name: James London
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: London
Title: Implications of climate change on small island developing states: experience in the Caribbean region
Abstract:
As the international community debates long-term strategies to address
global warming, the issue is one of increasing concern for small island
developing states. Collectively, these countries account for less than 1%
of greenhouse gas emissions, yet their vulnerabilities are particularly
high. This paper reviews international efforts including a regional effort
on the part of 12 Caribbean countries to address this issue. For many
countries and especially countries of the Caribbean and other small island
developing states, vulnerabilities already exist and will only be
exacerbated by accelerated global warming. Dealing with global
environmental change will require good, reliable information to monitor
change and assess the physical and economic impact of that change. It also
will require an institutional and managerial framework that incorporates
dynamic change into individual and collective decision-making processes.
Small island developing states must be active players affecting long-term
solutions to climate change. In the interim, targeted investments to
address high priority vulnerabilities are likely to lead to no-regrets
outcomes with high environmental and economic benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 491-501
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243195
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Author-Name: Pieter Hendrik Pellenbarg
Author-X-Name-First: Pieter Hendrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Pellenbarg
Title: Parkmanagement as a tool for careful industrial land-use planning
Abstract:
During the second half of the 1990s the combination of ecological and
economic targets in industrial land-use planning became an official part
of spatial-economic policy in the Netherlands. A growing number of
business locations are now being developed or re-developed as 'sustainable
business sites'. At the same time, 'parkmanagement' came into existence as
a new tool for development and control of business sites for industry and
services. Parkmanagement is now regarded as one of the obvious instruments
to realize sustainable (or 'careful') land use on business parks. However,
there is now a question about whether it is wrong for local governments
(which in the Dutch case are responsible for most land development
schemes) to have so much participation in parkmanagement initiatives.
There is a threat that local governments are welcoming parkmanagement as a
fashionable way to impose new regulations on business establishments, and
ignore the evidence from practice. Such evidence shows that parkmanagement
is most successful when organized with the involvement of private
enterprises. This would also be more in line with the modern
interaction-oriented planning theory (consensus planning). The paper
describes the principal dilemmas facing local governments in business site
development, the theoretical options for influencing the development
process of the sites, and the set of actions that could be part of a
parkmanagement strategy. These can be arranged on a 'ladder' or range of
activities, from rather simple facilities serving individual companies'
needs, such as maintenance and security, to more complex co-operation
projects in combined transport or energy supply, and ultimately lead to
schemes for connecting material flows of production processes. The
successive stages of the ladder of business site facilities can be
combined with different forms and stages of process organization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 503-516
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243203
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Author-Name: Rob De Loë
Author-X-Name-First: Rob
Author-X-Name-Last: De Loë
Author-Name: Danielle Lukovich
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Lukovich
Title: Groundwater protection on Long Island, New York: a study in management capacity
Abstract:
Through their powers to regulate land use and their responsibilities for
public water supply, local governments are critical players in groundwater
protection. Unfortunately, the demands of groundwater protection are high,
and many local governments do not have the ability or capacity to develop
and implement appropriate management strategies. This paper analyzes
groundwater protection experiences on Long Island, New York, a place where
groundwater dependence is high, and threats to groundwater are serious.
Long Island's experiences highlight the need to approach capacity building
for groundwater protection broadly, concentrating on factors such as
political commitment and citizen support; enhancement of local technical
competency through linkages and support from state and federal
governments; and strengthening of institutional arrangements at all
levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-539
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243212
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Author-Name: Stefan Mann
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mann
Title: The expert valuation method for assessing agro-environmental policy
Abstract:
The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) and other conventional valuation
methods of non-market goods often prove to be unsuitable for the
evaluation of the benefits of agro-environmental policy. Therefore, a new
method is introduced, according to which a group of experts jointly
evaluates the strengths, weaknesses and finally monetary benefit of
agro-environmental programmes. While the methodology combines expert
surveys, group discussions and CVM, its theoretical background is merit
good theory. Compared to CVM, the most important practical difference in
its outcome is the greater openness of the results. As an example, the
Expert Valuation Method is applied to two groups of agro-environmental
policy measures in Switzerland. Suggestions for more efficient levels of
reimbursements are made.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 541-554
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243221
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Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Maxine Day
Author-X-Name-First: Maxine
Author-X-Name-Last: Day
Author-Name: Michael Backhurst
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Backhurst
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Neil Ericksen
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Ericksen
Author-Name: Jan Crawford
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Crawford
Author-Name: Jenny Dixon
Author-X-Name-First: Jenny
Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon
Author-Name: Sarah Chapman
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Chapman
Title: What drives plan implementation? Plans, planning agencies and developers
Abstract:
This article investigates the determinants of plan implementation by
applying a recently-developed Plan Implementation Evaluation methodology.
The lack of methodology to assess the implementation of plans has so far
precluded any systematic analysis of the determinants of the
implementation of local environmental plans. The article focuses on the
implementation of plans in New Zealand. The key factors of implementation
are: the quality of the plan; the capacity and commitment of land
developers to implement plans; the capacity and commitment of the staff
and leadership of planning agencies to implement plans; and the
interactions between developers and the agency. The analysis is based on
353 permits implementing six local environmental plans in New Zealand, and
on surveys of the developers who obtained the permits and of the planning
agencies that granted the permits. The analysis finds that plan
implementation is mainly driven by the resources of the planning agencies
and by the quality of the plans, rather than by the characteristics of
developers. Investments in plan writing and agency and staff capacity
building thus improve the implementation of plans in the long-run.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 555-577
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Christopher De Sousa
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: De Sousa
Title: The greening of brownfields in American cities
Abstract:
The redevelopment of brownfields has become a central component of
government efforts to revitalize many US cities. While the focus of these
efforts has concentrated on promoting industrial and commercial
redevelopment, some cities have started to also consider converting
brownfields into parks and open space as part of a more comprehensive
renewal strategy. Based on a survey of 20 case studies, this paper
identifies and discusses: (1) the primary issues involved in brownfield
greening projects; (2) the benefits of such projects; and (3) the specific
planning processes involved. The overall conclusion drawn from the survey
is that numerous renewal-oriented benefits can ensue from greening
projects, if there is extensive stakeholder commitment devoted to deal
with its financial and development-oriented challenges.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 579-600
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Author-Name: John Eyles
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Eyles
Author-Name: Susan Elliott
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elliott
Title: Informing the development of decision support tools for risk management: the case of electrical and magnetic fields
Abstract:
This paper describes tools developed through a community consultative
process to help decision makers manage electrical and magnetic fields
(EMF) health risk. The process involved in-depth interviews with experts
(N=12) and focus group discussions with seven different stakeholder
groups. The results reveal commonly held intense public concerns about the
long-term health effects of EMF. These concerns were further reinforced by
the lack of public trust in both government and industry with regards to
EMF risk management. Overall, the participants wanted tools that can be
used to manage EMF information, scientific uncertainty about EMF and the
complex environment in which EMF issues are embedded. The findings
contributed to a mapping out of response formats to address public
concerns related to risk, hazard, trust, accountability and fairness
across a range of stakeholder groups. These tools and their roles in the
management of complex and variable risks, involving new circumstances
(e.g. privatization) and information (e.g. new scientific studies) are
presented. The importance of recognizing and working with uncertainty
through adaptive management strategies, using qualitative approaches, is
also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 601-621
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243258
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Author-Name: Yosef Jabareen
Author-X-Name-First: Yosef
Author-X-Name-Last: Jabareen
Title: A knowledge map for describing variegated and conflict domains of sustainable development
Abstract:
This paper aims to draw a knowledge map of the fragmented and
multidisciplinary literature of sustainable development. Through the
process of metaphor making, the study identifies seven metaphors that
together construct this map. Each metaphor represents a specific domain in
this map. The metaphor of ethical paradox signifies the ethical domain;
the material domain is represented through the metaphor of natural
capital, the social domain through the metaphor of fairness, the spatial
domain through the eco-form metaphor, the political domain through the
global discourse metaphor, the management domain through the integrative
management metaphor, and the visionary domain through the utopian
metaphor. The strength of this approach lies with its comprehensive
representation of the complex sustainable development world. Its main
weakness relies on the accurate representation of this map.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 623-642
Issue: 4
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000243267
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Author-Name: Michelle Benyamine
Author-X-Name-First: Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Benyamine
Author-Name: Rolf Lidskog
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Lidskog
Author-Name: Per Sanden
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanden
Title: Theoretical disputes over forest nitrogen fertilization
Abstract:
The theoretical disputes over forest nitrogen (N) fertilization
constitute a difficulty for forest managers. In cases where scientists
disagree it is hard for practitioners to make scientifically based
decisions on what actions to take. The main objective in this study was to
understand possible reasons for the scientific discussion associated with
the question as to how fertilization for increased forest growth
influences the forest ecosystem? Another objective was to clarify the
divergent theoretical grounds within this scientific field. The study
proceeded by selecting articles based on the criterion that they include
field studies of fertilization for stem growth in the temperate region,
and then analysing their theoretical content. Differences in theoretical
grounds are among the reasons for the scientific disputes over the effects
of N fertilization on forest ecosystems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 651-665
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274416
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Author-Name: Paddy Prendergast
Author-X-Name-First: Paddy
Author-X-Name-Last: Prendergast
Author-Name: Krysia Rybaczuk
Author-X-Name-First: Krysia
Author-X-Name-Last: Rybaczuk
Title: Visual impact assessment: A neglected component of environmental impact statements in Ireland?
Abstract:
This paper documents the results of an analysis of Visual Impact
Assessments (VIA) within a sample of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
in Ireland. The standard of VIA conducted within the environmental impact
assessment (EIA) process for three categories of development; piggeries,
quarries and urban developments between 1997 and 1999 are evaluated. The
extent to which VIA have complied with the Irish Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) guidelines and disparities between the results for each
development category are examined. The survey concluded that (i) the
standard of VIA is less comprehensive than might be expected, and (ii) the
use of visualization techniques for VIA could be substantially improved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 667-684
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274425
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Author-Name: Nick Johnstone
Author-X-Name-First: Nick
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnstone
Author-Name: Pascale Scapecchi
Author-X-Name-First: Pascale
Author-X-Name-Last: Scapecchi
Author-Name: Bjarne Ytterhus
Author-X-Name-First: Bjarne
Author-X-Name-Last: Ytterhus
Author-Name: Rolf Wolff
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolff
Title: The firm, environmental management and environmental measures: Lessons from a survey of European manufacturing firms
Abstract:
This paper reports on the results of a survey of environmental management
and technical measures amongst almost 2000 European firms. Logit analysis
is undertaken to determine the effects of firm characteristics, commercial
conditions, perceived environmental impacts, expected benefits and
stakeholder pressures on the probability of having an environmental
management system in place. Subsequently, determinants of the likelihood
of undertaking environmental actions in five environmental areas are
estimated. There is a positive effect of environmental management on the
likelihood of undertaking technical measures to reduce environmental
impacts in some (but not all) areas, as well as a positive role for
integrated environmental management strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 685-707
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274434
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Author-Name: Jonathan Kazmierski
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kazmierski
Author-Name: Megan Kram
Author-X-Name-First: Megan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kram
Author-Name: Elizabeth Mills
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Mills
Author-Name: David Phemister
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Phemister
Author-Name: Nicholas Reo
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas
Author-X-Name-Last: Reo
Author-Name: Christopher Riggs
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Riggs
Author-Name: Ryan Tefertiller
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tefertiller
Author-Name: Donna Erickson
Author-X-Name-First: Donna
Author-X-Name-Last: Erickson
Title: Conservation planning at the landscape scale: A landscape ecology method for regional land trusts
Abstract:
This paper illustrates a landscape ecology approach for land trusts
undertaking conservation at the watershed scale. A conservation plan was
created for the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC) in the
headwaters of Michigan's Manistee River Watershed (USA). Eight
conservation drivers were devised to identify Conservation Focus Areas
(CFAs) of highest ecological importance. The CFAs were ranked based on
ecological importance, feasibility of protection and size. Parcels were
ranked, totalling nearly 5000 ha, within the three highest-ranking CFAs in
one key county. This approach is useful to land trusts trying to
operationalize three distinct goals in conservation planning: to find
areas of high ecological importance, to promote the landscape's spatial
integrity and to delineate threats to ecological systems and processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 709-736
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274443
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Author-Name: Neely Law
Author-X-Name-First: Neely
Author-X-Name-Last: Law
Author-Name: Lawrence Band
Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence
Author-X-Name-Last: Band
Author-Name: Morgan Grove
Author-X-Name-First: Morgan
Author-X-Name-Last: Grove
Title: Nitrogen input from residential lawn care practices in suburban watersheds in Baltimore county, MD
Abstract:
A residential lawn care survey was conducted as part of the Baltimore
Ecosystem Study, a Long-term Ecological Research project funded by the
National Science Foundation and collaborating agencies, to estimate the
nitrogen input to urban watersheds from lawn care practices. The
variability in the fertilizer N application rates and the factors
affecting the application rates were examined. Results indicated that the
annual input of nitrogen from fertilizer is a major component of the urban
watershed nitrogen budget and it is both spatially and temporally
variable. There is a wide range in the application rate of fertilizer N to
residential lawns applied by homeowners and by professional lawn care
companies. Survey data estimated a mean fertilizer application rate of
97.6 kg N/ha/yr with a standard deviation of 88.3 kg N/ha/yr. Analyses
suggested that the fertilizer application rate is affected by social
economic factors and soil characteristics to include the market value of
the house, age of development, soil bulk density and soil nitrogen
content.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 737-755
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274452
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Author-Name: Jan Muller
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Muller
Title: Cost-benefit ratio and empirical examination of the acceptance of heathland maintenance in the Lueneburg heath nature reserve
Abstract:
The cost-benefit ratio of heathland maintenance measures was assessed in
the Lueneburg Heath nature reserve in North-West Germany. This nature
reserve contains large areas of heathland and is of substantial ecological
and historical importance. The heathland can only be preserved by regular
maintenance. For this assessment the costs of the maintenance measures
were traced and a survey of visitors was carried out. The
willingness-to-pay of the visitors for the heathland maintenance was
determined as an assessment of the benefit created. Furthermore, the
social acceptance of each maintenance measure was examined as this
variable can influence the economic data considerably. These aspects
represent a basis for the assessment of the net costs and benefits and for
the calculation of the net present value (NPV) provided by the maintenance
of the area. The results show a substantial positive net benefit of the
heathland maintenance as a whole and varying acceptance of the different
maintenance measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 757-771
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000274461
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Author-Name: J. R. Park
Author-X-Name-First: J. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Park
Author-Name: M. J. Stabler
Author-X-Name-First: M. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stabler
Author-Name: S. R. Mortimer
Author-X-Name-First: S. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mortimer
Author-Name: P. J. Jones
Author-X-Name-First: P. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones
Author-Name: D. J. Ansell
Author-X-Name-First: D. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ansell
Author-Name: G. P. D. Parker
Author-X-Name-First: G. P. D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Parker
Title: The use of a multiple criteria decision analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of landscape and habitat enhancement mechanisms: An example from the South Downs
Abstract:
A range of funding schemes and policy instruments exist to effect
enhancement of the landscapes and habitats of the UK. While a number of
assessments of these mechanisms have been conducted, little research has
been undertaken to compare both quantitatively and qualitatively their
relative effectiveness across a range of criteria. It is argued that few
tools are available for such a multi-faceted evaluation of effectiveness.
A form of Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is justified and
utilized as a framework in which to evaluate the effectiveness of nine
mechanisms in relation to the protection of existing areas of chalk
grassland and the creation of new areas in the South Downs of England.
These include established schemes, such as the Countryside Stewardship and
Environmentally Sensitive Area Schemes, along with other less common
mechanisms, for example, land purchase and tender schemes. The steps
involved in applying an MCDA to evaluate such mechanisms are identified
and the process is described. Quantitative results from the comparison of
the effectiveness of different mechanisms are presented, although the
broader aim of the paper is that of demonstrating the performance of MCDA
as a tool for measuring the effectiveness of mechanisms aimed at landscape
and habitat enhancement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 773-793
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-X-Name-First: Francis
Author-X-Name-Last: Botchway
Title: Challenging the efficiency of nuisance and appreciating the margins of human rights Marcic (respondent) v. Thames Water Utilities Limited (Appellants) [2003] UKHL 66
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Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 795-798
Issue: 5
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Armando Apan
Author-X-Name-First: Armando
Author-X-Name-Last: Apan
Author-Name: Steven Raine
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Raine
Author-Name: Andrew Le Brocque
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Le
Author-X-Name-Last: Brocque
Author-Name: Geoff Cockfield
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Cockfield
Title: Spatial prioritization of revegetation sites for dryland salinity management: an analytical framework using GIS
Abstract:
To address the limited application of analytical and modelling techniques
in prioritizing revegetation sites for dryland salinity (saline land)
management, a case study of the Hodgson Creek catchment in Queensland,
Australia, was conducted. An analytical framework was developed,
incorporating the use of spatial datasets (Landsat 7 image, DEM, soil map,
and salinity map), which were processed using digital image processing
techniques and a geographic information system (GIS). Revegetation sites
were mapped and their priority determined based on recharge area, land
use/cover and sub-catchment salinity. The analytical framework presented
here enhances the systematic use of land information, widens the scope for
scenario testing, and improves the testing of alternative revegetation
options. The spatial patterns of revegetation sites could provide an
additional set of information relevant in the design of revegetation
strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 811-825
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: A. L. Brown
Author-X-Name-First: A. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Title: An approach to the acoustic design of outdoor space
Abstract:
This paper focuses on soundscape planning, or acoustic design, in the
planning and management of open space in both urban and non-urban areas.
It is based on notions, promoted over several decades, that the acoustic
aspects of open space can, and should be, subject to design in the same
way as are the visual dimensions. The current paradigm for the management
of the outdoor acoustic environment is noise control and soundscape
planning needs to adopt quite different practices from noise control with
respect to acoustic criteria and measurement. The paper explores the
specification of acoustic objectives for outdoor soundscapes and the
translation of these objectives into acoustic criteria that are amenable
to measurement and prediction as part of the design process. Such
objectives, termed Proposed Acoustic Environments, focus on the
information content in sounds in a particular space and, only indirectly,
on characteristics such as level or loudness. Outdoor acoustic design is
mostly concerned with avoiding, or achieving, the masking of one set of
information in the acoustic signal with other sets of information in the
same signal. These are critical methodological issues if soundscape
planning is to move from being a good idea to common practice. The paper
sets out the elements of a process for the acoustic design or management
of outdoor space.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 827-842
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284857
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Author-Name: Alison Todes
Author-X-Name-First: Alison
Author-X-Name-Last: Todes
Title: Regional planning and sustainability: limits and potentials of South Africa's integrated development plans
Abstract:
This paper considers whether South Africa's Integrated Development Plans
provide an adequate framework for achieving sustainable regional
development, particularly for peripheral regions of developing countries.
It examines the case of Integrated Development Planning in the Ugu
District Municipality, which has been acclaimed for its emphasis on
incorporating principles of sustainable development into its planning
processes. While the emphasis on integration and the multi-sectoral
approach are strengths, greater attention needs to be given to
environmental aspects, and the form of planning needs to be adapted to the
context, and its social, economic and political dynamics.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 843-861
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284866
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Author-Name: Anton Paulrud
Author-X-Name-First: Anton
Author-X-Name-Last: Paulrud
Author-Name: Thomas Laitila
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Laitila
Title: Valuation of management policies for sport-fishing on Sweden's Kaitum river
Abstract:
In addition to its empirical results, this paper makes three distinct
contributions to the literature on valuing fishing recreation by stated
preference methods. In particular, the paper proposes a new approach to
designing a choice experiment, called 'approximate minimax design'. It
employs the latest advances in optimal design theory and is much easier to
compute than the ordinary minimax design. Second, the choice-experiments
are embedded in a trip frequency model, such that the changes in trip
frequency can be predicted from improved fish management. Most
importantly, the approach proposed in the paper provides a first step in
developing dynamic fish management models, because the policies analysed
may change the age-structure of the stock. The paper also contributes with
new results on anglers' valuations of angling site characteristics. They
conform to traditionally obtained results but also show some unexpected
results. In particular, the result does not indicate a difference in the
valuation of the species caught. As expected, the application shows that
the marginal value of trophy-fish is high.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 863-879
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284875
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Author-Name: Adam Barker
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Barker
Author-Name: Philip Allmendinger
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Allmendinger
Title: Towards a socio-economic analysis of Scotland's coastal areas
Abstract:
Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) has evolved as a key mechanism
for the delivery of sustainable development objectives within coastal
regions. Yet, despite significant advancements in ICZM application over
recent years, one of the most noticeable weaknesses of ICZM performance
has been a failure to adequately account for the existence of
socio-economic concerns. This information deficiency is particularly
apparent in Scotland. Despite significant progress in the promotion of
ICZM, Scottish experiences have been characterized by a focus upon
sectoral policy co-ordination and environmental dimensions of
sustainability. This paper provides an evaluation of both socio-economic
conditions and processes which impact upon coastal communities in Scotland
and considers how such issues can be accounted for within future coastal
management debates.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 881-898
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284844
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Author-Name: Malcolm Newson
Author-X-Name-First: Malcolm
Author-X-Name-Last: Newson
Author-Name: Liz Chalk
Author-X-Name-First: Liz
Author-X-Name-Last: Chalk
Title: Environmental capital: an information core to public participation in strategic and operational decisions—the example of river 'Best Practice' projects
Abstract:
Sustainable development and solutions to existing environmental problems
depend heavily on information and its translation into usable knowledge.
Increasingly, affected communities are being drawn into environmental
decision-making, both in the development of strategy (plans) and in the
delivery of plans through management and operations. Variants of the
'natural capital' theme are popular amongst those who see an effective
dialogue between the sciences of ecology and economics as the most
promising interdisciplinary context for environmental decision making by
empowered communities. A decision-making framework is vital in practical,
community-based schemes (wider than 'stakeholder platforms') which have
become popular for promoting 'best practice' in managing river basin
units. The EU Water Framework Directive renders use of interdisciplinary
techniques within a participatory framework a statutory requirement. A
final practical need for communities and professionals involved with such
schemes is the creation of a system of adaptive (rather than reactive)
management, supported by ongoing research and monitoring to detect, and
adjust to, ever-changing physical and social contexts for both strategies
and operations. This paper describes the authors' experience in applying
the 'Environmental Capital' (also known as 'Quality of Life Capital'
(QoLC)) approach to information management in two headwater catchments in
northern England: the Wharfe and the Coquet. In the case of the Upper
Wharfedale Best Practice Project (UWBPP) the components of basic
environmental survey, consultation, strategy formulation and the use of
the strategy are illustrated to guide immediate and longer-term actions.
In contrast, the Coquet application of the technique, whilst socially more
pervasive, was less successful for a number of reasons: geographical,
institutional, project and participatory. As a proposed development of the
methodology based on the authors' experiences, extending public
participation through monitoring activity, together with formal
application of environmental economics to the perceived elements of
'natural' and 'human' capital in the two catchments would appear
desirable. Conclusions are also drawn regarding the demands of the EU
Water Framework Directive for ecological, economic and participatory
approaches to river basin planning and management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 899-920
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
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Author-Name: Frank Figge
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Figge
Author-Name: Tobias Hahn
Author-X-Name-First: Tobias
Author-X-Name-Last: Hahn
Title: Value-oriented impact assessment: the economics of a new approach to impact assessment
Abstract:
Environmental Impact Assessment has gained a prominent position as a tool
to evaluate the environmental effects of economic activities. However, all
approaches proposed so far use a burden-oriented logic. They concentrate
on the different environmental impacts in order to ascertain the overall
environmental damage caused by economic activity. This paper argues that
such a burden-oriented view is (a) hampered by a series of methodological
shortcomings which hinders its widespread use in practice; and (b) is
analytically incomplete. The paper proposes a value-oriented approach to
impact assessment. For this purpose an economic analysis of the optimal
use of environmental and social resources is conducted from both a
burden-oriented and a value-oriented standpoint. The basic logic of a
value-oriented impact assessment is explained, as well as the resulting
economic conditions for an optimal use of resources. In addition, it is
shown that value- and burden-oriented approaches are complementary to
achieve optimality. Finally, the paper discusses the conditions under
which the use of burden- or value-oriented impact assessments is
appropriate, respectively.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 921-941
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284901
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Author-Name: John Bryan Ellis
Author-X-Name-First: John Bryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellis
Title: Bacterial sources, pathways and management strategies for urban runoff
Abstract:
The microbiological quality of diffuse impermeable surface runoff is
described in terms of bacterial densities and pathogens observed within
urban catchments in North London and Milton Keynes and the use of somatic
bacteriophages as faecal indicators are evaluated. The studies show the
occurrence of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and pathogens to be
ubiquitous in stormwater runoff from all types of urban land use surfaces,
with the possible exception of major highways. Urban catchments in North
London show a progressive downstream increase in FIOs and pathogens
consonant with increasing urbanization and incidence of stormwater
outfalls and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Surface water FIOs and
pathogens appear to be predominantly of non-human origin being primarily
derived from animal and bird sources, although the effect is over-ridden
in the presence of misconnections and CSO discharges. A combination of
infrastructure improvement, end-of-pipe detention, source control and more
robust local authority regulation is recommended for effective management
and remediation of bacteriological urban water quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 943-958
Issue: 6
Volume: 47
Year: 2004
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000284910
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Author-Name: Martin Dijst
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Dijst
Author-Name: Berien Elbersen
Author-X-Name-First: Berien
Author-X-Name-Last: Elbersen
Author-Name: Ken Willis
Author-X-Name-First: Ken
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Title: The Challenge of Multi-functional Land Use in Rural Areas
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3-6
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308120
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Author-Name: Valeria Paul
Author-X-Name-First: Valeria
Author-X-Name-Last: Paul
Author-Name: Matthew Tonts
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonts
Title: Containing Urban Sprawl: Trends in Land Use and Spatial Planning in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona
Abstract:
In recent decades, there has been considerable debate in the Metropolitan
Region of Barcelona regarding the role of spatial planning in influencing
general land-use trends. There is a widespread belief amongst geographers,
environmentalists, planners and some politicians that spatial planning of
the metropolitan region has not been particularly successful in reducing
urban pressures on rural areas. The aim of this study is to explore the
apparent links between urban sprawl, spatial planning and changing land
use in the rural-urban fringe of Barcelona. The paper demonstrates that
the main impacts of sprawl have been concentrated in agricultural areas,
and that the planning system has not been capable of containing urban
growth.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 7-35
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308139
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Author-Name: Berien Elbersen
Author-X-Name-First: Berien
Author-X-Name-Last: Elbersen
Title: Combining Nature Conservation and Residential Development in the Netherlands, England and Spain
Abstract:
In this paper the function of protected nature in rural living
environments is discussed in relation to residential choice, appreciation
of the residential environment and rural development policy. In five case
studies a comparison is made between the situation of protected natural
areas in the Netherlands, England and Spain. The research results show
that protected natural areas are an increasingly popular endogenous
quality of rural regions as they have the ability to influence the
residential choice and satisfaction of households. Therefore, they have
not only become an important driving factor in the attraction of
residential and other consumption-orientated activities towards rural
areas but also need to be considered in policy formulation. After all,
choices have to be made when different functions need to be combined in
rural areas. Different activities may have both positive and negative
effects on each other and regulatory measures are needed to tune their
co-existence. For a sustainable and balanced development of rural areas it
is therefore very important to create basic conditions that will make the
combination of activities possible within the specific national and
regional contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 37-63
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308148
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Author-Name: Maria-Jose Prados
Author-X-Name-First: Maria-Jose
Author-X-Name-Last: Prados
Title: Territorial Recognition and Control of Changes in Dynamic Rural Areas: Analysis of the Naturbanization Process in Andalusia, Spain
Abstract:
This paper analyses new dynamics in rural areas of Andalusia belonging to
protected environments. These dynamics relate to demographic developments
that have taken place over the past 20 years, and their repercussions on
changes in the use of land and regional planning in a wider context. The
author calls this process 'naturbanization', building on the work of Berry
and Champion on the concept of counterurbanization. Whilst most of the
work on demographic movements and restructuring in rural areas is based on
the trends set by city dwellers, this work aims to show the importance of
environmental conditions on human behaviour and how this can have medium
and long-term repercussions on the population dynamics of rural areas in
Andalusia. The main results of this study show clear evidence of a nature
urbanization process, as measured by a relative population development, in
rural areas where protected natural areas are present. However, there are
also clear differences in the population growth rates that support the
presence of a naturbanization process between natural parks. In the
protected natural areas situated in inland locations, population growth
rates have generally been lagging behind while the protected areas
situated nearer to the coast have proved to be more attractive to
migration and have experienced a positive population development in the
1981-2001 period. Apparently, the presence of protected nature is not the
only factor determining the attractiveness of a rural area as a place to
live. The naturbanization in rural areas can have negative implications
for the ecological, landscape and social values of rural areas and
therefore needs careful policy attention.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 65-83
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308157
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Author-Name: Isabel Bielsa
Author-X-Name-First: Isabel
Author-X-Name-Last: Bielsa
Author-Name: Xavier Pons
Author-X-Name-First: Xavier
Author-X-Name-Last: Pons
Author-Name: Bob Bunce
Author-X-Name-First: Bob
Author-X-Name-Last: Bunce
Title: Agricultural Abandonment in the North Eastern Iberian Peninsula: The Use of Basic Landscape Metrics to Support Planning
Abstract:
Land abandonment is an important cause of changes in landscape patterns
in the Mediterranean area. There is a need to monitor land use and land
cover changes in order to provide quantitative evidence of the
relationship between land abandonment and the formation of new landscape
patterns. Appropriate management policies to encourage sustainable
development can then be developed. This paper describes how to monitor
landscape dynamics using different temporal land use and land cover data
generated from field survey and airborne information. The results showed
that the abandonment of agricultural land generally results in an increase
of vegetation biomass. This process leads to homogenization of the
landscape. In addition, abandonment promotes fragmentation of agricultural
land. Based on these results, the paper discusses the implications for
rural management policies concerning the abandonment of agricultural land
and suggests recommendations for the development of such policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 85-102
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308166
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Author-Name: Roland Goetgeluk
Author-X-Name-First: Roland
Author-X-Name-Last: Goetgeluk
Author-Name: Tom Kauko
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Kauko
Author-Name: Hugo Priemus
Author-X-Name-First: Hugo
Author-X-Name-Last: Priemus
Title: Can Red Pay for Blue? Methods to Estimate the Added Value of Water in Residential Environments
Abstract:
As a result of climate changes, more land is now needed in the
Netherlands for water retention in towns and the countryside. Recently,
this perceived need has resulted in new forms of water management and
spatial planning strategies. Multi-functional land use is an option such
as housing in combination with retention lakes. Some argue that the market
potential is high and that water has an added value in residential
environments. This added value could be used to compensate for
non-profitable investments such as the creation of lakes. The key question
is how to value this amenity. It is argued that non-economists often
assume that a valuation is just a technique. The authors challenge this by
presenting an overview of economic perspectives as well as techniques. A
literature review reveals the main valuation perspectives and suggests
estimated added values of 10-15% for the seashore, 5-10% for river
locations (streams), and 5% for lakes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 103-120
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308175
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Author-Name: Jeroen Aerts
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Aerts
Author-Name: Marjan Van Herwijnen
Author-X-Name-First: Marjan
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Herwijnen
Author-Name: Ron Janssen
Author-X-Name-First: Ron
Author-X-Name-Last: Janssen
Author-Name: Theodor Stewart
Author-X-Name-First: Theodor
Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart
Title: Evaluating Spatial Design Techniques for Solving Land-use Allocation Problems
Abstract:
This study examines the use of spatial optimization techniques for
multi-site land-use allocation problems (MLUA). 'Multi-site' refers to the
problem of allocating more than one land-use type in an area, which are
difficult problems as they involve multiple stakeholders with conflicting
goals and objectives. Spatial optimization methods consist of (1) an
optimization model and (2) an algorithm to solve the model. This study
demonstrates a goal-programming model to solve the MLUA problem. The model
is solved using both simulated annealing and genetic algorithms. Special
attention has been given to introduce a spatial compactness objective in
the model. It is shown that the compactness objectives in the optimization
model generate compact patches of the same land use for using both the
simulated annealing procedure and the genetic algorithm. In addition, it
appears that using the proper settings of the compactness objectives,
connectivity between patches of land use is promoted. The method is tested
for a fictive study and then demonstrated for a real case study, both
measuring 20 × 20 cells. The genetic algorithm generally performs
better than simulated annealing in terms of solution time and achieving
compactness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 121-142
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000308184
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Author-Name: Anna Alberini
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberini
Author-Name: Paolo Rosato
Author-X-Name-First: Paolo
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosato
Author-Name: Alberto Longo
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Longo
Author-Name: Valentina Zanatta
Author-X-Name-First: Valentina
Author-X-Name-Last: Zanatta
Title: Information and Willingness to Pay in a Contingent Valuation Study: The Value of S. Erasmo in the Lagoon of Venice
Abstract:
This paper reports on a contingent valuation (CV) study eliciting
willingness to pay (WTP) for a public program for the preservation of
lagoon, beach and infrastructure in the island of S. Erasmo in the Lagoon
of Venice, Italy. We use split samples to investigate the effect of
providing a summary of reasons for voting in favor and against the program
before the referendum valuation question. Reminding respondents of the
reasons for voting for or against the program increases WTP among less
highly educated respondents, and decreases WTP among more highly educated
respondents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 155-175
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338136
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Author-Name: Richard Norton
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Norton
Title: Striking the Balance Between Environment and Economy in Coastal North Carolina
Abstract:
A fundamental purpose of intergovernmental growth management has been to
infuse regional concerns—especially regional environmental and
economic development concerns—into local land use planning. This
paper presents results from a study of state-mandated local planning in
coastal North Carolina during the mid-1990s, addressing in particular
local efforts to 'strike a balance' between environment and economy as
required by the state's planning mandate. While acknowledging the need for
coastal resource protection, coastal localities were not striking a
balance between environment and economy through their planning efforts
beyond stating support for the State's minimum resource protection rules.
Within this context, key factors yielding less environmentally focused
local planning included both local elected officials' concerns about the
need for economic development for jobs and their belief that environmental
protection was not a local problem. Factors that tended to shift local
planning back toward environmental protection included local officials'
perception that the local economy was in good shape and heightened citizen
engagement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-207
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338145
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Author-Name: Peter Hills
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Hills
Title: Environmental Reform, Ecological Modernization and the Policy Process in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study of Stakeholder Perspectives
Abstract:
A number of social surveys on environmental issues have been conducted in
Hong Kong over the past 20 years but none has investigated processes of
environmental reform from a stakeholder perspective. This paper reports on
the findings of a survey of 120 representatives of eight stakeholder
groups conducted in 2003. This exploratory study had two main objectives.
First, it investigated stakeholder views on environmental policy making in
Hong Kong including policy objectives and priorities, the policy
instruments employed, the discourse surrounding environmental policy
making and sustainable development, and the effectiveness of local
environmental institutions. Second, it explored the extent to which Hong
Kong is undergoing environmental reform processes consistent with the
principles of ecological modernization. The results indicate that a
conventional command-and-control model focusing on pollution control
drives environmental policy making in Hong Kong. Government is seen as a
relatively unresponsive, 'controller' regime relying heavily on laws and
regulation to pursue its policy objectives. Support exists among
stakeholders for the use of new environmental policy instruments (NEPIs),
particularly those of an economic nature, but there is scepticism about
the potential effectiveness of voluntary environmental agreements. Local
environmental discourse is characterized by the counter-positioning of
economic development and the environment. Most stakeholders share the view
that the debate surrounding sustainable development has been poorly
informed and that the concept is not well-understood. Stakeholder
responses suggest that there is considerable divergence between the
potential and actual effectiveness of important local environmental
institutions. While there is empirical evidence indicating that some
environmental initiatives have produced technical outcomes consistent with
ecological modernization, our findings suggest these do not reflect a
conscious change in the direction of environmental policy and that the
social and institutional transformations that also underpin ecological
modernization have yet to become embedded in Hong Kong.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 209-240
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338154
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Author-Name: Akinori Tomohara
Author-X-Name-First: Akinori
Author-X-Name-Last: Tomohara
Title: Imputing Unknown Market Values: A Different Perspective on the Disparity Between WTP and WTA
Abstract:
In the process of economic development, governments often expropriate
private property and compensate the owners accordingly. Using the
application of environmental regulation, this paper suggests a method to
impute the price of an expropriated good when the price is not available,
due to the lack of markets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 241-256
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338163
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Author-Name: Lorna Philip
Author-X-Name-First: Lorna
Author-X-Name-Last: Philip
Author-Name: Douglas MacMillan
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: MacMillan
Title: Exploring Values, Context and Perceptions in Contingent Valuation Studies: The CV Market Stall Technique and Willingness to Pay for Wildlife Conservation
Abstract:
Public preferences for conservation and environmental management may be
identified in willingness to pay (WTP) studies. Normally part of a
contingent valuation exercise, WTP studies elicit monetary estimates of
non-market economic goods. This paper describes a new approach to WTP, the
CV Market Stall, a technique that adds a discursive, qualitative dimension
to contingent valuation. It is suggested that the CV Market Stall
technique is a good method for exploring attitudes and responses to
environmental project proposals. The flexible format, with an emphasis
upon information provision, discussion and learning would also allow
contingent valuation to be extended to much more complex and uncertain
environmental issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-274
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338172
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Author-Name: Graham Tipple
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Tipple
Title: Pollution and Waste Production in Home-Based Enterprises in Developing Countries: Perceptions and Realities
Abstract:
Using mainly qualitative data from a four country case study, this paper
describes the nature of home-based enterprises (HBEs) and the wastes that
they produce. It finds that most only generate material similar to
domestic wastes, but in greater quantities. While some are undoubtedly
generating dangerous wastes, they are only a small proportion of all HBEs
and tend to be aware of at least some of the problem and take mitigating
steps. The paper argues that the encouragement of clean processes should
replace the usual negative views about HBEs that are held by policy
makers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 275-299
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338181
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Author-Name: Raul Lejano
Author-X-Name-First: Raul
Author-X-Name-Last: Lejano
Author-Name: Jonathon Ericson
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathon
Author-X-Name-Last: Ericson
Title: Tragedy of the Temporal Commons: Soil-Bound Lead and the Anachronicity of Risk
Abstract:
In 2002, a team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine
collaborated with the community of Pacoima, California around a
co-ordinated effort to analyze soil around the neighborhood for lead. The
team found both total and bioavailable lead to be markedly higher in areas
close to major highways, almost 20 years after leaded gasoline had been
completely phased out. Multi-regression and cluster analyses reveal the
association of elevated levels of total and bioavailable lead with
proximity to major highways that cut through Pacoima. Moreover,
bioavailability ratios are higher next to highways than elsewhere. What
this reveals is an unexpected persistence of lead deposited by vehicular
emissions over a long period of time, a potentially intractable policy
issue. The long residence time of soil lead represents an enduring public
health problem, especially considering the numbers of those potentially
exposed over time. It is unclear how expedient or realistic the conversion
of land use around major highways might be, or how this new information
might be integrated into ongoing movements for change. However, some
policy actions can, even now, be considered—e.g. a closer policy
focus on the bioavailable, not just total, fraction of soil lead. We also
reflect upon how these traces in the soil give us a more profound sense of
the cumulative burden that some communities have to bear due to a history
of neglect.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 301-320
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338190
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Author-Name: Marius Lazdinis
Author-X-Name-First: Marius
Author-X-Name-Last: Lazdinis
Author-Name: Jean-Michel Roberge
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Michel
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberge
Author-Name: Petras Kurlavicius
Author-X-Name-First: Petras
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurlavicius
Author-Name: Gintautas Mozgeris
Author-X-Name-First: Gintautas
Author-X-Name-Last: Mozgeris
Author-Name: Per Angelstam
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Angelstam
Title: Afforestation Planning and Biodiversity Conservation: Predicting Effects on Habitat Functionality in Lithuania
Abstract:
Habitat re-creation is one of the multiple faces of biodiversity
restoration and encompasses the attempts to reconstruct an ecosystem on
severely disturbed sites with little left to restore. Afforestation of
abandoned or marginal agricultural land is an important tool for the
re-creation of forest ecosystems and re-establishment of functional
habitat networks for the maintenance of biodiversity. This study was
performed in the context of the Danish-Lithuanian project 'Afforestation
of abandoned agricultural land based on sustainable land use planning and
environmentally sound forest management'. The study assessed how habitat
re-creation as designed in alternative afforestation plans for two
administrative regions in Lithuania will affect the functionality of the
landscapes for bird species of conservation concern. Spatial analysis of
the forest cover was performed under existing and proposed conditions
using general landscape ecological principles concerning core and edge
habitats as well as nearest-neighbour metrics. The results show that the
use of general criteria may result in proportionally negative changes in
the availability of some forest habitats relative to changes in total
forest cover, thus leading to less significant improvements in the
habitats of many naturally occurring (and even protected) species compared
to what would be expected from changes in forest cover alone. To solve
this dilemma it is suggested that the requirements of focal species and
quantitative conservation objectives should be considered in a spatially
explicit - each main forest type. It is concluded that to ensure
functionality of habitat networks, knowledge and experience from the
fields of landscape ecology and conservation biology should be more
commonly incorporated into afforestation planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 331-348
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067418
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Author-Name: Graham Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: Julia Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Title: Discretionary Judgement in Local Planning Authority Decision Making: Screening Development Proposals for Environmental Impact Assessment
Abstract:
Screening is a critical decision-stage in the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) process and involves the determination of whether or not
a development proposal will require EIA. This decision requires a
discretionary judgement on whether the development has the potential to
cause 'significant environmental effects', and consequently there is
potential for diversity to exist in formal requests for EIA. Drawing upon
a comprehensive survey of Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in England and
Wales, this paper explores the characteristics of LPA screening decision
making since the introduction of revised EIA regulations in March 1999.
The paper starts with a theoretical overview of rationality, decision
making and planning theory, followed by a brief review of the regulatory
context of EIA screening. The research approach is then outlined and the
survey findings are presented, including a detailed consideration of
organizational and individual level analyses set within the context of
planning theory judgement debates. Comparisons with other European
countries are briefly made, before drawing conclusions and
recommendations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 349-371
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
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Author-Name: James Cunningham
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Cunningham
Author-Name: J Peter Clinch
Author-X-Name-First: J Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Clinch
Title: Innovation and Environmental Voluntary Approaches
Abstract:
Criteria have been developed in general terms for evaluating voluntary
approaches. Nevertheless, there still remains limited assessment regarding
the performance of environmental voluntary approaches as there is a
general dearth of empirical information. In relation to innovation and
voluntary approaches there are two main schools of thought, namely, the no
innovation scenario and innovation through collective learning. This paper
outlines the arguments regarding environmental voluntary approaches and
innovation and reports on an empirical study of an Irish packaging
voluntary agreement. Its findings would indicate that the no innovation
scenario is applicable to the Irish packaging voluntary agreement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 373-392
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
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Author-Name: Per Christensen
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen
Author-Name: Lone Kørnøv
Author-X-Name-First: Lone
Author-X-Name-Last: Kørnøv
Author-Name: Eskild Holm Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Eskild Holm
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Title: EIA as Regulation: Does it Work?
Abstract:
Since its introduction into Danish planning in 1989, Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) has been widely discussed. At the centre of the debate
the question has been whether EIA has actually offered anything new and
there has been a great deal of scepticism about the efficacy of the
instrument. Although, in principle EIA offers a holistic and proactive
methodology, it does not seem to lead to a more holistic and proactive
regulation which covers more ground than traditional planning and
environmental regulation. In an evaluation of Danish experiences, this
study has looked more closely at the effects of EIA. Three types of
effects on projects have been examined: changes occurring prior to the
formal application; changes during the EIA process; and the mitigation
measures that are demanded of projects. The general conclusion is that EIA
does generate a significant number of changes to projects. In
approximately half of the cases studied, modifications are made prior to
the formal application. During the formal EIA process, modifications were
made in more than 90% of the cases. However, most of these could be
considered as minor. EIA is characterized by being based upon a broad
concept of the environment. It was found that a progressive narrowing of
the concept of environment takes place during the course of the EIA
process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 393-412
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067491
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Author-Name: CT Morris
Author-X-Name-First: CT
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Author-Name: RM Morris
Author-X-Name-First: RM
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Title: The Ythan Project: A Case Study on Improving Catchment Management through Community Involvement
Abstract:
Increased participation in resource management decisions by a wide range
of stakeholders has been widely advocated, and has recently been formally
incorporated into the European Water Framework Directive. However,
achieving such participation has generally proved to be problematical. In
response to locally perceived needs, a project was set up in the Ythan
catchment in northeast Scotland, to undertake catchment management actions
with increased public involvement. This paper outlines the methods used to
increase public participation in such actions, and some preliminary
assessments of the effectiveness of these. The experience of the project
and the lessons learnt, including some of the difficulties of ensuring
fully representative stakeholder involvement, are discussed in relation to
published criteria for public participation in resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 413-429
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067566
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Author-Name: Wendy Kenyon
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Kenyon
Title: A Critical Review of Citizens' Juries: How Useful are they in Facilitating Public Participation in the EU Water Framework Directive?
Abstract:
Citizens' juries (CJs) are recommended as one approach that might be used
to encourage the active involvement of interested parties in the
implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). In this light
the paper critically reviews the citizens' jury method in the context of
water resource management. It examines three strategic challenges of
representation, accountability and the role of experts, and issues of
scale related to geography, institutions and time. Innovative adaptations
of the CJ approach and other deliberative methods are explored as means to
address these challenges. The review concludes by arguing that CJs will
only be suitable for use in implementation of the WFD if such adaptations
are further developed and used to tailor the CJ approach to the particular
needs of water resource management in different circumstances.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 431-443
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067558
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Author-Name: Dianne Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Dianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Catherine Oelofse
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Oelofse
Title: Social and Environmental Justice in South African Cities: Including 'Invisible Stakeholders' in Environmental Assessment Procedures
Abstract:
In South Africa an intensive reform process to democratize policy,
legislation and related institutions in the country commenced after the
first democratic elections in 1994. While environmental law reform
includes active public participation and equity principles, it is proposed
in this paper that ecological modernization dominates current
environmental assessment practice. This paper presents a Social Impact
Assessment (SIA) of a proposed landfill on the periphery of Durban, where
large informal settlements and peri-urban areas exist as a relic of
apartheid planning. The methodology of the SIA was explicitly designed
within a framework of social justice to include poor and marginalized
people, who remain excluded from environmental decision making despite the
promise of democratic equality. The study claims to deepen democratic
practice by demonstrating that alternative methodologies can be designed
to include the interests of 'invisible stakeholders' in environmental
assessments despite the dominance of ecological modernization in the
implementation of environmental law and policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 445-467
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067582
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Author-Name: Jagannadha Rao Matta
Author-X-Name-First: Jagannadha Rao
Author-X-Name-Last: Matta
Author-Name: John Kerr
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerr
Author-Name: Kimberly Chung
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly
Author-X-Name-Last: Chung
Title: From Forest Regulation to Participatory Facilitation: Forest Employee Perspectives on Organizational Change and Transformation in India
Abstract:
Despite the critical role of government agencies in decentralizing
natural resource governance, little work to date has focused on the
organizational aspects of the responsible government bureaucracies. Based
on a qualitative investigation of the perspectives of Forest Department
employees involved in India's Joint Forest Management (JFM) program, this
paper aims to provide an understanding of these internal dynamics.
Elaborating on why bureaucracies with a learning orientation are essential
if participatory natural resource management is to succeed, the paper
underlines the constraints to transforming forest agencies' hierarchical
work cultures. Foresters describe JFM as a radical departure from
traditional forest governance, but suggest that corresponding
transformation within the Forest Department has not occurred. Foresters
cite as reasons: (1) a target-based incentive system that leaves little
room for establishing the relationships with local people needed for
collaborative management; (2) rigid rules and regulations that prevent the
flexibility needed for adaptive, site-specific problem-solving; (3) a
hierarchical, top-down style of communication that prevents the upper
administration from learning what is happening on the ground and stifles
initiative by field staff; (4) the need for a committed leadership to
reverse this hierarchical culture. They point to the few such
team-oriented leaders as the key to transforming the Forest Department and
enabling participatory forest management to succeed. The authors also
recommend accompanying changes in training and reward systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 475-490
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128335
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Author-Name: Clare Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Clare
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Author-Name: Jacqueline Klug
Author-X-Name-First: Jacqueline
Author-X-Name-Last: Klug
Title: Collaborative Watershed Planning in Washington State: Implementing the Watershed Planning Act
Abstract:
In 1998 the Washington State Legislature enacted the Watershed Planning
Act, which encourages local governments to develop watershed plans using
collaborative processes. Objectives of the statute are to address water
resource and water quality issues, salmon habitat needs and to establish
instream flows. This exploratory study sought to examine two aspects of
how local governments are implementing the Act: challenges and benefits
associated with collaborative watershed planning and the capacity of local
governments to conduct collaborative watershed planning. Using documents
and interview data from four cases, it was found that all planning groups
experience similar challenges, although newer planning groups experienced
more challenges than groups with previous planning experience. Challenges
include issues surrounding the collaborative process, interagency
co-ordination and trust. Local governments struggle with building capacity
to plan, particularly in the areas of funding, technical expertise,
incentives for participation, adequate time to conduct planning and
questions regarding appropriate scale and scope of their planning efforts.
Despite the challenges, collaborative watershed planning is well underway,
with more than 37 planning units conducting planning under the Act.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 491-506
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128384
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Author-Name: Malachy McEldowney
Author-X-Name-First: Malachy
Author-X-Name-Last: McEldowney
Author-Name: Tim Ryley
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryley
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Austin Smyth
Author-X-Name-First: Austin
Author-X-Name-Last: Smyth
Title: Integrating Land-use Planning and Transportation in Belfast: A New Policy Agenda for Sustainable Development?
Abstract:
Much of the interest in promoting sustainable development in planning for
the city-region focuses on the apparently inexorable rise in the demand
for car travel and the contribution that certain urban forms and land-use
relationships can make to reducing energy consumption. Within this
context, policy prescription has increasingly favoured a compact city
approach with increasing urban residential densities to address the
physical separation of daily activities and the resultant dependency on
the private car. This paper aims to outline and evaluate recent efforts to
integrate land use and transport policy in the Belfast Metropolitan Area
in Northern Ireland. Although considerable progress has been made, this
paper underlines the extent of existing car dependency in the metropolitan
area and prevailing negative attitudes to public transport, and argues
that although there is a rhetorical support for the principles of
sustainability and the practice of land-use/transportation integration,
this is combined with a selective reluctance to embrace local changes in
residential environment or in lifestyle preferences which might facilitate
such principles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 507-526
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128418
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Author-Name: Rolf Groeneveld
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Groeneveld
Author-Name: Carla Grashof-Bokdam
Author-X-Name-First: Carla
Author-X-Name-Last: Grashof-Bokdam
Author-Name: Ekko van Ierland
Author-X-Name-First: Ekko
Author-X-Name-Last: van Ierland
Title: Metapopulations in Agricultural Landscapes: A Spatially Explicit Trade-off Analysis
Abstract:
This paper presents a spatially explicit trade-off analysis of species
conservation in agricultural areas. A spatially explicit model is
presented that integrates an applied metapopulation model with a farm
management model. The model is used to calculate production possibilities
frontiers of net monetary benefits from agriculture and conservation of
three species with different habitats. Simulations of spatial habitat
allocation under European agri-environment schemes are compared to these
production possibilities frontiers. The results suggest that the
cost-effectiveness of current conservation policies may be greatly
enhanced if the spatial dimension is considered explicitly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 527-547
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128442
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Author-Name: Elizabeth Keysar
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Keysar
Title: Procedural Integration in Support of Environmental Policy Objectives: Implementing Sustainability
Abstract:
Translating sustainability policy goals into concrete action has proven
to be a complex challenge for government agencies, municipalities and
businesses. Existing planning and decision-making methods, such as
Comprehensive Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental
Management Systems, are being used to address this focus on
sustainability. United States Army policy requires the use of these three
procedures by installation planners and managers, providing a unique
opportunity for innovation. This paper examines the applicability of these
procedures for implementing the Army's sustainable operations policy
goals, and explores how the current independent and disconnected
implementation can be improved through integration. Included in this
analysis is a review of organizational barriers to integrated planning and
management. The analysis is applicable outside the Army as these three
decision-making procedures are used in many contexts, and installation
management shares many characteristics with local government land use
planning, federal land management, and corporate business operations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 549-569
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128475
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Author-Name: Hua Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Ashbindu Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Ashbindu
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Shashi Kant
Author-X-Name-First: Shashi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kant
Title: National and Regional-Level Human-Environment (Ecosystems) Interactions: Some Empirical Evidence from China
Abstract:
The state of human-environment (ecosystems)
interactions—ecosystems (land cover classes), population,
biodiversity hotspots and protected status—is examined in the
eastern coastal zones, the eastern region, the middle region, the western
region and the whole of China. The analysis is based on consistent,
comprehensive, geo-referenced and recent datasets and advanced analytical
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. A
comparative national and regional priority ranking of the provinces was
conducted using the total score of eight indicators, for the four
dimensions of human-environment (ecosystems) interaction. Using, these
ranks, all the provinces were grouped in low, high and medium priority
provinces. The comparative ranking and categorization of provinces will be
useful for designing policies and management operations for
spatially-differential scientific planning and management of environment
(ecosystems) at the regional and national levels in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 571-592
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128509
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Author-Name: Andrew Gilg
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilg
Author-Name: Stewart Barr
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Barr
Title: Encouraging 'Environmental Action' by Exhortation: Evidence from a Study in Devon
Abstract:
National and local campaigns to encourage 'Environmental Action' use a
range of media to increase the levels of activities such as recycling,
energy saving and water conservation. These are conventionally focused on
the population as a whole. The research reported in this paper suggests
that such an approach, based on a belief that general campaigns are
effective, might not be very effective and could be modified to take
account of how different groups of people behave. In addition, the focus
of campaigns on sectoral activities like water and energy saving might
also be inappropriate given our findings, which are based on a survey of
1265 households in Devon. This found that three major types of behaviour
characterise 'Environmental Action': purchasing, habitual activities and
recycling behaviour. In addition, demographically and attitudinally
defined clusters of individuals point to very different types of behaviour
across the population. These findings suggest that more focused campaigns
and a re-evaluation of how 'Environmental Action' is segmented would
greatly assist policy makers in developing effective strategies for
enhancing 'Environmental Action'.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 593-618
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500128533
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Author-Name: Jean Peretz
Author-X-Name-First: Jean
Author-X-Name-Last: Peretz
Author-Name: Bruce Tonn
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonn
Author-Name: David Folz
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Folz
Title: Explaining the Performance of Mature Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Programs
Abstract:
This paper assesses the contextual, programmatic and decision-making
factors that affect the performance of mature municipal solid waste
recycling programs. Tobit models were prepared for cities with populations
of less than or more than 25 000 to facilitate analysis of
recycling performance. Recycling participation rates were found to be
higher among cities in both groups that offered more convenient recycling
programs and whose residents had a higher mean household income. The
larger cities that achieved higher participation rates employed a
decision-making process known as 'collaborative learning', imposed
sanctions on improper sorting recyclable materials, and had a larger
non-minority population. Among smaller cities, higher participation was
attained by using variable fee pricing for solid waste collection and by
mandating household participation. The study findings suggest that future
research should focus on improved ways to characterize and measure the
decision-making processes used to make policy changes in order to
facilitate analysis of the causal and temporal relationships between
decision-making processes and program performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 627-650
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/0964056050018170
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Author-Name: Philippe Le Goffe
Author-X-Name-First: Philippe Le
Author-X-Name-Last: Goffe
Author-Name: Julien Salanie
Author-X-Name-First: Julien
Author-X-Name-Last: Salanie
Title: Economic Failures in French Recreational Fishing Management
Abstract:
In France, freshwater recreational fishing management does not
sufficiently satisfy anglers. Fishing effort is too high creating
congestion costs and environmental quality is low while there is a
positive willingness-to-pay for improvements. These inefficiencies are
explained by three phenomena. First, private property rights are
attenuated under institutional pressure. Second, recreational fishing is
managed as an open access resource over the whole territory. Finally,
halieutic policies focus on the protection of environmental resources and
are inefficient at maximizing the social rent provided by recreational
fisheries. Fishing effort regulation and environmental services provision
following the beneficiary-pays principle could improve collective welfare.
Social pricing could ensure equity in access to the resource.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 651-664
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500181896
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Author-Name: Wolfram Elsner
Author-X-Name-First: Wolfram
Author-X-Name-Last: Elsner
Title: Regional Industries and Environmental Impacts. Long-run Regional Economic Effects of Climate Change: The Case of the Coastal and Estuary Zone of the German Northwest
Abstract:
The paper explores the relations of (1) regionalized climate change
impulses; (2) their impacts on regional industry sectors; and (3) a
regional econometric impact analysis. It develops a methodology by which
the impulses of a regional climate change scenario can be transformed into
'primary' impacts on the capital stock and value added of
climate-sensitive regional industries. These industries are vulnerable to
'creeping', i.e. continuous, climate change impulses, and they tend to
react through 'defensive' investment. In addition, a singular flooding
event is simulated for a specific local area and its different capital
stocks. The stock damages and value-added losses of both the continuous
industrial impacts and the singular flooding are inserted into a regional
econometric model. This is sectorally disaggregated in stock, value-added
and investment functions. It is also calibrated in the very-long run
(through to the year 2040), according to different scenarios. The regional
economic 'secondary' effects on the regional GNP are calculated. In
addition to the calculation of regional economic primary and secondary
impacts, the methodological issue of generating more transparency of the
causal chains by use of damage functions, reaction functions, and
comparative defensive strategies are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 665-690
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Title: Use of Ecological Risk Data in the Development of Visions, Conceptual Site Models and Maps for Department of Energy Lands: Ensuring Sustainability of Protecting Human and Ecological Health
Abstract:
Recent interest in understanding the human and ecological health risks of
contaminants on lands in the United States has led some managers and
public policy makers to use extensive narratives associated with maps and
Conceptual Site Models (CSM) in their Vision statements. While narratives
are descriptive, CSMs can graphically depict the sources, releases,
transport and exposure pathways, and receptors, together with possible
barriers to block pathways and reduce exposure. In most situations, vision
statements and CSMs are developed for one site, providing no opportunity
to understand how they function generally. This paper reviews a set of 31
Vision statements and CSMs developed for Department of Energy (DOE) sites
to examine the use and importance of ecological data in the process. This
analysis provides a framework for evaluating ecological resources and risk
at contaminated sites generally. While data on human health risks were
usually extensive, data on specific ecological receptors were sparse. Less
than 70% of the sites mentioned endangered or threatened species, less
than 40% provided even partial species lists for their sites, and less
than 40% provided information on unique habitats. Almost no sites mapped
the distribution of endangered/threatened species. Ecological receptors
were treated as a class, without regard to whether they were terrestrial
or aquatic, or sedentary or migratory. Only 29% of the sites referred to
specific ecological risk assessments. Confusion existed with respect to
routes of exposure, pathways of exposure, and media for exposure. Overall,
the ecological information presented was not consistent across sites,
making it difficult to compare ecological resources at risk, effects of
remediation on ecological resources complex-wide, or to determine which
resources were most important to protect if monetary resources are
limited. One of the objectives of DOE in having sites develop these Vision
statements was to achieve uniformity in information available for the
public, managers, policy-makers, and decision-makers. Any variances from
previously agreed-upon remediation will likewise require this detailed
ecological information. The dataset indicates a clear need to delineate
the key ecological information required for these stakeholders before
effective decisions can be made across a wide complex of contaminated
sites, and a list of potential indicators is suggested. This ecological
information can be both qualitative and quantitative. Finally, the
information developed for Vision statements (CSMs, maps) will be useful in
ensuring continued human and ecological protection, and will contribute to
the sustainable safety of remaining contamination on sites.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 691-707
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
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Author-Name: Marcus Lane
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Lane
Author-Name: Geoff McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Title: Community-based Environmental Planning: Operational Dilemmas, Planning Principles and Possible Remedies
Abstract:
The operational dilemmas and challenges associated with the practice of
community-based environmental planning (CBEP) are examined. The paper
examines the frequently invoked 'bottom-up' versus 'top-down' dichotomy
and argues that environmental governance is more complex, dynamic and
multi-scalar than this simple dichotomy implies. The paper identifies six
key problems with the CBEP approach: (i) the conceptualization of
'community' which poorly accounts for difference; (ii) problems of
inequality; (iii) the organizational capacity and efficacy of community
groups; (iv) the scale of CBEP; (v) the types of knowledge utilized by
communities in environmental management; and (vi) the potential for
parochial concerns to dominate the priorities and agenda of community
organizations. The paper analyses each of these issues, identifies
planning principles that may aid resolution, and suggests possible
remedies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 709-731
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500182985
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Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Title: Environmental Protection as a US National Government Priority: Analysis of Six Annual Public Opinion Surveys, 1999 - 2004
Abstract:
Public support for environmental protection in the US as a federal
government priority has substantially dropped since 2001. Data for the
years 1999 - 2004 show that the least support was from
non-Hispanic white, middle-class, college educated and suburban residents.
Poorer, black, and residents of large cities have become the strongest
supporters. In addition, with the important exception of wanting the
federal government to focus on job creation, the public is less interested
in many other domestic program priorities, including crime prevention and
regulating health care management. The results are not an ominous sign
that the public has lost interest in environmental planning and
management, but are interpreted here as a notice that there must be
aggressive efforts to explain to the public, media and elected
representatives that efforts are critically important to public health,
job creation and economic development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-746
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500183017
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Author-Name: Duncan Knowler
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Knowler
Title: 'Short Cut' Techniques to Incorporate Environmental Considerations into Project Appraisal: An Exploration Using Case Studies
Abstract:
Incorporating environmental and natural resource impacts into the
benefit-cost analysis of projects in the developing world now relies on a
solid body of theory and recommended techniques, but there remain concerns
with how this is done in practice. One aspect arises when time and
resource constraints make highly sophisticated analysis difficult or
impossible. This paper discusses situations where analyses can be improved
using relatively simple 'short cut' techniques that substitute for more
formal analysis that cannot be undertaken realistically or provide an
added perspective on project viability. Case studies are employed to
illustrate the techniques, based upon the author's experience with
appraisals at the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). It is shown
that short cut techniques can dramatically alter the outcome of an
appraisal at relatively little cost. However, caution is advised since
such techniques can be misused, so that the development of suitable
protocols is desirable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 747-770
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500183033
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Author-Name: Margrethe Winslow
Author-X-Name-First: Margrethe
Author-X-Name-Last: Winslow
Title: Is Democracy Good for the Environment?
Abstract:
This paper presents empirical evidence to support the existence of a
relationship between democracy and one aspect of environmental quality,
urban air pollution. The relationship between environmental quality and
democracy is explored empirically using a regression analysis of urban air
concentrations of three pollutants, sulfur dioxide (SO2), suspended
particulate matter (SPM) and smoke, and two measures of democracy, the
Freedom House Index and Polity III. The results suggest a significant and
robust negative linear relationship between these pollutant concentrations
and democracy level: the higher the level of democracy, the lower the
ambient pollution level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 771-783
Issue: 5
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500183074
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Author-Name: Ken Willis
Author-X-Name-First: Ken
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Title: David Pearce 1941-2005
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 787-788
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500365861
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Author-Name: Michael Gochfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochfeld
Title: The Peconic River: Concerns associated with different risk evaluations for fish consumption
Abstract:
Risk evaluation and assessment have been used as tools to regulate and
manage the risks to consumers of eating self-caught fish that have high
levels of contaminants. Armed with these risk assessments, health agencies
issue consumption advisories, and in some cases, close some waters to
fishing. Recently, regulatory agencies have used contaminant levels in
fish as a benchmark for remedial action on contaminated sites, using human
health risk assessment as the justification. The US Environmental
Protection Agency's new surface water criterion for mercury is based on
mercury levels in fish tissue. When multiple regulatory agencies have
jurisdiction over the same waters or remediation site there is the
potential for differing risk evaluations. Using the Peconic River on Long
Island, New York as a case study, the paper examines how and why county,
state, and federal health risk evaluations for fish contaminated with
mercury differed. While the same risk methodology was applied by all
agencies, the assessments were conducted for different purposes, applied
different consumption and fish biomass assumptions, and arrived at
different conclusions. The risk evaluations invoked to design fish
consumption advisories use mercury levels currently in fish, and are
designed to prevent current exposure. However, the risk assessments that
provide a basis for remediation consider many different pathways of
exposure (not just ingestion), and deal with long-term exposure. The risk
evaluations, and recommendations promulgated by those agencies, differ
because they have different goals, use different assumptions, and often
fail to communicate among agencies. It is suggested that it is valuable to
have these different levels of risk evaluations to adequately address
health issues. However, there are policy implications, which include
making the distinctions between the types of risk assessments, their
methods and assumptions, and the rationale for these assumptions. Further,
assessors and managers should involve all interested stakeholders
(including regulators and state health officials) in discussions about the
use of risk, the assumptions of risk assessment, and the goals of those
evaluations. The difficulties in the case of the Peconic were not due to
differences in the original data, but rather in the goals and type of risk
assessments performed. If all deliberations had been transparent during
all phases of the decision-making and management process, the conflicts
within the minds of the public, regulators and other agencies might have
been avoided. This case study suggests that more reliability,
circumspection and transparency should be built into the process where
multiple agencies and multiple objectives are involved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 789-808
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294186
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Author-Name: Nguyen Quang Tuan
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Quang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tuan
Author-Name: Virginia MacLaren
Author-X-Name-First: Virginia
Author-X-Name-Last: MacLaren
Title: Community concerns about landfills: A case study of Hanoi, Vietnam
Abstract:
This paper examines the nature of community concerns about a landfill in
Hanoi, Vietnam and compares these concerns to those found in studies of
North American landfills. Based on a survey of 174 households living near
Hanoi's landfill, it was found that concerns were uniformly high within
the study area. Although the community initially believed the proponent's
claims that the landfill would not pollute the environment, their faith in
those claims disappeared once the landfill opened and began to produce
numerous negative impacts on the community. Residents called for a variety
of technical, management and economic measures to mitigate these impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 809-831
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294228
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Author-Name: Eckart Lange
Author-X-Name-First: Eckart
Author-X-Name-Last: Lange
Author-Name: Sigrid Hehl-Lange
Author-X-Name-First: Sigrid
Author-X-Name-Last: Hehl-Lange
Title: Combining a participatory planning approach with a virtual landscape model for the siting of wind turbines
Abstract:
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich is planning to build
three wind turbines for the production of renewable energy. Their proposed
location is near the campus of ETH Honggerberg in the Kaferberg open
space. This open space is of high importance for the recreation of the
local residents. It is one of the last open spaces in Zurich that is used
agriculturally. In order to provide a broad forum for discussion and to
examine the level of acceptance of the proposed wind turbines a new
approach to participatory planning is pursued by introducing a virtual
landscape model to a participatory planning workshop for which the
different interest groups and stakeholders were invited. During the
workshop different alternatives were discussed and suggested changes by
the participants were incorporated in the 3D model and visualized. The
results of the workshop show that 3D visualization is an important means
of communication among the different interest groups. The workshop also
shows that an early integration of 3D visualization combined with a
participatory approach is an effective way to elucidate potential
conflicts at an early stage of the planning process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-852
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294277
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Author-Name: Charles Warren
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Warren
Author-Name: Carolyn Lumsden
Author-X-Name-First: Carolyn
Author-X-Name-Last: Lumsden
Author-Name: Simone O'Dowd
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Dowd
Author-Name: Richard Birnie
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Birnie
Title: 'Green On Green': Public perceptions of wind power in Scotland and Ireland
Abstract:
The wind energy debate represents a new kind of environmental controversy
which divides environmentalists of different persuasions who attach
contrasting priority to global and local concerns. Case studies of public
attitudes towards existing and proposed windfarm developments in Scotland
and Ireland are used to test three counter-intuitive hypotheses derived
from previous attitudinal research. These are: (a) that local people
become more favourable towards windfarms after construction; (b) that the
degree of acceptance increases with proximity to them; and (c) that the
NIMBY syndrome(not-in-my-back-yard) does not adequately explain variations
in public attitudes. All three hypotheses are supported by this study.
Large majorities favour wind power development in principle and in (local)
practice. Although some aspects of NIMBY attitudes exist, the surveys
reveal an 'inverse NIMBY' syndrome, whereby those with windfarms in their
'backyard' strongly support the technology. The research endorses the view
that aesthetic perceptions, both positive and negative, are the strongest
single influence on individuals' attitudes towards wind power projects.
Comparison of the current institutional factors driving wind energy
development with those during earlier eras of hydro-power development and
large-scale afforestation emphasizes the need for strategic planning
guidance. The potential for using a planning-led approach to windfarm
developments by adopting 'Indicative Windfarm Strategies' is discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 853-875
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294376
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Author-Name: William Adams
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Adams
Author-Name: Martin Perrow
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Perrow
Author-Name: Angus Carpenter
Author-X-Name-First: Angus
Author-X-Name-Last: Carpenter
Title: Perceptions of river managers of institutional constraints on floodplain restoration in the UK
Abstract:
The restoration of river environments has been of growing importance to
river management and planning in the UK. The extension of ecological
restoration to floodplains as well as river channels is more complex,
partly because of the range of stakeholders and the diversity of relevant
management institutions. This paper draws on a qualitative survey of river
managers in the UK to identify institutional factors relevant to the
success or failure of floodplain restoration projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 877-889
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294442
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Author-Name: George Touche
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Touche
Author-Name: George Rogers
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers
Title: Environmental equity and electric power generation: Disparate community outcomes within Texas?
Abstract:
The examinations conducted in this study focus at the community level to
test for disparate outcomes involving utility-based electric power
generation within the crucial state of Texas. Potential policy
implications are discussed as relevant to the general thesis of
environmental racism postulated by justice advocates and the civil rights
strategies advanced by justice advocates. Cross-sectional and longitudinal
perspectives are used in testing for distributive inequities involving
locations of fossil fuel power plants and emissions and output rates of
emissions originating from such power plants. These tests provide
empirical basis for assessing outcomes of the siting and emissions
regulatory processes. While the civil rights strategies that would use
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the disparate impact standard
are inapplicable, some limited findings indicate disparate outcomes
involving other disadvantaged populations that are difficult to justify in
context of legitimate market dynamics. Issues raised in this study have
relevance to national energy policy proposals that promote many more power
plants across the USA and encourage emissions trading.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 891-915
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294319
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Author-Name: Laura Solitare
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Solitare
Title: Prerequisite conditions for meaningful participation in brownfields redevelopment
Abstract:
Current research in environmental planning supports decision making based
on collaborative planning mechanisms. While current research clearly
details the limitations to and prerequisites for meaningful public
participation in general and for select environmental issues, there is
little focus on them in brownfields redevelopment. In practice, the
general assumptions are that brownfields redevelopment is an ideally
situated policy issue for participatory planning. However, as this paper
will illustrate through case study research, there are several situational
prerequisites that must be met before there can be meaningful citizen
participation in brownfields redevelopment. By highlighting these
prerequisites, the author's goal is to mobilize research and policy
efforts to overcome those limitations and to foster widespread meaningful
participation in the redevelopment of brownfields in residential
neighborhoods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 917-935
Issue: 6
Volume: 48
Year: 2005
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500294475
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Author-Name: Stefan Greiving
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Greiving
Author-Name: Mark Fleischhauer
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleischhauer
Author-Name: Johannes Luckenkotter
Author-X-Name-First: Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Luckenkotter
Title: A Methodology for an integrated risk assessment of spatially relevant hazards
Abstract:
Natural and technological disasters of the past have shown that such
incidences significantly affect local and regional development. Faced with
the task of ensuring economic, human and environmental development as well
as insuring physical structures, planning authorities, insurance companies
and emergency managers are looking for methodologies to identify highly
sensitive areas in terms of their overall risk. Existing methodologies
like the Natural Hazard Index for Megacities or the Total Place
Vulnerability Index have limitations due to their sectoral approach, which
makes them less useful for integrated spatial planning. This paper
presents the Integrated Risk Assessment of Multi-Hazards as a new approach
to serve as a basis for a spatial risk management process. The approach
integrates various hazards into an integrated hazard map, combines this
with the region's vulnerability and thus produces an integrated risk map.
Moreover, the methodology offers a tool to derive weighting factors for
hazards as well as for vulnerability components.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-19
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500372800
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Author-Name: Henriette Soderberg
Author-X-Name-First: Henriette
Author-X-Name-Last: Soderberg
Author-Name: Jaan-Henrik Kain
Author-X-Name-First: Jaan-Henrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Kain
Title: Assessments of sustainable waste management alternatives: How to support complex knowledge management
Abstract:
The vision of sustainable development is a driving force for change. To
understand more about processes of local policy making, and their
prerequisites for such change, it is relevant to examine how individual
actors use briefing material and how they make assessments in complex
planning situations. This study is about the processing of knowledge in a
case of planning of a future waste management system. In this case, the
written briefing material was shown to have less impact on the arguments
and assessments of participating actors. Consequently, process
facilitation for complex planning situations needs to support and strive
for collective, reflective and transparent knowledge management.
High-quality process support thus needs to have its emphasis on arguments,
rather than on particular assessment tools and the written briefing
material.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 21-39
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500372982
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Author-Name: Joel Heinen
Author-X-Name-First: Joel
Author-X-Name-Last: Heinen
Author-Name: Suresh Shrestha
Author-X-Name-First: Suresh
Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha
Title: Evolving policies for conservation: An Historical Profile of the Protected Area System of Nepal
Abstract:
Nepal has instituted progressive conservation programmes since the 1970s.
This move was in reaction to very rapid rates of land clearance in the
lowland areas of the country and an opening up to the world that led to
nature-based tourism as a major economic enterprise. Formal conservation
began with the passage of national legislation in 1973 offering strong
protection for national parks and wildlife reserves, but denied usufruct
rights to rural communities. From the late 1970s to the 1990s, the
legislation was amended several times. Each case was, in several
fundamental ways, a loosening of control by government authorities. Nepal
now has buffer zone legislation and allows for the designation of
conservation areas in addition to the more-strictly defined categories.
Beginning in the 1990s, both government and foreign-backed projects have
been implementing landscape level conservation approaches; a number of
initiatives in trans-boundary protected area management with India and
China have also begun and non-governmental organizations have taken an
increasingly active role. This paper considers the expansion of the
protected areas network in light of historical, cultural and economic
factors and concludes that Nepal has been reactive in adopting
conservation programmes. Both outside and inside influences have strongly
affected the development of conservation programmes and there are several
areas in which more work needs to be done. This includes the need for
implementing both national and international conservation law and adopting
social and biological monitoring programmes in and around protected areas.
In addition, factors outside the control of conservation officials (i.e. a
Maoist insurgency) have indirectly hindered conservation programmes in
recent years and have greatly complicated prospects for further success.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 41-58
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373048
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Author-Name: R. M. Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: R. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Author-Name: R. H. Phipps
Author-X-Name-First: R. H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Phipps
Author-Name: A. M. Strange
Author-X-Name-First: A. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Strange
Title: An Application of Life-Cycle Assessment for Environmental Planning and Management: The Potential Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Growing Genetically-Modified Herbicide-Tolerant Sugar Beet
Abstract:
Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) was used to assess the potential
environmental and human health impacts of growing genetically-modified
(GM), herbicide-tolerant sugar beet in the UK and Germany compared with
conventional sugar beet varieties. The GM variety results in lower
potential environmental impacts on global warming, airborne nutrification,
ecotoxicity (of soil and water) and watercourse enrichment, and lower
potential human health impacts in terms of production of toxic
particulates, summer smog, carcinogens and ozone depletion. Although the
overall contribution of GM sugar beet to reducing harmful emissions to the
environment would be relatively small, the potential for GM crops to
reduce pollution from agriculture, including diffuse water pollution, is
highlighted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-74
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373139
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Author-Name: Matthew Carmona
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Carmona
Author-Name: Claudio De Magalhaes
Author-X-Name-First: Claudio
Author-X-Name-Last: De Magalhaes
Title: Public Space Management: Present and Potential
Abstract:
This paper explores approaches to the management of external public
space, both now and in the future. The paper is in five parts. The
discussion begins with an exploration of why public space management is
universally an important concern by drawing from literature that argues
that the quality of public space has declined, and that a greater
engagement of the public sector in its management is required. Next, the
research methodology is discussed which sought to investigate the
management of public space in England as an example of trends and
responses that point to a broader international concern. The approach
included both a national survey of the state of play in public space
management and a series of case studies that sought to explore innovative
practice. Third, the results of a national survey are briefly outlined,
with discussion following the same structure as the survey itself. Next,
the results of detailed interviews with 20 local authority case studies
that exhibited interesting or innovative practice in the local management
of public space are presented. In a final part, conclusions are drawn
which confirm that this is an area of public sector responsibility in need
of significant investment and reform, but also that top-down initiatives
from national government are beginning to inspire a burgeoning range of
local government initiatives below. Therefore, although public space
management remains a fragmented area of local government activity, a
number of local authorities are beginning to establish a corresponding
bottom-up agenda that seems to map a potential way forward for the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 75-99
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373162
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Author-Name: Kris Wernstedt
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Wernstedt
Author-Name: Peter Meyer
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Meyer
Author-Name: Anna Alberini
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberini
Author-Name: Lauren Heberle
Author-X-Name-First: Lauren
Author-X-Name-Last: Heberle
Title: Incentives for private residential brownfields development in US urban areas
Abstract:
Public agencies in the US have committed resources to encourage private
investment in reusing contaminated sites. With public funds in short
supply, the effectiveness of their efforts matters both to the agencies
and the development community. This paper draws on a mail survey of
private developers that uses conjoint choice experiments to investigate
the relative attractiveness of incentives to promote residential infill on
contaminated property. Results suggest protection from third party
liability offers the most value, with protection from cleanup liability
and relief from public hearing requirements also important. The findings
indicate several opportunities for planners to promote infill on
contaminated sites in a socially and environmentally appropriate manner.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 101-119
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373212
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Author-Name: Alan Collins
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Collins
Author-Name: Richard O'Doherty
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Doherty
Author-Name: Martin Snell
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Snell
Title: Household participation in waste recycling: Some national survey evidence from Scotland
Abstract:
Increasing levels of household waste have raced up national, regional and
municipal environmental policy agendas around the world, especially as
heavy reliance on landfill and incineration is becoming prohibitively
expensive and also a high profile source of local voter dissent or
vociferous NIMBY behaviour. In an attempt to reduce reliance on these
options, UK local authorities have increasingly been forced to turn to
recycling. This paper reports on a broad empirical study of household
recycling, utilizing national survey-based evidence (drawn from over 31
000 interviews in Scotland). Hitherto, very few published empirical
studies have addressed the household recycling decision using national
survey data to furnish baseline evidence. For this purpose logit analysis
is undertaken, using data extracted from the Scottish Household Surveys of
2000 and 2001. This work also serves as the basis for further detailed
modelling of a selection of illustrative household types. After
consideration of particular waste streams and the availability of
different recycling schemes, the effects on the probability of recycling
participation of age, income level, household composition, car ownership
and local authority were analysed. While there are clear income effects,
the picture regarding the impact of household composition and some other
factors is more complex.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 121-140
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373253
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Author-Name: Stacey Swearingen White
Author-X-Name-First: Stacey Swearingen
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Author-Name: Michael Boswell
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Boswell
Title: Planning for Water Quality: Implementation of the NPDES Phase II Stormwater Program in California and Kansas
Abstract:
In the United States, the federal government is increasingly relying on
local governments to implement policies that address the nation's
lingering environmental problems. Yet, little is known about the factors
that influence local level implementation of a federal mandate. This paper
explores local government response to the NPDES Phase II Stormwater
Program in California and Kansas by investigating local conditions,
perceptions of the federal program, and implementer characteristics. The
study found that fiscal resources, a well-educated public, positive
perceptions of the federal policy, and co-operative planning efforts lead
to better compliance with the mandate and a higher quality response.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 141-160
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500373386
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Author-Name: Knut Veisten
Author-X-Name-First: Knut
Author-X-Name-Last: Veisten
Author-Name: Ståle Navrud
Author-X-Name-First: Ståle
Author-X-Name-Last: Navrud
Author-Name: Johnny Valen
Author-X-Name-First: Johnny
Author-X-Name-Last: Valen
Title: Lexicographic preference in biodiversity valuation: Tests of inconsistencies and willingness to pay
Abstract:
Previous contingent valuation (CV) studies on biodiversity have indicated
that as much as one-quarter of the respondents show lexicographic
preferences when facing biodiversity-money trade-offs. This behaviour is
incompatible with welfare theory underlying CV, and thus questions the
validity and reliability of the outcome of CV of changes in biodiversity.
However, it is difficult from CV responses to distinguish between strict
and modified lexicographic preferences, and those attaching a high value
to biodiversity. This paper adds to the empirical evidence showing that
what at first hand seems to represent strict lexicographic preferences is
at most representing modified lexicographic preferences, and probably
rather represent just high valuation of biodiversity. Data on both
hypothetical and actual willingness to pay (WTP) from a CV study on
biodiversity were used to perform tests of inconsistent attitudes to
estimate the maximum share of non-compensatory preferences for
biodiversity. The results show that there are very few respondents in the
group that consistently state high preference for biodiversity
preservation and show clear reluctance to trade-off biodiversity with
other goods. However, this group also had higher WTP, both hypothetical
and actual, than the reference group. This is consistent with exchange
preferences and steep indifference curves. Thus, people with lexicographic
preferences for biodiversity are probably less numerous than previously
indicated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 167-180
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500507843
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Author-Name: Keith Willett
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Willett
Author-Name: David Mitchell
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell
Author-Name: H. L. Goodwin
Author-X-Name-First: H. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodwin
Author-Name: Baxter Vieux
Author-X-Name-First: Baxter
Author-X-Name-Last: Vieux
Author-Name: Jennie Popp
Author-X-Name-First: Jennie
Author-X-Name-Last: Popp
Title: The opportunity cost of regulating phosphorus from broiler production in the Illinois River Basin
Abstract:
The Illinois River Basin in eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas is an
example of a region where significant growth in poultry production has
been accompanied by water quality problems. The primary concern in the
basin is the problem of phosphorus in runoff that is associated with
application of litter to crops. Existing data suggest that there has been
a continuing decline in the quality of water in the Illinois River, and
discussions have focused on developing and implementing a phosphorus
standard. The specific objectives of this study are to estimate the
reduction in poultry production necessary to achieve the reduction in
phosphorus runoff under a set of phosphorus constraints, including soil
test phosphorus, and to estimate the opportunity costs of reducing poultry
production in the basin under each phosphorus constraint on the economic
activity in the watershed. A mathematical programming model that
incorporates poultry production and cropping decisions is developed. The
parameters for the model are identified and then it is solved to provide a
base solution. Model solutions are then developed for the different policy
target levels of phosphorus. The model structure is modified to account
for the presence of soil test phosphorus levels and the corresponding
limits on soil test phosphorus throughout the basin. This formulation
includes current soil test phosphorus throughout the basin. All of the
applications assume that the only disposal option for poultry litter is
land application within the basin. An economic impact assessment of the
effects of phosphorus limitations in the basin is also conducted for
Arkansas counties only, Oklahoma counties only, and all five affected
counties combined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 181-207
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500507884
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Author-Name: Jurgen Meyerhoff
Author-X-Name-First: Jurgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Meyerhoff
Title: Stated willingness to pay as hypothetical behaviour: Can attitudes tell us more?
Abstract:
The fact that people only state a hypothetical willingness to pay (WTP)
in contingent valuation surveys still causes much debate. Doubters are
sceptical about the reliability and validity of contingent valuation
estimates, that is, whether people will actually pay the amount stated in
the survey. Parallel to this discussion, social psychologists have
conducted a great deal of research on the determinants of actual
behaviour, particularly attitudes. Therefore, the objective of this paper
is to analyse the relationship between different kinds of attitudes and
behaviour. Based on this analysis, a composite attitude-behaviour model is
developed and estimated using data from a contingent valuation about the
river Elbe in Germany. The results show that attitudes towards the
behaviour are the immediate antecedent of the behavioural intention.
Accordingly, it is suggested that these attitudes along with attitudes
towards the good in question and general attitudes should be measured in
order to increase predictive validity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 209-226
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500507959
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Author-Name: Kurt Cline
Author-X-Name-First: Kurt
Author-X-Name-Last: Cline
Author-Name: Berton Lee Lamb
Author-X-Name-First: Berton Lee
Author-X-Name-Last: Lamb
Author-Name: Phadrea Ponds
Author-X-Name-First: Phadrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Ponds
Title: Public expectations about access fees and road closures on public lands
Abstract:
It is sometimes suggested that land managers could better communicate
with the general public by relying on people who are active in community
affairs to frame the message. By comparing responses from the 'attentive'
and general public on the Colorado Plateau in the USA, this study
investigated the expected effects of using recreation access fees or road
closures to manage recreation on public lands. Although neither the
attentive nor general public strongly anticipated benefits from the two
management options, the attentive public was more likely than the general
public to report positive expectations. Those more likely to expect fewer
benefits from the management options do so because of factors that are
outside the influence of managers (e.g., socio-demographics and value
orientation). The results point out challenges for building public support
through mobilizing the attentive public to develop a positive management
atmosphere with fees and road closures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 227-240
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500507975
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Author-Name: Alan Prior
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Prior
Author-Name: Jeremy Raemaekers
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Raemaekers
Title: Does planning deregulation threaten the environment? The effect of 'permitted development' on the natural heritage of Scotland
Abstract:
This paper reports research into the effect on the UK environment of the
deregulation of land development controls. One form of deregulation is
granting advance approval to specified classes of small-scale development
because they are considered inconsequential. Previous research has
indicated that such 'permitted development' may adversely affect the
natural heritage. This study systematically investigated its impact on the
natural heritage of Scotland. The study canvassed the opinions of agents
best placed to comment: natural heritage authority field staff, local
government planners and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
The results revealed concern about permitted development as a whole, and
about specified classes. Despite professed concerns about sustainable
development, UK planning modernization has failed to grasp the opportunity
for a radical and fundamental reform of the scope of UK planning control
in the context of contemporary environmental issues. Accordingly, there
remains an unresolved tension between the desire to remove unnecessary
state regulation of land development and the protection of the natural
heritage.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 241-263
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508031
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Author-Name: P. Joan Poor
Author-X-Name-First: P. Joan
Author-X-Name-Last: Poor
Author-Name: Matthew Breece
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Breece
Title: The contingent behavior of charter fishing participants on the Chesapeake Bay: Welfare estimates associated with water quality improvements
Abstract:
Water quality in the Chesapeake Bay has deteriorated over recent years.
Historically, fishing has contributed to the region's local economy in
terms of commercial and recreational harvests. A contingent behavior model
is used to estimate welfare measures for charter fishing participants with
regard to a hypothetical improvement in water quality. Using a truncated
Poisson count model corrected for endogenous stratification, it was found
that charter fishers not only contribute to the local market economy, but
they also place positive non-market value on preserving the Bay's water
quality. Using two estimates for travels costs it is estimated that the
individual consumer surplus is $200 and $117 per trip, and the average
individual consumer surplus values for an improvement in water quality is
$75 and $44 for two models estimated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 265-278
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508064
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Author-Name: Ross Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Ross
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: Thomas Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Title: Regional electricity transmission planning and SEA: The case of the electricity company ScottishPower
Abstract:
Since 21 July 2004, formal strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
requirements are in place for certain plans and programmes in European
Union member states. Many public plans and programmes have been identified
to fall under these requirements, and there has been a range of research
activities particularly in land use and transport planning. However, the
way in which SEA is to be applied in the private sector has remained
largely unclear. Furthermore, to date there has been comparatively little
reported private sector experience and the concrete benefits that SEA may
deliver to private companies have not yet been discussed to any large
extent. In order to address this shortcoming, the paper looks at SEA
application in electricity transmission planning, taking the specific case
of the privatized company ScottishPower as an example. Based on the
evidence obtained, it is suggested that a structured SEA process can
strengthen the environmental component and improve private sector
decision-making processes. Corporate governance can be improved, if SEA is
applied in a tiered system, addressing different issues and tasks at
distinct stages in a clearly defined decision making hierarchy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 279-299
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508155
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Author-Name: Peter Jacques
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacques
Title: Downscaling climate models and environmental policy: From global to regional politics
Abstract:
High resolution climate models of regions, or downscaling, promises to be
at the forefront of future climate policy research. However, most research
in this area is in the natural sciences, and the policy community has not
taken full notice of this trend at their doorstep. Downscaling provides
more concrete information about local impacts of climate change. This
raises several important political issues surrounding extreme events,
adaptation, risk and equity and legacy concerns, all of which are briefly
addressed. The paper concludes with a call for more social science
research on downscaling to accompany the rich geophysical science
literature in the topic.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 301-307
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508205
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Author-Name: Chen Xiqing
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiqing
Author-Name: Zhou Qiaoju
Author-X-Name-First: Zhou
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiaoju
Author-Name: Zhang Erfeng
Author-X-Name-First: Zhang
Author-X-Name-Last: Erfeng
Title: In-channel sand extraction from the mid-lower Yangtze channels and its management: Problems and challenges
Abstract:
Sand extraction from the mid-lower Yangtze has increased rapidly since
the 1980s, in contrast to a rapid decrease in sediment discharge from the
Yangtze River into the sea. In-channel sand extraction poses great risks
to flood protection, navigation channels and railway bridges. This paper
reviews the recent history of in-channel sand extraction, discussing the
present status and potential problems in legislation and management. It is
concluded that the share of interests, the involvement of local criminal
gangs and official corruption were the main difficulties for the ban on
illegal sand extraction. It is proposed that the sites and amounts
permitted for in-channel sand extraction should be re-evaluated under the
new sediment budget after closure of the Three-Gorges Dam. It is necessary
to explore the use of alternative materials in order to reduce the demand
for natural sand while meeting the market needs for socio-economic
development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-320
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560500508247
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Author-Name: Daniela Raik
Author-X-Name-First: Daniela
Author-X-Name-Last: Raik
Author-Name: Arthur Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Planning in collaborative wildlife management: A critical perspective
Abstract:
Wildlife managers are increasingly faced with planning and implementing
wildlife management programs in collaboration with local governments, user
groups, businesses and citizens. The planning process is inherently
political as each group attempts to advance its interests. Current
scholarship on the theory and practice of planning for wildlife management
falls short of accounting for the politics of these processes. It is hoped
that this paper will contribute to a theory of planning that both
addresses the actual practices of wildlife planners and serves as a guide
for future action. To this end, the dominant conceptualization of wildlife
planning will be outlined and the study will draw on empirical and
theoretical advances in the fields of adult education, organizational
analysis and regional planning to construct a more politically-informed
theoretical framework for understanding wildlife planning. This framework
asserts that planning involves two types of negotiation of power and
interests: (1) substantive negotiations which address procedural aspects
of planning and (2) meta-negotiations which address political dynamics of
planning. An earlier study will then be re-analyzed to illustrate how
substantive and meta-negotiations occurred in a case of suburban deer
management in the Northeast United States. It is concluded that accounting
for issues of power and interests in wildlife planning theory provides a
more complete representation of what wildlife managers actually do when
planning programs and provides a guide for future wildlife planning
practice. Future analyses of planning processes in wildlife management, or
natural resources management more broadly, may reveal new insights if the
concepts used to guide the analysis reported here provide an understanding
of the politics involved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 321-336
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600598304
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Author-Name: Jamie Baxter
Author-X-Name-First: Jamie
Author-X-Name-Last: Baxter
Title: A case study of intra-community conflict as facility impact
Abstract:
Through a qualitative case study, this paper describes the everyday
experience of conflict as a serious impact of noxious facilities. It
describes intra-community conflict over two existing waste facilities (a
regional landfill and a low-level hazardous waste facility) in Ryley,
Alberta, Canada. Twenty-seven in-depth face-to-face interviews and one
focus group reveal deep conflict presented as frustration, anger, social
isolation and strained social relations between locals who 'support' the
facilities as a means of bolstering the local economy and those who do not
(mainly long-time resident farmers). Although the type of hazard exposure
(i.e. existing facilities) is important for explaining why conflict
developed and became entrenched, it is argued that the nature of
community, and in particular differences in ways of life, are also
critical determinants. The findings are compared to theory and other case
studies concerning why social conflict develops over technological
hazards. Implications for environmental impact assessment and
environmental appeals are discussed, as well as compensation as one avenue
for equitably reducing conflict.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 337-360
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600598361
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Author-Name: Tony Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Author-Name: Barbara Illsley
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Illsley
Title: Strategic environmental assessment as a tool of environmental governance: Scotland's extension of the European Union SEA Directive
Abstract:
The coverage of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) has been
extended to all public sector policies, plans and programmes subject to
Scottish jurisdiction. Evaluation of the arguments advanced by the
Scottish Executive for using environmental assessment as a tool for
environmental governance requires an exploration of some of the contested
interpretations of the function of environmental assessment at a strategic
level. The paper examines the implications of this extension of the
European Union SEA Directive in the context of current arrangements to fit
environmental assessment into the UK tradition of integrated policy
appraisal. It considers the methodological implications of using SEA
explicitly for improving public sector decision making at all levels and
across all activities. This enables environmental effects to be taken into
account at an early stage in the formulation of government policy, through
a transparent system of assessment which encourages public participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 361-383
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600598429
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Author-Name: L. Donald Duke
Author-X-Name-First: L. Donald
Author-X-Name-Last: Duke
Author-Name: Cara Augustenborg
Author-X-Name-First: Cara
Author-X-Name-Last: Augustenborg
Title: Effectiveness of self-identified and self-reported environmental regulations for industry: The case of stormwater runoff in the US
Abstract:
US environmental controls for industry include numerous regulations that
rely on the regulated community to self-identify, monitor, report, or
complete other requirements on their own recognizance. These include
state- and federal-issued general permits for stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activities, effective in 1992, with known
incomplete compliance by 2004. Results demonstrate highly incomplete
compliance with variation in effectiveness among studied states and
urbanized regions. Texas and Oklahoma, administered by US EPA during the
research period, have attained higher compliance rates than California,
administered by a state agency, or Florida, also administered by US EPA.
Specific program designs and implementation strategies employed by states
are evaluated for impacts on states' compliance effectiveness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 385-411
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600598494
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Author-Name: H. Von Blottnitz
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Von Blottnitz
Author-Name: A. Rabl
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rabl
Author-Name: D. Boiadjiev
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boiadjiev
Author-Name: T. Taylor
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor
Author-Name: S. Arnold
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Arnold
Title: Damage costs of nitrogen fertilizer in Europe and their internalization
Abstract:
This paper estimates the environmental impacts and damage costs
('external costs') of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and discusses options
for reducing these impacts, including their consequences for farmers and
for producers of fertilizer. The damage costs of the fertilizer life cycle
that could be estimated are large, about 0.3 €/kgN (compared
to the current market price of about 0.5 €/kgN); much of that
is due to global warming by N2O and CO2 emissions during fertilizer
production and N2O emissions from fertilized fields. Policy options for
internalizing these costs are discussed, and the consequences of reduced
fertilizer input on crop yield are explored. If the damage costs were
internalized by a pollution tax or tradable permits that are auctioned by
the government, the economic consequences would be heavy, with a large
revenue loss for farmers. However, if it is internalized by tradable
permits that are given out free, the revenue loss for farmers is small.
The loss for fertilizer producers increases linearly with the amount of
external cost that is internalized, by contrast to the loss for farmers
which increases quadratically but is very small for a damage cost of
0.3 €/kgN. Expressed as a change in the fertilizer-dependent
part of the farmers' revenue (crop yield × crop
price - fertilizer used× fertilizer price), the decrease is
less than 0.5% for most crops; the losses are larger only for crops with
low €/ha revenue. Averaged over wheat, barley, potatoes, sugar beet
and rapeseed, the loss to farmers is about 0.1% in the UK and 0.4% in
Sweden. The revenue loss for fertilizer producers is larger, about 8% in
the UK and 14% in Sweden.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 413-433
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600601587
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Author-Name: Peter Michaelis
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Michaelis
Author-Name: Peter Zerle
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Zerle
Title: From ACEA's voluntary agreement to an emission trading scheme for new passenger cars
Abstract:
This paper critically analyses the voluntary agreement of the European
Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) which is intended to ensure a
significant reduction of average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. It
concludes that the voluntary agreement is far from being an adequate
solution in terms of both ecological effectiveness and economic
cost-efficiency. Therefore, the paper proposes to replace the voluntary
agreement by an emission trading scheme which directly places car makers
under obligation. This switch in policy should be accompanied by further
phased increases in the ecotax levied on fuels and a vehicle taxation
system that places greater focus on CO2 emission.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 435-453
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600601686
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Author-Name: Linda Holz
Author-X-Name-First: Linda
Author-X-Name-Last: Holz
Author-Name: George Kuczera
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuczera
Author-Name: Jetse Kalma
Author-X-Name-First: Jetse
Author-X-Name-Last: Kalma
Title: Multiple criteria decision making: Facilitating a learning environment
Abstract:
Effective decision making for sustainability requires consideration of
multiple evaluation criteria. A numerical weight, assigned to each
criterion, is the most common tool used to formalize preferences in
Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). However, there are methods other
than applying weights, which can be used to explore and articulate
preferences. Two such groups have been identified as aspirational and
holistic methods. The authors are interested in establishing if the
different approaches to MCDM vary in their ability to facilitate a
learning environment. There has been little examination of how this might
best be achieved. An attempt is made to set out some hypotheses about
which characteristics of MCDM tools may best support such learning.
Additionally, three MCDM tools, representing the weighting, aspirational
and holistic methods, are evaluated through a workshop for their ability
to support individual learning. This includes a new tool, referred to as
Target Ordering, which explores preferences through criteria targets
rather than applying a weight to the criteria themselves.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 455-470
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600601744
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Author-Name: Clara Zamorano
Author-X-Name-First: Clara
Author-X-Name-Last: Zamorano
Author-Name: Amparo Moragues
Author-X-Name-First: Amparo
Author-X-Name-Last: Moragues
Author-Name: Adela Salvador
Author-X-Name-First: Adela
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvador
Title: Analysis of the impact of the Arganda metro line on alternative road route emission levels
Abstract:
The object of the present work was to carry out the environmental
assessment of a new metro line in Madrid by means of an emission model
using a down - up methodology, calculation parameters of which
were taken from the European Union-sponsored programmes CORINAIR 99 and
COPERT 2000. The study assesses emissions over different time horizons,
taking into account the resulting variations in traffic speed and
intensity upon the opening of the new infrastructure. The results obtained
show that the construction of the line has led to a significant reduction
in the various pollutant emission levels, particularly in the areas closer
to the city. The most significant reductions are expected to be even
greater in future scenarios.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 475-494
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747521
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Author-Name: Marianne Lindstrom
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindstrom
Author-Name: Maria Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Johansson
Author-Name: Jan Herrmann
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Herrmann
Author-Name: Olle Johnsson
Author-X-Name-First: Olle
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnsson
Title: Attitudes towards the conservation of biological diversity—A case study in Kristianstad Municipality, Sweden
Abstract:
Human actions towards land, freshwater and oceans have already caused
biodiversity to decline. This study aims to investigate attitudes towards
the conservation of biological biodiversity among different groups in a
Swedish city, Kristianstad. An inquiry including statements measuring
attitudes towards the conservation of habitats, animals and plants, to the
biological diversity within selected local areas, to global and national
areas, and to societal issues, was replied to by 271 persons. Deciduous
forests, birds and wild flowers were given highest priority. An area
categorized as wetland including lakeshore meadows with a rich bird life
was prioritized as most important for conservation while a forest area was
chosen as best for recreation. The experts gave lower priority to arable
land, urban parks, domestic animals, agricultural and garden plants and to
conifer forests compared to the other groups. Knowledge about what people
in general value as important could facilitate the future planning of
nature areas in the city of Kristianstad.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 495-513
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747893
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Author-Name: Peter Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Title: Evaluating regional sustainable development: Approaches, methods and the politics of analysis
Abstract:
One of the by-products of the culture of targets, performance and
assessment, is the introduction of uniform methods for the evaluation of
the success of policy interventions. Such an approach has been applied to
attempts to evaluate regional sustainable development, often with
unsatisfactory results. This paper reviews some of the fundamental
requirements for the evaluation of regional sustainable development and
provides research evidence that indicates the need for procedural and
institutional innovation. The evidence in support of innovation reflects
the need for assessment procedures and methods to be tailored-to-fit the
environmental, social and economic conditions obtaining in an individual
region. An additional consideration in analysing the evaluation of
regional sustainable development is the extent of socio-political
influence over the choice of procedures and methodologies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 515-532
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747786
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Author-Name: Agustin Molina Morales
Author-X-Name-First: Agustin Molina
Author-X-Name-Last: Morales
Author-Name: Miguel Guerrero
Author-X-Name-First: Miguel
Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrero
Title: The European union as first mover in the market for greenhouse gas emissions permits
Abstract:
This study aims to analyse the potential market for emissions permits
that the European Union (EU) established in 2005, in a first-mover
attitude with regard to the frame of the Kyoto Protocol. To this end the
integrated assessment Regional Integrated Climate and the Economy (RICE)
model is employed, adapted to the specific objectives intended. A
referential paretian-optimum price of US$25.63 tCO2 is obtained around the
year 2007, which duplicates the hypothetical harmonized carbon tax. The
ratio between the willingness to pay and the net environmental damages as
a result of adverse climate change point to the high degree of commitment
and the leadership initiative that seem to be assumed by the EU-15, the
extended EU including Eastern European countries and the European OECD as
a whole, with the hinterland geo-strategic referent represented by Russia
and the Ukraine.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 533-553
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747729
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Author-Name: Chen Xie
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xie
Author-Name: Jincheng Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Jincheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Dan Liang
Author-X-Name-First: Dan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liang
Author-Name: Jeff Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Author-Name: Lei Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Guangcui Dai
Author-X-Name-First: Guangcui
Author-X-Name-Last: Dai
Author-Name: Xuehong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xuehong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Livelihood impacts of the conversion of cropland to forest and grassland program
Abstract:
Land use changes induced by the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and
Grassland Program are found to provide farm households sampled in four
counties from Shaanxi and Qinghai Provinces with increased net profits.
This result is found to be robust for a range of discount rates and output
price projections. The net present value of the difference in farm profits
with and without the Program is found to be positive even when payments
made under the Program are subtracted from with Program profits.
Variations in the impact of the Program on farm household net profits were
observed across the county samples. These results suggest that reversion
to pre-Program land uses is unlikely as long as farmer's rights over
converted land are well defined and defended.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 555-570
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747554
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Author-Name: Emily Yuhas
Author-X-Name-First: Emily
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuhas
Author-Name: Tom Daniels
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Daniels
Title: The US freshwater supply shortage: Experiences with desalination as part of the solution
Abstract:
Parts of the USA are facing impending shortages of freshwater. One
proposed solution is the construction of desalination plants to turn
seawater into freshwater. Although seawater desalination plants are widely
used in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, there are few
desalination plants in the USA. In 2003, Tampa Bay Water built the largest
desalination plant in North America. Persistent operating problems and
escalating costs have caused the utility to re-evaluate its reliance on
the seawater desalination plant as part of a long-term regional water
supply strategy. In addition, environmental effects of the plant are
uncertain. Advances in reverse osmosis technology have significantly
reduced desalination costs. However, desalination of seawater is still
more expensive than other freshwater supply sources and demand management
measures. With time and research, seawater desalination may prove to be a
sustainable, cost-effective source of new freshwater supplies, especially
if plants are coupled with renewable energy sources. Until then, the
development of small-scale groundwater desalination plants, the re-use of
water, water conservation, and a more efficient allocation of water
through higher prices and rising block rates will be important strategies
in meeting growing water demand. Moreover, it is important to improve the
coordination between water supply planning and land use planning as
populations continue to increase.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 571-585
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747661
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Author-Name: Anita Milman
Author-X-Name-First: Anita
Author-X-Name-Last: Milman
Title: Geographic pollution mapping of power plant emissions to inform ex-ante environmental justice analyses
Abstract:
Federal and many state agencies are required to perform environmental
justice analyses of their policies prior to implementing them to prevent
undue impacts on low income and minority populations. However, little
academic attention has been paid to the quality of these ex-ante
environmental justice analyses. This investigation evaluates the methods
used to perform environmental justice analyses during siting and
permitting processes. The study uses both the California Energy Commission
guidelines for environmental justice analyses and a method that
geographically maps air pollution to perform ex-ante environmental justice
analyses of three power plants. The objective is to see if results from
using these two analysis methods differ substantially. Findings indicate
that the mapping technique employed represents a substantial improvement
over defining the impacted population using proximity methods because it
accounts for the geographical distribution of the hazard. Furthermore,
using multiple comparison benchmarks to determine whether the impacted
population constitutes an environmental justice population improves upon
existing methods by accounting for the spatial distribution of minority
and low income populations and for the possibility that there is a
relatively high or relatively low percentage of low income and minority
persons in both the impacted and comparison regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 587-604
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747539
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Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Title: European nature conservation legislation and spatial planning: For better or for worse?
Abstract:
The implementation of the Birds and Habitats directives has been
problematic in many member states of the EU. In the Netherlands, many
decision-making processes have ended in judicial intervention. This paper
analyses the problematic implementation of both directives in the
Netherlands. It shows that nature conservation legislation has gained
importance in decision-making processes, but that this does not
automatically mean that nature conservation goals have been achieved.
Because of the emphasis that is placed on the procedural aspects of
decision making, the costs involved have increased, while the substantial
goals of the European Birds and Habitats directives are fading into the
background.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 605-619
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747547
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Author-Name: John Loomis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomis
Author-Name: Robert Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Title: An external validity test of intended behavior: Comparing revealed preference and intended visitation in response to climate change
Abstract:
We compare revealed preference and survey response estimates of changes
in National Park visitation behavior from climate change. The revealed
preference model is estimated from a time-series regression analysis of
past visitation as a function of historic weather variability. We find no
statistical difference between the revealed preference regression
estimates and intended behavior estimates from a visitor survey for the
total number of National Park visits. Confidence intervals for the two
models overlap, and the mean estimates of the change in visitation are
within 12% of each other. The paper concludes with the implications for
natural resource planners and managers who must frequently evaluate the
effects of alternative policies before the selection of a preferred
alternative, and also must plan for accommodating changes in visitor use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 621-630
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600747562
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Author-Name: Virginia McConnell
Author-X-Name-First: Virginia
Author-X-Name-Last: McConnell
Author-Name: Elizabeth Kopits
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Kopits
Author-Name: Margaret Walls
Author-X-Name-First: Margaret
Author-X-Name-Last: Walls
Title: Using markets for land preservation: Results of a TDR program
Abstract:
This paper reviews different approaches to using transferable development
rights (TDRs) as a way to preserve rural lands in the face of development
pressure. One TDR program is examined in detail, that of Calvert County,
Maryland, which has had an active TDR market since the mid-1980s. This
program uses TDRs as a key policy tool for achieving a total amount of
preserved acreage in the county, and for providing incentives for
preservation in some areas and development in others. The paper examines
both the early difficulties in developing participation in the program,
and the events that lead eventually to an active TDR market. It assesses
the workings of the market including factors that influence the demand and
supply of TDRs, the movement of prices over time, and the location of
preserved areas and of additional developed areas. The study found that
the program is achieving many of the county's land preservation goals
because of the high level of activity in the TDR market. However, most of
the additional density is being channeled into rural areas with underlying
low-density zoning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-651
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600849913
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Author-Name: Douglas Bardsley
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Bardsley
Author-Name: Ian Thomas
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Title: In situ agrobiodiversity conservation: Examples from Nepal, Turkey and Switzerland in the first decade of the convention on Biological Diversity
Abstract:
Applications of in situ agrobiodiversity conservation practices within
agricultural production systems have the potential to reduce the risks of
agricultural modernisation and enhance sustainable development. The aims
and approaches for in situ conservation differ according to the
requirements of communities and nations. Approaches to in situ
conservation in the decade after the Convention of Biological Diversity
are reviewed within the contexts of marginal agricultural systems in
Nepal, Turkey and Switzerland. Numerous approaches are currently utilised,
including: the informal de facto retention of agrobiodiversity; the
provision of state assistance; the marketing of agrobiodiversity products;
the use of technological innovations to develop local diversity; the
establishment of conservation reserves; community assistance programmes
and the raising of awareness of the issue amongst all sectors of
societies. Emerging complementary in situ approaches applicable in the
rural margins suggest a framework for effectively conserving
agrobiodiversity by working with local people.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 653-674
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600849939
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Author-Name: Shiva Achet
Author-X-Name-First: Shiva
Author-X-Name-Last: Achet
Author-Name: Bill Fleming
Author-X-Name-First: Bill
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleming
Title: A watershed management framework for mountain areas: Lessons from 25 years of watershed conservationin Nepal
Abstract:
A watershed management framework for mountain areas is based on lessons
learned from watershed management experience, social and institutional
learning, and the use of a watershed management program evaluation in
Nepal. The lessons led to the adoption of a subwatershed-based ecosystem
approach based on local participation at the subwatershed level. An
integrated watershed management framework (IWMF) consisting of eight steps
with three checklists was developed focusing on improvement-oriented
adaptive management. The eight steps lead to the preparation of a
watershed management plan. In the process three checklists are used. While
the first checklist has general questions pertaining to watershed
analysis, the second allows participation analysis of stakeholders in
terms of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and opens
up new prospects for further reinforcing or building new user group
institutions based on consensus. The final checklist consists of
hierarchical watershed management objectives, including goals, results and
activities leading to a program planning matrix. The framework was applied
to watershed planning in the Chure Region to compare the framework-based
planning with conventional planning procedures. A significant difference
in quality and substance of the output, with and without the use of the
framework, suggests that an integrated framework is a useful tool for an
ecosystem-based approach to natural resource management and
socio-technical conservation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 675-694
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600849962
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Author-Name: Merle Sowman
Author-X-Name-First: Merle
Author-X-Name-Last: Sowman
Author-Name: A. L. Brown
Author-X-Name-First: A. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Mainstreaming environmental sustainability into South Africa's integrated development planning process
Abstract:
The advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994 has resulted in a radical
law reform process, new systems of governance, and significantly
transformed planning and decision-making processes. At the same time,
principles of sustainability, integration, participation, social and
environmental justice have also been placed squarely on the South African
political agenda. Local government has become the intended focal point for
addressing the socio-economic needs of local communities and sustainable
service delivery, with the principal tool for achieving these
developmental objectives the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). This paper
examines the available policy frameworks, including those at the national
level, guiding incorporation of environmental sustainability
considerations into IDPs and highlights difficulties of achieving this in
practice. Ideas for moving beyond rhetoric to practical mainstreaming of
environmental sustainability considerations in IDPs are provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 695-712
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600849988
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Author-Name: Alberto Longo
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Longo
Author-Name: Anna Alberini
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberini
Title: What are the effects of contamination risks on commercial and industrial properties? evidence from Baltimore, Maryland
Abstract:
Using the hedonic pricing approach, this paper investigates how the
information released on public registries of contaminated and potentially
contaminated sites affects nearby commercial and industrial properties in
Baltimore, Maryland. The study found that industrial properties are
virtually unaffected by proximity to a site with a history of
contamination, while commercial properties do suffer an external cost due
to the proximity to a contaminated site. This external cost is not cleared
once the site has been cleaned up or has been pronounced to be harmless.
It also found that the impacts of urban economic development policies,
such as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Zones, have had positive effects
on industrial property values, but less so on commercial properties. In
sum, brownfield properties in Baltimore are not particularly attractive
investments for developers, and there is little potential for
self-sustaining clean-up based on appropriate fiscal incentives, such as
Tax Increment Financing. It is doubtful that 'one size fits all' measures
to encourage the clean-up of contaminated sites can be successful in this
context.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 713-737
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600850028
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Author-Name: Stefan Greiving
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Greiving
Author-Name: Mark Fleischhauer
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleischhauer
Author-Name: Sylvia Wanczura
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Wanczura
Title: Management of natural hazards in Europe: The role of spatial planning in selected EU member states
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of an assessment made as a part of the
research project, Applied Multi-Risk Mapping of Natural Hazards for Impact
Assessment (ARMONIA). The aim was to identify which aspects in the
so-called disaster management cycle are covered by spatial planning in
planning practice in the European Union's member states of Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK. In contrast to
the initial hypothesis, the analysis of planning practice has shown that
the role of spatial planning in risk assessment and management in many
ways has been overestimated. The results have shown that spatial planning
is only one of many actors in risk management and that it is, in general,
not involved in risk assessment. Further, multi-risk assessment approaches
are not used in planning practice, risk indicators are hardly used and
vulnerability indicators are not at all used. The paper will interpret
these surprising results and will answer the question of the role of
spatial planning in natural risk assessment and management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 739-757
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600850044
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Author-Name: Olivier Chanel
Author-X-Name-First: Olivier
Author-X-Name-Last: Chanel
Author-Name: Pascale Scapecchi
Author-X-Name-First: Pascale
Author-X-Name-Last: Scapecchi
Author-Name: Jean-Christophe Vergnaud
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Vergnaud
Title: How to correctly assess mortality benefits in public policies
Abstract:
This paper concerns the difficulty of taking long-term effects on health
into account in an economic valuation. Indeed, public decision makers
should incorporate the cessation lag between implementation of an
abatement policy and achievement of all of the expected mortality-related
benefits for any projects involving health impacts. This paper shows how
this time lag problem can be handled by proposing two
approaches—either in terms of deaths avoided or of life years
saved—within a dynamic perspective. The main findings are that
long-term health benefits calculated by standard methods and widely
applied to adverse health effects should be corrected downwards when
incorporated into an economic analysis. The magnitude of correction
depends on the discount rate, on technical choices dealing with
epidemiology and on the method chosen to assess mortality benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-776
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600850150
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Author-Name: Bodo Damm
Author-X-Name-First: Bodo
Author-X-Name-Last: Damm
Title: Simplified planning regulations in Germany and the effects of landslides
Abstract:
In recent years, German laws pertaining to construction have been
simplified with the goals of reducing administrative procedures and
government expenditures. On the one hand, the new regulations are intended
to simplify construction activities by the elimination of obstacles toward
approval and by the simplification of governmental supervision procedures.
On the other hand, a simplified approval process shifts the responsibility
for compliance with building codes to the owners, consultants (architects,
civil engineers, experts, etc.) and construction project managers. First
experiences of damage to buildings show that streamlined construction
approvals run the risk of neglecting basic geomorphologic and geologic
fundamentals. Omissions are evident, which have led to failures at
embankments and on building sites, causing considerable losses. The
responsible administrations have reacted in different ways to the changed
conditions, as far as they already are aware of the possible implications.
In southern Lower Saxony State, the planning agencies have reacted to the
growing responsibilities by attempting to determine at an early stage
hazards in areas that are being developed. The practice aims to ensure
that neither the planned construction activities nor the buildings
themselves pose a threat for the residents. However, in the context of
weighing these land-use decisions, it becomes apparent that in the future,
administrative employees will have to be trained to foresee potential
problems caused by the new regulations, while those affected by the
decisions must receive advice on how to proceed. At the same time,
latitudes and guidelines for dealing with geomorphologic hazards have to
be defined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 777-790
Issue: 5
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600850200
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Author-Name: Christopher Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Author-Name: Gregory Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: A Method for assessing protected area allocations using a typology of landscape values
Abstract:
Traditional park and reserve selection techniques that rely exclusively
on expert assessment can marginalize local knowledge and values in the
review process. Using survey data from the Otways region of Victoria,
Australia, we present a method that differentiates between public and
private lands using locally perceived landscape values. The results are
used to assess prospective national park expansion areas. Two data models
of mapped landscape values—vector and raster—were analysed
using discriminant analysis to classify and predict land status. Results
indicate survey respondents hold more indirect and less tangible values
for national parks and reserves, and more direct use values for private
lands. There was moderate agreement between public and expert-derived
national park boundaries. The mapping of local landscape values appears
useful in planning and reviewing public land classifications, and when
combined with biological assessments, can strengthen protected areas
planning and management in Australia and elsewhere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-812
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600945331
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Author-Name: John Matthew Leedal
Author-X-Name-First: John Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Leedal
Title: A smooth progression? From forward planning to development control for opencast coal mining in the light of current planning review
Abstract:
Recent concern and debate over the effectiveness of the British planning
system has focused on uncertainty and delay in application outcomes,
coordination among, and prescriptive value of, different types of plans
and the degree of engagement of communities. This paper contributes to the
debate by reviewing the planning procedures for opencast coal mine
development and presenting empirical findings on their implementation in
the mid 1990s when conflicts of interest were particularly pronounced and
when changes in the attitude towards coal's importance to the national
interest were discernible. By investigating a contentious type of
development and identifying the nature, and the range of interests
involved, a number of points relevant to this debate arise. These concern
the value of development plans as guiding documents both for developers
and the general public; difficulties in involving the public and
generating consensus at the forward planning stage and associated impacts
at the development control stages; and the importance of the type of
development to resolving conflict.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-828
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600946768
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Author-Name: Hilary Nixon
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Nixon
Author-Name: Raul Lejano
Author-X-Name-First: Raul
Author-X-Name-Last: Lejano
Author-Name: Richard Funderburg
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Funderburg
Title: Planning methodology for predicting spatial patterns of risk potential from industrial land uses
Abstract:
The nature of environmental risk is often determined by the location
patterns of industrial firms in a locale. We develop a methodology for
analyzing the capacity of toxics-generating industries to leave toxic
residuals on the landscape, in the context of long-term master planning.
To understand an area's risk profile, we first characterize the location
pattern of risk-generating firms and develop ways to represent the risk
potentials of these shapes. To this end, we develop a geometric approach
for characterizing the spatial patterns of these clusters of dirty
industries, using new measures for analyzing spatial densities and
compactness. We then introduce context (i.e. actual zoning patterns,
transportation corridors) and explain how this relates to the spatial
patterns found. We illustrate this analytical method with application to
Orange County, California, USA and point out how it affords a deeper
understanding of the connections between industry and environmental risk.
We end the article with a discussion of how these analytical methods might
be used for land use planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 829-847
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600946826
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Author-Name: Bob Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Bob
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Marko Joas
Author-X-Name-First: Marko
Author-X-Name-Last: Joas
Author-Name: Susan Sundback
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sundback
Author-Name: Kate Theobald
Author-X-Name-First: Kate
Author-X-Name-Last: Theobald
Title: Governing local sustainability
Abstract:
This paper draws upon the DISCUS (Developing Institutional and Social
Capacity for Sustainable Development) research project, co-funded by the
European Commission. The project was undertaken during
2001 - 2004 and involved an in-depth study of 40 European towns
and cities in order to understand the institutional and social factors and
conditions that might contribute to policy 'achievement' or 'failure' in
local sustainable development policy and practice. Based on the findings
of this research it proposes a conceptual framework for local sustainable
development, linking the concepts of institutional capital, social capital
and governance to provide a model for understanding the governing of local
sustainability. The research shows that in those cases that exhibit
sustainable development policy achievements, there are also greater levels
of civil society activity and knowledge regarding sustainability issues,
and high levels of institutional capacity. Confident local government is
crucial to the development of institutional capacity and to institutional
learning. One aspect of this is local authorities being equipped to
address the longer-term issues and to have a strategic vision for a
sustainable future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 849-867
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600946875
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Author-Name: Liz Sharp
Author-X-Name-First: Liz
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharp
Title: Water demand management in England and Wales: Constructions of the domestic water user
Abstract:
Measures to manage demand include implicit and explicit messages about
domestic water users, which have important potential impacts on their
perceptions and practices. Drawing on recent literature, this paper
identifies three different 'dimensions' along which demand management
measures' constructions of the water user may vary: these relate to
whether the water user is passive or active, whether they are motivated by
individual or common needs and whether they perceive water as a right or a
commodity. Demand management measures currently used in England and Wales
are then discussed and analysed. The paper concludes by highlighting the
importance of communications associated with demand management, and in
particular, notes the need to consider the cumulative impact of messages
and their interactions with people's existing understandings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 869-889
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600946933
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Author-Name: Michael Hibbard
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Hibbard
Author-Name: Susan Lurie
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Lurie
Title: Some community socio-economic benefits of watershed councils: A case study from Oregon
Abstract:
One of the most significant junctures in natural resource planning and
management in recent years has been the emergence of community-based
natural resource management (CBNRM). The central focus of CBNRM is the
environment, of course. However, it explicitly considers the local economy
and community as well. It is a highly participatory approach to local,
place-based projects, programs and policies aimed simultaneously at
environmental and community health. This paper is an attempt to shed light
on what happens in the local economy and community as a result of pursuing
a CBNRM strategy. Oregon has been in the vanguard in putting CBNRM into
operation. A key example is the state's experience with local watershed
councils and the state agency that supports them, the Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board (OWEB). Drawing from a larger study of Oregon's
watershed councils, we ask and answer the questions: 'What direct
contribution do watershed councils make to the local economies of
Oregon?'; 'Do watershed councils contribute to 'civic engagement' in
Oregon?' and 'Do they enhance individuals' and communities' capacity to
engage in public issues beyond watershed council activities?'
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 891-908
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600946974
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Author-Name: Simon Dresner
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Dresner
Author-Name: Paul Ekins
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Ekins
Title: Design of environmentally and socially conscious water metering tariffs for the UK
Abstract:
England is one of the few industrialised countries where water metering
is not compulsory. Most households instead pay a fixed charge regardless
of use. Yet water consumption is already at the limit of resources and
beyond them in some regions. Despite the need to control demand,
compulsory water metering has not been implemented largely because of
concerns about the regressive impact on poorer households. This research
analysed new data from Anglian Water on household water consumption and
income to examine the distributional impacts of ten different hypothetical
tariff designs. It was found that it was possible to design
revenue-neutral metered tariffs that would cause only a small percentage
of low-income households to lose and most to gain. With sensitive design,
the social concerns about compulsory water metering can be dealt with.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 909-928
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600947048
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Author-Name: Dennis Collentine
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis
Author-X-Name-Last: Collentine
Title: Composite market design for a Transferable Discharge Permit (TDP) system
Abstract:
There has been a great deal of interest in addressing water quality
issues through the use of Transferable Discharge Permit (TDP) systems.
Unfortunately, the attempts to start up permit markets that are able to
exploit abatement cost differences between sources have not met with the
success expected. Two of the reasons for the lack of success have been the
problem of transaction costs and in the case of non-point sources (NPS),
undefined property rights. The composite market design is a proposal for a
TDP system that specifically includes agricultural non-point source (NPS)
discharges and addresses both property rights and transaction cost
problems. The composite market consists of three interrelated markets each
serving a particular function. The two primary markets are coordinated
through price information that makes it possible for a catchment-based
authority to issue (sell) permits based on the marginal cost of abatement.
When the composite market is mature, the total number of permits issued
corresponds to a cap on discharges allowed in the catchment. The structure
of the composite market allows this system to be phased in over time with
existing institutions and limited demands on financing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 929-946
Issue: 6
Volume: 49
Year: 2006
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560600947055
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Author-Name: Duncan Russel
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Russel
Author-Name: Andrew Jordan
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan
Title: Gearing-up governance for sustainable development: Patterns of policy appraisal in UK central government
Abstract:
The UK is reportedly an international leader in the application of
environmental policy appraisal (EPA). From the late 1980s until 2004, UK
central government sought to produce ex ante assessments of the potential
environmental impacts of different policy options. Critics maintain that
EPA had a very limited impact on policy-making activities in Whitehall
departments. However, the empirical basis for these claims is surprisingly
thin. This paper seeks to better understand what facilitated or retarded
EPA by looking at its use in Whitehall, with the aim being to draw lessons
for the UK's new and more integrated appraisal regime, as well as similar
systems in the European Union. The paper finds that the implementation of
EPA was both weak and highly sectorised, and that there is an underlying
resistance to policy appraisal per se in Whitehall. These weaknesses
urgently need to be addressed otherwise new systems of integrated
appraisal will not deliver what is expected of them.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048267
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Author-Name: Katie Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Katie
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Author-Name: Carol Dair
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Dair
Title: A framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments
Abstract:
In England, the development of urban brownfield sites is a significant
planning policy aimed at supporting urban regeneration and protecting the
countryside. Brownfield sites are required, in policy, to be developed in
a sustainable way. However, determining what this means in practice is
unclear. This paper presents a framework for assessing the sustainability
of brownfield developments, devised to clarify the stakeholders in land
reuse and establish how sustainability can be achieved on reused sites.
The framework has been used in research investigating the sustainability
of five brownfield developments in England. The performance of the
framework in this research is assessed and its potential practical use
outlined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 23-40
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048275
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Author-Name: John Lawlor
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawlor
Author-Name: Colm McCarthy
Author-X-Name-First: Colm
Author-X-Name-Last: McCarthy
Author-Name: Sue Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Sue
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Title: Investment in water infrastructure: Findings from an economic analysis of a national programme
Abstract:
Mixed findings emerge from this ex post Cost-Benefit Analysis of a major
water investment programme in Ireland. Water supply and conservation
investments, where most benefits were internal, generally proved
worthwhile. Wastewater investments could not be analysed fully due to lack
of environmental data. Here the authors estimated the level of
'willingness-to-pay' that would have been required to 'justify' the
investments. In some cases the required level seemed implausibly high,
raising questions as to prioritisation of projects. The authors recommend
a more systematic approach to recording environmental benefits in future
investment programmes, the next likely wave being in new EU member states
seeking to meet environmental standards. The EU, as likely co-funder of
these investments, should require systematic recording of environmental
benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 41-63
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048309
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Author-Name: Pablo Campos
Author-X-Name-First: Pablo
Author-X-Name-Last: Campos
Author-Name: Francois Bonnieux
Author-X-Name-First: Francois
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnieux
Author-Name: Alejandro Caparros
Author-X-Name-First: Alejandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Caparros
Author-Name: Jean-Christophe Paoli
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Paoli
Title: Measuring total sustainable incomes from multifunctional management of Corsican Maritime Pine and Andalusian Cork oak Mediterranean forests
Abstract:
Enough advances have recently been made in income accounting theory to
recommend that environmental services accruing either to the forest owner
or to the general public should be included in the forest accounting
system. In this study, the results of two case studies, one in Bonifatu,
Corsica (France) and the other in Alcornocales, Andalusia (Spain), show
that private environmental services provide the majority share of social
total sustainable income in Alcornocales (29%), whereas public
environmental services are the most relevant in Bonifatu (32%). The social
total sustainable income measured by the agroforestry accounting system
is, respectively, 1.6 and 2.4 times higher than the income estimated by
economic accounts for forestry in Alcornocales and Bonifatu forests.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 65-85
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048424
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Author-Name: Paul Ekins
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Ekins
Author-Name: Robin Vanner
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanner
Title: Sectoral sustainability and sustainability assessment methodologies: A review of methodology in light of collaboration with the UK oil and gas sector
Abstract:
This paper discusses methodologies that have been employed to give
insights into business performance in relation to sustainable development,
both at a sectoral and corporate level. From consideration of different
sectoral sustainable development methodologies, some key issues and good
practice related to their derivation are elaborated. These issues are then
further illustrated by a detailed comparison between three sustainable
development methodologies that have been used in the UK offshore oil and
gas industry. The methodologies chiefly differ in terms of how they
address the problem of comparing different impacts across potentially
non-commensurable dimensions, one proceeding through explicit monetary
valuation, another through implicit valuation of different options and
another through presentation of an unaggregated framework of indicators.
The paper concludes by identifying the different situations in which use
of these different methodologies is appropriate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 87-111
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048440
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Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Saphores
Author-Name: Hilary Nixon
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Nixon
Author-Name: Oladele Ogunseitan
Author-X-Name-First: Oladele
Author-X-Name-Last: Ogunseitan
Author-Name: Andrew Shapiro
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Shapiro
Title: California households' willingness to pay for 'green' electronics
Abstract:
Concerns about rapid increases in the volume of electronic waste
(e-waste) and its potential toxicity have sharpened policy makers'
interest for extended producer responsibility to encourage manufacturers
of consumer electronic devices (CEDs) to 'design for the environment'.
This paper examines consumer willingness to pay for 'green' electronics
based on a 2004 mail survey of California households. Using ordered logit
models, it was found that significant predictors of willingness to pay for
'greener' computers and cell phones include age, income, education,
beliefs about the role of government for improving environmental quality,
as well as environmental attitudes and behaviors, but neither gender nor
political affiliation. Although most respondents are willing to pay only a
1% premium for 'greener' CEDs, innovation and EU directives may soon make
them competitive with conventional CEDs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 113-133
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601048549
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Author-Name: Gard Lindseth
Author-X-Name-First: Gard
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindseth
Author-Name: Marit Reitan
Author-X-Name-First: Marit
Author-X-Name-Last: Reitan
Title: The urban governance of transport and the environment in the city of Kristiansand
Abstract:
This paper studies local institutions established for better
co-ordination of environmental and transport policies. The empirical case
is an institution called the Land-use and Transport forum (ATP) in the
city area of Kristiansand in Norway, where municipal, county and state
organisations have been brought together in decision making and
implementation processes. ATP's relationship with private business
organisations is also analysed. It is argued that the case is an example
of how groups of actors and partnerships can shape new discourses. The
paper shows that urban governance relations are changing from a sectorally
focused mode of governance to a more open and inclusive style in
Kristiansand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 135-151
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Michael Thomas
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Author-Name: Terrill Hanson
Author-X-Name-First: Terrill
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanson
Title: Evaluating the policy to restrict the potentially invasive black carp (Mylopharyngodon Piceus): A decision protocol with assurance bonding
Abstract:
The introduction of potentially invasive species is a concern to the
public and the aquaculture industry. Used to protect channel catfish from
infectious trematode infestations, the non-indigenous black carp has been
evaluated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and deemed
potentially 'injurious' under the terms of the Lacey Act. Consequently,
the black carp may be restricted from interstate commerce and eventually
removed from US waters. An alternative approach to evaluating the risks
posed by invasive species is considered and compared to that used by the
USFWS. Short of outright restriction, reasonable options for management of
such invasive species probably exist, including better use of
environmental assurance bonds and return-deposit models.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 153-162
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Brett Baden
Author-X-Name-First: Brett
Author-X-Name-Last: Baden
Author-Name: Douglas Noonan
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Noonan
Author-Name: Rama Mohana Turaga
Author-X-Name-First: Rama Mohana
Author-X-Name-Last: Turaga
Title: Scales of justice: Is there a geographic bias in environmental equity analysis?
Abstract:
Many empirical environmental justice (EJ) studies lack a systematic
framework in which to undertake research and interpret results. This paper
characterizes the conventional EJ study and examines how results can be
influenced by the choice of the spatial scale and scope of analysis. After
thoroughly reviewing a sample of prominent EJ studies, a conventional EJ
study was performed for (Superfund) National Priorities List sites at
multiple scales and scopes. It was found that evidence of environmental
injustice could be sensitive to scale and scope chosen, which partly
explains the observed inconsistency in the empirical literature.
Implications for interpreting existing EJ research and conducting future
EJ research are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 163-185
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: Karen Lowrie
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowrie
Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Author-Name: Charles Powers
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Powers
Author-Name: Michael Gochfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochfeld
Author-Name: Henry Mayer
Author-X-Name-First: Henry
Author-X-Name-Last: Mayer
Title: Preferences for alternative risk management policies at the United States major nuclear weapons legacy sites
Abstract:
A survey of 1351 people who lived within 50 miles of one of six US
Department of Energy nuclear weapon sites showed that the vast majority of
residents prefer strong public health surveillance and land use controls.
The sample was stratified so that the same number of responses was
obtained at each site. The strongest correlates of wanting the DOE to
restrict on-site activities and maintain and expand its surveillance
programs were worries about DOE activities on the site, as well as how
those activities could damage the off-site environment. Notably, the
exceptions, that is, those who demanded less from the DOE and were not
particularly worried about the DOE's activities, tended to live near the
site, many worked there or knew people who did, and had high
socio-economic status, and trusted the DOE. The findings are mostly, but
not entirely, consistent with expectations drawn from the risk perception
and organizational trust literatures. The challenge is how to establish a
stewardship program that represents a consensus among state and local
government, community advisory boards and the public that remediation can
go on at the same time that some waste is managed on-site until suitable
technologies can be safely deployed, which at some sites means 100 years
or in perpetuity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 187-209
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601156441
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Author-Name: J. Pretty
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pretty
Author-Name: J. Peacock
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Peacock
Author-Name: R. Hine
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hine
Author-Name: M. Sellens
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sellens
Author-Name: N. South
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: South
Author-Name: M. Griffin
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Griffin
Title: Green exercise in the UK countryside: Effects on health and psychological well-being, and implications for policy and planning
Abstract:
There is evidence that contact with the natural environment and green
space promotes good health. It is also well known that participation in
regular physical activity generates physical and psychological health
benefits. The authors have hypothesised that 'green exercise' will improve
health and psychological well-being, yet few studies have quantified these
effects. This study measured the effects of 10 green exercise case studies
(including walking, cycling, horse-riding, fishing, canal-boating and
conservation activities) in four regions of the UK on 263 participants.
Even though these participants were generally an active and healthy group,
it was found that green exercise led to a significant improvement in
self-esteem and total mood disturbance (with anger-hostility,
confusion-bewilderment, depression-dejection and tension-anxiety all
improving post-activity). Self-esteem and mood were found not to be
affected by the type, intensity or duration of the green exercise, as the
results were similar for all 10 case studies. Thus all these activities
generated mental health benefits, indicating the potential for a wider
health and well-being dividend from green exercise. Green exercise thus
has important implications for public and environmental health, and for a
wide range of policy sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 211-231
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-X-Name-First: J. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Franks
Author-Name: A. McGloin
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: McGloin
Title: Joint submissions, output related payments and environmental co-operatives: Can the Dutch experience innovate UK agri-environment policy?
Abstract:
This paper describes three relatively recent innovations in the Dutch
agri-environment programme which have helped nature management to be
contiguous with natural features allowing the landscape to be managed
whole rather than piecemeal—and thus generate higher quality and
greater scope in environmental management. The first two, joint
submissions by neighbouring farmers and payments related to the level of
environmental output delivered, are scheme innovations. The third,
Environmental Co-operatives (EC)—clubs of neighbouring farmers that
inter alia co-ordinate and help manage the scheme innovations—is an
institutional innovation. None has an equivalent in the UK. Evidence from
interviews with farmer and non-farmer members, policy makers, academics
and other interested parties show the role EC play in overcoming some of
the postulated problems of the two scheme innovations. Not all the
problems have been overcome, and cost-benefit analyses have not been
conducted, nevertheless there is sufficient evidence to suggest that these
innovations have benefited all actors involved: farmers, the government,
the environment and the rural economy. Analysis of UK agri-environment
policy using actor network theory (ANT) suggests the UK government will
need to show similar levels of trust in and commitment to the farming
community before these innovations could be introduced in the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 233-256
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601156482
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Author-Name: Habib Alshuwaikhat
Author-X-Name-First: Habib
Author-X-Name-Last: Alshuwaikhat
Author-Name: Ismaila Abubakar
Author-X-Name-First: Ismaila
Author-X-Name-Last: Abubakar
Title: Towards a Sustainable Urban Environmental Management Approach (SUEMA): Incorporating environmental management with Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Abstract:
An Environmental Management System (EMS) has been widely in use by many
companies to manage the environmental effects of their operations. The
process has recently gained ground in being adopted at city and municipal
levels as well as in institutions such as universities. However, an EMS
that is conducted at corporate level has some deficiencies when it is
applied at city level. These deficiencies are in evaluating environmental
goals and policies carried out to mainly ensure that the policies meet ISO
14001 standard and corporate requirements and neglect of public
participation. Urban areas differ from companies due to their size,
complexity and environmental challenges, high rate of growth and the
dynamic nature of urban systems. Therefore, they need an urban
environmental management approach that will assess the formulated urban
environment policies and goals in a strategic method before
implementation, including social dimensions such as public participation.
Therefore, this paper proposes a modified approach to incorporate an EMS,
called the Sustainable Urban Environmental Management Approach (SUEMA).
The approach recognizes the above-mentioned deficiencies and benefits from
the advantages of sustainability and Strategic Environmental Assessment
(SEA) in the formulation and evaluation of policies, plans and programs.
SUEMA is developed to ensure more sustainable urban environmental planning
and development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-270
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560601156516
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Author-Name: Cecilia Ferreyra
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreyra
Author-Name: Phil Beard
Author-X-Name-First: Phil
Author-X-Name-Last: Beard
Title: Participatory evaluation of collaborative and integrated water management: Insights from the field
Abstract:
The Maitland Watershed Partnerships (MWPs) is a multi-stakeholder forum
established in 1999 in an agricultural watershed in Southwestern Ontario,
Canada. This paper presents 10 lessons emerging from the participatory
evaluation of the MWPs carried out in 2005. As suggested in the literature
and highlighted by the experience of the MWPs, multi-stakeholder
collaboration and integration is about learning how to cope with and take
advantage from difference, diversity and divergence. Watershed
partnerships are arenas in which different types of knowledges, diverse
values and divergent sectoral perspectives, are confronted. In this
context, inter-organizational leadership is essential to develop and
sustain collaborative advantage among multiple public, private and civil
society actors. According to the experience of the MWPs, however,
embracing difference, diversity and divergence should go well beyond
initial planning stages. Instead, pursuing compromise and agreement should
also be at the forefront during the monitoring and evaluation stages.
Negotiating indicators for monitoring and evaluation that can address
water management both as a social process and a technical process is
critical, as is making the distinction between partnership outputs and
partnership outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 271-296
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Karin Edvardsson
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: Edvardsson
Title: Setting rational environmental goals: Five Swedish environmental quality objectives
Abstract:
Goals and performance targets are commonly used as tools in the
policy-implementation process. In Sweden, environmental policy is
operationalized through a system of environmental quality objectives that
were adopted by the Swedish Riksdag in the late 1990s. The objectives
describe what level of environmental quality Sweden should aim for within
a generation, and are designed to guide decision making in all sectors of
society. However, to guide decision making toward improved environmental
quality, these objectives should satisfy a set of rationality
(functionality) criteria; they should be precise, evaluable, approachable,
motivating and coherent. In this paper, five Swedish environmental quality
objectives are investigated through an application of the suggested
criteria: (1) a balanced marine environment, flourishing coastal areas and
archipelagos; (2) a magnificent mountain landscape; (3) a non-toxic
environment; (4) natural acidification only; and (5) a good built
environment. The aim of the paper is to bring the rationality of the
objectives up for discussion, and to illustrate the range of issues and
difficulties that are involved in choosing and assessing environmental
policy goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-316
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Jason Corburn
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Corburn
Author-Name: Rajiv Bhatia
Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatia
Title: Health impact assessment in San Francisco: Incorporating the social determinants of health into environmental planning
Abstract:
The social determinants of health refer to social, economic and
environmental factors that influence well-being including economic
inequality, residential segregation, sub-standard housing, lack of
supermarkets, schools, transit and open-space, and disruptions to family
and social networks. This paper asks whether and how the practice of
health impact assessment (HIA) can integrate the social and physical
determinants of health into planning processes, overcome institutional and
analytic barriers for health analyses in environmental impact assessment,
and offer a new model for healthy urban planning. This is done by
examining how a municipal health agency, the San Francisco Department of
Public Health, utilized HIA to conduct health analyses of development
projects, collaborate with other city agencies and community groups, and
initiate a multi-stakeholder prescriptive HIA all aimed at integrating
health into environmental planning practices. This case is important
because the San Francisco DPH is the first city agency in the US to
experiment with using HIA that aims to capture the physical and social
environmental health impacts of projects and plans. The paper finds that
HIA can inject the social determinants of health into planning when public
agencies embrace an expanded definition of environmental health, organize
health advocacy networks within and outside government, and generate a
broad scientific evidence base to substantiate policy change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 323-341
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Maria Vredin Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Vredin
Author-X-Name-Last: Johansson
Title: Incentives and outcomes: Evaluation of a Swedish environmental subsidy programme
Abstract:
This paper empirically evaluates a Swedish government subsidy to
environmental sustainability, the Local Investment Programme (LIP). During
the programme period, 1998 - 2002, more than 670 million was
granted to 1814 different municipal projects, making it the largest
Swedish subsidization to ecological sustainability to date. For the 682
projects evaluated here, it was found that the projects were rewarded
smaller subsidies than granted. To explain the gap between granted and
rewarded subsidies, the gap was decomposed into a quantity effect,
depending on the quantified environmental and employment outcomes of the
projects, and a price effect, depending on the government's valuation of
these outcomes. Whereas no statistically significant quantity effect was
found, there was a large statistically significant price effect,
indicating that the government paid the municipalities less than promised
in the granting decision.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 343-362
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Ekin Birol
Author-X-Name-First: Ekin
Author-X-Name-Last: Birol
Author-Name: Victoria Cox
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Cox
Title: Using choice experiments to design wetland management programmes: The case of Severn Estuary Wetland, UK
Abstract:
This paper reports the results of a pilot valuation study, which was
undertaken to investigate whether the public located around the Severn
Estuary derive positive economic values from its sustainable management.
One hundred members of the public took part in a choice experiment, the
results of which indicate that overall the public derives positive and
significant values from sustainable management of this wetland, however,
there is some preference heterogeneity. The findings demonstrate that the
choice experiment method is a promising tool, which can aid the design of
socially optimal policies for sustainable management of the Severn
Estuary, with possible implications for other similar wetlands in the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 363-380
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Jon Kellett
Author-X-Name-First: Jon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kellett
Title: Community-based energy policy: A practical approach to carbon reduction
Abstract:
Whilst the existence of global climate change is no longer seriously
contested and most governments are seeking to adopt appropriate responses,
the rate of engagement with these measures is slow. Top-down policies and
reliance on market mechanisms are failing to produce the reductions in
energy demand and shifts away from fossil fuel reliance that are required.
This paper outlines an example of a research programme that seeks to
deliver more rapid change. It focuses on the potential for carbon emission
reduction in a deprived community in South Yorkshire, UK, and reports on
an approach that could be replicated elsewhere. The method includes
estimation of baseline energy demand, energy efficiency potential and
renewable energy resource assessment as a precursor to action. An
innovative community-based energy service company is described and the
benefits of a community-based bottom-up approach to carbon reduction are
outlined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 381-396
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Bob Giddings
Author-X-Name-First: Bob
Author-X-Name-Last: Giddings
Author-Name: Chris Underwood
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Underwood
Title: Renewable energy in remote communities
Abstract:
This research has demonstrated that even in a small urbanised country
like Britain, communities can still be remote. The paper analyses the
nature of remote settlements and suggests that beyond the rural idyll,
there are deprived communities. In order to obtain real data, a study area
in the North Pennines was selected. The types of remote communities were
evident throughout the study area and one of each type was selected for
further study. It became clear that villages with an industrial base had
most potential, due to high energy demand, vulnerability and community
involvement. A village with a high measure of multiple deprivation and
suffering from fuel poverty was chosen for a more detailed investigation.
Energy demand profiles were developed and candidate technologies
nominated. The latter were tested by filters that assessed fitness for
application, robustness and autonomy. The most appropriate combinations of
technologies were proposed. The residents and their community
representatives were involved in the process and recognised the benefits
of the proposals to themselves and others.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 397-419
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701261687
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Author-Name: Joyce Thomson
Author-X-Name-First: Joyce
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson
Author-Name: Tim Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Title: Sustainable procurement in practice: Lessons from local government
Abstract:
By committing to green procurement, the UK government has taken a key
initial step towards sustainable development. But can this be put into
practice? This policy analysis explores the background to green
procurement in English local government through desk research and data
collection, including interviews with five local authorities. It finds
that green procurement has been encouraged through legislation, providing
information and dismantling barriers, but momentum was lost following the
Gershon review. Implementation of the new action plan would ensure green
procurement becomes embedded within government procurement. New
information to link up green procurement with organisational goals would
also expand the horizons of green procurement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 421-444
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Riccardo Scarpa
Author-X-Name-First: Riccardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Scarpa
Author-Name: Kenneth G. Willis
Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Author-Name: Melinda Acutt
Author-X-Name-First: Melinda
Author-X-Name-Last: Acutt
Title: Valuing externalities from water supply: Status quo, choice complexity and individual random effects in panel kernel logit analysis of choice experiments
Abstract:
Choice experiments are often implemented with choice sets including one
alternative depicting the status quo. Utility from status quo is
experienced by the respondent, while utility associated with
experimentally designed hypothetical alternatives is only conjectured by
respondents. The effects of explicitly accounting for such a difference in
the econometric analysis of the data are often unreported, or limited to
fitting a 'status quo' constant. The paper proposes a model that
explicitly accounts for these effects and attempts their decomposition
using data from two choice modelling exercises designed to value the
provision of environmental goods. Preferences for change versus status quo
are explored with standard specifications along with a less usually
applied error component analysis via mixed logit. The results suggest that
alternatives offering changes from status quo do not share the same
preference structure as the status quo alternative, and that estimates of
spread parameters in zero-mean error components can be decomposed
conditional on respondents' socio-economic characteristics. It is argued
that these findings have implications for practitioners and their stance
towards the strategies for the econometric analysis of choice modelling
data for the purpose of valuation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 449-466
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701401861
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Author-Name: Judith Covey
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Covey
Author-Name: Graham Loomes
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomes
Author-Name: Ian J. Bateman
Author-X-Name-First: Ian J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bateman
Title: Valuing risk reductions: Testing for range biases in payment card and random card sorting methods
Abstract:
Ongoing concerns with regard to the appropriate approach to elicitation
of willingness-to-pay responses in contingent valuation studies have led
to the development of a number of alternative techniques. One of the most
recent, and on the surface, most promising of these is the random card
sorting approach (RCS) which has been used for policy purposes to value
risk reductions. This paper provides the first formal test of this
procedure, comparing it against the widely used payment card (PC) format
from which it is developed and whose recognised problems, such as range
bias, it claims to address. However, the findings suggest that the RCS
procedure is no less vulnerable to range bias than the PC method for
eliciting both monetary values of health risk reductions and non-monetary
estimates of death rates. Conclusions for future research initiatives are
drawn.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 467-482
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Chris Koski
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Koski
Title: Examining state environmental regulatory policy design
Abstract:
This paper develops a scheme for characterizing variation in the
structure of state environmental regulatory policy design. The rules,
policy tools and incentives built into regulatory policies affect the
manner in which policies are implemented, and, ultimately, the actions of
target populations toward the ambient environment. Variation in state
concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulation is examined as a
specific case of subnational regulatory policy design. These operations
can have substantial environmental impacts on local communities and large
cumulative impacts on waterways. Using a content analysis of CAFO policy
across states, the paper shows state policy designs to vary on three
dimensions: scope, stringency and prescription. This research calls
attention to the use of more detailed measures of environmental policy
design rather than unitary measures typically used in environmental policy
research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 483-502
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: Brett Bruyere
Author-X-Name-First: Brett
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruyere
Author-Name: Silas Rappe
Author-X-Name-First: Silas
Author-X-Name-Last: Rappe
Title: Identifying the motivations of environmental volunteers
Abstract:
The natural environment benefits greatly from the work of volunteers.
However, little is known as to why people are willing to volunteer their
time to such programs. The study participants were 401 volunteers from six
natural resource organizations. The study identified and assessed
motivations of volunteers within the conservation and natural resources
arena. The results suggest that there are many volunteer motivations,
although 'helping the environment' clearly emerged as most important.
Second-tier motivations included 'improving areas that volunteers use for
their own recreation', 'expressing their values', 'learning about the
natural environment' and 'socializing with people with similar interests'.
Managers need to consider these motivations, developing programs in order
to provide volunteers with an experience that meets their motivations. By
developing programs with volunteer motivations in mind, managers will
better be able to recruit and retain volunteers within their
organizations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 503-516
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701402034
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Author-Name: Geraint Ellis
Author-X-Name-First: Geraint
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellis
Author-Name: John Barry
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Barry
Author-Name: Clive Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Clive
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Title: Many ways to say 'no', different ways to say 'yes': Applying Q-Methodology to understand public acceptance of wind farm proposals
Abstract:
This paper explores the nature of public acceptance of wind farms by
investigating the discourses of support and objection to a proposed
offshore scheme. It reviews research into opposition to wind farms, noting
previous criticisms that this has tended to provide descriptive rather
than explanatory insights and as a result, has not effectively informed
the policy debate. One explanation is that much of this research has been
conceived within an unreflective positivist research frame, which is
inadequate in dealing with the subjectivity and value-basis of public
acceptance of wind farm development. The paper takes a case study of an
offshore wind farm proposal in Northern Ireland and applies Q-Methodology
to identify the dominant discourses of support and objection. It is argued
that this provides new insights into the nature of wind farm conflicts,
points to a number of recommendations for policy, and functions as an
example of how this methodology can act as a potential bridge between
positivist and post-positivist approaches to policy analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-551
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701402075
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Author-Name: Joanna Burger
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Burger
Author-Name: Michael Gochfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochfeld
Author-Name: Charles W. Powers
Author-X-Name-First: Charles W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Powers
Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Title: Defining an ecological baseline for restoration and natural resource damage assessment of contaminated sites: The case of the Department of Energy
Abstract:
Retrospective ecological risk assessment, restoration, natural resource
damage assessment (NRDA) and managing ecosystems all require having a
baseline. This policy and practice paper explores the factors that
influence baseline selection, and it is suggested that ecological
resources would best be served by: (1) integrating NRDA considerations
into both future land-use planning and remediation/restoration; (2)
selecting a baseline for NRDA that approximates the land-use conditions at
the time of occupation (or a preferred ecosystem); and (3) integrating
both the positive and negative aspects of industrial occupation into
restoration decisions, baseline selection and NRDA. Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response and Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA), natural resource damages are assessed for injuries incurred
since 1980 due to releases, but the release itself may have occurred
before 1980. The paper uses the Department of Energy as a case study to
examine NRDA and the management of ecosystems. Releases occurred at many
DOE sites from the 1950s to the 1980s during nuclear bomb production. It
is suggested that the DOE has been responsible not only for injuries to
natural resources that occurred as a result of releases, but for
significant ecosystem recovery since DOE occupation, because some lands
were previously farmed or industrialized. Natural resource injuries due to
releases occurred simultaneously with ecosystem recovery that resulted
from DOE occupation. While the 1980 date is codified in CERCLA law as the
time after which damages can be assessed, baseline can be defined as the
conditions the natural resources would have been in today, but for the
release of the hazardous substance. It is also suggested that NRDA
considerations should be incorporated into the remediation and restoration
process at DOE sites, thereby negating the need for formal NRDA following
restoration, and reducing the final NRDA costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 553-566
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701402109
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Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Shaw
Title: Editorial
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 575-578
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475139
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Author-Name: Marco Amati
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Amati
Title: From a blanket to a patchwork: The practicalities of reforming the London green belt
Abstract:
Since the New Labour government took office in 1997 it has made a number
of calls for the reform of the London green belt, culminating in the
recent 'Barker Reviews' that propose to revise the green belt boundaries
and make it more flexible. So far little research has examined how the
green belt operates under the current planning system to question how
practicable these green belt reform proposals are. Drawing on a survey and
a series of interviews to show how the green belt reform proposals are
viewed at the local level, this research seeks to show the areas in which
the current green belt is both flexible and useful as a planning tool to
reach consensus in the urban fringe.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 579-594
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475121
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Author-Name: Susannah Gunn
Author-X-Name-First: Susannah
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunn
Title: Green belts: A review of the regions' responses to a changing housing Agenda
Abstract:
Recent changes in planning and planning for housing have altered
organisational arrangements, strengthening regional planning and housing
remits. Like other planning policy agendas, housing policy has also been
expected to become more sustainable, resulting in changes in its approach.
Most recently, it has been required to focus more on ensuring better
housing delivery. This paper reflects on the implications of these
changes' on green belt policy making at the regional level. It concludes
that the emphasis on finding sustainable housing solutions in conjunction
with the need to find more housing land has indeed put pressure on some
regions to adopt a more flexible green belt approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 595-616
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475154
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Author-Name: Nick Gallent
Author-X-Name-First: Nick
Author-X-Name-Last: Gallent
Author-Name: Dave Shaw
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Shaw
Title: Spatial planning, area action plans and the rural-urban fringe
Abstract:
The rural-urban fringe has been called 'planning's last frontier', and it
is a frontier that is now receiving greater attention from policy makers.
This is partly a result of ongoing reforms of the planning
system—through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and
potentially through further legislation in 2007 or 2008—and the
apparent opportunities that have been created to manage the inherent
complexities of these near-urban interstitial landscapes through 'spatial
planning'. This may include landscape enhancement and the provision of
green infrastructure to meet community needs, which past green belt policy
has tended to overlook according to the recent Barker Review of Land-Use
Planning. This paper examines how spatial planning delivered at the local
level, through area action plans (AAP), provides the potential to carry
forward a new set of objectives at the rural-urban fringe, essentially, to
reflect the 'multi-functional' nature of the fringe to a greater extent
than past land-use planning with its emphasis on policy control. Existing
green belt policy has been, for the past 50 years, an expression of this
policy control focus. But what potential now exists to do more than merely
control and respond to development pressure? Do AAP offer a means of
enhancing the rural-urban fringe for the benefit of nearby communities and
the wider environment? Can they 'bridge the gap' between the ideas of
spatial planning and the need for transformative and integrative projects
on the ground? These questions are asked in the context of a recent
project at St Helens, in the north of England, which has aimed to carry
forward a more holistic approach to the planning and management of the
rural-urban fringe through area action planning rolled out by a local
strategic partnership of public and private bodies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 617-638
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475188
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Author-Name: Michael Gregory Lloyd
Author-X-Name-First: Michael Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd
Author-Name: Deborah Peel
Author-X-Name-First: Deborah
Author-X-Name-Last: Peel
Title: Green belts in Scotland: Towards the modernisation of a traditional concept?
Abstract:
This paper examines the social reconstruction of green belt policy in
Scotland through a historical overview of the academic, practice and
policy literatures. Attention is drawn to the reinterpretation and
extension of the social amenity and health objectives of early green belt
policy introduced by the Department of Health in Scotland; the diversity
of policy implementation in practice; and the recent attempts of the
Scottish Executive to reform green belt policy in the context of the
modernisation and reform of the land use planning system so as to
accommodate spatial planning principles and to facilitate a cultural
change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 639-656
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475220
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Author-Name: Wil Zonneveld
Author-X-Name-First: Wil
Author-X-Name-Last: Zonneveld
Title: A sea of houses: Preserving open space in an urbanised country
Abstract:
Policies to preserve open space in the Netherlands have evolved over a
long period of time. In the interwar period pressure groups were actively
trying to put the issue of open space on the political agenda. Their pleas
were only partly met. After the Second World War, and as part of the
establishment of the welfare state, an intricate planning system emerged
serving many goals, a key one being the preservation of open space and
therefore the containment of urbanisation. The most well-known policy
concept is that of the Green Heart, basically a green belt surrounded and
intersected by urban belts. Initially, however, the planning system proved
to be not very effective. The period from the end of the 1960s until the
end of the 1990s was characterised by efforts to improve the effectiveness
of the planning system, also in terms of preserving open space. Recent
years have become critical in terms of policies towards green belts.
Central government has taken the decision to fundamentally change its role
in spatial planning, partly handing over the responsibility for policies
preserving open space to lower levels of government. Recently the issue of
preserving open space returned to the agenda. According to many what is
happening is 'messing up the landscape'. What is called for is strong and
effective guidance by central government. However, it is unlikely that a
return of the restrictive policies of the 1980s and 1990s will be seen.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 657-675
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475303
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Author-Name: Robin Boyle
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Boyle
Author-Name: Rayman Mohamed
Author-X-Name-First: Rayman
Author-X-Name-Last: Mohamed
Title: State growth management, smart growth and urban containment: A review of the US and a study of the heartland
Abstract:
The literature in the US has extensively examined the policies of state
and sub-state areas that are well known for their anti-sprawl measures.
This has resulted in little knowledge of what is happening elsewhere. This
paper provides a case study of one of the lesser-known states, Michigan,
which is representative of the vast majority of non-growth management
states. The study finds that Michigan has been influenced by trends from
the better-known areas. This has led to a host of state, regional and
local-level initiatives, sometimes wrapped in the language of economic
development, aimed at curbing sprawl. However, there is little evidence
that these initiatives are successful. This is primarily due to the
absence of state level mandates for planning, a lack of funding and a
strong home rule tradition. The findings are probably repeated in many
states across the nation: a proliferation of initiatives, which, with only
few exceptions, will not represent best practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 677-697
Issue: 5
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475337
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Author-Name: Hanneke Kruize
Author-X-Name-First: Hanneke
Author-X-Name-Last: Kruize
Author-Name: Peter Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Author-Name: Pieter Glasbergen
Author-X-Name-First: Pieter
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasbergen
Author-Name: Klaas (N.D.) Van Egmond
Author-X-Name-First: Klaas (N.D.) Van
Author-X-Name-Last: Egmond
Author-Name: Ton Dassen
Author-X-Name-First: Ton
Author-X-Name-Last: Dassen
Title: Environmental equity in the vicinity of Amsterdam Airport: The interplay between market forces and government policy
Abstract:
This paper examines the impact of the interplay between market forces and
government policy on environmental equity in the vicinity of Amsterdam
Airport in the Netherlands. Despite pressure on space and the presence of
the international airport, exposure to the higher levels of traffic noise,
NO2 and external safety risks, and accumulation of traffic noise and NO2
('bads') was rather limited and generally distributed fairly equally among
income categories, probably as a result of environmental regulations.
However, lower-income categories had less access to lower levels of
traffic noise, NO2 and public green space ('goods') than higher-income
categories, which may be explained by both historical processes and market
forces. Policy makers seem to accept a higher environmental burden on the
regional population because of the benefits for the national economy
generated by Amsterdam Airport.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 699-726
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701608382
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Author-Name: Noelle Aarts
Author-X-Name-First: Noelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Aarts
Author-Name: Cees Van Woerkum
Author-X-Name-First: Cees
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Woerkum
Author-Name: Babette Vermunt
Author-X-Name-First: Babette
Author-X-Name-Last: Vermunt
Title: Policy and planning in the dutch countryside: The role of regional innovation networks
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of a study on the functioning of regional
innovation networks (RINs) in the Netherlands. RINs are designed to
achieve sustainable and socially acceptable regional economic development.
By focusing on inter-human processes, the study aimed to gain more and
deeper insights into the nature, the workings, the potential and the
limitations of RINs in processes of innovation. An important insight from
the study concerns the role of governments in RINs. Although the intention
of the central government was to experiment with a fully bottom-up
process, all RINs were eager to involve the government at different
levels, at different times and for different purposes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 727-744
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701608473
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Author-Name: P. Ali Memon
Author-X-Name-First: P. Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Memon
Author-Name: Geoff Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Contesting governance of indigenous forests in New Zealand: The case of the West Coast Forest Accord
Abstract:
This paper uses the concept of 'governance' and the related notion of
'multi-layered' forest management decision making as an overarching
framework for analysis of conflict between different stakeholder groups
with contrasting perceptions about 'appropriate' use of indigenous forests
in a New Zealand case study. In New Zealand, recent institutional reforms
inspired by neo-liberal policy agendas have led to substantial conflicts
between segments of society over the 'appropriate' governance of remnant
indigenous forests. This study focuses on the West Coast Forest Accord
(WCFA) as an illustration of the attempt to change governance structures
of indigenous forest management by re-regulating the indigenous forest
industry. It is argued that by seeking to accommodate multiple stakeholder
interests, in particular industry, community and environmental groups, the
WCFA was doomed to fail, as multiple, and often conflicting, stakeholder
agendas focused on the goal of 'sustainable management' of indigenous
forests could no longer be reconciled. Notwithstanding the shift in
emphasis from government towards governance in the recent literature, the
study findings confirm a continuing strong role by the state as an actor
in the forestry sector in New Zealand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 745-764
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701608705
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Author-Name: Jennifer Grant
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant
Author-Name: Michael Quinn
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Quinn
Title: Factors influencing transboundary wildlife management in the North American 'Crown of the Continent'
Abstract:
Jurisdictional boundaries and borders are rarely coincident with
ecological systems. The long-term persistence of viable wildlife
populations and habitats, especially for highly mobile and migratory
species, is contingent upon effective management that transcends
administrative boundaries. Although transboundary natural resource
management has emerged as a topic of academic and professional discourse,
implementation has been hampered by a host of barriers that include
institutional, administrative, financial and contextual factors. The Crown
Managers Partnership, a collaborative initiative of public land managers
in the transboundary Rocky Mountains of Canada and the United States, is
exploring the approaches to overcome these barriers. This paper reports on
the results of interviews to identify the factors that influence the
management of transboundary wildlife and provides a series of
recommendations that are specific to the study area context, but are also
transferable to other regions. Formalizing the existing partnership,
exploring options for expanding participation in the partnership to
include non-government interests, engaging third party facilitation, using
non-traditional data sources, applying metapopulation ecology theory, and
interdisciplinary problem solving are all elements recommended for
improved transboundary management and of wildlife in the Crown of the
Continent Ecosystem.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 765-782
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: R. P. Wynberg
Author-X-Name-First: R. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wynberg
Author-Name: M. Sowman
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sowman
Title: Environmental sustainability and land reform in South Africa: A neglected dimension
Abstract:
Despite supportive policy frameworks and increased environmental
awareness, a growing body of evidence indicates that environmental
sustainability is not central to planning and decision-making processes in
land reform in South Africa. Increasing pressures on government to meet
land reform targets, cumbersome and often inappropriate environmental
assessment procedures, and a confusing multitude of laws all contribute to
neglect of long-term environmental sustainability considerations in land
reform. This is exacerbated by poor recognition of resource rights, a lack
of proactive and pre-emptive environmental management plans, and
insufficient implementation capacity. This paper argues that the early
incorporation of environmental sustainability issues in pre-settlement and
post-settlement land reform planning processes could significantly improve
the environmental, social and economic outcomes of these projects. A
simple, participant-driven environmental sustainability assessment tool is
proposed to achieve these environmental and developmental goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 783-802
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701609810
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Author-Name: Connie Ozawa
Author-X-Name-First: Connie
Author-X-Name-Last: Ozawa
Author-Name: J. Alan Yeakley
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alan Yeakley
Title: Performance of management strategies in the protection of riparian vegetation in three oregon cities
Abstract:
The destruction of riparian vegetation in urban areas signals the loss of
valuable ecosystem services. This paper documents the extent of riparian
vegetation loss during a period of rapid development
(1990 - 2002) in three Oregon cities with distinctive, local
management strategies. Findings show that loss has occurred in all three
cities, but this loss has been curtailed by implementation of protective
policies. Moreover, more than half the losses in each city were due to a
few large development projects, rather than a large number of smaller
ones. The paper concludes that management strategies do limit destructive
actions by small projects and that large losses are potentially avoidable
with targeted attention to large-scale projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 803-822
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701610552
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Author-Name: Stefanos Dodouras
Author-X-Name-First: Stefanos
Author-X-Name-Last: Dodouras
Author-Name: Philip James
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: James
Title: Fuzzy cognitive mapping to appraise complex situations
Abstract:
The manner in which different societies and cultures utilise the natural
environment for various activities can be myriad and complex to analyse.
Whilst experience and the use of accepted methodologies have taught
practitioners how to handle many of the issues and controversies linked to
the sustainability impacts of proposed initiatives, many of these impacts
are more controversial in nature. Systems thinking, based on fuzzy
concepts, can provide some initial answers to the question of how to
improve communication between heterogeneous groups of stakeholders because
it demonstrates a greater respect for the knowledge of communities
affected by various regeneration initiatives. Using the 2004 Olympics as a
case study, the authors report on the potential applications of fuzzy
cognitive mapping as a participatory approach for collecting, analysing
and representing information from multiple stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 823-852
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
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Author-Name: David Godschalk
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Godschalk
Title: Growing smarter: Achieving livable communities, environmental justice, and regional equity
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 853-854
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701614117
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Author-Name: Maurie Cohen
Author-X-Name-First: Maurie
Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen
Title: The environmental protection agency: Structuring motivation in a green bureaucracy
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 854-856
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701614042
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Author-Name: Jane Atterton
Author-X-Name-First: Jane
Author-X-Name-Last: Atterton
Title: Europe's city-regions competitiveness: growth, regulation and peri-urban land management
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 856-858
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701614067
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Author-Name: Joseph Cooper
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper
Author-Name: Giovanni Signorello
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Signorello
Title: Farmer Premiums for the Voluntary Adoption of Conservation Plans
Abstract:
Programs that reimburse farmers for the cost of implementing more
environmentally benign management practices are becoming increasingly
popular in both the US and the EU. Utilizing the random utility and random
profit difference approaches, the paper develops a theoretical model that
explains why farmers may require a premium in excess of the decrease in
profits to adopt a conservation plan, and may even require a premium in
the case where adoption of the plan is associated with a mean increase in
profits. This premium is estimated using a survey of farmers in
conjunction with predictions of changes in production costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-14
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712234
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Author-Name: Craig Bullock
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock
Title: Valuing Urban Green Space: Hypothetical Alternatives and the Status Quo
Abstract:
Although many cities have guidelines on the quantity of green open space
that should accompany residential development, there is less guidance on
the type or facilities of these spaces. The study uses an approach to
determine whether green space can be valued on the basis of its
constituent characteristics and, if so, what characteristics are
preferred. The results indicate that preferences vary depending on whether
the green space in question is a small local park or a larger municipal
park. However, where a base alternative of usual park destination is
included in the analysis, the results are affected by collinearity and the
actual availability of relevant green space attributes in these
destinations. A mixed logit approach is used to tease out this effect from
the underlying preference values.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 15-35
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712242
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Author-Name: Ekin Birol
Author-X-Name-First: Ekin
Author-X-Name-Last: Birol
Author-Name: Phoebe Koundouri
Author-X-Name-First: Phoebe
Author-X-Name-Last: Koundouri
Author-Name: Yiannis Kountouris
Author-X-Name-First: Yiannis
Author-X-Name-Last: Kountouris
Title: Integrating Wetland Management into Sustainable Water Resources Allocation: The Case of Akrotiri Wetland in Cyprus
Abstract:
This paper employs a contingent valuation (CV) study to estimate the
value of the economic benefits generated by the Akrotiri wetland in
Cyprus. It aims to show how CV estimation results can inform efficient,
effective and sustainable wetland conservation policies, as required by
the European Union's Water Framework Directive, and to suggest economic
instruments that can facilitate the implementation of such policies. The
results indicate that the design of these instruments require the
capturing of both the use and non-use values generated by wetland services
and functions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 37-53
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712259
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Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Title: Environmental Injustice in France
Abstract:
This paper presents the first national study on environmental
inequalities in France. It applies the Anglo-American concept of
environmental justice, focusing on the distribution of environmental
burdens, to the French setting and tests the hypothesis that poor and
immigrant communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental
risks. The location of eight types of hazardous sites (industrial and
nuclear sites, incinerators, waste management facilities) and the
socio-economic characteristics of populations are associated at the
commune, or town, level for all 36 600 French towns. The analysis,
descriptive and multivariate, uses simple and spatial regression
techniques. It shows that towns with high proportions of immigrants tend
to host more hazardous sites, even controlling for population size,
income, degree of industrialization of the town and region. The study
establishes the presence of environmental inequities in France and raises
new public policy questions. However, it does not investigate the
mechanisms that may explain inequities, which could include procedural
injustices, land market dynamics and historical patterns of industrial and
urban development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 55-79
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712267
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Author-Name: Ari Rabl
Author-X-Name-First: Ari
Author-X-Name-Last: Rabl
Author-Name: Mike Holland
Author-X-Name-First: Mike
Author-X-Name-Last: Holland
Title: Environmental Assessment Framework for Policy Applications: Life Cycle Assessment, External Costs and Multi-criteria Analysis
Abstract:
The paper presents a framework for the analysis of external costs of
environmental burdens, namely an impact pathway analysis, often coupled
with the inventory stage of life cycle assessment (LCA). The ground rule
is: quantify as much as possible in terms of burdens (pollutant emissions,
etc.), impacts, and their monetary equivalent, then use multi-criteria
analysis (MCA) for any remaining impacts that are considered to be too
uncertain or defy quantification through to monetization. Although MCA
could be used directly on estimates of burdens or impacts, monetary
valuation provides a mechanism for consistent weighting of impacts
categories based on assessment of public preference. Further advantages of
extending LCA through detailed impact assessment combined with monetary
valuation are that it greatly simplifies MCA by combining a large number
of different environmental impact categories, thereby avoiding an
unmanageably large number of criteria, and also facilitates cost benefit
analysis (CBA). The risks are noted of inappropriate use of the tools or
interpretation/use of the results, and recommendations are made for
improved practice. These points are illustrated with examples. The key
messages are: (1) that policies should be targeted correctly to give a
clear signal which source of a burden should be reduced by how much; (2)
that analysts should take into account the needs of policy makers and the
link between the analysis and possible policy applications; and (3) that
current LCA practice gives limited guidance in both areas, largely through
a lack of consideration of the relative and absolute importance of
different types of impact. However, this is precisely the strength of
external costs analysis, particularly when used with MCA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 81-105
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Jo Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Jo
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Title: Green Houses for the Growth Region
Abstract:
The new housing growth programme planned for England and Wales between
now and 2016 could provide the government with an opportunity to build
housing to significantly higher environmental performance (EP) standards.
Equally, if the government continues with its current strategy a great
opportunity could be missed. This paper considers and critically analyses
the government's approach to ensuring higher EP standards in new housing.
Using Greenwich Millennium Village as a case study it assesses the likely
outcomes of the approach. It suggests how regulation, fiscal incentives
and educational programmes could help to deliver better EP amongst housing
and households in the growth region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 107-140
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712283
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Author-Name: Tanya Higgins
Author-X-Name-First: Tanya
Author-X-Name-Last: Higgins
Author-Name: Timothy Duane
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Duane
Title: Incorporating Complex Adaptive Systems Theory into Strategic Planning: The Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Abstract:
Conservation organizations rely increasingly on integrated planning
approaches that explicitly address social and economic goals while
pursuing ecological conservation. Moreover, the spatial and temporal scale
at which these organizations operate is growing. The Sierra Nevada
Conservancy, established as a new state agency by California legislation
in 2004 to pursue social, economic and ecological sustainability across a
25 million acre region, exemplifies this large-scale, integrated approach.
Therefore, the new agency faces a complex set of policy objectives that
must be pursued across a widely varying geography of social, economic and
ecological conditions. Using the Conservancy's fire management program
area as an example, the paper illustrates how application of an analytic
framework from complex adaptive systems theory can guide the Conservancy
to deploy its resources more effectively than broader-scale application of
a single, agency-wide strategy relying on a more static model. Therefore,
the complex adaptive systems framework offers promise in strategic
planning. The paper illustrates how the model's four-stage cycle can be
applied at the sub-regional and programmatic level to identify
opportunities for agency intervention that address varying local
conditions. This approach is likely to increase the effectiveness of
programs for agencies facing similar complexities and challenges.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 141-162
Issue: 1
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701712291
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Author-Name: Trine Pipi Kræmer
Author-X-Name-First: Trine Pipi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kræmer
Title: How do green charges transform industrial behaviour? An explorative case study of institutionalisation and transition in post-Communist Poland
Abstract:
Based on three explorative case studies of industrial environmental
practices in Poland, this paper examines how green charges alter the
situated knowledge of companies' environmental managers. The study
illustrates that following the Communist collapse, companies began to take
the environmental authorities seriously because more severe enforcement
and higher levels of green charges were implemented. However, the study
also develops the hypothesis that environmental managers' comprehension of
environmental problems is determined by the chemicals imposed with a duty.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 163-175
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701864928
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Author-Name: Robert Mc Morran
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Mc Morran
Author-Name: Martin Price
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Price
Author-Name: Charles Warren
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Warren
Title: The call of different wilds: the importance of definition and perception in protecting and managing Scottish wild landscapes
Abstract:
Concepts of wild land have recreational, ecological and cultural
dimensions, and place varying emphasis on physical landscape attributes
and the perceptions of users. In Scotland, national and NGO policies show
reasonable consistency in interpreting and defining 'wild land',
emphasising the (perception of) lack of current human influence as a key
criterion. This research used semi-structured interviews with key
individuals and a questionnaire survey of land managers to evaluate
concepts and perceptions of wild land in Scotland. Recognising that the
conceptual and spatial definition of wild land is a key issue, a new
typology is proposed. Weaknesses in the policy framework, as well as key
potential threats to, and opportunities associated with, wild landscapes
are identified. Management initiatives are fitted to the typology and
divided into four management themes. Key recommendations are: (i) that
national policy for wild landscapes needs to incorporate criteria, which
recognise the multiple values deriving from such areas; and (ii) that
future research should combine user group preferences with physical
attribute information in determining what constitutes wild landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-199
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701862955
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Author-Name: Robin Ganser
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganser
Title: Monitoring brownfield housing development: strengths and weaknesses of indicator based monitoring in the English planning system
Abstract:
In England quantified targets for the reuse of brownfields and of
existing buildings place particular requirements on the planning system as
part of the overall strategy to make effective use of natural resources.
Achieving these targets is not free of obstacles and potential conflicts.
Therefore monitoring of policy implementation is a necessity in the
planning system. In addition challenging targets for increased housing
provision have been introduced. In view of this the dichotomy of adequate
housing-land supply without compromising environmental quality must be
addressed. As a consequence monitoring will play an increasingly important
role. This paper explores how these challenges can be met. It draws upon
practical experience across all planning tiers to highlight the potential
and limitations of indicator based monitoring.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 201-220
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701862989
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Author-Name: Lasse Okkonen
Author-X-Name-First: Lasse
Author-X-Name-Last: Okkonen
Title: From exogenous to endogenous development in Scottish forestry: the feasibility of small-scale wood energy enterprise
Abstract:
This paper presents a change in the Scottish forestry policy from the
exogenous to the endogenous development approach, and feasibility of heat
entrepreneurship based on locally produced woodfuels in the Highlands of
Scotland. The cost structure and heat pricing in the case of an
800 kW solid fuel boiler is presented, and the profitability of local
heat entrepreneurship is analysed with scenarios of different investment
costs and fuel prices. The results indicate that a district heating (DH)
system, using locally produced woodchips, could produce heat at a lower
price than single-house heating systems using light fuel oil. The
profitability of replacing existing heating units by investing in a new
district heating (DH) scheme is very dependent on the available investment
support, price level of woodchips and substituted light fuel oil, and the
amount of sold energy. In the case of an 800 kW DH scheme, and
woodchip prices of 14 and 22 €/MWh, investments should remain
under break-even points of 280 and 420 €/kW of heating power
(230,000-335,000€).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 221-232
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701864852
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Author-Name: Louise Gallagher
Author-X-Name-First: Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Gallagher
Author-Name: Susana Ferreira
Author-X-Name-First: Susana
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira
Author-Name: Frank Convery
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Convery
Title: Host community attitudes towards solid waste landfill infrastructure: comprehension before compensation
Abstract:
One of the most controversial planning issues internationally is the
siting of waste disposal infrastructure in local communities. Compensation
is viewed as a possible solution to siting difficulties in many countries.
However, existing empirical evidence is conflicting as to whether or not
compensation-based siting has reduced opposition to such developments.
Thus, before compensation policy can be considered as the solution for
recognising social costs and introducing equity into the waste planning
system, it is important to understand why people reject waste disposal
infrastructure developments and if this rejection continues over the
lifetime of facility operations. This paper utilises information gathered
through surveys to examine the effects of distance, local authority
consultation efforts, experience and other factors, on attitudes towards
non-hazardous solid waste landfill developments in two examples of a
potential and actual host communities. Our findings suggest distance
proxies expectations of environmental risk in communities with no
experience of living with landfill infrastructure. Community consultations
by authorities are consistently important, even after a landfill has been
in operation for a number of years. This suggests to policy makers to
consult thoroughly and adequately before pursuing compensation policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 233-257
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701864878
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Author-Name: Julia Hertin
Author-X-Name-First: Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Hertin
Author-Name: Frans Berkhout
Author-X-Name-First: Frans
Author-X-Name-Last: Berkhout
Author-Name: Marcus Wagner
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Wagner
Author-Name: Daniel Tyteca
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Tyteca
Title: Are EMS environmentally effective? The link between environmental management systems and environmental performance in European companies
Abstract:
Based on the analysis of a large dataset on the environmental performance
of European companies in five industrial sectors, this paper examines the
question of whether the presence of an environmental management system
(EMS) has a positive impact on the eco-efficiency of companies. It begins
with a review of evidence about the link between EMS and environmental
performance in business organisations, finding that, despite much
research, there is still little quantitative evidence. The second part of
the paper uses three independent statistical methods (simple correlations,
Jaggi-Freedman indices and a 'trend differences' approach) to assess
whether companies and production sites with EMS perform better than those
without and whether performance improves after an EMS has been introduced.
The paper shows that there is currently no evidence that EMS have a
consistent and significant positive impact on environmental performance.
Policy action based on the simple assumption that companies with an EMS
perform better than those without therefore seems inappropriate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 259-283
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865040
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Author-Name: Sonja Studer
Author-X-Name-First: Sonja
Author-X-Name-Last: Studer
Author-Name: Stephen Tsang
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Tsang
Author-Name: Richard Welford
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Welford
Author-Name: Peter Hills
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Hills
Title: SMEs and voluntary environmental initiatives: a study of stakeholders' perspectives in Hong Kong
Abstract:
The environmental performance of Hong Kong's businesses is currently
perceived as rather poor. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
particular are mostly unaware of the environmental impact of their
business. Government and professional bodies have recently started to
develop various initiatives to improve the SME sector's awareness of
environmental and social issues, and external factors such as supply chain
requirements, consumer preferences and energy prices are also exerting a
growing influence. Based on extensive interviews with representatives of
seven key stakeholder groups, this paper explores the effectiveness of
such drivers to engage SMEs with environmental change and corporate social
responsibility (CSR). It finds that most existing efforts, such as
environmental support programmes and award schemes, do not have a great
impact on the environmental and social performance of Hong Kong's SMEs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 285-301
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865073
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Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Ratana Chuenpagdee
Author-X-Name-First: Ratana
Author-X-Name-Last: Chuenpagdee
Author-Name: Kungwan Juntarashote
Author-X-Name-First: Kungwan
Author-X-Name-Last: Juntarashote
Author-Name: Stephanie Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Title: Human-ecological dimensions of disaster resiliency in Thailand: social capital and aid delivery
Abstract:
This study focuses on the human-ecological dimension of disaster
resilience after the 2004 tsunami. The paper examines how concepts of
social capital and external aid delivery influence community performance
in conservation of mangrove ecosystems. Experiences are reported through
the words of local informants in six villages in Thailand. Findings
indicate that social capital represents a potential for collective action,
but design of aid programmes may prevent such action. Programmes that
emphasised bottom-up aid delivery mobilised local social capital and
directed it toward obtaining resources that fit local needs and
capabilities. Alternatively, top-down aid programmes provided significant
resources, but oppressed mobilisation of social capital. Implications are
that disaster stricken communities should be treated as active
participants, rather than the more common perspective that views them as
vulnerable and in a state of helplessness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 303-317
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701864993
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Author-Name: Ruth Soenen
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Soenen
Title: Metrogreen. Connecting open space in North American cities
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 319-320
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865016
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Author-Name: Graham May
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: May
Title: Engaging the future: forecasts, scenarios, plans, and projects
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 320-321
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865024
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Author-Name: Bruce Lankfort
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Lankfort
Title: Multi-stakeholder platforms for integrated water management
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 321-322
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701865032
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Author-Name: Neil Powe
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Powe
Title: Planning for retail development: a critical view of the British experience
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 322-323
Issue: 2
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: M. Muro
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Muro
Author-Name: P. Jeffrey
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jeffrey
Title: A critical review of the theory and application of social learning in participatory natural resource management processes
Abstract:
Social learning is increasingly cited as an essential component of
sustainable natural resource management and the promotion of desirable
behavioural change. This paper attempts to contribute to the current
debate about social learning and public participation by reviewing the
many perspectives on social learning and associated claims and benefits.
Based on this analysis the paper identifies conceptual and practical
weaknesses of the concept of social learning and their implications for
the design of participatory processes in natural resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 325-344
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: social learning, natural resource management, participation,
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Author-Name: Vesa Yli-Pelkonen
Author-X-Name-First: Vesa
Author-X-Name-Last: Yli-Pelkonen
Title: Ecological information in the political decision making of urban land-use planning
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to examine what factors determine the
importance of ecological information in political decision making of urban
land use in Helsinki, southern Finland. Results from the interviews of
politicians and city officials show that ecological information becomes
more important if there are significant conservation values connected to a
plan area, contacts and appeals from plan participants, strong media
attention or if a decision maker focuses more on the issue due to personal
interests and values. Balancing the weight of recreational and cultural
values may be one of the most difficult tasks for decision makers to
handle.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 345-362
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: ecological information, conservation values, green areas, urban, land use, decision making, Finland,
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Author-Name: Carsten Mann
Author-X-Name-First: Carsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Mann
Author-Name: James Absher
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Absher
Title: Recreation conflict potential and management implications in the northern/central Black Forest Nature Park
Abstract:
This study explores conflict in recreational use of the Black Forest
Nature Park (BFNP) by six different nature sports groups as a function of
infrastructure, forest management and other users. A multi-step,
methodological triangulation conflict model from US recreation management
was applied and tested in the Park. Results from two groups, hikers and
mountain bikers, are analysed in depth. The main conflict potentials were
due to infrastructure and value conflicts. These were influenced by
various visitor characteristics such as resource attachment, experiences,
activity-style, expectations and motives. Results of quantitative data
analysis were further interpreted by interviews with agency and group
leaders. This methodological combination reveals a robust understanding of
recreation conflict and management in the BFNP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 363-380
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: recreation management, conflict analysis, nature sport, social profile, methodological triangulation,
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Author-Name: Miria Lange
Author-X-Name-First: Miria
Author-X-Name-Last: Lange
Author-Name: Ann Winstanley
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Winstanley
Author-Name: David Wood
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Title: Drivers and barriers to water transfer in a New Zealand irrigation scheme
Abstract:
Policy makers, economists and water researchers have advocated water
transfer and trade as a key potential response to worldwide water scarcity
and/or efficiency problems. This paper examines aspects of an operational
irrigation scheme in New Zealand that enables transfer of water between
shareholders, arguing that the set-up and processes involved with the
scheme can provide a wider context for analysis and consideration of
social and cultural issues involved with resource allocation. Analysis of
the key drivers and barriers for water reveal that while there is
potential for real benefits from transferring water for farmers and the
community, an examination of some of the processes used, and barriers to
transfer reveals important lessons for planning and regulatory
perspectives, including the importance of looking at the issues from a
procedural and distributive justice viewpoint.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 381-397
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: water transfer, water trading, barriers and drivers, irrigation scheme, equity and fairness, community consultation, policy making,
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Author-Name: Jennifer Evans-Cowley
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans-Cowley
Author-Name: Meghan Zimmerman Gough
Author-X-Name-First: Meghan Zimmerman
Author-X-Name-Last: Gough
Title: Evaluating environmental protection in post-Hurricane Katrina plans in Mississippi
Abstract:
Immediately following Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Governor's
Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal provided planning teams to
work with coastal communities to prepare long-range rebuilding plans
followed by further community-initiated plans. Eighteen months after
Katrina, this paper examines the degree to which environmental protection
has been incorporated into the long-range plans developed in Harrison
County, Mississippi. This study finds that environmental protection has
not been adequately integrated into the plans. It concludes by offering
recommendations on how these communities can improve their plans relative
to environmental protection measures as they move into their next phase of
planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 399-419
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: environmental planning, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, comprehensive planning, coastal planning,
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Author-Name: Yasuhumi Mori
Author-X-Name-First: Yasuhumi
Author-X-Name-Last: Mori
Author-Name: Eric Welch
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Welch
Title: The ISO 14001 environmental management standard in Japan: results from a national survey of facilities in four industries
Abstract:
Since establishment of the ISO 14001 environmental management system in
1996, Japanese facilities have led the world in numbers of certifications.
This research utilises survey data from more than 1700 Japanese facilities
as well as follow-up interviews to identify the determinants of ISO
certification, to examine the differences between early, recent and
in-process certifiers, and to understand how ISO 14001 certification
affects various environmental and managerial outcomes in Japan. Findings
show that ISO certified facilities are larger and report higher levels of
environmental management capacity. In addition, early certifiers are more
likely to have established voluntary environmental agreements and are more
active in international trade and business. Findings also provide evidence
that while many facilities believe that ISO 14001 certification is
excessively costly, they also report that certification has resulted in
the establishment of new energy efficiency and waste reduction targets and
higher target levels. Nevertheless, evidence indicates that certification
does not generally result in longer-term outcomes such as
post-certification adjustment of non-regulated targets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 421-445
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: ISO 14001, EMS, voluntary programme, Japan, facility environmental behaviour,
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Author-Name: David Browne
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Browne
Author-Name: Bernadette O'Regan
Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Regan
Author-Name: Richard Moles
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Moles
Title: Use of embodied energy and ecological footprinting to assess the global environmental impact of consumption in an Irish city-region
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to compare the carbon emissions produced
as a result of product consumption by the residents of an Irish
city-region, that is Limerick City and its environs. The resulting carbon
footprints are used to compare imports of food items, manufactured
products and construction materials with domestic production as well as
changes between 1996 and 2002. The total ecological footprints (EF)
associated with product consumption are also calculated by aggregating the
theoretical land required to sequester carbon emissions and the
terrestrial land area appropriated for agricultural production and
industrial activity. It is suggested that this approach be used to
allocate producer or consumer responsibility for environmental impacts
from trade.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 447-470
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: globalisation, trade, embodied energy, ecological footprinting,
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Author-Name: Petter Næss
Author-X-Name-First: Petter
Author-X-Name-Last: Næss
Title: Achieving sustainable mobility. Everyday and leisure-time travel in the EU
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 471-472
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560801979741
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Author-Name: Warren Smit
Author-X-Name-First: Warren
Author-X-Name-Last: Smit
Title: Planning and transformation: learning from the post-apartheid experience
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 473-474
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Philip James
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: James
Title: Fuzzy planning: the role of actors in a fuzzy governance environment
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 474-475
Issue: 3
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560801979782
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Author-Name: Stacy Rosenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Stacy
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosenberg
Author-Name: Richard Margerum
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Margerum
Title: Landowner motivations for watershed restoration: lessons from five watersheds
Abstract:
Collaborative watershed management initiatives have increased
tremendously over the past decade. One of the critical questions for these
initiatives is how to influence private land management practices to
improve watershed health. This article researches landowner motivations
and preferences for watershed restoration efforts in five watersheds in
Western Oregon. Based on a survey of 446 landowners and 80 personal
interviews, the research revealed that landowner perspectives vary by
socio-economic, cultural, and land use characteristics. They are strongly
motivated by a concern for future generations and interpersonal influence
is particularly important. Finances, time, and unfamiliarity were all
significant barriers to the adoption of conservation practices. The
findings also revealed considerable variation among landowners as to their
trusted sources of information and preferred outreach methods. Beyond the
findings in Oregon, the research suggests that watershed initiatives need
to understand landowner characteristics and motivating factors to better
promote watershed restoration and target outreach efforts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 477-496
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: watershed management, landowner behavior, community-based collaboratives,
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Author-Name: Colin Kirkpatrick
Author-X-Name-First: Colin
Author-X-Name-Last: Kirkpatrick
Author-Name: S. Serban Scrieciu
Author-X-Name-First: S. Serban
Author-X-Name-Last: Scrieciu
Title: Is trade liberalisation bad for the environment? A review of the economic evidence
Abstract:
The continued growth in world trade and investment flows has led to a
renewed interest among researchers and policy makers in the potential
impact that trade liberalisation policy may have on the environment. The
aim of this paper is to provide a balanced and accessible summary of the
findings of recent economic research on the impact of growth in
international trade and investment on environmental quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 497-510
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: trade liberalisation, investment, environment, impact assessment,
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Author-Name: Richard Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Author-Name: Ken Willis
Author-X-Name-First: Ken
Author-X-Name-Last: Willis
Title: Public values for badgers, bovine TB reduction and management strategies
Abstract:
This paper applies an attribute-based stated choice experiment approach
to estimate the value that society places on changes to the size of the
badger population in England and Wales. The study was undertaken in the
context of a rising incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle and
the government's review of current bTB control policy. This review
includes consideration of culling badgers to reduce bTB in cattle, since
badgers are thought to be an important wildlife reservoir for the disease.
The design of the CE involved four attributes (size of badger population,
cattle slaughtered due to bTB, badger management strategy and household
tax) at four levels with eight choice sets of two alternatives presented
to respondents. Telephone interviews were undertaken with over 400
respondents, which elicited their attitudes and preferences concerning
badgers, bTB in cattle and badger management strategies. The study
estimated a willingness to pay of £0.10 per household per year per
100,000 badgers and £1.52 per household per year per 10,000 cattle
slaughtered due to bTB which aggregated to £22 per badger and
£3298 per bTB slaughtered animal for all households in England and
Wales. Management strategy toward badgers had a very high valuation,
highlighting the emotive issue of badger culling for respondents and the
importance of government policy towards badgers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 511-523
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: bovine TB, badgers, willingness to pay, choice experiment,
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Author-Name: Travis Wagner
Author-X-Name-First: Travis
Author-X-Name-Last: Wagner
Author-Name: Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh
Author-X-Name-First: Samantha
Author-X-Name-Last: Langley-Turnbaugh
Title: Case study: examining the contribution of historical sources of lead in urban soils in Portland, Maine, USA
Abstract:
While the presence of lead in urban soils from residential lead paint and
leaded gasoline is well documented, the relative contribution of lead from
area historical industrial activities is not. This study examined the
connection between historical industrial sources of lead in Portland,
Maine, USA from 1860 to 1970 to current, spatial distributions of soil
lead. Collecting 1859 surface and 122 sub-surface soil samples in
accordance with USEPA's Lead Safe Yard Protocols, lead concentrations
varied from 9 mg/kg to >100,000 mg/kg with most of the samples
greater than USEPA's critical value for lead (400 mg/kg). Using historical
documents, probable sources of lead were mapped. In comparing two
datasets, no clear relationship emerged. Findings were hampered by
inability to sample under large areas of impervious surfaces and private
properties. Because of lead's immobility in soil, one would expect
decreasing concentration with depth, but lead concentrations varied with
depth and location. The haphazard dumping of lead-contaminated industrial
waste and the relocation of contaminated fill are likely factors. These
findings suggest that in urban areas where multiple historical sources of
lead existed, surface sampling to determine presence of lead may not be
sufficient to protect public health.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 525-541
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: lead contamination, urban soils, historical pollution, lead industry, land filling,
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Author-Name: Sadahisa Kato
Author-X-Name-First: Sadahisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kato
Author-Name: Jack Ahern
Author-X-Name-First: Jack
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahern
Title: 'Learning by doing': adaptive planning as a strategy to address uncertainty in planning
Abstract:
Adaptive management, an established method in natural resource and
ecosystem management, has not been widely applied to landscape planning
due to the lack of an operational method that addresses the role of
uncertainty and standardized monitoring protocols and methods. A review of
adaptive management literature and practices reveals several key concepts
and principles for adaptive planning: (1) management actions are best
understood and practiced as experiments; (2) several plans/experiments can
be implemented simultaneously; (3) monitoring of management actions are
key; and (4) adaptive management can be understood as 'learning by doing'.
The paper identifies various uncertainties in landscape planning as the
major obstacles for the adoption of an adaptive approach. To address the
uncertainty in landscape planning, an adaptive planning method is proposed
where monitoring plays an integral role to reduce uncertainty. The
proposed method is then applied to a conceptual test in water resource
planning addressing abiotic-biotic-cultural resources. To operationalize
adaptive planning, it is argued that professionals, stakeholders and
researchers need to function in a genuinely transdisciplinary mode where
all contribute to, and benefit from, decision making and the continuous
generation of new knowledge.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 543-559
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: adaptive management, adaptive planning, monitoring, transdisciplinarity, uncertainty, water resource planning,
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Author-Name: Richard Kosobud
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Kosobud
Author-Name: Joshua Linn
Author-X-Name-First: Joshua
Author-X-Name-Last: Linn
Author-Name: Houston Stokes
Author-X-Name-First: Houston
Author-X-Name-Last: Stokes
Author-Name: Carol Tallarico
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Tallarico
Title: Regulatory conflict in the Chicago VOC control program
Abstract:
The study analyzes the performance of an innovative cap-and-trade program
designed to make cost-effective reductions of an ozone precursor in
Chicago and finds that decentralized market incentives were undermined by
the continuance of centralized traditional emission point or
command-and-control regulation. The study makes two contributions for
urban areas considering this regulatory measure: it shows that using two
regulatory measures to achieve one emissions reduction goal can undercut
cost-effective emissions trading, and it provides a redesign of the market
system that coordinates both regulatory measures for cost-effective
control and avoidance of trading problems, such as hot spots and
inter-temporal spikes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 561-579
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: ozone, cap-and-trade, command-and-control, regulatory coordination, cost-effectiveness, VOC redesign,
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Author-Name: Hal Nelson
Author-X-Name-First: Hal
Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson
Title: Planning implications from the interactions between renewable energy programs and carbon regulation
Abstract:
Complex relationships exist between programs to reduce carbon dioxide
(CO2) from the electricity sector and programs to promote renewable
electricity generation. Simulation modeling of three scenarios in the UK
electricity sector are used to identify potential interactions between
these programs. A strict CO2 cap can result in a renewable electricity
requirement being easily met. Conversely, the renewables quota could be
required under low natural gas prices to keep electricity suppliers from
switching from coal to gas. Similarly, CO2 trading can reduce renewables
deployment levels because purchased CO2 allowances replace renewables.
Therefore, both programs are required to ensure CO2 and renewables goals.
The planning implications for administrative procedures and renewables
subsidies are also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 581-596
Issue: 4
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: renewable energy, carbon dioxide regulation, emissions trading, electricity planning,
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Author-Name: Roy Brouwer
Author-X-Name-First: Roy
Author-X-Name-Last: Brouwer
Title: The potential role of stated preference methods in the Water Framework Directive to assess disproportionate costs
Abstract:
This paper examines the issue of disproportionate costs of Water
Framework Directive (WFD) implementation using public surveys as a means
to inform policy and decision making. Public taxpayers are asked their
opinion regarding the implementation of the WFD and its costs. Taxpayers
are expected to bear a large share of the cost of WFD implementation, be
it through national taxation, local water pollution charges or higher
market prices for water related goods and services. The paper's main
objective is to illustrate the role of stated preference research to
elicit public opinions and perceptions towards socially acceptable levels
of water quality and public willingness to pay (WTP) for the expected
environmental benefits of the WFD. Stated preference research can be used
as a way to assess the concept of disproportionate costs to those who are
expected to bear a large share of the costs of WFD implementation, and at
the same time address the issue of public participation in the WFD. The
survey results are used as a public consultation tool to inform policy and
decision makers about public willingness and ability to pay for the
implementation of the WFD. This measure can be used as one of the
benchmarks to define disproportionate costs in a cost-benefit context.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 597-614
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: Water Framework Directive, stated preferences, disproportionate costs, contingent valuation, cost-benefit analysis, public participation,
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Author-Name: Deborah Rigling Gallagher
Author-X-Name-First: Deborah Rigling
Author-X-Name-Last: Gallagher
Author-Name: Sarah Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Title: Promoting community involvement at brownfields sites in socio-economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Abstract:
Brownfields programmes provide environmental justice to distressed
communities by applying private sector remediation and real estate
expertise to abandoned and contaminated properties. This study examines
how brownfields developers and community support organisations operating
in socio-economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods work to increase
awareness of projects in the community, build trust between stakeholders
and create mechanisms for community members to participate in brownfields
decision making. Analysis of case study data from brownfields sites in
four US cities shows that developers and non-governmental organisations
can play important roles in fashioning redevelopment outcomes which
benefit both developers and communities. When standard required outreach
efforts are combined with non-traditional community involvement
mechanisms, the result is often long-term support for redevelopment
projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 615-630
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: brownfields, public participation, environmental justice, stakeholders, VCP,
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Author-Name: Alexandra Appatova
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Appatova
Author-Name: Patrick Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Author-Name: Grace LeMasters
Author-X-Name-First: Grace
Author-X-Name-Last: LeMasters
Author-Name: Sergey Grinshpun
Author-X-Name-First: Sergey
Author-X-Name-Last: Grinshpun
Title: Proximal exposure of public schools and students to major roadways: a nationwide US survey
Abstract:
This study addresses the effect of urban planning and road development on
the health risk of students attending schools near major roadways. The
proximity of public schools and students was quantified to Interstate, US
and state highways in nine large Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) of
the USA. In total among the surveyed schools and students, over 30% fell
within 400 m of a major roadway and over 10% were within 100 m.
For some MSAs almost half of the student population attended schools near
(≤400m) major roadways, resulting in a potentially increased risk
for asthma and other chronic respiratory problems, especially in schools
representing the urban fringe locale. It was concluded that proximity of
major roadways should be an important factor in considering sites for new
schools and developing policies for reducing the exposure in existing
schools. The findings provide an important reference point for
coordinating future urban development, transportation and environmental
policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-646
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: proximal exposure, traffic, major roadways, public schools, air pollutants,
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Author-Name: Vivek Shandas
Author-X-Name-First: Vivek
Author-X-Name-Last: Shandas
Author-Name: Jessica Graybill
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Graybill
Author-Name: Clare Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Clare
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Title: Incorporating ecosystem-based management into urban environmental policy: a case study from western Washington
Abstract:
The worldwide growth of urban settlements affects the management of
natural resources and has prompted scholars in the natural and social
sciences to call for ecosystem-based approaches to the management of human
settlements. While considerable literature exists on the definition,
theoretical underpinnings and methods for applying ecosystem-based
management (EBM), few studies have examined whether urban and regional
planners consider elements of EBM when developing environmental policy.
This study assesses the extent to which planners apply EBM principles when
reviewing scientific information for environmental policies in western
Washington State. Using a working definition of EBM based on existing
literature, the study conducts a content analysis of interview data from
42 environmental planners working for cities in western Washington, and
asks what elements of EBM are considered as they review scientific
information. The results suggest that elements related to monitoring,
inter-agency co-operation, ecological boundaries, values and to a limited
extent, adaptive management, are considered when planners review
scientific literature for environmental policy development. However, urban
and regional planners struggle with, or do not explicitly consider, the
elements of scale, ecological integrity and organisational change when
developing local environmental policy. The paper concludes with a
description of why some elements of EBM are considered and why others are
not, and offers suggestions for improving urban environmental policy
development through application of EBM principles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 647-662
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: ecosystem-based management, urban planning, science and policy, Washington State,
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Author-Name: Carissa Schively Slotterback
Author-X-Name-First: Carissa Schively
Author-X-Name-Last: Slotterback
Title: Stakeholder involvement in NEPA scoping processes: evaluating practices and effects in transportation agencies
Abstract:
Focusing on environmental review practice in state departments of
transportation in the US, the study examines the practices and effects of
stakeholder involvement in scoping processes conducted under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based on a survey of environmental review
staff in 46 of the 50 states, the study finds variation in approaches used
by states and relatively high levels of perceived effectiveness. The
findings include a number of internal and external factors that contribute
to effectiveness and highlight the impacts of participation on the content
and outcomes of scoping processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 663-678
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: NEPA, scoping, participation, transportation,
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Author-Name: Jung Jin Park
Author-X-Name-First: Jung Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Park
Author-Name: Anna Jorgensen
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Jorgensen
Author-Name: Carys Swanwick
Author-X-Name-First: Carys
Author-X-Name-Last: Swanwick
Author-Name: Paul Selman
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Selman
Title: Perceived landscape impacts of mobile telecommunications development in the Peak District National Park, England
Abstract:
This study explored the public perceptions of mobile telecommunications
development - new landscape elements installed to deliver new technology -
in a protected area. It examined: (1) the perceived landscape impacts of
such development; (2) the importance attached to the socio-economic value
of mobile telecommunications; and (3) the factors underlying the perceived
landscape impacts of mobile telecommunications development. A postal
questionnaire survey was conducted in the Peak District National Park,
England with 420 respondents drawn from National Park residents and
visitors, urban dwellers and members of environmental organisations. The
study suggests that: (1) there was a prevailing antipathy towards the
landscape impacts of mobile telecommunications development in the National
Park; (2) apart from emergency uses, the other socio-economic benefits of
mobile telecommunications technology were thought to be relatively
unimportant in the National Park; and (3) rather than socio-demographic
characteristics, it was respondents' understandings of protected areas'
needs for the technology and potential health risks that had significant
effects on the perceived landscape impacts. Overall, this study suggests
that the significance of National Park landscapes is respected by the
public, even when setalongside the convenience of modern technology, which
has substantial implications for landscape planning and management in
protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 679-699
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: public perception, protected areas, socio-economic value, symbolic attributes, perceived health impacts, National Park residents,
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Author-Name: Richard Bull
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Bull
Author-Name: Judith Petts
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Petts
Author-Name: James Evans
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Title: Social learning from public engagement: dreaming the impossible?
Abstract:
Learning that transcends participation processes is critical if public
engagement is to translate into a legacy of enhanced environmental
citizenship. However, a lack of empirical evidence has limited discussion
to date to largely 'aspirational' claims. This paper offers the first
rigorous examination of whether public participation does generate
beyond-process social learning. Initially we review the literature on
public participation and environmental citizenship to identify the key
dimensions of social learning. We then re-visit a well-worked case study
of an innovative public engagement process on the Hampshire waste strategy
from the 1990s. Approximately one third of the original participants have
been interviewed to identify whether and how the experience had a lasting
effect on them. Key methodological difficulties are discussed, not least
the analytical difficulties of attributing learning to a process that
happened ten years previously. However, we argue that there is evidence
that both instrumental and communicative learning have taken place, and
conclude by identifying key areas that require further research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 701-716
Issue: 5
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: social learning, public engagement, deliberation, waste management, environmental citizenship,
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Author-Name: Seth Payton
Author-X-Name-First: Seth
Author-X-Name-Last: Payton
Author-Name: Greg Lindsey
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindsey
Author-Name: Jeff Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: John Ottensmann
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Ottensmann
Author-Name: Joyce Man
Author-X-Name-First: Joyce
Author-X-Name-Last: Man
Title: Valuing the benefits of the urban forest: a spatial hedonic approach
Abstract:
This paper measures the benefits of the urban forest by examining its
effect on housing prices. A Geographic Information System is used to
develop a measure of the urban forest, the Normalised Difference
Vegetation Index, from satellite imagery and to construct other variables
from a variety of sources. Spatial hedonic housing price models for the
Indianapolis/Marion County area are estimated. The models indicate that
greener vegetation around a property has a positive, significant effect on
housing price, holding everything else constant. This effect is dominated
by measures at the neighborhood level. These findings indicate that
property owners value the urban forest, at least in part, by the premium
they pay to live in neighborhoods with greener, denser vegetation. These
findings also indicate that public action to maintain and enhance the
urban forest may be warranted. Planners and urban foresters can use these
findings to inform public and policy debates over urban forestry programs
and proposals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 717-736
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: spatial econometrics, urban forest benefits, housing prices, hedonic model, urban form, land use,
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Author-Name: Mark Stevens
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Stevens
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Yan Song
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: Protecting people and property: the influence of land-use planners on flood hazard mitigation in New Urbanist developments
Abstract:
Research suggests that characteristics of local government land-use
planners help determine the priority that local communities place on flood
hazard mitigation. However, research has not examined the significance of
land-use planners' values and role orientations for flood hazard
mitigation. Multiple regression analysis is used to examine the influence
that land-use planners' values and role orientations have on flood hazard
mitigation in a national sample of New Urbanist development projects.
Findings indicate that land-use planners' values and role orientations
have significant implications for flood hazard mitigation in these
projects. The paper recommends that local governments adopt a land-use
planning approach to flood hazard mitigation that relies on land-use
planners to help direct development away from hazardous portions of
development sites.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 737-757
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: land-use planning, natural hazard mitigation, planners' values, planners' roles, New Urbanism, public participation,
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Author-Name: John Turnpenny
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Turnpenny
Author-Name: Måns Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Måns
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Author-Name: Duncan Russel
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Russel
Author-Name: Andrew Jordan
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan
Author-Name: Julia Hertin
Author-X-Name-First: Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Hertin
Author-Name: Bjorn Nykvist
Author-X-Name-First: Bjorn
Author-X-Name-Last: Nykvist
Title: Why is integrating policy assessment so hard? A comparative analysis of the institutional capacities and constraints
Abstract:
Widely advocated as a means to make policy making more integrated, policy
assessment remains weakly integrated in practice. But explanations for
this shortfall, such as lack of staff training and resources, ignore more
fundamental institutional factors. This paper identifies institutional
capacities supporting and constraining attempts to make policy assessment
more integrated. A comparative empirical analysis of functionally
equivalent assessment systems in four European jurisdictions finds that
there are wide-ranging institutional constraints upon integration. These
include international policy commitments, the perception that assessment
should support rather than determine policy, organisational traditions,
and the sectorisation of policy making. This paper concludes by exploring
the potential for altering these institutions to make policy assessment
more integrated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-775
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: policy assessment, integration, sustainable development, institutional analysis, environmental policy, evidence-based policy,
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Author-Name: Mhairi Aitken
Author-X-Name-First: Mhairi
Author-X-Name-Last: Aitken
Author-Name: Seonaidh McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Seonaidh
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Author-Name: Peter Strachan
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Strachan
Title: Locating 'power' in wind power planning processes: the (not so) influential role of local objectors
Abstract:
There have been conflicting accounts of the role and influence of local
opposition within planning application outcomes for wind power
developments. There is an expanding literature that considers public
responses to proposed renewable energy developments and much of this
suggests that public opposition is a key factor in the slow growth in
renewable energy capacity. However, this paper will show that local
opposition groups' power over such planning processes is very limited, and
in fact extends only so far as delaying an outcome. Through a thematic
content analysis of objection letters to one particular proposed wind
power development, the key issues raised in connection with the
development will be highlighted. Subsequently, these issues will be
compared with those discussed in the official report of the planning
appeals process, and it will be shown that the concerns of local objectors
had little influence over the eventual verdict.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 777-799
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: renewable energy, power, planning, objections,
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Author-Name: Graham Whitelaw
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitelaw
Author-Name: Paul Eagles
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Eagles
Author-Name: Robert Gibson
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Gibson
Author-Name: Mark Seasons
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Seasons
Title: Roles of environmental movement organisations in land-use planning: case studies of the Niagara Escarpment and Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario, Canada
Abstract:
The paper explores the roles of environmental movement organisations
(EMOs) in land-use planning, including domain creation (establishment of
new or modified landscape planning boundaries) and regime change (adoption
of new or modified legal and planning rules). The research involved two
case studies of land-use planning processes: the Niagara Escarpment and
Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario, Canada. The two cases together reveal an
evolution of land-use planning towards collaborative processes on mainly
private lands in Southern Ontario during the period from 1960 to 2002. The
results suggest that EMOs can create new planning domains through agenda
setting activities, build landscape value and vision, educate governments
and the public, and work to maintain and alter regimes. Collaborative
planning has emerged as an important process in which some EMOs are now
participating.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 801-816
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: environmental movement, land-use planning, Niagara Escarpment, Oak Ridges Moraine, NGO, law, policy,
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Author-Name: Krishna Prasad Vadrevu
Author-X-Name-First: Krishna Prasad
Author-X-Name-Last: Vadrevu
Author-Name: K. V. S. Badarinath
Author-X-Name-First: K. V. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Badarinath
Author-Name: Anuradha Eaturu
Author-X-Name-First: Anuradha
Author-X-Name-Last: Eaturu
Title: Spatio-temporal analysis of fire events in India: implications for environmental conservation
Abstract:
Information on fires in different geographic regions of India is
relatively scarce. This study quantifies spatial and temporal patterns in
fire occurrences covering different states and districts in India. Two
important scientific questions are answered in this study: (1) how are the
fire events distributed across different geographical regions? (2) are
there any specific districts where fire events clustered across space and
time? To address these questions, Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR)
derived satellite fire counts from 1997-2006 were used and the datasets
were analysed using spatial scan statistic. Spatial scan statistic
provides a test statistic for most likely 'hotspot' spatial clusters,
based on the likelihood ratio test and Monte Carlo simulation. Results
from geographical analysis based on state boundaries suggested Maharastra
state had the highest number of fires followed by Madhya Pradesh,
Chattisgarh, Orissa, etc., during the 10-year period. Among the several
districts, the spatial scan statistic identified the most likely cluster
of fire events in Dausa, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur and Alwar in
addition to several other secondary clusters, with high statistical
significance. These results are based on a large sample of cases, and they
provide convincing evidence of spatial clustering of fire events in the
Indian region. Results relating to hotspot areas of fire risk can guide
policy makers towards the best management strategies for avoiding damages
to forests, human life and personal property in the 'hotspot' districts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 817-832
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: fire monitoring, conservation, hotspot areas, India,
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Author-Name: Maria Grazia Gnoni
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Grazia
Author-X-Name-Last: Gnoni
Author-Name: Gianni Mummolo
Author-X-Name-First: Gianni
Author-X-Name-Last: Mummolo
Author-Name: Luigi Ranieri
Author-X-Name-First: Luigi
Author-X-Name-Last: Ranieri
Title: A mixed integer linear programming model for optimisation of organics management in an integrated solid waste system
Abstract:
In this paper, the authors propose a mixed integer linear programming
model for designing an Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS) to
meet specific economic goals. The model refers to a set of municipalities,
known as 'local basin', which have to share a common waste management
system. At the municipal level the model allows for an identification of
the optimal collection service option; at the local basin level, the model
provides the optimal waste flow appropriate to the collection service
option of each municipality. The model has been applied to a full-scale
case study of an area located in southeast Italy. A scenario analysis was
carried out to investigate alternative municipal solid waste management
options, which fundamentally differ in the organic flow mass rate to be
either collected and composted or landfilled. Findings show that an
increase in the cost of landfilling determines the optimal collection
scenario and the configuration plants tend to recover higher rates of
organics in separate collection and thus higher refuse derived fuel
productions. The results obtained validate the application of the model in
both the strategic planning and operational phases, by supporting public
administrators at both municipality and local basin level in decision
making and evaluation of technical and economic performances of ISWMSs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-845
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: integrated solid waste management, optimisation, scenario analysis, organics management,
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Author-Name: Clinton Andrews
Author-X-Name-First: Clinton
Author-X-Name-Last: Andrews
Title: Greenhouse gas emissions along the rural-urban gradient
Abstract:
This paper investigates how land use relates to greenhouse gas emissions,
using data sources that are readily available to municipal planners. It
presents a causal framework linking settlement patterns to greenhouse gas
emissions via landscape impacts (deforestation, carbon sequestration by
soils and plants, urban heat island), infrastructure impacts
(transportation-related emissions, waste management-related emissions,
electric transmission and distribution losses) and buildings (residential,
commercial). This is not a full accounting because it does not include
impacts from industrial activities, agriculture and consumer behavior not
related to land use, such as food consumption and air travel. Exploratory
case studies of municipalities lying along a gradient of increasing
population density suggest that per-capita carbon dioxide emissions vary
widely, following an inverted 'U' shape, with post-war suburbs riding the
pinnacle. Reflecting their central regional roles, municipalities with
good jobs-to-housing ratios have higher per-capita emissions because they
host both residential and commercial buildings. Buildings typically
contribute more emissions than personal transportation. Vehicle-miles
traveled per capita shrink most dramatically at very high population
densities and where transit options exist. Changing land-use patterns is a
political challenge because localism and outdated zoning ordinances
subvert regional solutions. Technical fixes, especially green buildings,
must be part of the solution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 847-870
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
Keywords: global warming, land use, carbon accounting, transect, New Jersey,
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Author-Name: Arnab Chakraborty
Author-X-Name-First: Arnab
Author-X-Name-Last: Chakraborty
Title: Growth management in Florida: planning for paradise
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 871-872
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Heather Lovell
Author-X-Name-First: Heather
Author-X-Name-Last: Lovell
Title: Beyond the carbon economy: energy law in transition
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 872-873
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Mark Giordano
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Giordano
Title: International water treaties
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 873-875
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Trevor Hart
Author-X-Name-First: Trevor
Author-X-Name-Last: Hart
Title: Introduction to rural planning
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 875-876
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: John Forrester
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Forrester
Title: Participatory Action Research approaches and methods: connecting people, participation and place
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 876-877
Issue: 6
Volume: 51
Year: 2008
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Author-Name: Andre Torre
Author-X-Name-First: Andre
Author-X-Name-Last: Torre
Author-Name: Bertrand Zuindeau
Author-X-Name-First: Bertrand
Author-X-Name-Last: Zuindeau
Title: Proximity economics and environment: assessment and prospects
Abstract:
The use of the theoretical tools provided by proximity economics to
address environmental questions, and the emergence of analyses
revitalising the role of the spatial dimension in environmental problems,
date from the late 1990s. This paper first aims to provide a review of the
research conducted in this field and second to suggest some future
research directions concerning the respective roles of geographical
proximity and organised proximity in the production and management of
environmental problems. First, it deals with the topic of 'geographical
proximity and land-use conflicts', a topic that is currently the most
researched in this field. This is followed by a discussion of the role of
organised proximity in the regulation of environmental problems. The paper
then explores the relation between the uncertainty associated with
environmental issues and relations of organised proximity. Next it
outlines a few possible research directions, focusing more particularly on
the roles of geographical proximity as a mode of regulation of
environmental problems, and on the possible role of organised proximity in
their production. The concluding section draws an overview of the
departures and extensions that have resulted from taking into account
environmental issues in the paradigm of proximity economics.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-24
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: geographical proximity, organised proximity, environmental problems, land use, conflicts, uncertainty, regulation,
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Author-X-Name-First: Rinaldo
Author-X-Name-Last: Brau
Author-Name: Antonello Scorcu
Author-X-Name-First: Antonello
Author-X-Name-Last: Scorcu
Author-Name: Laura Vici
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Vici
Title: Assessing visitor satisfaction with tourism rejuvenation policies: the case of Rimini, Italy
Abstract:
This paper assesses the appeal of potential interventions on the tourism
offer of Rimini, a popular Italian seaside holiday destination, by means
of a choice modelling analysis. Tourism can be viewed as a composite good,
its overall utility depending on the arrangement of the component
characteristics. The discrete choice experiments here incorporate as
attributes a number of possible changes to current tourist activities (the
subject of public debate), including them in hypothetical alternative
holiday packages. The conditional logit analysis indicates that tourists
show lesser preference for interventions aimed at protecting the
environmental integrity of the beach and greater preference for those,
such as the creation of a pedestrianised seafront with late-night opening
of amenities and facilities, that are likely to diminish the role of the
traditional sea, sun and sand component of the overall holiday experience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 25-42
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: tourism demand, stated preferences, urban planning, decision making, choice experiments,
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Author-Name: Sukumar Ganapati
Author-X-Name-First: Sukumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganapati
Author-Name: Liguang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Liguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Sustainable development in the Clean Development Mechanism: the role of Designated National Authority in China and India
Abstract:
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) emerged under the Kyoto Protocol to
facilitate collaboration between developed and developing countries in
order to mitigate greenhouse gases. The CDM allows developed countries to
receive credits towards meeting their obligatory targets by investing in
emission reduction projects in developing countries. The countries are
required to set up a Designated National Authority (DNA) to approve the
CDM projects. This paper examines the role of the DNA in ensuring
sustainable development, using the empirical case of China and India.
Three aspects of the DNA's role are examined: the institutional structure,
the policy context and the CDM project market. All three aspects highlight
the important role of the DNA in meeting the countries' sustainable
development priorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 43-60
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: Clean Development Mechanism, sustainable development, Kyoto Protocol, China, India,
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Author-Name: Kristin Floress
Author-X-Name-First: Kristin
Author-X-Name-Last: Floress
Author-Name: Adam Baumgart-Getz
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Baumgart-Getz
Author-Name: Linda Stalker Prokopy
Author-X-Name-First: Linda Stalker
Author-X-Name-Last: Prokopy
Author-Name: Jessica Janota
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Janota
Title: The quality of greenways planning in northwest Indiana: a focus on sustainability principles
Abstract:
Although the development of greenways is an increasingly popular trend,
little research has focused on evaluating plans to determine how well they
address sustainability principles. For this study, the authors completed a
qualitative analysis of 32 plans, and a quantitative analysis of 27 plans
from jurisdictions in northwest Indiana that address greenways and open
space. Evaluations were based upon an established system to evaluate
sustainability that the researchers modified for greenways. Plans are
ranked based upon their quality and a qualitative analysis and description
of each ranking are provided. Results from an ordered logit model show
that the most significant determinants of plan-rank in relation to
greenways are the population size of the planning jurisdiction, ratio of
the population that is white, and population residing in the same house
for five or more years. A spatial analysis of plan-rank reveals that there
is no clustering of highly ranked plans.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 61-78
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: greenways, plan evaluation, sustainability principles, Indiana, plan quality, greenways planning,
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Author-Name: Mana Sangkapichai
Author-X-Name-First: Mana
Author-X-Name-Last: Sangkapichai
Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Saphores
Title: Why are Californians interested in hybrid cars?
Abstract:
This paper explores quantitatively Californians' interest in hybrid
electric vehicles (HEV) based on a statewide phone survey conducted in
July 2004 by the Public Policy Institute of California. The paper develops
ordered choice models and factors that summarise beliefs about energy and
the environment using principal component analysis. As expected,
Californians concerned about the environment, energy efficiency, global
warming and recent increases in the price of gasoline state a higher
interest in hybrids; an even more important reason for considering hybrid
electric vehicles, however, is the possibility of using high occupancy
vehicle (HOV) lanes while driving alone, especially for people with
potentially long commutes to work. The findings also suggest that beliefs
about energy and the environment should be included in vehicle type choice
models.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 79-96
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: preferences, hybrid electric vehicles, HOV lanes, principal components, heteroskedastic ordered logit, choice model,
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Author-Name: Andrea Baez Montenegro
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Baez
Author-X-Name-Last: Montenegro
Author-Name: Mario Niklitschek Huaquin
Author-X-Name-First: Mario Niklitschek
Author-X-Name-Last: Huaquin
Author-Name: Luis Herrero Prieto
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Herrero Prieto
Title: The valuation of historical sites: a case study of Valdivia, Chile
Abstract:
The economic valuation of cultural heritage is an area of increasing
interest and an important research topic in the emerging field of cultural
economics. Many services and values associated with cultural heritage are
not traded in markets, and their estimation requires methods developed for
the valuation of non-market goods, such as those used in environmental
economics. This paper applies the contingent valuation method with double
dichotomous choice to estimate the value of historical sites in the city
of Valdivia, Chile. The valuation exercise was implemented by designing a
hypothetical guided walking tour to a cluster of historical sites in the
city centre, and surveying tourists visiting the city during the summer of
2004. Parametric and non-parametric statistical methods were used to
estimate the survival distribution and the mean and median estimates of
the willingness-to-pay (WTP). The study emphasizes the importance of
explicitly treating heterogeneous preferences and the sensitivity of the
survival distribution to the estimation methods used.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 97-109
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: cultural tourism, historical heritage, contingent valuation method, cultural economics,
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Author-Name: Claudio de Magalhaes
Author-X-Name-First: Claudio
Author-X-Name-Last: de Magalhaes
Author-Name: Matthew Carmona
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Carmona
Title: Dimensions and models of contemporary public space management in England
Abstract:
This article discusses the concept of public space management and its
evolution in a context of wider changes to urban governance. Public space
management is taken as a sphere of urban governance in which conflicting
societal demands on, and aspirations for, public space are interpreted
through a set of processes and practices. Four interlinked dimensions for
public space management are proposed: the co-ordination of interventions;
the regulation of uses and conflicts between uses; the definition and
deployment of maintenance routines; and investment in public spaces and
their services. Within this conceptual framework, the paper looks at
recent changes in public space management in England to suggest the
emergence of alternative models of management. These are based on the
roles ascribed to the state, to private agents and to user organisations,
and on different approaches to dealing with the four management
dimensions. Although the discussion shows that these models are more than
just abstract formulations, and have been used to deal with a variety of
public space problems, an important purpose for the paper is to provide an
analytical framework through which to examine emergent practices in the
management of public space and their potential consequences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 111-129
Issue: 1
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: public space management, UK public space, privatisation of public space, public space governance, public space services, parks management,
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Author-X-Name-First: Simin
Author-X-Name-Last: Davoudi
Title: Governing waste: introduction to the special issue
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 131-136
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
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Author-X-Name-First: Simin
Author-X-Name-Last: Davoudi
Title: Scalar tensions in the governance of waste: the resilience of state spatial Keynesianism
Abstract:
There has been a heightened interest in the 'region' as a key site of
economic activities. While regionalisation is often explained as part of
the wider process of state scalar strategy in response to global economic
restructuring, less attention has been paid to the role of the region in
rescaling of environmental governance. This paper aims to fill the gap by
drawing on the changing governance of municipal waste planning in the UK.
Such a focus demonstrates that key elements of 'spatial Keynesianism' have
been carried through, rather than superseded, in 'the new metropolitan
reform'. Following a brief summary of the municipal waste problem and the
influence of the EU regulatory measures in changing waste policy in the
UK, the paper situates the regional institution building for waste
planning in its historical and conceptual context. It then discusses the
key rationales for regionalisation of waste in order to substantiate the
central argument of the paper which is: the resilience of some of the key
features of spatial Keynesianism in the new wave of metropolitan reforms.
The final part of the paper unpicks the inherent tensions in state
rescaling strategy and outlines the key factors that undermine the
capacity of the state's reconfigured regional institutions to achieve
their prescribed goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 137-156
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: waste management, governance, regionalisation, state rescaling, spatial Keynesianism, Regional Technical Advisory Bodies (RTABs),
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Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Davies
Title: Clean and green? A governance analysis of waste management in New Zealand
Abstract:
The moniker of 'clean and green' has been popularly applied to New
Zealand since the 1980s. Following the 1991 Resource Management Act, New
Zealand was also heralded as a progressive nation in terms of its
environmental policy. While both the greenness and progressiveness have
subsequently been questioned, the formation, implementation and impact of
environmental management has rarely been analysed from an explicit
governance perspective. Environmental governance analyses are useful
because they permit attention to the multitude of actors operating at a
range of scales. In response, this paper examines one significant sector
of environmental management in New Zealand - waste. Initially key policies
and programmes shaping the waste landscape are considered, then
consideration is given to the roles that public, private and civil society
sectors play in forming and reforming that landscape. Finally, the
performance of governing actors and the practice of governance are brought
together in a critical appraisal of waste governance outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 157-176
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: waste management, sustainable development, governance, New Zealand, Resource Management Act,
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Author-Name: Fionn MacKillop
Author-X-Name-First: Fionn
Author-X-Name-Last: MacKillop
Title: The construction of 'waste' in the UK steel industry
Abstract:
The steel industry has undergone profound changes of late with high
profile takeovers (Tata-Corus and Mittal-Arcelor) that are part of a shift
of the industry from the global North to the global South. Steel is
probably the material of the globalised world with its icons and power
horses (the aeroplane, the cargo ship, the automobile), it is extremely
flexible in its applications, and fits into the current discourse on
'sustainability' because it is 'recyclable'. Indeed, the industry is keen
to stress its 'green' credentials and efficient management of material
flows in a context of rising costs, particularly of raw materials.
Paradoxically, steel tends to be seen, not least by the social sciences,
as an 'old-fashioned' and 'dirty' industry. This paper explores this
apparent paradox through the issue of 'waste' management in the industry
because it allows an analysis of the multi-dimensional relationships
between materials, technologies and practices. Drawing on the resources of
social as well as material sciences, the paper analyses to what extent
'waste' management is an issue of objective material properties, in
contrast to social and organisational perceptions and practices around
materials.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-194
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: steel, waste, governmentality, hybrid, Science, Technology and Society (STS), social construction,
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Author-Name: Francisco Lara-Valencia
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: Lara-Valencia
Author-Name: Sioban Harlow
Author-X-Name-First: Sioban
Author-X-Name-Last: Harlow
Author-Name: Maria Carmen Lemos
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Carmen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lemos
Author-Name: Catalina Denman
Author-X-Name-First: Catalina
Author-X-Name-Last: Denman
Title: Equity dimensions of hazardous waste generation in rapidly industrialising cities along the United States-Mexico border
Abstract:
During the last 30 years, researchers and policy analysts have voiced
concerns about the potential impact of pollution and hazard generated by
foreign-owned manufacturing companies operating in Mexican cities
bordering the USA. Despite the salience of the problem, to date, efforts
to characterise unequal exposure to hazard in these cities have produced
limited and inconclusive evidence. This study examines the relationship
between the spatial distribution of hazardous waste generation facilities
and socio-economic characteristics of neighbourhoods in the Mexican border
city of Nogales. It assembles a geographic information system (GIS) to
relate demographic data with an inventory of export-oriented industrial
facilities and explores whether there is a spatial correlation between the
location of these facilities, different levels of hazard and the
neighbourhoods' socio-economic characteristics. In contrast to prevailing
environmental justice findings, it is suggested that industry siting is
not primarily associated with the location of low socio-economic status
neighbourhoods in the city of Nogales. Rather, it shows that the spatial
distribution of hazards seems to be influenced mainly by the location and
accessibility of urban and transportation infrastructure, suggesting that
the environmental equity hypothesis may have to be reframed in the context
of rapidly developing urban areas with basic infrastructure deficits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 195-216
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: environmental equity, US-Mexico border, hazardous waste, maquiladora industry, North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), spatial distribution,
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Author-X-Name-First: Maarten
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolsink
Author-Name: Jeroen Devilee
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Devilee
Title: The motives for accepting or rejecting waste infrastructure facilities. Shifting the focus from the planners' perspective to fairness and community commitment
Abstract:
In environmental planning, decision making on land use for infrastructure
increasingly causes conflicts, particularly with regard to contested waste
facilities. Risk management and perceptions have become crucial. Empirical
investigations of these conflicts brought clear advancement in the fields
of environmental psychology, geography and risk research. However, in
planning and policy design the dominant one-dimensional approach among
planners remains, and the approach to address resistance to facility
siting is not firmly founded in empirical evidence. Instead, it uses
simplified assumptions about the motives of opponents, seeing residents as
merely protecting their 'turf' and exclusively focusing on their own
'backyard'. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study on risk
perceptions, based on a large-scale survey in six decision-making
processes for different types of waste facilities. A scale is developed to
measure the planners' perspective of the motives for opposition. The
analysis shows that the crucial factors in perceived risk perceptions are
not personality traits (e.g. selfishness, economic rationality) but
perceived environmental injustice, fairness of the process, and personal
commitment to others. Continual thinking in terms of 'backyard' motives
disregards the socially motivated norms for equity, fairness, and
commitment to others and may easily undermine co-operative behaviour.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 217-236
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: risk perceptions, waste infrastructure, NIMBY ('not-in-my-back-yard') scale, community commitment, equity, procedural fairness,
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Author-Name: Susan Elliott
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elliott
Author-Name: Jessica McClure
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: McClure
Title: “There's just hope that no one's health is at risk”: residents' reappraisal of a landfill siting
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of a longitudinal study of psychosocial
effects in a population living near the Taro Aggregates Ltd. East Landfill
site in Stoney Creek, Ontario. The scope of this research is based on the
need for additional comparative, as well as longitudinal, studies
measuring individual and community response to the process of site-related
decision making, and how these responses change over time as individuals
and communities learn to live with the landfill. Pre- and post-surveys
were completed by area residents before and after the landfill was sited.
Follow-up qualitative interviews contextualised and punctuated the
quantitative findings. Results reveal the landfill prompted little change
in concerns over time, but an increase in landfill-related health
concerns. These findings imply an ongoing process of cognitive reappraisal
due to a combination of contextual (e.g. perceived lack of meaningful
involvement in the siting process, poor operational practices),
compositional (e.g. socio-economic status, dwelling tenure), and
collective (e.g. distrust, loss of social network) factors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 237-255
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: psychosocial, landfill, reappraisal, well-being,
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Author-Name: Hilary Nixon
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Nixon
Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Saphores
Title: Information and the decision to recycle: results from a survey of US households
Abstract:
This paper relies on a unique dataset collected during a national survey
of US households to explore how different sources of information (print,
television, radio, family/friends, work/school and others) influence the
decision to start recycling. Although print media are influential, it is
found that face-to-face communication (through family/friends or
work/school) is the most effective medium to get people to start
recycling. However, it is even better to provide households with recycling
information from multiple sources. The respondents in this study identify
concerns about storage space, time and the safety of recycling as the main
obstacles to start recycling. In addition, age and ethnicity are
statistically significant but not income or education. These findings
should be useful for crafting information campaigns designed to boost
recycling, although to be successful these campaigns need to incorporate
findings from environmental psychology and knowledge of specific
communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-277
Issue: 2
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: household recycling, recycling information, environmental attitudes, logistic regression,
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Author-Name: Sara Edge
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Edge
Author-Name: Mary Louise McAllister
Author-X-Name-First: Mary Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: McAllister
Title: Place-based local governance and sustainable communities: lessons from Canadian biosphere reserves
Abstract:
The quest for sustainable communities might be fostered by a new
'place-based' governing approach that engages civil society and other
actors in local decision-making processes. In Canada, lessons can be
learned from the establishment and maintenance of biosphere reserves by
networks of local communities of interests and other organisations.
Biosphere reserves are created to promote conservation, biodiversity and
sustainable livelihoods. Municipal and public participation in these
reserves can be encouraged, promoting a local sense of place as well as
sustainable community and regional development. An examination of two
Canadian biosphere reserves, Riding Mountain and Long Point, illustrates
how local governments and these reserves might assist each other in their
mutual goals of long-term sustainability while offering a worthwhile model
of local collaborative, place-based governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 279-295
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: biosphere reserves, local government, place-based governance, sustainability, civil society,
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Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Puszkin-Chevlin
Author-Name: Ann-Margaret Esnard
Author-X-Name-First: Ann-Margaret
Author-X-Name-Last: Esnard
Title: Incremental evolution and devolution of Florida's Coastal High Hazard Area policy
Abstract:
Demarcation of Coastal High Hazard Areas (CHHAs) in Florida dates back to
the passage of the landmark Growth Management Act (GMA) of 1985. There
have been two subsequent legislative changes in 1994 and 2006. This paper
draws on theories of policy implementation, policy framing and policy
learning to shed light on this 'natural experiment' and to offer clues
about factors that impact how and why policies evolve and devolve even
after multiple revisions. Although the case study is focused on Florida,
the lessons are transferable to land use and environmental policy makers
seeking a balance between economic development, property rights and
environmental risk.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-313
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: Florida's Coastal High Hazard Area, policy formulation, policy learning, incrementalism,
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Author-Name: Jordan Carroll-Larson
Author-X-Name-First: Jordan
Author-X-Name-Last: Carroll-Larson
Author-Name: Arthur Caplan
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur
Author-X-Name-Last: Caplan
Title: Estimating the effectiveness of a vehicle miles travelled tax in reducing particulate matter emissions
Abstract:
This study estimates the effectiveness of a vehicle miles travelled (VMT)
tax in controlling mobile-source emissions of particulate matter (PM2.5)
in a non-attainment area located in northern Utah. Using a recently
updated household-level dataset, the study finds no evidence of an
endogenous relationship between choice of vehicle type and VMT. VMT
elasticities are also estimated with respect to cost per mile that are in
some cases larger in magnitude than those reported in previous studies.
Based on vehicle emissions tests performed by the Houston Advanced
Research Center, the study estimates the reduction in particulate
emissions that would occur with two different sets of VMT tax rates.
Principal findings are that a VMT tax rate of $0.003 per passenger car
mile and $0.01 per light-duty truck mile (resulting in a mean annual tax
burden of $128 per household in the first year) would reduce annual
particulate emissions by between 7% and 11%, depending upon the degree of
heterogeneity in household driving behaviour. Assuming constant
elasticity, this means that at tax rates of $0.006 and $0.02 per mile for
passenger cars and light-duty trucks, respectively (resulting in double
the mean annual tax burden), annual particulate emissions would be reduced
by between 12% and 23%. Both the advantages and limitations of the VMT tax
are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 315-344
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: vehicle miles travelled (VMT), tax, VMT elasticity, particulate matter,
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Author-Name: Cecilia Håkansson
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Håkansson
Title: Costs and benefits of improving wild salmon passage in a regulated river
Abstract:
This paper presents a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of a trade-off between
salmon and hydropower production in the Ume/Vindel River, northern Sweden.
A distinctive element of this analysis is that estimated changes in
resource conditions are based on detailed river-specific data. A salmon
population model was used to develop the scenario and a novel willingness
to pay (WTP) question, which caters for uncertainty in a different manner,
provided an interval estimate. Non-use values are the major contributors
to the benefit (96-517 millions of Swedish kronor (MSEK)) of increasing
the stock of wild salmon. Sensitivity analysis suggests that the
opportunity costs in terms of lost electricity are typically higher than
the estimated benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 345-363
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: classic and interval open-ended (CIOE) question, contingent valuation, cost-benefit analysis, hydropower, salmon, valuation uncertainty,
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Author-Name: Jason Byrne
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Byrne
Author-Name: Jennifer Wolch
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolch
Author-Name: Jin Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Planning for environmental justice in an urban national park
Abstract:
Urban national parks were designed in the 1970s to bring nature and
recreational opportunities to socio-economically disadvantaged communities
in the USA. Using the theoretical frame of environmental justice, this
paper discusses findings of a recent survey of visitors to Los Angeles'
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - the United States'
largest urban national park. Findings show park visitors were
predominantly white, affluent, and lived nearby. People of colour
travelled further, were significantly less likely to be return visitors,
and were less inclined to use the park for active recreation. Seemingly,
this park fails to meet the needs of the disadvantaged urban communities
for whom it was created, a problem that may also affect other parks in the
United States and potentially parks in other countries. Park planners and
managers can take practical steps to increase accessibility to this park
for people of colour and low-income earners, and should monitor other
parks for patterns of ethno-racially differentiated access and
utilisation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 365-392
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: urban national parks, race, ethnicity, environmental justice, Los Angeles,
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Author-Name: Claire Freeman
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Freeman
Author-Name: Robin Quigg
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Quigg
Title: Commuting lives: children's mobility and energy use
Abstract:
Globally, the issue of energy use and climate change is at the forefront
of many national and international agendas, and also an issue central to
children's lives and well-being. This paper examines how children are both
affected by and contribute to the problems associated with unsustainable
energy use as it relates to the growth of car dependent lives. The paper
presents the findings of a study of travel as it relates to the everyday
lives of children in the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. The study found
that children currently lead complex car dependent lives. This extensive
car reliance presents a serious and largely unrecognised challenge to the
sustainable planning and management of the urban environment. The move
towards more sustainable transportation can bring benefits for both the
environment and for children's lives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 393-412
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: children, commuting, travel, energy, New Zealand,
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Author-Name: John FitzGerald
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: FitzGerald
Author-Name: Mary Keeney
Author-X-Name-First: Mary
Author-X-Name-Last: Keeney
Author-Name: Sue Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Sue
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Title: Assessing vulnerability of selected sectors under environmental tax reform: the issue of pricing power
Abstract:
Environmental tax reform could bear heavily on manufacturing sectors that
are energy intensive and highly traded, in particular if their options for
adapting technology are limited. However, to the extent that such sectors
can pass on the cost of the environmental taxes through higher prices
charged to their customers, they will not suffer a lasting drop in
profitability or output. To assess pricing power in key sectors, a model
of long-run price setting behaviour is specified and tested. Significant
and plausible results emerged from this exercise. Of the six sectors
analysed, the Basic metals sector revealed least pricing power and, hence,
greatest vulnerability, and the Non-metallic minerals sector revealed most
pricing power. The results indicated that the world price, proxied by the
US price, was less of a constraint than the EU price, proxied by the
German price. Thus, international competitiveness fears are reduced not
just where there is good potential for adapting technology but also if
application of environmental tax reform is EU-wide.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 413-433
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: price-setting behaviour, competitiveness, carbon tax, market power,
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Author-Name: Kathryn Furlong
Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn
Author-X-Name-Last: Furlong
Title: Troubled waters: confronting the water crisis in Australia's cities
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 435-436
Issue: 3
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
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Author-Name: Stewart Lockie
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockie
Author-Name: Susan Rockloff
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Rockloff
Author-Name: Danielle Helbers
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Helbers
Author-Name: Maharlina Gorospe-Lockie
Author-X-Name-First: Maharlina
Author-X-Name-Last: Gorospe-Lockie
Author-Name: Karen Lawrence
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawrence
Title: Assessing the social impacts of extensive resource use activities
Abstract:
Extensive forms of resource use are rarely subject to detailed
environmental and social assessment. This paper outlines a potential
methodology for assessment of the social impacts of extensive resource use
activities based on the Pressure-State-Impact-Response (PSIR) model of
integrated indicator development. It then tests this methodology through a
case study of changed water flow regimes in Central Queensland's Fitzroy
River catchment. While resource degradation associated with interruptions
to flow was expected to force all resource users to face higher costs and
greater uncertainty, negative social impacts were particularly
concentrated among vulnerable groups and downstream industries. Extension
of the PSIR framework and methodology proved useful in linking social and
biophysical research and would thus appear to offer some potential as a
model for incorporating social concerns within natural resource decision
making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 437-455
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: integrated resource management, social impact assessment, social indicators,
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Author-X-Name-First: W. David
Author-X-Name-Last: Conn
Title: Applying environmental policy instruments to used oil
Abstract:
A comprehensive assessment was conducted of California's Used Oil
Program, which was established in 1992 to reduce the illegal disposal, and
promote the reuse, of used lubricating oil. This paper summarises selected
key findings of the assessment and discusses them in the context of
designing and implementing policy instruments for promoting
environmentally responsible waste management. The approach known as
'community-based social marketing' is identified as a promising option.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 457-475
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: used oil, recycle, policy instrument, California, reuse, community based social marketing,
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Author-Name: Sugie Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Sugie
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Steven French
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: French
Title: Regional impervious surface estimation: an urban heat island application
Abstract:
This paper describes a GIS-based estimation method that can be used to
forecast future amounts of impervious surface as a mitigation measure for
urban heat island effect in a metropolitan region. The method is unique
because it employs a regression model that links the existing amount of
impervious surface to population and employment at the census tract level.
This approach provides a means to forecast future amounts of impervious
surface based on projected population and employment. The method also
includes a detailed analysis of high-resolution aerial photography to
divide impervious surfaces into different categories. Subdividing
impervious surfaces is necessary to evaluate potential urban heat island
mitigation policies for different types of impervious surface. The
analysis here shows that the impervious surface in the metropolitan
Atlanta region will increase to 2638 km2 in 2030, an increase of 45%
from 2000. The most common type of impervious surface is dark-coloured
pavement. Within this study area, the analyses showed that two-thirds of
impervious surfaces are dark. Replacing dark pavement with light pavement
materials, therefore, represents an important opportunity to mitigate the
urban heat island effect in the Atlanta region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 477-496
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: GIS, impervious surface estimation, land use, land cover, metropolitan Atlanta, urban heat island effect,
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Author-Name: Teresa Fidelis
Author-X-Name-First: Teresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Fidelis
Author-Name: Sara Moreno Pires
Author-X-Name-First: Sara Moreno
Author-X-Name-Last: Pires
Title: Surrender or resistance to the implementation of Local Agenda 21 in Portugal: the challenges of local governance for sustainable development
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to understand how Local Agenda 21 (LA21) is
contributing to update local policy and decision making towards
sustainable development in Portugal. Departing from a theoretical view of
governance for sustainable development - its core values and challenges -
and the role of LA21 in its endorsement, the paper presents the main
results of a questionnaire survey submitted to Portuguese municipalities,
with the purpose of understanding how far LA21 is being incorporated into
planning and management. The paper then tries to expose some of the main
potential, limitations and challenges in the local Portuguese case for the
short-term sustainable future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 497-518
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: Local Agenda 21, Portugal, local governance,
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Author-Name: Nele Lienhoop
Author-X-Name-First: Nele
Author-X-Name-Last: Lienhoop
Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Title: Can you be bothered? The role of participant motivation in the valuation of species conservation measures
Abstract:
Group-based approaches to the elicitation of stated preferences are
considered particularly suitable for valuing unfamiliar or complex
environmental goods. While such exercises provide participants with
detailed information and time to think and deliberate, they require a
considerable degree of motivation from the respondents. Effects of
motivation on willingness to pay (WTP) tend to be ignored within the
valuation research community, although similar effects have been reported
in psychological literature. In this study, a novel approach using video
recordings and behaviour coding of participants in group-based Market
Stall meetings was employed to measure motivation as well as its impact on
WTP and the theoretical and convergent validity of stated WTP. Indicators
of motivation correlated significantly with both WTP statements and their
validity, with more motivated individuals stating higher and more valid
bids. These findings suggest that the recognition of motivation is an
important novel element of research into stated preferences, particularly
with respect to usefulness and quality of WTP measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 519-534
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: butterflies, conservation, motivation, Market Stall, stated preference techniques, validity, willingness to pay,
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Author-Name: Luis Santiago
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Santiago
Author-Name: John Loomis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomis
Title: Recreation benefits of natural area characteristics at the El Yunque National Forest
Abstract:
The paper applies the Contingent Valuation Method using a visitor survey
to determine trip values to three rivers in northeastern Puerto Rico.
Sample data were obtained from 984 interviews conducted in 13 sites during
the summer months. The trip value is statistically decomposed into
components representing natural features and recreation activities. The
median net economic value of a river visit without waterfalls or foot
trails is $96. Recreation at rivers with both waterfalls and foot trails
has a median value of $138 per trip. The presence of waterfalls accounts
for $23 and foot trails $19 per trip. This information can be pertinent
for managers in selecting recreation site locations and protecting them
from competing uses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 535-547
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: contingent valuation method, willingness to pay, river recreation valuation, natural attribute valuation, tropical forest rivers, Puerto Rico Natural Recreation Valuation,
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Author-Name: Wendy Kellogg
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Kellogg
Title: Ohio's Balanced Growth Program: a case study of collaboration for planning and policy design
Abstract:
This paper describes the collaborative planning process for a new
landscape planning programme in Ohio that seeks to influence land
urbanisation patterns through joint local land use decision making on a
watershed basis. The programme was developed through a collaborative
process by a state agency-appointed task force that included agency staff
and a wide range of stakeholders. The paper describes the process in terms
of the collaborative mechanisms, the participants, the programmatic
outputs, and the social and organisational outcomes that set the
foundation for enhanced watershed quality through better land use
decision-making practices. Key collaborations formed during the process
were inter-agency collaborations, a non-profit organisation that partnered
with the agencies, and that of state agencies with local governments to
develop watershed-based land use plans. A most critical outcome was
creation of a learning community, through an exploratory research process
that used multiple methods of data gathering and consensus-building
deliberation. The paper is based on a review of published documents and
plans, meeting minutes, participant observation of committee and workgroup
meetings and interactive research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 549-570
Issue: 4
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: collaborative environmental planning and management, Ohio, state government, watersheds, Great Lakes,
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Author-Name: Guy Garrod
Author-X-Name-First: Guy
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrod
Title: Greening the CAP: how the improved design and implementation of agri-environment schemes can enhance the delivery of environmental benefits
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 571-574
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
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Author-Name: Madhu Khanna
Author-X-Name-First: Madhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Khanna
Author-Name: Amy Ando
Author-X-Name-First: Amy
Author-X-Name-Last: Ando
Title: Science, economics and the design of agricultural conservation programmes in the US
Abstract:
Conservation programmes in the US have emphasised retirement of land from
crop production as a mechanism for achieving multiple environmental
benefits. Several features of these programmes, such as their eligibility
criteria, participation incentives and length of contract, influence the
performance of these programmes and their ease of implementation. The
design of these programmes has evolved over time in an effort to increase
environmental benefits while lowering costs. This paper reviews the key
features of land retirement programmes in the US and their implications
for programme effectiveness. In particular, it examines the potential
benefits from spatial targeting of programme participants, linking
contract length to the ecological services being targeted and relying more
on science-based models for improving programme outcomes. Targeted land
management focuses conservation practices on those portions of the
landscape where they will achieve the greatest gains in environmental
quality using limited programme budgets. The scientific basis for
targeting conservation efforts is improving through better understanding
of ecological and hydrological processes; however, better guidelines need
to be developed to incorporate this understanding in developing decision
support tools that local programme administrators can use effectively.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 575-592
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: contract length, land retirement, spatial targeting, water quality, incentives,
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Author-X-Name-First: Jack
Author-X-Name-Last: Peerlings
Author-Name: Nico Polman
Author-X-Name-First: Nico
Author-X-Name-Last: Polman
Title: Farm choice between agri-environmental contracts in the European Union
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to analyse land allocation between competing
agri-environmental contracts, taking into account institutional issues,
the characteristics of the farm and farm household. Three types of
agri-environmental contract are considered: a Biodiversity Protection
Contract, a Landscape Management Contract and a Restriction on Intensive
Practices Contract. The paper demonstrates that it is important to study
the choices made between the different agri-environmental contracts. The
reasons for this are that a unit of land can only be allocated to one
contract (although the farm itself can choose to hold more than one
contract) and the perceived relative marginal cost of a contract can
change if the institutional setting, the farm household or the farm
characteristics alter. The model uses a two-stage method. As a first
stage, the probability of contract choice is determined. In the second
stage these probabilities are linked to costs and the optimal contract
choice is determined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 593-612
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: agri-environmental contracts, contract choice,
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Author-Name: Pierre Dupraz
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupraz
Author-Name: Karine Latouche
Author-X-Name-First: Karine
Author-X-Name-Last: Latouche
Author-Name: Nadine Turpin
Author-X-Name-First: Nadine
Author-X-Name-Last: Turpin
Title: Threshold effect and co-ordination of agri-environmental efforts
Abstract:
This paper deals with policy mechanism designs for agri-environmental
schemes when the bio-physical processes are characterised by threshold
effects. There is a threshold effect when specified farming practices must
be applied on a minimal share of an area of interest to trigger
perceptible changes of the state of the natural environment. Schemes
result in a pure economic loss if the induced agri-environmental efforts
are not sufficient. Different situations are considered, including the
lack of information on farmers' characteristics or actions, uncertainty on
the relationship between farming practices and environmental quality, and
combined difficulties of scheme design.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 613-630
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: threshold effect, agri-environmental policy,
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Author-Name: Eric Ruto
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruto
Author-Name: Guy Garrod
Author-X-Name-First: Guy
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrod
Title: Investigating farmers' preferences for the design of agri-environment schemes: a choice experiment approach
Abstract:
In recent decades agri-environment schemes (AES) have become an
increasingly important tool for policy makers aiming to reverse the
post-war decline in environmental quality on agricultural land. The
voluntary nature of such schemes means that the decision of farmers to
participate is central to achieving policy objectives. Therefore, this
paper uses a choice experiment approach to investigate the role that
scheme design can have on encouraging farmers to participate. Choice data
was gathered from a survey of farmers in 10 case study areas across the EU
and analysed using both mixed logit and latent class models. In general,
farmers were found to require greater financial incentives to join schemes
with longer contracts or that offer less flexibility or higher levels of
paperwork. It was also observed that a large segment of farmers ('low
resistance adopters') would be willing to accept relatively small
incentive payments for their participation in schemes offering relatively
little flexibility and high levels of additional paperwork, when compared
to a contrasting segment of 'high resistance adopters'.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-647
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: farmers, agri-environment, participation, choice experiments, mixed logit, latent class,
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Author-Name: Evy Mettepenningen
Author-X-Name-First: Evy
Author-X-Name-Last: Mettepenningen
Author-Name: Ann Verspecht
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Verspecht
Author-Name: Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Author-X-Name-First: Guido
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Huylenbroeck
Title: Measuring private transaction costs of European agri-environmental schemes
Abstract:
Recent changes in European agri-environmental policy allow farmers'
transaction costs (TCs), also called private TCs, to be taken into account
when calculating compensation payments for agri-environmental schemes
(AESs). This gives rise to questions as to the significance of these costs
and the methodologies used to measure them. In this paper, private TCs are
measured and analysed using two methodologies: (1) through a survey of
general perceptions of TCs and (2) through a one-year registration system
for monitoring labour hours, operational and administrative costs and
differences in revenue between a parcel of land in an AES and a comparable
area of land not in a comparable scheme. The results obtained with both
methodologies show that private TCs are significant and not to be
underestimated. They represent about 15% of the total AES-related costs
and about 25% of the compensation payment. The most important cost factor
resulting from an AES-uptake is the income foregone which represents more
than 50% of the total costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 649-667
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: agri-environmental schemes, private transaction costs, measurement methodologies, agri-environment policy,
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Author-Name: Geraldine Ducos
Author-X-Name-First: Geraldine
Author-X-Name-Last: Ducos
Author-Name: Pierre Dupraz
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupraz
Author-Name: Francois Bonnieux
Author-X-Name-First: Francois
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnieux
Title: Agri-environment contract adoption under fixed and variable compliance costs
Abstract:
This paper analyses the heterogeneity of compliance costs on farmers'
choices to participate in agri-environment schemes. The theoretical
distinction between fixed and variable costs is used to explain why
factors that determine participation may differ from those which determine
how much land participants enrol in a scheme. The level of fixed costs may
explain why the smallest farms tend to be least likely to participate in
such schemes. The empirical analysis presented in the paper compares
models estimated with and without the hypothesis of negligible fixed
costs. It also discusses the situation where the nature of costs can be
identified and isolated. The results show that in the presence of fixed
compliance costs, fixed transaction costs are a significant contracting
barrier for smallest farms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 669-687
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: agri-environmental contract, willingness to accept, fixed compliance costs,
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Author-Name: Volker Beckmann
Author-X-Name-First: Volker
Author-X-Name-Last: Beckmann
Author-Name: Jorg Eggers
Author-X-Name-First: Jorg
Author-X-Name-Last: Eggers
Author-Name: Evy Mettepenningen
Author-X-Name-First: Evy
Author-X-Name-Last: Mettepenningen
Title: Deciding how to decide on agri-environmental schemes: the political economy of subsidiarity, decentralisation and participation in the European Union
Abstract:
Since 1992 the provision of agri-environmental schemes (AESs) has been
obligatory for member states of the European Union. However, decisions
concerning the actual design of schemes and measures are left to member
states who have to integrate this policy within their administrative
structures and to comply with the general rules laid down in the EU rural
development regulations. Over time, the respective council regulations
have increasingly encouraged member states to design agri-environmental
policy in a sub-national, decentralised and participatory way. However,
the response to these opportunities has been quite diverse amongst the
member states. This paper presents the results of a unique expert survey
in nine different member states, focusing on decentralisation and
participation. The results show that the way in which decisions are made
affects the environmental effectiveness of AES. In particular, the
involvement of actors at a local level and the participation of
environmental NGOs have a positive effect on the environmental
effectiveness of AES. Therefore, it is not surprising that most actors
involved in decision making surrounding AESs are in favour of further
decentralisation and participation in order to tackle agri-environmental
problems. However, actors from the agricultural administration and
agricultural associations, which are the most influential groups in terms
of the design of AESs, oppose extending participation to the local level
and to environmental associations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 689-716
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: agri-environmental policy, decentralisation, participation, levels of decision, interest groups, European Union, EU member states, political economy, public transaction costs,
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Author-Name: J. A. Finn
Author-X-Name-First: J. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Finn
Author-Name: F. Bartolini
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bartolini
Author-Name: D. Bourke
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bourke
Author-Name: I. Kurz
Author-X-Name-First: I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurz
Author-Name: D. Viaggi
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Viaggi
Title: Ex post environmental evaluation of agri-environment schemes using experts' judgements and multicriteria analysis
Abstract:
Assessing the environmental impact of agri-environment schemes (AESs) is
complicated by the lack of both specific measurable objectives and
dedicated environmental monitoring of the impacts. A methodology to
estimate the environmental performance of AESs was applied in nine EU case
study areas, and reduced the complexity of scheme structure into elements
that were assessed by experts. Multi-criteria analysis (MCA) techniques
helped produce aggregated judgements about single objectives or measures.
Expert panels assessed the link between environmental measures and
objectives by scoring specific criteria that reflect important factors for
delivering environmental effectiveness: valid research models for measures
(cause-and-effect); quality of implementation by farmers and institutions;
extent of participation and degree of spatial targeting. Multi-criteria
analysis enabled comparison of the degree to which environmental
effectiveness (estimated from the criteria scores) within a scheme was
achieved across environmental objectives of different importance. There
were considerable differences in overall environmental performance across
different case study areas, and the experts' scores identified scope for
improvement in one or more criteria in most measures. Higher priority
environmental objectives (as assessed by stakeholders) did not necessarily
demonstrate highest environmental performance. We discuss implications for
learning how to improve the design and evaluation of AESs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 717-737
Issue: 5
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: agri-environment schemes, policy evaluation, environmental assessment, expert judgement, policy objectives,
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Author-Name: David Godschalk
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Godschalk
Author-Name: Adam Rose
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Rose
Author-Name: Elliott Mittler
Author-X-Name-First: Elliott
Author-X-Name-Last: Mittler
Author-Name: Keith Porter
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Porter
Author-Name: Carol Taylor West
Author-X-Name-First: Carol Taylor
Author-X-Name-Last: West
Title: Estimating the value of foresight: aggregate analysis of natural hazard mitigation benefits and costs
Abstract:
Hazard mitigation planners claim that foresighted present actions and
investments produce significant future benefits. However, they have
difficulty in supporting their claims, since previously their evidence
typically was derived from individual case studies. Constituents and
decision makers are often sceptical, believing that individual cases are
either inapplicable to their situation or non-randomly selected to support
a particular view. Planners need objective evidence based on a large body
of experience to support the case for mitigation. Such is the unique
contribution of a recent U.S. study that found that each dollar spent in
three federal natural hazard mitigation grant programs (the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program, Project Impact, and the Flood Mitigation
Assistance Program) saves society an average of $4 in future avoided
losses. Complementing the aggregate benefit-cost analysis with
community-based evaluations, the study yielded insights on how planners
can improve long-term community resilience in the face of extreme events.
Valuable lessons for mitigation planners and policy makers emerged: the
need to consider a wide variety of losses, the importance of mixing
qualitative with quantitative analysis, the value of averaging results
over a large number of projects, and the need to more explicitly address
social issues and data collection in order to reduce vulnerability and
enhance resilience to cope with twenty-first century hazards.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 739-756
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: hazard mitigation, aggregate benefit-cost analysis,
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Author-Name: Fredrik Olof Laurentius Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Fredrik Olof Laurentius
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Title: Transaction costs and agri-environmental policy measures: are preferences influencing policy implementation?
Abstract:
This paper investigates whether the level of transaction costs of a
Swedish agri-environmental policy measure is attributable to technical
factors or whether political factors, such as lobby groups and political
majorities at the county level, influence the costs. A previous study
indicated that political factors may influence the level of transaction
costs, but the extreme bounds analysis performed in this paper reveals
that those results are fragile. It shows that three of the technical
variables are robust with respect to model specifications but that none of
the political variables are. Thus, no evidence can be found that political
factors influence the level of transaction costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 757-775
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: extreme bounds analysis, agri-environmental policy measures, pasture, transaction costs,
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Author-Name: Doron Lavee
Author-X-Name-First: Doron
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavee
Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Title: Cost-benefit analysis of an accelerated vehicle-retirement programme
Abstract:
High taxes on new cars in Israel provide an incentive for car owners to
defer the purchase of new vehicles. The result is a vehicle fleet of
older, more polluting vehicles, with air pollution costs estimated at up
to $530 million annually. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a cost
benefit analysis (CBA) of an accelerated vehicle-retirement (AVR)
programme. The analysis considers the private car fleet as well as trucks
and buses. The study develops an economic model to identify the optimal
payment level that will maximise the net benefit of the programme, and
then apply the model to three different vehicle categories. It finds that
an AVR programme for private cars may indeed yield significant net
benefits, while a similar programme for trucks and buses fails to meet the
cost-benefit test. For private cars, the study finds that even according
to a conservative estimate, the programme will result in the voluntary
retirement of approximately 98,000 private cars, with a present value net
benefit of more than $50 million. This is equal to a 17% reduction in
total annual private car air pollution costs for the five-year time span
of the proposed programme.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 777-795
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: cost benefit analysis, accelerated car retirement, AVR programme, air pollution,
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Author-Name: Anne-Michelle Slater
Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Slater
Author-Name: Ole Pedersen
Author-X-Name-First: Ole
Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen
Title: Environmental justice: lessons on definition and delivery from Scotland
Abstract:
This paper considers the concept of environmental justice in Scotland. It
reviews the research and developments in law and policy in this area,
starting with the Dynamic Earth speech in Edinburgh in 2002. It analyses
the findings by grouping causes and solutions to environmental justice and
identifies a particularly wide definition of the concept in Scotland. It
concludes that the inclusion of social justice is a defining feature of
environmental justice in Scotland; however, measures to mitigate
environmental injustice are being implemented in an incremental way, with
the most significant achievements being through the implementation of
international obligations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-812
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
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Author-Name: Antonio Ioris
Author-X-Name-First: Antonio
Author-X-Name-Last: Ioris
Title: Water reforms in Brazil: opportunities and constraints
Abstract:
The last decade saw repeated attempts to adopt and implement an
integrated management of water in Brazil. Internationally established
principles, such as water economics and public participation, have
influenced the development of a novel regulatory framework for water use
and conservation in the country. However, despite changes in policies and
in the legislation, the opportunity to address old and new management
problems has been largely frustrated by the internal contradictions of the
ongoing institutional reforms. A case study of the Paraiba do Sul River
Basin demonstrates the distance between, on the one hand, calls for
decentralisation and responsibility sharing and, on the other hand, the
persistence of bureaucratised and exclusionary practices. The main
distortion is the excessive effort expended on the introduction of water
pricing and environmental charges, a controversial policy instrument that
has dominated the agenda of the new river basin committee, at the expense
of addressing river restoration, public mobilisation and environmental
justice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-832
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: water regulation, integrated water resource management (IWRM), water charges, water pricing, public participation, Paraiba do Sul, Brazil,
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Author-X-Name-First: R. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson
Author-Name: M. J. Scicchitano
Author-X-Name-First: M. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Scicchitano
Title: Willing and able: explaining individuals' engagement in environmental policy making
Abstract:
Research on attitudes toward environmental policy making has often
overlooked the important role that risks play in forming individual
attitudes towards the environment. Similarly, this research often assumes
that the factors that affect attitudes are similar across different
environmental domains. The purpose of this research is to examine how the
factors that affect an individual's willingness to get involved in
environmental policy making differ on two environmental issues - nuclear
power and drinking water. The study utilises multivariate statistical
techniques to explore the relationship that uncertainty, risk, and trust
play in an individual's willingness to take action in environmental policy
making. The data consist of responses to a national random telephone
survey of 403 adults in the United States. The individuals surveyed are
more likely to take action on the less avoidable potential threat of
nuclear power than they are on drinking water. The respondents believe
that the potential harm from nuclear power is greater than that from
drinking water. The individuals most likely to take action are those who
indicate that they are interested in environmental issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-846
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: environmental attitudes, environmental policy making, nuclear power, drinking water, uncertainty, risk, trust,
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Author-Name: Peter Howley
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Howley
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Declan Redmond
Author-X-Name-First: Declan
Author-X-Name-Last: Redmond
Title: Sustainability versus liveability: an investigation of neighbourhood satisfaction
Abstract:
Recent years have witnessed an increasing emphasis placed on planning
systems in most advanced capitalist societies to develop a more
sustainable urban development pattern, resulting in policies to increase
residential densities. Although belief in the virtues of the compact city
approach is now widespread among the policy community, questions remain
relating to the 'sustainability versus liveability' implications of
compact city environments. In this regard, while the public may support
sustainability principles, there is a perception that high-density
development poses too great a cost on individuals' quality of life.
Combining both quantitative and qualitative research data, this paper
evaluates the relationship between high-density living and neighbourhood
satisfaction within the central city. Findings suggest that, in many
instances, it is not high density per se that is the source of
dissatisfaction for respondents, but rather other related factors such as
environmental quality, noise, lack of community involvement, traffic and
lack of services and facilities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 847-864
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: compact city policy, sustainable development, neighbourhood, quality of life,
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Author-Name: Jeroen Neuvel
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Neuvel
Author-Name: Adri van den Brink
Author-X-Name-First: Adri
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Brink
Title: Flood risk management in Dutch local spatial planning practices
Abstract:
Spatial planning is increasingly regarded as an important instrument to
reduce flood consequences. Nevertheless, there are very few studies that
show why local planning authorities do or do not systematically use
spatial planning in advance to mitigate flood risks. This paper explores
flood reduction strategies in local planning practices in the Netherlands.
It also explores why spatial planning was or was not used to reduce flood
consequences. The arguments for the use or non-use of planning mainly
referred to requirements from other governmental bodies and the perceived
role and the related responsibility of local planning authorities,
previous disaster experience, and previous experience with spatial
planning for flood risk management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 865-880
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: spatial planning, flood management, mitigation, local planning practices, Netherlands,
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Author-Name: Arun Kansal
Author-X-Name-First: Arun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kansal
Author-Name: Mukesh Khare
Author-X-Name-First: Mukesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Khare
Author-Name: Chandra Shekhar Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Chandra Shekhar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Health benefits valuation of regulatory intervention for air pollution control in thermal power plants in Delhi, India
Abstract:
This study estimates minimum marginal health benefits (morbidity
reduction only) of air pollution control and total health benefits arising
from regulatory intervention regarding the adoption of the World Bank
emission guidelines (WBEG) for thermal power plants (TPPs) in Delhi. The
Industrial Source Complex-Short-Term Version-3 (ISCST3) model has been
used to estimate the contribution to air pollution from TPPs. The
household health production function (avertive behaviour) has been used to
value health benefits of air pollution control. The study revealed that
the ambient air pollution due to TPPs is reduced by between 62.17% to
83.45% by adopting the WBEG. Annual marginal benefit due to reduction in
exposure to air pollution by 1 μg m-3 is estimated to be
US$0.353 per person. Total annual health benefits for adopting the WBEG
for TPPs are estimated at US$235.19 million. This study provides a novel
methodology to evaluate health benefits of regulatory intervention.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 881-899
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: air pollution dispersion modelling, health benefits valuation, regulatory intervention, thermal power plants,
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Author-Name: Nadine Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Nadine
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: Paul Marshall
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: Ameer Abdulla
Author-X-Name-First: Ameer
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdulla
Title: Using social resilience and resource dependency to increase the effectiveness of marine conservation initiatives in Salum, Egypt
Abstract:
The social and economic ramifications of marine conservation strategies
such as marine protected areas (MPAs) are important to consider prior to
their implementation to ensure that they do not exceed the resilience of
resource-users and that resource protection might be maximised through
compliance and low resistance. This paper presents a framework in which
the human dimensions can be more easily and usefully integrated into the
design and delivery of conservation initiatives. The framework espouses
quantifying (1) the level of dependency on the resource; (2) perceptions
towards conservation initiatives; and (3) social resilience. The framework
is applied in Salum, Egypt, which is the site of a prospective MPA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 901-918
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: marine protected areas, social impact assessment, fisheries, barriers to change, human dimension, fishing,
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Author-Name: Michael Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Title: How much do people who live near major nuclear facilities worry about those facilities? Analysis of national and site-specific data
Abstract:
Large nuclear waste management, laboratory and electric power generating
complexes are a daunting challenge for state, regional and local planners.
A survey of 2101 residents who lived near 11 nuclear power plants and US
Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear waste management sites and laboratories
was conducted to determine how much nearby residents worried about
accidents and chronic emissions at the nuclear sites, how much they
trusted the sites' responsible parties, and actions that they wanted
responsible parties to take to reduce public concern. Six hundred other
people who lived elsewhere in the US were a comparison group. Nuclear
site-related issues were a greater concern among the 2101 who lived near
the sites than the comparison group. Yet many were more concerned about
global warming, traffic congestion, and loss of open space than nuclear
technologies. Monitoring the environment and people were the actions
deemed most likely to reduce public concern. The results pose a challenge
to owner-operators of nuclear facilities, government entities and
especially to locally based environmental planners and managers to
establish partnerships with each other and diverse communities that will
allow them to manage some of these risks for decades and in some cases
into perpetuity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 919-937
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: worry, risk perception, nuclear power and waste, traffic congestion and open space, global warming,
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Author-Name: Uddhab Bhandary
Author-X-Name-First: Uddhab
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhandary
Author-Name: Brian Muller
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Muller
Title: Land use planning and wildfire risk mitigation: an analysis of wildfire-burned subdivisions using high-resolution remote sensing imagery and GIS data
Abstract:
This paper evaluates risk factors that influence the probability that a
house will burn from wildfire. A logistic regression is used to analyse
data processed from pre-fire and post-fire IKONOS images and other
geo-referenced data. The dependent variable is the probability that a
given house will burn. A total of 12 independent variables are evaluated:
vegetation density; area of defensible space; adjacency of a parcel to
public lands; proximity of a house to fire station; road width; road type;
parcel size; subdivision morphology; assessed value; elevation; slope and
aspect. Model results generally support dominant land use planning and
design strategies for wildfire risk reduction including vegetation
treatments, site selection with respect to topography, and improving
access to fire stations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 939-955
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: wildfire, vulnerability, IKONOS, logistic regression, Wildland-Urban Interface, the western United States,
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: Marco Zitti
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Zitti
Title: Convergence or divergence in desertification risk? Scale-based assessment and policy implications in a Mediterranean country
Abstract:
This paper explores changes (1990-2000) in two environmental indexes with
the aim of providing empirical evidence on regional and local convergence
in an increasing-impact phenomenon such as Land Degradation (LD) in Italy.
Convergence analysis for ESAI (Environmental Sensitive Area Index) and LVI
(Land Vulnerability Index) was developed at five different geographical
scales. Results indicate that territorial disparities in land
vulnerability tend to increase during the investigated period following a
defined spatial pattern that depends on land quality, the environmental
context and the economic performance of regional systems. Finally, the
implications this process has on policy strategies aimed at mitigating
desertification risk are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 957-971
Issue: 7
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: desertification risk, convergence, synthetic index, homogeneous regions, southern Europe,
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Author-Name: Lorraine Whitmarsh
Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitmarsh
Author-Name: John Turnpenny
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Turnpenny
Author-Name: Bjőrn Nykvist
Author-X-Name-First: Bjőrn
Author-X-Name-Last: Nykvist
Title: Beyond the regime: can Integrated Sustainability Assessment address the barriers to effective sustainable passenger mobility policy?
Abstract:
Sustainability policy making is hampered by a tendency towards
sector-based, short-term and often techno-fix perspectives. This paper
describes a novel policy development and assessment framework - Integrated
Sustainability Assessment (ISA) - that may help address problems of
unsustainability in a more integrated and strategic manner. ISA involves
two primary methods: transition analysis and stakeholder engagement. The
ISA case study on sustainable passenger mobility suggests ISA is well
equipped to produce a holistic analysis of mobility systems, illustrate
radical alternatives to the status quo and foster social learning. Further
research should explore its potential to induce long-term behavioural or
institutional change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 973-991
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: sustainability assessment, mobility, transitions, stakeholder engagement, social learning,
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Author-Name: Sharon Phillip
Author-X-Name-First: Sharon
Author-X-Name-Last: Phillip
Author-Name: Norman Dandy
Author-X-Name-First: Norman
Author-X-Name-Last: Dandy
Author-Name: Robin Gill
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Gill
Author-Name: Douglas MacMillan
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: MacMillan
Title: Is legislation a barrier to the sustainable management of game species? A case study of wild deer in Britain
Abstract:
Wild game management for hunting in Western society has become
increasingly complex as stakeholders have multiplied and as
'sustainability' influences the contemporary debate. This paper questions
whether the current legal framework for game management, which has evolved
from early European civilisations to focus on 'hunting rights', is
relevant to regulate the contemporary environmental, social and economic
dimensions of wild game and their management. Employing a narrative
analysis to focus on deer, the study identifies key legislative tenets and
highlights the pertinence of historical laws to contemporary conflicts.
The analysis suggests that current legislation is increasingly divergent
from contemporary trends and has created inertia with respect to
sustainable deer management. The paper offers four options to redress
this: state intervention; voluntary collaboration; financial incentives;
and establishing a legal responsibility for management. It is concluded
that significant innovation is required in one or more of these four areas
to facilitate the contemporary sustainable management of wild deer in
Britain.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 993-1012
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: sustainable deer management, law, historical narrative, contemporary conflict, hunting rights, responsibility,
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Author-Name: Bruce Evan Goldstein
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Evan
Author-X-Name-Last: Goldstein
Author-Name: William Hale Butler
Author-X-Name-First: William Hale
Author-X-Name-Last: Butler
Title: The network imaginary: coherence and creativity within a multiscalar collaborative effort to reform US fire management
Abstract:
In response to the ongoing crisis in fire management, the US Fire
Learning Network (FLN) engages partners in collaborative, landscape-scale
ecological fire restoration. The paper contends that the FLN employs
technologies, planning guidelines and media to articulate an FLN imaginary
that co-ordinates independent efforts to engage in ecological fire
restoration work without need of either hierarchal authority or collective
social capital. This imaginary may allow the FLN to draw on the creativity
and adaptive innovation of collaboration to reform fire management
institutions and fire-adapted ecosystems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1013-1033
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: social imaginary, collaboration, learning network, fire management, ecological restoration,
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Author-Name: Zhao Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Zhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Dennis Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Michael Kilgore
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Kilgore
Title: Characterising the landscape of state environmental review policies and procedures in the United States: a national assessment
Abstract:
Following the intent of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
many states have adopted policies and procedures directing state agencies
and local government units to evaluate the potential environmental impacts
of development projects prior to their undertaking. In contrast to a rich
literature on federal requirements, current understanding of state
environmental review is narrowly focused and outdated. This paper seeks to
provide information on the landscape of state environmental review policy
frameworks. The paper identifies 37 states with formal environmental
review requirements through a document review of state statutes,
administrative rules and agency-prepared materials, and confirms this
finding through a survey of state administrators. A two-tier
classification is used to distinguish states based on the approach taken
to address environmental review needs and the scope and depth of relevant
policies and procedures implemented. This paper also provides a discussion
of policy and programme attributes that may contribute to effective
practice, and of the potential for adopting relevant legislation in states
where environmental review is currently lacking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1035-1051
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: environmental impact assessment, state environmental policy act, environmental planning and decision making,
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Author-Name: Cathal Buckley
Author-X-Name-First: Cathal
Author-X-Name-Last: Buckley
Author-Name: Stephen Hynes
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hynes
Author-Name: Tom van Rensburg
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: van Rensburg
Author-Name: Edel Doherty
Author-X-Name-First: Edel
Author-X-Name-Last: Doherty
Title: Walking in the Irish countryside: landowner preferences and attitudes to improved public access provision
Abstract:
This paper explores the attitudes of landowners across Ireland to the
wider provision of public access for recreational walking using a
multinomial logit model. The study also investigates the level of
compensation required to improve the supply of this public good. Results
indicate that 51% of landowners are not willing to provide access
(non-providers), 21% are willing to provide access free of charge (free
providers) and 28% seek compensation (willing providers). The findings
indicate that participation by landowners in a proposed public access
scheme is influenced by landowners' experience with walkers, farm type,
farm insurance costs, household demographics, regional variations,
opportunity cost of land and participation in other agri-environment
schemes. Mean willingness-to-accept for landowners willing to facilitate
improved public access for walking was found to be €0.27 per metre
of walkway.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1053-1070
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: public access, recreation, walking, landowners, willingness-to-accept,
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Author-Name: Abdoulkarim Esmaeili
Author-X-Name-First: Abdoulkarim
Author-X-Name-Last: Esmaeili
Title: Environmental change and fishery management in the northern Persian Gulf
Abstract:
Approximately 52% of the 380,000 tons of fish landings in Iran come from
the northern Persian Gulf, with a total of 108,000 fishermen and 8900
fishing vessels (2003 data). The fishery in the region is very important
for the local economy, but the major problems facing the Iranian fisheries
are an uncertain availability of fish and over-fishing. The Persian Gulf
is a sensitive marine ecosystem. The Gulf is a partially enclosed sea with
an average depth of 35 metres and replacement of waters take some three to
five years. Environmental factors have a major effect on fish stocks and
fisheries in such a sensitive ecosystem. This study examines the influence
of environmental changes in water temperature, rainfall, wind and sea
level pressure on fish stocks in the northern Persian Gulf and estimates
the maximum sustainable yields for fisheries management. Multivariate data
and surplus production bio-economic models with environmental parameters
are used to determine optimal harvest and forecasting. The study found
that rainfall, water temperature and wind had significant positive effects
whereas sea level pressure had a negative effect on the fisheries in the
northern Persian Gulf. It is concluded that environmental parameters
should be monitored concurrently with the fisheries to allow a greater
understanding for fisheries management in the Persian Gulf.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1071-1081
Issue: 8
Volume: 52
Year: 2009
Keywords: environmental parameters, Persian Gulf, fisheries, optimal catch, regression analysis,
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Author-Name: Brian Muller
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Muller
Author-Name: Li Yin
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Yin
Title: Regional governance and hazard information: the role of co-ordinated risk assessment and regional spatial accounting in wildfire hazard mitigation
Abstract:
With the threat of wildfire hanging over many communities in the Western
and Southern United States, wildfire mitigation is evolving into a
significant public responsibility for rural and urban edge county
governments. Regional governance is an important piece of the effort to
reduce wildfire risks although still weakly developed as a policy arena.
This project explores two dimensions in which planning support systems can
support regional governance: assessing patterns of wildfire risk
accumulation; and, evaluating land use planning alternatives and their
effects on cumulative risk levels. These tools are examined for regional
governance using a prototype planning information system, the Alternative
Growth Futures (AGF) tool, a scenario-building approach developed at the
University of Colorado Denver. The project develops a hybrid urban growth
model that integrates logistic regression techniques and methods for
simulation of growth alternatives. This model is used to evaluate the
attractiveness of undeveloped building sites with respect to natural
amenities, distance to primary urban services and site characteristics
such as slope. The model and scenario-testing framework are reasonably
robust and suggest that regional spatial accounting methods have potential
as a framework for inter-governmental and public discussion around
wildfire planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: wildfire, hazard, planning, regional, governance, Colorado,
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Author-Name: Alon Bassok
Author-X-Name-First: Alon
Author-X-Name-Last: Bassok
Author-Name: Phil Hurvitz
Author-X-Name-First: Phil
Author-X-Name-Last: Hurvitz
Author-Name: C.-H. Christine Bae
Author-X-Name-First: C.-H. Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Bae
Author-Name: Timothy Larson
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Larson
Title: Measuring neighbourhood air pollution: the case of Seattle's international district
Abstract:
Current US regulatory air quality monitoring networks measure ambient
levels of pollutants and cannot capture the effects of mobile sources at
the micro-scale. Despite the fact that overall air quality has been
getting better, more vulnerable populations (children, the elderly,
minorities and the poor) continue to suffer from traffic-related air
pollution. As development intensifies in urban areas, more people are
exposed to road-related air pollution. However, the only consideration
given to air quality, if any, is based on ambient measures. This paper
uses an inexpensive, portable Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (PSAP)
to measure Black Carbon (BC) emissions, a surrogate for diesel fuels
emissions, in Seattle's International District. With the aid of a GPS
receiver, street-level BC data were geocoded in real space-time. It was
found that pollution levels differed substantially across the study area.
The results show the need for street-level air pollution monitoring,
revisions in current land use and transportation policies, and air quality
planning practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 23-39
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: air pollution, land use, mobile monitoring, freeway air pollution sheds (FAPS), black carbon, neighbourhood air quality,
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Author-Name: Zhenghong Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenghong
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Samuel Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Author-Name: Courtney Quinn
Author-X-Name-First: Courtney
Author-X-Name-Last: Quinn
Author-Name: Liang Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Liang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Ting Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Ting
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Title: Moving from agenda to action: evaluating local climate change action plans
Abstract:
Climate change is conventionally recognised as a large-scale issue
resolved through regional or national policy initiatives. However, little
research has been done to directly evaluate local climate change action
plans. This study examines 40 recently adopted local climate change action
plans in the US and analyses how well they recognise the concepts of
climate change and prepare for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The results indicate that local climate change action plans have a high
level of 'awareness', moderate 'analysis capabilities' for climate change,
and relatively limited 'action approaches' for climate change mitigation.
The study also identifies specific factors influencing the quality of
these local jurisdictional plans. Finally, it provides policy
recommendations to improve planning for climate change at the local level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 41-62
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: climate change, local jurisdiction, action plan, quality,
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Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall
Author-Name: K. L. Blackstock
Author-X-Name-First: K. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Blackstock
Author-Name: J. Dunglinson
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dunglinson
Title: A contextual framework for understanding good practice in integrated catchment management
Abstract:
Principles of good practice for collaborative resource management were
derived from the literature and their use studied in a range of integrated
catchment management processes. Desk-based reviews and interviews with
participants allowed the principles to be refined and described within a
framework that illustrates the interrelationships between core principles,
enabling principles, precursors to a project and the influence of external
factors on such collaborative processes. The findings illustrate the
importance of these relationships in understanding how success is defined
and under what conditions successful outcomes can be achieved.
Understanding how these procedural aspects influence outcomes contributes
to the wider literature on collaborative resource management that often
treats processes separately from their context.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 63-89
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: catchment management, good practice, watershed management, collaborative management, resource management,
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Author-Name: Ylva Uggla
Author-X-Name-First: Ylva
Author-X-Name-Last: Uggla
Title: The values of biological diversity: a travelogue
Abstract:
Biological diversity is an abstract, scientific concept and both
evaluating its condition and, to great extent, justifying its conservation
requires expert knowledge. Accordingly, regulating and managing biological
diversity presupposes standardisation and methods for managing
uncertainty. To be acted on, the concept must be promoted, passing, in
this process, through various institutions, such as intergovernmental
organisations and national administrations. This paper examines how the
principle of biological diversity conservation is defined, focusing on the
values of biological diversity and how this notion has 'travelled the
world'. The paper includes a study of how the principle of biological
diversity was applied in a specific case of insect control in Sweden.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 91-105
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: biological diversity, intrinsic value, instrumental value, sustainable development, insect control,
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Author-Name: Jurgen Meyerhoff
Author-X-Name-First: Jurgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Meyerhoff
Author-Name: Alexandra Dehnhardt
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Dehnhardt
Author-Name: Volkmar Hartje
Author-X-Name-First: Volkmar
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartje
Title: Take your swimsuit along: the value of improving urban bathing sites in the metropolitan area of Berlin
Abstract:
Many inhabitants of Berlin enjoy bathing in lakes and rivers during the
summer. However, so far no data exist about who goes bathing and what
quality bathers expect from bathing sites. In an online survey conducted
during the summer of 2007 respondents were presented with a choice
experiment concerning various attributes of bathing sites such as water
quality or cleanliness of the beach. Applying both random parameter logit
models as well as a latent class model reveals that unobserved taste
heterogeneity is present among bathers, i.e. not all bathers would benefit
equally from improving bathing sites. A test concerning preference
consistency reveals high internal validity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 107-124
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: bathing sites, choice experiments, mixed logit, latent class, urban recreation,
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Author-Name: Ingo Zasada
Author-X-Name-First: Ingo
Author-X-Name-Last: Zasada
Author-Name: Susana Alves
Author-X-Name-First: Susana
Author-X-Name-Last: Alves
Author-Name: Felix Claus Muller
Author-X-Name-First: Felix Claus
Author-X-Name-Last: Muller
Author-Name: Annette Piorr
Author-X-Name-First: Annette
Author-X-Name-Last: Piorr
Author-Name: Regine Berges
Author-X-Name-First: Regine
Author-X-Name-Last: Berges
Author-Name: Simon Bell
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Bell
Title: International retirement migration in the Alicante region, Spain: process, spatial pattern and environmental impacts
Abstract:
International retirement migration has become an increasing phenomenon in
the Mediterranean region of Alicante, Spain. Through an interdisciplinary
approach, relationships between the migration process, landscape change
and environmental impacts are examined. Lifestyle-related perceptions and
demands of UK retirees are studied as a major driving force of
urbanisation. The extent and quality of the process is assessed by
statistical and land use data analysis. Results reveal a distinctive
spatial pattern of in-migration and the emergence of an archetypical
landscape, consisting of a mosaic of remaining natural and urbanised
landscape along the Mediterranean coast. The paper discusses the necessity
of retirees' integration into sustainable planning and decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 125-141
Issue: 1
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: retirement migration, land use change, landscape, environmental impact, coastal area,
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Author-Name: Pengjun Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Pengjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Bin Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Bin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Author-Name: Gert Roo
Author-X-Name-First: Gert
Author-X-Name-Last: Roo
Title: Performance and dilemmas of urban containment strategies in the transformation context of Beijing
Abstract:
The implementation of urban containment policies is increasingly
attracting attention in environment management. Rapid urban growth and the
coexistence of decentralisation and marketisation challenge containment
strategies that are implemented to control urban sprawl. This challenge is
likely to be greater in a transformation country than in developed
countries. This paper evaluates the performance of containment strategies
in Beijing. The analysis shows that, to a large extent, containment
strategies perform well; however, the decreased compactness of the fringes
of the inter-suburban areas, caused by dispersed and illegal development,
suggest that municipal containment strategies are being challenged by new
trends towards local autonomy. Two similar dilemmas to those faced by
developed countries are confronting those involved in the implementation
of containment strategies in the current transformation process in
Beijing: first, the municipal environmental goal might not be achieved by
all local jurisdictions when local economic motivations are involved; and
second, macro-scale containment policies are unlikely to control an urban
sprawl fuelled by the growing power of market forces.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 143-161
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: containment strategies, urban sprawl, transformation, environment management, Beijing,
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Author-Name: Michael Ahlheim
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahlheim
Author-Name: Benchaphun Ekasingh
Author-X-Name-First: Benchaphun
Author-X-Name-Last: Ekasingh
Author-Name: Oliver Fror
Author-X-Name-First: Oliver
Author-X-Name-Last: Fror
Author-Name: Jirawan Kitchaicharoen
Author-X-Name-First: Jirawan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kitchaicharoen
Author-Name: Andreas Neef
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Neef
Author-Name: Chapika Sangkapitux
Author-X-Name-First: Chapika
Author-X-Name-Last: Sangkapitux
Author-Name: Nopasom Sinphurmsukskul
Author-X-Name-First: Nopasom
Author-X-Name-Last: Sinphurmsukskul
Title: Better than their reputation: enhancing the validity of contingent valuation mail survey results through citizen expert groups
Abstract:
Although contingent valuation is the dominant technique for the valuation
of public projects, especially in the environmental sector, the high costs
of contingent valuation surveys prevent the use of this method for the
assessment of relatively small projects. The reason for this cost problem
is that typically only contingent valuation studies which are based on
face-to-face interviews are accepted as leading to valid results.
Particularly in countries with high wages, face-to-face surveys are
extremely costly considering that for a valid contingent valuation study a
minimum of 1000 completed face-to-face interviews is required. This paper
tries a rehabilitation of mail surveys as low-budget substitutes for
costly face-to-face surveys. Based on an empirical contingent valuation
study in Northern Thailand, it is shown that the validity of mail surveys
can be improved significantly if so-called Citizen Expert Groups are
employed for a thorough survey design.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 163-182
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: contingent valuation, mail surveys, citizen expert groups, willingness to pay, Thailand, convergent validity,
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Author-Name: Lynn Mandarano
Author-X-Name-First: Lynn
Author-X-Name-Last: Mandarano
Title: Sustainable land-use planning: revitalising a flood prone office park
Abstract:
This paper describes an applied research project that used a sustainable
land-use planning approach to examine flood hazard mitigation alternatives
in a 536-acre developed office park complex. A watershed-wide assessment
including floodplain remapping and modelling of low-impact and large
stormwater improvements throughout the upper watershed revealed limited
impact on reducing flooding downstream in the environs of the office park
during large storms. Thus emphasis had to be given to recommending
retroactive sustainable land-use development actions such as relocating
buildings and roadways out of the 100-year floodplain, which involves
creating a mixed-use overlay district on high elevations, and restoring
the floodplain.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 183-196
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: stormwater management, flood hazard mitigation, sustainable land-use, transfer to development rights,
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Author-Name: Peter Morison
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Morison
Author-Name: Rebekah Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Rebekah
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Avoiding the presumptive policy errors of intergovernmental environmental planning programmes: a case analysis of urban stormwater management planning
Abstract:
This social research aims to identify and examine the implementation
presumptions of intergovernmental environmental planning programmes and
how to improve their effectiveness in future practice. It contrasts and
explains the organisational dynamics and implementation responses of
municipalities that succeeded and failed in realising the objective of
such a programme. The research involved a qualitative multiple-case
comparison between four high- and four low-performing municipalities
implementing a stormwater programme within metropolitan Sydney, Australia.
These two organisational types substantially differed in corporate
expertise, environmental leadership, extended relational activity, and
overall disposition to learning and ownership of local environmental
issues. The paper identified five presumptions underpinning the programme
design which privileged the high-performing organisations, but did little
to garner commitment and develop capacity among the low-performing group.
These implementation insights not only provide guideposts for
intergovernmental programme design, but also reveal how policy design can
undermine policy intent if empathy to local organisational dynamics is
lacking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 197-217
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: intergovernmental environmental planning, urban stormwater, local government, organisational dynamics, capacity building,
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Author-Name: Sammy Zahran
Author-X-Name-First: Sammy
Author-X-Name-Last: Zahran
Author-Name: Samuel Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Author-Name: Wesley Highfield
Author-X-Name-First: Wesley
Author-X-Name-Last: Highfield
Author-Name: Arnold Vedlitz
Author-X-Name-First: Arnold
Author-X-Name-Last: Vedlitz
Title: Non-linear incentives, plan design, and flood mitigation: the case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's community rating system
Abstract:
A basic proposition of 'agency theory' is that output-based performance
incentives encourage greater effort. However, studies find that incentive
schemes can distort effort if rewards for performance are discrete or
non-linear. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Community
Rating System (CRS) is a flood mitigation programme with a non-linear
incentive design. Under this programme, localities are incentivised to
implement a mix of 18 flood mitigation activities. Each activity is
performance scored, with accumulated scores corresponding to a percent
discount on flood insurance premiums for residents that hold National
Flood Insurance policies. Discounts range from 0 to 45% and increase
discretely in increments of 5%. With multivariate statistical and
Geographic Information Systems analytic techniques, tests are made to find
whether observed changes in annual CRS scores for participating localities
in Florida are explained by non-linear incentives, adjusting for
hydrologic conditions, flood disaster histories, socio-economic and human
capital controls that can plausibly account for local mitigation activity
scores over time. Results indicate that local jurisdictions are
discount-seeking, with mitigation efforts partially driven by the
non-linear incentive design of the CRS programme. The paper ends with
recommendations to improve the operation FEMA's flood mitigation
programme.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 219-239
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Florida, flood mitigation, community rating system, non-linear incentives,
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Author-Name: Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
Author-X-Name-First: Veli-Pekka
Author-X-Name-Last: Tynkkynen
Title: From mute to reflective: changing governmentality in St Petersburg and the priorities of Russian environmental planning
Abstract:
This paper analyses, by using a constructivist methodology, how
sustainability is perceived by Russian urban and regional planners and how
environmental planning is understood on a discursive level. The planning
discourse, which was reconstructed primarily with the help of 14 thematic
interviews undertaken in St Petersburg, is positioned on the axes of the
triangle of planning contradictions. The analysis shows that the promoted
planning paradigm - the interpretations about the priorities of
environmental planning - stem from the expert-centred approach of the
Soviet era, and poorly suits the changing governmentality of St
Petersburg. Due to regime changes, a significant step from a mute to a
reflective governmentality was taken in St Petersburg, but the
professional planning discourse is in conflict with this context reality
and prohibits a more sustainable planning standpoint from developing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 241-256
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environmental planning, sustainability, governmentality, conflicts in planning, Russia,
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Author-Name: Paolo Rosato
Author-X-Name-First: Paolo
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosato
Author-Name: Anna Alberini
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberini
Author-Name: Valentina Zanatta
Author-X-Name-First: Valentina
Author-X-Name-Last: Zanatta
Author-Name: Margaretha Breil
Author-X-Name-First: Margaretha
Author-X-Name-Last: Breil
Title: Redeveloping derelict and underused historic city areas: evidence from a survey of real estate developers
Abstract:
Are economic incentives and regulatory relief useful tools for
encouraging reuse of abandoned or under-utilised urban sites with historic
buildings? Answering this question is of key importance for many European
cities and for older US cities, and has important implications in terms of
urban sustainability and “smart growth” initiatives. This
study uses conjoint choice experiments to explore the relative importance
of economic incentives, regulatory relief, land use and property regime
offerings at under-utilised historic sites in Venice, Italy. Real estate
developers and investors were surveyed, and asked to choose between pairs
of hypothetical projects in three Venice locations, as well as between one
of these projects and the alternative to do a development project
elsewhere. Statistical models of the responses to these choice questions
indicate that respondents were sensitive to the price of acquiring the
land (and hence to any policies that influence prices), and particularly
sensitive to the property regime that would be granted to developers and
investors and to the allowable land use. It is concluded that the city
should focus on offering land uses and property regimes that are more in
tune with developer demand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-281
Issue: 2
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: conjoint choice experiments, real estate developers, building conservation restrictions, redevelopment incentives, brownfields, infill redevelopment,
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Author-Name: Stefan Mann
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mann
Author-Name: Maria-Pia Gennaio
Author-X-Name-First: Maria-Pia
Author-X-Name-Last: Gennaio
Title: The central role of centralisation in environmental policy initialisation
Abstract:
While economic research on environmental policy is mainly concerned with
instruments, political science concentrates on actors. The issue of
centralisation needs to be analysed using a multidisciplinary approach
because it is connected with both actors and instruments. Linking the
Advocacy Coalition Framework with an economic approach, the paper first
develops an innovative model in order to understand the mechanisms of
centralisation and decentralisation in the different phases of policy
processes. Focusing on environmental policy, the idea is developed that
environmental policy needs the push of centralisation in order to
institutionalise the prevailing social norm, but then should be organised
decentrally to account for regional differences. The examples of air
pollution, climate change and urban sprawl are used to test the
explanatory power of the theoretical approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 283-295
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environmental governance, social norms, federalism,
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Author-Name: Maria Luz Martin-Pena
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Luz
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin-Pena
Author-Name: Eloisa Diaz-Garrido
Author-X-Name-First: Eloisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz-Garrido
Author-Name: Jose Maria Sanchez-Lopez
Author-X-Name-First: Jose Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez-Lopez
Title: Relation between management's behavioural intentions toward the environment and environmental actions
Abstract:
Drawing on Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour, this paper analyses
whether there is a relation between management's behavioural intentions
toward an environmental problem and the company's specific actions in this
area, and also considers the impact of the company size on these actions.
For the data, a questionnaire was sent to 184 managers employed in
industrial companies located in Spain which belonged to the automobile
industry. The empirical analysis produces positive and significant
regression coefficients and provides support for the hypotheses proposed.
Specifically, the results show that the environmental actions carried out
in the company respond at least in part to management's behavioural
intentions toward these issues and the size of the firm.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-315
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: management, natural environment, environmental policy, automobile industry,
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Author-Name: Nicholas Gill
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas
Author-X-Name-Last: Gill
Author-Name: Peter Klepeis
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Klepeis
Author-Name: Laurie Chisholm
Author-X-Name-First: Laurie
Author-X-Name-Last: Chisholm
Title: Stewardship among lifestyle oriented rural landowners
Abstract:
Changes in landownership associated with amenity migration are affecting
the demographic, cadastral and ecological conditions of rural landscapes.
These changes and concerns about their impacts on natural resource
management, including ecological conservation, relate to both the
structural consequences of landownership change, land subdivision and to
the motivations, management ability and attitudes of lifestyle oriented
rural landowners. Based on an Australian case study near Sydney, NSW, this
paper examines the motivations and practices of such landowners, assesses
potential consequences for vegetation and characterises the landowners
according to three stewardship types.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 317-334
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: amenity migration, hobby farming, natural resource management, restoration ecology, stewardship, ecosystem fragmentation,
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Author-Name: Kelli Larson
Author-X-Name-First: Kelli
Author-X-Name-Last: Larson
Author-Name: Robert Edsall
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Edsall
Title: The impact of visual information on perceptions of water resource problems and management alternatives
Abstract:
To assess changes in human understanding and decision making, the paper
examines (1) the influence of visual information on perceptions about
groundwater management in Phoenix, Arizona and (2) the correlates and
dimensions underlying people's views about water scarcity and mitigation
strategies. While perceptions entrenched in ideologies are difficult to
change, different types of information (three-dimensional versus
two-dimensional) have distinct impacts on the perceived magnitude of
problems compared to judgements about their causes and solutions. Overall,
visual information may be especially useful for developing a shared
understanding of problems and a collective vision for management
alternatives. Additional implications of this study for fostering
environmental awareness, policy support, and collaborative decision making
are also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 335-352
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: water resource planning, environmental perception, risk communication, information visualisation, public participation,
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Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Author-Name: Kevin Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: Ada Lockridge
Author-X-Name-First: Ada
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockridge
Title: Surrounded by Chemical Valley and 'living in a bubble': the case of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Ontario
Abstract:
This study examines the perceptions and coping strategies of the
Aamjiwnaang First Nation, which is surrounded by 'Chemical Valley', the
largest complex of petrochemical plants in Canada. Analysis of in-depth
interviews showed that residents perceive 'Mother Earth to be sick';
however, a strong level of community cohesion prevails, with 'place' as a
significant anchor to the culture and history of the community. Residents
articulated a collective sense of responsibility for the well-being of
members both within and surrounding the community, whereby some residents
would never leave, regardless of the toxic environment and concern for
high rates of cancer and respiratory diseases among both adults and
children. Residents employed action-focused coping strategies such as
'indoor evacuation' and the 'Cop-sniff test', and emotional coping
strategies including blocking out the effects of 'Chemical Valley' by
frequently ignoring warning sirens from industry. The results call on the
need for a collaborative environmental planning intervention involving
clear community participation. Findings suggest the need for an indoor
recreational facility for both children and adults, and a graded warning
system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 353-370
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Chemical Valley, Mother Earth, environmental contamination, environmental stress, coping,
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Author-Name: Daiju Narita
Author-X-Name-First: Daiju
Author-X-Name-Last: Narita
Author-Name: Richard Tol
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Tol
Author-Name: David Anthoff
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Anthoff
Title: Economic costs of extratropical storms under climate change: an application of FUND
Abstract:
Extratropical cyclones have attracted some attention in climate policy
circles as a possible significant damage factor of climate change. This
study conducts an assessment of economic impacts of increased storm
activities under climate change with the integrated assessment model FUND
3.5. In the base case, the direct economic damage of enhanced storms due
to climate change amounts to US$2.8 billion globally (approximately 38% of
the total economic loss of storms at present) at the year 2100, while its
ratio to the world GDP is 0.0009%. The paper also shows various
sensitivity runs exhibiting up to 3 times the level of damage relative to
the base run.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 371-384
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: climate change, extra tropical storms, economic impact,
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Author-Name: A. O. Olowoporoku
Author-X-Name-First: A. O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Olowoporoku
Author-Name: E. T. Hayes
Author-X-Name-First: E. T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hayes
Author-Name: N. S. Leksmono
Author-X-Name-First: N. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Leksmono
Author-Name: J. W. S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: J. W. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Author-Name: G. P. Parkhurst
Author-X-Name-First: G. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Parkhurst
Title: A longitudinal study of the links between Local Air Quality Management and Local Transport Planning policy processes in England
Abstract:
The second round of the Local Transport Plan (LTP2) process in England
presents unique challenges and opportunities for integrating Local Air
Quality Management (LAQM) within current transport planning policy. Using
content analysis of LTP2 documents from nine English authorities, and
results from a questionnaire survey of local government officers
undertaken in late 2007, this paper charts the changes in the integration
of air quality management within the transport planning process since
1997. While substantial improvements in policy integration were observed
within the selected case studies, the paper demonstrates that such
improvements are often constrained by institutional complexities that
create implementation gaps between national objectives and local
decision-making outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 385-403
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Local Air Quality Management (LAQM), Local Transport Plan (LTP), Air Quality Objectives (AQO), policy integration, institutional complexities and inter-professional engagement,
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Author-Name: Charles Hostovsky
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Hostovsky
Author-Name: Virginia MacLaren
Author-X-Name-First: Virginia
Author-X-Name-Last: MacLaren
Author-Name: Geoffrey McGrath
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey
Author-X-Name-Last: McGrath
Title: The role of public involvement in environmental impact assessment in Vietnam: towards a more culturally sensitive approach
Abstract:
This paper explores the extent to which Western approaches to public
involvement in environmental impact assessment (EIA) have been transferred
to Vietnam, constraints on their use, and their appropriateness for the
Vietnamese context. The research is based on an analysis of the public
involvement content found in 26 EIA reports from development banks and
interviews with 26 key informants. The study found that public involvement
in Vietnam is generally technocratic, expert-driven and non-transparent,
similar to the early days of EIA in the West and emerging economies.
Public involvement usually occurs through authorised state channels such
as commune leaders, mass organisations and professional organisations. The
lack of a participatory culture for EIA, the nascent nature of grassroots
democracy in the country, and Vietnamese cultural norms regarding respect
for authority provide a challenging context for involving the public in
EIA. The paper concludes by offering a number of suggestions for
culturally appropriate public involvement at a time when Vietnam has just
introduced mandatory public consultation for EIAs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 405-425
Issue: 3
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environmental impact assessment, public involvement, Vietnam,
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Author-Name: Abdelillah Hamdouch
Author-X-Name-First: Abdelillah
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamdouch
Author-Name: Bertrand Zuindeau
Author-X-Name-First: Bertrand
Author-X-Name-Last: Zuindeau
Title: Sustainable development, 20 years on: methodological innovations, practices and open issues
Abstract:
The aim of this introductory paper is to put into perspective some key
methodological and practical issues raised by the analysis and
implementation of Sustainable Development (SD) approaches in recent years.
The key point made here is that, while SD analysis has gained in depth and
methodological improvement, implementation issues remain problematic as
they underlie serious institutional and strategic constraints. Through
different angles, the five papers gathered in this special issue provide
several illustrations of this ambivalence and emphasise some key practical
challenges facing the design of workable SD policies and measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 427-438
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: institutional and strategic constraints, methodological innovations, policy implementation challenges, sustainable development practices, sustainable development approaches,
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Author-Name: Sabine Barles
Author-X-Name-First: Sabine
Author-X-Name-Last: Barles
Title: Society, energy and materials: the contribution of urban metabolism studies to sustainable urban development issues
Abstract:
Urban areas, in particular cities, are significant consumers of materials
and energy, either directly on their land areas or indirectly through the
materials, goods and services they import or export; there are upstream
and downstream consequences of the removal of resources and the discharge
of waste materials (to the atmosphere, water and soils), with multiple
impacts on the biosphere. The processes involved need to be better
characterised to reduce these environmental pressures. This is a
sustainable development issue and it is a major goal of a field ecology
which has been described as urban, industrial or sometimes territorial.
This paper reviews the specific origins and findings of studies on urban
metabolism. It describes the analysis tools used, including material and
substance flows, energy balances, ecological, water and, more generally,
environmental footprints. Finally, recent findings and areas for future
research in the dematerialisation of urban societies are summarised.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 439-455
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: industrial ecology, urban ecology, territorial ecology, material flow analysis, substance flow analysis, environmental imprints,
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Author-Name: Marco Bagliani
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Bagliani
Author-Name: Egidio Dansero
Author-X-Name-First: Egidio
Author-X-Name-Last: Dansero
Author-Name: Matteo Puttilli
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Puttilli
Title: Territory and energy sustainability: the challenge of renewable energy sources
Abstract:
The issue of energy production is assuming an ever more pivotal role in
the most recent international debate on sustainable development. In
particular, the development of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is seen as a
great opportunity to achieve sustainability objectives and targets. This
consideration reinforces the great debate on the active role of the local
dimension in achieving sustainability objectives. A RES-based energy model
implies complex re-organisation of the territory with, usually, increased
decentralisation of energy production and consumption and the use of
widely-diffused energy resources. This paper argues that utilisation of
RES implies the need for careful consideration of their relationship with
the territory and, more generally, with the local scale. The real
commitment of the local scale in promoting RES development depends on the
multiple possible relations that exist between renewable energy and
socio-economic complexity, on the one hand, and ecosystem complexity, on
the other. This paper aims to achieve three main objectives: (1) establish
the role of the local dimension in the most recent debate on sustainable
development; (2) illustrate how multiple relationships between RES and the
territory may be represented; (3) verify how, through RES, the local
dimension can actively contribute to pursuing sustainable development
objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 457-472
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: renewables, territory, ecosystems, sustainability,
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Author-Name: Abdelillah Hamdouch
Author-X-Name-First: Abdelillah
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamdouch
Author-Name: Marc-Hubert Depret
Author-X-Name-First: Marc-Hubert
Author-X-Name-Last: Depret
Title: Policy integration strategy and the development of the 'green economy': foundations and implementation patterns
Abstract:
In several countries, the remarkable development of the 'green economy'
in recent years has gone hand in hand with the implementation of
strategies of integration (more or less rapid and thorough) of public
policies linked to the environment. This policy integration strategy is
generally a necessary condition for the encouragement and viable
development of new environmental technologies and competitive green
sectors. However, as emerges from the extended review of the theoretical
and empirical literature on which this paper is based, the success of this
policy integration strategy is based more on the design, timing, coherence
(spatial and temporal) and the pragmatism of policies undertaken by the
public authorities, than on the scale of the resources committed - even if
the latter count.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 473-490
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environmental innovations, green economy, integration of public policies, multi-level governance, policy design and implementation, territorial scales,
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Author-Name: Constanza Parra
Author-X-Name-First: Constanza
Author-X-Name-Last: Parra
Title: Sustainability and multi-level governance of territories classified as protected areas in France: the Morvan regional park case
Abstract:
This paper draws on recent debates on the multi-level governance of
sustainable development to approach territories classified as protected
areas. Based on original fieldwork carried out in the Parc naturel
regional du Morvan, the paper examines the main governance challenges
arising from the coexistence of natural areas and various embedded
politico-administrative territories that have flourished in France in the
last few decades. Considering spatio-temporal scalar articulation as a
precondition for sustainable governance, it is argued that the mismatch
observed between natural areas and inter-territorial institutions,
situated at various spatial scales, incarnates a complex territorial
mosaic whose pieces lack the necessary articulation required to foster
sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 491-509
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: multi-level governance, state rescaling, sustainable development, territories, protected areas, regional parks, Morvan, France,
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Author-Name: Ranjay Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Ranjay
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Jules Pretty
Author-X-Name-First: Jules
Author-X-Name-Last: Pretty
Author-Name: Sarah Pilgrim
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Pilgrim
Title: Traditional knowledge and biocultural diversity: learning from tribal communities for sustainable development in northeast India
Abstract:
This paper presents a synthesis of grassroots activities designed to
promote the learning and conservation of traditional knowledge and related
biocultural resources among Adi, Monpa and Khasi tribes of northeast
India. The results indicate that the participation of knowledge holders in
various village level activities can enhance the promotion of traditional
practices, learning of knowledge and conservation of related resources.
Knowledge holders of varying age groups and social systems have many
notable traditional practices that provide promising solutions to current
challenges. The promotion of traditional knowledge-based products can also
facilitate the conservation of resources and the subsistence survival of
people. Strong multi-level networks between all stakeholders are needed to
ensure the sustainability of traditional knowledge and conservation of
biocultural resources of communities of northeast India.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 511-533
Issue: 4
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: traditional knowledge, biocultural diversity, conservation, livelihoods, sustainable development, northeast India,
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Author-Name: Maarten Wolsink
Author-X-Name-First: Maarten
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolsink
Author-Name: Sylvia Breukers
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Breukers
Title: Contrasting the core beliefs regarding the effective implementation of wind power. An international study of stakeholder perspectives
Abstract:
This paper analyses patterns in beliefs about the implementation of wind
power as part of a geographical comparison of onshore wind power
developments in the Netherlands, North-Rhine Westphalia and England. Q
methodology is applied, in order to systematically compare the patterns in
stakeholder views on the institutional conditions and changes in the
domains of energy policy, spatial planning and environmental policy. Three
factors represent support for wind power implementation from fundamentally
different perspectives. The fourth perspective is critical opposed to wind
power developments as well as critical to the manner in which wind
projects are proposed, planned and implemented. These four perspectives
exist across the geographical cases; however, some perspectives are
prominent in one case and marginal in another. This relates to different
legacies and varying implementation achievements in the three cases. The
analysis shows that an approach that focuses on implementing as much wind
power as possible, relying on technocratic reasoning and hierarchical
policies is in practice the least successful, whereas collaborative
perspectives with more emphasis on local issues and less on the interests
of the conventional energy sector were particularly dominant in the most
successful case, North-Rhine Westphalia.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 535-558
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: wind energy implementation, core beliefs, institutional capacity, stakeholder perspectives,
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Author-Name: Nurul Leksmono
Author-X-Name-First: Nurul
Author-X-Name-Last: Leksmono
Author-Name: Paul Dorfman
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Dorfman
Author-Name: Frank Burnet
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Burnet
Author-Name: David Gibbs
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Gibbs
Author-Name: James Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Author-Name: Emma Weitkamp
Author-X-Name-First: Emma
Author-X-Name-Last: Weitkamp
Title: Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities
Abstract:
Schedule 11 of the Environment Act 1995 underpins the requirement for
consultation on air quality issues. The ongoing air quality review and
assessment process represents one of the largest locally based science
policy and communication initiatives ever undertaken in the UK. This paper
outlines the practice of consultation and communication for Air Quality
Management (AQM) and reviews the interaction between Environmental Health
professionals, as the leading actor in the AQM process and other
stakeholders involved in air quality consultation, including the public.
Results are presented from a widespread questionnaire survey of English
local authorities. Data indicate that the majority of air quality
consultation has been carried out with statutory consultees (by sending
the review and assessment reports) and the public (via websites and
leaflets) in the form of information dissemination.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 559-571
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Air Quality Management, consultation, science communication, local authority practices,
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Author-Name: Juana Rivera-Lirio
Author-X-Name-First: Juana
Author-X-Name-Last: Rivera-Lirio
Author-Name: Maria Munoz-Torres
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Munoz-Torres
Title: Sustainable development in the Spanish region of Valencia and the social responsibility of SMEs. A multi-stakeholder vision on the role of public administrations
Abstract:
The complexity associated with the public and private management of
sustainable development is causing the increasing involvement of various
European Union governments in issues related to the social responsibility
of organisations. However, the debate about the nature of this involvement
is still open. The study here shows the results of a survey conducted in
the Spanish region of Valencia among businesses and social agents, paying
special attention to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The outcomes of the interviews display the
nascent state of CSR implementation both in the companies of the region
and the government initiatives related to encouraging the development of
the concept.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 573-590
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: corporate social responsibility, SMEs, public administration,
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Author-Name: Michael Drescher
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Drescher
Author-Name: Ajith Perera
Author-X-Name-First: Ajith
Author-X-Name-Last: Perera
Title: Comparing two sets of forest cover change knowledge used in forest landscape management planning
Abstract:
Forecasts of future resource states are central to resource management
planning. Many simulation models and planning tools are used to produce
such forecasts and apply knowledge of resource change dynamics as key
input. Consistency among knowledge sources is therefore important to avoid
knowledge ambiguity and uncertainty in resource forecasts and management
plan outcomes. Using Ontario's boreal forest landscape as a case study,
this paper examined two knowledge sources of forest resource change,
practitioner expertise and research studies, commonly applied in plans and
policies for large forest landscapes. The two knowledge sources were
quantitatively compared by constructing networks of forest cover change
for both sources and determining their agreement in structure and
transition times. Some networks agreed well, indicating little knowledge
ambiguity and comparatively low uncertainty if they were used to forecast
forest landscapes. Other networks showed low agreement, thus indicating
higher knowledge ambiguity and a dilemma of choice for forest landscape
planners who may have to select from these knowledge sets. It is suggested
that knowledge disagreements may be widespread in knowledge-driven
management planning of many natural resource types and their causes
similar. These disagreements signal areas of knowledge uncertainty, where
resource planners must address resulting uncertainty of management
outcomes and research should focus on improving resource change knowledge.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 591-613
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: boreal forest, expert opinion, natural resources, Ontario, published data,
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Author-Name: Genevieve Cool
Author-X-Name-First: Genevieve
Author-X-Name-Last: Cool
Author-Name: Manuel Rodriguez
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez
Author-Name: Christian Bouchard
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Bouchard
Author-Name: Patrick Levallois
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Levallois
Author-Name: Florent Joerin
Author-X-Name-First: Florent
Author-X-Name-Last: Joerin
Title: Evaluation of the vulnerability to contamination of drinking water systems for rural regions in Quebec, Canada
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to describe a method for evaluating the
vulnerability of drinking water systems to contamination, in particular in
rural regions used intensively for agriculture. To do so, various
indicators were developed to represent the source to tap multi-barrier
approach for drinking water safety. These indicators correspond to four
barriers: source susceptibility to contamination; water treatment
efficiency; distribution system management; and, overall management of
water quality. The indicators were classified, regrouped and weighted
within a model based on a multi-criteria analysis. The method was
developed and applied to 39 municipal water systems of rural Quebec,
Canada. The model obtained can be used for planning purposes to prioritise
water systems requiring improvements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 615-638
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: drinking water, rural water, contamination, multi-criteria analysis, vulnerability,
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Author-Name: Nadine Lehrer
Author-X-Name-First: Nadine
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehrer
Author-Name: Dennis Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Title: Shifting paths to conservation: policy change discourses and the 2008 US farm bill
Abstract:
From 2004 until 2006, reform of US agricultural subsidy programmes seemed
a likely result of pressure from the World Trade Organization. Many groups
saw this pressure as an opportunity to 'green' farm policy by crafting
environmental service payments that could replace crop subsidies. Yet the
2008 US farm bill fell short of such drastic changes. This paper uses
discourse analysis to trace the decline of prospects for reform of the
farm bill, and a shift to incremental policy making between 2006 and 2008.
It finds that, in addition to political and situational factors, striking
discursive shifts altered policy debates and outcomes to create particular
conservation impacts. It thus argues for broader use of rhetoric theory
and discourse analysis to assess environmental policy. Implications for
land conservation are presented in the context of interest group tactics.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 639-655
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: policy analysis, discourse, environmental conservation, US farm bill, commodity reform,
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Author-Name: Laura Kunz
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Kunz
Author-Name: Adrian Muller
Author-X-Name-First: Adrian
Author-X-Name-Last: Muller
Title: A case study on project-level CO2 mitigation costs in industrialised countries: the Climate Cent Foundation in Switzerland
Abstract:
This paper analyses CO2 emissions reduction costs based on project data
from the Climate Cent Foundation (CCF), a climate policy instrument in
Switzerland. Four conclusions are drawn. First, for the projects
investigated, the CCF on average pays €63/ton. Due to the Kyoto
Protocol, the CCF buys reductions only until 2012. This cut-off increases
reported per ton reduction costs, as the additional lifetime project costs
are set in relation to reductions only until 2012, rather than to
reductions realised over the whole lifetime. Lifetime reduction costs are
€45/t. Second, correlation between CCF's payments and lifetime
reduction costs per ton is low. Projects with low per ton reduction costs
should thus be identified based on lifetime per ton reduction costs.
Third, the wide range of project costs per ton observed casts doubts on
the widely used identification of the merit order of reduction measures
based on average per ton costs for technology types. Finally, the CCF
covers only a fraction of additional reduction costs. Decisions to take
reduction efforts thus depend on additional, non-observable and/or
non-economic motives. Any generalisation of results has to consider that
this analysis is based on prospective costs of a sub-sample of projects in
Switzerland.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 657-676
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: abatement cost curve, Climate Cent Foundation, climate policy, emissions reduction, mitigation costs,
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Author-Name: Claire Colomb
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Colomb
Title: European spatial research and planning, edited by Andreas Faludi
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 677-679
Issue: 5
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
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Author-Name: Rachel Brummel
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brummel
Author-Name: Kristen Nelson
Author-X-Name-First: Kristen
Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson
Author-Name: Stephanie Grayzeck Souter
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie Grayzeck
Author-X-Name-Last: Souter
Author-Name: Pamela Jakes
Author-X-Name-First: Pamela
Author-X-Name-Last: Jakes
Author-Name: Daniel Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Title: Social learning in a policy-mandated collaboration: community wildfire protection planning in the eastern United States
Abstract:
Policies such as the US Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) mandate
collaboration in planning to create benefits such as social learning and
shared understanding among partners. However, some question the ability of
top-down policy to foster successful local collaboration. Through in-depth
interviews and document analysis, this paper investigates social learning
and transformative learning in three case studies of Community Wildfire
Protection Planning (CWPP), a policy-mandated collaboration under HFRA.
Not all CWPP groups engaged in social learning. Those that did learned
most about organisational priorities and values through communicative
learning. Few participants gained new skills or knowledge through
instrumental learning. CWPP groups had to commit to learning, but the
design of the collaborative-mandate influenced the type of learning that
was most likely to occur. This research suggests a potential role for
top-down policy in setting the structural context for learning at the
local level, but also confirms the importance of collaborative context and
process in fostering social learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 681-699
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: social learning, mandated collaboration, collaborative planning, wildfire planning, wildfire policy,
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Author-Name: Heather Ritchie
Author-X-Name-First: Heather
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritchie
Author-Name: Geraint Ellis
Author-X-Name-First: Geraint
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellis
Title: 'A system that works for the sea'? Exploring Stakeholder Engagement in Marine Spatial Planning
Abstract:
This paper aims to contribute to the current debate on Marine Spatial
Planning (MSP) by exploring the issue of stakeholder engagement. MSP is an
emergent policy field that is subject to an increasing body of research,
yet the role, scope and nature of participatory engagement within the
process remains a neglected topic. This paper briefly reviews the nature
of the 'marine problem', to which MSP is seen to be the response and
describes the emergence of MSP policy in the UK with specific emphasis on
participatory aspects. Drawing on the experience of terrestrial planning
it discusses the potential benefits of stakeholder engagement in MSP and
highlights some of the key issues that need to be taken into account when
shaping stakeholder input into the process. It then goes on to describe
the findings from a series of interviews with key stakeholders in the
Irish Sea Region, which suggest that we need to develop a more critical
and deeper understanding of how various interests frame the 'marine
problem', and how they see their role in shaping the form of the MSP
process. This highlights the importance of encouraging stakeholder
involvement in MSP, the need to develop a shared vision of a 'sea
interest'. Priorities are then set for research to support this important
policy agenda.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 701-723
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Marine Spatial Planning, participation, marine management, Irish Sea,
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Author-Name: Moritz Albrecht
Author-X-Name-First: Moritz
Author-X-Name-Last: Albrecht
Title: Transboundary governance of the Curonian Spit World Heritage Site
Abstract:
This study describes the governance and management structures of the
Curonian Spit World Heritage Site, a transboundary protected area shared
by Lithuania and the Russian Federation. Focusing on the national park
authorities it presents the site from a local administrative perspective.
The paper shows that due to strong state level influence and a lack of
full stakeholder inclusion, different philosophies and priorities on both
sides of the border challenge common management efforts and co-operation.
Presenting the existing problems the paper points out the need for
increased efforts at the state level as well as for the full inclusion of
local communities to remove obstacles and foster co-operation. Hence, by
adapting to certain environmental and transboundary governance principles,
conflicts can be avoided and better results achieved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 725-742
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: transboundary governance, national parks, Curonian Spit, World Heritage Site, transboundary co-operation,
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Author-Name: R. Hirsch
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hirsch
Author-Name: J. Baxter
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Baxter
Author-Name: C. Brown
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: The importance of skillful community leaders: understanding municipal pesticide policy change in Calgary and Halifax
Abstract:
This paper focuses on policy change under scientific uncertainty. This is
done by exploring two case studies of Canadian pesticide policy evolution
applied to Sabatier's 'Advocacy Coalition Framework'. 'Stakeholder' and
'narrative policy' analyses are emphasised to understand pesticide policy
changes in Calgary (public education without a restrictive by-law) and
Halifax (restrictive by-law). The parallel case studies consist of
qualitative interviews with members of pesticide policy advisory
committees in each city and a content analysis of local newspaper
articles. Key resources mobilised by coalitions to achieve their policy
goals include skillful leadership, and the use by those leaders of the
media to disseminate coalition narratives. Further, the context of policy
change contributed to the scenarios whereby pro-by-law grassroots
activists were particularly successful in Halifax and anti-by-law city
employees were most influential in Calgary.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 743-757
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: policy change, advocacy coalitions, pesticide by-laws, news media, skillful leaders,
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Author-Name: Evrim Imer-Ertunga
Author-X-Name-First: Evrim
Author-X-Name-Last: Imer-Ertunga
Title: Renewable natural resources from the view of oil dependent countries: the case of Turkey
Abstract:
Increases in oil prices induce various economic and political impacts,
such as greater attention being given to renewable substitute
alternatives. From this perspective, this study provides some descriptive
statistics and univariate estimations for one of the countries that cannot
meet its demand for petroleum. Biofuel, one of the examples of renewable
natural resources, may have a great potential as an oil substitute. The
major problem behind this potential is to find some relationships between
the oil substitutes and any other related variables. The results of both
comovements and the univariate GARCH analysis of some factors related with
biofuel acreage may shed light on the future policy planning of the
potential of renewable natural resources in the case of an oil dependent
country.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-766
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: renewable natural resources, biodiesel, correlation coefficient, univariate GARCH, oil dependent country,
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Author-Name: Stine Aakre
Author-X-Name-First: Stine
Author-X-Name-Last: Aakre
Author-Name: Dirk Rubbelke
Author-X-Name-First: Dirk
Author-X-Name-Last: Rubbelke
Title: Objectives of public economic policy and the adaptation to climate change
Abstract:
Much can be learned about adaptation by applying structures and
methodologies already used in other research fields. This study employs a
public economic policy approach to investigate how - or if at all -
adaptation should be supported by the public sector. Three different
fields of adaptation activity are identified which are especially relevant
for government intervention and the study proposes ways in which
government intervention could be conducted. The analysis takes into
account that developing regions are particularly vulnerable and they have
insufficient funds to adequately adapt to climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 767-791
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: adaptation, climate change, public goods, development assistance, distribution, weight factors,
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Author-Name: Livison Mashoko
Author-X-Name-First: Livison
Author-X-Name-Last: Mashoko
Author-Name: Charles Mbohwa
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Mbohwa
Author-Name: Valerie Thomas
Author-X-Name-First: Valerie
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Title: LCA of the South African sugar industry
Abstract:
A life cycle assessment of sugar produced in South Africa evaluates the
environmental impacts and energy consumption of the different life cycle
phases of sugar production. The system studied includes sugar cane
farming, fertiliser and herbicide manufacture, cane burning, sugar cane
transportation and sugar manufacture. Inventory and impact assessment
results show that non-renewable energy consumption is 5350 MJ per tonne of
raw sugar produced and 40% of this is from fertiliser and herbicide
manufacture. Reduction in the use or impact of fertiliser for cane farming
could bring considerable savings in terms of fossil energy consumption and
a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 793-807
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: sugar, energy, farming, greenhouse gas, environmental,
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Author-Name: Arne Arnberger
Author-X-Name-First: Arne
Author-X-Name-Last: Arnberger
Author-Name: Wolfgang Haider
Author-X-Name-First: Wolfgang
Author-X-Name-Last: Haider
Author-Name: Renate Eder
Author-X-Name-First: Renate
Author-X-Name-Last: Eder
Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Title: Modelling visitor groups' intentions to displace from an urban trail: a combined stated preference and video monitoring approach
Abstract:
Depending on gender and activity, overcrowding and safety concerns may
detract from urban green space use. Differences in use displacement
intentions from a recreational trail in a forest in Vienna were
investigated for male and female walkers as well as male and female
dog-walkers (N = 425) using an image-based stated preference
model. The trail scenarios were depicted as digitally calibrated images
that systematically displayed combinations of levels of crowding with
different mixes of user types and visitor behaviour. Visitors were asked
whether the presented recreation scenario was so unacceptable that they
would shift their use away from the presented trail. Hours and days of
stated non-use of the recreation trail by various user groups are
estimated by integrating the results of the behavioural model with annual
visitation data. Use displacement intentions differed by gender and
activity. High use levels were a greater concern for all respondents than
very low use levels, particularly for female dog-walkers. However, only a
small proportion of the recorded hours were heavily used. Safety concerns
about very low use levels reduced the potential times of forest use for
female walkers without a dog.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 809-825
Issue: 6
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: dog, safety, gender, stated preference, urban park management,
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Author-Name: Silva Larson
Author-X-Name-First: Silva
Author-X-Name-Last: Larson
Author-Name: Thomas Measham
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Measham
Author-Name: Liana Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Liana
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Title: Remotely engaged? Towards a framework for monitoring the success of stakeholder engagement in remote regions
Abstract:
The importance of stakeholder engagement for the success of natural
resources management processes is widely acknowledged, yet evaluation
frameworks employed by administrators of environmental programmes continue
to provide limited recognition of or insistence upon engagement processes.
This paper presents a framework for monitoring and evaluation of
engagement that aims to better incorporate community engagement into
mainstream environmental programmes, in particular in remote regions such
as arid and desert regions of the world. It is argued that successful
monitoring of engagement should not only comprise a generic set of
indicators but rather, in addition to the principles of good monitoring
practice, should take into account a variety of the stakeholder interests
as well as key regional drivers, addressing them at right geographic,
institutional and time scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 827-845
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: engagement, evaluation, governance, natural resources, participation, stakeholders,
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Author-Name: Lance Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Lance
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: John Sinclair
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Sinclair
Author-Name: Harry Spaling
Author-X-Name-First: Harry
Author-X-Name-Last: Spaling
Title: Traditional pastoralist decision-making processes: lessons for reforms to water resources management in Kenya
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to consider the vision for public
participation in water resources management embedded in Kenya's 2002 Water
Act, as it relates to pastoralists. The Act envisions that responsibility
for management of water resources at the local level will be devolved to
community-level bodies. Our approach was qualitative and included
interviews with government officials and Gabra pastoralists, observation
of and participation in traditional Gabra korra meetings and focus group
discussions. We conclude that the 'institutional model' of participation
being pursued through the creation of Water Resource User Associations is
particularly problematic for mobile pastoralists such as the Gabra, and we
suggest an alternative strategy that would focus on the fostering of
deliberation processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 847-862
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Kenya, community-based water resources management, deliberation, participation, pastoralists,
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Author-Name: Diana Mitsova
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitsova
Author-Name: Xinhao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xinhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: A GIS-based technique for linking landscape characteristics to non-point source nitrogen export potential: implications for contributing areas management
Abstract:
A Nitrate-N Leaching Index (NLI) is calculated and the results indicate
that nitrogen loss in the study area occurs through both leaching and
surface runoff. A non-linear regression model of trapping efficiency was
combined with a first order decay model to examine the impact of soil
characteristics, slope, vegetative cover, land use and distance to streams
on the spatial pattern of non-point source nitrogen inputs to streams. The
model evaluates the statistical significance of each landscape factor and
provides an easy interpretation of the landscape delivery ratio of
nitrogen based on a pixel-based characterisation of the watershed. The
model was validated by comparing the distributions of the observed and
estimated monthly nitrogen concentrations. The exploratory GIS-based
method presented here can improve the understanding of the impact of
landscape characteristics on nitrate-nitrogen contributing areas and
therefore assist watershed management efforts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 863-882
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: Nitrate Leaching Index, non-linear regression, Weibull distribution, N decay coefficients, Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test,
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Author-Name: Idalina Perestrelo Luis
Author-X-Name-First: Idalina Perestrelo
Author-X-Name-Last: Luis
Author-Name: Helder Spinola
Author-X-Name-First: Helder
Author-X-Name-Last: Spinola
Title: The influence of a voluntary fee in the consumption of plastic bags on supermarkets from Madeira Island (Portugal)
Abstract:
Since 2007, some supermarkets in Portugal have voluntarily abolished the
free distribution of plastic bags, implementing a symbolic charge of
€0.02 each at the same time that others still offer free plastic
bags. This study assesses the influence of this voluntary measure on the
reduction of plastic bags consumption, comparing clients from supermarkets
that have adopted it with others who have free distribution. The
reutilisation of bags reached 37% in supermarkets where customers pay a
fee and was absent in supermarkets where plastic bags are free. Even the
abstention of using bags, when clients buy only few products, is
significantly higher in supermarkets where there are charges for plastic
bags. The 2 cents charged has also induced a significant increase in
optimal use of plastic bags since 52% of clients that pay for plastic bags
use them so they are almost full, but only 17% do the same when they are
free. Taken together, the different effects of charging for plastic bags
represents a potential reduction of 64%. A mandatory tax on plastic bags
is an important measure to reduce substantially the number of plastic bags
consumed and to improve sustainability through the reduction of
environmental, economic and social costs of pollution and waste
management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 883-889
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environmental behaviour, plastic bags fee, reutilisation, taxation, waste prevention,
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Author-Name: Jesus Barreiro-Hurle
Author-X-Name-First: Jesus
Author-X-Name-Last: Barreiro-Hurle
Author-Name: Maria Espinosa-Goded
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Espinosa-Goded
Author-Name: Pierre Dupraz
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupraz
Title: Does intensity of change matter? Factors affecting adoption of agri-environmental schemes in Spain
Abstract:
Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are the main policy instrument currently
available in the EU to promote environmentally-friendly farming practices.
However, the rate of adoption of these measures is still relatively low in
southern Europe, and understanding how these rates can be increased is
still an open issue. The goal of this paper is to increase that
understanding by testing whether the factors which determine AES sign-up
decisions are influenced by the intensity of change in farming practices
that are brought about by adopting the scheme. A micro-economic model
reflecting farmer AES sign-up decisions is proposed and applied to two
schemes in Spain respectively requiring major or minor intensity of change
in practices by surveying farmers eligible for both schemes. The results
show that farm structural factors play a role when major practice change
is required by the scheme, yet when dealing with minor change, individual
farmer characteristics play a more determining role. Social capital and
farmer attitude are important factors in both the AES surveyed. Therefore,
it may be concluded that improving agronomic design would be an important
tool to improve farmer participation in AES where major change is
involved, whereas improved targeting and extension would help uptake for
AES involving a lesser degree of change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 891-905
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: agri-environmental schemes, adoption models, measure intensity, Spain,
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Author-Name: Shradha Panwar
Author-X-Name-First: Shradha
Author-X-Name-Last: Panwar
Author-Name: Devendra Agrawal
Author-X-Name-First: Devendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Agrawal
Author-Name: Girish Negi
Author-X-Name-First: Girish
Author-X-Name-Last: Negi
Author-Name: Khilendra Kanwal
Author-X-Name-First: Khilendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanwal
Author-Name: Vertika Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Vertika
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Mahendra Lodhi
Author-X-Name-First: Mahendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Lodhi
Author-Name: Jitendra Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Jitendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Vishwapati Bhatt
Author-X-Name-First: Vishwapati
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatt
Title: Impact assessment of a hydroelectric project on the flora in the Western Himalayan region based on vegetation analysis and socio-economic studies
Abstract:
This study provides an overview of the impacts of a proposed
hydroelectric power project in the Western Himalayan region in India,
using a primary database on floristic diversity and vegetation analysis.
The remote sensing data revealed that in the submergence zone only mixed
deciduous forest that occupies 807.5 ha area and has a wood biomass
volume of 4,027,503 m3 is likely to be lost due to impoundment. A
total of 165 plant species found in the submergence zone also occur in the
influence and free draining catchment area of the project. In the
influence zone of the project area only one tree species (Acer oblongum)
is found under conservation threat category, which is also present in the
free draining catchment of the project. The project affected population
(6716 people) residing in the submergence and influence zone depend upon
the surrounding forests for fuel wood, fodder, wild edibles etc., and most
likely they will settle in the nearby areas, thus mounting more pressure
on residual forests of the influence zone for various forest products.
Further, from the vegetation analysis it is evident that several tree
species (e.g. Lannea coromandelica, Terminalia alata, T. bellerica etc.),
may face more pressure from exploitation as they provide a number of
useful products and are represented in lower numbers in the forests of the
project area. To compensate for the loss of various goods and services
provided by the forests falling in the submergence zone and to offset the
increased pressure of the project affected families on the forests of
influence zone, a biodiversity management plan is suggested incorporating
socio-economic considerations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 907-923
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: conservation status, community dependence, hydropower potential, forest type, environmental impacts, submergence zone, Western Himalaya,
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Author-Name: Timothy Duane
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Duane
Title: Increasing the public benefits of agricultural conservation easements: an illustration with the Central Valley Farmland Trust in the San Joaquin Valley
Abstract:
Agricultural conservation easements (ACEs) involve the significant
expenditure of public funds through either tax benefits and/or direct
public expenditures. The selection of agricultural parcels for
conservation should, therefore, maximise net public benefits to the extent
possible within financial constraints and the need for agricultural
viability to maintain working landscapes. Some programmes select
agricultural parcels for conservation easements based only on agricultural
viability and/or land cost, however, without explicit consideration of the
many other public benefits often associated with ACEs. This paper
illustrates application of a method for increasing the public benefits of
agricultural conservation easements through a case study in the northern
San Joaquin Valley of California. The method is a strategic planning
process that incorporates both a GIS-based quantitative assessment and a
more qualitative assessment. Such an approach is a supplement to - rather
than a substitute for - the more science-based Landscape Evaluation and
Site Evaluation (LESA) approach developed by the US Soil Conservation
Service (SCS) and cost-minimisation approaches that emphasise economic
considerations. However, we show that public land use planning and
regulatory policies are essential for agricultural conservation.
Acquisition strategies in isolation will not be successful without
complementary public regulatory policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 925-945
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: agricultural conservation easements, public benefits, strategic acquisitions, planning process, regulatory policy,
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Author-Name: Ignazio Cabras
Author-X-Name-First: Ignazio
Author-X-Name-Last: Cabras
Author-Name: Carlo Reggiani
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Reggiani
Title: Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas: an econometric study
Abstract:
There is no place like England to witness the role of pubs as a social
networking hotspot. Social networks lie at the foundations of most of the
social and economic interactions of individuals. The aim of this paper is
to assess the importance of pubs as natural locations for the development
of social networks and how their presence affects the socio-economic
activity of a given area or region. The econometric analysis conducted on
rural parishes in Cumbria, a peripheral county in Northern England,
reveals that village pubs have a positive influence on the socio-economic
activity of local communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 947-962
Issue: 7
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: village pubs, rural communities, socio-economic activity,
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Author-Name: Arminda do Paco
Author-X-Name-First: Arminda do
Author-X-Name-Last: Paco
Author-Name: Lilia Varejao
Author-X-Name-First: Lilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Varejao
Title: Factors affecting energy saving behaviour: a prospective research
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to outline the theme of saving energy
resources and its relationship with the preservation of the environment,
as well as the importance of green marketing in achieving sustainability.
The model of data collection was a survey conducted by self-administered
questionnaire. After collection, the data were statistically analysed and
interpreted. Most individuals claim to be concerned about environmental
problems, with 68% of these belonging to the 'Savers' group. However, even
though they may be concerned with environmental problems, the vast
majority of individuals do not have any system of renewable energy in
their homes, despite claiming that renewable energies are a viable option
for protecting the environment. Women display behaviour that is more
favourable to the saving of energy resources than do men. Educational
levels are not significant for distinguishing the more pro-environmental
individuals from the others.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 963-976
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: environment, energy saving, consumer behaviour, green marketing,
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Author-Name: Khalid Zaman
Author-X-Name-First: Khalid
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaman
Author-Name: Waseem Ikram
Author-X-Name-First: Waseem
Author-X-Name-Last: Ikram
Author-Name: Iqtidar Ali Shah
Author-X-Name-First: Iqtidar Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Shah
Title: Bivariate cointegration between poverty and environment: a case study of Pakistan (1980-2009)
Abstract:
The objective of this paper is to empirically investigate a two-way
statistical relationship between the agriculture environment and rural
poverty. To recognise the relationship between the two variables, a time
series, co-integration and Granger causality tests have been employed.
Secondary data pertaining to Pakistan from 1980-2009 on rural poverty and
environmental factors (such as commercial energy consumption, water
availability and total cropped area) have been used for the analysis. The
empirical results only moderately support the conventional view that rural
poverty has a significant long-term casual effect on environmental proxies
in Pakistan. The present study finds evidence of uni-directional causality
between poverty and the environment in the context of the agriculture
sector in Pakistan.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 977-989
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: rural poverty, environmental degradation, cointegration, uni-directional, bi-directional, Granger causality test,
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Author-Name: Richard Bull
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Bull
Author-Name: Judith Petts
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Petts
Author-Name: James Evans
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Title: The importance of context for effective public engagement: learning from the governance of waste
Abstract:
This paper takes a new look at the importance of context - institutional
and political - in effective public engagement processes. It does so
through a rare comparative opportunity to examine the effectiveness of
processes of public engagement in two UK waste authorities, where the same
waste company was involved as both the primary contractor for the delivery
of the waste management service (including new energy-from-waste
facilities) and, furthermore, the same staff delivered the public
engagement. Interrogating these cases affords the opportunity to place
flesh on the bones of the sometimes 'abstract' skeleton of context. While
engagement processes support effective local governance in an era of
partnerships and deliberative democracy, the paper identifies that the
methods adopted cannot be played out devoid of detailed understanding and
response to local context, including the strength of partnership working
between the public and private sector, the degree of political support for
engagement, and the extent to which a traditional institutional
paternalism still dominates.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 991-1009
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: public engagement, deliberative democracy, learning, context, governance, waste,
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Author-Name: Bart Van der Straeten
Author-X-Name-First: Bart
Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Straeten
Author-Name: Jeroen Buysse
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Buysse
Author-Name: Stephan Nolte
Author-X-Name-First: Stephan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nolte
Author-Name: Ludwig Lauwers
Author-X-Name-First: Ludwig
Author-X-Name-Last: Lauwers
Author-Name: Dakerlia Claeys
Author-X-Name-First: Dakerlia
Author-X-Name-Last: Claeys
Author-Name: Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Author-X-Name-First: Guido
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Huylenbroeck
Title: A multi-agent simulation model for spatial optimisation of manure allocation
Abstract:
The EU Nitrate Directive has spurred many countries to regulate manure
production and manure application. Farmers have three allocation options:
spreading manure on their own land, transporting manure to other farmers'
land or processing manure. The manure problem can be seen as an allocation
problem. To better understand this allocation problem, we have developed
the spatial mathematical programming multi-agent simulation (MP-MAS)
model. This model has been applied in Flanders, Belgium, a region with a
high concentration of livestock. The model evaluates the cost efficiency
of policy intervention in the manure market through obliged processing. We
propose to further optimise the policy using a regionally differentiated
manure pressure indicator, which is directly derived from the dual outcome
of the mathematical programme. This indicator increases transparency in
the manure and processing market, leading to better decision support about
location and type of manure processing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1011-1030
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: multi-agent-simulation, mathematical programming, manure abatement, Flanders, spatial allocation,
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Author-Name: Geoffroy Enjolras
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffroy
Author-X-Name-Last: Enjolras
Author-Name: Jean-Marie Boisson
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Boisson
Title: Valuing lagoons using a meta-analytical approach: methodological and practical issues
Abstract:
Lagoons are naturally complex ecosystems whose dynamics are strongly
influenced by anthropic factors. Therefore, their value depends not only
on their characteristics but also on the nature of the interactions,
whether positive or negative, between mankind and nature. Starting from a
representative set of 31 original studies exclusively devoted to coastal
lagoons valuation, we estimate a meta-analytic function of value transfer.
Using a resampling technique, we then determine a transfer value and find
a mean transfer error of 87% and a median error equal to 24%, between the
predicted value and the original ones. This raises the problem of
divergences between individual valuations for natural assets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1031-1049
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: meta-analysis, ecosystems functions and valuation, value transfer, lagoons,
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Author-Name: Robert Young
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Title: The greening of Chicago: environmental leaders and organisational learning in the transition toward a sustainable metropolitan region
Abstract:
Urban sustainability literature calls for new governance relations to
support green urban agendas. Privileging non-hierarchical relations, this
literature fails to address the means by which organisations create these
capacities. The author interviewed public, private and community
environmental leaders in metropolitan Chicago regarding their disposition
toward creating boundary spanning organisations (BSOs) in addressing the
City's Environmental Action Agenda. Their responses reflect engaged
efforts to enhance cross-boundary sharing of information, resources, and
power. However, they also reflect the decisive role of central authority
in initiating this process. These findings suggest the complexity of urban
governance in transitions toward sustainability and the opportunities they
provide to explore the implications of on-the-ground practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1051-1068
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: sustainability, governance, organisational learning, boundary spanning, Chicago,
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Author-Name: Soren Lindner
Author-X-Name-First: Soren
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindner
Author-Name: Sonja Peterson
Author-X-Name-First: Sonja
Author-X-Name-Last: Peterson
Author-Name: Wilhelm Windhorst
Author-X-Name-First: Wilhelm
Author-X-Name-Last: Windhorst
Title: An economic and environmental assessment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) power plants: a case study for the City of Kiel
Abstract:
In the not too distant future several power plants throughout Europe will
have to be replaced and the decision has to be made whether to build
coal-fired power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS). In a study
for the city of Kiel in northern Germany only an 800 MW coal power
plant reaches a required minimum for rentability. This study looks at an
additional economic and environmental evaluation of a coal plant with CCS.
We find that in two out of three carbon and energy price scenarios
integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants with CCS have the
greatest rentability. Pulverised coal (PC) plants with CCS can only
compete with other options under very favourable assumptions. Life-cycle
emissions from CCS are less than 70% of a coal plant - compared with at
least more than 80% when only considering direct emissions from plants.
However, life-cycle emissions are lower than in any other assessed option.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1069-1088
Issue: 8
Volume: 53
Year: 2010
Keywords: coal-fired power plants, carbon capture and storage (CCS), cash flow analysis, life cycle analysis,
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Author-Name: Walid Oueslati
Author-X-Name-First: Walid
Author-X-Name-Last: Oueslati
Author-Name: Julien Salanie
Author-X-Name-First: Julien
Author-X-Name-Last: Salanie
Title: Landscape valuation and planning
Abstract:
Landscape provides amenities and supports recreational, residential and
productive activities. It appears both as an economic resource and as a
local public good. Landscape economics uses both public economics and
spatial economics concepts, but draws some specificity due to the social
and cultural dimensions of landscapes. Moreover, it emphasises the role of
the enforcement of property rights' devices on landscape dynamics. The
latter is crucial for policy makers who have to deal with various topics
such as urban sprawl, agriculture policy, territorial governance and local
development. This editorial provides a concise introduction to the
economic analysis of landscapes and the main research issues in this
field. It thus establishes some background for the seven papers that make
up this special issue on landscape valuation and planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-6
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: landscape economics, land use, public goods, landscape indicators, spatial planning,
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Author-Name: Knut Per Hasund
Author-X-Name-First: Knut Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasund
Title: Developing environmental policy indicators by criteria - indicators on the public goods of the Swedish agricultural landscape
Abstract:
This paper presents a methodology for developing state indicators,
reflecting the provision of environmental public goods from agricultural
landscapes. The methodology involves a structured use of meta-criteria and
criteria for developing indicator variables and indicators, along with a
coherent set of indicators. These indicators are aimed at providing a
basis for determining agri-environmental payments to farmers. They are
estimated at the object level, that is, per field or field element, so
payments can be set that lead to an efficient resource allocation,
structure of incentives and production. We find that, according to the
criteria assessments for the Swedish agri-environmental situation, it is
best to use a set of seven composite indicators on arable fields,
permanent grasslands, linear elements, point elements, forest edges,
bio-rich trees and relics. By estimating the indicators in two case study
areas, we show that environmental services vary considerably between
objects, indicating that value-differentiated payments may work as an
efficient instrument in practical policy making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 7-29
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: agri-environmental payments, agri-environmental policy, criteria, indicators, public goods,
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Author-Name: Knut Per Hasund
Author-X-Name-First: Knut Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasund
Author-Name: Mitesh Kataria
Author-X-Name-First: Mitesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Kataria
Author-Name: Carl Johan Lagerkvist
Author-X-Name-First: Carl Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Lagerkvist
Title: Valuing public goods of the agricultural landscape: a choice experiment using reference points to capture observable heterogeneity
Abstract:
The willingness to pay (WTP) for different types of elements and other
environmental qualities of the agricultural landscape were investigated by
a choice experiment study. To get value measures of a set of attributes as
policy relevant as possible, the WTP for 28 levels of 12 attributes was
estimated. Two survey versions concerned permanent grassland and two
concerned field elements of cultivated land. A sample of 8000 randomly
selected Swedish inhabitants was used. The estimated values vary
significantly between linear field elements and grassland types, where
stone walls and oak-wooded pastures, respectively have the highest
marginal WTP. Highly valued environmental qualities are biodiversity,
visibility and absence of brushwood. Reference points were included to
capture preference heterogeneity. The study cannot reject that respondents
may value environmental service levels based on their reference points.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 31-53
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: agri-environmental policy, use values, prospect theory, reference dependency, valuation,
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Author-Name: Lindsey Ellingson
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsey
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellingson
Author-Name: Andrew Seidl
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Seidl
Author-Name: John Loomis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Loomis
Title: Comparing tourists' behaviour and values of land use changes: a focus on ranch land open space in Colorado
Abstract:
Scenic landscapes demonstrate public good attributes and will be
undervalued in the market. This research compares estimates of tourists'
non-consumptive use values of ranch land open space in Routt County,
Colorado from contingent valuation and contingent behaviour methods. If
ranch lands are converted to urban uses, the decrease in value of trips
estimated using the contingent valuation method is 75% or $108 per trip
day. The predicted decrease of three trip days per visitor represents a
32% reduction in visitor days. A substantial loss in value results from
the conversion of ranch lands to urban uses employing either estimation
method.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 55-69
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: contingent valuation, contingent behaviour, land use, landscapes, tourism,
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Author-Name: Seong-Hoon Cho
Author-X-Name-First: Seong-Hoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Cho
Author-Name: Seung Gyu Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Seung Gyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Roland Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Roland
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Title: Values of environmental landscape amenities during the 2000-2006 real estate boom and subsequent 2008 recession
Abstract:
This research suggests that consumers' marginal willingness to pay for
environmental landscape attributes, such as water view, developed open
space and forest-land open space, decreased during the 2008 recession
compared to the 2000-2006 real estate boom. Estimates were obtained from a
spatial hedonic housing price model after controlling for household
location patterns and structural differences between the periods. Because
the decline in amenity values was probably due to a temporary
deterioration in economic conditions, the amenity values will probably
rebound with economic recovery. Thus, development decisions based on the
lower estimated amenity values measured during a temporary deterioration
in economic conditions may be determined suboptimal post-economic
recovery.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 71-91
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: environmental amenity, landscape, real estate boom, recession, spatial hedonic model,
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Author-Name: Robert Huber
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Huber
Author-Name: Marcel Hunziker
Author-X-Name-First: Marcel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hunziker
Author-Name: Bernard Lehmann
Author-X-Name-First: Bernard
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehmann
Title: Valuation of agricultural land-use scenarios with choice experiments: a political market share approach
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the preferences of cantonal politicians for future
agricultural land-use scenarios in a rural region of the Swiss lowlands.
We combine results from a choice experiment with the outcome of a
mathematical programming model. As a result, we define cost-efficient
future land-use scenarios which would find acceptance in the cantonal
parliament. Our study indicates that the level of agricultural production
associated with the extent of environmental goods and services in these
land-use scenarios is a crucial issue in the political acceptance and thus
in the design of green payments for agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 93-113
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: environmental valuation, green payments, mathematical programming model, agricultural landscape, willingness to pay, choice experiment,
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Author-Name: Martin Schonhart
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Schonhart
Author-Name: Thomas Schauppenlehner
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Schauppenlehner
Author-Name: Erwin Schmid
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin
Author-X-Name-Last: Schmid
Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Title: Analysing the maintenance and establishment of orchard meadows at farm and landscape levels applying a spatially explicit integrated modelling approach
Abstract:
Landscape elements can enhance the ecological and social value of
agricultural landscapes. Orchard meadows are traditional landscape
elements in Central Europe, but have deteriorated for decades due to their
adverse economic effects. We apply an integrated modelling framework to
assess the farm profitability of orchard meadows as well as the
effectiveness of measures in the Austrian agri-environmental programme to
maintain existing and establish new sites. The model results indicate that
current market prices for fruits and harvest productivity levels are not
sufficient to support the maintenance of existing sites. The model results
also indicate that the agri-environmental measures are effective in
maintaining orchard meadows, but are insufficient to make all existing
sites profitable or support further establishments. Consequently,
alternative policy options will aim at increasing harvest efficiencies
(e.g. harvest mechanisation co-operatives), at adding value to orchard
fruits (e.g. fruit processing options), and at reducing labour costs by
improving seasonal labour availability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 115-143
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: landscape structure assessment, landscape element analysis, integrated modelling analysis, orchard meadows (streuobstwiesen), Austria, cultural landscapes,
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Author-Name: Birgit Bednar-Friedl
Author-X-Name-First: Birgit
Author-X-Name-Last: Bednar-Friedl
Author-Name: Olivia Koland
Author-X-Name-First: Olivia
Author-X-Name-Last: Koland
Author-Name: Karl Steininger
Author-X-Name-First: Karl
Author-X-Name-Last: Steininger
Title: Urban sprawl and policy responses: a general equilibrium analysis of residential choice
Abstract:
This paper examines the driving forces for residential location choice of
households in an urban area. To analyse the integrated choice of residence
and of commuting, we extend a computable general equilibrium model of the
core-periphery type for interregional housing market interactions and for
effects on environmental quality. In the empirical part of the paper, we
solve the model for a stylised urban centre and its surroundings, where
urban sprawl leads to detrimental environmental effects. To internalise
transport emissions, we compare the effects of a congestion fee and a
spatial planning instrument. While both instruments reduce urban sprawl,
they do so through different channels. Moreover, both policies lead to
desirable environmental effects for the overall region, yet with different
environmental impacts per region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 145-168
Issue: 1
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: urban sprawl, commuting, environmental quality, new economic geography, computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling,
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Author-Name: Silva Marzetti
Author-X-Name-First: Silva
Author-X-Name-Last: Marzetti
Author-Name: Marta Disegna
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Disegna
Author-Name: Giulia Villani
Author-X-Name-First: Giulia
Author-X-Name-Last: Villani
Author-Name: Maria Speranza
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Speranza
Title: Conservation and recreational values from semi-natural grasslands for visitors to two Italian parks
Abstract:
According to integrated natural resources management, interrelated
resources have to be managed by maintaining their environmental quality,
and visitors are stakeholders who have to be involved in natural park
management decisions. In this paper we simultaneously examine the
conservation and recreational values from grasslands for visitors to two
Italian Regional Parks. A contingent valuation survey was carried out in
2007 for estimating non-use benefits to visitors from a grasslands
conservation project in these parks. Two scenarios were considered: the
present landscape composed of grasslands and forests, and a hypothetical
scenario of forests without grasslands. Respondents were asked the quality
rating of the parks as places for recreational activities, and their
willingness to donate (WTD) per year to a project for maintaining the
status quo. Results show that the majority of respondents give a high
rating to these parks, are in favour of the project implementation, and
willing to donate mainly for the benefit of future generations. Among the
WTD determinants, by estimating a Tobit model and a two-stage model,
giving a high quality rating to the park for recreational activities
corresponds to a higher WTD for grassland conservation. This seems to
suggest that the recreational motivation tends to coincide with the need
to conserve habitats and biodiversity, and that the decision maker should
pay specific attention to the maintenance of the quality of the
recreational activities as well as the maintenance of a diversified
landscape in these parks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 169-191
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: biodiversity conservation, contingent valuation method, demand function, environmental valuation, grasslands multi-functionality, integrated natural resources management,
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Author-X-Name-First: Frederick
Author-X-Name-Last: Armah
Author-Name: Samuel Obiri
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Obiri
Author-Name: David Yawson
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Yawson
Author-Name: Ernest Afrifa
Author-X-Name-First: Ernest
Author-X-Name-Last: Afrifa
Author-Name: Genesis Yengoh
Author-X-Name-First: Genesis
Author-X-Name-Last: Yengoh
Author-Name: Johanna Alkan Olsson
Author-X-Name-First: Johanna Alkan
Author-X-Name-Last: Olsson
Author-Name: Justice Odoi
Author-X-Name-First: Justice
Author-X-Name-Last: Odoi
Title: Assessment of legal framework for corporate environmental behaviour and perceptions of residents in mining communities in Ghana
Abstract:
The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate
environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In
particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines
the extent to which it meets international best practices and standards of
corporate conduct and the extent to which self-regulatory mechanisms are
accommodated under the framework. This was accomplished through reviews of
mining and water related Acts, laws and relevant Statutes on corporate
environmental practices in Ghana. Ethnographic qualitative research was
carried out and key tools utilised included participant observations,
focus group discussions and interviews. Interview data captured community
members' perceptions on impacts of mining in 12 host communities. Key
findings indicate that most respondents have negative perceptions about
the socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining and where corporate
environmental governance codes exist, enforcement mechanisms are not very
well laid out, a situation which reflects weak regulatory institutions in
the mining sector. Further, the legal and regulatory regime for
environmental governance has failed to come up to international best
practices. While government has an important role to play in the area of
providing the legal framework for enhancing best practice standards in
corporate environmental governance, it appears that the ultimate
responsibility for sound environmental behaviour still lies with
corporations themselves.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 193-209
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: corporate environmentalism, policies, governance, law, sustainability, Ghana,
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Author-Name: Malte Grossmann
Author-X-Name-First: Malte
Author-X-Name-Last: Grossmann
Title: Impacts of boating trip limitations on the recreational value of the Spreewald wetland: a pooled revealed/contingent behaviour application of the travel cost method
Abstract:
Few studies have been conducted to date on the importance of water
availability (in-stream flows, water levels) for demand for a recreation
site in Europe. In this paper we combine data on actual trips taken to a
site (revealed behaviour) with data on anticipated trips that are stated
as a response to hypothetical scenarios constructed for survey respondents
(contingent behaviour). We combine these two sources of data in order to
assess whether, and to what extent, the maintenance of minimum in-stream
flows for boating matter in demand for trips to a wetland recreation site.
The data from the on-site survey are used to estimate an aggregate count
data travel cost model. Our findings indicate that variations in
navigability significantly affect demand and associated welfare measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 211-226
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: zonal travel cost method, count data model, water based recreation, wetlands, recreational boating, Spree River Basin,
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Author-Name: Bob Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Bob
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Judith Parks
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Parks
Author-Name: Kate Theobald
Author-X-Name-First: Kate
Author-X-Name-Last: Theobald
Title: Urban wind power and the private sector: community benefits, social acceptance and public engagement
Abstract:
Given the ambitious government targets for renewable energy generation in
the UK, there has been a push by government and industry towards various
types and scales of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs). This paper
explores the implications of commercial urban wind projects for local
communities, drawing on a case study of proposals by ASDA to construct
wind turbines in two semi-urban locations in the UK. The paper argues that
community responses to the proposals were complex and varied and could not
adequately be encapsulated by 'nimby' (not in my back yard) assignations.
It concludes that while ASDA followed a process of consulting local
people, this process highlighted the problems of the 'business as usual'
approach to public engagement employed by ASDA, and assumptions made about
public acceptance of RETs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 227-244
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: renewable energy, commercial urban wind, public engagement, public perceptions, social acceptance,
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Author-Name: John Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Author-Name: Sean Lyons
Author-X-Name-First: Sean
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyons
Author-Name: Abigail O'Callaghan-Platt
Author-X-Name-First: Abigail
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Callaghan-Platt
Title: Managing household waste in Ireland: behavioural parameters and policy options
Abstract:
Formulating efficient waste management policy requires data on market
conditions. Data on household waste management behaviour in Ireland is
scarce, and policy making could benefit from improved data and market
analysis. In this paper we estimate models of household waste management
behaviour in Ireland using econometrics and simple comparison of average
effects, but we find that some important parameters cannot be obtained
robustly using existing aggregate data. Drawing upon international
literature in order to complete our assumptions, we apply a simulation
model to illustrate the likely effects of some current policy options. We
show that increases in the landfill levy are likely to have little effect
on household behaviour if pay-by-use tariffs are not fully implemented,
and we find that while introducing additional bins for segregated
compostable waste may divert significant quantities of such waste, they
are more effective in cities than in rural areas. We also highlight key
shortcomings of the available data.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 245-266
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: municipal solid waste, household waste management, Ireland,
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Author-Name: Mario du Preez
Author-X-Name-First: Mario
Author-X-Name-Last: du Preez
Author-Name: Stephen Hosking
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hosking
Title: The value of the trout fishery at Rhodes, North Eastern Cape, South Africa: a travel cost analysis using count data models
Abstract:
Recent government legislation in South Africa (the National Environmental
Management: Biodiversity Act, No.10 of 2004) calls for the removal of
trout from ecosystems and habitats where they may cause harm. The
elimination of trout would, however, undermine the tourism appeal of many
upper catchments in South Africa to recreational fishers. This paper
reports the first formal recreational valuation of a trout fishery in
South Africa - the one in and around Rhodes village, North Eastern Cape.
The valuation is carried out by applying the individual travel cost method
using several count data models. The zero truncated negative binomial
model which allows for the non-negative integer nature of the trip data,
for truncation as well as for over-dispersion, found that the consumer
surplus per day and per trip to the Rhodes trout fishery was ZAR2 668
(US$334) and ZAR13,072 (US$1634), respectively in the year 2007, and the
total consumer surplus generated was ZAR18,026,288 (US$2 253,286).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 267-282
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: trout, South Africa, travel cost method, count data, recreational value,
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Author-Name: Irina Ribarova
Author-X-Name-First: Irina
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribarova
Author-Name: Dionysis Assimacopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Dionysis
Author-X-Name-Last: Assimacopoulos
Author-Name: Paul Jeffrey
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Jeffrey
Author-Name: Katherine Daniell
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Daniell
Author-Name: David Inman
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Inman
Author-Name: Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia
Author-X-Name-First: Lydia
Author-X-Name-Last: Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia
Author-Name: Thomas Melin
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Melin
Author-Name: Petar Kalinkov
Author-X-Name-First: Petar
Author-X-Name-Last: Kalinkov
Author-Name: Nils Ferrand
Author-X-Name-First: Nils
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrand
Author-Name: Katharina Tarnaki
Author-X-Name-First: Katharina
Author-X-Name-Last: Tarnaki
Title: Research-supported participatory planning for water stress mitigation
Abstract:
With multi-stakeholder issues such as climate change or population growth
providing significant challenges for water managers, participatory
approaches to planning and management are becoming increasingly popular.
To aid water stress mitigation in Bulgaria's Iskar region, a participatory
process with a broad range of stakeholders was designed and tested.
Options adapted for the region such as risk management and industrial and
domestic water conservation were studied. The results suggest that strong
research support is needed to adapt participatory management theories into
operational planning processes. Definition of appropriate working groups
with clear roles and responsibilities are also needed to ensure effective
implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 283-300
Issue: 2
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: drought, flood, participation, stakeholders, water stress,
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Author-Name: Bram Buscher
Author-X-Name-First: Bram
Author-X-Name-Last: Buscher
Author-Name: Elna de Beer
Author-X-Name-First: Elna
Author-X-Name-Last: de Beer
Title: The contemporary paradox of long-term planning for social-ecological change and its effects on the discourse-practice divide: evidence from Southern Africa
Abstract:
The Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Project between South Africa and
Lesotho aims to bring about positive social-ecological change in and
around the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain ecosystem. To this effect, the
project has developed a long-term planning strategy that has to
co-ordinate all involved actors - and their actions - until 2028. The
paper describes and analyses the run-up to the strategy. By combining
critical 'outside' research with practical 'inside' experience, the paper
argues that governing contemporary social-ecological change is severely
challenged by two main fundamental paradoxes: the fuelling of short-term
dynamics by neoliberal pressures on interventions; and related to this, an
increasing gap between discourse and practice. In turn, we argue that
these challenges manifested particularly in pressures of
'all-inclusiveness', the relation between natural and social scientists
and issues of 'selection' and 'sidetracking'. We conclude that combining
'critical outside' and 'practical inside' experiences can open up spaces
for engaging these challenges.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 301-318
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: transfrontier conservation, neoliberalism, South Africa, Lesotho, socio-ecological change,
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Author-Name: Dorina Pojani
Author-X-Name-First: Dorina
Author-X-Name-Last: Pojani
Title: From carfree to carfull: the environmental and health impacts of increasing private motorisation in Albania
Abstract:
This paper reviews the environmental and health impacts of private
motorisation in Albania since the fall of communism and the failures of
the public sector to effectively control these impacts. The paper focuses
on the capital, Tirana, which has almost one-third of the national
population, most of the national wealth, twice the rate of car ownership
in the rest of the country, and the bulk of the adverse impacts related to
motorisation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 319-335
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Tirana, Albania, Eastern Europe, private motorisation, air pollution, noise pollution, car accidents, energy consumption,
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Author-Name: Malgorzata Blicharska
Author-X-Name-First: Malgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Blicharska
Author-Name: Karolina Isaksson
Author-X-Name-First: Karolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Isaksson
Author-Name: Tim Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Author-Name: Chia-Jung Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Chia-Jung
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Context dependency and stakeholder involvement in EIA: the decisive role of practitioners
Abstract:
The outcomes of frameworks and practices for stakeholder involvement in
environmental impact assessment (EIA) for road planning, under the
umbrella of a common EU legal framework, are investigated here in specific
national contexts. Data for the two empirical cases examined - Poland and
Sweden - are related to the recent ongoing discussion on context
dependency for Environmental Assessments (EA). The analysis, informed by
practitioner interviews and documentary review, comprises a historical
review of the evolution of EIA and stakeholder involvement, and examines
more closely the legal frameworks, formal and informal arenas for
stakeholder involvement, and norms of stakeholder involvement held by
professionals involved in the planning process in the two countries. The
results challenge existing assumptions about the relative depth of
institutionalisation of stakeholder involvement and environmental concern
in a Scandinavian and Central-Eastern European context, and highlight the
decisive role of practitioners in the application of EA frameworks in
planning practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 337-354
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), context dependency, road planning, stakeholder involvement, deliberation,
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Author-Name: Ryunosuke Kikuchi
Author-X-Name-First: Ryunosuke
Author-X-Name-Last: Kikuchi
Title: Environmental and socio-economic factors in carbon offsets: an approach to sustainable management and planning in climate change strategy
Abstract:
In 1997 the European Commission presented a communication to clarify the
link between environmental strategy and job creation, and the Kyoto
Protocol was also negotiated during that year. While it may be considered
that implementation of the protocol has contributed to environmental and
socio-economic phases in the response to climate change, the method of
accounting for carbon offsets is ambiguous and uncertain from the
management viewpoint. In addition, from the planning viewpoint there is
doubt as to how to realise a low-carbon society without any socio-economic
burden. Since it is important to know the real value of carbon offsets
when considering the environment for future generations, it is necessary
to prepare a management tool to accurately account for carbon offsets. The
identification of the effects of climate change will be a key to properly
planning global-scale projects, and financial options will depend upon how
greenhouse gases are categorised (pollution or a global warming threat).
Categorisation should therefore be considered carefully.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 355-367
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: carbon offset, green jobs, Kyoto Protocol, renewable energy, sustainability,
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Author-Name: Jytte Seested Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Jytte Seested
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Author-Name: Trine Kjær
Author-X-Name-First: Trine
Author-X-Name-Last: Kjær
Title: Does question order influence sensitivity to scope? Empirical findings from a web-based contingent valuation study
Abstract:
This paper examines the relationship between question order and
sensitivity to scope in a large-scale web-based stated preference survey
using an Internet panel. Results are presented from a contingent valuation
survey in which each individual was asked to value two independent gains
in life expectancy. Using split-sample data for question order we are able
to study sensitivity to scope by carrying out an internal as well as an
external scope test, and to examine whether question order influences
sensitivity to scope. Finally, we address whether our results raise some
specific concerns regarding the use of web-based surveys. Overall we find
that choice of elicitation approach - in this case bottom-up versus
top-down - influences the stated willingness-to-pay values leading to
order effects and differences in scope sensitivity. Our findings
demonstrate that elicitation approach affects the decision-making
strategy, suggesting that preferences at least to some extent are
reference dependent and constructed during the elicitation task. In
addition, our findings indicate some relation between scope insensitivity,
time spent on filling out the questionnaire and experience as an Internet
panel member.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 369-381
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: contingent valuation, scope sensitivity, order effect; web-based survey, willingness-to-pay,
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Author-Name: Andreas Thiel
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Thiel
Author-Name: Catrin Egerton
Author-X-Name-First: Catrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Egerton
Title: Re-scaling of resource governance as institutional change: the case of water governance in Portugal
Abstract:
The paper complements work on the re-scaling of resource governance by
developing a theoretical understanding based on the distributional theory
of institutional change, and by examining the case of water governance in
Portugal. Different from the reactions of other European Member States to
the Water Framework Directive, the central water authority and
multi-sectoral deconcentrated administrations lost competencies in favour
of new water administrations. The level of water governance shifted from
administrative districts to hydrographic regions. Significant players in
this process were the central state and the Minister of the Environment.
Our explanation considers time preferences, mental models, credibility and
transaction and transition costs of governance, which affected the timing
and content of the reform, and the paper compares the situation to the
rest of Europe.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 383-402
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: re-scaling, water governance, Portugal, institutional change,
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Author-Name: S. Andrew Predmore
Author-X-Name-First: S. Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Predmore
Author-Name: Marc Stern
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Stern
Author-Name: Michael Mortimer
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Mortimer
Title: Constructing the public: the 'substantive sieve' and personal norms in US Forest Service Planning
Abstract:
In fulfilling its public involvement requirements under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the US Forest Service sometimes favours
scientific, technical or legally-based public input over comments that
explicitly express the values or preferences of the public. We trace the
roots of this tendency to the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
NEPA regulations and to agency planning guidelines that direct agency
employees to address only 'substantive' or 'significant' comments. We term
this guidance and the tendency to favour certain types of public input the
'substantive sieve', and show how it may influence agency constructions of
the public. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of
agency NEPA public involvement processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 403-419
Issue: 3
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: National Environmental Policy Act, public lands, values, planning, public involvement,
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Author-Name: Priscila Lopes
Author-X-Name-First: Priscila
Author-X-Name-Last: Lopes
Author-Name: Renato Silvano
Author-X-Name-First: Renato
Author-X-Name-Last: Silvano
Author-Name: Alpina Begossi
Author-X-Name-First: Alpina
Author-X-Name-Last: Begossi
Title: Extractive and Sustainable Development Reserves in Brazil: resilient alternatives to fisheries?
Abstract:
This study uses the socio-ecological resilience concept to compare two
categories of fisheries co-management in Brazil: Extractive and
Sustainable Development Reserves. Ecological resilience was estimated by
the indicators: reserve areas, human density and the existence of buffer
zones around the reserves. Indicators for social-resilience were grouped
in two categories: flexibility (assessed by livelihood diversification and
resources exploited) and capacity to organize (assessed by
local/governrnenta1 demand for reserve creation, existence of fishing
management rules or management plans, participation in the decision-making
process and existence of self-monitoring). Amazonian reserves are larger,
have buffer zones and people depend on a broader range of natural
resources compared to those on the coast. However, the inhabitants of
coastal reserves can rely on ecotourism and jobs outside the reserves,
which may reduce local fishing pressure. Both regions have reserves
created using top-down initiatives as well as those created from local
demands. Yet, participation in decision making is not necessarily related
to the origin of demand and the level of local involvement can be limited
in either case. Unless co-management is followed by adaptive management,
increased local participation of people in management and the
diversification of economic sources. its benefit to resilience is limited.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 421-443
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Fisheries management, co-management, socio-ecological resilience, small scale fisheries, resource use, Amazon, Brazilian coast,
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Author-Name: Frans Padt
Author-X-Name-First: Frans
Author-X-Name-Last: Padt
Author-Name: A. E. Luloff
Author-X-Name-First: A. E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Luloff
Title: A critical review of a managerial approach to 'green' community planning in the rural USA and the Netherlands
Abstract:
Does the contemporary managerial approach in policy support 'green'
community planning in rural areas? This question is addressed using the
Policy Arrangements Approach (PAA). When PAA was applied to rural policy
in the USA and the Netherlands, we observed an increasing effect of a
managerial approach in both countries over the last 10-15 years, including
the use of performance contracts and evaluation tools and the promotion of
self-sufficiency and public entrepreneurship at the community level. In
this paper we discuss how this managerial approach affected green
community planning in rural areas in the USA and the Netherlands.
Community planning is analysed using four dimensions: discourse; actor
coalitions; resources and power; and rules of the game. Our analysis
demonstrates that the managerial approach reinforces state power and puts
efforts to address the higher-order 'green' needs of a community at risk.
Different approaches for creating opportunities which encourage the
emergence of public leadership, as well as new institutional designs, are
required.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 445-456
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: rural policy, environmental planning, public management, institutional change, leadership,
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Author-Name: Lauren Harris
Author-X-Name-First: Lauren
Author-X-Name-Last: Harris
Author-Name: Tara McGee
Author-X-Name-First: Tara
Author-X-Name-Last: McGee
Author-Name: Bonita McFarlane
Author-X-Name-First: Bonita
Author-X-Name-Last: McFarlane
Title: Implementation of wildfire risk management by local governments in Alberta, Canada
Abstract:
This study examined the implementation of wildfire mitigation by local
governments in Alberta, Canada. Written surveys and telephone interviews
with participants in 18 municipalities were combined with additional
in-person interviews within two of these municipalities. Many
participating local governments were completing emergency preparedness
plans, infrastructure measures, education, wildfire hazard assessments on
public and private land, and vegetation management. Few were implementing
land-use planning and structural mitigation measures on local government
buildings. Factors that influenced implementation of wildfire mitigation
measures included issue advocates, communication with internal and
external stakeholders, financial and human resources, support from higher
levels of government, and biophysical and demographic characteristics.
Recommendations for encouraging the implementation of wildfire mitigation
by local governments are provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 457-475
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: wildfire, local government, wildfire mitigation, hazard mitigation, Alberta, Canada,
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Author-Name: A. P. Barnes
Author-X-Name-First: A. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barnes
Author-Name: J. Willock
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willock
Author-Name: L. Toma
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Toma
Author-Name: C. Hall
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hall
Title: Utilising a farmer typology to understand farmer behaviour towards water quality management: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in Scotland
Abstract:
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) are employed as compulsory instruments to
meet standards on EU water quality. Farmers operating in NVZs face a
number of restrictions on agricultural activity and a greater requirement
for record keeping in relation to timing and quantities of nitrogen inputs
used. This paper presents results of a survey into the attitudes and
values of farmers within the designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) in
Scotland. A typology based on perceptions towards water quality management
was developed using factor and cluster analysis techniques. Three types
were identified as 'resistors', 'apathists' and 'multifunctionalists'. The
'resistors' and the 'multifunctionalists' had similar approaches to land
use management, but then diverged in terms of their perceptions towards
the environment, water management and the NVZ regulations in particular.
The apathists were indifferent towards the aims of the regulation and to
water quality management in general. This was also evidenced by their lack
of uptake of voluntary measures for improving water quality. The lack of
engagement from the 'apathists', which represent around a third of the
responses to the survey, is particularly problematic for policy makers.
There is a need for greater targeting of information to this farmer type
emphasising favourable perceptions which encourage water quality
management behaviours.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 477-494
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, voluntary farmer behaviour, cluster analysis, diffuse water pollution,
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Author-Name: Tuija Hilding-Rydevik
Author-X-Name-First: Tuija
Author-X-Name-Last: Hilding-Rydevik
Author-Name: Ann Åkerskog
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Åkerskog
Title: A clear case of 'doublespeak': the Swedish governmental SEA implementation discourse
Abstract:
Discourse serves as a fundamental prerequisite for human action - as is
displayed by the implementation in Swedish local spatial planning of the
EU 'Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive' which forms the
focus of this paper. The national Swedish SEA policy discourse, following
from the EU Directive, presents a clear case of 'doublespeak'. The major
mobilising metaphor emerging from the discourse analysis is the concept of
efficiency backed by the pronouncement of continuity. Major benefits for
local spatial planning are outlined while at the same time assurance is
given that no new efforts or added costs are foreseen for the
municipalities. The role of the SEA is downsized in relation to
sustainable development and to the Environmental Impact Assessment of
projects. In order to fully interrogate this debate the current paper
combines a policy implementation approach with a discourse perspective.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 495-515
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Strategic Environmental Assessment, EU Directive, discourse, planning practice, Sweden,
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Author-Name: Xibao Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Xibao
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Yan Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Author-Name: Guishan Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Guishan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Hengpeng Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hengpeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Three Gorges Project: effects of resettlement on nutrient balance of the agroecosystems in the reservoir area
Abstract:
This paper reports on the effects of human resettlement on the nutrient
balance of the agroecosystems in Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) of
China. The analysis used is the OECD (Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development) 'Soil Surface Nitrogen Balance Model' and
agricultural statistical data for the county level in 1985-2005. Spatial
and temporal changes of nutrient balance and the impacts of resettlement
on such changes were examined. The results demonstrate that rural
resettlement has significantly increased soil surface nitrogen and
phosphorous surplus since 2000. The structural transformation of
agricultural activities from grain production to horticulture or forestry
should be encouraged, and more people may need to be moved out of the TGRA
to reduce nutrient water pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-537
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: Three Gorges Project, resettlement, nutrient balance, agroecosystems,
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Author-Name: Richard Cowell
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Cowell
Author-Name: Gill Bristow
Author-X-Name-First: Gill
Author-X-Name-Last: Bristow
Author-Name: Max Munday
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Munday
Title: Acceptance, acceptability and environmental justice: the role of community benefits in wind energy development
Abstract:
Conflict around wind farm development has stimulated interest in
'community benefits' - the provision of financial or material benefits by
the developers to the area affected by these facilities. By and large,
both policy makers and researchers have couched the rationale for
community benefits in instrumental terms, i.e. that an increased flow of
community benefits will improve the social acceptability of these
facilities and thereby expedite planning consent. This paper questions
this conventional rationale. Proponents of this rationale neglect the
institutionally structured terrain of the planning process; the provision
of community benefits can shift in significance depending on whether or
not the 'affected community' has any significant influence over wind farm
projects. Similarly, our discourse analysis conducted in Wales shows that
community benefits are seen predominantly as compensation for impacts,
without any clear implication that they should change social attitudes.
Our conclusion is that the dominant, instrumental rationale for community
benefits obscures other, equally important justifications: the role of
community benefits in promoting environmental justice; and how flows of
community benefits might better serve the long-term sustainability of wind
farm development areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 539-557
Issue: 4
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: renewable energy, community, compensation, justice, planning,
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Author-Name: Todd Rayne
Author-X-Name-First: Todd
Author-X-Name-Last: Rayne
Author-Name: Kenneth Bradbury
Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth
Author-X-Name-Last: Bradbury
Title: Evaluating impacts of subdivision density on shallow groundwater in southeastern Wisconsin, USA
Abstract:
Using simple numerical groundwater flow models, we tested the impacts of
suburban developments on groundwater levels and discharge to streams. We
used lot sizes of 1, 3 and 5 acres (4000, 12,000 and 20,000 m2) with
one domestic well per lot that pumped water from shallow aquifers. Our
modelling showed that pumping had little impact on water levels and
groundwater discharge to streams if the developed area is of a moderate
size. However, domestic wells had the potential to impact local
groundwater levels and baseflows in large developments. In township-wide
development scenarios of 1-acre (4000 m2) lots, simulated drawdowns
beneath developed areas ranged from 1 to 18 ft (0.3 to 5.5 m), and
baseflow reductions ranged from 20 to 40%. Impacts generally were
inversely proportional to lot size, recharge rate and hydraulic
conductivity of the aquifer materials. Developments using individual
domestic wells have the potential to impact local groundwater levels and
surface water features. The impacts can range from negligible to severe,
depending on local hydrogeologic conditions and on whether wastewater is
recharged onsite or is removed from the basin. An assessment of
groundwater impacts should be a part of the planning process for all
suburban developments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 559-575
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: groundwater modelling, suburban development, impacts, aquifers, baseflow,
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Author-Name: Cecilia Håkansson
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Håkansson
Author-Name: Goran Bostedt
Author-X-Name-First: Goran
Author-X-Name-Last: Bostedt
Author-Name: Goran Ericsson
Author-X-Name-First: Goran
Author-X-Name-Last: Ericsson
Title: Exploring distributional determinants of large carnivore conservation in Sweden
Abstract:
This paper aims to fill the gap in the literature about distributional
impacts (who wins and who loses) of implementing new management plans for
non-market priced environmental goods and services. The focus is on
whether and to what extent, age, gender, presence of large carnivores and
income affect willingness-to-pay (WTP) for increasing large carnivore
stocks in Sweden. Our results contradict findings from previous studies on
large carnivores in the sense that patterns change when different
distributional dimensions are analysed together. The results indicate that
WTP is independent of the presence of large carnivores, except for the
group 'young men'. In general, young men are found to be a disparate
group.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 577-595
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: non-market valuation, large carnivores, distributional effects, equity,
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Author-Name: James Freeman
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Freeman
Author-Name: Marc Stern
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Stern
Author-Name: Michael Mortimer
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Mortimer
Author-Name: Dale Blahna
Author-X-Name-First: Dale
Author-X-Name-Last: Blahna
Author-Name: Lee Cerveny
Author-X-Name-First: Lee
Author-X-Name-Last: Cerveny
Title: Interdisciplinary collaboration within project-level NEPA teams in the US Forest Service
Abstract:
Interdisciplinary teamwork has become a foundation of natural resources
planning and management in the US. Yet, we know little about the degree of
interdisciplinary collaboration of natural resource planning teams. We
conducted 10 case studies of Forest Service NEPA (National Environmental
Policy Act) teams working on projects related to the 2005 Travel
Management Rule. Although teams' critical tasks were similar, we found
wide variation in interdisciplinary teamwork approaches. We propose three
typologies of teamwork processes and discuss relationships between teams'
work approaches and process outcomes. Rather than being easily labelled as
holistically 'collaborative' or 'non-collaborative', teams may more
typically move in and out of different modes of collaboration (or
non-collaboration) throughout the different stages of teamwork processes.
Results suggest that greater external pressure may lead teams to adopt a
more internally collaborative approach and that empowering leadership
styles may enhance the success of more collaborative approaches in terms
of perceived outcomes. Future research on the relationships between
extra-team context, team collaboration, and leadership styles may provide
insight into the drivers of outcomes in natural resource planning teams.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 597-615
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: US Forest Service, interdisciplinary, teamwork, collaboration, National Environmental Policy Act,
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Author-Name: Ben Harman
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Harman
Author-Name: Darryl Low Choy
Author-X-Name-First: Darryl Low
Author-X-Name-Last: Choy
Title: Perspectives on tradable development rights for ecosystem service protection: lessons from an Australian peri-urban region
Abstract:
Competition for land between agriculture and urban uses is a global
problem. Until recently, planners and policy makers have relied on
regulatory 'command and control' planning approaches; however, there is
growing interest in the use of market-based instruments to address natural
resource management issues in complex and highly contested peri-urban
environments. Tradable development rights are one type of market-based
instrument. While tradable development rights have been used extensively
in the United States, their application in Australia has been limited.
Yet, in Australia, population growth and development in peri-urban areas
is placing extensive pressure on natural resources and productive
agricultural lands. These pressures are particularly acute in Australia's
fastest growing metropolitan region, South East Queensland. By using a
case study approach we explore stakeholder perspectives on the value of
this tool to protect peri-urban landscape values. Whilst current planner
and stakeholder perspectives suggest there is considerable support, there
are substantial political, institutional, knowledge, resource and
legislative barriers that need to be overcome before this tool can be a
viable, realistic and acceptable option for land use planning in
peri-urban regions such as South East Queensland.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 617-635
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: urban sprawl, sustainability, market based instruments, environmental planning, regulation,
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Author-Name: Jeremy Franks
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Franks
Title: The collective provision of environmental goods: a discussion of contractual issues
Abstract:
Although many species have a larger range than the average sized farm,
most agri-environment schemes (AES) involve contracts with individual land
managers. However, in the Netherlands 'collective contracts' allow
neighbouring land managers to co-ordinate environmental management at the
landscape rather than the farm-scale. Findings from a study of Dutch
Environmental Co-operatives (ECs) are used to discuss how collective
contracts for environmental goods affect the following contractual issues
associated with AES: transaction costs, asymmetry of information, the
'hold-up', 'end-of-contract' and 'assurance' problems and incomplete
contracts. As a prerequisite for effective collective contracts requires
land managers holding communal aims and interests, the techniques used by
ECs to form like-minded groups are also reviewed. Government support for
collective contracts can be justified because they: (1) reduce transaction
costs; (2) improve ecological effectiveness; and (3) increase the policy
options available. Government support for ECs can be justified (1) as
compensation to members for the additional costs they incur co-ordinating
group actions; (2) to assist collectives buy-in expert advice; and (3)
because they increase participation rates by (a) helping counter the
'hold-up', 'assurance' and 'incomplete contract' problems, and (b) by
framing decisions in ways that shift attitudes, values and aspirations
among members.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 637-660
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: co-operatives, environmental policy, management, market failure, public goods, landscape-scale,
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Author-Name: Laurence Amblard
Author-X-Name-First: Laurence
Author-X-Name-Last: Amblard
Author-Name: Carsten Mann
Author-X-Name-First: Carsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Mann
Title: Ex-ante institutional compatibility assessment of policy options: methodological insights from a case study on the Nitrate Directive in Auvergne, France
Abstract:
The Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA) has been
developed as a formalised methodology to predict the compatibility between
a policy option and the institutional context of its implementation. As a
first empirical test of the tool, PICA was applied to the implementation
of the EUNitrate Directive in Auvergne, France. Valuable insights were
acquired on thecombination of experts and stakeholders' perspectives and
the choice of qualitative methods for the collection of the information
needed at each step ofthe assessment. Further, this procedure proved to be
a valuable tool for the ex-ante identification of institutional factors
affecting the implementation of policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 661-684
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: ex-ante policy assessment, institutional compatibility, EU Nitrate Directive, integrative methodology,
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Author-Name: Craig Bullock
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Menelaos Gkartzios
Author-X-Name-First: Menelaos
Author-X-Name-Last: Gkartzios
Title: Rural residential preferences for house design and location: insights from a discrete choice experiment applied to Ireland
Abstract:
Living in the countryside/rural areas has, in recent decades, become a
matter of personal choice for many people. Various researchers have
investigated people's motivations for wanting to make this move. However,
there has been rather little investigation of the factors that cause
people to choose one type of rural property or rural location over
another. This paper reports on research undertaken in Ireland in which
discrete choice experiments are combined with other survey data to examine
the relative influence of factors such as house design, house location and
journey times. The paper provides insights into the relative strength of
such considerations, including the influence of the 'rural idyll'. The
results have potential implications for planning in rural areas and the
type of properties that could be needed to encourage moves to more
nucleated settlements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 685-706
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: discrete choice experiment, housing preferences, rural planning, migration,
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Author-Name: Birgit Bednar-Friedl
Author-X-Name-First: Birgit
Author-X-Name-Last: Bednar-Friedl
Author-Name: Olivia Koland
Author-X-Name-First: Olivia
Author-X-Name-Last: Koland
Author-Name: Karl Steininger
Author-X-Name-First: Karl
Author-X-Name-Last: Steininger
Title: Urban sprawl and policy responses: a general equilibrium analysis of residential choice
Abstract:
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 707-707
Issue: 5
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
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Author-Name: Rafia Afroz
Author-X-Name-First: Rafia
Author-X-Name-Last: Afroz
Author-Name: Rabaah Tudin
Author-X-Name-First: Rabaah
Author-X-Name-Last: Tudin
Author-Name: Keisuke Hanaki
Author-X-Name-First: Keisuke
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanaki
Author-Name: Muhammad Mehedi Masud
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Mehedi
Author-X-Name-Last: Masud
Title: Selected socio-economic factors affecting the willingness to minimise solid waste in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Abstract:
This paper examines the factors that influence the waste generation and
willingness to minimise solid waste in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Information
on waste generation, willingness to minimise, socio-economic
characteristics, and behaviour of the households towards solid waste
management were obtained from interviews with 402 households in Dhaka
city. Of these, 103 households regularly practised recycling activities.
Ordinary least square (OLS) regression and logistic regression analysis
were used to determine the dominant factors that might influence the waste
generation and households' willingness to minimise solid waste,
respectively. The results found that the waste generation of the
households in Dhaka city was significantly affected by environmental
consciousness, income groups, particularly the middle-income earners, and
willingness to separate. The significant factors for willingness to
minimise solid waste were environmental consciousness, income groups
particularly the middle-income earners, young adults mainly those aged
between 25 to 35 years and storage facility. Establishment of a solid
waste management programme could be an effective strategy for implementing
sustainable waste management in Bangladesh. For this strategy to succeed,
however, active partnership between the respondents and waste management
service department is required. The respondents' behaviour toward solid
waste management practices should be taken into consideration, as should
the results of this study, which are important indicators of respondents'
positive attitudes toward sustainable waste management in Dhaka city.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 711-731
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: waste minimisation, waste generation, recycling, logistic regression model, perception and attitude,
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: Marco Zitti
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Zitti
Title: Economic growth vs. land quality: a multidimensional approach in Italy
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the recent economic dynamics in Italy and their
implications for a specified environmental topic - land quality and its
vulnerability to degradation. As opposed to the traditional economic
literature, centred on GDP level and changes, a multidimensional concept
of 'economic growth' was developed in the present study by considering
several variables (share of agriculture and industry on the total
production, labour productivity by sector, per capita value added) within
a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). This analysis was carried out with
the aim of assessing diachronically the spatial association between (and,
possibly, to clarify the implications of) the economic growth and the
distribution of the vulnerable lands to degradation across nearly 700
Italian districts in the mid-1990s and mid-2000s. The geographical
gradients and the socio-economic factors supposed to have a prominent role
in this relationship were analysed by dividing the investigated area into
three geographical belts with different environmental characteristics. PCA
results indicate that the traditional north-south economic gap has not
been significantly reduced throughout the last 10 years. Furthermore,
coastal-inland and urban-rural gradients were revealed as crucial in the
environment-economic transition. Finally, the implications of this nexus
on land quality were discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-748
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: economic growth, local district, multidimensional analysis, land quality, geographical gradient, Italy,
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Author-Name: Carissa Schively Slotterback
Author-X-Name-First: Carissa Schively
Author-X-Name-Last: Slotterback
Title: Addressing climate change in state and local environmental impact analysis
Abstract:
This study examines the first generation of state and local policies in
the US that require consideration of climate change in environmental
impact analysis (EIA). Based on a review of six policies, the study finds
significant variation in approach relative to the nature of analyses
(quantitative versus qualitative), consideration of various greenhouse
gases, methods used to analyse impacts, applicability of policies and
approaches to integrating climate change analyses into EIA documents. At
the same time, the analysis highlights key challenges associated with
addressing climate change in the existing EIA framework, including
addressing cumulative effects and scientific uncertainty and evaluating
the significance of project-scale climate change impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 749-767
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: environmental impact analysis (EIA), climate change, greenhouse gases, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA),
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Author-Name: Yuan Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: The use of a goal for SO2 mitigation planning and management in China's 11th Five-Year Plan
Abstract:
Using the goal of a 10% reduction of SO2 emissions in China's 11th
Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) as a case study, this paper analyses how
environmental goals are used in a large country with multi-level
governments and insufficient rule of law. After the central government set
up the goal, the mitigation burden was shared among local governments, and
mechanisms were designed to enhance their commitment to the goal. This
paper found that in the 11th Five-Year Plan, both the central and local
governments were much more committed to SO2 mitigation than previously,
which could help to explain China's recent significant reduction of SO2
emissions. The case indicates that goals can effectively plan and manage
environmental protection and other national government agendas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 769-783
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: China, goal, SO2 mitigation, environmental planning and management, the 11th Five-Year Plan,
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Author-Name: Hossein Azadi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadi
Author-Name: Peter Ho
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Ho
Author-Name: Erni Hafni
Author-X-Name-First: Erni
Author-X-Name-Last: Hafni
Author-Name: Kiumars Zarafshani
Author-X-Name-First: Kiumars
Author-X-Name-Last: Zarafshani
Author-Name: Frank Witlox
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Witlox
Title: Multi-stakeholder involvement and urban green space performance
Abstract:
This study aimed to identify the main factors influencing urban green
space performance. Therefore, a conceptual framework on the relations of
multi-stakeholder involvement (MSI) and the performance was conducted by a
mixed-method approach. The study covered all urban green space projects
(UGSPs) published in international journals as its population which were
obtained from three main databases: ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus and
Picarta. Using a few combinations of keywords, 29 relevant journals were
identified, which included 42 UGSPs as the main units of analysis in this
study. A content analysis was used to determine the contribution of MSI to
the performance of urban green space. The main internal (state, private,
society, planning/design, implementation, maintenance, input for
management, and financial support) and external (regulation, good
leadership and financial support) MSI indicators were further identified.
The findings showed that the main indicators that significantly influence
urban green space performance are 'state, society, implementation and
regulation'. The study concluded that the state plays a critical role in
the UGSPs' performance although it is not the only actor. The influential
role of the state and society should also be considered since most of
green space projects are non-profit oriented. 'Society' involvement also
contributes to the performance and 'regulation' is also needed as a legal
basis for green space development and management. To validate the
conceptual framework and mixed-method approach developed here, it is
recommended that more studies should be conducted to compare the
relationship of the MSI and the UGSPs' performance in different
categories.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 785-811
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: urban green space, multi-stakeholder involvement, performance, mixed-method,
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Author-Name: Tiberio Daddi
Author-X-Name-First: Tiberio
Author-X-Name-Last: Daddi
Author-Name: Marco Frey
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Frey
Author-Name: Fabio Iraldo
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio
Author-X-Name-Last: Iraldo
Author-Name: Bouchra Nabil
Author-X-Name-First: Bouchra
Author-X-Name-Last: Nabil
Title: The implementation of an Environmental Management System in a North-African local public administration: the case of the City Council of Marrakech (Morocco)
Abstract:
This paper analyses the case of ISO 14001 certification in the City of
Marrakech (Morocco). The case study defines the methods and approaches
used in the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS),
highlighting what were the main differences and the rationale and expected
benefits of the certification process for the city. The paper aims to
compare this experience with similar experiences of Western local
authorities described in the literature by analysing drivers, motivations,
benefits and barriers in EMS adoption. To achieve this goal, the paper
reports, among other results, the outcome of a survey of the environmental
perception of the City population carried out in the ISO 14001
implementation in order to identify how and if the attainment of ISO 14001
certification could be valorised by the City of Marrakech with regard to
the citizens' perception. From this enquiry it emerges that a relevant
sensibility of the population related to numerous environmental issues can
be stimulated by ISO 14001 certification. The case study shows that an
approach foreseeing a strong involvement of the stakeholders can be
particularly effective as it responds to the specificities of non-EU
contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-832
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: ISO 14001, EMAS, Environmental Management System, Marrakech, indirect environmental aspects,
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Author-Name: Bruno Zanon
Author-X-Name-First: Bruno
Author-X-Name-Last: Zanon
Author-Name: Davide Geneletti
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Geneletti
Title: Integrating ecological, scenic and local identity values in the management plan of an Alpine Natural Park
Abstract:
Nature conservation policies and procedures have recently acquired a
wider mission. Disciplinary advances, the approval of international
guidelines and regulations, and the increasing number and variety of
protected areas require to overcome the traditional rigid separation
between designated areas and the rest of the territory. In particular, the
challenge of biodiversity protection and the attention devoted to
protected landscapes require innovative approaches. The paper provides a
disciplinary framework and illustrates the methodology used in drawing up
a management plan for the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park, an
alpine protected area located in Trentino, Italy. The Park is
characterised by ecological values and spectacular Dolomite scenery, but
also by man-made landscapes and the presence of economic activities. The
key planning instrument applied is the 'landscape unit', which integrates
the different values to be protected in a way that reflects the identity
of local communities and the shared perspective of nature conservation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-850
Issue: 6
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Keywords: nature conservation, Natura 2000, zoning, landscape unit,
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Author-Name: Wendy Y. Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: C.Y. Jim
Author-X-Name-First: C.Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jim
Title: Resident valuation and expectation of the urban greening project in Zhuhai, China
Abstract:
The type of payment vehicle may affect estimates of willingness-to-pay
(WTP) for public goods in contingent valuation. This study applied three
payment vehicles (donation, greening tax and entrance fee) to assess
residents' WTP for a new urban greening project in Zhuhai, China. A
clustered sampling framework randomly chose 598 household heads for
questionnaire interviews. A logit regression model was adopted to estimate
WTP. The main findings were: (1) Zhuhai residents mainly used
neighbourhood gardens for leisure rather than street gardens and urban
parks; (2) donation was the most preferred payment mechanism that yielded
the most conservative WTP estimate, compared with two other payment
vehicles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 851-869
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 10
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Author-Name: Dino Michael Minoli
Author-X-Name-First: Dino Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Minoli
Author-Name: Mark Thomas Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Mark Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: An exploration of golf and voluntary environmental programmes
Abstract:
Golf is a major and expanding sport, leisure and tourism activity with
significant environmental impacts. The impacts of golf and other sports
facilities are increasingly addressed through Voluntary Environmental
Programmes (VEPs). Since the late-1980s, VEPs have gained popularity
because they theoretically overcome the weaknesses of environmental
legislation, improve environmental performance beyond minimum legal
compliance and confer competitive advantage. Yet their effectiveness is
contested and they are only partially accepted. There is very limited
research on the growing participation of golf and other sports in VEPs.
Our international review paper outlines the environmental impacts of golf,
analyses the strategic ‘green’ pressures affecting the
sport, reviews the theory and practice of VEPs, and draws conclusions on
this under-researched field.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 871-889
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 9
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Author-Name: Arne Arnberger
Author-X-Name-First: Arne
Author-X-Name-Last: Arnberger
Author-Name: Renate Eder
Author-X-Name-First: Renate
Author-X-Name-Last: Eder
Title: The influence of age on recreational trail preferences of urban green-space visitors: a discrete choice experiment with digitally calibrated images
Abstract:
This study explored the influence of age on recreational trail
preferences using an image-based discrete choice experiment. The trail
scenarios were depicted as digitally calibrated images that systematically
displayed eight social, managerial and physical trail features. In 2006,
on-site visitors (N = 321) to public green spaces in Vienna were
intercepted. Age groups were formed based on quartiles. Across all
quartiles, visitor numbers and litter had the highest influence on trail
preferences. Not all attributes were relevant for each quartile. The
elderly quartile placed more importance on litter and activity type, while
trail environment and trail type were of marginal importance compared with
the younger quartiles. Consequently, visitor preferences are diverse
because of age and planning and management has to consider these different
needs for recreational trails.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 891-908
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.539875
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Author-Name: Anna C. Jonsson
Author-X-Name-First: Anna C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jonsson
Author-Name: Lotta Andersson
Author-X-Name-First: Lotta
Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson
Author-Name: Johanna Alkan Olsson
Author-X-Name-First: Johanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alkan Olsson
Author-Name: Madelaine Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Madelaine
Author-X-Name-Last: Johansson
Title: Defining goals in participatory water management: merging local visions and expert judgements
Abstract:
Management by objectives is intrinsic to the EU Water Framework Directive
(WFD) and Swedish environmental policy. We describe three approaches to
formulating objectives via model-assisted dialogue with local stakeholders
concerning eutrophication in a coastal drainage area in south-eastern
Sweden: a WFD eco-centred approach based on ‘natural state’;
Swedish environmental policy reformulated into quantified reduction goals;
and a participatory approach based on local stakeholder definitions of
desirable environmental status. Despite problems with representation, we
conclude that local stakeholder participation in formulating local goals
could increase goal functionality and robustness when adapting and
implementing national and EU WFD goals at the local level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 909-935
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.541738
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Author-Name: Melissa Keeley
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Keeley
Title: The Green Area Ratio: an urban site sustainability metric
Abstract:
The Green Area Ratio (GAR) is an urban site sustainability metric which
has been used in Berlin, Germany since 1997 to enhance the urban
environment by requiring green infrastructure enhancements on private
properties. Following an overview of the principles of the GAR instrument,
this paper outlines metric development and implementation procedures in
Berlin and then analyses how instrument features might affect its
potential environmental, social and economic impacts. Despite identified
policy deficits and the lack of adequate outcome monitoring in Berlin, the
GAR instrument resonates with the environmental planning needs of many
urban communities, including its compatibility with dense urbanism,
utilisation of green infrastructure techniques, and an aim toward
comprehensive environmental planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 937-958
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547681
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Author-Name: Pengjun Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Pengjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Bin Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Bin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Title: Managing urban growth to reduce motorised travel in Beijing: one method of creating a low-carbon city
Abstract:
The environmental impact of rising motorised travel has become a key
issue regarding low-carbon development in China. Drastic urban expansion
under the current rapid urbanisation process tends to worsen these
impacts. This paper examines the impacts of the patterns of urban
development on motorised travel in the case of Beijing. By using household
survey data, the analysis finds that the patterns of urban development on
the urban fringe have a significant impact on workers' car use for their
journeys to work when their socio-economic characteristics, household
preferences for housing location and level of public transport
accessibility are taken into account. Sprawling industrial and real estate
development, characterised by a low degree of self-contained development
and low-density land use, tends to increase the need to drive. The
findings suggest that growth management to control sprawling development
would play an important role in containing the motorised travel demand in
China where transport policies are usually focused on huge and expensive
transport projects. Urban growth management can have significant
implications for achieving the objectives of creating a low-carbon city in
China in the current process of rapid urbanisation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 959-977
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547684
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Author-Name: Maaike Knol
Author-X-Name-First: Maaike
Author-X-Name-Last: Knol
Title: Mapping ocean governance: from ecological values to policy instrumentation
Abstract:
With the turn to integrated forms of ecosystem governance, ocean zoning
is argued to be an efficient means to manage cumulative pressures and
multiple spatial claims. Maps and mapping practices reflect and constitute
the turn to marine ecosystem governance, wherein different actors take
part to design policy instruments. This paper traces how mapping practices
enacted ecosystem governance in the Barents Sea-Lofoten area in Norway. It
demonstrates how ecological values and vulnerability were translated into
a boundary infrastructure, which was consequently distilled into a
user-oriented grid that provided a temporary framework for oil and gas
activities. The paper demonstrates that mapping--perceived as an on-going
process of translation--results in constant redefinations of the
relationship between actors and information, and of regular
reinterpretation of the reality that is created.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 979-995
Issue: 7
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547686
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Author-Name: Stephen Hynes
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hynes
Author-Name: Danny Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Danny
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Title: Estimating the welfare impacts of agricultural landscape change in Ireland: a choice experiment approach
Abstract:
In this paper we exploit a choice experiment modelling framework to
estimate the potential non-market welfare impacts of a number of
hypothetical rural Irish landscape types that could become real by the
year 2030, depending both on future agricultural policy reform and
changing land use demands. The results of a random parameters logit model
demonstrate significant preference heterogeneity amongst the Irish
population for the attributes of agricultural landscapes. The largest
welfare gain for the population is found to be from the
‘agri-environmental landscape’ that protects traditional
farm landscape features and enhances biodiversity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1019-1039
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547691
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Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Author-Name: Jasper R. de Vries
Author-X-Name-First: Jasper R.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vries
Title: The governance of Natura 2000 sites: the importance of initial choices in the organisation of planning processes
Abstract:
The management of Natura 2000 sites faces several challenges. Responsible
authorities need to achieve specific conservation objectives and they need
to balance these objectives with social and economic interests. A study of
two cases, one in England and one in the Netherlands, shows that the
initial choices about the organisation of a deliberative planning process
can create a solid basis for further co-operation. This paper contributes
to the knowledge about the design and consequences of deliberative
planning processes. It shows how a specific process design can strengthen
the possibilities to develop social capital, trust and reciprocity, but
also how it can result in a deliberative quicksand, characterised by
ongoing discussions and even conflicts between the various stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1041-1059
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.549034
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Author-Name: Danny Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Danny
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Author-Name: David A. Hensher
Author-X-Name-First: David A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hensher
Author-Name: Riccardo Scarpa
Author-X-Name-First: Riccardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Scarpa
Title: Non-attendance to attributes in environmental choice analysis: a latent class specification
Abstract:
There is a growing literature on the design and use of stated choice
experiments. Analysts have developed sophisticated ways of analysing such
data, using a form of discrete choice model to identify the marginal
(dis)utility associated with observed attributes linked to an alternative,
as well as accounting for preference and scale heterogeneity. There is
also a growing literature studying the attribute processing rules that
respondents use as a way of simplifying the task of choosing. Using the
latent class framework, we define classes based on rules that recognise
the non-attendance to one or more attributes. These processing rules are
postulated to be used in real markets as a form of cognitive
rationalisation. The empirical study involves a choice amongst rural
environmental landscape improvements in the Republic of Ireland. We
estimate models and calculate a marginal willingness to pay (WTP) for four
landscape improvements, and contrast it with the results from a model
specification in which all attributes are assumed to be attended to with
parameter preservation. We find that the marginal WTP is, on average,
significantly higher when full attribute preservation specification is
adopted, raising questions about the appropriateness of current practice
that assume a fully compensatory attribute choice rule.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1061-1076
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.549367
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Author-Name: Yaiza Armas-Cruz
Author-X-Name-First: Yaiza
Author-X-Name-Last: Armas-Cruz
Title: Determinants of environmental management and implications for firms' economic performance
Abstract:
There is considerable debate in the literature about the economic
implications of firms' environmental management. The current study
identifies the determinants and implications of environmental management
and performance, using an empirical analysis of 187 hotels in the third
most visited region of Spain -- itself the second most important tourist
destination in the world (2008). The study confirms the positive influence
of environmental management and performance on an organisation's economic
performance. Consequently, the study contributes to the natural
resource-based view of the firm. For this purpose, starting from an
exhaustive and critical review of the literature the study defines a valid
and reliable model, adapted to the socio-economic context of the analysis,
with which to evaluate firms' environmental protection actions and their
outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1077-1106
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.549401
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Author-Name: Micah Makworo
Author-X-Name-First: Micah
Author-X-Name-Last: Makworo
Author-Name: Caleb Mireri
Author-X-Name-First: Caleb
Author-X-Name-Last: Mireri
Title: Public open spaces in Nairobi City, Kenya, under threat
Abstract:
The paper demonstrates that public open spaces in Nairobi City have been
increasingly threatened by congestion and deterioration as result of the
rapid rate of urbanisation (5--7.5%), poor planning, weak management and
illegal alienation. According to the 1948 Master Plan for the city, city
planning was premised on the neighbourhood concept with ample provision of
public open spaces. However, after Kenya's independence in 1963, the
implementation of the Master Plan was largely abandoned. Rapid and
uncontrolled urbanisation meant that public open spaces that were intended
to serve a population of 250,000 now serve over 3 million people. Public
open spaces in the city suffer from degradation, overcrowding and
insecurity, thus denying city residents access to the much-needed
recreation and leisure facilities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1107-1123
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.549631
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Author-Name: Chandler Van Schaack
Author-X-Name-First: Chandler
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Schaack
Author-Name: Todd BenDor
Author-X-Name-First: Todd
Author-X-Name-Last: BenDor
Title: A comparative study of green building in urban and transitioning rural North Carolina
Abstract:
Green building has gained popularity in urban areas for reducing energy
use. This study analyzes factors influencing green building adoption and
use through five comparative case studies of urban and transitioning
(rapidly developing rural) North Carolina counties. Interviews and policy
analyses reveal factors determining green building activity in
transitioning counties, including the presence ofactive advocacy and
industry organisations, supportive governments and knowledge spillover
from nearby university sustainability programmes. Confusion over green
building processes, hesitance to alter development practices, low
inter-governmental co-ordination and feedback between low green building
education and government outreach, can limit green building activity. Our
findings point to recommendations for federal, state and local government
actions to incentivise green building in transitioning areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1125-1147
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.550793
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Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Author-Name: Joren Jacobs
Author-X-Name-First: Joren
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobs
Author-Name: Petruta Teampau
Author-X-Name-First: Petruta
Author-X-Name-Last: Teampau
Title: Crossing trails in the marshes: rigidity and flexibility in the governance of the Danube Delta
Abstract:
In this paper, we revisit the utility of the concepts of path dependence
and interdependence for the analysis of participatory environmental
governance. We investigate the evolution of environmental governance in
the Romanian Danube Delta, and, starting from an observation of
problematic citizen participation, demonstrate how specific patterns of
path and interdependence shaped both the present situation and the reform
options. For the Delta, it is argued that direct citizen participation,
without working with other institutions, would not solve the problems
observed, but would rather reinforce unwanted informal institutions.
Theoretically, we utilise a combination of path dependence theory and
social systems theory, allowing a grasp of both rigidity and flexibility
in the evolution of governance systems. Empirically, expert and lay
interviews, long-term observation and analysis of policy documents
underpin our analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 997-1018
Issue: 8
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.547687
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Author-Name: Melanie (Lain) Dare
Author-X-Name-First: Melanie (Lain)
Author-X-Name-Last: Dare
Author-Name: Frank Vanclay
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanclay
Author-Name: Jacki Schirmer
Author-X-Name-First: Jacki
Author-X-Name-Last: Schirmer
Title: Understanding community engagement in plantation forest management: insights from practitioner and community narratives
Abstract:
Community engagement (CE) processes are an essential component of modern
forest management practices. Required under law and in line with modern
business paradigms, CE processes need to produce positive social as well
as operational outcomes, a balance that is often complicated and
idealistic. This paper identifies pathways to successful CE within
operational plantation forestry management. Using narratives to explore
the multiple experiences of those involved in engagement processes, the
paper highlights the perspectives of both practitioners and other
stakeholders. Analysing the multiple goals and interpretations of
engagement encounters, approaches for improving CE practices used in
plantation management and other settings are identified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1149-1168
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.560456
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Author-Name: Henrik Vejre
Author-X-Name-First: Henrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Vejre
Author-Name: Jens Peter Vesterager
Author-X-Name-First: Jens Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Vesterager
Author-Name: Lone S. Kristensen
Author-X-Name-First: Lone S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kristensen
Author-Name: Jørgen Primdahl
Author-X-Name-First: Jørgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Primdahl
Title: Stakeholder and expert-guided scenarios for agriculture and landscape development in a groundwater protection area
Abstract:
Nitrate and pesticide leaching led to the designation of groundwater
protection zones in Denmark. The protective measures in these zones often
clash with local interests in agriculture. Scenarios were used to evaluate
the development of a groundwater protection zone in a farming area.
Stakeholders are accorded strong influence on the scenarios. Scenario
inputs comprised land cover, land use and farmers' plans and preferences,
as registered in interviews with farmers. Scenarios were evaluated
regarding the effect on nitrate leaching, extent of pesticide-free area
and farm income. The scenarios proved effective in modelling coupled
development in land use/land cover and nitrate leaching and pesticide-free
area. Voluntary commitment to schemes, calculated according to stakeholder
preferences, reduced nitrate leaching by up to 15%. Scenarios with
additional inputs from experts who formulated more comprehensive landscape
projects reduced the present loss by up to 30%. In both cases, the
pesticide free areas were doubled. In general, the bottom-up approaches
had a lesser effect on reducing nitrogen losses than did the top-down
approaches.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1169-1187
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.560782
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Author-Name: Paola Gazzola
Author-X-Name-First: Paola
Author-X-Name-Last: Gazzola
Title: Can environmental appraisal be truly interdisciplinary?
Abstract:
Environmental appraisal is a multidisciplinary decision-making support
tool, which aims to promote sustainable development through policies of
environmental management and planning. It does so by relying on skills and
knowledge that come from the social sciences, natural sciences and applied
sciences. Within this context, many recognise that to strengthen and
improve practice, environmental appraisal needs to evolve into a more
interdisciplinary tool, with greater cross-fertilisation between
disciplines and closer collaborations between practice traditions and
communities of professionals. This paper suggests that, to date,
environmental appraisal is far from being truly interdisciplinary. It
argues that ‘gate-keepers’ are ensuring that the boundaries,
traditions and cultural assumptions between disciplines and professions
are maintained, setting the frame of reference that guides the practice of
environmental appraisal, and influencing professional views in terms of
the way in which things are/should be done. Therefore, this paper attempts
to explore the cultural assumptions through which environmental appraisal
is practised in competent planning organisations, using a cultural filters
approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1189-1208
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.562074
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Author-Name: Kongjian Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Kongjian
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Sisi Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Sisi
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Dihua Li
Author-X-Name-First: Dihua
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: The negative approach to urban growth planning of Beijing, China
Abstract:
Among other issues, the degrading environmental and ecological
situations, the low performance scrambled city form and the loss of
cultural identity in Beijing City have proved that the conventional
‘population projection-urban infrastructure-land use’
approach and the architectural urbanism approach to urban growth planning
failed to meet the challenges of swift urbanisation and sustainability
issues in China in general, and Beijing in particular. The
‘negative approach’ is proposed that defines an urban growth
and urban form through the identification and planning of Ecological
Infrastructure (EI). This approach has evolved from the pre-scientific
model of <italic>Feng-shui</italic> as the sacred landscape setting for
human settlement, the nineteenth century notion of greenways as urban
recreational infrastructure, the early twentieth century idea of green
belts as urban form makers, and the late twentieth century notion of
ecological networks and EI as a biological preservation framework. EI is
composed of critical landscape elements and structure that are
strategically identified and planned to safeguard natural assets and
ecosystems services, essential for sustaining human society. EI is
strategically planned and developed using less land but more efficiently
preserving the ecosystems services. Using Beijing City as an example, this
paper demonstrates how to use EI as a tool to guide and frame sustainable
urban development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1209-1236
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.564488
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Author-Name: Bruce Lankford
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Lankford
Author-Name: Catherine Pringle
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Pringle
Author-Name: Chris Dickens
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Dickens
Author-Name: Fonda Lewis
Author-X-Name-First: Fonda
Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis
Author-Name: Myles Mander
Author-X-Name-First: Myles
Author-X-Name-Last: Mander
Author-Name: Vasudha Chhotray
Author-X-Name-First: Vasudha
Author-X-Name-Last: Chhotray
Author-Name: Marisa Goulden
Author-X-Name-First: Marisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Goulden
Author-Name: Zibonele Nxele
Author-X-Name-First: Zibonele
Author-X-Name-Last: Nxele
Author-Name: Leo Quayle
Author-X-Name-First: Leo
Author-X-Name-Last: Quayle
Title: Hydrological modelling of water allocation, ecosystem services and poverty alleviation in the Pongola floodplain, South Africa
Abstract:
The Pongola River Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (PRESPA)
project quantified the economic benefits accuring to different livelihood
sectors from the water resources of the Pongola floodplain, South Africa.
The floodplain carries a diverse economy and ecology which is supported by
flood events that once occured naturally but are now regulated by an
upstream dam. PRESPA modelled the eco-hydrology which underpins various
ecosystem services to determine how this might be managed to alleviate
poverty. A model was used to quantify the economic value of the available
water, especially the value accruing to the poor. This model linked to
three development scenarios to explore trade-offs and outcomes of (1) a
status quo, ‘unstructured’ economy; (2) a structured diverse
economy; and (3) a structured ‘single sector’ agricultural
economy. This model gives decision makers a measure of where water is best
used in terms of poverty alleviation and enables them to examine future
economic and ecosystem trajectories. In summary, poor households on the
floodplain currently have a diversity of income and food sources, making
them less vulnerable to economic and climatic shocks, while there is a
trend towards intensive agriculture which may deliver higher returns but
with greater costs and increased vulnerability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1237-1260
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.567127
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Author-Name: Anne Merrild Hansen
Author-X-Name-First: Anne Merrild
Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen
Title: Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) as a means to include environmental knowledge in decision making in the case of an aluminium reduction plant in Greenland
Abstract:
The purpose and means of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) can
vary depending on the case investigated and interests of actors involved.
Based on the objective for the SEA of a proposed aluminium reduction plant
(ARP) in Greenland, this paper evaluates the SEA's effectiveness in
securing environmental knowledge in a decision-making process. It is
concluded that the SEA secured inclusion of environmental knowledge in
three out of four key decision arenas, which determined the direction and
outcome of the process. The results from the SEA did not oppose the
recommendations based on the economic assessments. As there was no
conflict between economic and environmental recommendations, and hence no
visible proof of SEA's influence on the outcome of the decision, it is
discussed whether environmental knowledge, in this decision making
process, equals influence. The investigation was carried out as a part of
a PhD project and is meant as a contribution to the debate about how to
investigate SEA effectiveness and to broaden the understanding of the use
of SEA in Greenland.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1261-1278
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.569523
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Author-Name: V. Myrgiotis
Author-X-Name-First: V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Myrgiotis
Author-Name: D. Damigos
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Damigos
Author-Name: D. Kaliampakos
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaliampakos
Title: Estimating health risk from dust dispersion during a potential collapse of a severely contaminated building
Abstract:
The paper presents a risk analysis that was conducted in order to
estimate the adverse health effects anticipated from the potential
collapse of a historically contaminated building. Towards this direction
several dust dispersion scenarios were simulated, and the resulting
concentrations of the contaminants of concern were compared to appropriate
emergency exposure limits. The results indicate that irreversible or other
serious health effects could occur, especially among the most vulnerable
groups of the population. However, these worrying findings were helpful
towards accelerating the approval process of the proposed remedial
measures, which are expected to start shortly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1279-1292
Issue: 9
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.571493
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Author-Name: Raul P. Lejano
Author-X-Name-First: Raul P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lejano
Author-Name: Florencio Ballesteros
Author-X-Name-First: Florencio
Author-X-Name-Last: Ballesteros
Author-Name: Rolando Tallod
Author-X-Name-First: Rolando
Author-X-Name-Last: Tallod
Title: Patchwork of land use, tapestry of risk
Abstract:
The links between built form and environmental health are, as yet,
inadequately understood. Risk is a formless and ambiguous phenomenon
tightly embedded in the myriad pattern of land uses that generate it. Our
research, which is founded on a contextualist notion of policy design,
demonstrates the potential of innovative land use policy instruments (i.e.
form-based codes, conditional use permits) to address risk. We model
environmental risks from point and mobile sources in Southeast Los Angeles
(SELA), a known air toxics hotspot. We compare risk contours before and
after implementation of land use interventions. The use of innovative
form-based codes for modifying built environments results in appreciable
risk reductions around transportation corridors in SELA. Conditional use
permits employing technological standards for commercial and
light-industrial land uses also produce some risk reductions. This
research suggests an untapped potential for land use planning instruments
to address the environmental health impacts of built form.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-15
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.574876
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Author-Name: Mark Morrison
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison
Author-Name: Jeanette Durante
Author-X-Name-First: Jeanette
Author-X-Name-Last: Durante
Author-Name: Jenni Greig
Author-X-Name-First: Jenni
Author-X-Name-Last: Greig
Author-Name: John Ward
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Ward
Author-Name: Eddie Oczkowski
Author-X-Name-First: Eddie
Author-X-Name-Last: Oczkowski
Title: Segmenting landholders for improving the targeting of natural resource management expenditures
Abstract:
Segmentation of landholders has rarely been undertaken in the natural
resource management literature, yet it provides a rich set of information
for planners to improve targeting of public investment and resources.
Segmentation allows the identification of segments of landholders that are
‘investment ready’, their location and characteristics, and
the land conservation incentive programmes that they would be most willing
to participate in. Segments that are not investment ready are also
identified, and the instances where they reside in critical ecological
habitats. Further, segmentation analysis provides insight into constraints
to participation among these segments. We report the results of a
large-scale segmentation exercise involving qualitative research and a
quantitative survey of 5904 landholders in Australia. Using several new
constructs related to human capital, trust and social connectedness not
previously used for segmentation, we find three mainstream and two
lifestyle segments which differ substantially in their socio-demographics
and their propensity to be involved in incentive programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 17-37
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.575630
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Author-Name: Marta Ortega
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Ortega
Author-Name: Marc J. Metzger
Author-X-Name-First: Marc J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Metzger
Author-Name: Robert G.H. Bunce
Author-X-Name-First: Robert G.H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bunce
Author-Name: Thomas Wrbka
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Wrbka
Author-Name: Anna Allard
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Allard
Author-Name: Rob H.G. Jongman
Author-X-Name-First: Rob H.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jongman
Author-Name: Ramón Elena-Rosselló
Author-X-Name-First: Ramón
Author-X-Name-Last: Elena-Rosselló
Title: The potential for integration of environmental data from regional stratifications into a European monitoring framework
Abstract:
The development of a co-ordinated system for monitoring European
biodiversity that can provide policy makers with information to underpin
the management of ecological resources requires an appropriate
environmental stratification to facilitate sampling and data analysis.
This paper quantifies the similarities between the European Environmental
Stratification (EnS) and four regional stratifications to test whether the
EnS is able to distinguish locally important environmental gradients. The
results show that in general the EnS is comparable with regional
stratifications, and resolves border effects where divergent environmental
conditions are combined into dominant strata. However, some regional
gradients are not discerned, illustrating the value of national
stratifications to provide local detail within continental monitoring
strata.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 39-57
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.575698
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Author-Name: Christina von Haaren
Author-X-Name-First: Christina
Author-X-Name-Last: von Haaren
Author-Name: Wiebke Saathoff
Author-X-Name-First: Wiebke
Author-X-Name-Last: Saathoff
Author-Name: Carolin Galler
Author-X-Name-First: Carolin
Author-X-Name-Last: Galler
Title: Integrating climate protection and mitigation functions with other landscape functions in rural areas: a landscape planning approach
Abstract:
Environmental planning has not yet sufficiently considered climate
protection and mitigation functions as well as the potential for combining
mitigation measures with other landscape functions. The aim of this paper
is to present a methodological approach which addresses this deficit. The
assessment of climate protection functions of the agricultural landscape
was based on exiting soil and land use data and was applied in a case
study. The potential for synergies with other landscape functions and for
site-specific multifunctional measures is also demonstrated in the case
study.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-76
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.580558
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Author-Name: Bradley K. Hauser
Author-X-Name-First: Bradley K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hauser
Author-Name: Tomas M. Koontz
Author-X-Name-First: Tomas M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Koontz
Author-Name: Jeremy T. Bruskotter
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruskotter
Title: Volunteer participation in collaborative watershed partnerships: insights from the Theory of Planned Behaviour
Abstract:
A growing body of literature in collaborative natural resource management
has identified factors associated with group processes, outputs and
outcomes. Scholars have also begun to identify variables that affect
whether, why and how volunteers choose to participate in collaborative
efforts. To date, however, these variables have been analysed largely in
isolation. This study examines variables from the Theory of Planned
Behaviour and volunteerism literature. Analysis of data from members of 11
watershed partnerships in Ohio, USA, indicates significant links from
attitudes, subjective norms (how ‘important others’ expect
an individual to behave), and personal requests to active participation in
group activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 77-94
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.581535
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Author-Name: Magnus Boström
Author-X-Name-First: Magnus
Author-X-Name-Last: Boström
Author-Name: Natasja Börjeson
Author-X-Name-First: Natasja
Author-X-Name-Last: Börjeson
Author-Name: Michael Gilek
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilek
Author-Name: Anna Maria Jönsson
Author-X-Name-First: Anna Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Jönsson
Author-Name: Mikael Karlsson
Author-X-Name-First: Mikael
Author-X-Name-Last: Karlsson
Title: Responsible procurement and complex product chains: the case of chemical risks in textiles
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to gain insights about the opportunities
and challenges that private and public organisations face regarding the
development of responsible procurement in a complex and uncertain issue.
The paper focuses on chemicals in textiles, and uses a qualitative
methodology with semi-structured interviews. Key elements of a pro-active,
responsible procurement strategy are defined, including criteria such as
using a preventive, systematic, responsive, integrative and reflective
approach. The analysis includes the following topics: (1) priorities and
knowledge; (2) communicative strategies; (3) policy instruments; (4)
monitoring and trust in relation to suppliers. The results show a fairly
modest level of organisational responsibility, although it is possible to
observe an initial positive development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 95-111
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.581885
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Author-Name: Emma Weitkamp
Author-X-Name-First: Emma
Author-X-Name-Last: Weitkamp
Author-Name: James Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Title: Mediating consultation: insights from private sector consultants involved in air quality consultations
Abstract:
Environmental consultants act as intermediaries between clients (public
and private sector) and stakeholders (both statutory and non-statutory),
presenting information and arguments on behalf of clients to stakeholders
and gathering stakeholders' views. This research explores environmental
consultants’ perceptions of the processes of consultation about air
quality issues with a view to analysing their role in the process and the
tensions they face. The study used a mixed-methods approach: a survey of
150 environmental consultants, two focus groups and three in-depth
semi-structured interviews. The results show that consultants are
conservative in their choice of consultation methods, choosing approaches
that minimise the risk to clients’ desired outcomes. Resource and
time constraints further limit the scope of many consultations.
Consultants typically make little effort to evaluate the consultation
process, relying on outcome measures (such as a successful planning
application) and process measures (numbers attending meetings) rather than
considering the outcome in relation to participants. However,
environmental consultants were aware of issues such as raising the
expectations of participants and the need to be transparent about the
extent to which participants can influence decisions. Given the widespread
use ofenvironmental consultants to manage the consultation process, the
research raises questions about the purpose of consultation (is it to
improve outcomes, to comply with regulations or to build consensus?).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 113-125
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.583064
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Author-Name: Ana Mar�a Bedate
Author-X-Name-First: Ana Mar�a
Author-X-Name-Last: Bedate
Author-Name: Luis C�sar Herrero
Author-X-Name-First: Luis C�sar
Author-X-Name-Last: Herrero
Author-Name: Jos� Ángel Sanz
Author-X-Name-First: Jos� Ángel
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanz
Title: <italic>Ex ante</italic> and <italic>ex post</italic> valuations of a cultural good. Are preferences or expectations changing?
Abstract:
In recent years valuations of cultural goods and services have been
undertaken using the contingent valuation method, because of its
flexibility and the advantages it affords over other methods of valuing
non-market goods. Yet, in contingent valuation literature few studies have
addressed the reliability of the outcomes. This is the goal of the current
paper, which presents the results of anapplication of the contingent
valuation method to a new museum of contemporary art (Museo Patio
Herreriano de Arte Contemporáneo [Spanish Contemporary Art Museum] in
Valladolid, Spain). The method was applied at two different times: prior
to its opening and after some years. We thus aim to contrast the evolution
of preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) estimates at different points
in time using bootstrap techniques. Estimations were performed using
non-parametric methods and the outcomes reflect stability for valuations
made by visitors to the museum but not for the valuations given by
residents of Valladolid.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 127-140
Issue: 1
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.583079
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Author-Name: Gulay Cetinkaya
Author-X-Name-First: Gulay
Author-X-Name-Last: Cetinkaya
Author-Name: Koji Nakamura
Author-X-Name-First: Koji
Author-X-Name-Last: Nakamura
Author-Name: Alphonse Kambu
Author-X-Name-First: Alphonse
Author-X-Name-Last: Kambu
Author-Name: Akaishi Daisuke
Author-X-Name-First: Akaishi
Author-X-Name-Last: Daisuke
Author-Name: Utsunomiya Daisuke
Author-X-Name-First: Utsunomiya
Author-X-Name-Last: Daisuke
Title: Traditional knowledge and landscape management: evaluation and measurement of traditional knowledge on edible wild plants and mushrooms in the satoyama ecosystems in the Noto Peninsula, Japan
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the traditional knowledge (TK)
associated with edible wild plants and mushrooms, as well as to examine
the status of relevant TK by a set of indicators developed in the satoyama
ecosystems of the Noto Peninsula in Japan. The relevant data were
collected through open-ended interviews; a structured questionnaire, was
developed and a literature review was undertaken. The results of the
questionnaire completed by 154 community members, and open-ended
interviews revealed that 46 edible wild plants and 19 mushroom species are
widely collected for a variety of purposes at the selected sites. An
assessment of TK associated with the target plants showed that TK is a
cumulative body of knowledge, developed through interaction with the
satoyama ecosystems. Accordingly, 16 potential indicators were proposed in
the framework of the five core themes (e.g. land and resources) to
contribute to providing a valuable and practical dataset on how the
current and future status of TK can be monitored. Finally, a series of
conclusions are discussed in terms of maintenance of TK and its role in
landscape and community management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 141-160
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.586417
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Author-Name: Feras Y. Fraige
Author-X-Name-First: Feras Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fraige
Author-Name: Laila A. Al-khatib
Author-X-Name-First: Laila A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-khatib
Author-Name: Hani M. Alnawafleh
Author-X-Name-First: Hani M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alnawafleh
Author-Name: Mohammad K. Dweirj
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dweirj
Author-Name: Paul A. Langston
Author-X-Name-First: Paul A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Langston
Title: Waste electric and electronic equipment in Jordan: willingness and generation rates
Abstract:
Waste generated from electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) is
increasing due to the demand for information and communication
technologies (ICT), rapid product obsolescence, coupled with rapid
economic growth, urbanisation and technology advancement. Developed
countries have reacted actively to manage this waste, while developing
countries are still in the early stages of recognising this problem. This
paper gauges Jordanian household WEEE awareness levels, their electric and
electronic equipment (EEE) consumption patterns, and estimates the
lifetime of EEE using questionnaire and interview methods. Based on these
findings, the WEEE generation rate in Jordan is predicted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 161-175
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.586492
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Author-Name: Lucia Rocchi
Author-X-Name-First: Lucia
Author-X-Name-Last: Rocchi
Title: Using stochastic multi-criteria acceptability analysis methods in SEA: an application to the Park of Trasimeno (Italy)
Abstract:
Strategic Environmental Assessment is an important tool, one that has
been compulsory in the European Union since 2004. The procedure enables
the inclusion of the environment in the planning phase to avoid
environmental problems in the future. The individuation and valuation of
reasonable alternatives is one of the most important aspects introduced by
the Directive. Multi-criteria Decision Analysis can be a tool for choosing
the best reasonable alternative. In this study, we test the use of
Stochastic Multi-criteria Acceptability Analysis, which is a new family of
multi-criteria methods. In particular, we use the SMAA-2 method, which
allows the use of cardinal data and does not require information on
Decision Makers’ preferences. In this application, SMAA-2 enables a
solution for a Management Plan of Trasimeno Park in a very sensitive
political and social context.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 177-189
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.588057
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Author-Name: Ritu Paliwal
Author-X-Name-First: Ritu
Author-X-Name-Last: Paliwal
Author-Name: Leena Srivastava
Author-X-Name-First: Leena
Author-X-Name-Last: Srivastava
Title: Adequacy of the follow-up process in India and barriers to its effective implementation
Abstract:
This paper examines the effectiveness of EIA procedures in India in terms
of the follow-up process. It provides an insight into the legal framework,
roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders and the focus of Terms
of Reference (TOR) provided for the follow-up. A ‘practice
analysis’ was carried out to assess actual enforcement and
implementation of environmental stipulations, based on information derived
from the official records of regulatory authorities for the industrial
estate of Haldia. The analysis was further substantiated through
discussions with various stakeholders and personal observations. Several
inadequacies were observed during the implementation of the process, in
terms of ambiguous conditions, ineffective measures to ensure compliance,
vested interests of industrial units, lack of co-ordination and inadequate
resources available with implementing agencies. In order to ascertain
effective follow-up practice, integrated efforts, i.e. focused and
elaborated Terms of Reference (TOR), better monitoring support, extended
legal powers, co-ordination among regulators for timely action,
self-regulation among proponents and the involvement of local people, are
essential.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 191-210
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.588063
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Author-Name: Sjur Kasa
Author-X-Name-First: Sjur
Author-X-Name-Last: Kasa
Author-Name: Merethe Dotterud Leiren
Author-X-Name-First: Merethe Dotterud
Author-X-Name-Last: Leiren
Author-Name: Jamil Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Jamil
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Central government ambitions and local commitment: climate mitigation initiatives in four municipalities in Norway and Sweden
Abstract:
This comparison of the effects of national approaches to encouraging
local climate mitigation initiatives in four municipalities in Norway and
Sweden suggests that the development of such initiatives depend not only
on the comprehensiveness and ambitions of central government efforts, but
more crucially on characteristics of the targeted municipalities. We argue
that local coalitions of committed individuals forming implementation
structures of varying cohesiveness are important for understanding
variations in the effects of government programmes on the development of
local mitigation initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 211-228
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.589649
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Author-Name: Robert Berry
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Berry
Author-Name: Gary Higgs
Author-X-Name-First: Gary
Author-X-Name-Last: Higgs
Title: Gauging levels of public acceptance of the use of visualisation tools in promoting public participation; a case study of wind farm planning in South Wales, UK
Abstract:
There is an increasing interest in the use of IT-based tools to encourage
public participation in environmental decision making. Typically, this has
involved the development of (predominantly prototype) systems applied in
workshop scenarios with those stakeholders with an immediate interest in
the planning issue in hand. Increasingly, however, the Internet is being
used to explore the use of online visualisation and mapping tools, with
evaluation often taking the form of feedback questionnaires that are used
to refine such techniques. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how
innovative visualisation techniques can enhance existing methods of
information provision and public participation in a renewable energy
setting. Specifically, we are concerned with examining participant
opinions on the use of such tools to promote participation in relation to
a proposed wind farm in South Wales. Our findings suggest that survey
participants are generally optimistic regarding the potential for such
software and overall give strong support for the development and
implementation of these technologies in a real-world planning context.
However, we suggest that such techniques need to be carefully tailored to
the types of public engagement being sought in order to link particular
tasks to specific technology types.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 229-251
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
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Author-Name: Deborah Kay Hersha
Author-X-Name-First: Deborah Kay
Author-X-Name-Last: Hersha
Author-Name: Robyn Suzanne Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Robyn Suzanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Anne Mary Baird
Author-X-Name-First: Anne Mary
Author-X-Name-Last: Baird
Title: A conceptual model of the citizen stream stewardship decision process in an urbanising Midwestern United States watershed
Abstract:
We present a conceptual model depicting how citizens make decisions to
promote stream health. The model, based on a combination of local expert
opinion and substantive literature, serves as a foundation for assessing
citizen knowledge gaps and decision influences, with the ultimate goal of
designing more informed communication efforts. The model indicates that
decisions are directly influenced by the recognition of a threat and need
to act, as well as the legal requirement to act regardless of personal
concern. The recognition of a threat is dependent on understanding the
ecosystem and the threats and impacts to stream health, as well as a
variety of individual differences and socio-cultural factors that motivate
individuals to better understand the risk.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 253-270
Issue: 2
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.592001
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Author-Name: Joon Hyoung Lim
Author-X-Name-First: Joon Hyoung
Author-X-Name-Last: Lim
Author-Name: Eungkyoon Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Eungkyoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: Information technologies, community characteristics and environmental outcomes: evidence from South Korea
Abstract:
While a growing body of literature suggests the regulatory potential of
information and communication technologies for pollution abatement,
empirical evidence on the subject remains limited. This research examines
whether, and how, the provision of pollution information through
government websites helps to address environmental harm in the context of
developing countries. Drawing insights from the relevant literature, we
construct and test hypotheses about informational and socio-demographic
factors that are likely to explain the effectiveness of Internet-aided
emission violations control in urban communities as perceived by
environmental regulators. Findings from regression analysis indicate that
decreases in emission violations as perceived by environmental field
officials are: (1) attributable to the quality of municipal websites and
local environmental activism; and (2) negatively related to population
size. The research highlights the potential in municipalities' initiatives
to utilise Internet technologies to provide access to rich environmental
information and communication channels that facilitate interactions
between citizens, grassroots groups, and regulatory agencies in putting
community pressure on polluters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 271-296
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.597588
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Author-Name: Yongping Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Yongping
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Ray Ison
Author-X-Name-First: Ray
Author-X-Name-Last: Ison
Author-Name: John Colvin
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Colvin
Author-Name: Kevin Collins
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Collins
Title: Reframing water governance: a multi-perspective study of an over-engineered catchment in China
Abstract:
Climate change, over abstraction, pollution and questionable
engineering-based paradigms are contributing to a state of crisis in water
governance. This paper reports on preliminary research in Lake Baiyangdian
catchment, China, which has the potential to realise more systemic and
adaptive forms of water governance through development and use of a method
that reframes water catchment management in the form of social learning. A
cross-disciplinary research group worked together with multiple-department
managers and stakeholder representatives within a purposefully designed
‘learning system’ to create an insipient social learning
platform. The results demonstrate the potential to reframe water catchment
management in Lake Baiyangdian so as to better address the questions: who
should manage the water catchment and what in the catchment should be the
focus of managing?
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-318
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.597589
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Author-Name: Laurie Buys
Author-X-Name-First: Laurie
Author-X-Name-Last: Buys
Author-Name: Evonne Miller
Author-X-Name-First: Evonne
Author-X-Name-Last: Miller
Title: Residential satisfaction in inner urban higher-density Brisbane, Australia: role of dwelling design, neighbourhood and neighbours
Abstract:
Increasing the population density of urban areas is a key policy strategy
to sustainably manage growth, but many residents often view higher-density
living as an undesirable long-term housing option. Thus, this research
explores the predictors of residential satisfaction in inner urban
higher-density (IUHD) environments, surveying 636 IUHD residents in
Brisbane, Australia about the importance of dwelling design (34 specific
attributes, assessing satisfaction with facilities, upkeep, size, cost,
design, surroundings, location, climate and environmental management) and
neighbourhood (73 specific attributes, assessing satisfaction with noise,
odours, pollution, safety, growth, neighbourhood characteristics,
facilities). Ordinal regression modelling identified the specific features
of the neighbourhood and dwelling that were critical in predicting
residential satisfaction: satisfaction with dwelling position, design and
facilities, noise, walkability, safety and condition of local area and
social contacts (family, friends, familiar faces) in the neighbourhood.
Identifying the factors that influence residential satisfaction in IUHD
will assist with both planning and design of such developments, enhancing
quality and appeal to help ensure a lower resident turnover rate and
facilitate acceptance and uptake of high-density living.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 319-338
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.597592
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Author-Name: Ana Villarroya
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Villarroya
Author-Name: Jordi Puig
Author-X-Name-First: Jordi
Author-X-Name-Last: Puig
Title: Valuation of residual impacts of roads on landscape ecological units in Navarre, Spain
Abstract:
Road construction generally reduces the ecological value of the
environment. To recover it, the value of the residual ecological impacts
should be counterbalanced by compensation measures within the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure. Ecological valuation and
impact valuation are central to EIA performance. As long as residual
impacts are valued, the rationale behind specific compensation proposals
may be strengthened. This paper proposes a simple, transparent and
adaptable approach to ecological and impact valuation. It aims at
improving the perception, compilation and valuation of certain residual
ecological impacts, as a means to encourage compensation practice within
EIA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 339-353
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.597974
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Author-Name: Ka Man Lai
Author-X-Name-First: Ka Man
Author-X-Name-Last: Lai
Author-Name: Zimuzo H. Ozuah
Author-X-Name-First: Zimuzo H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ozuah
Author-Name: Peter Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Author-Name: Livia S. Piccinini
Author-X-Name-First: Livia S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Piccinini
Title: Systems connectivity between social, cultural and economic factors and housing environments associated with TB transmission in slums
Abstract:
Several studies have shown that the risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection
in slums is high due to their overcrowded nature and deplorable housing
conditions. This paper investigated a wider connectivity between housing
environments and social, cultural and economic factors and used a system
engineering approach to build a generic model to estimate the TB
transmission risk and to facilitate the application of urban planning and
engineering to improve the health of slums. Key factors were identified
through literature review, while the Wells and Riley equation, which
formulates the kinetics of TB transmission, was used to define the
engineering parameters. A systems map was developed using a systems
engineering tool, STELLA, enhancing visualisation and quantification of
the impact these factors have on the housing performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 355-367
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.601190
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Author-Name: Alastor M. Coleby
Author-X-Name-First: Alastor M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Coleby
Author-Name: Dan van der Horst
Author-X-Name-First: Dan
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Horst
Author-Name: Klaus Hubacek
Author-X-Name-First: Klaus
Author-X-Name-Last: Hubacek
Author-Name: Chris Goodier
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodier
Author-Name: Paul J. Burgess
Author-X-Name-First: Paul J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Burgess
Author-Name: Anil Graves
Author-X-Name-First: Anil
Author-X-Name-Last: Graves
Author-Name: Richard Lord
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Lord
Author-Name: David Howard
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Howard
Title: Environmental Impact Assessment, ecosystems services and the case of energy crops in England
Abstract:
A consequence of the increased requirements for renewable energy is
likely to be allocation of more land to bio-energy crop production. Recent
regulatory changes in England, as in other parts of the UK, mean that
changes in land-use are increasingly subject to screening through
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This paper reviews these regulatory
changes and explores the potential benefits of incorporating a fuller
examination of ecosystem services within EIA procedures. The authors argue
that such an approach could help achieve sustainability by identifying the
best options within an area, rather than concentrating on the negative
effects of selected proposed projects. It could also help highlight the
benefits provided by existing and proposed agricultural, forestry,
peri-urban and urban systems. However, successful implementation of an
ecosystem services approach would also require a greater understanding of
the societal preferences for the full range of ecosystem services at a
landscape scale, aswell as the trade-offs and synergies between uses of
specific services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 369-385
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.603958
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Author-Name: Arun Abraham Elias
Author-X-Name-First: Arun Abraham
Author-X-Name-Last: Elias
Title: A system dynamics model for stakeholder analysis in environmental conflicts
Abstract:
This paper presents a systems model to address the need for a stakeholder
analysis tool in the environmental planning and management literature. It
captures the dynamic and complex nature of environmental conflicts. This
is developed using the system dynamics methodology and is applied to a New
Zealand case, the Transmission Gully motorway project. Experiments
conducted using the model showed that although the proposed Transmission
Gully motorway is capable of easing traffic congestion in the short term,
it will not reduce traffic congestion in the long term. Policy and
scenario experiments conducted using the model revealed that policies
aimed at reducing traffic congestion could also reduce the conflict
between stakeholders; however, they showed some counter-intuitive
behaviour in the system which highlighted the complexity of the problem
situation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 387-406
Issue: 3
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.604191
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Author-Name: Kim S. Alexander
Author-X-Name-First: Kim S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alexander
Author-Name: Anthony Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Anthony
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Author-Name: Thomas G. Measham
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Measham
Title: Managed retreat of coastal communities: understanding responses to projected sea level rise
Abstract:
Managed retreat -- the relocation of homes and infrastructure under
threat from coastal flooding -- is one of the few policy options available
for coastal communities facing long-term risks from accelerated sea level
rise. At present, little is known about how the Australian public
perceives policy options to mitigate sea level rise risks. This paper
explores a range of different decision-making criteria used to assess a
managed retreat scheme. A metatheoretical social functionalist framework
is used to make sense of personal concerns elicited from an online survey
asking respondents to consider a managed retreat scheme. The framework
proposes that people can act intuitively as scientists, economists,
politicians, prosecutors and theologians, when considering a complex topic
such as managed retreat policy. The research found that the survey
respondents are more likely to consider the topic of managed retreat from
multiple functional perspectives than from a single functional
perspective. The type of social functionalist frameworks that people used
to assess the Conditional Occupancy Rights scheme was found to be
influenced by their perceptions of sea level rise risk. The findings have
implications for public debates about the long-term risks of sea level
rise and for engaging with the community about managed retreat policy
options.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 409-433
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.604193
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Author-Name: E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Author-X-Name-First: E. Carina H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Keskitalo
Author-Name: Sirkku Juhola
Author-X-Name-First: Sirkku
Author-X-Name-Last: Juhola
Author-Name: Lisa Westerhoff
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Westerhoff
Title: Climate change as governmentality: technologies of government for adaptation in three European countries
Abstract:
Using the Foucauldian theoretical framework of governmentality, this
paper examines the role of regulative ‘technologies of
government’ in climate change adaptation. The paper examines such
technologies and underlying rationalities in a multi-level context, in
three European countries that represent different stages of adaptation
policy development: the UK, Finland and Sweden. Drawing upon policy
documents and interviews at different levels, the paper illustrates
differences in technologies of government for adaptation between the
relatively ‘regulative’ UK state system and Finland and
Sweden's traditional legalistic and welfarist systems. The study
illustrates that, while the treatment of adaptation as an issue on a
national level coheres with national rationalities, local and regional
levels show a diversity in the development of bottom-up adaptation
technologies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 435-452
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.607994
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Author-Name: Heli Nikunen
Author-X-Name-First: Heli
Author-X-Name-Last: Nikunen
Author-Name: Kalevi M. Korpela
Author-X-Name-First: Kalevi M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Korpela
Title: The effects of scene contents and focus of light on perceived restorativeness, fear and preference in nightscapes
Abstract:
This paper consists of two studies. The first study investigates how
different scene contents (urban, combined/mixed and natural) affect
perceived restorativeness, preference and fear in nightscapes. The second
study investigates how changes in the focus of the light affect these same
variables. Simulated views were rated by participants, using the Perceived
Restorativeness Scale (PRS) and measurements of fear and preference. The
results of the first study indicate that night-time perceived
restorativeness is consistent with that in daytime environments. Natural
scenes were perceived as having higher restorative quality. They were also
perceived as being less frightening than urban ones and were preferred to
them. Combined scenes were assessed similarly to natural ones. The second
study indicated that changing the focus of the light in nightscapes can
have the same type of effects on perceived restorativeness, fear and
preference as changing the actual content of the scene.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 453-468
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.608548
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Author-Name: Benjamin Cooke
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Cooke
Author-Name: William T. Langford
Author-X-Name-First: William T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Langford
Author-Name: Ascelin Gordon
Author-X-Name-First: Ascelin
Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon
Author-Name: Sarah Bekessy
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Bekessy
Title: Social context and the role of collaborative policy making for private land conservation
Abstract:
Recent decades have seen a proliferation of conservation programmes
designed to encourage private landholders to protect and enhance
biodiversity on their land. This paper reviews research emphasising the
role of social context in shaping private land conservation (PLC)
outcomes. We examine the potential for a collaborative policy-making
process incorporating design and implementation of PLC programmes to
reduce conflict between conservation agencies and landholders and increase
community consensus around PLC issues. Collaborative partnerships nested
at the sub-watershed governance level may represent the most appropriate
geographic scale for engaging community interest, whilst linking PLC
efforts to higher-level institutional frameworks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 469-485
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.608549
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Author-Name: Sohel Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Sohel
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Jim Hammond
Author-X-Name-First: Jim
Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond
Author-Name: Rodrigo Ibarrola
Author-X-Name-First: Rodrigo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ibarrola
Author-Name: Simon Shackley
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Shackley
Author-Name: Stuart Haszeldine
Author-X-Name-First: Stuart
Author-X-Name-Last: Haszeldine
Title: The potential role of biochar in combating climate change in Scotland: an analysis of feedstocks, life cycle assessment and spatial dimensions
Abstract:
Pyrolysis-super-1 biochar systems (PBS) could assist in meeting the
Scottish Government's target of a 42% reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions by 2020 relative to 1990. Drawing on literature review of land
use and biomass availability in Scotland at present and in the future, and
using established life cycle assessment models, we find that biochar could
contribute between 0.4 and 2 MtCO<sub>2</sub> equivalent (e) abatement per
year in Scotland now (2009), increasing to between 1.4 and 4.2
MtCO<sub>2</sub>e/yr by 2030 and to between 1.5 and 4.8
MtCO<sub>2</sub>e/yr by 2050. The practicalities of such biochar
deployment are explored further through spatial analysis. Through
multi-criteria decision analysis, various factors are weighed up and
traded-off against one another to show optimum locations for pyrolysis
biochar facilities. The factors considered include proximity to sources
(feedstock for biochar production), sinks (for biochar application), and
proximity to transport infrastructure etc. Preliminary results show that
most of the potentially suitable sites are around the central belt
extending into Fife.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 487-505
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.608890
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Author-Name: Cedar Morton
Author-X-Name-First: Cedar
Author-X-Name-Last: Morton
Author-Name: Thomas I. Gunton
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunton
Author-Name: J.C. Day
Author-X-Name-First: J.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Day
Title: Engaging aboriginal populations in collaborative planning: an evaluation of a two-tiered collaborative planning model for land and resource management
Abstract:
This paper evaluates an innovative two-tiered model of collaborative
planning designed to increase participation of First Nations in resource
and environmental planning in British Columbia, Canada. Like a one-tiered
model, the two-tiered model engages stakeholders in face-to-face
negotiations to develop a consensus plan. However, to finalize an
agreement, recommendations from the first tier are then sent to a second
tier of negotiations that includes only two parties -- First Nations and
the provincial government. This innovative two-tiered collaborative
process was designed to meet the unique position of First Nations and
address the problem of low First Nations participation in previous
single-tiered collaborative planning processes. Results based on 26
evaluative criteria indicate the two-tiered process was successful in
increasing First Nations engagement while still meeting the interests of
non-aboriginal stakeholders who did not participate at the second tier of
negotiations. However, results also indicate a need to revise the
two-tiered process to improve buy-in from non-aboriginal stakeholders
while continuing to respect First Nations' constitutional rights. With
these revisions, results suggest that a two-tiered collaborative planning
model is a viable option worthy of consideration for cases in which one or
more participants, such as aboriginal populations, have unique rights and
interests that need to be accommodated in the process design.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 507-523
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.613592
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Author-Name: Michael Hibbard
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Hibbard
Author-Name: Susan Lurie
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Lurie
Title: Creating socio-economic measures for community-based natural resource management: a case from watershed stewardship organisations
Abstract:
One consequence of the transition of rural communities from
industrialised agriculture and natural resource extraction to sustainable
development principles has been the rise of community-based natural
resource management (CBNRM). CBNRM entails collaborative efforts,
typically involving local, state and federal agencies, private firms and
landowners, non-governmental organisations such as environmental and
economic development groups, and watershed councils. There are no
agreed-upon metrics or even broadly accepted approaches for assessing the
effectiveness of these new institutions. A good deal of work has been done
on evaluating collaborative processes and some on environmental outcomes,
but almost none on the socio-economic effects of their activities. To help
fill the gap we have been conducting a long-term action research project
in Oregon, an analysis of the most effective approaches to the design and
implementation of measures of the socio-economic health of communities in
which watershed stewardship organisations are active. In this paper we
present one case, a participatory process developing socio-economic
measures for monitoring CBNRM. We describe the process and the resulting
measures. It is expected that the measures will be systematically updated
and tracked by the community over the next decade or more. The case study
illustrates the necessity and challenges of developing measures for CBNRM
that are locally meaningful.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 525-544
Issue: 4
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.614093
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Author-Name: Moira L. Zellner
Author-X-Name-First: Moira L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zellner
Author-Name: Howard W. Reeves
Author-X-Name-First: Howard W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Reeves
Title: Examining the contradiction in ‘sustainable urban growth’: an example of groundwater sustainability
Abstract:
The environmental planning literature proposes a set of ‘best
management practices’ for urban development that assumes
improvement in environmental quality as a result of specific urban
patterns. These best management practices, however, often do not recognise
finite biophysical limits and social impacts that urban patterns alone
cannot overcome. To shed light on this debate, we explore the effects of
different degrees of urban clustering on groundwater levels using a
coupled land-use change and groundwater-flow model. Our simulations show
that specific urban forms only slow down the impact on groundwater. As
population increases, the pattern in which it is accommodated ceases to
matter, and widespread depletion ensues. These results are predictable,
yet current planning practice tends to take growth for granted and is
reluctant to envision either no-growth scenarios or the prospect of
depletion. We propose to use simulations such as those presented here to
aid in policy discussions that allow decision makers to question the
assumption of sustainable growth and suggest alternative forms of
development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 545-562
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.614426
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Mazzanti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzanti
Author-Name: Anna Montini
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Montini
Author-Name: Francesco Nicolli
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Nicolli
Title: Waste dynamics in economic and policy transitions: decoupling, convergence and spatial effects
Abstract:
Taking an economic-geographical perspective, through a panel analysis of
Italian municipal solid waste (MSW) data, we show that although decoupling
for waste generation from income is absent, there are some signs of
absolute decoupling for landfilled waste. Within this general picture,
geographical and socio-economic differentiation across Italian provinces
seems to matter. Spatial effects at the level of provinces -- the
institutions that primarily manage waste regulations -- seem to be
negligible, especially for landfilled waste. This is consistent with the
fact that the definition and implementation of landfill policy effectively
happened at sub-provincial (even municipal) levels; as a result, the
recent waste policy decentralisation process has been characterised by
fragmented actions. In light of this fragmentation, we note that although
North-South waste performances show some signs of convergence, greater
co-ordination aimed at complete convergence in waste performance, in a
decentralised policy scenario, will be needed for the effective
achievement of EU national based targets by a federal country.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 563-581
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.616582
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Author-Name: Priscilla Weeks
Author-X-Name-First: Priscilla
Author-X-Name-Last: Weeks
Author-Name: Jane Packard
Author-X-Name-First: Jane
Author-X-Name-Last: Packard
Author-Name: Michael Paolisso
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Paolisso
Title: Local cultural models of conservation and NGO legitimacy: a comparison across scales
Abstract:
In this paper, we examine the extent to which three conservation
organisations (one local, one national and one international), working in
East Texas, variously integrate local cultural models of conservation and
scientific theories into their programmes. We hypothesised that the local
level organisation, whose members were primarily from East Texas, would
construct conservation programmes that speak to local cultural models of
land and conservation, and the non-local organisations, with mandates
crafted outside of the region, would actively promote conservation
science. We found the opposite to be true. We discuss the reason for this
seeming contradiction in terms of the need for legitimacy at different
scales, combined with the particular history of the local organisation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 583-597
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.617116
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Author-Name: Kaitlin Steiger-Meister
Author-X-Name-First: Kaitlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Steiger-Meister
Author-Name: Dennis R. Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Title: Using policy to promote participatory planning: an examination of Minnesota's Lake Improvement Districts from the citizen perspective
Abstract:
Increased development around Minnesota's lakes and their respective
watersheds has degraded lake health in counties surrounding the St. Paul
and Minneapolis metro areas. Confronted with the implications of degraded
lakes, such as loss of property values and declining recreational
experiences, lakefront landowners, and those using the lake for
recreation, are increasingly looking for meaningful ways to engage in
activities to improve lake water quality. Even with increased citizen
interest in lake management issues, state and county agencies are
struggling to find effective methods that transform citizen interest into
citizen action. We examine the Minnesota Lake Improvement District (LID)
Law as a mechanism for formally involving lakefront homeowners in the
design and implementation of lake management actions from the citizen
perspective. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews with LID participants
were used to explore what citizens perceived tobe benefits and challenges
of the programme. Findings provide insight to environmental planners
regarding citizen perceptions of pursuing a participatory management
approach in which citizens are able to request a new taxing district to
fund their desired lake management activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 599-615
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.619334
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Author-Name: Tim Cadman
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Cadman
Author-Name: Tek Maraseni
Author-X-Name-First: Tek
Author-X-Name-Last: Maraseni
Title: The governance of REDD+: an institutional analysis in the Asia Pacific region and beyond
Abstract:
This paper explores the changing nature of North/South relations in
contemporary climate change governance. Focusing on the United Nations
Collaborative Programme to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation (REDD+), the paper presents a theoretical framework, through
which stakeholder perceptions of REDD+ governance quality and
institutional legitimacy can be evaluated. This is tested by means of a
small-<italic>n</italic> survey of state and non-state participants from
both the developed and developing countries, including the Asia-Pacific
region. The survey results reveal generally higher ratings for REDD+
amongst Southern participants than in the North. A number of caveats are
placed on the interpretation of data, and some conclusions drawn regarding
contemporary climate governance and the emergence of a possible
‘South/North Divide’, challenging traditional notions of
global power politics.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 617-635
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.619851
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Author-Name: Alessio D'Amato
Author-X-Name-First: Alessio
Author-X-Name-Last: D'Amato
Author-Name: Mariangela Zoli
Author-X-Name-First: Mariangela
Author-X-Name-Last: Zoli
Title: Illegal waste disposal in the time of the mafia: a tale of enforcement and social well being
Abstract:
The current waste crisis in Italy is the most recent evidence that
criminal organisations can impact waste management heavily. Nonetheless,
this aspect has been neglected by current literature. We take the first
step in filling this gap by developing a model which allows for the
presence of a criminal organisation which extorts (socially costly) rent
from agents willing to perform illegal disposal. In a setting where the
public authority acts as a Stackelberg leader with respect to the mafia,
we assume, coherently through real life observation, that enforcement
efforts can only hit the criminal organisation: agents are therefore
subject to indirect enforcement via the mafia extortion. Our main
conclusion suggests that the presence of the mafia can lead to an increase
in the level of economic activity and to less enforcement; under certain
conditions, the related benefits can offset the damages from increases in
illegal disposal and the social costs of the mafia's rent. These results
provide a possible theoretical rationale for authorities' tolerance of the
mafia in the waste cycle, and contribute to the explanation of some
surprising stylised facts in the Italian case.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 637-655
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.620324
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Author-Name: I. Stavi
Author-X-Name-First: I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stavi
Title: The potential use of biochar in reclaiming degraded rangelands
Abstract:
Many of the world's rangelands are degraded due to either natural or
anthropogenic causes. One of the main indicators of the degradation
process is the depletion of the organic carbon stocks in the soil. The
organic carbon plays a crucial role in supporting the soil microbial
community, maintaining the soil structure formation and stability, and
retaining water and nutrients in the uppermost soil layers. Biochar, the
by-product of the pyrolysis technology for bio-energy production, has been
proven to have the capability to efficiently maintain soil quality and
increase vegetative production. At the same time, the inert nature of the
biochar enables the long-term sequestration of carbon in soil. To date,
the application of biochar has been examined almost exclusively in arable
lands, but not yet in rangelands. The objective of this paper is to raise
awareness of this topic in order to encourage research and development in
this field. Progress in knowledge and understanding on this matter could
contribute to the reclamation of degraded rangelands. At the same time, it
would potentially increase their capacity for long-term sequestration of
carbon to a rate of between 0.69 and 10.7 Pg. Large-scale implementation
of this practice in the future should be funded through central
authorities, based on payments for improvement in ecosystem services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 657-665
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.620333
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Author-Name: David Rodr�guez-Rodr�guez
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodr�guez-Rodr�guez
Title: Integrated networks. A territorial planning proposal for biodiversity conservation in urban, densely populated regions. The case of the Autonomous Region of Madrid, Spain
Abstract:
Just like many other natural areas in urban, industrialised regions
worldwide, the protected areas of the Autonomous Region of Madrid suffer
from two main threats which can compromise long-term biodiversity
conservation: land use changes towards artificial uses and massive tourism
pressure. To address both threats and achieve effective sustainable
development in the region, this paper proposes a GIS, ecology-driven,
biodiversity-oriented model based on sound territorial planning whose
underlying theory can be exported to other regions with similar
characteristics. This model is based on three different protected networks
with a decreasing degree of protection and an increasing degree of public
use intensity, respectively. It underpins the conservation aims of
protected areas, considers the importance of the territorial matrix and
allows a wide range of recreational and economic uses across the
territory.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 667-683
Issue: 5
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.620391
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Author-Name: Ludivine Eloy
Author-X-Name-First: Ludivine
Author-X-Name-Last: Eloy
Author-Name: Philippe M�ral
Author-X-Name-First: Philippe
Author-X-Name-Last: M�ral
Author-Name: Thomas Ludewigs
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Ludewigs
Author-Name: Gustavo Tosello Pinheiro
Author-X-Name-First: Gustavo Tosello
Author-X-Name-Last: Pinheiro
Author-Name: Benjamin Singer
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Singer
Title: Payments for ecosystem services in Amazonia. The challenge of land use heterogeneity in agricultural frontiers near Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre,Brazil)
Abstract:
Amazonia became a target area for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)
initiatives in deforestation. We analysed the implementation of a PES
scheme in Acre (Brazil) by taking into account land use heterogeneity in
an agricultural frontier. Justified by the modernisation of deforestation
control policies, the programme promotes agricultural intensification
through fire-free practices. In this way, the PES tends to focus on
long-established settlements, where farmers are wealthier and the
landscape is dominated by pasture. Agricultural intensification may be
adapted to foster reforestation. In order to curb deforestation a specific
policy is needed for targeting remote areas where initial stages of
deforestation usually take place. Bypromoting only land sparing, PES
programmes in Amazonia may lose sight oftheir socio-economic and
environmental objectives due to limited spatial targeting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 685-703
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.621021
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Author-Name: Pu-yan Nie
Author-X-Name-First: Pu-yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nie
Title: A monopoly with pollution emissions
Abstract:
This study focused on pollution emissions. It considered a monopoly
industry, and the monopolist's pollution emissions were addressed. The
equilibrium price, social welfare and the monopolist's profit were all
characterised. The theoretical conclusion was confirmed that there should
be a special type of emissions tax. Social welfare and the monopolist's
profit both monotonically increased, with increases in the maximum
acceptable amount of pollution emitted. The quantity of the products was
higher than that at the social optimum. Strict policies can efficiently
reduce waste emissions, the quantity of products and social welfare.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 705-711
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.622742
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Author-Name: Michael R. Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Michael R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: Frank J. Popper
Author-X-Name-First: Frank J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Popper
Author-Name: Heather Barnes Truelove
Author-X-Name-First: Heather Barnes
Author-X-Name-Last: Truelove
Title: Are LULUs still enduringly objectionable?
Abstract:
We asked a national sample of 651 US residents about the feelings,
emotions, images and colours they associated with nearby waste management,
energy, industrial facilities and other big developments commonly regarded
as locally unwanted land uses (LULUs). The respondents showed the expected
dislike of them, picking ‘bad’, ‘fear’,
‘polluted’, red and black to describe them more than
‘safe’, ‘secure’, ‘jobs’ and
other positive descriptors and images. Waste management facilities,
especially nuclear ones, had the most negative labels, and coal and gas
energy facilities had fewer than anticipated. This survey occurred prior
to the events in the Fukushima plant in Japan. However, even before those
events LULU concerns endured and nuclear facilities and chemical and metal
plants were the most distressing to the public as a whole.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 713-731
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.623070
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Author-Name: Anni Huhtala
Author-X-Name-First: Anni
Author-X-Name-Last: Huhtala
Author-Name: Tuija Lankia
Author-X-Name-First: Tuija
Author-X-Name-Last: Lankia
Title: Valuation of trips to second homes: do environmental attributes matter?
Abstract:
We use Finnish data to estimate the extent of the recreation benefits
obtained from visits to second homes. Special emphasis is placed on how
environmental attributes of second homes influence the recreation value of
visits. The impacts are valued using the travel cost method. We estimate
the recreation value to be about approximately €170-- 205 per trip.
The aggregate non-market benefits of the use of the current summer home
stock are considerable -- approximately €500 million per annum. The
presence of algae that prevent aquatic recreation decreases the value per
trip by 40%, and the lack of a beach reduces it by 45%; electrification
increases the value by 3--5%. These impacts should be balanced against the
social costs of second homes when designing environmental policies on
leisure-time housing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-752
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.626523
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Author-Name: Pierre-Alexandre Mahieu
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre-Alexandre
Author-X-Name-Last: Mahieu
Author-Name: Pere Riera
Author-X-Name-First: Pere
Author-X-Name-Last: Riera
Author-Name: Marek Giergiczny
Author-X-Name-First: Marek
Author-X-Name-Last: Giergiczny
Title: The influence of cheap talk on willingness-to-pay ranges: some empirical evidence from a contingent valuation study
Abstract:
Different instruments have been developed to mitigate the hypothetical
bias in contingent valuation surveys. One, labelled ‘cheap
talk’, warns participants about the hypothetical bias phenomenon
prior to the valuation question. This paper investigates the effects of
cheap talk on willingness-to-pay ranges, in a case study on remote
mountain lakes. An open-ended follow-up question is added to a payment
ladder to elicit the maximum amount an individual would definitely pay and
the minimum amount above which they would definitely refuse to pay. The
main conclusion is that cheap talk has no influence on the width of
people’s willingness-to-pay range, but is effective at lowering the
mean willingness-to-pay.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 753-763
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.626524
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Author-Name: Adolfo Carballo-Penela
Author-X-Name-First: Adolfo
Author-X-Name-Last: Carballo-Penela
Author-Name: Ingrid Mateo-Mantecón
Author-X-Name-First: Ingrid
Author-X-Name-Last: Mateo-Mantecón
Author-Name: Juan Luis Dom�nech
Author-X-Name-First: Juan Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Dom�nech
Author-Name: Pablo Coto-Millán
Author-X-Name-First: Pablo
Author-X-Name-Last: Coto-Millán
Title: From the motorways of the sea to the green corridors' carbon footprint: the case of a port in Spain
Abstract:
Green corridors are a European concept denoting long-distance freight
transport corridors where advanced technology and co-modality are used to
achieve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Green corridors
consider all types of agents acting in the door-to-door co-modality
chains, including ports. Carbon footprints (CF) provide companies,
customers and other agents with information related to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions from the supply chain of products, identifying key points,
potential risks and opportunities for improvement. Its application in both
the logistic networks and all modes of transport would allow for the
creation of green corridors and sustainable motorways of the sea. This
paper describes the method which is composed of financial accounts (MC3)
used to estimate the CF of a port. It shows the effects of the method on
the Port of Gijón (PAG), which steers the existing
Gijón/Nantes/Saint-Nazaire motorway of the sea. The extension of the
system to all nodes of the shipping line and other transport modes will
lead in the long run to a carbon-neutral green corridor. Our findings show
the importance of looking at indirect emissions in order to become a
carbon neutral port.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 765-782
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.627422
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Author-Name: Ning Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Ning
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Title: The empirical relationship between openness and environmental pollution in China
Abstract:
By using a vector autoregression (VAR) model, this paper examines the
relationship between openness and environmental degradation in China. The
empirical results suggest that, during 1981--2008, the long-run
equilibrium relation between China's foreign trade, foreign direct
investment (FDI) and industrial pollutants can be positive or negative,
depending on the pollutants concerned. Therefore it is hard to say whether
openness is good or bad for the environment in China. Moreover, a
short-run causality test reveals that China's exports expansion leads to
an increase in sulphur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) emissions, while imports
and FDI enlargement result in the growth of solid waste generation. On the
other hand, China's control of SO<sub>2</sub> emissions discourages its
exports, whereas control of wastewater discharge encourages its imports.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 783-796
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.628087
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Author-Name: Eric Plottu
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Plottu
Author-Name: B�atrice Plottu
Author-X-Name-First: B�atrice
Author-X-Name-Last: Plottu
Title: Total landscape values: a multi-dimensional approach
Abstract:
Landscape involves several sources of valuation (for example, ecological,
economic, social) which are advisable to integrate into an evaluation. The
notion of Total Economic Value, distinguishing use values and non-use
values, allows for reporting of the many features of a landscape. However,
a purely monetary definition of these values does not allow for reporting
of the multi-dimensionality of stakes inherent in landscape management. We
propose to reinterpret the value of the landscape within a framework of
multi-dimensional analysis, based on the distinction of three levels of
stakes (profitability, strategic and identity) bound to the management of
space. We will demonstrate under which conditions (decision rules and
decision-making tools) it is possible to implement this multi-dimensional
approach to value, and to integrate the landscape as a real criterion of
decision making in development projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-811
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.628818
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Author-Name: Rocco Scolozzi
Author-X-Name-First: Rocco
Author-X-Name-Last: Scolozzi
Author-Name: Davide Geneletti
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Geneletti
Title: Assessing habitat connectivity for land-use planning: a method integrating landscape graphs and Delphi survey
Abstract:
Increasing fragmentation is occurring in most valley floors in Alpine
regions, where urbanization and infrastructure development are reducing
connectivity among remnant natural areas. This undermines the conservation
of alpine biodiversity. Using a landscape graph-based approach, we
visualized and assessed the dispersal opportunities for three target
species (<italic>Rana synk. esculenta</italic>, <italic>Erinaceus
europaeus</italic>, <italic>Moscardinus avellanarius</italic>) on a
municipal scale. We considered the barrier effect caused by landscape
objects, such as linear infrastructures and artificial land covers.
Species-specific barrier effects were estimated through a Delphi survey
involving 25 experts. The information collected was then used to draw a
landscape graph of local connections and to estimate the functioning of
the networks of habitat patches in terms of their capability of sustaining
local populations of target species. The methodology was applied in an
alpine valley floor in Trentino, northern Italy, and resulted in the
mapping of all possible and remnant linkages between habitat patches in
its current state. The approach may provide a better qualitative
understanding of the impacts of proposed land-use changes, and was found
to be particularly helpful in contexts where availability of data is
limited.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-830
Issue: 6
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.628823
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Author-Name: Miklas Scholz
Author-X-Name-First: Miklas
Author-X-Name-Last: Scholz
Author-Name: Åsa Hedmark
Author-X-Name-First: Åsa
Author-X-Name-Last: Hedmark
Author-Name: William Hartley
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartley
Title: Recent advances in sustainable multifunctional land and urban management in Europe: a review
Abstract:
This review discusses high impact research in sustainable urban and land
management. The focus is on large European projects that have a holistic
and multi-disciplinary assessment approach towards the total environment.
This paper clearly indicates that many projects propose decision-making
tools partly supported by numerical models. Successful projects were
identified as applying the following criteria: a communicative and
holistic approach involving economic, environmental and social sciences
throughout the project; sufficient geographic coverage; engagement of
stakeholders from a wide variety of sectors; and plans for dissemination
of project outcomes and active knowledge sharing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-854
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.628828
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Author-Name: Christine Fürst
Author-X-Name-First: Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Fürst
Author-Name: Katrin Pietzsch
Author-X-Name-First: Katrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Pietzsch
Author-Name: Anke Witt
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Witt
Author-Name: Susanne Frank
Author-X-Name-First: Susanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Frank
Author-Name: Lars Koschke
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Koschke
Author-Name: Franz Makeschin
Author-X-Name-First: Franz
Author-X-Name-Last: Makeschin
Title: How to better consider sectoral planning information in regional planning: example afforestation and forest conversion
Abstract:
This paper presents, by means of a case study, an approach for how to
make use of sectoral planning information on forestry in regional
planning. Exemplary issues addressed in this study were, first, how to
evaluate the conversion of existing forests and, second, afforestation on
agricultural sites, regarding the impact of these strategies on the
provision of ecosystem services at a regional scale. We demonstrate that
the conversion scenarios planned by the state forest administration have
only a minor impact at the regional scale because the proportion of
forests is too small. As a consequence, recommendations for regional
planning were to: (a) considerably increase the planned afforestation
areas under consideration of the locally suitable future forest ecosystem
types; and (b) concentrate preference areas for afforestation along
corridors, which augment, at most, the additional benefits provided by
connecting the biotopes at the landscape level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 855-883
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.630067
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Author-Name: Bing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Bing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Heng Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Heng
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Qinqin Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Qinqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Jun Bi
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Bi
Title: Equity-based optimisation of regional water pollutant discharge amount allocation: a case study in the Tai Lake Basin
Abstract:
Regional allowance allocation not only matters for regional economic
efficiency but also for fairness between regions or companies. It is
important to work out a fair and reasonable allocation method to achieve
China's goal of the gross control of pollutant discharge. This research
developed an equity-based optimisation for a regional water pollutant
discharge allowance allocation method, which is based on the Gini
coefficient of considering socio-economic and environmental factors.
Taking the Tai Lake Basin in Jiangsu Province as an example, this paper
optimised the present state of distribution on the basis of an assessment
of fairness of the current discharge allowance allocation status. The
optimised allowance allocation results of the Tai Lake Basin were distinct
from other allocation methods, and reduced the inequity of regional
allowance allocation. However, the stress of equity cannot give full
consideration to both environmental and economic efficiency targets.
Connecting the allocation of discharge targets with an emission trading
system was proposed to address the shortcomings of the Gini coefficient
based method.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 885-900
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.630068
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Author-Name: Doron Lavee
Author-X-Name-First: Doron
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavee
Title: A cost-benefit analysis of relocating a polluting factory
Abstract:
This study examines the economic viability of relocating polluting
industrial factories from densely populated residential areas to
designated industrial zones. This solution requires a significant economic
investment consisting of relocating and remediating costs. This solution
has a direct financial benefit, due to the alternative value of the land
on which the factory currently stands, as it can be converted to more
attractive uses. In many cases, this direct benefit does not cover the
costs, therefore it is not economically feasible to transfer the plant.
However, it is possible that relocating a factory in these cases is
economically feasible from a national perspective, as the factory's
current location may cause a decline in nearby property values, while
relocating it may result in an increase in property values. Nevertheless,
in these cases, government intervention may be required. This paper
presents a case study for such a situation -- analysing the case of the
Ta'as Magen factory, a severely polluted site located in the heart of
Israel's main metropolitan area. This analysis reveals that the indirect
benefits of relocating the factory and remediating the site are
considerably greater than the direct benefits, and outweigh all required
costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 901-919
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.632677
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Author-Name: Shelley Burgin
Author-X-Name-First: Shelley
Author-X-Name-Last: Burgin
Author-Name: Nigel Hardiman
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hardiman
Title: Extreme sports in natural areas: looming disaster or a catalyst for a paradigm shift in land use planning?
Abstract:
Historically, visitors’ motives for visiting protected areas
included ‘rest, relaxation and reinvigoration’. Ecological
impacts were typically low. Recent trends have increased use of protected
areas for extreme sports, with greater numbers undertaking more active
recreation, such as extreme sports. The effect of this trend is
considered, together with potential management options. We propose that
the development of appropriately targeted and delivered educational
programmes could minimise environmental degradation. However, to maximise
ecological conservation in protected lands we consider that a major
paradigm shift is required. This will require a more strategic, holistic
approach to planning and managing outdoor recreation/sport destinations
incorporating collaboration across stakeholders. Based on past experience,
to continue with the current model will ultimately accelerate biodiversity
loss, degradation of protected areas, and loss of recreational amenity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 921-940
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.634228
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Author-Name: P.A. Memon
Author-X-Name-First: P.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Memon
Author-Name: N. Kirk
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kirk
Title: Role of indigenous Māori people in collaborative water governance in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Abstract:
Informed by debates in recent literature on indigenous peoples’
role in water governance, our research examines recent initiatives to
enhance the role of Māori in water governance in Aotearoa/New
Zealand based on the case of recently reinvented hybrid governance
arrangements for Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The water governance landscape
in New Zealand has been significantly reconfigured in the last 25 years,
with wide-ranging changes precipitated by the neo-liberal agendas of
recent governments. Running alongside this neo-liberal agenda was the
revival of indigenous rights language during the 1970s, a reflection of
growing political recognition of the aboriginal customary natural resource
ownership and management rights. Set within this geo-political context, we
argue that three factors, property rights, globalisation and the
regulatory planning environment for management, both enable and constrain
indigenous people to govern natural resources within a post-colonial
society such as New Zealand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 941-959
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.634577
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Author-Name: Zhao Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Zhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Dennis R. Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Dennis R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Michael A. Kilgore
Author-X-Name-First: Michael A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kilgore
Title: Barriers to and opportunities for effective cumulative impact assessment within state-level environmental review frameworks in the United States
Abstract:
In the US, relatively little research has been done in recent years to
inform the development and implementation of cumulative impact assessment
(CIA) policy. Past studies have primarily focused on the requirements and
practices of the National Environmental Policy Act, but little is known
about the challenges and opportunities relating to CIA practices at the
state level. By analysing data from a national survey of state
environmental review programme administrators, this study identified the
inability of state programmes to facilitate CIA practices as a major
barrier to effective implementation, particularly reflected by the
perceived lack of explicit procedures and data for conducting CIA.
Important strategies for improvement included adopting detailed guidelines
specifying what to include in an assessment and developing institutional
mechanisms to encourage state agency co-ordination. Some differences in
perception were observed across programmes due to the different types of
state-level environmental review frameworks within which cumulative
impacts are assessed. In addition, administrators from programmes without
CIA requirements seemed to overestimate the cost and time needed to
implement CIA. Changing their perception may contribute to the adoption of
CIA procedures in these states.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 961-978
Issue: 7
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635013
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Author-Name: Juan Agust�n Franco
Author-X-Name-First: Juan Agust�n
Author-X-Name-Last: Franco
Author-Name: Javier Calatrava
Author-X-Name-First: Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: Calatrava
Title: The diffusion process of no-tillage with herbicides application in Southern Spain's olive groves
Abstract:
This paper analyses the processes of both the adoption and diffusion of
no-tillage and of the type of application of herbicides among Southern
Spain's olive farmers, using data from a farm survey. We estimate several
probit models to identify some socio-economic and institutional factors
related to the decision to use each practice of no-tillage on a regular
basis and several diffusion models to describe the spatial and temporal
spread of no-tillage among farmers. Our results show that no-tillage is
practised by 90% of surveyed farmers either with the localised (21%) or
non-localised (69%) application of herbicides. The diffusion process of
no-tillage has been very intense since the mid-1990s, and has been based
on the interaction among farmers in the area of study rather than on
external factors. Some characteristics related to the adoption of each
practice are farm size, irrigation and the continuity of the farming
activity by some relative.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 979-1003
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635190
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Author-Name: Jin Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: Limits to decoupling strategies for sustainable housing development: the Hangzhou experience
Abstract:
Since the national urban housing reform in the 1990s, the Hangzhou
Metropolitan Area in China has been experiencing a construction boom and
an extraordinary growth of the residential building stock. Housing has
made up an important part of the physical urban development and regional
economic growth. The metropolitan area authorities aim to pursue
sustainable housing development by adopting decoupling strategies
emphasising efficient use of resources. However, in spite of these
strategies, a study of Hangzhou's actual rates of decoupling between
economic growth, housing sector growth and negative environmental impacts
indicates only weak decoupling and a tendency of declining degrees of
decoupling (if present at all) during the latest two decades. Limits of
decoupling strategies for sustainable housing development are discussed in
the light of these findings. The paper concludes with a recommendation to
take growth containment into China's policies towards sustainable
development, while at the same time guaranteeing a decent living standard
among citizens.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1004-1021
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635191
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Author-Name: Rosemary Bailey
Author-X-Name-First: Rosemary
Author-X-Name-Last: Bailey
Author-Name: James W.S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: James W.S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Author-Name: Enda T. Hayes
Author-X-Name-First: Enda T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hayes
Author-Name: Lorraine Hudson
Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine
Author-X-Name-Last: Hudson
Author-Name: Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir
Author-X-Name-First: Kristin Vala
Author-X-Name-Last: Ragnarsdottir
Author-Name: Joshua Thumim
Author-X-Name-First: Joshua
Author-X-Name-Last: Thumim
Title: Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: some preliminary findings
Abstract:
This paper describes a Delphi methodology to generate a number of broadly
consensual low carbon scenarios for 2050. This approach to
‘creating’ the future, rather than predicting, is useful
when dealing with profound and uncertain change over a long period of time
and is therefore suited to carbon management. The methodology is
described, and the first stage of the consultation process is discussed
with reference to its application in the UK city region of Bristol.
Findings from the first round have resulted in the identification of seven
working scenarios and patterns in the responses of individuals from
different backgrounds, suggesting that strong world-views and agendas are
present within groups. Subsequent rounds of a questionnaire and a
backcasting workshop will refine these working scenarios and identify
pathways to achieve them.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1022-1046
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635192
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Author-Name: Giovanna Monti
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Monti
Author-Name: Jonathan P. Deason
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Deason
Title: Applying an ecosystem services approach to supplemental environmental projects
Abstract:
This paper defines an ecosystem services approach to guide stakeholders
through the major steps of the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)
programme of the US Environmental Protection Agency and state
environmental offices. The SEP programme is focused on implementing
‘environmentally beneficial’ projects that compensate the
environment and the community for adverse effects of violations of
environmental regulations. A literature review reveals that the federal
programme is greatly under-used by violators despite its enormous
opportunities to enhance the human-environment relationship. The SEP
programme shares major commonalities with ecosystem service concepts and
these can be leveraged to define a structured framework, wherein ecosystem
services can play a key role for formulating, evaluating, selecting,
implementing and assessing SEPs. Concepts set forth in this paper
represent a first step towards mainstreaming an ecosystem services
approach in the SEP programme. Further research is needed to assess the
applicability of the framework to different categories of SEPs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1047-1057
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636221
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Author-Name: Maia Gachechiladze-Bozhesku
Author-X-Name-First: Maia
Author-X-Name-Last: Gachechiladze-Bozhesku
Title: Towards improving strategic environmental assessment follow-up through stakeholder participation: a case of the Pasquia-Porcupine Forest Management Plan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Abstract:
Stakeholder participation is a vital component of successful Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA). SEA, an evaluation of environmental and
sustainability consequences of strategic initiatives prior to their
implementation, seeks to ensure that various stakeholder perspectives are
considered early in the strategic decision-making process. However, once
the implementation decisions are taken, are the stakeholders consulted
with, or involved in, strategy implementation and SEA follow-up? If so,
how can participatory processes benefit delivery of strategies and
follow-up? These questions remain largely unexplored due to the
conventional focus on <italic>ex ante</italic> SEA and limited knowledge
about SEA follow-up. This paper explores the role and potential of
stakeholder participation processes in facilitating SEA follow-up in the
case of a 20-year Pasquia-Porcupine Forest Management Plan (FMP), in
Saskatchewan (Canada). It explores different forms of stakeholder
participation in the FMP and SEA follow-up implementation and identifies
the associated benefits for SEA follow-up.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1058-1074
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636544
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Author-Name: Vinod Mishra
Author-X-Name-First: Vinod
Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra
Author-Name: Russell Smyth
Author-X-Name-First: Russell
Author-X-Name-Last: Smyth
Title: Environmental regulation and wages in China
Abstract:
In this study we examine the extent to which firms pass back the cost of
pollution regulation to workers, in the form of lower wages, using a
unique matched employer-employee dataset for Shanghai. The benefits and
costs of pollution regulation in China are important topics to study as
China comes under increasing pressure to move from a single-minded focus
on energy-driven economic growth to a more balanced approach to economic
growth. The benefits of such a shift, particularly in terms of health, are
relatively well studied, but the costs are less so. The hip-pocket effect
of pollution regulation on workers' wages is particularly important, given
that it is likely to influence public support for a more balanced
approach. Our main finding is that the reduction in average wages
attributable to firms taking measures to control for pollution is between
13.8% and 18.8%, all things being equal.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1075-1093
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636556
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Author-Name: Anders Branth Pedersen
Author-X-Name-First: Anders Branth
Author-X-Name-Last: Pedersen
Author-Name: Helle Ørsted Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Helle Ørsted
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Author-Name: Tove Christensen
Author-X-Name-First: Tove
Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen
Author-Name: Berit Hasler
Author-X-Name-First: Berit
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasler
Title: Optimising the effect of policy instruments: a study of farmers' decision rationales and how they match the incentives in Danish pesticide policy
Abstract:
Economic modelling generally assumes that businesses are profit
maximisers. However, behavioural economics holds that businesses pursue
multiple objectives and may even sacrifice some profit. This has
implications for the effectiveness of incentive-based environmental
policies. Using Danish farmers as a case, this paper examines whether
non-economic rationales may trump economic ones in farmer decisions, and,
unlike previous research, we quantify how widespread non-economic values
are compared to more economic values. Data derive from a survey (1164
responses) of Danish conventional farmers' decision rationales regarding
their use of pesticides. Using cluster analysis, we show that some farmers
are more economically motivated while other farmers are more focused on
optimising yield and pay less attention to expenditures and crop prices.
Furthermore, we find that the two groups differ in their response to
policy instruments; farmers who focus on yield indicate less
responsiveness to economic policy instruments. The results imply that it
is important to implement a broad array of policy instruments to match
different farmer rationales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1094-1110
Issue: 8
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636568
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Author-Name: Jörg Hetterich
Author-X-Name-First: Jörg
Author-X-Name-Last: Hetterich
Author-Name: Sebastian Bonnemeier
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnemeier
Author-Name: Michael Pritzke
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Pritzke
Author-Name: Anthimos Georgiadis
Author-X-Name-First: Anthimos
Author-X-Name-Last: Georgiadis
Title: Ecological sustainability -- a customer requirement? Evidence from the automotive industry
Abstract:
There are several motives for the adoption of ‘green’ or
sustainable materials for car interiors, for example, the shortage of
fossil resources and the resulting oil-price increase, new legal
requirements (regulations and laws) which penalise environmental pollution
and the changing behaviour patterns of consumers. The latter was the
subject of an empirical study involving 106 potential car buyers, who were
asked about their attitude to sustainable materials in a car interior.
Furthermore, consumers' willingness to pay a premium price for a vehicle
interior made of renewable resources was also analysed. The main
conclusion is that more than 66% of the respondents would accept green car
components for a moderate price increase. The relevance and pressure to
substitute fossil materials with renewable ones can be expected to
increase. This increase will not only be due to the potential decline of
resources, but more notably as a result of consumer demand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1111-1133
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636578
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Author-Name: Trudie Dockerty
Author-X-Name-First: Trudie
Author-X-Name-Last: Dockerty
Author-Name: Katy Appleton
Author-X-Name-First: Katy
Author-X-Name-Last: Appleton
Author-Name: Andrew Lovett
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Lovett
Title: Public opinion on energy crops in the landscape: considerations for the expansion of renewable energy from biomass
Abstract:
Public attitudes were assessed towards two dedicated biomass crops --
<italic>Miscanthus</italic> and Short Rotation Coppice (SRC), particularly
regarding their visual impacts in the landscape. Results are based on
responses to photographic and computer-generated images as the crops are
still relatively scarce in the landscape. A questionnaire survey indicated
little public concern about potential landscape aesthetics but more
concern about attendant built infrastructure. Focus group meetings and
interviews indicated support for biomass end uses that bring direct
benefits to local communities. Questions arise as to how well the imagery
used was able to portray the true nature of these tall, dense, perennial
plants but based on the responses obtained and given the caveat that there
was limited personal experience of the crops, it appears unlikely that
wide-scale planting of biomass crops will give rise to substantial public
concern in relation to their visual impact in the landscape.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1134-1158
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.636966
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Author-Name: Parvin Sultana
Author-X-Name-First: Parvin
Author-X-Name-Last: Sultana
Title: Implications of floodplain aquaculture enclosure
Abstract:
In Bangladesh, extensive common pool fisheries exist in the wet season on
private lands in the floodplains. This study investigated the trend in
year-round enclosure of these seasonal commons for private aquaculture and
the impacts of this practice. The floodplain area enclosed for aquaculture
was found to be growing at 30--100% a year. Enclosures are organised by
individual landowners, informal groups or companies that lease in land.
Aquaculture in enclosures produces more fish than capture fisheries, but
input costs are high. Traditional fishers report that catches of wild fish
decline in the floodplains as a whole and there is a loss of livelihood.
Those with large farms benefit while marginal farmers lose access to
common aquatic resources and also to land for sharecropping. The landless
have less fish to eat and sell, but some gain employment. The government
has encouraged private floodplain aquaculture in recent years. However, it
is recommended that this trend should be regulated to limit loss of key
natural fisheries and widening inequality. This should be informed by more
detailed quantification of the costs and benefits of floodplain
aquaculture, including fishery and distributional impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1159-1174
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.637104
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Author-Name: Danny Simatele
Author-X-Name-First: Danny
Author-X-Name-Last: Simatele
Author-Name: Tony Binns
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Binns
Author-Name: Munacinga Simatele
Author-X-Name-First: Munacinga
Author-X-Name-Last: Simatele
Title: Sustaining livelihoods under a changing climate: the case of urban agriculture in Lusaka, Zambia
Abstract:
With rapidly deteriorating national and local economies, many urban
dwellers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasingly resorting to a wide
range of informal sector activities to ameliorate food insecurity and
generate household income. Among these activities is urban agriculture
(UA), which is used both as a source of basic foodstuffs and income
generation to enable access to a wide range of goods and services. These
may include health care, education, clothing, food and housing. Despite
its significance and contribution to the urban household food basket, UA
in many SSA cities has not been integrated into urban development and
planning policy. In addition to the absence of a supportive local
government policy, over the last two decades UA has come under increasing
pressure from extreme weather related events such as droughts and
flooding. Drawing upon recent field-based research in Lusaka, the capital
of Zambia, the paper examines the relationships between UA and extreme
weather conditions, and the impact on the livelihood options of urban
poor. The research has wider relevance in the context of evolving
strategies for achieving sustainable urban livelihoods, poverty reduction
and food security in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1175-1191
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.637688
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Author-Name: T. Pelekasi
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelekasi
Author-Name: M. Menegaki
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Menegaki
Author-Name: D. Damigos
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Damigos
Title: Externalities, NIMBY syndrome and marble quarrying activity
Abstract:
Marble quarries like any other mining project are faced with NIMBY
(‘not-in-my-backyard’) reactions, since some negative
externalities are inevitable. The paper presents a contingent valuation
survey aimed at investigating a local community's willingness to accept
(WTA) compensation for allowing the establishment and operation of a
marble quarry in its surroundings and exploring the determinants
influencing NIMBY reactions against marble quarrying activity. The
valuation scenario used involves an annual monetary payment to a community
fund in order to be more realistic and to lessen the so-called
‘bribe effect’, which is common in compensation schemes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1192-1205
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.638047
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Author-Name: Yaron Fishman
Author-X-Name-First: Yaron
Author-X-Name-Last: Fishman
Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Mordechai Shechter
Author-X-Name-First: Mordechai
Author-X-Name-Last: Shechter
Title: An input tax on nitrogen fertiliser pollution in the presence of transaction costs
Abstract:
This paper proposes, for different water scarcity conditions, a cost
efficient input tax policy to supply clean drinking water that is subject
to contamination by nitrogen fertiliser and to quantify the welfare change
due to this public control. By introducing a transaction cost component,
we found that for moderate and relatively high water scarcity conditions
the results support public intervention. However, for low scarcity
conditions, our results indicate that welfare change is low or even
negative, discouraging public intervention. We discuss a policy that
supports the legal principle of the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP), by
compensating the victim for the residual pollution not abated by the cost
efficient solution, without affecting the efficiency criterion.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1206-1227
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.639870
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Author-Name: Munyaradzi Chitakira
Author-X-Name-First: Munyaradzi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chitakira
Author-Name: Emmanuel Torquebiau
Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Torquebiau
Author-Name: Willem Ferguson
Author-X-Name-First: Willem
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferguson
Title: Community visioning in a transfrontier conservation area in Southern Africa paves the way towards landscapes combining agricultural production and biodiversity conservation
Abstract:
This study employed participatory approaches to establish ways of
engaging local communities within a transfrontier conservation area,
towards achieving the goals of integrated agricultural production and
biodiversity conservation at a landscape level, known as ecoagriculture.
We facilitated farmers' meetings to create charts of local environmental
and livelihood concerns and of their vision of the future. Water scarcity,
bad road conditions, unemployment and low harvests emerged among the most
prevalent concerns. Through a visioning process, participants arrived at a
desired future that was largely inclined towards improved livelihoods,
with comparatively little attention on biodiversity enhancement. We
conclude that stakeholder-driven ecoagriculture could be a sustainable
strategy to simultaneously achieve the community's vision and the goals of
transfrontier conservation areas, provided biodiversity management
strategies are linked to infrastructure improvement and income generating
activities. We recommend a community visioning process as an effective
approach to encourage collective action and to support local ownership of
development programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1228-1247
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.640149
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Author-Name: A. J. Mohammed
Author-X-Name-First: A. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mohammed
Author-Name: M. Inoue
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Inoue
Title: Explaining disparity in outcome from community-based natural resource management (CBNRM): a case study in Chilimo Forest, Ethiopia
Abstract:
This paper examines the constraints on achieving positive social and
environmental outcomes from community-based natural resource management
(CBNRM) in Ethiopia, a rarely researched country. A comparative case study
on successful and failed CBNRM in a pioneering and influential CBNRM
project revealed the important determinant for disparity in outcome to be
whether the existing collective decision-making arrangements on use rights
and benefit-sharing support the members to whom those benefits are
salient. Institutionalising CBNRM in government forest policy and
improving the capacity to implement it are recommended to improve current
conditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1248-1267
Issue: 9
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.640171
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Author-Name: Xuehong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xuehong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jeff Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Author-Name: Jintao Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Jintao
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Haipeng Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Haipeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: An auction scheme for land use change in Sichuan Province, China
Abstract:
This paper presents the application of an auction scheme for the
allocation of funds for environmentally improving land use change (LUC)
amongst farm households in Sichuan Province, China. Competing bids were
ranked using their benefit to cost ratios. Results show that the auction
approach can be both practically feasible and efficient in the Chinese
context. The auction approach was 15% more cost-effective than the status
quo fixed payment afforestation programme. The auction approach was also
more closely targeted to achieve environmental improvements. Potential
improvements to the auction process would be achieved through increased
heterogeneity across bids and lower transaction costs from taking bids
from aggregations of farmers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1269-1288
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.644401
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Author-Name: Wim Douven
Author-X-Name-First: Wim
Author-X-Name-Last: Douven
Author-Name: Joost Buurman
Author-X-Name-First: Joost
Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman
Author-Name: Lindsay Beevers
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsay
Author-X-Name-Last: Beevers
Author-Name: Henk Verheij
Author-X-Name-First: Henk
Author-X-Name-Last: Verheij
Author-Name: Marc Goichot
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Goichot
Author-Name: Ngoc Anh Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Ngoc Anh
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen
Author-Name: Hong Tien Truong
Author-X-Name-First: Hong Tien
Author-X-Name-Last: Truong
Author-Name: Huynh Minh Ngoc
Author-X-Name-First: Huynh Minh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ngoc
Title: Resistance versus resilience approaches in road planning and design in delta areas: Mekong floodplains in Cambodia and Vietnam
Abstract:
Engineering works in river basins that explicitly take into account
floodplain hydraulic processes and dynamics, demonstrate a move towards
more sustainable development in riparian areas. In this paper, this
concept is applied to road planning and design in floodplains. The paper
suggests that although a resilience strategy might require higher initial
investments than a resistance strategy, in the longer term it will result
in lower costs in terms of road damage and ecological damage. Results are
presented from four cases in the Mekong floodplains where different
strategies towards road planning, varying in resilience, have been
assessed for their hydraulic, ecological, social and economic impacts
based on a combination of modelling results, expert judgement and
secondary data sources. The study finds that, with the exception of
extreme cases, the impact of roads has a limited impact on the floodplain
hydraulics. However, even small changes in flood dynamics (arrival of the
peak, duration) may have large ecological impacts, especially if
cumulative impacts of more road developments are taken into account. The
results illustrate that road planning and design in floodplains is a
complicated task that requires an integrated approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1289-1310
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.644848
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Author-Name: Alan Diduck
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Diduck
Author-Name: A. John Sinclair
Author-X-Name-First: A. John
Author-X-Name-Last: Sinclair
Author-Name: Glen Hostetler
Author-X-Name-First: Glen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hostetler
Author-Name: Patricia Fitzpatrick
Author-X-Name-First: Patricia
Author-X-Name-Last: Fitzpatrick
Title: Transformative learning theory, public involvement, and natural resource and environmental management
Abstract:
This paper reviews studies of transformative learning through public
involvement in natural resource and environmental management (NREM). It
summarises evidence regarding instrumental, communicative, transformative
and sustainability-oriented learning outcomes, and learning processes such
as reflection, rational discourse and applying new frames of references in
individual and social action. The paper discusses the implications for the
design of NREM and public involvement, and presents a new framework
connecting non-formal education, involvement in NREM, transformative
learning and sustainability. The paper concludes with suggestions for
promising future research, such as scaling up transformative learning in
the context of NREM, including examining potential complementarities with
leading models of social and organisational learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1311-1330
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.645718
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Author-Name: Kate Bigney Wilner
Author-X-Name-First: Kate Bigney
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilner
Author-Name: Melanie Wiber
Author-X-Name-First: Melanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Wiber
Author-Name: Anthony Charles
Author-X-Name-First: Anthony
Author-X-Name-Last: Charles
Author-Name: John Kearney
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Kearney
Author-Name: Melissa Landry
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Landry
Author-Name: Lisette Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Lisette
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: on behalf of the Coastal CURA Team
Author-X-Name-First: on behalf of the Coastal CURA Team
Author-X-Name-Last:
Title: Transformative learning for better resource management: the role of critical reflection
Abstract:
Since 1992, integrated management has been promoted as the solution to
challenges facing governments and civil society around the world when
managing natural resources. It was argued that integrated management could
lead to sustainable development if new participatory approaches to social
learning could be developed. Since that time, social learning theory has
been an important component of resource management literature. This paper
argues that until social learning theory leans more heavily on group
processes of transformative learning, sustainable development will elude
us. Further, a process of systematic, critical reflection is key to
transformative learning, as we illustrate using a five-year research
project into the role of communities in integrated management in the
Canadian Maritimes. Our experience shows how critical reflection processes
can strengthen participatory research to further inform the practice of
integrated management. We conclude by observing that room must be made for
critical reflection and for true social learning in all integrated
management institutions, whether community-based or government-initiated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1331-1347
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2011
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.646679
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Author-Name: Jose M. Barrutia
Author-X-Name-First: Jose M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barrutia
Author-Name: Carmen Echebarria
Author-X-Name-First: Carmen
Author-X-Name-Last: Echebarria
Title: Greening regions: the effect of social entrepreneurship, co-decision and co-creation on the embrace of good sustainable development practices
Abstract:
Adoption of Local Agenda 21 (LA21) in Europe has been very uneven.
However, the embrace (or eager adoption) of LA21-like tools by local
governments is usually considered as a requisite to achieve the
sustainable development (SD) global aims. This research analyses a
successful networking practice in the Basque Country (BC) over an 8-year
period in order to identify the main dimensions that explain the embrace
of LA21 by Local Governments (LGs). The Basque experience is studied using
a qualitative and a quantitative approach. Results show that the factors
of entrepreneurial presence (at the regional and local levels),
co-decision and co-creation have an effect on local government embrace of
the LA21. We also study the motivational mechanisms underlying co-decision
and co-creation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1348-1368
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.657298
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Author-Name: Jeremy Firestone
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Firestone
Author-Name: Willett Kempton
Author-X-Name-First: Willett
Author-X-Name-Last: Kempton
Author-Name: Meredith Blaydes Lilley
Author-X-Name-First: Meredith Blaydes
Author-X-Name-Last: Lilley
Author-Name: Kateryna Samoteskul
Author-X-Name-First: Kateryna
Author-X-Name-Last: Samoteskul
Title: Public acceptance of offshore wind power across regions and through time
Abstract:
This paper analyses mail surveys of residents living near two proposed
offshore wind projects -- Cape Wind off Massachusetts and Bluewater Wind
off Delaware, and compares responses in 2005 or 2006 with 2009. On Cape
Cod, compared with 2005, a majority (57%) now supports Cape Wind. Support
in Delaware has remained relatively constant since 2006, reaching 80% in
2009. Questions examined reasons for support or opposition. A desire for
energy independence is an increasingly significant reason for support in
both areas and has motivated some individuals to switch from opposition to
support. Conversely, those who switched from support to opposition said
they were most concerned about fishing and recreational boating impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1369-1386
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.682782
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Author-Name: Jeremy Firestone
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Firestone
Author-Name: Willett Kempton
Author-X-Name-First: Willett
Author-X-Name-Last: Kempton
Author-Name: Meredith Blaydes Lilley
Author-X-Name-First: Meredith Blaydes
Author-X-Name-Last: Lilley
Author-Name: Kateryna Samoteskul
Author-X-Name-First: Kateryna
Author-X-Name-Last: Samoteskul
Title: Public acceptance of offshore wind power: does perceived fairness of process matter?
Abstract:
This paper analyses the findings of recent mail surveys of residents
living near two proposed offshore wind power projects -- Cape Wind off
Massachusetts and Bluewater Wind off Delaware. In 2009, 57% supported Cape
Wind, while 80% supported Bluewater Wind. To measure the relationship
between perceptions of public process and substantive support or
opposition, we assessed opinions of procedural fairness, local community
voice and trust in developers. A plurality ofresidents in both cases is
relatively satisfied with the process, while statistical modelling
suggests that satisfaction with the process and outcome may be mutually
reinforcing or jointly determined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1387-1402
Issue: 10
Volume: 55
Year: 2012
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.688658
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Thomas Blaschke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaschke
Title: Land suitability analysis for Tabriz County, Iran: a multi-criteria evaluation approach using GIS
Abstract:
In our research we investigated the optimal utilization of land resources
for agricultural production in Tabriz County, Iran. A GIS-based Multi
Criteria Decision Making land suitability analysis was performed. Hereby,
several suitability factors including soils, climatic conditions, and
water availability were evaluated, based on expert knowledge from
stakeholders at various levels. An Analytical Hierarchical Process was
used to rank the various suitability factors and the resulting weights
were used to construct the suitability map layers. In doing so, the
derived weights were used, and subsequently land suitability maps for
irrigated and dry-farm agriculture were created. Finally, a synthesized
land suitability map was generated by combining these maps and by
comparing the product with current land use SPOT 5 satellite images. The
resulting suitability maps indicate the areas, in which the intensity of
land use for agriculture should increase, decrease or remain unchanged.
Our investigations have revealed that 65676 hectares may be suitable for
irrigation and 120872 hectares may be suitable for dry-farm agriculture.
This indicates a substantial potential to satisfy the significantly
increasing regional demand for agricultural products. The results of our
research have been provided to the regional authorities and will be used
in strategic land use planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-23
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.646964
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Author-X-Name-First: J.B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellis
Title: Sustainable surface water management and green infrastructure in UK urban catchment planning
Abstract:
Based on the analysis of impervious surface cover and water balance
studies, it is argued that conventional, separately-sewered
first-generation and alternative second-generation sustainable drainage
systems (SUDS) cannot provide a fully sustainable surface water management
approach for urban catchment planning. An extended approach based on the
introduction of micro-and meso-vegetative SUDS systems into a wider green
infrastructure (GI) framework is advocated to effectively address on-site
and catchment urban surface water issues. The approach is based on the
integrated planning implementation of street ‘greening’,
with optimisation of existing biofiltration SUDS solutions, together with
green roofs, downspout disconnection and sub-catchment riparian corridors
to achieve a minimum 25--30% canopy cover level. A
‘leaf-out’ inventory procedure using GIS and satellite
imagery can be employed to assess potential vegetative SUDS locations and
types, and their likely impact upon the urban water cycle and receiving
water health. However, there is a need to ensure that GI elements are
incorporated into planning approaches and protocols for urban drainage
infrastructure provision.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 24-41
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.648752
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Author-Name: Jeffrey Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Peter Tyedmers
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Tyedmers
Author-Name: Jill Grant
Author-X-Name-First: Jill
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant
Title: Measuring environmental impact at the neighbourhood level
Abstract:
We propose that community assessments of environmental impact are
increasingly more relevant to planners and policy makers when reported at
finer scales of analysis. Using the Town of Oakville, Ontario, as an
example, we calculate neighbourhood level ecological footprint values for
241 neighbourhoods. Ecological footprint results range from 5.4 global
hectares per capita to 15.2 global hectares per capita, with an average
ecological footprint for Oakville of 9.0 global hectares per capita. Our
results highlight variability in energy and material flows within a
community, providing planners and policy makers detailed information to
prioritise programme delivery, allocate limited resources, and support
policy development. The lower range of neighbourhood ecological footprint
values suggests a potential footprint floor for Oakville of around 5
hectares per capita. The notion of a footprint floor has implications for
setting community footprint targets and understanding the magnitude of
change needed for significant ecological footprint reductions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 42-60
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.649557
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Author-Name: Anju Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Anju
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Seema Unnikrishnan
Author-X-Name-First: Seema
Author-X-Name-Last: Unnikrishnan
Author-Name: Neelima Naik
Author-X-Name-First: Neelima
Author-X-Name-Last: Naik
Author-Name: Kavita Duvvuri
Author-X-Name-First: Kavita
Author-X-Name-Last: Duvvuri
Title: Role of India's forests in climate change mitigation through the CDM and REDD+ 
Abstract:
Forestry is at the centre-stage of global climate change negotiations as
it is a low cost carbon mitigation option. Forests have the potential to
be a source as well as sink for carbon emissions. The main aim of this
paper is to provide a useful snapshot of the carbon value of India's
forests, and give a glimpse of the potential of India's forests to offset
both India's and the world's carbon emissions. This paper also highlights
the initiatives taken by India towards the implementation of
REDD+ and the status of REDD+ in a few other countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 61-87
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.651110
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Author-Name: Chao-ning Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Chao-ning
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Author-Name: Chun-Yao Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Chun-Yao
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Title: Relocation of farming land for alleviating land subsidence: a case study of Taiwan
Abstract:
Land subsidence attributable to the overuse of groundwater has resulted
in severe damage in both urban and rural areas and in developed and
developing countries. By incorporating the externality of groundwater use
in aquacultural farming, we analyse how the government can mitigate the
land subsidence levels without reducing the farmers’ profits, by
both reusing the retired aquacultural land and through adjustments in the
locations of the species currently being farmed in Tong-shi Township,
Taiwan. The simulation results indicate that if the species with high
profit can be sustainably raised and moved to aquacultural lands that are
less sensitive to groundwater extraction, the total profit could exceed
that without the regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 88-102
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.652820
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Author-Name: Khulan Altangerel
Author-X-Name-First: Khulan
Author-X-Name-Last: Altangerel
Author-Name: Christian A. Kull
Author-X-Name-First: Christian A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kull
Title: The prescribed burning debate in Australia: conflicts and compatibilities
Abstract:
Following the unprecedented series of bushfires in Victoria (Australia)
over the past decade, public debate is fierce over the use of prescribed
burning to reduce wildfire hazard. These deliberations are full of
uncertainties over effectiveness and consequences, reflecting a lack of
high level evidence-based debate, and appear polarised between people
prioritising asset protection and others prioritising biodiversity. Using
a textual analysis of submissions to a parliamentary inquiry, we
investigate how people frame the risks of prescribed burning, the
certainty of its outcomes and what values they evoke in order to justify
their views. We find that differences do not necessarily arise from
divergent priorities about nature, people or assets, but instead from
contrasting views about whether humans or nature are voluntarily or
involuntarily exposed to wildfire risk.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 103-120
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.652831
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Author-Name: Kyle Magyera
Author-X-Name-First: Kyle
Author-X-Name-Last: Magyera
Author-Name: Kenneth Genskow
Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth
Author-X-Name-Last: Genskow
Title: Toward integrated wetland conservation: a diagnostic framework
Abstract:
Integrated environmental management and related approaches have been
widely endorsed for emphasising interconnections between water, land and
related resources and placing them within a broader social and
institutional context. Yet there has been limited application of those
approaches to wetland conservation. This paper introduces an integrated
wetland conservation (IWC) framework for analysing and identifying
opportunities for integration within state (subnational) wetland
programmes. The authors apply the IWC framework to an evaluation of the
state wetland programme in Wisconsin. The framework identified limited
current integration in Wisconsin, although the state programme has
opportunities to improve IWC by increasing watershed-scale planning and
mechanisms for interaction and co-ordination between stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 121-139
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.654631
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Author-Name: M. Anaam Hashmi
Author-X-Name-First: M. Anaam
Author-X-Name-Last: Hashmi
Author-Name: Mohammed Al-Habib
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Habib
Title: Sustainability and carbon management practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
Sustainable and carbon management practices are becoming prominent
considerations in international business, particularly in developing
economies that are still forming their economic foundations. Saudi Arabia
is one such an economy and is pivotal because of its key position in
international petroleum production. This study analysed secondary and
primary data pertaining to sustainability and carbon management practices
in Saudi Arabia and its business enterprises. A questionnaire was
distributed to approximately 150 Saudi Arabian middle-managers. Surveyed
Saudi enterprise managers reported a desire to see the Saudi government
take an active role and establish well-defined carbon management policies
in the country. The Saudi Arabian government has been serious in tackling
the environmental problems, but the current governmental position is based
on a distributive justice philosophy and pursuit of national interest.
Primary data revealed private sector enterprises were better prepared to
deal with sustainability and carbon management problems compared to public
sector enterprises. Surveyed Saudi mangers reported hope that their
employers would start rewarding positive carbon management actions and
focus on educating managers about carbon management practices. Findings
from this study can assist Saudi Arabian policy makers and leadership of
public and private sector enterprises to formulate future sustainability
and carbon management policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 140-157
Issue: 1
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.654849
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Author-Name: George E. Halkos
Author-X-Name-First: George E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Halkos
Title: Exploring the economy -- environment relationship in the case of sulphur emissions
Abstract:
This paper explores the relationship between economic development and
environmental pollution by using panel data for 97 countries for the
period 1950--2003. Various econometric techniques are applied to a sample
of European Union (EU) countries and to a full sample including both EU
and non-EU countries. For the full sample, cross-country variation in the
estimated slopes is observed with extremely heterogeneous parameters,
making aggregation not useful. These findings do not hold for the EU
countries, implying that policies to control pollution must consider both
the specific economic situation and the structure of the industrial and
the business sectors of each region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 159-177
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.657756
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Author-Name: Paulo Pinho
Author-X-Name-First: Paulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Pinho
Author-Name: Vítor Oliveira
Author-X-Name-First: Vítor
Author-X-Name-Last: Oliveira
Author-Name: Sara Santos Cruz
Author-X-Name-First: Sara Santos
Author-X-Name-Last: Cruz
Author-Name: Magda Barbosa
Author-X-Name-First: Magda
Author-X-Name-Last: Barbosa
Title: Metabolic Impact Assessment for urban planning
Abstract:
The functioning of urban systems involves high levels of resource
consumption and a complex web of energy, water and material flows. The
fundamental aim of this paper is to understand how future urban systems
could be designed to be consistently less damaging to the environment. Its
main contribution is the proposal of a methodology for evaluating the
urban development process from ametabolic perspective, the Metabolic
Impact Assessment (MIA). After a brief introduction to evaluation in
environmental planning, the paper describes the main influences of MIA,
presents a set of principles for a metabolic assessment, and describes in
detail the methodology's evaluation procedure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 178-193
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.657953
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Author-Name: Eva Gustavsson
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Gustavsson
Author-Name: Ingemar Elander
Author-X-Name-First: Ingemar
Author-X-Name-Last: Elander
Title: Households as role models for sustainable consumption. The case of local climate dialogues in two Swedish Towns
Abstract:
The research problem addressed concerns the interplay between households
as consumers, and local governments as policy makers and service
providers. Mainly based on interviews with selected households, the paper
explores the activities, results and potential long-term gains of a
climate dialogue project undertaken in two Swedish towns. The findings are
interpreted in terms of Spaargaren and Oosterveer's ideal types of the
consumer as ecological citizen, political consumer and moral agent. The
main finding is that although the immediate gains in terms of GHG
reduction are small, such projects may function as triggers of future
change towards more sustainable policies and everyday practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 194-210
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.660570
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Author-Name: Leo Urban Wangler
Author-X-Name-First: Leo Urban
Author-X-Name-Last: Wangler
Title: Renewables and innovation: did policy induced structural change in the energy sector effect innovation in green technologies?
Abstract:
This study analyses the structural change in the energy system. By
focusing on different green technology industries in Germany, it is of
particular interest how policy-induced demand stimulates innovation.
Taking the market size as well as the change in the market size as a proxy
for increasing demand and patent counts as a proxy for innovation, there
is support that the presence of institutions enabling diffusion of green
technologies (GTs) is correlated with innovative activity. However, when
the different GTs are treated separately remarkable differences can be
observed. We also investigate the role of public expenditures for research
and development. It is controlled for a structural break by comparing the
two institutional settings incorporated into the legal system in Germany,
namely the Electricity Feed Law and the Renewable Energy Sources Act. We
find evidence for the role of public expenditures for research and
development, and no evidence is found for the structural break.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 211-237
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.662464
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Author-Name: Elena Escrig-Olmedo
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Escrig-Olmedo
Author-Name: M. Ángeles Fernández-Izquierdo
Author-X-Name-First: M. Ángeles
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-Izquierdo
Author-Name: Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-X-Name-First: Idoya
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-Name: Raúl León-Soriano
Author-X-Name-First: Raúl
Author-X-Name-Last: León-Soriano
Author-Name: M. Jesús Muñoz-Torres
Author-X-Name-First: M. Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz-Torres
Author-Name: Juana M. Rivera-Lirio
Author-X-Name-First: Juana M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rivera-Lirio
Title: Using fuzzy logic and neural networks to classify socially responsible organisations
Abstract:
Academics and practitioners have not yet developed an adequate method to
evaluate the social performance of organisations that includes a robust
and comprehensive approach of sustainability and uses the most relevant
data sources. However, sustainability rating agencies are evaluating the
social performance of organisations according to their own methodologies,
which are not always clearly explained to stakeholders; and the
evaluations they provide are being used as a reference in markets. This
study contributes to research on the evaluation of social performance in
organisations, by means of an innovative methodology that combines the use
of neural networks and fuzzy logic for the development of expert systems
suitable for classifying organisations according to their performance on
Corporate Social Responsibility. The methodology has been validated in a
simplified scenario and results indicate that it is suitable for
replicating the classifications provided by sustainability rating
agencies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 238-253
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.663324
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Author-Name: Ian Hodge
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Hodge
Title: Agri-environment policy in an era of lower government expenditure: CAP reform and conservation payments
Abstract:
Governments are seeking to reduce levels of expenditure. In the reform of
the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) it will be important to deliver the
environmental objectives of agricultural policy more cost-effectively.
This paper reviews the different agri-environmental mechanisms and their
relative scale and performance. Likely reductions in the Single Farm
Payment (SFP) imply a need to shift resources from payments for the
reduction of intensity towards payments to prevent abandonment. More
cost-effective policies may be achieved by shifting funds from the SFP
into more targeted mechanisms, changing standards currently achieved by
cross-compliance into regulations, and increasing targeting and
competitive allocation mechanisms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 254-270
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.664103
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Author-Name: Patrick d'Aquino
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: d'Aquino
Author-Name: Alassane Bah
Author-X-Name-First: Alassane
Author-X-Name-Last: Bah
Title: A bottom-up participatory modelling process for a multi-level agreement on environmental uncertainty management in West Africa
Abstract:
A multi-level participatory process tested in Senegal allowed local and
national stakeholders to model their own perceptions of the environmental
challenges theyface. This <italic>‘</italic>self-design’
process led to a very subtle but qualitative model of uncertainty that
could be used by decision makers and other stakeholders to share their
different points of view on land use and land tenure policy challenges and
then to design better adapted environmental management policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 271-285
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.665361
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Author-Name: Josephine Gillespie
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine
Author-X-Name-Last: Gillespie
Title: World Heritage management: boundary-making at Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia
Abstract:
A World Heritage (WH) designation requires that international obligations
to protect and conserve pre-eminent natural and cultural heritage
properties be implemented at a local level. As part of this obligation to
protect, each WH property needs to be demarcated in space (or bounded).
While there is a large literature relating to the efficacy of protected
area management from a wide variety of perspectives which include, but are
not limited to, tourism, livelihood and dislocation issues, this paper
argues that further studies that specifically assess the significance
and/or relevance of WH property boundary-making from a local perspective
are required to aid WH site management. Using the Angkor Archaeological
Park WH property in Cambodia as a case study, this paper documents local
perceptions about WH boundaries, and demonstrates that, in this example,
there is a discrepancy between local expectations and the official
designation of the spatial extent for the heritage property. Moreover, it
is argued that the unique circumstances surrounding the listing of Angkor
resulted in rigid boundaries that lack local resonance and that continue
to create challenges for local people and the management authority.
Although Angkor's circumstances are inimitable, there are wider lessons
that can be drawn from this example about the efficacy of WH and protected
area ‘boundary-making'.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 286-304
Issue: 2
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.657868
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Author-Name: Mariella Marzano
Author-X-Name-First: Mariella
Author-X-Name-Last: Marzano
Author-Name: Darren Moseley
Author-X-Name-First: Darren
Author-X-Name-Last: Moseley
Author-Name: Christopher P. Quine
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Quine
Author-Name: Julie Barnett
Author-X-Name-First: Julie
Author-X-Name-Last: Barnett
Title: Organisational intentions and responses: presenting the risk of Lyme disease to countryside users
Abstract:
With more people working or recreating in the countryside, there is a
need for land-based organisations to manage potential risks. We explore
the role of risk communication as a tool for preventing staff or the wider
publics contracting Lyme disease. Through interviews with representatives
of land-based organisations and content analysis of information they
provide, we focus on the relationship between organisational attitudes
towards Lyme disease and the information they provide. While there is an
appetite for a consistent approach to communicating about Lyme disease, we
found that there is currently no clear agreement over the level of
information that should be communicated, how and to whom. Moreover, how
organisations approach risk communication in practice is variable. A
potential solution would be an accessible resource base which provides
accurate and consistent information that can be tailored to different
audiences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 305-328
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.660569
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Author-Name: Sridhar Vedachalam
Author-X-Name-First: Sridhar
Author-X-Name-Last: Vedachalam
Author-Name: Fred J. Hitzhusen
Author-X-Name-First: Fred J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hitzhusen
Author-Name: Karen M. Mancl
Author-X-Name-First: Karen M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mancl
Title: Economic analysis of poorly sited septic systems: a hedonic pricing approach
Abstract:
Proper design and quality of soil play an important role in the
functioning of soil-based septic systems. Septic systems with traditional
leach fields are not suitable for treatment of domestic wastewater in Ohio
due to shallow soils. Along with other adverse health effects, untreated
or partially treated wastewater could lead to a loss of property
valuation. The assessed value of 549 randomly selected properties in
Licking County, Ohio was analysed using hedonic pricing method to isolate
the effect of poor site selection on the value of the properties. Results
indicate that properties sited on soils that are deemed optimal for
wastewater treatment are valued 6.2% to 6.8% higher than those sited on
sub-optimal soils. The results from this study can help the property
owners in making better private decisions regarding installation of septic
systems, but can also guide policy decisions that affect public health and
common waters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 329-344
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.673864
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Author-Name: Kristin Fransson
Author-X-Name-First: Kristin
Author-X-Name-Last: Fransson
Author-Name: Sverker Molander
Author-X-Name-First: Sverker
Author-X-Name-Last: Molander
Title: Handling chemical risk information in international textile supply chains
Abstract:
In the textile industry, a large number of potentially harmful chemicals
are used during production. This raises the importance of communication
about chemical risks between different actors in the supply chain and
therefore this study aims at describing the flows of chemical risk
information up- and downstream in an international textile supply chain.
The outcomes show that the main communication between retailers and
suppliers is through a list of restricted substances. Information most
often only reaches the next tier up- or downstream in the supply chain.
However, different approaches exist, of which one is described in further
detail.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 345-361
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.681032
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Author-Name: Robert Gillespie
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Gillespie
Author-Name: Jeff Bennett
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett
Title: Willingness to pay for kerbside recycling in Brisbane, Australia
Abstract:
Domestic waste policy in Australia has a strong focus on kerbside
recycling. In this paper mixed logit choice modelling is used to estimate
the willingness to pay of households in Brisbane, Australia, for kerbside
waste collection services including recycling. Respondents were found to
have a positive willingness to pay for the fortnightly kerbside recycling
and would be willing to pay an additional amount to increase the frequency
of this service to weekly. The utility of respondents was, however, found
to decline if general waste collection increased from weekly to twice a
week.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 362-377
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.681033
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Author-Name: Shuhana Shamsuddin
Author-X-Name-First: Shuhana
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamsuddin
Author-Name: Nurul Syala Abdul Latip
Author-X-Name-First: Nurul Syala
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdul Latip
Author-Name: Norsidah Ujang
Author-X-Name-First: Norsidah
Author-X-Name-Last: Ujang
Author-Name: Ahmad Bashri Sulaiman
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Bashri
Author-X-Name-Last: Sulaiman
Author-Name: Nursyahida Alfath Alias
Author-X-Name-First: Nursyahida Alfath
Author-X-Name-Last: Alias
Title: How a city lost its waterfront: tracing the effects of policies on the sustainability of the Kuala Lumpur waterfront as a public place
Abstract:
Kuala Lumpur owes its beginnings to the two rivers that transect its
historic core but it lost its waterfront as a public place due to rapid
urbanisation. The rivers were used as flood mitigation measures with
limited visual and physical access to the public. This paper traces the
effects of policies on the waterfront development of the city by focusing
on the factors that contributed to its disappearance. It employs a
qualitative approach by analysing the riverfront physical conditions based
on old maps and photographs as well as government documents and in-depth
interviews with local authority officials, architects and developers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 378-397
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.681635
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Author-Name: Yair Merlín-Uribe
Author-X-Name-First: Yair
Author-X-Name-Last: Merlín-Uribe
Author-Name: Armando Contreras-Hernández
Author-X-Name-First: Armando
Author-X-Name-Last: Contreras-Hernández
Author-Name: Marta Astier-Calderón
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Astier-Calderón
Author-Name: Olaf P. Jensen
Author-X-Name-First: Olaf P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen
Author-Name: Rigel Zaragoza
Author-X-Name-First: Rigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaragoza
Author-Name: Luis Zambrano
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Zambrano
Title: Urban expansion into a protected natural area in Mexico City: alternative management scenarios
Abstract:
Land use change is one of the main stress factors on ecosystems near
urban areas. We analysed land use dynamics within Xochimilco, a World
Heritage Site area in Mexico City. We used satellite images and GIS to
quantify changes in land use/land cover (LULC) from 1989 to 2006 in this
area, and a Markov projection model to simulate the impact of different
management scenarios through to 2057. The results show an alarming rate of
urbanisation in 17 years. LULC change runs in one direction from all other
land use categories towards urban land use. However, changes from wetland
or agricultural LULC to urban LULC frequently occur through transitional
categories, including greenhouse agriculture and abandoned agricultural
land. While urbanisation of natural land is often indirect, it is also
effectively permanent. Active management aimed at protecting ecologically
valuable habitats is urgently needed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 398-411
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Leonardo Frid
Author-X-Name-First: Leonardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Frid
Author-Name: Duncan Knowler
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Knowler
Author-Name: Judith H. Myers
Author-X-Name-First: Judith H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Myers
Author-Name: Lisa Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Carol Murray
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Murray
Title: A multi-scale framework for evaluating the benefits and costs of alternative management strategies against invasive plants
Abstract:
Using a bioeconomic model that explicitly accounts for inventory and
treatment expenditures, we carry out benefit-cost analyses of management
strategies for three invasive plants in British Columbia: hawkweed, Scotch
broom and Eurasian watermilfoil. For hawkweed, a province-wide biocontrol
programme could achieve greater benefits than a conventional control
programme, while for Scotch broom a small-scale mechanical treatment
programme applied in a transport corridor was not economically viable
unless it prevented spread into the surrounding area. Mechanical treatment
of Eurasian watermilfoil in regional lakes generates net benefits to
society, but inventory should be a key component of a control programme.
Based on these analyses, we recommend continued development of successful
biological control programmes for hawkweed and other invasive plant
species.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 412-434
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Frances Drake
Author-X-Name-First: Frances
Author-X-Name-Last: Drake
Title: Mitigating climate change at sub-national scales: the Yorkshire & Humber experience
Abstract:
In the 1990s, regionalisation in England held out the promise that
regions could forge their own unique policies to address climate change.
This paper considers the Yorkshire & Humber region's climate change action
plan. The study uses critical discourse to analyse the plan and a series
of interviews with those who helped develop the initiative. It shows that
in the case of Yorkshire & Humber, the Regional Development Agency was a
key player in shaping the policies. This resulted in a focus on un-proven
large-scale technological projects to mitigate climate change and create
significant economic development for the region. Little came of this. The
need to maintain economic growth seriously undermined the drive to reduce
carbon emissions. The findings suggest that the proposed new sub-national
governance arrangements will face similar problems in which short-term
economic drivers outweigh efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 435-454
Issue: 3
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.684793
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Author-Name: Greg Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Delene Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Delene
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Title: A place-based approach to conservation management using public participation GIS (PPGIS)
Abstract:
The New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) is an early
adopter of a place-based approach to implementing regional Conservation
Management Strategies (CMS). As a new approach, there are few signposts
for guidance. The present DOC process relies on a top-down, deductive
approach using expert judgement by agency staff. In this study, we examine
an alternative approach that uses inductive, public participation GIS
(PPGIS) methods to delineate places of significant conservation value. We
compare and evaluate the agency's deductive approach with places
identified as significant using PPGIS. We discuss the results and present
a proposed hierarchy of places framework for use in future place-based
conservation management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 455-473
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.685628
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Author-Name: Justyna Przychodzen
Author-X-Name-First: Justyna
Author-X-Name-Last: Przychodzen
Author-Name: Wojciech Przychodzen
Author-X-Name-First: Wojciech
Author-X-Name-Last: Przychodzen
Title: Corporate sustainability and shareholder wealth
Abstract:
The goal of this study is to provide insights in relation to
implementing sustainability into corporate strategy, and provide an answer
about whether it can lead to higher than average market valuation. Using
extensive data of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 companies covering the years
2006--10, 85 companies were selected as meeting corporate sustainability
criteria. An investment strategy that bought companies with corporate
sustainability would have earned abnormal returns of 7.4% per year during
the sample period. We find that companies with balanced financial, social
and environmental activities had lower revenues growth, lower growth
volatility and lower stock price volatility. These results are consistent
with the idea that companies benefit from investing in corporate
sustainability and that these practices are reflected in their stock
prices. The results also indicate that investment in sustainable companies
does not show anti-cyclical patterns within the usual stock market cycle,
but it is connected with higher stock market crash resistance. The
empirical evidence from this paper is particularly pronounced for public
companies that consider implementing sustainability into their core
business strategy. It also contributes to better understanding of this
concept in the contemporary capital markets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 474-493
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.685927
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Author-Name: Carena J. van Riper
Author-X-Name-First: Carena J.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Riper
Author-Name: Gerard T. Kyle
Author-X-Name-First: Gerard T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kyle
Author-Name: Stephen G. Sutton
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sutton
Author-Name: Jee In Yoon
Author-X-Name-First: Jee In
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoon
Author-Name: Renae C. Tobin
Author-X-Name-First: Renae C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tobin
Title: Australian residents' attitudes toward pro-environmental behaviour and climate change impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
Climate change and associated environmental impacts are
increasingly important issues. Effective communication with residents of
coastal communities is critical to mitigate and adapt to changing
conditions; however, this can be a challenging feat without an
understanding of attitudes toward pro-environmental behaviour. Drawing on
three dimensions of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, this paper: (1)
explores the Australian public's perceptions of climate change impacts on
the Great Barrier Reef; (2) segments respondents into homogenous groups
based on their environmental attitudes; and (3) profiles the emergent
segments using managerially-relevant indicators. Study findings illustrate
that respondents can be organised into five distinct segments according to
their attitudes toward pro-environmental behaviour that could potentially
stem climate change-related impacts. These segments perceive a variety of
threats to the health of the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem, underestimate
the performance of behaviours that help to mitigate impacts and face a
variety of internal and external constraints on behavioural engagement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 494-511
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.688650
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Author-Name: Badriyah Zakaria
Author-X-Name-First: Badriyah
Author-X-Name-Last: Zakaria
Author-Name: Ramdzani Abdullah
Author-X-Name-First: Ramdzani
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdullah
Author-Name: Mohammad Firuz Ramli
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Firuz
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramli
Author-Name: Puziah Abdul Latif
Author-X-Name-First: Puziah Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Latif
Title: Selection criteria using the Delphi method for siting an integrated hazardous waste disposal facility in Malaysia
Abstract:
Choosing the site for an integrated hazardous waste disposal
facility requires an extensive evaluation process to identify the best
available disposal location. This location must comply with the
requirements of governmental regulations while minimising the economic,
environmental, health and social costs. In addition, the local public must
be convinced that the hazardous waste disposal facility is required and
that all reasonable steps will be taken to make it compatible with the
environment. In addition, the location of the facility should be able to
reasonably resolve larger issues. This study identifies environmental,
economic and social criteria to be considered for the site selection of an
integrated hazardous waste disposal facility. The Delphi method was
employed in this study to gather information on the site selection
criteria for siting a fully integrated hazardous waste disposal facility
in Malaysia. The use of an online Delphi survey is useful and effective
when both time and costs are limitations in a study, due to geographically
dispersed experts. A two-round Delphi survey was employed in this study.
The overall findings indicate that environmental criteria should be given
priority when locating the facility, followed by the social and economic
criteria.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 512-530
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.689614
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Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Camilla Sandström
Author-X-Name-First: Camilla
Author-X-Name-Last: Sandström
Author-Name: Miguel Delibes-Mateos
Author-X-Name-First: Miguel
Author-X-Name-Last: Delibes-Mateos
Author-Name: Beatriz Arroyo
Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz
Author-X-Name-Last: Arroyo
Author-Name: Degu Tadie
Author-X-Name-First: Degu
Author-X-Name-Last: Tadie
Author-Name: Deborah Randall
Author-X-Name-First: Deborah
Author-X-Name-Last: Randall
Author-Name: Fetene Hailu
Author-X-Name-First: Fetene
Author-X-Name-Last: Hailu
Author-Name: Asanterabi Lowassa
Author-X-Name-First: Asanterabi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowassa
Author-Name: Maurus Msuha
Author-X-Name-First: Maurus
Author-X-Name-Last: Msuha
Author-Name: Vesna Kereži
Author-X-Name-First: Vesna
Author-X-Name-Last: Kereži
Author-Name: Slaven Reljić
Author-X-Name-First: Slaven
Author-X-Name-Last: Reljić
Author-Name: John Linnell
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Linnell
Author-Name: Aleksandra Majić
Author-X-Name-First: Aleksandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Majić
Title: On the multifunctionality of hunting -- an institutional analysis of eight cases from Europe and Africa
Abstract:
In many contemporary societies, multiple functions are
connected to hunting. Here, we use the concept of multifunctionality to
investigate the role of hunting beyond its traditional function of
supplying meat. Hunting may contribute, for example, to biodiversity
conservation, recreation and the preservation of economies and cultures in
rural areas. Our comparative analysis of hunting in eight study sites in
Europe and Africa examines the tensions and trade-offs between these
ecological, economic and social functions of hunting, and investigates the
interplay between the institutions regulating these functions to better
understand conflicts over hunting. Based on this analysis, we present
institutional arrangements that have developed to address these challenges
of multifunctionality, and explore the institutional change brought about
by such arrangements. Finally, we discuss the implications of this study
for policy and institutional design.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 531-552
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.689615
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Author-Name: Van R. Haden
Author-X-Name-First: Van R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Haden
Author-Name: Michael Dempsey
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Dempsey
Author-Name: Stephen Wheeler
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler
Author-Name: William Salas
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Salas
Author-Name: Louise E. Jackson
Author-X-Name-First: Louise E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson
Title: Use of local greenhouse gas inventories to prioritise opportunities for climate action planning and voluntary mitigation by agricultural stakeholders in California
Abstract:
To meet the mitigation targets set by California's Global
Warming Solutions Act there is a need for locally adapted greenhouse gas
(GHG) inventory methods and policy principles that help rural communities
prioritize opportunities for agricultural GHG mitigation. Here, inventory
methods prescribed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and
local activity data on agricultural land uses and inputs were used to
conduct an inventory of agricultural emissions for a rural county in
California for 1990 and 2008. Total emissions from agriculture in Yolo
County were found to decline by 10.4% during this period, due to a
reduction in irrigated cropland acreage, a shift towards crops which
require less N, and a reduction in N rate for some crops. Average
emissions per hectare of urban land were >70 times more than our estimate
for irrigated cropland. This suggests that policies which protect farmland
and encourage ‘smart growth’ may help curb future emissions.
Opportunities also exist to reduce emissions through voluntary,
incentive-based, and market-driven initiatives which promote the adoption
of innovative agricultural practices. To be effective, local policy makers
must work closely with agricultural stakeholders to anticipate and adapt
to the practical tradeoffs and co-benefits of new climate policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 553-571
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.689616
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Author-Name: Rebeka Tennent
Author-X-Name-First: Rebeka
Author-X-Name-Last: Tennent
Author-Name: Stewart Lockie
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockie
Title: Vale Landcare: the rise and decline of community-based natural resource management in rural Australia
Abstract:
For almost two decades, community Landcare groups and
supporting institutional bodies were the focus of agri-environmental
policy in Australia. Despite the successes of Landcare, the programme
faces challenges securing funding in an era of agri-environmental policy
that preferences economic mechanisms, such as market-based instruments,
for devolving funding. This longitudinal study examines how Landcare group
activity and membership in one catchment have changed over the last
decade. Community Landcare groups in the study area were in
‘sleeper mode’ or had ceased to exist, partially as a result
of funding and structural arrangements and several other factors that
undermined both community Landcare groups and the regional Landcare
network.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 572-587
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.689617
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Author-Name: Damian Pitt
Author-X-Name-First: Damian
Author-X-Name-Last: Pitt
Title: Evaluating the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of compact housing development
Abstract:
Regional land use and transportation planning influences
energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a number of ways, such as
through its effect on vehicle miles travelled and the extension of
municipal infrastructure to serve newly developed areas. Planning
regulations also help to shape the density and form of residential
development, which creates opportunities for energy savings, as more
compact housing types (attached homes and apartments) use less energy, on
average, than single-family detached units. This study uses micro-data
from the US Department of Energy's Residential Energy Consumption survey
to estimate future residential energy use for space heating and cooling in
Virginia's 10 Census-designated metropolitan regions. It then calculates
the effect of four residential development scenarios on that energy demand
and resulting GHG emissions. Potential GHG emission reductions of
approximately 23% are found between the most conservative and aggressive
scenarios. The greatest potential energy savings are found in regions that
currently have a relatively low share of compact housing types,
particularly those that also have relatively cold winters compared to the
state's other regions. These factors, along with the distribution of home
heating fuels used (electric vs. natural gas), influence the extent of
potential GHG emissions reductions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 588-606
Issue: 4
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.692894
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Author-Name: Leith Deacon
Author-X-Name-First: Leith
Author-X-Name-Last: Deacon
Author-Name: Jamie Baxter
Author-X-Name-First: Jamie
Author-X-Name-Last: Baxter
Title: No opportunity to say no: a case study of procedural environmental injustice in Canada
Abstract:
While a number of studies have shown that blacks, Hispanics
and the poor are disproportionately exposed to pollution hazards,
particularly in the United States, there are much fewer that focus on the
processes contributing to environmental injustices. This paper contributes
to the environmental justice literature by exploring local environmental
conflict over a pollution hazard (municipal solid waste) to further
decipher the process(es) that may perpetuate environmental injustices.
Through a Canadian qualitative case study involving in-depth interviews
with residents, we emphasize important deficits in, and experiences of,
public participation throughout the environmental assessment process. We
do this by recounting the experiences of black residents from a small
rural community near two landfills in Eastern Canada. We find that there
are subtle processes -- linked primarily to public participation -- that
create and sustain environmental injustices by ultimately denying
residents the opportunity to say “no” to unwanted
developments. This case highlights both the process of injustice as well
as the experience of injustice. The procedural culprits contribute to the
production and reproduction of environmental injustice, demonstrating that
environmental injustice is not simply a result of exposure to pollution;
environmental injustice is a result of a number of long established
practices, which in order to be remedied, techniques must be tailored to
be inclusive of an affected population.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 607-623
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.692502
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Author-Name: Robin Curry
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Author-Name: John Barry
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Barry
Author-Name: Andew McClenaghan
Author-X-Name-First: Andew
Author-X-Name-Last: McClenaghan
Title: Northern Visions? Applying Q methodology to understand stakeholder views on the environmental and resource dimensions of sustainability
Abstract:
Q methodology was used to enable the identification of
discourses among stakeholders to the environmental and resource dimensions
of sustainability policies and to gain an understanding of the usefulness
of Q methodology in informing sustainability policy development. The
application of Q methodology has been useful in identifying shared
discourses between different stakeholder groups, and providing insights
into how stakeholders ‘frame’ or understand policy issues;
and recommendations are made for ongoing research priorities. These
insights, in turn, informed the choice of scenarios for an in parallel
process of policy evaluation using Ecological and Carbon Footprinting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 624-649
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.693453
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Author-Name: Maggie Roe
Author-X-Name-First: Maggie
Author-X-Name-Last: Roe
Author-Name: Ian Mell
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Mell
Title: Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development
Abstract:
The potential of green infrastructure (GI) development has
been recognised in a number of countries. In the UK, planning policy has
identified GI and brought it into the legislative framework. It is assumed
that it has a value for landscape enhancement for multifunctional aims:
for increasing the adaptive capacity of the environment for climate change
and long-term sustainability whilst protecting its ecological and social
values. This paper uses an evaluative tool developed from a plan of action
proposed in the early stages of GI thinking by applying it to a
contemporary case study in England. This assessment reveals a mismatch
between policy aims and the potential on the ground for creating GI. The
study reveals ‘institutional schizophrenia’, a fragmented
approach to the delivery of GI that affects stakeholder collaboration and
confidence. The findings suggest a possible decrease in the level of GI
creation because of restrictions placed upon local authorities and
important repercussions for GI development and potential ecosystem
services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 650-673
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.693454
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Author-Name: Carolyn McAndrews
Author-X-Name-First: Carolyn
Author-X-Name-Last: McAndrews
Author-Name: Elizabeth Deakin
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Deakin
Author-Name: Lee Schipper
Author-X-Name-First: Lee
Author-X-Name-Last: Schipper
Title: Including climate change considerations in Latin American urban transport practices and policy agendas
Abstract:
In this research we sought to understand how actors in urban
transportation adopt climate change considerations into their work,
including the techniques they use to address it, such as planning, design,
analysis and advocacy in project planning and implementation. Through
interviews with transportation practitioners at the World Bank, working in
Latin America, we found that efforts to include climate change mitigation
in the urban transportation policy agenda encountered major challenges
such as lack of support for interventions that slow motorisation. In
response, these transportation practitioners used relationships,
expertise, advocacy and analysis to modify their practices to climate
change concerns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 674-694
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.698584
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Author-Name: Catalina Turcu
Author-X-Name-First: Catalina
Author-X-Name-Last: Turcu
Title: Re-thinking sustainability indicators: local perspectives of urban sustainability
Abstract:
Measuring sustainability is not only a contentious issue, but
one which has captured the attention of both academics and politicians
since the late 1980s. A plethora of methods and approaches have been
developed over the last decades or so, from rapid measurements as inputs
to specific projects, to longer-term processes of research, monitoring and
wider learning. Indicators have been, however, the most influential
measuring tool of all and despite the fact that the tensions between
expert-led and citizen-led models in their development have fuelled much
debate in the literature. It has been suggested that integrating the two
approaches would tap into various levels of ‘knowledge’ of
sustainability and thus, be a better way of assessing sustainability.
However, little is known of whether these ‘integrated’ sets
of sustainability indicators work in practice, or indeed reflect the local
perspectives, values and understandings of sustainability which they aim
to represent. This paper aims to fill this gap. First, an
‘integrative’ set of indicators is designed and second, this
is discussed with over 60 ‘sustainability experts’ and 130
residents living in three urban areas in the UK. It is found that the set
of indicators is generally a good reflection of urban sustainability in
these areas, however, people tend to assign different degrees of
‘importance’ to individual indicators, something which is
little accounted for when measuring urban sustainability. The paper
concludes that sustainability indicators are not isolated pieces of
information, but manifestations of local underlying processes and
interconnections that can be mapped and which have the potential to expand
our understanding of local sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 695-719
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.698984
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Author-Name: Xiaoyin Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoyin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Xiongzhi Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Xiongzhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: Analysis of marine environmental problems in a rapidly urbanising coastal area using the DPSIR framework: a case study in Xiamen, China
Abstract:
Coastal regions are among the most rapidly urbanising places
in the world. Rapid urbanisation along the inland coast, if not planned
properly, may cause severe environmental consequences. Such situations are
particularly true for China due to its rapid economic and social
development. We used the Drivers--Pressures--State--Impact--Responses
(DPSIR) conceptual framework to assess the factors that contribute to the
degradation of the marine environment adjacent to Xiamen, which is one of
the most rapidly developing coastal cities in China. Based on the DPSIR
conceptual framework, we selected representative indicators to resolve the
complicated cause and effect relationships associated with environmental
problems. Furthermore, local responses, such as marine functional zoning,
and pollution and waste management, were taken as triggers to drive the
DPSIR cycle again to further analyse the effects of local response
initiatives or activities for decision makers and stakeholders. Finally,
we conclude that considerable progress in improving the analysis system
could be achieved by establishing a unified information sharing system, by
improving indicator development for marine environmental problem
assessment, and by geographically and functionally expanding management
initiatives to the regional level, including watershed areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 720-742
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.698985
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Author-Name: Hisako Nomura
Author-X-Name-First: Hisako
Author-X-Name-Last: Nomura
Author-Name: Mitsuyasu Yabe
Author-X-Name-First: Mitsuyasu
Author-X-Name-Last: Yabe
Author-Name: Takeshi Nishio
Author-X-Name-First: Takeshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Nishio
Author-Name: Mari Izumi
Author-X-Name-First: Mari
Author-X-Name-Last: Izumi
Author-Name: Kazuo Hirai
Author-X-Name-First: Kazuo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hirai
Author-Name: Tetsuji Kurokawa
Author-X-Name-First: Tetsuji
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurokawa
Title: Framework for improvement of farmland biodiversity in Japan
Abstract:
The first agri-environmental programme in Japan, which
started in 2011, is aimed at the conservation of biodiversity on farmland
in Japan. For its smooth enforcement, a framework is required in which
biodiversity conservation is visible and clear to farmers and the public.
Such programmes will be effective when options can easily be adopted and
the concept is appropriate and regionally specific for the farmers. While
the result-oriented payment approach provides biodiversity’s
concrete contribution to the improvement of farm settings, entry-level
incentives are also necessary to encourage farmers’ initial
participation, as biodiversity has an environmental value as public goods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 743-758
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.702100
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Author-Name: Rocco Scolozzi
Author-X-Name-First: Rocco
Author-X-Name-Last: Scolozzi
Author-Name: Davide Geneletti
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Geneletti
Title: Assessing habitat connectivity for landuse planning: a method integrating landscape graphs and Delphi survey
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-759
Issue: 5
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.694234
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Author-Name: Heri Sutanta
Author-X-Name-First: Heri
Author-X-Name-Last: Sutanta
Author-Name: Abbas Rajabifard
Author-X-Name-First: Abbas
Author-X-Name-Last: Rajabifard
Author-Name: Ian D. Bishop
Author-X-Name-First: Ian D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bishop
Title: Disaster risk reduction using acceptable risk measures for spatial planning
Abstract:
Population growth and scarcity of prime land, combined with
more frequent natural disasters, lead to higher vulnerability of people
and infrastructures. To minimise future losses, the exposure to risks
should be reduced. Spatial planning has an important role in disaster risk
reduction, through better management and allocation of land. This paper
presents a new method to incorporate disaster risk reduction in spatial
planning, using acceptable risk measures. The method has been tested in
the coastal city of Semarang, Indonesia, which is suffering from an
on-going threat of enhanced land subsidence. Findings from the case study
reveal the benefit of incorporating disaster risk reduction in spatial
planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 761-785
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.702314
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Author-Name: Annicka Cettner
Author-X-Name-First: Annicka
Author-X-Name-Last: Cettner
Author-Name: Richard Ashley
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashley
Author-Name: Maria Viklander
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Viklander
Author-Name: Kristina Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Kristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Title: Stormwater management and urban planning: Lessons from 40 years of innovation
Abstract:
Urban planning is widely advocated as an important way to
encourage the more sustainable management of urban stormwater, using
alternatives to piped systems. This paper explores the way in which
Swedish water professionals have opportunities to influence stormwater
planning and the barriers that limit their participation in this process.
Empirical evidence has been obtained from in-depth semi-structured
interviews with urban water professionals from nine Swedish
municipalities. The paper shows that there is a perception of the legal
requirements related to the provision of drainage services that inhibits
the utilisation of non-piped solutions. There are also reservations about
a dichotomy that inhibits actions -- is stormwater an issue for the
planning department or for the water department? It is concluded that
water professionals have unique opportunities to integrate stormwater
management approaches within wider urban planning practice and, hence, are
able to encourage the use of alternative systems that are more sustainable
than using traditional pipes or sewers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 786-801
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.706216
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Author-Name: Heleen L.P. Mees
Author-X-Name-First: Heleen L.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mees
Author-Name: Peter P.J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Author-Name: Hens A.C. Runhaar
Author-X-Name-First: Hens A.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar
Author-Name: Jennifer Stamatelos
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Stamatelos
Title: Who governs climate adaptation? Getting green roofs for stormwater retention off the ground
Abstract:
Green roofs are an innovative solution for urban stormwater
management. This paper examines governance arrangements for green roofs as
a 'no-regrets' climate adaptation measure in five cities. We analysed who
governs green roofs, why and with what outcome. Our results show that
hierarchical and market arrangements co-exist in the various stages of the
policy process. Cities with a higher prevalence of hierarchical
arrangements have substantially higher implementation rates for green
roofs. Although private sector involvement is crucial for raising
efficiencies, a significant level of public responsibility taken by local
governments appears to be salient for unleashing the potential of green
roofs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 802-825
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.706600
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Title: From compactness to what? Long-term population trends in six large Mediterranean cities
Abstract:
A comparative analysis of the recent urban expansion in six
large regions of southern Europe (Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Naples
and Athens) is presented in this paper, with the aim of assessing the
magnitude of the shift from 'dense growth' towards 'diffusion'. The
investigated cities were chosen as paradigmatic examples of compact and
mono-centric cities in transition towards a polycentric form. A Multiway
Factor Analysis (MFA) supplemented with descriptive statistics and
correlation analysis of more than 30 morphological and demographic
indicators covering the period from 1950 to 2000 was undertaken to define
the demographic trajectory of the six cities. Different trends in urban
expansion were identified and the six cities classified accordingly.
Results indicate that 'concentration' and 'diffusion' long-term dynamics
diverged in the examined regions, suggesting that there is not a common
'Mediterranean' style in recent urban expansion. In contrast, urban
trajectories mainly depend on the specific demographic phase (growth vs.
decline) and the 'densification vs. depopulation' pattern observed at
local scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 826-849
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.708323
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Author-Name: Louise Eriksson
Author-X-Name-First: Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Eriksson
Author-Name: Annika M. Nordlund
Author-X-Name-First: Annika M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nordlund
Author-Name: Kerstin Westin
Author-X-Name-First: Kerstin
Author-X-Name-Last: Westin
Title: The general public's support for forest policy in Sweden: a value belief approach
Abstract:
In the present study, the legitimacy of the forest policy in
Sweden was explored. Based on a value belief approach, the general
public's support for forest policy was examined by means of a
questionnaire (n = 796). Results demonstrated that the
respondents believed ecological principles, such as sustaining natural
conditions for native plants and animals, were most important in forest
policy, but preservation of social values and using the forest efficiently
to maintain high market value were also emphasised. Although
socio-demographic variables (i.e. gender and age) had some impact on
support for the policy, different values and beliefs reflecting
ecological, social and economic interests were more important. By
considering different values and beliefs, as well as policy support
explicitly, the study provides a multifaceted account of the public's
viewpoint regarding forest issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 850-867
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.708324
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Author-Name: Michael Eichholz
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Eichholz
Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Author-Name: Lisa Oberkircher
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Oberkircher
Author-Name: Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Katharina
Author-X-Name-Last: Hornidge
Title: Trading capitals? Bourdieu, land and water in rural Uzbekistan
Abstract:
In this paper, we use Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of capitals
and fields in the context of a transitional rural economy. We investigate
ways to adopt these concepts for the study of land governance, in an
attempt to gain new insights in post-socialist transition. By means of an
in-depth study of land and water reform in two Uzbek villages, we reveal
the intimate connections between access to water and access to land in the
Uzbek rural economy, as well as the wide variety of strategies used by
farmers to secure access to these resources. It is argued that the
increased importance of the political field, in combination with its
increased volatility and the dismantling of Soviet local governance, led
to opacity in the conversion rates of capitals, to a bet on land as safe
haven, and an ambiguous status of money.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 868-892
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.708650
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Mazzanti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzanti
Author-Name: Roberto Zoboli
Author-X-Name-First: Roberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Zoboli
Title: Resource taxation and regional planning: revenue recycling for local sustainability in the aggregates sector
Abstract:
We address the possible outcomes of combining environmental
taxes and environmental planning in managing non-renewable resources such
as aggregates. We empirically investigate resource taxation issues by
focusing on aggregate extraction policy in two large northern Italian
regions, Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The evidence shows that
environmental planning, in addition to economic instruments, is needed to
shape and monitor environmental policies. We highlight that the
complementarity of land use planning and economic instruments can be a key
driver of sustainability performances. The unintended effects of economic
instruments are also crucial.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 893-916
Issue: 6
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.708651
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Author-Name: Seda T?n?k
Author-X-Name-First: Seda
Author-X-Name-Last: T?n?k
Author-Name: Kutlu Sevin? Kayihan
Author-X-Name-First: Kutlu Sevin?
Author-X-Name-Last: Kayihan
Title: A study on sustainable use of school sites at (primary) eco-schools in Istanbul
Abstract:
The sites of primary schools in particular are of great
importance in terms of the opportunities they provide for students, such
as getting fresh air, establishing relations with nature and external
environments, and learning about nature through experience. In this
context, the sustainable design criteria of school sites becomes an
important factor. The Eco-Schools International Programme aims to
introduce environmental management systems into primary schools within the
scope of ISO 14001/EMAS. It has a crucial task of educating new
generations and promoting sustainable development throughout the world.
This study examines primary eco-schools located in Istanbul. A
questionnaire-based survey was administered on the theme of school sites
and the findings of the study were examined. Questionnaire findings were
categorised under five main themes. According to the topics of the
questionnaire study, eco-schools in Istanbul often exhibit a successful
performance in terms of <italic>sustainable transport and parking
areas</italic> (school bus, public transport), <italic>safety on school
site</italic> (sufficient traffic signpost, 24-hour security), and
<italic>sustainable properties of outdoor playgrounds,</italic> (natural
and durable materials), but an inadequate performance in terms of
<italic>use of school site as a learning and teaching tool</italic>
(outdoor classrooms, composting), and <italic>energy efficient outdoor
lighting</italic> (solar lighting, lighting sensor).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 919-933
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.709179
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Author-Name: Thomas Conefrey
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Conefrey
Author-Name: John D. Fitz Gerald
Author-X-Name-First: John D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fitz Gerald
Author-Name: Laura Malaguzzi Valeri
Author-X-Name-First: Laura Malaguzzi
Author-X-Name-Last: Valeri
Author-Name: Richard S.J. Tol
Author-X-Name-First: Richard S.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tol
Title: The impact of a carbon tax on economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Ireland
Abstract:
This paper analyses the medium-term effects of a carbon tax
on growth and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in Ireland, a small open economy.
We find that a double dividend exists if the carbon tax revenue is
recycled through reduced income taxes. If the revenue is recycled by
giving a lump-sum transfer to households, a double dividend is unlikely.
We also determine that a greater incidence of the carbon tax falls on
capital than on labour. When combined with a decrease in income tax, there
is a clear shift of the tax burden from labour to capital. Finally, most
of the effect on the economy is due to changes in the competitiveness of
the manufacturing and market services sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 934-952
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.709467
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Author-Name: Miriam Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Author-Name: Peter P.J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Author-Name: Ben J. Schueler
Author-X-Name-First: Ben J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schueler
Author-Name: Hens A.C. Runhaar
Author-X-Name-First: Hens A.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar
Title: Variation and stability in Dutch noise policy: an analysis of dominant advocacy coalitions
Abstract:
Noise exposure has harmful effects on human health. Despite
policy on the prevention and reduction of noise, the environmental burden
is increasing, specifically due to road traffic noise. Noise policy in the
Netherlands is organised in a rather complex way, with different legal
frameworks for the various sources of noise. Whereas noise limits have
frequently been adjusted in the traffic noise policy subsystem, the
industrial and aviation noise policy subsystems are characterised by
stability in norm setting. This paper aims to explain the differences in
dynamics within the noise policy subsystems, by applying the Advocacy
Coalition Framework (ACF). We conclude that the dynamics in the traffic
noise policy subsystem is mainly due to two adversary coalitions
advocating legislative arrangements to accommodate respective spatial
claims. The stability in industrial and aircraft noise policy subsystems
is explained by 'balanced' coalitions and a dominant economy coalition,
respectively. We identified the (only) path to policy change in Dutch
noise policy to be cross-coalition learning in which 'policy brokerage'
might be crucial. We conclude with some reflections on the use of ACF in
empirical research and the role of professional forums and institutional
arrangements in stability and/or change in policy subsystems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 953-981
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.711246
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Author-Name: Jianming Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jianming
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Richard C.M. Yam
Author-X-Name-First: Richard C.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yam
Author-Name: Esther P.Y. Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Esther P.Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Title: Ecologically conscious behaviour of urban Chinese consumers: the implications to public policy in China
Abstract:
The huge population of China, together with its rapid
economic growth, has created problems of exhaustion of resources and
environmental pollution, which not only harm the Chinese but the rest of
the world as well. Studying the underlying forces of environment-related
behaviours at all levels in China is very important. An awareness of
resource conservation and environmental protection has gradually emerged
in China. Nevertheless, consumers' poor environmental consciousness is a
major obstacle for China to build an environmentally-friendly society.
Consolidating the experience of research in developed countries, a survey
of 1392 Chinese consumers was conducted to explore the determinants of
ecologically conscious behaviour (ECB) through an extended
knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) model. Results of the analyses showed
that some socio-psychological factors have impacts on consumers' ECB.
Specifically, affection for resource conservation and environmental
protection (eco-affection) and social responsibility consciousness have
direct effects; eco-awareness has indirect effects; and eco-knowledge and
materialistic values on consumption have both direct and indirect effects
on consumers' ECB. These findings provide important public policy
implications for government and NGOs to guide consumers to engage in ECB.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 982-1001
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.714750
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Author-Name: Marlous L. van Herten
Author-X-Name-First: Marlous L.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Herten
Author-Name: Hens A.C. Runhaar
Author-X-Name-First: Hens A.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar
Title: Dialogues of the deaf in Dutch eel management policy. Explaining controversy and deadlock with argumentative discourse analysis
Abstract:
Scientists claim the European eel stock is in a state of
crisis. Although stakeholders in the Netherlands agree, also upon the need
for action, for a long time no concrete measures were decided upon.
Drastic protection measures were only taken 70 years after the first
warning signs and 11 years after explicit advice by ICES. Our
argumentative discourse analysis shows that 'dialogue of the deaf' among
discourse coalitions explains the deadlocked policy process. Argumentative
discourse analysis not only contributes to a better understanding of
knowledge utilisation in controversial fish stock management, but also to
conflict resolution in this field.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1002-1020
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.715083
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Author-Name: Melissa Nursey-Bray
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Nursey-Bray
Author-Name: Boyd Blackwell
Author-X-Name-First: Boyd
Author-X-Name-Last: Blackwell
Author-Name: Ben Brooks
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks
Author-Name: Marnie L. Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Marnie L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Author-Name: Laurie Goldsworthy
Author-X-Name-First: Laurie
Author-X-Name-Last: Goldsworthy
Author-Name: Hilary Pateman
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Pateman
Author-Name: Ian Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Author-Name: Melanie Roome
Author-X-Name-First: Melanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Roome
Author-Name: Jeffrey T. Wright
Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wright
Author-Name: John Francis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Francis
Author-Name: Chad L. Hewitt
Author-X-Name-First: Chad L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hewitt
Title: Vulnerabilities and adaptation of ports to climate change
Abstract:
Climate change is anticipated to have a significant impact on
coastal infrastructure, including navigational aids and ports. This paper
presents the results of a vulnerability assessment of ports in Australia
to climate change. Results reveal variable vulnerability in ports in the
short and long term in relation to their exposure to climate change.
However, this is offset by inherent adaptive capacity both in current
climate change initiatives driven by ports, and in the self-confidence of
the industry to be able to adapt. We conclude with a reflection on the
implications of these results for future ports analyses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1021-1045
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716363
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Author-Name: James H. Skurray
Author-X-Name-First: James H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Skurray
Author-Name: Ram Pandit
Author-X-Name-First: Ram
Author-X-Name-Last: Pandit
Author-Name: David J. Pannell
Author-X-Name-First: David J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pannell
Title: Institutional impediments to groundwater trading: the case of the Gnangara groundwater system of Western Australia
Abstract:
The development of a market in groundwater usage rights can
be inhibited by constraints arising from the institutional context. Such
impediments may reduce the potential gains from trade and may generate
high transaction costs for prospective traders. We analyse the regulations
and policies influencing groundwater transfers in a case study area -- the
Gnangara groundwater system around Perth, Western Australia -- and
identify significant impediments to a groundwater market. Property rights
are found to be conditional, temporary and vulnerable to amendment.
Regulatory approval is required for all transfers. Facilitating
infrastructure is lacking, and price information is unavailable.
Management area boundaries reflect land ownership and use rather than
hydrogeological realities; the limitation of transfers to within these
boundaries eliminates much of the potential for gains from trade.
Over-allocation and weak monitoring also impede the development of a
market. The current management system is likely to obscure unmet demand
for water-rights transfers between users and usage-types.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1046-1072
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716368
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Author-Name: Serena Botta
Author-X-Name-First: Serena
Author-X-Name-Last: Botta
Author-Name: Claudio Comoglio
Author-X-Name-First: Claudio
Author-X-Name-Last: Comoglio
Author-Name: Irene Petrosillo
Author-X-Name-First: Irene
Author-X-Name-Last: Petrosillo
Title: Implementing the environmental and social policies of a municipality through an integrated management system: theoretical framework and case study
Abstract:
Local authorities have an important role in improving the
quality of life of their citizens by managing environmental and social
issues for a sustainable development of the territory. While an increasing
number of municipalities are implementing Environmental Management Systems
(ISO14001-EMAS) to manage their environmental issues, standardised tools
for social ones are still lacking. This paper proposes a theoretical
framework for developing an Integrated Environmental and Social Management
System through the inclusion of SA 8000 (Social Accountability)
requirements with an innovative focus on citizens' information and
consultation and highlights the main outcomes of its application in a
small Italian municipality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1073-1095
Issue: 7
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.743881
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Author-Name: Razieh Mosadeghi
Author-X-Name-First: Razieh
Author-X-Name-Last: Mosadeghi
Author-Name: Jan Warnken
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Warnken
Author-Name: Rodger Tomlinson
Author-X-Name-First: Rodger
Author-X-Name-Last: Tomlinson
Author-Name: Hamid Mirfenderesk
Author-X-Name-First: Hamid
Author-X-Name-Last: Mirfenderesk
Title: Uncertainty analysis in the application of multi-criteria decision-making methods in Australian strategic environmental decisions
Abstract:
Multi-criteria decision-making techniques have become
increasingly widespread in strategic environmental decision making. In
Australia, these techniques are used to integrate both conservation and
development aspects of natural resource use. MCDM can also evaluate the
effects of uncertainties at each stage of the decision-making process and
examine the sensitivity of results to the inputs. This paper reviews the
potential uncertainties in environmental management decision-making
procedures and explores how uncertainty analysis in the framework of MCDM
can address some of these uncertainties. It then examines the application
of MCDM in 16 Australian case studies to determine how uncertainty has
been addressed in practice. Results demonstrate that appropriate use of
MCDM can address uncertainties associated with decision-makers'
preferences and from using different techniques (epistemic uncertainty).
Results also highlighted the need for incorporating visualising
techniques, such as GIS and simulation algorithms (e.g. Monte Carlo
simulations), to examine the effects of uncertainty on the spatial pattern
of the outcomes. This approach also presents promising ways to gain an
understanding of the effects of some dimensions of stochastic uncertainty,
and assists in increasing the transparency of the decision-making process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1097-1124
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.717886
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Author-Name: Damiano Fiorillo
Author-X-Name-First: Damiano
Author-X-Name-Last: Fiorillo
Title: Household waste recycling: national survey evidence from Italy
Abstract:
The paper analyses the determinants of household recycling in
Italy, with particular emphasis on social behaviours. The econometric
analysis is based on two waves -- 1998 and 2000 -- of the Multipurpose
Household Survey conducted annually by the Italian Central Statistics
Office. In Italy, household recycling was substantially voluntary in the
years from 1998 to 2000-with no monetary incentives or pecuniary
sanctions. Five different materials are investigated: paper, glass,
plastic, aluminium and food waste. The results of the probit regressions
suggest that membership in non-profit associations, church attendance, the
habit of talking politics and reading newspapers are significantly
correlated with household recycling behaviour; while gender, age,
education and household income play the biggest role. The findings also
show that the presence of recycling bins for waste improves household
recycling behaviour for all materials, whereas the difficulty of reaching
recycling bins adversely affects household recycling outcomes. Household
judgements on waste disposal charges have no effect on the recycling
effort. Residency in southern Italy is associated with the lowest
probability of recycling all materials.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1125-1151
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.709180
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Author-Name: Chu-hua Kuei
Author-X-Name-First: Chu-hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuei
Author-Name: Wing S. Chow
Author-X-Name-First: Wing S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chow
Author-Name: Christian N. Madu
Author-X-Name-First: Christian N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Madu
Author-Name: Jane P. Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Jane P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Identifying critical enablers to high performance environmental management: an empirical study of Chinese firms
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to identify the critical enablers to
high performance environmental management (EM). Using empirical data, we
explore green operational practices associated with both self-regulatory
and voluntary environmental standards and their impacts on firms'
performances in China under different operating conditions (i.e. with
Internal EM Programmes or Supply-Chain-Wide EM Programmes). Our data show
that both self-regulatory (e.g. adopting environmentally conscious
operations) and voluntary environmental standard (e.g. adopting ISO 14001
guidelines) approaches positively related to the overall performance of
the firm. Voluntary environmental standards seem to be more highly
associated with the overall performance of the firm. A major reason for
this is the awareness and understanding of environmental sustainability.
Applications of voluntary environmental standards, such as ISO 14001, thus
offer and open up continuous improvement opportunities to impose greener
standards for organisations in China. By focusing on the critical
enablers, firms in China could become more environmentally responsible
while improving their economic and operational performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1152-1179
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716364
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Author-Name: J. David T?bara
Author-X-Name-First: J. David
Author-X-Name-Last: T?bara
Author-Name: Diana Mangalagiu
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Mangalagiu
Author-Name: Roland Kupers
Author-X-Name-First: Roland
Author-X-Name-Last: Kupers
Author-Name: Carlo C. Jaeger
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaeger
Author-Name: Antoine Mandel
Author-X-Name-First: Antoine
Author-X-Name-Last: Mandel
Author-Name: Leonidas Paroussos
Author-X-Name-First: Leonidas
Author-X-Name-Last: Paroussos
Title: Transformative targets in sustainability policy making: the case of the 30% EU mitigation goal
Abstract:
This paper explores to what extent moving towards the 30% GHG
emission reductions by 2020 with respect to 1990 in the EU can be
considered a <italic>transformative target</italic>. To do so, we first
define the concept of transformative targets from a complex systems
perspective and show a novel approach and original results using an
extended application of the GEM-E3 model. Traditional macroeconomic models
cannot easily handle key synergetic system effects derived from green
growth and sustainability policies, and thus require additional features.
We analyse the role of semi-endogenous growth driven by learning-by-doing
and low-carbon investment expectations following a long-term
transformative trajectory.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1180-1191
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716365
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Author-Name: Maamar Sebri
Author-X-Name-First: Maamar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sebri
Title: Intergovernorate disparities in residential water demand in Tunisia: a discrete/continuous choice approach
Abstract:
This paper investigates the demand function for residential
water in Tunisia, using the discrete/continuous choice model. The analysis
uses data for all Tunisian governorates. The main empirical results
suggest that water demand is both price and income inelastic, but with
high elasticity values (in an absolute sense) estimated for the
non-coastal governorates compared to the coastal governorates. Overall,
one may argue that combined pricing and non-pricing policies should be
implemented in order to save water resources. However, some disparities
between Tunisian governorates should be taken into account when applying
these policies in order to reach social equity in water consumption.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1192-1211
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716366
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Author-Name: Benxiang Zeng
Author-X-Name-First: Benxiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zeng
Author-Name: Rolf Gerritsen
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerritsen
Title: Inadequate contribution of commercial harvest to the management of feral camels in Australia
Abstract:
In central Australia feral camels constitute a growing
environmental problem. The current control solution is population
reduction to protect key environmental assets, mainly through culling by
shooting to waste and some small-scale commercial harvest. From knowledge
of the 2008 population and projected rates of increase, this paper
simulates the effects on the population of a range of annually increasing
harvest rates, and assesses the practicability of achieving commercial
harvests at rates high enough to control numbers. We conclude that
commercial harvest will not in the near future be a major tool for feral
camel management, although it could generate economic benefits to some
stakeholders, such as Aboriginal communities, and reduce local camel
populations in targeted areas. In the short to medium term, large-scale
culling is required to the point where the growing commercial harvest will
provide a sufficient environmental control.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1212-1224
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716367
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Author-Name: Matthew Cotton
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Cotton
Author-Name: Patrick Devine-Wright
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Devine-Wright
Title: Putting pylons into place: a UK case study of public perspectives on the impacts of high voltage overhead transmission lines
Abstract:
The siting of high voltage overhead transmission lines
(HVOTLs) is often subject to public opposition where affected communities
seek to protect local places. This study explores the perspectives of
local citizens affected by a proposed HVOTL to connect new nuclear power
at Hinkley Point in Southwest England. A two-day public workshop was held
with 38 participants in an affected line-site community, using
deliberative focus group methods to explore perceptions of environmental
and social impacts, risks, governance arrangements and technology choices.
The findings show how potential health effects from electric and magnetic
fields (EMF) and visual impacts are perceived to industrialise rural
places, disrupt place attachments and provoke local opposition. The
findings challenge the ‘not-in-my-back-yard’ assumption that
citizens are selfish place-protectionists that lack the technical
sophistication necessary to take a strategic viewpoint on transmission
system development. They also reveal how decision making under the former
UK Infrastructure Planning Commission's (IPC) (and its successor body the
Planning Inspectorate) presents a challenge to procedural justice, as
front-loaded developer-led consultation practices curtail citizen input to
key decisions on alternative technologies (for example, underground or
undersea lines). This is likely to exacerbate public mistrust of
transmission system operators and provoke further organised protest.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1225-1245
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.716756
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Author-Name: Emily A. Sharp
Author-X-Name-First: Emily A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharp
Author-Name: Rik Thwaites
Author-X-Name-First: Rik
Author-X-Name-Last: Thwaites
Author-Name: Allan Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: Allan
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Author-Name: Joanne Millar
Author-X-Name-First: Joanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Millar
Title: Trust and trustworthiness: conceptual distinctions and their implications for natural resources management
Abstract:
Few natural resource management (NRM) studies discriminate
between trust and trustworthiness. However, this approach, which combines
the attitude of one actor with the characteristics of another actor, is
common in the organisational management literature. Our case study, set in
a wildfire management context in Australia, sought to explore: (1) how
community members and NRM staff defined trust and described
trustworthiness; (2) how these trust definitions did, or did not, reflect
conceptualisations in the literature; and, (3) whether explicitly
differentiating between trust and trustworthiness is useful in an NRM
context. Our findings suggest that participants defined trust in three
main ways: as 'having a good relationship'; as 'being able to rely on
others' in a one-way manner; and, as 'a relationship where parties rely on
one another' in a reciprocal manner. Our findings also suggest that
participants differentiated these trust definitions from trustworthiness,
that is, from the characteristics and actions which made an individual or
agency worthy of trust. These findings suggest that it is useful to
differentiate trust from trustworthiness, because it allows NRM managers
and researchers to better understand both the trusting intentions of
community members and the characteristics of the agency which contribute
to that trust.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1246-1265
Issue: 8
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.717052
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Author-Name: Marcus Grant
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant
Author-Name: Hugh Barton
Author-X-Name-First: Hugh
Author-X-Name-Last: Barton
Title: No weighting for healthy sustainable local planning: evaluation of a participatory appraisal tool for rationality and inclusivity
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with the contribution that project,
plan and policy appraisal can make to effective decision making when
shaping a built environment that needs to respond to the demands of local
voices and also concerns for global sustainability and for population
well-being. It argues that effectiveness depends on appraisal processes
being rational, based on sound science, and also inclusive, involving
stakeholders and implementers. A particular problem in all respects is the
widespread reliance of decision makers on methods that use weighting.
Although these give the appearance of validity, authority and objectivity,
the paper argues that such methods are not compatible with the key tenets
of appraisal and decision making that can address the challenges of
localism, sustainability, health and inclusion. The paper advocates and
evaluates a new technique, SPECTRUM, trialled in practice, which has been
developed to meet these challenges. Specific attention is paid to its role
in the development of the award winning ICON housing scheme in the
Houndwood development at Street in Somerset, England.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1267-1289
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.717887
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Thomas Blaschke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaschke
Author-Name: Hossein Nazmfar
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Nazmfar
Author-Name: Elahe Akbari
Author-X-Name-First: Elahe
Author-X-Name-Last: Akbari
Author-Name: Hamid Reza Kohbanani
Author-X-Name-First: Hamid Reza
Author-X-Name-Last: Kohbanani
Title: Monitoring land surface temperature relationship to land use/land cover from satellite imagery in Maraqeh County, Iran
Abstract:
North-western Iran experiences high surface temperatures -- a
situation that is likely to become increasingly severe due to both climate
change and the growing area of sealed surfaces as a result of
socio-economic development. Land surface temperature (LST) is a key
parameter with respect to land use and land cover (LULC). In this study,
the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) method has been
applied to Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) imagery for Maraqeh
County in north-western Iran (East Azerbaijan Province), in order to model
the spatial variation of LST and to determine its quantitative
relationship with LULC. The LST was found to be low for orchards and water
bodies, while pasture lands and areas currently under cultivation had
moderate LSTs. The results suggest that LST can be significantly increased
by urbanisation, desertification, and any other processes that result in
an increase in non-vegetated surfaces. High LST values were found to be
associated with rural and urban settlements, and also with several bare
areas of exposed soil, while the maximum LST values were associated with
areas of rock outcrop. Our results indicate that LST has an inverse
relationship with moisture content and biomass.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1290-1315
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.717888
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Author-Name: Maria Llop
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Llop
Author-Name: Richard S.J. Tol
Author-X-Name-First: Richard S.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tol
Title: Decomposition of sectoral greenhouse gas emissions: a subsystem input-output model for the Republic of Ireland
Abstract:
The analysis of gas emissions by an input-output subsystem
approach provides detailed insights into pollution generation in an
economy, by revealing the channels by which the environmental burdens are
caused and transmitted throughout the production system. In this paper we
propose a decomposition of the greenhouse gas emissions by using an
input-output subsystems model. The empirical application is for the Irish
economy, and the economic and environmental data are for the year 2005.
Our results show that large asymmetries exist not only in the quantitative
contribution of the different activities to greenhouse gas emissions, but
also in the decomposed effects of this contribution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1316-1331
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.717889
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Author-Name: Cuong Nguyen Viet
Author-X-Name-First: Cuong
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Viet
Author-Name: Thieu Vu
Author-X-Name-First: Thieu
Author-X-Name-Last: Vu
Title: The impact of piped water on household welfare: evidence from Vietnam
Abstract:
Clean water is essential for human survival. However, a large
proportion of people do not have access to clean water in Vietnam.
Approximately only 23% of the population had access to piped water in
2006. This study measures the effect of piped water on household welfare
using difference-in-differences estimators and panel data from Vietnam
Household Living Standard Surveys. It found that the effect of piped water
on household income and working efforts are positive, but are small and
not statistically significant. Similarly, the effect of piped water on the
sickness of household members is negative, but not statistically
significant.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1332-1358
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.720568
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Author-Name: Vera Vikolainen
Author-X-Name-First: Vera
Author-X-Name-Last: Vikolainen
Author-Name: Hans Bressers
Author-X-Name-First: Hans
Author-X-Name-Last: Bressers
Author-Name: Kris Lulofs
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Lulofs
Title: The role of Natura 2000 and project design in implementing flood defence projects in the Scheldt estuary
Abstract:
This paper presents an account of two developments: the
effect of EU Natura 2000 biodiversity policy on local planning and
implementation processes, and a shift towards a 'Building' or 'Working'
with Nature approach when designing water infrastructure projects. The
account is based on a longitudinal case study of the 35-year chronology of
a flood defence project which has been implemented along the River Scheldt
in Flanders. The case study data have been analysed using a chronological
time series analysis. The paper concludes that 'Building' or 'Working'
with Nature is resorted to both at the EU and local level, because it
works to balance previously conflicting interests and is acceptable to
most actors who take part in project implementation. By placing ecological
goals at the start of the planning process, the authorities elsewhere in
the EU could avoid conflicts of interest and speed up project
implementation in Natura 2000 estuaries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1359-1379
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724014
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Author-Name: Aaron J. Pothier
Author-X-Name-First: Aaron J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pothier
Author-Name: Andrew A. Millward
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Millward
Title: Valuing trees on city-centre institutional land: an opportunity for urban forest management
Abstract:
Urban forests deliver essential environmental services to the
city in which they grow. Few entities are better positioned to provide
consistent broad-scale maintenance and protection of urban trees than are
large downtown landowners. We present a case study that investigates the
structure and function of an urban forest growing on a large institutional
property in Toronto, Canada, and determine a 1.35:1 economic
benefit-to-cost ratio of investment in tree maintenance. The study
provides a roadmap for institutional properties to use in assessing the
ecological benefits of their current tree populations. We argue that
municipal policies that incentivise tree care and maintenance are critical
in order to safeguard and enhance the public benefits of trees growing on
institutional land.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1380-1402
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724666
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Author-Name: Prosun Kumar Ghosh
Author-X-Name-First: Prosun Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh
Author-Name: M. Shahjahan Mondal
Author-X-Name-First: M. Shahjahan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mondal
Title: Economic valuation of the non-use attributes of a south-western coastal wetland in Bangladesh
Abstract:
Being located in the south-western hydrological region of
Bangladesh, Chanda Beel, a coastal freshwater wetland, is threatened by
over-exploitation of resources. Therefore, this study made an attempt to
estimate the non-use values of the wetland to realise its hidden values.
The study used the contingent valuation method (CVM) method to place a
value on the non-use attributes of the wetland and the results show that
the non-use value is approximately US$ 0.48 million annually. The effects
of socio-economic factors on willingness to pay (WTP) were also examined.
Finally, the paper concludes that the estimated non-use values need to be
incorporated for a better management of the wetland resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1403-1418
Issue: 9
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724667
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Author-Name: Gilad Axelrad
Author-X-Name-First: Gilad
Author-X-Name-Last: Axelrad
Author-Name: Tomer Gershfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Tomer
Author-X-Name-Last: Gershfeld
Author-Name: Eli Feinerman
Author-X-Name-First: Eli
Author-X-Name-Last: Feinerman
Title: Reclamation of sewage sludge for use in Israeli agriculture: economic, environmental and organizational aspects
Abstract:
This paper develops a regional-level planning model aimed at
allocating treated sewage sludge among potential users. The model
incorporates, in one endogenous system, the economic, biological and
environmental relationships and its objective is to maximize the regional
social welfare. A few allocation approaches from the concept of
transferable utility games are applied to determine a reasonable and fair
allocation of the additional net benefits resulting from regional
co-operation which is acceptable to all relevant economic units (players).
The analysis is applied to a region in Israel and the results support
regional collaboration among the relevant players which increase economic
benefits by 19% and enable avoidance of sea pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1419-1448
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.732009
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Author-Name: Magalie Bourblanc
Author-X-Name-First: Magalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Bourblanc
Author-Name: Ann Crabb�
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Crabb�
Author-Name: Duncan Liefferink
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liefferink
Author-Name: Mark Wiering
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Wiering
Title: The marathon of the hare and the tortoise: implementing the EU Water Framework Directive
Abstract:
Reading the available evidence on the implementation of the
European Water Framework Directive (WFD), one gets the impression that
some countries anticipate implementation problems by starting off
pragmatically and with relatively low ambitions, while others make a quick
and ambitious start and tend to slow down in later phases of the process.
Inspired by Lundqvist's classical study of air pollution policy in the USA
and Sweden, we assess the importance of some general characteristics of
the respective political-institutional systems to explain differences in
WFD implementation in four EU countries: Denmark, France, England/Wales
and the Netherlands. We conclude, among other things, that visibility of
the policy process, accountability of politicians and policy makers
<italic>vis-�-vis</italic> their stakeholders and the EU, division of
responsibilities for policy formulation vs. implementation and the
involvement of the public explain the level of ambition in EU
implementation to a considerable extent. Thus, the Lundqvist variables
turn out to be useful for both classifying and explaining differences in
EU implementation processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1449-1467
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.726197
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Author-Name: Serkan G�rl�k
Author-X-Name-First: Serkan
Author-X-Name-Last: G�rl�k
Title: Use of some components of new ecological paradigm scale on congestion pricing in a recreation area
Abstract:
Congestion is an important externality that causes negative
welfare effects on individuals using a natural resource. This paper
resolves congestion issues in a high-density urban forest of Turkey via
probit panels using a random utility framework. Some components of the New
Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale are incorporated into probit panels to
understand recreationists' environmental attitudes to congestion pricing
for shifting congestion levels. Those components are sensitivity to
sustainable development, biodiversity and efficient resource use. The
results offer important insights to policy makers who are confronted with
two environmental management options, which are resource-restriction or
resource-enlarging policies. Environmental attitudes dictate that resource
enlarging policy may increase aggregate welfare up to US$472,500/year if
the site is managed at low congestion levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1468-1486
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.730480
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Author-Name: Wen-Hsien Tsai
Author-X-Name-First: Wen-Hsien
Author-X-Name-Last: Tsai
Author-Name: Sin-Jin Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Sin-Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Ya-Fen Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Ya-Fen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Yao-Chung Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Yao-Chung
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Jui-Ling Hsu
Author-X-Name-First: Jui-Ling
Author-X-Name-Last: Hsu
Title: Construction method selection for green building projects to improve environmental sustainability by using an MCDM approach
Abstract:
Environmental pollution is a challenge being faced by
construction companies. They attempt to solve these problems in order to
improve the environmental sustainability of their green building projects
by using different construction methods. However, the selection of the
construction method for building projects involves a complex
decision-making process. To solve this problem of construction method
selection, this investigation presents a Multiple Criteria Decision Making
(MCDM) approach. The study yields a comprehensive and systematic structure
that employs quantitative assessments for priority construction method
selection for each green building project and also aids construction
companies with regard to their practical application.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1487-1510
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.731385
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Author-Name: Bedru Babulo Balana
Author-X-Name-First: Bedru Babulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Balana
Author-Name: Delia Catacutan
Author-X-Name-First: Delia
Author-X-Name-Last: Catacutan
Author-Name: Miika M�kel�
Author-X-Name-First: Miika
Author-X-Name-Last: M�kel�
Title: Assessing the willingness to pay for reliable domestic water supply via catchment management: results from a contingent valuation survey in Nairobi City, Kenya
Abstract:
Shortage of domestic water is a key problem in Nairobi. The
Sasumua Reservoir supplies 20% of Nairobi's water. However, reservoir
water quantity has been impacted by human activities. Landholders within
the catchment have no incentives to take into account this impact in their
decision. The objective of this study was to estimate the willingness to
pay (WTP) of Nairobi residents for reliable domestic water via catchment
conservation. Data were collected through face-to-face surveys. A censored
regression model was employed to estimate the WTP. Results show that
monthly mean WTP of an average household is about 275 Kenya shillings;
income, education, and age are the key variables affecting WTP; and lack
of an appropriate institutional regime is the major public concern that
could hinder implementation of market-based schemes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1511-1531
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.732934
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Author-Name: Arminda do Pa�o
Author-X-Name-First: Arminda
Author-X-Name-Last: do Pa�o
Author-Name: Helena Alves
Author-X-Name-First: Helena
Author-X-Name-Last: Alves
Author-Name: Chris Shiel
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Shiel
Author-Name: Walter Leal Filho
Author-X-Name-First: Walter Leal
Author-X-Name-Last: Filho
Title: A multi-country level analysis of the environmental attitudes and behaviours among young consumers
Abstract:
Environmental issues have become more prominent
internationally and are increasingly featured in discussion by
governments, business and academics. This paper presents the results of a
study which examines the concerns for environmental issues and purchase
behaviours of a sample of 1173 young consumers in England, Germany,
Portugal and Spain; countries which represent different realities in terms
of economic development, social context and cultural issues. An analysis
of the differences between the respondents from the four countries
regarding concepts such as man-nature orientation, generativity,
environmental concern, consumer perceived effectiveness, conservation
behaviour and environmentally-friendly buying behaviour is presented. The
results obtained confirm the existence of significant differences between
countries for almost all variables.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1532-1548
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.733310
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Author-Name: Mattias Qvistr�m
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Qvistr�m
Title: Searching for an open future: planning history as a means of peri-urban landscape analysis
Abstract:
The paper studies the need to acknowledge planning history in
order to grasp the character of contemporary landscapes. The aim of the
study was to critically examine how the shadows of past planning frame the
current discourse on peri-urban landscapes and, inspired by
actor-network-theory, to explore the potential for new stories through a
symmetrical analysis of historical planning documents. This is illustrated
here using a case study of a municipality in Sweden. The paper argues that
a combination of critical <italic>and</italic> creative reading could
enrich the planning debate and open up new strategies for investigations
and policies concerning hybrid landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1549-1569
Issue: 10
Volume: 56
Year: 2013
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.734251
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Author-Name: Geoff A. Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Community resilience: path dependency, lock-in effects and transitional ruptures
Abstract:
Adopting a framework based on 'social resilience', this paper
analyses path dependency in community resilience, with a specific emphasis
on endogenous pathways of change. Path dependencies are shaped by
'lock-in' effects which shoehorn communities into positive or negative
pathways of change. Of particular importance are 'structural lock-in
effects', 'economic lock-in effects' and 'socio-psychological lock-ins'
which make certain community pathways impossible to implement, and can be
severe hindrances for raising community resilience. Community transitions
are usually not linear, but can be characterised by 'transitional
ruptures' where the quality of resilience is abruptly changed (positively
or negatively).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-26
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.741519
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Author-Name: Laura Saija
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Saija
Title: Proactive conservancy in a contested milieu: from social mobilisation to community-led resource management in the Simeto Valley
Abstract:
Since Ostrom pioneered work on community-based forms of
management of common-pool resource systems, the amount of research on the
topic has increased. Action-oriented researchers have contributed to the
debate identifying how, in specific problematic situations, communities
can be helped to fill the gap between a disappointing reality and best
planning practices and theories. The paper shows how, in a highly
contested milieu challenged by the presence of organised-crime (Eastern
Sicily, Italy), a collaborative and action-oriented approach to research
helped the Simeto Valley community to evolve from a successful social
mobilisation against the project of building a controversial
waste-to-energy facility to an innovative and stable form of
community-based natural resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 27-49
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.735198
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Author-Name: Chiara Bragagnolo
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Bragagnolo
Author-Name: Davide Geneletti
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Geneletti
Title: Dealing with land use decisions in uncertain contexts: a method to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans
Abstract:
Predicting the environmental effects of spatial plans is made
harder by the uncertainties affecting the future evolution of the planning
region. Decisions contained in sectoral policies play a significant role,
hence they need to be properly considered in Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA) of spatial planning. A method to support SEA, based on
the comparison of land use zoning options, under different sectoral
policies, is developed and tested in the peri-urban region of Milan. Land
use scenarios are generated and then assessed against a set of
environmental indicators. The results showed the environmental
consequences associated with poor co-ordination between spatial and
sectoral decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 50-77
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.735990
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Author-Name: Fabio Iraldo
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio
Author-X-Name-Last: Iraldo
Author-Name: Francesco Testa
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Testa
Author-Name: Irene Bartolozzi
Author-X-Name-First: Irene
Author-X-Name-Last: Bartolozzi
Title: An application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a green marketing tool for agricultural products: the case of extra-virgin olive oil in Val di Cornia, Italy
Abstract:
In recent years, the interest in environmental issues has
increased, along with the idea that consumer choices can actually improve
the performance of the production system. A large number of eco-labelling
schemes have been introduced, both at private and public levels. In this
study, we apply a life-cycle methodology to assess the environmental
impacts associated with extra-virgin olive oil production. The results of
LCA were used to set the environmental requirements of a local product
qualification scheme defined according to the National Protocol (QUAM --
Qualit� Ambientale), signed by two Italian Ministries and four Regional
Governments, on the environmental qualification of cluster products. Using
the three performance indicators taken from the LCA study and two input
indicators, we defined a set of entry level requirements which each local
producer must comply with in order to achieve the qualification.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 78-103
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.735991
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Author-Name: Sarah Ann Wheeler
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler
Author-Name: Alec Zuo
Author-X-Name-First: Alec
Author-X-Name-Last: Zuo
Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund
Author-X-Name-First: Henning
Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund
Title: Australian irrigators' recognition of the need for more environmental water flows and intentions to donate water allocations
Abstract:
Future water policy strategies to address low environmental
flows in the River Murray in Australia may include the continued
development of programmes for irrigators to donate water. We identify and
control for the interdependence between irrigators' recognition of the
need for increased flows and their stated intention to donate seasonal
allocations over time. The increased uncertainty of seasonal water
allocations played one of the largest roles in negatively influencing both
recognition and intention. An increase in the opportunity cost of water
donation over time was negatively associated with intention. The
identification of significant willingness to donate allocations supports
the movement towards a more adaptive water policy approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 104-122
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.736369
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Author-Name: Linus Hasselstr�m
Author-X-Name-First: Linus
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasselstr�m
Author-Name: Cecilia H�kansson
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: H�kansson
Title: Detailed vs. fuzzy information in non-market valuation studies: the role of familiarity
Abstract:
We apply a split-sample contingent valuation survey to test
whether the level of ecological information affects the willingness to pay
(WTP) and valuation uncertainty for improved water quality. For
respondents who are unfamiliar with water quality problems, the WTP is
significantly different between the sample that received detailed
ecological information and the sample that received fuzzy information.
This study also provides new empirical evidence for the counterfactual; in
a situation with high familiarity, more information does not affect mean
WTP. The main recommendation to future valuation practice is to provide
detailed ecological information in the case when many respondents are
unfamiliar with the good. The level of information did not influence
valuation uncertainty.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 123-143
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.736370
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Author-Name: Kirsten Maclean
Author-X-Name-First: Kirsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Maclean
Author-Name: Michael Cuthill
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Cuthill
Author-Name: Helen Ross
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Title: Six attributes of social resilience
Abstract:
The concept of resilience has attracted much attention in
recent times. However, there remains a distinct knowledge gap with respect
to the social aspects of resilience. This paper describes six attributes
of social resilience identified through case study research. Research was
undertaken by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers who worked in
partnership with representatives from five key government and
non-government agencies from the Wet Tropics region in North Queensland,
Australia. Research findings move understanding of social resilience,
which is an emerging area of interest within natural resource management,
from a set of assumptions to an evidence base.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 144-156
Issue: 1
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.763774
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Author-Name: Katie Hoover
Author-X-Name-First: Katie
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoover
Author-Name: Marc J. Stern
Author-X-Name-First: Marc J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stern
Title: Team leaders' perceptions of public influence in the US Forest Service: exploring the difference between <italic>doing</italic> and <italic>using</italic> public involvement
Abstract:
Individuals and public groups generally participate in public
involvement events in an effort to gain influence over decisions that
affect them. However, not much is known about how the process actually
results in the public gaining influence over agency decisions. This paper
reports the results of an online survey completed by 489 Forest Service
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) team leaders. Respondents
reported how much influence they thought the public should have during the
NEPA process, how much influence they thought the public generally had,
and how much influence the public had on a specific NEPA process at
different points in the process. Sixty per cent of the respondents
believed the public should have greater influence than they do.
Respondents reported that more public influence should and does happen at
earlier stages in the process. Early public influence and substantive
comments appear to be related to positive perceptions of the public
involvement process and public relations outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 157-172
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.756807
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Author-Name: Katie Hoover
Author-X-Name-First: Katie
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoover
Author-Name: Marc J. Stern
Author-X-Name-First: Marc J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stern
Title: Constraints to public influence in US Forest Service NEPA processes
Abstract:
The Forest Service is mandated to involve the public during
agency planning efforts, but involving the public does not necessarily
mean the public will gain any influence over the planning decision. An
earlier survey revealed that Forest Service team leaders commonly desire
greater levels of public influence than they achieve in their planning
processes. Informed by interviews with 16 Forest Service employees
experienced with leading planning processes, this research explores the
constraints to desired public influence. We found that agency personnel
serve as key 'gatekeepers' to public influence through their decisions and
actions during the process. Efforts beyond required procedures appear to
often be necessary to translate normative public comments that might
otherwise be dismissed into substantive public influence on analyses and
subsequent decision making. Key constraints include a lack of perceived
self-efficacy and fear associated with conflict, a lack of leadership
commitment to public influence, overwhelming workloads and normative
beliefs about the public informed by past and current negative
interactions. Conversely, key catalysts include perceptions of
self-efficacy in effective communications, strong normative commitments to
the value of public influence at multiple levels within the agency,
manageable workloads and recognition of discretion in addressing public
comments by process leaders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 173-189
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849232
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Author-Name: Gregory Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Maggi Kelly
Author-X-Name-First: Maggi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kelly
Author-Name: Debra Whitall
Author-X-Name-First: Debra
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitall
Title: Which 'public'? Sampling effects in public participation GIS (PPGIS) and volunteered geographic information (VGI) systems for public lands management
Abstract:
Web 2.0 technologies including Public Participation
Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) and Volunteered Geographic
Information (VGI) provide methods for engaging multiple publics in public
lands management. We examined the effects of sampling in a PPGIS/VGI
application for national forest planning in the US. A random sample (RS)
of households and a volunteer public (VP) were invited to participate in
an internet-based PPGIS to identify national forest values and use
preferences. Spatial and non-spatial group responses were analysed. The VP
group expressed stronger utilitarian values and consumptive use
preferences while the RS group preferred forest amenities. These results
would lead to different planning decisions. PPGIS/VGI methods should
include scientific sampling to ground-truth voluntary participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 190-214
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.741045
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Author-Name: Sergio Colombo
Author-X-Name-First: Sergio
Author-X-Name-Last: Colombo
Author-Name: Klaus Glenk
Author-X-Name-First: Klaus
Author-X-Name-Last: Glenk
Title: Social preferences for agricultural policy instruments: joint consideration of non-attendance to attributes and to alternatives in modelling discrete choice data
Abstract:
This paper uses the choice experiment method to analyse
social preferences towards a set of agricultural policy instruments that
are likely to play a key role in the post-2013 design of the EU Common
Agricultural Policy. It contributes to the choice experiment literature by
incorporating different attribute processing strategies into stated choice
models. By comparing models that consider attribute non-attendance for
individual choice tasks and for the whole sequence of choices, we
demonstrate the impact of different ways of accounting for attribute
non-attendance on model performance and preferences. In addition, we test
whether 'non-attendance to alternatives', which describes the elimination
of alternatives due to the presence of attribute levels deemed
unacceptable to a respondent, is a relevant information processing
strategy in a choice experiment context. The results clearly show that
individuals allocate attention over a reduced array of information and
jointly apply decision strategies that involve attribute non-attendance
and non-attendance to alternatives. The joint consideration of these
information processing strategies results in a significant improvement of
model fit to data, and a better description of respondents' preferences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 215-232
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.738190
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Author-Name: Rob D. Fish
Author-X-Name-First: Rob D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fish
Author-Name: Michael Winter
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Winter
Author-Name: David M. Oliver
Author-X-Name-First: David M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Oliver
Author-Name: Dave R. Chadwick
Author-X-Name-First: Dave R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chadwick
Author-Name: Chris J. Hodgson
Author-X-Name-First: Chris J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hodgson
Author-Name: A. Louise Heathwaite
Author-X-Name-First: A. Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Heathwaite
Title: Employing the citizens' jury technique to elicit reasoned public judgments about environmental risk: insights from an inquiry into the governance of microbial water pollution
Abstract:
Devising policy instruments and interventions that can manage
and mitigate the risks associated with microbial watercourse pollution is
a significant concern of the contemporary environmental protection agenda.
This paper reports on the work of a citizens' jury that sought to elicit
reasoned public judgments about the nature and acceptability of these
risks as they relate to the role of livestock farming, and what might
constitute socially acceptable and sustainable pathways to their
management. By exploring this issue through a logical and sequential
process of risk characterisation, risk assessment and risk management, the
paper reveals how citizens' juries can be used to contextualise and
structure science-policy apprehensions of microbial watercourse pollution,
and highlight where priorities for innovation and intervention might lie.
Reactions and responses of participants to the jury process and its
outputs, including issues of social and practical impact of the exercise,
are also considered. The jury technique is argued to be useful in the way
it cuts across disparate domains of responsibility and expertise for the
governance of environmental risks, and therein challenges decision makers
to think more broadly about the political, moral and economic framings of
otherwise narrowly conceived science-policy problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 233-253
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.738326
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Author-Name: Dionysis Latinopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Dionysis
Author-X-Name-Last: Latinopoulos
Title: The impact of economic recession on outdoor recreation demand: an application of the travel cost method in Greece
Abstract:
This paper uses a travel cost method in order to assess the
impact of economic recession on the demand for outdoor recreational
services, for the case of a protected riparian ecosystem. For this
purpose, two travel cost surveys were conducted in Paranesti (located in
Northern Greece) in 2009 and 2010 (i.e. before and during the economic
recession in Greece). The final results show a significant divergence
between the two surveys due to the changing economic conditions. Expected
trips to the reference area and consumer surplus estimates are both
decreased in 2010 by approximately 15--25%, indicating a significant
change of travel behaviour in a relatively short-time period.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 254-272
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.738602
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Author-Name: I-Shin Chang
Author-X-Name-First: I-Shin
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Jing Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Yanxia Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Yanxia
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Mingmin Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Mingmin
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Xiaochun Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaochun
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Ecological compensation for natural resource utilisation in China
Abstract:
In China, the ecological compensation mechanism (ECM) was
initiated in the 1990s solely to address compensation for forest
ecological benefits. For nearly 20 years, the ECM has been gradually
applied to other areas. This study evaluates the current status,
implementation procedures and existing problems of ECMs in China. Several
large-scale ecological engineering projects are summarised, and eight ECM
pilot cases are examined. There are some major issues concerning ECMs:
policy, institution, administration, management, finance and capital
allocation. Suggestions are proposed to improve current conditions and
resolve existing problems. Finally, several key topics for future research
are also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 273-296
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.740409
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Author-Name: Nirmalya Choudhury
Author-X-Name-First: Nirmalya
Author-X-Name-Last: Choudhury
Title: Legality and legitimacy of public involvement in infrastructure planning: observations from hydropower projects in India
Abstract:
In contentious policy arenas where planning has traditionally
been driven by the triad of expert knowledge, bureaucrats and public
representatives, often public involvement is understood as a panacea that
is used to legitimise decisions, reduce conflict and enhance public
acceptance. This paper, based on evidence of public involvement in
environmental planning over hydropower projects in India, argues that
quite contrary to the expectation, there could be a mismatch between the
legality and legitimacy of the public involvement exercise which may
possibly then transform into situations that exacerbate rather than reduce
conflicts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-315
Issue: 2
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.743879
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Author-Name: G. Venkatesh
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Venkatesh
Title: A critique of the European Green City Index
Abstract:
In 2009, Siemens (Germany) sponsored the research by the
Economist Intelligence Unit (London), which resulted in the publication of
the European Green City Index report, in which the environmental
performance of 30 large cities in Europe was analysed. It provided city
administrations with an idea of where they stood
<italic>vis-�-vis</italic> their European counterparts. However, while
adopting such performance evaluation methodologies, it is important to set
targets and goals, and to be aware of pitfalls that may exist in the
course of a blind pursuit of a higher Green Score. City administrations
are usually segmented into different divisions and departments; often each
division strives towards its own set of targets and goals, without being
aware (or without being concerned, even if it is aware) of the overlaps,
conflicts and synergies that may exist with the targets and goals of the
others. The Green City Index needs to be considered together with an Urban
Socio-Economic Index, which can be suitably structured with the
inter-linkages with the indicators of the Green City Index explicitly
described.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 317-328
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.741520
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Author-Name: Natalie J. Mountjoy
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mountjoy
Author-Name: Erin Seekamp
Author-X-Name-First: Erin
Author-X-Name-Last: Seekamp
Author-Name: Mae A. Davenport
Author-X-Name-First: Mae A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Davenport
Author-Name: Matt R. Whiles
Author-X-Name-First: Matt R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Whiles
Title: Identifying capacity indicators for community-based natural resource management initiatives: focus group results from conservation practitioners across Illinois
Abstract:
The increasing popularity of community-based natural resource
management (CBNRM) warrants an exploration of the capacity of such
initiatives to co-ordinate and implement successful conservation efforts.
We used reconstructivist methods -- specifically, focus groups with
nominal group techniques -- to determine 10 key capacity indicators for
successful CBNRM. The list comprises motivation, leadership, respect,
mutual interest/shared values, outreach/education, marketing,
communication, planning, funding and equipment/supplies. Our results can
be used by CBNRM groups for capacity-building and self-assessment
activities, by bridging organisations to increase the capacity of such
initiatives, or by researchers interested in measuring the capacity of
community-based groups to achieve their conservation goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 329-348
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.743880
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Author-Name: Johanna Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Johanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Johansson
Title: Why do forest companies change their CSR strategies? Responses to market demands and public regulation through dual-certification
Abstract:
Certification represents a comparatively new means of CSR,
which is important in the forest industry. Forest companies and industries
have previously certified their management and products in accordance with
one of the competing systems (FSC: Forest Stewardship Council and PEFC:
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes), but
recently, important large-scale companies in several countries have
started to certify under both schemes. This study explores the causes and
effects of this change in strategies, drawing on semi-structured
interviews with Swedish forest companies and industries and European
retailers. The results show that public bodies, not the least in the EU,
as well as ENGOs, have transformed customer demands, resulting in
dual-certification. This change in strategies has the potential to alter
corporate environmental practices throughout the supply chains. These
results call for further research on the under-studied issue of the
interaction between public regulation and private forest governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 349-368
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.743882
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Author-Name: Alemayehu Haddis
Author-X-Name-First: Alemayehu
Author-X-Name-Last: Haddis
Author-Name: Adriaan de Geyter
Author-X-Name-First: Adriaan
Author-X-Name-Last: de Geyter
Author-Name: Ilse Smets
Author-X-Name-First: Ilse
Author-X-Name-Last: Smets
Author-Name: Bart Van der Bruggen
Author-X-Name-First: Bart
Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Bruggen
Title: Wastewater management in Ethiopian higher learning institutions: functionality, sustainability and policy context
Abstract:
This study investigates the existing wastewater management
situation in Ethiopia, with particular emphasis on university campus
wastewater. The investigation was carried out by reviewing literature,
reports, policy documents and field visits integrated with laboratory
assessment. It was established that from the seven universities only two
have functional wastewater treatment plants, but none of them meet
effluent standards. These <italic>mainly centrally prescribed
systems</italic> lack sustainability because of problems related to
technology choice, affordability and technical skills. This paper proposes
feasible rehabilitation strategies for the existing wastewater systems. A
combination of policy instruments and integrated wastewater management
strategies are proposed. Although based on specific data from Ethiopia,
the findings and recommendations of this study also apply to other,
similar, low-income countries where the population is booming but overall
wastewater management planning is lagging behind.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 369-383
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.745396
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Author-Name: Elsa R.H. Mendoza
Author-X-Name-First: Elsa R.H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mendoza
Author-Name: Stephen G. Perz
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Perz
Author-Name: Sonaira Souza da Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Sonaira
Author-X-Name-Last: Souza da Silva
Author-Name: I. Foster Brown
Author-X-Name-First: I. Foster
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Paula Soares Pinheiro
Author-X-Name-First: Paula Soares
Author-X-Name-Last: Pinheiro
Title: Revisiting the knowledge exchange train: scaling up dialogue and partnering for participatory regional planning
Abstract:
In an integrated world, knowledge exchange is becoming more
important for empowerment to participate in planning processes. This is
particularly the case in areas undergoing rapid change and with unequal
stakeholder constituencies. The 'knowledge exchange train' (KET) model was
designed to address knowledge inequalities and large-scale change by
disseminating the results of new research rapidly and on a large scale.
The KET involves two-way dissemination of knowledge as a means to support
the formation of partnerships and participation in regional environmental
planning. We compare three KET experiences in the southwestern Amazon:
comparisons of KET I and II highlight adjustments in the model to amplify
two-way exchange and to focus on key planning issues, and comparisons of
KET II to III show how KET fosters partnerships for downstream
environmental planning and management activities. KETs thus address
knowledge inequalities and catalyse follow-on environmental management
activities, both of which facilitate public participation in regional
environmental planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 384-402
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.746936
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Author-Name: Darla Nickel
Author-X-Name-First: Darla
Author-X-Name-Last: Nickel
Author-Name: Wenke Schoenfelder
Author-X-Name-First: Wenke
Author-X-Name-Last: Schoenfelder
Author-Name: Dale Medearis
Author-X-Name-First: Dale
Author-X-Name-Last: Medearis
Author-Name: David P. Dolowitz
Author-X-Name-First: David P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dolowitz
Author-Name: Melissa Keeley
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Keeley
Author-Name: William Shuster
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Shuster
Title: German experience in managing stormwater with green infrastructure
Abstract:
This paper identifies and describes experience with 'green'
stormwater management practices in Germany. It provides the context in
which developments took place and extracts lessons learned to inform
efforts of other countries in confronting urban stormwater challenges. Our
findings show that an integrated environmental planning approach helps to
balance environmental and urban development. Further, the transformation
to a mixed grey and green infrastructure necessitates both a quantifiable
long-term goal and a suite of policies to incentivise green infrastructure
and support implementation. Finally, public authorities must assume
leadership while enabling the participation of stakeholder groups in the
transformation process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 403-423
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.748652
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Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Richard Funderburg
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Funderburg
Title: Environmental justice in France? A spatio-temporal analysis of incinerator location
Abstract:
The concept of Environmental Justice (EJ) refers to social
inequities in the distribution of environmental risks. This paper presents
the first European <italic>spatio-temporal</italic> EJ analysis, focusing
on the location of 107 waste incinerators in France since the 1960s to
assess potential biases in siting decisions. It uses a spatial econometric
analysis that accounts for vulnerable populations at the time unwanted
land uses were sited. We find that, after controlling for a town's
socio-economic characteristics and the opportunity costs represented by
the demand of its neighbours, each additional 1% of a town's population
that is foreign-born increased the odds that the town received an
incinerator by 29%. Disproportionate siting near concentrations of
immigrants thus generates environmental injustice in France.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 424-446
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.749395
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Author-Name: Jinshan Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Jinshan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Title: Assessing China's discriminative tax on Clean Development Mechanism projects. Does China's tax have so many functions?
Abstract:
In the practice of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM), many CDM host countries heavily rely on high Global
Warming Potential (GWP) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) projects. Among them, China
might be unique in that it imposes a discriminative tax on projects
dealing with high GWP GHGs. The Chinese government takes 65% of the carbon
credits from HFC-23 (trifluoromethane) projects, 30% from N<sub>2</sub>O
(nitrous oxide) projects, but only 2% from other types of projects.
Previous studies have expected that this tax has multiple effects:
rent-seeking effect, a deterrent effect on the HFC-23 and N<sub>2</sub>O
projects, a channelling effect that switches the investment from HFC-23
and N<sub>2</sub>O projects to other types of projects, and a market
distortion effect. However, with the positive analysis and empirical
evidence, the present study shows that this tax only has rent-seeking
effect, thus China's discriminative tax has been over read.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 447-466
Issue: 3
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.750236
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Author-Name: Sailesh N. Behera
Author-X-Name-First: Sailesh N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Behera
Author-Name: Mukesh Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Mukesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Pranati Nayak
Author-X-Name-First: Pranati
Author-X-Name-Last: Nayak
Author-Name: Sheo Prasad Shukla
Author-X-Name-First: Sheo Prasad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shukla
Author-Name: Prashant Gargava
Author-X-Name-First: Prashant
Author-X-Name-Last: Gargava
Title: An approach for evaluation of proposed air pollution control strategy to reduce levels of nitrogen oxides in an urban environment
Abstract:
In this study, an atmospheric dispersion model along with a
systematic emission inventory was used to explore the possible control
strategy to reduce ambient levels of nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) in
Kanpur city, India. A GIS based emission inventory of NO<sub>x</sub> was
developed for the base, 5th and 10th years. It was observed that the 5th
and 10th years will experience increased emissions by factors of 1.7 and
2.5 of the base year if no control policy is implemented. Seventeen
control options (i.e. introduction of Euro 6 to vehicles, banning of
15-year old private vehicles etc.) were considered for evaluation through
the dispersion modelling. A control scenario comprising the following
control options (1) implementation of Euro 6 for vehicles, (2) compressed
natural gas (CNG) for commercial and public vehicles, etc. was found to be
most effective in reducing the ambient NO<sub>x</sub> levels and attaining
a 24-hour average air quality standard.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 467-494
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.750600
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Author-Name: Zakir Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Zakir
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Author-Name: Markus Hanisch
Author-X-Name-First: Markus
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanisch
Title: Dynamics of peri-urban agricultural development and farmers' adaptive behaviour in the emerging megacity of Hyderabad, India
Abstract:
This paper describes the adaptation of agricultural
management practices due to structural changes in the urban periphery of
Hyderabad, India. We investigate structural-change drivers along with the
most common types of adaptation realised by peri-urban farmers and the
corresponding environmental impacts. From 120 farmer interviews, in which
qualitative and quantitative data were collected, we found that increasing
costs for agricultural inputs such as labour and land have motivated
farmers to intensify water, machine and chemical use, thereby creating
problematic environmental impacts. In addition, farmers also resort to
part-time farming and organise efforts to share family labour. Based on
these findings, we discuss agricultural policies and strategies within the
framework of environmental planning and management for the Greater
Hyderabad Area (GHA), drawing policy-design conclusions that may enable
better integration of farming into the on-going process of megacity
development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 495-515
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.751018
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Author-Name: Roxane Lavoie
Author-X-Name-First: Roxane
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavoie
Author-Name: Florent Joerin
Author-X-Name-First: Florent
Author-X-Name-Last: Joerin
Author-Name: Manuel J. Rodriguez
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez
Title: Incorporating groundwater issues into regional planning in the Province of Quebec
Abstract:
In recent decades, governments have developed better
knowledge of groundwater and established measures to protect and preserve
it. In the hope of protecting this resource and ensuring its
sustainability, the Government of Quebec has launched a programme to
characterise groundwater in the southern portion of the province. Prior to
launching this programme, pilot projects were carried out in two
watersheds to produce groundwater atlases. However, the producers of the
atlases are under the impression that their documents remain unused by
municipal and county planners. The main objective of this study is to
propose strategies to facilitate the incorporation of groundwater data
into land planning processes. This paper presents the results of a series
of semi-directed interviews with land planning stakeholders in the
Province of Quebec. The study proposes four actions to improve the use of
groundwater information in land planning: an awareness-raising campaign
for all citizens, basic training on groundwater for land planning
stakeholders, a legal framework defining who should protect groundwater
and how, and a GIS tool that would help planners interpret the data.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 516-537
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.751019
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Author-Name: Tobia Lakes
Author-X-Name-First: Tobia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lakes
Author-Name: Maria Br�ckner
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Br�ckner
Author-Name: Alexander Kr�mer
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Kr�mer
Title: Development of an environmental justice index to determine socio-economic disparities of noise pollution and green space in residential areas in Berlin
Abstract:
The majority of human beings worldwide live in urban areas;
hence, methods to assess the quality of the urban environment and its
impact on human well-being are of the utmost importance. Particularly
relevant are areas with low levels of environmental justice, defined as
areas where low biophysical quality meets low socio-economic status, and
where resources and strategies for coping are rare. This paper develops
and applies an index to assess the patterns of environmental justice in
residential areas with a strong focus on stakeholder integration. We
concentrate on the relationship between socio-economic disparities of
environmental burdens, such as traffic noise, and of environmental
benefits, such as vegetation, in residential areas of Berlin, Germany. To
develop an environmental justice index, we combined the environmental
burdens and benefits with a socio-economic indicator. As a result, we
identify city-wide patterns of environmental justice in Berlin. While
there was a high positive correlation between vegetation and
socio-economic status, the patterns for noise pollution were very
heterogeneous. Our approach provides a transparent and modular index
allowing an area-wide monitoring of environmental justice in urban areas.
Such an analysis is urgently needed to develop adequate decision-making
strategies for all inhabitants to make living in a healthier city
possible.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 538-556
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.755461
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Author-Name: Maggie Baynham
Author-X-Name-First: Maggie
Author-X-Name-Last: Baynham
Author-Name: Mark Stevens
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Stevens
Title: Are we planning effectively for climate change? An evaluation of official community plans in British Columbia
Abstract:
Mounting evidence of global climate change encourages
planning responses that seek to mitigate change and to adapt to changes
considered to be inevitable. The province of British Columbia recently
mandated that municipal official community plans (OCPs) contain targets
and policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The authors use
content analysis to evaluate mitigation and adaptation content in 39 OCPs,
and find that 25 of the OCPs explicitly address climate change, and that
the OCPs are stronger with respect to goals and policies than to fact base
and implementation provisions. The paper concludes with recommendations
for strengthening municipal climate change planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 557-587
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Marko Salvaggio
Author-X-Name-First: Marko
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvaggio
Author-Name: Robert Futrell
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Futrell
Author-Name: Christie D. Batson
Author-X-Name-First: Christie D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Batson
Author-Name: Barbara G. Brents
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brents
Title: Water scarcity in the desert metropolis: how environmental values, knowledge and concern affect Las Vegas residents' support for water conservation policy
Abstract:
This paper examines important associations between
environmental values, knowledge, concern and attitudes about water
conservation policies in a desert metropolis. Specifically, we consider:
(a) the combined influence of environmental value orientation, knowledge
of drought conditions and concern about water use on support for water
conservation policies; (b) the relative association of each individual
variable on policy support; (c) factors explaining support to increase
water prices and restrict water use; and (d) associations between
socio-demographic factors and water policy support. Based on data from the
2009 Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Social Survey, we find that environmental
value orientation, knowledge and concern are all significant predictors of
water conservation, but concern stands out as the primary predictor for
water policy support. Knowledge of drought conditions is the strongest
predictor of support for water price increases, while concern predicts
support for water use restrictions. We discuss theoretical implications
and offer suggestions for water management, conservation and outreach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 588-611
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Koen Arts
Author-X-Name-First: Koen
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Ren� van der Wal
Author-X-Name-First: Ren�
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Wal
Title: Political decision making, governance shifts and Scottish animal reintroductions: are democratic principles at stake?
Abstract:
Contemporary governance systems have been characterised as
'multi-actor' and 'multi-level', but the consequences of such greater
complexity for core principles of democracy remain uncertain. To
investigate the effects of these late-modern governance shifts, we used
political decision making on Scottish reintroductions of charismatic
animals as a case study. Based on interviews with key actors engaged in
the reintroduction of the white-tailed eagle, beaver and (potentially)
lynx, we analysed the impact of governance shifts against four selected
democratic principles. We found that new modes of governance can make
decision-making processes look better than they actually are, and may even
harm democratic principles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 612-628
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Rokhshad Hejazi
Author-X-Name-First: Rokhshad
Author-X-Name-Last: Hejazi
Author-Name: Mad Nasir Shamsudin
Author-X-Name-First: Mad Nasir
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamsudin
Author-Name: Khalid Abd. Rahim
Author-X-Name-First: Khalid Abd.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahim
Author-Name: Alais Radam
Author-X-Name-First: Alais
Author-X-Name-Last: Radam
Author-Name: Saeed Yazdani
Author-X-Name-First: Saeed
Author-X-Name-Last: Yazdani
Author-Name: Zelina Zaitun Ibrahim
Author-X-Name-First: Zelina Zaitun
Author-X-Name-Last: Ibrahim
Author-Name: Mohammad Hassan Vakilpoor
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Hassan
Author-X-Name-Last: Vakilpoor
Author-Name: Elmira Shamshiry
Author-X-Name-First: Elmira
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamshiry
Title: Measuring the economic values of natural resources along a freeway: a contingent valuation method
Abstract:
Natural resources are often victims of development. On the
one hand, a freeway is under construction, while on the other hand there
are unique natural resources along the route of the freeway. Both of them
are essential to us. Thus, we cannot ignore either of them. The purpose of
this study is to find the monetary equivalent of the natural resources in
response to a challenge between environment and development. Dealing with
non-use values, we apply the contingent valuation method (CVM). Our
results show that the mean of willingness to pay (WTP) is US$1.84 per
household for supporting natural resources along the route of the freeway.
Total WTP for supporting natural resources along the route of the freeway
is US$77 million annually. The findings indicate that Iranian people have
a high sensitivity for supporting natural resources along the route of the
freeway. Hence, the government should give more attention to natural
resources along the freeway and change its route.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 629-641
Issue: 4
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Clare Ginger
Author-X-Name-First: Clare
Author-X-Name-Last: Ginger
Title: Integrating knowledge, interests and values through modelling in participatory processes: dimensions of legitimacy
Abstract:
This paper examines two participatory
environmental planning cases in which modelling played an important role.
The cases occurred in Vermont. They provide contrasts in the use of
technology to model future scenarios: magic markers and mylar for forest
mapping as compared to computer modelling for watershed assessment. The
paper describes how modelling and models were employed to integrate
knowledge, interests and values in each case. It explores two dimensions
of legitimacy, procedural and scientific expertise, in these modelling
processes. It concludes with the implications of decision-making authority
for legitimacy and the integration of knowledge and values.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 643-659
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.761132
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Author-Name: Joanna H. Barnes
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barnes
Author-Name: Enda T. Hayes
Author-X-Name-First: Enda T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hayes
Author-Name: Tim J. Chatterton
Author-X-Name-First: Tim J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chatterton
Author-Name: James W.S. Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: James W.S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Title: Air quality action planning: why do barriers to remediation in local air quality management remain?
Abstract:
UK local air quality action planning has
failed to remediate exceedances of air quality targets, particularly for
nitrogen dioxide, which are widespread and persistent a decade after the
first local action plans were drafted. This paper is relevant to a range
of administrations charged with managing air quality. Using a literature
review and local authority survey, it explores barriers to improving air
quality, i.e. resource limitations, absence of local authority powers, and
a lack of intra-governmental co-operation and inter-governmental
co-ordination. It concludes that the causes of these inefficiencies are
flawed subsidiarity and devolved responsibility decoupled from the powers
necessary to implement required actions. Challenging opportunities to
reconceptualise air quality action planning to protect public health are
suggested.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 660-681
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.762573
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Author-Name: Wendy Steele
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Steele
Author-Name: Ilva Sporne
Author-X-Name-First: Ilva
Author-X-Name-Last: Sporne
Author-Name: Pat Dale
Author-X-Name-First: Pat
Author-X-Name-Last: Dale
Author-Name: Scott Shearer
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Shearer
Author-Name: Lila Singh-Peterson
Author-X-Name-First: Lila
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh-Peterson
Author-Name: Silvia Serrao-Neumann
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Serrao-Neumann
Author-Name: Florence Crick
Author-X-Name-First: Florence
Author-X-Name-Last: Crick
Author-Name: Darryl Low Choy
Author-X-Name-First: Darryl Low
Author-X-Name-Last: Choy
Author-Name: Leila Eslami-Andargoli
Author-X-Name-First: Leila
Author-X-Name-Last: Eslami-Andargoli
Title: Learning from cross-border arrangements to support climate change adaptation in Australia
Abstract:
This paper focuses on learning from
existing cross-border governance arrangements with a view to strengthening
and improving climate change adaptation within the Australian context.
Using an institutional learning framework, the research offers a critical
analysis of two Australian cross-border cases: (1) the Murray-Darling
Basin, and (2) the Australian Alps. The research findings focus on the
issues of <italic>geographic</italic> (place),
<italic>administrative</italic> (space) and <italic>political</italic>
(territory) fragmentation as key concepts that underpin integrated
environmental planning and management in practice. There are significant
implications for climate change adaptation in evolving cross-border
regions at scale that this paper highlights.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 682-703
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.763771
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Author-Name: Christine de Sainte Marie
Author-X-Name-First: Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: de Sainte Marie
Title: Rethinking agri-environmental schemes. A result-oriented approach to the management of species-rich grasslands in France
Abstract:
Recent evaluations of agri-environmental
schemes have questioned the effectiveness of using management
prescriptions to achieve intended outcomes. This paper explores an
alternative approach to the delivery of biodiversity objectives to French
farmers. It presents an analysis of an innovative collaborative programme
focusing on ecological results rather than management prescriptions. In
particular, the argumentation to which this new focus has given rise
within the community of nature managers is examined. It reveals the
re-shaping of the notion of grassland habitats which has been carried out
by innovators and has allowed a reconciliation of biodiversity
conservation goals with farmers' work and values. In this sense, the
'Flowering Meadows' programme combines the creation of a public good with
the generation of a public for that good. The effectiveness and potential
of the result-based approach are discussed, with emphasis given to the
design of the outcome and possible future policy developments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 704-719
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.763772
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Author-Name: Frederic Vandermoere
Author-X-Name-First: Frederic
Author-X-Name-Last: Vandermoere
Author-Name: Raf Vanderstraeten
Author-X-Name-First: Raf
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanderstraeten
Title: Back and forward to the future: an explorative study of public responses to urban groundwater contamination
Abstract:
The objective of this case study is to
explore responses by residents confronted with groundwater contamination
in their community. Using a mail-survey design, self-administered
questionnaires were collected (<italic>N</italic> = 170) that included
questions about risk perceptions, site-specific concerns and perceived
neighbourhood problems. The results show that concerns about chemical
risks (i.e. chlorinated solvents) are rather limited in comparison to the
potential impacts of site-redevelopment and other neighbourhood problems.
Accordingly, the results of logistic regression analyses indicate that
place detachment is not significantly related to risk perception but
rather to site-specific concerns such as a perceived decrease in property
values on the one hand, and wider environmental stressors such as traffic
congestion on the other. In turn, the latter chronic environmental
conditions are closely intertwined with residents' views on the
redevelopment of the contaminated site.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 720-732
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
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Author-Name: XiaoHu Wang
Author-X-Name-First: XiaoHu
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Evan Berman
Author-X-Name-First: Evan
Author-X-Name-Last: Berman
Title: Financing conservation: some empirical evidence from Florida local governments
Abstract:
Government is the primary financer of
conservation services, but conservation financing in government is rarely
studied. This study makes two contributions to understanding conservation
financing in government. First, it develops a framework to classify and
analyse conservation funding. Applying this framework to the data from
Florida county governments, this study finds that conservation funding has
become more stable and secure. More resources are used for large and
long-term capital projects that benefit not only the current generation
but also future generations, which reflects the ultimate goal of
conservation. Second, this research offers an explanation about why some
governments spend more on conservation than others. The results suggest
that conservation funding in government is the result of combined forces
in environmental pressure of economic activities and budgetary politics.
The paper concludes that government should develop a structured
conservation funding strategy that includes close monitoring of
environmental pressure and proper political and institutional responses to
the pressure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-750
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.767781
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Author-Name: Eskinder Demisse Gemechu
Author-X-Name-First: Eskinder Demisse
Author-X-Name-Last: Gemechu
Author-Name: Isabela Butnar
Author-X-Name-First: Isabela
Author-X-Name-Last: Butnar
Author-Name: Maria Llop
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Llop
Author-Name: Francesc Castells
Author-X-Name-First: Francesc
Author-X-Name-Last: Castells
Title: Economic and environmental effects of CO<sub>2</sub> taxation: an input-output analysis for Spain
Abstract:
The aim of this work is to investigate the
direct and indirect effects of an environmental tax on Spanish products,
based on their CO<sub>2</sub> emission intensities. For this purpose, we
apply environmental input-output (EIO) and price models. The short-term
price effects of the introduction of tax on consumption prices, and its
influence on consumers' welfare, are determined. We also quantify the
environmental impacts of such taxation in terms of the reduction in
CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. The results, based on the Spanish economy for
the year 2007, show that sectors with a relatively poor environmental
profile are subjected to high environmental tax rates. As a consequence,
applying a CO<sub>2</sub> tax on these sectors increases production prices
and induces a slight increase in the Consumer Price Index, and a decrease
in private welfare. In general, our analysis highlights that the
environmental and economic goals cannot both be met at the same time with
the environmental taxation, unless there is a way in which the public
revenues could be used to compensate those who are negatively affected by
the tax.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 751-768
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.767782
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Author-Name: Asit Bhattacharyya
Author-X-Name-First: Asit
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhattacharyya
Author-Name: Lorne Cummings
Author-X-Name-First: Lorne
Author-X-Name-Last: Cummings
Title: Attitudes towards environmental responsibility within Australia and India: a comparative study
Abstract:
Efforts to promote corporate environmental
responsibility (CER) require an understanding of stakeholder attitudes
towards enhanced accountability. However, little is known about current
attitudes on this subject. This study presents a survey of the attitudes
of corporate managers across Australia and India towards 16 key
contemporary environmental responsibility issues. The study sought to
explore whether respondents from these countries, characterised by
differing levels of development, differ in their attitudes towards
environmental responsibility (ER). The findings indicate that Indian
respondents were stronger in their support, and identified a select few
issues to be more important over other environmental factors. Although
Australian respondents moderately supported most of the environmental
issues, they were not prominent in supporting most environmental issues
under question. Results indicated overall positive attitudes towards ER by
both the groups of respondents. Significant differences did exist between
the 318 respondents on 8 of the 16 questions. Confirmatory factor analysis
(CFA) confirmed three distinct environmental factors for Australian
respondents and four environmental factors for Indian respondents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 769-791
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.768972
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Author-Name: Lindsey Ward Lyles
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsey Ward
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyles
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Gavin Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Gavin
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Title: Do planners matter? Examining factors driving incorporation of land use approaches into hazard mitigation plans
Abstract:
Local hazard mitigation plans help
communities organise a comprehensive set of policies and actions to reduce
long-term risks from natural hazards. Land use policies hold the greatest
long-term risk reduction potential, but are under-utilised. Using
multivariate regression models, we assessed the influence of involvement
of local planners on hazard mitigation planning committees on the
inclusion of land use policies into three principles of plan quality,
controlling for state and local factors. Results indicate a need for
greater involvement of local planners and stronger emphasis by federal and
state officials on integrating land use planning approaches into
mitigation plans. Findings may be relevant to other areas of public policy
with important land use dimensions for which non-planning agencies and
professions have lead responsibility or historical dominance, such as
transportation and climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 792-811
Issue: 5
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 5
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Author-Name: Hee-Cheon Ju
Author-X-Name-First: Hee-Cheon
Author-X-Name-Last: Ju
Author-Name: Seung-Hoon Yoo
Author-X-Name-First: Seung-Hoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoo
Title: The environmental cost of overhead power transmission lines: the case of Korea
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to measure the environmental costs of
overhead power transmission lines (PTLs) in Korea by using a choice
experiment (CE) approach. To this end, a mixed logit model is employed to
explicitly incorporate preference heterogeneity and avoid the assumption
of independence from irrelevant alternatives that is required in
conditional logit models. For selecting a preferred alternative, we
consider the trade-offs between price and the attributes of environmental
impacts from overhead PTLs such as visual disamenity, land use and
electric and magnetic fields (EMFs). The results reveal that unlike visual
disamenity and land use, EMFs are not statistically significant. This can
be interpreted as implying that many respondents are more interested in
land use related to property rights than EMFs. This study provides useful
information to policy makers for the development and implementation of
more appropriate policies to deal with the environmental damage that is
caused by overhead PTLs. Undergrounding PTLs without considering the
construction cost can lead to an increase in electricity rates. Therefore,
we may take into account a cost-effective option in future policies for
social optimality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 812-828
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.770388
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Author-Name: Bishwa S. Koirala
Author-X-Name-First: Bishwa S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Koirala
Author-Name: Alok K. Bohara
Author-X-Name-First: Alok K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bohara
Title: Valuing US climate amenities for Americans using an hedonic pricing framework
Abstract:
This paper estimates the marginal willingness to pay for climate amenity
in the US using hedonic pricing and wage models. Research identifies that
higher January temperatures are an amenity and households are willing to
pay approximately US$5.90 ($2004) per month for a 1°F increase in the
January temperature. Unlike the January temperature, higher July
temperatures and precipitation are both disamenities, and households seek
compensation of approximately US$5.46 ($2004) per month for a 1°F
increase in July temperatures and approximately US$4.50 ($2004) per month
for a 1-inch increase in precipitation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 829-847
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.770729
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Title: The spatial pattern of soil sealing along the urban-rural gradient in a Mediterranean region
Abstract:
This paper explores the spatial distribution of soil sealing in a compact
and mono-centric urban region of southern Europe through multivariate
statistics and spatial analysis. The study demonstrates how simple
indicators developed at the local scale can provide insight in the
analysis of urbanisation-driven soil sealing. Based on a high-resolution
land-use map, a 'sealing profile' was determined for each municipality of
the Athens' urban region, by analysing the distribution of land occupied
by 22 classes of imperviousness using a Principal Components Analysis.
Four indicators of soil sealing have been developed (percentage of
pervious land, per capita sealed land, soil sealing intensity and
diversity in soil sealing intensity) and the investigated municipalities
classified accordingly. All indicators were found correlated to the
distance from the city centre of Athens. Three groups of municipalities
(strictly urban, suburban and rural municipalities) have been identified
based on the four sealing indicators and the distance from the inner city.
Results suggest that the spatial distribution of soil sealing in Athens
reflects the transition from a mono-centric and compact urban form to a
polycentric and dispersed agglomeration, with implications for urban
containment policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 848-861
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.770730
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Author-Name: Janne Artell
Author-X-Name-First: Janne
Author-X-Name-Last: Artell
Title: Lots of value? A spatial hedonic approach to water quality valuation
Abstract:
Very few studies have addressed the effects of water quality on
recreational values in a hedonic property price setting. This study
elicits the value of improved water quality capitalised in Finnish
recreational property prices adjacent to the Baltic Sea, lakes and rivers.
In addition, spatial econometric methods are employed to address the
spatial autocorrelation found in data. An expert-determined, water body
specific water quality index that describes the usability status of the
water is used instead of more specific, but also more problematic, water
quality indicators. The study finds that water usability has a positive
effect on property prices, with weak suggestions on non-linearity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 862-882
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.772504
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Author-Name: Reed N. Olsen
Author-X-Name-First: Reed N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Olsen
Author-Name: Terrel Gallaway
Author-X-Name-First: Terrel
Author-X-Name-Last: Gallaway
Author-Name: David Mitchell
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell
Title: Modelling US light pollution
Abstract:
This paper uses a unique US dataset to study the economic causes of light
pollution at the local (county) level. Light pollution has been shown to
have negative consequences for both wildlife and humans. Light pollution
is a form of pollution commonly ignored by environmental professionals.
Traditionally, light-pollution models focus on population-based
explanations. This paper confirms the importance of population in
understanding light pollution. However, the results highlight the
importance of economic variables, especially local economic development,
in explaining the existence and extent of light pollution. Estimated
models show, for example, that local employment patterns, personal income,
roads and energy use are all important explanatory variables. By
highlighting the connections between light pollution and specific types of
local economic activity, this paper provides policy makers with additional
information that they can use to improve public policies intended to
safeguard the environment and local wildlife.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 883-903
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.774268
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Author-Name: Hee-Jung Jun
Author-X-Name-First: Hee-Jung
Author-X-Name-Last: Jun
Author-Name: Maria Manta Conroy
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Manta
Author-X-Name-Last: Conroy
Title: Linking resilience and sustainability in Ohio township planning
Abstract:
This study connects resilience and sustainability through comprehensive
planning. We argue that communities with a comprehensive plan which
promotes sustainable development exhibit resilience. We analyze 46
township plans in Central Ohio, in the Midwestern Region of the United
States, to examine plan sustainability. The findings show that the
township plans do not provide balanced support of sustainability
principles and so are not adequately prepared to withstand and adapt to
exogenous shocks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 904-919
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.775061
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Author-Name: Benjamin Alan Mauck
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mauck
Author-Name: Michele Warburton
Author-X-Name-First: Michele
Author-X-Name-Last: Warburton
Title: Mapping areas of future urban growth in the Mgeni catchment
Abstract:
Due to increases in population and migration to cities, the areas of urban
land use are increasing. This study models the plausible future urban
growth in the Mgeni catchment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using the
SLEUTH Urban Growth Model (SLEUTH). The SLEUTH acronym stands for the
input layers required for the model <italic>viz</italic>.
<bold>S</bold>lope, <bold>L</bold>and use, <bold>E</bold>xcluded areas,
<bold>U</bold>rban Extent, <bold>T</bold>ransport routes and
<bold>H</bold>illshade. The purpose of this study is to predict the scale
and location of future urban growth, for use in hydrological impact
assessment studies. SLEUTH was calibrated and applied to the Mgeni
catchment to project future urban areas. The results revealed, when
assessing the 95-100% probability class, that the Henley, Pietermaritzburg
and Durban areas would experience the highest urban growth in the Mgeni
catchment by the year 2050. It was concluded that the SLEUTH Model is
suitable to account for the scale and location of future urban growth in
the Mgeni catchment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 920-936
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.775062
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Author-Name: Anja Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Anja
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Title: How are public transaction costs in regional agri-environmental scheme delivery influenced by EU regulations?
Abstract:
Implementing agri-environmental schemes (AES) induces private and public
transaction costs (TCs). To date, research has investigated TCs stemming
from the relationship between (regional) administrations and farmers.
However, implementing AES within the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
offers partial reimbursement of payments but implies an additional
transaction and TCs. This paper investigates the effects of EU regulations
on occurrence and composition of regional public TCs qualitatively by
using Hesse, Germany, as a case study. Using insights from political
science theories, I present results from interviews with administrative
units: EU-required structural and procedural prerequisites shape the
regional implementation and draw the focus towards expense of EU-based
TCs. Moreover, there are spillovers onto farmers' TCs. Thus, the CAP
framework is an important influencing factor, and resulting TCs may reduce
the budgetary benefit obtained from the reimbursement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 937-959
Issue: 6
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.776950
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Author-Name: Himlal Baral
Author-X-Name-First: Himlal
Author-X-Name-Last: Baral
Author-Name: Rodney J. Keenan
Author-X-Name-First: Rodney J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Keenan
Author-Name: Nigel E. Stork
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stork
Author-Name: Sabine Kasel
Author-X-Name-First: Sabine
Author-X-Name-Last: Kasel
Title: Measuring and managing ecosystem goods and services in changing landscapes: a south-east Australian perspective
Abstract:
This paper reviews approaches to measuring and managing the multiple
ecosystem goods and services (ESS) provided by production landscapes. A
synthesis of these approaches was used to analyse changes in supply of ESS
in heavily cleared and fragmented production landscapes in south-east
Australia. This included analysis of spatial and temporal trade-offs and
synergies among multiple ESS. Spatially explicit, up-to-date and reliable
information can be used to assess ESS supplied from different types of
land uses and land cover and from different parts of a landscape. This can
support effective management and payment systems for ESS in production
landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 961-983
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.824872
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Author-Name: Ian M. Picketts
Author-X-Name-First: Ian M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Picketts
Author-Name: Stephen J. D�ry
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen J.
Author-X-Name-Last: D�ry
Author-Name: John A. Curry
Author-X-Name-First: John A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Title: Incorporating climate change adaptation into local plans
Abstract:
Local governments can encourage proactive action on climate change by
incorporating adaptation measures into long-term planning documents. The
authors undertook action-oriented, case study research by participating
(as adaptation experts) in the process to create a sustainability and land
use policy plan for the City of Prince George, Canada. A range of
adaptation measures was incorporated into both documents. Factors enabling
the incorporation of adaptation included a high level of local awareness,
an existing adaptation strategy to draw upon and the flexible process used
to create the plans. Challenges such as a lack of priority, limited policy
direction and perceptions of climate change as solely an environmental
challenge persist as barriers to incorporating adaptation into local
plans, particularly in smaller centres.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 984-1002
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.776951
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Author-Name: David Shiers
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Shiers
Author-Name: Joe Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Author-Name: Elizabeth Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: John Glasson
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Glasson
Author-Name: Laura Deller
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Deller
Title: Implementing new EU environmental law: the short life of the UK Site Waste Management Plan Regulations
Abstract:
Using an analytical framework based on current implementation theory, this
research examines the transposition of the EU Waste Framework Directive
into UK law and local government development control procedures. The study
which forms the basis of this paper was commissioned by the UK Government
to evaluate the effectiveness of the construction Waste Management Plans
introduced as a legal requirement in 2008. It was found that its
implementation had largely failed and that these new laws had been
ineffective. Subsequently, in March 2012 the UK Government announced its
intention to withdraw these Regulations. In the context of current
deregulatory pressures, but with the continuing need to minimise
construction waste, this research concludes that more attention should be
paid by central government to their current 'top-down' implementation
procedures in order to better roll-out new environmental legislation in
the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1003-1022
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.776952
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Author-Name: Sofie Storbj�rk
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Storbj�rk
Author-Name: Karolina Isaksson
Author-X-Name-First: Karolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Isaksson
Title: "Learning is our Achilles heel". Conditions for long-term environmental policy integration in Swedish regional development programming
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to explore how the capacity to integrate
environmental sustainability in Swedish regional development programming
has evolved over time, particularly focusing on what facilitates and
restricts change in different stages of implementation. The study builds
on focus group and individual interviews in four Swedish regions carried
out in 2005 and 2011. The results suggest temporary and partial, rather
than enduring and substantial, environmental policy integration (EPI). In
2005 the main challenges were to allocate support, focus and prioritise
beyond the national policy rhetoric of regional sustainable development,
to identify regional applications beyond singular 'pockets of good
practice' and to spread ownership and engagement for EPI from specific
ambassadors to organisational mainstreaming. In 2011 we found evidence of
a more mainstreamed approach of regional sustainable development, but with
new challenges of policy diffusion and sectorisation as well as a strong
sense of projectification. There is a need to develop arenas and processes
for inter-sectoral exchange, interaction and learning to achieve a more
systematic change - which is, in essence, what policy integration is all
about.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1023-1042
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.779232
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Author-Name: Stefania Tonin
Author-X-Name-First: Stefania
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonin
Author-Name: Margherita Turvani
Author-X-Name-First: Margherita
Author-X-Name-Last: Turvani
Title: Redeveloping industrial land: are contamination and remediation schemes affecting the price of industrial real estate properties?
Abstract:
Redeveloping industrial land may run across obstacles, even within the
same land-use designation, because previous industrial activities
jeopardised the quality of the site. Contamination of soil and water is an
example. Using a hedonic price method, this paper explores the effect of
contamination and alternative remediation schemes on the industrial real
estate property market. We consider the case of Porto Marghera in the
Lagoon of Venice, a large and complex contaminated site listed on the
Italian National Priority List (NPL). Our results indicate that the
industrial real estate market rewards properties with a complete and
certified clean-up scheme, while proximity to properties remediated with
the 'permanent safety containment measures' negatively affects the selling
price of nearby industrial properties. Characteristics of the properties,
such as size, location, accessibility and other relevant economic
indicators, do matter in explaining price differentials.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1043-1065
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.782271
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Author-Name: Mihai Răzvan Niţă
Author-X-Name-First: Mihai Răzvan
Author-X-Name-Last: Niţă
Author-Name: Ioan Cristian Iojă
Author-X-Name-First: Ioan Cristian
Author-X-Name-Last: Iojă
Author-Name: Laurentiu Rozylowicz
Author-X-Name-First: Laurentiu
Author-X-Name-Last: Rozylowicz
Author-Name: Diana Andreea Onose
Author-X-Name-First: Diana Andreea
Author-X-Name-Last: Onose
Author-Name: Alina Constantina Tudor
Author-X-Name-First: Alina Constantina
Author-X-Name-Last: Tudor
Title: Land use consequences of the evolution of cemeteries in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area
Abstract:
The uncontrolled development of built-up areas determines the inclusion of
peripheral and ex-urban land uses inside the settlements. In the present
study, we investigated the geographic differences in the rate of land
conversion to cemetery areas, considered as peripheral areas, from the
Bucharest Metropolitan Area. Using geospatial data about the cemeteries
and their adjacent land uses, we evaluated the spatial changes of
cemeteries at LAU2 (Local Administrative Units level 2) level (i.e.
municipalities, cities, communes). Between 1975 and 2008, we observed an
increase in the number of cemeteries with a surface area of 100.8 ha,
mainly in areas with poor environmental quality in proximity of Bucharest
city. Cemeteries tend to become common land uses within the built-up
areas, occupying increasing surface areas (up to 3.5%), with important
consequences, especially in areas close to Bucharest city. Cemeteries are
a good example of peripheral land use, characterised by a permanent impact
on human settlements. The inclusion of peripheral land uses inside the
settlements promotes urban sprawl, favours inefficient strategic planning
and generates new land use interactions. An increase in the management
efficiency of peripheral land uses can alleviate negative interactions and
favour sound planning options for the sustainability of settlements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1066-1082
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.815607
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Author-Name: Deyi Hou
Author-X-Name-First: Deyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Hou
Author-Name: Abir Al-Tabbaa
Author-X-Name-First: Abir
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Tabbaa
Author-Name: Jian Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Title: Assessing effects of site characteristics on remediation secondary life cycle impact with a generalised framework
Abstract:
The 'sustainable remediation' concept has been broadly embraced by
industry and governments in recent years in both the US and Europe.
However, there is a strong need for more research to enhance its
'practicability'. In an attempt to fill this research gap, this study
developed a generalised framework for selecting the most environmentally
sustainable remedial technology under various site conditions. Four
remediation technologies were evaluated: pump and treat (P&T), enhanced
<italic>in situ</italic> bioremediation (EIB), permeable reactive barrier
(PRB), and <italic>in situ</italic> chemical reduction (ISCR). Within the
developed framework and examined site condition ranges, our results
indicate that site characteristics have a profound effect on the life
cycle impact of various remedial alternatives, thus providing insights and
valuable information for determining what is considered the most desired
remedy from an environmental sustainability perspective.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1083-1100
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.863754
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Author-Name: Val�rie Cappuyns
Author-X-Name-First: Val�rie
Author-X-Name-Last: Cappuyns
Author-Name: Bram Kessen
Author-X-Name-First: Bram
Author-X-Name-Last: Kessen
Title: Combining life cycle analysis, human health and financial risk assessment for the evaluation of contaminated site remediation
Abstract:
In the present study, the REC (Risk reduction, Environmental Merit and
Costs), ReCiPe and PRINCE-super-TM methods for the estimation of the
environmental, health and financial impacts of a soil remediation process
have been evaluated. The evaluation was based on a case study in which a
choice had to been made between soil excavation and steam extraction for
the remediation of a former oil and fat processing plant. The example
shows that it is complicated to come to one overall best remediation
option, especially when different stakeholder preferences have to be taken
into account. Results of the case study suggest that, besides
environmental and human health and cost, the financial risk associated
with the remediation project is also an important aspect to include in the
evaluation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1101-1121
Issue: 7
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.783460
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Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Author-Name: Johannes Van Biesebroeck
Author-X-Name-First: Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Biesebroeck
Author-Name: Jeff Holm
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Holm
Title: Governing the ice. Ice fishing villages on Lake Mille Lacs and the creation of environmental governance institutions
Abstract:
We identify four choice dimensions that determine the configuration and
evolution of governance: formal-informal institutions, network-central
steering, local-scientific knowledge and representation-participation.
Choices on one dimension affect choices on the other dimensions, which
naturally leads to historical dependency. We integrate these insights in a
model of governance evolution that revolves around actor/institution
configurations and power/knowledge configurations. In a case study of ice
fishing villages on Minnesota's Lake Mille Lacs, we investigate one
specific set of couplings between the choice dimensions. As we can study
the local ice fishing tradition from its very beginning, the evolutionary
paths of technology and institutions provide insights into how choices
were made along the different dimensions and how they interacted. The case
study illustrates how to apply the model, but also contributes to its
further development as it draws attention to possible extensions: concepts
of scale and identity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1122-1144
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.787054
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Author-Name: Keith Brouhle
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Brouhle
Author-Name: Donna Ramirez Harrington
Author-X-Name-First: Donna Ramirez
Author-X-Name-Last: Harrington
Title: The role of environmental management systems in the Canadian Voluntary Climate and Challenge Registry
Abstract:
This study evaluates the Canadian Voluntary Climate and Challenge Registry
(VCR), an important policy in Canada's approach to climate change during
the 1990s. First, we relate the set of practices prescribed under the VCR
to the well-established Plan-Do-Check-Act framework of environmental
management systems (EMSs). We then examine VCR adoption and find that
firms with past experience with management systems and firms in provinces
with different legal, economic and institutional factors were more likely
to adopt VCR. We do not find, however, EMS adopters under the VCR had
significantly different GHG releases than non-adopters in the immediate
years after the VCR programme ended.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1145-1168
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.787055
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Author-Name: Hsin-Yun Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Hsin-Yun
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: Long-term evolution of campus noise emissions: a case of new university development
Abstract:
A campus may impact the surrounding area in various ways, such as by the
noise emissions. We analysed the campus noise emissions from the viewpoint
of total activity volume and measured the noise levels within a new
university campus, and at selected points in a neighbouring village, over
a 10-year period. The results of the analysis confirm that the long-term
evolution of noise emissions was correlated with the volume of activity on
the campus. This study can provide guidance on how to conduct an
environmental impact assessment for a campus, or assist in determining the
most suitable location for a campus.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1169-1182
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.787356
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Author-Name: Mochamad Indrawan
Author-X-Name-First: Mochamad
Author-X-Name-Last: Indrawan
Author-Name: Celia Lowe
Author-X-Name-First: Celia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowe
Author-Name: Sundjaya
Author-X-Name-First:
Author-X-Name-Last: Sundjaya
Author-Name: Christo Hutabarat
Author-X-Name-First: Christo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hutabarat
Author-Name: Aubrey Black
Author-X-Name-First: Aubrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Black
Title: Co-management and the creation of national parks in Indonesia: positive lessons learned from the Togean Islands National Park
Abstract:
This study considers the establishment of parks and protected areas in
relation to local governance in Indonesia through the example of the
Togean Islands National Park in Central Sulawesi. Effective management of
the park requires collaborative processes that engage local resource
users. Co-management provides an important model for sustainable
governance, but creating a co-management system is complicated and time
consuming. The authors examine the initial stages of planning and
establishing the park and outline four successful social developments
within these processes that can aid in the creation of a co-management
system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1183-1199
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.788834
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Author-Name: Danny Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Danny
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Author-Name: Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel
Author-X-Name-First: Suzanne Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Vedel
Author-Name: Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Author-X-Name-First: Bo Jellesmark
Author-X-Name-Last: Thorsen
Author-Name: Jette Bredahl Jacobsen
Author-X-Name-First: Jette Bredahl
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobsen
Title: Heterogeneity in the WTP for recreational access: distributional aspects
Abstract:
In this study we have addressed appropriate modelling of heterogeneity in
willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental goods, and have demonstrated
its importance using a case of forest access in Denmark. We compared WTP
distributions for four models: (1) a multinomial logit model, (2) a mixed
logit model assuming a univariate Normal distribution, (3) or assuming a
multivariate Normal distribution allowing for correlation across
attributes, and (4) a mixture of two truncated Normal distributions,
allowing for correlation among attributes. In the first two models mean
WTP for enhanced access was negative. However, models accounting for
preference heterogeneity found a positive mean WTP, but a large sub-group
with negative WTP. Accounting for preference heterogeneity can alter
overall conclusions, which highlights the importance of this for policy
recommendations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1200-1219
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.793173
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Author-Name: Gary Lynch-Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Gary
Author-X-Name-Last: Lynch-Wood
Author-Name: David Williamson
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Williamson
Title: Understanding SME responses to environmental regulation
Abstract:
Interviews with UK manufacturing SMEs (small and medium enterprises)
confirm, in aggregate, that traditional regulation drives environmental
behaviour. Yet, beneath this aggregate picture, there are groups of firms
that respond to regulation differently. Furthermore, within the aggregate
and group levels there exist further differences across firms. SME
responses can thus be understood as groups and subgroups of firms that at
the same time are distinct. These identifiable differences result from
firms' <italic>capacities</italic> and <italic>orientations</italic>,
which are factors that determine receptiveness to regulation. The findings
provide a more sophisticated account of SME behaviour than existed
previously, and help us understand why and how regulatory measures may
underperform.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1220-1239
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.793174
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Author-Name: Keith Willett
Author-X-Name-First: Keith
Author-X-Name-Last: Willett
Author-Name: Anetta Caplanova
Author-X-Name-First: Anetta
Author-X-Name-Last: Caplanova
Author-Name: Rudolf Sivak
Author-X-Name-First: Rudolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Sivak
Title: Pricing mechanisms for cap and trade policies: computer-assisted smart markets for air quality
Abstract:
The process of calculating market clearing prices for cap and trade
environmental pollution policies dealing with both air and water pollution
remains problematic. The permit trading processes are designed to mimic
the cost minimisation outcome. In the paper we design the market process
for allocating permits to achieve the same type of behaviour we observe
for each decision maker in the overall cost minimisation model. We aim to
develop a modelling system that would be easy and efficient to operate. We
use the method which is known as a computer-assisted 'smart market' and
has been used in a number of electric energy pricing situations. This
approach has also been proposed and applied to some types of environmental
quality and resource management policies. In the paper the theoretical
structure of the 'smart market' model is provided. After the review of
different models that have been used to represent permit trading
situations, the smart market model structure based on the shadow prices is
developed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1240-1251
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.795887
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Author-Name: Samuel Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Author-Name: Russell Blessing
Author-X-Name-First: Russell
Author-X-Name-Last: Blessing
Author-Name: Antonia Sebastian
Author-X-Name-First: Antonia
Author-X-Name-Last: Sebastian
Author-Name: Philip Bedient
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Bedient
Title: Examining the impact of land use/land cover characteristics on flood losses
Abstract:
Characteristics of the built environment and overall local-level land use
patterns are increasingly being attributed to greater surface runoff,
flooding and resulting economic losses from flood events. Specific
configurations of impervious surfaces and land cover may be as important
to determining a community's flood risk as baseline environmental
conditions. This study addresses this issue by statistically examining the
impacts of adjacent land use and land cover (LULC) on flood damage
recorded on parcels within a coastal watershed in southeast Texas. We
analyse empirical models to identify the influence of different LULCs
surrounding over 7900 properties claiming insured flood losses from
1999-2009. Results indicate that specific types of surrounding LULCs
impact observed flood losses and provide guidance on how neighbourhoods
can be developed more resiliently over the long term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1252-1265
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.802228
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Author-Name: Abhishek Tiwary
Author-X-Name-First: Abhishek
Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwary
Author-Name: Tim Chatterton
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Chatterton
Author-Name: Anil Namdeo
Author-X-Name-First: Anil
Author-X-Name-Last: Namdeo
Title: Co-managing carbon and air quality: pros and cons of local sustainability initiatives
Abstract:
This paper reports the pros and cons of co-management (i.e. concerted
actions towards climate change and air quality management) through local
sustainability initiatives using three case studies, each encompassing the
planning and management issues at local government levels. Case study I is
policy-based and reports the outcome of a consultation exercise while case
studies II and III have greater scientific bearing. These case studies
pave the way for development of a more integrated Climate Change Strategy
Action Plan at local scales, specifically regarding policies on emissions
sources from transportation and decentralised energy. They highlight the
merits and the trade-offs of implementing local scale co-management
practices, using a more integrated planning framework than what is
currently under offer. We recognise that delivery of such ambitious,
cross-cutting agenda may be impeded, primarily owing to limited expertise
in assessing the synergies and the expected outcomes from cross-fertility
between these two arenas. This calls for a step-change through more
cohesive, cross-disciplinary policy frameworks, going beyond the local
administrative spheres to maximise the co-management potentials while
mitigating the wider environmental impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1266-1283
Issue: 8
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.802677
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Author-Name: Jeffrey B. Jacquet
Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacquet
Author-Name: Richard C. Stedman
Author-X-Name-First: Richard C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stedman
Title: The risk of social-psychological disruption as an impact of energy development and environmental change
Abstract:
Environmental psychologists and sociologists examining community
acceptance of energy development have recently argued that disruption to
social-psychological values such as attachment and community- and
place-based identity may drive oppositional behaviour to large land use
changes. This review supports and expands this argument by showing that
social and psychological disruption has been documented throughout
sometimes disparate academic literatures as among the most troublesome
aspects of large development projects. This collection of literature
demonstrates the threat of disruption to place-based identities may spur
oppositional behaviour in many cases. In addition, some of these studies
have shown that social actors may attempt to influence residents'
perception of these social-psychological risks by framing the effects of
development as either congruent or incongruent with certain place and
community-based identities. We further discuss the field of risk analysis
and its relationship to opposition to land use planning, and argue that
that the tools of risk analysis can be used to measure and predict these
types of disruptions to social-psychological values.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1285-1304
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.820174
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Author-Name: Simone Borghesi
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Borghesi
Title: Water tradable permits: a review of theoretical and case studies
Abstract:
Over the last few years the growing problems of water scarcity and water
pollution have induced ever increasing attention towards the application
of market mechanisms based on tradable permits in the water sector,
similar to those adopted for air pollution. In spite of the growing
interest surrounding this instrument, a general critical valuation of the
application of tradable permits for water management is still missing in
the literature. This paper aims to fill this gap by critically analysing
the experiences of various countries who have adopted tradable water
permit programmes, underlining both the advantages and disadvantages that
have emerged in each case, in order to provide useful indications for
possible future applications in other regions. Despite the merits of
tradable water permits and their success in some contexts, the case
studies analysed highlight the existence of significant difficulties
during implementation, which can prevent the full functioning of such an
instrument.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1305-1332
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.820175
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Author-Name: Carlo Rega
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Rega
Author-Name: Alessandro Bonifazi
Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonifazi
Title: Strategic Environmental Assessment and spatial planning in Italy: sustainability, integration and democracy
Abstract:
This paper investigates the application of Strategic Environmental
Assessment (SEA) to spatial planning in Italy. We discuss SEA
effectiveness by focusing on three main dimensions: sustainable
development, environmental policy integration and democratic governance.
The methodology includes the analysis of 27 SEA reports and interviews
with key actors. Findings suggest that SEA is beginning to insinuate
ecological rationality and improving environmental policy integration
across planning levels and disciplinary boundaries. SEA also leads to
progress in transparency and communication, whereas the actual involvement
of the public in decision making is still weak. Future developments may
address the potential contribution of SEA to focusing planning on
long-term, shared, visions of socio-ecological systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1333-1358
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.804404
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Author-Name: Mojca Nastran
Author-X-Name-First: Mojca
Author-X-Name-Last: Nastran
Title: Stakeholder analysis in a protected natural park: case study from Slovenia
Abstract:
Stakeholder analysis is the key step towards a successful participatory
spatial planning. The case study of the protected area in designation
features stakeholder analysis as a tool in defining the salience of the
stakeholders' involvement in the designation and the operations of the
Kamniško-Savinjske Alps Regional Park in Slovenia. The salience of
a stakeholder was determined using a flexible method using numerical
evaluations of three stakeholder attributes: power, legitimacy and
interest. Local farmers and residents are the key stakeholders in the
research area. The survey explored which stakeholders they believe are
necessary in individual phases of the protected area and how they would
participate. The salience of different stakeholder groups varies during
various project stages. Consequently, the perception of how and to what
extent those stakeholders should participate also varies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1359-1380
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.808608
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Author-Name: Miriam Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Author-Name: Peter P.J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Author-Name: Hens A.C. Runhaar
Author-X-Name-First: Hens A.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar
Title: Evaluating environmental policy instruments mixes; a methodology illustrated by noise policy in the Netherlands
Abstract:
Environmental policy is characterised by complexity, in causes and
effects, resulting in various combinations of policy instruments. However,
evaluating these policy instrument mixes and assessing their effectiveness
is difficult because of a lack of methodological approaches. This paper
therefore proposes a methodology which comprises: (a) describing the
underlying policy theory; (b) describing the policy instruments; (c)
analysing goal attainment; and (d) evaluating effectiveness, focusing on
coverage of points of intervention, steering power of policy instruments
and coherence of the policy instruments mix. The methodology is
illustrated with an evaluation of noise policy in the Netherlands - a
typical complex policy domain in which a mix of policy instruments has
been in place for decades, and thus provides a good empirical case.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1381-1397
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.808609
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Author-Name: Natalie Riedel
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Riedel
Author-Name: Joachim Scheiner
Author-X-Name-First: Joachim
Author-X-Name-Last: Scheiner
Author-Name: Grit M�ller
Author-X-Name-First: Grit
Author-X-Name-Last: M�ller
Author-Name: Heike K�ckler
Author-X-Name-First: Heike
Author-X-Name-Last: K�ckler
Title: Assessing the relationship between objective and subjective indicators of residential exposure to road traffic noise in the context of environmental justice
Abstract:
Noise action planning according to the EU Environmental Noise Directive
aims to improve people's health. Although health inequalities exist, the
Directive does not address social inequalities in residential exposure to
road traffic noise. In multivariate regression analyses based on two urban
study populations, we assess the relationship between objective and
subjective indicators of residential exposure to road traffic noise as an
issue of environmental justice. Residential neighbourhood satisfaction,
socio-demographic and -economic, health-related and noise-related
attitudinal factors were included as covariates additionally explaining
the subjective response to road traffic noise (noise annoyance). Our
results underline the need to select, operationalise and examine
noise-related indicators very carefully, as objective noise exposure
predicts noise annoyance insufficiently. Otherwise, urban environmental
planning might miss environmentally unjust situations and fail to initiate
distributive and procedural environmental justice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1398-1421
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.808610
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Author-Name: Cheryl S.F. Chi
Author-X-Name-First: Cheryl S.F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chi
Author-Name: Jianhua Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Lan Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Lan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: Public participation in environmental impact assessment for public projects: a case of non-participation
Abstract:
Public participation in environmental impact assessment is recognised as
key to sustainable development. However, its role in public projects in
China remains limited. The issue of non-participation is explored by
focusing on the attitude and capacity of the citizens who experienced the
Wuhan-Guangzhou High Speed Railway project through interviews and field
surveys in multiple geographical sites along the line. Passive attitudes
and low capacity were observed. While some respondents considered
participation in government-owned projects unthinkable, most of them were
discouraged by the absence of a sense of security and significance.
Institutional barriers identified include a lack of participation channels
and project information and the absence of transparent and proper
processes of handling social impacts. Policy suggestions beyond the
regulatory realm to encourage effective public participation are provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1422-1440
Issue: 9
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.810550
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Author-Name: Chia-Chin Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Chia-Chin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Michael Lockwood
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockwood
Title: Assessing sense of place in natural settings: a mixed-method approach
Abstract:
Sense of place is an important concept for understanding how people
construct relations with their surroundings. A thorough analysis of place
meanings needs to consider (1) natural and anthropogenic features that are
the sources of place formation; (2) scales over which these features
occur; (3) the range of potential responses to these features; and (4)
functional and emotional forms of place attachment. However, previous
approaches to assessing sense of place have not encompassed all these
elements. Using case studies of two Tasmanian protected areas, we
demonstrate a mixed-method approach that enabled comprehensive assessment
of stakeholders' senses of place.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1441-1464
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.811401
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Author-Name: Peter S. P. Wong
Author-X-Name-First: Peter S. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wong
Author-Name: Adam Owczarek
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Owczarek
Author-Name: Matthew Murison
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Murison
Author-Name: Zennan Kefalianos
Author-X-Name-First: Zennan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kefalianos
Author-Name: Joseph Spinozzi
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Spinozzi
Title: Driving construction contractors to adopt carbon reduction strategies - an Australian approach
Abstract:
This paper reports a study that examines the effect of some key drivers on
the construction contractors' adoption of carbon reduction strategies. An
industry survey was conducted in Victoria, Australia, for data collection.
Interviews with industry experts were conducted to validate the survey
findings. The results indicate that most carbon reduction strategies are
not being adopted in construction projects. Such findings are in line with
scholars' comments on the construction contractors as being apathetic to
reduce carbon emissions. The findings further suggested levies on carbon
emissions, rewarding schemes and training and education as the effective
drivers of carbon reduction. This study contributes to a deeper
understanding about driving contractors' behavioural change to achieve
carbon reduction. This provides valuable insights into devising pragmatic
measures to reduce carbon emissions in projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1465-1483
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.811402
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Author-Name: Russell R. Currie
Author-X-Name-First: Russell R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Currie
Author-Name: Franz Wesley
Author-X-Name-First: Franz
Author-X-Name-Last: Wesley
Author-Name: Gurupdesh Pandher
Author-X-Name-First: Gurupdesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Pandher
Title: Contextualising site factors for feasibility analysis
Abstract:
This paper explores the utility of site analysis as one factor in
determining the feasibility of a proposed development in relation to
organisational objectives. Feasibility analysis models frequently include
site analysis as one factor in the broader study. However, site analysis
for site planning and design is generally presented under the assumptions
of a more advanced stage of planning than can be admitted by the
constraints imposed by a feasibility analysis in the pre-start up phase of
a proposed development. Site analysis in the context of feasibility
analysis requires a model that emphasises its capacity for making a 'go/no
go' decision on a proposed development programme based on uncertainty,
limited resources and multiple stakeholder interests. From the multiple
criteria decision-making literature a method is developed and applied to
determine the fitness of a site for supporting a proposed tourism
development. Moreover, the proposed site analysis matrix and coding scheme
provides practitioners with parameters that can inform subsequent site
planning actions. While application of the concept bears limitations in
quantitative measurement and spatial representation, the results suggest
the proposed method for site analysis is beneficial and useful in the
context of feasibility analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1484-1496
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.815606
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Author-Name: George Oliver Rogers
Author-X-Name-First: George Oliver
Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers
Author-Name: Jesse Saginor
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse
Author-X-Name-Last: Saginor
Author-Name: Theepakorn Jithitikulchai
Author-X-Name-First: Theepakorn
Author-X-Name-Last: Jithitikulchai
Title: Dynamics of lake-level fluctuations and economic activity
Abstract:
This paper examines the relationship between lake level and economic
activity in the context of population growth, regional economic
conditions, and the seasonal nature of economic activity. Quarterly
economic activity in four economic entities (i.e. three municipalities and
the county) is examined in a multivariate time series analysis that
accounts for the change in population, context of regional unemployment
and seasonal variation. The results of the multivariate time series
analysis demonstrate that lake level has a negative curvilinear
relationship with economic activity. This relationship is limited to the
retail trade sector in the nearest municipality, which also has the least
diversified economy. Tests show that prior lake levels can forecast retail
trade in this limited case, which indicates lake level is causally prior
to retail trade.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1497-1514
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.815608
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Author-Name: T. Thaler
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Thaler
Author-Name: B. Boteler
Author-X-Name-First: B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boteler
Author-Name: T. Dworak
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dworak
Author-Name: S. Holen
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Holen
Author-Name: M. Lago
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lago
Title: Investigating the use of environmental benefits in the policy decision process: a qualitative study focusing on the EU water policy
Abstract:
This paper presents the use of environmental benefits in the policy-making
process in nine European countries. Growing competition for financial
resources suggests that a precise understanding of the benefits provided
by policies is needed. In particular, the environmental co-benefits that
environmental policies offer must be more thoroughly investigated. Yet
because there is often a focus on systems rather than individual species
or specific environmental factors it becomes more difficult to
characterise benefits. This paper shows that the role of environmental
benefits to advise policy action differs across selected European
countries. Environmental benefits are used at different stages of the
policy cycle and for different purposes. In many cases they are not used
to inform high level decision making but to stimulate public debate or to
develop more targeted legislative proposals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1515-1530
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.816271
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Author-Name: Wan-Ling Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Wan-Ling
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Eric W. Welch
Author-X-Name-First: Eric W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Welch
Author-Name: Elizabeth A. Corley
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Corley
Title: Public sector voluntary initiatives: the adoption of the environmental management system by public waste water treatment facilities in the United States
Abstract:
This study examines the determinants of Environment Management System
(EMS) adoption by public wastewater treatment facilities in the US. Based
on the literature, it considers the range of regulatory, market and
political influences on EMS adoption. The paper also incorporates prior
work on publicness theory to articulate possible sectoral differences
related to voluntary policy adoption. Hypotheses are tested using ordered
logistic regression on data from a national survey of public wastewater
treatment facilities in the US. Findings indicate that public wastewater
treatment facilities that perceive stricter environmental regulation and
greater attention from environmental groups and the public are more likely
to voluntarily adopt an EMS. In addition, facilities reporting a higher
degree of publicness are more likely to adopt in response to politician
demands and when they apply greater amounts of biosolids to land. The
findings carry implications for policy makers who aim to encourage public
sector voluntary initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1531-1551
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.816630
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Author-Name: Klaartje Verbeeck
Author-X-Name-First: Klaartje
Author-X-Name-Last: Verbeeck
Author-Name: Robrecht Van Rompuy
Author-X-Name-First: Robrecht
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rompuy
Author-Name: Martin Hermy
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermy
Author-Name: Jos Van Orshoven
Author-X-Name-First: Jos
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Orshoven
Title: Infiltrating into the paved garden - a functional evaluation of parcel imperviousness in terms of water retention efficiency
Abstract:
Domestic gardens have been found to contribute between 16-36% of the total
urban area in different cities. They play a prominent role in ecosystem
services including water retention and local climate regulation. We
developed a tool that evaluates the rainwater retention efficiency of
parcels (REP). This tool took inspiration from the Biotope Area Factor
(BAF), which uses intuitive weighting parameters. Quantitative runoff
values obtained from scientific literature form the base of REP, which was
incorporated in a GIS to simplify the input. REP and BAF values were
compared for a sample of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1552-1571
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.819317
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Author-Name: Tomas M. Koontz
Author-X-Name-First: Tomas M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Koontz
Title: Social learning in collaborative watershed planning: the importance of process control and efficacy
Abstract:
Collaborative environmental management with stakeholder engagement is
increasingly employed around the world. A key component of collaboration
is social learning; through deliberation, stakeholders with different
perspectives and information can learn from each other and develop a
shared vision and plan for moving forward. This study compares social
learning in collaborative watershed partnerships across two states within
federal systems: Ohio (USA) and Niedersachsen (Germany). Analysis
indicates that, although processes in both contexts generated social
learning, Ohio partnerships exhibited significantly higher levels. A key
difference linked to these results is the higher levels of local process
control and individual efficacy in Ohio.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1572-1593
Issue: 10
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.820658
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Author-Name: S.M.Zobaidul Kabir
Author-X-Name-First: S.M.Zobaidul
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabir
Author-Name: Salim Momtaz
Author-X-Name-First: Salim
Author-X-Name-Last: Momtaz
Title: Sectorial variation in the quality of environmental impact statements and factors influencing the quality
Abstract:
This paper assesses the overall quality of
the EISs of four major sectors and the variation in quality of the EISs
among the four sectors in Bangladesh. While there are ample studies on the
overall quality of EISs irrespective of sectors, there is a lack of
research focus in Bangladesh or elsewhere on how the quality of EISs
varies by sectors. This study reviews 40 EISs of four major sectors in
Bangladesh by using the Lee-Colley method. The review findings indicate
that, in general, the quality of EISs in Bangladesh is satisfactory.
However, there is a variation in the quality of EISs by sectors where EISs
for two sectors are found to be below the satisfactory level. The reasons
behind the variation in the quality of EISs by sector are analysed.
Furthermore, this paper analyses the factors influencing the overall
quality of EISs in Bangladesh as 35% of EISs are still poorly prepared.
The factors responsible for the poor performance of EISs include
inadequate study time, the lack of baseline data, weak EIA teams, the lack
of EIA experts, inadequate funds and weak Terms of Reference.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1595-1611
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.824415
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Author-Name: Evangelos Glavopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Evangelos
Author-X-Name-Last: Glavopoulos
Author-Name: Sotirios Bersimis
Author-X-Name-First: Sotirios
Author-X-Name-Last: Bersimis
Author-Name: Dimitrios Georgakellos
Author-X-Name-First: Dimitrios
Author-X-Name-Last: Georgakellos
Author-Name: Michael Sfakianakis
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Sfakianakis
Title: Investigating the factors affecting companies' attitudes towards CSR and CER during the fiscal crisis in Greece
Abstract:
This paper explores, through a relevant
survey, the factors affecting companies' behaviour towards Corporate
Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSR and CER) and how the fiscal
crisis in Greece may change companies' perceptions towards them. All
responses were appropriately analysed using multivariate statistical
techniques, and showed that companies' attitude towards CSR/CER is mainly
associated with the management systems applied. In addition, it is
strongly related to financial results, which are influenced by the
recession and the bank credit accessibility problems. Moreover, companies
believe that issues such as a company's financial results,
reputation/image, market-share/sales etc. are considered as significant
incentives to implement CSR/CER actions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1612-1641
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.826577
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Author-Name: Francesca Ferranti
Author-X-Name-First: Francesca
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferranti
Author-Name: Esther Turnhout
Author-X-Name-First: Esther
Author-X-Name-Last: Turnhout
Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Author-Name: Jelle Hendrik Behagel
Author-X-Name-First: Jelle Hendrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Behagel
Title: Shifting nature conservation approaches in Natura 2000 and the implications for the roles of stakeholders
Abstract:
This paper analyses Natura 2000 as a
shifting configuration of different approaches to nature conservation and
discusses the consequences of these shifts for the roles of the
stakeholders affected by this policy. Natura 2000 started with a
technocratic approach that privileged conservation experts and
marginalised socio-economic stakeholders. Over time, this approach has
been complemented with participatory and economic approaches that offered
scope for the inclusion of land users and business actors. However, the
analysis also shows that the selective inclusion of economic values and
stakeholders in the Natura 2000 framework risks marginalising other
important socio-environmental actors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1642-1657
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.827107
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Author-Name: Olga Stepanova
Author-X-Name-First: Olga
Author-X-Name-Last: Stepanova
Title: Knowledge integration in the management of coastal conflicts in urban areas: two cases from Sweden
Abstract:
High anthropogenic pressure on coastal
ecosystems, competition for natural resources and climate change are major
challenges to the sustainable management of coastal areas. Two cases of
resource use conflicts in coastal urban areas in the south and west of
Sweden analysed here illustrate these challenges. The social practices of
using and integrating knowledge and joint learning in conflict resolution
show that dominant actors and their knowledge practices have a strong
influence on conflict resolution and its outcomes. Improved conflict
resolution requires more efforts to achieve knowledge integration and
joint learning of stakeholders in open, dialogue-based strategies in all
phases of the resolution process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1658-1682
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.828023
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Author-Name: Christopher V. Hawkins
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins
Title: Planning and competing interests: testing the mediating influence of planning capacity on smart growth policy adoption
Abstract:
Land use policy can generate substantial
conflict between pro-growth and slow-growth interests. Based on the
collaborative planning model, one of the many roles of the professional
planner is to mediate conflict and generate support among fragmented
interests in policy aimed at mitigating the effects from sprawl. The
analysis uses original data collected from cities and towns in the state
of Massachusetts. This study empirically tests the effect a divergence
between local interest groups in the support for planning efforts has on
the adoption of smart growth policy. Methodologically, interaction terms
are used to test the hypothesis that local planning capacity, in the form
of professional planning staff and formal planning mechanisms, mediates
this divergence. The results provide insight into how communities can
overcome the challenges of interest group divergence in planning for
'smarter' growth and more sustainable environmental land use practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1683-1703
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.829027
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Author-Name: Guanqiong Ye
Author-X-Name-First: Guanqiong
Author-X-Name-Last: Ye
Author-Name: Loke Ming Chou
Author-X-Name-First: Loke Ming
Author-X-Name-Last: Chou
Author-Name: Wenjia Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Wenjia
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: The role of an integrated coastal management framework in the long-term restoration of Yundang Lagoon, Xiamen, China
Abstract:
Thirty years ago, Yundang Lagoon, located
in the centre of Xiamen in southeast China, was heavily polluted. A series
of clean-up projects have been implemented since the 1980s. After three
phases of restoration projects, the lagoon's environment quality has
improved significantly, although it is not fully restored. Clean-up
activities are still ongoing. In 1994, Xiamen became the first city in
China to adopt an Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) strategy to address
its coastal environmental problems. The restoration of Yundang Lagoon
remained a priority and has been a key issue in the development of the
city's pollution abatement and environmental management strategy. This
study reviews and examines the restoration efforts and management scheme
of Yundang Lagoon from 1988 to the present, analyses the environmental
changes, explores the challenges of its restoration and analyses the
benefits of ICM to its long-term restoration by extracting six key
principles. Specific suggestions are proposed for future restoration and
management work. Findings from this review may have general implications
for decision makers to formulate future sustainability and management
strategies on coastal environment restoration programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1704-1723
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.829420
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Author-Name: Frederick A. Armah
Author-X-Name-First: Frederick A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Armah
Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Author-Name: Genesis T. Yengoh
Author-X-Name-First: Genesis T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yengoh
Author-Name: Joseph Taabazuing
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Taabazuing
Author-Name: David O. Yawson
Author-X-Name-First: David O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yawson
Title: Management of natural resources in a conflicting environment in Ghana: unmasking a messy policy problem
Abstract:
Resource use conflict is an enduring
problem for science and policy making. Using in-depth interviews and focus
group discussions with resource users, policy makers and key informants,
we explored four case examples of resource use conflict within lands and
forestry, fisheries, oil and the mining sectors in Ghana. Results indicate
that resource use conflict consists of a complex, non-linear system of
balancing and reinforcing feedback loops that recur across resource
sectors. The conflicts are difficult to clearly define, have many
interdependencies and are multi-causal. Specifically, dysfunctional
policy, commoditisation of land, infringement on rights of users, shift
from communal to private land ownership, renegotiation of rights, and
unclear roles and responsibilities of government agencies, exacerbate
conflicts among resource users, managers and policy makers in Ghana. In
addition, supranational policy such as the protocol of the Economic
Community of West African States, which promotes free movement of people
and goods within the 16-nation community, is a driver of conflict between
native farmers and nomadic Fulani herders. Clear policy directions from
government that outlines the specific roles of various departments
involved in resource issues together with a holistic community
participatory approach is therefore required to comprehensively understand
and address such conflicts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1724-1745
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.834247
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Author-Name: Henrik Andersson
Author-X-Name-First: Henrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson
Author-Name: Mikael Svensson
Author-X-Name-First: Mikael
Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson
Title: Scale sensitivity and question order in the contingent valuation method
Abstract:
This study examines the effect on
respondents' willingness to pay to reduce mortality risk by the order of
the questions in a stated preference study. Using answers from an
experiment conducted on a Swedish sample where respondents' cognitive
ability was measured and where they participated in a contingent valuation
survey, it was found that scale sensitivity is strongest when respondents
are asked about a smaller risk reduction first ('bottom-up' approach).
This contradicts some previous evidence in the literature. It was also
found that the respondents' cognitive ability is more important for
showing scale sensitivity when respondents are asked about a larger risk
reduction first ('top-down' approach), also reinforcing the result that a
'bottom-up' approach is more consistent with answers in line with
theoretical predictions for a larger proportion of respondents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1746-1761
Issue: 11
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839442
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Author-Name: Julie Cidell
Author-X-Name-First: Julie
Author-X-Name-Last: Cidell
Author-Name: Miriam A. Cope
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cope
Title: Factors explaining the adoption and impact of LEED-based green building policies at the municipal level
Abstract:
The number of green buildings certified under voluntary, third-party
rating systems has been growing, as has the number of jurisdictions that
require or incentivise such certification. In this paper, we use logistic
and linear regression to demonstrate that for all cities in the US with
population greater than 50,000, there is a statistically significant
relationship between the presence of a municipal green building policy and
the number of registered green buildings (those still under construction),
but not the number of certified buildings. We present very strong evidence
that the presence of a policy is indeed leading to more green buildings,
rather than demographic or other factors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1763-1781
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.835714
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Author-Name: Melissa Green
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Green
Author-Name: Peta Dzidic
Author-X-Name-First: Peta
Author-X-Name-Last: Dzidic
Title: Social science and socialising: adopting causal layered analysis to reveal multi-stakeholder perceptions of natural resource management in Australia
Abstract:
The social context of Natural Resource Management (NRM) in Australia is
now considered to be a major contributing factor behind the success or
failure of landscape improvement programmes. This paper investigates NRM
social issues via an alternative interpretative method, Causal Layered
Analysis (CLA). CLA was utilised in nine focus groups, comprising
landholders and staff from NRM regional bodies in central west New South
Wales. A multitude of stakeholder concerns emerged, particularly regarding
the concept of sustainability and confusion over roles and
responsibilities. We propose that continued use of CLA by those in the
local catchment community can help overcome complexity in the social
landscape and lead to more engaged and empowered communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1782-1801
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839443
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Author-Name: Wen Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Wen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Xiao Hua Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiao Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: David Paull
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Paull
Title: Evaluating the Australian Defence Force stakeholder participation at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia
Abstract:
Stakeholder participation has become a popular management approach and its
significance has been widely recognised. There is a lack of studies
regarding evaluation of stakeholder participation, especially in
environmental management by defence sectors. This paper examines how the
Australian Defence Force (ADF) involves stakeholders in environmental
management and its effectiveness, using Shoalwater Bay Training Area,
Queensland, as a case study. Based on the combination of field
observations, extensive interviews, a public questionnaire survey and
relevant analyses, this study concluded that, overall, stakeholder
participation was considered by respondents to be marginally effective.
Recommendations were finally provided to improve the ADF's stakeholder
participation in the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1802-1830
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839445
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Author-Name: Craig D. Broadbent
Author-X-Name-First: Craig D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Broadbent
Title: Evaluating mitigation and calibration techniques for hypothetical bias in choice experiments
Abstract:
Due to the persistence of hypothetical bias in contingent valuation, some
researchers have turned to choice experiments to value the
multi-dimensions of non-marketed goods that may not be as prone to the
bias. The recent empirical studies of choice experiments have found it may
also be prone to hypothetical bias. This paper investigates what role
mitigation and calibration techniques such as cheap-talk scripts and
follow-up certainty questions can play in mitigating or calibrating for
hypothetical bias in choice experiments. While these techniques are not as
straightforward in choice experiments, due to their multiple-choice
nature, the findings indicate that hypothetical bias may not be present
when using a local quasi-public good in the valuation exercise. In
addition, cheap-talk and follow-up certainty are found to reduce marginal
willingness to pay estimates to be less than actual willingness to pay
estimates.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1831-1848
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839447
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Author-Name: Adi Lazos-Ru�z
Author-X-Name-First: Adi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lazos-Ru�z
Author-Name: Patricia Moreno-Casasola
Author-X-Name-First: Patricia
Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno-Casasola
Author-Name: Eduardo Galante
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Galante
Title: Green Rural Enterprises: guidelines for empowering local groups towards sustainable ventures
Abstract:
In developing countries rural communities frequently face conditions of
economic poverty, yet these areas are often rich in natural resources and
biodiversity. We propose the concept of Green Rural Enterprise (GRE) and a
methodology for its assessment by scoring 38 indicators based upon: (1)
wise use of natural resources, (2) territorial rural development, (3)
local rural groups and (4) sustainability-driven enterprise. Three cases
of the auto-evaluation of community-based ecotourism groups are presented,
where self-assessment is emphasised as an empowering tool. This method is
useful for NGOs and funding agencies to compare and evaluate conservation
ventures and to facilitate joint-work between them.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1849-1871
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.844107
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Author-Name: Jane L. Midgley
Author-X-Name-First: Jane L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Midgley
Title: The logics of surplus food redistribution
Abstract:
Surplus food redistribution has been promoted as a way of reducing food
waste and food poverty. Informed by an exploratory qualitative case study
of third sector actors in north east England, this paper explores the
logics of surplus food redistribution. The framings and qualities (logics)
ascribed to surplus foods as they flow through the food chain are
examined, following an economy of qualities approach. Existing literature
constructs surplus food and those involved in its utilisation as beyond
market mechanisms and relations. This is challenged by the research that
suggests the practices are never independent of their market attachment
and reflect a continuum of food system flows and relationships, concerning
the management of economic, environmental and social qualities and
relations. The paper concludes that unless a distinction is drawn between
genuine waste to be recovered and surplus to be redistributed for
community benefit, surplus food as a resource is unlikely to be fully
utilised.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1872-1892
Issue: 12
Volume: 57
Year: 2014
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.848192
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Author-Name: Ayyoob Sharifi
Author-X-Name-First: Ayyoob
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharifi
Author-Name: Akito Murayama
Author-X-Name-First: Akito
Author-X-Name-Last: Murayama
Title: Viability of using global standards for neighbourhood sustainability assessment: insights from a comparative case study
Abstract:
Neighbourhoods are increasingly gaining attention as planning units of
great potential for contribution to sustainable development. Many
assessment tools such as LEED-ND, BREEAM Communities and CASBEE-UD have
been developed to examine the sustainability of neighbourhood development
projects. Some of these tools are claimed to be suitable for assessment in
different contexts, and LEED-ND has already been utilised in various
countries. This study investigates the viability of using global standards
through a series of comparative case studies. One certified case from each
of the aforementioned tools is chosen and evaluated against its
non-corresponding assessment tools. Selected cases are, respectively, Hoyt
Yards, MediaCityUK and Koshigaya Lake Town. Results of this study provide
evidence that casts doubt on the viability of using global standards. The
paper concludes that neighbourhood sustainability assessment should be
regarded as a pluralistic practice. This implies that any realistic and
reliable assessment should take account of the specificities of specific
locations and varying needs of different stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-23
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
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Author-Name: Mei-Fang Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Mei-Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Title: Disaster governance and community resilience: reflections on Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan
Abstract:
Typhoon Morakot triggered flooding and mudslides in various areas and
devastated Aboriginal villages located near areas under construction by
the Water Diversion Project in Kaohsiung County. This paper examines the
controversy surrounding Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan from the perspective of
disaster governance. This study provides competing perspectives regarding
who was responsible for causing the disaster. Post-disaster reconstruction
initiatives by the government tend to adopt a technical approach to risk,
and do not incorporate the complex social and cultural dimensions of
vulnerability and sustainability. This perspective reflects misrecognition
problems, and the lack of empowerment and participation in governance by
residents, as well as their exclusion in decision making. Aboriginal civic
groups have various methods of interacting with local residents to
alleviate the suffering of survivors, promoting tribal culture and
building resilient communities. This continuing development of social
interactions and new forms of engagement will effectuate transformation
and contribute to broader reflections on the Morakot disaster and social
capability and building resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 24-38
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
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Author-Name: Simon Guy
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Guy
Author-Name: Victoria Henshaw
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Henshaw
Author-Name: Oliver Heidrich
Author-X-Name-First: Oliver
Author-X-Name-Last: Heidrich
Title: Climate change, adaptation and Eco-Art in Singapore
Abstract:
Eco-Art has recently emerged as a potential means to place emphasis on
environmental issues such as climate change, recycling and the metabolism
of the city experienced both materially and conceptually within local,
regional and global contexts. Such art presents the possibility of shaping
civic practices in arenas beyond those of traditional planning domains.
Adopting a pragmatic approach, which recognises the contextual pluralism
that exists in debates regarding climate change, this paper is interested
in how Eco-Art projects encourage the re-imagining of urban spaces within
the context of sustainability, and flows of materials and the recycling of
plastic in art specifically.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 39-54
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839446
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Author-Name: Giuseppe Calabrese
Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe
Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrese
Title: Outlining policy responses to stimulate automotive car demand by environmental impact reduction
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to propose an alternative approach for outlining
policy responses to stimulate the automotive industry. The scientific
community has developed and employed the Delphi method to collect and
convey perspectives and impressions, and also define a number of
financially viable proposals. The panel of experts takes the view that
traditional industrial policy measures denote limited effects to stimulate
car demand, in a context of a macro-economic downturn. By contrast, the
panel also believe incentives for car demand are important for
environmental purposes, for safety and for the diversification of energy
sources. The policy measures proposed are fundamental from the viewpoint
of overturning path dependencies in the automotive industry which impede
the diffusion of alternative vehicles, with respect to business models and
consumer attitudes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 55-68
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.839940
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Author-Name: Ranjay K. Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Ranjay K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Ramesh C. Srivastava
Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Srivastava
Author-Name: Chandra B. Pandey
Author-X-Name-First: Chandra B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pandey
Author-Name: Anshuman Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Anshuman
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Title: Tribal institutions and conservation of the bioculturally valuable '<italic>tasat</italic>' (<italic>Arenga obtusifolia</italic>) tree in the eastern Himalaya
Abstract:
This study reports on the biocultural dimensions of the
<italic>tasat</italic> (<italic>Arenga obtusifolia</italic> Griff.) tree
and its conservation by various informal institutions of the
<italic>Adi</italic> tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The study included
240 <italic>Adi</italic> community members (120 men and 120 women)
residing in 12 villages of the East Siang and Upper Siang districts of
Arunachal Pradesh. The study was conducted using personal interviews and
participatory methods. Results indicated that the stem of
<italic>tasat</italic> is used as a traditional food during droughts and
in preparing an ethnic beverage. <italic>Tasat</italic> is being conserved
by the <italic>Adi</italic> tribe in various habitats. Plant populations
of <italic>tasat</italic> were observed relatively higher in Upper Siang
than the East Siang district. The study found differences in the status of
biocultural knowledge between genders and different age groups.
<italic>Kebang</italic> and <italic>reglep</italic> are two indigenous
institutions of men and women, respectively, and play leading roles in
sustaining <italic>tasat</italic> plants in various habitats. Women of the
Upper Siang district still maintain a knowledge network for diffusing
biocultural knowledge related to <italic>tasat</italic>, among others,
through a barter system. Changing land use patterns in agriculture affects
<italic>tasat</italic> conservation. The value addition for
<italic>tasat</italic> based products, and rewarding women who conserve
<italic>tasat</italic>, can enhance the sustainability of
<italic>tasat</italic> based on biocultural knowledge and institutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 69-90
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.847821
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Author-Name: Matthew David Cotton
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew David
Author-X-Name-Last: Cotton
Author-Name: Ahmed A. Mahroos-Alsaiari
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mahroos-Alsaiari
Title: Key actor perspectives on stakeholder engagement in Omani Environmental Impact Assessment: an application of Q-Methodology
Abstract:
Stakeholder engagement (SE), particularly with representatives of locally
affected communities, is integral to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
processes, so critical evaluation of SE is necessary across a range of
different socio-political contexts. EIA SE practice in the Sultanate of
Oman is examined using Q-Methodology, a qualitative-quantitative discourse
analysis technique, in order to evaluate key-actor perspectives and policy
directions. Four discourses emerge, pertaining to (1) the
institutionalisation of SE; (2) business as usual; (3) rights-centred
engagement; and (4) decentralisation of EIA institutions. Consensus
emerges that shows support for transparency and formalisation of SE;
greater citizen-centred decision-making power; transparency in government
guidelines; and the elimination of developer-led consultation processes.
Policy options for reforming EIA policy are discussed, including a code of
participation practice and a toolkit of suitable engagement methods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 91-112
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.847822
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Author-Name: Margot Hurlbert
Author-X-Name-First: Margot
Author-X-Name-Last: Hurlbert
Title: Learning, participation, and adaptation: exploring agri-environmental programmes
Abstract:
This paper explores the perceptions of policy makers and rural
agricultural producers in respect of policy framing and adaptation to
climate change, social learning and stakeholder input (participation)
surrounding two successful agri-environmental programmes in Saskatchewan,
Canada. Given the record of success of these two programmes in reducing
vulnerability to climate change, this study provides an opportunity to
explore certain attributes of adaptive management, including: what
attributes make policy and programmes responsive; how government can frame
programmes facilitating adaptation to climate change; what types of
mechanisms can or should be used to engage with producers; and perhaps
most importantly, what producers expect of government, government policies
and programmes in relation to adaptation to climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 113-134
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.847823
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Author-Name: Yaser Abunnasr
Author-X-Name-First: Yaser
Author-X-Name-Last: Abunnasr
Author-Name: Elisabeth M. Hamin
Author-X-Name-First: Elisabeth M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamin
Author-Name: Elizabeth Brabec
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Brabec
Title: Windows of opportunity: addressing climate uncertainty through adaptation plan implementation
Abstract:
There is a pressing need for municipalities and regions to create urban
form suited to current as well as future climates, but adaptation planning
uptake has been slow. This is particularly unfortunate because patterns of
urban form interact with climate change in ways that can reduce, or
intensify, the impact of overall global change. Uncertainty regarding the
timing and magnitude of climate change is a significant barrier to
implementing adaptation planning. Focusing on implementation of adaptation
and phasing of policy reduces this barrier. It removes time as a decision
marker, instead arguing for an initial comprehensive plan to prevent
maladaptive policy choices, implemented incrementally after testing the
micro-climate outcomes of previous interventions. Policies begin with
no-regrets decisions that reduce the long-term need for more intensive
adaptive actions and generate immediate policy benefits, while gradually
enabling transformative infrastructure and design responses to increased
climate impacts. Global and local indicators assume a larger role in the
process, to evaluate when tipping points are in sight. We use case studies
from two exemplary municipal plans to demonstrate this method's
usefulness. While framed for urban planning, the approach is applicable to
natural resource managers and others who must plan with uncertainty.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 135-155
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849233
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Author-Name: Margit van Wessel
Author-X-Name-First: Margit
Author-X-Name-Last: van Wessel
Author-Name: Ronald van Buuren
Author-X-Name-First: Ronald
Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren
Author-Name: Cees van Woerkum
Author-X-Name-First: Cees
Author-X-Name-Last: van Woerkum
Title: Flexibility in water management planning as an intra-organisational issue
Abstract:
This paper is a case study of a team of Dutch water managers who saw that
to achieve flexibility in planning they needed to engage with
organisational control requirements. Rather than approaching flexibility
normatively, as much planning literature does, this paper presents a case
of flexibility empirically - as something actors negotiate through their
strategising within planning practice, within their organisational
context. The analysis shows the importance of approaching flexibility in
planning as an intra-organisational issue, presents insights on the
strategies actors employ in negotiating flexibility and control
intra-organisationally, and points to the political nature of dynamics
between flexibility and control.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 156-174
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849234
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: Andrea Colantoni
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Colantoni
Title: Land use dynamics and soil quality in agro-forest systems: a country-scale assessment in Italy
Abstract:
The present study compares the spatial distribution of selected rural land
use classes in Italy with two soil indicators (a Soil Quality Index [SQI]
and the Maximum potential Water Capacity of the soil [MWC]) at three
points in time (1960, 1990 and 2006). Results of the analysis showed that
landscape changes reflect a 'migration' of both semi-natural (forests,
pastures) and agricultural (arable land, vineyards) uses towards areas
with lower-quality soils. In particular, the agricultural 'mosaic' and
shrubland-pasture classes that occupied land in 2006 had significant lower
values of both the SQI and MWC compared to 1960. These processes may have
implications for the stability of agro-forest ecosystems in the medium
term. Due to its versatility, the procedure illustrated represents a
monitoring tool for sustainable land management at the regional and
country scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 175-188
Issue: 1
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.849235
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Author-Name: Daniela A. Guitart
Author-X-Name-First: Daniela A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Guitart
Author-Name: Jason A. Byrne
Author-X-Name-First: Jason A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Byrne
Author-Name: Catherine M. Pickering
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pickering
Title: Greener growing: assessing the influence of gardening practices on the ecological viability of community gardens in South East Queensland, Australia
Abstract:
While claims about the environmental benefits of community gardens abound,
few researchers have systematically assessed the ecological integrity of
gardening practices. This study investigated gardening practices in 50
community gardens in Brisbane and Gold Coast cities, Australia. The study
aimed to better understand how gardening practices might affect the
ecological viability of community gardens. Factors investigated included:
garden bio-physical characteristics, operators' motivations, gardeners'
socio-demographic backgrounds, garden facilities and types of plants
grown. Two broad types of gardens were identified: permaculture (21
gardens) and non-permaculture (29 gardens). Permaculture gardens used
lower-impact gardening practices. Findings have policy implications for
environmental planning and management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 189-212
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.850404
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Author-Name: Anjan Kumer Dev Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Anjan Kumer Dev
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Name: Jeff Gow
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Gow
Title: Attitudes towards current and alternative management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh to achieve sustainability
Abstract:
This paper examines the challenges of achieving sustainable management of
the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans (SMF) in Bangladesh.
During the past two decades, conflicts between mangrove maintenance and
the pressure to provide economic livelihoods to forest-dependent
communities (FDCs) have emerged and persisted. The SMF is currently
managed by the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) under a state property
rights regime. This study explores an alternative property rights regime
which includes participatory approaches and co-management with FDCs to
achieve sustainability, both economically and environmentally. Focus group
discussions and a survey were the methods used to assess the prospects.
The study finds that the absence of a management partnership between the
BFD and FDCs is mainly responsible for the policy failures to achieve
sustainable management of the SMF. However, evidence is presented that a
'co-management' property rights regime cannot be established until FDC
capacity is enhanced through the formation of community level
institutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 213-228
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.850405
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Author-Name: Iosif Botetzagias
Author-X-Name-First: Iosif
Author-X-Name-Last: Botetzagias
Author-Name: Chrisovaladis Malesios
Author-X-Name-First: Chrisovaladis
Author-X-Name-Last: Malesios
Author-Name: Anthi Kolokotroni
Author-X-Name-First: Anthi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kolokotroni
Author-Name: Yiannis Moysiadis
Author-X-Name-First: Yiannis
Author-X-Name-Last: Moysiadis
Title: The role of NIMBY in opposing the siting of wind farms: evidence from Greece
Abstract:
This paper aims to assess the relative importance of a NIMBY
('Not-In-My-Back-Yard') stance on an individual's opposition to the siting
of a wind farm <italic>vis-�-vis</italic> other predictors, such as
perceived effects (costs, risks and benefits associated with the project),
perceived fairness of the siting decision and societal trust. Data
originate from two case studies, a small wind farm of just two wind
turbines in southern Greece and a mega-project of 153 turbines on the
Greek island of Lesvos (aggregate N = 334). We use structural equation
modelling (SEM) for testing the theoretically-suggested relations between
the various constructs. We find that NIMBY is not the most important
predictor of opposition while it is strongly correlated with other
predictors, such as the perceived unfairness of the siting decision as
well as the risks and costs associated with the wind farm. These latter
findings undermine the common-sense idea that wishing a wind farm out of
one's vicinity ('Not-In-My-Back-Yard') is an example of mere
'free-riding'. Since the fit of the SEM models was found to be moderate,
we discuss the limitations of our study and the implications of our
findings as well as suggesting pathways for future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 229-251
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.851596
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Author-Name: Sylvia Breukers
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Breukers
Author-Name: Paul Upham
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Upham
Title: Organisational aspects of public engagement in European energy infrastructure planning: the case of early-stage CCS projects
Abstract:
Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of studies on public
perceptions of carbon capture and storage (CCS), accompanied by efforts to
translate such knowledge into toolkits for public engagement and
communication. At the same time, both literature and toolkits have paid
little attention to the organisational dynamics and views of project
implementers with regard to public engagement. Here we investigate the
views of project development consortia employees in five European CCS
projects, focusing on their experience of organisational norms and
structures relating to engagement. Finding that planning for this
engagement has, in several cases, been hampered by a lack of shared
internal vision on engagement and communication within the project
consortia, at least initially, we draw upon the socio-technical approach
to technology embedment and new institutional theory, to observe that
internal organisational alignment is crucial in multi-organisational
projects when seeking effective public engagement and communication. We
observe that this aspect of internal organisation is not yet reflected in
the toolkits and guidelines designed to aid engagement in CCS projects.
Engagement guides need to direct the attention of project implementers not
only in specific outward directions, but also towards reflexively
considering their own internal structures, perspectives, motivations,
expectations and aims in relation to engagement and communication
practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 252-269
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.851597
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Author-Name: Benxiang Zeng
Author-X-Name-First: Benxiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zeng
Title: Camel culling and carbon emissions in rangelands in central Australia
Abstract:
Culling feral camels will impact on the carbon emissions from them.
Culling of feral camels stops their long-term continuous methane emission,
but emits carbon from their carcasses in the short term. Through on-site
monitoring of the decomposition process of camels that have been shot
dead, this paper models the pattern of carbon emissions during the
decomposition of these camels in Central Australia, and analyses the
contribution of the camel culling programme to carbon emission mitigation
on the rangelands. A 'carbon royalty' payment mechanism is also suggested
to encourage local participation in carbon markets through an involvement
in natural resource management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 270-282
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.852077
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Author-Name: Eugene E. Ezebilo
Author-X-Name-First: Eugene E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ezebilo
Author-Name: Mattias Boman
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Boman
Author-Name: Leif Mattsson
Author-X-Name-First: Leif
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattsson
Author-Name: Anders Lindhagen
Author-X-Name-First: Anders
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindhagen
Author-Name: Werner Mbongo
Author-X-Name-First: Werner
Author-X-Name-Last: Mbongo
Title: Preferences and willingness to pay for close to home nature for outdoor recreation in Sweden
Abstract:
In Sweden there is a strong tradition of using nature areas for outdoor
recreation. This paper reports on a study which explored preferences and
willingness to pay for outdoor recreation close to home (≤100 km away
from home and ≤24 hours stay at a recreation site) using the contingent
valuation method. The data originated from a mail survey that involved
Swedish residents who were randomly selected from a national register. An
ordinary least squares regression model was used to account for factors
influencing willingness to pay. The results showed that approximately 50%
of the respondents used nature areas close to their home for recreation
and their average frequency of visits to these areas was 74 times
annually. Areas dominated by forests were the most preferred, followed by
water. The respondents were willing to pay approximately 7200 SEK
(US$1080) annually. Their willingness to pay was influenced by factors
such as type of nature area, distance to and time spent at the recreation
site and income. The results provide one input to the land use planning
process by considering the demand for nature-based outdoor recreation
close to home.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 283-296
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.854196
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Author-Name: Karin Andr�
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: Andr�
Author-Name: C. Anna Jonsson
Author-X-Name-First: C. Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Jonsson
Title: Science-practice interactions linked to climate adaptation in two contexts: municipal planning and forestry in Sweden
Abstract:
This paper examines the science-practice interface in the process of
adapting to climate change in society. This paper analyses science-based
stakeholder dialogues with climate scientists, municipal officers and
private individual forest owners in Sweden, and examines how local experts
both share scientific knowledge and experience and integrate it into their
work strategies and practices. The results demonstrate how local experts
jointly conceptualise climate adaptation, how scientific knowledge is
domesticated among local experts in dialogue with scientific experts, the
emergence of anchoring devices, and the boundary-spanning functions that
are at work in the respective sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 297-314
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.854717
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Author-Name: Andreas Ziegler
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Ziegler
Title: Disentangling technological innovations: a micro-econometric analysis of their determinants
Abstract:
On the basis of a unique firm-level dataset from the German manufacturing
sector, this paper empirically examines the determinants of environmental
and non-environmental product and process innovations. The
micro-econometric analysis with multivariate probit models points to an
extremely high relevance of R&D activities for all technological
innovation types, as well as to the relevance of a few market pull
factors. The estimation results additionally reveal the importance of
organisational measures for environmental product and process innovations.
In this regard, not only certified environmental management systems, but
also specific process- and product-related environmental organisational
measures and even general organisational measures, such as the
certification of a quality management system according to ISO 9001, play a
crucial role. The estimation results therefore suggest the encouragement
of firm-internal R&D activities and organisational measures by
(environmental) policy in order to stimulate environmental technological
innovations, which are able to both limit the environmental burden and
contribute to the technological modernisation of the economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 315-335
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.855180
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Author-Name: Natalie Riedel
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Riedel
Author-Name: Heike K�ckler
Author-X-Name-First: Heike
Author-X-Name-Last: K�ckler
Author-Name: Joachim Scheiner
Author-X-Name-First: Joachim
Author-X-Name-Last: Scheiner
Author-Name: Klaus Berger
Author-X-Name-First: Klaus
Author-X-Name-Last: Berger
Title: Objective exposure to road traffic noise, noise annoyance and self-rated poor health - framing the relationship between noise and health as a matter of multiple stressors and resources in urban neighbourhoods
Abstract:
Borrowing from concepts of socio-environmental epidemiology and
psychology, we conceived self-rated health as a function of multiple
physical and psychosocial stressors and resources at the residential
neighbourhood and individual level. In this model of multiple stressors,
objective exposure to road traffic noise was specified as a physical
stressor whose effect on health may be mediated and modified by residents'
subjective response to noise (serious noise annoyance). Self-reported
hearing disability, recreational coping in green areas and residential
neighbourhood satisfaction were examined as additional psychosocial
stressors or resources, independently of socio-demographic and -economic
factors. Results from our empirical analysis based on two studies and
multivariable logistic regressions might support the idea that
environmental planning should overcome sectoral boundaries and adopt an
integrative approach including objective exposures, residents' subjective
responses, and perceived resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 336-356
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.859129
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Author-Name: Ben. P. Harman
Author-X-Name-First: Ben. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Harman
Author-Name: Rick Pruetz
Author-X-Name-First: Rick
Author-X-Name-Last: Pruetz
Author-Name: Peter Houston
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Houston
Title: Tradeable development rights to protect peri-urban areas: lessons from the United States and observations on Australian practice
Abstract:
As population growth continues there is greater pressure to manage cities
and regions sustainably. These pressures are particularly acute in
Australia's fastest growing peri-urban regions. Despite efforts to contain
and consolidate urban growth, pressure on the peri-urban interface remains
a key challenge. The reliance on traditional regulatory approaches to
manage land use change in high growth peri-urban areas is proving to be
ineffective. The use of market-based instruments (MBIs) are among the many
options available to planners and policy makers to manage growth and
development. Tradeable development rights (TDRs) are one type of MBI that
have been used widely throughout the US to preserve open space and
agricultural lands; however, their application in Australia has been
limited. This paper uses a simple case study approach to review two
Australian peri-urban TDR cases based on the findings of a large-scale US
TDR study. The findings suggest that any attempt to implement TDR
programmes in Australia should have regard for the key factors found in
successful US TDR programmes. Planners also need to develop an intricate
understanding of the internal and external factors that influence
peri-urban areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 357-381
Issue: 2
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.859130
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Author-Name: Dominik Cremer-Schulte
Author-X-Name-First: Dominik
Author-X-Name-Last: Cremer-Schulte
Author-Name: Jean-Christophe Dissart
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Dissart
Title: Evaluating rural development in French Regional Nature Parks
Abstract:
Amenities and their management have become central to rural development.
In France, Regional Nature Parks (RNPs) pursue sustainable development
objectives by protecting and building on local resources. This paper
presents an evaluation of the extent to which RNPs are associated with the
development of their territories. To establish a control group, RNP
municipalities located in two regions (Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes) are
matched to other municipalities on the basis of amenity and spatial
structure variables. Results do not show a negative impact of parks on the
local economy. Moreover, the main positive effect of RNPs is on tourism
accommodation and residential employment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 383-403
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.859571
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Author-Name: Beth Savan
Author-X-Name-First: Beth
Author-X-Name-Last: Savan
Author-Name: Christopher Gore
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Gore
Title: Translating strong principles into effective practice: environmental assessment in Ontario, Canada
Abstract:
This paper examines two fundamental and inter-related tensions relating to
environmental assessment between the desire to be proactive, promoting
sustainable development and the more traditional practice of preventing
harm, as well as the need to balance a predictable, expeditious and
efficient process with transparency and inclusive deliberation. Proposed
reforms to the environmental assessment process in Ontario, Canada, are
examined as a case in point, showing how the recommendations in Ontario
are consistent with international trends. In particular, over-arching
principles need to be embedded in more precise sector-specific policies to
enable environmental assessment processes to meet these competing goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 404-422
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.859572
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Author-Name: Elaine van Tol Smit
Author-X-Name-First: Elaine
Author-X-Name-Last: van Tol Smit
Author-Name: Rob de Loë
Author-X-Name-First: Rob
Author-X-Name-Last: de Loë
Author-Name: Ryan Plummer
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan
Author-X-Name-Last: Plummer
Title: How knowledge is used in collaborative environmental governance: water classification in New Brunswick, Canada
Abstract:
Collaboration is an increasingly important approach to dealing with
complex environmental challenges. Participation of diverse actors in
collaborative processes necessitates attention to the use of different
forms of knowledge. We use a multi-case study of governance for water in
New Brunswick, Canada, to explore knowledge-related concerns that are
prominent in collaborative processes. As is common in other contexts,
local or lay (experiential) forms of knowledge appeared to play
complementary but ultimately subordinate roles to expert technical and
scientific knowledge in the cases. Importantly, we found that the
distinction between 'expert' and 'local' knowledge was not at all clear
for the many participants. This study reinforces the importance of
designing reflexive and flexible processes for encouraging the active
engagement and use of knowledge in collaboration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 423-444
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.860017
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Author-Name: Idowu Ajibade
Author-X-Name-First: Idowu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ajibade
Author-Name: Frederick Ato Armah
Author-X-Name-First: Frederick Ato
Author-X-Name-Last: Armah
Author-Name: Vincent Zubedaar Kuuire
Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Zubedaar
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuuire
Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Author-Name: Gordon McBean
Author-X-Name-First: Gordon
Author-X-Name-Last: McBean
Author-Name: Eric Y. Tenkorang
Author-X-Name-First: Eric Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tenkorang
Title: Assessing the bio-psychosocial correlates of flood impacts in coastal areas of Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract:
This paper explores the complex heterogeneous experiences of flood impacts
based on a bio-psychosocial model of socio-economic, demographic,
behavioural and environmental factors. Using ordinary least squares
regression on a cross-sectional survey of 1003 individuals, flood impacts
in three contiguous coastal neighbourhoods in Lagos, Nigeria, were
modelled. The results show that approximately 52% of the variability in
flood impact was accounted for by education, age, family structure,
ethnicity, personal health concern and income. While involvement in coping
was not a significant predictor of flood impacts, relocation emerged as a
strong predictor. The inclusion of behavioural factors did not change the
magnitude and significance of the relationship between demographic factors
and flood impacts. However, the effects of age, education and personal
health concern disappeared when environmental factors were controlled. The
overall importance of the predictors for determining flood impact in
decreasing order is as follows: income > coping strategies > ethnicity =
participation in community development > family structure > personal
health concerns > housing quality > reasons for living in residential
locality > neighbourhood vulnerability to flood > housing vulnerability to
flood.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 445-463
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.861811
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Author-Name: Maged Senbel
Author-X-Name-First: Maged
Author-X-Name-Last: Senbel
Title: Leadership in sustainability planning: propagating visions through empathic communication
Abstract:
Despite their lack of decision-making power, planners frequently prevail
in advancing strong sustainability agendas. A review of leadership and
planning literature suggests that they employ collaborative practice.
Using an ethnographic methodology that draws from the stories and actions
of six planners with sustainability mandates, supplemented with a survey
of their staff and colleagues, this research examines how they do it.
Findings suggest that despite variety in their organisational contexts,
the planners relied on strong visions and on forging and maintaining
relationships to set and implement sustainability mandates. The planners
deployed participative and collaborative values selectively in support of
their mandates.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 464-481
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.862166
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Author-Name: B�n�dicte Rulleau
Author-X-Name-First: B�n�dicte
Author-X-Name-Last: Rulleau
Author-Name: H�l�ne Rey-Valette
Author-X-Name-First: H�l�ne
Author-X-Name-Last: Rey-Valette
Author-Name: C�cile H�rivaux
Author-X-Name-First: C�cile
Author-X-Name-Last: H�rivaux
Title: Valuing welfare impacts of climate change in coastal areas: a French case study
Abstract:
Beach protection has become a major issue in reducing coastal risks
(erosion and flooding). It is thus advisable to study residents'
preferences for mitigation strategies. Willingness-to-pay (WTP) by
permanent and secondary residents for flood protection provided to
properties by Languedoc-Roussillon beaches (French Mediterranean coast) is
investigated by a contingent valuation study. Results show that WTP is
more influenced by risk perception variables than by socio-economic ones.
The WTP is then extrapolated on the basis of different adaptation
strategies (laissez-faire, managed retreat, denial etc.) which provided
information about expected damage associated with sea level rise at the
2100 time horizon.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 482-494
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.862492
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Author-Name: Seth B. Payton
Author-X-Name-First: Seth B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Payton
Author-Name: John R. Ottensmann
Author-X-Name-First: John R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ottensmann
Title: The implicit price of urban public parks and greenways: a spatial-contextual approach
Abstract:
This paper examines the value residents place on public parks in a
mid-sized urban area. The analysis makes a direct contribution to the
literature by examining the extent to which spatial and neighbourhood
context is related to the house price premium or discount associated with
public recreational opportunities, natural resource areas and urban
greenways. The analysis shows that the value of public parks and greenways
varies across space, neighbourhood context and park type. Community area
fixed-effects are included to bolster the findings. The findings indicate
that park and greenway investment should be planned and managed
contextually in urban areas. Park planners can use these findings to
inform public policy debates over park investment and, perhaps, support
efforts focused on comprehensive neighbourhood planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 495-512
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.864619
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Author-Name: Bradley S. Jorgensen
Author-X-Name-First: Bradley S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jorgensen
Author-Name: John F. Martin
Author-X-Name-First: John F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin
Title: Understanding farmer intentions to connect to a modernised delivery system in an Australian irrigation district: a reasoned action approach
Abstract:
Australian governments have sought to invest in irrigation infrastructure
to improve the efficiency of water delivery to rural properties and
improve water supply and on-farm efficiency. A programme of rationalising
irrigation infrastructure has attracted criticism and doubts about its
likely success. Attitude theory in the form of the Reasoned Action Model
was applied to understand the intentions of landowners to connect to a
'modernised' irrigation system. Attitudes towards connecting to the
system, social norms and perceptions of control over the behaviour
provided an explanation of intentions to connect. Actual financial
capability and other variables were important in discriminating a group of
landowners who had already connected to the modernised system from farmers
who had not.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 513-536
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.864620
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Author-Name: Heli Arminen
Author-X-Name-First: Heli
Author-X-Name-Last: Arminen
Author-Name: Maija Hujala
Author-X-Name-First: Maija
Author-X-Name-Last: Hujala
Author-Name: Anni Tuppura
Author-X-Name-First: Anni
Author-X-Name-Last: Tuppura
Title: Emerging market patterns in the recycled paper trade
Abstract:
The international recovered paper trade serves two important functions:
increasing raw material availability in the paper and board industry and
providing economic incentives to recycle. The purpose of this paper is to
shed further light on emerging patterns in this trade by empirically
analysing the changes in the bilateral trade flows of recycled paper
between 1992 and 2008. According to our estimations, two important changes
occurred in the 1990s and 2000s. First, the growing importance of
developing economies in global recycled paper trade plays a significant
role in import demand as a determinant of trade flows. Second, the changes
in global trade patterns necessitate investigating the transportation cost
measures used in applied research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 537-553
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.866544
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Author-Name: Sebastiaan van Herk
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastiaan
Author-X-Name-Last: van Herk
Author-Name: Jeroen Rijke
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Rijke
Author-Name: Chris Zevenbergen
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Zevenbergen
Author-Name: Richard Ashley
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashley
Author-Name: Broos Besseling
Author-X-Name-First: Broos
Author-X-Name-Last: Besseling
Title: Adaptive co-management and network learning in the Room for the River programme
Abstract:
Adaptive co-management and learning are paramount for integrated flood
risk management. Relevant literature focuses on adaptation at the level of
physical and societal systems. The level of projects and programmes is
largely overlooked, but they comprise interventions that adapt our
physical systems and they provide opportunities for learning to contribute
to transitions of societal systems. This paper aims to increase
understanding on how learning takes place and can be stimulated within a
programme. The mixed-method case study of Room for the River, a €2.3
billion programme for flood risk management, shows that a programme can be
organised using various governance arrangements to stimulate learning and
be a means for adaptive co-management to deliver upon environmental
objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 554-575
Issue: 3
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.873364
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Author-Name: Sristi Kamal
Author-X-Name-First: Sristi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kamal
Author-Name: Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak
Author-X-Name-First: Małgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Grodzińska-Jurczak
Author-Name: Gregory Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Conservation on private land: a review of global strategies with a proposed classification system
Abstract:
With parks and protected areas insufficient to sustain global
biodiversity, the role of private land in biodiversity conservation is
becoming increasingly significant. This paper reviews global voluntary and
involuntary strategies for private land conservation. Involuntary
strategies can achieve effective conservation outcomes, but often lack
social acceptability. In contrast, voluntary strategies enjoy greater
social acceptance but may not achieve sufficient uptake to have meaningful
conservation objectives. Based on the review, we propose a classification
system for private land conservation as a complement to the International
Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN's) classification of global
protected areas. The classification system provides a framework for
identifying and describing conservation strategies on private land on the
dimension of tenure and security. It also identifies opportunities and
vulnerabilities in achieving conservation on private land while
emphasising the need for systematic data collection similar to IUCN's
efforts for protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 576-597
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.875463
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Author-Name: Lone K�rn�v
Author-X-Name-First: Lone
Author-X-Name-Last: K�rn�v
Author-Name: Jie Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Per Christensen
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Christensen
Title: The influence of street level bureaucracy on the implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment
Abstract:
A number of factors are critical to the implementation of measures
identified through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) processes.
This paper addresses the challenge of implementation from a street level
perspective and studies the role of planners and their use of discretion
in the SEA implementation process: in which way might planners hinder or
facilitate the implementation of SEA? Which coping mechanisms and
discretions are deliberately or unconsciously developed and used by the
planners? The paper reviews the literature on street level bureaucracy
(SLB) in order to identify both factors influencing the implementation
behaviour of street level bureaucrats and their coping mechanism when
confronted with these factors. Based upon the SLB theory, a case study
explores the SLB behaviour involved in the implementation of the SEA of
the Copenhagen spatial plan. The analysis shows a surprisingly high level
of implementation of measures put forward in the SEA report, and
underlines the role of planners at the front line of implementation,
functioning as 'innovators' during the SEA process and the following
implementation of measures. The paper documents the importance of
examining planners' role in SEA and their potential as levers for SEA
implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 598-615
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.873711
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Author-Name: Dave D. White
Author-X-Name-First: Dave D.
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Author-Name: Amber Y. Wutich
Author-X-Name-First: Amber Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wutich
Author-Name: Kelli L. Larson
Author-X-Name-First: Kelli L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Larson
Author-Name: Tim Lant
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Lant
Title: Water management decision makers' evaluations of uncertainty in a decision support system: the case of WaterSim in the Decision Theater
Abstract:
Model-based decision support systems are increasingly used to link
knowledge to action for environmental decision making. How stakeholders
perceive uncertainty in models and visualisations affects their
perceptions of credibility, relevance and usability of these tools. This
paper presents a case study of water decision makers' evaluations of
WaterSim, a dynamic water simulation model presented in an immersive
decision theatre environment. Results reveal that decision makers'
understandings of uncertainty in their evaluations of decision support
systems reflect both scientific and political discourse. We conclude with
recommendations for design and evaluation of decision support systems that
incorporate decision makers' views.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 616-630
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.875892
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Author-Name: Marianne Henningsson
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Henningsson
Author-Name: Malgorzata Blicharska
Author-X-Name-First: Malgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Blicharska
Author-Name: Hans Antonson
Author-X-Name-First: Hans
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonson
Author-Name: Grzegorz Mikusiński
Author-X-Name-First: Grzegorz
Author-X-Name-Last: Mikusiński
Author-Name: G�rgen G�ransson
Author-X-Name-First: G�rgen
Author-X-Name-Last: G�ransson
Author-Name: Per Angelstam
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Angelstam
Author-Name: Lennart Folkeson
Author-X-Name-First: Lennart
Author-X-Name-Last: Folkeson
Author-Name: Sofia J�nsson
Author-X-Name-First: Sofia
Author-X-Name-Last: J�nsson
Title: Perceived landscape values and public participation in a road-planning process - a case study in Sweden
Abstract:
The European Landscape Convention indicates that assessment of different
dimensions that exist in landscapes should be taken into account in
planning. In this study, we first investigated ecological, cultural and
social values as perceived by the local people in a highway-planning
process in Sweden. Next, we explored which factors influenced the local
people's participation in the road-planning process. We used
questionnaires, planning documents and the Theory of Planned Behavior to
investigate the relations between different factors and local people's
participation in the planning process. The results showed that people
presumed the ecological values in the landscape to be adversely affected
by the new road, while the social values would remain the same. Landowners
had heard of the participatory-process, but few participated. Those who
lived within 300 m of the road were more active in the planning
process than people living further away. The findings suggest that people
living within a few hundred metres of the road should be treated as key
stakeholders in the planning process. The involvement of other
stakeholders, and when in the public participation process stakeholders
should be involved, is also discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 631-653
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.876391
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Author-Name: Christopher James Lemieux
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher James
Author-X-Name-Last: Lemieux
Author-Name: Jessica Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: D. Scott Slocombe
Author-X-Name-First: D. Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Slocombe
Author-Name: Rudy Schuster
Author-X-Name-First: Rudy
Author-X-Name-Last: Schuster
Title: Climate change collaboration among natural resource management agencies: lessons learned from two US regions
Abstract:
It has been argued that regional collaboration can facilitate adaptation
to climate change impacts through integrated planning and management. In
an attempt to understand the underlying institutional factors that either
support or contest this assumption, this paper explores the institutional
factors influencing adaptation to climate change at the regional scale,
where multiple public land and natural resource management jurisdictions
are involved. Insights from two mid-western US case studies reveal that
several challenges to collaboration persist and prevent fully integrative
multi-jurisdictional adaptation planning at a regional scale. We propose
that some of these challenges, such as lack of adequate time, funding and
communication channels, be reframed as opportunities to build
interdependence, identify issue-linkages and collaboratively explore the
nature and extent of organisational trade-offs with respect to regional
climate change adaptation efforts. Such a reframing can better facilitate
multi-jurisdictional adaptation planning and management of shared
biophysical resources generally while simultaneously enhancing
organisational capacity to mitigate negative effects and take advantage of
potentially favourable future conditions in an era characterised by rapid
climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 654-677
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2013.876392
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Author-Name: George E. Halkos
Author-X-Name-First: George E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Halkos
Author-Name: Dimitra C. Kitsou
Author-X-Name-First: Dimitra C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kitsou
Title: Uncertainty in optimal pollution levels: modelling and evaluating the benefit area
Abstract:
This paper identifies the optimal pollution level under the assumptions of
linear, quadratic and exponential damage and abatement cost functions and
investigates analytically the certain restrictions that the existence of
this optimal level requires. The evaluation of the benefit area is
discussed and the mathematical formulation provides the appropriate
methods for that to be calculated. The positive, at least from a
theoretical point of view, is that both the quadratic and the exponential
case obey the same form for evaluating the benefit area. These benefit
area estimations can be used as indexes between different rival policies,
and depending on the environmental problem, the policy that produces the
maximum area will be the beneficial policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 678-700
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.881333
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Author-Name: Liz Root
Author-X-Name-First: Liz
Author-X-Name-Last: Root
Author-Name: Erwin van der Krabben
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Krabben
Author-Name: Tejo Spit
Author-X-Name-First: Tejo
Author-X-Name-Last: Spit
Title: Bridging the financial gap in climate adaptation: Dutch planning and land development through a new institutional lens
Abstract:
Based on a case study of the Stadshaven port redevelopment in Rotterdam,
this paper explores whether existing spatial planning mechanisms and
processes can be used to facilitate local-level investment in
climate-resilient public infrastructure and/or whether new processes and
mechanisms are required to encourage investment in climate adaptation. The
study reveals several key findings. First, a lack of conventional funding
sources or formalised regulatory framework allowed room for
experimentation with existing mechanisms and flexible strategies. Second,
project planners are currently ambivalent towards introducing new
mechanisms as a means to overcome implementation challenges. The case
provides evidence about the role of the governance process, not simply as
a means of system coordination that exists in isolation from institutional
norms and values, but rather as a space for innovation, which can
contribute towards reducing the financial gap associated with climate
adaptation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 701-718
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.885412
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Author-Name: Ron Janssen
Author-X-Name-First: Ron
Author-X-Name-Last: Janssen
Author-Name: Gustavo Arciniegas
Author-X-Name-First: Gustavo
Author-X-Name-Last: Arciniegas
Author-Name: Karen A. Alexander
Author-X-Name-First: Karen A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alexander
Title: Decision support tools for collaborative marine spatial planning: identifying potential sites for tidal energy devices around the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland
Abstract:
The expansion of offshore renewable energy production, such as wind, wave
and tidal energy, is likely to lead to conflict between different users of
the sea. Two types of spatial decision support tools were developed to
support stakeholder workshops. A value mapping tool combines regional
attributes with local knowledge. A negotiation support tool uses these
value maps to support stakeholders in finding acceptable locations for
tidal energy devices. Interactive value mapping proved useful to address
deficiencies in data and to create credibility for these maps. The
negotiation tool helped stakeholders in balancing objectives of the
various stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 719-737
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.887561
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Author-Name: Trevor Ward
Author-X-Name-First: Trevor
Author-X-Name-Last: Ward
Author-Name: Steven Cork
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Cork
Author-Name: Kirstin Dobbs
Author-X-Name-First: Kirstin
Author-X-Name-Last: Dobbs
Author-Name: Peter Harper
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Harper
Author-Name: Peter Harris
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Harris
Author-Name: Tom Hatton
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Hatton
Author-Name: Robert Joy
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Joy
Author-Name: Peter Kanowski
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanowski
Author-Name: Richard Mackay
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Mackay
Author-Name: Neil McKenzie
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: McKenzie
Author-Name: Barbara Wienecke
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Wienecke
Title: Framing an independent, integrated and evidence-based evaluation of the state of Australia's biophysical and human environments
Abstract:
A new approach was developed for Australia's 2011 national State of the
Environment (SoE) report to integrate the assessment of biophysical and
human elements of the environment. A Common Assessment and Reporting
Framework (CARF) guided design and implementation, responding to
jurisdictional complexity, outstanding natural diversity and ecosystem
values, high levels of cultural and heritage diversity, and a paucity of
national-scale data. The CARF provided a transparent response to the need
for an independent, robust and evidence-based national SoE report. We
conclude that this framework will be effective for subsequent national SoE
assessments and other integrated national-scale assessments in data-poor
regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 738-755
Issue: 4
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.891073
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Author-Name: Michael Howes
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Howes
Author-Name: Peter Tangney
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Tangney
Author-Name: Kimberley Reis
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberley
Author-X-Name-Last: Reis
Author-Name: Deanna Grant-Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Deanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant-Smith
Author-Name: Michael Heazle
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Heazle
Author-Name: Karyn Bosomworth
Author-X-Name-First: Karyn
Author-X-Name-Last: Bosomworth
Author-Name: Paul Burton
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Burton
Title: Towards networked governance: improving interagency communication and collaboration for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in Australia
Abstract:
Major disasters, such as bushfires or floods, place significant stress on
scarce public resources. Climate change is likely to exacerbate this
stress. An integrated approach to disaster risk management (DRM) and
climate change adaptation (CCA) could reduce the stress by encouraging the
more efficient use of pooled resources and expertise. A comparative
analysis of three extreme climate-related events that occurred in
Australia between 2009 and 2011 indicated that a strategy to improve
interagency communication and collaboration would be a key factor in this
type of policy/planning integration. These findings are in accord with the
concepts of Joined-up Government and Network Governance. Five key reforms
are proposed: developing a shared policy vision; adopting multi-level
planning; integrating legislation; networking organisations; and
establishing cooperative funding. These reforms are examined with
reference to the related research literature in order to identify
potential problems associated with their implementation. The findings are
relevant for public policy generally but are particularly useful for CCA
and DRM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 757-776
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.891974
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Author-Name: Manuel Pedro Rodr�guez Bol�var
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodr�guez Bol�var
Author-Name: Raquel Garde S�nchez
Author-X-Name-First: Raquel
Author-X-Name-Last: Garde S�nchez
Author-Name: Antonio M. L�pez Hern�ndez
Author-X-Name-First: Antonio M.
Author-X-Name-Last: L�pez Hern�ndez
Title: Managers as drivers of CSR in state-owned enterprises
Abstract:
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly required not only of
private sector companies, but also of state-owned enterprises (SOEs),
whose main function is to provide services to society and not principally
to obtain financial reward. The important role played by managers in
implementing CSR has been demonstrated by prior research. The objective of
this paper is to examine how managers of SOEs perceive the concept of CSR,
the reasons for their involvement and how it is integrated into everyday
business practices. In addition, we examine whether managers' attitudes
towards CSR policies are influenced by their personal profiles and by the
sector in which the SOEs work. We find that, although these managers are
aware of the importance of the CSR principles underlying their activities
and understand the meaning, scope and dimensions of CSR, there remains an
evident need to enhance the application of CSR policies among the
strategies of SOEs. The manager profile and the sector in which the SOEs
work both have a strong influence on their behaviour regarding CSR issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 777-801
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.892478
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Author-Name: Jennifer Horney
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Horney
Author-Name: Matt Simon
Author-X-Name-First: Matt
Author-X-Name-Last: Simon
Author-Name: Shannon Grabich
Author-X-Name-First: Shannon
Author-X-Name-Last: Grabich
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Title: Measuring participation by socially vulnerable groups in hazard mitigation planning, Bertie County, North Carolina
Abstract:
In accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act, most US counties have a
hazard mitigation plan (HMP) to reduce future disaster losses. HMPs are
important as they can be used to proactively assess risk, direct future
development, raise awareness and build consensus. Using a population-based
sample, we interviewed residents of Bertie County, NC, about their
awareness of and participation in the HMP process to determine if
demographics, social vulnerability or hazard vulnerability were associated
with increased awareness or participation. We also assessed whether these
factors were associated with knowledge of policy changes and investments
that were adopted in the HMP. Overall, the unemployed were the only group
less likely to report awareness of or participation in HMP development.
African-Americans, mobile home residents, the poor, short-term residents
and those with less disaster experience were less likely to be aware of
policies and investments prioritised in the HMP. Targeted efforts to
increase awareness could potentially improve disaster outcomes among
vulnerable populations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 802-818
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.892870
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Author-Name: Bj�rn P. Kaltenborn
Author-X-Name-First: Bj�rn P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaltenborn
Author-Name: Eirin Hongslo
Author-X-Name-First: Eirin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hongslo
Author-Name: Vegard Gundersen
Author-X-Name-First: Vegard
Author-X-Name-Last: Gundersen
Author-Name: Oddgeir Andersen
Author-X-Name-First: Oddgeir
Author-X-Name-Last: Andersen
Title: Public perceptions of planning objectives for regional level management of wild reindeer in Norway
Abstract:
We examined community perceptions of preferred objectives for wild
reindeer management in Southern Norway as the former population-based
model is being replaced with an area-based, multi-level regional
management model spanning large mountain regions. Communally oriented
objectives are favoured over economic benefits to landowners.
Environmental attitudes discriminate on many of the issues and can be
useful factors in sorting out levels of support for proposed management
actions and compromises in land use decisions. The regional reindeer plans
create a new political context for land use management across large
mountain areas which will require better cooperation among municipalities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 819-836
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.898204
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Author-Name: Lindsey McDougle
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsey
Author-X-Name-Last: McDougle
Author-Name: Femida Handy
Author-X-Name-First: Femida
Author-X-Name-Last: Handy
Author-Name: Tally Katz-Gerro
Author-X-Name-First: Tally
Author-X-Name-Last: Katz-Gerro
Author-Name: Itay Greenspan
Author-X-Name-First: Itay
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenspan
Author-Name: Hoon-Young Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Hoon-Young
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: Factors predicting proclivity and intensity to volunteer for the environment in the US and South Korea
Abstract:
This research compares environmental volunteering among students in South
Korea and the US (<italic>n</italic> = 3612). Given differing
environmental histories of these countries, we explore whether and to what
extent volunteer proclivity and intensity varies, and potential factors
that explain existing variation. Findings suggest that American students
are more likely to volunteer for, and devote time to, environmental
causes, while South Korean students differ on socio-economic correlates of
such behaviour. In a global society, understanding determinants of
environmental volunteer participation is critical to the management of
environmental NGOs that are involved in broad-based and participatory
planning, educating stakeholders and legitimising environmental advocacy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 837-854
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899204
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Author-Name: Lisa Kenney
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kenney
Author-Name: Douglas Bessette
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Bessette
Author-Name: Joseph Arvai
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Arvai
Title: Structuring decisions about energy in developing communities: an example from Canada's north
Abstract:
Decisions about energy in developing communities are challenging from a
technical standpoint, and because of the unique characteristics that
typify them, e.g. limited infrastructure and government budgets, complex
social and political arrangements, and economic vulnerability. Against the
backdrop of these challenges, the government of Canada's Northwest
Territories (NWT) is attempting to reform the region's energy system. This
paper provides insights from the decision sciences, stemming from our work
on the NWT's energy planning process, about how to structure decisions
about energy development and delivery so as to effectively meet a range of
stakeholders' objectives in a transparent and inclusive manner.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 855-873
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899205
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Author-Name: Elena Georgopoulou
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Georgopoulou
Author-Name: Sebastian Mirasgedis
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian
Author-X-Name-Last: Mirasgedis
Author-Name: Yannis Sarafidis
Author-X-Name-First: Yannis
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarafidis
Author-Name: Vassiliki Hontou
Author-X-Name-First: Vassiliki
Author-X-Name-Last: Hontou
Author-Name: Nikos Gakis
Author-X-Name-First: Nikos
Author-X-Name-Last: Gakis
Author-Name: Dimitri Lalas
Author-X-Name-First: Dimitri
Author-X-Name-Last: Lalas
Author-Name: Foteini Xenoyianni
Author-X-Name-First: Foteini
Author-X-Name-Last: Xenoyianni
Author-Name: Nikos Kakavoulis
Author-X-Name-First: Nikos
Author-X-Name-Last: Kakavoulis
Author-Name: Dimitris Dimopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Dimitris
Author-X-Name-Last: Dimopoulos
Author-Name: Vrassidas Zavras
Author-X-Name-First: Vrassidas
Author-X-Name-Last: Zavras
Title: A methodological framework and tool for assessing the climate change related risks in the banking sector
Abstract:
Although climate change risks have been studied for a number of economic
sectors, banking has received relatively little attention. The paper
proposes a methodology and an associated decision-support tool for
quantifying, in monetary terms, the risks for banks from the exposure of
their loan recipients and/or applicants to climate change. The framework
and tool are applied to a case study based on input from a Greek bank;
results indicate that climate change risks for banks are considerable, and
thus decision makers need to estimate their magnitude and possibly
consider these within the credit management process, and in environmental
planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 874-897
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899489
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Author-Name: Ciro Gardi
Author-X-Name-First: Ciro
Author-X-Name-Last: Gardi
Author-Name: Panos Panagos
Author-X-Name-First: Panos
Author-X-Name-Last: Panagos
Author-Name: Marc Van Liedekerke
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Liedekerke
Author-Name: Claudio Bosco
Author-X-Name-First: Claudio
Author-X-Name-Last: Bosco
Author-Name: Delphine De Brogniez
Author-X-Name-First: Delphine
Author-X-Name-Last: De Brogniez
Title: Land take and food security: assessment of land take on the agricultural production in Europe
Abstract:
Soil is a multifunctional, non-renewable natural resource for Europe as
clearly expressed in the European Union (EU) Thematic Strategy for Soil
Protection (COM (2006)231). Soil carries out multiple functions, including
the support of food production. Urban development and its associated land
take poses a major threat to soil and could have significant effects on
agricultural production. This paper aims to evaluate the potential
productivity losses in European agriculture due to land-take processes
between 1990 and 2006. Agricultural land take was calculated using CORINE
Land Cover maps of 1990, 2000 and 2006. For 21 of the 27 EU member states,
agricultural land take was computed to be 752,973 ha for 1990-2000 and
436,095 ha for 2000-2006, representing 70.8% and 53.5%, respectively, of
the total EU land take for these periods. The impact of this land take on
the production capabilities of the agricultural sector for the period
1990-2006 for 19 of the 21 states was estimated to be equivalent to a loss
of more than six million tonnes of wheat. The paper demonstrates that
Europe's intense urbanisation has a direct impact on its capability to
produce food.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 898-912
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899490
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Author-Name: Jon Naustdalslid
Author-X-Name-First: Jon
Author-X-Name-Last: Naustdalslid
Title: Multi-level water governance - the case of the Morsa River Basin in Norway
Abstract:
Management of fresh water resources meets a range of often conflicting
interests. Waterways usually run across political and administrative
borders and hence make management difficult and collective action
politically challenging. In order to meet these challenges, multi-level
bioregional approaches to water management have been called for. Such an
approach is institutionalised in the EU's Water Framework Directive (WFD).
This paper presents the experiences of the Morsa water sub-district in
southern Norway, a pilot for implementing the WFD. The paper discusses
Morsa in the light of four principles for multi-level water governance:
management on a bioregional scale; polycentric governance; public
participation; and an experimental approach to water governance. Contrary
to widely held assumptions that collective action in polycentric networks
will be difficult because actors will follow their own narrow interests,
the findings demonstrate how this is not an absolute truth, and how social
action cannot be fully explained by rational action theories. The analysis
concludes that the relative success of Morsa relates to a complex of
factors, including openness of practices and active involvement of key
actors, strong but including leadership, and a knowledge based 'hybrid'
type of multi-level network combining horizontal and vertical network
governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 913-931
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899895
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Author-Name: Magdalena Fallde
Author-X-Name-First: Magdalena
Author-X-Name-Last: Fallde
Title: Can area managers connect policy and tenants? Implementation and diffusion of a new waste management system in Link�ping, Sweden
Abstract:
Recycling and reducing household waste are political goals
internationally, nationally and locally. In Sweden, households in
apartment buildings seem to sort their waste to a lesser extent than
households in single-family houses. This paper analyses the challenges of
the diffusion of a new waste management system in apartment buildings, and
focuses on a municipal housing company and the actions of its area
managers. It is argued that area managers can be regarded as street-level
bureaucrats who act as 'collectors' of tenants' everyday practices in the
studied implementation process. The study is based on interviews, document
analysis and observations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 932-947
Issue: 5
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.904769
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Author-Name: Kristina Veidemane
Author-X-Name-First: Kristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Veidemane
Author-Name: Olgerts Nikodemus
Author-X-Name-First: Olgerts
Author-X-Name-Last: Nikodemus
Title: Coherence between marine and land use planning: public attitudes to landscapes in the context of siting a wind park along the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to contribute to coherence in marine, coastal and
land use planning and management from the perspective of landscape values.
At a time when new sea uses are emerging and marine spatial planning laws
and regulations are being adopted, but have not yet been put into
practice, research studies are required that provide spatial planners with
informed insights concerning public stakeholder attitudes to controversial
policies. The undertaken research explored the attitudes of two important
social groups (local residents and tourists/recreational users) regarding
locating wind parks in the marine and/or terrestrial environment along the
Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The results of the study indicate that
both groups support land-based wind park development versus offshore.
Moreover, the visibility of wind turbines influences the willingness of
tourists to visit recreation sites and impacts directly on their duration
of stay. Research findings indicate that policy makers and spatial
planners from both marine and land domains should adopt a broader and more
integrated approach when setting priorities and allocating space for
development activities where both domains are involved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 949-975
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.903167
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Author-Name: Rasmi Patnaik
Author-X-Name-First: Rasmi
Author-X-Name-Last: Patnaik
Author-Name: Gopalsamy Poyyamoli
Author-X-Name-First: Gopalsamy
Author-X-Name-Last: Poyyamoli
Title: Developing an eco-industrial park in Puducherry region, India - a SWOT analysis
Abstract:
Over the past few years, the eco-industrial park (EIP) concept has been
emerging as a significant driving force for sustainable industrialisation.
Accumulating evidence indicates that the transition of existing industries
into eco-industrial networking through industrial ecology (IE) principles
would provide an excellent opportunity for facilitating such innovative
industrialisation. A SWOT analysis was carried out to identify the
potential and constraints for the successful implementation of an
eco-industrial park in the ecologically fragile coastal zone of
Puducherry. The results indicated significant potential for EIP
development with few challenges. The lessons learnt can be used to provide
broad guidelines for facilitating EIP development in the Puducherry region
and similar scenarios found elsewhere across the world, especially in
developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 976-996
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.904768
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Author-Name: Thomas J. M. Mattijssen
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattijssen
Author-Name: Jelle H. Behagel
Author-X-Name-First: Jelle H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Behagel
Author-Name: Arjen E. Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Title: How democratic innovations realise democratic goods. Two case studies of area committees in the Netherlands
Abstract:
Participatory planning is becoming increasingly integral to governance.
Numerous planning innovations are developed which aim to increase
democratic legitimacy and improve decision making. This paper critically
reflects on a typical Dutch innovation: the area committee. Based on two
individual case studies, we investigate whether area committees realise
democratic legitimacy in existing planning practices. Analytically, we
focus on four democratic goods: inclusiveness, popular control, considered
judgement and transparency. Based on the interdependencies between area
committees and government structures we discuss the potential and dilemmas
for the area committee to contribute to the democratic legitimacy of
environmental policy and rural development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 997-1014
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.905460
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Author-Name: Marta Horta de Sousa Verg�lio
Author-X-Name-First: Marta Horta de Sousa
Author-X-Name-Last: Verg�lio
Author-Name: Helena Maria Greg�rio Pina Calado
Author-X-Name-First: Helena Maria Greg�rio Pina
Author-X-Name-Last: Calado
Title: The concept of the Portuguese National Ecological Reserve: constraints and impossibilities in the Azores Archipelago
Abstract:
The biophysical features of small islands (SI) distinguish them from other
territories; isolation, small size and several anthropogenic pressures
reduce the resilience of ecosystems and increase their vulnerability to
global changes. Many SI have a shortage of infrastructures, institutions
and technical/financial resources that hinder planning and require
different integrated solutions. In Portugal, the National Ecological
Reserve (NER) is legally binding for spatial planning instruments. It aims
to defend natural values and areas of ecological value, or sensibility, or
susceptible to natural hazards. However, the criteria for the design of
NER are strictly set for mainland territory, not taking into account
specific features of small islands. A case study of the Azores Archipelago
is used to demonstrate that spatial planning instruments should be adapted
to island contexts. Such adaptation will increase the effectiveness of
their implementation in relation to the protection of natural resources,
stability of biophysical structures and prevention of natural hazards.
Observing the main differences between mainland and the Azores Archipelago
it is possible to define a methodological transposition of the NER aims
and goals into an island context. This approach is an answer to the
constraints in effective adaptation of spatial planning instruments for
islands.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1015-1033
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.907134
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Author-Name: Jeroen van der Heijden
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Heijden
Title: Regulatory failures, split-incentives, conflicting interests and a vicious circle of blame: the New Environmental Governance to the rescue?
Abstract:
This paper addresses a current trend of New Environmental Governance
(NEG). It examines whether NEG is able to overcome a series of complex
regulatory barriers and market shortfalls that stand in the way of carbon
emissions reductions in the building sector. Building on an evaluation of
20 NEG arrangements from Australia and the Netherlands, it discusses the
limits of the effective implementation and use of NEG in this sector. The
paper concludes by suggesting three strategies to improve the performance
of NEG arrangements in the building sector.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1034-1057
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.907135
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Author-Name: Erik Hysing
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Hysing
Author-Name: Lotta Fr�ndberg
Author-X-Name-First: Lotta
Author-X-Name-Last: Fr�ndberg
Author-Name: Bertil Vilhelmson
Author-X-Name-First: Bertil
Author-X-Name-Last: Vilhelmson
Title: Compromising sustainable mobility? The case of the Gothenburg congestion tax
Abstract:
Congestion charging is widely considered an effective policy measure to
regulate and reduce car traffic demand and associated environmental and
health problems in cities. However, introducing restrictive measures to
constrain individual choice and behaviour for the common good has often
proven difficult. Using a specific case, the Gothenburg congestion tax
introduced in 2013, we study the policy process behind the introduction of
the tax and assess to what extent green values were compromised along the
way. The tax was made possible by co-financing infrastructure investments,
including roads, which seemingly contradicts stated goals of reducing car
traffic and emissions. We show how the tax was 'muddled through' in a
top-down political compromise by a grand coalition where different
interests could legitimate their support in relation to the achievement of
partially conflicting objectives and projects. However, to declare the
regulatory goals fully neutralised would be to underestimate the scheme's
direct environmental effects and restrictive potential. Finding a
compromise with powerful political and economic interests was necessary to
get it off the ground. Once launched, however, it can over time regain its
restrictive properties and lead to more profound long-term effects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1058-1075
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.912615
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Author-Name: Susana Batel
Author-X-Name-First: Susana
Author-X-Name-Last: Batel
Author-Name: Patrick Devine-Wright
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Devine-Wright
Title: A critical and empirical analysis of the national-local 'gap' in public responses to large-scale energy infrastructures
Abstract:
A national-local 'gap' is often used as the starting point for analyses of
public responses to large scale energy infrastructures. We critique three
assumptions found in that literature: the public's positive attitudes,
without further examining other type of perceptions at a national level;
that local perceptions are best examined through a siting rather than
place-based approach; that a gap exists between national and local
responses, despite a non-correspondence in how these are examined. Survey
research conducted at national and local levels about electricity
transmission lines in the UK confirm these criticisms. Results do not
support a gap between national and local levels; instead, both differences
and similarities were found. Results show the value of adopting a
place-based approach and the role of surveys to inform policy making are
discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1076-1095
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.914020
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Author-Name: Lisa Ernoul
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Ernoul
Author-Name: Nicolas Beck
Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas
Author-X-Name-Last: Beck
Author-Name: Damien Cohez
Author-X-Name-First: Damien
Author-X-Name-Last: Cohez
Author-Name: Christian Perennou
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Perennou
Author-Name: Marc Thibault
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Thibault
Author-Name: Loic Willm
Author-X-Name-First: Loic
Author-X-Name-Last: Willm
Author-Name: Brigitte Poulin
Author-X-Name-First: Brigitte
Author-X-Name-Last: Poulin
Title: Trends in management plans and guides: 25 years of experience from Southern France
Abstract:
This study analysed 14 management plans and guidelines from a 25-year
period to understand trends in conservation planning. A Rosetta Stone
Analysis was used for the systematic comparison of plans and guidelines.
Management plans incorporated management philosophies, management
scenarios, opportunities for infrastructure, and plans for data collection
by 2000. As of 2010, they incorporated ecosystem services, stakeholders'
objectives and methods for storing and analysing data. The results
demonstrate the complex nature of management plans, with an important
workload for site managers. Recommendations for future planning include
adjustments in planning timeframes and a better identification of
conservation targets from initial stages.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1096-1112
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.914021
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Author-Name: Yaobin Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yaobin
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Lu Dai
Author-X-Name-First: Lu
Author-X-Name-Last: Dai
Author-Name: Huanhuan Xiong
Author-X-Name-First: Huanhuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiong
Title: Simulation of urban expansion patterns by integrating auto-logistic regression, Markov chain and cellular automata models
Abstract:
This research analyses urban expansion patterns and their eco-risks in the
Poyang Lake region in China. A hybrid model consisting of auto-logistic
regression, Markov chain and cellular automata (CA) is designed to improve
the performance of the standard logistic regression model. An eco-risk
assessment (ERA) index by integrating landscape fragmentation index and
area weighted eco-service value index is established to promote the
effectiveness for dynamically evaluating the environment and eco-security
in watersheds. Scenario predictions are introduced to better understand
the relationship between urban dynamics and their eco-risks. Three urban
development scenarios such as historical development trend (HDT),
environment protection priority (EPP) and goal-oriented restriction (GOR)
are designed and transplanted into the CA model through the parameter
self-modification method. The quantitative analysis results showed that in
the period of the past five years, the urban growth primarily concentrated
in the metropolitans. The simulations show that under the HDT scenario the
urban growth will mainly emerge in the metropolitans, while under the EPP
and GOR scenarios the urban growth will expand along with the
metropolitans or the road networks and highways, respectively. Moreover,
the ERA demonstrated that the GOR scenario was more effective in meeting
the goal of environment protection and urban sustainable development for
the study area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1113-1136
Issue: 6
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.916612
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Author-Name: Julia Leventon
Author-X-Name-First: Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Leventon
Title: Explaining implementation deficits through multi-level governance in the EU's new member states: EU limits for arsenic in drinking water in Hungary
Abstract:
This paper uses a multi-level governance lens to explore a case of
non-compliance with EU legislation in Hungary and expands historical
institutionalist explanations of EU laggards. Despite adopting the
European Union's (EU's) limit of 10 ppb arsenic in drinking water, parts
of Hungary do not comply. To explain this deficit, the paper examines the
match between discourse incorporated into policy and held by policy actors
in Hungary. Multiple points of mismatch are found that influence
implementation because of governance structures, adding specificity to
explanations of 'goodness of fit' between EU and national policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1137-1153
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.916611
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Author-Name: Wuyang Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Wuyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Ping Qing
Author-X-Name-First: Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Qing
Author-Name: Jerrod Penn
Author-X-Name-First: Jerrod
Author-X-Name-Last: Penn
Author-Name: Marie Pelton
Author-X-Name-First: Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelton
Author-Name: Angelos Pagoulatos
Author-X-Name-First: Angelos
Author-X-Name-Last: Pagoulatos
Title: Rider preferences and economic values for equestrian trails
Abstract:
Recreational horseback riding is an important, but less studied, component
of human interaction with the natural environment and often occurs
alongside other outdoor recreational activities. Using choice experiment
data collected from a survey conducted in Kentucky, this study assesses
rider preferences and economic values associated with various equestrian
trail attributes for daylong horseback riding trips in rural trail
systems. Results indicate that while individuals have different opinions,
trail attributes such as length of trail, scenic views, and travel
distance from home all have significant economic implications. In
addition, riders prefer trails that are restricted for horse riding only.
Willingness to pay estimates of all attributes increase substantially when
the travel cost to reach the trail is also considered. Policy implications
on maintaining current and creating new trails in a multi-user setting are
given, such as the opportunities for separating horseback riders from
other users while still providing other beneficial attributes like options
for longer trails and scenic views to all groups.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1154-1172
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.918027
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Author-Name: Teresa Fid�lis
Author-X-Name-First: Teresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Fid�lis
Author-Name: Teresa Carvalho
Author-X-Name-First: Teresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho
Title: Estuary planning and management: the case of Vouga Estuary (Ria de Aveiro), Portugal
Abstract:
Estuarine areas often concentrate complex and conflicting sets of natural,
economic and social resources and activities with multiple challenges to
planning and management approaches as well as to governance practices.
Using a set of integration factors depicted from the literature review,
the paper analyzes the main features of the new set of the Portuguese
estuary types of plans and assesses their potential added value, while
focusing the analysis on the estuary of the Vouga River (Ria de Aveiro).
The results are twofold. On the one side, their uniqueness, by treating
the estuary as a planning unit, integrating the water resources and the
land use planning systems and by establishing mandatory rules for the
estuary uses, embodies relevant potential for reducing boundary tensions
and to improve integrative approaches. On the other side, while at the
level of plan content the contribution of the Portuguese Estuary Land Use
and Management Plans (<italic>Planos de Ordenamento de Estu�rio</italic>)
legislation brings strong new prospects for integration, at the level of
planning process and implementation, further efforts should be undertaken.
Their added value, especially in complex institutional and societal
estuarine contexts, such as the Ria de Aveiro, strongly depends on more
robust participation schemes through which knowledge, institutions, aims
and measures are articulated in a collective vision and shared governance
process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1173-1195
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.918874
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Author-Name: Silvia Serrao-Neumann
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Serrao-Neumann
Author-Name: Ben Harman
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Harman
Author-Name: Anne Leitch
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Leitch
Author-Name: Darryl Low Choy
Author-X-Name-First: Darryl
Author-X-Name-Last: Low Choy
Title: Public engagement and climate adaptation: insights from three local governments in Australia
Abstract:
Public participation in decision making is a central component of the
planning process; however, implementing effective engagement initiatives
to resolve complex planning and policy problems, such as climate change,
is challenging for planners. These challenges are particularly acute in
coastal communities throughout Australia, where many settlements are at
risk of future climate perturbations. Using the International Association
for Public Participation framework for public participation, we analyse
three local government led public participation initiatives in New South
Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. Our analysis suggests there are
three critical factors that can influence the level of public
participation in the context of climate change adaptation: the
technocratic approach to decision making; absent high order government
support; and the lack of evaluation mechanisms for public participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1196-1216
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.920306
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Author-Name: Navid Hossaini
Author-X-Name-First: Navid
Author-X-Name-Last: Hossaini
Author-Name: Bahareh Reza
Author-X-Name-First: Bahareh
Author-X-Name-Last: Reza
Author-Name: Sharmin Akhtar
Author-X-Name-First: Sharmin
Author-X-Name-Last: Akhtar
Author-Name: Rehan Sadiq
Author-X-Name-First: Rehan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sadiq
Author-Name: Kasun Hewage
Author-X-Name-First: Kasun
Author-X-Name-Last: Hewage
Title: AHP based life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework: a case study of six storey wood frame and concrete frame buildings in Vancouver
Abstract:
Construction and building industry is in dire need for developing
sustainability assessment frameworks that can evaluate and integrate
related environmental and socioeconomic impacts. This paper discusses an
analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based sustainability evaluation framework
for mid-rise residential buildings based on a broad range of environmental
and socioeconomic criteria. A <italic>cradle to grave</italic> life cycle
assessment technique was applied to identify, classify, and assess triple
bottom line (TBL) sustainability performance indicators of buildings.
Then, the AHP was applied to aggregate the impacts into a unified
sustainability index. The framework is demonstrated through a case study
to investigate two six storey structural systems (i.e. concrete and wood)
in Vancouver, Canada. The results of this paper show that the
environmental performance of a building in Canada, even in regions with
milder weather such as Vancouver, is highly dependent on service life
energy, rather than structural materials.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1217-1241
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.920704
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Author-Name: Salla Eilola
Author-X-Name-First: Salla
Author-X-Name-Last: Eilola
Author-Name: Nora Fagerholm
Author-X-Name-First: Nora
Author-X-Name-Last: Fagerholm
Author-Name: Sanna M�ki
Author-X-Name-First: Sanna
Author-X-Name-Last: M�ki
Author-Name: Miza Khamis
Author-X-Name-First: Miza
Author-X-Name-Last: Khamis
Author-Name: Niina K�yhk�
Author-X-Name-First: Niina
Author-X-Name-Last: K�yhk�
Title: Realization of participation and spatiality in participatory forest management - a policy-practice analysis from Zanzibar, Tanzania
Abstract:
The efforts in sustainable natural resource management have given rise to
decentralization of forest governance in the developing world with hopes
for better solutions and effective implementation. In this paper, we
examine how spatially sensitive participation is realized from policy to
practice in the process of establishing participatory forest management in
Zanzibar, Tanzania. Our policy-practice analysis shows that the policies
in Zanzibar strongly support decentralization and local level
participation has in practice been realized. However, the policy does not
emphasize participatory process design nor address the possibilities of
using spatial information and technologies to ensure wider participation.
Thus, the practices fall short in innovativeness of using site-sensitive
information with available technologies. Reflecting the Zanzibari
Community Forest Management Agreements (CoFMA) context with examples of
participatory use of spatial information and technologies in other parts
of the world, we discuss ways to improve the Zanzibari CoFMA process
towards increased participation, communication, local sense of ownership
and more sustainable land management decisions, and argue for the future
implementation of CoFMA as a spatially sensitive participatory process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1242-1269
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.921142
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Author-Name: Katherine Shields
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Shields
Author-Name: Andrew Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Chris Burke
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Burke
Title: Toward an improved ecosystem based management approach: incorporating catchment characteristics into better management and planning of the Great Barrier Reef marine ecosystem
Abstract:
Discharge from the Great Barrier Reef Catchment (GBRC) is considered the
second most serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Utilising
principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA), this
research aimed to assess the variability and co-variation of 28 water
basins (WBs) within the GBRC, in order to improve the institutional
arrangements and regulation of water quality and increase collaboration
horizontally between management organisations, and vertically between
government tiers. Water basin variability was measured by nine variables:
size (ha), population, agricultural land use (ha), number of major water
storages, major rivers and major towns, total nitrogen exported (T/yr),
total phosphorus exported (T/yr) and herbicide use (ha). The Fitzroy WB,
with PC scores of 7.0081, 2.2897 and - 1.6504, was identified as the most
dissimilar and therefore needing to be managed differently. Many WBs
within the same regions were very dissimilar to each other, indicating
that current management practices, based largely on geographic location,
are unlikely to be the most efficient and effective. Instead, managing
groups of WBs with similar geo-political properties (determined by the CA)
could be more effective and efficient. Coordination and collaboration are
key to successful ecosystem based management, therefore managing similar
WBs together through inter-NRM (natural resource management) agreements,
irrespective of their geographical location, facilitates management bodies
building strong, cooperative working relationships.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1270-1290
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.921143
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Author-Name: L.J. Bracken
Author-X-Name-First: L.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bracken
Author-Name: H.A. Bulkeley
Author-X-Name-First: H.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bulkeley
Author-Name: G. Whitman
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitman
Title: Transdisciplinary research: understanding the stakeholder perspective
Abstract:
It is accepted that the effective uptake of academic research into policy
and practice requires the active involvement of stakeholders. However,
understanding participation from the perspectives of stakeholders remains
poorly understood. We show that non-academic participants bring multiple
knowledges and expertises vital to research. We demonstrate that
flexibility in terms of how research is framed, conducted and in the
meaning of what constitutes "success" is crucial. We argue that research
needs to move towards co-produced transdisciplinary research. In doing so,
research can be more representative of stakeholder interests and
knowledges, and also make important contributions to academic impact.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1291-1308
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.921596
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Author-Name: Angel Lu�s Lucendo-Monedero
Author-X-Name-First: Angel Lu�s
Author-X-Name-Last: Lucendo-Monedero
Author-Name: Rosa Jord�-Borrell
Author-X-Name-First: Rosa
Author-X-Name-Last: Jord�-Borrell
Author-Name: Francisca Ruiz-Rodr�guez
Author-X-Name-First: Francisca
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruiz-Rodr�guez
Title: Predictive model for areas with illegal landfills using logistic regression
Abstract:
The existence of illegal landfills is an environmental problem in most
countries. However, research on this issue is scarce and limited by the
availability and quality of data on the subject. Thus, most illegal
landfill studies have only been conducted in a partial manner, focusing on
geographical aspects or the causes of these landfills (lack of
environmental awareness, inadequate waste management systems, and the role
of local government). This research analyses a sample of 120 possible
areas with illegal landfills in Andalusia using logistic regression in
order to obtain a predictive model for the occurrence of these landfills,
including both types of variables (geographical and behavioural) jointly.
The results confirm that the variables that most influence the occurrence
of illegal landfills are spatial ("Industrial Land", "Plains" and "Rural
Land"); whilst the variables that most reduce the likelihood of illegal
landfills are those related to certain characteristics of the municipal
waste management system and environmental awareness, such as "Availability
of Recycling Facilities", "Punitive Policies", "Supervision" and
"Awareness-raising Campaigns". The model obtained shows that variables of
very different nature and magnitude interact in the occurrence of illegal
landfills, each of which contributes a series of features characteristic
of its scale. It is advisable, therefore, to perform an analysis using a
multi-scale approach in order to gain an overall understanding of the
phenomenon.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1309-1326
Issue: 7
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.993751
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Author-Name: Kristina Ek
Author-X-Name-First: Kristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Ek
Author-Name: Simon Matti
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Matti
Title: Valuing the local impacts of a large scale wind power establishment in northern Sweden: public and private preferences toward economic, environmental and sociocultural values
Abstract:
This paper estimates public and private preferences towards economic,
environmental and sociocultural values associated with a planned
large-scale onshore wind-power development in northern Sweden, and
analyses the most important determinants of the individual's Willingness
to Pay (WTP) for reducing the negative impact associated with the
establishment. Sociocultural effects were deemed the most important in the
private sample, whereas new job opportunities are valued most highly in
the public sample. We further find that ascription to moral and social
norms together with individuals’ perceptions related to general and
institutional trust constitutes significant determinants of WTP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1327-1345
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.922936
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Author-Name: Laura McCann
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: McCann
Author-Name: Haluk Gedikoglu
Author-X-Name-First: Haluk
Author-X-Name-Last: Gedikoglu
Author-Name: Bob Broz
Author-X-Name-First: Bob
Author-X-Name-Last: Broz
Author-Name: John Lory
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Lory
Author-Name: Ray Massey
Author-X-Name-First: Ray
Author-X-Name-Last: Massey
Title: Effects of observability and complexity on farmers’ adoption of environmental practices
Abstract:
The ability of both regulators and farmers themselves to monitor the
impact of environmental practices may be an issue with nonpoint source
pollution. Effects that can be perceived via direct sensory evidence
provide information at low cost. Results from a survey of livestock
farmers suggest that a practice that has more obvious effects on water
quality, manure application setbacks, is more likely to be adopted than a
more complicated one with less visible effects, manure testing.
Farmers’ perceptions of the profitability of the two practices were
similar. The importance of observability and complexity has implications
for educational programs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1346-1362
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.924911
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Author-Name: Sarah A. Mason
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mason
Author-Name: Jenna Dixon
Author-X-Name-First: Jenna
Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon
Author-Name: Faith Mambulu
Author-X-Name-First: Faith
Author-X-Name-Last: Mambulu
Author-Name: Andrea Rishworth
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Rishworth
Author-Name: Paul Mkandawire
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Mkandawire
Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Title: Management challenges of urban biosolids: narratives around facility siting in rural Ontario
Abstract:
The emerging challenge of managing increasing volumes of urban sewage has
resulted in municipalities pursuing sustainable ways to manage urban
biosolids and their by-products. Using content analysis of public debates,
and situating the debate within science, policy and facility siting
literature, this study examines claims and counterclaims relating to the
siting of a biosolid processing facility in rural Ontario. The equivocal
evidence on the health and environmental effects of biosolids resulted in
a heated “expert versus lay” debate. The study critically
evaluates the importance of trust and the shifting role of scientific
evidence in politicised settings, while making relevant policy
recommendations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1363-1383
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.925853
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Author-Name: Sebastiano Cullotta
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastiano
Author-X-Name-Last: Cullotta
Author-Name: Andrej Bončina
Author-X-Name-First: Andrej
Author-X-Name-Last: Bončina
Author-Name: Sonia M. Carvalho-Ribeiro
Author-X-Name-First: Sonia M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho-Ribeiro
Author-Name: Christophe Chauvin
Author-X-Name-First: Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Chauvin
Author-Name: Christine Farcy
Author-X-Name-First: Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Farcy
Author-Name: Mikko Kurttila
Author-X-Name-First: Mikko
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurttila
Author-Name: Federico G. Maetzke
Author-X-Name-First: Federico G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Maetzke
Title: Forest planning across Europe: the spatial scale, tools, andinter-sectoral integration in land-use planning
Abstract:
New approaches to forest planning are needed to support the transition of
European forests to sustainable management. The aim of this study is to
review forest planning systems already in place throughout Europe by
exploring a set of case-study countries reflecting the main silvicultural
schools of Western Europe, including Belgium, Finland, France, Italy,
Portugal, and Slovenia.A literature review and case-study data were used
to assess the scale factors (vertical logic) as well as the relationships
between forest planning and other environmental/land-use planning sectors
(horizontal logic). The influence of EU policy on the development of
forest planning is also discussed. As assessed using the vertical logic,
the multi-scale and multi-topic planning approaches adopted in the
countries studied here are highly heterogeneous. The horizontal logic
shows that despite the importance of an inter-sectoral and harmonic
relational framework between forest planning and the planning efforts of
other sectors such as landscape and urban planning, the various plans are
barely consistent with each other across the European countries studied
here. Although interest is growing in the multi-functionality of forests,
their sustainable management calls for the development of better
integrated planning approaches across Europe.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1384-1411
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.927754
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Author-Name: Louise Eriksson
Author-X-Name-First: Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Eriksson
Author-Name: Annika Nordlund
Author-X-Name-First: Annika
Author-X-Name-Last: Nordlund
Author-Name: Tilman Schenk
Author-X-Name-First: Tilman
Author-X-Name-Last: Schenk
Author-Name: Kerstin Westin
Author-X-Name-First: Kerstin
Author-X-Name-Last: Westin
Title: A study of forest values and management attitudes in the general public in Germany and Sweden: does context matter?
Abstract:
Based on the reasoning that contextual variations are important for
understanding differences in forest cognitions, this study examined forest
values and management attitudes in the general public in Germany
(<italic>n</italic> = 1135) and Sweden (<italic>n</italic> = 1311) by
means of a questionnaire. Results indicated that the public in both
countries emphasised similar forest values, and the overall pattern was
comparable for different types of forest, although certain differences
based on forest type and country were evident. For example, the German
public was more ecologically oriented, whereas the Swedish public was more
production oriented in its forest values and management attitudes.
Furthermore, ecological and various anthropocentric forest values were
perceived to be quite compatible, with the Swedish respondents perceiving
this to a greater extent than the German. The overall cognitive structure
of forest values and management attitudes was similar in both countries,
although differences were revealed, particularly regarding attitudes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1412-1431
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.930344
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Author-Name: Andrew Macintosh
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Macintosh
Author-Name: Anita Foerster
Author-X-Name-First: Anita
Author-X-Name-Last: Foerster
Author-Name: Jan McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Title: Policy design, spatial planning and climate change adaptation: a case study from Australia
Abstract:
There are gaps in the existing climate change adaptation literature
concerning the design of spatial planning instruments and the relationship
between policy instruments and the sociopolitical barriers to adaptation
reform. To help address this gap, this article presents a typology of
spatial planning instruments for adaptation and analyses the pattern of
instrument choice in Australian planning processes in order to shed light
on contextual factors that can impede adaptation. The analysis highlights
how policy design can amplify the barriers to adaptation by arranging
policy actors in ways inimical to reform and stripping decision makers of
the instruments necessary to make and sustain desired policy changes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1432-1453
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.930706
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Author-Name: Matteo Vizzarri
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Vizzarri
Author-Name: Ugo Chiavetta
Author-X-Name-First: Ugo
Author-X-Name-Last: Chiavetta
Author-Name: Giovanni Santopuoli
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Santopuoli
Author-Name: Daniela Tonti
Author-X-Name-First: Daniela
Author-X-Name-Last: Tonti
Author-Name: Marco Marchetti
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Marchetti
Title: Mapping forest ecosystem functions for landscape planning in a mountain Natura2000 site, Central Italy<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn0001"/>
Abstract:
In last decades, numerous efforts have been carried out by the scientific
community to assess the multifunctional role of forests in supporting the
forest decision-making processes. Recently developed in Italy, the Forest
Landscape Management Planning seems to be the most suitable tool to
maintain the sustainability balance between forests and local populations.
This research identifies and maps different forest ecosystem functions in
a mountain Natura2000 Network site by performing a spatial estimation of
forest inventory parameters, and implementing a multi-criteria and
multi-level approach. Final results on mapping of forest functions show
acceptable values of classification accuracy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1454-1478
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.931276
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Author-Name: Miguel Ángel Tobarra-González
Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Ángel
Author-X-Name-Last: Tobarra-González
Title: A new recoding method for treating protest responses in contingent valuation studies using travel cost data
Abstract:
In this paper, it is proposed one method to recode protest responses
applicable to the simple dichotomous format valuation question made to
visitors to natural environment in contingent valuation studies. Those
respondents that give a protest response but have a travel cost greater
than the bid proposed in the valuation question are recoded as an
affirmative answer to the proposed payment. The economic justification
lies in the minimum willingness to pay for enjoying the environment that
travel cost reveals, while valuation question tries to obtain information
about respondent maximum willingness to pay. Recoding allows to recover
information and to improve estimates, accuracy. It also avoids
computational complexity associated with sample selection models used to
avoid biases derived from excluding protest responses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1479-1489
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.932275
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Author-Name: Judith Westerink
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Westerink
Author-Name: Dick C.P. Melman
Author-X-Name-First: Dick C.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Melman
Author-Name: Raymond A.M. Schrijver
Author-X-Name-First: Raymond A.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schrijver
Title: Scale and self-governance in agri-environment schemes: experiences with two alternative approaches in the Netherlands
Abstract:
Agri-environment schemes in the Netherlands have been criticized for their
lack of effectiveness. Explanations were sought in the limited size of the
individual farm and in the shallowness of the measures. We distinguish
three scale problems: in the spatial dimension (from farm element to
landscape), in the management dimension (from add-on measure to farming
system) and in the governance dimension (from little to much space for
self-governance by farmers). These scale concepts are used to translate
insights from ecology and agro-economy to governance approaches. We
analyse case studies of two new approaches: an area approach with group
contracts and spatial coordination of agri-environmental measures, and a
farming system with substantial adaptations of the farming concept. Both
approaches have elements of increased self-governance and could offer
inspiration for schemes elsewhere. We propose that appropriate space for
self-governance is necessary when choosing another scale approach for
making agri-environment schemes more effective.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1490-1508
Issue: 8
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.932762
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Author-Name: Vicki Ikutegbe
Author-X-Name-First: Vicki
Author-X-Name-Last: Ikutegbe
Author-Name: Nicholas Gill
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas
Author-X-Name-Last: Gill
Author-Name: Peter Klepeis
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Klepeis
Title: Same but different: sources of natural resource management advice for lifestyle oriented rural landholders
Abstract:
Amenity migration to attractive and accessible non-metropolitan areas
changes social and environmental relations with consequences for natural
resource management and landscape composition and trajectories. Lifestyler
oriented rural landholders are often cast as a problem for land management
and extension. Managers and some researchers see them as a cause of
landscape and social fragmentation and report difficulties in engaging
such landowners on natural resource management issues and
responsibilities. In contrast, limited existing research indicates that
lifestylers do join and form networks of personal and other contacts for
advice and support in land management. We contribute to this research with
a survey of rural landholders in southeastern New South Wales (NSW). We
explicitly compare the sources of advice for land management for
lifestylers with those of farmers. We focus on the types of sources
available to rural landholders in Australian regions and their relative
importance to these two landholder groups. We find that lifestylers and
farmers are different in their sources of advice but that both prefer
personal sources rather than sources such as agencies. We reflect on the
significance of the differences for engagement with lifestyle oriented
rural landowners and for understanding landscape change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1530-1543
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.936551
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Author-Name: Juan Carlos Valdivieso
Author-X-Name-First: Juan Carlos
Author-X-Name-Last: Valdivieso
Author-Name: Paul F.J. Eagles
Author-X-Name-First: Paul F.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Eagles
Author-Name: Joan Carles Gil
Author-X-Name-First: Joan Carles
Author-X-Name-Last: Gil
Title: Efficient management capacity evaluation of tourism in protected areas
Abstract:
Despite the increasing number of protected areas around the world and
their importance in the conservation of species and ecosystems, protected
areas management capacity remains difficult to evaluate. A standard is
needed to help policy makers compare the goals with the results obtained.
This empirical research builds a tool to analyze the management efficiency
and predicts the new touristic outcomes in case of a policy change. Using
as example the state parks agencies in the USA, this paper develops a
technological frontier using data envelopment analysis based on the
Protected Areas Management Approach. After that, a prediction of the
outcomes is analyzed with a budget change for any state park agency. Data
suggest that many of them need to improve their performance to be more
efficient. Another result obtained shows how budget changes will affect
each agency's performance in different degrees and, therefore, budget
reductions should be modeled separately.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1544-1561
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.937479
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Author-Name: Emily Jane Davis
Author-X-Name-First: Emily Jane
Author-X-Name-Last: Davis
Author-Name: Lauren Gwin
Author-X-Name-First: Lauren
Author-X-Name-Last: Gwin
Author-Name: Cassandra Moseley
Author-X-Name-First: Cassandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Moseley
Author-Name: Hannah Gosnell
Author-X-Name-First: Hannah
Author-X-Name-Last: Gosnell
Author-Name: Harmony Burright
Author-X-Name-First: Harmony
Author-X-Name-Last: Burright
Title: Beer, beef, and boards: the role of intermediaries in payment for ecosystem services arrangements in northwestern Montana
Abstract:
Payments for ecosystem or ecological services (PES) are voluntary, often
market-based approaches to protecting environmental values. In the rural
United States, some landowners receive PES through government led
conservation programs, but little is known about their involvement in
market based arrangements. We analyzed three examples of market based PES
arrangements in northwestern Montana: watershed restoration and craft
brewing, niche meat production, and certified timber supplies. We find
that intermediaries were working between buyers and sellers in each case
to set conditions for transactions and undertake the mechanics of
implementation. These findings align with existing conceptualizations of
intermediaries as crucial links in PES arrangements, but also suggest that
intermediaries for market based PES arrangements are not always
facilitators or neutral nongovernmental actors; they may actually be from
the private sector and drive the process by serving as buyers. This
research contributes to stronger understanding of the possibilities for
local market based conservation in the rural West.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1562-1576
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.938803
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Author-Name: Flurina Schneider
Author-X-Name-First: Flurina
Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider
Author-Name: Mariano Bonriposi
Author-X-Name-First: Mariano
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonriposi
Author-Name: Olivier Graefe
Author-X-Name-First: Olivier
Author-X-Name-Last: Graefe
Author-Name: Karl Herweg
Author-X-Name-First: Karl
Author-X-Name-Last: Herweg
Author-Name: Christine Homewood
Author-X-Name-First: Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Homewood
Author-Name: Matthias Huss
Author-X-Name-First: Matthias
Author-X-Name-Last: Huss
Author-Name: Martina Kauzlaric
Author-X-Name-First: Martina
Author-X-Name-Last: Kauzlaric
Author-Name: Hanspeter Liniger
Author-X-Name-First: Hanspeter
Author-X-Name-Last: Liniger
Author-Name: Emmanuel Rey
Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Rey
Author-Name: Emmanuel Reynard
Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Reynard
Author-Name: Stephan Rist
Author-X-Name-First: Stephan
Author-X-Name-Last: Rist
Author-Name: Bruno Sch�dler
Author-X-Name-First: Bruno
Author-X-Name-Last: Sch�dler
Author-Name: Rolf Weingartner
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Weingartner
Title: Assessing the sustainability of water governance systems: the sustainability wheel
Abstract:
We present and test a conceptual and methodological approach for
interdisciplinary sustainability assessments of water governance systems
based on what we call the sustainability wheel. The approach combines
transparent identification of sustainability principles, their regional
contextualization through sub-principles (indicators), and the scoring of
these indicators through deliberative dialogue within an interdisciplinary
team of researchers, taking into account their various qualitative and
quantitative research results. The approach was applied to a
sustainability assessment of a complex water governance system in the
Swiss Alps. We conclude that the applied approach is advantageous for
structuring complex and heterogeneous knowledge, gaining a holistic and
comprehensive perspective on water sustainability, and communicating this
perspective to stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1577-1600
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
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Author-Name: T.H. Morrison
Author-X-Name-First: T.H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison
Author-Name: Marcus B. Lane
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lane
Author-Name: Michael Hibbard
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Hibbard
Title: Planning, governance and rural futures in Australia and the USA: revisiting the case for rural regional planning
Abstract:
Rural regions in post-industrial countries confront significant new
challenges, particularly in relation to climate, biodiversity,
unconventional resource development and energy. Yet at a time when the
contours of these challenges are still being sketched, and preliminary,
planned interventions undertaken, the practice of rural planning finds
itself at a low ebb. We examine two 'critical cases', one each from
Australia and the USA, to explore the issues and options for capacity of
rural regional planning to surmount these new challenges. Our examination
indicates the urgent need for a renewed discourse on rural regional
planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1601-1616
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.940514
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Author-Name: Andy S. Choi
Author-X-Name-First: Andy S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Choi
Title: An experimental study to explore WTP for aviation carbon offsets: the impact of a carbon tax on the voluntary action
Abstract:
As Australia recently introduced a mandatory carbon price, this paper
provides a rare perspective of how such institutional changes influence
consumer preferences for voluntary climate action. When examined using
three contingent valuation questions, the results show that the compliance
mechanism induces a substantial reduction in the number of air travellers
who are willing to pay extra for voluntary carbon offsets and in the
payment amount, although the crowding-out effect is incomplete. A
disproportionately larger welfare benefit is attached to the carbon
offsets for a domestic flight than its international counterpart. Overall
empirical findings advocate the continued role of voluntary programmes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1617-1634
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.940515
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Author-Name: Jan Anne Annema
Author-X-Name-First: Jan Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Annema
Author-Name: Carl Koopmans
Author-X-Name-First: Carl
Author-X-Name-Last: Koopmans
Title: The practice of valuing the environment in cost-benefit analyses in transport and spatial projects
Abstract:
Scientific debates on environmental impacts in cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
focus on methodological questions. The literature, however, contains very
little information on the influence of these debates on CBAs made in
spatial planning practice. In this paper, this gap is filled by a
qualitative analysis of 67 CBAs made in the Netherlands between 2000 and
2011. From the literature on environmental valuation, we derive criteria
to evaluate the quality of CBA practice, such as completeness and the
inclusion of uncertainties. The analysis shows that in many cases relevant
environmental effects are omitted or not monetised. Moreover,
non-monetised effects are often not included in CBA conclusions. If
impacts are monetised, the methods used are frequently not very
sophisticated. The consequences of assumptions are often not communicated,
for example, where high discount rates make long-term effects seem
unimportant. In this research we identify four main points for good
practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1635-1648
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.941975
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Author-Name: Dewan Ahsan
Author-X-Name-First: Dewan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahsan
Author-Name: Urs Steiner Brandt
Author-X-Name-First: Urs Steiner
Author-X-Name-Last: Brandt
Title: Climate change and coastal aquaculture farmers' risk perceptions: experiences from Bangladesh and Denmark
Abstract:
This paper addresses the issue of risk perception in relation to climate
change threats, comparison of risk perceptions in two different regions,
and derives general results of what affect peoples' level of risk
perceptions. Revelation of individual risk perception is essential for
local acceptance and cooperation. We do this by a comparative study with
Bangladesh shrimp farmers and Danish mussel farmers. Since these people
live on the edge of subsistence, already small changes in the climate will
affect them significantly. Farmers in both developed and developing
economies are concerned about global climate change but there are
significant differences in farmers' perceptions of the causes of global
climate change in developed and developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1649-1665
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.942414
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Author-Name: Anastasia L. Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Mark D.A. Rounsevell
Author-X-Name-First: Mark D.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rounsevell
Author-Name: Claire Haggett
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Haggett
Author-Name: Ronald M. Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Ronald M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Recentralisation through regionalisation in the implementation of Rural Development Policy in Scotland
Abstract:
In environmental policy, good governance is pertinent when inclusive
decision making is recurrently associated with effective outcomes. This
paper explores the European Union's good governance principles and the
extent to which these have been adopted in the Rural Development Policy in
Scotland. For the programme period 2007-2013 Scotland's Rural Priorities
scheme has moved towards decentralisation by introducing regional
decision-making committees. This study assesses the impact of this scheme
on multi-level stakeholder relationships and the implications on policy
outcomes. To do so, the study adopts a mixed method approach, applying a
stakeholder mapping technique, to quantify perceptions of influence and
interest and triangulate with data from in-depth semi-structured
interviews. Results indicate that the attempts to widen decision making
has resulted in a number of stakeholders perceiving themselves as less
empowered. This analytical approach can provide the baseline against which
governance improvements can be measured in the formulation of future
policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1666-1689
Issue: 9
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.942726
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Author-Name: Magalie Bassan
Author-X-Name-First: Magalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Bassan
Author-Name: Doulaye Kon�
Author-X-Name-First: Doulaye
Author-X-Name-Last: Kon�
Author-Name: Mbaye Mb�gu�r�
Author-X-Name-First: Mbaye
Author-X-Name-Last: Mb�gu�r�
Author-Name: Christof Holliger
Author-X-Name-First: Christof
Author-X-Name-Last: Holliger
Author-Name: Linda Strande
Author-X-Name-First: Linda
Author-X-Name-Last: Strande
Title: Success and failure assessment methodology for wastewater and faecal sludge treatment projects in low-income countries
Abstract:
Many factors influence success and failure of large-scale faecal sludge
and wastewater treatment projects in low-income countries. Benchmarking
indicators and multicriteria analysis were adapted to define key
institutional, technical and financial factors, to analyse their
interrelations, and understand priorities to consider when planning and
managing treatment plants. For the first time, these methods have been
combined in a quantitative manner to assess planned and on-going treatment
plant projects. This new methodology will aid sanitation utilities,
private consultants, and funding institutions to prioritise activities and
organise the operation of treatment plants.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1690-1710
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.943343
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Author-Name: Michelle Berquist
Author-X-Name-First: Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Berquist
Author-Name: Amrita Daniere
Author-X-Name-First: Amrita
Author-X-Name-Last: Daniere
Author-Name: Lisa Drummond
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Drummond
Title: Planning for global environmental change in Bangkok's informal settlements
Abstract:
Government agencies in cities across Asia recognise that municipalities
must take steps to adapt to projected climate changes if people and places
are to be kept above water. This paper focuses on planning for climate
change in Bangkok because it ranks among the top 10 port cities vulnerable
to climate change related flooding. It is also understood that the most
devastating impacts of climate change will be suffered by the city's most
vulnerable residents: the poor. Not only do impoverished people occupy
physically vulnerable space, such as riverbanks, but they are also the
least equipped to recover from the disruption of their livelihoods.Several
scholars have identified "institutional traps" that prevent the Thai
government from successfully aiding poor and marginalised flood victims in
the past. These include poor coordination, lack of monitoring and
evaluation, rigidity, crisis management and elite capture. Lebel, Manuta,
and Garden (2011, 56) pose the crucial question: "How have individuals -
from local community leaders through to national level politicians and
bureaucrats - successfully influenced policy and programmes to avoid
institutional traps and improve adaptive capacities to climate change?"In
this paper, we begin to address this question through examining emergent
methods of "community based adaptation" and reviewing case studies of
adaptation action from other vulnerable communities in the Global South.
These lessons - such as overcoming institutional rigidity and avoiding
elite capture - are important for Bangkok and other cities in the Global
South that face many different challenges by global environmental change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1711-1730
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.945995
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Author-Name: Jaap G. Rozema
Author-X-Name-First: Jaap G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rozema
Title: The influence of institutional design on local environmental interest representation in the national polity
Abstract:
This article investigates structural and informal institutional design
variables to account for civil society actors' views on the political
representation of local environmental interests in the national polity. It
does so by linking literature on institutional design and place-based
environmental advocacy to a case of large scale infrastructure development
in the national interest. The case study concerns the proposal for a
national high speed rail network ("HS2") in the United Kingdom, which is
heavily opposed locally based on its expected adverse impacts. Through
fieldwork research on protest against HS2 in an area of high landscape
value, it has been found that local actors perceived specific institutions
to structurally under-represent interests associated with environmental
conservation, compounded further by an informal style of doing politics.
The paper recommends that the environmental management and planning
literature turns to institutional explanations to make insightful the
dynamics of defending the local interest in the national sphere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1731-1748
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.946479
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Author-Name: Manoj Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Manoj
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Name: Robin Curry
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Curry
Author-Name: Geraint Ellis
Author-X-Name-First: Geraint
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellis
Title: Spatial allocation of material flow analysis in residential developments: a case study of Kildare County, Ireland
Abstract:
Studies of urban metabolism provide important insights for environmental
management of cities, but are not widely used in planning practice due to
a mismatch of data scale and coverage. This paper introduces the Spatial
Allocation of Material Flow Analysis (SAMFA) model as a potential decision
support tool aimed as a contribution to overcome some of these
difficulties and describes its pilot use at the county level in the
Republic of Ireland. The results suggest that SAMFA is capable of
identifying hotspots of higher material and energy use to support targeted
planning initiatives, while its ability to visualise different policy
scenarios supports more effective multi-stakeholder engagement. The paper
evaluates this pilot use and sets out how this model can act as an
analytical platform for the industrial ecology-spatial planning nexus.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1749-1769
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.951115
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Author-Name: Edward Alexander Morgan
Author-X-Name-First: Edward Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Morgan
Author-Name: Deanna Chantal Cristina Grant-Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Deanna Chantal Cristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant-Smith
Title: Tales of science and defiance: the case for co-learning and collaboration in bridging the science/emotion divide in water recycling debates
Abstract:
Although science is generally assumed to be well integrated into rational
decision-making models, it can be used to destabilise consultative
processes, particularly when emotions are involved. Water policies are
often seen as debates over technical and engineering issues, but can be
highly controversial. Recycled water proposals, in particular, can create
highly emotive conflicts. Through a case study regarding the rejection of
recycled water proposals in the south-east Queensland, Australia, we
explore the influence of science and emotions in contemporary water
planning. We highlight the dangers inherent in promoting technical water
planning issues at the expense of appropriate consideration of citizen
concerns. Combining the science-policy interface and stakeholder
engagement literatures, we advocate for collaborative decision-making
processes that accommodate emotions and value judgements. A more
collaborative stakeholder engagement model, founded on the principles of
co-learning, has the potential to broaden the decision-making base and to
promote better and more inclusive decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1770-1788
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.954691
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Author-Name: L. Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: C. Kosmas
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kosmas
Author-Name: O. Kairis
Author-X-Name-First: O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kairis
Author-Name: C. Karavitis
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Karavitis
Author-Name: S. Acikalin
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Acikalin
Author-Name: A. Belgacem
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Belgacem
Author-Name: A. Sol�-Benet
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sol�-Benet
Author-Name: M. Chaker
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chaker
Author-Name: V. Fassouli
Author-X-Name-First: V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fassouli
Author-Name: C. Gokceoglu
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gokceoglu
Author-Name: H. Gungor
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gungor
Author-Name: R. Hessel
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hessel
Author-Name: H. Khatteli
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Khatteli
Author-Name: A. Kounalaki
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kounalaki
Author-Name: A. Laouina
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Laouina
Author-Name: F. Ocakoglu
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ocakoglu
Author-Name: M. Ouessar
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ouessar
Author-Name: C. Ritsema
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritsema
Author-Name: M. Sghaier
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sghaier
Author-Name: H. Sonmez
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sonmez
Author-Name: H. Taamallah
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Taamallah
Author-Name: L. Tezcan
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tezcan
Author-Name: J. de Vente
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vente
Title: Unveiling soil degradation and desertification risk in the Mediterranean basin: a data mining analysis of the relationships between biophysical and socioeconomic factors in agro-forest landscapes
Abstract:
Soil degradation and desertification processes in the Mediterranean basin
reflect the interplay between environmental and socioeconomic drivers. An
approach to evaluate comparatively the multiple relationships between
biophysical variables and socioeconomic factors is illustrated in the
present study using the data collected from 586 field sites located in
five Mediterranean areas (Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia and Morocco). A
total of 47 variables were chosen to illustrate land-use, farm
characteristics, population pressure, tourism development, rainfall
regime, water availability, soil properties and vegetation cover, among
others. A data mining approach incorporating non-parametric inference,
principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering was developed to
identify candidate syndromes of soil degradation and desertification risk.
While field sites in the same study area showed a substantial similarity,
the multivariate relationship among variables diverged among study areas.
Data mining techniques proved to be a practical tool to identify spatial
determinants of soil degradation and desertification risk. Our findings
identify the contrasting spatial patterns for biophysical and
socioeconomic variables, in turn associated with different responses to
land degradation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1789-1803
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.958609
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Author-Name: Shehu Usman Adam
Author-X-Name-First: Shehu Usman
Author-X-Name-Last: Adam
Author-Name: Mad Nasir Shamsudin
Author-X-Name-First: Mad Nasir
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamsudin
Author-Name: Shaufique F. Sidique
Author-X-Name-First: Shaufique F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sidique
Author-Name: Khalid Abdul Rahim
Author-X-Name-First: Khalid Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahim
Author-Name: Alias Radam
Author-X-Name-First: Alias
Author-X-Name-Last: Radam
Title: Determinants of privatized solid waste management service provision in Lagos
Abstract:
The growing popularity of privatized solid waste management service in
least developed countries warrants an exploration of factors that are
likely to impact on its sustainability. This study takes integrated solid
waste management approach by analyzing relevant issues on both market
sides. We use a three step theme development sequence to analyze the data
obtained on service providers through library research, observations and
interviews. This was followed by an opinion survey on the demand side to
elicit households' support for service improvement. Findings show that
source-separation issues, government enforcement, market segmentation,
financial issues and waste disposal issues are key factors influencing
improved service provision. Meanwhile, on the demand side, we found that
households are willing to support proposed regulatory improvement in
service provision. Thus, we suggest industrial stakeholders to consider
the aforementioned supply side issues in designing future service
improvements that will take advantage of existing demand side feasibility.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1804-1826
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.962126
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Author-Name: Maria Helena Guimarães
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Helena
Author-X-Name-Last: Guimarães
Author-Name: Annie McKee
Author-X-Name-First: Annie
Author-X-Name-Last: McKee
Author-Name: Maria Lu�sa Lima
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Lu�sa
Author-X-Name-Last: Lima
Author-Name: Lia Vasconcelos
Author-X-Name-First: Lia
Author-X-Name-Last: Vasconcelos
Author-Name: Tomasz Boski
Author-X-Name-First: Tomasz
Author-X-Name-Last: Boski
Author-Name: Tomaz Dentinho
Author-X-Name-First: Tomaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Dentinho
Title: Putting transdisciplinarity into practice: a mixed mode procedure for stakeholder participation in natural resource management
Abstract:
The definition of management actions in natural resource management
requires the integration of all types of knowledge involved. An
appropriate approach for such a challenge is the ideal of
transdisciplinarity. A transdisciplinary process can be considered
"consultative" when knowledge is simply gathered and collated, or
"participatory" when knowledge integration is undertaken collectively. In
this paper, we present a mixed mode procedure (i.e., using interviews,
questionnaires, and group discussions) that empirically demonstrates the
difference between consultative and participatory transdisciplinary
processes. The mixed mode procedure is used for identifying the most
relevant problems occurring in the coastal system of Praia da Vit�ria bay,
Azores, Portugal. This mixed mode procedure is likely to be useful for
other studies, because the results highlight the need to promote
face-to-face interaction at the earliest opportunity, and because it
allows an understanding to be gained of social learning processes, the
influence of power, and participant behaviour during interaction with
others.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1827-1852
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.964850
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Author-Name: Thomas B. Long
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Long
Author-Name: William Young
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Name: Phil Webber
Author-X-Name-First: Phil
Author-X-Name-Last: Webber
Author-Name: Andy Gouldson
Author-X-Name-First: Andy
Author-X-Name-Last: Gouldson
Author-Name: Helen Harwatt
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Harwatt
Title: The impact of domestic energy efficiency retrofit schemes on householder attitudes and behaviours
Abstract:
Retrofitting existing housing stock to improve energy efficiency is often
required to meet climate mitigation, public health and fuel poverty
targets. Increasing uptake and effectiveness of retrofit schemes requires
understanding of their impacts on householder attitudes and behaviours.
This paper reports results of a survey of 500 Kirklees householders in the
UK, where the Kirklees Warm Zone scheme took place. This was a local
government led city scale domestic retrofit programme that installed
energy efficiency measures at no charge in over 50,000 houses. The results
highlight key design features of the scheme, socio-economic and
attitudinal factors that affected take-up of energy efficiency measures
and impacts on behaviour and energy use after adoption. The results
emphasise the role that positive feedback plays in reinforcing
pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours of participants and in
addressing concerns of non-participants. Our findings have implications
for the design and operation of future domestic energy efficiency retrofit
schemes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1853-1876
Issue: 10
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.965299
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Author-Name: Nicole Gurran
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole
Author-X-Name-Last: Gurran
Author-Name: Catherine Gilbert
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilbert
Author-Name: Peter Phibbs
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Phibbs
Title: Sustainable development control? Zoning and land use regulations for urban form, biodiversity conservation and green design in Australia
Abstract:
This paper examines how Australian land use plans incorporate provisions
for sustainable urban form, design, biodiversity conservation, and climate
change. Despite the long-standing sustainability objectives in state
policy frameworks, a survey of 291 comprehensive plans finds
implementation within local instruments is far from universal. Differences
in patterns of policy adoption, as well as potential explanations for
these differences, including geographical location, patterns of
residential growth, the socio-economic composition of local communities,
political forces, and policy evolution over time, are explored. Overall,
areas experiencing more intensive growth tend to have newer plans, which
in turn, contain more sustainability provisions, suggesting a responsive
rather than repressive relationship between development pressures and
regulatory development control.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1877-1902
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.967386
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Author-Name: Michael Mitchell
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell
Author-Name: Michael Lockwood
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Lockwood
Author-Name: Susan A. Moore
Author-X-Name-First: Susan A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Moore
Author-Name: Sarah Clement
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Clement
Title: Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation
Abstract:
Addressing environmental problems requires sophisticated approaches to
complexity and uncertainty. Conceptual models are increasingly used to
improve understanding of complex system interactions. However, cursory
treatment of governance limits their analytical potential. This study
included governance considerations in a social-ecological system model of
biodiversity conservation in the Tasmanian Midlands (Australia).
Effectiveness of engagement processes and conservation programme longevity
were identified as critical governance influences. The conceptual
representation of this system enabled exploration of how governance
influences interact with social drivers (e.g. landholder engagement in
conservation practices) to modify the effect of biophysical drivers (e.g.
land use) on biodiversity outcomes. Such a methodology provides essential
information for identifying and guiding governance related points of
intervention.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1903-1922
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.967387
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Author-Name: Adriana X. Sanchez
Author-X-Name-First: Adriana X.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez
Author-Name: Liisa M. Lehtiranta
Author-X-Name-First: Liisa M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehtiranta
Author-Name: Keith D. Hampson
Author-X-Name-First: Keith D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hampson
Title: Use of contract models to improve environmental outcomes in transport infrastructure construction
Abstract:
The type of contract model may have a significant influence on achieving
project objectives, including environmental and climate change goals. This
research investigates non-standard contract models impacting greenhouse
gas emissions (GHG) in transport infrastructure construction in Australia.
The research is based on the analysis of two case studies: an Early
Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract and a Design and Construct (D&C)
contract with GHG reduction requirements embedded in the contractor
selection. Main findings support the use of ECIs for better integrating
decisions made during the planning phase with the construction activities,
and improve environmental outcomes while achieving financial and time
savings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1923-1943
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.969832
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Author-Name: Bernd Klauer
Author-X-Name-First: Bernd
Author-X-Name-Last: Klauer
Author-Name: Johannes Schiller
Author-X-Name-First: Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Schiller
Author-Name: Frauke Bathe
Author-X-Name-First: Frauke
Author-X-Name-Last: Bathe
Title: Concept for cost effective improvement of river morphology in the context of the European Water Framework Directive
Abstract:
The EU Water Framework Directive calls for cost effective measures to
achieve a "good status" in all European ground, surface and coastal
waters. Besides eutrophication, the degradation of hydromorphology is the
main reason for failing this objective. In this paper, we conceptualise
the interactive decision support process BAS<italic>IN</italic>FORM-M for
finding proper locations for river restoration. The concept combines the
recently proposed "stepping stone approach" from aquatic ecology with
elements from cost effectiveness analysis, multi-criteria analysis and
participatory approaches. BAS<italic>IN</italic>FORM-M exemplifies a shift
away from the isolated restoration of single river reaches towards a
consideration of functional relationships within river networks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1944-1960
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.969833
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Author-Name: Ward Lyles
Author-X-Name-First: Ward
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyles
Title: Using social network analysis to examine planner involvement in environmentally oriented planning processes led by non-planning professions
Abstract:
Broad stakeholder involvement cannot be assumed in all environmental
planning and management processes that have critical land use dimensions.
This paper illustrates how concepts and techniques from social network
analysis (SNA) can be used to examine and better understand the roles of
one type of stakeholders, planners, in environmentally oriented planning
and management processes led by other professions. Two cases of natural
hazard mitigation planning led by emergency managers illustrate the
usefulness of three SNA concepts of network structural characteristics in
understanding how differences in planner involvement may influence
incorporation of land use approaches in local natural hazard mitigation
plans aimed at reducing long term risks from natural hazards.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1961-1987
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973478
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Author-Name: Mark R. Stevens
Author-X-Name-First: Mark R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stevens
Author-Name: Jessica Shoubridge
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Shoubridge
Title: Municipal hazard mitigation planning: a comparison of plans in British Columbia and the United States
Abstract:
This paper examines the extent to which 20 municipalities in the Greater
Vancouver region of British Columbia have included provisions in their
community plans for reducing natural hazard risk and vulnerability.
Findings show that the plans are generally lacking in hazard related
factual information, goals, and policies, and in mechanisms to promote
plan implementation. The plans also do not compare favorably to municipal
hazard mitigation plans in the United States. The authors provide
recommendations for provincial/state and municipal governments with
respect to improving the quality of municipal plans and their capacity to
enhance public safety.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1988-2014
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973479
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Author-Name: Monica Gruezmacher
Author-X-Name-First: Monica
Author-X-Name-Last: Gruezmacher
Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Title: The evolution of socio-ecological systems: changing palm species management in the Colombian Amazon as an indicator of ecological and institutional change
Abstract:
We investigate natural resource governance in three indigenous communities
in the Colombian Amazon. We base our analysis on an evolutionary
governance model in which governance dimensions emerge as relevant through
time. The less accessible of the communities represents earlier steps in
governance evolution, while the more physically accessible is more
integrated into the western scene. We observe how increased physical
accessibility in a community brings in western governance models which
hybridize with more traditional ones, influencing the couplings between
the social and ecological systems. We zoom in on changing management of
three commonly used palm species and illustrate how detailed studies of
natural resource management contribute to understanding governance
evolution. By comparing governance evolutions we were able to gain
insights and improve our understanding on how natural resource management
changes in communities transiting into western ways of living. In doing so
we recognized points of rigidity and flexibility which might influence the
social ecological systems capacity to adapt to changing conditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2015-2036
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973480
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Author-Name: Lucia Filova
Author-X-Name-First: Lucia
Author-X-Name-Last: Filova
Author-Name: Jiri Vojar
Author-X-Name-First: Jiri
Author-X-Name-Last: Vojar
Author-Name: Kamila Svobodova
Author-X-Name-First: Kamila
Author-X-Name-Last: Svobodova
Author-Name: Petr Sklenicka
Author-X-Name-First: Petr
Author-X-Name-Last: Sklenicka
Title: The effect of landscape type and landscape elements on public visual preferences: ways to use knowledge in the context of landscape planning
Abstract:
This study deals with an assessment of the visual quality of landscapes,
and specifically with the perception of selected elements in the
landscape. The aim of the study was to find out how particular elements
are perceived in various landscape types, whether this perception is
affected by the landscape type in which the elements are placed, and to
what extent the respondents' characteristics affect the assessment. The
study was carried out with a sample of respondents of various ages,
educational levels and types of employment. The respondents came from
Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The preferences of the respondents were
determined using an online questionnaire, in which they rated landscape
photographs on a 21 point rating scale with a range from - 10 to +10
points. Using generalised linear mixed effect models, it was found that
the perception of an element is most affected by the landscape type, since
the same element was assessed differently according to the landscape in
which it was situated. The results confirmed that selected elements which
do not disturb the harmony of the landscape are generally positively
perceived, and the selected elements of a technical character are
generally negatively perceived. Among the characteristics of the
respondents, only gender and the respondent's current place of residence
have an effect on their visual preferences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2037-2055
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973481
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Author-Name: Georg Philipp Mueller
Author-X-Name-First: Georg Philipp
Author-X-Name-Last: Mueller
Author-Name: Anna M. Hersperger
Author-X-Name-First: Anna M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hersperger
Title: Implementing comprehensive plans: indicators for a task-sheet based performance evaluation process
Abstract:
Evaluation in spatial planning aims to raise effectiveness of plans as
well as efficiency in planning processes. Given that research regarding
evaluation of performance and especially plan implementation is sparse,
this study presents a minimal set of indicators for a task-sheet based
performance evaluation approach for Swiss cantonal comprehensive plans.
Thematic task-sheets are a promising characteristic of cantonal
comprehensive plans. They translate the comprehensive planning strategy
into concrete evaluable tasks. The presented indicators allow assessing
procedural efficiency of coordination and implementation of planning tasks
(performance). We argue that if task-sheets comply with certain plan
quality characteristics, a task-sheet based performance evaluation
approach can support the effectiveness of plans and promote the objectives
of the planning strategy. We point out plan content and characteristics
necessary for effective execution of our approach. As a result, our
findings can serve as a framework for designing evaluation processes for
comprehensive planning documents beyond Switzerland.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2056-2081
Issue: 11
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973482
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Author-Name: Davide Viaggi
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Viaggi
Title: Editorial
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2082-2087
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1084832
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Author-Name: Marianne Lefebvre
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Lefebvre
Author-Name: Maria Espinosa
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Espinosa
Author-Name: Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Author-X-Name-First: Sergio
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomez y Paloma
Author-Name: Maria Luisa Paracchini
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Luisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Paracchini
Author-Name: Annette Piorr
Author-X-Name-First: Annette
Author-X-Name-Last: Piorr
Author-Name: Ingo Zasada
Author-X-Name-First: Ingo
Author-X-Name-Last: Zasada
Title: Agricultural landscapes as multi-scale public good and the role of the Common Agricultural Policy
Abstract:
During the last 50 years, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has
impacted the evolution of European agricultural landscapes by driving
changes in land use and farming practices. We propose a typology
characterising the scales relevant for agricultural landscapes management
and argue that action is required on three scales: (1) a landscape
oriented management at the farm level; (2) the coordination of land
managers' actions at the landscape level; and (3) the conservation of the
diversity of agricultural landscapes in the EU. We provide evidence that
until now the CAP has mainly focused on the first scale. We also
illustrate how agricultural policy could encourage coordinated actions at
the landscape- and EU-scales. In particular, we propose policy instruments
to coordinate actions of individual land owners (e.g. collective bonus in
agro-environmental contracts or support to environmental cooperatives
(scale 2)). We also analyse how the recognition and transposition of the
European Landscape Convention could promote trans-frontier landscape
cooperation in order, not only to conserve high-quality rural landscapes,
but also to ensure the conservation of the diversity of EU landscapes
(scale 3). This paper provides a knowledge base to support an integrated
CAP design in the direction of improved landscape management, as an
important component of the EU project towards more sustainable
agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2088-2112
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.891975
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Author-Name: A.J. Villanueva
Author-X-Name-First: A.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Villanueva
Author-Name: S. Targetti
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Targetti
Author-Name: L. Schaller
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schaller
Author-Name: M. Arriaza
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Arriaza
Author-Name: J. Kantelhardt
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kantelhardt
Author-Name: M. Rodriguez-Entrena
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez-Entrena
Author-Name: V. Bossi-Fedrigotti
Author-X-Name-First: V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bossi-Fedrigotti
Author-Name: D. Viaggi
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Viaggi
Title: Assessing the role of economic actors in the production of private and public goods in three EU agricultural landscapes
Abstract:
The study analyses the contribution of relevant economic actors to the
provision of private and public goods in agricultural landscapes. A method
consisting of a multi-sectoral perspective and an integrated approach
based on the analytic network process (ANP) and the use of selected local
stakeholders is applied. The usefulness of the method is demonstrated in
three European case studies in Austria, Italy and Spain. The results show
that agriculture and tourism are the sectors that contribute the most and
the least, respectively, to the provision of goods and services in
agricultural landscapes. Moreover, the results underscore that policy
instruments towards such provision need to be targeted differently in
different areas and must take into account the different roles of the
local actors involved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2113-2136
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.1001022
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Author-Name: Rosa Manrique
Author-X-Name-First: Rosa
Author-X-Name-Last: Manrique
Author-Name: Davide Viaggi
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Viaggi
Author-Name: Meri Raggi
Author-X-Name-First: Meri
Author-X-Name-Last: Raggi
Title: A Bayesian network highlighting the linkages between landscape structure and the local economy: the case of agritourism in lowland areas of Northern Italy
Abstract:
Linking landscapes to socio-economic benefits necessarily requires
considering the usability of landscape structure. To do so, however,
depends on the interaction between users and producers of
landscape-related services. We illustrate this interaction with a Bayesian
Belief Network (BBN) in a case study analysing the connection between
residents' perceptions of landscape structure and agritourism restaurants
in the eastern lowlands of Ferrara (Italy). We use estimates of prior and
conditional probabilities from a mix of different data: land use, survey
data, regional statistics, and expert judgements to show the likely
effects of the landscape structure on the local economy by using
intermediate forms of services (i.e. second-order services). The
second-order service is highly influenced by the agritourism density and
by the frequency with which customers dine at agritourism restaurants and
less by landscape attractiveness, confirming the importance of the supply
and demand of second-order services in the provision of landscape-related
services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2137-2158
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1059738
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Author-Name: Matteo Zavalloni
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Zavalloni
Author-Name: Meri Raggi
Author-X-Name-First: Meri
Author-X-Name-Last: Raggi
Author-Name: Stefano Targetti
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Targetti
Author-Name: Davide Viaggi
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Viaggi
Title: Agricultural policies and the emergence of voluntary landscape enhancement efforts: an exploratory analysis of rural tourism using an agent-based model
Abstract:
Conservation and enhancement of ecosystem services have become a priority
of rural policies. Feedback loops from rural policies on ecosystem service
supply have often been highlighted in the literature, but only vaguely
investigated. In this paper, we model feedback loops from rural policies
through an agent-based model, and we analyse whether feedback loops can
indirectly create a system in which voluntarily landscape enhancement
emerges from the interactions between farmers and rural tourists. The
results suggest that, in certain conditions, feedback loops from policies
can be a relevant element to take into account, but that greater attention
to the ecosystem service demand is required.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2159-2175
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1033515
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Author-Name: Valeria Di Cosmo
Author-X-Name-First: Valeria
Author-X-Name-Last: Di Cosmo
Author-Name: Marie Hyland
Author-X-Name-First: Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Hyland
Title: Decomposing patterns of emission intensity in the EU and China: how much does trade matter?
Abstract:
We use data from the World Input-Output Database to examine channels
through which CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are embodied within, and imported
into, the European production in 2005 and in 2009. We use an input-output
price model to simulate the effect that a rise in the price of emissions
trading system (ETS) allowances would have on the final price of goods. We
find a reduction in emission intensity, which was greatest in those
sectors regulated under ETS. Finally we examine the trade between China
and the EU to study possible increases in carbon leakage. Results show
that emissions embodied in imported intermediate goods have increased in
all sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2176-2192
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973936
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Author-Name: Anna Bohman
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Bohman
Author-Name: Tina-Simone Neset
Author-X-Name-First: Tina-Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Neset
Author-Name: Tomasz Opach
Author-X-Name-First: Tomasz
Author-X-Name-Last: Opach
Author-Name: Jan Ketil R�d
Author-X-Name-First: Jan Ketil
Author-X-Name-Last: R�d
Title: Decision support for adaptive action - assessing the potential of geographic visualization
Abstract:
This study explores the role of geographic visualization for supporting
the implementation of climate change adaptation. Interviews and group
discussions with planners and decision makers indicate that geographic
visualization bears primary potential for communicative purposes. In order
to respond to analytical needs a high level of interactivity including the
exploration of background data and the ability to link the tools with own
databases were some of the key requirements made by the participants. The
study concludes that more than better climate predictions, awareness and
involvement may be precisely what is needed to narrow the implementation
gap in climate change adaptation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2193-2211
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973937
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Author-Name: Catherine J. Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: Rosalind H. Bark
Author-X-Name-First: Rosalind H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bark
Author-Name: Dustin Garrick
Author-X-Name-First: Dustin
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrick
Author-Name: Carmel A. Pollino
Author-X-Name-First: Carmel A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pollino
Title: Sustaining local values through river basin governance: community-based initiatives in Australia's Murray-Darling basin
Abstract:
Australia's Murray-Darling basin (MDB) water plan is an ambitious attempt
to balance ecological, social and economic benefits, where a key aspect of
the reform process has been recovery of water for environmental use. This
paper focuses on a set of initiatives established by a local
non-governmental organisation and an Indigenous community designed to
engage with local values and priorities and incorporate them into this
complex river basin governance system. Contrary to expectations that local
and basin-scale interests and outcomes will diverge, the case studies
reveal the ability for local groups to collaboratively manage both land
and water resources to achieve locally important outcomes, and contribute
to basin-scale outcomes. The analysis also highlights a progressive style
of community-based environmental management for water management that
utilises multiple institutional arrangements and planning pathways to
protect the values that are important to local communities, and to nest
those values within the broader effort to sustainably manage the basin's
water resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2212-2227
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.976699
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Author-Name: Narayan Dhital
Author-X-Name-First: Narayan
Author-X-Name-Last: Dhital
Author-Name: Fr�d�ric Raulier
Author-X-Name-First: Fr�d�ric
Author-X-Name-Last: Raulier
Author-Name: Pierre Y. Bernier
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bernier
Author-Name: Marie-Pierre Lapointe-Garant
Author-X-Name-First: Marie-Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Lapointe-Garant
Author-Name: Frank Berninger
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Berninger
Author-Name: Yves Bergeron
Author-X-Name-First: Yves
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergeron
Title: Adaptation potential of ecosystem-based management to climate change in the eastern Canadian boreal forest
Abstract:
Ecosystem-based management (EBM) of forests is gaining acceptance for its
focus on the maintenance of the long-term integrity of ecosystem
processes, but climate change challenges this view because of its impacts
on these very processes. We have therefore evaluated the robustness of EBM
to projected climate change, considering the role of climate on forest
growth and fire regime in a boreal forest of eastern Canada. A climate
sensitive growth index model was calibrated for three commercial species
and used to project the evolution of merchantable volume for two climate
scenarios (B1 and A2) under conventional and EBM strategies. Current burn
rate and burn rates under future climate scenarios were also considered.
Under the most extreme projected climate scenario, the periodic timber
supply could be reduced by up to 79% through direct (growth reduction) and
indirect (fire) effects. However, ecological indicators show that EBM is a
more robust forest management strategy than conventional one demonstrating
its adaptation potential to climate change at least in the short term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2228-2249
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.978079
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Author-Name: Joseph D. Daron
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Daron
Author-Name: Darryl R. Colenbrander
Author-X-Name-First: Darryl R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Colenbrander
Title: A critical investigation of evaluation matrices to inform coastal adaptation and planning decisions at the local scale
Abstract:
Local governments are under pressure to tackle an increasing spectrum of
complex contemporary problems, such as climate change, while ensuring
multiple stakeholder interests are incorporated into decision processes.
Multi-criteria decision tools can assist, but challenges remain in
creating an enabling environment for incorporating and balancing different
stakeholder perspectives. Here, we draw on interview data and a
sensitivity analysis to investigate the use of an evaluation matrix to
guide local coastal adaptation decision-making in South Africa. We adopt a
participatory action research framework and find that decision-making is
influenced by individual, departmental and institutional values that are
not adequately captured in the matrix approach. Our study reveals the
compromise between achieving broad stakeholder representation and
utilising technical expertise, and that altering matrix assumptions can
imply different decision outcomes. Suggestions are made to improve
multi-criteria decision approaches to better facilitate integrated coastal
management in responding to local coastal adaptation challenges.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2250-2270
Issue: 12
Volume: 58
Year: 2015
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.978938
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Author-Name: M. Wing Goodale
Author-X-Name-First: M. Wing
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodale
Author-Name: Anita Milman
Author-X-Name-First: Anita
Author-X-Name-Last: Milman
Title: Cumulative adverse effects of offshore wind energy development on wildlife
Abstract:
Offshore wind energy development (OWED) is being pursued as a critical
component in achieving a low-carbon energy economy. While the potential
generating capacity is high, the cumulative effects of expansion of OWED
on wildlife remain unclear. Since environmental regulations in many
countries require analysis of the cumulative adverse effects (CAE) during
permitting processes, this paper reviews the state of knowledge on CAE of
OWED on wildlife. We synthesize ecological research on the effects of OWED
on wildlife; delineate a framework for determining the scope of CAE
assessments; describe approaches to avoiding, minimizing and compensating
for CAE; and discuss critical uncertainties.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.973483
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Author-Name: Choong-Ki Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Choong-Ki
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Tae-Kyun Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Tae-Kyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: James W. Mjelde
Author-X-Name-First: James W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mjelde
Title: Comparison of preservation values between Internet and interview survey modes: the case of Dokdo, South Korea
Abstract:
With the increase in employment of Internet surveys, there is a need to
address how this survey mode affects inferences. Internet and interview
modes are compared in estimating the preservation value of Dokdo, South
Korea. Estimates of willingness to pay in the Internet survey are smaller
than those in the interview survey. This may be attributable to the
interview respondents being conscious of the presence of the interviewers,
given the social importance of Dokdo to Koreans. Internet surveys may be
effective in reducing overestimation of the willingness to pay in
situations where potential social desirability is present.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 22-43
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.980900
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Author-Name: John Rice
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Rice
Author-Name: Nigel Martin
Author-X-Name-First: Nigel
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin
Title: Influencing climate change regulations: examining responses from large-scale firms
Abstract:
Recent climate change projections and a push towards a universal agreement
on carbon emission reductions suggest that firms will need to respond to
future regulatory changes. This paper employs an influencing strategies
lens to examine how large-scale firms might respond to future climate
change regulations. The study uses a structured qualitative methodology to
explore and explicate the strategic responses from 21 international firms
to the proposed emissions trading scheme outlined in Australia's Garnaut
Climate Change Review. The results of the analysis show that firms can use
pre-emptive influencing strategies in attempts to shape and mould
regulatory design parameters, secure high levels of transitional economic
support, and shift the balance of public policies and expenditure.
Complementary defensive strategies may also target policy makers and
regulators with some of the potential negative consequences of the new
regulations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 44-61
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.983220
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Author-Name: George Halkos
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Halkos
Author-Name: George Papageorgiou
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Papageorgiou
Title: Spatial environmental efficiency indicators in regional waste generation: a nonparametric approach
Abstract:
This paper computes and analyses, for the first time, environmental
efficiencies in waste generation of 116 European regions in NUTS 2 level
in five European countries over the period of 2008-2010. For this reason,
different data envelopment analysis (DEA) model formulations are used for
modeling the pollutant in the form of waste generation as a regular output
and as a regular input. In the latter case, we also use the notion of
eco-efficiency. The empirical findings reveal environmental inefficiencies
among the regions, indicating the lack of a uniform regional environmental
policy among the European countries. This finding is observed not only for
regions between different countries but also among the regions within
countries, implying the need for implementation of unified appropriate
municipal environmental policies in waste management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 62-78
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.983592
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Author-Name: Helen L. Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Helen L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Darren G. Bos
Author-X-Name-First: Darren G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bos
Author-Name: Christopher J. Walsh
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh
Author-Name: Tim D. Fletcher
Author-X-Name-First: Tim D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fletcher
Author-Name: Sharyn RossRakesh
Author-X-Name-First: Sharyn
Author-X-Name-Last: RossRakesh
Title: More than money: how multiple factors influence householder participation in at-source stormwater management
Abstract:
Urban stormwater run-off is a threat to stream ecosystems. New approaches
to stormwater management aim to protect urban streams from such impacts,
by retaining, treating and using stormwater at its source. As up to
∼50% of runoff from urban surfaces comes from private property,
fostering stormwater retention requires effective householder engagement.
We evaluated householder participation in the Little Stringybark Creek
project, a stormwater retrofit programme aimed at waterway protection,
using qualitative enquiry through formal and informal interviews to
identify factors that influenced participation. Participation was governed
by multiple factors, with financial incentives and personal co-benefits of
tanks primary motivators, while process complexity and distrust were
primary barriers. Results suggest an approach combining education to
encourage review of subjective norms and attitudes, with incentives to
mitigate behavioural controls can transform public behaviour towards
sustainable stormwater management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 79-97
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.984017
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Author-Name: Philip G. King
Author-X-Name-First: Philip G.
Author-X-Name-Last: King
Author-Name: Aaron R. McGregor
Author-X-Name-First: Aaron R.
Author-X-Name-Last: McGregor
Author-Name: Justin D. Whittet
Author-X-Name-First: Justin D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Whittet
Title: Can California coastal managers plan for sea-level rise in a cost-effective way?
Abstract:
This paper examines five representative sites on the California coast to
illustrate a cost-effective methodology using tools and data that local
decision makers can apply to analyse the economics of sea level rise (SLR)
adaptation. We estimate the costs/benefits of selected responses (e.g. no
action, nourishment, seawalls) to future flooding and erosion risks
exacerbated by SLR. We estimate the economic value of changes to
public/private property, recreational and habitat value, and beach related
spending/tax revenues. Our findings indicate that the costs of SLR are
significant but uneven across communities, and there is no single best
strategy for adaptation. For example, Los Angeles's Venice Beach could
lose $450 million in tourism revenue by 2100 with a 1.4 m SLR
scenario while San Francisco's Ocean Beach would lose $80 million, but the
impacts to structures could total nearly $560 million at Ocean Beach
compared to $50 million at Venice Beach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 98-119
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.985291
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Author-Name: Marianthi V. Podimata
Author-X-Name-First: Marianthi V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Podimata
Author-Name: Panayotis C. Yannopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Panayotis C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yannopoulos
Title: A conceptual approach to model sand-gravel extraction from rivers based on a game theory perspective
Abstract:
Sand-gravel mining is a significant parameter of economic development and
social welfare function in modern societies. As demand for aggregate
increases in construction industry, conflicts for the availability of the
resource and environmental impacts become more intense. The present paper
describes the contested <italic>status quo</italic> in riverbed
sand-gravel mining activities with an example from Greece, as a case
study. The scope is to propose a methodology about good governance of the
mining sector that promotes a sustainable sharing of aggregate resource by
securing environment and safekeeping revenues in the mining trade market.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 120-141
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.991381
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Author-Name: Begzod M. Djalilov
Author-X-Name-First: Begzod M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Djalilov
Author-Name: Asia Khamzina
Author-X-Name-First: Asia
Author-X-Name-Last: Khamzina
Author-Name: Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Katharina
Author-X-Name-Last: Hornidge
Author-Name: John P. A. Lamers
Author-X-Name-First: John P. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lamers
Title: Exploring constraints and incentives for the adoption of agroforestry practices on degraded cropland in Uzbekistan
Abstract:
Agroforestry is often an economically viable land-use option for the
environmental rehabilitation of salinized cropping areas in irrigated
drylands, but afforestation initiative at the farm level is subject to
various socio-political constraints. We analyzed the factors that affect
farmer decisions with respect to the agroforestry adoption using an
<italic>ex ante</italic> approach through Ethnographic Decision Tree
Modeling (EDTM). Constraints on agroforestry adoption were identified via
a review of legal documents, focus-group discussions, and a farm survey in
northwest Uzbekistan. The findings highlighted the importance of farmer
perceptions of risk with respect to decision making surrounding the
adoption of alternative land uses. The EDTM analysis allowed determining
those policy incentives for afforestation that could directly influence
the decision-making process of potential participants. In particular,
there is a need for increased land-use flexibility, improved land tenure
and tree plantation proprietorship security, increased awareness raising
and training in agroforestry practices, and greater institutional support.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 142-162
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.996283
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Author-Name: Getahun Woldemariam
Author-X-Name-First: Getahun
Author-X-Name-Last: Woldemariam
Author-Name: Aseffa Seyoum
Author-X-Name-First: Aseffa
Author-X-Name-Last: Seyoum
Author-Name: Mengistu Ketema
Author-X-Name-First: Mengistu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ketema
Title: Residents' willingness to pay for improved liquid waste treatment in urban Ethiopia: results of choice experiment in Addis Ababa
Abstract:
This paper discusses residents' willingness to pay (WTP) for improved
liquid waste treatment in Addis Ababa based on data collected in 2011
using random parameter logit model. Findings indicate that respondents are
willing to contribute for improved liquid waste treatment with higher
quantity and quality. Their mean WTP for the medium improvement scenario
is found to be 15.53 ETB (0.93 USD) per month. The compensation surplus
tends to increase from the status quo to the alternative scenarios with
aggressive improvement. Finally, the paper concludes by indicating the
socioeconomic difference across households, and sub-cities need to be
considered in designing environmental protection plans for the city.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 163-181
Issue: 1
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.996284
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Author-Name: Alexander Wezel
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Wezel
Author-Name: Maria Zipfer
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Zipfer
Author-Name: Christine Aubry
Author-X-Name-First: Christine
Author-X-Name-Last: Aubry
Author-Name: Fabienne Barataud
Author-X-Name-First: Fabienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Barataud
Author-Name: Alois Heißenhuber
Author-X-Name-First: Alois
Author-X-Name-Last: Heißenhuber
Title: Result-oriented approaches to the management of drinking water catchments in agricultural landscapes
Abstract:
Management of water quality in drinking water catchments is of ongoing,
high importance as nitrate concentrations are often still very high. We
analysed the Augsburg catchment in Germany, a unique example where a
result-oriented approach has been implemented. We investigated the
historical evolution of the water protection programme, the
result-oriented payment contracts with farmers, and farmer satisfaction
with the contracts, based on interviews with the water utility and farmers
as well as an analysis of the literature. Today, the water protection
programme has been successfully implemented, and a significant reduction
of nitrate concentration was achieved due to the following factors: (1)
investment of non-negligible amounts of money for high compensation and
remuneration payments, (2) different contract options, (3) farmers'
participation in the negotiation process for result-oriented payment
contracts, (4) involvement of "outside" people and institutions in
negotiation processes, (5) anticipation of starting a programme when
nitrate levels were still far below legislative thresholds, and (6) a
political and legislative framework allowing direct decisions by a water
supplier.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 183-202
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.1000453
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Author-Name: Johan Graafland
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Graafland
Author-Name: Paul Hudson
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Hudson
Author-Name: Jonas Werner
Author-X-Name-First: Jonas
Author-X-Name-Last: Werner
Title: Does corporate social performance reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the macro level?
Abstract:
Corporate social performance (CSP) is assumed to have a positive impact on
macroeconomic sustainability, but empirical evidence of this impact is
absent in the literature. The objective of this paper is to investigate
the macro impacts of CSP. We first establish a conceptual framework on the
relationship between CSP at the individual business level and
sustainability at the macro level. Next, we empirically test the
relationship between (averaged) CSP scores and greenhouse gas emissions at
the macro level for 22 countries during 2004-2011. We use Granger
causality tests to check for Granger causality. The estimation results
show that CSP reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but the long-term effect
is rather modest.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 203-221
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.1001021
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Author-Name: Ali Jahani
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Jahani
Author-Name: Jahangir Feghhi
Author-X-Name-First: Jahangir
Author-X-Name-Last: Feghhi
Author-Name: Majid F. Makhdoum
Author-X-Name-First: Majid F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Makhdoum
Author-Name: Mahmoud Omid
Author-X-Name-First: Mahmoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Omid
Title: Optimized forest degradation model (OFDM): an environmental decision support system for environmental impact assessment using an artificial neural network
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is Artificial Neural Network (ANN) modeling
using ecological and associated factors with forest degradation to predict
the degradation of ecosystem, thereby enabling us to assess the
environmental impacts of forest projects as an Environmental Decision
Support System (EDSS). Results of the Multi-Layer Feed-Forward Network
(MLFN), trained for Optimized Forest Degradation Model (OFDM), indicate
that the performance of OFDM is more than other degradation models.
Changes in forest management activities with higher value in sensitivity
analysis help forest managers to decrease OFDM entity and environment
impacts. The system is an intelligent EDSS, which allows the
decision-maker to model criteria in forest degradation in order to reach
and employ the optimal allocation plan. Considering results, multi
criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approaches based on ANN, is an
encouraging and robust method for solving MCDA problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 222-244
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1005732
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Author-Name: Ole Bonnichsen
Author-X-Name-First: Ole
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnichsen
Author-Name: S�ren B�ye Olsen
Author-X-Name-First: S�ren B�ye
Author-X-Name-Last: Olsen
Title: Correcting for non-response bias in contingent valuation surveys concerning environmental non-market goods: an empirical investigation using an online panel
Abstract:
Data collection for economic valuation by using Internet surveys and
pre-recruited Internet panels can be associated with severe disadvantages.
Problems concerning sample coverage and sample representativeness can be
expected. Representation errors may occur since people can choose whether
to be part of an Internet panel and subsequently whether they wish to
participate in the survey, thereby introducing two elements of potential
self-selection. These elements may be correlated with preferences, thus
making the respondents a non-random and non-representative sample,
ultimately biasing results. This paper analyses a sample used for an
Internet contingent valuation method survey eliciting preferences for
improvements in water quality of a river. We find that some variables that
affect the survey participation decision also affect willingness-to-pay,
consequently biasing our welfare estimates. We show how adjusting
willingness-to-pay for this bias can be accomplished by using a grouped
data model incorporating a correlation parameter to account for selection.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 245-262
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1008626
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Author-Name: P.W. Jorgensen
Author-X-Name-First: P.W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jorgensen
Author-Name: D.C. Trotter
Author-X-Name-First: D.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Trotter
Author-Name: T.R. Hill
Author-X-Name-First: T.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hill
Title: Ecosystem services assessments in local municipal decision making in South Africa: justification for the use of a business-based approach
Abstract:
The ecosystem services (ES) concept is being increasingly incorporated
into environmental policy formulation and management approaches. The
Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) is a framework used to assess
the dependence and impact that a business has on ES. The success of the
corporate experience of ES assessment provides an opportunity for adaption
for local authority decision making. In this paper, the ESR tool was
adapted to the South African setting at a local government level, and
tested at two sites in the Msunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. In
testing the tool and gathering feedback from key stakeholders, it was
found that there are both opportunities and challenges to this approach.
Overall, however, it provides an opportunity for the systematic inclusion
of ES assessment into existing regulatory frameworks for land-use planning
and Integrated Environmental Management, whether in a strategic
application, at a broader spatial (municipal) scale or in a specific
locale within the municipality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 263-279
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1009626
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Author-Name: Elsa T.A. Berthet
Author-X-Name-First: Elsa T.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Berthet
Author-Name: C�cile Barnaud
Author-X-Name-First: C�cile
Author-X-Name-Last: Barnaud
Author-Name: Nathalie Girard
Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Girard
Author-Name: Julie Labatut
Author-X-Name-First: Julie
Author-X-Name-Last: Labatut
Author-Name: Guillaume Martin
Author-X-Name-First: Guillaume
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin
Title: How to foster agroecological innovations? A comparison of participatory design methods
Abstract:
Facing contemporary environmental crisis implies fostering agroecological
innovations that take into account local ecological regulations and rely
on multiple stakeholders' innovation capacities. This paper draws on two
fields of literature that remain unconnected so far: participatory
approaches and design sciences. It proposes an analysis grid to support a
reflexive analysis of cases of implementation of three participatory
design methods: ComMod (Companion Modelling for concerted management of
natural resources), Forage Rummy (simulation-based board game for
designing farming systems) and KCP (collective design workshops to foster
innovation). This analysis highlights key features of the methods in view
of agroecological innovation challenges, focusing on knowledge management
and organisation for exploration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 280-301
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
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Author-Name: Emilio Ortega
Author-X-Name-First: Emilio
Author-X-Name-Last: Ortega
Author-Name: Bel�n Mart�n
Author-X-Name-First: Bel�n
Author-X-Name-Last: Mart�n
Author-Name: Encarnaci�n Gonzalez
Author-X-Name-First: Encarnaci�n
Author-X-Name-Last: Gonzalez
Author-Name: Eduardo Moreno
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno
Title: A contribution for the evaluation of the territorial impact of transport infrastructures in the early stages of the EIA: application to the Huelva (Spain)-Faro (Portugal) rail link
Abstract:
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure should predict and
identify the major impacts of a project development that may cause
specific spatial and temporal effects. Early in the EIA, the scoping stage
provides all the relevant information on the impacts of the project
alternatives. In particular, potential effects on the territorial network
such as habitat connectivity loss and accessibility improvements should be
taken into account in the various proposed layout alternatives when
evaluating transport infrastructure projects. However, several authors
have identified deficiencies in practice. The aim of this article is to
provide a methodology for the assessment of these territorial impacts
using adequate indicators in the early stages of the EIA procedure.The
proposed method is based on a comparison of a range of alternative layouts
for a railway line linking two population centres, using indicators
calculated with geographic information systems. The methodology was
applied to a case study - the rail link between Huelva (Spain) and Faro
(Portugal) - and the high speed rail (HSR) and conventional rail were
evaluated in different layouts. The method was effective in spatially
identifying significant impacts on accessibility improvements, which
occurred closer to the cross border area. The conventional railway
alternatives have similar accessibility values to the HSR. The results
also reveal that connectivity loss is not limited to the area around the
infrastructure, but extends throughout the territory. The results are at
variance with the initiative proposed by Spanish and Portuguese transport
decision-makers, and raise the possibility of selecting a conventional
railway option. An adequate territorial evaluation methodology enables the
new action to be correctly assessed, and supplies the information required
to propose the most suitable alternative from a socio-economic and
environmental standpoint, regardless of whether this proposal was
initially included in the transport policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 302-319
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
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Author-Name: Gholamhossein Hosseininia
Author-X-Name-First: Gholamhossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Hosseininia
Author-Name: Parisa Rafiaani Khachak
Author-X-Name-First: Parisa Rafiaani
Author-X-Name-Last: Khachak
Author-Name: Mehdi Nooripoor
Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Nooripoor
Author-Name: Steven Van Passel
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Passel
Author-Name: Hossein Azadi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadi
Title: Understanding communicational behavior among rangelands' stakeholders: application of social network analysis
Abstract:
Understanding communicational behavior of rangelands' stakeholders is
fundamental for effective development of rangeland management plans. This
study aimed to understand differences between stakeholders' relations
among various actors involved in rangeland management using social network
analysis (SNA). A survey was conducted on 334 stakeholders (89 extension
agents, 110 researchers and 135 executive agents) in the Tehran province,
Iran. Results showed that all the three groups of stakeholders are
interested in making contact mainly within their own group. Furthermore,
while the executive agents have shared the strongest technical and
friendship relations with the two other groups, the extension agents
established the strongest administrative interactions. The researchers,
however, made a poor link especially with the extension agents. The study
concluded that SNA could be an efficient tool to assess communicational
behavior in rangeland management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 320-341
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1009975
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Author-Name: Stephen O'Neill
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Neill
Author-Name: Lava Prakash Yadav
Author-X-Name-First: Lava Prakash
Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav
Title: Willingness to pay towards a public good: how does a refund option affect stated values?
Abstract:
Mandatory taxes and/or voluntary contributions are commonly adopted as the
payment vehicle when eliciting willingness to pay (WTP) in environmental
valuation studies. While mandatory taxes may arouse negative feelings,
voluntary contributions may lead to strategic behaviour (over bidding) or
free riding (under bidding). In this paper, we explore an alternative
payment vehicle which avoids the draconian undertones associated with
taxes and may be more incentive compatible than a voluntary contribution -
a tax that incorporates a refund option. The template for such a payment
vehicle is the value added tax charged to tourists in Ireland, but which
can be reclaimed on exiting the country. In the context of raising public
funds to support the conservation of rural countryside landscape, a
comparison is made between the elicited WTP via a mandatory tax and that
elicited via the alternative payment method incorporating a refund option.
While we observe similar participation rates between the two payment
methods, the refund option reveals a higher stated WTP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 342-359
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1010683
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Author-Name: Thomas Hartmann
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann
Author-Name: Tejo Spit
Author-X-Name-First: Tejo
Author-X-Name-Last: Spit
Title: Implementing the European flood risk management plan
Abstract:
In response to the extreme flood events of recent decades, the European
Union has released the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), which requires the
creation of flood risk management plans. These plans do not yet exist in
practice, as water management agencies have until 2015 to put them into
action. This contribution will discuss two questions regarding the
European flood risk management plan: First, how is the new instrument
integrated into the various member states, particularly with respect to
the scenario approach? Second, how prepared are the institutions for the
collaborative planning paradigm of the flood risk management plan,
particularly with respect to the river basin districts approach? Citing
examples from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Great Britain, this
paper offers both a pessimistic and an optimistic perspective on the
implementation of the new flood risk management instrument.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 360-377
Issue: 2
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1012581
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Author-Name: Cheryl S.F. Chi
Author-X-Name-First: Cheryl S.F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chi
Author-Name: Inkeri Ruuska
Author-X-Name-First: Inkeri
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruuska
Author-Name: Jianhua Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: Environmental impact assessment of infrastructure projects: a governance perspective
Abstract:
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been promoted as an instrument
for preventive environmental management in construction projects, but its
performance in safeguarding the environment through influencing project
decision-making is questioned. This paper probes the underlying reasons
from a governance perspective as an important supplement to the regulatory
and technical perspectives. A framework, with process integration,
professional governance, and public engagement being its key components,
is proposed to analyze the governance arrangements that enable or inhibit
the effective functioning of EIA, based on which a comparative study of
three infrastructure projects in China, the United States and Finland was
conducted. The results reveal that, while the level of process integration
and public engagement of EIA determines the degree to which EIA influences
project decisions, it is the professional governance that controls the
accountability of EIA. The paper has implications on institutionally where
efforts should be directed to improve the performance of EIA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 393-413
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1013623
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Author-Name: Grace Muriuki
Author-X-Name-First: Grace
Author-X-Name-Last: Muriuki
Author-Name: Anne-Maree Dowd
Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Maree
Author-X-Name-Last: Dowd
Author-Name: Peta Ashworth
Author-X-Name-First: Peta
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashworth
Title: Urban sustainability -- a segmentation study of Greater Brisbane, Australia
Abstract:
Setting universal goals for sustainability is problematic and may hinder
the adoption of sustainable pathways as different sectors of society often
have differing opinions on not just what sustainability means for them,
but also what is of priority to them. This paper tests a set of
psychographic, behavioural, lifestyle and social identities to segment the
public on sustainability. We evaluate general knowledge, apply
social-choice tools to identify public priorities, and then apply
segmentation to reveal broad strata of community profiles around these
choices. We discuss our findings in the context of moving beyond knowledge
on sustainability and general public choices, to more nuanced messaging
and engagement that respects differences in sustainability orientations.
We suggest that by focusing on what matters most for different segments of
society, there is potential to design effective processes to engage with
people and acquire better ownership of sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 414-435
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1014958
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Author-Name: D.K. Yoon
Author-X-Name-First: D.K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoon
Author-Name: Jung Eun Kang
Author-X-Name-First: Jung Eun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kang
Author-Name: Samuel D. Brody
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brody
Title: A measurement of community disaster resilience in Korea
Abstract:
Building a community that is resilient to disasters has become one of the
main goals of disaster management. Communities that are more disaster
resilient often experience less impact from the disaster and reduced
recovery periods afterwards. This study develops a methodology for
constructing a set of indicators measuring Community Disaster Resilience
Index (CDRI) in terms of human, social, economic, environmental, and
institutional factors. In this study, the degree of community resilience
to natural disasters was measured for 229 local municipalities in Korea,
followed by an examination of the relationship between the aggregated CDRI
and disaster losses, using an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression
method and a geographically weighted regression (GWR) method. Identifying
the extent of community resilience to natural disasters would provide
emergency managers and decision-makers with strategic directions for
improving local communities' resilience to natural disasters while
reducing the negative impacts of disasters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 436-460
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1016142
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Author-Name: Heather A. Sander
Author-X-Name-First: Heather A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sander
Title: Assessing impacts on urban greenspace, waterways, and vegetation in urban planning
Abstract:
Parks, waterways, and vegetation enhance the well-being of urbanites and
thus warrant consideration in planning and policy-making. It is, however,
difficult to assess how land-use change may impact these features and how
this in turn may impact well-being. I use a case-study approach to present
a framework that combines geospatial and economic valuation techniques to
generate indicators of the effects of land-use policies that alter these
amenities on community well-being. This framework quantifies the impacts
of land-use change on urban environmental amenities in a way that could
help communities plan land use so as to maintain well-being as they
urbanise.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 461-479
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1017041
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Author-Name: Hal T. Nelson
Author-X-Name-First: Hal T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson
Author-Name: David von Hippel
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: von Hippel
Author-Name: Tom Peterson
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Peterson
Author-Name: Roman Garagulagian
Author-X-Name-First: Roman
Author-X-Name-Last: Garagulagian
Title: The Great Recession or progressive energy policies? Explaining the decline in US greenhouse gas emissions forecasts
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the causes of the 23% decline in 2030 US greenhouse
gas emissions forecasts between 2007 and 2011. Dynamic regression modeling
predicts that the Great Recession contributed to about 67% of the
2008--2009 emissions decline, but then fell to about an 18% share for the
2030 emissions forecast. An analysis of electricity generation forecasts
show that switching from coal to gas contributed only 6% to the total 2030
decline. In contrast, regulatory impact assessments and policy analysis
showed that state and federal policies were responsible for 46% of the
2030 decline in emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 480-500
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1017042
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Author-Name: Sara Kristine Gløjmar Berthou
Author-X-Name-First: Sara Kristine Gløjmar
Author-X-Name-Last: Berthou
Author-Name: Betina Vind Ebbesen
Author-X-Name-First: Betina Vind
Author-X-Name-Last: Ebbesen
Title: Local governing of climate change in Denmark: recasting citizens as consumers
Abstract:
This paper is concerned with the ways in which Danish municipalities seek
to mitigate climate change through a range of governance strategies.
Through the analysis of ten municipal climate plans using the framework of
Mitchell Dean, as well as extensive ethnographic fieldwork in two
municipalities, this paper explores how local climate change mitigation is
shaped by particular rationalities and technologies of government, and
thus seeks to illustrate how the strategies set out in the plans construe
climate change mitigation from a certain perspective, thereby rendering
some solutions more likely than others and recasting citizens as passive
consumers who are to be guided to consume in more climate-friendly ways in
the process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 501-517
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1021306
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Author-Name: Geoff Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Giovanni Quaranta
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Quaranta
Author-Name: Claire Kelly
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Kelly
Author-Name: Rosanna Salvia
Author-X-Name-First: Rosanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvia
Title: Community resilience, land degradation and endogenous lock-in effects: evidence from the Alento region, Campania, Italy
Abstract:
This study analyses social, economic and political
“lock-ins” for understanding community resilience and land
degradation. The study focuses on lock-ins from within communities, using
four case study communities in Italy affected by land degradation. The
analysis highlights the complex interrelationships between various
lock-ins, and suggests that the communities are on declining resilience
pathways that may lead to increasing difficulties in addressing land
degradation issues in future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 518-537
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1024306
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Author-Name: Beverley Clarke
Author-X-Name-First: Beverley
Author-X-Name-Last: Clarke
Author-Name: Terry Menadue
Author-X-Name-First: Terry
Author-X-Name-Last: Menadue
Title: Fit for purpose? Establishing the robustness of EIA screening systems for land-use planning using a case study from South Australia
Abstract:
Screening is a critical first stage of the environmental impact assessment
(EIA) process, vetting development proposals to determine whether or not
they require a full assessment. Inadequately executed significance tests
undermine EIA's purpose of environmental protection. There is considerable
variation across jurisdictions in terms of prescriptive and discretionary
significance tests and the criteria and thresholds within them. Of all
aspects of EIA, screening is cited as the most frequent source of actual
infringements, yet there is a dearth of research in this area. This paper
presents an empirical study from South Australia that investigates the
adequacy of its discretionary screening process. The findings suggest that
improvements are much needed toward improved consistency and transparency
of decision-making and, ultimately better environmental protection. The
paper prompts a thorough examination of significance testing elsewhere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 538-556
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1024307
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Author-Name: Jesse Abrams
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse
Author-X-Name-Last: Abrams
Author-Name: Max Nielsen-Pincus
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen-Pincus
Author-Name: Travis Paveglio
Author-X-Name-First: Travis
Author-X-Name-Last: Paveglio
Author-Name: Cassandra Moseley
Author-X-Name-First: Cassandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Moseley
Title: Community wildfire protection planning in the American West: homogeneity within diversity?
Abstract:
As large wildfires have become common across the American West, federal
policies such as the Healthy Forests Restoration Act have empowered local
communities to plan for their own wildfire protection. Here, we present an
analysis of 113 community wildfire protection plans from 10 western states
where large fires have recently occurred. These plans contain wide
diversity in terms of specific plan elements and dimensions, yet less
diversity in the paradigms underlying their fire protection approaches.
These patterns held true across both plans constructed solely by local
actors as well as those constructed with the help of outside consultant
expertise.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 557-572
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1030498
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Author-Name: Tara Kolar Bryan
Author-X-Name-First: Tara Kolar
Author-X-Name-Last: Bryan
Title: Capacity for climate change planning: assessing metropolitan responses in the United States
Abstract:
Political inaction at the federal level in the United States has driven
increased attention to the importance of planning for climate change at
the metropolitan level. This study reports on a survey of 25 regional
councils in the United States that measures the extent to which they have
adopted climate change plans and to identify the factors that influence
their ability to implement climate change initiatives. The findings
revealed that a majority of regional councils are involved in planning for
and seeking to reduce climate change, and that existing efforts in
complementary policy domains make this involvement possible. The findings
support a multi-level framework to assess the institutional capacity of
regional councils to implement climate change policy and planning in a
metropolitan area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 573-586
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1030499
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Author-Name: Thomas Zobel
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Zobel
Title: The impact of ISO 14001 on corporate environmental performance: a study of Swedish manufacturing firms
Abstract:
The debate concerning the environmental effectiveness of environmental
management systems (EMS) based on ISO 14001 is still open and scholars
have called for further studies that can explain the contrasting evidence
in previous research. As a response, this study aims to contribute
knowledge about the effects of ISO 14001-based EMS by presenting
fact-based environmental data. The study focuses on changes in performance
over a period of 12 years and includes both firms with an EMS (66 firms)
and firms without one (50 firms). Consideration is given to the
improvement efforts in the firms before EMS adoption making it possible to
neutralize any selection effects where better environmental performance
precedes ISO 14001 adoption. Analysis has been carried out using
statistical methods for six different environmental areas. No
statistically significant differences between certified and non-certified
firms concerning the change in the rate of improvement could be found in
any of the six areas. However, it can be suspected that EMS adoption has
positive effects on energy use and waste production whereas the
non-adopting firms seem to perform better concerning air emissions. These
mixed results mirrors previous research, which is rather worrying
considering the worldwide popularity of EMS based on ISO 14001 in
industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 587-606
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1031882
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Author-Name: Rosinda Leonor Pato
Author-X-Name-First: Rosinda Leonor
Author-X-Name-Last: Pato
Author-Name: Paula Castro
Author-X-Name-First: Paula
Author-X-Name-Last: Castro
Author-Name: Alexandre O. Tavares
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandre O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tavares
Title: The relevance of physical forces on land-use change and planning process
Abstract:
This study analysed the importance of physical forces on land-use change,
on the planning framework in a Portuguese periurban area. A temporal
matrix showing the trajectories of land transformation was obtained. A
multivariate redundancy analysis explored the importance of physical
parameters on temporal and spatial land-use change. A content analysis on
urban or municipal master plans was made framing the importance of
physical parameters on the planning process. The results highlighted a
consistent trajectory of profound land-use changes with distinctive
trajectories, with increasingly complex patterns with a limited dependence
on physical variables. The trajectories were more related to the planning
framework, where political actors and planning managers seemed to be most
important. A theoretical model balancing three main components -- physical
forces, actors, and land transformation (DFA-C model) is proposed,
reflecting the informal relationships between physical parameters and
actors during the planning process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 607-627
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1035773
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Author-Name: Sharif Ahmed Mukul
Author-X-Name-First: Sharif Ahmed
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukul
Author-Name: A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid
Author-X-Name-First: A. Z. M. Manzoor
Author-X-Name-Last: Rashid
Author-Name: Mohammad Belal Uddin
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Belal
Author-X-Name-Last: Uddin
Author-Name: Niaz Ahmed Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Niaz Ahmed
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Role of non-timber forest products in sustaining forest-based livelihoods and rural households' resilience capacity in and around protected area: a Bangladesh study†
Abstract:
People in the developing world derive a significant part of their
livelihoods from various forest products, particularly non-timber forest
products (NTFPs). This article attempts to explore the contribution of
NTFPs in sustaining forest-based rural livelihood in and around a
protected area (PA) of Bangladesh, and their potential role in enhancing
households' resilience capacity. Based on empirical investigation, our
study revealed that local communities gather a substantial amount of NTFPs
from national park despite the official restrictions. Twenty seven percent
households (HHs) of the area received at least some cash benefit from the
collection, processing and selling of NTFPs, and NTFPs contribute to HHs'
primary, supplementary and emergency sources of income. NTFPs also
constituted an estimated 19% of HHs' net annual income, and were the
primary occupation for about 18% of the HHs. HHs' dependency on nearby
forests for various NTFPs varied vis-à-vis their socio-economic
condition, as well as with their location from the park. Based on our case
study, the article also offers some clues for improving the situation in
PA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 628-642
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Alison Rothwell
Author-X-Name-First: Alison
Author-X-Name-Last: Rothwell
Author-Name: Brad Ridoutt
Author-X-Name-First: Brad
Author-X-Name-Last: Ridoutt
Author-Name: Girija Page
Author-X-Name-First: Girija
Author-X-Name-Last: Page
Author-Name: William Bellotti
Author-X-Name-First: William
Author-X-Name-Last: Bellotti
Title: Direct and indirect land-use change as prospective climate change indicators for peri-urban development transitions
Abstract:
With urban areas responsible for a significant share of total
anthropogenic emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to land-use
change (LUC) induced by peri-urban (PU) development have the potential to
be considerable. Despite this, there is little research into the
transition from PU cropland to housing in terms of contribution to global
warming. This paper presents a cross-sectoral integrative method for
prospective climate change evaluation of PU LUC. Specifically, direct LUC
(dLUC) GHG emissions from converting PU cropland to greenfield housing
were examined. Additionally, GHG emissions due to displaced crop
production inducing indirect LUC (iLUC) elsewhere were assessed. GHG
impacts of dLUC and iLUC were each determined to be approximately 8 per
cent of total GHG emissions due to a greenfield housing development
displacing PU cropland. This magnitude of dLUC and iLUC emissions suggests
that both have importance in future land-use decision making with respect
to PU environments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 643-665
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1035775
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Author-Name: Peter Elliott
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Elliott
Author-Name: David Wadley
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Wadley
Author-Name: Jung Hoon Han
Author-X-Name-First: Jung Hoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Title: Determinants of homeowners' attitudes to the installation of high-voltage overhead transmission lines
Abstract:
This article deals comprehensively with factors which influence attitudes
to the placement of high-voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTLs). It
employs an analytical schema which links the initial stimulus of the power
lines' proposal in an area to <italic>Background</italic> and
<italic>Socio-economic</italic> independent variables and a set of
mediating variables. From a survey of 600 residents in three different
domiciliary settings in Queensland, Australia, results indicate an absence
of positive attitudes and, at best, neutral ones to HVOTL placement. By
multinomial logistic regression, the study probes the grounds behind
negativity and extreme negativity, uncovering direct links between these
attitudes and certain of the variables included in the analytical schema.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 666-686
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1035776
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Author-Name: Carmelo J. León
Author-X-Name-First: Carmelo J.
Author-X-Name-Last: León
Author-Name: Jorge E. Araña
Author-X-Name-First: Jorge E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Araña
Title: Context-dependent evaluation of climate change policies: competing policies, knowledge and emotions
Abstract:
Climate change policies can compete with policies on other social and
environmental problems for limited economic resources. This paper
investigates the potential influence of alternative policies on
citizens’ preferences for climate change policies. A contingent
valuation study was implemented to estimate the impact of observable and
unobservable contextual effects of competing polices on climate change
valuation. Individuals are also investigated about their endowment of
knowledge and emotional reactions to such problems. The results show that
citizens’ valuation of climate change policies crucially depends on
the context-dependent competing policies. The valuation rises as the
number of competing policies increases. This increment becomes
economically significant when the competing policies are related to
specific problems such as forest fires and development. In addition, the
valuation also rises with the amount of knowledge endowed by the
individual about the climate change problem, and with the experience of
negative emotions such as fear and sadness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 687-707
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1037880
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Author-Name: Nilesh A. Patil
Author-X-Name-First: Nilesh A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patil
Author-Name: Dolla Tharun
Author-X-Name-First: Dolla
Author-X-Name-Last: Tharun
Author-Name: Boeing Laishram
Author-X-Name-First: Boeing
Author-X-Name-Last: Laishram
Title: Infrastructure development through PPPs in India: criteria for sustainability assessment
Abstract:
Public private partnerships (PPPs) allow the Indian Government to leverage
private capital for meeting the widening demand-supply gap in the
provision of infrastructure services. The private sector, however, prefers
to limit the participation to financially attractive projects only,
thereby resulting in patterns of infrastructure creation impeding the
progress towards sustainable development. In order to promote sustainable
development, the PPP procurement process should focus on incentivising the
private sector for sustainable infrastructure development rather than
concentrating on ensuring financial sustainability only. This paper
discusses the principles-based PPP-specific framework that has been
developed to facilitate assessment of PPP projects' progress towards
sustainable development. The framework development was based on a holistic
approach to sustainability assessment and subsequently validated through
questionnaire survey with key stakeholders in the Indian PPP programme.
This framework will provide the decision makers with appropriate decision
aid for integration of sustainable development principles in the PPP
procurement process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 708-729
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1038337
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Author-Name: Robert VanWynsberghe
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: VanWynsberghe
Title: Green jobs for the disadvantaged: an analysis of government policies in British Columbia
Abstract:
This study explores the potential for societies to create more green jobs
for the disadvantaged. The research questions are related to how policy
instruments can support green jobs and how green jobs can support the
disadvantaged. These questions are asked in the context of the province of
British Columbia in Canada, with implications for the global economy.
Findings indicate that green jobs policies have direct and indirect
effects on the growth of sustainable industries at a municipal level.
Furthermore, in BC policy, green jobs are unmistakably connected to the
government perception of green growth. Finally, the preferred pathway for
policy implementation appears to involve local municipalities that apply
for funding for projects that can potentially connect local actors and
include the disadvantaged. Several policies accomplish the inclusion of
the disadvantaged. The first section of this paper provides the BC
provincial context on green jobs. The second section describes and
analyzes a sample of thirteen BC policy instruments, as well as concurrent
labor market policy activities for their inclusion of the disadvantaged.
The third section posits a provisional policy framework for training and
hiring more inclusively for green jobs. The fourth section offers six
recommendations to bolster green jobs for all at a national and
international level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 730-745
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1039640
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Author-Name: Terence J. Centner
Author-X-Name-First: Terence J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Centner
Author-Name: Nicholas S. Eberhart
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Eberhart
Title: The use of best management practices to respond to externalities from developing shale gas resources
Abstract:
The public is concerned that activities accompanying hydraulic fracturing
in the development of shale gas resources are unnecessarily adversely
affecting them and the environment and is petitioning elected
representatives to take actions to reduce risks. The health risks
associated with fracturing chemicals and air pollutants are relatively
unknown and constitute the impetus for public concern. An evaluation of
state legal and regulatory provisions regarding best management practices
discloses that states are not adopting timely regulations to protect
people and the environment from activities accompanying hydraulic
fracturing. Simultaneously, regulatory policy concerning negative
externalities suggests that governments underinvest in the protection of
human health and environmental quality. Governments have choices in
protecting people from dangers that accompany shale gas development. Due
to the risks of injuries and unpaid damages from shale gas development,
governmental policies need to evolve to accord people greater health
protection.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 746-768
Issue: 4
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1039641
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Author-Name: Zee Leung
Author-X-Name-First: Zee
Author-X-Name-Last: Leung
Author-Name: Karen Morrison
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison
Author-Name: Dean Midleton
Author-X-Name-First: Dean
Author-X-Name-Last: Midleton
Title: Partnerships and governance at the environment--health nexus in Ontario: lessons from five case examples
Abstract:
The move towards partnerships and collaborative governance models has been
advocated in global health discussions for many years now. A case example
methodology was applied to this study. It was composed of a document
review and semi-structured interviews with key informants from five
environment and public health partnerships in the province of Ontario,
Canada. These case examples highlight the merits and the challenges of
diverse partnerships, and the importance of governance and leadership
models, scaling up (and out) impact, and cross-cultural communications to
these arrangements. Further work is required to articulate situations in
which public health partnerships can be strengthened.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 769-788
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1040488
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Author-Name: Rebecca G. Harvey
Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Harvey
Author-Name: Larry Perez
Author-X-Name-First: Larry
Author-X-Name-Last: Perez
Author-Name: Frank J. Mazzotti
Author-X-Name-First: Frank J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzotti
Title: <italic>Not</italic> seeing is <italic>not</italic> believing: volunteer beliefs about Burmese pythons in Florida and implications for public participation in invasive species removal
Abstract:
Public engagement is important to invasive species management, and
recreational harvest programs are one way agencies seek to involve the
public and raise awareness. We surveyed participants (<italic>n</italic> =
660) and non-participants (<italic>n</italic> = 77) in the 2013 Python
Challenge-super-TM to understand whether this event achieved its primary
goal of raising awareness of the ecological impact of Burmese pythons
(<italic>Python molurus bivittatus</italic>) in south Florida. Respondents
indicated a high level of ‘concern’ about the seriousness of
the python problem and the need for management actions. Concern was
affected positively by environmental motivations, experience of seeing
pythons in the wild, older age, and female sex, but negatively by level of
Python Challenge involvement. Results suggest that
‘proximate’ experience of <italic>not</italic> seeing a
python may reduce concern, whereas ‘ongoing’ experience may
temper concern without diminishing involvement. This research highlights
the role of experience in shaping beliefs and advises diligence in public
participation programs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 789-807
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1040489
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Author-Name: Maartje Bulkens
Author-X-Name-First: Maartje
Author-X-Name-Last: Bulkens
Author-Name: Hamzah Muzaini
Author-X-Name-First: Hamzah
Author-X-Name-Last: Muzaini
Author-Name: Claudio Minca
Author-X-Name-First: Claudio
Author-X-Name-Last: Minca
Title: Dutch new nature: (re)landscaping the Millingerwaard
Abstract:
This paper analyses how discourses of “new nature” have been
implemented in the Dutch context -- as a front runner of broader
“rewilding” processes throughout Europe -- frequently tied
to imperatives of water safety. Drawing on the specific case of the
Millingerwaard, we first examine how such discourses have materially, as
well as socially, transformed the landscape in question. The paper then
explores how these transformations have erstwhile affected those living in
the area -- in ways that are perceived, positively or negatively --
according to varied groups of residents and users. In doing so, we
critically reflect not only on “new nature” as it has been
conceived within planning processes, and empirically practiced, in the
Netherlands, but also how it is described and experienced by those whose
lives are intimately tied to the landscape.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 808-825
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1040872
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Author-Name: Kan-Kan Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Kan-Kan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Luo-Ping Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Luo-Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Application of environmental risk assessment for strategic decision-making in coastal areas: case studies in China
Abstract:
Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is a powerful technical tool for
analyzing potential and extreme adverse environmental impacts, and has
found wide application in supporting decision-making processes over the
last two decades. However, to date there has been no interrelated
application of ERA to support the processes of strategic decision-making
(SDM), especially in coastal areas.In this paper, we attempt to verify the
feasibility of the proposed integrated ERA--SDM approach and its
methodology by applying it to two case studies (in Xiamen Bay and Luoyuan
Bay) of the principal coastal functional zoning (PCFZ, a kind of SDM and
similar to the coastal and marine spatial planning in western). The
results show that the integrated ERA--SDM approach could integrate ERA
into the entire SDM process, directly support the PCFZ, and avoid or
mitigate dire environmental risk that can be introduced by SDM processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 826-842
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1042151
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Author-Name: Mick Lennon
Author-X-Name-First: Mick
Author-X-Name-Last: Lennon
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Marcus Collier
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Collier
Author-Name: Karen Foley
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Foley
Title: Developing green infrastructure ‘thinking’: devising and applying an interactive group-based methodology for practitioners
Abstract:
Recent years have witnessed a wave of interest in the concept of green
infrastructure (GI) as a means of applying an ecosystem approach to
spatial planning practice; however, more limited attention has been paid
to decision-making processes or tools to enhance GI within spatial plans
and guidance. We address this deficit by reporting on the development and
application of an interactive group-based methodology to enhance GI
‘thinking’ and interdisciplinary collaboration, drawing on
the literature on the sociology of interactions. Our findings suggest that
a game-based approach to GI problem-solving was successful in breaking
down professional barriers by creating an informal learning arena,
providing an enabling opportunity for participants to solve problems in an
iterative, non-linear style to develop principles for action with
transferability to ongoing plan formation. This style of problem-solving
was characterised by shifting norms and routines of interaction, leading
to problem re-framing and a search for alternative solutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 843-865
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1042152
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Author-Name: Eva Haslauer
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Haslauer
Author-Name: Markus Biberacher
Author-X-Name-First: Markus
Author-X-Name-Last: Biberacher
Author-Name: Thomas Blaschke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaschke
Title: A spatially explicit backcasting approach for sustainable land-use planning
Abstract:
General backcasting as a decision support and planning method starts from
desired future states and simulates developments backwards until reaching
the present state. Development pathways that reveal steps to be taken to
reach a certain future state, and milestones that serve as interim goals,
are created during the process. Backcasting has hitherto only been applied
in workshops or as a theoretical framework and no spatially explicit
backcasting model has previously been established. This paper presents the
development of a spatially explicit backcasting model. The proposed model
first creates a future scenario utilizing an agent-based model and then
simulates backwards. It is implemented using the programming language
Python. The model has been applied to a case study for sustainable
land-use planning in Salzburg, Austria. The results of the model run show
a successful backcasting of land-use classes from a future state back to
the present, in 10 year time steps.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 866-890
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1044652
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Author-Name: Salvatore Bimonte
Author-X-Name-First: Salvatore
Author-X-Name-Last: Bimonte
Author-Name: Silvia Ferrini
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrini
Author-Name: Gaetano Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gaetano
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Title: Transport infrastructures, environment impacts and tourists' welfare: a choice experiment to elicit tourist preferences in Siena--Italy
Abstract:
Transport infrastructures have been investigated as drivers of tourist
demand. Specific attention has been devoted to air transport
infrastructure and services. However, the literature on this issue is
scanty. Moreover, few studies focus on ex-ante valuation of tourists'
preferences for mobility systems. This study contributes to this
literature by presenting a case study on the re-organization of the
mobility system to access the city of Siena, Italy. A choice experiment is
carried out to elicit tourists' preferences for distance, time, cost,
travel mode, along with the environmental impact of infrastructure. The
latter factor turns out to be particularly relevant in explaining
tourists' choices and welfare. Furthermore, the results appear to be
robust and not significantly dependent on design settings (specifically
the number of alternatives). While these results only refer to a single
case study, they seem to suggest that new transportation facilities do not
necessarily cause an increase in tourism flows.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 891-910
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1044746
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Author-Name: Bogdan Stefanović
Author-X-Name-First: Bogdan
Author-X-Name-Last: Stefanović
Author-Name: Dušan Stojnić
Author-X-Name-First: Dušan
Author-X-Name-Last: Stojnić
Author-Name: Milorad Danilović
Author-X-Name-First: Milorad
Author-X-Name-Last: Danilović
Title: Multi-criteria forest road network planning in fire-prone environment: a case study in Serbia
Abstract:
This paper presents a multi-criteria selection of the best forest road
network with the aim of achieving effective preventive and timely
repressive protection against forest fires. The research was carried out
in national park (NP) “Tara” at a site which is under
constant threat of fire. Four variants of the forest road network were
designed and analyzed against seven criteria, and the best variant was
selected using entropy weight coefficients (EWC) method. The importance of
these seven criteria was studied by the management of the NP
“Tara.” The greatest importance was given to the criteria
relating to the cost of construction and maintenance of permanent and
temporary roads (47% of the total value of all criteria). The EWC method
did not select the variant based on the lowest costs of construction and
maintenance as the best option, but the variant whose location was the
most suitable for effective defense against forest fires.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 911-926
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1045971
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Author-Name: Michael Duijn
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Duijn
Author-Name: Arwin van Buuren
Author-X-Name-First: Arwin
Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren
Author-Name: Magnus Sparrevik
Author-X-Name-First: Magnus
Author-X-Name-Last: Sparrevik
Author-Name: Adriaan Slob
Author-X-Name-First: Adriaan
Author-X-Name-Last: Slob
Author-Name: Gerald Jan Ellen
Author-X-Name-First: Gerald Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ellen
Author-Name: Amy Oen
Author-X-Name-First: Amy
Author-X-Name-Last: Oen
Title: Getting caught up in the game: managing non-formal dynamics in the remediation of contaminated sediments in Oslo harbor
Abstract:
This study aims at describing, analyzing and evaluating the relation
between management styles and process dynamics of a complex planning
process confronted with unexpected dynamics. The development of an aquatic
disposal site for dredged contaminated sediments in Oslo was managed by a
project management style focused on timely and cost-effective
implementation. Coupling the remediation project with another
infrastructural project and the actual construction of the site led to
unexpected dynamics in terms of resistance and controversy. Project
management had difficulties in adjusting its style accordingly, resulting
in even more delay and resistance. Managing complex planning projects
requires a style suitable to the characteristics of the project and the
capability of adjusting it to changing circumstances. The paper concludes
with some explanations why it is difficult to change management styles in
complex planning and implementation processes and complexity-embracing
approaches to deal with this.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 927-947
Issue: 5
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1047490
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Author-Name: T. Chen
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: M. Liu
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Y. Takahashi
Author-X-Name-First: Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Takahashi
Author-Name: J.D. Mullen
Author-X-Name-First: J.D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mullen
Author-Name: G.C.W. Ames
Author-X-Name-First: G.C.W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ames
Title: Carbon emission reduction and cost--benefit of methane digester systems on hog farms in China
Abstract:
Three different sizes of hog farms were selected to analyze the carbon
emissions reduction and the cost--benefit of three methane digester
systems. The sizes of the digesters are 2,200, 2,200 and 800 m-super-3,
respectively. The sales of slaughter hogs from them are 50,000, 35,000 and
10,000 head, respectively. The carbon emissions reductions were 5,237,
4,017, and 1,334 tons, respectively. The results show that while the
methane digester systems have a significant effect on carbon emissions
reduction, it is difficult to operate the systems sustainably. If the
carbon emissions reduction can be traded at high enough prices in the
carbon offset markets, then the systems will be profitable and
sustainable. Newly established China's domestic carbon offset market could
provide this possibility, but more government support is needed. In
addition, this study shows that scale economies make the digester adoption
relatively more profitable for larger farms than smaller ones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 948-966
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1050484
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Author-Name: Manuel Larrán
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Larrán
Author-Name: Jesús Herrera
Author-X-Name-First: Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Herrera
Author-Name: Francisco Javier Andrades
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: Andrades
Title: Measuring the linkage between strategies on sustainability and institutional forces: an empirical study of Spanish universities
Abstract:
Policy documents are commonly identified as key outcomes that guide
initiatives directed by senior university leaders towards sustainability
through plans and policies. Many studies have called for a more
integration of sustainability into universities. Nevertheless, the
interest in sustainability issues has been more recent in the specific
case of Spain. This study analyses the strategic plans developed by
Spanish universities in the last decade with two different aims: first, we
examine the extent to which Spanish universities are incorporating
strategies on sustainability. The second goal evaluates whether the
presence of strategies on sustainability in Spanish universities could be
associated with coercive and mimetic pressures. Findings indicate the low
presence of strategies on sustainability in Spanish universities.
Moreover, the results seem to suggest that the presence of strategies on
sustainability in Spanish universities could be linked with coercive and
mimetic pressures emanating from the State performance funding for
universities. The results indicate that universities usually incorporate
practices and strategies on sustainability as a response of the pressure
exerted by institutional forces, such as the funding systems of higher
education institutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 967-992
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1050485
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Author-Name: Ioanna Grammatikopoulou
Author-X-Name-First: Ioanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Grammatikopoulou
Author-Name: Eija Pouta
Author-X-Name-First: Eija
Author-X-Name-Last: Pouta
Author-Name: Sami Myyrä
Author-X-Name-First: Sami
Author-X-Name-Last: Myyrä
Title: Exploring the determinants for adopting water conservation measures. What is the tendency of landowners when the resource is already at risk?
Abstract:
In Finland, the current water conservation policy sets equal incentives
for water conservation, regardless of the environmental condition. Before
any policy reform, it is vital to investigate the tendency of landowners
to adopt water conservation measures. In this study, we were interested in
examining adoption if the soil quality implies a high leaching risk and if
the water quality is already poor. By combining survey data with GIS data,
we analysed the effect of farm and farmer characteristics and attitudes
towards adoption. Our probit models indicated that financial variables
were the key determinants of adoption for active farmers, whereas for
passive owners, adoption was also explained by attitudes. In contrast to
our expectations, adoption in areas under risk was weakly supported by our
estimates. Environmental awareness, providing it increases with risk, is
not strong enough to motivate adoption. Targeted agri-environmental
measures, even though costly, cannot be avoided, and spatially tailored
measures can attract adopters in hotspot areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 993-1014
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1050551
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Author-Name: Hua Zhong
Author-X-Name-First: Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong
Author-Name: Ping Qing
Author-X-Name-First: Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Qing
Author-Name: Wuyang Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Wuyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: Farmers' willingness to participate in best management practices in Kentucky
Abstract:
This paper investigates farmers' willingness to participate in Best
Management Practices (BMPs) through a proposed Water quality trading (WQT)
program in Kentucky. This analysis includes two parts: the first part is
to investigate the factors influencing farmers' current usage of BMPs; the
second part is to estimate farmers' willingness to implement BMPs given
different levels of compensation given in a survey. The results show that
farmers who participate in the conservation programs are more likely to
use BMPs, but these farmers may not accept the offer to implement
additional BMPs. Farmers' experiences about BMPs are more likely to
persuade them to adopt additional BMPs than the level of compensation. The
results find that using riparian buffers, fencing off animals and building
up waste storage facilities are responsive to the levels of compensation
offered.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1015-1039
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1052379
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Author-Name: Kyudong Yeo
Author-X-Name-First: Kyudong
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeo
Author-Name: Younghun Jung
Author-X-Name-First: Younghun
Author-X-Name-Last: Jung
Title: Cost allocation of river water quality management based on the Separable Cost Remaining Benefit (SCRB) method
Abstract:
This paper presents a cost allocation method that applies the cooperative
game theory and the Separable Costs Remaining Benefit method to a project
that involves two local governments in water quality management in South
Korea. The total project cost was estimated by using a parametric
estimation method for reduction loads in accordance with the Total
Pollution Load Management system. As a result, the cost allocation ratios
between the City of Gwangju and Jeonnam Province are suggested to be
69.85% and 30.15% of the total project cost. The final cost allocation
confirms the benefits to both governments and illustrates the cooperative
game theory.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1040-1053
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1053561
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Author-Name: Ashley S. Monroe
Author-X-Name-First: Ashley S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Monroe
Author-Name: William H. Butler
Author-X-Name-First: William H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Butler
Title: Responding to a policy mandate to collaborate: structuring collaboration in the collaborative forest landscape restoration program
Abstract:
The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) aims to
expand the pace and scale of forest restoration on national forests in the
United States. The program requires candidate projects to develop
landscape-scale forest restoration proposals through a collaborative
process and continue to collaborate throughout planning, implementation,
and monitoring. Our comparative case analysis of the initial selected
projects examines how existing collaborative groups draw on past
experience of collaboration and the requirements of a new mandate to shape
collaborative structures as they undertake CFLRP work. While mandating
collaboration appears contrary to what is often defined as an informal and
emergent process, mandates can encourage stakeholder engagement and renew
commitment to overcome past conflict. Our findings also suggest that a
collaborative mandate can lead to increased attention and scrutiny,
prompting adjustments to collaborative process and structure. As such,
mandating collaboration creates dynamic tensions between past experience
and new requirements for collaborative practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1054-1072
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1053562
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Author-Name: Zhenghong Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenghong
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Tiantian Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Tiantian
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Evaluating Internet-based public participation GIS (PPGIS) and volunteered geographic information (VGI) in environmental planning and management
Abstract:
An Internet-based public participation geographic information system
(PPGIS) is an affordable and accessible tool for citizens to provide
location-based volunteered geographic information (VGI) in environmental
planning and management. Based on a conceptual model, this study uses the
SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis methodology
to qualitatively evaluate user, information, and site use of six cases
with Internet-based PPGIS. This study reviews each case's website to
collect descriptive data for the case analysis. The results of this study
show that user numbers do not have a significantly strong relationship
with data submission numbers, since active users had the highest number of
contributions. The most urgent task of using Internet-based PPGIS to
attract citizen scientists is to invite and retain long-term and active
contributors, and to change interested users into long-term active
contributors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1073-1090
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1054477
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Author-Name: Mark T. Gibbs
Author-X-Name-First: Mark T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gibbs
Title: Applying the concept of State of Good Repair to the management of ecological infrastructure
Abstract:
At any time, the condition of ecological infrastructure is related to the
availability of funds to support operational management programmes.
Environmental management outcomes are therefore often coupled to general
economic conditions. When general economic conditions are favourable,
investment in environmental management is often greater. This implies that
environmental management frameworks need to be able to cope with the
waxing and waning of economic conditions while still delivering acceptable
environmental management and service delivery outcomes. At the onset of
budget cuts, environmental managers therefore need effective ways of
assessing the near and far future trade-offs of curtailing particular
programmes in a defensible and internally consistent manner.Operators of
large civil infrastructure assets face the same problem. In response, the
asset management community has developed the State of Good Repair
approach. The objective of the preliminary consideration presented here
was to determine whether this engineering management approach has any
merit in environmental management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1091-1106
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1054925
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Author-Name: Alec Zuo
Author-X-Name-First: Alec
Author-X-Name-Last: Zuo
Author-Name: Sarah Ann Wheeler
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler
Author-Name: Jane Edwards
Author-X-Name-First: Jane
Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards
Title: Understanding and encouraging greater nature engagement in Australia: results from a national survey
Abstract:
Interaction with nature has a range of significant health, ecological and
economic benefits and a number of governments are implementing policies to
increase humans’ engagement with nature. Using a large nationally
representative survey sample in Australia, this study provides a detailed
comment on the feasibility of such a policy, as well as contributing to an
understanding of the characteristics of individuals who engaged in one or
more of five dimensions of nature interaction, namely: nature engagement;
conservation participation; nature advocacy; environmentally friendly
purchasing and future engagement with nature conservation. The results
indicate that age, income, education, marital status and household
structure are all important influences on various types of nature
engagement. It is suggested that increasing opportunities for young people
to interact with nature is important, as well as supporting older people's
involvement in conservation, plus focusing on the need to target and
direct various policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1107-1125
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1054926
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Author-Name: Shafaq Masud
Author-X-Name-First: Shafaq
Author-X-Name-Last: Masud
Author-Name: John Merson
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Merson
Author-Name: Daniel F. Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Title: Adapting a holistic approach to flood management in the Hawkesbury--Nepean region: complexities and perceptions of the agencies involved
Abstract:
This paper looks into the complexity of managing flood risks in the
Hawkesbury--Nepean catchment, Australia. Several aspects are explored: (1)
the complexities created by the way different agencies are involved in
assessing flood risks; (2) different perceptions on acceptable flood risk
level; (3) community engagement in defining acceptable flood risk level;
(4) views on a holistic flood risk management plan; and (5) challenges of
a centralised information system. This study concludes that the complexity
of managing a large catchment is exacerbated by the difference in the way
professionals perceive the problem. This has led to (1) different
standards for acceptable risks; (2) inconsistent attempt to set up a
regional-scale flood management plan beyond the jurisdictional boundaries;
(3) absence of a regional-scale agency with licence to share and update
information; and (d) lack of forums for dialogue with insurance companies
to ensure an integrated approach to flood management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1126-1147
Issue: 6
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1056339
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Author-Name: Vincent Onyango
Author-X-Name-First: Vincent
Author-X-Name-Last: Onyango
Title: Enhancing environmental integration in strategic environmental assessment (SEA): insight from sensitivity analysis
Abstract:
This paper explores the potential of sensitivity analysis to improve the
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process and enhance environmental
integration. It applies the Sensitivity Model Prof. Vester® to the
England SEA process, following two objectives: (1) establishing how
different strategic environmental assessment (SEA) elements affect
environmental integration; and (2) establishing the sensitivity of the SEA
process in terms of response to change. The findings showed that no single
element was critical to enhancing environmental integration. Several
elements, acting as sources of uncertainty, leverage or stability in the
process, were also identified, highlighting their potential as priority
targets for process improvement. It is concluded that sensitivity analysis
can supplement current expert-led approaches to SEA improvement by (1)
identifying elements likely to influence environmental integration and (2)
testing the likely performance of recommendations for process improvement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1149-1167
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1062745
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Author-Name: T. Augustin Kouévi
Author-X-Name-First: T. Augustin
Author-X-Name-Last: Kouévi
Author-Name: Barbara van Mierlo
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: van Mierlo
Author-Name: Cees Leeuwis
Author-X-Name-First: Cees
Author-X-Name-Last: Leeuwis
Author-Name: Simplice Davo Vodouhê
Author-X-Name-First: Simplice Davo
Author-X-Name-Last: Vodouhê
Title: Sensitive issues in natural resource management and discursive strategies addressing them
Abstract:
In natural resource management facilitation literature, little attention
is paid to sensitive issues in multi-stakeholder interaction and learning.
This article aims to fill this gap. It discusses the variety of discursive
strategies used by stakeholders to address sensitive issues with regard to
fishery management in Benin, in three different settings: individual
interviews, homogeneous groups' discussions, and a heterogeneous group
meeting. Issues that proved sensitive were discussed openly in the
interviews or homogeneous groups' discussions, but not at all, or only
indirectly, in the heterogeneous group meeting. With indirect discursive
strategies, two out of the seven sensitive issues were put on the
discussions' agenda. We conclude that the other issues were too sensitive
among others because of historically grown interdependency between
interventionists and fishers. We suggest that dealing with sensitive
issues is an important dimension of the facilitation of interactive
learning processes and provide methodological guidelines to detect and
address such issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1168-1185
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1062746
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Author-Name: Kjell Overvåg
Author-X-Name-First: Kjell
Author-X-Name-Last: Overvåg
Author-Name: Terje Skjeggedal
Author-X-Name-First: Terje
Author-X-Name-Last: Skjeggedal
Author-Name: Camilla Sandström
Author-X-Name-First: Camilla
Author-X-Name-Last: Sandström
Title: Management of mountain areas in Norway and the persistence of local--national conflicts
Abstract:
We have investigated why conflicts linked to the distribution of power
between governments and actors at the national and local levels concerning
environmental management of mountain areas in Norway persist despite
political intentions to strengthen local powers. We seek to explain this
by analysing changes in policies, institutional frameworks, and regional
contexts, and the local perceptions of these changes. Paradoxically, the
national government's power has apparently been strengthened by new
sectoral regulations and more stringent enforcement of the existing ones,
increases in the number and extent of protected areas, and failures to act
on intentions to devolve power. An additional factor spurring conflicts is
the increased importance of tourism to mountain communities. To become
more relevant to policies and development in mountain areas, future
studies on multilevel governance must address multilevel politics, entire
mountain areas, and the context of their development, rather than focusing
on minor projects and protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1186-1204
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1062747
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Author-Name: Rachelle L. Haddock
Author-X-Name-First: Rachelle L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Haddock
Author-Name: Michael S. Quinn
Author-X-Name-First: Michael S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Quinn
Title: An assessment of public engagement for access management planning in southwestern Alberta, Canada
Abstract:
This paper describes efforts to bridge the gap between the existing
research and proposed recreation access management for public lands in
southwestern Alberta, Canada. Recreation access management has been
identified as a complex problem and public consultation is one element in
addressing the complexity. An Internet-based survey (<italic>n</italic> =
945) examined the acceptability and desirability of public consultation
processes to assist with access management planning. Non-parametric tests
indicate significant differences in desirability of public consultation
types existed for all variables except gender. Respondents expressed the
desire for a diversity of public consultation approaches with a strong
preference for face-to-face field visits. Mechanisms for engagement in
access management planning should be based on public consultation
preferences to ensure broad, on going engagement and subsequent user
acceptance and compliance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1205-1224
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1063481
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Author-Name: Lea Nicita
Author-X-Name-First: Lea
Author-X-Name-Last: Nicita
Author-Name: Giovanni Signorello
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Signorello
Author-Name: Maria De Salvo
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: De Salvo
Title: Applying the Kuhn--Tucker model to estimate the value of recreational ecosystem services in Sicily
Abstract:
This paper applies the Kuhn--Tucker model to estimate recreation demand of
parks in Sicily. We estimate a fixed coefficient specification and a
random coefficient specification to take into account heterogeneity across
visitors. Estimates suggest a diversity of preferences across the
population and that parks with higher level of quality attributes are more
likely to be visited. We also simulate two sets of hypothetical policy
scenarios to evaluate and compare the recreational value of each park and
the welfare impacts of changes in a quality attribute.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1225-1237
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1064365
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Author-Name: Vera Ferreira
Author-X-Name-First: Vera
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira
Author-Name: André Samora-Arvela
Author-X-Name-First: André
Author-X-Name-Last: Samora-Arvela
Author-Name: Thomas Panagopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Panagopoulos
Title: Soil erosion vulnerability under scenarios of climate land-use changes after the development of a large reservoir in a semi-arid area
Abstract:
Climate and land-use/cover changes (LUCC) influence soil erosion
vulnerability in the semi-arid region of Alqueva, threatening the
reservoir storage capacity and sustainability of the landscape.
Considering the effect of these changes in the future, the purpose of this
study was to investigate soil erosion scenarios using the Revised
Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model. A multi-agent system combining
Markov cellular automata with multi-criteria evaluation was used to
investigate LUCC scenarios according to delineated regional strategies.
Forecasting scenarios indicated that the intensive agricultural area as
well as the sparse and xerophytic vegetation and rainfall-runoff erosivity
would increase, consequently causing the soil erosion to rise from 1.78 Mg
ha-super-−1 to 3.65 Mg ha-super-−1 by 2100. A backcasting
scenario was investigated by considering the application of soil
conservation practices that would decrease the soil erosion considerably
to an average of 2.27 Mg ha-super-−1. A decision support system can
assist stakeholders in defining restrictive practices and developing
conservation plans, contributing to control the reservoir's siltation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1238-1256
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1066667
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Author-Name: U. Pinto
Author-X-Name-First: U.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pinto
Author-Name: B.L. Maheshwari
Author-X-Name-First: B.L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Maheshwari
Title: Community perspectives on managing health of peri-urban river system: evidence from the Hawkesbury-Nepean river catchment, Australia
Abstract:
In this study, we examine aspects of community values and perspectives on
goods and services received from the river along with issues related to
sustainable management of the river. The study reveals that the
contemporary values placed on rivers by communities are mostly associated
with recreational and leisure activities. The distance from the river and
age of the participants appeared as the most influential social
demographic factors affecting participants' perspectives on river health.
The study indicates that people tend to develop a strong bond with the
natural resources around them and the amount of time spent at a location
is directly related to the strength of this relationship. To assess the
general river condition and health, a number of visual indicators (e.g.,
floating debris) were suggested. If properly standardised and calibrated,
such indicators have the potential to develop cost-effective monitoring
tools for detecting seasonal and spatial changes in river health.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1257-1276
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1067599
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Author-Name: Barbora Šedová
Author-X-Name-First: Barbora
Author-X-Name-Last: Šedová
Title: On causes of illegal waste dumping in Slovakia
Abstract:
This paper examines the determinants of illegal waste dumping at the
county level in Slovakia (in 77 of 79 counties), using a truncated
regression model. It analyzes a unique data-set composed of illegal
dumping data provided by the TrashOut platform and sociodemographic data
from the national statistical authority.This study shows that a higher
level of expected overall waste production results in a higher rate of
illegally dumped waste and a higher number of illegal dumping sites. More
precisely, income has a positive impact on the rate of illegal waste
dumping, poverty influences the rate of illegal dumping negatively and a
higher level of education does not result in more responsible waste
management. On the contrary, higher education has a positive influence on
the rate of dumping. A negative relationship between costs of illegal
waste disposal and dumping rate, as well as a positive relationship
between costs of legal waste disposal and dumping rate has been revealed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1277-1303
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1072505
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Author-Name: Albert Llausàs
Author-X-Name-First: Albert
Author-X-Name-Last: Llausàs
Author-Name: Michael Buxton
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Buxton
Author-Name: Ruth Beilin
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Beilin
Title: Spatial planning and changing landscapes: a failure of policy in peri-urban Victoria, Australia
Abstract:
Building on the scientific literature, this article first summarises the
socio-environmental impacts of land-use change expected to occur in high
amenity Australian peri-urban areas, involving in particular, the effects
of land development on agriculture, biodiversity, landscape character,
bushfire risk and social factors. Second, the current spatial planning
framework and its distribution in seven municipalities in Victoria,
Australia, is critically analysed, and records of approved planning
permits are related to this framework to assess the challenges posed by
peri-urban growth. We argue that the current planning framework supports a
static approach which does not address foreseen challenges and lacks
strategic power. Both the strategic framework and the development approval
process lead to unanticipated, cumulative impacts and contestation. A more
coordinated, less urban-centric approach to planning and the introduction
of rural land-use plans would substantially address some of the issues
encountered.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1304-1322
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1074888
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Author-Name: Eungkyoon Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Eungkyoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Chan Su Jung
Author-X-Name-First: Chan Su
Author-X-Name-Last: Jung
Author-Name: Min Sup Hwang
Author-X-Name-First: Min Sup
Author-X-Name-Last: Hwang
Title: Investigating supportive conditions for participation in voluntary environmental programs
Abstract:
<italic>Voluntary environmental programs</italic> (VEPs) are commonly
construed as contracts between industry and government that encourage
businesses to voluntarily mitigate their environmental impacts beyond
legal requirements. This research explores conditions under which
polluting firms are likely to participate in VEPs. We analyze 34
comparable VEPs whose shared goal is to reduce greenhouse gases emissions,
with focus on the alleged influences of three factors drawn from existing
scholarship: government supervision; economic instruments; and public
disclosure of participants' environmental records. The statistical results
show a greater effect from government supervision than complete
voluntarism and the positive effect of financial subsidies on firms'
participation in VEPs. Although recent debates over regulatory reform have
been oriented towards vesting greater discretion in regulatees to better
address environmental harms, the findings imply that even in a highly
privatized form of regulation, government oversight and assistance are
necessary for promoting this new mode of environmental regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1323-1340
Issue: 7
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1074889
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Author-Name: Kristan Cockerill
Author-X-Name-First: Kristan
Author-X-Name-Last: Cockerill
Author-Name: Peter A. Groothuis
Author-X-Name-First: Peter A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Groothuis
Author-Name: Tanga McDaniel Mohr
Author-X-Name-First: Tanga
Author-X-Name-Last: McDaniel Mohr
Author-Name: Courtney Cooper
Author-X-Name-First: Courtney
Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper
Title: Individualized water source as an indicator of attitudes about water management and conservation in humid regions
Abstract:
Public perceptions about water quantity and water as a common pool
resource are understudied in humid regions. As water demand increases, the
need to more closely manage water, even in humid areas, will increase,
requiring better understanding how people perceive their water supply, how
they view paying for water conservation and how water user characteristics
influence attitudes. A survey finds correlations between utilizing an
individual water source (e.g. well or spring) and attitudes toward water
management and conservation. Compared to respondents with a shared water
source, those with an individual source believe they are segregated from
regional water concerns. They are less willing to pay for water management
or conservation measures and less supportive of any government
intervention in water management. These results suggest that planners and
water managers may face resistance to conservation policies or any policy
based on the idea of water as a common pool resource.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1341-1359
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1075871
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Author-Name: Stefan Larsson
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Larsson
Author-Name: Lars Emmelin
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Emmelin
Title: Objectively best or most acceptable? Expert and lay knowledge in Swedish wind power permit processes
Abstract:
This article analyses legal aspects of the Swedish wind power development,
theoretically based on how different types of knowledge are represented in
legal contexts, mainly in the courts. A sample of appealed wind power
permits is analysed, a handful of relevant informants are interviewed --
including two judges in the Land and Environment Court and the appeal
court -- and the legal setting is analysed. Of key interest here is the
interplay between expert and lay statements in the court cases, which here
is related to the concepts of calculating and communicative rationalities
that are developed in the planning literature. The results indicate that
the juridification -- which takes place as a permit issue is appealed in
the judiciary system -- supports the calculating rationality more than the
communicative, and that the plaintiffs often attempt to adapt in how they
shape their argumentation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1360-1376
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1076383
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Author-Name: Simo Sarkki
Author-X-Name-First: Simo
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkki
Author-Name: Jari Niemelä
Author-X-Name-First: Jari
Author-X-Name-Last: Niemelä
Author-Name: Rob Tinch
Author-X-Name-First: Rob
Author-X-Name-Last: Tinch
Author-Name: Jukka-Pekka Jäppinen
Author-X-Name-First: Jukka-Pekka
Author-X-Name-Last: Jäppinen
Author-Name: Matti Nummelin
Author-X-Name-First: Matti
Author-X-Name-Last: Nummelin
Author-Name: Heikki Toivonen
Author-X-Name-First: Heikki
Author-X-Name-Last: Toivonen
Author-Name: Marina Von Weissenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Marina
Author-X-Name-Last: Von Weissenberg
Title: Are national biodiversity strategies and action plans appropriate for building responsibilities for mainstreaming biodiversity across policy sectors? The case of Finland
Abstract:
The Convention on Biological Diversity's national biodiversity strategies
and action plans (NBSAPs) are major mechanisms for mainstreaming
biodiversity into national policies. This article examines whether and how
the NBSAPs contribute to mainstreaming biodiversity across policy sectors
in Finland in order to halt biodiversity loss. We have developed an
innovative analytical framework where the concept of responsibility
addresses how motivations for mainstreaming can be built, and the concept
of social learning outcomes addresses the extent of institutional changes
for biodiversity. The Finnish NBSAP processes have been able to build
diverse forms of responsibility (liability, accountability, responsiveness
and care) in different policy sectors by providing new knowledge, careful
process design and developing institutional linkages. Despite
pro-biodiversity outcomes in the targeted policy sectors, the
responsibilities do not diffuse from the environmental administration to
other policy sectors to a sufficient extent. Closing this
‘responsibility gap’ is a key challenge for building
effective environmental policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1377-1396
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1076384
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Author-Name: Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf
Author-X-Name-First: Ebrahim
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadisharaf
Author-Name: Masoud Tajrishy
Author-X-Name-First: Masoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Tajrishy
Author-Name: Nasrin Alamdari
Author-X-Name-First: Nasrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Alamdari
Title: Integrating flood hazard into site selection of detention basins using spatial multi-criteria decision-making
Abstract:
This study presents an innovative approach for the integration of flood
hazard into the site selection of detention basins. The site selection
process is conducted by taking into account multiple criteria and
disciplines. Hydraulic modeling results derived from stormwater management
model are employed by Technique for the Order of Prioritization by
Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to determine flood hazard score. The
score generated by TOPSIS is used in a spatial multi-criteria
decision-making site selection framework. Applying the framework, a
suitability map is generated in which primary locations for detention
basin placement are determined. The method is demonstrated through the
case study of Darakeh River Catchment, which is located in northern
Tehran, Iran. The presented framework can be easily utilized for site
selection of other stormwater management techniques, such as low impact
development and best management practices, due to its versatility.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1397-1417
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1077104
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Author-Name: Eliška Vejchodská
Author-X-Name-First: Eliška
Author-X-Name-Last: Vejchodská
Title: Tradable planning permits versus auctioned tradable development rights: different trading agents, different policy outcomes
Abstract:
The tradable planning permit (TPP) policy seeks to limit the land take by
development. It can be used in countries where development rights are
vested by land-use planning to certain landowners only. TPPs are traded
among public authorities. We introduce here a new policy, called the
auctioned tradable development rights (ATDR) policy, which takes advantage
of unvested rights of development and of trading among private actors. We
compare the TPP, the ATDR policy and our baseline land-use planning model
using a set of criteria. There are trade-offs within compared models. Both
trading policies extend opportunities for land protection from development
in exchange for higher transaction costs (highest in the ATDR policy).
Trading policies seek also to recapture a part of development rent,
decrease rent-seeking, and locate new development more effectively from
the investors' perspective. However, trading among public authorities in
the TPP model may hinder attaining these effects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1418-1437
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1077105
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Author-Name: Shervin Jamshidi
Author-X-Name-First: Shervin
Author-X-Name-Last: Jamshidi
Author-Name: Mohammad Hossein Niksokhan
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Niksokhan
Title: Multiple pollutant discharge permit markets, a challenge for wastewater treatment plants
Abstract:
This study focuses on the challenge of using a multiple pollutant
transferable discharge permit market for operating wastewater treatment
plants. It uses an analytical case of Sefidrud River in Iran with two
checkpoints. It shows that the operating limitations for simultaneous
biochemical oxidation demand (BOD) and total nitrogen (TN) removal may
convert the economically optimal waste load allocation (WLA) to a
framework with lack of incentives. Therefore, water quality trading (WQT)
may lose its economical advantages. In this case, a third parameter, such
as dissolved oxygen is recommended as an index for assigning market
interactions. In spite of economical and practical success, this approach
made WLA become a more complicated and uncertain policy. It was totally
concluded that using single parameter WQT is only recommended for areas
with small agricultural activities or lakes. Otherwise, the integrated
discharged permit and reclaimed water market is proposed instead for
simultaneous BOD and TN management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1438-1455
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1077106
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Author-Name: Radoslava Kanianska
Author-X-Name-First: Radoslava
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanianska
Author-Name: Miriam Kizeková
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Kizeková
Author-Name: Jarmila Makovníková
Author-X-Name-First: Jarmila
Author-X-Name-Last: Makovníková
Title: Quantification of present and past biomass productivity as a support to effective biomass management
Abstract:
We used statistical data including specific calculations to show how the
productivity of different biomass categories varies with land use,
environmental conditions and land management at national and local level
in Slovakia. Three different study sites were selected. Averaged annual
productivity of the total biomass from one hectare ranged from 5.96 to
12.03 t on arable land, from 4.02 to 15.20 t on grasslands and from 11.72
to 13.56 t on forest land. Although the biomass productivity varied among
the various biomass categories and the study sites, the average annual
values of the total biomass per hectare from productive land was about the
same at all three study sites (11.62, 11.68, 11.78 t/ha). Detailed
quantification of different biomass categories offered a variety of
possibilities to use them for further applications in economy and
ecosystem services. At the national level, the unused biomass could have
produced 29.8 PJ (petajoule) of heat energy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1456-1472
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1078227
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Author-Name: Chengxiang Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Chengxiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Yucheng Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yucheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Using discrete choice experiments to value preferences for air quality improvement: the case of curbing haze in urban China
Abstract:
China's top legislature amended a law that “sets environmental
protection as the country's basic policy”, which planned to force
regulators to make improvements in air quality. Limited studies have
attempted to estimate separate values for attributes of air quality
improvements from the perspective of how residents value the reduction of
haze and health benefits. We apply a discrete choice experiment to
estimate the economic benefits involved in these changes. The analysis
demonstrates that residents from urban areas are positively willing to pay
for air quality improvement. We further employ a mixed logit model and a
latent class model to investigate potential heterogeneity in preferences.
The preference heterogeneity is significantly related to individuals'
exposure to health risks relating to air quality, which is represented by
whether the residence location of the respondent is covered by haze/smog
on the interview day.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1473-1494
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1079518
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Author-Name: Jarry T. Porsius
Author-X-Name-First: Jarry T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Porsius
Author-Name: Liesbeth Claassen
Author-X-Name-First: Liesbeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Claassen
Author-Name: Patricia E. Weijland
Author-X-Name-First: Patricia E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Weijland
Author-Name: Danielle R.M. Timmermans
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle R.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Timmermans
Title: “They give you lots of information, but ignore what it's really about”: residents' experiences with the planned introduction of a new high-voltage power line
Abstract:
Cases of strong local opposition to the planned introduction of new
high-voltage power lines (HVPLs) have been documented in the past. During
and after the planning process for a new HVPL, local residents will be
informed about the siting process and its outcomes. Although it has been
suggested in the literature that this communication plays an important
role in residents' responses to a new HVPL, it has been rarely empirically
studied. In this qualitative study, we conducted in-depth interviews with
15 residents about their experiences with the planned introduction of a
new HVPL near their homes. Thematic analysis revealed that residents'
experiences were centred around negative expectations of living near the
new HVPL and perceived injustice of the planning process and its outcomes.
Residents' perception that communication was not tailored to their
information needs played a significant role in these negative experiences.
Suggestions for improving communication will be discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1495-1512
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1080672
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Author-Name: Z. Aslıgül Göçmen
Author-X-Name-First: Z. Aslıgül
Author-X-Name-Last: Göçmen
Author-Name: James A. LaGro
Author-X-Name-First: James A.
Author-X-Name-Last: LaGro
Title: Assessing local planning capacity to promote environmentally sustainable residential development
Abstract:
Smart growth and sustainability planning have, in recent years, become
central issues in planning discourse. Scholars have argued that planning
capacity at the local government level is critical for smart growth
planning, and that planners have a fundamental role to play in advancing
local and regional sustainability. In this paper, we investigate the
extent to which local planning capacity enables communities to promote
more sustainable, smart growth residential development. Based on a 2013
survey of 38 county and 53 municipal governments in the state of
Wisconsin, USA, this study finds that the majority of the sample
communities have permitted residential developments characterized as
transit-oriented, New Urbanist, mixed use, infill developments, or
conservation subdivisions as alternatives to low-density,
automobile-dependent conventional developments. The study also finds that
jurisdictions with higher planning capacities are more likely to overcome
significant barriers to more sustainable residential development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1513-1535
Issue: 8
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1080673
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Author-Name: Gustavo Hallwass
Author-X-Name-First: Gustavo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hallwass
Author-Name: Renato A.M. Silvano
Author-X-Name-First: Renato A.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Silvano
Title: Patterns of selectiveness in the Amazonian freshwater fisheries: implications for management
Abstract:
Tropical fisheries, which are considered multi-species, may show
selectiveness. We analyzed the degree of selectivity of fish catches in 46
sites along the Amazon basin through the percentage of biomass
corresponding to the most caught fish species. Amazonian fisheries were
considered moderately selective, as 54% of the sites directed more than a
quarter of fishing effort to one fish species and in 87% of the sites more
than half the fishing effort was directed to five fish species. Commercial
fisheries were more selective than subsistence fisheries. Eleven fish
species (nine of them migratory) have received more fishing pressure in
the studied Amazonian regions and the catch composition differed among
regions. We thus recommend that fisheries management in the Amazon basin
should distribute fishing effort among more fish species; incorporate the
particularities of commercial and subsistence fisheries; evaluate fishing
effects on ecosystem services; and consider the biological characteristics
of preferred fish.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1537-1559
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1081587
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Author-Name: Karen Refsgaard
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Refsgaard
Author-Name: Marianne Bechmann
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Bechmann
Title: Cost-effectiveness of tillage methods to reduce phosphorus loss from agricultural land
Abstract:
In this paper, we estimate the cost-effectiveness of tillage methods as a
measure to reduce phosphorus loss. The study was based on real-world
information on costs. Data on phosphorus loss for different soil tillage
methods were modelled. The cost-effectiveness of various soil tillage
methods were related to autumn ploughing. The results showed large
variation in cost-effectiveness related to erosion risk. Furthermore,
spring harrowing was the most cost-effective method to reduce phosphorus
loss, followed by autumn harrowing and spring ploughing in spring cereals.
Implementation of changed tillage methods showed lower costs for spring
cereals compared to winter wheat. The differences in costs between areas
were most evident for spring tillage due to differences in yields and
agronomic management. Cost-effectiveness is an important criterion in
selecting mitigation methods, but due to large variations in the effect of
changed tillage, these should be locally adapted to the high risk areas of
erosion.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1560-1579
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1082902
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Author-Name: S.W. Bunting
Author-X-Name-First: S.W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bunting
Author-Name: S. Luo
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Author-Name: K. Cai
Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Author-Name: N. Kundu
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kundu
Author-Name: S. Lund
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lund
Author-Name: R. Mishra
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra
Author-Name: D. Ray
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ray
Author-Name: K.G. Smith
Author-X-Name-First: K.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: F. Sugden
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sugden
Title: Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
Abstract:
The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland
aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action
planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity
conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A reflective account is
given of integrated action planning from five sites in China, India and
Vietnam. Eight planning phases are described encompassing: stakeholder
assessment and partner selection; rapport building and agreement on
collaboration; integrated biodiversity, ecosystem services, livelihoods
and policy assessment; problem analysis and target setting; strategic
planning; planning and organisation of activities; coordinated
implementation and monitoring; evaluation and revised target setting. The
scope and targeting of actions are evaluated using the Driving forces,
Pressures, State, Impacts and Responses framework and compatibility with
biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development objectives are
assessed. Criteria to evaluate the quality of planning processes are
proposed. Principles for integrated action planning elaborated here should
enable stakeholders to formulate plans to reconcile biodiversity
conservation with the wise use of wetlands.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1580-1609
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1083414
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Author-Name: Michael Huber
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Huber
Author-Name: Arne Arnberger
Author-X-Name-First: Arne
Author-X-Name-Last: Arnberger
Title: Opponents, waverers or supporters: the influence of place-attachment dimensions on local residents' acceptance of a planned biosphere reserve in Austria
Abstract:
A supportive attitude of residents towards protected areas is crucial for
successful implementation and management, particularly in densely
populated regions such as Central Europe. While previous studies have
revealed that emotional and cultural drivers, as well as information level
and group membership, can influence attitudes towards protected areas, the
effect of place-attachment dimensions remains unclear. A postal survey
among local residents <italic>(N</italic> = 460) explored factors
influencing attitudes towards the Lungau (-Nockberge) Biosphere Reserve in
Austria before its official recognition. Results indicated societal
support throughout all socio-demographic strata. A logistic regression
showed that, besides socio-demographics and information level, place
attachment had a significant influence on the acceptance of the biosphere
reserve. Supporters and opponents showed both high place identity and
dependence, while waverers scored low on these dimensions. Results
indicate that place attachment is relevant for the design of participatory
processes as well as for developing management policies for biosphere
reserves.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1610-1628
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1083415
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Author-Name: Marta F. Calvache
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: F. Calvache
Author-Name: María-José Prados
Author-X-Name-First: María-José
Author-X-Name-Last: Prados
Author-Name: Júlia M. Lourenço
Author-X-Name-First: Júlia M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lourenço
Title: Assessment of National Parks affected by naturbanization processes in Southern Europe
Abstract:
This paper assesses land-use changes related to naturbanization processes
on three biosphere reserves in Southern Europe. A comparative analysis has
been done on the National Parks in Peneda-Gerês in North Portugal,
Cévennes in South France and Sierra Nevada in South Spain, using
Corine Land Cover data from 1990 until 2006. Results indicate that the
process of land-use intensification is taking place in the frame of
naturbanization dynamics that could jeopardize the role of Protected
Areas. Focusing on the trends faced by National Parks and their
surrounding territories, the analysis demonstrates, both in quantitative
and spatial terms, the intensification processes of land-use changes and
how it is important to know them for coping with increasing threats. The
article concludes that in the current context of increasing stresses, a
broader focus on nature protection, encompassing the wider countryside, is
needed if the initiatives for biodiversity protection are to be effective.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1629-1655
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1083416
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Author-Name: Danijela Despotovic
Author-X-Name-First: Danijela
Author-X-Name-Last: Despotovic
Author-Name: Slobodan Cvetanovic
Author-X-Name-First: Slobodan
Author-X-Name-Last: Cvetanovic
Author-Name: Vladimir Nedic
Author-X-Name-First: Vladimir
Author-X-Name-Last: Nedic
Author-Name: Milan Despotovic
Author-X-Name-First: Milan
Author-X-Name-Last: Despotovic
Title: Economic, social and environmental dimension of sustainable competitiveness of European countries
Abstract:
Over the last decade, promotion of competitiveness represents one of the
central goals of economic policy of most of the countries. Moreover, in
recent years, the promotion of competitiveness has been seen as a way of
achieving desirable changes in economy and society. While there is no
unity of views in the theory regarding the conceptual definition of the
phenomenon of competitiveness, it is becoming less arguable that in
strictly economic terms, competitiveness is a synonym for productivity.
However, it should be noted that productivity growth that is accompanied
by increasing social imbalance (for example, inequality in income
distribution), on the one hand, and environmental pollution, on the other
hand, cannot be a guarantee of improving the competitiveness of countries
in the long run. Acknowledging precisely this fact and using the data from
World Economic Forum on Global Competitiveness 2013, this paper elaborates
on the phenomenon of sustainable competitiveness and tests the hypothesis
about the positive impact of its social and environmental dimension on the
economic dimension of sustainable competitiveness that is represented by
the value of the Global Competitiveness Index. The survey of 34 countries
confirmed the indisputable positive impact of the social dimension of
sustainability, but also variable direction of the impact of the
environmental dimension of sustainability (depending on the level of GDP
per capita) on the economic dimension of sustainable competitiveness of
European countries in 2013.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1656-1678
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1085370
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Author-Name: Chaosu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Chaosu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yan Song
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: Government response to climate change in China: a study of provincial and municipal plans
Abstract:
In this paper, we provide an overview of local and regional climate change
plans in China by scrutinizing planning documents from 16 cities, four
autonomous regions, and 22 provinces. We develop and apply an evaluation
protocol to understand goals, process, and strategies in these plans. We
also conduct interviews with government officials to provide a context for
subnational climate change planning. The results indicate that current
climate change planning in China is characterized by the
‘top-down’ approach, in which the central governmental
incentives play a vital role in shaping provincial and municipal plans. In
addition, most plans have the following issues: vague definition of what
characterizes a low-carbon city/region; deficiency in the quality of
greenhouse gas inventory and reduction targets; insufficient strategies
provided to respond to climate change; inadequate stakeholder engagement;
and weak horizontal coordination. Finally, we offer recommendations to
improve climate change planning in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1679-1710
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1085840
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Author-Name: Craig Bullock
Author-X-Name-First: Craig
Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock
Author-Name: Robert O'Shea
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: O'Shea
Title: Valuing environmental damage remediation and liability using value estimates for ecosystem services
Abstract:
The European Environmental Liability Directive aims to ensure that damaged
habitats are restored where possible, but allows for complementary
remediation with replacement habitat where restoration is not possible
within a reasonable time. It also allows for compensatory remediation of
the resource based on an assessment of environmental values in cases where
there are interim social losses. This paper concurs with the argument that
physical remediation without consideration of social values can fail to be
equivalent to the resource that has been lost. Using, as a case study, a
river in Ireland, it demonstrates that estimating social value can be
challenging in practice, noting also differences between the value of
environmental gains and losses. The paper argues that estimates of final
ecosystem service values, including wastewater treatment costs, can
provide a measure of social value and makes a case for the systematic
collection of these data to inform decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1711-1727
Issue: 9
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1085842
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Author-Name: Sofia Valente
Author-X-Name-First: Sofia
Author-X-Name-Last: Valente
Author-Name: Fernando Veloso-Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando
Author-X-Name-Last: Veloso-Gomes
Title: Coastal climate adaptation in port-cities: adaptation deficits, barriers, and challenges ahead
Abstract:
Port cities are on the frontline of emerging coastal risks related to climate change, sea-level rise, and human impacts on coastal zones. This article addresses the need for adaptation in port cities. It reviews key meanings of coastal climate adaptation, and its inherent complexity and uncertainties. It then provides an overview of the current status of coastal climate adaptation, discusses ‘adaptation deficits’ in port cities, and describes barriers to adaptation. Subsequently, it highlights the need for adaptive (coastal) planning and management in the face of changing and uncertain future conditions. Finally, it points out research needs and challenges regarding adaptation in port cities, namely the need for localized risk assessments, the need to reduce adaptation deficits, the need to mainstream adaptation into spatial planning, the need for advanced studies on adaptation measures, the need for integrated efforts, the need for adaptive planning approaches for dealing with changing risks over time, under uncertainty in highly dynamic environments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 389-414
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1557609
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Author-Name: Eva SemanÄÃková
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: SemanÄÃková
Author-Name: Simona R. Grădinaru
Author-X-Name-First: Simona R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Grădinaru
Author-Name: Tereza Aubrechtová
Author-X-Name-First: Tereza
Author-X-Name-Last: Aubrechtová
Author-Name: Anna M. Hersperger
Author-X-Name-First: Anna M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hersperger
Title: Framing fragmentation in strategic policy documents in spatial planning and environmental domains: differences and similarities
Abstract:
Fragmentation is a complex issue and the way it is framed will impact on policy decisions. The Czech Republic has adopted several strategic policy documents in spatial planning and environmental domains that address fragmentation. However, these documents differ in how they frame fragmentation. Our goal was to evaluate the differences in 1) framing the problem of fragmentation and 2) suggested solutions. We performed a content analysis of the strategic policy documents by coding text using the key fragmentation aspects - biological organization, land cover, and connectivity. Next, we categorized data either to species-oriented, pattern-oriented, or ecosystem service frames and suggested criteria to evaluate the quality of the framing. This method was useful to show the divergence in the framing of fragmentation as a problem between two policy domains. The results show that the pattern-oriented frame and mitigation solutions are the most prominent aspects, and also fragmentation is not well framed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 415-432
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1589433
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Author-Name: Fatih Terzi
Author-X-Name-First: Fatih
Author-X-Name-Last: Terzi
Author-Name: Azime Tezer
Author-X-Name-First: Azime
Author-X-Name-Last: Tezer
Author-Name: Zeynep Turkay
Author-X-Name-First: Zeynep
Author-X-Name-Last: Turkay
Author-Name: Osman Uzun
Author-X-Name-First: Osman
Author-X-Name-Last: Uzun
Author-Name: Pınar Köylü
Author-X-Name-First: Pınar
Author-X-Name-Last: Köylü
Author-Name: Elif Karacor
Author-X-Name-First: Elif
Author-X-Name-Last: Karacor
Author-Name: Nilgun Okay
Author-X-Name-First: Nilgun
Author-X-Name-Last: Okay
Author-Name: Melek Kaya
Author-X-Name-First: Melek
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaya
Title: An ecosystem services-based approach for decision-making in urban planning
Abstract:
Changes relating to the development of land use often negatively impact on ecosystem services (ES), which in turn impairs the ability of ecosystems to sustain such services. The assessment of land suitability is a critical step in land use planning, but it may have some shortcomings and may fail to represent the diversity of ES-related features of geographical places. To address this issue, this paper proposes a method that integrates the ES approach with contemporary land suitability evaluation. The study consists of three steps: (1) Land suitability analysis: represents the geology, morphology, land capability, hydrology, erosion and habitat vulnerability, (2) Integrated ES mapping: represents the integrated value of provisioning, regulating and cultural ES potential together and (3) Land suitability evaluation based on integrated ES mapping (ES-Integrated Suitability Map): represents ES-based land suitability. The results demonstrate that there is a significant difference between the conventional and ES-integrated land suitability evaluations. According to the results of the conventional land suitability analysis, while 29.8% of land has excellent and 23.6% good suitability conditions for new development, the ES-integrated land suitability evaluation reveals that only 0.18% and 5.35% of land has excellent and good suitability for new development, respectively, in Duzce. This study shows that the introduction of the ES approach can have an important contribution to spatial decision-making. In addition, this method provides an approach to represent the place-based attributes of space better through the integration of ES into land suitability and can thus help to make environmental concerns a priority in spatial decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 433-452
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1591355
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Author-Name: Patrick Möbius
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Möbius
Author-Name: Wilhelm Althammer
Author-X-Name-First: Wilhelm
Author-X-Name-Last: Althammer
Title: Sustainable competitiveness: a spatial econometric analysis of European regions
Abstract:
The paper complements the few regional studies on the sustainability–competitiveness nexus by providing a novel composite index of sustainable competitiveness for 272 European regions in 28 European countries. Principal component factor analysis is combined with a variance-based structural equation model to create a statistically reliable index, which overcomes the methodological issues of previous studies. Especially, the use of the latter also allows estimation of the cause–effect relationships between the different pillars of sustainable competitiveness, where empirical evidence is scarce. The paper shows that favorable ecological, social, and economic environments can jointly contribute to facilitating long-term sustainable competitiveness outcomes. Thereby, the progress in one dimension is not necessarily at the expense of another dimension of sustainable competitiveness. The proposed index reveals important insights for policymakers into the sustainable competitiveness trajectory of European regions. Region-specific plans for action can be derived and new policy conclusions can be drawn from the index.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 453-480
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1593005
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Author-Name: Hassan Abedi Gheshlaghi
Author-X-Name-First: Hassan
Author-X-Name-Last: Abedi Gheshlaghi
Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Thomas Blaschke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaschke
Title: GIS-based forest fire risk mapping using the analytical network process and fuzzy logic
Abstract:
This research investigates the efficiency of combining the Analytical Network Process (ANP) and fuzzy logic for developing a fire risk map. Major factors influencing the occurrence of forest fires were identified from the literature. The importance of each factor was determined by an ANP ranking procedure, which yielded the criteria weights, while fuzzy logic was employed for assessing the weights of the subcriteria. Then, GIS-based aggregation functions were employed to produce a fire risk map. In order to validate the results, forest fire locations were identified using field data, satellite images, and national reports. This validation revealed a very high accuracy of 0.819 for the fuzzy ANP model. The results will serve as guidelines for researchers and scientists by introducing new and robust MCDA methods. In general, the mentioned Hybrid method can be applied to early warning, fire suppression resources planning, and allocation work in the study area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 481-499
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1594726
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Author-Name: Nienke Busscher
Author-X-Name-First: Nienke
Author-X-Name-Last: Busscher
Author-Name: Constanza Parra
Author-X-Name-First: Constanza
Author-X-Name-Last: Parra
Author-Name: Frank Vanclay
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanclay
Title: Environmental justice implications of land grabbing for industrial agriculture and forestry in Argentina
Abstract:
Land grabbing results in social impacts, injustice, conflict and displacement of smallholders. We use an environmental justice framework to analyse land grabbing and actions taken by local communities (resistance, protest, and proactive organisation). Qualitative research investigating land grabbing for tree plantations and agriculture (primarily soy) was undertaken in Argentina. We found that pre-existing local vulnerabilities tended to result in people acquiescing rather than resisting land grabs. Local people considered existing injustices to be more pressing than land grabbing. Locals tacitly accepted injustice resulting in communities becoming displaced, fenced-in, or evicted. Consequently, already-vulnerable people continue to live in unhealthy conditions, insecure tenure situations, and bear a disproportionate social and environmental burden. More attention should be given to pre-existing vulnerabilities and to improving the wellbeing of people affected by land grabs. Analysing land grabbing from an environmental justice perspective contributes to understanding the deeper reasons about why, where and how land grabbing occurs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 500-522
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1595546
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Author-Name: Stefano Salata
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Salata
Author-Name: Carolina Giaimo
Author-X-Name-First: Carolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Giaimo
Author-Name: Carlo Alberto Barbieri
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberto Barbieri
Author-Name: Gabriele Garnero
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele
Author-X-Name-Last: Garnero
Title: The utilization of ecosystem services mapping in land use planning: the experience of LIFE SAM4CP project
Abstract:
Ecosystem Service assessment requires better integration of the information that supports land use decisions. Nevertheless, the interpretation of maps and their utilisation to address sustainability during the land use planning process remains critical, especially at a local scale. In this study, a Geographic Information System-Based approach is presented to transform an Ecosystem Service biophysical multipart analysis into a composite parcel-scale indicator, mainly using Esri ArcGIS (version 10.5) functions, and particularly: (i) the Weighted Overlay, (ii) Hotspot Analysis and (iii) Aggregation of Polygons. This methodology has been used experimentally in three municipalities of the metropolitan city of Turin (Italy) during the LIFE SAM4CP project. The study aims to demonstrate how the operationalisation of Ecosystem Service assessment in planning aided Local Administrations in defining land use planning priorities, such as the identification of land take control strategies and the definition of Urban Growth Boundaries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 523-545
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1598341
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Author-Name: Anna Berti Suman
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Berti Suman
Author-Name: Marina van Geenhuizen
Author-X-Name-First: Marina
Author-X-Name-Last: van Geenhuizen
Title: Not just noise monitoring: rethinking citizen sensing for risk-related problem-solving
Abstract:
Can grassroots-driven citizen sensing initiatives triggered by distrust contribute to risk problem-solving? The article inspects such a potential in the field of risks to public health represented by noise pollution. After a conceptual reflection, the Amsterdam Schiphol and the London Heathrow airports’ noise monitoring cases are compared. We inquire: How did lay people use citizen sensing to find solutions to the increase in noise? Which perceptions/actions influence and facilitate the problem-solving potential of citizen sensing? We found that the main citizens’ actions leading to solutions are an adequate contesting of information monopoly through the production of valid data, as well as the challenging of institutional strategies to improve risk-related problem-solving. Accordingly, the citizen sensing initiative may generate mutual understanding and stimulate the institutional recognition of the problem and urgency for solving it. The article provides a novel exploration of evidence on performance of actors showing the problem-solving potential of citizen sensing through a preliminary performance matrix.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 546-567
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1598852
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Author-Name: Adrianne Showalter Matlock
Author-X-Name-First: Adrianne Showalter
Author-X-Name-Last: Matlock
Author-Name: Jacob E. Lipsman
Author-X-Name-First: Jacob E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lipsman
Title: Mitigating environmental harm in urban planning: an ecological perspective
Abstract:
Environmental sustainability is a major focal point of urban planning, yet scholarly discourse often fails to grapple with the environmental contradictions inherent in the reliance on economic growth found within the prevailing sustainable development paradigm. This paper develops an ecological-sociological framework for analyzing sustainable planning best practices, which shape local sustainable planning implementation. A key argument of ecological-sociological scholarship is that sustainable development is an expression of ecological modernization, which erroneously tries to solve environmental problems through economic growth-based strategies. The authors use content analysis to examine the American Planning Association’s 2015 Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans and find that its principles and environmental harm mitigation strategies incorporate an ecological modernizationist approach to sustainable planning. The authors argue that embrace of economic growth and underspecification of ecological standards hinder the field of sustainable planning from promoting best practices that mitigate environmental harm in the long term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 568-584
Issue: 3
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1599327
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Author-Name: Matthew Collins
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Collins
Author-Name: Seraphim Dempsey
Author-X-Name-First: Seraphim
Author-X-Name-Last: Dempsey
Title: Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences
Abstract:
Improving the energy efficiency of the residential building stock has increasingly been promoted by policy makers as a means of reducing energy demand in the residential sector. We review the literature on some non-energy impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures aimed at increasing the air tightness and thermal insulation of residential properties. Specifically, we review the impact of retrofitting measures on indoor pollutants, mould growth, attenuation of radio signal and overheating. We show that without the provision of adequate ventilation, increased air tightness can result in higher levels of indoor pollutants and mould growth. Similarly, we show that in certain circumstances thermal insulation has the potential to result in increased signal attenuation and overheating. We detail the policy implications of these findings and outline policy actions that have been implemented in case study countries where these consequences have been identified as potential issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2010-2025
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1509788
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Author-Name: Titih Titisari Danielaini
Author-X-Name-First: Titih
Author-X-Name-Last: Titisari Danielaini
Author-Name: Basant Maheshwari
Author-X-Name-First: Basant
Author-X-Name-Last: Maheshwari
Author-Name: Dharmappa Hagare
Author-X-Name-First: Dharmappa
Author-X-Name-Last: Hagare
Title: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of perceived liveability in the context of socio-ecohydrology: evidence from the urban and peri-urban Cirebon-Indonesia
Abstract:
In this study, we examine key liveability aspects, viz., ecosystem services (ES), urban services (US), peri-urban services (PS) and human services (HS). Further, disparity in the liveability of urban and peri-urban areas that could hamper sustainability was investigated. The Cirebon Metropolitan Region in Indonesia frequently experiences water security issues. The perceived liveability of this region was assessed using survey data collected in 65 villages within 25 sub-districts. The study demonstrates that ES, US, PS and HS in the analytical framework of importance–performance analysis (IPA) can identify the main areas needing intervention to improve urban and peri-urban socio-ecohydrological systems and liveability. The method of combining qualitative and quantitative IPA schemes developed in this study is novel and is able to support a demand-based approach and comprehensive understanding of place-based needs for long-term liveability in a developing country situation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2026-2054
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1524576
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Author-Name: Tomoko Uetake
Author-X-Name-First: Tomoko
Author-X-Name-Last: Uetake
Author-Name: Kei Kabaya
Author-X-Name-First: Kei
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabaya
Author-Name: Kaoru Ichikawa
Author-X-Name-First: Kaoru
Author-X-Name-Last: Ichikawa
Author-Name: Noriko Moriwake
Author-X-Name-First: Noriko
Author-X-Name-Last: Moriwake
Author-Name: Shizuka Hashimoto
Author-X-Name-First: Shizuka
Author-X-Name-Last: Hashimoto
Title: Quantitative analysis of national biodiversity strategy and action plans about incorporating integrated approaches in production landscapes
Abstract:
A global crisis for production landscapes has shed light on the importance of sustainable management of these landscapes in an integrated manner at local and national levels. However, there is a lack of quantitative research on the integration of relevant concepts into national-level policies and planning. Thus, we analyzed the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) of 133 Convention on Biological Diversity parties using a text mining method to determine the current global situation regarding production landscape policies. The statistical results showed that (1) about half of parties mentioned integrated approaches in production landscapes (e.g., cultural landscapes, socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes), (2) there were some regional differences in the number of references, (3) the introduction of these concepts has been increasing worldwide, and (4) these concepts have been accorded higher priority in national policy and planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2055-2079
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1530202
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Author-Name: Gregory Pierce
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory
Author-X-Name-Last: Pierce
Author-Name: Larry Lai
Author-X-Name-First: Larry
Author-X-Name-Last: Lai
Author-Name: J.R. DeShazo
Author-X-Name-First: J.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: DeShazo
Title: Identifying and addressing drinking water system sprawl, its consequences, and the opportunity for planners’ intervention: evidence from Los Angeles County
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Across the United States, poorly-performing, small drinking water systems operate under nominal public oversight in spatial patterns that neither cohere with other administrative jurisdictions nor conform to environmental, efficiency, or equity criteria. This study lays out the case for planning intervention to address the over-dispersion of drinking water systems, or water system sprawl. An analysis of data collected on every publicly-regulated drinking water system in Los Angeles County serves as a case study to illustrate the extent of sprawl and its consequences.To inform an understanding of feasible interventions to address sprawl, this study reviews development approval regulations and general plans, and conducts interviews with state and regional officials in California. Findings suggest that planning authorities that provide nominal safeguards against sprawl are not actively used to influence drinking water system boundaries, but both the tools of LAFCOs and novel governance authorities hold more promise for reform.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2080-2100
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1530889
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Author-Name: E.E. Brooker
Author-X-Name-First: E.E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brooker
Author-Name: C.R. Hopkins
Author-X-Name-First: C.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hopkins
Author-Name: E. Devenport
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Devenport
Author-Name: L. Greenhill
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenhill
Author-Name: C. Duncan
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Duncan
Title: Civil society participation in the Scottish marine planning process and the role of Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations
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Sustainable development principles are based on the fundamental recognition of humans as an integral part of the ecosystem. Participation of civil society should therefore be central to marine planning processes and enabling ecosystem-based management, and development of mechanisms for effective participation is critical. To date, little attention has been given to the role of Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (ENGOs) in public participation. In this paper, the results of two workshops, which involved various stakeholders and addressed public participation in marine planning, are reported and discussed in the context of the Scottish marine planning process. ENGOs’ role in communicating complex policies, representing members’ interests and contributing towards participatory governance in marine planning is highlighted. Innovative outreach methods are still required by decision-makers to translate technical information, integrate local knowledge, improve public representation and conserve resources. This could include collaboration with ENGOs to help promote public participation in decision-making processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2101-2123
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1532876
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Author-Name: Nicola Ulibarri
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Ulibarri
Author-Name: Jiarui Tao
Author-X-Name-First: Jiarui
Author-X-Name-Last: Tao
Title: Evaluating environmental permitting process duration: the case of clean water act Section 404 permits
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Permits are a critical tool for ensuring that infrastructure projects provide the benefits they promise without harming nearby people or the environment. However, the environmental permitting process is complex, often resulting in long review times and increased administrative costs. Identifying ways to hasten permitting processes without compromising environmental rigor is important for enabling efficient and effective infrastructure regulation. This paper evaluates the relationship between permitting duration and characteristics of the projects, applicant organizations, and regulatory regime, using a novel dataset of US Clean Water Act permits. Longer review time was associated with projects proposed by a business (rather than state or federal agencies); using an engineering consultant; requiring some combination of environmental impact analysis, historic preservation, and/or endangered species review; and located in Arizona. Project type, agency workload, and socioeconomic characteristics did not correlate with review time.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2124-2144
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1534730
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Author-Name: Lovisa Solbär
Author-X-Name-First: Lovisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Solbär
Author-Name: Pietro Marcianó
Author-X-Name-First: Pietro
Author-X-Name-Last: Marcianó
Author-Name: Maria Pettersson
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Pettersson
Title: Land-use planning and designated national interests in Sweden: arctic perspectives on landscape multifunctionality
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Rural land-use planning should handle land-use interests, such as nature-based tourism, biodiversity preservation and industrial resource extraction, on an appropriate level of scale. Management for multifunctionality represents an option in factually multifunctional landscapes. The Swedish policy of national interests, as applied in the context of the three northernmost municipalities’ statutory comprehensive plan-making, provides an attempt in this direction. Based on mapping and practitioner interviews, the study reveals that the vague ‘practical’ implications of the omnipresent land-use designations under the policy complicate the task of local-level spatial planning. Integrated consideration of multiple uses (or use options), implicated by policy principles, was found to fall back into case-by-case assessments. Land-use designation can be worked into a tool for the governance of multifunctional landscapes when care is taken to manage the aspects outlined in the study, among others interagency orchestration and explicit regulation of co-existence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2145-2165
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1535430
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Author-Name: Christoph Clar
Author-X-Name-First: Christoph
Author-X-Name-Last: Clar
Title: Coordinating climate change adaptation across levels of government: the gap between theory and practice of integrated adaptation strategy processes
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Policymakers at different government levels develop integrated adaptation strategy processes (ASPs), which are supposed to prepare a particular region, country or municipality for the impacts of climate change. The adaptation literature suggests that coordination of these efforts promises comprehensive climate change adaptation, because it allows making use of synergies and avoiding maladaptation. Nonetheless, we lack evidence about the coordination of multiple levels and its potential to actually facilitate climate change adaptation. Based on an examination of 14 integrated ASPs, the author asks how they interact with each other, if they reconcile the priorities of other levels, and if they are an adequate tool for coordinating climate change adaptation. The study reveals a considerable gap between theory and practice. It demonstrates that the call for coordination is not reflected in current adaptation policy and questions whether (more) coordination is what we need to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2166-2185
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1536604
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Author-Name: Ruth E. Bush
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bush
Author-Name: Catherine S.E. Bale
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine S.E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bale
Title: Energy planning tools for low carbon transitions: an example of a multicriteria spatial planning tool for district heating
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Energy planning tools can support transitions to low carbon energy by helping planners to identify technology options and scenarios. Exploring a case study of district heating development to support heat decarbonisation in the United Kingdom (UK), this article uses thematic analysis of qualitative semistructured interviews conducted between May 2013 and August 2015 with local and regional government officials, in order to consider how energy planning decision-making tools can be designed to support the early stages of low carbon transitions as a form of strategic niche management. The findings of this analysis are then tested through the development of a spatial heat planning tool covering England and Wales, designed to respond to the needs of niche actors seeking to facilitate early development of district heating projects. The tool is for use by local government actors as they seek to build social networks of stakeholders to support the technology change, to demonstrate its value and to support skills development. The research shows the importance of designing flexible tools which can go beyond techno-economic criteria and reflect the wider motivations and decision criteria of local actors, including social criteria.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2186-2209
Issue: 12
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1536605
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Author-Name: Yann Fournis
Author-X-Name-First: Yann
Author-X-Name-Last: Fournis
Author-Name: Marie-José Fortin
Author-X-Name-First: Marie-José
Author-X-Name-Last: Fortin
Title: From social ‘acceptance’ to social ‘acceptability’ of wind energy projects: towards a territorial perspective
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Social acceptance is central in many debates surrounding energy projects. Wind energy, in particular, has been described as a ‘learning laboratory’ in terms of social acceptance of energy projects. It has given way to a socio-technical paradox: the social dimension has become a factor of equal importance to technology in the wind farms implementation. Based on a literature review concerned with the social acceptance of wind energy, the paper seeks to demonstrate both the richness and the limits of the key concepts that inform the ongoing work of scholars. By doing so, we intend to emphasise the complex processes underneath in order to then elaborate a conceptual definition of social acceptability. Various modulations and limits that characterise current thinking are thus underlined. We then propose a grid analysis relying on a territorial perspective. It is structured around three levels that connect micro-social, meso-political and macro-economic processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1133406
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Author-Name: Hilary Ndambiri
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Ndambiri
Author-Name: Eric Mungatana
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Mungatana
Author-Name: Roy Brouwer
Author-X-Name-First: Roy
Author-X-Name-Last: Brouwer
Title: Scope effects of respondent uncertainty in contingent valuation: evidence from motorized emission reductions in the city of Nairobi, Kenya
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This study analyzed the scope effects of respondent uncertainty in contingent valuation (CV) by evaluating whether willingness to pay (WTP) estimates were sensitive to changes in the magnitudes of motorized emission reductions in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. The WTP estimates were elicited through the conventional payment card (PC), stochastic payment card (SPC) and the polychotomous payment card (PPC) formats. While SPC and PPC formats were used to capture respondent uncertainty, the PC format captured respondent certainty regarding the amounts individuals were WTP for emission reductions. Based on parametric and nonparametric analysis, results show that certain (PC) respondents stated significantly larger WTP amounts for larger emission reductions than for smaller reductions. Conversely, uncertain (SPC and PPC) respondents stated smaller amounts for larger emission reductions than certain (PC) respondents. The implication is that though respondents were sensitive to the scope of motorized emission reductions, respondent uncertainty lowered their sensitivity to scope.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 22-46
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1140024
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Author-Name: Jurian Edelenbos
Author-X-Name-First: Jurian
Author-X-Name-Last: Edelenbos
Author-Name: Arwin Van Buuren
Author-X-Name-First: Arwin
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Buuren
Author-Name: Dik Roth
Author-X-Name-First: Dik
Author-X-Name-Last: Roth
Author-Name: Madelinde Winnubst
Author-X-Name-First: Madelinde
Author-X-Name-Last: Winnubst
Title: Stakeholder initiatives in flood risk management: exploring the role and impact of bottom-up initiatives in three ‘Room for the River’ projects in the Netherlands
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In recent years stakeholder participation has become a popular topic in flood management. Little is known about how and under which circumstances local stakeholders initiate and develop successful flood management strategies and how governmental actors respond to them. Drawing on theories of social movements, stakeholder participation, and citizenship, this paper analyses how local stakeholder initiatives in the Dutch ‘Room for the River’ programme evolve and, in turn, influence such governmental plans and actions. The description and comparative analysis of the three cases leads to three conclusions: first, in all cases, forms of local self-organization play a role, but its impacts are highly dependent on the mix of strategies chosen. Second, forms of coproduction between local stakeholders and government actors are the most viable strategy to realize the positive impact of local initiatives. Third, government agencies tend to react to local initiatives defensively. Much depends on timing and connecting to the right people.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 47-66
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1140025
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Author-Name: Ranko Glumac
Author-X-Name-First: Ranko
Author-X-Name-Last: Glumac
Author-Name: Ramona Franić
Author-X-Name-First: Ramona
Author-X-Name-Last: Franić
Author-Name: Andrej UdovÄ
Author-X-Name-First: Andrej
Author-X-Name-Last: UdovÄ
Title: Stakeholders' expectations from the agri-environmental programme in Slovenia and Croatia
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The agri-environmental programme (AEP) is the European Union policy instrument used for the delivery of environmental services expected by the society, but societal expectations for these environmental services are insufficiently assessed. In order to realistically meet the expectations of AEP, this research utilises analytical hierarchy process based web survey to assess the importance that various societal stakeholders in the European countries of Slovenia and Croatia give to specific environmental services and to also identify the agricultural practices that have the greatest potential to realise the expectations that society values the most. All stakeholders (overall group) from Slovenia and Croatia ranked water quality and availability as the first most important environmental service, and reduction of pesticides as the most important agricultural practice to deliver societal expectations. The results indicate that there is similar demand for environmental services in these two countries that differ in their agricultural settings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 67-91
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1140633
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Author-Name: Ryan M. Perkl
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Perkl
Title: Measuring landscape integrity (LI): development of a hybrid methodology for planning applications
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Landscape integrity data-sets represent a measure of a landscape's naturalness, or its inverse, the level of human modification. Generally referred to as human footprint modeling, a hybrid approach was developed here by incorporating distance, density, and spatially explicit fuzzy logic methods for quantifying the impacts of anthropocentric infrastructure on the landscape. Integrity scores varied markedly across this large and heterogeneous landscape. A comparative analysis among peer data products revealed that this model exhibited the highest level of correlation when compared to an independently derived expert survey of expected scores. Moreover, differences in correlation were found to be statistically significant in two cases indicating robust model performance. Data products such as these may be leveraged to quantify the nature and extent of human modifications on the landscape, identify highly natural areas for conservation purposes, and may serve as an overarching umbrella for guiding and coordinating large and local-scale planning efforts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 92-114
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1142863
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Author-Name: Lotten Wiréhn
Author-X-Name-First: Lotten
Author-X-Name-Last: Wiréhn
Author-Name: Tomasz Opach
Author-X-Name-First: Tomasz
Author-X-Name-Last: Opach
Author-Name: Tina-Simone Neset
Author-X-Name-First: Tina-Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Neset
Title: Assessing agricultural vulnerability to climate change in the Nordic countries – an interactive geovisualization approach
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Nordic agriculture must adapt to climate change to reduce vulnerability and exploit potential opportunities. Integrated assessments can identify and quantify vulnerability in order to recognize these adaptation needs. This study presents a geographic visualization approach to support the interactive assessment of agricultural vulnerability to climate change. We have identified requirements for increased transparency and reflexivity in vulnerability assessments, arguing that these can be met by geographic visualization. A conceptual framework to support the integration of geographic visualization for vulnerability assessments has been designed and applied for the development of AgroExplore, an interactive tool for assessing agricultural vulnerability to climate change in Sweden. To open up the black box of composite vulnerability indices, AgroExplore enables the user to select, weight, and classify relevant indicators into sub-indices of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. This enables the exploration of underlying indicators and factors determining vulnerability in Nordic agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 115-134
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1143351
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Author-Name: George E. Halkos
Author-X-Name-First: George E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Halkos
Author-Name: Epameinondas A. Paizanos
Author-X-Name-First: Epameinondas A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Paizanos
Title: The channels of the effect of government expenditure on the environment: evidence using dynamic panel data
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This paper explores the relationship between government spending and environmental quality using panel data for 94 countries for the period 1970–2008. We identify and estimate three distinct channels that comprise the total direct effect of government expenditure on air pollution, namely a marginal effect, an effect conditional on economic growth and an effect conditional on institutional quality. Since adjustment rate of emissions to their equilibrium level is slow due to technological and institutional reasons, we explicitly take into account dynamics by applying appropriate econometric methods. The results demonstrate that there is a significant alleviating direct effect of government expenditure on SO2 and NOx emissions, which increases with the level of economic growth and democracy. However, there is no evidence of a significant effect on pollutants with more global impact on the environment and human health, like N2O and CO2, implying that the adoption of international environmental treaties is required in this case.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 135-157
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1145107
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Author-Name: Colleen George
Author-X-Name-First: Colleen
Author-X-Name-Last: George
Author-Name: Maureen G. Reed
Author-X-Name-First: Maureen G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Reed
Title: Revealing inadvertent elitism in stakeholder models of environmental governance: assessing procedural justice in sustainability organizations
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Consensus-based multi-stakeholder forms of environmental governance involving government, private and civil society actors, have become popular for advancing sustainability, but have been criticized for failing to achieve procedural justice objectives including recognition, participation and strengthening capabilities. Yet, how such models have functioned within non-governmental organizations dedicated to advancing sustainability has been underexplored. This paper assesses the procedural elements of consensus-based multi-stakeholder models used within Canadian biosphere reserves and model forests, two organizations working to address environment and sustainability issues. We draw on strategic documents and semi-structured interviews from five organizations in Canada to analyze their governance structures and processes against a framework for procedural justice. We find the organizational structure reproduces elitism and professionalism associated with stakeholder models more generally and reproduces challenges associated with recognition, participation and building capabilities found in other stakeholder approaches. Meeting broader sustainability challenges requires organizations to address procedural justice issues in addition to their traditional environmental concerns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 158-177
Issue: 1
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1146576
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Author-Name: Valery Madero
Author-X-Name-First: Valery
Author-X-Name-Last: Madero
Author-Name: Nina Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Nina
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Title: Public participation mechanisms and sustainable policy-making: a case study analysis of Mexico City's
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Mexico City has gained an international reputation for its ground-breaking approach to sustainability as a result of policies implemented during the Marcelo Ebrard administration (2006–2012). In this paper, we examine the development and implementation of the Plan Verde de la Ciudad de México (Green Plan), the 15-year policy aimed to transform Mexico City into the most progressive and sustainable city in Latin America. Key to the plan's success, it was claimed, would be the active participation of stakeholders from all levels of society. Drawing on documentary material and interviews, we argue that whilst the plan did have a significant impact on the environmental sustainability of the megacity, it failed to include effective citizen participation mechanisms. As predicted by several members of the Green Plan Monitoring and Assessment Board, this lack of representation, alongside other failures, appears to have facilitated the premature demise of the plan under the new administration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1728-1750
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1085841
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Author-Name: Marie Briguglio
Author-X-Name-First: Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Briguglio
Author-Name: Liam Delaney
Author-X-Name-First: Liam
Author-X-Name-Last: Delaney
Author-Name: Alex Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Alex
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Title: Voluntary recycling despite disincentives
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This paper assesses the determinants of take-up of a voluntary waste separation scheme, in a scenario where residents sorted, stored and paid for collection of recycling waste even though mixed waste was collected at the kerbside more conveniently, free of charge and without any quantity limits. Uptake of the scheme was positive, persistent and diverse across localities, offering an opportunity to assess the factors determining voluntary participation in the presence of disincentives. We employ a unique panel data-set (n = 4,644) from Malta, including data on recyclable waste kilogrammes collected over the first 86 weeks of the scheme's operation. Drawing on insights from environmental economics and psychology, a model is empirically estimated. Results indicate that uptake is suppressed by the initial constraints households may face and stimulated by collection frequency. Political vote is an important determinant of participation and this interacts with scheme promotion to create diverse uptake rates.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1751-1774
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1086323
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Author-Name: Luke Whaley
Author-X-Name-First: Luke
Author-X-Name-Last: Whaley
Author-Name: Edward Weatherhead
Author-X-Name-First: Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: Weatherhead
Title: Managing water through change and uncertainty: comparing lessons from the adaptive co-management literature to recent policy developments in England
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Water management is set to become increasingly variable and unpredictable, in particular because of climate change. This paper investigates the extent to which water policy in England provides an enabling environment for ‘adaptive co-management’, which its proponents claim can achieve the dual objective of ecosystem protection and livelihood sustainability under conditions of change and uncertainty. Five policy categories are derived from a literature review, and are used to conduct a directed content analysis of seven key water policy documents. The findings reveal that although, in part, English water policy serves as an enabling environment for adaptive co-management, there is a level of discrepancy between substantive aspects of the five policy categories and water policy in England. Addressing these discrepancies will be important if English water policy is to allow for the emergence of processes, like adaptive co-management, that are capable of coping with the challenges that lie ahead.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1775-1794
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1090959
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Author-Name: Dereje Guteta
Author-X-Name-First: Dereje
Author-X-Name-Last: Guteta
Author-Name: Assefa Abegaz
Author-X-Name-First: Assefa
Author-X-Name-Last: Abegaz
Title: Factors influencing scaling up of agroforestry-based spatial land-use integration for soil fertility management in Arsamma Watershed, Southwestern Ethiopian Highlands
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This study was set to examine factors influencing agroforestry upscaling, inter-plot natural fertilizer transfer and inter-plot income flow in Arsamma watershed. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather necessary information. Contingency table, chi-square, Phi and Cramer's V were used to analyze the data. Access to seedlings was the most important determinant of agroforestry upscaling; and farmers' production orientation, farm size and wealth status ranked, respectively, second, third and fourth. Inter-plot natural fertilizer transfer was primarily influenced by participation in agricultural extension. Wealth status and livestock size ranked, respectively, second and third in influencing inter-plot natural fertilizer transfer. The study indicated a geographic concept of spatial land-use integration for soil fertility management and key factors influencing agroforestry-based land-use integration. Agroforestry-centered diversified small-scale agricultural commercialization, tree-crop-livestock integration, agricultural extension services promotion and multi-purpose tree species supply are the way out to upscale agroforestry and agroforestry-based spatial land-use integration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1795-1812
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1090960
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Author-Name: Andrew Cherrill
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Cherrill
Title: Inter-observer variation in habitat survey data: investigating the consequences for professional practice
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Environmental assessments and land-use planning require reliable information on the botanical composition and distribution of habitats. There have been numerous academic studies of inter-observer variation in species-inventory and habitat mapping, but studies addressing the prevalence of inter-observer variation and consequences of poor quality data in professional practice are lacking. This paper addresses these questions via a questionnaire survey of environmental professionals, using the standard Phase 1 and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey methods in the United Kingdom. The survey revealed that misidentification of habitat types within survey reports was relatively common (approximating to 20% of all reports seen by respondents over the previous five years). Approximately 40% of respondents who had encountered erroneous reports stated that these had led to inaccurate initial site ecological assessments. Additional field surveys and discussions with surveyors were commonly used to resolve these issues, but for Phase 1 and NVC 26% and 34% of respondents, respectively, had encountered one or more cases where errors resulted in negative consequences for clients commissioning surveys (in terms of extra costs and project delays). Net loss of biodiversity arising from inaccurate reports was reported in at least one instance by 32% and 38% of respondents for Phase 1 and NVC surveys, respectively – results that may contribute to the attrition of natural capital within the UK. The study highlights the need to extend studies of inter-observer variation to consider impacts on environmental assessments and decision-making in professional practice. The potential benefits of introducing an accreditation scheme (favoured by the majority of respondents to the questionnaire) are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1813-1832
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1090961
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Author-Name: Ehsan Sharifi
Author-X-Name-First: Ehsan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharifi
Author-Name: Alpana Sivam
Author-X-Name-First: Alpana
Author-X-Name-Last: Sivam
Author-Name: John Boland
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Boland
Title: Resilience to heat in public space: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia
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During summer heatwaves, heat load exacerbates in urban heat islands (especially in hot climates) and threatens public life in cities. This paper examines the links between urban microclimates, outdoor thermal discomfort and public life through an exploratory case study. Heat resilience is highlighted as the ability of the space to support its normal activities when experiencing out-of-comfort temperatures. It also reports on the correlations between heat sensitive outdoor activities and urban greenery in three disparate case studies in Adelaide. Results indicate that necessary and optional activities start to decline after the apparent temperature reaches the threshold of 28 °C–32 °C, while activities in public spaces with more urban greenery show higher resilience to heat stress. Research findings propose heat resilience as a quality indicator in public space and support the application of urban greenery to make urban settings more resilient to heat stress.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1833-1854
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1091294
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Author-Name: Yang Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Gordon Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Gordon
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Shuo Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shuo
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Zhong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Ya Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Ya
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Title: Factorial fuzzy programming for planning water resources management systems
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In this paper, we propose a factorial fuzzy programming (FFP) approach for planning water resources management systems. The conventional fuzzy method cannot reflect the interactions among uncertain system parameters nor quantify their interactive effects. This may lead to important interrelationships among system parameters being neglected in systems analysis, and the derived decisions may not be robust enough to support the management under uncertainties. The objective of this study is to develop an FFP approach to deal with such interactive uncertainties. Factorial analysis (FA) was integrated with the fuzzy technique to quantify the effects of multiple fuzzy modeling parameters on the system performance and to reveal their implicit interrelationships. A flood-diversion planning case was studied to illustrate the applicability of the FFP approach. The individual and interactive effects of fuzzy parameters on the system objectives were evaluated. The influential effects were identified and the implicit interrelationships within influential interactions were revealed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1855-1872
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1093924
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Author-Name: Adam Wellstead
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Wellstead
Author-Name: Jeremy Rayner
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Rayner
Author-Name: Michael Howlett
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Howlett
Title: Alberta's oil sands reclamation policy trajectory: the role of tense layering, policy stretching, and policy patching in long-term policy dynamics
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As the Canadian oil sands development matures, an increasingly important policy activity is reclamation. Reclamation has received limited attention compared with the broader discussion of oil sands expansion, however, and its past direction and future trajectory are unclear. Recent moves to reform the policy in Alberta have been interpreted simultaneously as a major change and a marginal adaptation to the existing framework. This article employs a historical-institutional perspective to help reconcile this debate and further understanding of changes to Alberta's oil sands reclamation policies over the past half century. It traces the factors and outlines the processes which have driven its evolution since 1963 with special attention paid to the 2011 Oil Sands Progressive Reclamation Strategy, the most recent attempt to reform oil sands reclamation policy. The article reveals a complex long-term pattern of policy development in which processes of ‘tense layering’ of new initiatives on top of old elements resulted in a constantly shifting policy landscape as existing policy instruments and settings were ‘stretched’ to cover new circumstances but failed to resolve tensions between successive policy layers. After 1993, however, a more reflective process was put into place in which policy feedback informed alterations intended to reduce or remove tensions between successive layers. Such a policy ‘patching’ process is shown to have helped resolve tensions associated with earlier stretching of the existing regime and adds to the vocabulary of more general studies of policy dynamics.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1873-1890
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1098594
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Author-Name: Krzysztof Niedziałkowski
Author-X-Name-First: Krzysztof
Author-X-Name-Last: Niedziałkowski
Author-Name: Agata Pietrzyk-Kaszyńska
Author-X-Name-First: Agata
Author-X-Name-Last: Pietrzyk-Kaszyńska
Author-Name: Monika Pietruczuk
Author-X-Name-First: Monika
Author-X-Name-Last: Pietruczuk
Author-Name: Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak
Author-X-Name-First: Małgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Grodzińska-Jurczak
Title: Assessing participatory and multi-level characteristics of biodiversity and landscape protection legislation: the case of Poland
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In this paper, we present a comprehensive framework for analysing formal rules regulating the involvement of various actors in protected areas decision-making over time and apply it to Poland. Based on the analysis of legal acts and policy documents, we suggest that since the democratic transition started in 1989, the governance of Polish protected areas has been increasingly multi-level and participatory. However, different designations indicate different levels of involvement by non-state actors, with Natura 2000 standing out from the traditional protected areas. Regarding governance issues, establishing and taking management decisions were characterised by the greatest changes in actors’ involvement. While participation of non-public actors is still limited mostly to information and consultation, the involvement of non-state public actors of various levels increased significantly. The paper highlights the importance of a systematic analysis of legal rules as a starting point for empirical investigation of the governance of protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1891-1911
Issue: 10
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1100982
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Author-Name: Paulo Ribeiro
Author-X-Name-First: Paulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribeiro
Author-Name: Fernando Fonseca
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando
Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseca
Author-Name: Carolina Neiva
Author-X-Name-First: Carolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Neiva
Author-Name: Tiziana Bardi
Author-X-Name-First: Tiziana
Author-X-Name-Last: Bardi
Author-Name: Júlia M. Lourenço
Author-X-Name-First: Júlia M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lourenço
Title: An integrated approach towards transforming an industrial park into an eco-industrial park: the case of Salaise-Sablons
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This paper describes an integrated approach to transform an industrial park into an eco-industrial park by combining three interconnected goals, namely, the consolidation of industrial symbiosis, the promotion of sustainable accessibility and the development of multi-functionalities. The result is an interdependent approach where industrial and territorial ecosystems are jointly planned, seeking a more sustainable level of development that considers industrial activity, the transportation of people and goods and the spatial articulation with the neighbouring environment and urban areas. The critical points and challenges for improving the territorial integration of the French industrial park of Salaise-Sablons are discussed, providing lessons for the future. Regardless of the specificities of the case study, this approach has the potential to be adopted in similar industrial parks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 195-213
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1300576
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Author-Name: Dragana Bojovic
Author-X-Name-First: Dragana
Author-X-Name-Last: Bojovic
Author-Name: Carlo Giupponi
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Giupponi
Author-Name: Hermann Klug
Author-X-Name-First: Hermann
Author-X-Name-Last: Klug
Author-Name: Lucia Morper-Busch
Author-X-Name-First: Lucia
Author-X-Name-Last: Morper-Busch
Author-Name: George Cojocaru
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Cojocaru
Author-Name: Richard Schörghofer
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Schörghofer
Title: An online platform supporting the analysis of water adaptation measures in the Alps
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Climate change may result in reduced water supply from the Alps – an important water resource for Europe. This paper presents a multilingual platform that combines spatial and multi-criteria decision-support tools to facilitate stakeholder collaboration in the analysis of water management adaptation options. The platform has an interactive map interface that allows participants to select a location of their interest within the Alpine Arc. By utilising the decision-support tool, stakeholders can identify suitable adaptation solutions for different geographical units, according to their experience and preference. The platform was used to involve experts across Alpine borders, domains and decision-making levels, as well as a group of university students. The experts favoured the planning instruments for saving water, while the students inclined towards the measures that would improve water conservation. The initial results confirmed the suitability of the platform for future involvement of decision-makers in spatio-temporal analyses of adaptation pathways in the Alps.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 214-229
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1301251
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Author-Name: Ann W. Foss
Author-X-Name-First: Ann W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Foss
Title: Climate change and political discourse: analysis of energy efficiency and conservation block grants in Dallas-Fort Worth
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Little is known about municipal planning for energy reduction and climate change in conservative areas of the United States, where opposition to environmentalism is often vocal and persistent. This paper analyzes the experience of 31 municipalities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region of Texas implementing the federal energy efficiency and conservation block grant. A qualitative case study approach and extensive interviews with municipal staff yield a detailed description of the political discourse of energy issues and climate change planning. Many municipalities used the grant funds for necessary maintenance projects and had little impact on long-term energy independence or climate change leadership. A subset of municipalities expressed fear of citizen disapproval and some experienced significant opposition that changed or halted their efforts. Based on effective initiatives and common challenges, recommendations are made to foster energy and climate planning in conservative regions and improve implementation of national policies on the local level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 230-248
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1301894
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Author-Name: Fanus Asefaw Aregay
Author-X-Name-First: Fanus Asefaw
Author-X-Name-Last: Aregay
Author-Name: Zhao Minjuan
Author-X-Name-First: Zhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Minjuan
Author-Name: Xu Tao
Author-X-Name-First: Xu
Author-X-Name-Last: Tao
Title: Knowledge, attitude and behavior of farmers in farmland conservation in China: an application of the structural equation model
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We analyzed the relationship between the conservation behavior of farmers and their environmental attitude and knowledge, whilst controlling for exogenous socio-economic factors. We employed the structural equation model with cross-sectional data from 442 farmers from the Guanzhong Plain of China. Results showed that local farmers generally possessed a positive environmental attitude and undertook considerable conservation action. Conservation behavior was directly affected by environmental attitude and indirectly by environmental knowledge (via attitude). Social networks, farm size, land rights, age and incentives were significant exogenous explanatory variables. Thus, understanding the importance of socio-behavioral characteristics, including the environmental attitude and knowledge of farmers, is important for the development of farmland conservation policies. Specifically, farmers in this area were found to significantly depend on each other for information on farmland conservation practices. Thus, role model farmer discussions, dissemination of environmentally friendly techniques via social networks and the rewarding of environmentally friendly behavior among farmers should be used to encourage ongoing restoration endeavors, and thereby help mitigate environmental degradation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 249-271
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1301895
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Author-Name: Tyler A. Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Tyler A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Title: Flexible, collaborative, and meaningful? The case of the US coastal nonpoint pollution control program
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Flexibility and collaboration are a common prescription for complex, transboundary problems such as nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution. This paper examines the case of the United States Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (CNPCP), under which all 28 coastal states must develop comprehensive NPS management programs. The CNPCP allows states to satisfy requirements using voluntary, non-regulatory measures, and grants considerable flexibility in terms of institutional coordination and public participation. Thus, it is unclear whether compliance – which is incentivized with Federal funds – should be associated with improved environmental outcomes. Using a remotely sensed land cover census of 800 coastal counties from 1996 to 2010, this paper tests whether compliant programs – and particular participation and coordination mechanisms – are associated with different rates of forest and wetlands conversion. Approved states are associated with decreased rates of forest and wetlands conversion, but minimal differences are found with respect to specific participation and coordination strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 272-290
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1301896
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Author-Name: Kimberly Coleman
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly
Author-X-Name-Last: Coleman
Author-Name: Marc J. Stern
Author-X-Name-First: Marc J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stern
Title: Boundary spanners as trust ambassadors in collaborative natural resource management
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Collaboration is a growing trend in agency-led natural resource management in the USA, carrying the promise of defusing conflict and incorporating a broader range of stakeholder ideas. However, concerns exist that confrontational or litigious groups may use collaborative forums to their organization's own advantage. We conducted case studies on three collaboratives to understand how these efforts have influenced the behavior of environmental groups who were previously at odds with the managing agency, the US Forest Service. Results suggest that trust between boundary spanners from historically adversarial groups can support a realignment of the accountabilities they feel. As rational, affinitive, and procedural trust developed, boundary spanners began to advocate, within their home organizations, for the collaborative's goals. Key activities driving these realignments included the development of fair and transparent procedures governing the collaborative group, structured interaction designed to build consensus, and planned informal interactions that revealed shared values among collaborative participants.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 291-308
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1303462
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Author-Name: Alessandra DiGiacomo
Author-X-Name-First: Alessandra
Author-X-Name-Last: DiGiacomo
Author-Name: David W.-L. Wu
Author-X-Name-First: David W.-L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Peter Lenkic
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Lenkic
Author-Name: Bud Fraser
Author-X-Name-First: Bud
Author-X-Name-Last: Fraser
Author-Name: Jiaying Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Jiaying
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Alan Kingstone
Author-X-Name-First: Alan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kingstone
Title: Convenience improves composting and recycling rates in high-density residential buildings
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Increasing volumes of solid waste, implicated in environmental pollution and health problems, are central to the current environmental crisis. In two randomized field experiments, we demonstrate that convenience dramatically boosts recycling and composting rates in multi-family dwellings and university residences. When compost bins were placed on each floor in a multi-family residence, instead of on the ground floor, composting rates increased by 70%, diverting 27 kilograms of compost from the landfill per unit per year. When recycling stations were placed just meters from suites in student residences, instead of in the basement, recycling increased by 147% (container), and 137% (paper), and composting increased by 139%, diverting 23, 22, and 14 kilograms of containers, paper, and compost, respectively, from the landfill per person per year. Simply making recycling and composting convenient can significantly increase waste diversion, and as such this single intervention has important implications for waste management and environmental policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-331
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1305332
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Author-Name: Mauro Fois
Author-X-Name-First: Mauro
Author-X-Name-Last: Fois
Author-Name: Gianluigi Bacchetta
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluigi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bacchetta
Author-Name: Donatella Cogoni
Author-X-Name-First: Donatella
Author-X-Name-Last: Cogoni
Author-Name: Giuseppe Fenu
Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe
Author-X-Name-Last: Fenu
Title: Current and future effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network for protecting plant species in Sardinia: a nice and complex strategy in its raw state?
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Sardinia hosts 186 endemic plant species and represents an important centre for Mediterranean biodiversity. In view of the threats facing its flora, 27 terrestrial vascular plants have been listed in international regulations and 124 sites designated for species and habitat conservation. This study analyses gaps in the Natura 2000 network and the current and future distribution of four representative plants. Each plant population was georeferenced and the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network was compared according to conservation status and distribution. Future species distributions were modelled by considering current climatic conditions and future scenarios. In apparent discordance with other results, we found that the Natura 2000 network represents most plant species well. This research shows a forward-looking survey on the regional effectiveness of protection measures which led us to confirm the need to enhance the current state of the Natura 2000 network by implementing local legislation and regulations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 332-347
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1306496
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Author-Name: Ã. Pereira
Author-X-Name-First: Ã.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira
Author-Name: A. Carballo-Penela
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carballo-Penela
Author-Name: A. Guerra
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Guerra
Author-Name: X. Vence
Author-X-Name-First: X.
Author-X-Name-Last: Vence
Title: Designing a policy package for the promotion of servicising: A case study of vineyard crop protection in Galicia (Spain)
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The servicising approach in vineyard protection is considered a valid alternative to achieve decoupling between the economic and environmental performance of viticulture. In this paper, a policy package is designed to promote the uptake of a servicised model of vineyard protection in an area of smallholding viticulture. In doing so, a specific methodology based on a step by step protocol has been followed that aims to come up with a package that is effective, implementable and socially as well as politically acceptable. The paper concludes on the importance of combining several policy instruments in a policy package to realise the political objective. The proposed viable policy package includes incentives that support the companies’ shift towards offering crop protection solutions, further development of IPM solutions and instruments that encourage farmers to reduce the use of pesticides and collectively hire crop protection services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 348-369
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1308317
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Acknowledgement of referees 2016–2017
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 370-384
Issue: 2
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1393923
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Mazzanti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzanti
Title: Eco-innovation and sustainability: dynamic trends, geography and policies
Abstract:
The special issue addresses the role of sustainability-oriented innovation and inventions as a relevant factor in the transition of our economies towards a greener, low carbon, and circular economy. It focuses on the EU, an area which has set stringent waste and climate change policies over the past decades. Though sustainable innovation and green knowledge issues have been developed over the past two decades since seminal papers appeared, some compelling research avenues still exist at the frontier. This issue attempts to close some knowledge gaps through different channels that broaden the perspective on eco-innovations towards a green knowledge type of setting, where technology, human capital, social capital are all relevant.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1851-1860
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1486290
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Author-Name: Giovanni Marin
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Marin
Author-Name: Francesco Nicolli
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Nicolli
Author-Name: Roberto Zoboli
Author-X-Name-First: Roberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Zoboli
Title: Catching-up in waste management. Evidence from the EU
Abstract:
This work tests for the presence of convergence in the main municipal solid waste disposal choices across EU countries over the years 1995–2010. We believe this is a relevant exercise, considering that in the last two decades the waste sector has experienced a profound transformation at the European level. In this context, β and σ tests of convergence can tell us more about the distribution of these different rival choices of waste disposal, by assessing on the one hand the presence of convergence and, on the other hand, the role played by environmental policy and green technological change in driving convergence. Our regression results suggest that conditional beta convergence is substantial for both recycling and incineration. For the case of recycling, this convergence is faster for countries characterised by a technological endowment in recycling technologies and stringent waste policies. Finally, heterogeneity across countries (sigma convergence) appears to decrease over time.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1861-1882
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1333952
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Author-Name: Davide Antonioli
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonioli
Author-Name: Federica Caratù
Author-X-Name-First: Federica
Author-X-Name-Last: Caratù
Author-Name: Francesco Nicolli
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Nicolli
Title: Waste performance, waste technology and policy effects
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Exploiting a balanced panel data set for 103 Italian provinces over the year 1999–2010, we study the effect of technological improvements, environmental policy and their interactions on waste management performance. The results point to the existence of both complementarity and substitution effects between green technological change and environmental policies. Moreover, we extend the baseline analysis to study whether knowledge spillovers play a role in affecting waste management options such as recycling, incineration and landfilling. To account for technological spillovers, we constructed an indicator that sums the patent stock of neighbouring provinces. The evidence suggests that knowledge stock has a positive impact on recycling and knowledge spillovers influence both recycling and incineration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1883-1904
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1336431
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Author-Name: Davide Antonioli
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonioli
Author-Name: Grazia Cecere
Author-X-Name-First: Grazia
Author-X-Name-Last: Cecere
Author-Name: Massimiliano Mazzanti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzanti
Title: Information communication technologies and environmental innovations in firms: joint adoptions and productivity effects
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Information communication technology (ICT) and environmental innovation (EI) are relevant waves of the ongoing technological revolution. We study the complementarity in innovation adoption to test the research hypothesis that the higher the diffusion and intensity of usage of ICT and EI, the higher a firm's productivity performance might be. However, it is not certain that the use of different innovations stemming from different innovation paths generates higher productivity. To test our hypothesis, we use original survey data concerning manufacturing firms in Northeast Italy including detailed information on both ICT and EI. Empirical evidence shows that there are still wide margins to improve the integration between EI and ICT in order to exploit their potential benefits on productivity. The awareness of specific synergies seems to mainly characterise the heavy polluting firms that are subject to more stringent environmental constraints, while some trade-offs tend to emerge for the remaining firms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1905-1933
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1401528
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Author-Name: Caroline Mothe
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline
Author-X-Name-Last: Mothe
Author-Name: Uyen T. Nguyen-Thi
Author-X-Name-First: Uyen T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen-Thi
Author-Name: Ángela Triguero
Author-X-Name-First: Ángela
Author-X-Name-Last: Triguero
Title: Innovative products and services with environmental benefits: design of search strategies for external knowledge and absorptive capacity
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Although the antecedents of environmental innovation and open innovation strategies have been well-studied separately, the relationship between a firm's openness and environmental technological innovation still remains an interesting topic to research, especially in terms of the various modes of openness on the one hand and the product–process distinction on the other. This study relies on data from the French Community Innovation Survey to differentiate the association of three dimensions of open inbound innovation search strategies – acquiring, sharing, and information sourcing – with environmental product (ecoproduct) and process (ecoprocess) innovations. Inbound innovation, attained through the acquisition of machinery, equipment, and software, is more likely to be associated with ecoprocess than ecoproduct innovations; external R&D only drives ecoproducts. Inbound sharing through R&D cooperation seems associated with the introduction of both ecoproducts and ecoprocesses. For inbound innovation sourcing, external market sources of information are positively associated with firms’ involvement in all types of environmental innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1934-1954
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1372275
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Author-Name: Christian Le Bas
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Le Bas
Author-Name: Nicolas Poussing
Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas
Author-X-Name-Last: Poussing
Title: Are environmental innovators persistent?
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A growing body of literature concerns innovation persistence, but does not deal with environmental innovation, which is an important topic in the context of global warming. In this paper, we contribute to this literature by testing whether environmental innovators are persistent. Our empirical approach rests on the use of the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) 2008 and CIS 2010 data for firms from Luxembourg. Due to the lack of harmonisation, we are obliged to carry out a consistent statistical retreatment related to the data. Our probit models show that environmental technological innovators are persistent. The phenomenon of environmental innovation persistence is also positively affected by regulation and voluntary measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1955-1972
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1397504
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Author-Name: Stefano Moroni
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Moroni
Author-Name: Luca Tricarico
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Tricarico
Title: Distributed energy production in a polycentric scenario: policy reforms and community management
Abstract:
Any discussion of distributed energy systems inevitably centres on how they compare with the large energy systems, i.e. the traditional centralised model of energy production, and on the viability of local energy systems as alternatives in terms of efficiency and sustainability. At present, the debate on local energy systems and distributed energy production hinges mainly on questions of technology and engineering; at most, some reflections on economy are thrown in. What we believe is essential is to cast the net wider and include other dimensions. In particular, we also need to consider in greater depth the organisational and institutional issues involved – until now, less considered and discussed. In this perspective, the main question addressed by the present article is if and how new forms of local organisations can provide the crucial catalyst for a new polycentric distributed energy scenario.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1973-1993
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1379957
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Author-Name: Ward Lyles
Author-X-Name-First: Ward
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyles
Author-Name: Philip Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Kelly Heiman Overstreet
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly Heiman
Author-X-Name-Last: Overstreet
Title: Where to begin municipal climate adaptation planning? Evaluating two local choices
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Adapting to the impacts of human-caused climate change is a critical challenge facing cities worldwide. But, local climate adaptation planning is in its infancy. Early on, cities must decide whether to take a narrow-scope approach focused solely on reducing risks from climate impacts or to take a broad-scope approach embedding adaptation planning within wider ranging community concerns. They also must decide whether or not to formally involve their planning agency in adaptation planning. We used content analysis methods to assess a national sample of United States municipal plans. We find that cities with plans with a narrow-scope approach, focused on reducing risks, perform better in terms of plan integration and including more land use policies that can steer development out of hazardous areas. Formal involvement of planning agencies in adaptation planning processes is associated with more plan integration, but not necessarily inclusion of more land use policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1994-2014
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1379958
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Author-Name: Christopher V. Hawkins
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins
Author-Name: Rachel Krause
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Krause
Author-Name: Richard C. Feiock
Author-X-Name-First: Richard C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Feiock
Author-Name: Cali Curley
Author-X-Name-First: Cali
Author-X-Name-Last: Curley
Title: The administration and management of environmental sustainability initiatives: a collaborative perspective
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Local climate and energy issues provide fertile ground for collaboration in pursuit of shared goals, yet coordination problems can stymie their achievement. Collaborative networks enable integration of local sustainability initiatives across regions and are one mechanism available to mitigate coordination problems and expand the access of resources to local governments. Building on the Institutional Collective Action framework, we examine the scope of the collaborative networks formed by US cities around issues of climate and energy sustainability. Drawing data from the integrated city sustainability database, our analysis finds that the number of partners a city collaborates with on climate and energy issues is influenced by city administrative capacity and community stakeholder support; on average, cities with greater capacity and more interest group support engage a larger number of partners. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for understanding the use of collaborative networks to resolve coordination and cooperation problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2015-2031
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1379959
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Author-Name: Damian Pitt
Author-X-Name-First: Damian
Author-X-Name-Last: Pitt
Author-Name: Gilbert Michaud
Author-X-Name-First: Gilbert
Author-X-Name-Last: Michaud
Author-Name: Andrew Duggan
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Duggan
Title: Analyzing the costs and benefits of distributed solar energy in Virginia (USA): a case study of collaborative energy planning
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Solar energy policy has become controversial in Virginia and many other states. Proponents point to its environmental, public health, and economic development benefits, and argue that it can help support electric grid operations. However, detractors, including many electric utilities, contend that the growth of customer-owned, distributed solar energy systems will create costs that must be passed on to ratepayers. This article presents a case study in which the authors led a multi-faceted Solar Stakeholder Group to evaluate the costs and benefits of distributed solar energy in Virginia. We examine this project in the context of collaborative planning theory, finding that it created shared learning among participants and facilitated greater understanding of opposing viewpoints, but did not produce a consensus vision for future action. We also note some of the Stakeholder Group's broader contributions to the ‘value-of-solar’ debate and discuss its implications for future distributed solar energy efforts in Virginia.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2032-2049
Issue: 11
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1381074
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Author-Name: R. Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Author-Name: J.J. Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: J.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Title: Analysing institutional change in environmental governance: exploring the concept of ‘institutional work’
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Institutional work focuses on the role of actors in creating, maintaining, or disrupting institutional structures. The concept has its origin in organisational studies. In this paper, we rethink and redefine institutional work to make it fit for use in the multi-actor and multi-level context of environmental governance. We survey key approaches to institutional change in the literature, and argue that institutional work should have a central place within this theorising. Drawing on the insights from this literature, we argue that studying institutional work should involve a look at both the actions taken by actors, as well as the resulting effects. We identify a critical need for attention to the fundamentally political character of institutional work, the cumulative effects of action taken by multiple actors, and communicative and discursive dimensions. Overall, the concept of institutional work opens up new possibilities for unpacking the longstanding challenge of understanding institutional change in environmental governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 12-29
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1257423
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Author-Name: Emmy Bergsma
Author-X-Name-First: Emmy
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergsma
Author-Name: Mendel Giezen
Author-X-Name-First: Mendel
Author-X-Name-Last: Giezen
Author-Name: Bart Schalkwijk
Author-X-Name-First: Bart
Author-X-Name-Last: Schalkwijk
Author-Name: Chris Büscher
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Büscher
Title: Adapting to new realities: an analysis of institutional work in three cases of Dutch infrastructure planning
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The social and institutional context of infrastructure planning has shifted tremendously over recent decades. From top–down implementation, infrastructure planners are now forced to incorporate the demands and wishes of citizens and other external stakeholders. This paper adopts the analytical perspective of institutional work to analyse how a number of Dutch infrastructure planning organisations try to remain in control over these changes in their institutional context. Building on social systems thinking, this paper distinguishes three environments in which this control can play out: the internal environment over which an organisation has complete control, an external environment over which an organisation has little control and a transactional environment where the organisation, through its interactions with other actors, can influence institutional development. The paper concludes that while most forms of institutional work applied by the infrastructure planning organisations under study aim to change the organisations’ interactions with stakeholders, the forms of institutional work are predominantly located within the internal environment of planning organisations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 88-105
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1391072
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Author-Name: Saskia Bisschops
Author-X-Name-First: Saskia
Author-X-Name-Last: Bisschops
Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Title: A new role for citizens’ initiatives: the difficulties in co-creating institutional change in urban planning
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In this paper, we analyze the institutional work that underlies the attempt to institutionalize a more active role of citizens in urban planning. We draw on a case in which a group of citizens aims to redevelop a brownfield site into a vital urban area. This citizens’ initiative is co-creating a new form of urban planning with the municipality, private organizations and individual citizens. The study shows how citizens’ initiatives can be a driver for institutional change, but that uncertainties about new institutions tend to reinforce the maintenance of existing ones. This paradox explains why even if the ambition for a new form of planning is widely shared, actually realizing institutional change can still be difficult and time-consuming.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 72-87
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1436532
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Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Author-Name: Monica Gruezmacher
Author-X-Name-First: Monica
Author-X-Name-Last: Gruezmacher
Author-Name: Leith Deacon
Author-X-Name-First: Leith
Author-X-Name-Last: Deacon
Title: Mapping institutional work as a method for local strategy; learning from boom/bust dynamics in the Canadian west
Abstract:
We investigate the potential of mapping institutional work in communities as a method for both analyzing and formulating local development strategy. Twelve Canadian case communities experiencing dramatic ups and downs (‘boom and bust towns’) serve as the empirical base. Analytically, we find that institutional work for strategy takes on very diverse forms, some of them not described in the literature, and further identify a special class of institutional work associated with leadership. Normatively, we demonstrate that mapping institutional work can be a structured process of self-reflection underpinning strategy. For the Canadian case study, we find that lack of local autonomy is often a stumbling block for strategy. More broadly, we conclude that mapping institutional work for strategy works best when governance evolutions are grasped as context, and when strategy itself is understood in its complex, multifaceted nature: a narrative, a way of linking institutions, and an institution in itself.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 51-71
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1443800
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Author-Name: Chris Riedy
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Riedy
Author-Name: Jennifer Kent
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Kent
Author-Name: Nivek Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: Nivek
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Title: Meaning work: reworking institutional meanings for environmental governance
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Effective environmental governance requires institutional change. While some actors work to change institutions, others resist change by defending and maintaining institutions. Much of this institutional work is ‘meaning work’, which we define as the practice of crafting, adapting, connecting and performing meanings to purposively create, maintain or disrupt institutions. This paper constructs a concept of meaning work that highlights agency in carrying meanings across scales and between discursive layers, while noting the structuring role of prevailing discourses. It grounds the concept using two environmental governance cases at very different scales: a local democratic innovation employed by Noosa Council in Queensland, Australia; and the international campaign to divest from fossil fuels. The cases demonstrate the diversity of meaning work and the difficulty of achieving deep discursive change. They point to the need for environmental governance practitioners to rework existing meanings to construct compelling stories for change, taking advantage of narrative openings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 151-171
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1450230
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Author-Name: Lotte E. Bontje
Author-X-Name-First: Lotte E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bontje
Author-Name: Sharlene L. Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Sharlene L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes
Author-Name: Zilin Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zilin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jill H. Slinger
Author-X-Name-First: Jill H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Slinger
Title: A narrative perspective on institutional work in environmental governance – insights from a beach nourishment case study in Sweden
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Institutional work offers a promising lens for understanding institutional change, focusing on the efforts of actors in creating, maintaining or disrupting institutions. In this paper, we explore the capacity of a narrative approach to provide insights on institutional work, using a case study from the coast of Sweden. We identify four narratives that compete in the policy discourse regarding erosion and beach nourishment in the coastal province of Scania. The narratives reveal that actors hold different beliefs concerning the magnitude of the erosion problem, the division of responsibilities and the suitability of sand nourishment as a coastal protection measure. The narrative competition is considered reflective of past institutional discussions and ongoing institutional work in coastal management in Scania, confirming that narratives are used as sense-making and meaning-giving devices in institutional discussions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 30-50
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1459512
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Author-Name: Tanya Heikkila
Author-X-Name-First: Tanya
Author-X-Name-Last: Heikkila
Author-Name: Andrea K. Gerlak
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerlak
Title: Working on learning: how the institutional rules of environmental governance matter
Abstract:
Learning among actors engaged in environmental governance can be a critical pathway toward institutional change. Learning, however, is often unintentional or idiosyncratic in environmental governance. This paper considers how the rules structuring an environmental governance process can enable or constrain the institutional work of learning. We draw insights from theories of learning and from the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework's rule typology to identify how particular types of rules matter in learning. We examine how these insights can help uncover lessons from five empirical studies of learning in the environmental governance literature. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our analysis for devising rules of environmental governance to intentionally foster learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 106-123
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1473244
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Author-Name: Monica Vasile
Author-X-Name-First: Monica
Author-X-Name-Last: Vasile
Title: The Enlivenment of institutions: emotional work and the emergence of contemporary land commons in the Carpathian Mountains
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Using the case of forest and pasture commons in the Carpathian Mountains, this paper examines the emotional work carried out in institutions, in creating and changing rules, accessing resources, in leadership and contestation processes. The recent restitution of land commons in Romania has created possibilities for participation in the field of relations that shape environments and governance. This paper brings empirical research, based on extensive fieldwork, to showcase disputes over grazing areas, allegations of deforestation and ecological neglect. The ethnographic approach helps reveal the intricate processes by which actors create, experience and rework institutions bottom-up. This paper argues for an enlivened approach to institutions as complex, emergent and relational entities. Using the lens of a relational-vitalist ontology, it emphasizes the depth and subtlety of activities carried out by people that bring forth institutions, and draws attention to the interconnectedness of productive, political and emotional labour.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 124-150
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1500354
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Author-Name: Jeremy Pittman
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Pittman
Title: The struggle for local autonomy in biodiversity conservation governance
Abstract:
Institutional change is typically needed to address the suite of sustainability challenges currently facing rural areas. Institutional work is a potentially valuable lens to advance such change. By examining a case study of biodiversity conservation from the Canadian Prairies, this article illuminates the patterns and processes of institutional work apparent over time as local actors struggle to improve their autonomy in conservation governance - a feature thought to be particularly important to advance sustainability. The article finds that institutional work progressed through three phases of maintaining, disrupting and crafting at various levels of organization. Local actors became increasingly involved as the phases progressed; however, they continue to struggle for improved autonomy in decision making processes. The article demonstrates one pathway towards local autonomy in conservation governance, but also highlights the continued challenges faced by local actors in pursing such autonomy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 172-188
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1511416
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Author-Name: James J. Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: James J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Author-Name: Raoul Beunen
Author-X-Name-First: Raoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Beunen
Title: Institutional work in environmental governance
Abstract:
In this Special Issue, we interrogate and evaluate the concept of institutional work in the domain of environmental governance, by bringing together diverse papers spanning a range of substantive and theoretical approaches. The papers apply the concept of institutional work across fields of regional development, water governance, climate change adaptation, and urban planning, and disciplines of planning, sociology, political science, geography, and anthropology. As a whole, the Special Issue contributes to a growing body of literature exploring the role of agency in processes of institutional change. This has implications for environmental governance scholarship, which emphasises the role of institutions across all scales from local to global and to understanding transformations in governance systems within which institutional change plays a central role.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-11
Issue: 1
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1538328
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Author-Name: R.I. Ogie
Author-X-Name-First: R.I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ogie
Author-Name: C. Adam
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Adam
Author-Name: P. Perez
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Perez
Title: A review of structural approach to flood management in coastal megacities of developing nations: current research and future directions
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Flooding is a major environmental problem around the world. The problem is expected to worsen with climate change, particularly in coastal megacities of developing nations (CMDN), where vulnerability to extreme weather events is high and flood management capacity is weak. This systematic literature review focuses on structural approaches to flood management in CMDN as most of these cities rely heavily on them. The review covers the last two decades, being the period 1998–2018. Results reveal key areas of research, which are discussed within two broad categories of focus (1) establishment of new flood control projects and (2) management of existing flood control infrastructure. Several directions are suggested to guide future research efforts.Keywords: coastal; megacities; developing nations; flood management; structural measures
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 127-147
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1547693
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Author-Name: Mohsin Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Mohsin
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Author-Name: Ying Qu
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Qu
Author-Name: Saif Ur Rehman
Author-X-Name-First: Saif
Author-X-Name-Last: Ur Rehman
Author-Name: Abaid Ullah Zafar
Author-X-Name-First: Abaid Ullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Zafar
Author-Name: Xiangan Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Xiangan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Author-Name: Jawad Abbas
Author-X-Name-First: Jawad
Author-X-Name-Last: Abbas
Title: Impact of knowledge absorptive capacity on corporate sustainability with mediating role of CSR: analysis from the Asian context
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Considering the growing awareness about sustainable development among various stakeholders, the present study aims to examine the impact of employees’ knowledge absorptive capacity (KAC) on firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices for accomplishing corporate sustainability performance (CSP) goals by following the absorptive capacity and green theory. Data were collected using a convenience sampling technique from 587 ISO-certified manufacturing Multinational Corporations (MNCs) from the Asia Pacific region, including those from China, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Middle East, and Taiwan. It was analysed using partial least squares structural equation modeling and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). As per the results, KAC is positively correlated with CSR activities and significantly impacts CSP. Second, CSR was found to have a considerable mediating impact. Third, importance-performance map analysis indicated that the performance of KAC is relatively higher than CSR for CSP. Furthermore, fsQCA results validate the robustness of constructs towards CSP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 148-174
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1575799
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Author-Name: Nzalalemba Serge Kubanza
Author-X-Name-First: Nzalalemba
Author-X-Name-Last: Serge Kubanza
Author-Name: Mulala Danny Simatele
Author-X-Name-First: Mulala Danny
Author-X-Name-Last: Simatele
Title: Sustainable solid waste management in developing countries: a study of institutional strengthening for solid waste management in Johannesburg, South Africa
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This paper discusses the impacts of solid waste on human health and environmental wellbeing in Johannesburg, South Africa. Using both secondary and primary data collected through semi-structured interviews with members of a local community of Windsor, municipal officials and other stakeholders involved in solid waste management (SWM) in Johannesburg, it finds that mismanagement of solid waste negatively affects the urban environment and human health, leading to reduced productivity and economic growth. Further, it is argued that ineffective SWM must be seen as a consequence both of institutionalised failure to implement and enforce urban policies and regulations and a parallel failure to recognise the importance of private agents and community participation in urban development and management. Developing an effective and sustainable SWM system in Johannesburg requires city authorities to devolve resources and authority to local level along with clear guidelines and strategies to strengthen local management processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 175-188
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1576510
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Author-Name: Zinan Shao
Author-X-Name-First: Zinan
Author-X-Name-Last: Shao
Author-Name: Martha Bakker
Author-X-Name-First: Martha
Author-X-Name-Last: Bakker
Author-Name: Tejo Spit
Author-X-Name-First: Tejo
Author-X-Name-Last: Spit
Author-Name: Lenoie Janssen-Jansen
Author-X-Name-First: Lenoie
Author-X-Name-Last: Janssen-Jansen
Author-Name: Wu Qun
Author-X-Name-First: Wu
Author-X-Name-Last: Qun
Title: Containing urban expansion in China: the case of Nanjing
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Rapid urban expansion often has negative social, environmental, and ecological consequences. In China, urbanization rates have increased rapidly over the past decades, commensurate with economic growth. This article evaluates how Chinese urban planning was effective in containing urban expansion. To this end, we examined discrepancies between the Land Use Master Plan (LUMP) and the actual land use developments between the years 1996 and 2014, and analyzed them in relation to demographic and land-use change. Our findings reveal that the initial aim outlined in the LUMP proved, from the start, difficult to implement and that certain targets were either not met or surpassed. Remarkable is that the rates of land used for urbanization strongly exceed those of urban population growth. Explanations are sought in a combination of decentralization, marketization and globalization. We argue that urban growth management is challenged by the shift from the centrally planned system to a more market-oriented governance system, with the slowly increasing autonomy of local governments, which creates incentives for the latter to stimulate urbanization rather than to control it.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 189-209
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1576511
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Author-Name: Somdutta Banerjee
Author-X-Name-First: Somdutta
Author-X-Name-Last: Banerjee
Author-Name: Prasenjit Sarkhel
Author-X-Name-First: Prasenjit
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkhel
Title: Municipal solid waste management, household and local government participation: a cross country analysis
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We envisage the waste management strategy of the local bodies as one of sharing different responsibilities with households along different stages of the process viz., collection, processing and disposal. This difference arises in terms of the variants of Pay-as-You-Throw scheme, recycling arrangements for non-biodegradable waste and treatment options for organic waste. In this article, we account for this policy heterogeneity by locating the waste management practices adopted by different municipal authorities in an integrated strategic framework. We use information on waste management services from country case studies to identify the variations in the sharing arrangements between households and the municipalities in urban areas of low, middle and high-income countries. Our results suggest that an efficient market in waste management might be associated with the degree of apportionment of cost of waste processing by involving households in the primary disposal and private entities in final disposal in the presence of economic instruments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 210-235
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1576512
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Author-Name: Paulo Ribeiro
Author-X-Name-First: Paulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribeiro
Author-Name: Fernando Fonseca
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando
Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseca
Author-Name: Paulo Santos
Author-X-Name-First: Paulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Santos
Title: Sustainability assessment of a bus system in a mid-sized municipality
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Transportation has significant economic, social and environmental impacts and is an important dimension of urban sustainability. Public transportation is recognisably a smart, efficient and sustainable mode of transportation. This paper describes a multi-criteria analysis to assess the sustainable performance of a bus transportation system in a Portuguese mid-sized municipality. The assessment is based on a list of 18 environmental, social, economic and institutional indicators. A group of specialists and political stakeholders defined the relative importance of these indicators. Results showed significant disparities in the sustainable performance of the analysed bus system. Political stakeholders were more sensitive to institutional indicators while specialists were more concerned with operational issues. The research also indicates that the institutional dimension is important for assessing the sustainability of a bus transportation system. The method proves to be useful for identifying the main problems of a bus transportation system and for supporting policies to mitigate these problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 236-256
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1577224
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Author-Name: Francisco López-MartÃnez
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: López-MartÃnez
Author-Name: Alfredo Pérez-Morales
Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo
Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Morales
Author-Name: Emilio José Illán-Fernández
Author-X-Name-First: Emilio José
Author-X-Name-Last: Illán-Fernández
Title: Are local administrations really in charge of flood risk management governance? The Spanish Mediterranean coastline and its institutional vulnerability issues
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Over recent decades, the number of people and the capital invested in flood-prone areas has undergone a significant increase worldwide, particularly in coastal areas. There are several studies that show how the influence of socio-economic factors over local planning authorities seems to be the main reason for exposure increase. This paper explores the causes and consequences of inefficient flood risk governance along the Spanish Mediterranean coastal municipalities. For that purpose, national and regional flood management policies were contrasted with the outcomes of a spatial intersection between cadastral data at local level and floodable areas, for different return periods (10, 50, 100 and 500 years). The results demonstrate a significant growth in exposure due to inefficient spatial planning and flood reduction strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 257-274
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1577551
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Author-Name: Jean Marcel Sousa Lira
Author-X-Name-First: Jean Marcel
Author-X-Name-Last: Sousa Lira
Author-Name: Eduardo Gomes Salgado
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes Salgado
Author-Name: Luiz Alberto Beijo
Author-X-Name-First: Luiz
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberto Beijo
Title: ARIMA models as an alternative to predict the diffusion of the ISO 14001 standard in Europe
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The diffusion of ISO 14001 has been modelling with logistic models to predict certifications. However, some alternatives for this model have been tested. Thus, this work tested an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model as an alternative to predict ISO 14001 certification in Europe. For this, the time series were constructed from the diffusion of the countries and the models were tested for the foremost fit and accuracy. Therefore, ARIMA models have adapted to the different states of diffusion of the countries in Europe, highlighting the countries with the highest number of certifications, such as Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. In addition, the model was able to adjust to the countries that presented decertification, such as Spain and Romania. The ARIMA model also showed an accuracy of 90% for some countries and can be used as an alternative to modelling diffusion data for ISO 14001 standards.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 275-286
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1577721
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Author-Name: Kassahun Gashu
Author-X-Name-First: Kassahun
Author-X-Name-Last: Gashu
Author-Name: Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher
Author-X-Name-First: Tegegne
Author-X-Name-Last: Gebre-Egziabher
Author-Name: Mulatu Wubneh
Author-X-Name-First: Mulatu
Author-X-Name-Last: Wubneh
Title: Local communities’ perceptions and use of urban green infrastructure in two Ethiopian cities: Bahir Dar and Hawassa
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The main objective of this study is to examine local communities’ perceptions and use of green infrastructure (GI) in two case study cities: Bahir Dar and Hawassa in Ethiopia. The study employed a binary logistic regression model to identify factors that affect perceptions of GI. The result shows that people have distinct patterns of usage and positive perceptions towards GI in their respective cities. The regression results show that gender, age, accessibility, safety, education level, type of green infrastructure, level of awareness, location and opportunities for social activities are statistically significant predictors of perception. It is evident that urban GI development that addresses local communities’ perceptions needs to be sensitive to these variables.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 287-316
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1578643
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Author-Name: Claire K. Aksamit
Author-X-Name-First: Claire K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Aksamit
Author-Name: Jill A. Blakley
Author-X-Name-First: Jill A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Blakley
Author-Name: Jochen A.G. Jaeger
Author-X-Name-First: Jochen A.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaeger
Author-Name: Bram F. Noble
Author-X-Name-First: Bram F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Noble
Author-Name: Clinton N. Westman
Author-X-Name-First: Clinton N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Westman
Title: Sources of uncertainties in environmental assessment: Lessons about uncertainty disclosure and communication from an oil sands extraction project in Northern Alberta
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This study investigates practices of uncertainty disclosure and communication in Canadian environmental assessment (EA) in the context of the Joslyn North Oil Sands Mine project. Nineteen interviews with project stakeholders were conducted, revealing significant uncertainties about the project, attributed to multiple factors including lack of clarity in the terms of reference and requirements of the proponent; the project’s predicted impacts and proponent commitments to mitigation; cumulative effects and the potential for effects interaction with other projects; Aboriginal engagement, including engagement processes and broader socio-political context; and poor uncertainty disclosure and communication practices. Some uncertainties were disclosed but at times downplayed to render the project more palatable through the EA process. Informants stated that this is not an uncommon occurrence in oil sands EA. Recommendations to improve uncertainty disclosure and communication in EA and enhance the consideration of uncertainties in decision-making are provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 317-334
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1579973
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Author-Name: Alphayo I. Lutta
Author-X-Name-First: Alphayo I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lutta
Author-Name: Lance W. Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Lance W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: Oliver V. Wasonga
Author-X-Name-First: Oliver V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wasonga
Author-Name: Eric Ruto
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruto
Author-Name: Jason Sircely
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Sircely
Author-Name: Moses M. Nyangito
Author-X-Name-First: Moses M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nyangito
Title: Economic valuation of grazing management practices: discrete choice modeling in pastoral systems of Kenya
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This study estimates the economic contribution of grazing management practices in pastoral systems by specifically undertaking an economic analysis of pastoralists’ preferences for grazing management practices and the economic value pastoralists place on them. The study applied the discrete choice experiment technique using a D-optimal design, a multi-attribute preference elicitation method to evaluate the economic value of grazing management options practiced in pastoral areas of Kenya. The results show that pastoral communities derive positive utility in connected systems that enable reciprocal access to resources in both wet and dry seasons. Pastoralism adapts to spatial–temporal variability of pasture and water through herd mobility; hence the positive utility derived from practices that contribute to the availability of adequate water and pasture across the seasons. These findings provide empirical evidence on the social and economic net benefits of rangeland management practices that should be enhanced to promote sustainable management of rangeland resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 335-351
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1584097
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Author-Name: Simone L. Philpot
Author-X-Name-First: Simone L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Philpot
Author-Name: Peter A. Johnson
Author-X-Name-First: Peter A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson
Author-Name: Keith W. Hipel
Author-X-Name-First: Keith W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hipel
Title: Analysis of a below-water aggregate mining case study in Ontario, Canada using values-centric online citizen participation
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Citizen perspectives on a controversial aggregate mining application amendment are elicited using an online participatory platform P2P-Surveys. The interface uses interactive visual cues to focus the subject’s attention on their social values framework as a decision-aide. Interactive elements encourage learning by providing values feedback and then allowing the subject to adjust their preference input or to change the values-modeling parameters prior to submitting their responses. Individual preference rankings are then aggregated using a Modified Borda Count for subsets of the participants. The resulting group preference rankings provide insights useful to researchers interested in the interface between social values and environmental decision making, and for decision makers who wish to harness citizen input for integrated decision making. A real-life case study for citizen input into a below-water aggregate mining controversy in Southern Ontario, Canada, is utilized to explain this new methodology and to demonstrate the useful information generated to assist in resources management decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 352-368
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1588713
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Author-Name: Lina Suleiman
Author-X-Name-First: Lina
Author-X-Name-Last: Suleiman
Author-Name: Bo Olofsson
Author-X-Name-First: Bo
Author-X-Name-Last: Olofsson
Author-Name: David SaurÃ
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: SaurÃ
Author-Name: Laura Palau-Rof
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Palau-Rof
Author-Name: Natà lia GarcÃa Soler
Author-X-Name-First: Natà lia
Author-X-Name-Last: GarcÃa Soler
Author-Name: Ourania Papasozomenou
Author-X-Name-First: Ourania
Author-X-Name-Last: Papasozomenou
Author-Name: Timothy Moss
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Moss
Title: Diverse pathways—common phenomena: comparing transitions of urban rainwater harvesting systems in Stockholm, Berlin and Barcelona
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Urban rainwater management is the terrain of varied initiatives that challenge existing drainage systems. The initiatives that this article refers to as Urban Rainwater Harvesting (URH), promise a more sustainable urban water approach; however, they remain isolated “niche†projects. The article aims to investigate challenges and opportunities for mainstreaming alternative URHs as sociotechnical systems (STS). It identifies six analytical categories: context, actors, instruments, processes/dynamics, outputs and impacts as a framework for the analyses of URH projects in Stockholm, Berlin and Barcelona. Despite the diversity of socio-spatial contexts, driving forces, purposes, instruments used, technical designs and scale of URH projects, relevant factors for a breakthrough of these systems are discussed. Even though URHs have not yet become a common component of rainwater management in any of the cities, context-specific combinations of these factors are found to be essential if these systems are to become complementary options for the sustainable management of rainwater in cities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 369-388
Issue: 2
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1589432
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Author-Name: Sabina Scarpellini
Author-X-Name-First: Sabina
Author-X-Name-Last: Scarpellini
Author-Name: Pilar Portillo-Tarragona
Author-X-Name-First: Pilar
Author-X-Name-Last: Portillo-Tarragona
Author-Name: Alfonso Aranda-Usón
Author-X-Name-First: Alfonso
Author-X-Name-Last: Aranda-Usón
Author-Name: Fernando Llena-Macarulla
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando
Author-X-Name-Last: Llena-Macarulla
Title: Definition and measurement of the circular economy’s regional impact
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It has been argued that the circular economy (CE) represents an opportunity to achieve a paradigm shift in territory from the current linear model to a low-carbon, zero-waste economy. In this context, the implementation of the CE is holistically analysed to measure its impact and contribute to the debate about regional environmental management from the different perspectives of society, public administrations, and the private sector. Through a qualitative case study of a Spanish region, the main barriers of CE, such as the lack of funding for undertaking investments and the supply of recycled products, are identified, and the organisation of a waste-exchange system between companies or awareness campaigns concerning the CE are considered relevant incentives to be included in regional planning and management. This study confirms the economic and social win for CE that will be more effective as more CE activities are implemented at regional level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2211-2237
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1537974
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Author-Name: S. Jeff Birchall
Author-X-Name-First: S. Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Birchall
Author-Name: Nicole Bonnett
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnett
Title: Local-scale climate change stressors and policy response: the case of Homer, Alaska
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Northern communities are experiencing greater climate variability, with extreme climate impacts occurring more frequently and with more intensity; with the need for adaptation to reduce the risk becoming more immediate. Specific stressors and decision dynamics surrounding the nature of local government policy and planning for climate adaptation are underrepresented in the scholarship. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature by exploring the case of Homer, Alaska. Through narratives of key informants connected to the community’s climate change agenda, this research explores primary climate stressors and the nature of adaptation policy integration. Findings suggests that while Homer is experiencing a variety of climate change impacts, adaptation remains a low priority for city officials. This study sheds light on some of the challenges of integrating climate adaptation policy with strategic community planning, and in turn provides decision-makers with insight into considerations for mainstreaming resilience thinking at a local government scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2238-2254
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1537975
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Author-Name: Karina Castro-Arce
Author-X-Name-First: Karina
Author-X-Name-Last: Castro-Arce
Author-Name: Constanza Parra
Author-X-Name-First: Constanza
Author-X-Name-Last: Parra
Author-Name: Frank Vanclay
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanclay
Title: Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica
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Protected areas (PAs) are social-ecological systems (SES) and are contested spaces. The challenges in governing PAs call for a governance system that works with human-nature relations and is capable of adapting to each PA. This necessitates innovative processes and adaptive governance. This paper contributes to the discussion on adaptive governance in SES by offering empirical evidence from Costa Rica on how the processes of social innovation occur in practice. We discuss the evolving governance of the Juan Castro Blanco National Water Park, particularly the contribution of a local association that drives conservation and management of the park. We show that social mobilisation caused social innovation, which was revealed by the achievement of three interconnected process outcomes: satisfaction of interests; effective socio-political arrangements; and empowerment. The socially-innovative governance of the park has contributed to sustainability and to social-ecological change at many levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2255-2272
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976
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Author-Name: Walter M. McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Walter M.
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Author-Name: Joseph B. Naughton
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Naughton
Title: Stormwater management actions under regulatory pressure: a case study of southeast Wisconsin
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In the United States, new legislation has given regulatory authorities greater oversight of municipal stormwater management programs. However, estimating the impact of greater oversight on municipal actions is difficult due to the uncertainty in current compliance efforts and their associated costs. This paper seeks to fill this gap through a case study of NPDES stormwater runoff permit reports from municipalities in Southeast Wisconsin. Specifically, this study evaluates the reported actions and expenditures against socioeconomic variables to identify the relationships between cost, socioeconomics, and the best management practices (BMPs) used for compliance. Results indicate that there are distinct differences between municipalities with and without financial and personnel resources, clear high- and low-cost BMPs, and large variation in the practices municipalities implement to meet regulatory requirements. Furthermore, results suggest that regulators should take a flexible and pragmatic approach that considers individual municipal constraints and limitations when exercising greater regulatory authority.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2273-2294
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1539391
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Author-Name: Kimberley Reis
Author-X-Name-First: Kimberley
Author-X-Name-Last: Reis
Title: Five things government can do to encourage local food contingency plans
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Severe weather events pose significant risks to food supply chains that are reliant upon critical infrastructures such as road and rail. Can local food procurement arrangements, and contingency plans based on those arrangements, help to ameliorate food shortage in times of crisis? This article explores how governments can empower communities to this end. A broader research project provides the basis of insights and recommendations to aid policy practitioners who seek to develop food-related disaster resilience at the community level. The findings call for the following: the adoption of policies that facilitate the procurement of local food; informing council planning; facilitating shared control with those who want these changes to occur; removing the barriers to change; and utilising a suite of consultation and engagement policies to these ends. It is argued that the Australian regional context of South-East Queensland, with its inherent issues of rapid population growth, has immediate relevance to international contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2295-2312
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1540772
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Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:62:y:2019:i:13:p:2295-2312
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Author-Name: Anqi Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Anqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Edwin Chan
Author-X-Name-First: Edwin
Author-X-Name-Last: Chan
Title: Institutional factors affecting urban green space provision – from a local government revenue perspective
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Statutory land-use planning allocates different uses of land resources. However, local governments may focus on economic development and financial revenue, leading to environmentally unfavourable outcomes, such as a shortage of public urban green space (UGS). Land resource allocation in planning is associated with institutional arrangements. This study aims to link the corresponding institutional factors under the themes of initial land ownership and governing instruments to the fiscal effect of UGS provision. A comparative study with different scenarios is conducted using land market data to demonstrate quantitatively the influence of such factors on government revenue. The results suggest that the situation with initial public land ownership status backed up by regulatory instruments is more advantageous for providing UGS than that with the initial private land ownership status relying on market-based instruments. The study identifies the characteristics of different institutional arrangements, outlining institutional changes and possible strategies for improving urban sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2313-2329
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1541231
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Author-Name: Nicolas Verlynde
Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas
Author-X-Name-Last: Verlynde
Author-Name: Louinord Voltaire
Author-X-Name-First: Louinord
Author-X-Name-Last: Voltaire
Author-Name: Philippe Chagnon
Author-X-Name-First: Philippe
Author-X-Name-Last: Chagnon
Title: Exploring the link between flood risk perception and public support for funding on flood mitigation policies
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Obtaining the support of affected stakeholders is a crucial first step to successful implementation of any public policy, including flood mitigation policies. Public support for flood mitigation policies is largely influenced by flood risk perceptions and flood risk perceptions are, in turn, shaped by a multitude of factors. This paper explores the impact of the determinants of risk perception on willingness to pay for flood risk prevention in Dunkerque (France) using a contingent valuation survey. We find that whether or not respondents include their home within their perceived flood risk areas, trust in flood mitigation measures, environmental beliefs and socio-economic factors are strong predictors of public support for flood risk prevention, whereas actual distance of a respondent’s home to the flood source, knowledge of flood risk, prior experience and trust in local authorities have a limited influence. Policy implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2330-2351
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1546676
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Author-Name: Evangeline Linkous
Author-X-Name-First: Evangeline
Author-X-Name-Last: Linkous
Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Stephen Neely
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Neely
Title: Why do counties adopt transfer of development rights programs?
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Transfer of development rights (TDR) programs are widely-used market-based tools for growth management efforts that seek to protect farmland, natural areas, and other open spaces threatened by development pressure. Yet, little is known about why local governments adopt, or do not adopt TDR. This study uses descriptive analysis and logistic regression modeling to identify local factors associated with the adoption of TDR by Florida counties from the 1970s to the 2010s. We find that counties that adopt TDR tend to be larger in size, with higher agricultural product sales, and voter-supported land conservation ballot measures. TDR adoption is also associated with home rule authority and a greater percentage of Republican voters, suggesting that market-based mechanisms are linked to both local ability to adopt innovative planning strategies, and to political conservatism. Overall, TDR appears to be a tool that developed counties use to rationalize growth across large areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2352-2374
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1559044
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Author-Name: Eoin McGurk
Author-X-Name-First: Eoin
Author-X-Name-Last: McGurk
Author-Name: Stephen Hynes
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hynes
Author-Name: Richard Manton
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Manton
Author-Name: Fiona Thorne
Author-X-Name-First: Fiona
Author-X-Name-Last: Thorne
Author-Name: Eoghan Clifford
Author-X-Name-First: Eoghan
Author-X-Name-Last: Clifford
Title: Greenways, recreational access and landowner willingness to accept: a contingent valuation study of farmers in Ireland
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There are ambitious plans to construct an extensive network of off-road walking and cycling routes, known as greenways, across Ireland. However, land acquisition has proven challenging in some rural areas. This paper uses a contingent valuation study, based on the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) of Ireland, to explore farmers’ willingness to participate in greenway development. The results reveal that farmers are split on the issue of greenway land acquisition: approximately half would not allow a route to run through their farm, irrespective of compensation. Farmers’ main concerns in this regard are: insurance, impact on farming operations and nuisance/crime. Of the farmers willing to participate in greenway development, the mean (once-off) payment required is €56,000 per kilometre of greenway length. These findings suggest that Irish Government agencies and local authorities must work to alleviate farmers’ concerns and undertake extensive consultation to yield acceptable route options.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2375-2392
Issue: 13
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1559045
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Author-Name: Francesca Ferranti
Author-X-Name-First: Francesca
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferranti
Author-Name: Pau Vericat
Author-X-Name-First: Pau
Author-X-Name-Last: Vericat
Author-Name: Jessica de Koning
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: de Koning
Title: Discourses on sustainable forest management and effects of Natura 2000: a case study of Catalonia, NE Spain
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This study analyzed discourses influencing the meaning of Sustainable Forest Management in Catalonia (Spain) and the effects of the European Natura 2000 policy on these discourses. It focused on the Montseny area and on the Administration and Practitioner stakeholder groups. Based on literature review and interviews, we found six discourses influencing the meanings of Sustainable Forest Management. Two of these discourses underwent changes due to the effects of Natura 2000 implementation while the others did not, showing the substantial role played by local elements and actors in shaping the discursive framework of Sustainable Forest Management. Based on empirical findings, the study provided conclusions valid at European level: (1) implementing Natura 2000 does not mean revolutionizing local nature conservation systems, but rather adapting them to European requirements; (2) in order to increase local policy impact, the implementation of European environmental policies needs to be backed up by economic compensation of local actors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2085-2102
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1274254
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Author-Name: Kathryn J. Brasier
Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brasier
Author-Name: Kirk Jalbert
Author-X-Name-First: Kirk
Author-X-Name-Last: Jalbert
Author-Name: Abby J. Kinchy
Author-X-Name-First: Abby J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kinchy
Author-Name: Susan L. Brantley
Author-X-Name-First: Susan L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brantley
Author-Name: Colleen Unroe
Author-X-Name-First: Colleen
Author-X-Name-Last: Unroe
Title: Barriers to sharing water quality data: experiences from the Shale Network
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The Shale Network is a group of stakeholders collating, publishing, and conducting research on water quality data collected in the northeastern United States experiencing natural gas extraction from shale using hydraulic fracturing. In developing the Shale Network, we have experienced reluctance to share data from all participating sectors. This paper explores this reluctance, identifying barriers to greater collaboration among multiple stakeholders in natural resource management projects. Findings are derived from participant observation of the Shale Network team, surveys conducted during Shale Network workshops, interviews with water quality stakeholders, and participant observation of water quality monitoring training sessions. The barriers identified include perceptions about data problems and quality, technical capacity, regulatory and legal limitations, competition for resources, and resource allocation decisions. This paper identifies strategies the Shale Network has used to overcome data-sharing barriers to expand a culture of data sharing that supports enhanced nature resource management and citizen engagement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2103-2121
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1276435
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Author-Name: Stephen Michael Dark
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Dark
Author-Name: Shelley Burgin
Author-X-Name-First: Shelley
Author-X-Name-Last: Burgin
Title: An examination of the efficacy of the precautionary principle as a robust environmental planning and management protocol
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The precautionary principle is regularly cited in cases that involve development in eco-sensitive locations. We investigated whether the precautionary principle provides the basis for a coherent framework to prevent environmental harm, and does it work in practice? We suggest that, in principle, the precautionary principle makes good sense. In practice, however, it is imprecise in policy and law and fails to fulfil its promise because it is loosely defined and thus lacks substance and clarity. Consequently, it operates in a framework that is ambiguous, leaving it open to manipulation by discretionary powers. To counter such deficiencies, human-induced environmental harm should be formally observed as ‘criminogenic’ and environmental protection prioritised against which other competing priorities (e.g., ‘year on year’ economic growth) are measured. This would overcome the politico-legal obfuscation and contestations of climate change policy that currently impedes the precautionary principle's practical application.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2122-2132
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1276436
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Author-Name: Weslynne Ashton
Author-X-Name-First: Weslynne
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashton
Author-Name: Suzana Russell
Author-X-Name-First: Suzana
Author-X-Name-Last: Russell
Author-Name: Elizabeth Futch
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Futch
Title: The adoption of green business practices among small US Midwestern manufacturing enterprises
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Manufacturers around the world green their businesses for a variety of reasons, including competitiveness, social responsibility, and external stakeholder pressure. However, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are thought to lag behind larger ones in the adoption of green business practices. This paper explores the motivations for US Midwestern SMEs adopting a variety of green business practices, using a survey of 59 SMEs in the tool and die manufacturing industry. The majority of firms appear to be internally motivated to implement green practices – driven primarily by cost and competitiveness concerns, more than by social responsibility concerns. External coercive pressure from government or customers does not appear to be a significant motivation for these SMEs. However, informal pressure through government incentives and support programs, as well as mimetic pressure through peer learning via industry associations, appear to be more effective in helping these SMEs to further ‘go green.’
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2133-2149
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1281107
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Author-Name: Frederick Ato Armah
Author-X-Name-First: Frederick Ato
Author-X-Name-Last: Armah
Author-Name: Genesis T. Yengoh
Author-X-Name-First: Genesis T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yengoh
Author-Name: Mengieng Ung
Author-X-Name-First: Mengieng
Author-X-Name-Last: Ung
Author-Name: Isaac Luginaah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Luginaah
Author-Name: Ratana Chuenpagdee
Author-X-Name-First: Ratana
Author-X-Name-Last: Chuenpagdee
Author-Name: Gwyn Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Gwyn
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Title: The unusual suspects? Perception of underlying causes of anthropogenic climate change in coastal communities in Cambodia and Tanzania
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Public perception of the underlying causes of anthropogenic climate change is a complex and subjective issue that is critical to effective risk communication. This issue is important to scientists and policymakers because of the role of individual perceptions in influencing their protective behaviour towards risk (e.g., the adoption of climate risk reduction and mitigation strategies). This cross-sectional study elucidated people's perceptions of the underlying causes of human-induced climate change in coastal communities in Cambodia and Tanzania. The multinomial logistic regression model was based on a geographically and demographically stratified national sample of 3,706 individuals conducted between March and September 2013. The distribution of the fundamental causes of anthropogenic climate change in the pooled sample was deforestation (29%), overpopulation – births and immigration (18%), greenhouse gas emissions (12%), illegal resource extraction (14%), and God's will and transgressing cultural norms (26%). Few people in both countries believed that, the usual suspect, greenhouse gas emission was the fundamental cause of anthropogenic climate change. The number of poor rural residents who indicated that deforestation was the major underlying cause of climate change was approximately three times more than members of the same sub-group who noted that greenhouse gas emissions were the underlying cause of climate change. People who had tertiary education were less likely to consider God's will and transgressing cultural norms as the underlying cause of anthropogenic climate change rather than attributing it to greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is imperative to mainstream climate change into educational curricula in both countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2150-2173
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1281797
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Author-Name: Jing Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Keith W. Hipel
Author-X-Name-First: Keith W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hipel
Author-Name: Mark L. Hanson
Author-X-Name-First: Mark L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanson
Title: Public participation in municipal solid waste source-separated collection in Guilin, China: status and influencing factors
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Currently, China is facing critical problems regarding the management of municipal solid waste (MSW). The failure of existing pilot programs in implementing MSW source-separated collection highlights the need to analyze the factors significantly influencing public participation in this activity. To this end, a comprehensive analysis of MSW source-separated collection in Guilin, which is representative of wider areas located in inland China and with a GDP around the national average, was conducted. The research consisted of in-person interviews involving a questionnaire and theoretical analyses in terms of public perception, public awareness, public attitude, and willingness to pay. The analytical results identify the status of waste source-separated collection and influencing factors in implementation, and provides exercisable suggestions for decision makers in both China and more generally in industrializing countries to design promotion programs and education campaigns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2174-2191
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1281798
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Author-Name: Yan Song
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Chaosu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Chaosu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Robert Olshansky
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Olshansky
Author-Name: Yang Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Yu Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Title: Are we planning for sustainable disaster recovery? Evaluating recovery plans after the Wenchuan earthquake
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This article examines local recovery plans that were created in response to the Wenchuan earthquake and then suggests ways that planners can better apply the concept of sustainability to the recovery process. We utilize a plan evaluation protocol to analyze 16 recovery plans in counties and towns that were severely affected by the earthquake. We also conducted semi-structured interviews with public officials and planners, with the qualitative data gleaned from these interviews being used to supplement the plan quality assessment. The results reveal that local recovery plans do not appear to have incorporated sufficiently the concepts of sustainability. We conclude the paper with the following recommendations: emphasizing sustainability as a policy priority during vision and goal development; developing solid databases and planning techniques; designing a diversified set of regulatory- and incentive-based policy tools suitable for local governments; enhancing social and institutional learning; and further integrating multi-level and interagency governmental units.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2192-2216
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1282346
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Author-Name: Mark Paul
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Paul
Author-Name: Anita Milman
Author-X-Name-First: Anita
Author-X-Name-Last: Milman
Title: A question of ‘fit’: local perspectives on top-down flood mitigation policies in Vermont
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Despite consensus on the need to adapt to climate change, who should adapt, and how, remain open questions. While local-level actions are essential to adaptation, state and federal governments can play a substantial role in adaptation. In this paper, we investigate local perspectives on state-level flood mitigation policies in Vermont as a means of analysing what leads top-down adaptations to be effective in mobilizing local action. Drawing on interviews with town officials, we delineate local-level perspectives on Vermont's top-down policies and use those perspectives to develop a conceptual framework that presents the ‘fit’ between top-down policies and the local-level context as comprised of three components: Receptivity, Ease of Participation, and Design. We explain how these components and their interactions influence local-level action. This analysis points to how careful consideration of the components of ‘fit’ may lead to greater local-level uptake of top-down adaptation policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2217-2233
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1283298
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Author-Name: Xiang Bi
Author-X-Name-First: Xiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Bi
Author-Name: Madhu Khanna
Author-X-Name-First: Madhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Khanna
Title: Inducing pollution prevention adoption: effectiveness of the 33/50 voluntary environmental program
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The Environmental Protection Agency has encouraged voluntary efforts at pollution prevention by facilities through participation in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) such as the 33/50 program to reduce toxic releases. This paper examines the effectiveness of the 33/50 program in the adoption of pollution prevention practices and disentangles the effect of adoption from that of program participation on releases of 33/50 chemicals. Using facility-specific panel data and controlling for the endogeneity of program participation and pollution prevention adoption, we find that program participants were 38% more likely to adopt pollution prevention practices than non-participants. Program participants who adopted pollution prevention practices reduced their 33/50 releases by 52% compared to facilities that neither participated nor adopted pollution prevention. This indicates that VEPs that emphasize pollution prevention can play a complementary role in reducing toxic releases.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2234-2254
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1273099
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Author-Name: Tzu-Ming Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Tzu-Ming
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Unexpected threat from conservation to endangered species: reflections from the front-line staff on sea turtle conservation
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This study described the paradox created by the efforts of a conservation organization, which caused an emerging threat to the survival of an endangered species, as well as proposed recommendations to mitigate this paradox. In-depth interviews were conducted to investigate the problems encountered during the implementation of conservation practices by green sea turtle conservation workers (volunteers) in Lanyu, Taiwan. The staff believed that the implementation of the green sea turtle conservation measures violated the traditional cultural beliefs of the local residents (Tao/Yami ethnic group), which caused resentment by the residents towards the organization. Consequently, the residents did not cooperate with the organization and even discouraged conservation activities. In addition, green sea turtle ecotourism promoted by the conservation organization in recent years violated local customs of not having contact with green sea turtles or entering their habitats.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2255-2271
Issue: 12
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1273824
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Author-Name: Bolanle Wahab
Author-X-Name-First: Bolanle
Author-X-Name-Last: Wahab
Author-Name: Saeed Ojolowo
Author-X-Name-First: Saeed
Author-X-Name-Last: Ojolowo
Title: Building contraventions and incidence of flood in the Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria
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Frequent floods have led to loss of lives and destruction of property in both coastal and landlocked cities across the globe, particularly where floodplains have been developed without recourse to space standards. This paper investigated the contributions of contravention of building codes to flooding in flood-prone areas in the Lagos metropolis. Global Positioning Systems (GPSs) were used to determine the location and elevation above sea level of 1,025 buildings situated in 211 streets that were prone to flooding. The distance of buildings from drainage channels/the lagoon was determined in ArcGIS 10.2 environment. Findings revealed that building code contravention contributed significantly to flooding (r = 0.926). About 63.5% and 63.3% of sampled buildings contravened building-plot ratio and statutory setbacks from drainage channels/the lagoon, respectively. Proactive urban planning, strict enforcement of building codes and development control regulations are required to reduce flooding and its consequences in cities of developing nations where flooding has become an annual occurrence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 385-405
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1311249
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Author-Name: RocÃo Pérez-Campaña
Author-X-Name-First: RocÃo
Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Campaña
Author-Name: Luis Miguel Valenzuela-Montes
Author-X-Name-First: Luis Miguel
Author-X-Name-Last: Valenzuela-Montes
Title: Nodes of a peri-urban agricultural landscape at local level: an interpretation of their contribution to the eco-structure
Abstract:
The ecological value of some fine-scale landscape elements tends to be overlooked when they are found in highly human-influenced landscapes, such as peri-urban agricultural ones. These landscapes usually fall beyond the scope of the defined categories of landscape protection, and are thus mapped as areas of little or no ecological interest in the context of extensive analysis. In this paper, we present a method for assessing and visualizing the existing nodes in the field pattern of a peri-urban agricultural landscape. Nodes are identified from the field pattern and characterized according to the presence of relevant features and land uses from the viewpoint of their ecological functions. The method is applied in the Vega del Guadalfeo (south of Spain). Our results show an innovative map of the Vega which may be interpreted as its eco-structure; a model based on nodes to represent the ecological value of the peri-urban agricultural landscape.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 406-429
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1314252
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Author-Name: Long Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Long
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Guoqiang Shen
Author-X-Name-First: Guoqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Shen
Author-Name: Thomas Woodfin
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodfin
Author-Name: Tian Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Tian
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Kun Song
Author-X-Name-First: Kun
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: Ecological and economic impacts of green roofs and permeable pavements at the city level: the case of Corvallis, Oregon
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A city's spatial footprint is covered by extensive impervious building roofs and paved surfaces, which contribute to greater storm-water runoff, more surface pollutants, and less carbon sequestration, hence, worse ecosystem services. This research conducts an empirical study on the ecological and economic impacts of a citywide adoption of green roofs and permeable pavements in Corvallis, OR. The effects on ecosystem services of using green roofs and pervious pavements for a low impact development are modelled using Integrated Value of Ecosystem Services Trade-offs and compared to those from the City's current conventional development without green roofs and pervious pavements. The differences are analysed for ecological impact by storm-water yield, storm-water purification, and carbon sequestration and economic impact by a cost-benefit comparison. The results indicate that low impact development, especially intensive green roofs on commercial/industrial buildings and permeable pavements for parking lots, plays a significant role, even with a higher initial implementation cost, for long-term urban sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 430-450
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1314859
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Author-Name: Alberto Franco SolÃs
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Franco SolÃs
Author-Name: Fco. Javier De Miguel Vélez
Author-X-Name-First: Fco. Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: De Miguel Vélez
Title: Revealing the economic channels of natural impacts: an extended input–output subsystems application to GHG gases and water use
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While a small set of economic activities generates most of the direct environmental burdens, the complexity of connections within an economic system requires consideration of the effects caused by the interdependences between its different agents. To date, however, the input–output (I–O) subsystems literature has been limited to uncovering the intersectoral linkages of direct and indirect environmental impacts within an economy and the connections between sectors and private consumption have thus not attracted much attention. This paper proposes an I–O subsystems model that endogenously incorporates not only production sectors but also household consumption to capture the entire channel of environmental impacts. The empirical application focuses on carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq.) emissions and water use associated with production sectors and households defined in the I–O table for a Spanish region, Extremadura. The results highlight the key role of the effects induced by private consumption on the environmental burdens of services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 451-473
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1318748
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Author-Name: Sophie C. Rudolf
Author-X-Name-First: Sophie C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rudolf
Author-Name: Felix Kienast
Author-X-Name-First: Felix
Author-X-Name-Last: Kienast
Author-Name: Anna M. Hersperger
Author-X-Name-First: Anna M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hersperger
Title: Planning for compact urban forms: local growth-management approaches and their evolution over time
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Urban growth is a key issue for spatial planning as it influences urban patterns and disrupts open landscapes. To effectively steer urban growth towards compact urban forms, many growth-management policies have been developed over recent decades. However, few studies have assessed how municipal policy mixes have evolved over time. In our representative Swiss-wide survey, we evaluated the prevalence and the time of introduction of 18 policies. Our results indicate that large municipalities use a broad range of reinforcing policies over decades. In contrast, small municipalities mostly rely on conventional land-use regulations. The lack of innovative, incentive-based policies casts doubt on small municipalities' ability to effectively manage urban growth. However, our analyses reveal recent efforts by small municipalities to diversify approaches to growth management and adopt innovative policies. These efforts should be supported by guiding small municipalities in their policy choices, and providing support to those lacking planning capacity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 474-492
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1318749
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Author-Name: Aiora Zabala
Author-X-Name-First: Aiora
Author-X-Name-Last: Zabala
Author-Name: Caroline A. Sullivan
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan
Title: Multilevel assessment of a large-scale programme for poverty alleviation and wetland conservation: lessons from South Africa
Abstract:
The implementation of large-scale programmes for environment and development presents two main challenges: the tensions between both goals and the disconnect across policy levels. To contribute to overcoming these challenges, we assess a national multi-partnership programme for poverty alleviation and wetland restoration in South Africa: Working for Wetlands. We analyse this innovative polycentric programme at the macro and micro levels. At the national level, we assess the policy development and implementation model. At the local level, we analyse its impact on livelihoods and on opinions about development and the environment at a specific location. We use data from in-depth interviews across scales, household surveys (n = 47) and focus group discussions. The strengths of this programme can inform more effective design of further large-scale environment and development policies. However, critical issues originated at the national scale are likely to hinder the permanence of improvements at the micro level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 493-514
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319344
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Author-Name: F. Ganda
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganda
Title: Green research and development (R&D) investment and its impact on the market value of firms: evidence from South African mining firms
Abstract:
The importance of global corporate green research and development (R&D) investment is gaining momentum and South Africa is no exception. This paper examines growing economic perceptions that green financial and stock-market systems result in heightened corporate hyperopia and therefore increase long-term and future green investment associated with R&D. It reports on the findings of a survey of 14 South African mining firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange SRI index. The study found, that, these firms’ market value showed a positive association with Green R&D. It also revealed increased Green R&D activity among large mining firms in the country and that they are highly likely to maintain their level of such investment in the coming years. The study's outcomes thus add to the body of empirical knowledge on firm hyperopia in relation to corporate greening initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 515-534
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319345
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Author-Name: L.T. Silva
Author-X-Name-First: L.T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Silva
Author-Name: F. Fonseca
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseca
Author-Name: D. Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Author-Name: A. Campos
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Campos
Title: Assessing the influence of urban geometry on noise propagation by using the sky view factor
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The impact of traffic noise can be prevented by suitable planning measures. This study analyses the relationship between urban geometry and traffic noise, recognizing that the arrangement of buildings and streets greatly influences urban noise. The study was carried out in Braga, a medium-sized Portuguese city, by selecting locations with different urban geometries. At each site, the equivalent continuous sound level was measured. Furthermore, the urban geometry was evaluated by using the sky view factor, a parameter which shows the degree of sky obstructed by buildings. Results show an inverse proportionality between noise and the sky view factor. The highest noise levels were found in areas with a low sky view factor. The results also indicate that the sky view factor is a parameter which can potentially be used in research on urban noise.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 535-552
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319804
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Author-Name: James W. N. Steenberg
Author-X-Name-First: James W. N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Steenberg
Author-Name: Pamela J. Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Pamela J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: Andrew A. Millward
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Millward
Title: The influence of building renovation and rental housing on urban trees
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Urban forest ecosystems are complex and vulnerable social–ecological systems. The relationship between urban forests and housing is particularly variable and uncertain. We examine the influence of building renovation and rental housing on public trees at the parcel and street-section scale in a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada. We use empirical data describing multiple tree inventories and government open data describing building permit applications to test for effects on urban forest structure, tree mortality, and tree planting. We found that the presence and number of building permits significantly predicted mortality at both scales, while planting was positively correlated with building permits at the street-section scale only. Multi-unit parcels had significantly lower rates of planting than single-unit parcels and multi-unit housing was positively correlated with mortality at the street-section scale. These findings suggest that where concentrated changes in housing stock are occurring, substantial losses of trees and associated ecosystem services are possible.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 553-567
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1326883
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Author-Name: Thomas Verbeek
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Verbeek
Author-Name: Luuk Boelens
Author-X-Name-First: Luuk
Author-X-Name-Last: Boelens
Title: Environmental health in the complex city: a co-evolutionary approach
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While public health and urban planning were closely linked in the past, today both domains are institutionally separate. In most cases, health intersects with spatial planning processes only through obligatory evaluations, such as environmental impact assessments, or restrictive environmental legislation. This institutionalisation of health criteria in most western countries has difficulty in dealing with recent environmental health challenges, leading to continual distrust and conflict between citizens and the government. This impasse has recently been discussed by academics who acknowledge the complexity of both city and health issues. It seems, however, that the full extent of the issue has not been covered yet, leading to recommendations and frameworks that are useful but fixed and retrospective. This paper moves beyond those fixed frameworks to develop a better understanding of the complexity of the current disconnect and explores ideas for a future planning approach, grounded on new ideas of co-evolutionary and adaptive planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1913-1932
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1127800
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Author-Name: Maamar Sebri
Author-X-Name-First: Maamar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sebri
Title: Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for water footprint indicator: a cross-sectional study
Abstract:
The water footprint analysis has become a rapidly growing field of research although little attention has been paid to its relationship with economic growth. Using the available cross-section data, this study examines how the per capita water footprint varies as a function of per capita income within the environmental Kuznets curve framework at both aggregated and disaggregated level of water footprint. In addition, the issue of omitted variables is investigated by incorporating a number of control variables. Estimation results show no evidence in favour of an inverted-U environmental Kuznets curve, but they yield, in most cases, an evolution into an N-shaped relationship. This means that water footprint rises in the beginning with incomes, then falls as nations grow wealthier to rise again at very high income levels. This calls into question the traditional economic view of income growth sustainability as it applies to water.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1933-1956
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1100983
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Author-Name: Jongyearn Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Jongyearn
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: Income and distance-decay effects on willingness to pay estimated by the contingent valuation method
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This study suggests a methodology for enhancing accuracy in evaluating amenity by the contingent valuation method when household's willingness to pay (WTP) is dependent to its income and the distance between a respondent's residence and the location of a target facility. Using a linear city model, this study demonstrates the influences of income and distance-decay effects on WTP. Simulations are performed to check the validity of the model, as well as to predict consequences when income and distance-decay effects are not properly treated. Finally, the suggested methodology is applied to two real cases. The estimation results from a structural model show that the calculated total benefit varies largely when income and distance-decay effects exist and are ignored. Also, an ad hoc model generates significantly different estimates from the utility difference model this study adopted. The difference in estimates suggests that the total benefit has to be estimated by a structural model.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1957-1981
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1100984
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Author-Name: Didem Dizdaroglu
Author-X-Name-First: Didem
Author-X-Name-Last: Dizdaroglu
Author-Name: Tan Yigitcanlar
Author-X-Name-First: Tan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yigitcanlar
Title: Integrating urban ecosystem sustainability assessment into policy-making: insights from the Gold Coast City
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This paper introduces a policy-making support tool called ‘Micro-level Urban-ecosystem Sustainability IndeX (MUSIX)’. The index serves as a sustainability assessment model that monitors six aspects of urban ecosystems – hydrology, ecology, pollution, location, design, and efficiency – based on parcel-scale indicators. This index is applied in a case study investigation in the Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia. The outcomes reveal that there are major environmental problems caused by increased impervious surfaces from growing urban development in the study area. The findings suggest that increased impervious surfaces are linked to increased surface runoff, car dependency, transport-related pollution, poor public transport accessibility, and unsustainable built environment. This paper presents how the MUSIX outputs can be used to guide policy-making through the evaluation of existing policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1982-2006
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1103211
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Author-Name: Maria Manta Conroy
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Manta
Author-X-Name-Last: Conroy
Author-Name: Hee-Jung Jun
Author-X-Name-First: Hee-Jung
Author-X-Name-Last: Jun
Title: Planning process influences on sustainability in Ohio township plans
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This study examines planning process influences on plan sustainability scores for 46 township plans in Central Ohio, in the Midwestern Region of the United States. Townships face many similar development challenges as exurban communities along with cultures and economies which straddle urban and rural perspectives. The empirical analysis shows that participation breadth is positively related to sustainability scores, while the use of the sustainability concept in the planning process is negatively related to sustainability scores. Based on the findings, we suggest that communities preparing a comprehensive plan should encourage participation by a variety of groups in the planning process. Future research should examine the manner in which the sustainability concept is incorporated into the planning process to better assess its influence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2007-2023
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1103709
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Author-Name: Juliette Lees
Author-X-Name-First: Juliette
Author-X-Name-Last: Lees
Author-Name: Jochen A.G. Jaeger
Author-X-Name-First: Jochen A.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaeger
Author-Name: Jill A.E. Gunn
Author-X-Name-First: Jill A.E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunn
Author-Name: Bram F. Noble
Author-X-Name-First: Bram F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Noble
Title: Analysis of uncertainty consideration in environmental assessment: an empirical study of Canadian EA practice
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Identifying and communicating uncertainty is core to effective environmental assessment (EA). This study evaluates the extent to which uncertainties are considered and addressed in Canadian EA practice. We reviewed the environmental protection plans, follow-up programs, and panel reports (where applicable) of 12 EAs between 1995 and 2012. The types of uncertainties and levels of disclosure varied greatly. When uncertainties were acknowledged, practitioners adopted five different approaches to address them. However, uncertainties were never discussed or addressed in depth. We found a lack of suitable terminology and consistency in how uncertainties are disclosed, reflecting the need for explicit guidance, and we present recommendations for improvement. Canadian Environmental Impact Statements are not as transparent with respect to uncertainties as they should be, and uncertainties in EA need to be better considered and communicated.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2024-2044
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1116980
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Author-Name: Andrew Rumbach
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Rumbach
Author-Name: Carrie Makarewicz
Author-X-Name-First: Carrie
Author-X-Name-Last: Makarewicz
Author-Name: Jeremy Németh
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy
Author-X-Name-Last: Németh
Title: The importance of place in early disaster recovery: a case study of the 2013 Colorado floods
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Recovery is an important but understudied phase in the disaster management cycle. Researchers have identified numerous socio-demographic factors that help explain differences in recovery among households, but are less clear on the importance of place, which we define as a household's locality and local governance. In this paper, we examine the influence of place on disaster recovery through a study of the 2013 Colorado floods. Our findings are based on data collected from interviews, observation of recovery meetings, and a survey of 96 flood-affected households. We show that place shapes a household's disaster recovery by structuring: (1) physical exposure to hazards; (2) which local government has jurisdiction over recovery decisions; (3) local planning culture and its approach to citizen participation; and (4) the strength of social capital networks. Our findings expand the recovery literature and show that place-level variables should be taken into consideration when conceptualizing household recovery and resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2045-2063
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1116981
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Author-Name: Gengyang Tu
Author-X-Name-First: Gengyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tu
Author-Name: Jens Abildtrup
Author-X-Name-First: Jens
Author-X-Name-Last: Abildtrup
Title: The effect of experience on choosing where to go: an application to a choice experiment on forest recreation
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The main objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of experience on the choice of visits to forests in a stated discrete choice experiment. Recent literature has indicated that experiences with the environmental services valuated may increase the respondents' certainty in their choice of hypothetical alternatives. We apply two indicators of experiences: the number of visits and the number of different forests visited during the last year. Applying the generalized multinomial logit model, we find that an increase in the number of visits to forests makes respondents' choices more predictable. However, the number of different forests visited reduces the predictability of choices. Furthermore, we investigate the relationship between respondents' experience of forest recreation and the self-reported choice certainty, controlling for respondents' social-demographics and other design characteristics. Finally, we show that self-reported choice certainty is positive correlated with the scale factor, as expected.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2064-2078
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1119105
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Author-Name: Enrico Celio
Author-X-Name-First: Enrico
Author-X-Name-Last: Celio
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Title: Understanding farmers' influence on land-use change using a participatory Bayesian network approach in a pre-Alpine region in Switzerland
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Land-use models can be used to assess the importance of different drivers of land-use change. Local actors make land-use decisions on the basis of both biophysical and policy aspects, but they can also be considered as autonomous drivers as their attitudes and beliefs influence land-use substantially. We use a Bayesian network-based Land-use Modeling Approach (BLUMAP) to analyze influences of local actor characteristics on land-use change in a spatially explicit manner. Our analysis shows that local actor characteristics have a greater influence on land-use change than changes in agricultural policy schemes. Furthermore, focusing on the probabilities of land-use occurrence under different scenarios facilitates the quantification of influences of local actor characteristics on land-use changes and aids in the detection of where land-use changes are more likely to occur. We demonstrate that local actor characteristics could override land-use policy trends; thus, greater consideration should be paid to actors in land-use development processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2079-2101
Issue: 11
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1120713
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Author-Name: Stephanie N. Timm
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Timm
Author-Name: Brian M. Deal
Author-X-Name-First: Brian M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Deal
Title: Understanding the behavioral influences behind Singapore's water management strategies
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This paper aims to uncover the key behavioral influences behind two of Singapore's most successful water management strategies: (1) their high public acceptance rate of reclaimed water (marketed as ‘NEWater’), and (2) the adoption of targeted domestic water conservation behaviors. We used the Theory of Planned Behavior framework to construct a household survey that was mailed to a national sample (n = 218) obtained from the Singapore Department of Statistics. Our descriptive and path analysis results indicate that 74% of Singaporeans generally approve of NEWater, and that a positive attitude toward this municipal water technology was the most significant variable in predicting respondents' level of approval. In terms of water conservation, the most widely adopted behaviors were fixing water leaks promptly (80.8%) and monitoring water bills (80.3%). We discuss how knowledge of these key behavioral influencers can make behavior change campaigns more effective both in Singapore and other countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1654-1673
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1369941
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Author-Name: Alexey O. Pristupa
Author-X-Name-First: Alexey O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pristupa
Author-Name: Maria Tysiachniouk
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Tysiachniouk
Author-Name: Arthur P.J. Mol
Author-X-Name-First: Arthur P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mol
Author-Name: Rik Leemans
Author-X-Name-First: Rik
Author-X-Name-Last: Leemans
Author-Name: Tatiana Minayeva
Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana
Author-X-Name-Last: Minayeva
Author-Name: Anastasia Markina
Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia
Author-X-Name-Last: Markina
Title: Can zoning resolve nature use conflicts? The case of the Numto Nature Park in the Russian Arctic
Abstract:
In the Russian Arctic, nature protection is important to preserve valuable ecosystems and indigenous lifestyles against the rapidly expanding oil and gas activities. In this regard, zoning legitimately balances influential stakeholders versus weak ones, and can leverage stakeholders to exercise their rights. This study explores how various stakeholders employ zoning in the Numto Nature Park in the oil-rich Russian Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra to advance their interests and how they use scientific information to achieve this. Through stakeholder interviews, analysis of electronic media and literature review, we conclude that a participatory and science-based zoning exercise stimulates the necessary deliberation. However, legal ambiguity, deficient law implementation and informal practices limit the zoning's potential to balance stakeholders’ interests. All the stakeholders calculatingly used scientific information to legitimize their own ambitions, activities and claims. Hence, zoning and the underlying information claims should be interpreted as both a resource and a battleground in nature-use conflicts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1674-1700
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1370365
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Author-Name: T. Renner
Author-X-Name-First: T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Renner
Author-Name: S. Meijerink
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Meijerink
Author-Name: P. van der Zaag
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Zaag
Title: The evolution of regional cross-border water regimes, the case of Deltarhine
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In this study, we look at the evolution of a cooperative water regime in the delta of the Rhine catchment. In a Dutch–German case study, we focus on cross-border cooperation on the local and regional scale, describing and analyzing how a remarkably resilient and robust transboundary water regime has evolved over the course of 50 years. Context-, interest- and knowledge-based explanations contribute important insights into the evolution of the Deltarhine regime, and it is shown that the legal, institutional and socio-economic context shapes and constrains regional cross-border cooperation. Surprisingly in this regard, we find that European water directives have not yet played a decisive, catalyzing role for policy harmonization across borders. Finally, we show that key individuals play a crucial role in regime formation and development. We suggest that the presence of entrepreneurs and leaders adds explanatory power to current conceptual frameworks in international river basin management, thus meriting further research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1701-1721
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1371005
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Author-Name: Vikram S. Negi
Author-X-Name-First: Vikram S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Negi
Author-Name: Ravi Pathak
Author-X-Name-First: Ravi
Author-X-Name-Last: Pathak
Author-Name: K. Chandra Sekar
Author-X-Name-First: K. Chandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Sekar
Author-Name: R.S. Rawal
Author-X-Name-First: R.S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rawal
Author-Name: I.D. Bhatt
Author-X-Name-First: I.D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatt
Author-Name: S.K. Nandi
Author-X-Name-First: S.K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nandi
Author-Name: P.P. Dhyani
Author-X-Name-First: P.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dhyani
Title: Traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation: a case study from Byans Valley in Kailash Sacred Landscape, India
Abstract:
Ethnobotanical knowledge plays a significant role in plant diversity conservation and the curing of various ailments in remote rural areas of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). A total of 53 plant species from 27 families have been documented from the Byans valley and are used traditionally for the treatment of various diseases. Valley inhabitants have maintained a symbiotic relationship between natural resources and their cultural belief system by developing sacred forests/groves which conserve the region's plant diversity pool. Information on sacred natural sites and traditional beliefs was documented in order to understand the environmental and conservationist implications of these rules and practices. The study provides comprehensive information about eroding traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation practices. This study could be a pilot to strengthen the conservation practices and sustainable utilization of frequently used bioresources by understanding the traditional knowledge system and conservation ethics of tribal communities in the Himalayan region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1722-1743
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1371006
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Author-Name: Jie Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Qianjin Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Qianjin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Author-Name: Chamna Yoon
Author-X-Name-First: Chamna
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoon
Title: Measuring the welfare cost of air pollution in Shanghai: evidence from the housing market
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to quantify the marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for clean air in China. We provide the first estimate of MWTP for clean air by implementing a hedonic method using housing price and air quality data from Shanghai. Our estimates imply that air pollution has a significant and negative impact on housing price. We also find that the willingness to pay for better air quality varies significantly across different income groups. This paper helps to deepen our understanding of the economic impacts of air pollution in emerging Asian metropolises where residents are suffering from the most severe respiratory health problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1744-1757
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1371581
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Author-Name: Herbert Hambati
Author-X-Name-First: Herbert
Author-X-Name-Last: Hambati
Author-Name: Genesis T. Yengoh
Author-X-Name-First: Genesis T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yengoh
Title: Community resilience to natural disasters in the informal settlements in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Abstract:
The impacts of natural disasters on communities living in hazard prone areas are wide ranging and complex. In Mwanza, steep slopes, rocky hills and river valleys are inhabited by society's poorest people. These areas are prone to natural disasters. Residents have accumulated coping mechanisms for disaster risks and impact reduction. We combine spatial data, household surveys and data from focus groups to identify and rank areas based on their exposure to major disasters. We also examine household and communal mitigation efforts in relation to these disasters. Most areas of the city are exposed to at least one of the natural disasters studied. Pre- and post-disaster risk reduction measures are influenced by the site of homesteads and the socioeconomic situation of households. Current resilience measures are skewed towards the development of physical infrastructure. The challenge of reducing disaster risks in Mwanza involves recognizing the role of non-infrastructure based factors that promote urban resilience to natural disasters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1758-1788
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1372274
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Author-Name: Ross M. Carter
Author-X-Name-First: Ross M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carter
Author-Name: Richard K. Morgan
Author-X-Name-First: Richard K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Morgan
Title: Regulatory trust and failure – a case study of coal seam gas in New South Wales, Australia
Abstract:
Regulatory failure occurs in diverse and complex circumstances, especially in environmental regulation. The response of policy-makers and regulators to regulatory failure often follows a predictable pattern, with the imposition of increased prescriptive regulatory approaches. This phenomenon has been described as regulatory pendulum swing. If the regulatory failure causes immediate and obvious harm to people or the environment such an approach may be appropriate. However, where the community loses trust in regulatory regimes where harm is less evident, a response of this nature may do little to restore trust. This research examined a case study of coal seam gas regulation in New South Wales, Australia, using a regulatory trust typology. The typology's dimensions of expertise, stewardship and transparency provided a useful framework to understand regulatory failure and regulatory trust, and for evaluating the responses of policy-makers and regulators to public concerns over coal seam gas development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1789-1804
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1372277
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Author-Name: Chanoch Friedman
Author-X-Name-First: Chanoch
Author-X-Name-Last: Friedman
Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Evyatar Erell
Author-X-Name-First: Evyatar
Author-X-Name-Last: Erell
Title: Retrofitting residential building envelopes for energy efficiency: motivations of individual homeowners in Israel
Abstract:
The willingness of private individuals in Israel to invest in energy-saving retrofit of the envelope of residential buildings was studied by means of a survey. Responses show that awareness of the need to conserve energy is high, but that willingness to participate in a retrofit project is modest and is limited to relatively small outlays. The decision on whether to retrofit at all, and then how much to invest in the project, is characterized as a two-stage process in which different factors may affect the outcome of each of the two stages. The major barrier to building retrofit is the perception (justified, in most cases) that the direct economic benefit to the homeowner from the resulting energy saving is small, and that given Israel's relatively mild climate, the payback period is very long. The stamp of approval provided by a government subsidy of 25% would have a large non-proportional effect on willingness to undertake building retrofit. Funding for the subsidy could be obtained from a Pigovian levy on electricity, applied for a limited period, and its environmental benefits outweigh the cost of the subsidy itself.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1805-1827
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1372278
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Author-Name: Tracy A. Boyer
Author-X-Name-First: Tracy A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boyer
Author-Name: Benjamin Tong
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Tong
Author-Name: Larry D. Sanders
Author-X-Name-First: Larry D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanders
Title: Soil and water conservation method adoption in a highly erosive watershed: the case of Southwest Oklahoma's Fort Cobb watershed
Abstract:
A major source of pollution in agricultural landscapes is surface runoff and non-point source pollution generated from agricultural production practices. In-stream, stream bank and riparian conservation/management practices can be implemented to reduce sediment loading solely or in conjunction with upland practices. Survey results from producers in the Fort Cobb Reservoir watershed, a highly erosive watershed in southwest Oklahoma with a history of state and federal conservation programs, provide information required for improving understanding of operators’ likelihood of adoption. Two models of soil and water conservation were estimated, a logit model of likelihood of enrollment and a Poisson model of the total number of practices adopted. Results reinforced previous findings that attitudes, gender and education influence conservation program enrollment. Farming experience, gender and attitudes towards conservation increased the total number of practices adopted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1828-1849
Issue: 10
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1379956
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Author-Name: Robert F. Young
Author-X-Name-First: Robert F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Name: Katherine Lieberknecht
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Lieberknecht
Title: From smart cities to wise cities: ecological wisdom as a basis for sustainable urban development
Abstract:
Researchers and policy makers have proposed “smart cities†as one approach to an evolutionary transformation in urban infrastructure and management, focusing on optimizing planning and coordination through information technology systems and real-time data. How does the smart city approach compare with a potentially competing approach-ecological wisdom (EW), which is defined as a property of good design requiring minimal ecological and social intervention? Do the two approaches offer potential for productive synthesis for planning practice? We analyze academic, corporate, public intellectual, and public policy sources to present a comparative review of smart cities with “wise cities,†based on an EW framework. Through our analysis, we derive basic definitions of these two planning approaches, outline the general goals and objectives of each, and develop an overall multi-tiered framework of analysis for both approaches. We conclude by proposing potential areas of synthesis, applications for planning practice, and areas of future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1675-1692
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1484343
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Author-Name: Andrea Armstrong
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Armstrong
Author-Name: Douglas Jackson-Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson-Smith
Title: Privatization and inter-municipal cooperation in local stormwater planning and management
Abstract:
Decentralized approaches to environmental policy benefit from local input and knowledge, yet also place greater responsibility on local governments. Under the US Clean Water Act, thousands of municipalities are required to implement stormwater programs. Most research has focused on stormwater management strategies in large cities, but there are few studies of how smaller municipalities respond to federal mandates given their relatively limited fiscal and staffing capacities. Our work examines the prevalence of outsourcing strategies to administer stormwater programs among municipalities in Utah. We find that municipalities use a mix of in-house staffing, private consultant use, and cooperation with other municipalities to develop and administer their stormwater programs. The use of private consultants was most common among suburban cities, while all municipalities engaged in inter-municipal cooperation through county-level coalitions that take responsibility for public education programming. Reliance on the county-level coalition had the effect of distancing managers from public education activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1693-1713
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1462774
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Author-Name: Minerva Catalán-Vázquez
Author-X-Name-First: Minerva
Author-X-Name-Last: Catalán-Vázquez
Author-Name: Horacio Riojas-RodrÃguez
Author-X-Name-First: Horacio
Author-X-Name-Last: Riojas-RodrÃguez
Author-Name: Marlene Cortez-Lugo
Author-X-Name-First: Marlene
Author-X-Name-Last: Cortez-Lugo
Author-Name: Sandra Leticia RodrÃguez-Dozal
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Leticia
Author-X-Name-Last: RodrÃguez-Dozal
Author-Name: David Hernández-Bonilla
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández-Bonilla
Author-Name: Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte
Author-X-Name-First: Blanca Estela
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelcastre-Villafuerte
Title: Social representations of mining activity after an environmental improvement program in the manganese district of Molango, in Mexico, and their implications for risk management
Abstract:
An environmental improvement program was implemented to reduce population exposure to manganese in the manganese mining district of Molango, in Mexico. This paper analyzes whether social representations about mining activity changed after the program and examines their implications for risk management. We used a qualitative design to compare prior with current social representations. Region residents insist that contamination affects their environment and health. In contrast, public officials and mining company staff find no evidence of harm; they regard mining as a source of regional and community development. Our findings indicate that residents know little about the environmental program. These representations hinder the achievement of cooperation agreements and risk management. We recommend that manganese risk management implements a comprehensive environmental recovery program that includes the perspectives of all the social actors. Social representation theory served to understand the discourses of social actors on manganese mining, taking into account their social context.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1714-1735
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1512475
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Author-Name: Marjorie Tendero
Author-X-Name-First: Marjorie
Author-X-Name-Last: Tendero
Author-Name: Béatrice Plottu
Author-X-Name-First: Béatrice
Author-X-Name-Last: Plottu
Title: A participatory decision support system for contaminated brownfield redevelopment: a case study from France
Abstract:
Currently, participatory evaluation processes using multicriteria decision aids are barely used in the context of contaminated sites, even though they are a powerful tool for supporting land-use decision-making. The aim of this paper is to show how to apply such a participatory evaluation process (mixed methods) to the redevelopment of a contaminated brownfield site in France. Following the Model for the Operationalization of Democratic Evaluation (MODE), we designed a participatory process that enabled stakeholder empowerment to implement participatory multicriteria evaluations. We show that the (Elimination and Choice Expressing Reality) ELECTRE I method can be used to select consensus-based brownfield redevelopment projects and that such a participatory process can be implemented to ensure that feasible, coherent, and transparent choices are made for other brownfield redevelopment processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1736-1760
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1512476
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Author-Name: Mahed-Ul-Islam Choudhury
Author-X-Name-First: Mahed-Ul-Islam
Author-X-Name-Last: Choudhury
Author-Name: M. Salim Uddin
Author-X-Name-First: M. Salim
Author-X-Name-Last: Uddin
Author-Name: C. Emdad Haque
Author-X-Name-First: C. Emdad
Author-X-Name-Last: Haque
Title: “Nature brings us extreme events, some people cause us prolonged sufferingsâ€: the role of good governance in building community resilience to natural disasters in Bangladesh
Abstract:
Disaster management and resilience-building initiatives have been hypothesized as more effective when integrated with local governance structures. However, factors shaping the institutionalization of disaster management remain poorly understood. We argue that success in such initiatives cannot be achieved without compliance with good governance criteria. We applied a qualitative research methodology following a Case Study approach, and data were collected using techniques from the Participatory Rural Appraisal toolbox from the field, and government and non-government organizational sources. We found that compliance with good governance criteria, financial and technical capacity (technology, tools and know-how skills) and autonomy and cross-scale institutional linkages are necessary conditions for successful local-level disaster management. Further policy and research attention require a closer examination of the dynamics of local-level institutions, which are on the front lines of disaster management and resilience building. In particular, special attention should be given to the integration of ‘governance’ and ‘resilience’ research streams.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1761-1781
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1513833
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Author-Name: Darryl Colenbrander
Author-X-Name-First: Darryl
Author-X-Name-Last: Colenbrander
Title: Dissonant discourses: revealing South Africa’s policy-to-praxis challenges in the governance of coastal risk and vulnerability
Abstract:
Despite South Africa’s transition to democracy and policy vocabularies of co-governance, inclusivity and fairness in decision making that underpin both the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and national coastal policy – the White Paper on Sustainable Coastal Development – these principles remain elusive in the day-to-day governance of coastal risk and vulnerability. A basic quantitative investigation into the representation of civil society on government-led ‘collaborative’ forums and the application of an Argumentative Discourse Analysis (ADA) reveals that a state-centric mode of governance dominates. This mode of governance is being stimulated and reinforced by isolationistic provisions contained within South Africa’s principal coastal legislation and policy instrument: the Integrated Coastal Management Act (No. 36 of 2014 as amended). This mode of governance is, in return, amplifying coastal risk and vulnerability in South Africa more broadly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1782-1801
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1515067
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Author-Name: Gabriele Mack
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele
Author-X-Name-Last: Mack
Author-Name: Andreas Kohler
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Kohler
Author-Name: Katja Heitkämper
Author-X-Name-First: Katja
Author-X-Name-Last: Heitkämper
Author-Name: Nadja El-Benni
Author-X-Name-First: Nadja
Author-X-Name-Last: El-Benni
Title: Determinants of the perceived administrative transaction costs caused by the uptake of an agri-environmental program
Abstract:
Farmers’ subjectively perceived that administrative transaction costs are of high importance for the uptake of agri-environmental programs with direct effects on the effectiveness and efficiency of these programs and the well-being of farmers. This paper empirically estimates private administrative transaction costs resulting from an uptake of the newly introduced grassland-based milk and meat program in Switzerland, based on farmers’ perceived administrative workload. Using ordered logit models, we analyze how the administrative tasks and farm and farmer characteristics influence the perceived administrative workload. We find that the time spent on monitoring or inspection tasks has no effect. In contrast, an outsourcing of program-related administrative tasks significantly reduces the perceived administrative workload. We also find that a better understanding of agricultural policy regulations significantly reduces the farmers’ perceived administrative workload. We recommend that public administration improve the communication of agricultural policy regulations, rather than investing in the simplification of administrative forms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1802-1819
Issue: 10
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1515311
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Author-Name: Genia Kostka
Author-X-Name-First: Genia
Author-X-Name-Last: Kostka
Author-Name: Xuehua Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Xuehua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Kyoung Shin
Author-X-Name-First: Kyoung
Author-X-Name-Last: Shin
Title: Information, technology, and digitalization in China’s environmental governance
Abstract:
Research on the relationship between information, technology, and environmental governance in the current Information Age has gained momentum in recent years. Nevertheless, much theoretical, empirical, and normative issues remain seriously under-explored. Existing studies also tend to be predominantly based on contexts, experiences, and lessons in advanced democratic societies. What the rapid developments in new information technologies, data, and information networks might mean for environmental politics and governance in non-democratic contexts remains even more elusive. This special issue brings together some of the latest research in the context of contemporary China to shed light on some of these fundamental issues. We argue that the role of information has evolved over time as dominant approaches to environmental regulation have shifted. Yet, findings in this special issue show that how it has manifested in China thus far has been anything but straightforward. While a few parallels can be drawn between advanced democratic countries and China, many of the predictions made about the effects of data and information technologies have not been borne out in China. We raise several questions as a fruitful avenue for further research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-13
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1681386
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Author-Name: Angel Hsu
Author-X-Name-First: Angel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hsu
Author-Name: Zhi Yi Yeo
Author-X-Name-First: Zhi Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeo
Author-Name: Amy Weinfurter
Author-X-Name-First: Amy
Author-X-Name-Last: Weinfurter
Title: Emerging digital environmental governance in China: the case of black and smelly waters in China
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China is enlisting information communication technologies (ICTs) and citizens to address gaps in environmental management. In this paper, we empirically evaluate ICT-facilitated, citizen-generated data collection through China’s “Black and Smelly Waters Program.†Utilizing the app’s citizen reports and water quality data in Guangzhou, we assess whether the reports led to significant improvement in four common water quality indicators. We found water bodies that received citizen reports had poorer levels of water quality than those that did not receive complaints. Through a fixed effects regression model, we find that COD levels decreased by 36.3% and 38.9% five and six months after reports were made. We did not observe a significant effect on other water indicators considered. We conclude that China’s preliminary experience suggests ICT-enabled citizen engagement, combined with strengthening governance through political avenues, may enable governments to overcome challenges related to implementing top-down policies and fostering civic participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 14-31
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1661228
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Author-Name: Daniele Brombal
Author-X-Name-First: Daniele
Author-X-Name-Last: Brombal
Title: Is fighting with data enough? Prospects for transformative citizen science in the Chinese Anthropocene
Abstract:
The practice of citizen science (CS) is emerging in China as an apparatus for environmental monitoring (EM). It complements the State’s EM system by ameliorating its coverage, continuity, and accuracy. It has achieved remarkable results in fostering public participation, information transparency, and accountability of State authorities. While acknowledging these achievements, we contend that such an instrumental use of CS cannot deliver the innovative solutions needed to cope with China’s socio-ecological crisis. In fact, it may reinforce the anthropocentric and technocratic vision of progress that lies at the roots of China’s – and the World’s – dramatic environmental emergency. We therefore propose a framework for transforming the practice of China’s CS beyond its current patterns. The framework is structured along three pathways: ecological awareness, emotional responsiveness, and institutional engagement. Emerging trends consistent with these pathways are introduced in the paper, and their scientific and institutional relevance discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 32-48
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1641071
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Author-Name: Hedda Flatø
Author-X-Name-First: Hedda
Author-X-Name-Last: Flatø
Title: Socioeconomic status, air pollution and desire for local environmental protection in China: insights from national survey data
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In 2014, Chinese leaders declared “war against pollution,†leaving local governments with considerable anti-pollution mandates – and, often, with the blame for insufficient implementation. There is a lack of large-scale systematic analyses of citizens’ preferences for environmental protection by relevant government levels and the social structuration of such attitudes. This article aims first to assess associations between desire for local government to improve environmental protection, and socioeconomic status and air pollution; second, to identify indirect associations mediated by citizens’ awareness of pollution. The research was based on nationally representative survey data from 2014. Results show the lowest occupational class as less likely than higher classes to mention environmental protection when asked which local government services should increase, but as likely to express environmental risk awareness. Policymakers should consider mechanisms such as social protection, inclusion and environmental justice to enhance local environmental policy desire among lower classes and facilitate effective environmental governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 49-66
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1630373
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Author-Name: Matteo Tarantino
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Tarantino
Title: Navigating a datascape: challenges in automating environmental data disclosure in China
Abstract:
This article examines the current trend toward solving issues of procurement and processing of publicly disclosed pollution source data in China, where this data is characterized by heterogeneity and lack of standardization. Through ethnography and software analysis, the article examines the hidden labor entailed in automation using the case study of a Chinese e-NGO. We identify the bulk of this labor in “datascape navigationâ€, or the practices needed to locate, acquire and process the desired information within the infrastructure enabling the circulation of the data. The aspects of this labor are examined in relation to two data flows: enterprise environmental supervision records and information about real-time emissions. We identify several forms of unpredicted human and non-human labor entailed by both unsuccessful and successful automation attempts. We conclude that the labor involved by software automation of environmental data procurement and processing can critically impact environmental disclosure timing and quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 67-86
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1659132
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Author-Name: Coraline Goron
Author-X-Name-First: Coraline
Author-X-Name-Last: Goron
Author-Name: Gillian Bolsover
Author-X-Name-First: Gillian
Author-X-Name-Last: Bolsover
Title: Engagement or control? The impact of the Chinese environmental protection bureaus’ burgeoning online presence in local environmental governance
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Since 2011, Chinese environmental authorities have undertaken a project of “occupying†online spaces and social media such as Weibo. This has been analysed alternatively as an attempt to improve environmental governance, or as a new tool of control over online environmental discourses. This article investigates the use of microblogs by 172 local environmental authorities in Shandong province, whose multi-level microblogging system is seen as a model for other provinces, analysing whether this system improves environmental governance, and whether this objective is impeded by practices aimed at controlling online environmental discourse. We find limited evidence of improved environmental governance, as attested by enhanced information disclosure and citizen engagement. Instead, Environmental Protection Bureau communication appears obstructed by floods of diversionary content. We suggest that while these behaviours are likely driven by misaligned incentives and fears of triggering social unrest, they also support the goal of discursive control by occupation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 87-108
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1628716
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Author-Name: Kevin Lo
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lo
Author-Name: He Li
Author-X-Name-First: He
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Kang Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Kang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Climate experimentation and the limits of top-down control: local variation of climate pilots in China
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The Low-Carbon Pilot (LCP) program in China is an important national initiative aiming to facilitate climate experimentation. Thus far, 87 local governments have become climate pilots and are tasked with developing innovative climate solutions with the hope that these innovations can be applied nationally. The LCP adopts a uniquely Chinese approach to policymaking that is characterized by both bottom-up experimentation and top-down control and has been described as a success in the official discourse. However, using two case studies from Guangdong and Jilin, we show that there could be significant variation in performance and willingness to conduct experimentation among the climate pilots. The presence of variation suggests that the top-down steering mechanisms of the LCP are not conducive to climate experimentation and have the unintended consequences of encouraging risk-averse behaviors. We further show that local factors – leadership support, communities of practice, and alignment of interests – are important factors enabling success.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 109-126
Issue: 1
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1619539
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Author-Name: Melanie (Lain) Dare
Author-X-Name-First: Melanie (Lain)
Author-X-Name-Last: Dare
Author-Name: Anna Lukasiewicz
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Lukasiewicz
Title: Are Environmental Water Advisory Groups an effective form of localism?
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A reduction in the legitimacy of top-down governance approaches has resulted in many government agencies using decentralised governance approaches, including localism. However, the effective implementation of localism is challenging. Localism aims to encourage innovative context-based solutions; however unanticipated implementation problems often constrain localism outcomes. There is a significant gap in our understanding of localism in practice, with a better understanding essential to improve localism design and implementation. This paper contributes to addressing this gap through an empirical examination of localism in action. Using the CLEAR framework, we evaluate the decentralised governance of environmental water in the Australian state of New South Wales, a contentious, uncertain and multi-level governance environment. Qualitative interviews with 58 Environmental Water Advisory Group members identified barriers to an effective localism approach, including issues of access and capacity development, transparency of decision-making outcomes and power inequities. This understanding enables the development of strategies for improved localism practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 205-228
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406343
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Author-Name: Laura Maxim
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Maxim
Title: Procedural influences on scientific advisory work: the case of chemical hazard characterization
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The quality of science for policy depends as much on the robustness of available scientific knowledge as it does on the procedural settings and working procedures in safety agencies. Using a report on Bisphenol A as a case study, and a set of original criteria, we provide an understanding of procedural influences on the results of scientific advisory committees and about literature reviews for chemical hazard characterization. Expert elicitation revealed that three aspects are critically important for the results of the advisory activity and for the selected case study: the method used to combine different studies, the interpretation of the review results in terms of level of evidence and conclusiveness, and the choice of uncertainty factors. Our results also show how procedural settings and working procedures can promote the invisible influence of values and policy on scientific advisory activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 229-247
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1407299
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Author-Name: Mark Zandvoort
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Zandvoort
Author-Name: Rutger van der Brugge
Author-X-Name-First: Rutger
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Brugge
Author-Name: Maarten J. van der Vlist
Author-X-Name-First: Maarten J.
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Vlist
Author-Name: Adri van den Brink
Author-X-Name-First: Adri
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Brink
Title: Dealing with uncertainty in collaborative planning: developing adaptive strategies for the IJsselmeer
Abstract:
Adaptive strategies to deal with uncertainty in water management are often collaboratively developed. So far, however, little attention has been paid to the influence of collaboration on handling uncertainty through adaptive planning. In this paper, we study how collaboration has influenced the handling of uncertainty through adaptive planning for water management strategies for the IJsselmeer area in the Netherlands. We show how a fixation on certainty, different perspectives among actors and unclear responsibilities between arenas affect the handling of uncertainty, and found that it is adversely affected by collaboration. The use of adaptive planning challenged current water uses and system functions, creating resistance from actors. We conclude that developing a shared problem perception, creating a common understanding of uncertainties and ensuring a clear demarcation between the water system, its societal functions and water usage, are necessary to make adaptive planning successful in handling uncertainty.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 248-265
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1409196
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Author-Name: Aase Kristine Lundberg
Author-X-Name-First: Aase Kristine
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundberg
Author-Name: Tim Richardson
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson
Author-Name: Eirin Hongslo
Author-X-Name-First: Eirin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hongslo
Title: The consequences of avoiding conflict: lessons from conservation planning for Europe's last wild reindeer
Abstract:
This paper seeks to contribute to debates on the potential for conservation planning to engage actively with conflict. Current research in conservation planning generally approaches conflict by concentrating on the challenges of securing agreement and consensus. Recent planning literature advocates approaches that are more open to conflict. In the analysis of a Norwegian regional planning process for wild reindeer conservation, we examine how planning authorities handled conflict, and in particular how planning documents portrayed conflicts expressed during the planning process. Findings show that the aim of reaching regional consensus limited the scope of planning, and led to the exclusion of difficult issues and opposing views. Instead of engaging actively with conflict, the planning authority framed opposing positions as unplannable, and failed to recognise them as legitimate. This contributed to weakening of the legitimacy of the regional plan when put to the test.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 266-285
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1409197
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Author-Name: Michał Jakiel
Author-X-Name-First: Michał
Author-X-Name-Last: Jakiel
Author-Name: Anita Bernatek-Jakiel
Author-X-Name-First: Anita
Author-X-Name-Last: Bernatek-Jakiel
Author-Name: Agnieszka Gajda
Author-X-Name-First: Agnieszka
Author-X-Name-Last: Gajda
Author-Name: Maciej Filiks
Author-X-Name-First: Maciej
Author-X-Name-Last: Filiks
Author-Name: Marta Pufelska
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Pufelska
Title: Spatial and temporal distribution of illegal dumping sites in the nature protected area: the Ojców National Park, Poland
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The existence of illegal dumping continues to be a worldwide problem, even in nature protected areas, and its distribution is not random. An understanding of the distribution of illegal dumping sites is crucial for the enhancement of effective waste management systems. Therefore, this study aims at a better understanding of spatial and temporal changes to illegal dumping sites in a nature protected area (the Ojców National Park) from 1994 to 2016. The most important spatial factors that control the distribution of illegal dumping sites were the distance from roads and from the field-forest edge. In the last two decades, the number of small dumping sites has increased, whereas the number of large illegal dumping sites has decreased. Moreover, this study presents a model of the potential occurrence of illegal dumping sites, which indicates places that should be under the control of the national park and of local authorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 286-305
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1412941
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Author-Name: Sarah P. Church
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Church
Author-Name: Lindsey B. Payne
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsey B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Payne
Author-Name: Sara Peel
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Peel
Author-Name: Linda S. Prokopy
Author-X-Name-First: Linda S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Prokopy
Title: Beyond water data: benefits to volunteers and to local water from a citizen science program
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Survey results of citizen science water data collection volunteers are presented, indicating personal benefits (e.g., being in nature, helping local water quality), and suggesting potential long-term benefits of improved watershed health (e.g., behavior change). These results can inform citizen science program development and contribute to watershed planners’ understanding of the broad benefits of such programs. We suggest that respondents’ positive feelings toward the watershed's major river and desire to learn about science and nature are place-specific elements that watershed and citizen science program managers could utilize in program development. Moreover, we explore the potential of social diffusion and behavior change and suggest the need for further research in these areas. We conclude that citizen science has potential not just as a means to collect large amounts of data (cheaply), but as a means to engage citizens to make environmentally friendly decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 306-326
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1415869
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Author-Name: Mei-Fang Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Mei-Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Title: Risk discourses and governance of high-level radioactive waste storage in Taiwan
Abstract:
Policy scholars have indicated that the quality of the solution to a perceived social problem depends on the adequacy of its framing. This paper examines how policy stakeholders and local residents frame the issue of the radioactive waste storage facility in Taiwan, the limits of institutional mechanisms in decision-making processes, and the implications of the deliberative forums undertaken by the national Stop Nukes Now organisation. The controversy illustrates the problems of a knowledge gap and the top-down procedures as well as the challenges that Taiwan faces in becoming a nuclear-free country. This case demonstrates civic society organisations’ efforts to challenge the ‘social–technical divide’ and technical experts’ prior definition of the ‘problems’ and selection of a ‘solution’. Deliberative forums enable the participation of affected communities to shape public discourses, which helps to strengthen public communication, improves citizen consciousness of nuclear waste issues, and attempts to link wider communities and public interests.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 327-341
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1418303
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Author-Name: Willem Salet
Author-X-Name-First: Willem
Author-X-Name-Last: Salet
Author-Name: Jochem de Vries
Author-X-Name-First: Jochem
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vries
Title: Contextualisation of policy and law in sustainable urban development
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The old tension between planning and law is revived in current practices of sustainable development. Urban professionals often blame central regulation for frustrating an inventive integration of local initiatives and policies. Against this background, the authors focus on the potential of ‘legal contextualisation’: the challenge of how to improve on regulation in such a way that it guides local practices in a normative sense but simultaneously enables optimal use of local – context bounded – option space. In order to make legal contextualisation researchable, the next four operational avenues of analysis are constructed in this paper: the normative dimension (requiring quality of legal norms); the relational dimension (studying the alignment of norms in different positions, such as the legislation, the court, and social compliance); the temporal dimension (searching the alignment of different moments of legal validation); and the functional dimension (making transparent the different roles that government agencies may take).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 189-204
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1418304
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Author-Name: Jan Weiss
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Weiss
Author-Name: Andreas Stephan
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Stephan
Author-Name: Tatiana Anisimova
Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana
Author-X-Name-Last: Anisimova
Title: Well-designed environmental regulation and firm performance: Swedish evidence on the Porter hypothesis and the effect of regulatory time strategies
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Using recent data on a cross-section of Swedish chemical and pulp and paper firms, this paper provides novel empirical insights into the Porter hypothesis. Well-designed environmental regulation can stimulate firms’ innovative capabilities, while at the same time generating innovation offsets that may both offset net compliance costs and yield a competitive edge over those firms that are not affected by such regulations. In doing so, we also test the alleged effectiveness of regulatory time strategies in stimulating innovation activities of regulated firms. We find evidence for the effectiveness of such well-designed regulations: announced rather than existing regulation induces innovation and some innovation offsets. Our results imply that empirical tests of the Porter hypothesis that do not account for its dynamic nature, and that do not measure well-designed regulations, might provide misleading conclusions as to its validity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 342-363
Issue: 2
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1419940
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Author-Name: D. Pellegrino
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pellegrino
Author-Name: U. Schirpke
Author-X-Name-First: U.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schirpke
Author-Name: D. Marino
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Marino
Title: How to support the effective management of Natura 2000 sites?
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In Europe, biodiversity conservation relies on the Natura 2000 network. However, it is often difficult to ensure the favourable conservation status of species and habitats due to scarce financial resources. Therefore, we examined the current management strategies and conditions of three Italian Natura 2000 sites based on a questionnaire and stakeholder meetings. Additionally, we qualitatively assessed the potential of ecosystem services provision. Then an A'WOT analysis was carried out to identify and highlight internal and external factors affecting natural and semi-natural ecosystems and the socio-economic context, aiming to propose new instruments and approaches for effective management. The analysis revealed opportunities for developing tourism and the high potential of regulating services, whereas the bureaucratic burden and a lack of funding threaten the attainment of biodiversity conservation goals. Thus, we propose that payments for ecosystem services should be considered to support the effective management of Natura 2000 sites.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 383-398
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1159183
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Author-Name: Artti Juutinen
Author-X-Name-First: Artti
Author-X-Name-Last: Juutinen
Author-Name: Anna-Kaisa Kosenius
Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Kaisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kosenius
Author-Name: Ville Ovaskainen
Author-X-Name-First: Ville
Author-X-Name-Last: Ovaskainen
Author-Name: Anne Tolvanen
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Tolvanen
Author-Name: Liisa Tyrväinen
Author-X-Name-First: Liisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Tyrväinen
Title: Heterogeneous preferences for recreation-oriented management in commercial forests: the role of citizens’ socioeconomic characteristics and recreational profiles
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The management of forests for multiple benefits, such as recreational services alongside timber production, can greatly benefit from the knowledge of public preferences for management-related forest attributes. This paper investigates citizens’ recreational use and preferences for recreation-oriented management in the case of state-owned commercial forests in Finland using data from a choice experiment study. We focus on attributes related to the typical management practices applied to enhance recreation: scenic buffer zones along waters, game bird habitats, and the quality of scenery along hiking trails. Recreational use and its frequency were found to be related to citizens’ background and specific outdoor activities. The scenic buffer zones were the most important attribute to the citizens. While the recreation-enhancing practices were generally valued, respondent segments with distinct preferences were found. Preference heterogeneity was related to citizens’ socioeconomic characteristics and recreational profiles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 399-418
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1159546
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Author-Name: Xaquin GarcÃa-Muros
Author-X-Name-First: Xaquin
Author-X-Name-Last: GarcÃa-Muros
Author-Name: Mercedes Burguillo
Author-X-Name-First: Mercedes
Author-X-Name-Last: Burguillo
Author-Name: Mikel González-Eguino
Author-X-Name-First: Mikel
Author-X-Name-Last: González-Eguino
Author-Name: Desiderio Romero-Jordán
Author-X-Name-First: Desiderio
Author-X-Name-Last: Romero-Jordán
Title: Local air pollution and global climate change taxes: a distributional analysis for the case of Spain
Abstract:
Global climate change measures are difficult to implement. In this context, local air pollution measures may play an important role in the political agenda since their effects are felt more immediately by citizens. Distributional implications are one of the main barriers for implementing environmental policies. This paper explores the distributional implications of air pollution taxes and compares them to climate change taxes. For the comparison, both tax schemes were set to yield the same revenue. Methodologically, the study uses a top–down approach linking a macro model to a micro model. We find that taxes on local air pollutants are more regressive than those levied on CO2. This is because the goods implicitly taxed have a greater weight in the consumer basket of low-income groups, even if the tax revenues are recycled. Furthermore, the revenue-neutral recycle scheme increases both taxes efficiency, but, at the same time, can increase regressivity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 419-436
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1159951
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Author-Name: David Mueller
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Mueller
Title: Grid extension in German backyards: a game-theory rationale
Abstract:
A substantial extension of the electricity grid seems to be necessary in Germany in the coming decades for technical, economic, and ecological reasons. The increased usage of electricity from environmentally conscious sources is not undisputed and the question of where and how to extend the grid is at the centre of a controversial public discussion. One crucial point in this discussion concerns the fair sharing of the costs and benefits of such an extension. It is necessary to create a fair compensation mechanism. Therefore, an innovative mechanism is proposed in this paper that consists of cooperative game theory as well as auction elements. We interpret the German grid extension as a cooperative cost reduction game that allows the identification of fair cost shares and compensation payments. To solve the problem of non-cooperative behaviour, we propose the involvement of a sealed-bid auction. We show that this novel procedure is incentive compatible.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 437-461
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1159952
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Author-Name: A.M. Kalumba
Author-X-Name-First: A.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kalumba
Author-Name: J.M. Olwoch
Author-X-Name-First: J.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Olwoch
Author-Name: I. Van Aardt
Author-X-Name-First: I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Aardt
Author-Name: J. O. Botai
Author-X-Name-First: J. O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Botai
Author-Name: C.J. deW Rautenbach
Author-X-Name-First: C.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: deW Rautenbach
Title: Industrial development zone and South African environmental legal initiatives post-1994: a quest for sustainable industrial development
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Many developing countries are currently undergoing increased industrialization, which has accelerated environmental degradation. This study aims to examine South Africa's industrial development path as a socio-economic strategy pursued along the rill-lines of sustainable industrial development (SID) in view of the post-1994 environmental legislative initiatives. An exploratory review guided the study analysis. As industrial development zones (IDZs), environmental sustainability research is virtually non-existent, leading to the poor understanding of this programme's role in SID. This study reveals that the government political commitment, 1996 South Africa's Constitution and National Environmental Act (No. 107 of 1998) are key pillars reconciling the environment and industrial development in diffusing apartheid legacies. Non-compliances re-occur in industries outside the IDZs due to shortage of environmental monitoring inspectors and government priorities changes. Therefore, there is need to ‘green’ IDZ stakeholders for proper environmental legislation implementation. Finally, the study highlights new potential directions for research into SID zoning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 462-481
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1160828
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Author-Name: Peter Roebeling
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Roebeling
Author-Name: Miguel Saraiva
Author-X-Name-First: Miguel
Author-X-Name-Last: Saraiva
Author-Name: Anna Palla
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Palla
Author-Name: Ilaria Gnecco
Author-X-Name-First: Ilaria
Author-X-Name-Last: Gnecco
Author-Name: Carla Teotónio
Author-X-Name-First: Carla
Author-X-Name-Last: Teotónio
Author-Name: Teresa Fidelis
Author-X-Name-First: Teresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Fidelis
Author-Name: Filomena Martins
Author-X-Name-First: Filomena
Author-X-Name-Last: Martins
Author-Name: Henrique Alves
Author-X-Name-First: Henrique
Author-X-Name-Last: Alves
Author-Name: João Rocha
Author-X-Name-First: João
Author-X-Name-Last: Rocha
Title: Assessing the socio-economic impacts of green/blue space, urban residential and road infrastructure projects in the Confluence (Lyon): a hedonic pricing simulation approach
Abstract:
Urban green/blue spaces are put under pressure as urban areas grow, develop and evolve. It is increasingly recognized, however, that green/blue spaces provide important ecosystem services, stimulate higher real estate prices and prevent flooding problems. This paper aims to assess and compare the socio-economic impacts of potential green/blue space, urban residential and road infrastructure development scenarios in the Lyon Confluence project area (France), using the Sustainable Urbanizing Landscape Development (SULD) hedonic pricing simulation model. Results show four major tendencies regarding the value-added of green/blue spaces in urban landscapes: (1) cities become more compact; (2) population densities increase; (3) real estate values rise; and (4) demographic distribution patterns change. The magnitude of these impacts depends, however, on the quality and size of the intervention, the social classes attracted to the intervention area and on the location of the intervention relative to existing residential areas, urban centres, road infrastructure and environmental amenities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 482-499
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1162138
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Author-Name: Daiju Narita
Author-X-Name-First: Daiju
Author-X-Name-Last: Narita
Author-Name: Katrin Rehdanz
Author-X-Name-First: Katrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Rehdanz
Title: Economic impact of ocean acidification on shellfish production in Europe
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Ocean acidification (OA) is increasingly recognized as a major global problem. Despite the scientific evidence, economic assessments of its effects are few. This analysis is an attempt to perform a national and sub-national assessment of the economic impact of OA on mollusc production in Europe. We focus on mollusc production because the scientific evidence on the biological impact on calcifying organisms is ample relative to other types of marine organisms. In addition, Europe and its regions are significant producers of marine molluscs. By performing a partial-equilibrium analysis, we show that the highest levels of overall impact are found in the countries with the largest current production, such as France, Italy and Spain. For Europe as a whole, the annual impact will be over 1 billion USD in 2100. Due to the different production foci of the individual countries and their regions, the distribution of the impact is extremely uneven across countries and their respective regions, with the most affected sub-national regions being those on the Atlantic coast of France, which is an important region for oyster production.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 500-518
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1162705
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Author-Name: Kirsten Maclean
Author-X-Name-First: Kirsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Maclean
Author-Name: Helen Ross
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Author-Name: Michael Cuthill
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Cuthill
Author-Name: Bradd Witt
Author-X-Name-First: Bradd
Author-X-Name-Last: Witt
Title: Converging disciplinary understandings of social aspects of resilience
Abstract:
Resilience thinking has developed separately in the bodies of literature on social-ecological systems, and that published principally within developmental psychology and mental health on the resilience of individuals. This paper explores what these bodies of literature might learn from the other towards a more integrated and enriched understanding of both social-ecological systems and social resilience. The psychology-based literature recognises a strong set of factors that enhance the strengths of individuals and communities, but lacks a sophisticated integration of the physical environmental context. The social-ecological systems literature offers an excellent foundation in complex adaptive systems, but tends to superimpose ecological concepts of system function onto the human domain, and needs to include an array of core social science concepts that are important to a full understanding of social-ecological systems. An example on north eastern Australia suggests how a converged understanding of social resilience could assist managers to acknowledge, enhance and foster social resilience in linked social-ecological systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 519-537
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1162706
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Author-Name: Laura Sims
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Sims
Title: Learning for sustainability through CIDA's “Community-based pest management in Central American agriculture†project: a deliberative, experiential and iterative process
Abstract:
Community-based approaches to environmental management provide opportunities for public engagement in local decision-making processes. This qualitative case study examines learning as resulted from participation in CIDA's “Community-based pest management in Central American agriculture†project. Outcomes include learning about alternative farming practices, human and natural environments, and safer pesticide use. Many participants learnt how to work more effectively with rural communities. For some, this changed their perspective about life and their role in society. Activities that fostered learning outcomes, including sustainability-related outcomes, were: planning and implementing project activities, experimenting on farm demonstration plots, participating in outreach workshops, and students doing rural practica. The learning process, involving international university collaborators and rural participants, is analyzed particularly as it relates to cultural context, collective action, and sustainability. Findings affirm that how the public participates in environmental management decisions influences the breadth and depth of learning outcomes; practical and policy implications are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 538-557
Issue: 3
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1165188
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Author-Name: David Gawith
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Gawith
Author-Name: Adam Daigneault
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Daigneault
Author-Name: Pike Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Pike
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Does community resilience mitigate loss and damage from climaterelated disasters? Evidence based on survey data
Abstract:
Policy-makers view community resilience as fundamental to mitigating loss and damage from climate-related disasters. Although energy has been devoted to defining resilience, less effort has been devoted to analysing the effects of resilience on loss and damage, which is critical in places with limited capacity for adaptation. We use survey data to develop a composite index of community resilience in Fiji and then evaluate the extent to which community resilience mitigates loss and damage. We find that community resilience is negatively correlated with damages over which human intervention may be effective, but not with damages over which intervention is less effective, suggesting that community resilience may limit impacts. We further find that this result holds for a cyclone (about which communities had substantial advance warning) but not for river flooding (for which communities had little advanced warning), suggesting that early warning is necessary for community resilience to become responsive.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2102-2123
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1126241
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Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Jan Crawford
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Crawford
Title: Sustainability in the USA and New Zealand: explaining and addressing the implementation gap in local government
Abstract:
This paper describes the frustrating reality of sustainability implementation in the USA and New Zealand (NZ), an early adopter of sustainability mandates. Local government has a key role in implementation, but has been slow to uptake sustainable practices. We surveyed senior planners in small to medium-sized local government agencies in both countries to identify which features of local government support (or hinder) sustainability in practice.Environmentally sustainable practices are not well entrenched in either country. In the USA, the framing of sustainability and public support are significant predictors of implementation. However, sustainability is rarely a priority. In NZ, local government capacity is the main driver of implementation. We recommend that planners promote sustainability values, reconcile economic development goals with sustainability (e.g., green economy model), and translate public support for sustainability into institutional priorities. NZ localities also need increased capacity and US localities need continued Federal and State support.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2124-2144
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1130688
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Author-Name: Sergio Alvarez
Author-X-Name-First: Sergio
Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarez
Title: Potential economic costs of invasive structural pests: conehead termites, , in Florida
Abstract:
Increased trade and human mobility result in sizable benefits to society, but are often accompanied by negative consequences, such as increased introduction of invasive pests to different landscapes and seascapes. In this paper, we couple an existing model of the biological spread of Nasutitermes corniger, an invasive neotropical termite recently introduced to Florida, with information on the costs to treat and repair affected structures, and use this coupled model to simulate the potential short-term costs of establishment of this structural pest. We construct empirical distributions of control and repair costs, using surveys of the pest control industry and homeowners, and use them to simulate treatment and damage costs through a re-sampling procedure. Our results suggest that the net present value of potential costs from an unchecked N. corniger invasion in Florida range between $6.9 and $9.9 million over the next 10 years.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2145-2162
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1130689
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Author-Name: Abigail Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Abigail
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Ruth Langridge
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Langridge
Author-Name: Kirsten Rudestam
Author-X-Name-First: Kirsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Rudestam
Title: Coming to the table: collaborative governance and groundwater decision-making in coastal California
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Collaborative governance is on the rise in the United States. This management approach brings together state and non-state actors for environmental decision-making, and it is frequently used in California for decisions regarding local groundwater management. This study examines groundwater decision-making groups and practices in a central California coastal community to understand whether groups meet specific collaborative governance criteria and whether and why certain subsets of the population are excluded from groundwater decision-making practices. It also identifies actions for better group inclusion. We find that small farmers, the Hispanic/Latino community, and the general public are often excluded from groundwater decision-making groups and practices due to unawareness, mistrust, and insufficient resources. Education and awareness as well as incentives could help increase inclusion. This study provides insights into more equitable groundwater decision-making groups and practices, and also calls for more critical examination of the current stakeholder approach to decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2163-2178
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1130690
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Author-Name: David Timmons
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Timmons
Author-Name: Andrew Perumal
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Perumal
Title: US vehicle fuel-efficiency choices: demographic, behavioral, and cultural factors
Abstract:
In the United States, a large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions are from personal vehicle use, and there are large differences in emissions between the most and least efficient vehicles. We use data from 2009 US National Household Travel Survey to characterize consumers who drive the most and least efficient vehicles. We calculate personal fleet efficiency based on all vehicles owned, reflecting the behavioral aspect of vehicle-use choices by owners. Though higher incomes provide the means to purchase more efficient vehicles, we find those with higher incomes more likely to drive low-efficiency vehicles. Higher education levels correlate with greater vehicle efficiency. While some efficiency differences are based on consumer characteristics such as family size, we find large differences that we attribute mostly to cultural preferences as observed by race, region, etc. From a policy perspective, these differences are of particular interest since they may be amenable to change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2179-2197
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1131675
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Author-Name: Daniel Osberghaus
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Osberghaus
Author-Name: Jan Kühling
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kühling
Title: Direct and indirect effects of weather experiences on life satisfaction – which role for climate change expectations?
Abstract:
This paper deals with the effect of (1) damage experience from extreme weather events and (2) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective well-being (SWB). We use data from a large representative survey carried out amongst German households. The effect of experienced weather events on the SWB of the heads of households is significant only in the case of heat waves; the same cannot be said for storms, heavy rain, and floods. Concerns about future climate change in households have a substantial negative impact on current SWB. In addition, we divide the impact of experience into direct and indirect effects of damage, deduced from the impact of experience on expectations regarding future climate change. Both direct and indirect effects of weather experiences are quantified. It becomes apparent that the indirect effect is significant, but small when compared to the direct effect.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2198-2230
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1139490
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Author-Name: Francesco Testa
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Testa
Author-Name: Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria
Author-X-Name-First: Iñaki
Author-X-Name-Last: Heras-Saizarbitoria
Author-Name: Tiberio Daddi
Author-X-Name-First: Tiberio
Author-X-Name-Last: Daddi
Author-Name: Olivier Boiral
Author-X-Name-First: Olivier
Author-X-Name-Last: Boiral
Author-Name: Fabio Iraldo
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio
Author-X-Name-Last: Iraldo
Title: Public regulatory relief and the adoption of environmental management systems: a European survey
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An increasing number of organizations across the world have adopted Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) based on certifiable standards, notably the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the ISO 14001 standards. Although the specialized literature has studied the motivations, obstacles and benefits of the adoption of these standards for EMSs extensively, the impact of the public incentives on the adoption of such environmental management tools has been overlooked. In order to fill this gap in the literature, this article aims to shed light on the level of companies' knowledge and application of the main regulatory relief initiatives provided by public administrations around the EU for organizations with a certified EMS. For that purpose, this article summarizes the main findings of a survey carried out with the participation of 244 European EMAS-registered organizations. The findings of the survey highlight the fact that most of the surveyed companies have adopted or benefitted from some form of regulatory relief, mainly by making use of the measures granting an extended duration of some permits (44%), reductions in financial guarantees in the waste-treatment sector (31%) and tax reductions (26%). Moreover, it emerges that, among countries, the role of regulatory relief to support companies in the path to the adoption of EMSs is not univocal.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2231-2250
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1139491
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Author-Name: Tommaso Sitzia
Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso
Author-X-Name-Last: Sitzia
Author-Name: Thomas Campagnaro
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Campagnaro
Author-Name: Stefano Grigolato
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Grigolato
Title: Ecological risk and accessibility analysis to assess the impact of roads under Habitats Directive
Abstract:
We propose a method for the appropriate assessment of adverse effects of roads in compliance with the European Union Habitats Directive. The method incorporates an analysis of ecological risk of edge effects by the proposed roads with the related increase in accessibility. The method was tested on 30Â km of planned forest roads inside an 8,000-ha reserve included in two Natura 2000 sites. As a result, the cumulative effect of 19 road segments was judged as not significantly affecting the integrity of the sites, although they made accessible an extra 314Â ha. On the basis of the accessibility calculation, 20Â ha of land were set aside from forest exploitation as a mandatory mitigation measure. The method objectively determined the cumulative adverse effects, enabled comparison of plan revisions and alternatives and proved to measure direct and indirect significant effects with a realistic effort in terms of field survey and geographic information system processing.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2251-2271
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1140023
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Title: Editorial Board
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: ebi-ebi
Issue: 12
Volume: 59
Year: 2016
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1246655
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Author-Name: U. Oses
Author-X-Name-First: U.
Author-X-Name-Last: Oses
Author-Name: E. RojÃ
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: RojÃ
Author-Name: I. Gurrutxaga
Author-X-Name-First: I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gurrutxaga
Author-Name: M. Larrauri
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Larrauri
Title: A multidisciplinary sustainability index to assess transport in urban areas: a case study of Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Abstract:
The management of urban transportation systems represents one of the most formidable challenges for local government that generates several problems related to the well-being and the comfort of the public that commute and travel in their daily life. Improvements to various policies and practical measures can move us closer to the ideal of sustainable urban areas with sustainable urban transportation systems. Nevertheless, these aspirations in no way ensure unanimity over the most effective actions to take and the extent of their benefits. In response, a mathematical model has been developed for decision-taking purposes using multi-criteria analysis adapted to urban transportation systems. This model not only takes account of environmental parameters, but also examines economic, social and urban models, the characteristics and condition of the transport fleet and freight distribution vehicles, in order to generate a sustainability index value for the transportation system of urban areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1891-1922
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1264374
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Author-Name: Milena Kiatkoski Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Milena
Author-X-Name-Last: Kiatkoski Kim
Author-Name: Louisa Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Louisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Pedro Fidelman
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Fidelman
Author-Name: Lea M. Scherl
Author-X-Name-First: Lea M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Scherl
Author-Name: Helene Marsh
Author-X-Name-First: Helene
Author-X-Name-Last: Marsh
Title: Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia
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Prioritisation methods have been adopted for >20 years to inform resource allocation in species conservation. The academic literature on prioritisation focuses on technical matters, with little attention to the socio-political factors affecting the uptake of priorities. We investigated the policy instruments employed to promote uptake, and the structural factors affecting the uptake of priorities, using as our case study a species prioritisation method adopted by the Queensland Government (Australia). We interviewed 79 key informants and analysed policy documents and plans. The Queensland Government relied on ‘information delivery’ as a policy instrument to foster uptake. We identified communication channels to assist ‘information delivery’ between Government and intended users, but also found that several structural factors limited their use: fragmentation of policies, the relative strength of alternative priorities and centralisation of power in decision-making. We discuss the results in relation to other conservation planning initiatives and suggest how structural barriers can be addressed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1923-1943
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1268107
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Author-Name: Turo Hjerppe
Author-X-Name-First: Turo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hjerppe
Author-Name: Elina Seppälä
Author-X-Name-First: Elina
Author-X-Name-Last: Seppälä
Author-Name: Sari Väisänen
Author-X-Name-First: Sari
Author-X-Name-Last: Väisänen
Author-Name: Mika Marttunen
Author-X-Name-First: Mika
Author-X-Name-Last: Marttunen
Title: Monetary assessment of the recreational benefits of improved water quality – description of a new model and a case study
Abstract:
The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) has created a demand for comparing the benefits and costs of the remedial measures. A major part of the benefits from improved water quality relate to the increased recreational value. However, there is a lack of easily operative and widely applicable quantitative methods to assess the benefits of improved water quality for recreational use. We present a new model to link physical indicators of water quality, water feasibility indicators for different recreational uses, individuals’ perceptions concerning the current feasibility of water for recreational purposes and monetary measures of water-related recreation benefits. The model has been applied to nine lakes, three rivers and one large coastal area in Finland. In this paper, we present the principles of the method and the results from one case study. In Finland, the method has been applied for the economic analysis required in the WFD.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1944-1966
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1268108
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Author-Name: Noreen Brennan
Author-X-Name-First: Noreen
Author-X-Name-Last: Brennan
Author-Name: Thomas M Van Rensburg
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas M
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rensburg
Author-Name: Cyril Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Cyril
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Title: Public acceptance of large-scale wind energy generation for export from Ireland to the UK: evidence from Ireland
Abstract:
Although international trade in energy may offer a flexible and cost effective means by which European countries could meet their renewable energy targets, developers in the exporting nation can face local opposition for reasons which are not always clear. Using focus groups and a public survey, we contrast perspectives between local stakeholders and wind farm operators and investigate the community impacts associated with large-scale wind energy for domestic use and export from Ireland to the UK. Although the export of renewable energy from Ireland to the UK is currently on hold, our findings suggest that significant investment is required by the state and wind farm operators in better information provision, trust building, effective instruments to internalise wind farm externalities and co-management arrangements before Ireland can fully capture the benefits of wind exports to the UK.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1967-1992
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1268109
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Author-Name: Diana Emang
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Emang
Author-Name: Thomas Hedemark Lundhede
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Hedemark
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundhede
Author-Name: Bo Jellesmark Thorsen
Author-X-Name-First: Bo Jellesmark
Author-X-Name-Last: Thorsen
Title: The role of respondents’ comfort for variance in stated choice surveys: evidence from a SCUBA diving case
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Preference elicitation among outdoor recreational users is subject to measurement errors that depend, in part, on survey planning. This study uses data from a choice experiment survey on recreational SCUBA diving to investigate whether self-reported information on respondents’ comfort when they complete surveys correlates with the error variance in stated choice models of their responses. Comfort-related variables are included in the scale functions of the scaled multinomial logit models. The hypothesis was that higher comfort reduces error variance in answers, as revealed by a higher scale parameter and vice versa. Information on, e.g., sleep and time since eating (higher comfort) correlated with scale heterogeneity, and produced lower error variance when controlled for in the model. That respondents’ comfort may influence choice behavior suggests that knowledge of the respondents’ activity patterns could be used to plan the timing of interviews to decrease error variance in choices and, hence, generate better information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1993-2012
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1268525
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Stefan Kienberger
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kienberger
Title: Spatially explicit sensitivity and uncertainty analysis for multicriteria-based vulnerability assessment
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This research analyses the application of spatially explicit sensitivity and uncertainty analysis for GIS (Geographic Information System) multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) within a multi-dimensional vulnerability assessment regarding flooding in the Salzach river catchment in Austria. The research methodology is based on a spatially explicit sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of GIS-CDA for an assessment of the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of vulnerability. The main objective of this research is to demonstrate how a unified approach of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis can be applied to minimise the associated uncertainty within each dimension of the vulnerability assessment. The methodology proposed for achieving this objective is composed of four main steps. The first step is computing criteria weights using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). In the second step, Monte Carlo simulation is applied to calculate the uncertainties associated with AHP weights. In the third step, the global sensitivity analysis (GSA) is employed in the form of a model-independent method of output variance decomposition, in which the variability of the different vulnerability assessments is apportioned to every criterion weight, generating one first-order (S) and one total effect (ST) sensitivity index map per criterion weight. Finally, in the fourth step, an ordered weighted averaging method is applied to model the final vulnerability maps. The results of this research demonstrate the robustness of spatially explicit GSA for minimising the uncertainty associated with GIS-MCDA models. Based on these results, we conclude that applying the variance-based GSA enables assessment of the importance of each input factor for the results of the GIS-MCDA method, both spatially and statistically, thus allowing us to introduce and recommend GIS-based GSA as a useful methodology for minimising the uncertainty of GIS-MCDA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2013-2035
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1269643
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Author-Name: V. Lobasenko
Author-X-Name-First: V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lobasenko
Author-Name: D. Llerena
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Llerena
Title: Elicitation of willingness to pay for upgradeable products with calibrated auction-conjoint method
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Understanding consumer preferences is a key element of new product development and sustainable consumption. Among sustainable products, we consider new products with upgradability properties. Upgradeability helps to prolong the lifespan of a product, satisfying changing consumer preferences and needs. This additional created value must be measured by willingness to pay premiums. This paper uses a method which valorizes each attribute of the product and analyzes the determinants of these premiums. A key advantage of the calibrated auction-conjoint method is the possibility of estimating numerous attributes with a large number of attribute levels. The results support the idea that consumers are willing to pay premiums for upgradeable, sustainable products, although these premiums are rather weak for some durable products in the study.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2036-2055
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1271776
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Author-Name: Dafna M. DiSegni
Author-X-Name-First: Dafna M.
Author-X-Name-Last: DiSegni
Author-Name: Menashe Bitan
Author-X-Name-First: Menashe
Author-X-Name-Last: Bitan
Author-Name: Dov Zviely
Author-X-Name-First: Dov
Author-X-Name-Last: Zviely
Title: Assessing the costs for adaptation of marine constructions to sea-level rise
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Marine constructions are highly vulnerable to climate change and sea-level rise (SLR), leading to increased risk rates of destruction and the potential closure of ports, harbors, and marinas along the coast. We present a cost-adjustment analysis for such constructions along the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, which takes into account the physical characteristics of the constructions, and environmental uncertainty factors. At 0.5 m SLR, the estimated adjustment cost is USD 280 million, and at 1 m SLR, the estimated cost is USD 505 million. These costs are equivalent to 0.091% and 0.165% of the Israeli gross domestic production, respectively. Although high, these adjustment costs are lower than the costs of future damage that will accrue if we fail to act. This implies that the adaptation-policy approach to controlling for the risk of SLR will provide benefits to the economic marine sectors and the public at large.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2056-2070
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1272441
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Author-Name: Annet Forkink
Author-X-Name-First: Annet
Author-X-Name-Last: Forkink
Title: Benefits and challenges of using an Assessment of Ecosystem Services approach in land-use planning
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This research investigates the use of an Assessment of Ecosystem Services (AES) approach as a planning tool in Florida through the use of an online survey. Target respondents were professionals who had been involved in AES projects. The majority of the respondents perceive an AES approach as a comprehensive and holistic approach that results in better land-use planning decisions. However, AES does not appear to be widely used to guide planning decisions. Despite some challenges, respondents across multiple agencies and institutions in Florida are supportive of using AES in combination with traditional land-use planning tools. More rigorous testing and validation and clarification of guidelines for best practice could improve political and economic support and thereby facilitate the use of AES to guide land-use planning efforts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2071-2084
Issue: 11
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1273098
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Author-Name: Karin Ingold
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ingold
Author-Name: Peter P.J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Author-Name: Hens A.C. Runhaar
Author-X-Name-First: Hens A.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar
Author-Name: Alexander Widmer
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Widmer
Title: On the necessity of connectivity: linking key characteristics of environmental problems with governance modes
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Environmental problems are often multi-faceted and complex by nature, consisting of diverse, intertwined dimensions. In this article, we argue that environmental problem characteristics have consequences for the selection of appropriate governance modes, and finally on policy effectiveness. We rely on an in-depth literature review to proceed in two steps. First, we outline three key environmental problem characteristics: uncertainties, cause–effect mismatches and norm plurality. We then outline six different governance modes capable of producing policies and solutions to tackle challenges arising from the three problem characteristics. Next, through empirical illustrations, we demonstrate the relevance of linking governance modes to these characteristics via the introduction and articulation of the concept of ‘connectivity’, i.e., linking actors, issues, sectors and scale levels towards realizing effective policy solutions for complex environmental problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1821-1844
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1486700
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Author-Name: Alice Issanchou
Author-X-Name-First: Alice
Author-X-Name-Last: Issanchou
Author-Name: Karine Daniel
Author-X-Name-First: Karine
Author-X-Name-Last: Daniel
Author-Name: Pierre Dupraz
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupraz
Author-Name: Carole Ropars-Collet
Author-X-Name-First: Carole
Author-X-Name-Last: Ropars-Collet
Title: Intertemporal soil management: revisiting the shape of the crop production function
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Soil resources play a role in food security and climate change mitigation. Through their practices, farmers impact the physical, biological and chemical quality of their soil. However, farmers face a trade-off between the short-term objectives of production and profitability and the long-term objective of soil resource conservation. In this article, we investigate the conditions under which farmers have a private interest in preserving their soil quality. We use a simplified theoretical soil quality investment model, where farmers maximize their revenues under a soil quality dynamic constraint. Here, soil quality is an endogenous production factor of the crop production function. We show that the existence of an equilibrium depends on the cooperation between soil quality and productive inputs. The results are confronted to a statistical illustration in France. In this case, nitrogen fertilizers are not cooperating with soil organic carbon. Incentives to reduce nitrogen fertilizers would not trigger a negative feedback effect.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1845-1863
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1515730
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Author-Name: Ralf Nordbeck
Author-X-Name-First: Ralf
Author-X-Name-Last: Nordbeck
Author-Name: Reinhard Steurer
Author-X-Name-First: Reinhard
Author-X-Name-Last: Steurer
Author-Name: Lukas Löschner
Author-X-Name-First: Lukas
Author-X-Name-Last: Löschner
Title: The future orientation of Austria’s flood policies: from flood control to anticipatory flood risk management
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This paper analyses the future orientation of flood risk management in Austria. Framed by a systematic review of risk reduction measures, we assess the extent to which Austrian policies are characteristic of an anticipatory, forward-looking flood management approach to cope with expected future stresses on the flood risk, such as climate change and land development. The analysis shows that risk reduction measures build on status quo assessments and do not explicitly consider future changes in the flood hazard or vulnerability. However, new design standards for extreme events, the proliferation of large-scale flood retention, tightened land development and building restrictions, and novel planning instruments indicate that Austrian policies are increasingly forward-looking to more effectively mitigate future increases in the flood risk. This temporal reorientation is a consequence of a wider policy shift from flood control to integrated flood risk management. Faced with the increasing spatial interplay of risk reduction measures (e.g. securing land for flood runoff and flood retention), our analysis shows that inter-sectoral cooperation between water management and spatial planning can support long-term flood management decisions and maintain the ability to adapt to changing future conditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1864-1885
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1515731
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Author-Name: Victor Owusu
Author-X-Name-First: Victor
Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu
Author-Name: Awudu Abdulai
Author-X-Name-First: Awudu
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdulai
Title: Examining the economic impacts of integrated pest management among vegetable farmers in Southern Ghana
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This study analyzes the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies and the impact of adoption on yields and farm net returns of vegetable farmers in Southern Ghana. We employ a two-step multinomial logit model to account for selection bias that occurs when unobservable factors influence adoption of IPM and impacts on outcomes. The empirical results show that the number of years of schooling and extension contacts of farmers adopting pesticides application only have positive effects on yields, whereas credit constraints and farm size exert negative effects. Farmers adopting pest monitoring only and employing more hired labor are associated with lower yields, whereas farmer-based organizations and lettuce cultivation are associated with higher yields. Increasing the number of years of schooling of farmers adopting pesticides application only tends to increase farm net returns. Farmers with unobserved characteristics linked to lowering yields or farm net returns tend to shift to an alternative IPM component.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1886-1907
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1517085
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Author-Name: Sharona Sokolow
Author-X-Name-First: Sharona
Author-X-Name-Last: Sokolow
Author-Name: Hilary Godwin
Author-X-Name-First: Hilary
Author-X-Name-Last: Godwin
Author-Name: Brian L. Cole
Author-X-Name-First: Brian L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cole
Title: Perspectives on the future of recycled water in California: results from interviews with water management professionals
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Expanded use of recycled water has potential to improve the sustainability of water systems in areas with high water insecurity. Despite this, rates of recycled water use in California remain low. To identify barriers to expansion of recycled water use in California, we conducted open-ended interviews with a targeted sample of 12 stakeholders representing a range of viewpoints among individuals familiar with urban water management operations in California, including experts from government regulatory and public health agencies, wastewater suppliers, independent consultants, and engineers. Barriers identified by respondents related to regulations, infrastructure, funding, technology, health risks, and public perceptions. Respondents provided concrete suggestions for how to lower these barriers and insights into the roles that public health professionals could play in this effort. This work suggests that public health professionals can play a critical role in facilitating the expanded use of recycled water and improving water security and sustainability worldwide.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1908-1928
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1523051
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Author-Name: Jason Hawkins
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins
Author-Name: Lina Kattan
Author-X-Name-First: Lina
Author-X-Name-Last: Kattan
Author-Name: Joseph Patrick Hettiaratchi
Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Hettiaratchi
Author-Name: Joshua Taron
Author-X-Name-First: Joshua
Author-X-Name-Last: Taron
Author-Name: Getachew Assefa
Author-X-Name-First: Getachew
Author-X-Name-Last: Assefa
Title: Spatial statistical analysis of infrastructure systems in Calgary, Alberta
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In this paper, the consumption of various infrastructure systems in Calgary, Alberta by residential, commercial, and industrial sectors is considered. Statistical models are developed to quantify the influences of built form factors, in addition to traditional factors of sociodemography. Analyses are performed by census community for electricity, transportation by mode of travel, and demolition permits by their size and frequency. The employment of a common methodology in a single geography allows for comparison across infrastructure systems and determination of common patterns. Assessing total consumption does not necessarily lead to a consistent interpretation. By differentiating electricity consumption by sector and transportation by mode, consistent analysis can be conducted that identifies the correct relationships. We find a trend toward increasing consumption of electricity use moving out from the center of the city, but also an increasing reliance on the private automobile.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1929-1948
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1523052
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Author-Name: Annet Forkink
Author-X-Name-First: Annet
Author-X-Name-Last: Forkink
Title: Opportunities for improving the use of an ecosystem services approach in land-use planning: experiences of professionals in Florida
Abstract:
This research explores the use of an Ecosystem Services (ES) approach as a land-use planning tool, its perceived benefits and challenges, and opportunities for improvement. For this study, in-depth interviews were used with 21 professionals who had been involved in projects in which ecosystem services were valuated, quantified, and/ or described in Florida. Three categories of obstacles are identified that hinder the integration of an ES approach in land-use planning. These categories are 1) method complexity; 2) communication of results; and, 3) support for ES efforts. Based on the interviewees' experiences, options to address these challenges are proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1949-1971
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1523786
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Author-Name: A. B. Venturini
Author-X-Name-First: A. B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Venturini
Author-Name: T.H. Assumpção
Author-X-Name-First: T.H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Assumpção
Author-Name: I. Popescu
Author-X-Name-First: I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Popescu
Author-Name: A. Jonoski
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jonoski
Author-Name: D. P. Solomatine
Author-X-Name-First: D. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Solomatine
Title: Modelling support to citizen observatories for strategic Danube Delta planning: Sontea-Fortuna case study
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Recent research developments indicate that citizens’ observatories, a novel approach for data collection, management and governance, can provide valuable contributions to strategic delta planning processes. Most citizen observatories are limited in spatial coverage during data collection, according to the citizens’ availability and static locations. However, there are times in which citizens participate as trained volunteers during data collection field campaigns. In this later scenario, an important aspect in organising and maintaining citizen observatories is having a clear plan for data gathering activities, including determination of routes to be followed by these citizens. This article addresses the issue of determining such routes (called pathways) related to the specific problem of gathering data in deltaic areas, which are composed of intricate canals and wetlands. Data collection activities consist of citizens acquiring images and videos with mobile phones at predetermined locations (Points of Interest) that are only accessible by boats. A pathway selection approach is presented, supported by a hydrodynamic model, developed to capture the specific processes of the delta. The aim of the approach is to define: where to send the citizens to fulfil stakeholders’ interest and planning goals, how to reach these points and which pathways should be selected (prioritised based on such interests), considering possible flood patterns. The developed methodology is part of an ongoing H2020 funded research. The proof of concept is carried out in the Sontea-Fortuna area, of the Danube Delta, which, similar to many wetlands, contains a large variety of unique, endemic species. With the developed approach, pathways to be followed by citizens during data collection campaigns were generated and scored considering local interests. Analysis of the boat’s accessibility into the delta during different hydrological scenarios showed that the wetland is more accessible than expected, hence the proposed pathway approach was useful in prioritizing some canals over others. The determined pathways will be applied in field campaigns. The approach can be applied to other delta regions with different environmental problems, such as water quality or ecosystem assessment, contributing to the organisation of effective active citizen data collection.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1972-1989
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1523787
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Author-Name: Yannick Buitenhuis
Author-X-Name-First: Yannick
Author-X-Name-Last: Buitenhuis
Author-Name: Carel Dieperink
Author-X-Name-First: Carel
Author-X-Name-Last: Dieperink
Title: Governance conditions for successful ecological restoration of estuaries: lessons from the Dutch Haringvliet case
Abstract:
Ecological restoration projects may provide solutions for degraded ecosystems in estuaries, but are challenging due to complex governance processes. Scientific studies on the latter are limited. The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the governance process aiming at ecological restoration in estuaries. Based on a literature review, five success conditions for ecological restoration projects in estuaries were formulated. These conditions concern: (1) the presence of options for experimentation; (2) the use of the right communication strategies; (3) a pro-active role of key individuals; (4) sufficient project support; (5) active stakeholder and knowledge integration. These conditions were elaborated upon in a case study on the reopening of the sluices in the Dutch Haringvliet and by conducting seven expert interviews. The case study was a clear “example of failure†due to absence of several conditions. We conclude with some recommendations to enhance future ecological restoration projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1990-2009
Issue: 11
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1529556
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Author-Name: Jeroen van der Heijden
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Heijden
Title: Voluntary urban climate programmes: should city governments be involved and, if so, how?
Abstract:
It has been proposed that voluntary urban climate programmes overcome shortfalls in mandatory, top-down, state-led government interventions to address climate change risks. Such programmes seek commitments from households and firms to improve their environmental sustainability, but do not have the force of law. City governments are actively developing and implementing such programmes, seeking improved and accelerated urban climate action. There is little evidence, however, of whether their involvement positively affects voluntary programme performance. This article presents qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of 26 voluntary programmes from Australia, the Netherlands and the US, seeking to understand whether, and if so how, city governments affect the performance of voluntary urban climate programmes. The results will help to inform city governments about the roles they may play in urban climate governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 446-465
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406344
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Author-Name: Holly Deary
Author-X-Name-First: Holly
Author-X-Name-Last: Deary
Author-Name: Charles R. Warren
Author-X-Name-First: Charles R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Warren
Title: Trajectories of rewilding: A taxonomy of wildland management
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Rewilding, though a young term, already has numerous meanings. We use Q-methodology to investigate understandings and practices of rewilding amongst managers of wildland on 17 estates in the Scottish uplands. The estates, covering 207,200 ha, include all the main land ownership types in Scotland. All respondents value wildness and biodiversity highly, but the Q-study reveals significant divergence in the interpretations and practices of rewilding, especially concerning (i) the value of naturalness, (ii) the use of management interventions, (iii) the value of cultural heritage and traditional land uses, and (iv) the place of people within wildland. A tripartite taxonomy of wildland management approaches is developed, identifying three ‘centres of gravity’ along the continuum of viewpoints, emphasising, respectively, nature's autonomy, active restoration, and the maintenance of wildness within cultural landscapes. The taxonomy provides an analytic framework for evaluating the diverse and often conflicting aspirations for the management of wild places.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 466-491
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1425134
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Author-Name: Wen Luo Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Wen Luo
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Jian Kang
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Kang
Title: Resistance of Villages to Elevated-Road Traffic Noise
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the methods of reducing elevated-road traffic-noise levels in rural residential areas by controlling the relative locations and morphological parameters and to investigate the effect of noise barriers on noise attenuation along elevated roads and building facades in villages. This study selected six morphological parameters and used noise-mapping techniques to estimate the noise attenuation in 60 village sites. The results indicate that ‘quiet areas’ increase by approximately 10% for each additional 100 m increase in the distance between the elevated road and the village. The best strategy for noise reduction is keeping the elevated road 1,000 m away from the village and raising the road height to 20 m. The building façade conditions only affect the traffic noise level attenuation when the buildings are within 100 m of the elevated road. It was found that the cost-effective length of the road noise barrier is 600 m on both sides of the village parallel to the road. The results highlight the importance of using morphology to improve the traffic noise resistance of villages. The landscape shape indices of buildings and roads are the most important parameters that affect the traffic noise attenuation of elevated roads.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 492-516
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1427560
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Author-Name: Behzad Shokati
Author-X-Name-First: Behzad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shokati
Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Title: Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of agro-ecological modeling for saffron plant cultivation using GIS spatial decision-making methods
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The main objective of this research is to model the uncertainty associated with GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for crop suitability assessment. To achieve this goal, an integrated approach using GIS-MCDA in association with Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) and global sensitivity analysis (GSA) were applied for Saffron suitability mapping in East-Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The results of this study indicated that integration of MCDA with MCS and GSA could improve modeling precision by reducing data variance. Results indicated that applying the MCS method using the local training data leads to computing the spatial correlation between criteria weights and characteristics of the study area. Results of the GSA method also allow us to obtain the priority of criteria and identify the most important criteria and the variability of outputs under uncertainty conditions for model inputs. The findings showed that, commonly used primary zoning methods, without considering the interaction effects of variables, had significant errors and uncertainty in the output of MCDA-based suitability models, which should be minimized by the advanced complementarity of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-533
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1427561
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Author-Name: Suzanne Van Brussel
Author-X-Name-First: Suzanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Brussel
Author-Name: Huib Huyse
Author-X-Name-First: Huib
Author-X-Name-Last: Huyse
Title: Citizen science on speed? Realising the triple objective of scientific rigour, policy influence and deep citizen engagement in a large-scale citizen science project on ambient air quality in Antwerp
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Citizen science projects are increasingly recognised as catalyst for triggering behaviour change and building social capital around environmental issues. However, overview studies observe recurrent challenges in many citizen science projects in terms of combining high levels of data quality with deep citizen engagement and policy influence. This paper reports on the findings of the CurieuzeNeuzen project (www.CurieuzeNeuzen.eu), a large-scale citizen science project on air quality in Antwerp, delivering results in the three areas described above. Through CurieuzeNeuzen, 2,000 citizens studied the air quality levels in and around Antwerp in 2016 and were intensively deliberating on possible causes and solutions. Surveys were conducted at the start and towards the end of the project, with participants stating that their participation resulted in changed views and behaviour towards air pollution, mobility solutions, and city planning. The findings were picked-up academically and contributed to policy debates on air quality at city and regional level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 534-551
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1428183
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Author-Name: Klaus Frey
Author-X-Name-First: Klaus
Author-X-Name-Last: Frey
Author-Name: Daniel Ricardo Calderón RamÃrez
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Ricardo Calderón
Author-X-Name-Last: RamÃrez
Title: Multi-level network governance of disaster risks: the case of the Metropolitan Region of the Aburra Valley (Medellin, Colombia)
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Cities have increasingly been confronted with disasters, ranging from earthquakes and storms to floods and landslides. Traditional technocratic top-down approaches have proved inadequate to face disaster risks in urban agglomerations. Thus, expectations have risen that through multi-level governance, metropolitan regions could become more resilient by joining forces across scales and sectors, enabling them to implement adaptation strategies collectively. Under the leadership of the city of Medellin and integrated within the national risk governance system of Colombia, such a governance arrangement has been established in the Metropolitan Area of the Aburra Valley. Applying social network analysis, this paper analyses the institutional relationships within the multi-level risk governance network Red Riesgos. It demonstrates that the effectiveness of multi-level disaster risk governance networks depends primarily on the protagonist role of local governments and on their abilities to involve local communities and citizens and to interact constantly with higher-level authorities in the implementation process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 424-445
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1470968
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Author-Name: Giovanni Bernardo
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Bernardo
Author-Name: Simone D’Alessandro
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: D’Alessandro
Title: Societal implications of sustainable energy action plans: from energy modelling to stakeholder learning
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This article investigates the potential impact of sustainable energy action plans (SEAPs) on local development through a two-step methodology involving participatory planning and quantitative analysis. The first phase relies on a participatory system mapping (PSM) approach and generates a causal structure at the basis of the urban model. In the second phase, we transform the qualitative map into a system dynamic model which evaluates the effect of the SEAP on social, economic and environmental indicators. This methodology was applied to the case of Cascina Municipality (Italy). Through scenario analysis, we show that some indirect feedback can harm the achievement of the 20% emission reduction target. This process allows the local authority and stakeholders to evaluate the impact of emission reduction policies on CO2 emissions and local development, thereby generating collective learning on the systemic implications of the plan. We show that this method can enhance the ambition of emission mitigation efforts by small towns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 399-423
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1483905
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Author-Name: James J. Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: James J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Author-Name: Dave Huitema
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Huitema
Title: Institutional innovation in urban governance: The case of climate change adaptation
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Urban governance systems need to be adaptive to deal with emerging uncertainties and pressures, including those related to climate change. Realising adaptive urban governance systems requires attention to institutions, and in particular, processes of institutional innovation. Interestingly, understanding of how institutional innovation and change occurs remains a key conceptual weakness in urban climate change governance. This paper explores how institutional innovation in urban climate change governance can be conceptualised and analysed. We develop a heuristic involving three levels: (1) “visible†changes in institutional arrangements, (2) changes in underlying “rules-in-useâ€, and (3) the relationship to broader “governance dilemmasâ€. We then explore the utility of this heuristic through an exploratory case study of urban water governance in Santiago, Chile. The approach presented opens up novel possibilities for studying institutional innovation and evaluating changes in governance systems. The paper contributes to debates on innovation and its effects in urban governance, particularly under climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 374-398
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1510767
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Author-Name: Jeroen van der Heijden
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Heijden
Author-Name: James Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Author-Name: Sirkku Juhola
Author-X-Name-First: Sirkku
Author-X-Name-Last: Juhola
Author-Name: Marc Wolfram
Author-X-Name-First: Marc
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfram
Title: Special section: advancing the role of cities in climate governance – promise, limits, politics
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This special issue contributes to scholarly debates about the role of cities in global climate governance, reflecting on the promise, limits, and politics of cities as agents of change. It takes an empirically-informed approach drawing on multiple diverse geographical and political contexts. Overall, the special issue aims to stimulate reflection and debate about where understanding and practice needs improvement to advance the role of cities in global climate governance. Key questions that are addressed in the special issue include: To what extent do real world experiences confirm or disconfirm the high expectations of cities as agents and sites of change in addressing global climate change as expressed in urban climate governance literature? In what ways do internal political dynamics of cities enable or constrain urban climate governance? How is climate governance in cities enabled and constrained by interactions with broader governance levels? In what ways can climate governance in cities be advanced through critical attention to the previous issues?
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 365-373
Issue: 3
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1513832
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Author-Name: Christopher M. Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Author-Name: Matteo Giusti
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Giusti
Author-Name: Stephan Barthel
Author-X-Name-First: Stephan
Author-X-Name-Last: Barthel
Title: An embodied perspective on the co-production of cultural ecosystem services: toward embodied ecosystems
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Despite arguments justifying the need to consider how cultural ecosystem services are coproduced by humans and nature, there are currently few approaches for explaining the relationships between humans and ecosystems through embodied scientific realism. This realism recognises that human–environment connections are not solely produced in the mind, but through relations between mind, body, culture and environment through time. Using affordance theory as our guide, we compare and contrast embodied approaches to common understandings of the co-production of cultural ecosystem services across three assumptions: (1) perspective on cognition; (2) the position of socio-cultural processes and (3) typologies used to understand and value human–environment relationships. To support a deeper understanding of co-production, we encourage a shift towards embodied ecosystems for assessing the dynamic relations between mind, body, culture and environment. We discuss some of the advantages and limitations of this approach and conclude with directions for future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 778-799
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1312300
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Author-Name: Irma Arts
Author-X-Name-First: Irma
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Author-Name: Arjen E. Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Author-Name: Gerard Verschoor
Author-X-Name-First: Gerard
Author-X-Name-Last: Verschoor
Title: Regimes of justification: competing arguments and the construction of legitimacy in Dutch nature conservation practices
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Legitimacy of environmental management and policies is an important topic in environmental research. Based on the notion of ‘regimes of justification’, we aim to analyse the dynamics in argumentations used to legitimize and de-legitimize Dutch nature conservation practices. Contrary to prior studies, we demonstrate how actors in two locations where environmental disputes arose showed little willingness to switch between arguments in order to reach a compromise. Instead, some actors constructed incompatibilities between arguments in order to delegitimize competing actors. Especially in the visioning phase, institutional actors emphasized technical efficiency, planning and global environmentalism, and arguments related to emotional accounts, inspiration and locality were de-legitimized. In the discussion, we argue that it is not the formal or informal inclusion of the actors in the process, but the construction of the legitimacy of their arguments that determines the inclusiveness and outcome of the process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1070-1084
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319346
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Author-Name: Marjolein E. Kloek
Author-X-Name-First: Marjolein E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kloek
Author-Name: Arjen E. Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Author-Name: Jan J. Boersema
Author-X-Name-First: Jan J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boersema
Author-Name: Matthijs G.C. Schouten
Author-X-Name-First: Matthijs G.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schouten
Title: Cultural echoes in Dutch immigrants’ and non-immigrants’ understandings and values of nature
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Contemporary societies are rapidly changing demographically and culturally. This raises new challenges regarding support for and engagement in nature conservation. Our paper discusses differences and similarities between young adult non-immigrants and immigrants in how they understand and value nature, based on group interviews and a survey conducted among young adults of Turkish, Chinese and non-immigrant Dutch backgrounds. We show that how people perceive nature differs between ethnic groups, even though the immigrants included spent (most of) their youth in the Netherlands. Non-immigrants used most strict boundaries to qualify green areas as nature, while especially Chinese immigrants expressed a more inclusive idea of nature. Turkish immigrants articulated most often ecocentric and religious reasons to conserve nature, while Chinese immigrants stood out as mentioning most often anthropocentric reasons. Traditional cultural representations of nature partly seemed to echo in people's perceptions of nature. Support for nature conservation was high among the respondents; however, this hardly translated into engagement in nature conservation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 818-840
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319803
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Author-Name: Yuki Yoshida
Author-X-Name-First: Yuki
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoshida
Author-Name: Courtney G. Flint
Author-X-Name-First: Courtney G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Flint
Author-Name: Mallory K. Dolan
Author-X-Name-First: Mallory K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dolan
Title: Farming between love and money: US Midwestern farmers’ human–nature relationships and impacts on watershed conservation
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US Midwestern farmers are direct actors in managing nitrogen fertilizers and key to remediating water quality problems in agricultural landscapes. As farmers’ relationships with nature offer insights into their decisions and conservation practices, surveys and interviews with farmers in two Illinois watersheds explored their human–nature relationship perspectives and linkages to conservation practices. While domineering “Master†perspectives theorized as a cause of human-induced environmental problems were found, farmers spoke of obligations to the land and closeness to nature, emphasizing ecologically oriented partnership and stewardship ideals as motivating their conservation efforts. However, production-oriented pressures of the agricultural industry and livelihood and humanitarian considerations complicated farmers’ human–nature relationships and limited their efforts to act upon personal perspectives. Multiple, confounded human–nature relationships are influenced by factors beyond local landscapes with implications for natural resource decision-making, conservation practices, and environmental outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1033-1050
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327423
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Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Author-Name: Christopher M. Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Author-Name: Riyan J.G. van den Born
Author-X-Name-First: Riyan J.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born
Author-Name: Nicole Bauer
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole
Author-X-Name-Last: Bauer
Author-Name: Kerstin Böck
Author-X-Name-First: Kerstin
Author-X-Name-Last: Böck
Author-Name: Michael Braito
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Braito
Author-Name: Arjen Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Author-Name: Courtney Flint
Author-X-Name-First: Courtney
Author-X-Name-Last: Flint
Author-Name: Wouter T. de Groot
Author-X-Name-First: Wouter T.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Groot
Author-Name: Christopher D. Ives
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ives
Author-Name: Tamara Mitrofanenko
Author-X-Name-First: Tamara
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitrofanenko
Author-Name: Tobias Plieninger
Author-X-Name-First: Tobias
Author-X-Name-Last: Plieninger
Author-Name: Catherine Tucker
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Tucker
Author-Name: Carena J. van Riper
Author-X-Name-First: Carena J.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Riper
Title: A model integrating social-cultural concepts of nature into frameworks of interaction between social and natural systems
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Existing frameworks for analysing interactions between social and natural systems (e.g. Social-Ecological Systems framework, Ecosystem Services concept) do not sufficiently consider and operationalize the dynamic interactions between people's values, attitudes and understandings of the human-nature relationship at both individual and collective levels. We highlight the relevance of individual and collective understandings of the human-nature relationship as influencing factors for environmental behaviour, which may be reflected in natural resource management conflicts, and review the diversity of existing social-cultural concepts, frameworks and associated research methods. Particular emphasis is given to the context-sensitivity of social-cultural concepts in decision-making. These aspects are translated into a conceptual model aiming not to replace but to expand and enhance existing frameworks. Integrating this model into existing frameworks provides a tool for the exploration of how social-cultural concepts of nature interact with existing contexts to influence governance of social-ecological systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 756-777
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327424
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Author-Name: Marie Pagès
Author-X-Name-First: Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Pagès
Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: René van der Wal
Author-X-Name-First: René
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Wal
Title: The dynamics of volunteer motivations for engaging in the management of invasive plants: insights from a mixed-methods study on Scottish seabird islands
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Volunteers play an important role in the management of natural habitats. Understanding what motivates volunteers to join conservation initiatives and how motivations change over time is essential to enhance the environmental and social benefits of their engagement. Using a repeated qualitative survey and semi-structured interviews, we explore volunteers’ initial and sustained motivations in the management of the invasive tree mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Scottish seabird islands. Caring for nature, the performance of volunteering activities, and social interactions were the main drivers of involvement. Over time, motivations were shaped by the interplay between individual expectations and experiences with the social and ecological context. They changed from identifiable functions to more complex attachments to the place and the group. We discuss the limitations of functional methodologies in making sense of these attachments and of the performative nature of environmental volunteering. We then explore the practical implications of the dynamics of volunteering motivations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 904-923
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1329139
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Author-Name: Andra I. Horcea-Milcu
Author-X-Name-First: Andra I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Horcea-Milcu
Author-Name: David J. Abson
Author-X-Name-First: David J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abson
Author-Name: Ine Dorresteijn
Author-X-Name-First: Ine
Author-X-Name-Last: Dorresteijn
Author-Name: Jacqueline Loos
Author-X-Name-First: Jacqueline
Author-X-Name-Last: Loos
Author-Name: Jan Hanspach
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hanspach
Author-Name: Joern Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Joern
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Title: The role of co-evolutionary development and value change debt in navigating transitioning cultural landscapes: the case of Southern Transylvania
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Cultural landscapes and their social–ecological values are threatened by changing lifestyles, policies and land-use practices, making their appropriate management a key sustainability challenge. Drawing on five years of interdisciplinary research in Transylvania, we conceptualise the notion of a ‘landscape interface’ – the intersection between the ecological and social subsystems, which through time, shapes and is shaped by the local value system. The landscape interface is a source of system continuity and stability. In Transylvania, many locals still act according to the value system associated with a disappearing landscape interface, a phenomenon we term a ‘value change debt.’ We argue that the erosion of the old value system, together with the weakening of the landscape interface, threatens sustainability – whereas reconnecting social–ecological feedback and thus strengthening the landscape interface could foster sustainability. The new conceptual perspective proposed here could foster greater understanding of cultural landscapes, including the social dimension of human–environment interactions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 800-817
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1332985
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Author-Name: Christopher Rodgers
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodgers
Author-Name: Duncan Mackay
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mackay
Title: Creating ‘new’ commons for the twenty-first century: innovative legal models for ‘green space’
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We all need space; unless we have it, we cannot reach that sense of quiet in which whispers of better things come to us gently. (Hill 1883)This article considers legal models for creating new commons as a community resource (‘green space’) in English law. It presents a strategy for creating ‘new’ commons to ‘re-purpose’ land for public recreation and to (re)-connect people and nature. This will require the creation of common rights – a species of private property right – over private land, to facilitate its registration as common land with open public recreational access. The article considers the types of private property right appropriate and necessary to achieve this overriding purpose, and considers the narratives of locality and identity which this model for ‘new commons’ could engender. Victorian philanthropists such as Sir Robert Hunter and Octavia Hill led a defensive response to the ‘old’ enclosure movement. Establishing ‘new commons’ would, by contrast, start to address some of the concerns raised by the ‘new’ enclosure movement, by offering a vision for a model of urban common that can provide spaces for human interaction, interdependence and cooperation from which no one is excluded. This would also contribute to addressing key modern public policy objectives for reconnecting people and nature, and contribute to the development of cultural ecosystem services of the kind envisaged by the UK National Ecosystem Assessment and the Biodiversity 2020 strategy for England.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1051-1069
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1333407
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Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Author-Name: Kerstin Böck
Author-X-Name-First: Kerstin
Author-X-Name-Last: Böck
Title: Mastery over nature as a paradox: societally implemented but individually rejected
Abstract:
In contrast to the reality of global industrialisation, research on individual understandings of the human–nature relationship shows low acceptance of the concept of human Mastery over nature. In qualitative interviews (n = 25) we investigated how actors from river landscape management in Austria perceive this paradox. Results indicate that actors who in their professional life act in the sense of Mastery over nature often interpret their role as Stewardship. Other reasons were seen in discrepancies between (1) private and the professional life, (2) people's vision and reality, and (3) self-reflection and reflection through others. Also social desirability bias and insufficient wording of narratives can affect results significantly. We suggest further exploration of influencing drivers in such surveys and development of tools for group-based reflection of human–nature relationships within planning and governance processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 994-1010
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1334633
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Author-Name: Riyan J.G. van den Born
Author-X-Name-First: Riyan J.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born
Author-Name: B. Arts
Author-X-Name-First: B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Author-Name: J. Admiraal
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Admiraal
Author-Name: A. Beringer
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beringer
Author-Name: P. Knights
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Knights
Author-Name: E. Molinario
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Molinario
Author-Name: K. Polajnar Horvat
Author-X-Name-First: K. Polajnar
Author-X-Name-Last: Horvat
Author-Name: C. Porras-Gomez
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Porras-Gomez
Author-Name: A. Smrekar
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Smrekar
Author-Name: N. Soethe
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Soethe
Author-Name: J.L. Vivero-Pol
Author-X-Name-First: J.L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Vivero-Pol
Author-Name: W. Ganzevoort
Author-X-Name-First: W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganzevoort
Author-Name: M. Bonaiuto
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonaiuto
Author-Name: L. Knippenberg
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Knippenberg
Author-Name: W.T. De Groot
Author-X-Name-First: W.T.
Author-X-Name-Last: De Groot
Title: The missing pillar: Eudemonic values in the justification of nature conservation
Abstract:
The public justification for nature conservation currently rests on two pillars: hedonic (instrumental) values, and moral values. Yet, these representations appear to do little motivational work in practice; biodiversity continues to decline, and biodiversity policies face a wide implementation gap. In seven EU countries, we studied why people act for nature beyond professional obligations. We explore the motivations of 105 committed actors for nature in detail using life-history interviews, and trace these back to their childhood. Results show that the key concept for understanding committed action for nature is meaningfulness. People act for nature because nature is meaningful to them, connected to a life that makes sense and a difference in the world. These eudemonic values (expressing the meaningful life) constitute a crucial third pillar in the justification of nature conservation. Important policy implications are explored, e.g. with respect to public discourse and the encounter with nature in childhood.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 841-856
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1342612
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Author-Name: Rebecca Schild
Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca
Author-X-Name-Last: Schild
Title: Fostering environmental citizenship: the motivations and outcomes of civic recreation
Abstract:
What is the role of civic recreation – recreation-based volunteering – in the human–nature relationship? Through a mixed-method research design, this article investigates what motivates outdoor recreationists, what predicts higher levels of volunteer engagement, and the outcomes volunteers report. Importantly, civic recreation volunteers are motivated by similar reasons to other volunteers. Findings reveal six dimensions of volunteer motivation: civic engagement, environmental values, identity/enduring involvement, social/career networking, personal learning, and obligation. Individuals were most motivated by civic engagement and environmental values. Results from a multiple regression analysis indicated individuals who were motivated by identity/enduring involvement were more likely to have a higher level of volunteer engagement, whereas individuals motivated out of obligation had the lowest volunteer engagement. Finally, individuals report developing a stronger connection to nature, enhanced self-efficacy, self-enhancement, social connections, improved management, and increased civic engagement. These results suggest civic recreation has the potential to create advocates for the environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 924-949
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1350144
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Author-Name: Malgorzata Blicharska
Author-X-Name-First: Malgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Blicharska
Author-Name: Patrik Rönnbäck
Author-X-Name-First: Patrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Rönnbäck
Title: What factors enable or hinder engagement of civil society in ecosystem management? The case of ‘pike factories’ and wetland restoration in Sweden
Abstract:
Engaging civil society in conservation activities is an important complementary strategy to counteract ongoing biodiversity decline and loss of ecosystem services. Since 2011, the Swedish Anglers Association (SAA) has cooperated with landowners to restore wetlands nationwide. We investigated factors that enabled or hindered civil society-led wetland restoration in Sweden through interviews and surveys with the SAA's project leaders and landowners. Principal internal and external factors contributing to the project's implementation included: flexibility and adaptive management of its leadership; support from authorities and policies; the good reputation of the SAA team; and landowners’ willingness to cooperate. The latter was linked to their feelings of environmental responsibility, the low investment required by them, and expectations of some benefits. We discuss the need to enable adaptive management in environmental management projects, adjust existing policies to their needs, and re-think funding strategies to consider the long-term nature of such projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 950-969
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1350145
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Author-Name: Nicole Bauer
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole
Author-X-Name-Last: Bauer
Author-Name: Monica Vasile
Author-X-Name-First: Monica
Author-X-Name-Last: Vasile
Author-Name: Maria Mondini
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Mondini
Title: Attitudes towards nature, wilderness and protected areas: a way to sustainable stewardship in the South-Western Carpathians
Abstract:
The acceptance and support by those who live in and around the largest remaining wilderness of Europe is very important for the success of a planned network of designated wilderness areas that should preserve the area's wilderness values. A standardised questionnaire was administered in person to 322 local residents. A cluster analysis revealed two human–nature relationship types: traditional nature users and progressive nature friends, which differ significantly in their feelings towards wilderness and attitude towards protected areas. The generally positive attitudes towards wilderness and the neutral attitudes towards the existing protected areas are a good starting point for communication about, and establishment of, the wilderness areas. As a quarter of the local population is not aware that they are living in a protected area, they should be informed during information events in the localities about the exact location of the planned wilderness zones and the potential consequences for them.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 857-877
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1382337
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Author-Name: Stephanie Nuria Spijker
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie Nuria
Author-X-Name-Last: Spijker
Author-Name: Constanza Parra
Author-X-Name-First: Constanza
Author-X-Name-Last: Parra
Title: Knitting green spaces with the threads of social innovation in Groningen and London
Abstract:
Green spaces are an integral part of a vibrant urban landscape. In this paper, we discuss the potential for social innovations to transform urban green space and cities. By introducing the concept of socio-ecological practices and applying it to the analysis of urban and guerrilla gardening in the cities of Groningen and London, we examine links between behavioural drivers, social innovation and green space governance. Based on document analysis, in-depth interviews and observation of gardens, we bring about an understanding of the motivations behind involvement in socio-ecological practices as an interface between people and their cities. We show how underlying motivations, including values and self-efficacy, offer insight on current place-keeping transformations and, by doing so, contribute to fostering sustainable, long-term governance dynamics. It emerges from this research that socio-ecological practices have the potential to generate socially innovative physical, social and policy transformations within the governance of urban green space.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1011-1032
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1382338
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Scopelliti
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Scopelliti
Author-Name: Erica Molinario
Author-X-Name-First: Erica
Author-X-Name-Last: Molinario
Author-Name: Flavia Bonaiuto
Author-X-Name-First: Flavia
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonaiuto
Author-Name: Mirilia Bonnes
Author-X-Name-First: Mirilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonnes
Author-Name: Lavinia Cicero
Author-X-Name-First: Lavinia
Author-X-Name-Last: Cicero
Author-Name: Stefano De Dominicis
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: De Dominicis
Author-Name: Ferdinando Fornara
Author-X-Name-First: Ferdinando
Author-X-Name-Last: Fornara
Author-Name: Jeroen Admiraal
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Admiraal
Author-Name: Almut Beringer
Author-X-Name-First: Almut
Author-X-Name-Last: Beringer
Author-Name: Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Dedeurwaerdere
Author-Name: Wouter de Groot
Author-X-Name-First: Wouter
Author-X-Name-Last: de Groot
Author-Name: Juha Hiedanpää
Author-X-Name-First: Juha
Author-X-Name-Last: Hiedanpää
Author-Name: Paul Knights
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Knights
Author-Name: Luuk Knippenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Luuk
Author-X-Name-Last: Knippenberg
Author-Name: Katarina Polajnar Horvat
Author-X-Name-First: Katarina
Author-X-Name-Last: Polajnar Horvat
Author-Name: Florin Popa
Author-X-Name-First: Florin
Author-X-Name-Last: Popa
Author-Name: Carmen Porras-Gomez
Author-X-Name-First: Carmen
Author-X-Name-Last: Porras-Gomez
Author-Name: Aleš Smrekar
Author-X-Name-First: Aleš
Author-X-Name-Last: Smrekar
Author-Name: Nathalie Soethe
Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Soethe
Author-Name: Jose Luis Vivero-Pol
Author-X-Name-First: Jose Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Vivero-Pol
Author-Name: Riyan van den Born
Author-X-Name-First: Riyan
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born
Author-Name: Marino Bonaiuto
Author-X-Name-First: Marino
Author-X-Name-Last: Bonaiuto
Title: What makes you a ‘hero’ for nature? Socio-psychological profiling of leaders committed to nature and biodiversity protection across seven EU countries
Abstract:
Biodiversity loss is a widely debated world problem, with huge economic, social, and environmentally negative consequences. Despite the relevance of this issue, the psychological determinants of committed action towards nature and biodiversity have rarely been investigated. This study aims at identifying a comprehensive social-psychological profile of activists committed to biodiversity protection and at understanding what determinants best predict their activism. A questionnaire investigating relevant social-psychological constructs identified in the literature on environmental activism was administered to 183 outstanding leaders (vs. non-leaders) in biodiversity protection across seven EU countries. Leaders (vs. non-leaders) in biodiversity protection showed, among other constructs, higher scores on environmental values, attitudes, identity, perceived control, a feeling of union and spirituality with nature, and willingness to sacrifice for their cause. Results are discussed within the theoretical framework of a motivation model of committed action for nature and biodiversity protection. Applications of the results are also proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 970-993
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1421526
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Author-Name: Sarah P. Church
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Church
Title: From street trees to natural areas: retrofitting cities for human connectedness to nature
Abstract:
This research is a response to a call for concern over a human–nature disconnect due to urban form that ignores, rather than embraces, nature and natural processes. Connectedness to nature contributes to well-being and is a precursor for environmentally responsible behavior. Integrating nature into urban landscapes might facilitate human–nature reconnection. This paper presents the results of an exploratory qualitative case study undertaken in Portland, Oregon in which I conducted 42 semi-structured interviews with community members. The results suggest that in order to address a human connection to nature at least two aspects of urban retrofit should be considered: (1) incorporate multiple scales and types of nature for multiple experiences; and (2) provide opportunities for hands on work in nature and personal control of space. As we retrofit both shrinking and growing cities in this era of uncertainty and change, this research offers insight into the creation of livable, nature-full cities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 878-903
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1428182
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Author-Name: Arjen Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Andreas Muhar
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas
Author-X-Name-Last: Muhar
Title: From urban gardening to planetary stewardship: human–nature relationships and their implications for environmental management
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 747-755
Issue: 5-6
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1429255
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Author-Name: Regan Kohlhardt
Author-X-Name-First: Regan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kohlhardt
Author-Name: Jordi Honey-Rosés
Author-X-Name-First: Jordi
Author-X-Name-Last: Honey-Rosés
Author-Name: Sergio Fernandez Lozada
Author-X-Name-First: Sergio
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernandez Lozada
Author-Name: Wolfgang Haider
Author-X-Name-First: Wolfgang
Author-X-Name-Last: Haider
Author-Name: Mark Stevens
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Stevens
Title: Is this trail too crowded? A choice experiment to evaluate tradeoffs and preferences of park visitors in Garibaldi Park, British Columbia
Abstract:
Large crowds in parks can be a problem for park managers and visitors. However, perceptions of crowding are difficult to measure due to coping mechanisms deployed by park visitors. Furthermore, perceptions of crowding should not be measured in isolation, but rather as part of a suite of conditions that comprise the visitors’ outdoor experience. We used a dichotomous choice experiment with visual images and eight attributes to estimate park users’ utilities associated with their visitor experience in Garibaldi Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Our visual method allowed us to control for background view and compare user preferences on hiking trails with preferences at final destinations. We find that utilities are more sensitive to crowding at viewpoints than to other aspects of the outdoor experience. Thus, visitor satisfaction and crowding perceptions are more likely to be defined by where visitors have these encounters rather than the total number of encounters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-24
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1284047
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Author-Name: Wendy A. Kellogg
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kellogg
Author-Name: Aritree Samanta
Author-X-Name-First: Aritree
Author-X-Name-Last: Samanta
Title: Network structure and adaptive capacity in watershed governance
Abstract:
What supports the adaptive capacity of watershed governance? Using document review, interviews, and network diagrams, we analyze how structural attributes of a governance network emerged and co-evolved with changes in biophysical conditions in a case study of a small watershed in northeast Ohio. Results indicate that the network governance structure that emerged evolved to become a hybrid of two different structural forms that diversified stakeholder engagement, generated social capital, improved social learning, and stimulated change in management practices, all of which have enhanced adaptive capacity. A significant challenge to adaptive capacity arises, however, as network governance has come to rely significantly on a centralized organization to broker relationships for information and other resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 25-48
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1287063
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Author-Name: Lanka Thabrew
Author-X-Name-First: Lanka
Author-X-Name-Last: Thabrew
Author-Name: Debra Perrone
Author-X-Name-First: Debra
Author-X-Name-Last: Perrone
Author-Name: Alexandra Ewing
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Ewing
Author-Name: Mark Abkowitz
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Abkowitz
Author-Name: George Hornberger
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Hornberger
Title: Using triple bottom line metrics and multi-criteria methodology in corporate settings
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With the growing importance of environmental sustainability in the corporate sector, businesses are compelled to progress from assessing and benchmarking their environmental impact to making decisions on how to prioritize impact reduction alternatives. Most often, business decisions are driven by financial metrics, but with sustainability improvements becoming a business goal, it is also important to assess metrics from environmental and social spheres; nevertheless, practically and systematically performing such an assessment is challenging. We present an application of a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method that addresses the aforementioned challenges in a corporate setting. Our case study company – one of the largest inland marine freight carriers in the United States – promotes a business culture focused on financially viable, yet socially and environmentally responsible solutions. Thus, we combine life cycle analysis (LCA), financial calculation methods, and corporate surveys to quantify environmental, economic, and social performance measures, respectively. Multiattribute utility theory is integrated with analytic hierarchy processes (AHPs) and fuzzy analysis to create a carefully designed framework for corporations with diverse groups of stakeholders. With company leadership, implementation is feasible and successful at prioritizing alternatives among diverse stakeholders. The process provides a platform for negotiation and promotes discussions on decision drivers. The use of MCDA methodologies promoted the inclusion of a suite of metrics that aligned with the company's sense of social and environmental responsibility, generating an in-depth analysis of the alternatives that factored in other things besides economics. Return-on-investments (ROI) calculations, the typical approach used in the corporate setting, would have required significantly less time and effort from the company, but the results of our MCDA application indicated that inclusion of triple bottom line metrics delve deeper into stakeholder preferences. Thus, our case study company gained a holistic view of the candidate alternatives, in addition to creating a platform for structured discussions about company goals and priorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 49-63
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1289900
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Author-Name: E. Jamie Trammell
Author-X-Name-First: E. Jamie
Author-X-Name-Last: Trammell
Author-Name: J. Scott Thomas
Author-X-Name-First: J. Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Author-Name: Dave Mouat
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Mouat
Author-Name: Quinn Korbulic
Author-X-Name-First: Quinn
Author-X-Name-Last: Korbulic
Author-Name: Scott Bassett
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Bassett
Title: Developing alternative land-use scenarios to facilitate natural resource management across jurisdictional boundaries
Abstract:
Scenario planning is an effective approach for examining possible futures by exploring the implications and consequences of different policy responses to landscape stressors. We present here a case study that explores plausible futures of urban growth in Southern Nevada, USA that illustrates how scenario analysis can be used to inform region-wide resource management by spatially modeling drivers of change, resource impacts, and potential policy responses. Using a suite of energy, water and biodiversity impact models, we assess the outcomes of the various futures on priority resources, resulting in a clear basis of comparison between alternative policies and their potential outcomes. This case study demonstrates the utility of scenario modeling for natural resource management by exploring crucial policy decisions that might be made in the near-term that could have lasting and sometimes conflicting influences on regional resources over the long term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 64-85
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1289901
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Author-Name: Sverker C. Jagers
Author-X-Name-First: Sverker C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jagers
Author-Name: Niklas Harring
Author-X-Name-First: Niklas
Author-X-Name-Last: Harring
Author-Name: Simon Matti
Author-X-Name-First: Simon
Author-X-Name-Last: Matti
Title: Environmental management from left to right – on ideology, policy-specific beliefs and pro-environmental policy support
Abstract:
Due to growing environmental challenges, the demand for effective management through pro-environmental policy measures is increasing. The effectiveness is, however, largely determined by the degree to which the policy measures are supported by the actors affected by them. A consistent finding in the literature is that ideology (or subjective positioning on the left–right dimension) affects environmental policy support, with left-leaning individuals being more pro-environmental. A major caveat with previous research is that it seldom makes a distinction between different kinds of policies. Therefore, we are concerned with investigating how different ideological positions affect attitudes towards different forms of environmental protection. Using unique survey data, we show that ideology is related to conceptions about the fairness and effectiveness of different policy tools, which in turn steer preferences. In that sense, this paper makes the discussion on the effects of ideological position on pro-environmental policy support more nuanced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 86-104
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1289902
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Author-Name: Christophe Boschet
Author-X-Name-First: Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Boschet
Author-Name: Tina Rambonilaza
Author-X-Name-First: Tina
Author-X-Name-Last: Rambonilaza
Title: Collaborative environmental governance and transaction costs in partnerships: evidence from a social network approach to water management in France
Abstract:
Several studies attempt to explain how collaborative environmental governance processes operate, but the question of why collaboration relationships form has received much less attention. Motivated by this need, this paper provides insights to the broad question: why does collaborative river basin management in France depend so heavily on partnerships made up around a few actors? Accordingly, our analytical framework develops a transaction cost explanation for the extent to which participatory procedures help stakeholders to identify partners and initiate collaboration, and for the causal link between the attributes of these stakeholders and their partnerships. The p2 model is implemented to investigate partnership networks of the key actors that govern the management of the Gironde estuary, the study case. The results provide evidence that environmental institutions bring together heterogeneous actors who might not be ready for collaboration, thereby actors’ perceived power similarity; their geographical proximity and co-presence in formal fora limit transaction costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 105-123
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1290589
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Author-Name: Alicia Pelegrina-López
Author-X-Name-First: Alicia
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelegrina-López
Author-Name: Francisco M. Ocaña-Peinado
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ocaña-Peinado
Author-Name: Ignacio Henares-Civantos
Author-X-Name-First: Ignacio
Author-X-Name-Last: Henares-Civantos
Author-Name: José L. Rosúa-Campos
Author-X-Name-First: José L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosúa-Campos
Author-Name: Francisco A. Serrano-Bernardo
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Serrano-Bernardo
Title: Analyzing social perception as a key factor in the management of protected areas: the case of the Sierra Nevada Protected Area (S Spain)
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Protected areas cannot be considered as elements isolated from the human groups that inhabit them. Consideration of the social factor is fundamental to guarantee the success of any management model. In this sense, analyzing the perception of people who live in protected areas can be a key tool for the formulation of proposals for improving the existing models. This article explores perceptions of local residents in the Sierra Nevada Protected Area in Southern Spain and identifies the socio-demographic factors that affect these perceptions. The main objective is to generate relevant data for the protected area management team. The recommendations we can offer entail a review of the communication plan and participatory strategy considering social differences in perceptions of the local population.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 124-142
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1291413
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Author-Name: Carola Braun
Author-X-Name-First: Carola
Author-X-Name-Last: Braun
Author-Name: Katrin Rehdanz
Author-X-Name-First: Katrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Rehdanz
Author-Name: Ulrich Schmidt
Author-X-Name-First: Ulrich
Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt
Title: Exploring public perception of environmental technology over time
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This paper analyses how new information shapes public perception of a controversially discussed technology over time. The test case analysed in this paper is solar radiation management (SRM), a potentially risky, environmental engineering technology, which aims to fight climate change by the injection of sulphate aerosols into the stratosphere. Using panel survey data, we show that most respondents initially show strong negative emotions towards SRM and reject the technology. However, public perception is not stable over time as emotions cool off and acceptance increases. The increase in acceptance is greater, the longer the cooling-off period between two surveys. Furthermore, we show that the cooling-off effect is more pronounced for more impulsive respondents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 143-160
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1291414
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Author-Name: Gisela GarcÃa-Morales
Author-X-Name-First: Gisela
Author-X-Name-Last: GarcÃa-Morales
Author-Name: José Alfredo Arreola-Lizárraga
Author-X-Name-First: José Alfredo
Author-X-Name-Last: Arreola-Lizárraga
Author-Name: Renato Arturo Mendoza-Salgado
Author-X-Name-First: Renato Arturo
Author-X-Name-Last: Mendoza-Salgado
Author-Name: Jaqueline GarcÃa-Hernández
Author-X-Name-First: Jaqueline
Author-X-Name-Last: GarcÃa-Hernández
Author-Name: Pedro Rosales-Grano
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Rosales-Grano
Author-Name: Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ortega-Rubio
Title: Evaluation of beach quality as perceived by users
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Recreational beaches are strategic ecosystems for tourism and should be used in a sustainable manner. We studied three beaches in the municipality of Guaymas (NW Mexico), in order to assess their beach quality and identify key management issues. The evaluation was based on the perceptions of users concerning: (1) the user profile; (2) the recreational habits of users; and (3) the biophysical characteristics, infrastructure, services, and cleanliness of each beach. The results showed that the beaches were of different quality. The key management issues identified were the need to design and apply specific management programs for each beach, specifically in regards to improving infrastructure and services, and obtaining certification as a sustainable beach. The evaluation of the beaches as perceived by users suggests that it would be useful to assess beach quality in order to support management goals and be applicable to other beaches, both nationally and internationally.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 161-175
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1295924
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Author-Name: Laura Tozer
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Tozer
Title: Urban climate change and sustainability planning: an analysis of sustainability and climate change discourses in local government plans in Canada
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This paper clarifies the competing discourses of sustainability and climate change and examines the manifestation of these discourses in local government planning. Despite the increasingly significant role of sustainability and climate change response in urban governance, it is unclear whether local governments are constructing different discourses that may result in conflicting approaches to policy-making. Using a governmentality approach, this paper dissects the contents of 15 Canadian local governments’ sustainability plans. The findings show that there are synergies and tensions between discourses of sustainability and climate change. Both share discursive space and shape local governance rationalities, though climate change response logics are not necessarily highlighted even where the action could result in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. In some cases, existing GHG intensive practices are being rebranded as ‘sustainable’. This suggests a tension between discourses of sustainability and climate change that may complicate attempts to address climate change through local sustainability planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 176-194
Issue: 1
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1297699
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Author-Name: Robin Harder
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Harder
Author-Name: Mihály Dombi
Author-X-Name-First: Mihály
Author-X-Name-Last: Dombi
Author-Name: Gregory M. Peters
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Peters
Title: Perspectives on quantifying and influencing household metabolism
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Household metabolism is a concept that is concerned with the analysis of stocks and flows of energy, matter, and information at the household scale. This paper starts by providing a brief overview of the concept of household metabolism. Rather than attempting an in-depth review and analysis of this field, the article subsequently maps the contributions and perspectives of a broad variety of research traditions that have an interface with the concept of household metabolism. Next, this paper highlights a number of controversial issues connected to household metabolism, and studies at the interface of household metabolism. Finally, this paper argues that the concept of household metabolism can provide valuable help in diagnosing misalignments between enacted system dynamics and expressed societal goals, and can help to design research that facilitates their alignment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 178-203
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1142864
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Author-Name: Genesis Tambang Yengoh
Author-X-Name-First: Genesis Tambang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yengoh
Author-Name: Zephania N. Fogwe
Author-X-Name-First: Zephania N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fogwe
Author-Name: Frederick Ato Armah
Author-X-Name-First: Frederick Ato
Author-X-Name-Last: Armah
Title: Floods in the Douala metropolis, Cameroon: attribution to changes in rainfall characteristics or planning failures?
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With urban populations worldwide expected to witness substantial growth over the next decades, pressure on urban land and resources is projected to increase in response. For policy-makers to adequately meet the challenges brought about by changes in the dynamics of urban areas, it is important to clearly identify and communicate their causes. Floods in Douala (the most densely populated city in the central African sub-region), are being associated chiefly with changing rainfall patterns, resulting from climate change in major policy circles. We investigate this contention using statistical analysis of daily rainfall time-series data covering the period 1951–2008, and tools of geographic information systems. Using attributes such as rainfall anomalies, trends in the rainfall time series, daily rainfall maxima and rainfall intensity–duration–frequency, we find no explanation for the attribution of an increase in the occurrences and severity of floods to changing rainfall patterns. The culprit seems to be the massive increase in the population of Douala, in association with poor planning and investment in the city's infrastructure. These demographic changes and poor planning have occurred within a physical geography setting that is conducive for the inducement of floods. Failed urban planning in Cameroon since independence set the city up for a flood-prone land colonization. This today translates to a situation in which large portions of the city's surface area and the populations they harbor are vulnerable to the city's habitual annual floods. While climate change stands to render the city even more vulnerable to floods, there is no evidence that current floods can be attributed to the changes in patterns of rainfall being reported in policy and news domains.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 204-230
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1149048
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Author-Name: Nils Droste
Author-X-Name-First: Nils
Author-X-Name-Last: Droste
Author-Name: Jasper N. Meya
Author-X-Name-First: Jasper N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Meya
Title: Ecosystem services in infrastructure planning – a case study of the projected deepening of the Lower Weser river in Germany
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We consider how ecosystem services can be incorporated into water infrastructure planning by studying the projected deepening of the Lower Weser river channel in Germany. We recalculate the project's benefit–cost ratio by integrating the monetary value of changes in different ecosystem services, as follows: (1) the restoration costs of a mitigation measure for a loss in fresh water supply for agricultural production in the estuary region, (2) the costs of a loss in habitat services, transferring the willingness to pay from a contingent valuation study to the area assessed in the environmental impact assessment, and (3) the benefits of emissions savings induced by more efficient shipping, taking a marginal abatement cost approach. We find that including monetary values for ecosystem service changes leads to a substantial drop in the benefit–cost ratio. On this basis, we argue for a reform of the standard cost–benefit analysis to facilitate more complete welfare assessments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 231-248
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1151405
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Author-Name: Xinyu Fu
Author-X-Name-First: Xinyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Fu
Author-Name: Mohammed Gomaa
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomaa
Author-Name: Yujun Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Yujun
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Zhong-Ren Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Zhong-Ren
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Title: Adaptation planning for sea level rise: a study of US coastal cities
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Sea level rise (SLR) is expected, even without greenhouse gas emissions. As SLR is inevitable, adapting to its impacts has received increasing attention, and local governments are the key actors in this emerging agenda. This study indicates that adaptation planning for SLR should be integrated into two local major planning mechanisms in the United States: the local comprehensive plans and hazard mitigation plans. By evaluating 36 plans from 15 US coastal cities that are considered at high risk and vulnerable to rising sea levels, the results demonstrate that SLR is widely identified, but the overall quality of the plans to address it requires significant improvement. A detailed table of selected plans' characteristics is also provided as a lens on how localities tackle this challenging issue. The paper concludes with planning suggestions for coastal communities to better adapt to SLR.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 249-265
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1151771
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Author-Name: Richard Wagner Figueroa-Alfaro
Author-X-Name-First: Richard Wagner
Author-X-Name-Last: Figueroa-Alfaro
Author-Name: Zhenghong Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenghong
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Title: Evaluating the aesthetic value of cultural ecosystem services by mapping geo-tagged photographs from social media data on Panoramio and Flickr
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Traditional approaches for evaluating aesthetic value rely on surveys or interviews. Social media provides a new type of crowdsourcing data to examine the relationships between aesthetic value and citizens' activities. The main goal of this paper was to evaluate aesthetic value in Nebraska by using citizen-reported geo-tagged photographs posted on two social media sites – Panoramio and Flickr. The study used the application programming interface from Panoramio and Flickr to obtain the latitude and longitude of the geo-tagged photographs, and then used ArcGIS spatial statistical tools to examine spatial patterns with areas of aesthetic value in Nebraska. The outcomes identified the clusters of pictures with the locations of ecosystem service provisioning areas of aesthetic value in Nebraska, identified new areas with aesthetic value, and drew comparisons with local and regional population distribution. This study provided an innovative approach to using crowdsourcing data to verify the value of ecosystem services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 266-281
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1151772
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Author-Name: Mesfin Tilahun
Author-X-Name-First: Mesfin
Author-X-Name-Last: Tilahun
Author-Name: Regina Birner
Author-X-Name-First: Regina
Author-X-Name-Last: Birner
Author-Name: John Ilukor
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Ilukor
Title: Household-level preferences for mitigation of invasion in the Afar region of Ethiopia: a contingent valuation
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Prosopis juliflora, which is an alien tree species in Ethiopia, has invaded over 360,500 ha of land in the Afar region of the country and is threatening pastoral livelihoods. We conducted a contingent valuation study to assess rural households’ willingness to contribute in cash and labor to mitigate P. juliflora invasion in three districts of Afar. Results show that about 84% of the respondents prefer an intervention involving complete eradication of P. juliflora. The lower and upper bound median willingness to contribute to this intervention were 9.97 and 13.42 USD/household/year in cash and 30 and 43 days/household/year in labor. Off-farm income and P. juliflora invasion levels on pasturelands are among the factors affecting willingness to contribute to the mitigation of P. juliflora invasion. Incentives to local people and having a proper institutional setup that involves local culture and institutions are important for mobilizing people on a voluntary basis for mitigation of P. juliflora invasion.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 282-308
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1152955
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Author-Name: Bénédicte Rulleau
Author-X-Name-First: Bénédicte
Author-X-Name-Last: Rulleau
Author-Name: Nathalie Dumax
Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Dumax
Author-Name: Anne Rozan
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Rozan
Title: Eliciting preferences for wetland services: a way to manage conflicting land uses
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A choice experiment was used to analyse the preferences of residents neighbouring the Erstein polder (Alsace, France) for the different services that it provides. The heterogeneous nature of these preferences was shown through the use of a latent class model. Whilst the population as a whole values the improvement in water quality and the contribution, even partial, to flood protection, preferences differ when it comes to biodiversity and public access to the site. This study shows the potential conflicts between the different uses of the Erstein polder. These conflicts represent different communication themes for the site managers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-327
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1155976
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Author-Name: Amarnath Tripathi
Author-X-Name-First: Amarnath
Author-X-Name-Last: Tripathi
Title: Socioeconomic backwardness and vulnerability to climate change: evidence from Uttar Pradesh state in India
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This study tests the thesis that ‘vulnerability to climate change is not only a result of biophysical events alone but also influenced by the socioeconomic conditions in which climate change occurs’. The study chose Uttar Pradesh (UP), a state in India, for its importance in the nation's food and nutrition security programme and its high sensitivity to climate change. It uses an indicator approach to see which districts of UP are the most vulnerable to climate change, and attempts to identify the factors on a set of explanatory variables. The study finds that infrastructurally and economically developed districts are less vulnerable to climate change; in other words, vulnerability to climate change and variability is linked with social and economic development. This observation is corroborated by the findings of relational analysis wherein livestock, forestry, consumption of fertilizer, per capita income, and infant mortality rate are observed to be important correlates of vulnerability to climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 328-350
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1157059
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Author-Name: Alana Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Alana
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: James J. Porter
Author-X-Name-First: James J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Porter
Author-Name: Paul Upham
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Upham
Title: “We cannot let this happen againâ€: reversing UK flood policy in response to the Somerset Levels floods, 2014
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The Multiple Streams Framework offers a theoretical account of how policy proposals move from latent possibilities to becoming favored for implementation. We apply this framework in the context of the policy response to the 2013–2014 flooding of the Somerset Levels and Moors. Stakeholder interviews and analysis of news media coverage evidence the way in which a specific policy option that had fallen out of favor with the national Environment Agency – dredging – came to the fore and was eventually adopted during the period in which the conjunction of problem, policy, and political pressures came to a head. Local political activists mobilized a wider campaign with the help of social media and capitalized on national political sensitivities to successfully promote dredging. What is less clear is the longevity of the policy reversal, given funding constraints.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 351-369
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1157458
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Title: Acknowledgement of referees 2015–2016
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 370-382
Issue: 2
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1259097
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Author-Name: Hyun Woo Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Hyun Woo
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Ming-Han Li
Author-X-Name-First: Ming-Han
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Managing stormwater for urban sustainability: an evaluation of local comprehensive plans in the Chesapeake Bay watershed region
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This study uses a developed plan coding protocol in evaluating the quality of 76 comprehensive plans to examine whether local comprehensive plans have adequately integrated the concepts of sustainable stormwater management. The Chesapeake Bay watershed was chosen for the investigation because degraded stormwater runoff from nearby urban and suburban jurisdictions have critically polluted the watershed. The findings indicate that the majority of local governments have not sufficiently incorporated the sustainable stormwater management principles into their comprehensive plans. Five plan components (factual basis, goals and objectives, inter-organizational cooperation, policies, tools and strategies, and implementation) appear weak in realizing the concepts. The current study concludes by providing policy implications and recommendations to increase awareness and understanding of sustainable stormwater management concepts and to produce better implementation plans that integrate stormwater, ecosystem, and environmental planning comprehensively.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1702-1725
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1251399
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Author-Name: Natalie W.M. Wong
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie W.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wong
Title: The road to environmental participatory governance in Taiwan: collaboration and challenges in incineration and municipal waste management
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Waste management has been a problem for Taiwanese society over the past two decades due to rapid economic growth and urbanisation. The building of incinerators, however, has stimulated controversies and social discontent over the impacts of incineration on both environmental and human health. In Beitou, a district in the capital city of Taiwan, not-in-my-backyard activism was launched against the building of an incinerator, but the community later promoted the idea of a ‘zero-waste city’ and played a role in the decision by Taipei's government. Using in-depth qualitative interview methods to interview local community actors, and green society members to understand the dynamics between actors, this research discusses these changes and employs the participatory governance approach to networks among residents of the local community and other actors. This paper also concludes that there has been a power shift in state–citizen relationships at the local level, deepening and consolidating democratic politics in Taiwan.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1726-1740
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1251400
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Author-Name: Abubakari Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Abubakari
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira
Author-X-Name-First: Jose A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Puppim de Oliveira
Title: Integration of biodiversity in urban planning instruments in developing countries: the case of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana
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There is a growing concern about integrating biodiversity into urban planning, yet, discussions are concentrated on science-informed planning in general. Few have explored the integration of biodiversity in specific planning instruments, especially in African cities. This paper examines how and what components of biodiversity are integrated into master plans, medium-term plans, building codes, zoning codes and permits in Kumasi City, Ghana. There is limited integration of biodiversity in most planning instruments as they were mostly designed on the basis of health, safety and economy. Allied to lack of funding and public participation, biodiversity in Kumasi is under significant threat from rapid urban development. Creating an opportunity for popular participation and decentralizing the planning system could set the preconditions for local integration and revision of instruments. Simplifying the definition of biodiversity could increase local planners’ appreciation, understanding and their ability to make use of biodiversity data.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1741-1764
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1255183
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Author-Name: Belinda McFadgen
Author-X-Name-First: Belinda
Author-X-Name-Last: McFadgen
Author-Name: Dave Huitema
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Huitema
Title: Are all experiments created equal? A framework for analysis of the learning potential of policy experiments in environmental governance
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Environmental changes are increasing the need to understand complex cross-scale feedbacks in social–ecological systems. However, consistent conceptualisation of learning associated with environmental governance is lacking, and research mainly centres on individual variables. This paper identifies a typology of such learning, and theorises about configurations of variables. Focusing on experimentation as an intervention geared towards learning, it proposes a definition of policy experiment. A theoretical framework is presented, summarising a typology of experiments based on learning-related variables embedded in design choices, and reflected in institutional rule aggregations. The framework facilitates systematic analysis of real-world cases and testing of hypotheses on the effects of different types of experiment on learning. A case study demonstrates application of the framework. Results suggest future research paths that include attention to additional relevant variables. The findings have relevance for scholars interested in experimentation and learning, and environmental policy-makers considering experimentation to assess policy innovations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1765-1784
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1256808
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Author-Name: Ali Azizi
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Azizi
Author-Name: Amineh Ghorbani
Author-X-Name-First: Amineh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghorbani
Author-Name: Bahram Malekmohammadi
Author-X-Name-First: Bahram
Author-X-Name-Last: Malekmohammadi
Author-Name: Hamid Reza Jafari
Author-X-Name-First: Hamid Reza
Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari
Title: Government management and overexploitation of groundwater resources: absence of local community initiatives in Ardabil plain-Iran
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Although mismanagement of groundwater resources has resulted in their destruction over centuries, climate change is speeding up this process more than ever. On the one hand, urgent action by government bodies is needed to address the challenge. On the other hand, a vast body of literature proves that bottom-up collective action, although requiring a longer time period, is a better solution to manage such resources. This research aims to address this dilemma. The groundwater resource in Ardabil plain in Iran, which has long been managed solely through government intervention, has been chosen as a case study to explore the opportunities and limitations of managing a critically endangered area from a common pool resource perspective. Our study suggests that managing Ardabil groundwater resources should be conducted on two scales. The bottom-up institutional agreements should take place at village scale while the government should stay in charge of the overall organization at plain scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1785-1808
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1257975
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Author-Name: Saeed Ghavidelfar
Author-X-Name-First: Saeed
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghavidelfar
Author-Name: Asaad Y. Shamseldin
Author-X-Name-First: Asaad Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Shamseldin
Author-Name: Bruce W. Melville
Author-X-Name-First: Bruce W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Melville
Title: Future implications of urban intensification on residential water demand
Abstract:
Over recent decades Auckland, New Zealand, metropolitan area has vastly expanded as a result of rapid population growth and low-density housing developments. In order to manage the uncontrolled low-density urban sprawl, Auckland Council proposed a compact city model through promoting higher density housing developments. In order to understand the implications of this transition on future residential water demand, this study first evaluated water consumption in three major housing types in Auckland including single houses, low-rise and high-rise apartments. Using the geographic information system, the water consumption information, estimated from a large sample of 60,000 dwellings across Auckland, was subsequently integrated with the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan outlining the future housing composition over different areas in Auckland. Through developing different growth scenarios, the study showed that the housing transition from single houses to more intensified multi-unit houses cannot considerably affect the average per capita water consumption in Auckland.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1809-1824
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1257976
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Author-Name: Alfredo M. Pereira
Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira
Author-Name: Rui M. Pereira
Author-X-Name-First: Rui M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira
Title: Reducing carbon emissions in Portugal: the relative roles of fossil fuel prices, energy efficiency, and carbon taxation
Abstract:
We assess the role of fossil fuel prices, energy efficiency, and carbon taxation in achieving climate policy goals using a dynamic general-equilibrium model of the Portuguese economy. Given the forecasts for international fossil fuel prices, improving energy efficiency and implementing a new carbon tax have significantly different economic and budgetary effects. Greater energy efficiency reduces emissions and has a positive economic effect, but increases public and foreign debt. A carbon tax reduces emissions at a cost for the economy, but leads to positive effects on public and foreign debt. Thus, it is important to pursue both strategies. We estimate that under the reference-price scenario, a steady energy efficiency gain of 2%–2.5% per year and a carbon tax of at least 35 € per tCO2 are needed to achieve the stated goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 by an amount equivalent to 40% of the emissions in 1990. These views were fully integrated in a proposal presented by the Commission for Environmental Tax Reform to the Portuguese Government in September 2014, and then discussed in Parliament in November 2014, before enacting a new carbon tax on 1 January 2015.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1825-1852
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1262832
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Author-Name: Kathleen L. Wolf
Author-X-Name-First: Kathleen L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf
Author-Name: Elizabeth Housley
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Housley
Title: Young adult conservation jobs and worker health
Abstract:
Decades of research studies demonstrate links between healthy environment, healthy lifestyles, and healthy people. This study evaluated the correlations between young adult conservation workers' perceived stress, personal effectiveness, and nature experience using quantitative and qualitative social science methods. The study cohort numbered nearly 300 individuals serving on small crews for an entire year, and were dispersed across Washington State (USA) to participate in conservation projects in rural to urban landscapes. Pre- and post-test surveys, using validated measures of perceived stress, health dimensions, and personal resiliency, were further informed by mid-year, field-based interviews. Overall, the young adults expressed fatigue with the physical work but were quite healthy when compared to national benchmarks. They indicated a reduction in perceived stress, and indicated social function influences based on the conservation work. Conclusions address the importance and implications of expanding this work opportunity to a more diverse cohort and future research needs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1853-1870
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1262833
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Author-Name: Wonmin Sohn
Author-X-Name-First: Wonmin
Author-X-Name-Last: Sohn
Author-Name: Jun-Hyun Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Jun-Hyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Ming-Han Li
Author-X-Name-First: Ming-Han
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Low-impact development for impervious surface connectivity mitigation: assessment of directly connected impervious areas (DCIAs)
Abstract:
Urbanization increases directly connected impervious area (DCIA), the impervious area that is hydraulically connected to downstream drainage by closed pipelines. Although the benefits of low-impact development (LID) have been examined in other studies, its effect on alleviating DCIA levels has seldom been assessed. This study measured the DCIA of urban watersheds in Houston, TX, USA. Five land-use types were categorized and the contribution of LID facilities to reducing DCIA in each type was estimated by using Sutherland's equations. The results showed (1) DCIA in commercial areas was greater than that in residential areas, especially for big-box retailers; (2) the percentage of DCIA reduction by LID varied by land-use type; and (3) optimal combinations of LID application could maximize the effectiveness of DCIA reduction. The results contribute to prioritizing land-use type for implementing LID practices and providing local governments with a useful measure to estimate runoff volume.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1871-1889
Issue: 10
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1264929
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Author-Name: Thomas B. Bjørner
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bjørner
Author-Name: Jørgen Brandt
Author-X-Name-First: Jørgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Brandt
Author-Name: Lars GÃ¥rn Hansen
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: GÃ¥rn Hansen
Author-Name: Marianne Nygaard Källstrøm
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne Nygaard
Author-X-Name-Last: Källstrøm
Title: Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves
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Residential biomass burning is estimated to cause 29,000 premature deaths in Europe and North America annually. A number of studies show that existing regulations, primarily affecting new stoves, in the European Union and North America are effective in reducing emissions. However, it is not clear from these studies if there is a net welfare gain from regulation, nor how regulations should be designed in order to maximise the net welfare gain. We use an integrated assessment model to compare the net welfare gains of different schemes for regulating existing wood-burning stoves in Denmark. Most schemes we asses generate a net welfare gain, but a geographically differentiated tax on stove use generates the largest net gain. The results for Denmark suggest that there could be substantial welfare gains from imposing geographically differentiated regulation of existing residential wood-burning stoves in parts of North America and the EU.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1287-1305
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065
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Author-Name: Patrick-Jean Guay
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick-Jean
Author-X-Name-Last: Guay
Author-Name: Wouter F.D. Van Dongen
Author-X-Name-First: Wouter F.D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Dongen
Author-Name: Emily M. McLeod
Author-X-Name-First: Emily M.
Author-X-Name-Last: McLeod
Author-Name: Desley A. Whisson
Author-X-Name-First: Desley A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Whisson
Author-Name: Huy Quan Vu
Author-X-Name-First: Huy Quan
Author-X-Name-Last: Vu
Author-Name: Hua Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Michael A. Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Michael A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: Does zonation and accessibility of wetlands influence human presence and mediate wildlife disturbance?
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Zoning is one approach to managing human occurrence and reducing deleterious interactions between humans and wildlife. We investigated the occurrence of humans, and the responses of eight waterbird species to humans, at a major wetland/treatment plant/birdwatching destination. Human occurrence in three zones (‘open birdwatching’, ‘limited birdwatching’ and ‘restricted access’) was monitored using GPS tracking of visitor vehicles, surveys, geotagged social media uploads and remotely triggered cameras (on primary and secondary roadways). A higher diversity (but not frequency) of vehicle types and more walkers, more social media uploads, and greater usage occurred in zones in which birdwatching was permitted. Vehicles were less common and diverse on secondary roads, suggesting accessibility influenced human occurrence. Bird responsiveness to humans was similar across zones, perhaps because people were ubiquitous or because birds were mobile. Wildlife disturbance studies which use space-experience substitution designs are cautioned to test their assumptions regarding patterns of human visitation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1306-1320
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495066
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Author-Name: Sara Gustafsson
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Gustafsson
Author-Name: Brita Hermelin
Author-X-Name-First: Brita
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermelin
Author-Name: Lukas Smas
Author-X-Name-First: Lukas
Author-X-Name-Last: Smas
Title: Integrating environmental sustainability into strategic spatial planning: the importance of management
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Strategic spatial planning has been suggested as a means for environmental sustainability. However, there are significant challenges with operationalising and integrating policy-driven strategic spatial planning within the standardised and process-oriented management systems of local authorities. This aspect has motivated discussions on how implementation of strategic spatial planning with a focus on environmental sustainability is conditioned by management systems. The empirical case is local planning and management practices in a local authority in Sweden. Interviews with planners, together with planning and policy documents, make up the empirical material. The analysis proposes that the integration of environmental perspectives into strategic spatial planning processes depends on (i) the overall concerns for environmental issues in local policy, and (ii) how administrative management systems can facilitate transformative practice in planning. In conclusion, this article illustrates how environmental sustainability in strategic spatial planning is formed and conditioned through interplay between local policy and administrative management procedures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1321-1338
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495620
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Author-Name: Annika Carlsson Kanyama
Author-X-Name-First: Annika
Author-X-Name-Last: Carlsson Kanyama
Author-Name: Per Wikmanâ€Svahn
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Wikmanâ€Svahn
Author-Name: Karin Mossberg Sonnek
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: Mossberg Sonnek
Title: “We want to know where the line isâ€: comparing current planning for future sea-level rise with three core principles of robust decision support approaches
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Handling uncertainties is a major challenge in climate change adaptation. A variety of robust decision support approaches that aim for better management of uncertainty have recently been emerging and are used in environmental planning. The present study examined to what extent existing processes of planning for future sea-level rise in Sweden utilised similar approaches. Three core principles of robust decision support approaches were identified and used as a tool for analyzing five cases of planning for future sea-level rise in companies and authorities at different levels in society. The results show that planning processes typically do not embrace uncertainties, do not use a bottom-up approach and do not specifically aim for robustness, which points to a discrepancy between current planning paradigms and the core principles of robust decision support approaches.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1339-1358
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1496070
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Author-Name: Xiaoguang Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Jingjing Ye
Author-X-Name-First: Jingjing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ye
Title: When the wind blows: spatial spillover effects of urban air pollution in China
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This paper estimates air pollution spillover effects in Chinese cities. Estimation of this spillover effect is complicated because neighboring cities share similar business/pollution cycles, and changes in wind direction can be frequent. To circumvent these empirical challenges, we propose a new approach exploiting spatial and temporal variations in PM2.5 concentrations for major cities in China’s Eastern Monsoon Region during the monsoon season. We find large pollution spillover effects. Estimates based on our preferred model specification suggest that a city’s average PM2.5 concentration increases by 0.33 (or 0.26) units during the winter (or summer) monsoon season, if PM2.5 concentrations in cities upwind of this city increase by one unit. Estimated spillover effects in plain and non-plain regions are 14%–16% larger and 45%–71% smaller, respectively, than the baseline estimates. The percentage contributions of PM2.5 pollution from upwind cities to local PM2.5 levels vary by region and can be as large as 50%.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1359-1376
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1496071
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Author-Name: Carolyn M. Johns
Author-X-Name-First: Carolyn M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Johns
Title: Understanding barriers to green infrastructure policy and stormwater management in the City of Toronto: a shift from grey to green or policy layering and conversion?
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This paper presents findings from a study of policy implementation of green infrastructure and stormwater management in the City of Toronto – Canada’s largest city. The analysis uses key informant interviews with public, private and non-profit sector actors to examine the challenges municipalities face in implementing green infrastructure policies. The article begins with a review of the literature related to green infrastructure policy implementation followed by the theoretical and methodological approach used in the paper. Findings are then presented outlining the significant barriers to green infrastructure and insights from participants who articulated that rather than a shift from grey to green, what is evident in terms of policy change is policy layering and very gradual conversion of well-established policies that support grey infrastructure. The paper concludes with a discussion of why the shift from grey to green will continue to be challenging unless significant policy and institutional changes are advanced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1377-1401
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1496072
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Author-Name: Dorina Pojani
Author-X-Name-First: Dorina
Author-X-Name-Last: Pojani
Author-Name: Dominic Stead
Author-X-Name-First: Dominic
Author-X-Name-Last: Stead
Title: When West–East planning policy advice fails to gain traction
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This article focuses on west-east planning policy transfers in Europe – the movement of ideas, principles, priorities, and processes related to the development, implementation and evaluation of planning policy. It examines the case of Albania, where various activities to promote the transfer of policy have taken place over the last quarter century. Since the end of communism in 1990, foreign consultants have been involved in providing advice on a range of policy issues, including urban and regional planning. Drawing on a survey of consultants with direct experience of providing policy advice in Albania, the article explores the impact of west-east planning policy transfer and the key barriers it has faced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1402-1419
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1497586
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Author-Name: Joana Ngninnong-me Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Joana Ngninnong-me
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Title: Understanding the mining-local governance nexus – a Ghanaian case study
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The demands for mining companies to play a role in local governance overlook the implications of their participation. This article investigates how the presence and initiatives of mining companies affect the roles of district assemblies in Ghana using the case of the Newmont gold mining company and the Birim North district. Employing a qualitative-case-study approach, the article demonstrates that the company’s initiatives enhance the plan implementation and the revenue mobilization roles of the district assembly. However, the presence and initiatives by the company undermine the management role of the district assembly in relation to its ability to pursue holistic development. The company’s initiatives have mixed influences on the representative role of the district assembly. Optimizing local governance in mining communities requires district assemblies to proactively engage mining companies to avoid a derailment of their roles. More research is required to unearth appropriate local governance frameworks for optimizing mining outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1420-1445
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1503160
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Author-Name: Daan Boezeman
Author-X-Name-First: Daan
Author-X-Name-Last: Boezeman
Author-Name: Thijs de Vries
Author-X-Name-First: Thijs
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vries
Title: Climate proofing social housing in the Netherlands: toward mainstreaming?
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Climate vulnerabilities of the built environment are increasingly recognised. Mainstreaming adaptation concerns in urban development and redevelopment projects is commonly propagated as an effective policy strategy. Adaptation mainstreaming research often studies public actors. This article investigates the adaptation practices by housing associations, in the institutional and discursive developments of the social housing domain in which they are embedded. The analytical concepts of mainstreaming and adaptation barriers are combined with the discursive-institutional policy arrangement approach to answer the question: what factors influence the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation measures in development and renovation projects in the social housing domain in the Netherlands? We conclude that anticipatory and deliberate adaptation action to date was very scarce and attention limited in the social housing domain. On the project implementation level, factors that hampered adaptation mainstreaming in housing development were limited awareness, low priority in relation to other issues, financial constraints, regulatory constraints, lacking cooperation, and no materialisation of adaptation concerns in procedures and performance agreements. On the level of the policy arrangement, adaptation is weakly institutionalized in the Dutch social housing domain. The institutionalisation of a competing ‘core activities’ discourse hampered the legality of climate adaptation measures and eroded financial resources, dispersing the power to mobilise them over the arrangement. Uncertainty over the meaning of the new regulations, in combination with the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework for adaptation and the self-identified culture of risk aversion by housing associations, delimits adaptation action becoming a standard operating procedure of social housing associations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1446-1464
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1510768
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Author-Name: Qiang Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Ye Li
Author-X-Name-First: Ye
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Investigating the impacts of the EU ETS emission rights on airline environmental efficiency via a Network Environmental SBM model
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Based on empirical data from 18 international airlines from 2008 to 2014, this article analyzes the impact of EU emission rights on airline environmental efficiency and calculates the airlines’ emission allowances. Then, we propose a Network Environmental Slack-Based Measure model to discuss the change in efficiency when carbon prices are set at 10, 20 and 30 Euros. The main findings are as follows: (1) Eva Air is the airline with the highest average overall efficiency. (2) For most airlines, their efficiency shows little difference from the original situation, regardless of the carbon price. (3) For airlines with large changes in efficiency, the cost or income from emission rights not only affects the operating expenses but also the fleet size.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1465-1488
Issue: 8
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1511417
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Author-Name: Julio A. Soria-Lara
Author-X-Name-First: Julio A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Soria-Lara
Author-Name: Luca Bertolini
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Bertolini
Author-Name: Marco Te Brömmelstroet
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Te Brömmelstroet
Title: Towards a more effective EIA in transport planning: a literature review to derive interventions and mechanisms to improve knowledge integration
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A set of process-related barriers negatively determines the effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in transport planning. Recent research highlights the unstructured stakeholder involvement and inefficient public participation in earlier phases of EIA as key bottlenecks. While the academic literature has produced promising theories for addressing these barriers, they have rarely been translated into solutions applicable and testable in practice. In order to bridge this theory–practice gap, we present a systematic literature review of interventions and mechanisms aimed at facilitating the integration of different sources and types of knowledge during the scoping phase of EIA. This review explores if and how interventions and mechanisms have been conducted in practice; if and why they worked or did not work and how relevant they are for EIA in transport planning. Based on this review, we distil a set of three specific interventions and trigger mechanisms applicable in the context of EIA in transport planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 755-772
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1180282
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Author-Name: S. Ferreira
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira
Author-Name: M. Cabral
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cabral
Author-Name: N.F. da Cruz
Author-X-Name-First: N.F.
Author-X-Name-Last: da Cruz
Author-Name: P. Simões
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Simões
Author-Name: R.C. Marques
Author-X-Name-First: R.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Marques
Title: The costs and benefits of packaging waste management systems in Europe: the perspective of local authorities
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Local authorities are generally in charge of household packaging waste management operations, particularly in countries with Green Dot schemes or similar extended producer responsibility systems. This leads to the need of establishing a system of financial transfers between the packaging industry and the local authorities (regarding the costs involved in selective collection and sorting). In the present study, the costs and benefits of recycling, from the perspective of local authorities, are compared for Portugal, Belgium and Italy (in Lombardia region), adopting the same economic–financial methodology. The results show that the industry is not paying the net cost of packaging waste management. If the savings attained by diverting packaging waste from other treatment operations are not considered, it seems that the industry should increase the financial support to local authorities. However, if the avoided costs with other treatments are considered as a benefit for local authorities, the costs are generally outweighed by the benefits, and the financial support could, therefore, be reduced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 773-791
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1181609
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Author-Name: Mehdi Gholamalifard
Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gholamalifard
Author-Name: Jason Phillips
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Phillips
Author-Name: Mahdi Jalili Ghazizade
Author-X-Name-First: Mahdi Jalili
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghazizade
Title: Evaluation of unmitigated options for municipal waste disposal site in Tehran, Iran using an integrated assessment approach
Abstract:
It can be difficult for assessors and decision-makers to compare different options for a project, and thus come to a reasoned and objective decision concerning the impacts and its sustainability at the local level. Therefore, using integrated assessment becomes crucially important for evaluating proposed different options. In this paper, we apply the Rapid Integrated Sustainability Assessment Method (RISAM) to evaluate the proposed unmitigated options for a municipal waste disposal site in Tehran, Iran. The results obtained showed that all of the alternative unmitigated options to the current method of open dumping were indicated as being consistent with very weak sustainability. The RISAM method demonstrated offers potential considerable benefits with respect to improved efficiency, reduced need for resources, and improved consistency and transparency in evaluation and reporting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 792-820
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1181610
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Author-Name: Marioara Costea
Author-X-Name-First: Marioara
Author-X-Name-Last: Costea
Author-Name: Ioan Tăuşan
Author-X-Name-First: Ioan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tăuşan
Title: Land degradation a matter of attitude? A case study from southern Transylvania (Romania)
Abstract:
A better public perception and knowledge on land degradation increases the individual and collective responsibility in land use and land management. Based on interviews, this paper presents results of evaluation of public perception and attitude towards degrading phenomena in the central part of Romania, an area prone to geomorphologic processes, with different land uses and a high proportion of degraded land. The research reveals natural causes, improper land use, categories of land owned, socio-economic causes and involvement of institutions as key aspects of public perception. Our research could be useful in the identification and design of measures in regional planning to attract population in prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation actions on degraded land.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 821-841
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1182479
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Author-Name: Tanh T. N. Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Tanh T. N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen
Author-Name: Kati W. Migliaccio
Author-X-Name-First: Kati W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Migliaccio
Author-Name: Edward A. Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Edward A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Christopher J. Martinez
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Martinez
Author-Name: John J. Sansalone
Author-X-Name-First: John J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sansalone
Author-Name: Mark W. Clark
Author-X-Name-First: Mark W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Clark
Title: Coupling hydrologic and economic modeling for wetland management multi-optimization in Tram Chim National Park, Vietnam
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We developed a comprehensive coupling framework with a multi-objective optimization that bridges a water balance model (WBM) and a wetland service model (WSM) to supporting wetland management. The framework was tested for management in Tram Chim National Park (with four wetland zones) where hydro-economic optimization was needed. The framework used (1) a model coupling process bridging WBM and WSM to create a modular hydro-economic model (MHEM), (2) a multi-objective optimization, and (3) an anneal scheduling for scenario optimization. The framework demonstrated its competency in identifying cause–effect/interaction flows (bridges) between WBM and WSM to design MHEM to simulate optimized scenarios; for the case study, the multi-objective optimization was met for all wetland zones. Results suggested a flexible consideration of management scales for optimization, i.e. hydrologic optimization at a zone level and net benefit optimization at a Park level. Our framework is applicable to supporting complex wetland decisions considering multiple objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 842-861
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1182897
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Author-Name: Eujin Julia Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Eujin Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Patrick Miller
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Miller
Title: Residents' perception of local brownfields in rail corridor area in the City of Roanoke: the effect of people's preconception and health concerns factors
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This article examines preferences of residents for nearby brownfield sites and the factors affecting preferences. 200 residents in neighborhoods along the railyard in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, participated in a survey of their preferences for different brownfield scenes. Results indicate that scenes with historical landmarks and maintained landscapes received the highest ratings, regardless of preconceptions and health concerns. These are viewed less critically and thus could mask possible harms. In contrast, scenes with scruffy vegetation and rundown buildings revealed mixed preferences. For these types, participant preferences for change versus preservation fluctuated. Lastly, scenes with industrial remnants were preferred the least. Participants tended to associate these types with toxic pollutants that may adversely affect health. This suggests that planners need to convince people that these sites can be reused if they are cleaned up. The results are used to develop more effective engagement strategies for increasing support for brownfield redevelopment projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 862-882
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1182898
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Author-Name: Marie Claire Brisbois
Author-X-Name-First: Marie Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Brisbois
Author-Name: Rob C. de Loë
Author-X-Name-First: Rob C.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Loë
Title: Natural resource industry involvement in collaboration for water governance: influence on processes and outcomes in Canada
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Natural resource industries are increasingly significant actors in environmental decision-making. Possessing vast institutional and technical capacity, firms have an important role to play in ‘new’ governance strategies such as collaboration. These strategies are often based upon assumptions of equitable influence. This paper investigates the nature of resource industry participation in collaborative water governance in Canada, and the potential consequences of that participation as investigated using power theory. The study used comparative cases to reveal that resource industries are able to shape collaboration, and the issues collaborated upon, at multiple analytical levels both internal and external to the collaborative process in ways not available to other actors. Analysis also revealed that resource industry participation in collaboration did not reflect a commitment to engage in shared learning and the reexamination of values and interests as presupposed by collaborative theory. Collaboration is thus challenged in producing equitable, representative outcomes when resource industries participate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 883-900
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1182899
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Author-Name: Caralampo Focas
Author-X-Name-First: Caralampo
Author-X-Name-Last: Focas
Title: The unsustainability of exurban development in London and New York: calculating transport CO emissions
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London and New York have often been hailed for their sustainable planning practices. However, when one focuses on the entire city region, there is ever-increasing car-dependent development. This paper focuses on the exurban region of the two cities investigating transport-created CO2 emissions. The research is based on the analysis of data of the National Travel Surveys of Great Britain and the USA through a quantification of personal travel and a top-down estimation of CO2 emissions. It is the exurban region that accounts for the vast majority of CO2 emissions: 77% for London and 87% for New York. In the wider region for both cities there is a policy vacuum and dearth of regional planning mechanisms to deliver policies to reduce CO2 emissions. The paper argues that transport needs to be planned at the city-regional scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 901-919
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1187588
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Author-Name: Britta Restemeyer
Author-X-Name-First: Britta
Author-X-Name-Last: Restemeyer
Author-Name: Margo van den Brink
Author-X-Name-First: Margo
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Brink
Author-Name: Johan Woltjer
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Woltjer
Title: Between adaptability and the urge to control: making long-term water policies in the Netherlands
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Triggered by recent flood catastrophes and increasing concerns about climate change, scientists as well as policy-makers increasingly call for making long-term water policies to enable a transformation towards flood resilience. A key question is how to make these long-term policies adaptive so that they are able to deal with uncertainties and changing circumstances. The paper proposes three conditions for making long-term water policies adaptive, which are then used to evaluate a new Dutch water policy approach called ‘Adaptive Delta Management’. Analysing this national policy approach and its translation to the Rotterdam region reveals that Dutch policy-makers are torn between adaptability and the urge to control. Reflecting on this dilemma, the paper suggests a stronger focus on monitoring and learning to strengthen the adaptability of long-term water policies. Moreover, increasing the adaptive capacity of society also requires a stronger engagement with local stakeholders including citizens and businesses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 920-940
Issue: 5
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189403
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Author-Name: Heleen Mees
Author-X-Name-First: Heleen
Author-X-Name-Last: Mees
Author-Name: Peter Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Title: A framework for assessing the accountability of local governance arrangements for adaptation to climate change
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Accountability has hardly been studied in the governance of climate change adaptation. This paper develops a framework for assessing the accountability of interactive governance arrangements for local adaptation. This framework is based on five important accountability mechanisms: Clear responsibilities and mandates, Transparency, Political oversight, Citizen control and Checks and sanctions. For illustration purposes, the proposed framework is applied to the case of a Dutch local adaptation governance arrangement. The application shows that the five proposed mechanisms and their operationalizations offer a valid assessment of the accountability of such arrangements. It also raises some challenges, such as the tensions between accountability and flexibility, legitimacy and effectiveness; the potentially important roles of trust and of the political skills of central actor(s) in the arrangement in raising accountability, and the potential need to distinguish between arrangements for policy planning and for service delivery.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 671-691
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1428184
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Author-Name: Megan Davenport
Author-X-Name-First: Megan
Author-X-Name-Last: Davenport
Author-Name: Marion Delport
Author-X-Name-First: Marion
Author-X-Name-Last: Delport
Author-Name: James Nelson Blignaut
Author-X-Name-First: James Nelson
Author-X-Name-Last: Blignaut
Author-Name: Tanja Hichert
Author-X-Name-First: Tanja
Author-X-Name-Last: Hichert
Author-Name: Gerhard van der Burgh
Author-X-Name-First: Gerhard
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Burgh
Title: Combining theory and wisdom in pragmatic, scenario-based decision support for sustainable development
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Researchers have increasingly acknowledged the relative strength of ‘hybrid’ approaches to scenario analysis for exploring the futures of coupled human-nature systems. In this paper, we explain, demonstrate, and provisionally evaluate the usefulness of a simple analytical framework, based on five categories of capital assets, as part of a protocol for overcoming the conversion problem in hybrid scenario analysis. Based on a preliminary application of the framework to a case study in South Africa, we suggest that the five capitals framework has the potential to improve expedience and counter the bias against ‘soft’ drivers in hybrid approaches to scenario analysis. However, in light of the methodological trade-off between rigour and expedience, we suggest that future research needs to compare the available protocols for hybrid scenario analysis by weighing up the relative gain in scenario quality versus the relative cost of scenario construction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 692-716
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1428185
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Author-Name: Anwesha Borthakur
Author-X-Name-First: Anwesha
Author-X-Name-Last: Borthakur
Author-Name: Madhav Govind
Author-X-Name-First: Madhav
Author-X-Name-Last: Govind
Title: Computer and mobile phone waste in urban India: an analysis from the perspectives of public perception, consumption and disposal behaviour
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Sustainable management of Electronic waste (E-waste) is a major challenge for contemporary India, an emerging economy burdened with both the domestic generation and illegal import of E-waste. Considering the ever-increasing complexities of E-waste in Indian cities, this paper aims to evaluate the current trends, opportunities and challenges associated with consumption of electronic items (with respect to computers and mobile phones) and disposal of E-waste in urban India. Bangalore, a city popularly known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’, is considered as a case study in order to evaluate public awareness, household consumption and E-waste disposal behaviours. The city profile of Bangalore indicates that it has a rapidly emerging market for electronics and thus, has the potential to act as a ‘model’ for evaluating the issues concerning E-waste in metropolitan India. Questionnaires were distributed originally among 300 households with an effective response rate of 63.3%. The results indicate that the majority of households (59.3%) still retain their obsolete electronics due to lack of knowledge about proper E-waste management. High awareness about E-waste and high willingness to recycle/repair their E-waste (above 80% in both cases) are yet to be translated into responsible disposal/recycling behaviour as 95.8% of households have no knowledge about the presence of any formal recycling centre. Income, education, age and gender dimensions associated with E-waste disposal behaviour and awareness were also evaluated. Although we found no gender differences for most of the parameters, there have been some interesting correlations in age and income-wise segregation of disposal behaviour. We noted that the city of Bangalore still possesses some typical Indian socio-cultural characteristics, such as considering E-waste as ‘valuables’, changing several hands before final disposal, defying ‘brand’ or ‘looks’ consciousness, etc., which could be directed towards responsible E-waste disposal behaviours. We suggest that establishing appropriate and convenient E-waste collection/recycling facilities, ensuring responsible household disposal behaviour, implementing effective laws and legislation, and organizing mass E-waste awareness campaigns would aid in addressing the current E-waste concerns in the city.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 717-740
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1429254
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Author-Name: Chiara Mazzocchi
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzocchi
Author-Name: Guido Sali
Author-X-Name-First: Guido
Author-X-Name-Last: Sali
Title: Assessing the value of pastoral farming in the Alps using choice experiments: evidence for public policies and management
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Alpine livestock farms consist of pastures, buildings, people and animals, and are a key element for the economy in the Alps. Pastures and huts are often owned by the local municipalities, who lease them to private tenants. However, this activity is often no longer profitable, and thus pastures and huts remain unused and abandoned. This research provides an economic estimate of pastoral farming using the choice experiment (CE) method, also assessing the willingness to pay (WTP) for pastoral farming functions. The study examines different scenarios of upland farm management in order to provide recommendations for public owners on how to better manage these assets. The case study is located in an alpine area in northern Italy. Our results show a higher WTP for the attributes related to the traditional Alpine agricultural economy, with an emphasis on grazing. Several policy implications regarding agricultural renewal and support for mountain livelihoods are highlighted in the conclusions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 552-567
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1430557
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Author-Name: Sofie Storbjörk
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Storbjörk
Author-Name: Mattias Hjerpe
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Hjerpe
Author-Name: Erik Glaas
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Glaas
Title: Using Public–Private Interplay to Climate-Proof Urban Planning? Critical Lessons from Developing a new Housing District in Karlstad, Sweden
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While strengthening public–private interplay is expected to improve the climate profile of urban planning in terms of mitigation and adaptation, less is known about the practice of such new interactive modes of governing. The paper critically examines the role, benefits and limitations of extended public–private interplay in developing a new housing district in Sweden. The developer dialogue between municipal officials and property developers confirms mutual interests, shared understandings and the added value of interacting. However, the closer the dialogue comes to settling agreements, the more difficult it gets for municipal officials to steer the process and its outcomes in favor of climate proofing. Complications with adapting to the new interactive setting means that municipal officials balance between acting as facilitators and/or regulators and property developers between acting as partners, competitors and/or defenders. Refining steering-strategies for sustaining commitments and securing formal agreements are pertinent for using public–private interplay to climate-proof urban planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 568-585
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1434490
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Author-Name: Adolf K. Y. Ng
Author-X-Name-First: Adolf K. Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng
Author-Name: Jason Monios
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Monios
Author-Name: Huiying Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Huiying
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Climate adaptation management and institutional erosion: insights from a major Canadian port
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This paper performs an institutional analysis of the adaptation to climate change by ports, through a case study of the port of Vancouver, Canada. While previous literature has demonstrated the value of informal institutions for filling gaps left by formal institutions, the role of failed informal institutions has received less attention. Our analysis reveals how, in the case of an unprecedented challenge like climate adaptation, relying on informal institutions with less agency can actually erode the strength of existing institutions in a form of negative institutional plasticity. In this case, emerging polycentric governance was unsuccessful, unable to construct clearly demarcated responsibilities due to impedance by the path dependence of the current federalist system. The latter works well for traditional infrastructure investments with a closed pool of stakeholders, but not for ports where multiple scales of embeddedness, both horizontally and vertically, produce a collective action problem with no mechanism for resolution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 586-610
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1435410
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Author-Name: Christopher Neher
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Neher
Author-Name: Lucas Bair
Author-X-Name-First: Lucas
Author-X-Name-Last: Bair
Author-Name: John Duffield
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Duffield
Author-Name: David Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Author-Name: Katherine Neher
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Neher
Title: Convergent validity between willingness to pay elicitation methods: an application to Grand Canyon whitewater boaters
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We directly compare trip willingness to pay (WTP) values between dichotomous choice contingent valuation (DCCV) and discrete choice experiment (DCE) stated preference surveys of private party Grand Canyon whitewater boaters. The consistency of DCCV and DCE estimates is debated in the literature, and this study contributes to the body of work comparing the methods. Comparisons were made of mean WTP estimates for four hypothetical Colorado River flow-level scenarios. Boaters were found to most highly value mid-range flows, with very low and very high flows eliciting lower WTP estimates across both DCE and DCCV surveys. Mean WTP precision was estimated through simulation. No statistically significant differences were detected between the two methods at three of the four hypothetical flow levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 611-625
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1435411
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Author-Name: Owen Douglas
Author-X-Name-First: Owen
Author-X-Name-Last: Douglas
Author-Name: Paula Russell
Author-X-Name-First: Paula
Author-X-Name-Last: Russell
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Title: Positive perceptions of green and open space as predictors of neighbourhood quality of life: implications for urban planning across the city region
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The provision of green and open space in the face of wider development pressure is a key urban challenge. Despite this, few studies have critically investigated the quality of life implications of such provision. This paper focuses on perceptions of built environment factors and their influence on neighbourhood quality of life. Data are drawn from a household survey questionnaire completed by 483 residents living in three neighbourhoods in Dublin, Ireland – an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb and a peri-urban settlement. Positive perceptions of green and open space were identified as important predictors of high levels of neighbourhood satisfaction, surpassed only by dwelling characteristics. This suggests that development strategies which fail to provide for properly planned green and open spaces may be detrimental to neighbourhood quality of life. Furthermore, the results suggest a need for design solutions which consider neighbourhood typology in achieving improved neighbourhood quality of life.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 626-646
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1439573
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Author-Name: Maia Lordkipanidze
Author-X-Name-First: Maia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lordkipanidze
Author-Name: Hans Bressers
Author-X-Name-First: Hans
Author-X-Name-Last: Bressers
Author-Name: Kris Lulofs
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Lulofs
Title: Governance assessment of a protected area: the case of the Alde Feanen National Park
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This paper addresses the challenge of appropriate governance of complexity and diversity in the Dutch national park of Alde Feanen. The issue is how to enhance ecosystem resilience. Our focus relates to a navigable waterway within the park that affects the natural values of the area. The governance assessment tool is used to assess the governance context of the waterway and ecosystem resilience in the area. The study shows that a lack of a long-term integrated vision makes the governance context less supportive. Such a vision could maximize the focus on the resilience of the park's nature and motivate actors to work towards a common future for a concerned area. However, institutional complexity, combined with institutional inertia, is revealed as a hindrance to the quality of governance and shapes a weak ability to adapt the current situation to move towards resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 647-670
Issue: 4
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1441014
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Author-Name: Andrés Vargas
Author-X-Name-First: Andrés
Author-X-Name-Last: Vargas
Author-Name: Alex Y. Lo
Author-X-Name-First: Alex Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lo
Author-Name: Nicholas Rohde
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas
Author-X-Name-Last: Rohde
Author-Name: Michael Howes
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Howes
Title: Social influences on expressed willingness to pay: results of a deliberative monetary valuation study in Colombia
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Deliberative monetary valuation (DMV) methods can support environmental decision making by enabling the exchange of arguments and information to produce more democratic outcomes. The product of a valuation may be an array of expressions of willingness to pay (WTP) by individuals or a collectively agreed monetary value. Concerns have been raised, however, as to whether this product is an outcome of thoughtful and independent decision-making or influenced by social pressures to conform. Our study examines this issue and addresses concerns about the use of DMV, based on a public deliberation of forest conservation in Colombia. We analyzed the impacts of social conformity on WTP under two different decision scenarios: individual and collective. The results suggest that the impacts of social conformity are greater when a collective decision is required. These findings indicate that tensions between the differing goals of DMV could undermine its democratic promise.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1511-1528
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1232646
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Author-Name: Sarook Sarky
Author-X-Name-First: Sarook
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarky
Author-Name: Jim Wright
Author-X-Name-First: Jim
Author-X-Name-Last: Wright
Author-Name: Mary Edwards
Author-X-Name-First: Mary
Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards
Title: Evaluating consistency of stakeholder input into participatory GIS-based multiple criteria evaluation: a case study of ecotourism development in Kurdistan
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Multiple criteria evaluation (MCE) is often used with GIS to identify suitable sites for multi-purpose development such as ecotourism. Typically, expert or stakeholder consultation is used to identify weights reflecting the relative importance of map layers representing different criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new consultative approach to GIS-based MCE, using ecotourism development in Kurdistan, Iraq, as a case study. In an initial and follow-up consultation, stakeholders were asked not only to assess the relative importance of different map layers for ecotourism development, but also to identify specific sites suitable for ecotourism. Seventy-eight ecotourism destinations nominated by participants had significantly higher MCE scores than a set of 58 locations chosen without reference to stakeholders (t-test = 21.16; p < 0.001). The approach thus provides a straightforward means of assessing the consistency of stakeholder input into MCE and could be adapted for use in other site suitability assessments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1529-1553
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1236013
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Author-Name: Suzana E. Hikichi
Author-X-Name-First: Suzana E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hikichi
Author-Name: Eduardo G. Salgado
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Salgado
Author-Name: Luiz A. Beijo
Author-X-Name-First: Luiz A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beijo
Title: Characterization of dissemination of ISO 14001 in countries and economic sectors in the Americas
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The ISO 14001 standard is a reference to direct the implementation of Environmental Management Systems. The number of organizations that have adopted the certification has been growing over the years. This study aimed to evaluate the evolution of ISO 14001 in the Americas and among its economic sectors. A descriptive analysis of ISO 14001 data for the years 1996–2014, obtained from ISO and literature review, were performed. The evolution of ISO 14001 was also compared with the ISO 9001. The results showed that the number of ISO 14001 certifications has regularly increased on the continent as a whole, but unevenly among its countries. The number of ISO 9001 certifications still remains higher than the ISO 14001, but the disparity between them is decreasing, at the country level. The paper contributes insights into the main literature to be addressed for business managers, certifying bodies and specialists.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1554-1574
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1240070
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Author-Name: Antonis Skouloudis
Author-X-Name-First: Antonis
Author-X-Name-Last: Skouloudis
Author-Name: Nikoleta Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Nikoleta
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones
Author-Name: Spyridon Roumeliotis
Author-X-Name-First: Spyridon
Author-X-Name-Last: Roumeliotis
Author-Name: David Issac
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Issac
Author-Name: Alison Greig
Author-X-Name-First: Alison
Author-X-Name-Last: Greig
Author-Name: Konstantinos Evangelinos
Author-X-Name-First: Konstantinos
Author-X-Name-Last: Evangelinos
Title: Industrial pollution, spatial stigma and economic decline: the case of Asopos river basin through the lens of local small business owners
Abstract:
This paper explores the notion of environmentally induced spatial stigma through an analysis of data from interviews across public attitudes to pollution within the Asopos river basin in central Greece. The area has a 40 year plus history of legal and illicit industrial waste disposal and public debate on the associated environmental degradation. The study focuses on the perceptions and beliefs of a sector of the community likely to be directly and negatively affected by stigma, that is small business owners in the tourism and hospitality sector. The qualitative analysis explores awareness and viewpoints on environmental degradation and water quality within the local context, implications for the local economy and the individual's own enterprise, views on industrial environmental management as well as corporate responsibility and future prospects for the environmental problems of Asopos. Findings reveal a noticeable variation in views on industrial pollution and ecosystem deterioration among the respondents, but overall a strong environmentally induced stigmatization of the area. They also uncover an information asymmetry and lack of credible commitment by government bodies and industry members in disclosing accurate information, a situation likely to increase speculation and uncertainty within the community. The paper concludes by addressing implications of the findings to policy-making and managerial considerations, along with future research perspectives which aim to increase considerations of sustainability aspects for local development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1575-1600
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1243519
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Author-Name: Erik Glaas
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Glaas
Author-Name: E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Author-X-Name-First: E. Carina H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Keskitalo
Author-Name: Mattias Hjerpe
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Hjerpe
Title: Insurance sector management of climate change adaptation in three Nordic countries: the influence of policy and market factors
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The insurance industry is important for facilitating climate change adaptation. Insurance companies’ involvement is, however, influenced by national adaptation policy. The literature suggests that especially policy factors – government interventions, political priorities and public–private cooperation – and market factors – cost offset, cost mitigation, planning flexibility and business opportunities – shape private actor approaches. To increase the understanding of insurance company involvement in adaptation, this study examines how insurance companies’ approaches are influenced by policy and market factors in three countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The study found that the policy factors tested significantly shaped the approaches of the companies assessed, while market factors currently appear less influential. This is likely due to the absence of climate risk and adaptation in political debates and among insurance policyholders. The study discusses the potential role of the insurance industry in adaptation governance and suggests how barriers facing insurance companies could be overcome.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1601-1621
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1245654
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Author-Name: Uchendu Eugene Chigbu
Author-X-Name-First: Uchendu Eugene
Author-X-Name-Last: Chigbu
Author-Name: Anna Schopf
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Schopf
Author-Name: Walter T. de Vries
Author-X-Name-First: Walter T.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vries
Author-Name: Fahria Masum
Author-X-Name-First: Fahria
Author-X-Name-Last: Masum
Author-Name: Samuel Mabikke
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Mabikke
Author-Name: Danilo Antonio
Author-X-Name-First: Danilo
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonio
Author-Name: Jorge Espinoza
Author-X-Name-First: Jorge
Author-X-Name-Last: Espinoza
Title: Combining land-use planning and tenure security: a tenure responsive land-use planning approach for developing countries
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There is tenure insecurity around land ownerships and land rights in most developing countries. There are also many land-use planning projects being implemented in these countries. Often, land-use planning exists in these countries but is not formally linked with tenure security. This study argues that combining them by conducting land-use planning in a way that promotes tenure security presents a new approach. A central premise for the rationale of this intervention is that processes of land-use planning may inadvertently increase tenure security. By way of methodology, it evaluates land-use planning case studies from Africa, Asia and South America. It uses the three case study examples to build a case for making tenure security one of the major planned outcomes of a land-use planning process and provides a detailed framework for operationalising the concept. Its main contribution to the literature is that it introduces the concept of tenure responsive land-use planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1622-1639
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1245655
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Author-Name: Andrea Cecchin
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Cecchin
Title: Material flow analysis for a sustainable resource management in island ecosystems
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The Galapagos Archipelago (Ecuador) is one of the most well-known natural sites in the world for its unique biodiversity. This sensitive ecosystem is at risk due to a problematic equilibrium between its conservation policy and development demand. To contribute to implementing integrated sustainable resource management in the Galapagos Islands, a material flow analysis (MFA) of Santa Cruz – the island with the highest anthropic pressure in the archipelago – has been performed, outlining a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the direct flow of goods throughout the system. MFA outcomes have been used to evaluate and forecast the impact of some policies and strategies on the local system, focusing in particular on fossil fuel consumption and local agricultural production. This case study stresses the need to introduce a local MFA protocol to decision-makers’ toolbox, as it provides quantitative assessments on a broad spectrum of local development issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1640-1659
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1246997
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Author-Name: Paul Fenton
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Fenton
Title: National infrastructure, small towns and sustainable mobility – experiences from policy and strategy in two Swedish municipalities
Abstract:
This study explores the implications of improved access to national rail and road infrastructure for urban planning and land use in two small Swedish towns. The promotion of sustainable mobility is considered a strategic objective at the municipal level, yet the study questions the extent to which national investments, and increased access to regional labour markets, support local efforts to increase sustainable mobility. The results indicate that municipalities struggle to adopt coherent approaches to increasing sustainable mobility and continue to develop physical plans that induce use of motor vehicles, a trend reinforced by national investments in road infrastructure in peri-urban areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1660-1682
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1246998
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Author-Name: A. Eastwood
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Eastwood
Author-Name: A. Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: A. Byg
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Byg
Title: The challenges of participatory and systemic environmental management: from aspiration to implementation
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Participatory and systemic approaches in environmental management are advocated as they are thought to lead to more equitable, resilient and integrated solutions. However, there is mounting evidence that, in practice, these approaches are exceedingly challenging and do not always lead to improved environmental management, or greater community engagement. To better understand the challenges facing organisations wishing to use these approaches, we monitored the dynamics of a decision-making process on an estate. We observed an oscillating pattern of widening and narrowing participation and integration. Three key factors created tensions with the estate's desires to increase community participation and follow a more systemic approach: stewardship values, organisational capacity and unresolved core issues. A combination of these tensions and other factors led to the early cessation of a series of planned participatory workshops. We conclude that academia needs to take these challenges seriously by placing greater emphasis on multi-dimensional, transdisciplinary analysis of such transformation processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1683-1701
Issue: 9
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1249787
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Author-Name: Dorien Korbee
Author-X-Name-First: Dorien
Author-X-Name-Last: Korbee
Author-Name: Gerardo E. van Halsema
Author-X-Name-First: Gerardo E.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Halsema
Author-Name: Chris Seijger
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Seijger
Title: Strategic delta planning: launching new ideas on managing a Delta, and their travels along actor coalitions, participatory planning tools and implementation timelines
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1447-1453
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1647683
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Author-Name: Hoang Thi Minh Vo
Author-X-Name-First: Hoang Thi Minh
Author-X-Name-Last: Vo
Author-Name: Gerardo van Halsema
Author-X-Name-First: Gerardo
Author-X-Name-Last: van Halsema
Author-Name: Chris Seijger
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Seijger
Author-Name: Nhan Kieu Dang
Author-X-Name-First: Nhan Kieu
Author-X-Name-Last: Dang
Author-Name: Art Dewulf
Author-X-Name-First: Art
Author-X-Name-Last: Dewulf
Author-Name: Petra Hellegers
Author-X-Name-First: Petra
Author-X-Name-Last: Hellegers
Title: Political agenda-setting for strategic delta planning in the Mekong Delta: converging or diverging agendas of policy actors and the Mekong Delta Plan?
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This article uses the lens of the Multiple Streams Approach to explore whether the agendas set by political actors in Vietnam converged with the agenda set in the Mekong Delta Plan (MDP). The MDP presents policy choices for the development of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. The plan offers economically attractive, climate adaptive and environmentally sustainable paths forward in the face of climate change and economic uncertainties. We collected our data using qualitative techniques, including a literature review and interviews. We found convergence between the MDP’s agenda and political actors’ agendas, though divergences were also detected. Between the delivery of the MDP in 2013 and formal endorsement of its ideas in 2017, the problem stream, policy stream and politics stream were brought together by the actions of “policy entrepreneurs†(scientists and experts). Our findings suggest that agenda-setting and convergence were a crucial step towards endorsement of the strategic delta planning process for the Mekong Delta. Further research could explore issues of power mobilization in enabling or constraining decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1454-1474
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1571328
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Author-Name: Alejo Kraus-Polk
Author-X-Name-First: Alejo
Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus-Polk
Author-Name: Brett Milligan
Author-X-Name-First: Brett
Author-X-Name-Last: Milligan
Title: Affective ecologies, adaptive management and restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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In this article, we describe ecological recovery efforts – restoration – as a crucial component of strategic delta planning. We present restoration as a design process at once biogeophysical and territorial that entails socioecological uncertainties. Adaptive management is an approach to dealing with uncertainties through active monitoring and recalibration of actions taken. We have developed a ‘socioecological monitoring’ program that uses existing biophysical monitoring protocols to collect data on human use. Beyond provisioning demographic and use data, this program also helps to change the relationship between the monitors and managers involved in adaptive management and diverse non-scientific publics, who have thus far been removed from the process. Our approach highlights the importance of user experiences and affective labor to bring people into the design of restoration areas, both as actors to be managed for, as well as agents whose values and desires can help guide landscape evolution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1475-1500
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1530099
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Author-Name: Mattias Gaglio
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Gaglio
Author-Name: Mattia Lanzoni
Author-X-Name-First: Mattia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lanzoni
Author-Name: Giovanni Nobili
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Nobili
Author-Name: Diego Viviani
Author-X-Name-First: Diego
Author-X-Name-Last: Viviani
Author-Name: Giuseppe Castaldelli
Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe
Author-X-Name-Last: Castaldelli
Author-Name: Elisa Anna Fano
Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Fano
Title: Ecosystem services approach for sustainable governance in a brackish water lagoon used for aquaculture
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Human impacts on deltas often involve reclamation of coastal wetlands, causing a dramatic loss of ecological functions. We propose an Ecosystem Services (ES) approach to promote coordinated governance of aquaculture and environmental conservation in a brackish lagoon of the Po River delta (Italy). Spatiotemporal changes of aquatic vegetated habitats and clam production were evaluated, and experimentally related to ESs: climate regulation, habitat provision for birdlife, and potential for birdwatching. Almost all emergent vegetation was lost during past decades, while aquaculture production increased rapidly. Vegetated habitats sequestered significant amounts of carbon and supported more diverse bird communities than non-vegetated wetlands, including protected species of interest for birdwatching. We demonstrated that sectoral management was ineffective in maintaining ESs, promoting the exploitation of few provisioning services while decreasing many others. We propose an innovative, integrated management that focuses on restoring aquatic vegetation to offset anthropic impacts for the future sustainable governance of deltas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1501-1524
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1581602
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Author-Name: Jantsje M. Van Loon-Steensma
Author-X-Name-First: Jantsje M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Loon-Steensma
Author-Name: Pier Vellinga
Author-X-Name-First: Pier
Author-X-Name-Last: Vellinga
Title: How “wide green dikes†were reintroduced in The Netherlands: a case study of the uptake of an innovative measure in long-term strategic delta planning
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This article describes and analyzes the reintroduction of the “wide green dike†in the Netherlands. It is a noteworthy example of implementation of an innovation in long-term strategic delta planning. The Dutch Delta Program was central herein. Pursuing its ambition to make the Netherlands climate-proof, the Delta Program invited a diverse set of actors to participate in developing a long-term adaptation plan, and also to propose innovative short-term measures to help realize that plan. The wide green dike was actively promoted by a local water board, with involvement of scientists and nature conservation organizations. A stepwise participatory process resulted in national-level recognition of the potential of the wide green dike, particularly due to its “green†and “adaptability†characteristics. Alignment of flood protection and climate adaptation goals with nature conservation objectives, as well as collaboration with new actors, were all crucial in the reintroduction of this innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1525-1544
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1557039
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Author-Name: Dorien Korbee
Author-X-Name-First: Dorien
Author-X-Name-Last: Korbee
Author-Name: Nguyen Hong Quan
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hong Quan
Author-Name: Leon Hermans
Author-X-Name-First: Leon
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermans
Author-Name: Phi Ho Long
Author-X-Name-First: Phi
Author-X-Name-Last: Ho Long
Title: Navigating the bureaucracy: an analysis of implementation feasibility for the Mekong Delta Plan, Vietnam
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Strategic delta planning focuses on strategic, long-term choices to stimulate sustainable development in deltas. Strategic delta plans outline a long-term vision to be embedded into the plans and activities of government agencies and semi-public actors at multiple levels. This implies a form of coordinated, yet decentralized, implementation. Although, its importance is widely acknowledged, there are few analytical approaches to assess the feasibility and possible bottlenecks of such implementation processes. This article applies a motivation and ability (MOTA) framework to assess the implementation feasibility of the Mekong Delta Plan in Ben Tre province, Vietnam. The results reveal diverging motivations and a perceived lack of ability among government actors at local and regional level. When not well-managed, this could hamper the translation of the strategic goals and visions into local and regional actions. This suggests the usefulness of the MOTA framework as a tool to help manage implementation processes for strategic delta planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1545-1561
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1623014
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Author-Name: Ellen Minkman
Author-X-Name-First: Ellen
Author-X-Name-Last: Minkman
Author-Name: Peter Letitre
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Letitre
Author-Name: Arwin van Buuren
Author-X-Name-First: Arwin
Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren
Title: Reconstructing the impasse in the transfer of delta plans: evaluating the translation of Dutch water management strategies to Jakarta, Indonesia
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This study takes the stagnation in the transfer of knowledge about strategic delta planning as a starting point and identifies the interplay of constraining factors. We conclude that the way the process of policy transfer is executed is crucial. The Dutch government aims to transfer the Dutch approach to delta planning (labelled ‘the Dutch Delta Approach’) to other – often developing – countries. However, policy transfer is a complex process that depends on a variety of factors. Deadlocks can occur when the transferred knowledge and the corresponding policy ideas are neither adopted nor rejected. Taking the impasse in the transfer process in the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development project in Jakarta as a case study, we demonstrate that fundamental policy change is needed to adopt strategic delta planning in Jakarta and present three interrelated explanations, related to the policy transfer process, that illustrate why this change is not yet observed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1562-1582
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1527216
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Author-Name: Shahnoor Hasan
Author-X-Name-First: Shahnoor
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasan
Author-Name: Jaap Evers
Author-X-Name-First: Jaap
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Author-Name: Arjen Zegwaard
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen
Author-X-Name-Last: Zegwaard
Author-Name: Margreet Zwarteveen
Author-X-Name-First: Margreet
Author-X-Name-Last: Zwarteveen
Title: Making waves in the Mekong Delta: recognizing the work and the actors behind the transfer of Dutch delta planning expertise
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The government of the Netherlands actively promotes Dutch delta planning to other deltaic countries. This paper describes and analyzes the Dutch–Vietnamese interactions and relationships around the development of the Mekong Delta Plan as a case of policy transfer. The paper uses an approach that regards policy transfers as processes of translation. It draws attention to the work that goes into making Dutch delta expertise and knowledge useful elsewhere. The paper shows that the financial and political support for Dutch Delta Planning expertise in Vietnam needed to be actively and continuously wielded to keep the process going. We conclude that there is merit in understanding policy transfer as a process of translation between many actors, all of whom change, learn, and influence not just each other but also what is transferred. Such an understanding allows better acknowledgement of the deeply dialogic and relational character of policy transfer processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1583-1602
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1592745
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Author-Name: Hong Quan Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Hong Quan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen
Author-Name: Dorien Korbee
Author-X-Name-First: Dorien
Author-X-Name-Last: Korbee
Author-Name: Huu Loc Ho
Author-X-Name-First: Huu Loc
Author-X-Name-Last: Ho
Author-Name: Jacob Weger
Author-X-Name-First: Jacob
Author-X-Name-Last: Weger
Author-Name: Phan Thi Thanh Hoa
Author-X-Name-First: Phan
Author-X-Name-Last: Thi Thanh Hoa
Author-Name: Nguyen Thi Thanh Duyen
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen
Author-X-Name-Last: Thi Thanh Duyen
Author-Name: Pham Dang Manh Hong Luan
Author-X-Name-First: Pham
Author-X-Name-Last: Dang Manh Hong Luan
Author-Name: Thi Tang Luu
Author-X-Name-First: Thi Tang
Author-X-Name-Last: Luu
Author-Name: Dang Ho Phuong Thao
Author-X-Name-First: Dang
Author-X-Name-Last: Ho Phuong Thao
Author-Name: Ngo Thi Thu Trang
Author-X-Name-First: Ngo
Author-X-Name-Last: Thi Thu Trang
Author-Name: Leon Hermans
Author-X-Name-First: Leon
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermans
Author-Name: Jaap Evers
Author-X-Name-First: Jaap
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Author-Name: Andrew Wyatt
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Wyatt
Author-Name: Xuan Quang Chau Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Xuan Quang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chau Nguyen
Author-Name: Ho Long Phi
Author-X-Name-First: Ho
Author-X-Name-Last: Long Phi
Title: Farmer adoptability for livelihood transformations in the Mekong Delta: a case in Ben Tre province
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Sustainable livelihood development is an ongoing challenge worldwide, and has regained importance due to threats of water shortages and climate change. To cope with changing climatic, demographic and market conditions in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (VMD) an agricultural transformation process has been suggested in the recent Mekong Delta Plan. This agricultural transformation process requires the implementation of alternative livelihood models. The majority of current agricultural livelihood models in the VMD have been introduced by the government in a top-down manner. In this study, we applied a bottom-up approach to understand the motivations and abilities of local farmers to adopt alternative livelihood models. It is based on the MOTA methodological framework, which is further tested with the use of multivariate analyses. The study was conducted in Ben Tre coastal province. Results showed that farmers’ motivations and abilities to apply alternative models vary substantially among different groups, driven by their perceptions on triggers and opportunities. Acknowledging this diversity is essential to the development of agricultural transformation plans. Furthermore, based on the analysis, a projection of the precise support that communities need to supplement their knowledge, skills and financial capacities, as well as interventions to reduce the risks of new livelihood models, is given.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1603-1618
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1568768
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Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:62:y:2019:i:9:p:1603-1618
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Author-Name: Nguyen Xuan Hoan
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Xuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoan
Author-Name: Dao Nguyen Khoi
Author-X-Name-First: Dao
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Khoi
Author-Name: Luu Duc Trung
Author-X-Name-First: Luu Duc
Author-X-Name-Last: Trung
Title: Assessing the adaptive capacity of farmers under the impact of saltwater intrusion in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
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Saltwater intrusion is one of the main problems in the coastal provinces in the Mekong Delta (including the Tra Vinh province), and it is becoming more severe with climate change and rising sea levels. In the face of this problem, a strategic plan has been developed for the Vietnamese Mekong Delta that suggests adapting to increasing salinity levels. However, the farmers’ capacity to implement the changes is unclear. The objective of this study was to assess farmers’ adaptive capacities towards saline intrusion in the Tra Vinh province in order to provide appropriate adaptation options, using the MOTA (Motivation-Ability) approach. This study surveyed 187 farmers regarding their perception, motivation, and ability in different saline environments in the study area, including three regions: seawater areas (region 1), brackish water areas (region 2), and freshwater areas (region 3). The results showed that farmers have quite high perceptions of salinity intrusion, especially farmers who live in areas affected by it. Regarding the level of saltwater intrusion, the farmers’ motivation in all three regions had a negative score, which indicates their motivation for adapting to increased salinity was quite low. Additionally, the farmers’ adaptive capacities in all three regions were moderate, with lowest capacities in educational level and rate of participation in non-agricultural organizations. The study results may be useful for managers and policy-makers in proposing appropriate and feasible options for implementing an adaptation plan to ensure sustainable livelihoods for local farmers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1619-1635
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1631147
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Author-Name: J. Evers
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Author-Name: W. Douven
Author-X-Name-First: W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Douven
Author-Name: J. Van der Stroom
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van der Stroom
Author-Name: S. Hasan
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasan
Author-Name: C. Seijger
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Seijger
Author-Name: H.L. Phi
Author-X-Name-First: H.L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Phi
Title: A framework to assess the performance of participatory planning tools for strategic delta planning
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Participatory planning tools are increasingly applied in strategic delta planning processes. Additional to its design criteria, such tools commonly promote a variety of aspects including (1) facilitation of communication, (2) knowledge sharing, (3) social learning, (4) decreasing differences in power, (5) integration between sectors, and (6) supporting agreements. Yet tools are rarely assessed systematically on these participatory process dimensions. This paper presents a participatory planning tool assessment framework. The paper shows how the framework is tested on its usefulness in a training workshop on participatory planning tools for strategic delta planning. It is concluded that the framework offers potential to assess participatory planning tools beyond a tool’s technological design criteria and that it can contribute to advancing our knowledge on the performance of tools in participatory planning activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1636-1653
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1603843
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Author-Name: Chris Seijger
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Seijger
Author-Name: Gerardo E. van Halsema
Author-X-Name-First: Gerardo E.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Halsema
Author-Name: Dorien Korbee
Author-X-Name-First: Dorien
Author-X-Name-Last: Korbee
Title: A synthesis on strategic delta planning in action: wishful thinking, vested practices and unexpected changes
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In this review, we take stock of 10 research articles that cover strategic delta planning processes in Asia, Europe, and the US. We test working hypotheses about consent, innovations, actor coalitions, and planning tools in different phases. We posit that strategic delta planning is a deliberate effort to influence delta developments, wherein wishful thinking on how a delta could develop is repeatedly confronted with vested practices and interests. These confrontations produce expected (e.g., institutional embedment, changing people’s minds) and unexpected changes (e.g., actors suddenly consenting or stepping out). Strategic delta planning is therefore not only an ambitious planning process, it is also highly uncertain, as consent on strategic directions has to be renegotiated across phases and arenas. Recommendations for practice are therefore highlighted that cover vocabulary, persuasiveness and tools. Further research is proposed to study the vagaries of strategic delta plans in urbanising deltas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1654-1674
Issue: 9
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1622516
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Author-Name: Catrien J.A.M. Termeer
Author-X-Name-First: Catrien J.A.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Termeer
Author-Name: Art Dewulf
Author-X-Name-First: Art
Author-X-Name-Last: Dewulf
Author-Name: G. Robbert Biesbroek
Author-X-Name-First: G. Robbert
Author-X-Name-Last: Biesbroek
Title: Transformational change: governance interventions for climate change adaptation from a continuous change perspective
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Although transformational change is a rather new topic in climate change adaptation literature, it has been studied in organisational theory for over 30 years. This paper argues that governance scholars can learn much from organisation theory, more specifically regarding the conceptualisation of change and intervention strategies. We reconceptualise the divide between transformational change and incremental change by questioning the feasibility of changes that are concurrently in-depth, large scale, and quick; and the assumption that incremental change is necessarily slow and can only result in superficial changes. To go beyond this dichotomy, we introduce the conceptualisation of continuous transformational change. Resulting intervention strategies include (1) providing basic conditions for enabling small in-depth wins; (2) amplifying small wins through sensemaking, coupling, and integrating; and (3) unblocking stagnations by confronting social and cognitive fixations with counterintuitive interventions. These interventions necessitate a modest leadership. Governing transformational change thus requires transformation of the governance systems themselves.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 558-576
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1168288
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Author-Name: Nurul K. Wan Ahmad
Author-X-Name-First: Nurul K. Wan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad
Author-Name: Marisa P. de Brito
Author-X-Name-First: Marisa P.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Brito
Author-Name: Jafar Rezaei
Author-X-Name-First: Jafar
Author-X-Name-Last: Rezaei
Author-Name: Lóránt A. Tavasszy
Author-X-Name-First: Lóránt A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tavasszy
Title: An integrative framework for sustainable supply chain management practices in the oil and gas industry
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This paper proposes a framework for understanding the contextual factors of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) practices in the O&G industry. It is based on a literature review of studies related to SSCM of O&G topics. The review reveals that there is a lack of SSCM research specific to the industry. Present studies focus on individual stages of its supply chain and do not consider all dimensions of sustainable development, namely economic, environmental and social factors. In addition, existing frameworks lack important contextual aspects of the industry's business and organizational environment. To address these gaps, our research develops an overarching framework operationalizing the internal and external contextual factors of the O&G industry environment that can influence the outcome of its SSCM practices. The proposed framework is useful as a tool in the formulation and implementation of SSCM strategy that enables alignment of a company's internal capabilities with its external environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 577-601
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1178105
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Author-Name: Tapan K Dhar
Author-X-Name-First: Tapan K
Author-X-Name-Last: Dhar
Author-Name: Luna Khirfan
Author-X-Name-First: Luna
Author-X-Name-Last: Khirfan
Title: Climate change adaptation in the urban planning and design research: missing links and research agenda
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This paper investigates the extent and the nature of how the urban planning literature has addressed climate change adaptation. It presents a longitudinal study of 157 peer-reviewed articles published from 2000 to 2013 in the leading urban planning and design journals whose selection considered earlier empirical studies that ranked them these journals. The findings reveal that the years 2006–07 represent a turning point, after which climate change studies appear more prominently and consistently in the urban planning and design literature; however, the majority of these studies address climate change mitigation rather than adaptation. Most adaptation studies deal with governance, social learning, and vulnerability assessments, while paying little attention to physical planning and urban design interventions. This paper identifies four gaps that pertain to the lack of interdisciplinary linkages, the absence of knowledge transfer, the presence of scale conflict, and the dearth of participatory research methods. It then advocates for the advancement of participatory and collaborative action research to meet the multifaceted challenges of climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 602-627
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1178107
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Author-Name: Theresa M. Groth
Author-X-Name-First: Theresa M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Groth
Author-Name: Allan Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: Allan
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Author-Name: Emily Mendham
Author-X-Name-First: Emily
Author-X-Name-Last: Mendham
Author-Name: Eric Toman
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Toman
Title: Examining the agricultural producer identity: utilising the collective occupational identity construct to create a typology and profile of rural landholders in Victoria, Australia
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Multifunctional rural landscapes are often characterised by contrasting values, land uses and land management practices of rural property owners. It seems these trends are, in part, an expression of rural landholder's identification as farmers. Existing typologies of rural landholders seldom take into account occupational identity. Research discussed in this paper addresses that gap. The objective was to apply the collective occupational identity construct to address the challenges of profiling rural landholders and test its effectiveness at distinguishing between different types of landholders. A 12-item scale was used to explore the extent rural landholders in south-eastern Australia held an agricultural producer identity. Cluster analysis resulted in the creation of four clusters of rural landholders with distinctive characteristics, suggesting the approach can provide researchers with a theoretically sound construct and practitioners with a useful tool as they attempt to better understand and engage rural landholders in sustainable agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 628-646
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1165189
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Author-Name: Benjamin Spencer
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Spencer
Author-Name: Josh Lawler
Author-X-Name-First: Josh
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawler
Author-Name: Celia Lowe
Author-X-Name-First: Celia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lowe
Author-Name: LuAnne Thompson
Author-X-Name-First: LuAnne
Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson
Author-Name: Tom Hinckley
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Hinckley
Author-Name: Soo-Hyung Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Soo-Hyung
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Susan Bolton
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Bolton
Author-Name: Scott Meschke
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Meschke
Author-Name: Julian D. Olden
Author-X-Name-First: Julian D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Olden
Author-Name: Joachim Voss
Author-X-Name-First: Joachim
Author-X-Name-Last: Voss
Title: Case studies in co-benefits approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Attempts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions or manage the effects of climate change traditionally focus on management or policy options that promote single outcomes (e.g., either benefiting ecosystems or human health and well-being). In contrast, co-benefits approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation address climate change impacts on human and ecological health in tandem and on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. The article engages the concept of co-benefits through four case studies. The case studies emphasize co-benefits approaches that are accessible and tractable in countries with human populations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. They illustrate the potential of co-benefits approaches and provide a platform for further discussion of several interdependent principles relevant to the implementation of co-benefits strategies. These principles include providing incentives across multiple scales and time frames, promoting long-term integrated impact assessment, and fostering multidimensional communication networks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 647-667
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1168287
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Author-Name: Tiziana Ulian
Author-X-Name-First: Tiziana
Author-X-Name-Last: Ulian
Author-Name: Moctar Sacandé
Author-X-Name-First: Moctar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sacandé
Author-Name: Alex Hudson
Author-X-Name-First: Alex
Author-X-Name-Last: Hudson
Author-Name: Efisio Mattana
Author-X-Name-First: Efisio
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattana
Title: Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU – Useful Plants Project
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Through the MGU – Useful Plants Project (2007–2015) led by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, high-quality seed collections and research information have been gathered on useful indigenous plants selected by communities in Botswana, Kenya, Mali, South Africa, and Mexico. Local communities were trained in seed conservation, plant propagation, and planting activities, while revenue generation was promoted directly through the sustainable use of plants and plant products and indirectly through wider environmental and cultural services. The success of this project was determined by its participative approach, involving local communities in plant conservation activities and using plant research to support it. However, the promotion of sustainable use and income generation highlighted issues that confirmed the importance of using a ‘holistic approach’ to address the objective of poverty reduction and contribute to improved livelihoods in the communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 668-683
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1166101
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Author-Name: A.J. Villanueva
Author-X-Name-First: A.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Villanueva
Author-Name: M. RodrÃguez-Entrena
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: RodrÃguez-Entrena
Author-Name: M. Arriaza
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Arriaza
Author-Name: J.A. Gómez-Limón
Author-X-Name-First: J.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Limón
Title: Heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards agri-environmental schemes across different agricultural subsystems
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Specialised literature on the uptake of agri-environmental schemes (AES) has paid little attention to how this can be influenced by the different types of agricultural systems. This paper analyses the heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards these schemes, distinguishing between different subsystems within the same agricultural system. We use the choice experiment method to analyse the case study of three olive grove subsystems in southern Spain, with the subsystems ranging from extensive to intensive. The results reveal inter- and intra-subsystem heterogeneity of farmers' preferences towards AES, both in general and specifically related to scheme attributes. A variety of factors appear to lie behind inter-subsystem heterogeneity, especially those associated with subsystem specificities (principally, the type of joint production). Likewise, numerous factors play a role in intra-subsystem heterogeneity, most of them related to farm/farmer socio-economic and physical characteristics. These findings will help in the design of more efficient AES.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 684-707
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1168289
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Author-Name: Sissel Hovik
Author-X-Name-First: Sissel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hovik
Author-Name: Eirin Hongslo
Author-X-Name-First: Eirin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hongslo
Title: Balancing local interests and national conservation obligations in nature protection. The case of local management boards in Norway
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In 2010, Norway introduced local management of national parks and other large protected areas. Boards comprised of local politicians are delegated extended powers in the management of the protected areas. This paper examines how this system of local management deals with the conflicting dimensions of local interests versus national obligations, and conservation versus use. The study is based on data from surveys to protected area board members and other actors involved, and on case studies in two protected areas. The main finding is that the boards, accountable to central government but comprised of politicians accountable to the local voters, aim to balance local interests and national obligations, and conservation and use. Popular involvement and anchorage is, however, weak due to lack of mobilization and transparency. Furthermore, formal restrictions hindering the boards from dealing with local economic development could make the boards less attractive for the local political leadership.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 708-724
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1176556
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Author-Name: Paul Fenton
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Fenton
Author-Name: Wisdom Kanda
Author-X-Name-First: Wisdom
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanda
Title: Barriers to the diffusion of renewable energy: studies of biogas for transport in two European cities
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The diffusion of renewable energy – particularly in transport – in cities may facilitate the transition away from fossil fuels, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Past studies on this topic have focused on system modelling of diffusion pathways, technology characteristics and also estimations of future availability of renewable energy, whilst neglecting the agency of producers and users. This article assesses barriers to the diffusion of biogas for transportation in cities from a system and actor perspective. Using document studies and interviews in the cities of Basel, Switzerland, and Odense, Denmark, we identify the presence of conflicting political priorities and shifting strategic objectives, resulting in mixed signals concerning the role and viability of biogas for transportation. This underlines the importance of public sector support and coherent design and implementation of strategy and policy enabling the diffusion of renewable energy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 725-742
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1176557
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Author-Name: Arian Khaleghi Moghadam
Author-X-Name-First: Arian Khaleghi
Author-X-Name-Last: Moghadam
Author-Name: Burc Kayahan
Author-X-Name-First: Burc
Author-X-Name-Last: Kayahan
Title: What influences the pattern of pollutant releases? An investigation of firms’ siting and households’ sorting decisions in Ontario, Canada
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The relationship between the pattern of pollutant releases and neighborhood characteristics has been in the center of environmental justice debates for the last decades. One part of the discourse revolves around the question if the siting decision of polluting firms or the sorting decision of households is the explanatory factor for the pattern of pollutant releases. The aim of this study is to contribute to the discussion by investigating the potential correlation between polluting facilities and socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada, using data from the Canadian census and National Pollutant Release Inventory. The analysis shows that when the results are considered from the perspectives of the siting decision of firms and sorting decision of households’ hypotheses, the results weigh in favor of the sorting decision of households.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 743-754
Issue: 4
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1178106
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Author-Name: Heeyeun Yoon
Author-X-Name-First: Heeyeun
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoon
Title: When and where do we see the proximity effect of a new park? –A case study of the Dream Forest in Seoul, Korea
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This study aimed to unpack the dynamic proximity effects of a park on residential values in the urban regeneration context: first by the development phase of the park, and second, by specific characteristics of the residential units. The study site is the Dream Forest in Seoul, South Korea, and the study period is from 2006 to 2015. The two-fold multilevel regression analysis suggests that the Dream Forest began exerting proximity effects from the time of site acquisition by the city, which peaked at a 3.7% price increment per 100-meter distance to the park from a prototypical housing unit, soon after the public announcement of the park procurement plan. During construction, inauguration and stabilization, the effect has remained at around 3.0%. The analysis also suggests that the proximity effect applies unevenly to housing units: apartment type or older housing units are more sensitive to the externality effects than their counterparts – multifamily type or newer housing units.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1113-1136
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1334634
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Author-Name: Jinwon Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Jinwon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Sarah Nicholls
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Nicholls
Title: Access for all? Beach access and equity in the Detroit metropolitan area
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Beaches are a unique type of recreation setting, offering a variety of water- and land-based opportunities that can meet residents’ diverse and complex recreation needs. Providing and improving equitable access to recreation amenities such as beaches have been recognized as essential responsibilities of public leisure agencies. This study assessed the degree of equity inherent in the distribution of public beaches in the Detroit metropolitan area; to account for spatial effects, phenomena rarely considered in prior equity analyses, geographically weighted regression was employed. Considerable local variations in the relationships between level of access to public beaches and population density, proportion of elderly population and educational attainment were identified. Such findings can help parks and recreation agencies better understand local patterns of equity, an important first step in facilitating the formulation of more efficient and effective planning and policy approaches.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1137-1161
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1335187
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Author-Name: Magdalena Fallde
Author-X-Name-First: Magdalena
Author-X-Name-Last: Fallde
Title: Biofuels – tools for achieving environmental goals or green place branding? Present drivers and future visions in two Swedish municipalities
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This paper presents a study of two Swedish municipalities’ engagement in biogas development. To analyse the drivers of such biogas development, the conceptual framing incorporates two perspectives on local biogas policy: first, policy drivers as connected to environmental goals and, second, policy as a matter of green place branding. The results indicate that biogas engagement serves as a self-governing activity with the fulfilment of environmental goals as a driver; furthermore, it is a way of expressing the mission of municipalities as “engines†of environmental policy. In one studied municipality, biogas engagement has an important symbolic value for green identity, meaning that green place branding is a driver. Still, interviewed actors from both municipalities lack clear long-term visions of biogas. Further studies of biofuel production should critically investigate visions of the future among central and local governments and evaluate the implications of municipalities as biofuel producers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1162-1179
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1337566
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Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:7:p:1162-1179
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Author-Name: Sayed Mohammad Aminjavaheri
Author-X-Name-First: Sayed Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Aminjavaheri
Author-Name: Sara Nazif
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Nazif
Title: Determining the robust optimal set of BMPs for urban runoff management in data-poor catchments
Abstract:
Mismanagement of urban runoff can result in inundation which causes serious problems in providing urban services. Best management practices (BMPs) are used for urban runoff management. In this study, a method is proposed to determine the robust optimal set of BMPs for runoff management in data-poor catchments in urban areas. This method includes five main steps: (1) Sensitivity analysis to determine effective parameters in rainfall-runoff simulation model, (2) Calibration of the rainfall-runoff model based on selected effective parameters, (3) Developing a multi-objective optimization model to obtain the optimal sets of BMPs, (4) Selecting the final solutions using the Nash approach for ranking, (5) Evaluation of the robustness of the selected solution using the Management Option Rank Equivalence method. The proposed method is examined in an urban basin located in the north of Tehran, Iran. The results show that the proposed approach provides reliable results for urban runoff management in data-poor areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1180-1203
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1337567
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Author-Name: Zaheed Hasan
Author-X-Name-First: Zaheed
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasan
Author-Name: Melissa Nursey-Bray
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Nursey-Bray
Title: Artisan fishers’ perception of climate change and disasters in coastal Bangladesh
Abstract:
Climate change is affecting fishing communities across Bangladesh. While work has been undertaken to investigate the nature of these impacts, understanding how fishers perceive climate change at a local level, especially within developing countries, is crucial. This paper presents the results of a three-year study of the contextual determinants and dimensions of artisanal fishing community perceptions about climate change in coastal Bangladesh. Results of this study indicate that geographic characteristics, socio-economic status, worldviews, tradition, observations and disaster experiences are important determinants for shaping fishers’ perceptions about climate change. Fishers also demonstrate a long-standing tradition of risk adaptation strategies, but do not link them to climate change. We argue that these perceptions provide ideas for how to form appropriate climate responses at local levels not only in Bangladesh but other developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1204-1223
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1339026
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Author-Name: Marije Hamersma
Author-X-Name-First: Marije
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamersma
Author-Name: Eva Heinen
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Heinen
Author-Name: Taede Tillema
Author-X-Name-First: Taede
Author-X-Name-Last: Tillema
Author-Name: Jos Arts
Author-X-Name-First: Jos
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Title: Understanding resident satisfaction with involvement in highway planning: in-depth interviews during a highway planning process in the Netherlands
Abstract:
This study investigates resident satisfaction with provided involvement activities during highway planning processes, with particular attention given to the planned Southern Ring Road highway project in Groningen, the Netherlands. In-depth interviews with 38 residents living in the project area reveal important themes contributing to satisfaction. Satisfaction with passive information activities is motivated by the extent to which information addresses concerns, but (dis)trust in government and other information sources also plays a role. For residents preferring to obtain additional information, perceived access to such information and the extent to which it reduces concerns are also important to satisfaction. Finally, for residents who would rather participate actively, satisfaction is motivated by their perceived access to participation activities and the sense of being heard. Study results show how residents’ evaluations of the themes underpinning involvement satisfaction are based on their perceptions of actual project team activities and contextual factors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1224-1249
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1339592
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Author-Name: B. Mazzorana
Author-X-Name-First: B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzorana
Author-Name: A. Nardini
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nardini
Author-Name: F. Comiti
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Comiti
Author-Name: G. Vignoli
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Vignoli
Author-Name: E. Cook
Author-X-Name-First: E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cook
Author-Name: H. Ulloa
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ulloa
Author-Name: A. Iroumé
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Iroumé
Title: Toward participatory decision-making in river corridor management: two case studies from the European Alps
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River managers are aware that river restoration entails addressing and effectively solving wicked social-ecological problems. Contemporary river corridor management is characterized by a variety of actors with different perspectives and interests, and by complex institutional settings and legal landscapes. Additionally, at the intersection between litho-, hydro-, and biological fields, new research suggests that river restoration should reactivate matter and energy fluxes, re-establish spatial connections with the floodplains, and enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitats without exacerbating flood risk. First, we outline a general structure of participatory river corridor management that addresses the following key requirements: (1) unambiguous, participatory spatial delineation of the river corridor; (2) comprehensive assessment of the river corridor's hydro-geomorphological, ecological, socio-economic and cultural processes; (3) transparency and consistency of the decision-making process; as well as (4) a coherent envisioning process. Subsequently, we present an overview of two river corridor management processes, conducted in South Tyrol, Italy. Specifically, we analysed the Etsch/Adige River corridor between Laas/Lasa and Glurns/Glorenza in the Upper Vinschgau/Venosta valley characterized by intense agricultural land use and the densely populated Eisack/Isarco River corridor in Brixen/Bressanone. Based on structured interviews with project managers, we highlight strengths and shortcomings of the proposed participatory management and envisage procedural improvements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1250-1270
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1339593
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Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:7:p:1250-1270
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Author-Name: Monika SuÅ¡keviÄs
Author-X-Name-First: Monika
Author-X-Name-Last: SuÅ¡keviÄs
Author-Name: Thomas Hahn
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Hahn
Author-Name: Romina Rodela
Author-X-Name-First: Romina
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodela
Author-Name: Biljana Macura
Author-X-Name-First: Biljana
Author-X-Name-Last: Macura
Author-Name: Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Author-X-Name-First: Claudia
Author-X-Name-Last: Pahl-Wostl
Title: Learning for social-ecological change: a qualitative review of outcomes across empirical literature in natural resource management
Abstract:
Learning is considered as a promising mechanism to cope with rapid environmental change. The implications of learning for natural resource management (NRM) have not been explored in-depth and the evidence on the topic is scattered across multiple sources. We provide a qualitative review of types of learning outcomes and consider their manifestations in NRM across selected empirical literature. We conducted a systematic search of the peer-reviewed literature (N = 1,223) and a qualitative meta-synthesis of included articles, with an explicit focus on learning outcomes and NRM changes (N = 53). Besides social learning, we found several learning concepts used, including policy and transformative learning, and multiple links between learning and NRM reported. We observe that the development of skills, together with a system approach involving multi-level capacities, is decisive for implications of learning for NRM. Future reviews could systematically compare how primary research applies different learning concepts and discusses links between learning and NRM changes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1085-1112
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1339594
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Author-Name: Pip Wallace
Author-X-Name-First: Pip
Author-X-Name-Last: Wallace
Author-Name: Ross Martin
Author-X-Name-First: Ross
Author-X-Name-Last: Martin
Author-Name: Iain White
Author-X-Name-First: Iain
Author-X-Name-Last: White
Title: Keeping pace with technology: drones, disturbance and policy deficiency
Abstract:
This paper analyses regulatory responses to rapid intensification of the use of drones/remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the context of wildlife protection. Benefits and disadvantages of the technology to wildlife are examined, before three key limitations in policy and law are identified: failure to address wildlife disturbance in RPA regulation; reliance upon insufficiently comprehensive existing wildlife protection legislation to manage disturbance effects; and limited species-specific research on disturbance. A New Zealand case study further reveals an inconsistent regulatory approach struggling to keep pace with innovation, inadequate regulatory capture of environmental effects due to exemption as “aircraftâ€, and no recognition that specific geographical locations, such as coastal areas, distinguished by recreational pressures and high numbers of threatened species require special consideration. Recommendations include acknowledging the impact on wildlife in policy, gap analysis of legal arrangements for protection from disturbance (including airspace), and adoption of minimum approach distances to threatened species.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1271-1288
Issue: 7
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1353957
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Author-Name: Lynn Mandarano
Author-X-Name-First: Lynn
Author-X-Name-Last: Mandarano
Author-Name: Kurt Paulsen
Author-X-Name-First: Kurt
Author-X-Name-Last: Paulsen
Title: Governance capacity in collaborative watershed partnerships: evidence from the Philadelphia region
Abstract: The aim of this study is to assess and document the influence of collaborative watershed partnership processes on realising outcomes: improvement in social conditions and implementation of restoration projects in the Philadelphia region. Methods include primary document review, a survey of partnership participants and quantitative analysis. This analysis identifies correlations between the quality of the collaborative process and changes in social conditions. In addition, although participants in the partnerships have implemented a range of watershed restoration projects, the influence of the process on implementation is ambiguous. The collaborative processes yield agreements, improve learning and build social capital; yet these alone may be insufficient to overcome barriers to implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1293-1313
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.572694
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Author-Name: Mariele Evers
Author-X-Name-First: Mariele
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Author-Name: Sabine Hofmeister
Author-X-Name-First: Sabine
Author-X-Name-Last: Hofmeister
Title: Gender mainstreaming and participative planning for sustainable land management
Abstract: This contribution outlines the potential of the category of gender in critical analyses of land use policy and the perspectives it offers for the development of conceptual strategies for sustainable land management. It illustrates gender mainstreaming in urban development approaches, thus showing the potential for enhancing the quality of planning and the reduction of land consumption. The paper goes on to discuss the potential for extended and differentiated communication and participation within participative planning support systems. A major point of discussion is the constraints of computing formalisations and the means of developing software systems for planning support systems (PSS) for participative planning approaches.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1315-1329
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.573978
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Author-Name: Stewart Barr
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Barr
Author-Name: Gareth Shaw
Author-X-Name-First: Gareth
Author-X-Name-Last: Shaw
Author-Name: Andrew Gilg
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilg
Title: The policy and practice of ‘sustainable lifestyles’
Abstract: This paper explores the rapidly developing research agenda surrounding individual commitments towards the environment, manifested by a series of environmental practices. Such practices encompass a wide range of activities, including energy and water conservation, ‘green' consumption and travel and tourism behaviours. Conventionally, researchers have chosen to study such activities individually, exposing the motivations behind specific behaviours. More recent research has suggested that ‘spillover’ effects (or generalisability) can occur between different types of activity, leading to a notion that a series of sustainable ‘lifestyles’ can be identified. However, these lifestyles have often been framed around home-based activities and have paid less attention to practices beyond thehome environment, particularly travel and tourism behaviours. This paper presents research that explored attitudes towards different forms of environmental practices, both within and beyond the home. Based on a series of focus group discussions with specific lifestyle groups, the paper highlights the contested nature of environmental practice in the UK and argues that whilst most individuals are willing to take steps in the home to be environmentally friendly, this rarely translates to tourism practices and raises questions concerning the viability of ‘sustainable lifestyles’ as a useful concept for exploring environmental practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1331-1350
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.574996
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Author-Name: Jungyul Sohn
Author-X-Name-First: Jungyul
Author-X-Name-Last: Sohn
Title: Watering cities: spatial analysis of urban water use in the Southeastern United States
Abstract: This study explores the spatial pattern of urban water use in the southeastern US using Moran's I and Local Moran statistics, and identifies the factors influencing urban water use quantity using a regression model. The findings suggest that counties with a large quantity of water use are spatially clustered. The regression analysis reveals that the quantity of water use decreases as the water price increases in cities in the light water use group and when a city government manages water in cities in the heavy use group. Effective water management policies in the southeastern region of the US need to be established in consideration of these effects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1351-1371
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.575188
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Author-Name: Malgorzata Blicharska
Author-X-Name-First: Malgorzata
Author-X-Name-Last: Blicharska
Author-Name: Per Angelstam
Author-X-Name-First: Per
Author-X-Name-Last: Angelstam
Author-Name: Hans Antonson
Author-X-Name-First: Hans
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonson
Author-Name: Marine Elbakidze
Author-X-Name-First: Marine
Author-X-Name-Last: Elbakidze
Author-Name: Robert Axelsson
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Axelsson
Title: Road, forestry and regional planners' work for biodiversity conservation and public participation: a case study in Poland's hotspot regions
Abstract: We studied how regional, road and forestry planning sectors work to implement policies about biodiversity conservation and public participation. Evaluations were based on a normative model for planning derived from the existing international policies and relevant literature. Key planning actors were then interviewed with regard to their understanding of biodiversity and participation policies as well as ability to act and willingness to implement them. The results indicate several gaps in planning processes, for example, insufficient knowledge about biodiversity conservation and participation, limited resources and tools for planning of functional habitat networks and collaboration, poor connections between local and regional planning, and weakly developed public participation. The main problem for effective policy implementation seems to be related to planners' ability to act, which indicates that relatively low priority was given to provide resources for biodiversity conservation and public participation by the relevant units. We discuss our findings in relation to the implementation of environmental policies in the new EU countries of Eastern and Central Europe.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1373-1395
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.575297
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Acknowledgement of Referees, 2010–2011
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1397-1404
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.630513
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Title: Editorial Board
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: ebi-ebi
Issue: 10
Volume: 54
Year: 2011
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.640496
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Author-Name: Mia Landauer
Author-X-Name-First: Mia
Author-X-Name-Last: Landauer
Author-Name: Sirkku Juhola
Author-X-Name-First: Sirkku
Author-X-Name-Last: Juhola
Author-Name: Johannes Klein
Author-X-Name-First: Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Klein
Title: The role of scale in integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities
Abstract:
By using a scale framework, we examine how cross-scale interactions influence the implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation actions in different urban sectors. Based on stakeholder interviews and content analysis of strategies and projects relevant to climate adaptation and mitigation in the cities of Copenhagen and Helsinki, we present empirical examples of synergies, conflicts and trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation that are driven by the cross-scale interactions. These examples show that jurisdictional and institutional scales shape the implementation of adaptation and mitigation strategies, projects and tasks at the management scale, creating benefits of integrated solutions, but also challenges. Investigating the linkages between adaptation and mitigation through a scale framework provides new knowledge for urban climate change planning and decision-making. The results increase the understanding of why adaptation and mitigation are sometimes handled as two separate policy areas and also why attempts to integrate the two policies may fail.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 741-765
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1430022
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Author-Name: Liem T. Tran
Author-X-Name-First: Liem T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tran
Author-Name: Ryan McManamay
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan
Author-X-Name-Last: McManamay
Author-Name: Hyun Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Hyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: A non-parametric distance-based method using all available indicators for integrated environmental assessment – a case study of the Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
Abstract:
The paper presents a multivariate measure useful for integrated environmental assessments. It is a weighted distance measure applied to metric data but based on nonparametric statistical procedures. The proposed measure allows all environmental indicators to be used directly without any reduction in dimension (e.g. as in principal component analysis) nor losing variance while being able to tolerate possible non-normality of the indicators, as well as non-linear relationships among them. Results of the hypothetical example and the Mid-Atlantic case study show that the proposed measure is suitable and valuable for integrating multiple indicators into a single index, an important task in integrated environmental assessment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 766-778
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1441812
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Author-Name: Ekaterina Nikitina
Author-X-Name-First: Ekaterina
Author-X-Name-Last: Nikitina
Title: Policy context as a factor of bias in the valuation of environmental goods – a dual-process theories perspective
Abstract:
When ecosystem services value estimates are applied in the economic assessment of environmental policies, high accuracy of these estimates is required. One of the directions in the scientific discussion on biases in stated preference (SP) valuation surveys builds on dual-process theories of judgment. The paper contributes to this literature by presenting an experiment where two types of judgment were induced via separate versus joint valuation of environmental goods. The results demonstrated that policy relevance of environmental issues, e.g. the need for conservation measures increases emotional response, causing a larger bias in the separate design as it involves ‘valuation by feeling.’ This finding suggests that the context of a specific policy, which is often the reason for conducting SP surveys, influences the answers, thereby making the results less reliable for use in cost–benefit analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 779-796
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1441813
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Author-Name: Qingling Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Qingling
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Feng Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Title: Do people have a negative impression of government on polluted days? Evidence from Chinese Cities
Abstract:
Chinese governments play a key role in providing environmental public goods. Urban air quality is a significant indicator with which people evaluate the effects of governments’ environmental regulations and investments. This study aims to investigate how people's impression of government varies with air pollution in Chinese cities. Using the Baidu online search index on the specific keyword ‘corruption’ to represent public attitude toward the government, our estimations show that an increase in air pollution level yields a significant increase in online searches on this word. Such an effect is more significant on heavily polluted or severely polluted days. In further estimations, we find that people will not pay more attention to the polluters themselves on polluted days. These results are consistent with previous studies that air pollution causes people to be more depressed, selfish and sensitive to fairness. We conclude that efforts on air quality improvement will create a positive impression of government.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-817
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1443801
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Author-Name: Anouschka Groeneveld
Author-X-Name-First: Anouschka
Author-X-Name-Last: Groeneveld
Author-Name: Martha Bakker
Author-X-Name-First: Martha
Author-X-Name-Last: Bakker
Author-Name: Jack Peerlings
Author-X-Name-First: Jack
Author-X-Name-Last: Peerlings
Author-Name: Wim Heijman
Author-X-Name-First: Wim
Author-X-Name-Last: Heijman
Title: Complex dynamics in the uptake of new farming practices: a case study for organic waste application
Abstract:
Adverse environmental effects of intensive agriculture, together with scarcity in phosphates and water, urge farmers to find more sustainable practices. An example of such a sustainable practice is on-farm processing of organic waste. This paper explores three mechanisms that can lead to a widespread uptake of this technique: (1) economies of scale, (2) information sharing, and (3) adjustment of social norms. Although each of these mechanisms has been studied before, this paper provides new insights by considering the interactions that might exist between the different mechanisms when they are applied to real-life situations. Based on a pilot study, we developed a multi-criteria mathematical programming model at individual farm level. We used this model to simulate the uptake of on-farm processing of organic waste, as a result of the three mechanisms and their interactions. Our results show that each mechanism results in an increased uptake, but is not likely to cause a widespread uptake. Interaction between the mechanisms, will lead to a much higher uptake. This result suggests that simultaneous consideration of multiple mechanisms is essential to understand the behaviour of social–ecological systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 818-842
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1445619
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Author-Name: Mallory E. Flowers
Author-X-Name-First: Mallory E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Flowers
Author-Name: Daniel C. Matisoff
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Matisoff
Author-Name: Douglas S. Noonan
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Noonan
Title: For what it's worth: evaluating revealed preferences for green certification
Abstract:
In a case study that examines the outcomes of a flexible information-based policy, we observe how organizations obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. We use a regression discontinuity analysis to identify practices used to upgrade certification tiers. This analysis reveals preferences for green certification strategies and, we argue, intimates the perceived motivations for green certification. We distinguish practices that potentially confer private gains through returns to efficiency and productivity investments, from practices that only provide public benefits. Data show that organizations strategically certify to avoid high-cost resource use, appeal to key stakeholders, and communicate building and organization quality. Builders upgrading to the highest tiers are more likely to deploy practices with private gains. Results suggest a willingness to extend short time horizons associated with energy-efficiency investments in exchange for marketing benefits. Our discussion notes the capacity for certifications to mitigate market barriers associated with the energy-efficiency gap.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 843-861
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1447444
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Author-Name: Kristin Elton
Author-X-Name-First: Kristin
Author-X-Name-Last: Elton
Author-Name: Michael Drescher
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Drescher
Title: Implementing wildlife-management strategies into road infrastructure in southern Ontario: a critical success factors approach
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Wildlife-road conflict has profound negative impacts on both wildlife populations and society. Despite a long-held understanding of this problem, in most regions the wildlife-management strategies (WMS) available to mitigate this conflict are still relatively underutilized. This study examines the implementation of these strategies into road infrastructure, using Southern Ontario as a case study, in order to develop an understanding of what leads to successful WMS implementation. The project management concept of critical success factors was applied and interviews with project decision-makers and key stakeholders were conducted. Nine factors were identified and a comparison between a ‘smooth’ and ‘rough’ project is used to illustrate the cumulative effects that these factors, and their interrelationships, have on project implementation success. Practitioners can use these findings to evaluate WMS projects based on likelihood of success and allocate resources accordingly, ultimately leading to increased chances of implementation and overall benefit to conservation and society.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 862-880
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1447445
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Author-Name: Richard Kofi Asravor
Author-X-Name-First: Richard Kofi
Author-X-Name-Last: Asravor
Title: Farmers’ risk preference and the adoption of risk management strategies in Northern Ghana
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The study used the hypothetical lottery-choice questions to measure risk aversion and a detailed survey collected data on input use, farm production and non-farm activities to specifically assess whether risk aversion, risk perceptions, and socioeconomic factors affect the risk management strategies of farm households in Northern Ghana. Risk aversion significantly increases crop diversification strategies of households but marginally reduces herbicide use by households. Market risk significantly increases the use of improved seed varieties and the application of inorganic fertiliser but reduces diversification into livestock production. Production risk largely increases diversification into livestock production. Farmers’ risk management strategies are affected by socioeconomic variables such as access to extension services, area cultivated, age and gender. Policy effort focused on building pliable on-farm crop related risk management strategies should aim at considering the risk aversion and the perception of market risk whilst those focused on livestock should focus on production risk.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 881-900
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1452724
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Author-Name: Philip R. Berke
Author-X-Name-First: Philip R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Berke
Author-Name: Matthew L. Malecha
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Malecha
Author-Name: Siyu Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Siyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Jaekyung Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Jaekyung
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Jaimie H. Masterson
Author-X-Name-First: Jaimie H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Masterson
Title: Plan integration for resilience scorecard: evaluating networks of plans in six US coastal cities
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Planning for hazard mitigation is frequently detached from other planning activities that influence development patterns in hazardous areas. Consistent integration of mitigation reduces hazard vulnerability for people and the built environment. We apply a plan integration for resilience scorecard in six US coastal cities to evaluate the integration of local networks of plans and the degree to which they target areas most vulnerable to flooding hazards. We find that plan integration scores vary widely across the six cities, and that some plans actually increase vulnerability in hazard zones. Policies also frequently support mitigation in areas with low vulnerability, rather than in areas with high vulnerability. The plan integration for resilience scorecard can generate information to improve hazard planning by allowing planners to identify conflicts between plans, assess whether plans target areas that are most vulnerable, and better inform decision makers about opportunities to mainstream mitigation into multiple sectors of planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 901-920
Issue: 5
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1453354
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Author-Name: Parenivel Pillay Mauree
Author-X-Name-First: Parenivel Pillay
Author-X-Name-Last: Mauree
Author-Name: Davide Geneletti
Author-X-Name-First: Davide
Author-X-Name-Last: Geneletti
Title: Assessing barriers to effective spatial planning in Mauritius. A combination of SWOT and gap surveys
Abstract:
This paper examines the barriers to effective spatial planning in Mauritius. With its competitive advantage, due to its strategic position into Africa, the island is experiencing rapid development. However, current land development, especially considering land scarcity, reflects a lack of integrated strategic decision-making in the spatial planning system in Mauritius. Using a PESTLE framework and two quantitative surveys, namely a SWOT analysis addressed to the planners in Mauritius, followed by a gap analysis addressed to a wider group of professionals, the barriers have been identified. The result shows that overall significant barriers exist. The contributions of the research have been: first, in the methods adopted to identify such barriers towards effective spatial planning; second, in the identification of the barriers in order of importance; and third, in the formulation of strategies to address these barriers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1324-1346
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221796
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Author-Name: Kevin A. Decker
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Decker
Author-Name: Philip Watson
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Watson
Title: Estimating willingness to pay for a threatened species within a threatened ecosystem
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This study conducts a choice experiment to determine the willingness to pay for Palouse Prairie conservation. The giant Palouse earthworm (Driloleirus americanus), a rare species endemic to the Palouse region, is included as an attribute of conservation and serves as a method for determining the willingness to pay for protecting the species. This method evaluates the value of the earthworm as an attribute of an overall willingness to pay for threatened ecosystem preservation rather than a direct willingness to pay for protecting the species. This method is expected to yield a more accurate measure of willingness to pay for rare species. The annual willingness to pay per household for the giant Palouse earthworm is $20.45 based on the conditional logit model and $19.30 based on the mixed logit model. Ranking and relative importance are included as methods for representing a non-monetary value and importance of the giant Palouse earthworm.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1347-1365
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221797
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Author-Name: Ian Babelon
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Babelon
Author-Name: Alexander Ståhle
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Ståhle
Author-Name: Berit Balfors
Author-X-Name-First: Berit
Author-X-Name-Last: Balfors
Title: Toward Cyborg PPGIS: exploring socio-technical requirements for the use of web-based PPGIS in two municipal planning cases, Stockholm region, Sweden
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Web-based Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) are increasingly used for surveying place values and informing municipal planning in contexts of urban densification. However, research is lagging behind the rapid deployment of PPGIS applications. Some of the main opportunities and challenges for the uptake and implementation of web-based PPGIS are derived from a literature review and two case studies dealing with municipal planning for urban densification in the Stockholm region, Sweden. A simple clustering analysis identified three interconnected themes that together determine the performance of PPGIS: (i) tool design and affordances; (ii) organisational capacity; and (iii) governance. The results of the case studies augment existing literature regarding the connections between the different socio-technical dimensions for the design, implementation and evaluation of PPGIS applications in municipal planning. A cyborg approach to PPGIS is then proposed to improve the theoretical basis for addressing these dimensions together.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1366-1390
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221798
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Author-Name: Adriane Schmidt
Author-X-Name-First: Adriane
Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt
Title: Need for a wind of change? Use of offshore wind messages by stakeholders and the media in Germany and their effects on public acceptance
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This study investigates German news media coverage and PR material of offshore wind stakeholders from industry, politics, science and civil society thoroughly to provide insights about offshore wind benefits and risks communicated frequently and rarely to the public. By comparative analyses, differences between stakeholder and media messages are revealed: while stakeholders strongly focused on the supportive argument relevance of offshore wind for the energy turnaround, the media often discussed the negative impacts higher costs and delays in grid connection. Furthermore, the influence of offshore wind arguments on acceptance is measured within a survey representative of the German population. With these results, it can be assessed how far influential arguments were presented and which messages have been used frequently despite their low impact. Disruptions to viewscapes, limitation of commercial fishing areas, and hazards to shipping proved to be effective arguments to influence offshore wind acceptance – however, they were seldom used.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1391-1411
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221799
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Author-Name: Wen-Hsien Tsai
Author-X-Name-First: Wen-Hsien
Author-X-Name-Last: Tsai
Author-Name: Chih-Hao Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Chih-Hao
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Cheng-Tsu Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Cheng-Tsu
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Yen-Ying Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Yen-Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: The impact of the carbon tax policy on green building strategy
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As Green Corporate Social Responsibility spreads across the globe, the construction industry is under pressure to reduce the carbon emissions across their building projects. Between maximum profit and environment management, mathematical programming can be used as a decision support tool concerning the optimal green building projects portfolio. This environment strategic decision problem is addressed in this study where an activity-based costing decision model incorporating carbon tax costs and construction resources constraints is developed from the perspectives of capacity expansion and green technology outsourcing. The results illustrate the positive contribution of the mathematical programming approach to achieve viable green building projects portfolio solutions. Sensitivity analyses are carried out to analyse the impact of carbon footprint emission variation on maximum profit, and the corresponding results are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1412-1438
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221800
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Author-Name: Ana Barbosa
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Barbosa
Author-Name: Sara Vallecillo
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Vallecillo
Author-Name: Claudia Baranzelli
Author-X-Name-First: Claudia
Author-X-Name-Last: Baranzelli
Author-Name: Chris Jacobs-Crisioni
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobs-Crisioni
Author-Name: Filipe Batista e Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Filipe
Author-X-Name-Last: Batista e Silva
Author-Name: Carolina Perpiña-Castillo
Author-X-Name-First: Carolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Perpiña-Castillo
Author-Name: Carlo Lavalle
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavalle
Author-Name: Joachim Maes
Author-X-Name-First: Joachim
Author-X-Name-Last: Maes
Title: Modelling built-up land take in Europe to 2020: an assessment of the Resource Efficiency Roadmap measure on land
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Land taken by artificial surfaces has an impact on the quality of life and ecosystems. To reduce possible negative impacts of land take, the European Commission proposed setting a milestone objective for 2020 in terms of future rates of land take.This paper describes a methodology to model the impacts of the 2020 land-take milestone proposed in the RERM in the European Union 27 MS. An integrated modelling framework was configured to assess the spatial impact of two land-take scenarios: a ‘Reference’ scenario, which is driven by demographic and economic trends, and a ‘Target 0’ scenario that follows the 2020 land-take milestone proposed in the RERM. We conclude that the implementation of the 2020 land-take milestone, by reducing future land take in Europe, will foster more efficient use of land (less land taken for the same activity levels) and minimise negative impacts on non-artificial land uses.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1439-1463
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221801
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Author-Name: Erwin Wauters
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wauters
Author-Name: Karoline D'Haene
Author-X-Name-First: Karoline
Author-X-Name-Last: D'Haene
Author-Name: Ludwig Lauwers
Author-X-Name-First: Ludwig
Author-X-Name-Last: Lauwers
Title: The social psychology of biodiversity conservation in agriculture
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We investigate farmers’ intentions to apply biodiversity conservation practices from a psychological perspective, using an adapted version of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), including group norms and putting emphasis on moral norms and self-identity. The study is based on a quantitative survey (n = 99) in Belgium, analysed using confirmatory factor analyses and path analysis. Results suggest that the impact of attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioural control on intentions is almost fully mediated through moral norms and self-identity. To have a sustained impact, change actions should strive to embed biodiversity conservation into the social norms and into the good farmer identity of the farming community. While acknowledging the explanatory nature of this study, the findings could suggest another view on how to induce behavioural change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1464-1484
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1231666
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Author-Name: C. Seijger
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Seijger
Author-Name: W. Douven
Author-X-Name-First: W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Douven
Author-Name: G. van Halsema
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Halsema
Author-Name: L. Hermans
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermans
Author-Name: J. Evers
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Author-Name: H.L. Phi
Author-X-Name-First: H.L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Phi
Author-Name: M.F. Khan
Author-X-Name-First: M.F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: J. Brunner
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brunner
Author-Name: L. Pols
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pols
Author-Name: W. Ligtvoet
Author-X-Name-First: W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ligtvoet
Author-Name: S. Koole
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Koole
Author-Name: K. Slager
Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Slager
Author-Name: M.S. Vermoolen
Author-X-Name-First: M.S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Vermoolen
Author-Name: S. Hasan
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasan
Author-Name: V.T.M. Hoang
Author-X-Name-First: V.T.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoang
Title: An analytical framework for strategic delta planning: negotiating consent for long-term sustainable delta development
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Sectoral planning on water, agriculture and urban development has not been able to prevent increased flood risks and environmental degradation in many deltas. Governments conceive strategic delta planning as a promising planning approach and develop strategic delta plans. Such plans are linked to actions and means for implementation in the short-term, in line with long-term strategic choices. This paper introduces an analytical framework that focuses on the role of actors, innovative solutions and participatory planning tools in negotiating consent for the strategic choices in a delta plan and its implementation. Cases of Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Vietnam are discussed as a plausibility probe to explore the framework's potential. The probe reveals that the framework is promising to explain the process and outcomes of strategic delta planning in urbanizing deltas. The paper ends with an initial research agenda to stimulate research and discussion on this new delta planning approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1485-1509
Issue: 8
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1231667
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Author-Name: Hongyun Han
Author-X-Name-First: Hongyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Zhijian Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhijian
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Sheng Xia
Author-X-Name-First: Sheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Xia
Author-Name: Hanning Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hanning
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: The carrot or the stick: individual adaption against varying institutional arrangements
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This study employs a unique household-level data-set to investigate the effectiveness of various waste separation policies under consideration of local socioeconomic contexts. Our results confirm previous findings that most demographic factors are generally not statistically significant. The findings suggest that waste separation knowledge, social capital, free provision of sortable containers and community collecting recyclables are positively associated with household involvement in waste separation. More importantly, while an increase in the garbage fee motivates non-sorting households to separate their waste into two categories of recyclables and non-recyclables, it also crowds out households’ preexisting motivations for sorting waste into three or more categories. The introduction of a garbage fee indeed substitutes rather than complements free provision of sortable containers and community collection of recyclables. Apart from actively fostering the creation of social capital, local authorities should, therefore, comprehensively design a compatible policy mix to adjust and optimize current management schemes for enhancing waste management practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 568-596
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1326884
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Author-Name: Holvert Hung
Author-X-Name-First: Holvert
Author-X-Name-Last: Hung
Title: ‘Enclosing country park land and the conservation of military heritage:’ an Ostromian interpretation of the fools’ paradise
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British colonial military heritage structures in Hong Kong are in a state of ruin and government neglect. Urgent attention is required in the form of active management to avoid the loss of valuable heritage resources and the negative impact on the landscape and environment. This paper explores two possible alternatives – user participation and social entrepreneur participation – to achieve innovative solutions to rent dissipation of these structures situated in isolated areas within protected-area boundaries, with a focus on a specific case. Emphasis is placed on fostering public participation, involving the allocation of some property rights. Elinor Ostrom's diagnostic approach to common-pool resource problems is applied to both solutions to determine the conditions necessary to achieve the objectives. The discussions are informed by social entrepreneurship principles and a version of the Coase Theorem, the latter coinciding with Ostrom's view regarding the role of property rights in achieving sustainable outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 597-616
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327425
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Author-Name: Nicola Ulibarri
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Ulibarri
Title: Does collaboration affect the duration of environmental permitting processes?
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While collaborative governance has many benefits for environmental planning and management, those benefits are not politically feasible if they impact on process efficiency. This study assesses collaboration's effect on the duration of water permitting processes, specifically the United States’ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's hydropower relicensing process. Collaboration was measured using a survey of participants in 24 recent hydropower relicensing processes. A Cox proportional hazards model with mixed effects assessed the relationship between collaboration, regulatory framework, hydropower facility characteristics, and relicensing process duration. Collaboration was not associated with time to license. Instead, process duration depended on the regulatory framework (especially the switch to the Integrated Licensing Process and presence of endangered species) and facility characteristics (generating capacity and facility type). The results suggest that agencies should consider engaging collaboratively during planning and permitting, given that collaboration's benefits to decision quality do not incur a cost on overall process time.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 617-634
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327845
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Author-Name: Idalina Dias-Sardinha
Author-X-Name-First: Idalina
Author-X-Name-Last: Dias-Sardinha
Author-Name: David Ross
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Author-Name: Ana Calapez Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Calapez Gomes
Title: The clustering conditions for managing creative tourism destinations: the Alqueva region case, Portugal
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The paper discusses conditions and format of a cluster model to support the management of a potential creative tourism destination in a setting where regional cross-sectoral collaboration is lacking. Creative tourism development requires a flexible framework and a healthy collaboration environment, more so when associated with resources shared by several stakeholders. This article focuses on the tourism potential of archaeological knowledge discovered during the environmental impact assessment of the Alqueva dam (Alentejo, Portugal). Interviews were conducted with 38 regional actors in the tourism and heritage sectors, as well as the dam developers and the companies responsible for archaeological interventions. Findings indicate that the lack of specific local policy addressing archaeological heritage hampers its potential use for tourism development, which is further aggravated by the absence of stakeholder communication and cooperation. A conceptual cluster model for the management of creative tourism destinations based on heritage resources and other local resources is proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 635-655
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327846
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Author-Name: Tsung-Chen Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Tsung-Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Shin-Kun Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Shin-Kun
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Chia-Tsung Yeh
Author-X-Name-First: Chia-Tsung
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeh
Author-Name: Chun-Yi Tseng
Author-X-Name-First: Chun-Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Tseng
Title: Bottom-up approach for downscaling CO2 emissions in Taiwan: robustness analysis and policy implications
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The roles and responsibilities of cities in CO2 mitigation have drawn increasing attention in recent years. To facilitate optimal design of effective mitigation policies, it is important for city authorities to understand the magnitudes and sources of their CO2 emissions, and their relative shares of emissions at a higher spatial level. Although several studies estimate CO2 emissions at the city level, the robustness of these estimates and their linkage to emissions at a higher level remains unclear. This kind of localized information on emissions is important for coordination of climate policies at different spatial scales. The study aims to fill a gap in understanding by building a systematic bottom-up approach for estimating urban CO2 emissions and offering a consistency check with IPCC top–down estimates. Using Taiwan as a case study, we display the geographic distribution of CO2 emissions. The significance and implications of the downscaling CO2 emissions are indicated accordingly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 656-676
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1329714
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Author-Name: Jieling Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Jieling
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Author-Name: Lisa Lavia
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavia
Author-Name: Jian Kang
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Kang
Title: Towards an agile participatory urban soundscape planning framework
Abstract:
This paper presents an agile participatory urban soundscape planning process model, which is proposed as a prerequisite on which to build and reference the efficacy of urban soundscape planning. The model was developed through data synthesis and analysis and mapping engagement with diverse stakeholders across four applied soundscape projects in Brighton and Hove, UK. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the model is the first of its kind in applied soundscape practice. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and document analysis of published resources. The framework used for the analysis of the findings comprised four core urban planning stages: goals and objectives, engagement (e.g. prediction/modelling/design/planning), implications, evaluation. The study found that when integrating soundscape planning with core urban planning stages it was necessary to first identify the appropriate stakeholders in relation to the project context. It was found that these stakeholders could be wide-ranging and unexpected, thereby reinforcing the appropriateness of incorporating an agile approach in the resulting model. The study also found that users’ perceptions are central to soundscape practice and need to be considered at each stage of a planning process to produce an effective and sustainable outcome. A variety of specific events, appropriate to the requirements of the stakeholders, are important for engaging planning authorities, users and other stakeholders at different stages. This study also demonstrated that an evidence-based evaluation method is recommended in an agile participatory urban soundscape planning process to assess stakeholders’ engagement at each stage and to inform and guide subsequent steps in the planning process relevant to the local context(s).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 677-698
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1331843
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Author-Name: Osama D. Sweidan
Author-X-Name-First: Osama D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sweidan
Title: Economic performance and carbon intensity of human well-being: empirical evidence from the MENA region
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Our paper explores the effect of economic performance variables on the carbon intensity of human well-being (CIWB) for 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the period (1995–2013). We use a time-series cross-sectional Prais–Winsten regression model with panel-corrected standard errors (PCSEs). We find that economic performance has a statistically significant positive influence on CIWB over the period in question; thus, economic performance harms the environment, but the final effect deviates to a constant level after a while. This finding is not encouraging from the economic sustainability point of view. On the contrary, we find that total health expenditure has a statistically significant negative impact on CIWB by increasing life expectancy, which means less stress on the environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 699-723
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1332986
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Author-Name: Erkki Mäntymaa
Author-X-Name-First: Erkki
Author-X-Name-Last: Mäntymaa
Author-Name: Ville Ovaskainen
Author-X-Name-First: Ville
Author-X-Name-Last: Ovaskainen
Author-Name: Artti Juutinen
Author-X-Name-First: Artti
Author-X-Name-Last: Juutinen
Author-Name: Liisa Tyrväinen
Author-X-Name-First: Liisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Tyrväinen
Title: Integrating nature-based tourism and forestry in private lands under heterogeneous visitor preferences for forest attributes
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Developing nature-based tourism in private lands calls for new mechanisms to consolidate the interests of the tourism industry, visitors, and landowners. This choice experiment study elaborates on the heterogeneity of visitors’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for enhanced forest amenities and ecosystem services. The survey, targeting domestic and foreign tourists visiting the Ruka-Kuusamo area in Finland, considered four attributes: landscape quality, outdoor routes, forest biodiversity, and carbon sequestration. For observed heterogeneity, the visitors were grouped by their attitudes towards forest management. Unobserved heterogeneity in visitors’ choice behaviour and WTP was examined with the latent class model. While most visitors had environmentally friendly attitudes and were willing to pay, especially for enhanced landscape quality and biodiversity, considerable heterogeneity was revealed in terms of three segments with distinctive attitudes, choice behaviour and WTP. The variation in WTP has important implications for the design of a scheme of payments for environmental management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 724-746
Issue: 4
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1333408
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Author-Name: Thomas Drobnik
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Drobnik
Author-Name: Robert Huber
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Huber
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Title: Coupling a settlement growth model with an agro-economic land allocation model for securing ecosystem services provision
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Mountain landscapes are undergoing rapid land-use changes. Settlement expansion, the intensification of agricultural land-use practices, and farmland abandonment result in a decline of natural and semi-natural habitats and the related ecosystem services (ES). In this context, spatial planning has emerged as a key instrument for the management of ES provision. To better understand trade-offs and interactions between settlement growth and ES provision in a spatially explicit manner, we present a new modeling framework coupling an agent-based, agro-economic optimization model and a cellular-automata-based settlement growth model. The framework is applied in an inner alpine valley in the Valais, Switzerland, which experienced rapid settlement growth in recent years. Results demonstrate how the model framework allows support of local planning processes. Particularly cooperation among municipalities and an explicit consideration of ES can inform spatially explicit ES trade-off decisions under increasing demand for land. We conclude that better informed spatial planning processes support ES provision.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1127-1152
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1197828
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Author-Name: Jennifer M. Thomsen
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomsen
Author-Name: Susan C. Caplow
Author-X-Name-First: Susan C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Caplow
Title: Defining success over time for large landscape conservation organizations
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Transboundary issues, like climate change, threaten the health of natural ecosystems. To address these problems, management is taking place at larger geographic scales and across political boundaries. Although landscapes are considered the suitable scale for conservation, limited research exists on how members of large landscape conservation organizations (LLCOs) define success. The Crown Managers Partnership (CMP) and the Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative (SAMAB) are two LLCOs that support collaboration for the conservation of the Northern Rockies and the Southern Appalachian regions. We analyze the diverse interpretations of success among SAMAB and CMP participants during different stages of the organizations’ life cycle. Of particular importance is how members emphasize intangible successes such as relationships and the cascading effects LLCOs can have on other projects and organizations. This research provides insight into the distinct niche LLCOs fill in transboundary ecosystem management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1153-1172
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1202814
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Author-Name: Serena De Simone
Author-X-Name-First: Serena
Author-X-Name-Last: De Simone
Author-Name: Maurizia Sigura
Author-X-Name-First: Maurizia
Author-X-Name-Last: Sigura
Author-Name: Francesco Boscutti
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Boscutti
Title: Patterns of biodiversity and habitat sensitivity in agricultural landscapes
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Design of landscape is the process of the arrangement of spatial features with the objective of sustaining ecosystem services, and maintaining ecological functionality to meet societal needs. Along a gradient of cultivation intensity, the functional quality of agricultural landscape was explored and the relationships between landscape metrics and functional quality were analyzed, in order to make effective recommendations for landscape design aimed at sustainable land use schemes. The functional quality of landscape was calculated using the InVest model for 20 farm landscapes (North-Eastern Italy) where biodiversity (plant taxa) and sensitivity to disturbance (hemeroby) were used as model inputs. Results highlighted the importance of specific habitat types such as meadows and woodlands rather than other habitats for improving the biodiversity of agricultural landscapes. A high proportion of these habitats enhanced the functional quality of the landscape when the habitats were organized in large and not isolated patches in heterogeneous landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1173-1192
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1205971
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Author-Name: Monika Vyskupova
Author-X-Name-First: Monika
Author-X-Name-Last: Vyskupova
Author-Name: Katarina Pavlickova
Author-X-Name-First: Katarina
Author-X-Name-Last: Pavlickova
Author-Name: Peter Baus
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Baus
Title: A landscape vulnerability analysis method proposal and its integration in the EIA
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Landscape is the area primarily affected by proposed human projects. The prediction and evaluation of the potential anthropogenic impacts under Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is therefore one of the major environmental tools for prevention of any deteriorative or destructive actions. To conduct EIA properly requires inclusion of a determination of landscape vulnerability which expresses the possible landscape reaction to impacts of any exogenous factors. When it is designated correctly, the suitable human activities are determined more accurately. Even though many techniques for this have been suggested worldwide, lots of deficiencies have surfaced in their application. This paper presents a method for landscape vulnerability analysis which consists of qualitative evaluation of landscape receptors, their scoring, the vulnerability degree calculation, and overall reliability evaluation. The method proposed can improve the impact objectivity of prediction and evaluation and the suggestion of precise mitigation measures with the purpose of achieving sustainable landscape management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1193-1213
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1208078
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Author-Name: Tilmann Rave
Author-X-Name-First: Tilmann
Author-X-Name-Last: Rave
Author-Name: Frank Goetzke
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Goetzke
Title: Environmental innovation activities and patenting: Germany reconsidered
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This paper provides new econometric evidence on the determinants of eco-innovations by using multiple innovation indicators and by combining survey-based information and patent records at the firm level from two different time periods. We hypothesize that firms with a propensity to patent focus on future technological and market opportunities and do not directly or immediately react to incentives created by environmental policies. Based on negative binomial models, we confirm that eco-patents are stimulated by the expectation of creating technological advancement and new market opportunities. By contrast, energy cost savings can better or more easily be achieved when firms refrain from patenting and concentrate on non-patented innovations or adoption. Favorable framework conditions created by environmental policies and patent protection are also important for eco-patenting, but more in the longer term. Testing the validity of using self-reported eco-innovations, instead of patents, as the dependent variable in simple binomial probit models reveals that product eco-innovations as reported in the surveys are a relatively good proxy for eco-patents. Yet, for product eco-innovations, serving and enlarging current markets is another important reason to innovate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1214-1234
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1213706
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Author-Name: Vikram S. Negi
Author-X-Name-First: Vikram S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Negi
Author-Name: R.K. Maikhuri
Author-X-Name-First: R.K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Maikhuri
Title: Forest resources consumption pattern in Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya, India
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In the present study, forest biomass (fuelwood, leaf fodder, leaf-litter and non-timber forest products) consumption patterns have been evaluated in the villages of Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. The average fuelwood consumption in the selected villages was estimated at 3.14 kg/capita/day and its energy equivalent was found 52.74 MJ/capita/day. The average leaf fodder and leaf-litter consumption was estimated at 2.70 and 2.40 kg/unit/day, respectively, and the same pattern was estimated for energy equivalent. People's perception on impacts of conservation measures and resources utilization rights were also analysed. Our results emphasized the need for regular assessment of forest resources, particularly in protected areas, where access to natural resources have been denied due to legal restrictions. The study could be a pilot to strengthen the conservation measures across the protected area network by understanding the dynamics of anthropocentric activities and their subsequent impacts on forest resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1235-1252
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1213707
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Author-Name: Gunnar Cerwén
Author-X-Name-First: Gunnar
Author-X-Name-Last: Cerwén
Author-Name: Carola Wingren
Author-X-Name-First: Carola
Author-X-Name-Last: Wingren
Author-Name: Mattias Qviström
Author-X-Name-First: Mattias
Author-X-Name-Last: Qviström
Title: Evaluating soundscape intentions in landscape architecture: a study of competition entries for a new cemetery in Järva, Stockholm
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While soundscape is increasingly acknowledged within landscape planning and design discourse, there is little research that clarifies how soundscapes are actually dealt with in landscape architecture practice – partly owing to methodological insufficiencies. This paper, therefore, describes a model for evaluating soundscape treatment in landscape design proposals, focusing on three key aspects. With the dual aim of testing the model, and learning more about how soundscape is approached in practice, the paper spotlights a major design competition for a new cemetery in Sweden. The model proved fruitful and easy to apply. It showed that only limited attention was paid to soundscape in the competition as a whole, and was a useful means of pinpointing proposals where soundscape was fully considered as a design feature; one competition entry that did so is described in the paper. Discussions cover design practice, trends in the competition and model application.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1253-1275
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1215969
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Author-Name: Gianluca Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Author-Name: Isabella De Meo
Author-X-Name-First: Isabella
Author-X-Name-Last: De Meo
Author-Name: Giulia Garegnani
Author-X-Name-First: Giulia
Author-X-Name-Last: Garegnani
Author-Name: Alessandro Paletto
Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Paletto
Title: A multi-criteria framework to assess the sustainability of renewable energy development in the Alps
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A multi-criteria analysis (MCA) was implemented to assess the best solutions for enhancing the production of renewable energy in the Alps. A set of criteria were selected based on the impacts of four renewable energy sources (forest biomass, hydropower, ground solar photovoltaic and wind power) on the three spheres of sustainability (environmental, social and economic). Three different scenarios are presented, each with a different set of weights for the criteria: the first scenario considers equally all three aspects of sustainability; the second scenario foresees an environmentally-oriented perspective, while the third scenario is more focused on the socio-economic aspects related to the development of renewable energy. Results show that forest biomass and hydropower seem to be the most viable solutions for enhancing the share of renewable energy in the Alps. Ground solar photovoltaic and wind power, on the other hand, seem to be less attractive alternatives due to their high impacts on land use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1276-1295
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1216398
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Author-Name: J. Radinsky
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Radinsky
Author-Name: D. Milz
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Milz
Author-Name: M. Zellner
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zellner
Author-Name: K. Pudlock
Author-X-Name-First: K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pudlock
Author-Name: C. Witek
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Witek
Author-Name: C. Hoch
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hoch
Author-Name: L. Lyons
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyons
Title: How planners and stakeholders learn with visualization tools: using learning sciences methods to examine planning processes
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Planning researchers traditionally conceptualize learning as cognitive changes in individuals. In this tradition, scholars assess learning with pre- and post-measures of understandings or beliefs. While valuable for documenting individual change, such methods leave unexamined the social processes in which planners think, act, and learn in groups, which often involve the use of technical tools. The present interdisciplinary research program used Learning Sciences research methods, including conversation analysis, interaction analysis, and visualization of discourse codes, to understand how tools like agent-based models and geographic information systems mediate learning in planning groups. The objective was to understand how the use of these tools in participatory planning can help stakeholders learn about complex environmental problems, to make more informed judgments about the future. The paper provides three cases that illustrate the capacity of such research methods to provide insights into planning groups’ learning processes, and the mediating roles of planning tools.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1296-1323
Issue: 7
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1221795
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Author-Name: Fahad Asmi
Author-X-Name-First: Fahad
Author-X-Name-Last: Asmi
Author-Name: Muhammad Azfar Anwar
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Azfar
Author-X-Name-Last: Anwar
Author-Name: Rongting Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Rongting
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Dong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Dong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Aqsa Sajjad
Author-X-Name-First: Aqsa
Author-X-Name-Last: Sajjad
Title: Social aspects of ‘climate change communication’ in the 21st century: a bibliometric view
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Climate change communication integrates climate education theory and practices. It indicates the public understanding of scientific knowledge on climate change, communicative context, public engagement, and adaption. It is important to communicate climate change messages successfully to various groups in society, including residents, environmental educators, policymakers, researchers, to increase public understanding of climate change. This study examines 454 journals, 1,408 articles and 51,786 references to explore the intellectual development and research fronts in the knowledge area of climate change communication.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2393-2417
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1541171
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Author-Name: Kristan Cockerill
Author-X-Name-First: Kristan
Author-X-Name-Last: Cockerill
Author-Name: Tanga Mohr
Author-X-Name-First: Tanga
Author-X-Name-Last: Mohr
Author-Name: William P. Anderson
Author-X-Name-First: William P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson
Author-Name: Peter Groothuis
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Groothuis
Author-Name: Chuanhui Gu
Author-X-Name-First: Chuanhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Gu
Author-Name: John Whitehead
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitehead
Title: Managing stormwater runoff in Appalachia: what does the public think?
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As concerns about urban stormwater runoff become more acute and decentralized management gains popularity, there is a need to better understand public attitudes about stormwater management. We surveyed residents in Appalachia to assess knowledge about stormwater runoff, concerns about impacts, efforts to abate runoff on private property, and attitudes towards who should manage and pay for management. The survey also employed a split sample technique to assess how detailed, science-based information documenting negative impacts influences public concern and attitudes toward stormwater management. The results show the majority of respondents know what stormwater runoff is, but they know less about what its impacts are. About a third of respondents have implemented stormwater abatement measures on their property. There is no consensus on who should manage or pay for stormwater management. Providing more detailed science-based information had no influence on respondents’ general concern about stormwater runoff or their attitudes about its management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2418-2436
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1559803
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Author-Name: Jing Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Bochu Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Bochu
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Gordon Mitchell
Author-X-Name-First: Gordon
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell
Author-Name: Guanpeng Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Guanpeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Title: A spatial analysis of air pollution and environmental inequality in Beijing, 2000–2010
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Whilst air pollution is a major problem in China, little is known about how it is distributed socially and how such distributions are changing over time. We use a fine-grained population census and air quality data for 2000 and 2010 to explore socio-spatial and temporal inequalities in air pollution for Beijing, using distributional analyses and spatial regression models. We find that environmental inequalities exist with respect to measures of social disadvantage, such as hukou migrant status, very young children (0–4 years), and the elderly (≥65 years). Our temporal analysis reveals that environmental inequality increases for migrants and the elderly, who bear a disproportionate and increasing share of declining air quality from 2000 to 2010. Regression results emphasise the spatial and temporal variations in environmental inequality, as the associations between air pollution and social demographics differ between different urban zones of Beijing; and their geographic patterns change significantly over time.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2437-2458
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1560003
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Author-Name: Chuanwang Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Chuanwang
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Xiaoling Ouyang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoling
Author-X-Name-Last: Ouyang
Author-Name: Xiaochun Meng
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaochun
Author-X-Name-Last: Meng
Title: Public acceptance towards waste-to-energy power plants: a new quantified assessment based on “willingness to payâ€
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This article estimates the impact of residential risk perception on the willingness to pay (WTP) to avoid having waste-to-energy (WTE) power plants in the neighborhood. The filed survey shows that 63.4% of the respondents protested for various reasons. It is noteworthy that house owners indicate a greater willingness for resettlement than house renters. However, residents who take WTE incineration facilities into consideration before settlement are more inclined to oppose the payment for facility relocation. Determinants of protest and supportive responses are evaluated by the sample selection method (SSM). Empirical results show that the average WTP for avoiding WTE facilities being sited in the neighborhood is 2,160 CNY, which is reliable because we include protest responses in the estimation process. Housing price, gender, and living area are decisive factors for the WTP value; in particular, the marginal effect of exaggerated risk perception on WTP amounts to 1,074 CNY.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2459-2477
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1560930
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Author-Name: Rosalie Callway
Author-X-Name-First: Rosalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Callway
Author-Name: Tim Dixon
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon
Author-Name: Dragana Nikolic
Author-X-Name-First: Dragana
Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolic
Title: Embedding green infrastructure evaluation in neighbourhood masterplans – does BREEAM communities change anything?
Abstract:
Green Infrastructure (GI) evaluation is reported to improve the sustainability of neighbourhood masterplans, but there has been little research examining the links between GI evaluation and masterplan decision-making. A study of six English masterplanned sites was carried out, with paired case studies reflecting three types of neighbourhood development (estate regeneration, urban infill, and rural-urban extension) to examine whether the sustainable neighbourhood standard, BREEAM Communities (BC), affected GI evaluation and masterplan decisions. In each of three pairs, one site had adopted BC and one had not. Strategy-as-Practice provided a conceptual framework to analyse 13 evaluative episodes, based on 48 interviews and public documents. The analysis revealed that GI-related recommendations were typically deprioritised at later masterplan stages, despite earlier decisions or the application of BC. Potential ways to enhance the embeddedness of GI evaluative practice include improving practitioners’ understanding of GI and increasing accountability at later masterplan stages, such as through sustainability reporting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2478-2505
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1563371
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Author-Name: Daniele Spirandelli
Author-X-Name-First: Daniele
Author-X-Name-Last: Spirandelli
Author-Name: Theresa Dean
Author-X-Name-First: Theresa
Author-X-Name-Last: Dean
Author-Name: Roger Babcock
Author-X-Name-First: Roger
Author-X-Name-Last: Babcock
Author-Name: Erin Braich
Author-X-Name-First: Erin
Author-X-Name-Last: Braich
Title: Policy gap analysis of decentralized wastewater management on a developed pacific island
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On-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) are designed to treat wastewater on site, in a decentralized manner. If sited or managed poorly, OWTS can become significant sources of contamination to streams and marine waters. We conducted an assessment of Hawaiʻi’s legal, regulatory, and management provisions of OWTS in relation to the US EPA’s recommended guidelines that are meant to reduce failures and protect human and environmental health. We assessed Hawaiʻi’s capacities to meet US EPA’s recommendations and best management practices. We found that although the state implements some programs and regulations that meet the guidelines, many are missing. The analysis shows a deficiency in a number of areas, including alignment between land use and watershed-based planning, performance goals, inventory of systems, public outreach, homeowner education, and mechanisms that ensure regular upkeep and maintenance. Policy recommendations are provided to increase capacities to better plan for and manage OWTS in Hawaiʻi.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2506-2528
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1565817
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Author-Name: Caroline J. Uittenbroek
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Uittenbroek
Author-Name: Heleen L. P. Mees
Author-X-Name-First: Heleen L. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mees
Author-Name: Dries L. T. Hegger
Author-X-Name-First: Dries L. T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hegger
Author-Name: Peter P. J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Title: The design of public participation: who participates, when and how? Insights in climate adaptation planning from the Netherlands
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The planning and implementation of climate adaptation measures requires the participation of citizens. The design of public participation is often determined by local government. Yet, it remains largely unclear to what extent there is deliberate design of participation efforts and which objectives are served with the designs put into practice. This article reviews three cases of adaptation planning in the Netherlands, using a theory-derived framework that links the design of public participation with nine different objectives that participation could have. These case studies illustrate that participants did not depart from an explicitly formulated and agreed-upon objective, leading to a design of the participatory process that was highly contingent. The findings suggest that a more systematic and deliberate approach, in which both the objectives and the design of public participation are communicated explicitly, and are discussed by participants, increases the chance that the objectives are met.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2529-2547
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1569503
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Author-Name: Katarzyna Pukowiec-Kurda
Author-X-Name-First: Katarzyna
Author-X-Name-Last: Pukowiec-Kurda
Author-Name: Urszula Myga-PiÄ…tek
Author-X-Name-First: Urszula
Author-X-Name-Last: Myga-PiÄ…tek
Author-Name: Oimahmad Rahmonov
Author-X-Name-First: Oimahmad
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahmonov
Title: The landscape profile method as a new tool for sustainable urban planning
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Work on landscape diversification resulting from the European Landscape Convention obliges European countries to identify and assess the state of their landscapes. The aim of this article is to test a new method of landscape profiling, enabling measurement of the extent of anthropogenic transformation of a landscape and indication of zones of landscape disturbance. The method is based on an interdisciplinary analysis of various aspects of the landscape, consisting of an assessment of the degree of overlap between natural and non-natural boundaries. Three types of relationships were identified: landscape convergence (LC), landscape divergence (LD), and zone of landscape disturbance (ZLD). This analysis makes it easier for urban planners to change their existing land development plans. The method can be used universally to detect inappropriate land development, which is important in diagnosing the condition of landscapes and can be used in the spatial planning of cities and suburban zones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2548-2566
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1571329
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Author-Name: Lily Maynard
Author-X-Name-First: Lily
Author-X-Name-Last: Maynard
Author-Name: Susan K. Jacobson
Author-X-Name-First: Susan K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jacobson
Title: The influence of group maturity on community-based environmental management in Kenya
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Decentralized environmental management is a widespread conservation strategy in Africa, yet a better understanding of how community-based programs evolve is critical to success. We conducted 10 focus groups to assess how stakeholder groups in community-based conservancies mature with time, comparing two older, more established conservancies with three younger ones. We tested a Group Maturity Model to determine how conservancy age relates to group characteristics, including worldview, internal processes, external links, and lifespan. Conservancies changed over time, with older programs having higher maturity scores than younger programs. Stakeholder maturity scores within groups did not differ, yet qualitative differences among conservancies revealed important developmental elements for community-based programs. Our results suggest ways to use the Group Maturity Model to facilitate environmental management evaluation. Community-based environmental management projects can use group maturity evaluation to identify potential interventions for enhancing program efficacy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2567-2587
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1572346
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Author-Name: Victoria Graham
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Graham
Author-Name: John B. Baumgartner
Author-X-Name-First: John B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Baumgartner
Author-Name: Linda J. Beaumont
Author-X-Name-First: Linda J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beaumont
Author-Name: Manuel Esperón-RodrÃguez
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Esperón-RodrÃguez
Author-Name: Alana Grech
Author-X-Name-First: Alana
Author-X-Name-Last: Grech
Title: Prioritizing the protection of climate refugia: designing a climate-ready protected area network
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Protected areas are the primary strategy for maintaining natural landscapes and separating biodiversity features from preventable anthropogenic threats. The Convention on Biological Diversity calls for the coverage of at least 17% of land by protected areas, and the strategic prioritization of important biodiversity areas. Using the spatially explicit reserve design software, Marxan, this study combines climate refugia modelled under future climates in the year 2070 and bioregions to identify priority sites for protected area expansion under climate change in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Priority sites for new protected areas that meet bioregion and climate refugia targets were identified in central-western, northeast and patches of southeast NSW. Seven existing parks, including Kosciuszko National Park, overlapped with regions identified repeatedly as climate refugia under 12 future climate scenarios. The recommendations from this study support policy-makers in prioritizing the protection of biodiversity under a changing and uncertain climate.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2588-2606
Issue: 14
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1573722
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Author-Name: Sioned Haf
Author-X-Name-First: Sioned
Author-X-Name-Last: Haf
Author-Name: Karen Parkhill
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Parkhill
Author-Name: Morag McDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Morag
Author-X-Name-Last: McDonald
Author-Name: Gareth Griffiths
Author-X-Name-First: Gareth
Author-X-Name-Last: Griffiths
Title: Distributing power? Community energy projects' experiences of planning, policy and incumbents in the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales
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Community-owned energy projects are viewed as compelling contributors towards renewable energy targets. They contribute to curtailing the use of carbon intensive energy sources, consequently aiding mitigation of climate change, and can contribute towards a sustainable, localised economy. The success and expansion of the sector varies. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the development of the sector between sub-state nations. This qualitative, comparative study looks at the sector in the sub-state, devolved nations of Wales and Scotland within the UK. Through a series of in-depth interviews with community energy practitioners in four case study sites in Scotland and Wales, this study shows how policy and governance practices can influence the sector and those working at grassroots level. The study shows a disparity in confidence and outlook for the sector, based on the perceived (in)effective governance in each devolved nation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 921-938
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1453490
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Author-Name: Xinzhi Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Xinzhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Thomas B Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas B
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Title: Sustainability Appraisal in neighbourhood planning in England
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The preparation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) inclusive sustainability appraisals (SAs) for neighbourhood plans (NPs) in England may be required when significant environmental effects are expected to arise from an NP. In this paper, we report on the result of a Ph.D. project, conducted between 2012 and 2015, in which all 15 NP SEA inclusive SAs that had been completed at the time were evaluated. In this context, the quality of SA practice was found to differ substantially. SAs were prepared either ‘in-house’ (i.e. by neighbourhood planning steering groups) or by consultants. The quality of SAs was found to be associated with their overall perceived degree of influence on the underlying NPs. Whilst the focus of this paper is on practice in England, findings are expected to be of interest to a wider international audience, in particular to those experimenting with voluntary neighbourhood/local level plan SA/SEA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 939-959
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1454304
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Author-Name: Jacek Żeliński
Author-X-Name-First: Jacek
Author-X-Name-Last: Żeliński
Author-Name: Jolanta Telenga-Kopyczyńska
Author-X-Name-First: Jolanta
Author-X-Name-Last: Telenga-Kopyczyńska
Title: Social consequences associated with the use of various optimization methods in the protection of air quality
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The fundamental tactics employed by the EU against air contamination, which are intended to maintain concentrations at a level that does not exceed the permissible values, usually entail considerable expense. To reduce this to a minimum, the procedure of economic optimization of air quality can be applied. When performed for a heavily polluted industrial city, it shows that it is possible to maintain concentrations below the threshold of air quality standards with relatively moderate expenditure. These evaluations also reveal that variations in population density distribution call into question the conventional wisdom that uniform air quality standards provide the best protection against air contamination for a whole region. On the contrary, an optimization that forces a drop in concentration to be evenly spread over the population, without reference to air quality standards, may lead to more efficient protection of human health and make no difference to overall expenditure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 960-978
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1456412
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Author-Name: Fatemeh Khosravi
Author-X-Name-First: Fatemeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Khosravi
Author-Name: Urmila Jha-Thakur
Author-X-Name-First: Urmila
Author-X-Name-Last: Jha-Thakur
Title: Managing uncertainties through scenario analysis in strategic environmental assessment
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Planning for the future is uncertain, and scenario analysis is a method of coping with the uncertainties of future plans. This paper addresses how to deal with future uncertainties by using scenario analysis as a possible approach for conducting a strategic environmental assessment (SEA). Although scenario-based approaches have been linked to strategic planning and SEA, this paper for the first time proposes how a combined approach may be implemented using specific tools and methodologies and, further on, it also implements the first three stages of the six stages proposed for the ‘scenario-based strategic planning’ approach. This work is an attempt to standardize SEA and scenario analysis as a combined approach. The three stages are tested within the Tourism Development Plan of the Iranian province of Gilan, which has been selected as a case study.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 979-1000
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1456913
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Author-Name: Patrik Hall
Author-X-Name-First: Patrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Hall
Author-Name: Erik Hysing
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Hysing
Title: Advancing voluntary chemical governance? The case of the Swedish textile industry dialogue
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Voluntary environmental governance is a widely used policy approach that has been criticized for its lack of effectiveness. This raises fundamental questions about how to design processes that can advance voluntary programmes in a way that makes them more successful. In this paper, we analyse a government-initiated dialogue process to phase out hazardous chemicals through voluntary action by the Swedish textile industry. The analysis shows that information transfer primarily motivated business participation, while consumer pressure, regulatory threats and traditions of government–business cooperation played minor roles. The institutional design of the dialogue ensured close interaction within a homogeneous group, but collective actions were limited by disagreement about the problems to be addressed, prior unilateral environmental commitments by leading companies, and ambivalent engagement. This case provides valuable insights into the effect of institutional design on the actual interplay between business and government and its effects on voluntary governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1001-1018
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1457515
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Author-Name: Manuel Larrán Jorge
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Larrán Jorge
Author-Name: Francisco Javier Andrades Peña
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: Andrades Peña
Author-Name: Jesús Herrera Madueño
Author-X-Name-First: Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Herrera Madueño
Title: An analysis of university sustainability reports from the GRI database: an examination of influential variables
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In the business context, many papers have examined whether certain variables can affect sustainability disclosure practices. However, research on universities has mainly been addressed to explore the extent of sustainability information reported with little focus on determining the factors that may affect it. This paper analyzes the influence exerted by some variables concerning the extent of information reported in the university sustainability reports included in this study. To accomplish this task, data were collected using a content analysis of the university sustainability reports extracted from the GRI sustainability disclosure database. The findings reveal that sustainability disclosure practices by universities are explained by different factors, among which are institutionalization, geographical region, external assurance and leadership. Such results are supported jointly by the underpinnings of the institutional and legitimacy theories in response to coercive and mimetic pressures and by the need to improve reputation in society.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1019-1044
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1457952
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Author-Name: MarÃa Elena Méndez-López
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Méndez-López
Author-Name: Eduardo GarcÃa-Frapolli
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: GarcÃa-Frapolli
Author-Name: Isabel RuÃz-Mallén
Author-X-Name-First: Isabel
Author-X-Name-Last: RuÃz-Mallén
Author-Name: Luciana Porter-Bolland
Author-X-Name-First: Luciana
Author-X-Name-Last: Porter-Bolland
Author-Name: MarÃa Consuelo Sánchez-González
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Consuelo
Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-González
Author-Name: Victoria Reyes-GarcÃa
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Reyes-GarcÃa
Title: Who participates in conservation initiatives? Case studies in six rural communities of Mexico
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Previous studies attempting to explain the factors that determine local participation in conservation initiatives have concluded that socio-political exclusion is the main barrier to being involved in such initiatives. Such studies have not differentiated between different types of conservation initiatives. In this paper, we contribute to the literature analyzing the socio-cultural correlates of participation, by differentiating between participation in three types of conservation schemes: protected areas, payment for environmental services, and community conservation. We use data obtained from six rural communities in Mexico, where different combinations of conservation schemes are found. Through linear regression analysis, we explore the relationship between participation and (1) the community of residence; (2) demographics; and (3) socioeconomic characteristics of individuals. Our results suggest that local participation in conservation strategies depends, to a large extent, on the socio-political context in which they are embedded and that the exclusion of women and young adults is clearly consistent.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1045-1064
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1462152
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Author-Name: Bev Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Bev
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Author-Name: Arnab Chakraborty
Author-X-Name-First: Arnab
Author-X-Name-Last: Chakraborty
Title: Mapping vulnerability to extreme heat events: lessons from metropolitan Chicago
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In this paper, we develop an approach for identifying the location of populations most vulnerable to extreme heat events and how those locations change over time. We scan the literature on measuring vulnerability, especially sensitivity and adaptive capacity of populations. We employ Census data for metropolitan Chicago for the years 1990, 2000, and 2010, and maximum likelihood factor analysis to derive an index and map the distribution of Census tracts where residents exhibit greater sensitivity and/or lower adaptive capacity to extreme heat. Our findings show a pattern of deconcentration and decentralization of these populations within the city and region over time, with gentrification and the suburbanization of poverty trends observed in many US metropolitan regions as possible contributing factors. Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings for planning efforts in the study area and offer suggestions for further research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1065-1088
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1462475
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Author-Name: S. Hlahla
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hlahla
Author-Name: A. Nel
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nel
Author-Name: T.R. Hill
Author-X-Name-First: T.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hill
Title: Assessing municipal-level governance responses to climate change in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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The 2011 Durban Adaptation Charter for Local Governments calls on local governments, worldwide, to institutionalise climate response, with the aim of minimising the impacts of climate change on local livelihoods and vulnerable communities. This paper, through the use of case studies, in-depth interviews and document review, assesses how three non-metropolitan municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, a district municipality, and two local municipalities under its jurisdiction, are responding to this call. The results suggest that while the municipalities have adopted measures to institutionalise climate responses, the responses are relatively new and implementation is slow, complex and fraught with limitations and competing demands. Furthermore, there appears to be a lack of co-ordination of responses between the two levels of government, which has the potential to lead to duplication. Given the multi-scalar nature of climate change, emphasis on co-ordination and the inclusion of all municipal departments in the development and implementation of responses is necessary.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1089-1107
Issue: 6
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1466693
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Author-Name: Carmen Echebarria
Author-X-Name-First: Carmen
Author-X-Name-Last: Echebarria
Author-Name: Jose M. Barrutia
Author-X-Name-First: Jose M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barrutia
Author-Name: Ainhize Eletxigerra
Author-X-Name-First: Ainhize
Author-X-Name-Last: Eletxigerra
Author-Name: Patrick Hartmann
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann
Author-Name: Vanessa Apaolaza
Author-X-Name-First: Vanessa
Author-X-Name-Last: Apaolaza
Title: Local sustainability processes worldwide: a systematic review of the literature and research agenda
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This article presents a systematic literature review of 109 articles (1992–2015) dealing with Local Agenda 21 processes worldwide. It analyzes two essential elements of Local Agenda 21: (1) the holistic approach of the sustainable development concept and (2) the main driving forces behind such processes. It shows that, although at the beginning, sustainability was seen as a natural extension of environmental policy work, it has been perceived over recent years as a guiding principle applied to issues of environment, economic development, and social welfare, and Local Agenda 21 is perceived as a coherent approach to sustainability planning. In addition, Local Government Strategy is the main typology followed, although it suffers from important limitations. Future studies could focus on local sustainability process outcomes. Further quantitative studies would be welcome, given the qualitative case study dominance in the field. We conclude with a research agenda to tackle theoretical, methodological, and empirical lacunae.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1289-1317
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1342611
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Author-Name: Silvia Coderoni
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Coderoni
Author-Name: Francesco Pagliacci
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Pagliacci
Title: The territorial dimension of environmental sustainability in Italy along the urban–rural continuum
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Single territories contribute in different ways to the transition towards a more environmentally sustainable development (SD), according to their structural features. This study returns a multi-dimensional picture of the territorial divides of environmental sustainability across Italy, analysing how it correlates with rurality, with a focus on the urban–rural continuum. Italy represents an interesting case study because of its peculiar territorial urban–rural structure. We first assess the environmental sustainability targets across Italian NUTS 3 regions and their capital cities using two composite sustainability indexes, by referring to both standard values (i.e. conforming to legislation) and optimum values (i.e. desired values). Then, we investigate the relationship between environmental sustainability and rurality. Results suggest that a positive link between the two exists, being stronger at city level. Among major policy implications, the environmental dimensions of territorial cohesion should be integrated more strongly in key European policies to reach a more balanced SD.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1318-1339
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1348939
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Author-Name: Hans Antonson
Author-X-Name-First: Hans
Author-X-Name-Last: Antonson
Author-Name: Annelie Carlson
Author-X-Name-First: Annelie
Author-X-Name-Last: Carlson
Title: Spatial planning and electric vehicles. A qualitative case study of horizontal and vertical organisational interplay in southern Sweden
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The use of electric-powered vehicles (EV) is experiencing a boom in some countries. Much research has been conducted on the technology per se; however, there is a research gap regarding institutional spatial planning practice concerning EVs. Here, an empirical analysis was made of planners’ interpretations of opportunities and obstacles to integration of EVs in southern Sweden. The results revealed a lack of interplay between local and regional administrations and showed that the agenda is run by individual bureaucrats rather than being based on official strategies. Moreover, there appears to be a lack of horizontal interplay within some organisations, while new arenas are being formed by actors within and outside government. The reason for formation of such external EV networks may be a single actor not being able to push the issue forward alone, due to a fragmented organisation, or a lack of clear external task formulation at central government level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1340-1362
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1349653
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Author-Name: Theodore Chao Lim
Author-X-Name-First: Theodore Chao
Author-X-Name-Last: Lim
Title: An empirical study of spatial-temporal growth patterns of a voluntary residential green infrastructure program
Abstract:
Voluntary residential green infrastructure (GI) stormwater management retrofit programs can help cities comply with environmental regulations while also improving quality of life. Previous research has identified influential factors in residents’ willingness to adopt GI, but few have simultaneously studied the spatial and temporal dynamics of GI. I use a six-year record of participation in a voluntary residential GI program in Washington DC to explore how neighborhood characteristics and social influence affect GI adoption over time. Statistical regression and Monte Carlo permutation resampling techniques are used to explain the spatial-temporal patterns of growth of the program. I demonstrate empirical evidence that participation location is increasingly determined by the locations of previous participants. These findings suggest that past participants will increasingly influence spatial clustering of GI in the city.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1363-1382
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1350146
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Author-Name: Jeroen van der Heijden
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Heijden
Title: From leaders to majority: a frontrunner paradox in built-environment climate governance experimentation
Abstract:
This paper seeks to better understand the possible paradox of frontrunners in experimental climate governance. This paradox refers to the situation where frontrunners are required to push boundaries in terms of developing governance innovations and to experiment with these, but where, at the same time, a too strong focus on frontrunners may result in a situation where lessons from these experiments and the innovations developed do not resonate with the majority. In such a situation, an innovation may not be capable of being scaled up or of being transferred to another context. This paper draws lessons from a series of nine experimental and innovative governance instruments for low-carbon building development and transformation in Australia. It points out that for these instruments the frontrunners paradox provides a partial explanation as to why they have not yet been able to scale up from a small group of industry leaders to the large majority.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1383-1401
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1350147
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Author-Name: Lie Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Lie
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Zhengzao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhengzao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xianqiang Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Xianqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Title: How multilateral financial institutions promote sustainable water infrastructure planning through economic appraisal: case studies from coastal cities of China
Abstract:
Sustainable urban water infrastructure planning is vital for all cities in developing countries, where rapid urbanization has exacerbated the increasingly burdened environment. Water sustainability is a prerequisite for economic growth, social equity, and living quality in urban areas. This paper documents the current challenges and summarizes the solutions adopted in water infrastructure planning and management. Then, case studies of how multilateral financial institutions have promoted sustainable water infrastructure planning through economic appraisal and the novel approaches adopted for sustainable water infrastructure planning and asset management, are presented for the three cities of Jiaozhou, Cixi, and Fangchenggang. Conclusions are made based on the comparison and analysis of the experiences drawn from the case studies of how economic analysis could help promote sustainable water infrastructure planning and management. It is illustrated that economic analysis that considers ecosystem services supply should be employed more in water infrastructure planning, operation, and management in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1402-1418
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1351334
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Author-Name: Shaun McKiernan
Author-X-Name-First: Shaun
Author-X-Name-Last: McKiernan
Title: Managing invasive plants in a rural-amenity landscape: the role of social capital and Landcare
Abstract:
Rural-amenity migration is changing the social and ecological compositions of landscapes globally. The in-migration of new landholders is contributing to significant biophysical changes to rural landscapes, as well as the weakening of collective awareness, knowledge and skills needed to manage natural resources. This is leading to the proliferation of environmental harm. This paper focuses on invasive plants as one such harm, detailing how collective action is developed and challenged in a rural landscape undergoing increasing property turnover and diversifying management priorities. Focusing on the role of a Landcare group, located in southern New South Wales, Australia, I explore how social capital – with a particular focus on trust and social norms – is mobilised to recruit newly arrived residents and maintain commitment among landholders to manage invasive plants. This research provides insights into how policy can better steer management interventions, particularly how to develop and maintain collective action in diversifying rural landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1419-1437
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1351930
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Author-Name: Hung-Che Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Hung-Che
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Ching-Chan Cheng
Author-X-Name-First: Ching-Chan
Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng
Author-Name: Chi-Han Ai
Author-X-Name-First: Chi-Han
Author-X-Name-Last: Ai
Title: An empirical analysis of green switching intentions in the airline industry
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The purpose of this research is to gain an empirical understanding of airline passengers’ green switching intentions. A conceptual research model is used as a framework to examine the relationships among the experiential quality dimensions, green perceived value, green corporate image, green experiential satisfaction, green corporate reputation, green experiential loyalty and green switching intentions for the airline industry. The data used in this paper were based on a sample of 615 passengers who experienced the eco-friendly services of China Airlines, indicating that the proposed model fitted the data. The study's result will assist airline management to develop and implement market-orientated service strategies to increase the experiential quality dimensions, green perceived value, green corporate image, green experiential satisfaction, green corporate reputation and green experiential loyalty in order to decrease passengers’ green switching intentions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1438-1468
Issue: 8
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1352495
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Author-Name: Malene Freudendal-Pedersen
Author-X-Name-First: Malene
Author-X-Name-Last: Freudendal-Pedersen
Author-Name: Katrine Hartmann-Petersen
Author-X-Name-First: Katrine
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann-Petersen
Author-Name: Aslak A Kjærulff
Author-X-Name-First: Aslak A
Author-X-Name-Last: Kjærulff
Author-Name: Lise Drewes Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Lise Drewes
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Title: Interactive environmental planning: creating utopias and storylines within a mobilities planning project
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This article presents a research project on mobility management in Danish municipalities aimed at creating more sustainable mobilities. The project, called Formula M (2011–2014), worked within sciences, public and private sectors, and civil society. Often contemporary projects in both planning and designing sustainable mobilities fall short when it comes to changing praxis to limit CO2 emissions, where they just concentrate on technocratic elements. They often neglect the ‘why’ and ‘for what’ which is needed in order to drive such change. In the Formula M project, focus has been on supporting the planners involved in the project on their ‘why’ and ‘for what’. Based on a theoretical understanding of relational and collaborative planning the article contributes to an understanding of which approaches and methods can be used to facilitate the relationships and dialogues between many actors. Methodologically, this has been sought through a specific focus on the role of utopias as a tool for storytelling.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 941-958
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189817
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Author-Name: Kamila Svobodova
Author-X-Name-First: Kamila
Author-X-Name-Last: Svobodova
Author-Name: Tomas Hajek
Author-X-Name-First: Tomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Hajek
Title: Pilgrimage route recovery in an industrial landscape
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Pilgrimage is an activity having a long tradition within the European historical context, and it has contributed to the overall spiritual aspect of European landscapes. Since the nineteenth century, however, the mining industry has strongly transformed many of those landscapes. The intangible cultural and spiritual values have been neglected in the process of mine rehabilitation. The aim of the present paper is to introduce a methodological approach to recovering the pilgrimage tradition in a post-mining landscape. The approach was developed in a case study regarding recovery of the Czech Republic's Osek–Mariánské Radšice pilgrimage route. Applying the principles of preservation, paraphrasing, evocation, and a new structure, the methodological framework for pilgrimage route recovery was designed and a variety of methodological issues regarding conflict between industrialism and the holy spirit of the original landscape were addressed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 959-976
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189818
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Author-Name: Irene Bouwma
Author-X-Name-First: Irene
Author-X-Name-Last: Bouwma
Author-Name: Bas Arts
Author-X-Name-First: Bas
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Author-Name: Duncan Liefferink
Author-X-Name-First: Duncan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liefferink
Title: Cause, catalyst or conjunction? The influence of the Habitats Directive on policy instrument choice in Member States
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In the process of implementing EU policy, Member States sometimes introduce new policy instruments in cases where this is not obligatory. To better understand this phenomenon, this paper reviews three cases in which new instruments emerged and develops a methodology to trace back the influence of EU Directives on instrument choice. The method is illustrated by a narrative of the emergence of new management planning instruments during the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive in three EU Member States: Finland, Hungary and the Netherlands. Three key features of a policy instrument are defined, namely, its authoritative force, action content and governance design. These are used to measure the contribution of the Habitats Directive compared to other potential explanatory causes for the emergence of the new policy instrument. In all three reviewed countries a nested causal relationship between the Habitats Directive and the introduction of the new policy instrument is identified. Based on the relative contribution of the Habitats Directive to the emergence of the new instrument a distinction is made whether the Directive acted as a cause, catalyst or if conjunction occurred.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 977-996
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189819
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: Marco Zitti
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Zitti
Author-Name: Margherita Carlucci
Author-X-Name-First: Margherita
Author-X-Name-Last: Carlucci
Title: In-between regional disparities and spatial heterogeneity: a multivariate analysis of territorial divides in Italy
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Processes such as economic polarization, social disparities and the asymmetric distribution of natural capital are becoming progressively more interlinked in developed countries and may reflect the uneven decline of the ‘centre-periphery’ model. The assessment of regional disparities and spatial heterogeneity in socioeconomic phenomena is a key issue in regional studies and takes advantage of the use of multi-domain frameworks and decision support systems. We performed an exploratory analysis of 133 indicators assessing seven thematic domains (demography/settlements, labour market, economic structure, quality of life, agriculture/rural development, landscape/water, environment/soil resources) with the aim of investigating regional disparities in Italy in the light of territorial changes driven by urbanization, industrial decentralization, agricultural intensification and land abandonment. The results of our study indicate that latitude, elevation and urban gradients have determined a complex spatial pattern in both socioeconomic and environmental variables in Italy. The proposed approach provides an overall assessment of the intensity of territorial disparities on a regional scale for each thematic domain, and of intra-region spatial heterogeneity for each indicator, representing a decision-making tool for policies targeting a sustainable and spatially balanced development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 997-1015
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1192023
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Author-Name: Mark Groulx
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Groulx
Author-Name: Christopher J. Lemieux
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lemieux
Author-Name: John L. Lewis
Author-X-Name-First: John L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis
Author-Name: Sarah Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Title: Understanding consumer behaviour and adaptation planning responses to climate-driven environmental change in Canada's parks and protected areas: a climate futurescapes approach
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Parks and protected areas are a global ecological, social and health resource visited by over 8 billion people annually. Their use can yield substantial benefits, but only if a balance between ecological integrity and sustainable visitation is struck. This research explores the potential influence of climate-driven environmental change on visitation to North America's most popular glacier, the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, Canada. Photorealistic environmental visualizations were used to gauge visitors’ perceptions of environmental change and potential impacts on consumer behaviour. Results suggest that impacts could substantially diminish the site's pull as a tourism destination. Rather than improving visitation prospects, expert-proposed adaptations underestimated the importance of perceived naturalness and contributed to further potential decline. Findings are relevant to protected areas planning and management. They suggest that a natural path to climate change adaptation is the best way to support both ecological integrity and the long-term tourism pull of protected areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1016-1035
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1192024
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Author-Name: Kelly Heber Dunning
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly Heber
Author-X-Name-Last: Dunning
Title: Missing the trees for the forest? Bottom-up policy implementation and adaptive management in the US natural resource bureaucracy
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For decades, natural resource agencies in the United States have attempted to restore ecosystems using adaptive management, a process that emphasizes experimental learning to reduce uncertainty. Most studies show that it rarely occurs in practice and explain implementation failures as organizational issues. This study draws on policy implementation theory to suggest that behaviors and attitudes of individuals may better explain implementation gaps. This comparative case study finds differences between experts implementing adaptive management in the Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Geological Survey. These include differences in attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors aimed at promoting individual autonomy, performance standards, and defending individual interests on the job. Policy implications are twofold: first, that individual behaviors impact adaptive management implementation and intrinsic motivation to perform such functions. Second, regardless of agency, experts view their work as a social good. This suggests that a devolved planning process may remedy implementation obstacles.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1036-1055
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1197105
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Author-Name: Enjie Li
Author-X-Name-First: Enjie
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Shujuan Li
Author-X-Name-First: Shujuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Joanna Endter-Wada
Author-X-Name-First: Joanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Endter-Wada
Title: Water-smart growth planning: linking water and land in the arid urbanizing American West
Abstract:
Linking water and land is essential in planning for the future of the western United States. We propose the concept of ‘water-smart growth’ and explore its implications through incorporating water considerations into the SLEUTH land-use model. The urban growth trajectory in Cache County, Utah, is modeled from 2007 to 2030 under four different scenarios: current trend; smart growth; water-smart growth with moderate implementation; and water-smart growth with full implementation. Comparisons of simulation results illustrate the extent and ways in which water-smart growth would alter current established land-use growth patterns. The approach represents an initial step to better integrate land and water in urban growth modeling and planning. This study's purposes are to provide improved understanding and representation of linkages between water and land in urbanizing environments, offer insights from a set of modeled options, and demonstrate the significance of integrating land and water in planning practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1056-1072
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1197106
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Author-Name: Ricci P.H. Yue
Author-X-Name-First: Ricci P.H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yue
Author-Name: Harry F. Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Harry F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Melissa A. Hart
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hart
Title: Perceptions of visibility degradation in Hong Kong
Abstract:
The human dimensions of visibility degradation remain under-researched academically. Based on Zube and Sell's Process Model of the Perception of, and Response to, Environmental Change, a questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong between 5 June 2012 and 26 January 2013 (n = 1,203). The respondents’ perceptions towards visibility degradation were collected. The results show that respondents were moderately knowledgeable to visibility degradation, perceiving the problem as anthropogenic and unfavorable and identifying the fight against the degradation as an important environmental issue. It is further deduced that the respondents’ physical and sociocultural attributes, and the way they gain information about visibility degradation, can affect their perceptions of visibility degradation. The results reveal that improving information channels can positively promote human sensitivity to and understanding of visibility degradation in order to mitigate it. Yet, any attempts to educate the lay public should not assume the existence of a homogenous community of like-minded people.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1073-1091
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1197826
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Author-Name: Lennart J. Lundqvist
Author-X-Name-First: Lennart J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundqvist
Author-Name: Sjur Kasa
Author-X-Name-First: Sjur
Author-X-Name-Last: Kasa
Title: Between national soft regulations and strong economic incentives: local climate and energy strategies in Sweden
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This paper contributes to the current discussion on whether ‘soft’ regulation actually influences policy outcomes by examining the effects of national policy instruments on municipal climate and energy planning. Sweden has experienced shifts in the incentive context over the last decades complementing soft planning regulations with stringent conditions for getting national economic support to local energy and climate action. We hypothesize that when soft regulations are surrounded by detailed conditions for getting state support, there will be higher degrees of local institutionalization of climate and energy strategies. The importance of economic support as part of national policy is confirmed by evidence from local energy and climate strategies and from interviews with local decision-makers. We also find that specific municipal features such as earlier municipal engagement in national support programs and relevant inter-municipal networks function as drivers for the institutionalization of local action.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1092-1111
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1197827
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Author-Name: Elisabeth Häggquist
Author-X-Name-First: Elisabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Häggquist
Author-Name: Isabelle Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Isabelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Title: Factors influencing the adoption of geological information in Swedish municipalities
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A geological map includes a description (e.g., geological composition and structures) as well as an interpretation of materials (e.g., porosity or extraction capacity). Geological maps are pertinent to city planning, infrastructure projects and environmental impact assessments. While the maps are identified in the literature as beneficial to society, few have discussed the adoption of geological maps. By investigating factors influencing information adoption, one can identify barriers for potential users. We consider the literature on diffusion of innovation and discuss the effects of information being a so-called ‘experience good,’ which implies high opportunity costs and sunk costs. The framework is empirically tested on survey data collected from officials in Swedish municipalities. The results suggest that perceived usefulness and educational effort have the largest influence on the adoption decision. Furthermore, the results indicate that organizational effects exist on the working unit level, but there are no spatial interactions across municipal boundaries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1112-1126
Issue: 6
Volume: 60
Year: 2017
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1198252
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Author-Name: Ainhoa González Del Campo
Author-X-Name-First: Ainhoa
Author-X-Name-Last: González Del Campo
Author-Name: Paola Gazzola
Author-X-Name-First: Paola
Author-X-Name-Last: Gazzola
Title: Untapping the potential of technological advancements in Strategic Environmental Assessment
Abstract:
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) requires the simultaneous assessment of multiple considerations to identify and mitigate any significant adverse effects on the environment resulting from plan/programme/policy implementation. In order to do this and support decision-making for sustainable development, it relies on sound and scientifically verifiable data from a variety of sources and on analytical tools to identify patterns and predict changes in the data. The advent of big data and technological advancements are highly relevant to SEA, given their potential to enhance the evidence-base, better assess, anticipate and communicate environmental effects and advance overall SEA practice. This review article explores the opportunities for an increased use of smart technologies and approaches in SEA, and proposes an operational framework for smartening SEA. It concludes by identifying a number of new research areas for exploring untapped opportunities in SEA.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 585-603
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1588712
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Author-Name: A. P. Vavatsikos
Author-X-Name-First: A. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Vavatsikos
Author-Name: O. E. Demesouka
Author-X-Name-First: O. E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Demesouka
Author-Name: K. P. Anagnostopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: K. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Anagnostopoulos
Title: GIS-based suitability analysis using fuzzy PROMETHEE
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In efficiently supporting planning decisions, decision makers often handle complex and multifaceted decisions. The combined use of geographic information systems (GIS)-based tools and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods has emerged as a sophisticated process that provides significant advantages in overcoming decision-making difficulties. Multicriteria raster-based suitability analyses are dominated by the performance of weighted linear combination approaches. This is principally due to technical limitations that arise since pairwise comparisons among candidate alternatives are needed to perform outranking relations. To overcome these limitations, a combination of GIS and a Fuzzy extension of the PROMETHEE method is proposed to reduce the complexity of the calculations. The efficiency of the proposed decision-making model is discussed through a case study, by comparing the derived alternative location rankings with those obtained by other well-established approaches. The framework provides a flexible way to overcome PROMETHEE computational limitations while the performed results validation analysis reveals that the framework produces coherent results.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 604-628
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1599830
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Author-Name: Wenhua Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Ying Qu
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Qu
Author-Name: Yue Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yue
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Yaxin Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yaxin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Understanding the barriers for Internet-based e-waste collection system in China
Abstract:
Internet-based electronic waste (e-waste) collection is an effective way to achieve both profitability for collectors and convenience for consumers. However, its introduction faces significant challenges in China. Few studies have systematically identified and analyzed the barriers to an Internet-based e-waste collection system in China. This study proposes a research framework that considers stakeholder theory to identify the barriers faced by Internet-based e-waste collection systems. A grey-based Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory method is applied for the analysis of the major barriers. The findings show that a lack of tax preference is a key barrier, which should be carefully considered both in the short- and long term. Additionally, low consumer participation intention is the strongest barrier. This study not only contributes to the literature on Internet-based e-waste collection systems but also provides valuable insights for decision-makers toward improving the performance of Internet-based e-waste collection practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 629-650
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1601618
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Author-Name: Salvatore Bimonte
Author-X-Name-First: Salvatore
Author-X-Name-Last: Bimonte
Author-Name: Luigi Bosco
Author-X-Name-First: Luigi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bosco
Author-Name: Arsenio Stabile
Author-X-Name-First: Arsenio
Author-X-Name-Last: Stabile
Title: Nudging pro-environmental behavior: evidence from a web experiment on priming and WTP
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Investigations on state-dependent and endogenous preferences have gained momentum. There is now abundant empirical literature on whether, and how, external stimuli influence or predict people’s behavior and appraisals. In recent decades, attempts have been made to enlarge this strand of research to determine whether “nudging†may help in managing environmental problems and boosting social preferences. Following this line of investigation, we describe a web experiment to analyze the impact of priming on environmental and ethical attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental protection. We found that while priming does make pro-environmental attitudes more salient, its frame affects the probability of WTP a premium for environment-friendly goods and the size of the premium. Unlike other authors, we used a visual priming technique based on a short video cartoon about a smartphone lifecycle.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 651-668
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1603364
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Author-Name: Zhihua Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhihua
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Jingzhu Shan
Author-X-Name-First: Jingzhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Shan
Author-Name: Jingmei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jingmei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Wensi Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Wensi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Extending the theory of planned behavior to predict public participation behavior in air pollution control: Beijing, China
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Public participation is playing an increasingly important role in the process of environmental protection, especially in some developing countries such as China. However, the studies that have focused on public participation in air pollution control, especially those that have used quantitative research, are comparatively insufficient in China. This paper investigated residents’ participation intention and behavior in air pollution control in Beijing, China, and related the theory of planned behavior and the concepts of risk perception to analyze the formation mechanism of participation behavior. The results indicated a remarkable discrepancy between participation intention and behavior. Subjective norm was the major factor in predicting participation intention, followed by risk perception and attitude. Income was observed to have a negative effect on participation intention and a positive effect on participation behavior.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 669-688
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1603821
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Author-Name: Komina Honam Atsri
Author-X-Name-First: Komina Honam
Author-X-Name-Last: Atsri
Author-Name: Komla Elikplim Abotsi
Author-X-Name-First: Komla Elikplim
Author-X-Name-Last: Abotsi
Author-Name: Kouami Kokou
Author-X-Name-First: Kouami
Author-X-Name-Last: Kokou
Author-Name: Daniele Dendi
Author-X-Name-First: Daniele
Author-X-Name-Last: Dendi
Author-Name: Gabriel Hoinsoude Segniagbeto
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Hoinsoude
Author-X-Name-Last: Segniagbeto
Author-Name: John E. Fa
Author-X-Name-First: John E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fa
Author-Name: Luca Luiselli
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Luiselli
Title: Ecological challenges for the buffer zone management of a West African National Park
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In sub-Saharan Africa, the management of buffer zones around protected areas does not often take into serious account the needs of resource exploitation by the local populations or the conservation needs of these areas. We described the ecological characteristics and management issues affecting the buffer zone around the Fazao-Malfakassa National Park; a 192,000-ha protected area in central-western Togo of utmost conservation importance within the Dahomey Gap region. Within the buffer zone (10 km radius, 334,800 ha), we focussed on four high conservation value areas totalling 65,594 ha (20% of the total buffer zone area). Using 2015 sentinel-2 images we analyzed land cover patterns and described existing ecological zones. We complemented these with field surveys and interviews with 300 people living in 22 villages within the buffer zone to describe the conditions affecting the resident human population. Although over 60% of the total buffer zone area is degraded, we identified four areas of high conservation value (total area = 65,594 ha). Interviewees recognized that slash-and-burn was the most common form of land use, followed by agroforestry practices. Agriculture, charcoal, and firewood production were the main drivers affecting habitats, and land conflicts were recurrent due to the rise in human population. The decline in agriculture, reported by interviewees in some sectors, was attributable to ravages of crops by elephants. Three independent diversity indices showed that, in preserved zones, a greater diversity of animals (with similar utilization frequencies) were hunted than in degraded sites (where grasscutters were the dominant hunted species). There were also significant differences between degraded and preserved zones in terms of plants used for charcoal production and for non-timber forest products. We advocate the development of community-controlled hunting areas to enhance the conservation value of the four well-preserved zones. Instead, promoting sustainable agricultural production systems in the degraded areas can help to further stabilize the agricultural front and reduce land pressure on the park.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 689-709
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1603844
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Author-Name: Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran
Author-X-Name-First: Adriana A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zuniga-Teran
Author-Name: Chad Staddon
Author-X-Name-First: Chad
Author-X-Name-Last: Staddon
Author-Name: Laura de Vito
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vito
Author-Name: Andrea K. Gerlak
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerlak
Author-Name: Sarah Ward
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Ward
Author-Name: Yolandi Schoeman
Author-X-Name-First: Yolandi
Author-X-Name-Last: Schoeman
Author-Name: Aimee Hart
Author-X-Name-First: Aimee
Author-X-Name-Last: Hart
Author-Name: Giles Booth
Author-X-Name-First: Giles
Author-X-Name-Last: Booth
Title: Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions
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Green infrastructure (GI) has been identified as a promising approach to help cities adapt to climate change through the provision of multiple ecosystem services. However, GI contributions to urban resilience will not be realized until it is more fully mainstreamed in the built environment and design professions. Here, we interrogate five key challenges for the effective implementation of GI: (1) design standards; (2) regulatory pathways; (3) socio-economic considerations; (4) financeability; and (5) innovation. Methods include a literature review, case studies, and interviews with resilience managers. We propose a people-centred and context-dependent approach to advance effective implementation of GI in urban planning. We highlight two underlying currents that run across all of the challenges – (1) the role of political will as a pre-condition for tackling all challenges holistically; and (2) the role of stakeholder engagement in achieving public support, harnessing funding, and maintaining and monitoring GI in the long term.Highlights:• The effective implementation of GI is context-specific and should adhere to the basic principles of appropriate technology.• Continuous community engagement is needed to ensure the inclusivity and multi-functionality of GI.• Challenges to successful GI are intersectional and therefore cannot be addressed singly in isolation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 710-732
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1605890
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Author-Name: Theodoros Skevas
Author-X-Name-First: Theodoros
Author-X-Name-Last: Skevas
Title: Evaluating alternative policies to reduce pesticide groundwater pollution in Dutch arable farming
Abstract:
This article develops a dynamic optimal control modelof farmers' production decisions and applies it to panel data from Dutch arable farms to assess the effectiveness of different policy interventions in reducing pesticide groundwater pollution. Three different policy measures are examined in turn: namely, a flat tax on pesticides; a groundwater contamination tax; and a quantity restriction on pesticide use. The examined policies are compared against both quantitative and qualitative criteria drawn from the pesticide policy literature. Results show that the groundwater contamination tax is the most preferred policy for reducing pesticide groundwater pollution. A way to apply such a tax is proposed and discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-750
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1606618
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Author-Name: Thomas Lauf
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Lauf
Author-Name: Kristina Ek
Author-X-Name-First: Kristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Ek
Author-Name: Erik Gawel
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Gawel
Author-Name: Paul Lehmann
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehmann
Author-Name: Patrik Söderholm
Author-X-Name-First: Patrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Söderholm
Title: The regional heterogeneity of wind power deployment: an empirical investigation of land-use policies in Germany and Sweden
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze and compare the impacts of land-use policies on wind power deployment at the regional levels in Germany and Sweden. We use data for the period 2008–2012, and an econometric approach in which the probability of having any wind power capacity additions and the actual level of increased capacity, given that it is positive, are permitted to be determined by different processes. The results confirm the importance of land-use policies, e.g., priority and exclusion areas, and interesting differences across the two countries are found. The impact of priority areas has been more profound in Germany, while the assignment of protected areas instead has constituted a more binding policy tool in Sweden. Cross-country differences in the relevance of various explanatory variables are linked to factors such as geographical patterns, design of wind power support schemes, and the allocation of decision-making power in planning processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 751-778
Issue: 4
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1613221
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Author-Name: Massimiliano Agovino
Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano
Author-X-Name-Last: Agovino
Author-Name: Antonio Garofalo
Author-X-Name-First: Antonio
Author-X-Name-Last: Garofalo
Author-Name: Angela Mariani
Author-X-Name-First: Angela
Author-X-Name-Last: Mariani
Title: Institutional quality effects on separate waste collection: some evidence from Italian provinces
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Separate waste collection in Italy comes under the responsibility of local authorities, provinces, while national laws set quantitative targets to be achieved over time. Overall, just a few provinces have reached the thresholds set by the latest law (Legislative Decree 152/2006) and some territorial differentiation has been detected. The aim of this paper is twofold: to verify the effectiveness of Legislative Decree 152/2006 in promoting higher levels of separate collection and to test whether institutional quality (considering the following indicators: voice and accountability, regulatory quality, rule of law and corruption) affects provinces’ efficiency in the separate collection process. For this purpose, we implement the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Results suggest that the effectiveness of Legislative Decree 152/2006 has been affected by provinces’ institutional quality. In particular, the presence of institutional constraints did not allow the most virtuous provinces to achieve the targets set by law.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1487-1510
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1353958
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Author-Name: Minseong Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Minseong
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Brijesh Thapa
Author-X-Name-First: Brijesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Thapa
Author-Name: Jinwon Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Jinwon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Community reactions to tourism development: how does governmental fairness work?
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Based on the elements of social exchange and organizational justice theories, a conceptual model and associated hypotheses were formulated to examine the relationship among community residents and their perceptions of governmental fairness (i.e., distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational dimensions), social capital (i.e., cognitive and structural dimensions), and support for government and environmental development. Data were collected from 496 residents in four Korean cities: Busan, Gyeongju, Pohang, and Ulsan. Empirical testing resulted in support for multiple hypotheses. More specifically, cognitive social capital was significantly influenced by distributive, interpersonal, and informational fairness. Structural social capital was significantly affected by distributive and informational fairness. Subsequently, two dimensions of social capital positively influenced two types of support. Overall, the results suggest that the interplay of governmental fairness and social capital is important in influencing residents’ support for government and environmental development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1511-1534
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1354815
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Author-Name: Jeremy G. Carter
Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carter
Author-Name: John Handley
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Handley
Author-Name: Tom Butlin
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Butlin
Author-Name: Susannah Gill
Author-X-Name-First: Susannah
Author-X-Name-Last: Gill
Title: Adapting cities to climate change – exploring the flood risk management role of green infrastructure landscapes
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There is now an emerging sense of the scope and nature of response that can be implemented at building and neighbourhood scales to help adapt cities and urban areas to the changing climate. In comparison, the role of larger natural and semi-natural landscapes that surround and permeate cities is less well understood. Addressing this knowledge gap, this paper outlines two case studies that describe and map the flood risk management functions offered by green infrastructure landscapes situated within the Urban Mersey Basin in North West England. The case studies establish that areas potentially exposed to flooding can be located at some distance, and within different jurisdictions, from upstream areas where the flood hazard may be generated and could be moderated via functions provided by green infrastructure landscapes. This raises planning and governance challenges connected to supporting and enhancing flood risk management functions provided by green infrastructure landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1535-1552
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1355777
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Author-Name: Kavita Miadaira Hamza
Author-X-Name-First: Kavita Miadaira
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamza
Author-Name: Denise de Abreu Sofiatti Dalmarco
Author-X-Name-First: Denise de Abreu Sofiatti
Author-X-Name-Last: Dalmarco
Author-Name: Fernando Antonio de Melo Pereira
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Antonio de Melo
Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira
Title: Sustainable consumption profile differences among Brazilian regions
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Brazil is a vast country and there are several scientific studies reporting sustainable behavior in its different regions. Since methodologies used in these studies differ from one another, it is hard to compare them. This paper aims to identify whether differences in sustainable behavior occur in different Brazilian regions and what differences can be identified. Through a web survey, we analyzed data from 1,489 participants, from four different regions. We identified two factors (behavior and search for information), and analyzed the differences through multivariate analysis of variance. The Northeast region had a higher score for “search for informationâ€, while Southern regions performed better on “behavior.†The Midwest region had the worst performance for both factors. The reasons for such differences may be greatly influenced by the social/cultural context of each region. The results also show that consumers still do not use their power of choice to pressure companies to become more sustainable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1553-1569
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1355778
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Author-Name: Myungjung Kwon
Author-X-Name-First: Myungjung
Author-X-Name-Last: Kwon
Author-Name: Shui-Yan Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Shui-Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Cheongsin Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Cheongsin
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Examining strategic sustainability plans and smart-growth land-use measures in California cities
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Given many potential obstacles, what types of strategic plans and measures for climate protection and/or energy sustainability are more likely than others to be adopted by cities? What are the key internal and external obstacles to adopting and implementing these plans and measures? Based on data obtained from a survey conducted from 2010 to 2011 and other sources, this paper develops a framework derived from political contracting theory and strategic orientation literature to examine how public management obstacles, socio-economic factors, and political factors influence a city's likelihood of having strategic energy sustainability plans and measures in place. Moreover, this paper finds that many California cities remain reluctant to require residents and businesses to comply with more challenging sustainability measures, such as smart-growth land-use practices, and that those cities with a strategic energy sustainability plan already in place tend to be more willing to adopt smart-growth land-use measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1570-1593
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1355779
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Author-Name: Kirsten Kinzer
Author-X-Name-First: Kirsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Kinzer
Title: Picking up speed: public participation and local sustainability plan implementation
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Although planning scholars often argue that public participation improves implementation outcomes, this relationship is rarely empirically tested. This study investigates how public engagement, during planning and after plan adoption, impacts on the speed of local government sustainability plan implementation. It includes a correlation analysis of quantized in-depth interviews with sustainability planners in 36 American cities. The study finds that individual characteristics of public engagement, both during planning and after plan adoption, had statistically significant relationships to implementation speed, but in some cases this relationship was negative. The correlations imply that sustainability planners can make strategic choices to improve implementation speed through public participation in plan creation and after plan adoption. Alternatively, planners also make choices during participatory planning that slow implementation, a problematic outcome when the ultimate goal of a planning process is on-the-ground change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1594-1611
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1358154
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Author-Name: Kris Bachus
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Bachus
Author-Name: Frederic Vanswijgenhoven
Author-X-Name-First: Frederic
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanswijgenhoven
Title: The use of regulatory taxation as a policy instrument for sustainability transitions: old wine in new bottles or unexplored potential?
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The burgeoning literature on sustainable transitions links persistent environmental problems to the functioning of socio-technical systems. Conventional policy instruments, such as environmental taxation, are often rejected by transition scholars but in-depth studies on their potential are scarce. This paper explores the potential of the instrument of environmental taxation for influencing sustainability transitions. The multi-level perspective and the multi-phase perspective from transition thinking and the social practices approach are combined with the environmental economics theories of Pigou and Coase. Our analysis shows that the highest impact of regulatory taxation will be realised at the end of the take-off phase and in the acceleration phase of a transition. Although important barriers exist and many conditions apply, regulatory environmental taxation, especially as part of a smart policy mix, has more potential for contributing to sustainability transitions than hitherto assumed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1469-1486
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1358155
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Author-Name: Eujin Julia Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Eujin Julia
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Seeking a balance: a procedure-based evaluation of localized approaches for brownfield management in the USA
Abstract:
Brownfield programs in the USA now use bottom–up approaches where the principle agent is no longer federal but local government. Although the approaches by federal government to manage national priority sites are well established, clear approaches for local brownfields and to engage nearby communities are difficult to find. This study sought to determine whether the current approaches adopted by local municipalities are effective and identify the challenges experienced to develop guidelines tailored to meet the needs of local projects. The results revealed that the effectiveness of local brownfield programs is often challenged by the existing normative assessment procedure utilized by the federal government. Experts’ interviews provided evidence that legislation set up to eliminate contamination is actually hurting efforts to reuse lightly polluted local sites. The challenges were associated with outreach activities, particularly those involving reluctant property owners and developers. Community residents had only a minimal opportunity to participate in decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1612-1630
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1369939
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Author-Name: Vesela Veleva
Author-X-Name-First: Vesela
Author-X-Name-Last: Veleva
Author-Name: Gavin Bodkin
Author-X-Name-First: Gavin
Author-X-Name-Last: Bodkin
Title: Emerging drivers and business models for equipment reuse and remanufacturing in the US: lessons from the biotech industry
Abstract:
While regulations have advanced product take-back in some markets, challenges to increasing product reuse and remanufacturing remain. Most research to date has focused on original equipment manufacturers taking back and remanufacturing their products, which is often problematic. The present study demonstrates that there are emerging opportunities for small companies with innovative business models to enter the market and advance product end-of-life (EoL) management. The paper examines the biotechnology industry – a growing sector with high spending on lab equipment and relatively short lifespans of research and development instruments. Building on previous research and analysis of industry practices and emerging drivers for product reuse and remanufacturing, the authors propose a framework for sustainable EoL management that includes five managerial drivers: financial benefits, space, ease/convenience, information, and sustainability goals. The paper concludes with discussion of the lessons learned and practical implications for managers in charge of purchasing or disposing of surplus equipment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1631-1653
Issue: 9
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1369940
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Author-Name: Matthew Cashmore
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Cashmore
Author-Name: David Rudolph
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Rudolph
Author-Name: Sanne Vammen Larsen
Author-X-Name-First: Sanne Vammen
Author-X-Name-Last: Larsen
Author-Name: Helle Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Helle
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Title: International experiences with opposition to wind energy siting decisions: lessons for environmental and social appraisal
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The planning of renewable energy infrastructure has proven highly controversial across many countries. We critically examine the lessons that can be learned from research investigating the causes of controversy over wind turbines. The review focuses on a specific, but often highly controversial, component of planning practice: environmental and social appraisal. The review advances understandings of the reasons for contestation over the social impacts of wind turbines; the basis and legitimacy of plurality and contestation; and, the biases that tend to underpin understandings of the role and functioning of participation in appraisal. A typology of actors' attitudes to wind energy is employed to elucidate the implications of our review for appraisal practices. We conclude that a broader understanding of the societal purposes of public participation needs to be integrated into appraisal theory and practice, including an acceptance of the legitimacy of antagonism and dissent and its value in fostering social learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1109-1132
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1473150
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Author-Name: Miisa Pietilä
Author-X-Name-First: Miisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Pietilä
Author-Name: Nora Fagerholm
Author-X-Name-First: Nora
Author-X-Name-Last: Fagerholm
Title: A management perspective to using Public Participation GIS in planning for visitor use in national parks
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Academics have frequently used and endorsed the Public Participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) approach for national park management. However, it is only minimally used by public agencies such as national park organisations. This study explores the potential that managers of Finnish national parks see in the PPGIS approach in the context of planning for the visitor use of parks. Ten semi-structured interviews with managers of Parks and Wildlife Finland were conducted. The managers perceived that PPGIS could help in optimising site management, and preferred PPGIS studies that are practical and clearly connected to planning site management actions. They envisioned a mobile phone application that would allow mapping visitor experiences on the spot. Overall, the managers were open to adopting place-based planning practices. The study increases the understanding of public agencies’ views towards PPGIS. It also produces practical information for conducting PPGIS case studies as well as for integrating PPGIS tools into planning processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1133-1148
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1473757
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Author-Name: Graham Fairclough
Author-X-Name-First: Graham
Author-X-Name-Last: Fairclough
Title: Landscape and heritage: ideas from Europe for culturally based solutions in rural environments
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The impact of globalised trends changing the rural environment is often thought to require environmental and ecology-focused policies and actions. But many of the problems have human (societal) causes, and solutions need also to be primarily culturally based. This essay, drawing on the ‘CHeriScape’ network in western Europe, explores the advantage of seeking a more comprehensive, integrative response to rural change using the twinned concepts of landscape and heritage. It discusses recent developments in conceptualising landscape and heritage, and how these could support effective culturally based approaches that are participatively democratic and also take account of human behaviour. After brief summaries of evolving paradigms for landscape and heritage, and of global challenges, the paper suggests that a landscape–heritage nexus, familiar to the lay public but capable of nuanced and fluid application, offers an effective way ahead. It concludes by identifying some obstacles that hinder the effective implementation of such an approach.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1149-1165
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1476026
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Author-Name: Jean Marcel Sousa Lira
Author-X-Name-First: Jean Marcel Sousa
Author-X-Name-Last: Lira
Author-Name: Eduardo Gomes Salgado
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Gomes
Author-X-Name-Last: Salgado
Author-Name: Luiz Alberto Beijo
Author-X-Name-First: Luiz Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Beijo
Title: Characterization of evolution and dissemination of ISO 14001 in countries and economic sectors in Europe
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This work aimed to analyse the diffusion of ISO 14001 certifications in Europe and among economic sectors and the use of the relative growth rate (RGR) as an alternative to evaluate the diffusion of certificates. It has been observed that the RGR of the diffusion of certification in Europe starts very high (0.41) and has narrowed to close to 0 in recent years. Thus, the shape of the diffusion curve for Europe shows that the region presents mature behaviour, where it has already reached a maximum level of ISO 14001 certificates. Among the countries, Italy obtained an RGR of 0.91 in 2001; for France and Romania, diffusion takes an S-shape. ISO 14001 certifications by economic sector showed that in Italy, only basic metal fabricated metal product sectors presented RGR < 0.15. Therefore, most of the economic sectors are expanding their certifications. Furthermore, RGR is useful in classification of the diffusive state.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1166-1184
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1479244
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Author-Name: Ali Azadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadeh
Author-Name: Kimia Ahmadzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Kimia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmadzadeh
Author-Name: Hossein Eslami
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Eslami
Title: Location optimization of municipal solid waste considering health, safety, environmental, and economic factors
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Selecting appropriate sites for municipal solid waste (MSW) is a challenging problem for urban communities and has economic and environmental implications. This paper proposes a mathematical optimization model to solve the location problem of MSW sites incorporating both push and pull characteristics. Four objective functions comprising health, safety, environmental (HSE), and economic indicators are considered. These objectives are combined into a single objective function using the weighted sum method and the best method is selected based on noise analysis. The parameter uncertainty is incorporated into the model using expert judgments followed by sensitivity analysis to show the effect of the most important parameters. Using the data from a network of 360 population centers in Tehran, the solution for the model is demonstrated. To our knowledge, this is the first study on location optimization of MSW considering combined HSE and economic indicators. The proposed approach is flexible and parsimonious.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1185-1204
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1482200
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Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Title: Urban dispersion and economic crisis: empirical evidence from a Mediterranean region
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Economic expansions and recessions have had a relevant influence on urbanization patterns, altering building cycles and depressing local housing markets. In regions with declining employment and wealth, the 2007 economic crisis has resulted in urban containment and inherent transformations in metropolitan structures and socioeconomic functions. This study aims at verifying whether urban growth spatial direction and intensity have changed during the 2007 economic crisis in Athens, the capital of Greece, based on a diachronic analysis (1990–2016) of indicators assessing population dynamics, building characteristics and land-use change. Urban growth rate in the study area was the highest over a period of economic expansion spanning from 1990 to 2006, decreasing largely in the subsequent decade, characterized by economic recession. Conversely, dispersed development as a proportion of total urban growth was the lowest during economic expansion, rising after 2007. With economic expansion, discontinuous urban growth concentrated in peri-urban districts. During recession, the same districts experienced a trend towards settlement re-densification, with new sprawled settlements expanding in marginal areas. Taken together, the empirical results of this study suggest that economic recession has promoted a moderate change in spatial direction and intensity of Athens’ expansion, with distinct patterns of urban densification and dispersion depending on the specific local context. Our findings bring insights on the debate over post-crisis development of Mediterranean cities, suggesting that – without policy interventions – dispersed settlements will remain the dominant urbanization pattern in heterogeneous and fragmented metropolitan regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1205-1226
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1489787
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Author-Name: Danielle Sinnett
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Sinnett
Title: Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales
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Scarcity of mineral supplies globally means that there is an international effort to examine the potential to extract resources from mine waste. Such sites are often perceived as degraded and of little value. However, many sites are protected for their ecological, geological or historical significance. This article examines the scale of the association between these designations and former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales. Around 69,000 mines (44%) are co-located with some form of designation; ranging from 27% of sand and gravel quarries in Wales to 84% of metal mines in England. Some designations are coincidental to mining and may benefit from resource recovery combined with remediation activities, others exist due to previous mining activities and may be adversely affected. This creates a tension in the long-term management of former mineral extraction, which should be considered when assessing the potential for, and desirability of, resource recovery.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1227-1248
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1490701
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Author-Name: Divya Chandrasekhar
Author-X-Name-First: Divya
Author-X-Name-Last: Chandrasekhar
Author-Name: Robin Rothfeder
Author-X-Name-First: Robin
Author-X-Name-Last: Rothfeder
Author-Name: Yu Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Author-Name: Donovan Finn
Author-X-Name-First: Donovan
Author-X-Name-Last: Finn
Title: What drives household recovery after disasters? A case study of New York City after 2012 Hurricane Sandy
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Community recovery from disasters depends on how its subunits, such as households, fare. But the current knowledge on this topic is fragmented and undervalues a household’s agency for action, which can result in narrowly designed, and sometimes counterproductive, recovery plans and aid policies. In this article, we examine various internal and contextual characteristics of households to answer the question, what factors influence household recovery the most and how? Using logistical regression analysis on random sample survey data collected from households affected by the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in New York City, NY, we discuss the influence of various socioeconomic factors, knowledge and availability of external aid, and neighborhood condition on a household’s perception of their own recovery. We conclude with three lessons on community participation, recovery financing, and community restoration for recovery managers to ensure disaster recovery plans are comprehensive and build local capacity to recover.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1249-1268
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1492907
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Author-Name: John Strauser
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Strauser
Author-Name: William P. Stewart
Author-X-Name-First: William P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart
Author-Name: Nicole M. Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Lorraine Stamberger
Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine
Author-X-Name-Last: Stamberger
Author-Name: Carena J. van Riper
Author-X-Name-First: Carena J.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Riper
Title: Heritage narratives for landscapes on the rural–urban fringe in the Midwestern United States
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Landscapes on the rural–urban fringe are experiencing rapid change. Along with agriculture, additional fronts of landscape change are related to suburbanization, conservation, and tourism. Building a framework related to heritage narratives, this study analyzes stories told by stakeholders to make sense of landscape change and influence their perspectives about growth. Drawing on focus groups of community and development leaders at two sites in the Midwestern United States – Jasper County, Iowa and Will County, Illinois – this study explores sense of place and shared values in the context of landscape change. From 76 heritage narratives, five thematic areas were identified: (1) agriculture, (2) tourism, (3) industry, (4) grassland conservation, and (5) housing. Participants expressed needs to find compatibility across multiple narratives and develop coherent visions for future growth. A “planning for place†meta-narrative was explored to integrate diverse perspectives and stimulate dialog about shared values with potential to unite landscapes and communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1269-1286
Issue: 7
Volume: 62
Year: 2019
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1492908
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Author-Name: Javier Gonzales-Iwanciw
Author-X-Name-First: Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: Gonzales-Iwanciw
Author-Name: Art Dewulf
Author-X-Name-First: Art
Author-X-Name-Last: Dewulf
Author-Name: Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen
Title: Learning in multi-level governance of adaptation to climate change – a literature review
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The governance of adaptation to climate change is an emerging multi-level challenge, and learning is a central governance factor in such a new empirical field. We analyze, through a literature review, how learning is addressed in both the general multi-level governance literature and the governance of adaptation to climate change literature. We explore the main congruencies and divergences between these two literature strands and identify promising directions to conceptualize learning in multi-level governance of adaptation. The review summarizes the main approaches to learning in these two strands and outlines conceptualizations of learning, the methods suggested and applied to assess learning, the way learning processes and strategies are understood, and the critical factors identified and described. The review contrasts policy learning approaches frequently used in multi-level governance literature with social learning approaches that are more common in adaptation literature to explore common ground and differences in order to build a conceptual framework and provide directions for further research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 779-797
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1594725
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Author-Name: Christina Kourdounouli
Author-X-Name-First: Christina
Author-X-Name-Last: Kourdounouli
Author-Name: Anna Maria Jönsson
Author-X-Name-First: Anna Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Jönsson
Title: Urban ecosystem conditions and ecosystem services – a comparison between large urban zones and city cores in the EU
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Almost three out of four EU citizens live in urban areas. Knowledge on the city’s environmental structure and capabilities is needed as urbanization is expected to continue. In this study, eight indicators on urban ecosystems condition (ECIs) were quantified for 305 EU cities (>100.000 inhabitants). A composite indicator (CI), based on the ECIs, indicated differences between northern and southern EU countries, with Umeå having the highest CI value (1.56) and Napoli the lowest (−1.21). Positive effects of urban green infrastructure (GI) were found for NO2 removal, recreation opportunities and lowered urban heat island effect. The proportion of green and built infrastructure differs between city cores and larger urban zones, and the area outside the core hosts a considerable part of the overall GI. This zone is thus of importance for the provisioning of urban ecosystem services, to be considered when planning for urban growth and climate adaptation strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 798-817
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1613966
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Author-Name: Dragana Bojovic
Author-X-Name-First: Dragana
Author-X-Name-Last: Bojovic
Author-Name: Carlo Giupponi
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Giupponi
Title: Understanding the dissemination and adoption of innovations through social network analysis: geospatial solutions for disaster management in Nepal and Kenya
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Vulnerable areas of the world, including many developing countries, are increasingly exposed to natural disasters. New technologies, such as geospatial technologies, could help them manage the risks of extreme events and cope with disaster aftershock. However, new technologies are often disseminated slowly among the relevant stakeholders. Assuming that knowledge exchange through stakeholder networks can effectively enhance the uptake of innovation, this research applied a social network approach focussing on the structural patterns of communication and collaboration networks regarding landslide-related disasters in Nepal and floods in Kenya. Using methods of formal social network analysis, we reveal centrally positioned stakeholders and discuss their actual and potential roles in outscaling innovations between the different sectors and upscaling them to different levels within the disaster management communities under study. In doing so, this case study demonstrates the potential of social network analysis for improving the dissemination of innovations for disaster risk management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 818-841
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1614435
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Author-Name: Chiara Armeni
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Armeni
Author-Name: Helle Tegner Anker
Author-X-Name-First: Helle Tegner
Author-X-Name-Last: Anker
Title: Public participation and appeal rights in decision-making on wind energy infrastructure: a comparative analysis of the Danish and English legal framework
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This article is concerned with public participation and its linkages with appeal rights in planning decisions for major onshore wind farms in England and Denmark. We are particularly interested in how the legal framework shapes the scope of participation and appeals and, more specifically, whether a third party right to appeal (TPRA) has a participatory potential beyond the initial decision-making process. Despite structural differences, our analysis shows that in both countries the legal frameworks limit the participatory potential of administrative appeals, either through a restricted third party access to appeal mechanisms or through a restricted scope of review in appeals. Even where access is unrestricted, TPRA can hardly constitute an extension of participation, unless the scope for review is equally extended. Thus, reliance on TPRA as a participatory tool would require changes to the legal framework in both jurisdictions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 842-861
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1614436
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Author-Name: Gianluca Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Author-Name: John Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Title: Choice experiment assessment of anglers’ salmonid conservation preferences
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Wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout are in danger in several fisheries of the northern hemisphere due to anthropic activities. The pressures on fish stocks include excessive commercial and recreational harvests, as well as habitat depletion. In this paper, we present a choice experiment assessment of recreational anglers’ preferences for conservation options, aiming to reduce harvest and improve ecosystem quality of salmon fisheries using Ireland as a case study. Data were collected by online survey and analysed with a latent class logit model. Results indicate two groups of anglers with diverging opinions and preferences on salmon conservation priorities, which will likely be reflected in different levels of acceptance of conservation initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 862-882
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1614816
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Author-Name: Marta Sylla
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Sylla
Author-Name: Iga Solecka
Author-X-Name-First: Iga
Author-X-Name-Last: Solecka
Title: Highly valued agricultural landscapes and their ecosystem services in the urban-rural fringe – an integrated approach
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Undermined by the increasing urban sprawl as well as intensification of agricultural production, the urban–rural fringe agricultural landscapes face challenges of ensuring viable food production, reducing environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, as well as sustaining rural development. Policies and strategies such as the Common Agricultural Policy, the European Landscape Convention and Biodiversity Strategy address these problems in their objectives, but they are based on different concepts regarding landscape functions and ecosystem services. To provide planners with a comprehensive landscape valuation framework, we refer to the policy objectives by assessing three rural landscape functions: environmental balance, food production and providing vital space to live, and tourist businesses with the use of landscape indicators and ecosystem services. We introduce the criteria of vulnerability to landscape changes, legal environmental protection, cultural heritage, scenic variety, and clarity to assess landscape values and water purification and retention, food production and recreational potential to assess ecosystem services. The results encourage the combination of the two approaches, since in a well-structured framework they complement each other in terms of covering different aspects of landscape value. An integrated approach to landscape assessment enables the picturing of more diverse values, and can better inform landscape and spatial planners. The novelty of this research is the use of landscape units as the basis for the application of ecosystem service and landscape valuation integrated assessment at the level that matches the scale of land use policy on the municipality level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 883-911
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1616982
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Author-Name: Daniel Young
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Name: Stephen Essex
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Essex
Title: Climate change adaptation in the planning of England’s coastal urban areas: priorities, barriers and future prospects
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Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society and the spatial planning system plays a crucial role in ensuring that important adaptations to the built environment are evaluated. Drawing upon a mixed-methods research approach, this paper explores the progress that has been made by the planning system in England in addressing the challenge of climate change adaptation in coastal urban areas. The results indicate that the adaptation produced through the planning system remains incremental rather than transformative. It is focused on experienced hazards, especially flooding, and there is a lack of attention being paid to wider impacts of climate change, such as rising average temperatures. Furthermore, it was found that the contemporary contribution of planning to climate change adaptation is seriously limited by the government’s emphasis on housing and economic growth and by the development industry’s emphasis on economic viability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 912-934
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1617680
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Author-Name: Brayan Ricardo de Oliveira
Author-X-Name-First: Brayan Ricardo de
Author-X-Name-Last: Oliveira
Author-Name: Sónia Maria Carvalho-Ribeiro
Author-X-Name-First: Sónia Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Carvalho-Ribeiro
Author-Name: Paulina Maria Maia-Barbosa
Author-X-Name-First: Paulina Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Maia-Barbosa
Title: A multiscale analysis of land use dynamics in the buffer zone of Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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This article uses a multiscale approach for assessing landscape changes in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots in Brazil, the Rio Doce State Park (PERD). In this article, we assess land use changes over a 30 year period. Our results show that, while inside the park landscape changes were minimal, in the park buffer zone human induced changes are steadily rising due to an increase in eucalyptus plantations and urban sprawl that grew by 4% and 1.9%, respectively. Agricultural land has been reduced by 6.35%, but there are trends that a form of welcome forest transition has been occurring. We report an increase in native forests from 40,588 ha in 1985 to 45,690 ha in 2015. The analysis of human impacts in the study area delivers very different results when varying the pixel size from 25 ha to 900 m2. The former shows a very high level of human influence while the latter reveals small but vital patches of native forest offering hopeful opportunities for sustainable natural resource management in this critical biome. Our work stresses the importance of better targeted policy making and sympathetic land use management of buffer zones of protected areas. Currently, such zones suffer from many development pressures and often experience contradictory policy frameworks which encourage a clash between biodiversity conservation and intensive agro husbandry production.Highlights:• We characterize land use transitions in a hotspot of biodiversity in Brazil.• Analysis at finer resolution show that there is still hope for forest recovery.• For instilling sustainable forest transitions there is the need for fresh governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 935-957
Issue: 5
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1617681
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Author-Name: Vivek Shandas
Author-X-Name-First: Vivek
Author-X-Name-Last: Shandas
Author-Name: A. Marissa Matsler
Author-X-Name-First: A. Marissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Matsler
Author-Name: Liliana Caughman
Author-X-Name-First: Liliana
Author-X-Name-Last: Caughman
Author-Name: Ashley Harris
Author-X-Name-First: Ashley
Author-X-Name-Last: Harris
Title: Towards the implementation of green stormwater infrastructure: perspectives from municipal managers in the Pacific Northwest
Abstract:
To mitigate the harmful effects of stormwater runoff, many cities in the United States are constructing green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), yet the varied perceptions of GSI by local municipal managers can make or break the implementation of GSI in any given city. We conducted a series of focus groups with municipal managers from two adjacent regions in the Pacific Northwest (US) – Portland, Oregon and Clark County, Washington – where many of the earliest and most extensive applications of urban GSI have occurred. We aimed to understand the extent to which municipal managers fundamentally differ in their considerations of GSI, even within one metropolitan region. Results indicate that Portland respondents were optimistic about GSI implementation emphasizing stakeholder buy-in and regulatory systems. Alternatively, in Clark County, an unfunded state mandate, public concern, and uncertainties about facility performance culminated in a cautionary approach to GSI. The variation in findings has many implications for implementing GSI.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 959-980
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1620708
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Author-Name: Bart Niyibizi
Author-X-Name-First: Bart
Author-X-Name-Last: Niyibizi
Author-Name: John N. Ng’ombe
Author-X-Name-First: John N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng’ombe
Author-Name: Tracy A. Boyer
Author-X-Name-First: Tracy A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boyer
Title: Regulating earthquake risk: preferences for trade-offs between economic benefits and regulation of produced wastewater injection from hydraulic fracturing
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The marked increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma since 2009 is widely associated with underground wastewater injection by oil and gas companies. Using the mixed logit model, we determine willingness to accept potential job and tax revenue losses in return for fewer earthquakes and reduced risk of damaging earthquakes in Oklahoma. Results suggest people favor a lower risk of a damaging earthquake, reduction in earthquakes, fewer jobs lost, and reduced tax revenue losses from oil and gas companies. Republicans (Democrats) are less (more) willing to forgo jobs and tax revenue as a result of regulated wastewater injection, which highlights evidence of heterogeneous preferences for regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 981-1000
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1625757
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Author-Name: Erik Brockwell
Author-X-Name-First: Erik
Author-X-Name-Last: Brockwell
Author-Name: Katarina Elofsson
Author-X-Name-First: Katarina
Author-X-Name-Last: Elofsson
Title: The role of water quality for local environmental policy implementation
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The objective of this study is to examine the role of surface water quality for the decisions by Swedish municipalities to adopt environmental targets and action plans, as well as allocating these decisions to a responsible authority. To this end, we assess how environmental, socioeconomic, and political factors, as well as the availability of environmental expertise, affect these municipal decisions. Questionnaire data from the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, in combination with environmental monitoring data and official statistics, are used for the econometric analysis. Results show that: (i) municipalities with bad water quality, greater coastal length, and higher income are more inclined to adopt local policies; (ii) collaboration with interest groups increases the likelihood of adopting local policies; and (iii) municipalities with high Center Party representation tend to set responsibility for environmental policy with the municipal council board.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1001-1021
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1627187
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Author-Name: Thomas J. Schneider
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider
Author-Name: Grainne S. Maguire
Author-X-Name-First: Grainne S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Maguire
Author-Name: Desley A. Whisson
Author-X-Name-First: Desley A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Whisson
Author-Name: Michael A. Weston
Author-X-Name-First: Michael A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: Regulations fail to constrain dog space use in threatened species beach habitats
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The management of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) in natural areas is controversial and more effective policy and management is required. We examine the occurrence and space use by dogs on southern Australian sandy beaches in different dog-leashing zones. We observed the people and dogs, and compliance with regulations. GPS loggers determined the space use by dogs (n = 161). Existing dog-leashing zones had no influence on the space use by dogs, and this related to poor compliance with dog-leashing rules (69.7% of 188 dogs observed at “on-leash†beaches were “off-leashâ€). Dogs moved up to 33 km, at maximum speeds of up to 19 km h−1, during beach visits. Larger dogs occupied slightly more space. Overall, off-leash dogs were frequent regardless of prevailing dog-leashing regulations and these did not constrain the space use by dogs. Current regulations appear ineffective, and alternatives such as “no-dog†zones to replace “leash-only†zones warrant investigation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1022-1036
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1628012
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Author-Name: Jonas Schwaab
Author-X-Name-First: Jonas
Author-X-Name-Last: Schwaab
Author-Name: Sven Lautenbach
Author-X-Name-First: Sven
Author-X-Name-Last: Lautenbach
Author-Name: Nils Braun-Dubler
Author-X-Name-First: Nils
Author-X-Name-Last: Braun-Dubler
Author-Name: Markus Gmünder
Author-X-Name-First: Markus
Author-X-Name-Last: Gmünder
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Author-Name: Maarten J. Van Strien
Author-X-Name-First: Maarten J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Strien
Title: The difficulty of steering settlement development to reduce the loss of ecosystem services: an exploration of different development scenarios in Switzerland using spatially explicit land-use models
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To reduce the negative environmental impact of settlement development, a range of policy instruments are available. Empirical studies have highlighted advantages and disadvantages of different instruments, including tradable development rights (TDRs) and zoning. We add to this knowledge by developing a land-use modelling framework that can be used to assess the potential impact of different policy scenarios on the spatial pattern of settlement development and the potential loss of ecosystem services. We compare the impact of four scenarios that are inspired by different policy instruments. Our results show that limiting the urban growth in certain municipalities or regions has a high impact on ecosystem services. Thus, the definition of sending and receiving areas as employed in TDR programs could be very useful. However, possible trade-offs will have to be taken into consideration, in particular between the protection of fertile agricultural soils and the protection of valuable nature areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1037-1055
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1631762
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Author-Name: Alan P. Diduck
Author-X-Name-First: Alan P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Diduck
Author-Name: Christopher M. Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Author-Name: Romina Rodela
Author-X-Name-First: Romina
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodela
Author-Name: Robert Moquin
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Moquin
Author-Name: Morrissa Boerchers
Author-X-Name-First: Morrissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Boerchers
Title: Pathways of learning about biodiversity and sustainability in private urban gardens
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Nature-based solutions directed at improving biodiversity, on both public and private land, can provide multiple benefits, but many of these benefits are not being fully realised. One reason is the normative and cognitive disconnect between people and nature, highlighting the need for new learning programs to foster better nature connections. More is known about learning in the context of community gardens than in relation to private gardens. Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, this study explores learning among residents engaged in home gardening for biodiversity in Winnipeg, Canada. We uncovered diverse and interconnected learning processes/activities founded on formative childhood experiences. The processes/activities were non-formal and informal, and included individual, social and blended experiences. Learning outcomes were also mutually influencing and multi-levelled, comprising normative, cognitive/behavioural and relational changes. The results support an analytical framework suggesting how learning-focused initiatives can enhance biodiversity on private property and aid in delivery of nature-based solutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1056-1076
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1633288
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Author-Name: Daniel Henstra
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Henstra
Author-Name: Jason Thistlethwaite
Author-X-Name-First: Jason
Author-X-Name-Last: Thistlethwaite
Author-Name: Shanaya Vanhooren
Author-X-Name-First: Shanaya
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanhooren
Title: The governance of climate change adaptation: stormwater management policy and practice
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Urban flooding is a significant climate change risk for cities. Stormwater management (SWM) has emerged as a key policy response to reduce urban vulnerability to flood risk, and it offers an ideal case study for analyzing the governance of climate change adaptation. This article focuses on SWM policy in the Province of Ontario, Canada, with the broader objective of assessing the nature and dynamics of adaptation governance arrangements. The evolution of SWM policy is examined longitudinally to understand how the interaction of policy ideas, actors and institutions have mobilized adaptation principles. The results reveal that, despite consensus on key ideas among policy actors, the institutionalization of adaptation principles into SWM policy lags behind. This finding raises questions about the capacity of regional governments to strengthen local adaptation and underpins the need for further research on the interaction between evolving adaptation priorities and established policy regimes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1077-1096
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1634015
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Author-Name: Stuart Johnston Edwards
Author-X-Name-First: Stuart
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnston Edwards
Author-Name: Tony R. Walker
Author-X-Name-First: Tony R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Walker
Title: An overview of Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory program as a pollution control policy tool
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Formed under ‘right-to-know’ legislation and public disclosure principles, Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) are a key policy tool for pollution control. PRTRs affect both social and environmental policy outcomes by making facility pollutant release quantities available to stakeholders. While PRTRs operate under similar principles, they are designed to reflect national priorities. This study investigates and critically discusses the stated policy goals of Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) to other PRTRs. Notably, there are issues involving data completeness and accuracy, creating gaps in inventory emissions, thereby not reflecting actual emissions. While relative pollutant release levels have decreased, overall toxicity has increased. Coupled with the omission of toxicity factors and pollutant thresholds from the NPRI, this creates a false sense of progress for stakeholders. Making pollutant release data more comprehensive would improve stakeholder engagement and better inform the decision-making process which can be applied to policies across geopolitical scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1097-1113
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1634525
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Author-Name: Lone Søderkvist Kristensen
Author-X-Name-First: Lone Søderkvist
Author-X-Name-Last: Kristensen
Author-Name: Jørgen Primdahl
Author-X-Name-First: Jørgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Primdahl
Title: Landscape strategy making as a pathway to policy integration and involvement of stakeholders: examples from a Danish action research programme
Abstract:
This paper addresses the complexity of change processes and related management challenges of rural landscapes. With a reference to the European Landscape Convention, a need for integrated and collaborative approaches to landscape governance is discussed. A landscape strategy-making approach with the potential to meet such demands is introduced. Two examples where the approach has been applied are analysed in respect of processes and immediate outcomes, including goals, spatial plans and strategic projects. With reference to the cases, the applied model is discussed within a wider landscape governance perspective. It is concluded that the model represents a way forward towards a more inclusive, integrating and pro-active landscape governance. Landscape strategy making is suitable for bringing different types of landscape-related challenges and perspectives together with different forms of collaboration and social capacity building to guide rural landscape developments. However, the approach cannot replace traditional land use regulations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1114-1131
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1636531
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Author-Name: Emilie Vrain
Author-X-Name-First: Emilie
Author-X-Name-Last: Vrain
Author-Name: Andrew Lovett
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Lovett
Title: Using word clouds to present farmers’ perceptions of advisory services on pollution mitigation measures
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Advice delivery is one mechanism that can be used to encourage the uptake of water pollution mitigation measures amongst the farming community, but determining who is best placed to effectively provide advice and increase adoption creates a challenge for policy-makers. Through in-depth interviews, this research investigates the perspectives of both farmers and farm advisers on the delivery of water pollution mitigation advice in three agriculturally contrasting areas of England. A novel approach using word clouds as a visual comparative tool for qualitative data is presented to demonstrate a transferable method for disseminating research findings to a wider audience outside of academia. Results from the interviews indicate differences across the regions, and that contrasts exist between farmers and advisers' perceptions. This suggests it is important to assess both perspectives when designing effective advice delivery mechanisms and for policy-makers to consider who is most appropriate to effectively deliver farm advice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1132-1149
Issue: 6
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1638232
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Author-Name: Kerri McClymont
Author-X-Name-First: Kerri
Author-X-Name-Last: McClymont
Author-Name: David Morrison
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison
Author-Name: Lindsay Beevers
Author-X-Name-First: Lindsay
Author-X-Name-Last: Beevers
Author-Name: Esther Carmen
Author-X-Name-First: Esther
Author-X-Name-Last: Carmen
Title: Flood resilience: a systematic review
Abstract:
Hydro-hazards are increasing in frequency due to climate change which has inspired a cultural change in Flood Risk Management (FRM). Uncertainty associated with climate change has resulted in a shift towards flood resilience as it helps deal with unexpected climatic perturbations that impact extreme flows. The concept of resilience has increased in popularity, leading to a multitude of definitions, measurements and applications. This paper systematically reviews the FRM literature to provide clarity on the differing perspectives of resilience and how they influence successful implementation of the concept. Our analysis assesses where FRM is positioned within three pre-defined interdisciplinary understandings of resilience. The polysemic nature of resilience has produced a multitude of different perspectives that prevent successful operationalisation. Resilience is interdisciplinary; therefore it requires integration between top-down and bottom-up FRM approaches, as well as a more holistic approach to the interdependence between temporal and spatial scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1151-1176
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1641474
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Author-Name: Gregor Vulturius
Author-X-Name-First: Gregor
Author-X-Name-Last: Vulturius
Author-Name: Karin André
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: André
Author-Name: Ã…sa Gerger Swartling
Author-X-Name-First: Ã…sa
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerger Swartling
Author-Name: Calum Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Calum
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Mark Rounsevell
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Rounsevell
Title: Successes and shortcomings of climate change communication: insights from a longitudinal analysis of Swedish Forest owners
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Communication is a popular method to raise awareness and promote action against the impacts of climate change. However, there is little scientific evidence that climate change communication can influence individual engagement with adaptation. This study combines qualitative and quantitative data to assess long-term cognitive and behavioral changes among Swedish forest owners who took part in climate change communication. Overall, the results suggest that climate change communication has only limited direct effect on individual engagement with adaptation. While the data show that climate change communication can have strengthened forest owners’ perceived knowledgeability and belief in climate change, they had also become less concerned about climate change risks and did not change how they managed their forest. The study concludes that researchers and practitioners should learn how to better tailor climate change communication to the personal experiences and decision-making needs of their target audience and involve trusted peers and information channels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1177-1195
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1646228
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Author-Name: Laté A. Lawson
Author-X-Name-First: Laté A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lawson
Title: Do species-poor forests fool conservation policies? Assessing the role of forests, biodiversity and income in global conservation efforts
Abstract:
This paper exploits World Development Indicators and IUCN Red-List data to empirically assess the socio-economic and environmental drivers of conservation efforts. In addition to spatial spillovers, our results first indicate that forest cover, income level along with good political institutions positively drive protected area (PA), while human population growth conflicts with nature conservation efforts. Second, indicators of biodiversity (species richness and extinction risk) are found to be non-significant predictors of PA share, suggesting that species-rich countries are not predominantly the ones sheltering the largest PA share. Although species-poor forests matter as well, in addition to ecosystem-centered approaches, our results encourage conservation practitioners to further account for species richness and extinction risks in global conservation policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1196-1214
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1646634
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Author-Name: Simone Ruane
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruane
Title: Applying the principles of adaptive governance to bushfire management: a case study from the South West of Australia
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Bushfires are a global climate change challenge and a critical disaster issue for Australia. Adaptive governance has emerged as a model to address socio-ecological issues such as disasters. This paper discusses four principles of adaptive governance: polycentric institutions, collaboration, social learning, and reflexivity and examines how these are reflected in the policy and practice of bushfire management in the South West of Australia. Findings demonstrate that current disaster policy discourse, which influences bushfire management, increasingly advocates for principles associated with adaptive governance. However, a case study on the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River found that the extent to which these principles translate into bushfire management practice is largely influenced by interpretive worldview policy frames. The paper suggests that governance for bushfire management could become more adaptive in its approach by incorporating more collaborative management activities, deliberative policy processes and reflexive practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1215-1240
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1648243
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Author-Name: Jie Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Chunhui Yuan
Author-X-Name-First: Chunhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan
Author-Name: Muhammad Hafeez
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Hafeez
Author-Name: Xiaolong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaolong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: ISO 14001 certification in developing countries: motivations from trade and environment
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This article aims to investigate the influences of trade and environmental issues on ISO 14001 certification in developing countries, focusing on how ISO 14001 certification is affected at macrolevel. Based on the panel data from 65 developing countries over the period 1999–2016, this study confirms the existence of long-run cointegrating relationships between ISO 14001 adoption, trade openness, and environmental pressures by using panel estimation techniques. The results from fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) reveal the positive impacts of trade openness and environmental pressures on ISO 14001 adoption. The results from causality analysis show no causal relationship between ISO 14001, trade openness, and environmental pressures in whole panel; instead the relationship varies for different regions of developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1241-1265
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1649642
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Author-Name: Sandra Tenggren
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Tenggren
Author-Name: Olle Olsson
Author-X-Name-First: Olle
Author-X-Name-Last: Olsson
Author-Name: Gregor Vulturius
Author-X-Name-First: Gregor
Author-X-Name-Last: Vulturius
Author-Name: Henrik Carlsen
Author-X-Name-First: Henrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Carlsen
Author-Name: Magnus Benzie
Author-X-Name-First: Magnus
Author-X-Name-Last: Benzie
Title: Climate risk in a globalized world: empirical findings from supply chains in the Swedish manufacturing sector
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A consequence of the interconnectedness of global supply chains is that disturbances in one location can propagate between continents. This means that for companies to manage climate risks, it is important not just to assess risks in operation locations, but also throughout supply chains. In this paper, we analyse how 14 Swedish large export-oriented businesses view and address risks from physical climate impacts on their international supply chains. We find that climate change is not considered a priority risk and there is little evidence of risk management strategies implemented at the operational level. Businesses fail to see a clear causality between climate change as a global phenomenon and operational risks in the supply chain. Furthermore, the complicated structures of many supply chains make comprehensive risk assessment and management very resource-demanding. We conclude that there is a need for novel strategies to improve businesses’ capabilities to assess emerging risks from climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1266-1282
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1660626
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Author-Name: Zhifeng Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhifeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Wang Man
Author-X-Name-First: Wang
Author-X-Name-Last: Man
Author-Name: Yin Ren
Author-X-Name-First: Yin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ren
Title: Detection of spatial-temporal variations in forest canopy surface temperature in response to urbanization: a case study from Longyan, China
Abstract:
Urban forests are fundamental components of localized surface energy budgets. Understanding the factors controlling urban forest surface temperatures (UFSTs) should be helpful in mitigating the negative effects of urbanization on urban energy budgets. This study aimed to identify the factors controlling the spatial-temporal pattern of UFSTs by utilizing a variety of data layers and spatial statistical analysis methods. Our results showed that UFST values become more spatially heterogeneous as urbanization progresses. Elevation and degree of slope were the main factors explaining the increase in spatial heterogeneity. Human activities were also significantly related to variations in UFST. Interactions between human activities and almost all environmental factors were related to higher UFST values. Therefore, human activity directly impacts on the spatial heterogeneity of UFST and indirectly affects variations in landscape patterns. Human activities compatible with ecologically sustainable development should be considered for mitigating the deterioration of urban thermal environments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1283-1300
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1661227
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Author-Name: Haluk Gedikoglu
Author-X-Name-First: Haluk
Author-X-Name-Last: Gedikoglu
Title: Disadoption of conservation practices: cases of injecting manure and soil testing
Abstract:
Promoting the continuous use of conservation practices by farmers is an important environmental policy issue to minimize the impact of agriculture on environmental quality. The effectiveness of environmental policies relies on farmers’ continuous use of conservation practices. Using duration analysis, this study analyzes the disadoption of injecting manure into soil and soil testing. The results show that over time farmers can become more likely to disadopt conservation practices due to changing economic conditions and learning-by-doing. Therefore, programs and policies that focus on one-time adoption can be limited in promoting the continuous use of conservation practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1301-1334
Issue: 7
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1661832
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Author-Name: Johan Graafland
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Graafland
Author-Name: Lans Bovenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Lans
Author-X-Name-Last: Bovenberg
Title: Government regulation, business leaders’ motivations and environmental performance of SMEs
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This paper investigates whether government regulation crowds out intrinsic motivation to improve environmental performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Motivation crowding is the phenomenon by which external pressures reduce intrinsic motivation. Literature on motivation crowding effects of environmental regulations exhibits two gaps. First, previous studies have focused on households while neglecting business organizations, even though businesses account for a major part of industrial pollution worldwide. Second, previous literature neither measured intrinsic motivation nor tested how government regulation affects this motivation. Empirical evidence of motivation crowding by environmental regulations is therefore still lacking. This paper fills both research gaps. Using a dataset of 2,373 SMEs from 12 European countries, we show that government regulation enhances environmental performance directly but harms it indirectly by crowding out intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of business leaders. It only stimulates environmental performance for companies exhibiting low motivation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1335-1355
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1663159
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Author-Name: Ruth Potts
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Potts
Title: Disconnected dots?: A systematic review of governance challenges for natural resource management
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Concerns for the ongoing and increasing degradation of the natural environment worldwide have increased the impetus for action, and development of governance arrangements to support natural resource management. Despite this, several issues around governance still remain as challenges to the success of natural resource management. This study reports the findings of a systematic literature review of 240 papers to better understand how governance challenges manifest spatially, and how they change over time. Also the paper identifies key priority areas for strategic governance reform. This paper reveals that the capacity of natural resource management governance systems internationally is most limited by factors that limit connectivity and collaboration between stakeholders in decision-making processes, and the alignment of vision and objectives across institutions. The paper also reveals clear spatial disparities and temporal changes in the number of studies and governance challenges identified in natural resource management in developing and developed countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1356-1374
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1663723
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Author-Name: Murat Okumah
Author-X-Name-First: Murat
Author-X-Name-Last: Okumah
Author-Name: Ata Senior Yeboah
Author-X-Name-First: Ata Senior
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeboah
Title: Exploring stakeholders’ perceptions of the quality and governance of water resources in the Wenchi municipality
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Despite increasing evidence that understanding and integrating local people’s perceptions of water quality and governance helps improve water governance processes, only a limited volume of research addresses this topic in developing countries. Therefore, using in-depth interviews and content analysis, the goal of this paper is to explore stakeholders’ perceptions of the quality and governance of water resources in Wenchi, Ghana. Results show that stakeholders perceive river water quality to be deteriorating. Stakeholders’ judgement of river quality is influenced by water use value, pollution sources, organoleptic properties and sanitary conditions of the riverbank. Stakeholders highlighted key areas that require authorities’ efforts: formulation and enforcement of by-laws, awareness raising, provision of financial, logistic and technical support, conducting research and community mobilisation. These findings need to be carefully reviewed and systematically integrated into expert views to advance our understanding of the problem, how best to address it and who to target during interventions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1375-1403
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1663724
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Author-Name: Cassidy I-Chih Lan
Author-X-Name-First: Cassidy I-Chih
Author-X-Name-Last: Lan
Author-Name: Li-Pei Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Li-Pei
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Title: Governing a complex socio-ecological system: the case of the ‘Golden Corridor Program’ in Taiwan
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This study proposes a framework of multilevel governing networks to analyse issues of multiple-use common-pool resource management in a complex socio-ecological system. By exploring the case study of the Golden Corridor Program in Yunlin, Taiwan, we found that self-governance at the community level is a partial way to govern multiple-use common-pool resources. Farmland here is facing the impact of land subsidence, and the high-speed rail construction has overweighted the surface. Although the Golden Corridor Program attempts to mitigate this effect of land subsidence on rail traffic safety through rewards for water-saving farming activities for farmers, the implementation lacks the intensive vertical integration and horizontal connections required to promote the collaborative platform among stakeholders. Local farmers still care about agricultural revenue. Thus, the loose self-governing capacity cannot generate institutional collective actions to improve the agri-environment here. The premature multilevel governing network has caused the governance failure to regulate this multiple-use common-pool resource.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1404-1426
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1666359
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Author-Name: Albert T. Han
Author-X-Name-First: Albert T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Min Hee Go
Author-X-Name-First: Min Hee
Author-X-Name-Last: Go
Title: Transforming incinerators into community amenities? The Seoul experience
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This article explores the possibility that pairing desirable community amenities with polluting, industrial, or otherwise unwanted sites, such as waste incinerators, may have the potential to mitigate, or even compensate for, some of their negative local impacts. The environmental justice literature shows that polluting sites tend to disproportionately affect low income and disenfranchised communities. Could this be reversed or mitigated by linking positive amenities to polluting sites? The South Korean experiment of building community amenities (recreation centers, pools, gyms, etc.) at waste incinerators may provide answers to this intriguing question. Using the Difference-in-Differences design we found that while incinerators without amenities have substantial negative impacts on local land and real estate markets, we did not observe any such impact in areas with incinerators that have amenity features. Thus, the amenity features of the incinerators (along with enhanced regulatory emissions standards) are mitigating the negative economic impacts of incinerators.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1427-1452
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1670626
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Author-Name: Luke Fowler
Author-X-Name-First: Luke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fowler
Title: Best practices for implementing federal environmental policies: a principal-agent perspective
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In the US, federal environmental policies tend to be implemented by subnational agencies through intergovernmental management systems, which results in state governments serving as agents of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Therefore, principal-agent dynamics create a key challenge for implementing federal environmental policies, as goal incongruence and information asymmetries lead to conflict. As such, we argue some best practices are those that mitigate principal-agent problems by reducing information asymmetries, or aligning actions with the expectations of both principals and agents. Drawing data from the EPA’s evaluations of state programs, the authors identify and examine 68 best practices. Findings suggest that viewing implementation of federal environmental policies as an exercise in managing principal-agent dynamics can help reduce conflicts between organizations working together to address complex environmental problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1453-1469
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1670627
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Author-Name: Caroline E. Scruggs
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Scruggs
Author-Name: Claudia B. Pratesi
Author-X-Name-First: Claudia B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pratesi
Author-Name: John R. Fleck
Author-X-Name-First: John R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleck
Title: Direct potable water reuse in five arid inland communities: an analysis of factors influencing public acceptance
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Direct potable reuse (DPR) can improve reliability of water supplies by generating drinking water from wastewater, but communities have consistently opposed DPR more than other forms of reuse. Using interview data regarding DPR projects in five inland communities, this study fills gaps in the literature with an analysis of factors influencing acceptance of DPR. While scholars have recommended public processes used to implement non-potable and indirect potable reuse projects, there is little-to-no documentation about whether and how they have been used to implement DPR projects. Further, previous research has focused on large coastal cities. Counter to previous recommendations, we found minimal public deliberation of reuse options and public education/outreach occurring post-project conception. Findings suggest that direct experience with water scarcity, community smallness, and governance strongly influence DPR acceptance. With few DPR facilities worldwide, this new knowledge is useful to water planners who are interested in the feasibility of DPR in inland areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1470-1500
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1671815
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Author-Name: Harriet A. Omondiagbe
Author-X-Name-First: Harriet A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Omondiagbe
Author-Name: David R. Towns
Author-X-Name-First: David R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Towns
Author-Name: Jay K. Wood
Author-X-Name-First: Jay K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wood
Author-Name: Barbara Bollard-Breen
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Bollard-Breen
Title: Insights from engaging stakeholders on developing pest management strategies on an inhabited island
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Excluding communities from pest management planning has resulted in several deliberate attempts to oppose the implementation of strategies, especially on inhabited islands. However, community members have the potential to generate the momentum needed to achieve conservation goals, when included in the planning process. We combined qualitative and quantitative data to engage 17 conservation actors and 380 island residents in focus group sessions and survey. Thematic data analysis explored local discourse around pest management on the island. The major themes identified were values, aspiration, setbacks and challenges and resolution. We developed hypotheses and tested them statistically using factor analysis and ANOVA. Results suggested that conservation actors supported collaboration with external agencies but preferred a locally driven project. Landownership might determine engagement in pest management. Participants’ belief, resolution and objection to pest management were different across age groups. Engaging stakeholders provided further direction to explore the potential for a Predator Free Waiheke.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1501-1521
Issue: 8
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1673151
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Author-Name: Xianwen Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Xianwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Monetary valuation of urban nature’s health effects: a systematic review
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Allocation of public budgets requires deliberate analyses of the costs and benefits of alternative budget usages, which must be made using the same metric. The use of monetary term is the standard metric in government budgeting and is ideal for cost-benefit analysis. This paper systematically searched and reviewed literature on monetary valuation of urban nature’s health effects. Although extensive research has demonstrated urban nature’s positive health effects for humans, the review only found ten items in the literature, including four peer-reviewed journal articles, one book chapter, and five reports. Large monetary values were found. These estimates are useful as an argument for urban planners promoting investment in urban green infrastructure. The small number of studies calls for more research. Specifically, more research is required to investigate the monetary values of urban nature’s other health effects, including the impact on depression and obesity. Case studies covering larger geographical areas are needed to account for heterogeneities across countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1716-1737
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689107
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Author-Name: Sean Privett
Author-X-Name-First: Sean
Author-X-Name-Last: Privett
Author-Name: David Bek
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Bek
Author-Name: Roger Bailey
Author-X-Name-First: Roger
Author-X-Name-Last: Bailey
Author-Name: Tony Binns
Author-X-Name-First: Tony
Author-X-Name-Last: Binns
Author-Name: Domatilla Raimondo
Author-X-Name-First: Domatilla
Author-X-Name-Last: Raimondo
Author-Name: Donovan Kirkwood
Author-X-Name-First: Donovan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kirkwood
Author-Name: Douglas Euston-Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas
Author-X-Name-Last: Euston-Brown
Title: Conservation in the context of wildflower harvesting: the development and implementation of a Vulnerability Index on the Agulhas Plain of South Africa
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This paper focuses upon the role that science-based interventions allied to effective regulatory regimes can play in reducing the threat posed by inappropriate harvesting of wild flora. A Vulnerability Index (VI) has been developed for 150 natural fynbos species that exist on South Africa’s Agulhas Plain, where intensive wildflower harvesting occurs. The methodology underpinning the generation of the VI is outlined and justified in this paper. The VI comprises a range of characteristics relating to species distribution and biology that are likely to influence vulnerability to harvesting. The VI is proving to be an important tool for regulating the harvesting of wild fynbos and maintaining the resilience of natural ecosystems threatened by climate change. Furthermore, economic development and livelihood stability are promoted by protecting the resource base of marketable species. The paper discusses issues that have arisen relating to the application and rollout of the VI in practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1738-1757
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1687428
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Author-Name: Mi Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Mi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Meijun Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Meijun
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Li Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Brendan Nuse
Author-X-Name-First: Brendan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nuse
Title: Personality traits and village cadre adoption of rural environmental protection measures: a case study from China
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Strengthening rural environmental protection measures is a requirement for improving agricultural production conditions, protecting rural living environments and ensuring public health in rural areas. Village cadres (leaders of the village) play a key role as decision makers. To provide insight into the effect of village cadre personality traits (Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism) on the adoption of rural environmental protection measures, we use data from a questionnaire survey of village cadres in Liaoning Province in China in 2017. According to our results, 88.9% of villages adopt environmental protection measures. Specifically, we find that village cadres with a higher level of agreeableness and neuroticism are more likely to adopt environmental protection measures. Our findings suggest that considering personality traits in the selection criteria for village cadres will be beneficial for the execution of village projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1758-1770
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1687429
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Author-Name: Anur Mehdic
Author-X-Name-First: Anur
Author-X-Name-Last: Mehdic
Author-Name: Thomas Gunton
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunton
Author-Name: Murray Rutherford
Author-X-Name-First: Murray
Author-X-Name-Last: Rutherford
Title: Assessing the role of subjective judgment and science in environmental impact assessment: implications and options for reform
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Most environmental assessment (EA) processes are based on a rational technocratic paradigm, in which experts are expected to review value-neutral scientific evidence and objectively assess project impacts. Critics argue that this model is flawed even with increased public participation because it does not recognize the significant role of subjectivity in EA and assumes that expert analysis and judgement can be objective and value free. This paper re-evaluates the assumptions of the rational technocratic model by examining new evidence from a case study in which scientific experts in two separate, but concurrent, EA reviews of the same project came to opposite conclusions even though they relied on the same terms of reference and similar information and evaluation criteria. The case study analysis provides new evidence showing that subjective judgments of expert assessors are an important determinant of the EA findings and that there is inconsistency in the exercise of subjective judgement by experts that can result in fundamentally different conclusions, even if the experts are assessing the same project and similar evidence. The nature of the subjective judgements is assessed in detail and implications of the findings for EA are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1771-1790
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1688650
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Author-Name: Diana Garavito-Bermúdez
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Garavito-Bermúdez
Title: Biocultural learning – beyond ecological knowledge transfer
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Education sciences research has showed that learning is a complex interaction between individuals and their surrounding world. The simplification of learning complexity has been commonly assumed in local and traditional ecological knowledge (LEK/TEK) research. Based on a modern learning theory, this article describes learning complexity behind the LEK/TEK held by fishers and farmers in Sweden. It leads to the introduction of the concept of biocultural learning that contributes to this field by giving details to this complexity. From a biographic approach, this research combines case studies, in-depth biographical narrative interviews, participant observations and the analysis of personal blogs and family pictures as data collection methods. This combination reveals the interconnection between professional knowledge about nature, identity construction and emotional bonds to nature. This article highlights the value of giving professional status to LEK/TEK and discusses the need to promote and strengthen biocultural learning in different society sectors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1791-1810
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1688651
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Author-Name: Xiaoling Ke
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoling
Author-X-Name-Last: Ke
Author-Name: Amal Mougharbel
Author-X-Name-First: Amal
Author-X-Name-Last: Mougharbel
Author-Name: Haixiang Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Haixiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Deyun Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Deyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Feng Min
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Min
Title: Early warning simulation of urban ecological security in the Yangtze River Economic Belt: a case study of Chongqing, Wuhan, and Shanghai
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Ecological security early warning (ESEW) research can solve the dilemma of ‘treatment after pollution’ and reduce the cost of ecological governance. However, most studies have focused on evaluating ecological security (ES) in the current rather than predicting its development trend. This paper explores the methodology of ESEW and constructs a set of urban ESEW systems. Firstly, an index system of urban ESEW is established based on the PSR model. Secondly, the system dynamics method is introduced, and the integrated index method is combined to construct an ESEW model. Three typical Chinese cities (Chongqing, Wuhan and Shanghai) in the Yangtze River Economic Belt are taken as samples for empirical research. The results show that the ES situation in Shanghai is the best, and the error rate is within 10%, indicating that the proposed system has a high prediction accuracy. It can be used across the world not only to evaluate the current ES situation, but also to predict its future trend.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1811-1833
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689931
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Author-Name: Song Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Song
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Mengyuan Jia
Author-X-Name-First: Mengyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Jia
Author-Name: Yahui Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Yahui
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Fei Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Fei
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Title: Impacts of changing urban form on ecological efficiency in China: a comparison between urban agglomerations and administrative areas
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This paper explored the impacts of the changing urban form on the ecological efficiency of administrative areas and urban agglomerations in China under different regional scales using the slack-based measure of efficiency model. It also measured the morphological characteristics of cities across several regions using the Largest Patch Index (LPI), Patch Density (PD), and Fractal Dimension (FD). Using the threshold regression model, the impact mechanism of urban form on ecological efficiency was examined. Results show that the ecological efficiency of the regions show an “N†type change over time. LPI and PD show a significant impact in promoting ecological efficiency while FD inhibits ecological efficiency but is not significant until the regional scale reaches 1,352 km2. We conclude that the development of urban agglomeration is more conducive to improving regional ecological efficiency, which will give policymakers some inspiration in developing a regional development strategy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1834-1856
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689932
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Author-Name: Mikko Kurttila
Author-X-Name-First: Mikko
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurttila
Author-Name: Erkki Mäntymaa
Author-X-Name-First: Erkki
Author-X-Name-Last: Mäntymaa
Author-Name: Liisa Tyrväinen
Author-X-Name-First: Liisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Tyrväinen
Author-Name: Artti Juutinen
Author-X-Name-First: Artti
Author-X-Name-Last: Juutinen
Author-Name: Teppo Hujala
Author-X-Name-First: Teppo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hujala
Title: Multi-criteria analysis process for creation and evaluation of PES alternatives in the Ruka-Kuusamo tourism area
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Adoption of a new land-use governance system requires acceptance from involved actors. We present a payments for ecosystem services (PES) design process with multi-criteria analysis (MCA) based evaluation of alternatives within a nature-based tourism area in northern Finland. The tourism activities are located on private lands, which are mainly managed for timber production, negatively affecting landscape and recreational values. Earlier attempts have not catalysed the required action among local actors. To increase the practical operability of the suggested PES an MCA process was organised with stakeholders. Alternative PES systems, meeting the demands of local conditions also in the future, were evaluated against good governance criteria in future scenarios. Then, SWOT analysis was carried out for the preferred alternative to reveal supporting and hindering factors for the uptake of the suggested system. The alternative that is obligatory for visitors to the area was preferred among stakeholders representing foresters and tourism entrepreneurs due to its cost-efficiency and funding base. Its implementation would still require a practically adoptable definition of the PES scheme and new co-management arrangements among the actors operating in the area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1857-1879
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689933
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Author-Name: Renuka Bhoge
Author-X-Name-First: Renuka
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhoge
Author-Name: Hannah Nolan
Author-X-Name-First: Hannah
Author-X-Name-Last: Nolan
Author-Name: Dorina Pojani
Author-X-Name-First: Dorina
Author-X-Name-Last: Pojani
Title: Designing the subtropical city: an evaluation of climate-sensitive policy effects in Brisbane, Australia
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Faced with global warming, Australia aims to wean itself from mechanical approaches to cooling homes. Cities are searching for passive solutions to residential development. These involve the use of porches, basements, natural ventilation, tree shading and the like. In 2016, the Brisbane City Council introduced the New World City Design Guide: Buildings that Breathe (BtB), a non-binding policy document to guide new development in a subtropical climate. The aim of this study was to establish the effectiveness of BtB on overall development outcomes in Brisbane. We found that development applications received after the implementation of the BtB policy incorporated more subtropical design elements than those applications received before the policy. However, overall designers and developers had responded poorly to subtropical design guidance due to various path dependencies. We conclude that discretionary and flexible planning may not be in the public interest in the present era of climate emergency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1880-1901
Issue: 10
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1689934
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Author-Name: Neil Powe
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Powe
Title: Sustainable development, sustainability and research within the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1523-1527
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1753409
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Author-Name: Xavier Garcia
Author-X-Name-First: Xavier
Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia
Author-Name: Marta Benages-Albert
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Benages-Albert
Author-Name: Matthias Buchecker
Author-X-Name-First: Matthias
Author-X-Name-Last: Buchecker
Author-Name: Pere Vall-Casas
Author-X-Name-First: Pere
Author-X-Name-Last: Vall-Casas
Title: River rehabilitation: preference factors and public participation implications
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Human activities have caused the degradation of rivers and streams, and consequently, the disruption of the provision of valuable services. Therefore, the rehabilitation of these ecosystems can provide many benefits that will contribute to the well-being of society. However, these projects often meet with controversial public responses because of conflicting interests and expectations. Through a literature review, this paper identifies and describes the main public preference factors for river rehabilitation. Understanding the multiple factors that inform the public’s preference for rehabilitation actions might assist decision-makers in anticipating conflicts and outline rehabilitation management strategies that can improve the acceptability of river rehabilitation, thus helping to ensure the sustainability of these projects. These factors are categorised as: socio-cultural, perceptual, and physical. Using these findings, we develop a conceptual framework for understanding how these preference factors and the knowledge about them can be used to increase the acceptance of river rehabilitation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1528-1549
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1680353
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Author-Name: Irfan Zafar
Author-X-Name-First: Irfan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zafar
Author-Name: Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni
Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Yahaya
Author-X-Name-Last: Wuni
Author-Name: Geoffrey Qiping Shen
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey Qiping
Author-X-Name-Last: Shen
Author-Name: Hafiz Zahoor
Author-X-Name-First: Hafiz
Author-X-Name-Last: Zahoor
Author-Name: Jin Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: A decision support framework for sustainable highway alignment embracing variant preferences of stakeholders: case of China Pakistan economic corridor
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The selection of highway alignment without explicit consideration of the interests and preferences of stakeholders is a major recipe for conflicts and opposition in highway projects. Given the complex and dynamic nature of the highway alignment decision atmosphere, a dynamic framework is imperative. This research evaluated three multi-criteria decision methods (MCDMs), identified the optimal combination and proposed a highway alignment decision support framework which embraces the preferences of stakeholders. The proposed framework was validated using a controversial ongoing mega highway project from the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Thus, the study makes a useful contribution to the praxis and practice of the highway alignment decision-making process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1550-1584
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1672524
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Author-Name: Sheng-Hau Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Sheng-Hau
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Kung-Ming Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Kung-Ming
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Jing-Chzi Hsieh
Author-X-Name-First: Jing-Chzi
Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh
Author-Name: Chiao-Lun Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Chiao-Lun
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Xianjin Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Xianjin
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Author-X-Name-First: Gwo-Hshiung
Author-X-Name-Last: Tzeng
Title: A new hybrid modified MADM model for the potential evaluation of a comprehensive land consolidation project (LCP) toward achieving sustainable development
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The potential evaluations of land consolidation projects (LCPs) are core in ex-ante evaluations to ensure that resource allocations are effective for achieving sustainable development. There are some problems with the unrealistic assumptions of the real world in these evaluations, such as the assumed independence of the criteria/dimensions in real-world problems. In this research, to fill this performance gap, a new hybrid modified MADM model was developed to construct an evaluation framework for comprehensive LCPs, covering three dimensions and ten criteria. Two LCPs real cases were used as empirical cases. The results of the DEMATEL method indicate that to achieve sustainable rural development through LCPs, “Production dimension (D1)†and “Ecological dimensions (D3)†having the characteristics that affect others should be the focus, although the DANP suggests that the “Life dimension (D2)†has the highest influence weight. The modified VIKOR suggests that Case A has more potential than Case B.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1585-1615
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1673152
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Author-Name: Hannah Della Bosca
Author-X-Name-First: Hannah
Author-X-Name-Last: Della Bosca
Author-Name: Josephine Gillespie
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine
Author-X-Name-Last: Gillespie
Title: Bringing the swamp in from the periphery: Australian wetlands as sites of climate resilience and political agency
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Wetlands serve two increasingly critical functions in a climate-changed world, namely sequestering atmospheric carbon and moderating extremes in regional water cycles. These functions are particularly crucial in Australia, where climate change is likely to increase extreme weather events and impact water cycles. Yet despite multiscalar legal protections, Australia’s total wetland cover is decreasing over time. We examine two contested wetland case studies and find that while legal mechanisms of protection exist in deliberative processes, good environmental outcomes are often undermined by the political mobility of competing commercial and industrial interests. Wetlands must be brought in from the periphery of social and political consciousness and placed at the heart of climate adaptation discourse and policy. Increasing the political mobility and agency of wetland protection has the capacity to simultaneously improve the environmental outcomes of deliberative processes and provide a legitimate pathway to greater regional climate resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1616-1632
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1679100
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Author-Name: Abebe D. Beyene
Author-X-Name-First: Abebe D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beyene
Author-Name: Alemu Mekonnen
Author-X-Name-First: Alemu
Author-X-Name-Last: Mekonnen
Author-Name: Mark Hirons
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Hirons
Author-Name: Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth J. Z.
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: Techane Gonfa
Author-X-Name-First: Techane
Author-X-Name-Last: Gonfa
Author-Name: Tadesse W. Gole
Author-X-Name-First: Tadesse W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gole
Author-Name: Sheleme Demissie
Author-X-Name-First: Sheleme
Author-X-Name-Last: Demissie
Title: Contribution of non-timber forest products to the livelihood of farmers in coffee growing areas: evidence from Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve
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This article examines the role of forest products in the livelihoods of forest-dependent households in the Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve in the South Western part of Ethiopia. Unlike many forest landscapes, households in Yayu district cultivate their primary crop, coffee, in a complex landscape. Sampled households (n = 241) were chosen based on the stratified random sampling method. We employ both descriptive statistics and econometric regression to assess the extent of forest product use and analyse the determinants of forest income, respectively. We find that relatively poor households are more dependent on forest resources as a share of total income than better-off households. We further find that households in the Yayu district use non-timber forest products (NTFPs) mainly for consumption. The current zoning arrangements around the biosphere reserve support the provision of NTFPs, particularly for poorer households and should be considered for replication in other complex landscapes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1633-1654
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1679615
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Author-Name: Sébastien Bourdin
Author-X-Name-First: Sébastien
Author-X-Name-Last: Bourdin
Author-Name: Mathilde Colas
Author-X-Name-First: Mathilde
Author-X-Name-Last: Colas
Author-Name: François Raulin
Author-X-Name-First: François
Author-X-Name-Last: Raulin
Title: Understanding the problems of biogas production deployment in different regions: territorial governance matters too
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Despite the climate emergency, there is still no consensus on renewable energies, which have to confront forms of social opposition that may well affect the success of any project (especially wind energy and biogas). We propose an original analytical framework to go beyond the nimbyist approach, combining the proximity theory and the exit-voice model. This enables us to examine the thinking adopted by biogas production stakeholders and the ensuing associations in order to identify and understand the obstacles to the development of joint biogas production projects. Taking further other theories that highlight the importance of place attachment and place identity, we show that the challenges linked to a project’s territorial governance can explain conflicts that may lead the project initiators to abandon a biogas plant’s construction. We show that considering the local residents’ interests and including them in the participative procedures are not the only factors that count, but also, more generally, coordination between all of the stakeholders. Our paper also highlights the need for an intermediary actor to play the role of facilitator in organising different types of proximity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1655-1673
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1680158
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Author-Name: Giulia Iannuzzi
Author-X-Name-First: Giulia
Author-X-Name-Last: Iannuzzi
Author-Name: Rui Santos
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: Santos
Author-Name: João Morais Mourato
Author-X-Name-First: João Morais
Author-X-Name-Last: Mourato
Title: The involvement of non-state actors in the creation and management of protected areas: insights from the Portuguese case
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Increasingly, Protected Areas (PAs) are sustained by a multilevel governance where demands for public participation have occurred against the backdrop of state reconfiguration. Little scholarly attention has been paid to how these shifts have taken place; this paper aims to diachronically assess the involvement of non-state actors in the governance of PAs in Portugal. Our findings indicate that while the range of actors involved in the decision-making process has progressively widened, their engagement remains mainly consultative. Moreover, PAs managed by local authorities and private actors have been recognised, yet local authorities’ involvement in PAs managed by state actors has been recently reduced. These apparently contradictory trends seem to illustrate a common rationale: state actors are fighting to retain control while adapting to the broadening role of multiple actors in nature conservation policies. We conclude that new governance approaches do not necessarily pave the way for more public participation in conservation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1674-1694
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1685475
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Author-Name: Osman M. Jama
Author-X-Name-First: Osman M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jama
Author-Name: Guijian Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Guijian
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Abdishakur W. Diriye
Author-X-Name-First: Abdishakur W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Diriye
Author-Name: Balal Yousaf
Author-X-Name-First: Balal
Author-X-Name-Last: Yousaf
Author-Name: Ibrahim Basiru
Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim
Author-X-Name-Last: Basiru
Author-Name: Abdulhakim M. Abdi
Author-X-Name-First: Abdulhakim M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdi
Title: Participation of civil society in decisions to mitigate environmental degradation in post-conflict societies: evidence from Somalia
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The question of the degree to which participation by civil society contributes to environmental decisions in post-conflict societies has received little attention. This study sheds light on the extent to which degrees of participation contribute to environmental decision-making in the Puntland State of Somalia using questionnaire surveys. We found that active participation has the highest contribution to environmental decisions. Our findings also indicated that the most pressing forms of environmental degradation in Puntland, as perceived by the respondents, are land degradation, drought related to the scarcity of rainfall, and deforestation. This study recommends “environmental cooperation†built into the peace-building process as a clear-cut concept to tackle both environmental degradation and conflicts. At the core of this concept is active participation and collaboration between civil society and the government as a means of mitigating environmental degradation in post-conflict Somalia. This will result in favorable environmental conditions and sustainable peace.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1695-1715
Issue: 9
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1685957
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Author-Name: Frode Flemsæter
Author-X-Name-First: Frode
Author-X-Name-Last: Flemsæter
Author-Name: Hilde Bjørkhaug
Author-X-Name-First: Hilde
Author-X-Name-Last: Bjørkhaug
Author-Name: Jostein Brobakk
Author-X-Name-First: Jostein
Author-X-Name-Last: Brobakk
Title: Farmers as climate citizens
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This article explores the potential for farmers to become climate citizens. Drawing on in-depth interviews, we analyse how Norwegian farmers relate to climate change in their everyday farming practises. After discussing the concepts of environmental and ecological citizenship, we propose the climate citizen approach to meet the challenges that climate change poses to agriculture. Until now, Norwegian farmers’ response to climate change has been limited. Major changes in farming practises seem unlikely without incentives from the state. A climate citizen approach can help balance a response to institutional regulations and policies with the individual moral obligation to take personal and non-reciprocal responsibility for the planet. In order to influence how farmers might incorporate climate change awareness into their everyday practises, policy makers should take existing norms and values in the agricultural community into account and adopt clear and manageable instruments to reward farmers for taking adaptive measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2050-2066
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1381075
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Author-Name: Chih-Hsuan Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Chih-Hsuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Ian Lings
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Lings
Author-Name: Amanda Beatson
Author-X-Name-First: Amanda
Author-X-Name-Last: Beatson
Author-Name: Cindy Yunhsin Chou
Author-X-Name-First: Cindy Yunhsin
Author-X-Name-Last: Chou
Title: Promoting consumer environmental friendly purchase behaviour: a synthesized model from three short-term longitudinal studies in Australia
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This study aims to develop a predictive model of consumer behaviour in the context of environmental purchases. Each of three environmental behaviours consisting of 250 respondents was collected in Australia using a short-term longitudinal survey. This research is novel in several ways. First, the article investigates the influence of self-determination on the relationship between the two normative components of attitude and behavioural intentions, which represent the integration of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Self-Determination Theory, to provide a nuanced understanding of the effects of intrinsically based motivation and extrinsically based motivation on behavioural intentions. Second, our work highlights the important role that planning plays in the translation of behavioural intentions into behaviour. The results show that the behaviour of consumers who report high levels of self-determination is strongly predicted by personal norms. Meanwhile, planning is a significant mediator of the effect of consumers’ intentions on performing a given behaviour.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2067-2093
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1381590
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Author-Name: Jurian Edelenbos
Author-X-Name-First: Jurian
Author-X-Name-Last: Edelenbos
Author-Name: Ingmar van Meerkerk
Author-X-Name-First: Ingmar
Author-X-Name-Last: van Meerkerk
Title: Finding common ground in urban governance networks: what are its facilitating factors?
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This article deals with the subject of finding common ground in urban governance networks. A theoretical model is developed in which three potential facilitating factors of common ground, i.e. trust, consensus orientation, and boundary spanning activity, are investigated. We have used Structural Equation Modeling in testing the relationships. We have made use of the results of survey research into urban governance networks in the Netherlands. We have selected urban projects and respondents from the four biggest cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht to conduct the survey research. We have found that all three factors have a significant relationship with developing common ground in urban governance networks, and can therefore be considered important facilitating factors of common ground.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2094-2110
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1383232
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Author-Name: Monica S. Hammer
Author-X-Name-First: Monica S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hammer
Author-Name: Yi Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Author-Name: Suzanne S. Hammer
Author-X-Name-First: Suzanne S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hammer
Author-Name: Tracy K. Swinburn
Author-X-Name-First: Tracy K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Swinburn
Author-Name: Miriam Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Author-Name: Diana Weinhold
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Weinhold
Author-Name: Richard L. Neitzel
Author-X-Name-First: Richard L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Neitzel
Title: Applying a novel environmental health framework theory (I-ACT) to noise pollution policies in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
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I-ACT is a theoretical framework designed to guide environmental health improvement efforts. I-ACT identifies four interacting drivers of change that influence an environmental health aim: (1) Information systems; (2) public Awareness; (3) leadership and Coordination; and, (4) Tools. Actors can use I-ACT to clarify roles and identify strategies to impact their aim. Here, we apply the I-ACT framework to a ubiquitous environmental hazard, noise pollution, comparing three Western countries: the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Our approach statutorily defines each country's designated aims, qualitatively evaluates its information systems, awareness, coordination, and tools, and assesses the role of these drivers in achieving the aims. While the Netherlands and the United Kingdom demonstrated robust activity for some drivers, the United States showed limited activity and achievement. There appeared to be an association between achievement of aims and demonstrated elements of each driver, providing support for the utility of I-ACT.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2111-2132
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1385448
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Author-Name: Christopher D. Ives
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ives
Author-Name: Ascelin Gordon
Author-X-Name-First: Ascelin
Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon
Author-Name: Cathy Oke
Author-X-Name-First: Cathy
Author-X-Name-Last: Oke
Author-Name: Christopher M. Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Author-Name: Ailish Hehir
Author-X-Name-First: Ailish
Author-X-Name-Last: Hehir
Author-Name: Sarah A. Bekessy
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bekessy
Title: Spatial scale influences how people value and perceive green open space
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It is important for landscape planners and managers to understand how urban residents value and interact with green open spaces. However, the effect of spatial scale on values and perceptions of green open spaces has, to date, received little attention. This study explored the influence of spatial scale using Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) methods in the Lower Hunter region of Australia. By asking respondents to assign markers denoting various values and preferences to green spaces displayed on maps of their suburb and municipality, the influence of scale was assessed experimentally. A greater abundance and diversity of value markers were consistently assigned at the suburb scale, yet this pattern was more pronounced for some values (e.g. physical activity) than others (e.g. nature, cultural significance). The strength of this relationship was related to socio-demographic variables such as education and income. These results have implications for understanding human–environment relationships and the use of PPGIS techniques to inform environmental planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2133-2150
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1388219
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Author-Name: Knut Bjørn Stokke
Author-X-Name-First: Knut Bjørn
Author-X-Name-Last: Stokke
Author-Name: Jan Vidar Haukeland
Author-X-Name-First: Jan Vidar
Author-X-Name-Last: Haukeland
Title: Balancing tourism development and nature protection across national park borders – a case study of a coastal protected area in Norway
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The study examines the relationship between nature management and land use planning in order to balance nature protection and tourism development within and outside national park borders. Applying theory about local networks and social learning, we highlight how responsible actors coordinate in order to strike a balance between protection and tourism. Based on this study of a Norwegian coastal national park, we state that competent key individuals are crucial preconditions for fulfilling the management and planning objectives in a wider regional context. In our case study, such personnel within the national park management and municipal land use planning system serve as bridge builders between nature protection and tourism. However, we argue that the existing management system is very vulnerable, and an important implication of our study is that the present local network should be more firmly institutionalized in order to become sufficiently robust and resistant to changes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2151-2165
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1388772
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Author-Name: Elizabeth Wamuchiru
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wamuchiru
Author-Name: Frank Moulaert
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Moulaert
Title: Thinking through ALMOLIN: the community bio-centre approach in water and sewerage service provision in Nairobi's informal settlements
Abstract:
About 55% of Nairobi's population lives in informal settlements, which lie beyond the reach of municipal water and sewerage networks. As a coping mechanism, deprived communities in Nairobi's large informal settlements are increasingly devising new strategies, technologies, institutional frameworks and servicing models to satisfy their water needs, in the face of neglect by the state, private sector and conventional market suppliers. Through the lens of Alternative Model of Local Innovation, this paper interrogates the viability of community-led infrastructure provision exemplified by the bio-centre model as an alternative servicing model that also claims to promote bottom-linked governance and inclusive urban development policies. It examines whether such a model may contribute to the bridging of socio-spatial differences within and across informal settlements.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2166-2185
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1389699
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Author-Name: Hui-Kai Chuang
Author-X-Name-First: Hui-Kai
Author-X-Name-Last: Chuang
Author-Name: Chi-Shun Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Chi-Shun
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Title: Consumer preferences for green digital camera attributes to inform electrical and electronic equipment design and development
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Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing problem, causing concerns for many countries. Consumer electronics often feature substantial e-waste, yet little is known about the materials used or physical designs applied that might ensure the appropriate management of e-waste. This paper examines user-driven innovation in ‘green’ electronics, based on a 2015 survey of Taiwanese residents. The conjoint analysis, conducted with digital cameras, reveals consumers’ perceptions of innovative designs for seven component materials: battery, shell, monitor, filters, modeling, flash, and sensor. The results suggest that users can be encouraged to participate in the design of energy-related products that satisfy their needs. Rethinking the design of certain attributes in electronics can help reduce the need for toxic materials, improve energy consumption, reduce landfill space, and mitigate ecological pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2186-2206
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1389700
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Author-Name: Desheng Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Desheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Henrik Andersson
Author-X-Name-First: Henrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson
Author-Name: Shiqiu Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Shiqiu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Willingness to pay to reduce health risks related to air quality: evidence from a choice experiment survey in Beijing
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This study reports the results from a discrete choice experiment conducted in Beijing China. It aims to elicit monetary values for the value of a statistical life (VSL) and the value of a statistical illness (VSI) that can be considered for policy purposes in China, and to examine how different payment regimes influence willingness to pay (WTP) and whether WTP is age-dependent. We find that our estimates are robust between different econometric model specifications and that they are reliable when compared to previous Chinese findings. We find no evidence of any VSL–age relationship but we find that the payment scheme had an effect on the levels of the estimates of the VSL and VSI, and that taking into account the payment regimes when estimating the models improved their performance. However, levels were relatively close and not statistically significantly different for VSL which may suggest that respondents considered both schemes as similar.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2207-2229
Issue: 12
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1389701
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Author-Name: Danielle Spurlock
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Spurlock
Title: Do mandates matter for plan quality? Jurisdictional aggregation for a watershed level comparison
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Despite the prominent ecological and economic roles played by local water bodies, jurisdictions routinely fail to take action to protect water resources. To combat this failure to act, mandates can intervene in the land-development process by requiring the creation of a plan. This study compares two watersheds – one watershed planning under Maryland's mandate and one watershed planning without a mandate in North Carolina. Using established plan quality content analysis methods, (1) the quality of plans and (2) the impact of a mandate on the quality of plans are explored with respect to water resource protection. Low overall plan quality scores reveal that policies and practices aimed at protecting water resources are not consistently incorporated into plans at the jurisdictional or watershed level. The findings also suggest, but cannot conclude, that a planning mandate without specific guidance on water resource protection may be an insufficient condition for higher quality plans.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2257-2279
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1391070
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Author-Name: Emma Villaseñor
Author-X-Name-First: Emma
Author-X-Name-Last: Villaseñor
Author-Name: Luciana Porter Bolland
Author-X-Name-First: Luciana Porter
Author-X-Name-Last: Bolland
Author-Name: Gabriel Ramos Fernández
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Ramos
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández
Title: Capacities for developing adaptive management strategies: the case of the Calakmul municipality
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The ability to collaborate and to share information about ecosystem dynamics and successful management practices is increasingly important in terms of addressing the constant changes and uncertainties that prevent the formulation of activities that promote natural resource sustainability. This is particularly true in very recent institutions of natural resource management that have very few sources of traditional knowledge, e.g., the Calakmul municipality. The southern Mexican municipality of Calakmul was established relatively recently and is a biodiversity hotspot, although 46% of its human population live in extreme poverty. To address the challenges implied by this social-ecological system, successful collaboration between stakeholders requires development of capacities to make joint decisions. Social networks have been identified as channels of transmission of knowledge, which is vital to achieve solutions to management problems. The aim of this paper is to identify the different types of organizations with a stake in the natural resource management of Calakmul municipality and to evaluate the network structure of the inter-organizational collaboration in order to understand how adaptive co-management is either being facilitated or obstructed. The structural characteristics of the Calakmul collaboration networks, such as heterogeneity of knowledge sources, can bring some advantages, but they mainly confer disadvantages because of the low interaction density between organizations and the low capability for achieving collaborative action. The example of Calakmul demonstrates how social network structure can influence the number of opportunities for collective learning and indicates how these could be modified in order to improve adaptive co-management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2280-2297
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1391071
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Author-Name: Qiang Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Ye Li
Author-X-Name-First: Ye
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Airline environmental efficiency measures considering materials balance principles: an application of a network range-adjusted measure with weak-G disposability
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In this paper, we focus on assessing airline environmental efficiency with network structure and build a three-stage efficiency production process. Then, we propose a new model, network range-adjusted measure with weak-G disposability, to measure the environmental efficiency of 29 global airlines based on the data from 2008 to 2015. Finally, a second-stage regression analysis is done to explore the important influencing factors. The main findings are as follows: (1) Eva Air is the airline with the highest efficiency among these 29 airlines; (2) Delta is at the bottom of the efficiency ranking among the 29 airlines and this result is in correlation with its old aircraft fleet; (3) the average efficiency change index in 2014 is the highest in the period 2009–2015; (4) only average fleet age has a slightly significant impact on the overall efficiency and Services efficiency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2298-2318
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1393401
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Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:61:y:2018:i:13:p:2298-2318
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Author-Name: Nan Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Nan
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Zhi-Hai Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhi-Hai
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Simin Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Simin
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Li Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Title: Chinese consumer responses to carbon labeling: evidence from experimental auctions
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With the growing anxiety over global warming, some groups have advocated the mandatory carbon labeling of products, whereas other groups have opposed such labeling. How consumers respond to carbon labels is a key question with important implications for both policy-makers and managers. Using a random nth-price auction experiment together with a questionnaire, we systematically examined the extent to which Chinese consumers care about environmental impacts and how their willingness to pay (WTP) is influenced by carbon labels. We have determined that WTP significantly increases for products with added carbon labels and decreases when the carbon emissions of a product increase. This response to carbon information disclosure is influenced by factors such as the gender and awareness of environmental pollution by the consumer. This study offers valuable insights to policy-makers and managers for carbon labeling promotion and product positioning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2319-2337
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1394276
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Author-Name: Wan-Yu Shih
Author-X-Name-First: Wan-Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Shih
Author-Name: Leslie Mabon
Author-X-Name-First: Leslie
Author-X-Name-Last: Mabon
Title: Land-use planning as a tool for balancing the scientific and the social in biodiversity and ecosystem services mainstreaming? The case of Durban, South Africa
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This paper evaluates the role of land-use planning, especially open space systems, in mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) at the urban level. Whilst there is increasing interest in BES mainstreaming to balance environmental protection with socio-economic development, there is also concern that BES thinking deflects attention from underlying social justice questions. Through the case study of Durban, South Africa – often held as an exemplar in BES mainstreaming – we argue open space systems can offer a pathway to BES mainstreaming that is both scientifically effective and socially just. Yet what makes this possible in Durban, we argue, is (1) a robust scientific evidence base deployed reflexively and sensitively; (2) a move towards explicit emphasis on providing benefits of BES to the most vulnerable people; and (3) supportive policy frameworks plus the presence of biodiversity managers able to navigate the political as well as scientific landscape.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2338-2357
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1394277
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Author-Name: Taran Patel
Author-X-Name-First: Taran
Author-X-Name-Last: Patel
Author-Name: Marie Holm
Author-X-Name-First: Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Holm
Title: Practicing mindfulness as a means for enhancing workplace pro-environmental behaviors among managers
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As ecological concerns become pressing, attempts to address these remain limited to enforcing laws, while alternative ways of encouraging workplace pro-environmental behaviors (WPEBs), such as cultivating mindfulness, remain unexplored. Informed by theories of PEBs from OB-IO literature, we offer propositions detailing the role that practicing mindfulness plays in (directly and indirectly) enhancing managerial propensity to engage in WPEBs. Our paper contributes to extant literature: (1) on theories of PEBs, by showing that some of the same theories that apply to the private domain also hold for commercial organizations; (2) relating mindfulness to PEBs, by expanding the exploration from personal and consumer domains to managerial contexts; and (3) on interventions to enhance WPEBs, by exposing the underlying mechanism of ‘how’ practicing mindfulness enhances managerial engagement in WPEBs. We call for companies to offer more mindfulness-based training programs to employees, since such initiatives complement laws and other interventions in supporting WPEBs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2231-2256
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1394819
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Author-Name: Tiberio Daddi
Author-X-Name-First: Tiberio
Author-X-Name-Last: Daddi
Author-Name: Maria Rosa De Giacomo
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Rosa
Author-X-Name-Last: De Giacomo
Author-Name: Marco Frey
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Frey
Author-Name: Fabio Iraldo
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio
Author-X-Name-Last: Iraldo
Title: Analysing the causes of environmental management and audit scheme (EMAS) decrease in Europe
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Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is the most important public standard for an Environmental Management System. In the last few years, the number of certified organisations has been decreasing. Scholars have largely debated the drivers, barriers and benefits, but the recent decrease in EMAS registrations has not been sufficiently studied, leaving unsolved questions for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers. This paper aims to address this literature gap by (i) analysing the trends of other voluntary certification schemes in order to understand whether the decrease is a peculiarity of EMAS; (ii) investigating the reasons why formerly registered organisations have abandoned EMAS and why ISO14001 certified organisations do not adopt EMAS. The paper reports results of 17 interviews highlighting the lack of financial and human resources, the lack of market and stakeholder recognition, and the unclear added value of EMAS as reasons for the decrease of EMAS.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2358-2377
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1395316
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Author-Name: Leonhard Späth
Author-X-Name-First: Leonhard
Author-X-Name-Last: Späth
Author-Name: Elisa Amodeo
Author-X-Name-First: Elisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Amodeo
Author-Name: Alessandro Luè
Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Luè
Author-Name: Simona Muratori
Author-X-Name-First: Simona
Author-X-Name-Last: Muratori
Author-Name: Anna Scolobig
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Scolobig
Author-Name: Anthony Patt
Author-X-Name-First: Anthony
Author-X-Name-Last: Patt
Title: Stakeholder engagement and multi-criteria decision aiding in the electricity transmission grid reinforcement: evidence from a role-playing game
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In many countries, any substantial increase in the share of renewable energy will require a reinforcement of the electricity transmission grid. We examine the value added by Multi-Criteria Decision Aiding (MCDA), which may support decisions on corridor alternatives for grid reinforcement by including stakeholder preferences. We present the results of a role-playing game to verify whether stakeholders can agree on a priority ranking of criteria for MCDA and whether this agreement can foster acceptance for the outcome of the process. Our results show that agreement among participants on criteria ranking during a common elicitation of the importance of criteria is significantly related to acceptance of the outcome as provided by the MCDA. Additionally, this method creates a common ground for generating acceptable solutions for subsequent steps in planning transmission lines. Our findings suggest that MCDA may generate higher stakeholder acceptance through the common and active inclusion of different actors in grid planning decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2378-2395
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1395317
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Author-Name: Celil Aydin
Author-X-Name-First: Celil
Author-X-Name-Last: Aydin
Author-Name: Ömer Esen
Author-X-Name-First: Ömer
Author-X-Name-Last: Esen
Title: Reducing CO2 emissions in the EU member states: Do environmental taxes work?
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of environmentally related taxes on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the EU member states. The paper uses a dynamic panel threshold regression model to determine the nonlinear relationship between environmental taxes and CO2 emissions in 15 EU member countries between 1995 and 2013. The results confirm asymmetrical relationships, in which the thresholds of the environmental taxes for total environmental taxes, energy taxes (including CO2 taxes), transport taxes, and taxes on pollution and resources are 3.02%, 2.20%, 0.88%, and 0.23%, respectively. The findings reveal that, after exceeding the threshold level, the effect of environmentally related taxes (excluding transport taxes) on CO2 emissions changes from insignificantly positive to significantly negative. However, the analysis shows a significant effect of transport taxes on CO2 emissions neither below nor above the threshold.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2396-2420
Issue: 13
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1395731
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Author-Name: Dominic Stead
Author-X-Name-First: Dominic
Author-X-Name-Last: Stead
Title: Policy preferences and the diversity of instrument choice for mitigating climate change impacts in the transport sector
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Different policy approaches and responses to common environmental challenges, such as climate change, exist between countries, and sometimes even within countries. This situation arises because public policy-makers are not only driven by concerns of theoretical purity but are also influenced by a range of social, political, economic, cultural and administrative matters when selecting techniques or instruments to achieve specific policy goals. This article examines whether the diversity of stated policy instruments to tackle climate change mitigation in the transport sector can be explained according to national policy preferences in a European context. It also investigates whether the mix of national climate change policy instruments for transport exhibits temporal stability, even after national changes in political power. To do so, the article reviews a series of national policy documents that address climate change in the transport sector in four European countries with contrasting administrative traditions – France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2445-2467
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1397505
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Author-Name: Diana Mitsova
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Mitsova
Author-Name: Chris Bergh
Author-X-Name-First: Chris
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergh
Author-Name: Greg Guannel
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Guannel
Author-Name: Caitlin Lustic
Author-X-Name-First: Caitlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lustic
Author-Name: Michael Renda
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Renda
Author-Name: James Byrne
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Byrne
Author-Name: Andrea Graves
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Graves
Author-Name: Kevin Cresswell
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin
Author-X-Name-Last: Cresswell
Author-Name: Rayan Alhawiti
Author-X-Name-First: Rayan
Author-X-Name-Last: Alhawiti
Author-Name: Allison Goldberg
Author-X-Name-First: Allison
Author-X-Name-Last: Goldberg
Author-Name: Stephanie Reed
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Reed
Title: Spatial decision support for nature-based shoreline stabilization options in subtropical estuarine environments
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In response to shoreline erosion and potentially more severe storm damage due to climate change and sea level rise, armouring of shorelines using traditional hard structures is likely to increase. An emerging alternative to seawalls and other hard structures is to create ‘living shorelines’ where natural habitats are incorporated into a resilient shoreline stabilization design. Research has shown that functional, multiuse living shorelines provide options for reducing erosion rates and sustaining shoreline stability while supporting intertidal and nearshore habitat. Drawing upon the scientific literature, shoreline management best practices, and the results from an expert opinion survey, we propose a spatial decision framework for multiclass suitability analysis of generic shoreline stabilization options with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of South Florida. The results have been incorporated into a web application that can facilitate decision-making in support of nature-based stabilization infrastructure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2468-2490
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1398637
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Author-Name: Greg Oulahen
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Oulahen
Author-Name: Stephanie E. Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Jackie Z.K. Yip
Author-X-Name-First: Jackie Z.K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yip
Author-Name: Tugce Conger
Author-X-Name-First: Tugce
Author-X-Name-Last: Conger
Author-Name: Michelle Marteleira
Author-X-Name-First: Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Marteleira
Author-Name: Christopher Carter
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Carter
Title: Contextualizing institutional factors in an indicator-based analysis of hazard vulnerability for coastal communities
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Indicator-based approaches to hazard vulnerability analysis are designed to produce policy-relevant information, but are limited in their ability to incorporate indicators that reflect the complex nature and contextual influence of institutional factors on vulnerability. This study focuses on local government policy and practice as an institutional factor and draws on a survey of municipal practitioners to inform indicators that reflect it. Rather than assess relative vulnerability, the study takes an original approach to construct an index that identifies similarities and differences in forms of capital that influence vulnerability across communities. The index is demonstrated through a case study of 50 coastal communities in British Columbia, Canada. The study uses local practitioner knowledge to inform indicators of institutional capital that influence vulnerability to coastal flood hazards, investigates associations between key indicators, and illustrates that incorporating meaningful indicators of institutional capital can enable contextual analysis of how local policy factors affect vulnerability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2491-2511
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1399109
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Author-Name: Bao Zhen Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Bao Zhen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhen Hua Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhen Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Author-Name: Ende Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Ende
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Zhi Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Zhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Xiang Hong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiang Hong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Assessment and management of air emissions and environmental impacts from the construction industry
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The construction industry involves heavy machine usage which contributes a large amount of air pollutant emissions, including greenhouse gases (GHG), particulate matter, and diesel exhaust. These emissions cause serious environmental issues and climate change. This paper provides a systematic review of the existing research efforts and challenges on measuring air pollutant emissions and assessing the environmental impact from the construction industry. The advantages and disadvantages of various methodologies used in measuring emissions and assessing the environmental impacts of construction are compared. The existing air dispersion models used in the construction field are also reviewed. The results from the review help to identify cost-effective environmental planning and management processes. Consequently, future trends towards improving existing emission assessments and management processes are put forward, and a new framework is proposed for the effective assessment and management of air emissions and environmental impacts from the construction industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2421-2444
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1399110
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Author-Name: Katarzyna Kowalczewska
Author-X-Name-First: Katarzyna
Author-X-Name-Last: Kowalczewska
Author-Name: Jelle Behagel
Author-X-Name-First: Jelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Behagel
Author-Name: Esther Turnhout
Author-X-Name-First: Esther
Author-X-Name-Last: Turnhout
Title: Infrastructures of expertise: policy convergence and the implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive in Poland
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Access to the EU leads to a process of policy convergence in which member states’ institutions and policy cultures become increasingly adapted to align with an EU governance system. Especially in EU environmental policy, knowledge and expertise are key aspects of the institutions and policy cultures that are adapted in this process, which ideally results in the alignment of EU policy and administrative arrangements of member states. This paper offers a historical analysis of the Nitrates Directive's implementation in Poland and shows how increasing convergence of Polish institutions and cultures of expertise with EU policy occurred in response to the directive's requirements. The results highlight that (1) knowledge and expertise are central to policy convergence processes and that (2) institutions and cultures of expertise are entwined in ‘infrastructures of expertise’. The paper concludes with a call for more consideration of the science–policy interface in policy convergence processes related to Europeanisation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2512-2530
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1399866
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Author-Name: Joost Buurman
Author-X-Name-First: Joost
Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman
Author-Name: Rita Padawangi
Author-X-Name-First: Rita
Author-X-Name-Last: Padawangi
Title: Bringing people closer to water: integrating water management and urban infrastructure
Abstract:
New stormwater management approaches that integrate water management with urban planning and design increasingly encompass social objectives. However, the principles and concepts upon which they are based do not provide sufficient guidance and analysis on how water is perceived as a sociological factor. The objective of the paper is to develop a Sociological Framework for evaluating and guiding the incorporation of sociological dimensions into water sensitive design programmes and projects, and demonstrate the applicability of the framework through the evaluation of the Bedok Reservoir project under Singapore's ABC Waters Programme. The framework covers the domains of awareness and behaviour, social cohesion, and interactions. The framework can assist researchers and policy-makers in better understanding and integrating sociological dimensions in water sensitive design.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2531-2548
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1404972
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Author-Name: Amrita Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Amrita
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Saphores
Author-Name: Tim Bruckner
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruckner
Title: A spatial hedonic analysis of the housing market around a large, failing desert lake: the case of the Salton Sea in California
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Many lakes around the world exhibit acute environmental stress due to water transfers, persistent droughts, and polluted runoff. In addition, falling water levels worsen air quality by exposing desiccated shores. To our knowledge, however, no published hedonic study has analyzed the costs of deteriorating water quality jointly with the air quality impacts of falling water levels for a large inland water body. We conduct such an analysis for the Salton Sea, the largest lake in California. Our spatial autoregressive models estimated on single-family properties located within 10 miles (16.1 km) of the Sea show that a 1 km reduction in distance to the Sea results in a $595 decrease in the price of a single-family residence. In addition, a 1% increase in annual particulate matter concentration reduces the value of the average family residence by $1,140. These results highlight the vulnerability of poor rural communities to deteriorating environmental conditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2549-2569
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1405799
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Author-Name: Jessica Campbell
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell
Author-Name: Irene M. Herremans
Author-X-Name-First: Irene M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Herremans
Author-Name: Anne Kleffner
Author-X-Name-First: Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Kleffner
Title: Barriers to achieving additionality in carbon offsets: a regulatory risk perspective
Abstract:
The Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) in Alberta, Canada was the first North American regulation to mandate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Regulated entities may use carbon offsets to meet their emissions reduction obligations. Although conceptually sound, the offset market has fallen short of its potential to reduce emissions. By analyzing the policies and operations of the Alberta Emissions Offset System (AEOS), enabled by the SGER, we illustrate how participants are impacted by uncertainty in the Alberta carbon offset development process, using ECB Lethbridge Biogas as a case study. Our analysis shows that existing uncertainty from regulation creates risk for projects, which builds barriers that prevent regulated entities, project developers, and the province of Alberta from reaching the full potential of the regulation. We provide recommendations that will help to achieve additionality within the offset system by encouraging increased participation from high-quality projects, ultimately resulting in greater emission reductions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2570-2589
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406340
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Author-Name: Anjan Kumer Dev Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Anjan Kumer Dev
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Name: Jeff Gow
Author-X-Name-First: Jeff
Author-X-Name-Last: Gow
Title: A critical assessment of employing democratic and deliberative ideals in the environmental planning process in Bangladesh
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In the 6th (2011–15) and 7th (2016–20) Five Year Plans (FYP), Bangladesh's policy makers have set ambitious national environmental targets and goals to move the country towards more a sustainable economy and society. The goals were dictated by the economic, social and political interests of the political elites. This has resulted in limited stakeholder participation in environmental policy formulation. The 6th FYP aimed at achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7: ‘Ensure Environmental Sustainability’. It failed due to shortcomings in local implementation and due to a lack of community participation. The 7th FYP is based on the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13, 14, 15. The obvious paradox within Bangladesh's environmental planning is the big gap between central government's policy making and community participation and local government involvement. This paper examines environmental policy formulation, implementation and monitoring in the last two FYPs in Bangladesh. Contemporary deliberative democratic theory provides important theoretical and applied insights that are often unexamined in the environmental planning literature. A theoretical framework is developed to analyse to what degree environmental planning arrangements incorporated deliberative elements and how they contribute to decision-making. A case study of the environmental planning process tests its effectiveness in explaining observed outcomes. Elsewhere, deliberative democratic approaches have been central to the success of the environmental planning process. The central government's failure to apply this approach produced a policy gap. Plan targets cannot be met unless local participation is ensured through the deliberative framework.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2590-2612
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406341
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Author-Name: Sara Khoshkar
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Khoshkar
Author-Name: Berit Balfors
Author-X-Name-First: Berit
Author-X-Name-Last: Balfors
Author-Name: Antoienette Wärnbäck
Author-X-Name-First: Antoienette
Author-X-Name-Last: Wärnbäck
Title: Planning for green qualities in the densification of suburban Stockholm – opportunities and challenges
Abstract:
Implementing urban densification projects in planning practice while simultaneously providing sufficient green spaces has proven to be challenging. Consequently, there is an increasing need for practical approaches to urban green space management in the on-going densification of cities. Therefore, this study was designed to give a better understanding of current green space management practice in two municipalities in Stockholm, Sweden, undergoing densification. The challenges identified through interviews with municipal planners were related to site-specific conditions for densification projects, conflicting interests between involved and affected actors, green quality management issues, and limited use of impact assessment tools. In the municipalities, innovative approaches were adopted in efforts to minimize the above challenges, such as collaboration between the developers and planners, or participatory workshops with the local citizens. This paper explores these challenges and approaches, and makes further recommendations for improving green space management practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2613-2635
Issue: 14
Volume: 61
Year: 2018
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1406342
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Author-Name: Max Russell
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Russell
Author-Name: Alberto Gianoli
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Gianoli
Author-Name: Stelios Grafakos
Author-X-Name-First: Stelios
Author-X-Name-Last: Grafakos
Title: Getting the ball rolling: an exploration of the drivers and barriers towards the implementation of bottom-up circular economy initiatives in Amsterdam and Rotterdam
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The notion of Circular Economy is often presented as a more sustainable alternative to a ‘linear’ economic system. However, there is a distinct gap in the academic literature surrounding the concept, particularly in terms of implementation. This article provides an initial exploration into critical factors influencing the process of implementation by studying 12 bottom-up CE initiatives in the two Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with key stakeholder(s) for each initiative in order to identify the perceived importance of the critical factors. In total, 18 critical factors were identified, grouped into 5 overarching categories: financial, institutional, policy and regulatory, technology and knowledge, and social. The analysis shows that the critical factors identified do not act in isolation, and form a complex web of interconnecting critical factors. Furthermore, it illustrates how certain critical factors are of significant influence at particular stages throughout the process of implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1903-1926
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1690435
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Author-Name: George Philp
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Philp
Author-Name: Alice Cohen
Author-X-Name-First: Alice
Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen
Title: Municipal climate change adaptation and mitigation: from planning to action in Nova Scotia
Abstract:
Jurisdictions around the globe are working to address climate change and many municipalities are seeking to protect their communities from its impacts. Although nearly half the world’s population resides in rural areas, most municipal climate change planning literature focuses on urban municipalities. To that end, this paper analyzes the public policy process of Nova Scotia, Canada’s rural Municipal Climate Change Action Planning mandate. Through an analysis of the plans and follow-up interviews with municipal planners, we examine the conditions that sustain local climate planning and what municipalities gleaned from this climate planning process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1927-1945
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1691509
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Author-Name: Kris Wernstedt
Author-X-Name-First: Kris
Author-X-Name-Last: Wernstedt
Author-Name: Jacob M. Kihila
Author-X-Name-First: Jacob M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kihila
Author-Name: Mengiseny Kaseva
Author-X-Name-First: Mengiseny
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaseva
Title: Biases and environmental risks in urban Africa: household solid waste decision-making
Abstract:
We argue in this paper that the urban environmental planning and management literature has paid insufficient attention to the nexus of risk and human psychology in urban dynamics, particularly for the rapidly urbanizing areas of the Global South. We then draw on two household surveys in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to present two empirical examples that incorporate these dimensions, using solid waste management as a contemporary urban environmental challenge. These examples illustrate the sensitivity of behavioral preferences to the framing of risks, and the influence of risk preferences on solid waste behavior. Incorporating such concepts into environmental planning and management research offers the potential to increase understanding of urban dynamics and to improve the environmental quality of life in urban Africa and elsewhere in both developing and developed country settings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1946-1964
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1691510
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Author-Name: Anwar Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Anwar
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Jamal Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Jamal
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Author-Name: Sadia Bano
Author-X-Name-First: Sadia
Author-X-Name-Last: Bano
Author-Name: Yang Chenggang
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chenggang
Title: The repercussions of foreign direct investment, renewable energy and health expenditure on environmental decay? An econometric analysis of B&RI countries
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To achieve the objectives of the study, we have analyzed the repercussions of income, foreign direct investment, health expenditure and renewable energy consumption on environmental pollution (CO2) in a panel of Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) countries over the time span 1995–2016. The study employed a second-generation unit root test, panel co-integration, two-step generalized method of moments (GMM), fully modified least squares (FMOLS), symmetric and asymmetric causalities for robust inference. The cointegration results established the long-run relationship between the variables. Empirical results indicated the effectiveness of renewable energy in combatting CO2 emissions, the negative sign of FDI with CO2 emissions negates the existence of the pollution haven hypothesis for the B&RI panel. Where income and health expenditure accelerates CO2 emissions, which degrades the environment, these results in the case of individual countries differ in various stages. Varieties of symmetric and asymmetric causalities are also discussed in the study. The study concludes with long term policies, which are necessary for the sustained growth of B&RI countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1965-1986
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1692796
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Author-Name: Ann Lévesque
Author-X-Name-First: Ann
Author-X-Name-Last: Lévesque
Author-Name: Jérôme Dupras
Author-X-Name-First: Jérôme
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupras
Author-Name: Jean-François Bissonnette
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-François
Author-X-Name-Last: Bissonnette
Title: The pitchfork or the fishhook: a multi-stakeholder perspective towards intensive farming in floodplains
Abstract:
When conservation conflicts occur, the recognition of a plurality of perspectives among the stakeholders makes it possible to better understand the divergences and convergences between the parties. In this research, Q methodology was used to explore different stakeholder views on management issues surrounding intensive farming in the floodplain of Lac Saint-Pierre (Quebec, Canada), a UNESCO biosphere reserve and a RAMSAR conservation site. In recent decades, Lac Saint-Pierre has undergone many changes in its floodplain, notably through the conversion of perennial crops to more intensive annual crops considered incompatible with aquatic life by the conservation community and current agri-environmental laws. This research highlighted three perspectives related to the standing of intensive farming in Lac Saint-Pierre’s floodplain: pro-conservation, pro-agriculture and conflict between agriculture and conservation in the floodplains. This research illustrates the socio-ecological complexity behind intensive farming in floodplains and the need for representativeness of the main perspectives during negotiations between the parties.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1987-2003
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1694872
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Author-Name: Shaleen Miller
Author-X-Name-First: Shaleen
Author-X-Name-Last: Miller
Title: Greenspace volunteering post-disaster: exploration of themes in motivation, barriers, and benefits from post-hurricane park and garden volunteers
Abstract:
Volunteers are an important resource for green infrastructure, both providing important maintenance, as well as providing education and connection that promotes conservation and ecological work. In addition, volunteering in greenspaces can benefit the individual and the community. However, there may a particular case for volunteering in greenspaces post-disaster in regard to both environmental and community resilience. This study explores post-hurricane volunteering in parks, gardens, and trails to investigate whether this type of volunteering is beneficial and positively described, increasing characteristics that may lead to resilience, in contrast to studies that have found negative associations with post-disaster volunteering. Results based on thematic analysis suggest that volunteers view greenspace volunteering differently from other, people-driven volunteering post-disaster. Short-term, or event, volunteers report positive feelings and outcomes; whereas, only a few long-term, female volunteers reported stress or negative emotions involved with their volunteer experience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2004-2021
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1700942
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Author-Name: Marina Cucuzza
Author-X-Name-First: Marina
Author-X-Name-Last: Cucuzza
Author-Name: Joshua S. Stoll
Author-X-Name-First: Joshua S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stoll
Author-Name: Heather M. Leslie
Author-X-Name-First: Heather M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Leslie
Title: Comprehensive plans as tools for enhancing coastal community resilience
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Planning for change is critical to ensuring resilient coastal communities. In Maine, USA, the comprehensive planning process provides a platform for communities to articulate policies that address social, economic, and environmental issues. While comprehensive plans were initially required of municipalities to address urban sprawl over thirty years ago, a broad range of challenges face coastal communities today. Here, we report on an assessment of 30 comprehensive plans from coastal communities across the state. We analyzed the degree to which plans incorporate principles of social-ecological resilience. Our results reveal significant variability across comprehensive plans, with some communities addressing key indicators of resilience and others engaging with them in a limited way. By more explicitly incorporating principles of social-ecological resilience, the next-generation of comprehensive plans can be repurposed to serve as tools for communities to implement strategies that build adaptive capacity as they face unprecedented challenges and plan for a changing world.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2022-2041
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1700943
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Author-Name: Andréanne Doyon
Author-X-Name-First: Andréanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Doyon
Author-Name: Trivess Moore
Author-X-Name-First: Trivess
Author-X-Name-Last: Moore
Author-Name: Susie Moloney
Author-X-Name-First: Susie
Author-X-Name-Last: Moloney
Author-Name: Joe Hurley
Author-X-Name-First: Joe
Author-X-Name-Last: Hurley
Title: Evaluating evolving experiments: the case of local government action to implement ecological sustainable design
Abstract:
While accounts of urban climate change governance and planning are growing, there is a need for further conceptual and empirical work to better understand processes of change and uptake across a range of local responses. This paper uses the Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE) as an urban experiment seeking to influence development and planning decisions to improve sustainability outcomes in the built environment in the State of Victoria, Australia. The evaluation is structured using Luederitz et al.’s tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments. This paper also seeks to test, reflect, and further develop the scheme by highlighting the challenge of evaluating unbounded and not necessarily purposefully designed experiments. Finally, this paper calls for developing an approach to better reveal the political, social, and institutional complexities influencing the potential of experiments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2042-2063
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1702512
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Author-Name: Quinton Babcock
Author-X-Name-First: Quinton
Author-X-Name-Last: Babcock
Author-Name: Kevin J. Egan
Author-X-Name-First: Kevin J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Egan
Author-Name: Daryl F. Dwyer
Author-X-Name-First: Daryl F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dwyer
Title: The use of multiple actual referenda in a new payment card methodology
Abstract:
We present the case for the adoption of a new payment card (PC) methodology, which we call multiple referenda payment card, in contingent valuation (CV) surveys. Our new multiple referenda payment card method uses actual referenda, which appeared on a recent ballot that preceded the survey’s distribution. The cost of these actual referenda to taxpayers is used as the range of cost bids in a usual payment card format for a new advisory environmental public good, the restoration of wetlands. The result is a more realistic framework for respondents to consider our advisory referendum. We compare our new multiple referenda payment card method to a dichotomous choice referenda and show that the new payment card method reduces hypothetical bias such as “yea-saying,†aids in selection of reasonable and realistic cost bids, as well as eliminates the “fat tails†problem.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2064-2081
Issue: 11
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1703176
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Author-Name: Sierra C Woodruff
Author-X-Name-First: Sierra C
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodruff
Author-Name: Megan Mullin
Author-X-Name-First: Megan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mullin
Author-Name: Malini Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Malini
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Title: Is coastal adaptation a public good? The financing implications of good characteristics in coastal adaptation
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Sea level rise poses a crisis for coastal communities. Many local governments have identified strategies to prepare for the impacts of sea level rise but often lack funding mechanisms. To date, the assumption that coastal adaptation is a public good has limited the tools used to finance responses to sea level rise. We argue that good characteristics - subtractability, excludability, heterogeneity, joint production, and capital intensity - combine in unique ways across adaptation strategies, and few strategies provide exclusively public goods. These good characteristics create political opportunities for application of financing mechanisms such as property taxes, district-level finance, and bonds that have been less commonly used for adaptation. Exploring the good characteristics of a particular adaptation strategy can help communities identify an appropriate and feasible mechanism for financing it.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2082-2101
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1703656
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Author-Name: Ayşın Dedekorkut-Howes
Author-X-Name-First: Ayşın
Author-X-Name-Last: Dedekorkut-Howes
Author-Name: Elnaz Torabi
Author-X-Name-First: Elnaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Torabi
Author-Name: Michael Howes
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Howes
Title: When the tide gets high: a review of adaptive responses to sea level rise and coastal flooding
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Climate change poses significant challenges to coastal cities. Local governments around the world are using various strategies to address sea level rise and coastal flooding. Most of these responses are reactive, developed in an ad hoc manner following a specific event, but there is an increasing recognition of the need for more comprehensive and proactive approaches. Research into the topic reflects practice, with numerous studies of particular locations or strategies providing information in a piecemeal manner lacking in comprehensive evaluations. This paper addresses this gap through a systematic literature review that identifies coastal flooding and sea level rise adaptation practices and evaluates their comparative advantages and disadvantages. The findings identify a major knowledge gap in comparative costs and benefits of alternative adaptation strategies and indicate that coastal climate adaptation needs to be tailored to local characteristics and use a combination of different structural and non-structural measures to be effective.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2102-2143
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1708709
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Author-Name: Seong-Hoon Cho
Author-X-Name-First: Seong-Hoon
Author-X-Name-Last: Cho
Author-Name: Amine Ben Ayara
Author-X-Name-First: Amine Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Ayara
Author-Name: Dayton M. Lambert
Author-X-Name-First: Dayton M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lambert
Author-Name: Christopher D. Clark
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Clark
Author-Name: Guangsheng Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Guangsheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Daniel J. Hayes
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hayes
Author-Name: Bijay P. Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Bijay P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Deriving site-specific and time-varying supply curves for forest carbon storage
Abstract:
We examine whether site-specific and time-varying supply functions for environmental benefits can be used to improve the design of conservation programs. We derive time-varying supply curves for site-specific forest carbon storage at the one-km2 pixel level for three periods for the southern Appalachian region of the United States. We couple a land use model with a carbon simulation model to estimate the opportunity cost of sequestering forest carbon and derive supply curves for forest carbon storage for the three periods. Our study derives a large number of annual supply curves for site-specific forest carbon storage across multiple periods. Our approach signifies the value of identifying cost-effective approaches at a fine enough scale to account for the information asymmetry between private landowner costs and their benefits from potential land uses. The temporal aspect of our findings raise important questions about temporal flexibilities of payment designs with regard to their spatial targeting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2144-2162
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1705771
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Author-Name: Adam Rose
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Rose
Author-Name: Philip Ganderton
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganderton
Author-Name: Jonathan Eyer
Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan
Author-X-Name-Last: Eyer
Author-Name: Dan Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Dan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Raphael Bostic
Author-X-Name-First: Raphael
Author-X-Name-Last: Bostic
Author-Name: Detlof von Winterfeldt
Author-X-Name-First: Detlof
Author-X-Name-Last: von Winterfeldt
Title: The role of a deductible/credit system for post-disaster public assistance in meeting alternative policy goals
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We analyze a major potential reform of the current FEMA Public Assistance Program that would establish a deductible against the coverage of losses and would offer credits for expenditure on risk reduction by states as an incentive to offset the deductible. While the current FEMA Program is targeted primarily towards repairing damaged property, there is a potential to formulate a Deductible/Credit System (DCS), so as to achieve a reduction in other worthy goals as well, such as reducing fatalities and accelerating recovery. We analyze the effect of the DCS on the achievement of these alternative goals and on state and federal expenditure under various assumptions about which types of disaster losses are eligible for credits. Although the effect of the DCS depends on how states respond to the credit incentive, it is unlikely to reduce total state expenditure on the combination of risk reduction and disaster losses in the short term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2163-2193
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1706461
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Author-Name: Azadeh Lak
Author-X-Name-First: Azadeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Lak
Author-Name: Faezeh Hasankhan
Author-X-Name-First: Faezeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasankhan
Author-Name: Seyed Amirhossein Garakani
Author-X-Name-First: Seyed Amirhossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Garakani
Title: Principles in practice: Toward a conceptual framework for resilient urban design
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Urban resilience is one of the most debated concepts that confronts environmental, socioeconomic, and political uncertainty and risk. Decision-makers cannot deploy substantial principles of resilience in urban design practice unless they have a vivid operational definition. To form a clear definition for Resilient Urban Design (RUD) in practice, this research connects the approach of urban resilience and urban design principles. This framework includes extracted attributes from urban resilience criteria through morphological, perceptual, functional, social, economic, governance, and ecological urban design dimensions. Then, 10 academic experts in urban design and planning conducted stages of screening, validation, and analysis using the Delphi technique and Shannon method. Results reveal that criteria of Good Governance, Innovation, Diversity, Adaptive Design, Redundancy, Robustness, Social Learning, Connectivity, Legibility, Identity, and Social Capital are all incorporated in the formation of the concept of RUD. These elements imply a more profound basis to make decisions, affecting resilient built environments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2194-2226
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1714561
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Author-Name: Getachew Belay
Author-X-Name-First: Getachew
Author-X-Name-Last: Belay
Author-Name: Mengistu Ketema
Author-X-Name-First: Mengistu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ketema
Author-Name: Musa Hasen
Author-X-Name-First: Musa
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasen
Title: Households’ willingness to pay for soil conservation on communal lands: application of the contingent valuation method in north eastern Ethiopia
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Currently, soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental problems in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was initiated with the objective of examining the determinants of households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for soil conservation practice on communal lands and to estimate the aggregate welfare gain of the proposed conservation program in the study area. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select the target respondents. A double bounded contingent valuation survey with an open-ended follow-up question was conducted on 245 randomly selected rural households. A Bivariate probit model was used. The results show that factors such as the size of total livestock holding, perception, credit, extension contact and farm size near to communal land have a positive and statistically significant effect on households’ WTP, while dependency ratio, migration, and initial starting bid have a negative and significant effect. The aggregate benefit was estimated to be 2,262,386.83 labor days (135,743,209.8 Birr) per annum.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2227-2245
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1717933
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Author-Name: Giancarlo Maria Chiarenza
Author-X-Name-First: Giancarlo Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Chiarenza
Title: A blueprint for a methodology to balance land-use in semi-natural areas
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I investigated the effectiveness of a multi-criteria decision analysis process in integrating the study of community composition, aimed to allow sustainable use of semi-natural habitats. Weighted linear combination identified the suitability for recreational use and conservation potential of different sectors of the study area, obtained respectively from questionnaires and the examination of plant biodiversity. After assessing human impacts, I created a compromise scenario using a multi-objective land allocation method. I found a positive relationship between the most frequented areas and the presence of anthropogenic vegetation, but a negative relationship with biodiversity. My method effectively detected human presence hotspots and highlighted the most vulnerable areas. Therefore, multi-criteria decision analysis, used alongside plant ecology expertise, can successfully promote balanced land-use planning, especially in highly frequented regions with significant natural features.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2246-2264
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1717934
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Author-Name: Jovana Dulić
Author-X-Name-First: Jovana
Author-X-Name-Last: Dulić
Author-Name: Mirjana Ljubojević
Author-X-Name-First: Mirjana
Author-X-Name-Last: Ljubojević
Author-Name: Dragiša Savić
Author-X-Name-First: Dragiša
Author-X-Name-Last: Savić
Author-Name: Vladislav Ognjanov
Author-X-Name-First: Vladislav
Author-X-Name-Last: Ognjanov
Author-Name: Tamara Dulić
Author-X-Name-First: Tamara
Author-X-Name-Last: Dulić
Author-Name: Goran Barać
Author-X-Name-First: Goran
Author-X-Name-Last: Barać
Author-Name: Maja Milović
Author-X-Name-First: Maja
Author-X-Name-Last: Milović
Title: Implementation of SWOT analysis to evaluate conservation necessity and utilization of natural wealth: terrestrial orchids as a case study
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Market interest in terrestrial orchids has risen significantly in the last decade. Their therapeutic potential and growing consumption has brought some species close to extinction. This study aimed to evaluate positive and negative, internal and external aspects of biodiversity and utilization of terrestrial orchids of the Fruška gora mountain (Serbia) using SWOT analysis, and thus determine their conservation necessity and market potential. The study included data obtained through field survey analyses, in vitro germination experiments, and species conservation priority and marketability ranking. Observed positive and negative influences serve as the major driving force for the introduction of terrestrial orchids into breeding programs. The species to be conserved were determined via conservation priority ranking. SWOT analysis is proposed as a transparent, practical, and compelling tool to evaluate conservation necessity, market, and utilization potential of terrestrial orchids and provides the basis for actions to be carried out by conservationists, authorities, and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2265-2286
Issue: 12
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1717935
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Author-Name: Hossein Asefi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Asefi
Author-Name: Shahrooz Shahparvari
Author-X-Name-First: Shahrooz
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahparvari
Author-Name: Prem Chhetri
Author-X-Name-First: Prem
Author-X-Name-Last: Chhetri
Title: Advances in sustainable integrated solid waste management systems: lessons learned over the decade 2007–2018
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This paper undertakes a critical review of the solution approaches, methods and techniques applied to model municipal solid waste (MSW) management systems over the last decade (2007-2018). Sustainability and integration concepts are explored to evaluate the effectiveness of advanced models in achieving sustainable MSW management practices. Papers published are categorized into three main classes with respect to the methods applied to evaluate the operational efficiency and performance of IMSW systems. These include System Assessment (SA), Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and Operation Research (OR) techniques. Each class is then analyzed by reviewing the key studies as the representatives of the class and potential improvements are suggested to achieve a sustainable Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2287-2312
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1714562
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Author-Name: Peter D. Lunn
Author-X-Name-First: Peter D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lunn
Author-Name: Seán Lyons
Author-X-Name-First: Seán
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyons
Author-Name: Martin Murphy
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy
Title: Predicting farms’ noncompliance with regulations on nitrate pollution
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This paper demonstrates the use of “big data†to target behavioural interventions that aim to reduce environmental pollution. The data relate to ongoing noncompliance with the EU Nitrates Directive among farmers in Ireland. We compiled more than 1.2 million records from disparate administrative data, then employed multi-level statistical analysis to model regulatory breaches. The novel statistical associations generated shed light on possible reasons for noncompliance and allow us to predict violations more accurately than a regulatory rule of thumb previously used to target a behavioural ‘nudge’. By quantifying variation in likely rates of false positives and false negatives, the models can be used to improve the efficiency of the behavioural intervention. The work illustrates how big data can combine with behavioural interventions to support better environmental enforcement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2313-2333
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1719050
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Author-Name: Italo Sampaio Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: Italo Sampaio
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Author-Name: Geraldo Luis Bezerra Ramalho
Author-X-Name-First: Geraldo Luis Bezerra
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramalho
Author-Name: Pedro Henrique Augusto Medeiros
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Henrique Augusto
Author-X-Name-Last: Medeiros
Title: Potential of floating photovoltaic plant in a tropical reservoir in Brazil
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The increasing global demand for electricity has led to a significant increase in the search for low-impact alternative sources, with solar photovoltaic being identified as one of the most feasible options. However, photovoltaic power plants require large ground areas, which represent a major constraint. If the panels are installed on water bodies, this restriction may be avoided. In this work, a simulation was performed to assess the potential of floating photovoltaic power generation in the tropical Gavião reservoir, located in the Northeast of Brazil. A payback analysis indicated that the investment in construction of the system is fully recovered in eight years, and that water losses due to evaporation can be reduced by approximately 2.6 × 106 m³/year, sufficient to supply roughly 50,000 people.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2334-2356
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1719824
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Author-Name: Ailing Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Ailing
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Author-Name: Jun Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Ian MacLachlan
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: MacLachlan
Author-Name: Likai Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Likai
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Title: Modeling the trade-offs between urban development and ecological process based on landscape multi-functionality and regional ecological networks
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The process of urbanization and urban land use conversion inevitably disturbs the structure and function of ecosystems and their capacity to provide ecosystem services. Integrating ecosystem services into effective policies and planning at the regional scale to achieve sustainable urban development is still a challenge. The goal of this research is to optimize spatial patterns of urban development by assessing and comparing multiple trade-off scenarios between ecological processes and urban expansion, incorporating planning and design into spatially explicit methods, and integrating ecosystem services into decision-making procedures. We develop a conceptual framework for regional urban-ecological sustainability with six steps: pattern recognition, landscape process, problem diagnosis, integrated ecological network, urbanization simulation, and decision-support. We apply this framework to a case in which planning and design have followed the rational-comprehensive approach. Results demonstrate that landscape multi-functionality and regional ecological networks are significantly improved using our integrated approach to planning and design, because it provides vital information for regional planning to cope with the urgent need for ecological protection and urban development. By comparing urban growth under three scenarios, we found that the trade-off scenario based on ecological conservation and restoration (medium security level) resolved conflict more effectively, which restricted urban expansion on land of high ecological importance by constructing regional ecological networks. In addition, using field survey and species distribution model approaches, we design plant community types with complementary tree, shrub, and herb species as part of the decision-making procedure, which can restore zonal vegetation and the hydrological cycle in rugged mountain regions. The research concludes that regional urban-ecological sustainability based on scientific assessment, planning, and design provides a rational basis for sustainable urban development and landscape management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2357-2379
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1723507
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Author-Name: Gede B. Suprayoga
Author-X-Name-First: Gede B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Suprayoga
Author-Name: Patrick Witte
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Witte
Author-Name: Tejo Spit
Author-X-Name-First: Tejo
Author-X-Name-Last: Spit
Title: Identifying barriers to implementing a sustainability assessment tool for road project planning: an institutional perspective from practitioners in Indonesia
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There has been a growing interest in developing tools to assist decision-making in moving towards sustainable development, such as Sustainability Assessment (SA). It is argued here that more advanced and sophisticated tools are less useful than strengthening institutions when it comes to better engagement of stakeholders and more integrated decision-making. This paper aims at understanding barriers that impede the implementation of an SA tool for road project planning by examining how and when practitioners experience these barriers. From the empirical perspective of Indonesian road planning practitioners, the study reveals the five most influential barriers, including i) insufficient funding support, ii) limited skilled personnel that can use the tool, iii) unavailability of data and information, iv) unavailability of a specific arena for decision-making, and v) unavailability of detailed procedures/manuals. This research discusses strategies for successful implementation, particularly in a context that is less favourable to integrated decision-making, such as Indonesia.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2380-2401
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1724083
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Author-Name: Antonio Bolinches
Author-X-Name-First: Antonio
Author-X-Name-Last: Bolinches
Author-Name: Lucia De Stefano
Author-X-Name-First: Lucia
Author-X-Name-Last: De Stefano
Author-Name: Javier Paredes-Arquiola
Author-X-Name-First: Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: Paredes-Arquiola
Title: Too expensive to be worth it? A methodology to identify disproportionate costs of environmental measures as applied to the Middle Tagus River, Spain
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The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) established in 2000 that EU Member States should achieve good status for all their water bodies by 2027 at the latest. The competent authorities are obliged to commit the necessary resources to achieve this goal. In water bodies where the costs are deemed disproportionate, the Directive foresees the definition of exemptions. Two decades after approval of the WFD, however, there is no common method across the EU to evaluate the disproportionality of costs and define the associated exemptions. We propose a methodology based on WFD indicators of water body status and economic variables that are common to all the EU countries. The method uses data that is already available in Eurostat and European Environment Agency databases, thus minimizing data collection costs. The method is applied to the Middle Tagus (Spain), where currently there are several water bodies with declared exemptions for disproportionate costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2402-2424
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1726731
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Author-Name: Ting Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Ting
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Erin Kennedy
Author-X-Name-First: Erin
Author-X-Name-Last: Kennedy
Author-Name: Eric Koomen
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Koomen
Author-Name: Eveline S. van Leeuwen
Author-X-Name-First: Eveline S.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Leeuwen
Title: Valuing the effect of land use change on landscape services on the urban–rural fringe
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The urban–rural fringe is a dynamic environment where urban expansion limits the provision of landscape services. Economic valuation of these services is proposed to quantify the impact of urbanisation and inform planners of the potential losses that attribute to these land-use changes. However, most evaluation methods remain controversial regarding shortcomings in providing reliable results. This study applies market price, contingent valuation and value transfer methods and compares their performance in assessing the economic impact of land-use changes on the urban–rural fringe of the Amstelland (the Netherlands). Results with these applied methods differ greatly due to their respective advantages in revealing use values or non-use values of landscape services and dependence on land-use change. Thus, results are sensitive to value types, the scarcity of landscape services, scale of the study area, and involved stakeholders. This paper reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of these methods in different planning contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2425-2445
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1726732
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Author-Name: Daniel Mallo
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Mallo
Author-Name: Abigail Schoneboom
Author-X-Name-First: Abigail
Author-X-Name-Last: Schoneboom
Author-Name: Armelle Tardiveau
Author-X-Name-First: Armelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Tardiveau
Author-Name: Geoff Vigar
Author-X-Name-First: Geoff
Author-X-Name-Last: Vigar
Title: From non-place to place in post-suburbia: city-edge office parks as loci for nature-based micro-interventions
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City-edge office parks are a significant, and under-researched, urban phenomenon. Indeed the transformation of these environments to better address social and environmental sustainability criteria has been described as ‘the big project for this century’. While top-down ‘retrofitting’ is the dominant approach to such transformation, in this paper we highlight the limitations of such an approach and argue for the potential of more bottom-up and creative methods. We report on experiments with office park employees to address the ‘placelessness’ of such environments, aimed at improving ecological sustainability and individuals’ health and wellbeing. We make three significant conclusions: a wealth of hidden ecological and social assets exist to be exploited in such environments; creative methods to envision more sustainable futures have a great deal of potential to break existing path dependencies; and, respecting participation constraints among employee-participants is vital for future research and action.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2446-2463
Issue: 13
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1779675
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Author-Name: Nick Taylor Buck
Author-X-Name-First: Nick
Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor Buck
Author-Name: Aidan While
Author-X-Name-First: Aidan
Author-X-Name-Last: While
Title: The urban bioeconomy: extracting value from the ecological and biophysical
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Cities have tended to be seen as net consumers of ecological goods and exporters of ecological bads. However, over recent years urban metabolism, circular economy and bioeconomy concepts have sought to rebalance this seemingly parasitical relationship by seeing the urban as an ecological resource to be exploited for profit. In this review paper, we investigate the ways in which the assets and metabolic flows of the city are being recharacterised as a source of value to be maintained, extracted, enhanced and exploited. Our approach is twofold. First, we examine areas of latent potential for urban bioeconomic exploitation and issues raised in terms of fair and just cities. Second, we examine issues, tensions and challenges in reimagining the city as a site of bioeconomic value. The paper makes a distinctive contribution to the literature by defining and critically analysing the new urban bioeconomy as a form of environmental value creation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 182-201
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1763931
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Author-Name: Bing Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Bing
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Mark Baker
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Baker
Title: Towards an analytical governance framework within the policy dimension in China: the evolution of national climate policies since 1978
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Given the limitations of existing China’s climate governance studies, this research calls for more critical engagement with the broader contexts, clearer governance dimensions, and driving factors behind the evolution of climate policy within China. Drawing upon existing work, a policy-dimensioned framework is developed to study the evolution of Chinese governance and policy on climate change. A case study of the evolution of China’s national climate policy since 1978 is undertaken against this framework. The findings elaborate how China has applied various national policy tools since the 1990s to address climate change. Particular modes and forms build on, rather than completely replace, previous ones. A wide range of contextual and agential factors are related to this evolution. Experimentation has been a sustained theme for decades, while state political figures can be profoundly influential in policy development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 202-223
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1760800
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Author-Name: Valerià Paül
Author-X-Name-First: ValeriÃ
Author-X-Name-Last: Paül
Title: Rural zones, parks, greenbelts, landscapes…? Assessing the shifting role and treatment of open spaces in metropolitan planning using the Barcelona experience (1953–2019)
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Metropolitan planning is a fairly new practice that refers, amongst other topics, to open spaces. The objective of this research is to determine the changing role and treatment given to open spaces in successive metropolitan plans through an evolutionary analysis of Barcelona. The paper begins by providing the conceptual foundations of open space planning in metropolitan contexts and by briefly contextualising the study-area. The methodology is based on a guided analysis of 26 supra-municipal plans. In addition, other research methods are also used to obtain the results, consisting of the systematic overview of the analysed plans. The discussion examines the trajectory of the Barcelona case study with regard to international developments, showing that there is an overall consistency between them. The text concludes by recommending improvements for guaranteeing proper metropolitan open space planning, such as the need to go beyond zoning procedures and to take into account civil society and local political circumstances.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 224-251
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1760801
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Author-Name: Fekadu Mengistu
Author-X-Name-First: Fekadu
Author-X-Name-Last: Mengistu
Author-Name: Engdawork Assefa
Author-X-Name-First: Engdawork
Author-X-Name-Last: Assefa
Title: Community participation in watershed management: analysis of the status and factors affecting community engagement in the upper Gibe basin, South West Ethiopia
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A lack of appreciation of community participation is one of the factors constraining the sustainability of the watershed management program in Ethiopia. A household survey of 304 household heads, focus group discussions and key informant interviews were used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results of the overall community participation index value showed a moderate level of participation. There was variation in the level of participation by the community at different stages of watershed management. The results of logistic regression indicated that overall community participation was significantly affected by the frequency of extension contact, access to credit services, access to off/non-farm income sources and group membership. Thus, program planners should give due consideration to variations in the level of involvement by the community in different activities of watershed programs at different stages and the subsequent factors for future sustainable watershed development planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 252-288
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1762550
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Author-Name: Michaela Roberts
Author-X-Name-First: Michaela
Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts
Author-Name: Anja Byg
Author-X-Name-First: Anja
Author-X-Name-Last: Byg
Author-Name: Michela Faccioli
Author-X-Name-First: Michela
Author-X-Name-Last: Faccioli
Author-Name: Paula Novo
Author-X-Name-First: Paula
Author-X-Name-Last: Novo
Author-Name: Carol Kyle
Author-X-Name-First: Carol
Author-X-Name-Last: Kyle
Title: Stakeholder perceptions of public good provision from agriculture and implications for governance mechanism design
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Agriculture provides many public goods; however the costs and benefits of these are rarely well distributed. Maintaining public good provision often relies on external governance mechanisms, in turn reliant on the existing socio-ecological system. With two groups of stakeholders (practitioners and academics) we created cognitive maps of socio-ecological systems linking agriculture, public goods, and governance mechanisms in north-east Scotland. Fuzzy cognitive mapping was used to explore stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences, and to assess alternative governance options for the local socio-ecological context. We find agreement for perceptions of the system between stakeholders, but differences in each group’s focus. Models predicted little change in the provision of public goods from agriculture in relation to different governance mechanisms. We find that stakeholder participation can aid understanding of the impacts of proposed governance changes at the local level, improving comprehension of stakeholder perception of impacts and understanding of stakeholders’ reactions to particular governance mechanisms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 289-307
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1763274
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Author-Name: Zheng Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Zheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Xin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: How regulation on environmental information disclosure affects brownfield prices in China: a difference-in-differences (DID) analysis
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Studies have shown that brownfields are often sold at a discounted price to compensate for anticipated clean-up costs and potential liability risk. However, such a hypothesis has not been tested in the Chinese context, largely due to a lack of information about land contamination and the absence of regulations regarding brownfields. Over the past decade, Chinese cities’ gradual introduction of redevelopment policies for former industrial sites has increased public awareness regarding land contamination. In Shanghai, the land market has responded to regulations on mandatory environmental information disclosure at land auctions. Using Shanghai land transaction data from 2007 to 2019, we examine the temporal response of land markets to environmental policy changes by employing several difference-in-differences regression models. The results show that brownfield parcels had been sold for prices 18% lower than greenfields, and that such discounts tend to become more significant after at least three years of policy implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 308-333
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2020
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1763275
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Author-Name: Delwar Akbar
Author-X-Name-First: Delwar
Author-X-Name-Last: Akbar
Author-Name: John Rolfe
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Rolfe
Author-Name: Alex M. Lechner
Author-X-Name-First: Alex M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lechner
Author-Name: Jo-Anne Everingham
Author-X-Name-First: Jo-Anne
Author-X-Name-Last: Everingham
Author-Name: Susan Kinnear
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kinnear
Title: Workshop processes to generate stakeholder consensus about post-mining land uses: an Australian case study
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A major challenge in post-mining land use planning is identifying areas of consensus among engaged stakeholders about major concerns and suitable post-mining land use and land management. This paper takes as an example, the Bowen Basin, a major coal-mining region in Australia where several mines are approaching closure stages but consensus on post-mining land use in this region is yet to be established. This paper examines the use of workshop processes to generate consensus among different stakeholder interests about priority issues and acceptable post-mining land use(s) in this region. Four decision-making workshops about post-mining land use were used in this study. Results show that facilitated group workshop processes involving diverse stakeholders could lead to a broad consensus about key options for future land uses at an individual site level; and also lead to the identification of the factors relevant to land-use decisions to be considered for each case study. These findings guide mining companies and government regulators about why and how to involve local and regional stakeholders in post-mining land-use decisions, and the extent to which group processes can lead to convergence of diverse interests.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 334-358
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1764341
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Author-Name: Jordan Blekking
Author-X-Name-First: Jordan
Author-X-Name-Last: Blekking
Author-Name: Kurt B. Waldman
Author-X-Name-First: Kurt B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Waldman
Author-Name: Tom Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Title: Hybrid-maize seed certification and smallholder adoption in Zambia
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During the 1990s, many Southern African governments liberalized their seed markets. This move initiated an influx of hybrid-maize seeds onto markets through greater involvement of private seed developers. Since then the number of varieties of hybrid seeds has grown considerably. Using an institutional analysis framework, we illustrate the complex system of actors and feedback that governs the seed certification process in Zambia. We also examine how smallholder hybrid-seed use has changed over the last decade. We find the Zambian seed certification system allows for frequent certification of new varieties each year without much scrutiny of seed use and performance by smallholders. Smallholders face a complex challenge in selecting seeds due to inconsistencies between the potential yields cited during the seed certification process and the yields reported by smallholders. This inconsistency jeopardizes the goal of food security sought after by both smallholders and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 359-377
Issue: 2
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1764342
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Author-Name: Michal Kohout
Author-X-Name-First: Michal
Author-X-Name-Last: Kohout
Author-Name: Jan Kopp
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kopp
Title: Green space ideas and practices in European cities
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For almost two centuries, green spaces in European cities have been rethought and built based on the shifting ideas and practices about the role of nature in cities. Although there is a great diversity in the quantity and quality of green spaces in European cities today, the ideas and practices behind their creation and destruction are quite common across the continent. Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, European city leaders started bringing nature back into the city to counter the negative effects of industrialization. Later, modernist architects and planners began using scientific methods and populist ideas of nature in an attempt to create accessible healthy quality living for a rapidly expanding urban industrial workforce. Most recently, European cities are embracing sustainability, a sometimes contradictory effort to balance neoliberal commodification of nature with its scientifically legitimated quality of life benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2464-2483
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1716698
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Author-Name: Montaha Boazar
Author-X-Name-First: Montaha
Author-X-Name-Last: Boazar
Author-Name: Abas Abdeshahi
Author-X-Name-First: Abas
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdeshahi
Author-Name: Masoud Yazdanpanah
Author-X-Name-First: Masoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Yazdanpanah
Title: Changing rice cropping patterns among farmers as a preventive policy to protect water resources
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Due to population growth, agricultural expansion, and climate change, access to water as a basic and fundamental source has been compromised. Many solutions have been proposed and implemented to manage this crisis worldwide, focusing on reducing the demand for water resources, and consequently, protecting and conserving current water resources. Reducing cultivation crops with high water requirements, such as rice, is one of these initiatives. The purpose of this study was to investigate farmers’ willingness to adopt this preventive policy, and to determine the factors that influence their willingness. To this end, we used the health belief model (HBM) as one of the main theories focused on preventive behavior. Our interest group comprised farmers in the Shushtar district of Khuzestan, southwest Iran. The study sample consisted of 250 farmers, who were selected through multistage stratified random sampling. The results of structure equation modeling showed that the HBM predicted 28% of variance in farmers’ willingness to change their rice cultivation patterns. Structure equation modeling showed that perceived benefit predicted 63% of variance and cue to action predicted 20% of variance; however, other variables did not have significant effects on farmers’ willingness. These findings may be helpful for establishing public policy and extension recommendations that promote changes in rice cultivation systems among farmers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2484-2500
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1729705
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Author-Name: Liem Tran
Author-X-Name-First: Liem
Author-X-Name-Last: Tran
Author-Name: Timothy Barzyk
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Barzyk
Author-Name: Mark Ridgley
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Ridgley
Author-Name: Robert O’Neill
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: O’Neill
Title: Prioritizing community environmental concerns with a hybrid approach to multi-criteria decision-making – a case study of Newport News, Virginia, USA
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Local communities can play a very important role in evaluating their environmental conditions and in developing innovative, practical, and effective solutions to improve community environmental health. Thus, community involvement in decision-making is one of the keys to improving environmental and public health. However, such a process is unquestionably complicated and demands well-organized collaboration between local communities and authoritative partners, as well as suitable decision-aiding methods/tools that facilitate a multiple-step decision process, starting from the identification and prioritization of hazards, risks and concerns, to the development and ranking of potential solutions. We introduce a new multi-criteria decision-making method named BESTMAP (Bounding, Eliciting, and Sliding Technique for Multi-Criterion Analysis of Priorities). BESTMAP inherits the strengths of several popular MCDM models and retains their respective merits by tackling myriad concerns with a practical, yet rigorous, approach to derive preference. BESTMAP has been developed in a familiar (offline) web-browser interface to facilitate stakeholder use. Integrating practicality and methodological rigor, BESTMAP serves as an effective model for MCDM applications, especially those with a large number of criteria and alternatives in general, and for prioritizing concerns for community environmental health in particular, where the list of concerns is often numerous, unclear, and diverse between different stakeholders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2501-2517
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1731439
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Author-Name: Yan Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Fan Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Fan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Shiyi Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Shiyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Cuibai Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Cuibai
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: Which factors influence farmers’ intentions to adopt giant panda conservation practices?
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Socio-psychological factors can influence efforts to conserve biodiversity. Despite numerous studies focused on giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) conservation, the intentions of farmers with respect to these conservation practices have received little attention. This paper uses an expanded version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a framework to identify the socio-psychological factors that influence farmers’ intentions to adopt conservation practices. The TPB hypothesizes that intention is determined by three psychological constructs: attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Perceived resources and some socioeconomic issues are also considered in the expanded TPB framework. A structured survey of 506 farmers was conducted, with farmers categorized into groups who received and did not receive subsidy payments. A principle components analysis was applied to check the structure of the latent TPB constructs. We used a logistic model to identify the impact of perceived resources, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and other socioeconomic characteristics on farmers’ intentions to adopt conservation practices. Results show that the intentions of subsidized conservation participants were significantly influenced by perceived resources, behavioral control, attitude, and subjective norms. Non-subsidized conservation participants were significantly influenced by perceived resources, behavioral control, and subjective norms. Numerous socioeconomic factors were also significantly associated with intentions. To improve the adoption of sustainable conservation practices by farmers, attention should be paid to both psychological and socioeconomic issues that could improve the sustainability of A. melanoleuca conservation and the livelihoods of farmers in southwest China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2518-2533
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1733499
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Author-Name: Doron Lavee
Author-X-Name-First: Doron
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavee
Author-Name: Uri Regev
Author-X-Name-First: Uri
Author-X-Name-Last: Regev
Title: Can a monopsony increase welfare in uncertain markets?
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Demand uncertainty may be a significant barrier for firms entering a market. This study suggests that establishing a monopsony that absorbs demand uncertainty by its commitment to a long-term stable price may efficiently reduce uncertainty. An economic model examines the social welfare consequences of establishing such a monopsony in the waste recycling market in Israel. The results show that establishment of a monopsony in the waste recycling market could be efficient from a social welfare perspective, although this depends on the market’s uncertainty level. According to our analysis, profitability exists only when the level of uncertainty in the market is very high – in this case, 140% higher than in 2000–2004. Thus, it is efficient for a monopsony to operate only in situations of extreme market uncertainty.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2534-2553
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1735320
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Author-Name: Paul Fenton
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Fenton
Author-Name: Gianluca Chimenti
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Chimenti
Author-Name: Wisdom Kanda
Author-X-Name-First: Wisdom
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanda
Title: The role of local government in governance and diffusion of Mobility-as-a-Service: exploring the views of MaaS stakeholders in Stockholm
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Cities around the world constitute an emerging market for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). For local governments, MaaS may offer opportunities to reduce ownership and use of private cars for passenger transport, thereby easing pressures on urban space, the local environment and global climate. By drawing on literature related to socio-technical transitions and the diffusion of environmental innovations, this article analyses survey results of MaaS stakeholders in the City of Stockholm, where several initiatives to facilitate development of MaaS are underway. The results illustrate what stakeholders do and consider important, which kinds of barriers, opportunities and challenges are perceived, and what type of expectations stakeholders share about the role of the City administration in the development of MaaS in Stockholm. In sum, results indicate an important, yet delicate role for local governments in facilitating MaaS, whilst suggesting the need for regional or national regulatory solutions in the longer-term, to ensure legitimacy and transparency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2554-2576
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1740655
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Author-Name: Manuel A. Zambrano-Monserrate
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zambrano-Monserrate
Author-Name: Maria Alejandra Ruano
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Alejandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruano
Author-Name: Cristina Yoong-Parraga
Author-X-Name-First: Cristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Yoong-Parraga
Title: Households from developing countries do not sort their solid waste: truth or myth?
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By practicing solid waste source separation, some materials can be reused or recycled, thus achieving environmental, economic, and social benefits. Solid waste source separation reduces the emission of gases that cause global warming and climate change. Despite its benefits, previous studies have shown that it is a rare practice in households in developing countries. In this study, the behavior of households in Ecuador is analyzed regarding the separation of organic and inorganic waste. The importance of studying both the urban and rural population is highlighted, and it is found that glass is the least classified material in the country. Moreover, it is shown that the level of education and access to the Internet are determinants of household behavior when separating waste. However, this effect is greater in the rural population than in the urban one. Finally, public policies are recommended according to the results obtained.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2577-2592
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1741341
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Author-Name: Jianjun Jin
Author-X-Name-First: Jianjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Jin
Author-Name: Tong Xuhong
Author-X-Name-First: Tong
Author-X-Name-Last: Xuhong
Author-Name: Xinyu Wan
Author-X-Name-First: Xinyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Wan
Author-Name: Rui He
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Foyuan Kuang
Author-X-Name-First: Foyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuang
Author-Name: Jing Ning
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ning
Title: Farmers’ risk aversion, loss aversion and climate change adaptation strategies in Wushen Banner, China
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This study examines the effects of farmers’ risk aversion and loss aversion on their climate change adaptation strategies. Farmers’ risk aversion and loss aversion were elicited using incentive-compatible risk experiments. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect information on their climate change adaptation strategies in Wushen Banner in China. The logistic regression analysis results indicated that farmers’ loss aversion is consistently and positively associated with choices across adaptation behaviors, indicating that more loss-averse farmers are more likely to improve irrigation, access to credit and increase rotation. The effects of farmers’ risk aversion on adaptation practices are mixed. Farmers’ risk aversion is negatively and significantly related to adaptation strategies on changing or increasing irrigation, but positively associated with crop diversification, accessing credit, increasing rotation and planting new crop varieties. Other socioeconomic factors, such as farmers’ educational attainment and household income, also have significant and positive effects on farmers’ adaptation practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2593-2606
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1742098
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Author-Name: Murat Okumah
Author-X-Name-First: Murat
Author-X-Name-Last: Okumah
Author-Name: Ata Senior Yeboah
Author-X-Name-First: Ata Senior
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeboah
Author-Name: Isaac Asante-Wusu
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Asante-Wusu
Title: Unpacking the moderating role of age and gender in the belief–behaviour link: a study within the context of water resources pollution
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In Ghana, water resources represent a symbol of cultural authority, spiritual strength and a major source of wealth and power. To preserve these resources, taboos and customary practices were instituted as precepts in precolonial Ghanaian societies to regulate access. However, recent studies claim that the proliferation of Western religions has significantly diminished the potency of these centuries-long belief systems, with a potential impact on the role of beliefs on behaviours. Applying conditional process modelling to survey data from four rural communities in Ghana, we explore whether some beliefs influence pro-environmental behaviours in relation to water resources pollution; and examine the potential factors that moderate this link. Results show that some belief factors predict pro-environmental behaviour. However, this link depends on gender and age. The present study thus advances our understanding of the complex ways in which beliefs interact with sociodemographic variables to influence the adoption of pro-environmental behaviours.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2607-2626
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1742099
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Author-Name: Daniel A. Silver
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Silver
Author-Name: Gordon M. Hickey
Author-X-Name-First: Gordon M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hickey
Title: Managing light pollution through dark sky areas: learning from the world’s first dark sky preserve
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The designation of dark sky areas (DSAs) is an increasingly popular regulatory tool for mitigating light pollution in rural communities with tourism-based economies. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence available on how the DSA model functions in practice, including the opportunities, challenges and controversies that can arise. Focusing on the world’s first permanent DSA, the Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Preserve in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, we examine the stakeholder dynamics involved in DSA establishment and management. Using key informant interviews and survey research, our case study analysis illustrates the nuances of regulating light, showing how various socio-political barriers to light pollution abatement were (or were not) overcome through sustained ‘dark sky activism’. The findings inform management strategies for reducing light pollution, while also providing practical information for environmental planners and managers of DSA communities. Future research needs are also identified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2627-2645
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1742675
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Author-Name: Clara Pissolito
Author-X-Name-First: Clara
Author-X-Name-Last: Pissolito
Author-Name: Sebastian Dario Rossi
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian Dario
Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi
Author-Name: Jorgelina Franzese
Author-X-Name-First: Jorgelina
Author-X-Name-Last: Franzese
Author-Name: Estela Raffaele
Author-X-Name-First: Estela
Author-X-Name-Last: Raffaele
Author-Name: MarÃa Emilia Fernández
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Emilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández
Title: Modified landscapes: visitor’s perceptions of conservation in a natural reserve invaded by exotic conifers
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Biological invasions are considered a major problem for nature conservation globally. Natural resource managers make immense efforts to control invasions. However, many management strategies depend on public support. In this study, we assessed how recreational users perceive the conservation level of a protected area where the native forest has been altered by the introduction of the fire-adapted Pinus radiata, wildfires and the resulting invasion. We also analyzed how users’ definition of exotic species related to their perceptions and support for management actions. We found that 75% of respondents perceived the area to be well conserved, although 76% provided the correct definition for exotic species. Local, overnight and exotic-species knowledgeable users perceived the area’s conservation level to be lower than their counterparts. Also, local and knowledgeable people reported more support for management strategies. We interpret that the public’s positive perception of a heavily invaded landscape can be linked to bio-cultural homogenization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2646-2662
Issue: 14
Volume: 63
Year: 2020
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1742676
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Author-Name: Ping Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Ying Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Toward just energy transitions in authoritarian regimes: indirect participation and adaptive governance
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Low-carbon energy transition is a response to the dual challenges of climate change and sustainable development. Recent years have seen the emergence of the discourse of just energy transitions, which position social justice at the centre of energy transitions. Authoritarian regimes, because of the established tradition of command-and-control policy making, are considered a critical arena for advancing a just transition globally. A case review of low-carbon energy transitions worldwide reveals an important and significant knowledge gap on justice issues in more authoritarian regimes. Two in-depth case studies in China show that, although social injustice seems to be inevitable for energy transitions in authoritarian regimes, adaptive transition governance mainly through indirect participation mechanisms offers a pathway toward just energy transitions. The study calls for more nuanced and longer-term perspectives of social injustices that emerge in the process of energy transitions in authoritarian regimes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-21
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1743245
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Author-Name: Khondokar H. Kabir
Author-X-Name-First: Khondokar H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabir
Author-Name: Andrea Knierim
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Knierim
Author-Name: Ataharul Chowdhury
Author-X-Name-First: Ataharul
Author-X-Name-Last: Chowdhury
Title: No forest, no dispute: the rights-based approach to creating an enabling environment for participatory forest management based on a case from Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh
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This study explored whether and how the duty-bearer applied a rights-based approach (RBA) in the context of long-running disputes in Madhupur Sal Forest, Bangladesh to transform conflicts into solutions for collective management of forest resources. Using a case study design, we applied a timeline method and semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect data. The grounded theory approach was used to reconstruct the experiences of tribal forest dwellers, and identify the common themes of RBA. The study revealed that neglecting the rights of the forest dwellers led to ineffective policies and programs and, subsequently, to long-running conflicts. In order to sustain collaboration, it is necessary to integrate rights-based discussions with desired recognition, promises, instruction, and welfare provision, considering freedom, security, need for information, and delegating responsibilities. The study provides insights into how forest duty-bearers should consider the broader perspective of RBA in order to sustain their initiatives and achieve the conservation goal.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 22-46
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1744430
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Author-Name: Eduardo Ordonez-Ponce
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ordonez-Ponce
Author-Name: Anshuman Khare
Author-X-Name-First: Anshuman
Author-X-Name-Last: Khare
Title: GRI 300 as a measurement tool for the United Nations sustainable development goals: assessing the impact of car makers on sustainability
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Research shows a gap in understanding management systems to demonstrate business contribution to sustainability. While businesses have struggled to incorporate sustainability into their strategies, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a useful framework towards new business models for sustainability. This article fuses information from the motor vehicle and parts industry’s environmental reporting and how these contribute to the SDGs. Results highlight the GRI 300 s as a useful measurement tool to operationalise the SDGs. We conclude that the industry is not isomorphic, highlighting three subgroups of companies with a large percentage not reporting on any of the standards with differences among companies and countries of origin. Energy and emissions are the standards most reported contributing to SDGs on energy, industry, cities, and climate, while the least reported are water and effluents, and biodiversity, highlighting challenges for the industry on their impacts on water, cities, and the marine and terrestrial species.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 47-75
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1746906
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Author-Name: Hongguang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Hongguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Klaus Lackner
Author-X-Name-First: Klaus
Author-X-Name-Last: Lackner
Author-Name: Xiaomei Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaomei
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Title: Value-added involved in CO2 emissions embodied in global demand-supply chains
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Embodied carbon emissions research is an important branch of climate change study. Some scholars have noted the value-added chains associated with the carbon emissions embodied in international trade. But they have not covered the global scale and the entire demand-supply chains. This paper tries to investigate this issue and answer how much value-added is gained by countries, especially developing regions that are the main carbon emissions suppliers in the world, and how this value-added changed during 2000–2014, based on the multi-regional input-output table. The conclusions are, on a global average, the value-added gained per unit of carbon emissions embodied in the global demand-supply chain had increased, but it had not brought net value-added to developing regions but instead caused them a net loss of wealth, mainly because developing regions should pay more value-added for their increasingly external demand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 76-100
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1750352
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Author-Name: Anna Bettis
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Bettis
Author-Name: Michael Schoon
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Schoon
Author-Name: Gabrielle Blanchette
Author-X-Name-First: Gabrielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Blanchette
Title: Enabling regional collaborative governance for sustainable recreation on public lands: the Verde Front
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Collaborative governance approaches have been shown to build trust, reduce conflicts and be more responsive than traditional land management strategies because they incorporate diverse perspectives in the decision-making process. Traditional top-down land management often proves inadequate to address landscape-scale problems that cross jurisdictional borders and to produce sustainable outcomes for affected stakeholders. Collaborative governance is an alternative approach, which engages stakeholders – both civil society and public agencies – in a consensus-driven shared decision-making process. A neutral facilitator who clearly communicates the rules of engagement, participatory inclusiveness as well as opportunities to regularly interact face-to-face and generate small wins are among the key factors that have enabled success in previously studied small-scale collaborative governance arrangements. In this study, a collaborative governance effort within the Southwest United States provides insights into how collaborative outcomes can be achieved on public lands at a regional scale and the differences that makes as compared to past studies at smaller scales. This study used a participatory research approach to produce use-oriented research outcomes in tandem with transdisciplinary practitioners on the ground. Our examination provides a deeper understanding of the factors that enable successful collaborative outcomes to be achieved at a regional scale using a community-driven, transparent process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 101-123
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1753178
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Author-Name: Cali Curley
Author-X-Name-First: Cali
Author-X-Name-Last: Curley
Author-Name: Nicky Harrison
Author-X-Name-First: Nicky
Author-X-Name-Last: Harrison
Author-Name: Corey Kewei Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Corey
Author-X-Name-Last: Kewei Xu
Author-Name: Shan Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Shan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Title: Collaboration mitigates barriers of utility ownership on policy adoption: evidence from the United States
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Informed by literature on collaboration, policy adoption, and utility governance, this paper develops and empirically tests hypotheses addressing the implications of collaboration, utility ownership and city-level commitment to sustainability on city-level clean energy policy decisions. This paper offers an answer to the question, “to what extent does collaboration between utilities and local governments influence policy adoption.†We utilize cross-sectional data from the United States focused Integrated City Sustainability Database (ICSD) to perform an ordinary least squares regression analysis that investigates the degree that specific city attributes and state policy influence the creation of city-scale policy. This analysis shows that cities with a Publicly Owned Utility (POU) adopt close to two energy policies more than similar cities served by an IOU. Higher levels of collaboration among cities and with an Investor Owned Utility (IOU) can offset a portion of the adoption gap for community-oriented energy policy, but has little to no impact on governmental or renewable policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 124-144
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1755241
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Author-Name: Kaeren van Vliet
Author-X-Name-First: Kaeren
Author-X-Name-Last: van Vliet
Author-Name: Catherine Hammond
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Hammond
Title: Residents’ perceptions of green infrastructure in the contemporary residential context: a study of Kingswood, Kingston-upon-Hull, England
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Recent developments in the conceptualisation of green infrastructure have used ecosystems services as a framework to understand its multi-functionality. A number of studies explore green infrastructure functions and services, both outside and within the field of planning and design, primarily from the perspective of professionals. The research reported here uses an ‘on-site’ and ‘sharp-narrative’ qualitative approach in a typical urban extension in Kingston upon Hull, England, to gain further insight into how residents perceive green infrastructure and which aspects of it they value. The findings indicate that they understand green infrastructure experientially rather than functionally, predominantly appreciating its cultural services. The article addresses a gap in our understanding of residents’ perceptions of green infrastructure and its benefits within contemporary, master planned, speculative housing development. This knowledge is important at a time of rapid urban development to inform the successful planning and design of green infrastructure in new residential neighbourhoods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 145-163
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1756757
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Author-Name: Jenny Palm
Author-X-Name-First: Jenny
Author-X-Name-Last: Palm
Author-Name: Daniela Lazoroska
Author-X-Name-First: Daniela
Author-X-Name-Last: Lazoroska
Title: Collaborative planning through dialogue models: situated practices, the pursuit of transferability and the role of leadership
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Sweden is considered an environmental sustainability pioneer, targeting a 50% reduction in energy use in buildings by 2050. This ambitious goal requires the active engagement of municipal actors and the building sector. Dialogue processes have been identified as a way to mobilize such engagement, but in earlier research, there has been a lack of studies where dialogue practices are analyzed in real-time and on location and where the role of leadership has been scrutinized. Taking two cases in Malmö as a starting point, the aim of this paper is to analyze the interconnections between dialogue models and the local context and to examine how the role of process leadership affects exchanges between included actors. The results show that it is difficult to create guidelines useful in the local context and that learning was embedded in the doing and was transferred through the process leaders.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 164-181
Issue: 1
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1756758
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Author-Name: Peng Li
Author-X-Name-First: Peng
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yaofu Ouyang
Author-X-Name-First: Yaofu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ouyang
Title: Quantifying the role of technical progress towards China’s 2030 carbon intensity target
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This paper constructs a dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model to investigate the macroeconomic effects of endogenous technical progress in achieving China’s 2030 carbon intensity reduction target of 60–65% compared with 2005. We show that a combination of a carbon tax and technological progress can achieve the carbon intensity target in 2030, but it will exert a negative impact on economic growth. This negative effect, however, can be relieved by endogenously directed technological progress in the long term. In doing so, industrial structure and energy structure are dynamically adjusted by inhibiting the output and employment of the coal and oil sectors but promoting that of the clean energy and the service industry. We also find that with technological progress, the unit carbon abatement cost in the long term is estimated to be 200–250 yuan/ton, much lower than that in the short term (over 367 yuan/ton). Several policy implications are discussed accordingly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 379-398
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1764343
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Author-Name: Haron Agegnehu Endalew
Author-X-Name-First: Haron Agegnehu
Author-X-Name-Last: Endalew
Author-Name: Subir Sen
Author-X-Name-First: Subir
Author-X-Name-Last: Sen
Title: Effects of climate shocks on Ethiopian rural households: an integrated livelihood vulnerability approach
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The rural households engaged in the primary sector are vulnerable to climate shocks. The adaptation strategies are supposed to be locale specific, determined by biophysical and socio-economic factors and adoption is contingent on the results from vulnerability assessments. This study is an assessment of local level vulnerability of three heterogeneous groups of selected rural households in South Gondar zone in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The study analyses the effects of climate change induced shocks on livelihoods using the LVI-IPCC framework along with an econometric technique to determine factors responsible for variations across households. The study corroborates earlier results that rural households are adversely impacted by climate shocks. The poor non-off-farm diversified rural households are highly vulnerable in comparison to those households adopting an off-farm diversification strategy. Irrigation, improvements in access to water, health and other rural infrastructure are also factors reducing vulnerability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 399-431
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1764840
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Author-Name: Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-X-Name-First: Idoya
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-Name: Raúl León
Author-X-Name-First: Raúl
Author-X-Name-Last: León
Author-Name: MarÃa Jesús Muñoz-Torres
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz-Torres
Title: Sustainability materiality matrices in doubt: may prioritizations of aspects overestimate environmental performance?
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This study builds on the research gap that arises from the consistency analysis of the GRI-materiality approach with other prioritization approaches. The main objective is to explore to what extent corporate environmental performance is consistent using two different prioritization approaches. This study employs a novel quantitative approach to assess environmental performance through the prioritization of environmental aspects by using companies’ materiality analysis and independent expert knowledge. The empirical analysis focuses on the environmental performance analysis of wearing apparel companies. The main findings reveal that companies with better environmental performance could be using materiality analysis to further embellish the positive performance or for greenwashing purposes. This study could serve as a starting point to improve understanding of how companies could identify, from an objective and comparable basis, those environmental aspects that are essential to their business strategy and that are necessary to help stakeholders to make fully informed decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 432-463
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1766427
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Author-Name: Leena A. Kaushal
Author-X-Name-First: Leena A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaushal
Author-Name: Anupama Prashar
Author-X-Name-First: Anupama
Author-X-Name-Last: Prashar
Title: Agricultural crop residue burning and its environmental impacts and potential causes – case of northwest India
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This study aims to examine the adverse environmental impact and potential causes of the dubious agricultural practice of agricultural crop residue (ACR) burning which prevails in the northwest region of India. It also evaluates the alternatives for sustainable management of ACR and investigates the associated policy as well as functional challenges against the widespread adoption of these alternatives. To achieve the research purpose, a field study was conducted at the Panipat district of Haryana. As a part of this three-month-long field study, the outlook of state and local administration responsible for regulating ACR burning practices was obtained through semi-structured interviews. Additionally, farmers’ viewpoints were gathered through focus group interviews. The estimates of atmospheric emissions from ACR burning in Panipat were calculated using the United Nation (UN)’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines. Strategies for mitigating the environmental impact of ACR burning are recommended.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 464-484
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1767044
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Hassan Abedi Gheshlaghi
Author-X-Name-First: Hassan Abedi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gheshlaghi
Author-Name: Dieu Tien Bui
Author-X-Name-First: Dieu Tien
Author-X-Name-Last: Bui
Title: An integrated approach of GIS and hybrid intelligence techniques applied for flood risk modeling
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Flood is a typical natural disaster, which results in huge economic damage and human loss; therefore, accurately predicting flood-prone areas is important for preventing and mitigating the impacts of floods. The main objective of this study is to present new ensemble models, which are based on Index of Entropy (IOE), Fuzzy Membership Value (FMV), Frequency Ratio (FR), and Information Value (IV) for assessing flood susceptibility. For this purpose, data from a total of 78 flood events were taken into account as basic data for the training model and validation of results. Location and spatial characteristics of these historical flood events were used to identify the relevant criteria for flood susceptibility modeling (FSM) and in acquiring the contribution of each criterion in susceptibility of the region toward flood. The FMV-IOE, FR-IOE, and IV-IOE models were used to distinguish between presence and absence of flood and its mapping. These models were also employed to perform feature selection in order to reveal the variables, which may contribute for flood occurrence extensively. Finally, for the validation of results, the Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (AUROC) was computed for each flood susceptibility map. The validation of results indicated that AUROC for three mentioned models varies from 0.963 to 0.969 (AUROC FMV-IOE = 96.9%, AUROC FR-IOE = 96.8%, and AUROC IV-IOE = 96.3%). Results acknowledged that the main drivers of flood occurrence were soil, land use, and SPI factors. The results of this research are of great importance for the task of mitigation and in reduction of the impacts of future losses, including land-use planning for the region under study. Current research makes a significant contribution to developing GISciences by means of proposing a new approach for GIS-based decision makings systems. From the methodological perspective, the results of this research are of great importance in analyzing the capability of hybrid intelligence techniques and their integration with fuzzy and GIS decision-making systems.HighlightsWe have developed three novel hybrid methods for flood modeling.Soil, land use, and distance to river were the effective factors.FMV-IOE model shows a better result in flood prediction.Using the results of this study, prevention measures can be taken in advance of a flood.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 485-516
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1775561
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Author-Name: Lopamudra Chakraborti
Author-X-Name-First: Lopamudra
Author-X-Name-Last: Chakraborti
Title: Impact of upstream plant level pollution on downstream water quality: evidence from the clean water act
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This is the first study to find empirical evidence that pollutant inputs from major point sources worsen downstream water quality, net of upstream pollution levels, and controlling for location-specific factors. We utilize panel data on monthly biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) concentration for a sample of 87 municipal and industrial plants located in the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, for the period 1990-2003. Monthly dissolved oxygen (DO) from 67 locations is the measure of water quality. We find that an increase in aggregate BOD (for multiple plants) results in downstream net of upstream DO to decline by 0.001 mg/l. Despite the small magnitude (due to natural attenuation), the results are robust to distance traveled by pollutant and seasonal considerations of high temperature or low stream flow. We infer that point sources have a significant negative impact on ambient water quality net of non-point sources of pollution at upstream locations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 517-535
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1776227
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Author-Name: A.I. Inkani
Author-X-Name-First: A.I.
Author-X-Name-Last: Inkani
Author-Name: H. Saleh
Author-X-Name-First: H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Saleh
Author-Name: M.M. Rumah
Author-X-Name-First: M.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rumah
Title: Toward tackling urban water scarcity: linking risk, vulnerability adaptive capacity and adaptation at household level
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This study examined vulnerability and adaptation to water scarcity in three towns located within three rainfall zones of Katsina state, Nigeria, using a questionnaire survey of 360 households, which was complimented with FGD and field-based observations, and use of vulnerability assessment indices. The results showed that the households are generally experiencing high vulnerability to water scarcity. The vulnerability is increasing from the south to the northern rainfall zones of the state. The households employ multiple strategies in adapting to water scarcity. The strategies employed, however, vary clearly among the households and between the three rainfall zones. Demand-side adaptation strategies are the ones being employed most, with fewer households employing supply-side management strategies. The key factors limiting adaptation to water scarcity in the areas were technological, social, economic and political/institutional in nature. Suggestions were made toward evolving an integrated approach for improved water scarcity adaptation in the area.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 536-558
Issue: 3
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1776228
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Author-Name: Jenni Nieminen
Author-X-Name-First: Jenni
Author-X-Name-Last: Nieminen
Author-Name: Anna Salomaa
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Salomaa
Author-Name: Sirkku Juhola
Author-X-Name-First: Sirkku
Author-X-Name-Last: Juhola
Title: Governing urban sustainability transitions: urban planning regime and modes of governance
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There is an increasing need for urban sustainability transitions, though empirical cases that focus on the governance of these processes over time are not plentiful. This study addresses that gap by examining the governance of an urban transition in an eco-neighbourhood in Helsinki, using the framework of a multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions and modes of governance. This study shows how the modes of governance have changed from the start of the planning in 1994–2018 and how the different dimensions of the urban planning regime have enabled or constrained a sustainability transition, based on a document analysis and semi-structured expert interviews. As for the modes of governance, hierarchical and network were most widely used. The plot assignment stipulations that contained sustainability requirements, as well as the collaborative area working group method, have been scaled up city-wide since. This study concludes that more process-focussed policy instruments are needed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 559-580
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1776690
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Author-Name: Tehreem Fatima
Author-X-Name-First: Tehreem
Author-X-Name-Last: Fatima
Author-Name: Mohd Zaini abd Karim
Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Zaini abd
Author-X-Name-Last: Karim
Author-Name: Muhammad Saeed Meo
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Saeed
Author-X-Name-Last: Meo
Title: Sectoral CO2 emissions in China: asymmetric and time-varying analysis
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Today, China is the second-largest, fastest-growing economy in the world. This study analyzes asymmetric and time-varying impact of world energy prices (including world energy prices index, world coal prices, world crude oil prices and world natural gas prices) on China’s CO2 emissions. We used a non-linear ARDL (NARDL) model and wavelet analysis using monthly data from 1992 to 2017. The results based on the NARDL estimate show that world energy prices have an asymmetric impact on CO2 emissions. However, the results of wavelet pairwise correlation and wavelet-transform coherence suggest that the relationship between world energy prices and CO2 emissions differs over time and across sectors (i.e. short-term, medium-term, long-term and very long-term). Evidence suggests that ignoring fundamental non-linearities can lead to misleading outcomes. Such empirical results are expected to have a high importance for the efficient design and implementation of world energy prices and Chinese environmental policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 581-610
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1776691
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Author-Name: Anna Kadefors
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Kadefors
Author-Name: Sofia Lingegård
Author-X-Name-First: Sofia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lingegård
Author-Name: Stefan Uppenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Uppenberg
Author-Name: Johanna Alkan-Olsson
Author-X-Name-First: Johanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Alkan-Olsson
Author-Name: Daniel Balian
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Balian
Title: Designing and implementing procurement requirements for carbon reduction in infrastructure construction – international overview and experiences
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Carbon emissions emanating from infrastructure construction are substantial, and public infrastructure clients have begun to include carbon reduction goals in their procurement requirements. This is a new and complex field where practices vary and are still developing. Based on project documentation and interviews we map and analyze the design and implementation of carbon reduction requirements in projects by leading infrastructure clients in Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, the US and the UK. Procurement requirements were influenced by concerns for tender competition, transaction costs and innovation, and further adapted to project delivery models, market maturity and client capabilities. Increasing awareness of practical and contextual constraints often led to modified strategies. This paper identifies factors that should be considered when designing carbon policies and requirements. This knowledge is important for clients and governments in order to develop more effective strategies for learning between contexts. Policies and future research should address client capabilities to drive long-term innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 611-634
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1778453
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Author-Name: Paul M. Ong
Author-X-Name-First: Paul M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ong
Author-Name: Ward F. Thomas
Author-X-Name-First: Ward F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas
Title: Early adopters, firm survival, and environmental policy: dry cleaners in the South Coast Basin of California
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This paper examines the relationship between the early adoption of new technologies, the probability of firm survival, and environmental regulations through a case study of dry cleaners in the South Coast Basin of California (SC Basin). Most dry cleaners use machines that use the toxic chemical perchloroethylene (PERC) to clean garments. PERC vapors are emitted into the ambient air during the dry cleaning process and can cause cancer in people who live and work nearby. In 2002, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) required all dry cleaners in the region to purchase a costly alternative machine that used a non-toxic cleaning solvent by the year 2020. Using bivariate and multivariate analysis, we found that the timing of the early adoption of non-PERC machines among dry cleaners was optimal, ceteris paribus, and adopting early did not have a negative effect on the probability of surviving.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 635-648
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1779674
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Author-Name: Maaike Knol-Kauffman
Author-X-Name-First: Maaike
Author-X-Name-Last: Knol-Kauffman
Author-Name: Ann-Magnhild Solås
Author-X-Name-First: Ann-Magnhild
Author-X-Name-Last: Solås
Author-Name: Peter Arbo
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Arbo
Title: Government-industry dynamics in the development of offshore waste management in Norway: from prescriptive to risk-based regulation
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Petroleum activities are associated with high risks. In the 1980s, concerns arose about the environmental impacts of ‘normal’ petroleum activity. Regular operations go hand-in-hand with emissions to air and discharges to sea. Both have been subject to extensive regulation since the 1990s. This paper analyzes the design and implementation of the Norwegian system that regulates operational discharges to the marine environment. It analyzes the changing relationships among science, politics and the industry and describes how the turn from a prescriptive to a predominantly performance-based approach was fundamental in making progress toward less polluting practices. The article describes how risk regulation was institutionalized and highlights the benefits of involving the industry in the pursuit of environmental protection. It also cautions against a lax attitude toward control and oversight, as complexification of risk objects and the increase of institutional risks can lead to mismatches in risk management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 649-670
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1779676
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Author-Name: Susan Buckingham
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: Buckingham
Author-Name: Michelle Perello
Author-X-Name-First: Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Perello
Author-Name: Javier López-Murcia
Author-X-Name-First: Javier
Author-X-Name-Last: López-Murcia
Title: Gender mainstreaming urban waste reduction in European cities
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This paper contributes to gender mainstreaming and waste management literatures, which largely neglect the empirical dimensions of gender mainstreaming in environmental practices, and have a complete lacuna in waste management. Informed by an ecofeminist approach which argues that gender equality is necessary to achieve environmental sustainability, the paper, and its underpinning research, utilizes feminist and participatory methodologies for implementing gender mainstreaming in waste reduction innovations. This enables the links between greater gender awareness and more environmentally sustainable waste management practice to be explored, and the opportunities for, and obstacles to, adopting gender mainstreaming in waste management to be assessed. The largely qualitative data, drawn from surveys, focus groups and evaluations in eleven European cities, suggest that while developing gender awareness in waste reduction is complex, with many factors contributing to its adoption, a link between waste reduction initiatives achieving CO2 equivalent savings and greater gender awareness can be observed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 671-688
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1781601
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Author-Name: Yitong Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yitong
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng
Author-X-Name-First: Kelvin Tsun Wai
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng
Author-Name: Amy Richter
Author-X-Name-First: Amy
Author-X-Name-Last: Richter
Author-Name: Hoang Lan Vu
Author-X-Name-First: Hoang Lan
Author-X-Name-Last: Vu
Author-Name: Nima Karimi
Author-X-Name-First: Nima
Author-X-Name-Last: Karimi
Author-Name: Jinkai Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Jinkai
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: Spatial analysis of designated outdoor smoking areas: accessibility and land use
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Smoking is the leading cause of premature death in Canada. Smoking also pollutes air and generates litter such as cigarette butts. The use of designated smoking areas (DSAs) is increasingly popular on university campuses and has the potential to influence smoking prevalence. It is however found that the related regulations and policies are largely unknown. This study systematically examines the spatial distribution of DSAs at 12 Canadian campuses using ArcGIS Pro, and predicts the required number of DSAs using regression analysis based on a number of climatic, and socio-economic factors identified by cluster analysis. The density of DSAs ranged from 0.119 to 0.739 DSA/104 m2, with an average of 0.354 DSA/104 m2. Results from the regression models suggested that climatic factors are important to the number of DSAs. The proposed spatial analytical approach is also applicable to the design and planning of other major health institutions or residential complexes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 689-702
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1782177
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Author-Name: S. Behmel
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Behmel
Author-Name: M. Damour
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Damour
Author-Name: R. Ludwig
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ludwig
Author-Name: M. J. Rodriguez
Author-X-Name-First: M. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez
Title: Intelligent decision-support system to plan, manage and optimize water quality monitoring programs: design of a conceptual framework
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This paper presents the conceptual framework of a holistic, intelligent decision-support system (IDSS) to plan, manage and optimize water quality monitoring programs (WQMPs) for surface waters. WQMPs are a crucial component of water management because information on water quality is essential when taking action such as legislative compliance, environmental projects, urban and infrastructure development. Planning, managing and optimizing WQMPs is a complex process and requires multiple variables, rules and subject matter expert knowledge. The specific goals of this paper were to (1) assess to what extent the subject domain (WQMPs) is deemed appropriate for an IDSS; (2) describe the design process of the conceptual framework; (3) present the main elements of the system architecture; (4) present two case studies that served as potential end users; (5) illustrate the applicability of the IDSS and (6) describe subsequent steps to further test the IDSS. The IDSS was developed on the premise that the proposed system could (1) improve quality, (2) capture undocumented expertise that is perishable or in short supply (tacit knowledge), (3) provide accessible expertise to novice users, (4) have a training effect on users, and (5) show that the system, even partially complete, could still be useful. Our initial assumptions regarding these points were validated through interviews with subject matter experts. The conceptual framework was designed based on a literature review, interviews with 44 subject matter experts from Europe, Canada and the United States, interaction with end users from two case studies in the Province of Quebec, Canada, and five information technology experts from Canada and Germany. The IDSS presented in this paper will facilitate the planning, management and optimization of WQMPs. It will be exportable to various watersheds and consider the WQMP planner’s need to update the network rapidly if changes occur in human, financial and technical resources.HIGHLIGHTSHolistic and adaptable decision-support system to plan, manage and optimize surface water quality monitoring programsManagement and decision support system for knowledge acquisition processes on water qualitySystem integrates tacit and explicit knowledge on water quality monitoring challengesManagement and decision support system based on tacit knowledge from 44 experts and two case studiesAdapted design methodology for an Intelligent decision-support system
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 703-733
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1782858
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Author-Name: M. Mingarro
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mingarro
Author-Name: F. Aguilera-Benavente
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Aguilera-Benavente
Author-Name: J. M. Lobo
Author-X-Name-First: J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lobo
Title: A methodology to assess the future connectivity of protected areas by combining climatic representativeness and land-cover change simulations: the case of the Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain)
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Protected areas are fundamental in conservation, but their intactness is increasingly threatened by the effects of climate and land-cover changes. Here, a methodological procedure is proposed able to determine the representative climatic conditions of a protected area in central Spain (Guadarrama National Park) pinpointing the natural areas that will host future analogous conditions, but also assessing the effects of land-cover changes on the connectivity of these areas. Future conditions provided by two 2050 IPCC climatic change scenarios and land-cover change simulations were jointly used for this purpose. According to the results obtained, climate change will produce notable effects, displacing its representative climatic conditions as well as modifying the land cover in the neighboring localities. Three areas appear as fundamental for the future maintenance of this reserve: two within the Iberian Central System (Gredos Mountains and Ayllón Mountains) and one in the Iberian System (Urbión Mountains). The proposed approach can be implemented in any protected area to examine its capacity to represent in the future the environmental conditions for which it was created.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 734-753
Issue: 4
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1782859
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Author-Name: Zhihua Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhihua
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Jingmei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jingmei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Zhe Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhe
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Jingzhu Shan
Author-X-Name-First: Jingzhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Shan
Title: Residents’ willingness to pay for the elimination of Ulva prolifera bloom: a case study in Qingdao, China
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Ulva (U.) prolifera bloom is a severe marine environmental problem in China. This work provides an economic assessment of the damage caused by the U. prolifera bloom from a cost-benefit perspective. The contingent valuation method is applied to elicit residents’ preference for the management of U. prolifera bloom. The results show that the respondents are willing to pay 54.98 CNY per year, on average. Additionally, this paper relates the concept of risk perception, media use, and the theory of planned behavior constructs to understand their impacts on residents’ preferences. The results indicate that attitude is the major factor in predicting willingness to pay, followed by media use. Furthermore, the new relationships between risk perception, media use, and the theory of planned behavior constructs are examined. The results reveal that attitude is affected remarkably by risk perception, and that media use has remarkable influence on risk perception and subjective norms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 755-773
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1784114
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Author-Name: Clara E. Mosso
Author-X-Name-First: Clara E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mosso
Author-Name: Mark Hostetler
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Hostetler
Author-Name: Francisco J. Ecobedo
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ecobedo
Title: Urban expansion into native forests in Patagonia, Argentina: assessing stakeholders’ perceptions regarding spatial planning
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Argentina’s Native Forests Protection Act No. 26,331 (NFPA) enforces the use of spatial planning to regulate land use in native forests. However, guidelines regarding the spatial planning of native forests in urban and wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas are lacking. Taking the city of Ushuaia as a case study, we used a mixed-methods approach (online survey, individual interviews, and focus groups) to assess stakeholders’ perceptions regarding native forest land use planning in urban and WUI areas. Results revealed that regulations addressing native forest land use in urban and WUI areas are lacking but considered important. Communication between stakeholders, public participatory processes, and current forest zoning criteria were identified as challenging aspects of native forest policy. Among the strategies to address these challenges, stakeholders emphasized developing: new opportunities for stakeholder communication, mechanisms for community engagement, specific guidelines for native forest land use planning in urban and WUI areas, and dissemination and education.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 774-795
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1784712
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Author-Name: Naveed Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Naveed
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Cai Li
Author-X-Name-First: Cai
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Asadullah Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Asadullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Sikandar Ali Qalati
Author-X-Name-First: Sikandar Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Qalati
Author-Name: Shumaila Naz
Author-X-Name-First: Shumaila
Author-X-Name-Last: Naz
Author-Name: Faisal Rana
Author-X-Name-First: Faisal
Author-X-Name-Last: Rana
Title: Purchase intention toward organic food among young consumers using theory of planned behavior: role of environmental concerns and environmental awareness
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This study aims to propose an extended model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) which helps us to investigate young Chinese consumers from college and university, and who are aged 18 to 30 years, on purchase intention for organic food. Using a sample of 515, analyses were done using structural equation modeling. The findings indicated that attitude (A), subjective norms (SNs), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) have positive effects on the purchase intention of young consumers for organic food. Moreover, attitude has a positive effect on environmental concerns (EC). Furthermore, EC has a positive effect on young consumers’ purchase intentions for organic food. Findings indicated that EC positively mediates the association between attitude and young consumers’ purchase intentions for organic food. More importantly, the relationship between all latent variables (A, SNs, PBC) and purchase intention by young consumers is positively moderated by environmental awareness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 796-822
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1785404
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Author-Name: Jussi Lampinen
Author-X-Name-First: Jussi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lampinen
Author-Name: Niina Anttila
Author-X-Name-First: Niina
Author-X-Name-Last: Anttila
Title: Reconciling road verge management with grassland conservation is met with positive attitudes among stakeholders, but faces implementation barriers related to resources and valuation
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Road verges could provide habitats for threatened grassland species, but current verge management is suboptimal for achieving this. Altering verge management to favor grassland species is possible but depends on stakeholder attitudes and valuation. We describe the attitudes of 373 Finnish road verge stakeholders toward grassland-friendly verge management and investigate the drivers underlying these attitudes. We also assess the perceived feasibility of different grassland-friendly management alterations and identify barriers facing their implementation. Gathered with online questionnaires, the data for the study comprises open-ended and Likert scale questions and was analyzed with multivariate methods and linear mixed models. According to the results, valued verge attributes, such as perceived species-richness and safety, and personal familiarity with biodiversity and semi-natural grasslands structure stakeholder attitudes toward grassland-friendly management. Specific management alterations, such as readjusted mowing schedules, are viewed with varying positivity, but insufficient resources and compromised traffic safety are perceived to hinder their implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 823-845
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1785405
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Author-Name: Geoffrey Durocher
Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Durocher
Author-Name: Martin K. Luckert
Author-X-Name-First: Martin K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Luckert
Title: A property rights framework for analyzing management options for wildlife: a case study of chronic wasting disease in Canada
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Although property rights have been used to understand numerous wildlife issues, such as extinctions, they have rarely been used to provide insights into specific management options. We present analytical frameworks that may be used to characterize property rights to wildlife for the purpose of understanding the implications of management actions for various stakeholders. The frameworks consider multiple types of values, including consumptive, non-consumptive, and passive-use values. Our case study involves the emergence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and its potential influence on the rights of stakeholders (i.e. the general public and hunters) in Alberta, Canada. Populating the framework for each stakeholder with characteristics of current property rights allow us to identify: 1) how the emergence of CWD could influence stakeholders’ current rights, 2) how management actions could change property rights and associated incentives; and 3) management options that have not been considered.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 846-864
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1785850
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Author-Name: Karin Ekman
Author-X-Name-First: Karin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ekman
Author-Name: Alexandra Weilenmann
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Weilenmann
Title: Behind the scenes of planning for public participation: planning for air-quality monitoring with low-cost sensors
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We report from an environmental monitoring project planning for public participation to evaluate low-cost air pollution sensors. With an ethnographic approach, we studied how challenges were expressed and negotiated in discussions among project members when planning to involve the public in monitoring with low-cost sensors. Data was collected through participant observation of project meetings. Our analysis shows that perceived challenges involve data quality (i.e. reliability and validity), support, creating a sense of ownership and trust, as well as how to handle a possible rearrangement of power between authorities and the public. In order for the project to have control over different parts of the process when planning for public participation, they cannot stay true to all of the goals. This study contributes to the understanding of factors that foster the use of community-based data, and on the barriers for engaging the public in policy issues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 865-882
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1787129
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Author-Name: Helena Nordh
Author-X-Name-First: Helena
Author-X-Name-Last: Nordh
Author-Name: Anton Stahl Olafsson
Author-X-Name-First: Anton Stahl
Author-X-Name-Last: Olafsson
Title: Plans for urban green infrastructure in Scandinavia
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Scandinavian countries are often mentioned as forerunners in sustainable urban development; here, green infrastructure (GI) planning has played an important role. However, little is known about the status of GI planning at a municipal level—this paper aims to provide such knowledge. In an analysis of GI plans or municipal master plans from 24 municipalities in Scandinavia, we explored the scope of the plans, the focus of the goals/strategies, the terminology, and the measures for access to green spaces. The results show that all the municipalities had strategies for GI, but only 60% had a GI plan or a similar “greenspace†document. Social values were the main focus of the plans, particularly recreation and access. GI was a concept more commonly used in practice compared with ecosystem services. The findings confirm a common Scandinavian approach to urban GI planning, which provides a relevant general frame for future globally strategic GI planning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 883-904
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1787960
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Author-Name: Abdulkadir Abdulrashid Rafindadi
Author-X-Name-First: Abdulkadir Abdulrashid
Author-X-Name-Last: Rafindadi
Author-Name: Ojonugwa Usman
Author-X-Name-First: Ojonugwa
Author-X-Name-Last: Usman
Title: Toward sustainable electricity consumption in Brazil: the role of economic growth, globalization and ecological footprint using a nonlinear ARDL approach
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This study investigates nonlinear effects of economic growth, globalization and ecological footprint on sustainable electricity consumption in Brazil using monthly time-series data from 1971M:01 to 2014M:12 and a nonlinear ARDL model. The results show that the effects of economic growth, globalization and ecological footprint on electricity consumption are asymmetric. A positive shock to economic growth increases electricity consumption more than a negative shock of the same magnitude causes electricity consumption to decline. In the case of globalization, the effect of a negative shock is stronger. Furthermore, the long-term effects of positive and negative shocks to the ecological footprint are negative but statistically significant only in the case of a positive shock while in the short term, the increasing effect of a positive shock to the ecological footprint is stronger than the reducing effect of a negative shock of the same magnitude. These findings are validated when globalization is disaggregated to economic, political and social dimensions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 905-929
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1791058
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Author-Name: Wenjue Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Wenjue
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Author-Name: Krishna P. Paudel
Author-X-Name-First: Krishna P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Paudel
Author-Name: Biliang Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Biliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Title: The influence of land titling on the disparity between willingness to accept and willingness to pay values
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Land titling, which aims to promote the transfer of farmland in China by providing property rights to landowners, may not be working as intended due to the presence of an endowment effect. The implications of the endowment effect are that it creates a substantial disparity between the willingness to accept (WTA) and willingness to pay (WTP) values for agricultural land parcels. An inflated WTA/WTP value hinders farmland transfer to those who have the comparative advantage in farmland management. We develop a conceptual model to understand the factors influencing the disparity between landowners’ WTA/WTP values. The empirical model uses an IV-Tobit model on a dataset collected from a nationwide interview survey of Chinese peasant households in 2015–2016. Results show that land titling further increases the disparity between WTA and WTP after the endogeneity issue is resolved. The expectation of the Chinese government that land titling could promote land transfer may not be accurate if the psychological effect of landholding exerts dominance in the land market.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 930-953
Issue: 5
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1796287
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Author-Name: Zobaidul Kabir
Author-X-Name-First: Zobaidul
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabir
Author-Name: Richard K. Morgan
Author-X-Name-First: Richard K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Morgan
Title: Strategic environmental assessment of urban plans in New Zealand: current practice and future directions
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This paper aims to understand the practice of SEA in the urban development sector in New Zealand. In New Zealand, SEA has been practiced over the last two decades under the Resource Management Act (RMA) of 1991. Given this legal context, the SEA process of a major urban plan was evaluated against a set of procedural criteria. The results indicate that the SEA has, in general, fulfilled key procedural requirements, albeit with a few shortcomings. The shortcomings include absence of cumulative impacts, inadequate baseline information, inadequate mitigation and monitoring. The possible causes of the shortcomings are explained. This study also explored some key features of SEA practice in New Zealand that may influence SEA practice. Finally, recommendations are made for improvement of SEA practice in New Zealand with future directions. The findings of this study can be useful to SEA for urban planning in New Zealand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 954-977
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1796605
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Author-Name: Qianqian Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Qianqian
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Title: Do urban carbon reduction practices under China’s institutional arrangement go beyond “low-hanging fruits� Empirical evidence from Guangzhou
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There has been increasing interest in whether low carbon cities developed under Chinese institutional arrangements can facilitate a transformative change. Unlike their western counterparts, Chinese low carbon cities are mainly developed through a top-down approach characterized by strong regulatory influences and centrally-led pilots. Inspired by insights from institutional theory, this paper assessed the progress that has been made in Chinese low carbon cities through understanding urban actors’ willingness and capacity to pursue more radical changes. Based on semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis, it is found that due to the low recognition of the intrinsic value of carbon reduction, low carbon transition was largely represented as a practical discussion around national binding targets and local economic development. Following this, it is suggested that any attempt to speed up urban low carbon transition should consider strengthening incentive structures for cultural or paradigm change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 978-998
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1796606
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Author-Name: Xiaohai Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohai
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Yang Chenggang
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chenggang
Author-Name: Anwar Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Anwar
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Jamal Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Jamal
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Author-Name: Sadia Bano
Author-X-Name-First: Sadia
Author-X-Name-Last: Bano
Title: The role of tourism, and natural resources in the energy-pollution-growth nexus: an analysis of belt and road initiative countries
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The current study brings natural resources, and tourism into the energy-growth, and environment nexus using the STIRPAT model for 88 BRI countries over 1995–2015. Considering the endogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and slope homogeneity, this study employed dynamic GMM and D&K estimators for three distinct structural equations. For the CO2 equation, the empirical outcomes supported the EKC, energy lead emission, natural resource-based CO2 emissions, and tourism-led CO2 emissions, and on the other hand, renewable energy helps to curb environmental degradation. For the GDP equation, the role of energy, CO2 emissions, tourism development, and renewable energy is positive and contributes significantly to economic growth. The impact of natural resources is negative and significant, thus postulating the “resource curse phenomenon†in BRI countries. For the energy equation, CO2, GDP, and natural resources are escalating energy consumption; while, renewable energy is negatively affecting energy, which indicates that growth in renewable energy tends to discourage the consumption of fossil fuel-based energy in the BRI countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 999-1020
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1796607
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Author-Name: Ashish Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Ashish
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Subir Sen
Author-X-Name-First: Subir
Author-X-Name-Last: Sen
Title: Impact of drought on economy: a district level analysis of Madhya Pradesh, India
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This study examines the consequences of droughts on the aggregate economic growth and the growth of agriculture, industry and service sectors respectively. The benefits of financial relief post-drought and the efficacy of irrigation infrastructure is also statistically tested considering a sample of 45 districts in one of the largest states in India, Madhya Pradesh. A two-step GMM procedure is applied to balanced panel data for the period 2005 to 2012. Districts in the state face recurrent droughts, limited irrigation, and rainfall variability increases vulnerability to drought risks. Results show that drought adversely impacts on the growth rate of the agricultural sector and the aggregate economy. Post-drought financial relief has a positive and significant impact on the growth rate of the industrial sector and economic growth at the district level. The study contributes to the growing literature on disaster impact on growth by focusing on district-level assessment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1021-1043
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1797651
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Author-Name: Linda Arata
Author-X-Name-First: Linda
Author-X-Name-Last: Arata
Author-Name: Gianni Guastella
Author-X-Name-First: Gianni
Author-X-Name-Last: Guastella
Author-Name: Stefano Pareglio
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Pareglio
Author-Name: Riccardo Scarpa
Author-X-Name-First: Riccardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Scarpa
Author-Name: Paolo Sckokai
Author-X-Name-First: Paolo
Author-X-Name-Last: Sckokai
Title: Do city dwellers care about peri-urban land use? The case of environment-friendly agriculture around Milan
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Undeveloped land adjacent to urban areas has a strong potential to generate high amenity values to urban dwellers via the adoption of environment-friendly agricultural practices. Yet, there is a lack of specific policy measures tailored to unlock such potential and a scant knowledge of the preferences of the main beneficiaries. Analysis of data from a Choice Experiment in the municipality of Milan based on current policy deliverables shows that a large share of the urban population is willing to pay for specific ecological benefits linked to agricultural practices. Organic farming and land strips sown with wildflowers are the two practices whose ecological benefits are found most desirable. Willingness to pay for a policy intervention is shown to significantly correlate with income class, with low income recipients being more interested in organic farming while those with middle or high income deriving higher benefits from planting fast-growing trees.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1044-1066
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1799765
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Author-Name: Kelsea A. Schumacher
Author-X-Name-First: Kelsea A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schumacher
Author-Name: Lawrence Agbemabiese
Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence
Author-X-Name-Last: Agbemabiese
Title: E-waste legislation in the US: An analysis of the disparate design and resulting influence on collection rates across States
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Electronic waste management in the US has been characterized as ‘inconsistent’, ‘disparate’, and a ‘patchwork’. While there is currently no federal leadership on the regulation of e-waste, 25 states have some form of legislation aimed at promoting e-waste recycling and/or prohibiting disposal in landfills and incinerators. But each state legislation differs from the next. We dive into these differences to unveil the complex nature of e-waste legislation in the US. Additionally, we analyze collection trends from each of the 25 legislated states. Many of these operated e-waste recycling programs prior to the implementation of state legislation, and thus we assess collection trends prior to and following legislation implementation. Our findings expose key challenges regarding the metrics used to evaluate state e-waste recycling programs as well as (re)igniting the debate on whether the states or federal government are best suited to manage e-waste in the US.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1067-1088
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1802237
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Author-Name: Caiping Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Caiping
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Ning Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Ning
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Xiangxiang Yin
Author-X-Name-First: Xiangxiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yin
Author-Name: Timothy O. Randhir
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Randhir
Title: Environmental performance evaluation of enterprises using internal resource loss and external environmental damage costs
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Environmental performance evaluation is an essential part of environmental management—however, current methods of environmental performance overlook efficiencies in individual operational processes. Environmental pollutant waste not only causes internal resource loss but also leads to external environmental damage through emissions and generation of other byproducts, and these dual factors are critical in environmental performance evaluation. This paper develops an “Internal Loss-External Damage†(ILED) environmental performance evaluation method. This two-dimensional method is applied to a coal-fired plant's environmental performance evaluation to demonstrate that the ILED method can identify key environmental pollution impact factors and quantify internal resource loss costs and environmental damage costs. Results show that combustion is a priority process for cost reduction efforts. This assessment will be helpful for enterprises seeking to improve environmental management effectiveness and reduce environmental pollution risk. Also, this performance evaluation provides a new perspective on environmental management and enriches the theoretical framework for environmental management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1089-1110
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1802238
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Author-Name: Amani J. Uisso
Author-X-Name-First: Amani J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Uisso
Author-Name: Paxie W. Chirwa
Author-X-Name-First: Paxie W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chirwa
Author-Name: Pierre A. Ackerman
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ackerman
Author-Name: Lawrence Mbwambo
Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence
Author-X-Name-Last: Mbwambo
Title: Non-carbon benefits as incentives for participation in REDD + and the role of village participatory land use plans in supporting this: insights from Kilosa District, Tanzania
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This study assessed community perceptions on Non-Carbon Benefits (NCBs) as incentives for participation in Reduced Emission from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) and the role of Village Participatory Land-Use Plans (VPLUPs) in supporting this in Kilosa district of Tanzania. A mixed-method research design was used in the data collection. Results indicated that the majority (95%) of the respondents thought that VPLUPs had facilitated REDD+ implementation. The results also demonstrated that the REDD+ initiative remains an important source of NCBs. While the respondents believed NCBs were available and important to them, its future availability was somewhat of a concern. The respondents further indicated that the best way to improve VPLUPs (and consequently enhance the REDD+ related activities) and maintain the flow of NCBs, was to improve the knowledge of VPLUPs. NCBs should be considered in the planning, design and implementation of REDD+, especially considering that carbon markets remain questionable and unreliable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1111-1132
Issue: 6
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1802239
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Author-Name: Emerson Wagner Mainardes
Author-X-Name-First: Emerson Wagner
Author-X-Name-Last: Mainardes
Author-Name: Cintia Araujo Espanhol
Author-X-Name-First: Cintia Araujo
Author-X-Name-Last: Espanhol
Author-Name: Poliano Bastos da Cruz
Author-X-Name-First: Poliano Bastos da
Author-X-Name-Last: Cruz
Title: Green consumption: consumer behavior after an environmental tragedy
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The aim of this study was to identify whether there is a difference in the environmentallyâ€conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) of a region directly impacted by an environmental tragedy, as compared to the ECCB of non-impacted regions. We empirically tested the main argument of the protection motivation theory, through the design of a structural model, based on the literature, that was estimated with cross-sectional data, which allowed us to distinguish the effects of both green behavior and perceived consumer effectiveness on the ECCB from both regions. Our model also considers the antecedents of both green behavior and perceived consumer effectiveness, thereby attempting to accurately model the complex process of forming the ECCB in a context of environmental tragedy. Using a sample of 420 individuals from an impacted region, and 394 individuals from non-impacted regions, results show that perceived consumer effectiveness affects the ECCB only in the impacted region. In this region, perceived consumer effectiveness is strongly influenced by ecological attitudes compared to environmental concern and external motivators. Conversely, green behavior affects the ECCB more in the non-impacted regions. Our evidence suggests that, after experiencing an environmental tragedy, consumers began to reflect on the effects of their consumption, which in turn influenced the ECCB. However, the effect of their green actions on their consumption behavior seems to decrease in the impacted region relative to the non-impacted regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1156-1183
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1812546
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Author-Name: Roger Edward Auster
Author-X-Name-First: Roger Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: Auster
Author-Name: Stewart Barr
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart
Author-X-Name-Last: Barr
Author-Name: Richard Brazier
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Brazier
Title: Alternative perspectives of the angling community on Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction in the River Otter Beaver Trial
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Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction is taking place in England with potential benefits for flood alleviation and biodiversity; however there is also opposition. One area of controversy relates to fish and fishing. A previous meta-analysis of research into beaver-fish relationships found perceived benefits of beavers amongst fish and beaver “experts†included increased fish abundance and productivity, whilst perceived negatives included impeded fish passage and reduced spawning habitat availability. We further this understanding using Q-Methodology (a social science technique) to reveal three nuanced and contrasting perspectives that exist amongst the angling community in the catchment of a trial reintroduction. Due to a conflict potential between groups, we suggest management themes to help reduce this where reintroduction occurs: open, cross-sectoral dialogue about research into beaver-fish relationships and management; a management strategy which supports ecosystem benefits whilst providing a sense of empowerment for individuals to respond to negative impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1252-1270
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1816933
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Author-Name: Changan Gong
Author-X-Name-First: Changan
Author-X-Name-Last: Gong
Author-Name: Jianhua Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Hao Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Hao
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Do industrial pollution activities in China respond to ecological fiscal transfers? Evidence from payments to national key ecological function zones
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The policy of payments to National Key Ecological Function Zones (NKEFZs), a type of instrument for Ecological Fiscal Transfers, has been introduced in China. We employed propensity score matching and difference in difference estimation to investigate the effectiveness of this policy on the reduction of industrial pollution. We found evidence that the policy had reduced pollution-intensive activity in the NKEFZs. Meanwhile, implementation of the policy had been selective. First, the downstream NKEFZs with higher opportunity costs had lower efforts to reduce industrial pollution. Because performance-based payment mechanisms neglect opportunity costs, financial stress weakens the efforts to reduce pollution. Secondly, the NKEFZs policy suppresses air-polluting industries but not water-polluting industries. Local governments may reduce only the target pollutant (chemical oxygen demand) while ignoring non-target pollutants. There may be moral hazards under information asymmetry in pollution reduction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1184-1203
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1813695
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Author-Name: Flávia Zabloski Toporowicz
Author-X-Name-First: Flávia Zabloski
Author-X-Name-Last: Toporowicz
Author-Name: Jovani Taveira de Souza
Author-X-Name-First: Jovani Taveira de
Author-X-Name-Last: Souza
Author-Name: Cassiano Moro Piekarski
Author-X-Name-First: Cassiano Moro
Author-X-Name-Last: Piekarski
Title: The knowledge discovery in databases approach: identifying variables that influence ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications
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With the rapid expansion of international trade, companies are progressively adopting management system standards that ‘dazzle’ the market, such as those in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. However, the reports for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 only provide the number of valid certifications, without presenting information on the variables that may influence an increase or difference in the number of these certifications. In response to this gap, this article aims to identify the main variables of the World Development Indicators (WDI) that influence the number of valid ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. The Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) approach was used to identify relevant indicators, with correlation analysis performed to validate the data. Our investigation shows influences that previous studies had not found: the number of certifications and scientific articles, passenger transport by railways and air, greenhouse gases, and methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1271-1290
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1817729
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Author-Name: Thomas J. Timberlake
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Timberlake
Author-Name: Courtney A. Schultz
Author-X-Name-First: Courtney A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Schultz
Author-Name: Alexander Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Jesse B. Abrams
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abrams
Title: Working on institutions while planning for forest resilience: a case study of public land management in the United States
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How do managers reconcile new priorities for responding to ecological change with traditional decision-making processes? We address this question with a focus on the US Forest Service, which is transitioning to managing for resilience, while operating under a mix of both new and decades-old policies. We conducted qualitative case study research on the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, USA, via interviews and document analysis. In this context, managing for resilience translated into ensuring that forests experienced frequent, low-severity fires. This endeavor required managers to work through the legacy of fire exclusion and develop institutions to accommodate frequent burning in a new land management plan. In this plan, managers also sought to increase their discretion, but not at the expense of accountability. Collaboration with external stakeholders allowed them to strike this balance between flexibility and accountability and make the intentional institutional changes needed to manage for resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1291-1311
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1817730
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Author-Name: Omar Mohammed Ali Ababneh
Author-X-Name-First: Omar Mohammed Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Ababneh
Title: How do green HRM practices affect employees’ green behaviors? The role of employee engagement and personality attributes
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This study suggests a novel progress in the change journey toward sustainability by empirically investigating the mediation role of employee engagement with environmental initiatives between green HRM practices and individual green behavior. Further, this study invoked the classical theory of person-organization-fit to examine the role of certain personality traits in moderating the associations between HRM practices and employee engagement with environmental initiatives. A quantitative research method with a purposeful-sampling technique was used to reach 376 employees who work at four and five-star hotels operating in Jordan. The study provides original findings indicating that employee engagement partially mediates the association between green HRM practices and individual green behavior. Additionally, this study emphasizes the importance of organization-person interaction in fostering employee engagement with environmental initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1204-1226
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1814708
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Author-Name: Tehreem Fatima
Author-X-Name-First: Tehreem
Author-X-Name-Last: Fatima
Author-Name: Umer Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Umer
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Author-Name: Lianbiao Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Lianbiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Title: Renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption, trade and CO2 emissions in high emitter countries: does the income level matter?
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This study analyzes the effects of increased income and renewable energy on environmental quality, which has been ignored in the existing literature. An important contribution of this study is to analyze the role of renewable and nonrenewable energy in relation to the rising level of carbon emissions in the leading emitting countries. This research further examines the heterogeneous impacts of rising income levels and EKC investigation for CO2 emissions. The Kao cointegration, generalized method of moments (GMM), random effects, fixed effect (FE) regression models, and panel causality techniques are employed for panel data estimations. The empirical outcomes mention that an increase in income moderates the ratio of consumption of renewable energy to CO2 emissions. Increased income contributes more to the energy mix, which contributes to environmental pollution, through nonrenewable energy. This research reports policy-relevant critical masses beyond which an increase in income negatively affects the link between renewable energy and CO2 emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1227-1251
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1816532
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Author-Name: Terje Skjeggedal
Author-X-Name-First: Terje
Author-X-Name-Last: Skjeggedal
Author-Name: Frode Flemsaeter
Author-X-Name-First: Frode
Author-X-Name-Last: Flemsaeter
Author-Name: Vegard Gundersen
Author-X-Name-First: Vegard
Author-X-Name-Last: Gundersen
Title: Land use planning in disputed mountain areas: conflicting interests and common arenas
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Mountain areas are often subject to conflicts between different user interests and protection. The authors examine land use planning processes in Norway applied in accordance with the Planning and Building Act and the Nature Diversity Act and discuss how they might be improved. They find that although influenced by trends of decentralization, inclusion and integration, and principles for multilevel governance, the land use planning approaches for use and protection are still performed in the shadow of instrumentalism and hierarchy with little awareness of their limitations in practical use. The “communicative turn†has stimulated comprehensive participation processes, but these consensus-oriented processes have to some extent been able to handle conflicting interests. The authors conclude that in future planning it will be vital to establish common arenas as trading zones for coordinated municipal, regional and national planning, combining instrumental and communicative practices with agonistic approaches in a multilevel governance network.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1133-1155
Issue: 7
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1812379
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Author-Name: Maiken Bjørkan
Author-X-Name-First: Maiken
Author-X-Name-Last: Bjørkan
Author-Name: Stine Rybråten
Author-X-Name-First: Stine
Author-X-Name-Last: Rybråten
Author-Name: Aase Kristine Lundberg
Author-X-Name-First: Aase Kristine
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundberg
Title: Navigating visions, knowledge and practical challenges in coastal zone planning
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This paper explores what happens when the ideal of sustainable development meets the real and pressing problems in coastal zone planning. Insights into how coastal zone planners understand environmental problems and navigate political visions, knowledge requirements, stakeholder involvement and local conditions, are key to understanding how to develop a holistic approach in line with sustainable development. The paper applies Q-methodology to identify the dominant discourses and explore planners’ perceptions and practices for sustainable coastal zone management. The Q sorts were realized in 2018–2019 in Northern Norway with planners in 10 small municipalities and 8 county level representatives. It is argued that it provides new insights into the challenges that planners face in striking a balance between the overarching values and the practical tasks that planners face in everyday planning; and that the interpretation of factors using Q-methodology should focus on all statements to ensure holism and avoid overlooking important information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1816-1837
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1838266
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Author-Name: Usman Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Usman
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Author-Name: Yanxi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yanxi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Verónica Patricia Yánez Morales
Author-X-Name-First: Verónica Patricia
Author-X-Name-Last: Yánez Morales
Author-Name: Babar Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Babar
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Title: Dynamics of international trade, technology innovation and environmental sustainability: evidence from Asia by accounting for cross-sectional dependence
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This study explores the mechanism of how trade openness (TO) affects CO2 emissions via the scale and technique effects in the Asian region over the 1990–2015 period. The results obtained by employing cross-sectional augmented estimators indicate that: (i) trade-induced technology innovation (TI) reduces CO2 emissions; (ii) trade-facilitated economic growth results in higher CO2 emissions; (iii) the positive scale effect outweighs the negative technique effects. Furthermore, TO also produces a rebound effect of TI on emissions for Southern and Western Asia. The Dumitrescu–Hurlin causality test reveals that TO Granger causes economic growth and TI, which in turn cause CO2 emissions. Besides, quadri-directional causality is observed between TO, TI, energy consumption and emissions, suggesting that these variables are mutually reinforcing. The findings suggest that the goals of environmental sustainability can be attained if the pace of national output growth is accompanied by environmental regulations and clean technology improvements when framing comprehensive trade policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1864-1885
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1846507
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Author-Name: Biplab Kumar Guru
Author-X-Name-First: Biplab Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Guru
Author-Name: Amarendra Das
Author-X-Name-First: Amarendra
Author-X-Name-Last: Das
Title: Cost of human-elephant conflict and perceptions of compensation: evidence from Odisha, India
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Odisha, an eastern Indian state, has reported an increasing number of human-elephant conflicts in recent years. Odisha's economic survey (2014–15) reveals that, up until January 2014, about 42,371.86-hectares of forest land had been destroyed for developmental activities. The loss of natural habitat has increased the frequency of conflict. The household survey conducted in nine villages within the Nilagiri forest range, captured various costs of conflict such as crop damage, human fatalities and injury, property damage, and livestock depredation. Findings suggested that crop-raiding was persistent and severe, which threatened food security and livelihoods. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified factors influencing perceptions of the adequacy of compensation. Results show that respondents were less likely to say that compensation amounts were adequate if they had attended more than five years of schooling; if they had an annual family income greater than INR 13,500; and if the amount of compensation was more than INR 12,500.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1770-1794
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1838264
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Author-Name: Hossein Khanjarpanah
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Khanjarpanah
Author-Name: Seyed Mohammad Seyedhosseini
Author-X-Name-First: Seyed Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Seyedhosseini
Author-Name: Mohammad Saidi-Mehrabad
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Saidi-Mehrabad
Title: A novel data envelopment analysis for location of renewable energy site with respect to sustainability
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The feasibility of a photovoltaic project depends on strategic decisions such as the location of the power plant. This article contributes to the literature by proposing a novel algorithm employing non-radial data envelopment analysis and a clustering method, including single-period and multi-period models, to select appropriate locations to establish photovoltaic sites. This algorithm evaluates the candidate locations’ efficiency to establish photovoltaic power plant considering defined sustainability criteria. Due to different results obtained from the presented models, the clustering method identifies the best locations. Iran is used to assess the performance of the proposed algorithm. The results show that six provinces are suitable locations to launch photovoltaic sites and the obtained locations are in good agreement with the photovoltaic potential for Iran. Furthermore, the results reveal that Iran has a high potential to generate photovoltaic energy. Besides, the locations identified for the establishment of photovoltaic sites are close to high electricity consumption provinces.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1838-1863
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1844164
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Author-Name: Fatemeh Hamid
Author-X-Name-First: Fatemeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamid
Author-Name: Masoud Yazdanpanah
Author-X-Name-First: Masoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Yazdanpanah
Author-Name: Masoud Baradaran
Author-X-Name-First: Masoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Baradaran
Author-Name: Bijan Khalilimoghadam
Author-X-Name-First: Bijan
Author-X-Name-Last: Khalilimoghadam
Author-Name: Hossein Azadi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadi
Title: Factors affecting farmers’ behavior in using nitrogen fertilizers: society vs. farmers’ valuation in southwest Iran
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Overapplication of nitrogen (N) has direct and indirect environmental and social impacts, both now and in the future. Therefore, applying N more efficiently is an important goal in many developing countries. The purpose of this study is to understand the factors affecting the intention of nitrogen consumption behavior by farmers in Ramshir county in Khuzestan province (located in southwestern Iran). To this end, we used the extensive normative activation model enriched with the planned behavior model to understand farmers’ behavior. The statistical population for the study included 200 farmers in Ramshir county in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Structural equation modeling revealed that the proposed model predicted 32% and 45% of the variance in intention and behavior, respectively. Personal norms were stronger predictors of intention, whereas attitude and subjective norms had no impact on intention. As fertilizer use continues to increase, imbalanced and unsustainable use of fertilizers and their environmental effects will become a major concern according to the findings. Factors that affect farmers’ decision-making on fertilizer usage need to be studied and better understood in order to establish correct policies on costs, incentives, and future program goals. It is therefore important for policymakers to communicate information to producers through demonstration projects, technical assistance, and educational programs, in order to formulate successful emission control policies. Under a changed political environment, some integration of education and economic benefits could be lower cost and more effective tools to achieve desired conservative environmental goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1886-1908
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1851175
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Author-Name: Edward A. Morgan
Author-X-Name-First: Edward A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Morgan
Author-Name: Tim Cadman
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Cadman
Author-Name: Brendan Mackey
Author-X-Name-First: Brendan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mackey
Title: Integrating forest management across the landscape: a three pillar framework
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Forests are vital ecosystems on a global, regional and local scale, but are under threat from a variety of competing land uses. Integrated landscape approaches have been proposed as a way to create sustainable land use for forests and forest communities through a more integrated, holistic approach to governing resources. A variety of principles for managing landscapes have been proposed as a framework for implementation, but these landscape approaches suffer from a limited theoretical and conceptual basis. This paper seeks to address such shortcomings by identifying and integrating the theoretical components of landscape approaches into a common framework. The paper analyses landscape disciplines, practices and activities and the implementation of common landscape-level principles in the context of forest landscapes to identify the underlying key components. The paper argues that management across a forest landscape must be underpinned by three pillars: ecosystem integrity, strong governance systems and effective planning processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1735-1769
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1837747
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Author-Name: Roger E. Auster
Author-X-Name-First: Roger E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Auster
Author-Name: Stewart W. Barr
Author-X-Name-First: Stewart W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barr
Author-Name: Richard E. Brazier
Author-X-Name-First: Richard E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brazier
Title: Improving engagement in managing reintroduction conflicts: learning from beaver reintroduction
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Social factors hold implications for the success or failure of wildlife reintroductions. Potential conflict issues may prevent projects from proceeding or succeeding. The manner in which wildlife managers engage with affected people in conflict scenarios may prevent or contribute toward conflict escalation, so an understanding of how to improve engagement is required. We conducted interviews with individuals who reported conflicts with beavers (Castor fiber) within the case study of a reintroduction trial in England, called the ‘River Otter Beaver Trial’. Using a qualitative thematic analysis, we identified five themes to be considered when engaging with affected people in beaver reintroduction conflicts: (1) Proactive Engagement or a Fast Response; (2) Appropriate Communication; (3) Shared Decision-Making; (4) Sense that Humans are Responsible for Conflicts with Reintroduced Species; (5) A Need for Certainty. We conclude that engagement with affected individuals will likely be improved, with reduced conflict potential, where these themes are addressed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1713-1734
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1837089
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Author-Name: Zheng Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Zheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Weifeng Li
Author-X-Name-First: Weifeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Xin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Chenghao Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Chenghao
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Title: Waste disposal and housing price: new evidence from the landfill clean-up program in Hong Kong
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Accurately measuring the costs and social benefits of environmental programs may have significant public sector policy implications. When considering environmental programs, governments may choose to conduct landfill clean-ups to improve urban living environments and health. However, these programs may generate substantial costs, and it is not clear whether their social benefits can recover these costs. Since the 1990s, the Hong Kong government has restored 13 closed landfills. This study seeks to quantify the short-term social benefits of this landfill clean-up program by measuring its impact on the housing market. Using the difference-in-differences method, we find that housing prices near landfill sites increase about 2.2%, on average, within two years after landfill restoration. However, housing prices show no further change after the restored landfill sites are redeveloped into urban parks and other facilities. We argue that removal of the stigma effect is likely the main channel for housing price hikes. Through a back-of-the-envelope estimation, we find that the social benefits from housing value appreciation can sufficiently recover the program costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1795-1815
Issue: 10
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1838265
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Author-Name: David De Pue
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: De Pue
Author-Name: Eva Kerselaers
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerselaers
Author-Name: Evy Mettepenningen
Author-X-Name-First: Evy
Author-X-Name-Last: Mettepenningen
Author-Name: Jeroen Buysse
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: Buysse
Title: A farmers’ perspective on farm relocation: lessons learnt from relocated farmers in Belgium and The Netherlands
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Farm relocation is applied in numerous spatial planning processes, including the conversion of agricultural land for nature development or urbanization. In this paper, we present the results of a qualitative study on farm relocation. With the aim of identifying main problems and success factors related to farm relocations, we performed in-depth interviews with relocated farmers in the Netherlands and in the region of Flanders, Belgium. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study looking at the farmers’ perspective on relocation that includes farmers from different planning projects and countries. Using grounded theory, we were able to identify factors that determine the perceived success or failure of farm relocation, subdivided into five categories: (1) farmer and firm; (2) financial aspects; (3) process; (4) old location; and (5) new location. Insights gathered in this study might guide spatial planners towards effective use of farm relocation in different planning contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1474-1495
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1830043
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Author-Name: Raphael Gaus
Author-X-Name-First: Raphael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gaus
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Author-Name: Matthias Buchecker
Author-X-Name-First: Matthias
Author-X-Name-Last: Buchecker
Title: Eliciting actors’ perspectives in integrated watershed management: exploring a practical tool based on a mental model approach
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A profound understanding of actors’ perspectives on issues to be resolved is essential for researchers and practitioners in integrated natural resource management. Existing mental model approaches to systematically elicit such perspectives have been based on qualitative interviews, which implies small sample sizes or time-consuming analyses. Few studies have investigated complex projects of practical relevance. We studied the actors’ perspectives before the participatory process in a real-world integrated watershed management project through qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey based on a theoretical framework inspired by mental model approaches. We identified clear accordance and discordance among the perspectives regarding meanings of the water bodies, objectives for their management, and related beliefs. The mixed methods mental model approach proved to be a promising practical tool for the effective and efficient elicitation of actors’ perspectives in decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1352-1374
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1823343
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Author-Name: Aparajita Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Aparajita
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Haripriya Gundimeda
Author-X-Name-First: Haripriya
Author-X-Name-Last: Gundimeda
Title: Impact of bad outputs and environmental regulation on efficiency of Indian leather firms: a directional distance function approach
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This paper measures the environmental efficiency of the grossly polluting Indian leather industry which faces stringent environmental regulations. The environmental efficiency measure accounts for associated bad outputs (total suspended solids and chromium) with the good output (leather products) of firms and hence, provides an important benchmark for improving environmental performance. Drawing data from fieldwork in the Kanpur industry of India, the study estimates efficiency using the directional distance function approach under three directional vectors. The results reveal that the efficiency of firms is underestimated when bad outputs are omitted in the production technology. There is significant potential to increase leather production and reduce pollutants across firms. The study confirms that regulation improves the environmental efficiency of leather firms. However, regulation imposes an opportunity cost on firms of an average 3% loss in expanding leather output and reducing inputs. The study recommends mandating the use of cleaner technology and market-based instruments to improve environmental efficiency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1331-1351
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1822307
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Author-Name: Charles Axelsson
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Axelsson
Author-Name: S. Soriani
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Soriani
Author-Name: P. Culligan
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Culligan
Author-Name: P. Marcotullio
Author-X-Name-First: P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Marcotullio
Title: Urban policy adaptation toward managing increasing pluvial flooding events under climate change
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Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events. In urban areas, these cloudbursts cause localized flooding and disrupt urban life. However, there is no universal method for urban rainfall adaptation. Here, we demonstrate that while six developed cities; New York City, Vancouver, Sydney, Auckland, Copenhagen and Amsterdam, each present a different management approach toward cloudburst events, these six cities also use a mixture of five common policy alternatives to manage stormwater runoff. Thus, while individual cities might pursue different management approaches toward pluvial flooding, the repetition of the policy alternatives across these six cities indicates the foundation of a global consensus toward the policy adaptation techniques available. As climate change continues to impact our urban environments, it is important to identify and understand policy tools for effective adaptation, ensuring knowledge can be transferred across all cities facing an unpredictable future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1408-1427
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1823346
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Author-Name: Antoine Fontaine
Author-X-Name-First: Antoine
Author-X-Name-Last: Fontaine
Author-Name: Laurence Rocher
Author-X-Name-First: Laurence
Author-X-Name-Last: Rocher
Title: Energy recovery on the agenda. Waste heat: a matter of public policy and social science concern
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Waste heat from industry or urban facilities represents a largely underused and long disregarded energy source, while heating and cooling count for half the final energy demand in Europe. From the early 2010s onwards, waste heat recovery (WHR) is being recognized as a key challenge for energy transition and tends to be integrated into energy strategies at different levels. This paper provides an analysis of how WHR became a matter of public policy in Europe and in France. Based on a literature review, the analysis shows that WHR has been framed as a techno-economic problem, while some barriers (legal, organizational) to its development remain largely unaddressed. A study of European and French energy agendas illustrates how WHR progressively started to be recognized as an energy resource next to renewables. As a result, questions are raised as to further social science contributions to an extended research agenda addressing WHR.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1392-1407
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1823345
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Author-Name: Alena Schmidt
Author-X-Name-First: Alena
Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt
Author-Name: Gabriele Mack
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele
Author-X-Name-Last: Mack
Author-Name: Stefan Mann
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mann
Author-Name: Johan Six
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Six
Title: Reduction of nitrogen pollution in agriculture through nitrogen surplus quotas: an analysis of individual marginal abatement cost and different quota allocation schemes using an agent-based model
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Nitrogen (N) pollution has mostly been controlled using command-and-control instruments. However, nitrogen surplus permits (NSPs), which are tradeable, can be more cost-efficient in addressing the problem. To model this instrument, we calculated the individual marginal abatement cost curve for a sample of about 3,400 Swiss farms using farm-optimization models implemented in the agent-based agricultural sector model SWISSland. We also used SWISSland to analyze the effects of two NSP distribution systems (grandfathering and land-based allocation) on different farm types. The results showed that different farm types range in their abatement costs to reduce N surplus from an average of −0.04 CHF kg−1 N on arable farms to 51.06 CHF kg−1 N on special crop farms. We also found that N surpluses hardly explain the level of abatement costs. The biggest differences in effects of the distribution scheme were found in intensive livestock farm types such as pig or poultry farms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1375-1391
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1823344
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Author-Name: Muhammad Khalid Anser
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Khalid
Author-X-Name-Last: Anser
Author-Name: Shoaib Shafique
Author-X-Name-First: Shoaib
Author-X-Name-Last: Shafique
Author-Name: Muhammad Usman
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Usman
Author-Name: Naeem Akhtar
Author-X-Name-First: Naeem
Author-X-Name-Last: Akhtar
Author-Name: Moazzam Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Moazzam
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Title: Spiritual leadership and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment: An intervening and interactional analysis
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The present study proposes that spiritual leadership is positively associated with organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) directly and indirectly, via environmental justice orientation. The study also proposes harmonious environmental passion as a moderator of the relationship between spiritual leadership and OCBE. The proposed relationships were tested using time-lagged survey data from 337 supervisor-employee dyads in 41 Chinese firms. We found that spiritual leadership is positively associated with OCBE, both directly and indirectly, via environmental justice orientation. Interestingly, the results revealed that the direct association of spiritual leadership with OCBE was contingent on harmonious environmental passion. Our findings offer important implications that can help managers make appropriate interventions to reduce organizations’ carbon footprint.HighlightsThe relationship between spiritual leadership and OCBE was examinedData were collected from 337 supervisor-employee dyadsSpiritual leadership is positively related to OCBEEnvironmental justice orientation mediates the spiritual leadership-OCBE linkEnvironmental harmonious passion moderates the spiritual leadership-OCBE link
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1496-1514
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1832446
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Author-Name: Lilian van Karnenbeek
Author-X-Name-First: Lilian
Author-X-Name-Last: van Karnenbeek
Author-Name: Willem Salet
Author-X-Name-First: Willem
Author-X-Name-Last: Salet
Author-Name: Stan Majoor
Author-X-Name-First: Stan
Author-X-Name-Last: Majoor
Title: Wastewater management by citizens: mismatch between legal rules and self-organisation in Oosterwold
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Self-organisation in environmental service delivery is increasingly being promoted as an alternative to centralised service delivery. This article argues that self-organised environmental service delivery must be understood in the context of legal rules, especially environmental legislation. The article’s aim is twofold: first, to understand the changing relationship between the government and citizens in self-organised service delivery, and second, to explore how self-organised environmental service delivery complies with environmental quality requirements stipulated in legislation. The empirical study focuses on wastewater management in Oosterwold, the largest Dutch urban development that experimented with self-organisation. The results show that while individual wastewater management was prioritised and implemented at scale, the applicable legal rules were not adequately considered and integrated. Consequently, the experiment led to a deterioration of water quality. The article concludes that the success or failure of self-organisation in delivering environmental services such as wastewater management critically hinges on ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1457-1473
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1829572
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Author-Name: Stephen Hynes
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hynes
Author-Name: Isaac Ankamah-Yeboah
Author-X-Name-First: Isaac
Author-X-Name-Last: Ankamah-Yeboah
Author-Name: Stephen O’Neill
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen
Author-X-Name-Last: O’Neill
Author-Name: Katherine Needham
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Needham
Author-Name: Bui Bich Xuan
Author-X-Name-First: Bui Bich
Author-X-Name-Last: Xuan
Author-Name: Claire Armstrong
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Armstrong
Title: The impact of nature documentaries on public environmental preferences and willingness to pay: entropy balancing and the blue planet II effect
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In this study, the discrete choice experiment approach was employed in a survey of the Scottish general public to analyze how respondents make tradeoffs between blue growth potential and marine ecosystem service delivery associated with the Mingulay cold water reef complex. Results indicate a higher willingness to pay for management options associated with the highest possible levels of marine litter control followed by the highest possible levels of fish health. Using entropy balancing, a multivariate reweighting method to produce balanced samples in observational studies, we also test the impact that having watched the BBC Blue Planet II documentary series may have had on individuals’ willingness to support marine conservation activity. Whether or not respondents had seen the BBC Blue Planet II series was found to have a significant impact on people’s preferences. Despite this, the willingness to pay (WTP) does not differ between the two groups, suggesting that such documentaries may impact preferences but not the final action of WTP. It is argued that the entropy weighting approach can be a useful tool in discrete choice modeling when the researcher is concerned with estimating differences in preferences between a group of interest and a comparison group.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1428-1456
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1828840
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Author-Name: Hart Nadav Feuer
Author-X-Name-First: Hart Nadav
Author-X-Name-Last: Feuer
Author-Name: Kristof Van Assche
Author-X-Name-First: Kristof
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Assche
Author-Name: Józef Hernik
Author-X-Name-First: Józef
Author-X-Name-Last: Hernik
Author-Name: Barbara Czesak
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Czesak
Author-Name: Renata Różycka-Czas
Author-X-Name-First: Renata
Author-X-Name-Last: Różycka-Czas
Title: Evolution of place-based governance in the management of development dilemmas: long-term learning from Małopolska, Poland
Abstract:
In this paper, we reflect on the evolution of place-based governance from a long-term (15 year) study of rural development initiatives undertaken in a region of Poland as part of its accession to the European Union. We decompose the recursive process of institutional learning arising from initiatives for heritage preservation and rural economic development. In our analysis, we elaborate a typology of unavoidable development dilemmas that must be explicitly managed in order to allow place-based governance to effectively harness the cultural value, social context, and developmental needs of certain locales or landscapes. Although creating and sustaining local value remain contingent on broader realities of governance, proactive management of these dilemmas can help prevent many of the usual contestations around goals and identity from becoming intractable in later periods. Our proposed approach to enabling place-based governance emphasizes conflict recognition and engagement as important complements to more common prescriptive models of governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1312-1330
Issue: 8
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1820314
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Author-Name: Jiekuan Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jiekuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Yan Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Examining the economic effects of emissions trading scheme in China
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This paper examined the economic impacts of China’s emissions trading system (ETS), implemented in 2013, in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) and per capita GDP. The methodology drew on a difference-in-differences (DID) method using dynamic panel data for 30 provincial regions. The estimation results show that implementing an ETS policy has statistically significant negative effects on economic growth. When considering the additional control variables, these effects are still statistically significant. Furthermore, these negative impacts increase over time with respect to both GDP and per capita GDP. The counterfactual tests confirm the robustness of our DID estimation results. The specific influence mechanism of China’s ETS policy was finally discussed. Our findings provide a quantitative decision-making support for popularizing ETS policy in China. Based on our DID model, empirical investigations of the ETS policy, especially concerning economic growth in other regions would produce prolific contributions to the literature.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1622-1641
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835620
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Author-Name: Samantha L. Hamlin
Author-X-Name-First: Samantha L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamlin
Author-Name: Max Nielsen-Pincus
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen-Pincus
Title: From gray copycats to green wolves: policy and infrastructure for flood risk management
Abstract:
Flooding has affected over two billion people since 1995. While gray infrastructure such as levees and dams has traditionally been used to mitigate this hazard, many communities are looking for approaches to augment or replace some of these structural solutions. Propelled by the regulatory support for green infrastructure approaches for stormwater management, some communities are also looking to green infrastructure for flood risk management (FRM). We apply the internal determinants and regional diffusion models to evaluate how floodplain management policies are evolving in place and diffusing through policy networks in several case studies from Oregon, US. We then develop several propositions as a way of focusing our findings on the community objectives and policy processes for FRM, contributing to the literature on policy innovation and adoption, and elucidating the nuances of these models for explaining FRM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1599-1621
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835619
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Author-Name: Yong Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Caiyun Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Caiyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Chunqin Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Chunqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Bo Xia
Author-X-Name-First: Bo
Author-X-Name-Last: Xia
Author-Name: Qing Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Qing
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Martin Skitmore
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Skitmore
Title: Effects of economic compensation on public acceptance of waste-to-energy incineration projects: an attribution theory perspective
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Economic compensation has been documented in many studies globally as an important strategy for enhancing acceptance by local residents of potentially hazardous facilities. Based on attribution theory, the present study investigates the situation for Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration plants using a questionnaire survey conducted with adjacent residents to four selected WTE incineration plants located in the Yangtze River Delta region, China. The results indicate that economic compensation effectively improves residents’ acceptance by being positively associated with their perceived economic benefit and trust in the local government, but is negatively associated with their perceived risks. Of these, trust plays the most vital role. The findings contribute to the literature on decision-making of locally unwanted land use siting in China by understanding the effects of economic compensation on local resident acceptance; and is of great significance for other countries involved in establishing sustainable municipal solid waste disposal systems of their own.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1515-1535
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1834366
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Author-Name: Jurian Edelenbos
Author-X-Name-First: Jurian
Author-X-Name-Last: Edelenbos
Author-Name: Astrid Molenveld
Author-X-Name-First: Astrid
Author-X-Name-Last: Molenveld
Author-Name: Katerina Mojanchevska
Author-X-Name-First: Katerina
Author-X-Name-Last: Mojanchevska
Author-Name: Elena Ensenado
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Ensenado
Author-Name: Monserrat Budding-Polo Ballinas
Author-X-Name-First: Monserrat Budding-Polo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ballinas
Author-Name: Audrey Esteban
Author-X-Name-First: Audrey
Author-X-Name-Last: Esteban
Author-Name: Saskia Ruijsink
Author-X-Name-First: Saskia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruijsink
Author-Name: Malika Igalla
Author-X-Name-First: Malika
Author-X-Name-Last: Igalla
Author-Name: Alexandra Tsatsou
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Tsatsou
Title: Community-based initiatives in the urban realm what conditions their performance?
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A city is a place where many initiatives, people, and social and urban challenges meet. This article brings together the cumulative knowledge of eight researchers who have been studying community-based initiatives (CBIs) via case studies in various countries. In some countries, citizens were not satisfied with government-provided services, or services were lacking. Governments in other countries faced budget cuts to their public services, which led to a strong call for citizens to take matters into their own hands. There is a lack of research investigating the performance of CBIs and explaining their success and failure. The authors systematically analyze their recent case studies through qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and try to explain under which conditions CBIs lead to high performance. One of the key findings of this analysis is that proximate conditions related to the CBIs—strong organizational capacity, democratic structure, and leadership—are important for high performance. However, these conditions are not sufficient on their own. Community-based initiatives need a conductive environment to achieve high performance; in our cases, government support and a heterogeneous community or a supportive government attitude was key.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1689-1712
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1837088
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Author-Name: David Lehrer
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehrer
Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Pua Bar (Kutiel)
Author-X-Name-First: Pua Bar
Author-X-Name-Last: (Kutiel)
Title: Managing nature conservation prioritization: a spatial conservation planning index approach
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A perpetual lack of adequate resources to conserve and protect nature requires managers to prioritize some conservation efforts over others. Conservation managers tend to resist prioritization based on one specific goal, preferring to compare the outcomes of conservation programs with the achievement of diverse goals. We describe a conservation index based on a survey of management at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA). The result provided an index for spatial prioritization of conservation efforts. The surveys revealed a strong preference for conservation attributes that were more relevant in the north of Israel where levels of biodiversity are perceived to be higher. The contribution of this research is to provide an objective method of spatial prioritization not requiring conservation managers to express preferences for one region over another. A second contribution of the research was the revealed differences in prioritization of conservation goals between national INPA staff and district staff.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1555-1577
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835617
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Author-Name: Tai-Wei Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Tai-Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Yu-Shan Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yu-Shan
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Yen-Li Yeh
Author-X-Name-First: Yen-Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Yeh
Author-Name: Hung-Xin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hung-Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Sustainable consumption models for customers: investigating the significant antecedents of green purchase behavior from the perspective of information asymmetry
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With the increase in global climate change, governments, relevant interest groups, and customers have begun to focus on environmental issues. This awakening of green consciousness has resulted in the growth of the green economy. Currently, gaining the preference of green consumers is regarded as a critical determinant of the survival and success of enterprises. Therefore, various products on the market claim to provide environmental benefits in their packaging and advertising. This study investigated consumer psychology and behavior from the perspective of information asymmetry by using signal theory. Moreover, the relationships among green product information asymmetry (GPIA), excessive product packaging (EPP), green product psychological ownership (GPPO), and green purchase behavior (GPB) are examined according to signal theory and psychological ownership theory to address the current research gaps in sustainable customer consumption. A questionnaire was used to validate the research hypotheses and framework. Analysis of the research data revealed that EPP and GPPO completely mediate the relationship between GPIA and GPB. Therefore, enterprises should reduce EPP and strengthen customers’ GPPO. These steps would contribute to the promotion of GPB among customers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1668-1688
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1837087
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Author-Name: Sierra Woodruff
Author-X-Name-First: Sierra
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodruff
Author-Name: Tho Tran
Author-X-Name-First: Tho
Author-X-Name-Last: Tran
Author-Name: Jessica Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Chandler Wilkins
Author-X-Name-First: Chandler
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkins
Author-Name: Galen Newman
Author-X-Name-First: Galen
Author-X-Name-Last: Newman
Author-Name: Forster Ndubisi
Author-X-Name-First: Forster
Author-X-Name-Last: Ndubisi
Author-Name: Shannon Van Zandt
Author-X-Name-First: Shannon
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Zandt
Title: Green infrastructure in comprehensive plans in coastal Texas
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By guiding where, how, and when development occurs, comprehensive plans are an important vehicle to implement green infrastructure. To examine how green infrastructure is incorporated into local comprehensive plans, we evaluate 38 city and county plans in coastal Texas. Like many coastal regions, coastal Texas is experiencing rapid population growth, environmental degradation, and growing natural hazard threats. We found that local comprehensive plans in this region do not effectively incorporate green infrastructure. Few plans include goals related to green infrastructure or discuss the benefits of green infrastructure. The plans lack information critical for planning a green infrastructure network and rely on a narrow set of policies. Based on the prevalence of strategies to protect open space, green infrastructure is valued by communities even if they do not use the term “green infrastructure.†Ultimately, the results suggest that there is a critical need to build planning capacity to advance green infrastructure implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1578-1598
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835618
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Author-Name: Li Juan Wong
Author-X-Name-First: Li Juan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wong
Author-Name: Evelyn Ai Lin Lim
Author-X-Name-First: Evelyn Ai Lin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lim
Author-Name: Sheena Bidin
Author-X-Name-First: Sheena
Author-X-Name-Last: Bidin
Author-Name: Manohar Mariapan
Author-X-Name-First: Manohar
Author-X-Name-Last: Mariapan
Title: Volunteering in environment conservation program: gain or loss?
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Participation in an environmental conservation volunteer program provides secondary school students with the opportunity to establish a direct connection to their environment while contributing to the conservation of its natural heritage. The volunteering experiences also offer various forms of benefits to the volunteers as they ride through the challenges and learning experiences. A case study was conducted to explore the experiences of forty-five secondary school students who had volunteered in an environmental conservation volunteer program in the state of Perak. The study utilized focus group discussions to collect data. All discussions were audio-recorded and analyzed thematically using a two-layer constant comparative analysis method, triangulated using observations and reflection notes. Four themes emerged from the analysis to describe the benefits student volunteers gained from their active participation in the volunteer program. The challenges they experienced throughout their participation in the program were also described.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1536-1554
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835244
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Author-Name: Olanrewaju Timothy Dada
Author-X-Name-First: Olanrewaju Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Dada
Title: Environmental and health hazards of residents domiciled around Africa’s largest landfill
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Landfills are a nuisance and an environmental feature whose siting creates uncertainty, anxiety and unrest in nearby residential neighborhoods. As such, hazards from Africa’s largest Landfill in Nigeria were surveyed, considering a 3 km radius of the site. Primary data were collected across four seasons from 473 participants in neighborhoods situated within a 1, 1–2 and 2–3 km radius of the site. The research established that environmental and health hazards experienced differ significantly in space, due to exposure to landfill pollutants which varied in space. However, experience in both the dry and rainy seasons was the same. The overall results reveal that place dependence, social bonding and economic status are the significant factors influencing residents’ decision to continue residing in their neighborhoods despite the hazards. The research advocated for more studies on the spatio-temporal pattern of hazardous land uses to ensure a sustainable environment that supports healthy living.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1642-1667
Issue: 9
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835621
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Author Index
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 871-872
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701766735
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Title: Acknowledgement of Referees, 2006 – 2007
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 859-861
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701766743
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Title: Contents of Volume 50, 2007
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 863-863
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701766750
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Title: Contents of Volume 50, 2007
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 865-868
Issue: 6
Volume: 50
Year: 2007
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640560701766768
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Author-Name: Shengling Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Shengling
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Yao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhiwei Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhiwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: The spatial dynamic relationship between haze pollution and economic growth: new evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China
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Numerous studies have examined the correlation between haze pollution and economic growth, but few have focused on the bilateral causality and spatial dependence of the relationship simultaneously. With a recent, large sample of 285 Chinese prefecture-level cities over the period from 1998 to 2016, the dynamic relationship between economic growth and PM2.5 concentration was investigated in China and different geographical regions via the generalized spatial three-stage least squares method (GS3SLS). In addition, the spatial spillover effects of PM2.5 concentration and economic growth were explored, and the socioeconomic factors of the feedback effects of haze pollution on economic growth were identified. The results indicate the following: (1) There is an inverted U-shaped relationship between economic growth and haze pollution, and haze pollution can, in turn, inhibit economic growth; (2) haze pollution and economic growth have an obvious spatial spillover effect that closely links neighboring areas, such that haze pollution has a clear and significant positive spatial spillover, and the spatial effect of economic growth depends on the regional characteristics; (3) environmental regulation has significance in explaining the inhibitory effect of haze pollution on economic growth; and (4) heterogeneity by geographical region and urban agglomeration is observed in the relationship between haze pollution and economic growth. Therefore, it is urgent to control haze pollution and avoid oversimplified and crude environmental regulation measures that may damage economic growth. Multiregional joint governance, systematic environmental regulation and technical environmental regulation should be strengthened.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1985-2020
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1854694
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Author-Name: Somayeh Ahani
Author-X-Name-First: Somayeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahani
Author-Name: Hashem Dadashpoor
Author-X-Name-First: Hashem
Author-X-Name-Last: Dadashpoor
Title: Land conflict management measures in peri-urban areas: a meta-synthesis review
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This paper provides a meta-synthesis review of land conflict management measures in peri-urban areas and categorizes them into: (a) containment measures; (b) controller measures; (c) moderator measures and (d) intensifier measures. This paper argues that, despite these measures, the peri-urban areas are still plagued by complex land conflicts from different aspects. Such a process requires effective management measures to deal with these conflicts which are at the heart of strategic measures. These measures emphasize the productive potential of development, institutional governance, cooperative approaches, and the self-sufficiency of peri-urban areas, and outline the future outlook for peri-urban areas in the form of productive, democratic, self-sufficient and accountable areas. Certainly, such a view can improve the performance and ability of peri-urban areas and create desirable socio-economic development and environmental quality, by modifying land conflict-generating forces.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1909-1939
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1852916
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Author-Name: Moslem Savari
Author-X-Name-First: Moslem
Author-X-Name-Last: Savari
Author-Name: Hamed Eskandari Damaneh
Author-X-Name-First: Hamed
Author-X-Name-Last: Eskandari Damaneh
Author-Name: Hadi Eskandari Damaneh
Author-X-Name-First: Hadi Eskandari
Author-X-Name-Last: Damaneh
Title: Factors influencing farmers’ management behaviors toward coping with drought: evidence from Iran
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In recent years, drought has had detrimental impacts on agricultural activities in Iran, so it is of crucial importance to employ drought-coping strategies. As such, the main idea of this research was to discover the factors affecting the use of preventive behaviors by farmers to cope with drought. This research can deepen agricultural decision-makers’ understanding of the use of drought management behaviors. The health belief model (HBM) was used as the theoretical framework for the study. The statistical sample was composed of 410 rainfed farms in Kerman province, Southeastern Iran, taken using the multi-stage technique with proportional allocation. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the variables of cues to action, self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and perceived benefits had the most significant impact on the adoption of drought-coping behaviors by farmers, mentioned in order of importance. Practically, the research provides a rationale for the use of HBM, and its results provide important policies to help decision-makers to sustain farmers’ livelihoods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2021-2046
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1855128
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Author-Name: Elias Andersson
Author-X-Name-First: Elias
Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson
Author-Name: E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Author-X-Name-First: E. Carina H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Keskitalo
Title: Constructing forest owner identities and governing decisions and relationships: the owner as distant consumer in Swedish forestry
Abstract:
Increasing diversification, urbanization, economic restructuring, and distances, as well as declining economic dependence on forestry, are changing the characteristics of forest ownership and the conditions for environmental governance. Through an interview-based case study of Swedish forestry industrial actors, this article examined the organizational and governing aspects and implications of recent shifts by exploring the strategies and marketing/governing technologies of private/industrial forestry organizations. With a focus on local implementation, this study shows that forest owners are largely constructed, and engaged, as consumers (rather than, for example, as timber suppliers) and are governed, partly at a distance, through specific forms of guidance, technologies, and knowledge to overcome the lack of social and physical presence in the design and interaction of sale. This stresses the need to understand the role, function, and power of the forestry organizations and sales processes in research on environmental and forest policy implementation on multiple levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1963-1984
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1852395
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Author-Name: Zhongju Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongju
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Author-Name: Ping Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Shuchun Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Shuchun
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: A meta-analysis of environmental innovation and firm performance
Abstract:
Environmental innovation is an important variable in the study of strategic management. However, studies on the effect of environmental innovation have drawn different conclusions. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to reanalyze the relationship between environmental innovation and firms’ performance, based on 33 empirical studies, and we evaluated the moderating effects of the economic development level of a country, cultural background, industry diversity, and data types. The results showed that environmental innovation can positively promote both firms’ financial performance and environmental performance. In developed countries and Eastern culture, environmental innovation has a stronger effect on firms’ financial performance, and the effect of environmental innovation on environmental performance is stronger within the context of developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2047-2065
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1855129
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Author-Name: Albert T. Han
Author-X-Name-First: Albert T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Lucie Laurian
Author-X-Name-First: Lucie
Author-X-Name-Last: Laurian
Author-Name: Catherine Brinkley
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Brinkley
Title: Thermal planning: what can campuses teach us about expanding district energy?
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Campus district energy (DE) systems present opportunities to reduce energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage peak loads, and increase the share of renewable energy. We investigate the opportunities and barriers to expanding campus DE systems off-campus through surveys and interviews with 18 campus DE managers and providers, and a case study modeling heat demand near campus. The impact of DEs on buildings’ energy consumption reductions are estimated at around 33%. Expanding the campus DE systems to nearby buildings may yield similar energy efficiency gains off-campus. However, about half the survey respondents do not see off-campus DE expansions as currently possible. Barriers to extension include high infrastructure installation costs, stringent utility regulations, insufficient financial and institutional incentives, and individualistic mentalities whereby building owners prefer to control their energy systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2066-2088
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1855577
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Author-Name: Alberto Fonseca
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseca
Author-Name: Robert B. Gibson
Author-X-Name-First: Robert B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gibson
Title: Why are projects rarely rejected in environmental impact assessments? Narratives of justifiability in Brazilian and Canadian review reports
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Projects that undergo environmental impact assessment (EIA) are rarely rejected. Online registries and anecdotal evidence suggest that authorities approve almost all proposed and assessed projects, though often with mitigation requirements. The objective of this study was: 1) to identify the rules or criteria that reviewers and authorities must observe when considering the acceptance or rejection of projects; and 2) to understand how rare cases of rejection decisions are justified by reviewers. Data were collected through literature and regulatory reviews, and content analysis of review reports related to five Canadian and seven Brazilian rejected projects. Reviewers from Canada and Brazil adopted similar approaches to decision-making based on qualitative reasoning. Rejection recommendations were based on reasons, such as significance of biophysical impacts, sensitivity of locations and community values. The influence of reviewers’ recommendations on final decisions remains unknown. The study highlights practical implications and calls for greater transparency and rigor in EIA decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1940-1962
Issue: 11
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1852073
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Author-Name: Tisha Joseph Holmes
Author-X-Name-First: Tisha Joseph
Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes
Author-Name: William Hale Butler
Author-X-Name-First: William Hale
Author-X-Name-Last: Butler
Title: Implementing a mandate to plan for sea level rise: top-down, bottom-up, and middle-out actions in the Tampa Bay region
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The 2015 Peril of Flood Act mandates that municipalities in Florida, USA consider sea level rise (SLR) in the coastal element of the comprehensive plan. Because the mandate lacks specificity, planning actors have broad discretion on how to respond. This paper examines how state, regional, and local level actors are implementing the mandate through a case study of the Tampa Bay region. Documents and interviews reveal that state agency staff provided inconsistent compliance guidance. Regional organizations developed credible planning intelligence and promoted collaboration and shared learning. Local planning actors, led by champions, utilized the mandate as political cover and a window of opportunity to pursue progressive planning. These champions were committed to technically competent planning practice and a moral duty to plan for SLR. The analysis reveals the importance of a top-down mandate to spur SLR planning in Florida when paired with regional capacity building and local level progressive champions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2214-2232
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1865885
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Author-Name: Federico Savini
Author-X-Name-First: Federico
Author-X-Name-Last: Savini
Title: The circular economy of waste: recovery, incineration and urban reuse
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This article examines how the political economy of waste utility services is changing in response to circular economy programs. It focuses on the financial composition, economic position and geography of three sectors: waste recycling, incineration, and urban waste reuse. Building on an empirical analysis of these sectors in the Netherlands, specifically the Amsterdam city-region, it puts forward three key arguments. First, waste recovery corporations are becoming increasingly global and dependent on steady flows of waste. Second, incineration facilities play a central yet uncertain role in planning for the circular economy. Third, the circular economy is driving an emerging material reuse market in cities. The paper concludes by arguing that ongoing changes in waste markets run the risk of making (circular) economies even more dependent on wasteful consumption and production.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2114-2132
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1857226
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Author-Name: Sebastian Eichhorn
Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian
Author-X-Name-Last: Eichhorn
Author-Name: Karsten Rusche
Author-X-Name-First: Karsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Rusche
Author-Name: Thomas Weith
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Weith
Title: Integrative governance processes towards sustainable spatial development – solving conflicts between urban infill development and climate change adaptation
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Due to the high concentration of people and infrastructures in European cities, the possible impacts of climate change are particularly high (cities’ social, economic and technical vulnerabilities). Adaptation measures to reduce the sensitivity of a city to climate risks are therefore of particular importance. Nevertheless, it is also common to develop compact and dense urban areas to reduce urban sprawl. Urban infill development and sustainable spatial climate policies are thus in apparent conflict with each other. This article examines how German cities deal with the tensions between these two policy fields. Using six case studies, a new heuristic analysis method is applied. This study identifies three key governance aspects that are essential for promoting the joint implementation: instruments, organisation and interaction. Based on our case studies, we conclude that successful implementation can only be achieved through integrative governance including all three domains.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2233-2256
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1866509
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Author-Name: T. J. M. McKay
Author-X-Name-First: T. J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: McKay
Author-Name: Henry Bikwibili Tantoh
Author-X-Name-First: Henry Bikwibili
Author-X-Name-Last: Tantoh
Title: A dialogue approach to stakeholder engagement with urban communities: The case of Mofolo Park, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Urban parks play a crucial role in conserving the biophysical environment, yet conservation efforts mostly focus on biodiversity hotspots, iconic mammal species, and nature conservation areas. A challenge in enhancing the role of urban parks in conservation relates to the varied, and often conflicted, priorities of communities and city authorities in the engagement process. Using a qualitative research approach through in-depth interviews with community leaders, councilors, community-based organizations, and youth organizations, this study explores stakeholder engagement in the planning and management of Mofolo Park in Soweto, Johannesburg. Results indicate that although the City of Johannesburg wanted to add food gardens to the park, the community was not united in support of this. Rather, the community wanted better safety, security and ablutions in the park, in contrast to the City of Johannesburg officials. Community members also expressed concerns about water pollution, sewerage spills, security and vandalism within the park, noting this inhibited their full enjoyment of the park. The study also revealed that women’s voices were mostly silenced during community discussions. The facilitator, who represented the City of Johannesburg, a few extroverted, vocal people and men dominated the discourse. This study concludes that although community engagement through stakeholder dialogues can, and should, play a crucial role in managing urban parks, the priorities and voices of the various stakeholders need to be carefully considered if the park is to be sustainably managed and fit for purpose as an urban green recreational space for local communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2172-2191
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1862769
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Author-Name: Sonali Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Sonali
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Kakali Majumdar
Author-X-Name-First: Kakali
Author-X-Name-Last: Majumdar
Title: Efficiency of rice production and CO2 emissions: A study of selected Asian countries using DDF and SBM-DEA
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The present study aims to measure the efficiency of desirable output (Rice) in the presence of undesirable output (CO2), for selected Asian countries. An attempt has also been made to identify how great a reduction in CO2 emission is required to make agricultural practices efficient and sustainable. DDF and SBM-DEA are used to calculate the efficiency of 28 Asian countries for the period 2002 to 2014. To compare the efficiency of the models with and without the presence of undesired output and to calculate bias, if any, in model selection, the Mann-Whitney U test was applied. Results indicate that the exclusion of undesired output leads to biased estimates. The efficiency scores show that in eleven countries rice production was environmentally efficient. For the remaining seventeen inefficient countries, a considerable amount of reduction in CO2 emissions and fertilizer use are required to make the production process efficient and environmentally sustainable.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2133-2153
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1859997
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Author-Name: Johanna Amalia Robinson
Author-X-Name-First: Johanna Amalia
Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson
Author-Name: David Kocman
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Kocman
Author-Name: Orestis Speyer
Author-X-Name-First: Orestis
Author-X-Name-Last: Speyer
Author-Name: Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Evangelos
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerasopoulos
Title: Meeting volunteer expectations — a review of volunteer motivations in citizen science and best practices for their retention through implementation of functional features in CS tools
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Citizen Science (CS) projects vary greatly. The aims and goals of a CS project determine the type of citizen involvement and the tools to be used, which in most cases also entail information and communication technology (ICT) that facilitates public participation in scientific research. Resource limitations in CS projects often require adopting suboptimal tools, which, however, may come with hidden costs stemming from poor usability and underwhelming functionality, thus reducing volunteers’ motivation. Meeting the volunteers’ expectations by designing or using existing tools with functional features which fulfill and nurture their motivations, will foster long-term participation and contribute to project sustainability. This paper reviews the types of CS projects, volunteer motivation and retention strategies from the literature and classifies them thematically. This is distilled into guidance that can help CS practitioners to design and implement CS tools and plan and manage CS projects, which better serve their scientific and volunteer-related goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2089-2113
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1853507
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Author-Name: Qi Ni
Author-X-Name-First: Qi
Author-X-Name-Last: Ni
Author-Name: Minjuan Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Minjuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Chaoqiong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Chaoqiong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yuxing Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Yuxing
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Tao Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Tao
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Imran Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Imran
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Multidimensional trust and its impact on the willingness to pay for ecological compensation in China’s transboundary watersheds—taking the largest tributary of the Yellow River as an example
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Transboundary watershed ecological compensation in China is a kind of trust-based cooperation between the upstream and downstream. However, existing research does not further detail multidimensional trust to explore its impact on willingness to pay (WTP). From the perspective of multidimensional trust, it is helpful to clarify the internal motivations for public participation, so as to realize the transformation from current government-led economic incentive mode to normative guidance of effective social behavior. Combined with the specific background of China’s ecological compensation, this study divides the downstream public trust into three dimensions: trust in self-governance capabilities, trust in upstream governance capabilities, and trust in local government. The empirical results show that the downstream trust in their own governance ability has a positive impact on their WTP, and when the downstream trust in the upstream governance capacity, the higher their WTP. Moreover, the more trust the local government, the higher the WTP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2257-2275
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1866510
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Author-Name: Maichi (Match) Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Maichi (Match)
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Peng Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Peng
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Yingying Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yingying
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Ke Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Ke
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Yixin Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Yixin
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: Acoustic environment management in the countryside: A case study of tourist sentiment for rural soundscapes in China
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For sustainable environment development in the countryside and rural tourism destinations, we must pay greater attention to acoustic environment management and rural soundscape planning. Field surveys were performed using rural soundscape questionnaires to evaluate soundscape expectations and soundscape sentiments for the psycho-acoustic characteristics of rural soundscapes in Zhuquan Village, a rural tourism destination in China. The main findings of the 452 survey questionnaires show that the natural sounds of geophonies and biophonies are the rural tourists’ soundscape preferences, and sounds of spring and streams, bird song, and sounds of waterwheels are the rural tourists’ soundscape expectations. In the planning and management of rural soundscapes, we should reduce unwanted sounds, and protect and develop rich natural sounds, native lifestyle and traditional cultural soundscapes, so as to create an acoustically authentic atmosphere in the ideal rural tourism destination originating from idyllic Shangri-La.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2154-2171
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1862768
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Author-Name: Saeideh Maleki
Author-X-Name-First: Saeideh
Author-X-Name-Last: Maleki
Author-Name: Abbas Miri
Author-X-Name-First: Abbas
Author-X-Name-Last: Miri
Author-Name: Vahid Rahdari
Author-X-Name-First: Vahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahdari
Author-Name: Deirdre Dragovich
Author-X-Name-First: Deirdre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dragovich
Title: A method to select sites for sand and dust storm source mitigation: case study in the Sistan region of southeast Iran
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Sand and dust storms (SDS) are a natural phenomenon dominantly originating in arid and semi-arid regions. The vastness and changing distribution of the SDS hotspots, their inaccessibility, and financial limitations are the greatest challenges to projects combating SDS. To boost project success, a prioritized site-selection method which incorporates the physical and human variables interacting with SDS is applied in this paper. This ensures that potential economic and health impacts of SDS on human populations are also included. Six variables were selected for analysis: within-region sand and dust hotspots, changing distribution of the hotspots, residential areas, vegetation cover, soil texture, and the maximum drought-inundation of the Hamoun wetland. SDS hotspot sites for possible stabilization were identified and prioritized using the multi criteria evaluation (MCE) method. Such prioritization assists the practical management of hotspots under conditions of resource and budgetary constraints which are especially common in developing countries. This paper thus provides a template for site selection and prioritization of SDS hotspots for remediation. It also highlights the importance of variables other than SDS source areas for selection of rehabilitation sites. The proposed method, using the Sistan region as an example, is applicable to other regions of the world as a means of reducing the negative effects of known dust storm hotspots.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2192-2213
Issue: 12
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1862770
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Author-Name: Obakeng A. Sethamo
Author-X-Name-First: Obakeng A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sethamo
Author-Name: Marie K. Harder
Author-X-Name-First: Marie K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Harder
Title: Evaluating what matters: an evaluation tool for vulnerability risk assessments in local climate change adaptation planning
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has set out guidance to move countries forward via National Adaptation Plans, but many of these have proven non-implementable because they are generic and lack details on community needs. Here we review what vulnerability risk assessments (VRA) characteristics are considered desirable but absent, and thence develop an Evaluation Tool, for systematically analyzing VRAs as used for adaptation planning at the local level. We test it experimentally on an innovative VRA process claiming better outcomes - it uses a preprocess of crystallizing shared values of participants before considering climate issues. The evaluation results show that the Tool can successfully discriminate the quality of this approach and captures many distinct characteristics and differences. The Tool, which can also be a practitioner’s checklist, should thus be helpful in identifying and accelerating improvements in VRAs, and hence in adaptation planning, with affiliated local and global benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2346-2364
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1866512
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Author-Name: Arega Bazezew Berlie
Author-X-Name-First: Arega Bazezew
Author-X-Name-Last: Berlie
Author-Name: Mehretie Belay Ferede
Author-X-Name-First: Mehretie
Author-X-Name-Last: Belay Ferede
Title: Practices and challenges of integrated watershed management in the Amhara region of Ethiopia: case study of Gonji Kolela District
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Ethiopia faces serious threats in food production and rural livelihoods, mainly due to population growth and unsustainable use of natural resources. The general objective of the study was to examine the practices and challenges in integrated watershed management in the Gonji Kolela District of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as the chi-square test, independent T test and binary logistic model were employed to present and analyze the collected data. Study results indicated that terracing, area enclosure, agro-forestry, and soil and stone bunds were major watershed management activities in the study area. In conclusion, law awareness of the participants in the management of watersheds, associated with top-down approaches, were found to be obstacles to the sustainable use of the technologies. The study suggested that soil and water conservation structures have to be carefully designed and constructed taking into account realities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2410-2434
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1873750
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Author-Name: Anton Shkaruba
Author-X-Name-First: Anton
Author-X-Name-Last: Shkaruba
Author-Name: Hanna Skryhan
Author-X-Name-First: Hanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Skryhan
Author-Name: Olga Likhacheva
Author-X-Name-First: Olga
Author-X-Name-Last: Likhacheva
Author-Name: Attila Katona
Author-X-Name-First: Attila
Author-X-Name-Last: Katona
Author-Name: Oksana Maryskevych
Author-X-Name-First: Oksana
Author-X-Name-Last: Maryskevych
Author-Name: Viktar Kireyeu
Author-X-Name-First: Viktar
Author-X-Name-Last: Kireyeu
Author-Name: Kalev Sepp
Author-X-Name-First: Kalev
Author-X-Name-Last: Sepp
Author-Name: Iryna Shpakivska
Author-X-Name-First: Iryna
Author-X-Name-Last: Shpakivska
Title: Development of sustainable urban drainage systems in Eastern Europe: an analytical overview of the constraints and enabling conditions
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We focused on the barriers to the implementation of enabling environments for sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Based on interviews and desktop research, we analyzed overall framework conditions in these countries as well as implementation practices in three cities. Our findings demonstrate that the main problem was the deficit of strategic foresight for urban development. SUDS are mostly promoted by NGOs and fueled by international donors, and this represents a major barrier to their implementation, as NGOs and ‘traditional’ epistemic communities are often not connected. Successful examples of SUDS are missing, often due to regulatory environments forcing SUDS development teams to take suboptimal decisions. In order to be taken seriously by key stakeholders SUDS need to appear in national policy documents. Furthermore, the overall successful implementation of SUDS needs robust governance frameworks while many structural issues are direct results of governance deficits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2435-2458
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1874893
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Author-Name: Rong Sheng
Author-X-Name-First: Rong
Author-X-Name-Last: Sheng
Title: Coordination, harmonization or prioritization in environmental policy integration: evidence from the case in Chongming eco-island, China
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This paper studies environmental policy integration (EPI) in eco-city/island, building an empirical model to quantify EPI levels based on decoupling analysis. EPI integration levels have been highlighted but have seldom been quantitatively probed in existing academia. It attempts to identify whether EPI, especially its prioritization, is approached in Chongming eco-city/island and identify the factors for it to be achieved. The four-quadrant decoupling model is applied and further operationalized temporally and spatially. Results show that Chongming had a strong prioritized EPI in four consecutive years in the examined years of 2012–2018 despite fluctuations in integration levels. Spatially in its 18 towns, 7 towns have prioritized EPI and one has strongly prioritized EPI, indicating optimistic empirical evidence for an eco-city/island. Contributing factors are discussed, such as EPI levels embodied in the distributed spatiality and time intervals, isolated bounded spatiality and functional symbiosis, and offsetting high costs with multi-level support.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2365-2385
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1872509
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Author-Name: Wei Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Title: The impact of land consolidation on vulnerability of rural households: evidence from Central China
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In the context of the Sustainable Livelihood Framework, the vulnerability of rural households is closely related to external risks and their responsibility. Recently, land consolidation has been widely implemented throughout China, which is supposed to boost livelihood capital and thereby improve rural households’ vulnerability. In order to examine this initiative, a case study was carried out in Central China. A matched Differences-in-Differences specification was adopted to estimate the effect of land consolidation. The results demonstrate that (1) land consolidation significantly reduces vulnerability by enhancing the quality and quantity of natural and physical capital, (2) the impact is highly spatially distributed, varying with the distance to the water source, and (3) the proposed model appears robust enough to explain the impact mechanism after a couples of robustness check. Finally, several suggestions are advised, including upgrading of infrastructure and facilities, reducing land fragmentation and adjusting the distance between cropland and the water source.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2326-2345
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1866511
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Author-Name: Catherine E. Reining
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Reining
Author-Name: Christopher J. Lemieux
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lemieux
Author-Name: Sean T. Doherty
Author-X-Name-First: Sean T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Doherty
Title: Linking restorative human health outcomes to protected area ecosystem diversity and integrity
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Human health and well-being benefits have increasingly been associated with contact with nature. However, limited research has focused on the influence of ecosystem type and quality on these outcomes. This paper reports on the results of an in-situ survey of 467 visitors to an Ontario protected area. Results revealed high overall restorative outcomes across all ecosystem types, with greater benefits reported for women than men. Perceived ecosystem quality, including species richness, naturalness, and ecological integrity, had the greatest impact on restorative outcomes, while the type of ecosystem and time spent had surprisingly little influence. Greater restorative outcomes for women were also associated with specific ecosystem types. The study advances our limited understanding of the nuanced relationship between human health and well-being outcomes and exposure to diverse ecosystems, and by extenstion the unique aspects of biodiversity and ecosystem condition that Canada’s protected areas exhibit.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2300-2325
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1857227
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Author-Name: Johan Graafland
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Graafland
Author-Name: Frank G. A. de Bakker
Author-X-Name-First: Frank G. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: de Bakker
Title: Crowding in or crowding out? How non-governmental organizations and media influence intrinsic motivations toward corporate social and environmental responsibility
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Motivation crowding theory examines how external intervention may undermine intrinsic motivation. Earlier research has shown that intrinsic motivation plays a decisive role in fostering environmental performance of households and consumers, but that external pressures may “crowd out†the intrinsic motivations. Similar patterns could be expected in business organizations. However, only a few studies consider crowding effects of financial incentives on businesses’ intrinsic motivation to environmental responsibility, whereas none addresses the impact of external pressures from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and media, despite their prominent role. This study aims to address this gap by offering a mediation framework explaining how pressures from NGOs and media affect intrinsic motivation. Empirically, the paper adds to the scant empirical research by estimating a model on a sample of 4,364 enterprises from twelve European countries. We find that NGOs and media pressures increase financial benefits from environmental responsibility, which in turn crowd in intrinsic motivation in enterprises.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2386-2409
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1873110
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Author-Name: Vibha Singhal
Author-X-Name-First: Vibha
Author-X-Name-Last: Singhal
Author-Name: Jyotirmoy Ghosh
Author-X-Name-First: Jyotirmoy
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh
Author-Name: Sheeraz Saleem Bhat
Author-X-Name-First: Sheeraz Saleem
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhat
Title: Role of religious beliefs of tribal communities from Jharkhand (India) in biodiversity conservation
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Jharkhand is one of the most biodiversity-enriched regions in India because of its origin and diverse physiographic and climatic conditions. It comprises 29.61% forest area which exceeds the national average of 23%. However, the biodiversity rich status of this region may also be attributed to its higher tribal population. Jharkhand has 26.3% tribal population of the total population in the state belong to 32 different groups. Santal, Munda and Ho are the dominant tribal groups in this area. They protect and conserve the plant and animal diversity in the landscape through their religious belief system which encompasses the concept of totemism, sacred trees and groves. However, intrusion of modernization, commercialization and weakening of indigenous belief systems has raised serious concerns in the conservation and management of floral and faunal biodiversity. Religion is a potent tool to convince people; hence their religious values and associated taboos must be protected against erosion
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2277-2299
Issue: 13
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1861587
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Author-Name: Judith A.M. Gollata
Author-X-Name-First: Judith A.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gollata
Author-Name: Elisa Kochskämper
Author-X-Name-First: Elisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kochskämper
Author-Name: Nicolas W. Jager
Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jager
Author-Name: Jens Newig
Author-X-Name-First: Jens
Author-X-Name-Last: Newig
Title: Participation in multi-level policy implementation: exploring the influence of governance culture
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In environmental governance, participatory modes of political decision-making and planning are becoming more prevalent. A rationalist model of governance would assume that instrumental rationales prevail in choosing participatory process designs. Some argue, however, that public policy-makers also follow administrative or governance ‘culture’. The concept of participatory governance culture assumes that historically grown institutional traditions, rationales and routines predetermine administrative practice. This paper empirically maps whether differences in participatory approaches can be explained by variation in participatory governance cultures. We study participatory governance in implementing the participatory provisions of three EU environmental directives in German federal states. Results indicate that although statutory requirements play a role in implementation process design, state-specific patterns can be observed. Studying participatory governance cultures seems viable to (1) enrich the theory of participatory planning through greater attention to governance cultures and to (2) offer an explanatory model on variation in implementation processes within one policy field.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2593-2617
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1876002
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Author-Name: Shahrzad Gholizadeh Sarabi
Author-X-Name-First: Shahrzad
Author-X-Name-Last: Gholizadeh Sarabi
Author-Name: Mohammad Rahim Rahnama
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Rahim
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahnama
Title: From self-sufficient provision of water and energy to regenerative urban development and sustainability: exploring the potentials in Mashhad City, Iran
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Increased resource demand due to rapid urbanization has made cities like Mashhad highly dependent on their surroundings for resource supply and waste disposal, and has negatively impacted their local-regional hinterlands. To reduce the metabolic footprint of cities and create an environmentally restorative relationship between cities and their supporting ecosystems, a transition toward local alternative and renewable sources is essential. This paper explores potentials for water and energy self-sufficient provision in Mashhad using the Urban Harvesting method to practically illustrate how cities could seek opportunities to meet their needs within their boundaries before relying on external supplies. Results showed that solar photovoltaic and biogas could provide 4495.2 and 472.6 GWh/yr electricity, altogether enabling Mashhad to offset 100% of its consumption. Water cascading and recycling have the potential to meet 72% of the demand, and replace around 125 mcm/yr of imported water. Similarly, water self-sufficiency would increase by 5%–8% (8.6–14.7 mcm/yr) when collecting rainwater from rooftops.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2459-2480
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1874894
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Author-Name: Josephine Mummery
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine
Author-X-Name-Last: Mummery
Title: Attributes of effective national partnerships for environmental challenges – managing ozone-depleting and synthetic greenhouse gases in Australia
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The magnitude and consequences of current global environmental challenges require partnerships across sectors and scales. Accordingly, there is a need to learn from partnerships that have been effective. This article analyses a successful national partnership that is contributing to implementation of the Montreal Protocol. It uses a case study methodology that draws on expert views from industry, government, and science, and contributes to the literature on partnerships in several ways. First, it highlights the relevance of insights from science-practice interfaces, and on institutions that can work across scales, for partnerships where knowledge is incomplete, and the challenges are dynamic. Second, it identifies five attributes of the successful multi-stakeholder partnership for Montreal Protocol sectors in Australia. While the wider applicability of these attributes needs testing, they are proposed for consideration by researchers and practitioners in partnerships where environmental challenges demand new knowledge and technologies, and systemic industrial practice change across scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2481-2499
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1874895
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Author-Name: Taiyang Zhong
Author-X-Name-First: Taiyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong
Author-Name: Wei Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Yuntai Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Yuntai
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Yu Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Xianjin Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Xianjin
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Title: Farmland preservation policies in China and their impacts on urban expansion: a multilevel analysis
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There has been limited research examining the impact of the top-down and quota-oriented farmland preservation policies on urban land expansion at the city level in China. This paper aims to narrow this gap, particularly focusing on the policies of prime farmland preservation quota and farmland conversion quota. A multilevel modeling approach was applied to examine the effects. The findings suggest that the two policies had limited effects. The limited effect of the two policies is rooted in the gaps between planning policy-making and implementation. Specifically, prefecture-level city-biased allocation of conversion and preservation quotas led to less restrictions on prefecture-level cities. The decoupling of annual quotas and land use planned quotas undermined the controlling effects on urban land expansion. Also, farmland conversion quotas incorporated into new plans were inconsistent. Additionally, insufficient capacity to monitor policy implementation, especially for prime farmland use, considerably weakened the potential effects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2552-2572
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1876000
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Author-Name: Venus Krantz
Author-X-Name-First: Venus
Author-X-Name-Last: Krantz
Author-Name: Sara Gustafsson
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Gustafsson
Title: Localizing the sustainable development goals through an integrated approach in municipalities: early experiences from a Swedish forerunner
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The 2030 Agenda and its SDGs call for cross-sectoral collaboration and societal transformation. Translating these indivisible goals to the local level is an important undertaking for municipalities given their wide range of responsibilities. This paper explores SDG localization in a Swedish municipal organization, providing analyses on management practice, having an integrated approach to sustainability. Based on document studies and interviews, it reflects experiences from an early phase of SDG localization. Having an integrated approach to SDG localization was shown to be dependent on aspects such as structure, leadership and coordination, yet simultaneously flexibility, organizational learning as well as time and timing. Such an integrated approach also comes with the challenge of operationalizing the SDGs into management systems, budgets and motivating employees across organizational silos and levels. The paper concludes that the SDG framework presents an opportunity for municipalities to understand and review their organizations through a broad systems perspective on sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2641-2660
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1877642
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Author-Name: Louinord Voltaire
Author-X-Name-First: Louinord
Author-X-Name-Last: Voltaire
Author-Name: Kokou Boris Djongon
Author-X-Name-First: Kokou Boris
Author-X-Name-Last: Djongon
Author-Name: Michel Carrard
Author-X-Name-First: Michel
Author-X-Name-Last: Carrard
Title: Exploring the importance of accounting for on-site sampling and heterogenous preferences simultaneously in estimating aggregate demand function for recreational fishing
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Travel cost (TC) data are often collected on-site, raising the question of on-site sampling bias. In addition, the motivations behind visiting a recreational area are diverse and differ across individuals, with the potential implications that preferences for trips are heterogenous. This is particularly true for recreational fishing areas that include multiple sites and within which multiple fishing activities are pursued. Comparing four single-site negative binomial models, this paper shows the importance of accounting for on-site sampling and heterogenous preferences simultaneously. The magnitude of the bias resulting from addressing these two issues separately is examined in terms of variation in consumer surplus, predicted mean trip and price elasticity. The paper further proposes an empirical strategy that addresses the issue of missing income bias. This bias occurs when respondents who do not report their income are significantly different in terms of their trip behavior from those with an average income level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2573-2592
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1876001
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Author-Name: Pablo RodrÃguez-Gutiérrez
Author-X-Name-First: Pablo
Author-X-Name-Last: RodrÃguez-Gutiérrez
Author-Name: M. Dolores Guerrero-Baena
Author-X-Name-First: M. Dolores
Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrero-Baena
Author-Name: Mercedes Luque-VÃlchez
Author-X-Name-First: Mercedes
Author-X-Name-Last: Luque-VÃlchez
Author-Name: Francisca Castilla-Polo
Author-X-Name-First: Francisca
Author-X-Name-Last: Castilla-Polo
Title: An approach to using the best-worst method for supporting sustainability reporting decision-making in SMEs
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This paper proposes a novel methodological approach to help decision-makers in SMEs evaluate and prioritize sustainability reporting (SR) standards. It can thus help SMEs to overcome some of the problems they encounter when initiating SR. In order to explore this decision in more depth, a set of decision criteria are identified, reflecting the costs and benefits that could be derived from SR adoption. The methodological approach proposed is based on the best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method and is tested on a sample of Spanish SMEs. The results highlight the relevance of SR for the legitimacy and reputation of the firm, with GRI ranking first among the SR alternatives. This research helps to strengthen the link between academia and business, by developing a tool with which firms can select a reporting standard. This is especially relevant for SMEs given their relevant role in national economies and their general failure to disclose such information.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2618-2640
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1876003
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Author-Name: Sergio Wicki
Author-X-Name-First: Sergio
Author-X-Name-Last: Wicki
Author-Name: Jonas Schwaab
Author-X-Name-First: Jonas
Author-X-Name-Last: Schwaab
Author-Name: Jan Perhac
Author-X-Name-First: Jan
Author-X-Name-Last: Perhac
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Title: Participatory multi-objective optimization for planning dense and green cities
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The consideration of urban ecosystem services becomes increasingly important when planning compact cities. We implement a multi-objective optimization approach to support decision-makers in their efforts to develop green and dense cities. Embedded in a participatory process, the applied genetic algorithm allows us to assess spatial tradeoffs between urban ecosystem services and compactness. The optimization model is embedded in a decision support system for interactive analysis and communication of the results, facilitating the engagement of planners to support sustainable development. We illustrate the process in a multi-level case study in Singapore, a tropical city state aiming to pursue its distinct greening strategy. The whole process, from the problem definition to the obtained solution set, is evaluated using a feedback loop with stakeholders. Using this approach, we identify robust and best-suited urban development locations as well as temporal prioritization schemes evolving around future public transportation nodes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2532-2551
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1875999
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Author-Name: Saeed Gholamrezai
Author-X-Name-First: Saeed
Author-X-Name-Last: Gholamrezai
Author-Name: Vahid Aliabadi
Author-X-Name-First: Vahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Aliabadi
Author-Name: Pouria Ataei
Author-X-Name-First: Pouria
Author-X-Name-Last: Ataei
Title: Recognizing dimensions of sustainability entrepreneurship among local producers of agricultural inputs
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The present research aimed at designing a model of sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship among local producers of agricultural inputs. The paper highlights causal, contextual, and intervening conditions for sustainability entrepreneurship among these local producers. In addition, the necessary action strategies are provided to develop sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship. The consequences of agricultural input production are also illustrated based on the insight of sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship. The research population was composed of knowledge-intensive businesses working on pesticide production in Iran. They were sampled using the purposive sampling technique. The research instrument was interviews in the qualitative phase and a questionnaire in the quantitative phase. The qualitative data were analyzed by grounded theory in three steps of open, axial, and selective coding, and the sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship model was derived. The results show that sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship is composed of contextual conditions (e.g. the values and understanding of the society, training, and the role of media), causal conditions (e.g. entrepreneurial attitude and passion, higher demand, and specific diseases), and intervening conditions (e.g. international sanctions, support by the government and other institutions, and the development of technical and technological infrastructure). Also, the strategies of sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship include increasing production capacity, matching national and global regulations, assessing environmental considerations, creating an entrepreneurial culture, and strengthening scientific research and international cooperation. These strategies will have extensive implications at the level of individuals (e.g. motivation), families (e.g. improvement of physical and mental health), and society (e.g. creating employment and value-added and developing sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship in the agricultural inputs domain). It was found in the quantitative phase that the model of sustainability-oriented responsible entrepreneurship was well fitted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2500-2531
Issue: 14
Volume: 64
Year: 2021
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1875998
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Author-Name: Surender Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Surender
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: Pritika Dua
Author-X-Name-First: Pritika
Author-X-Name-Last: Dua
Title: Environmental management practices and financial performance: evidence from large listed Indian enterprises
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Large enterprises have been at the forefront of environmental management with active participation in industrywide programs and adoption of a ‘beyond compliance’ approach. The present study revisits the premise of environmental–financial linkage in an Indian context with a focus on large listed enterprises. We develop a comprehensive dataset of 459 large listed Indian companies covering major manufacturing and service sectors of the economy over an eleven-year period from 2008–09 to 2018–19. Static and dynamic regression models are used to gauge the impact of environmental management practices on firm profitability (Return on Assets and Return on Equity) and market valuation (Tobin Q, Market to Book Value Ratio and Excess Valuation to sales ratio). Empirical results suggest a positive impact of environmental management on firm profitability and market valuation. These results are of interest to corporate and policy makers for recognizing the financial implications of corporate environmental management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 37-61
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1877641
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Author-Name: Colas Chervier
Author-X-Name-First: Colas
Author-X-Name-Last: Chervier
Author-Name: Laurence Amblard
Author-X-Name-First: Laurence
Author-X-Name-Last: Amblard
Author-Name: Christophe Déprés
Author-X-Name-First: Christophe
Author-X-Name-Last: Déprés
Title: The conditions of emergence of cooperation to prevent the risk of diffuse pollution from agriculture: a case study comparison from France
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Groundwater resources are essential for the supply of drinking water in the European Union but significant uncertainties surround their quality. In this context, our article analyzes the factors that influence the cooperation of key stakeholders to prevent the risk of diffuse pollution from agriculture. We built on the institutional rational choice approach and the social-ecological system framework to design our analytical framework and hypotheses. We applied this analytical framework to two cases of cooperation involving drinking water suppliers and farmers in the management of the risk of non-point source pollution from agriculture in France. Our results show that cooperation emerges when the water resource is important for water suppliers to take on the leadership. Our results also characterize the role played by uncertainties and risk in getting stakeholders involved, and finally, suggest that cooperation depends on the size and predictability of the resource system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 62-83
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1877643
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Author-Name: Yongpei Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yongpei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhenyu Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: The scale boundary of urbanized population with peaking PM2.5 concentration: a spatial panel econometric analysis of China’s prefecture-level and above cities
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In view of China’s rapid urbanization for decades and its environmental effects, this paper focused on the impact of urbanization on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration, and estimated the definitive urbanized population whose PM2.5 concentration reached the peak according to the comparison of classical static/dynamic spatial econometric models. The estimation results of 227 prefecture-level cities and municipalities directly under the central government covering the period 1998–2016 show that the spatial spillover effect is statistically significant, while the exogenous effect stands out in the dynamic spatial Durbin model. In terms of the relationship between urbanized population and PM2.5 concentration, the cities themselves and the exogenous influences from other neighboring cities are U-shaped and inverted U-shaped with urbanized population at the inflection point that 3.77 million and 1.77 million, respectively. Moreover, the exogenous effects occupy the mainstream position, indicating that the PM2.5 concentration of prefecture-level cities mostly comes from the input of surrounding cities. It is proven in this paper that a moderate scale of population urbanization is an important factor in haze control, which should be accompanied by joint governance and coordination of urban agglomeration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 126-149
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1879033
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Author-Name: Xiuhong He
Author-X-Name-First: Xiuhong
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Yingying Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Yingying
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: Understanding the role of emotions in consumer adoption of electric vehicles: the mediating effect of perceived value
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Emotions are generally considered to be important elements of consumer behavior, but little research has investigated the link between emotions and consumers’ adoption behavior relating to electric vehicles (EVs). To address this gap, this study examines the roles of emotions in EV adoption intention by focusing on pride and guilt and explores the impact of perceived value on these causal processes. We proposed a research model and empirically tested it using 405 survey responses collected from China. The structural equation modeling analysis results indicate that both pride and guilt significantly affect EV adoption intention, and the effect of pride is stronger than that of guilt. Perceived value mediates the relationships between emotions and EV adoption behavior. We also found differences between men and women. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of the role of emotions in consumers’ EV adoption behavior, and provide recommendations for the promotion of EVs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 84-104
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1878018
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Author-Name: Takashi Nakazawa
Author-X-Name-First: Takashi
Author-X-Name-Last: Nakazawa
Author-Name: Tomoyuki Tatsumi
Author-X-Name-First: Tomoyuki
Author-X-Name-Last: Tatsumi
Title: Disagreeing with ‘local agreement’: a survey of public attitudes toward restarting the Hamaoka nuclear power plant
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The resumption of Japan’s NPPs has become a controversial issue since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. Although local agreement is a significant process of the resumption, the attitude of the general public toward the local agreement process has received little attention. This study uses a postal questionnaire survey with stratified random sampling to investigate the case of the Hamaoka NPP. Results show that the conventional way of seeking local agreement is not generally supported by the public. This may be explained by apparent widespread support for the participation of broader geographical areas, including those affected by reputational damage and urban areas consuming electricity, and by a general distrust of local governments/assemblies and the ‘experts’. It was also found that respondent attitudes regarding local agreement differ depending on the respondent’s position on the restart as well as the area in which the respondent resides.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 150-167
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1880378
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Author-Name: Constanza Bianchi
Author-X-Name-First: Constanza
Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi
Author-Name: Veronica Devenin
Author-X-Name-First: Veronica
Author-X-Name-Last: Devenin
Author-Name: Valentina Reyes
Author-X-Name-First: Valentina
Author-X-Name-Last: Reyes
Title: An empirical study of consumer purchase intention for responsible enterprises in Chile
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Although there have been many studies on responsible enterprises, they have been mostly conducted in high-income societies and focused on organizational issues. Scant research has addressed consumer preferences for responsible enterprises, particularly in less developed regions. This study addresses this gap by examining the antecedents of consumer purchase intentions for products and services from responsible enterprises in Chile, a Latin American country. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), a conceptual model is developed, and hypotheses are tested with structural equation modeling (SEM). Data was collected from 200 Chilean consumers of B-Corps, a type of responsible enterprise. The findings reveal four main drivers that are related to consumers’ intention to purchase from responsible enterprises in Chile: (1) consumer attitude toward purchasing from responsible enterprises, (2) perceived behavioral control, (3) consumer involvement in responsible enterprises, and (4) consumer environmental consciousness. These results show that the main drivers of purchase intention for these firms are mostly related to consumer personal values and intrinsic motivations of being responsible with society and the environment. The findings of this study offer valuable insights to the literature on environmental management and are also useful for managers of responsible enterprises, B-Corps and public policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 105-125
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1879032
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Author-Name: M. A. C. L. Gunarathna
Author-X-Name-First: M. A. C. L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gunarathna
Author-Name: R. J. Yang
Author-X-Name-First: R. J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: A. Song
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: Diverse distributed renewable energy trading paradigms: a business model review
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There are diverse distributed Renewable Energy (RE) trading business models (BM) which enable consumer-prosumer/generator energy trading; however, their efficiency and effectiveness in creating a stable RE market with enhanced economic values are not properly investigated. This paper intends to investigate the impact of diverse distributed RE trading paradigms on creating a stable RE market with enhanced economic values for multiple stakeholders. A comprehensive literature review is carried out to identify different distributed RE trading BMs and the “business model canvas†is used to analyze their characteristics. The findings identified that the ICT-based peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed RE trading has more technical, economic, and social benefits in comparison to other BMs. With the use of ICT applications such as blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and smart distribution applications, P2P distributed RE trading provides a unique service environment consisting of preference-based trading, distributed market control, automated trading, and customer involvement in price determination.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-36
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1877640
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Author-Name: Nahid Masoudi
Author-X-Name-First: Nahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Masoudi
Title: Environmental policies in the presence of more than one externality and of strategic firms
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We first study the optimality of a committed policy mix of tax and subsidy to control pollution when firms are involved in abatement technology R&D that is subject to knowledge spillovers. Then a comparison of tax and subsidy is provided when the policy mix is not available and the regulator can use only one single policy. Two different behavioral assumptions for the firms are examined: when firms are myopic, and when they are strategic, i.e. react to the ex-ante committed policies strategically. The results suggest that using a policy mix the committed regulator can attain optimality if firms are myopic, however, a strategic reaction from the firms may compromise the efficiency of the policy mix. We also show that when the policy mix is not available to the regulator and they have to commit to only one single policy, then tax policy may have some advantages over subsidy. Moreover, our results suggest that unlike the policy mix, the single policy is more effective in the case of strategic firms rather than myopic ones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 168-185
Issue: 1
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1880380
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Author-Name: Jill Blakley
Author-X-Name-First: Jill
Author-X-Name-Last: Blakley
Author-Name: Jessica Russell
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica
Author-X-Name-Last: Russell
Title: International progress in cumulative effects assessment: a review of academic literature 2008–2018
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This paper discusses trends in recent academic literature on cumulative effects assessment (CEA) in the field of environmental impact assessment (IA). We performed an inductive, thematic analysis of peer-reviewed literature published between 2008 and 2018. We find that most academic research on CEA originates in North America, and much of it is situated in periodicals other than the leading IA journals. There is agreement that CEA is still not well understood conceptually and there remains a need for procedural guidance as support for practitioners. Support for regional and strategic approaches to CEA remains strong. Our review of the literature also shows that, increasingly, researchers advocate estimating relative ecosystem vulnerability to anthropogenic activities by aggregating stressors and differentiating the most heavily disturbed valued components and impact zones. The paper concludes with our suggestions to strengthen CEA scholarship globally.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 186-215
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1882408
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Author-Name: Arnab Chakraborty
Author-X-Name-First: Arnab
Author-X-Name-Last: Chakraborty
Author-Name: Xijing Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xijing
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Exploring the heterogeneity in relationship between heat exposure and land development in Mumbai, India: a framework to address urban vulnerability in developing megacities
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Informal settlements in developing megacities are often vulnerable to extreme heat and other environmental hazards. Yet, understanding of this vulnerability remains limited due to inadequate attention to the relationships between characteristics of the built environment and land surface temperature. To address this, we focus on the Mumbai region and employ a Geographically Development-Weighted Regression model that can link land surface temperature with datasets that can capture key characteristics of the built environment, particularly formal or informal settlement types and infrastructure quality. We find the existence of spatial heterogeneity in these relationships suggesting that informal settlements are correlated with higher land surface temperatures, especially under low development conditions. We also find that this effect grows with settlement size, and that the growth in these settlements would increase land surface temperature. We conclude with some guidance for planners and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 337-355
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1884050
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Author-Name: Sareh Ghorbani
Author-X-Name-First: Sareh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghorbani
Author-Name: Esmail Salehi
Author-X-Name-First: Esmail
Author-X-Name-Last: Salehi
Author-Name: Shahrzad Faryadi
Author-X-Name-First: Shahrzad
Author-X-Name-Last: Faryadi
Author-Name: Hamid Reza Jafari
Author-X-Name-First: Hamid Reza
Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari
Title: Analyzing urban environmental justice based on supply, demand, and access to cooling ecosystem services in Tehran, Iran
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Given the important role of environmental amenities such as ecosystem services on human well-being, this study investigates the unfair distribution of access to urban cooling ecosystem services in Tehran in order to examine urban environmental justice through the following methodological steps: (1) mapping socio-economic inequality through eleven indicators reflecting socio-economic status ranked by TOPSIS, (2) exploring urban land surface temperature (LST) by applying the mono-window algorithm, (3) estimating canopy cover, and (4) applying distributional justice dimensions through demand, supply, and access to urban cooling ecosystem services. The results revealed that urban cooling ecosystem service demand was high in districts with lower socio-economic status ranking. Cooling ecosystem service supply was high in northern districts with higher socio-economic status. This study indicates that residents of Tehran are confronting urban injustice in terms of the distribution pattern of urban cooling ecosystem services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 288-310
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1882964
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Author-Name: Li Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yanan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yanan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Youxia Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Youxia
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Kaiji Han
Author-X-Name-First: Kaiji
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Yuetong Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yuetong
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Financial inclusion and green economic efficiency: evidence from China
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Financial inclusion is crucial to a country’s competitiveness while green economy emerges as a policy priority along the sustainable development path, but how will they interact? This study examines the relationship between the two in the context of China, which is on the transition to a green economy based on city level data for 2011–2015. A multidimensional measurement of financial inclusion is established by considering the rapidly developing digital finance, and the measurement of green economic efficiency by applying the MinDW model. Results indicate that the development of financial inclusion can enhance green economic efficiency, which is mainly realized through the strengthening of the credit constraints on high-polluting firms. The findings provide further implications for implementing a financial development policy and maintain a balanced relationship between the government, financial institutions, and firms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 240-271
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1881459
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Author-Name: Saulo de Oliveira Folharini
Author-X-Name-First: Saulo de Oliveira
Author-X-Name-Last: Folharini
Author-Name: Silas Nogueira de Melo
Author-X-Name-First: Silas Nogueira de
Author-X-Name-Last: Melo
Author-Name: Stephen R. Cameron
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cameron
Title: Effect of protected areas on forest crimes in Brazil
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Forest crimes are a sparsely researched topic. There is ample evidence that protected areas play a role in lessening deforestation in the developing world, but their relationship to forest crimes is unknown. We examine the coastal municipalities of São Paulo State, Brazil to identify what role protected areas play in the incidence of forest crimes, using a series of regression models. Our findings provide support for a positive and significant relationship between protected areas and forest crime, likely due to increased opportunities for the commission of crimes, enhanced environmental monitoring and enforcement, and the reduction of legally exploitable forest areas. In addition, education levels were significant in contributing to increased forest crimes. The implications of our results are discussed in the context of public policy as well as forest crime prevention initiatives. While protected areas appear to contribute to a higher incidence of forest crimes in coastal São Paulo State.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 272-287
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1881885
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Author-Name: Katherine Fremantle
Author-X-Name-First: Katherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Fremantle
Author-Name: Laura De Vito
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: De Vito
Author-Name: Ben Williams
Author-X-Name-First: Ben
Author-X-Name-Last: Williams
Author-Name: James Longhurst
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Longhurst
Title: A framework for assessing the contribution of UK local authorities toward compliance with the EU ambient air quality directive
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Implementation outcomes of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD) (2008/50/EC)) are weak across European Union (EU) member states. In the UK, Local Authorities (LAs) must work toward reducing air pollution, however, means of assessing the extent and effectiveness of their contribution are limited. This paper develops a framework to evaluate policies implemented by UK LAs to address air pollution and applies it to Air Quality Action Plans (AQAP) of five cities. It looks at how, and the extent to which, LA air quality policies align with AAQD requirements, thus advancing empirical and academic knowledge on implementation literature surrounding multi-level governance, specifically the policy disconnect between the AAQD and UK Local Air Quality Management (LAQM). The application of the framework shows how LAs can better integrate AQAPs into their LAQM plans to assess, develop, improve and implement their air quality policies on the ground.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 356-373
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1888698
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Author-Name: Wenqing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Liangliang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Liangliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Unearthing consumers’ intention to adopt eco-friendly smart home services: an extended version of the theory of planned behavior model
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Eco-friendly smart home services (ESHS) positively promote environmental protection. In this study, we investigate the factors influencing consumers’ intention toward adopting ESHS. We use the theory of planned behavior as the basic theoretical support and further extend it by incorporating the constructs of information publicity, perceived risk, environmental consciousness, and compatibility. We survey a total of 587 respondents by using an online questionnaire and further analyze the collected data with a structural equation model. Results indicate that attitude, perceived behavioral control, information publicity, environmental consciousness, and compatibility exert significant and positive effects on consumers’ intention to adopt ESHS. By contrast, perceived risk is the barrier to adopting ESHS. However, subjective norm surprisingly does not affect consumers’ intention to adopt ESHS. On the basis of these results, we discuss some implications for smart home service providers to motivate other consumers to adopt such eco-friendly services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 216-239
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1880379
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Author-Name: Zuocheng Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Zuocheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Krishna P. Paudel
Author-X-Name-First: Krishna P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Paudel
Author-Name: Rongqing Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Rongqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Title: Pollution halo or pollution haven: assessing the role of foreign direct investment on energy conservation and emission reduction
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This paper uses spatial econometric and the threshold effect models to study the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China’s energy conservation and emissions reduction. We use provincial-level data on pollutants (CO2, wastewater emission, exhaust emission, and waste emission) available from 2001 to 2015. Results indicated that FDI not only promotes China’s “energy conservation,†but also improves China’s CO2 emission efficiency and environmental efficiency. We find that export-oriented foreign companies can significantly improve China’s energy efficiency and water quality. FDI enhances energy efficiency through eco-oriented technological progress and water quality, air quality through production-oriented technological progress. We also find that the impact of FDI on China’s energy conservation and emission reduction has significant threshold effects. Our findings contradict the often believed “pollution haven hypothesis.â€
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 311-336
Issue: 2
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1882965
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Author-Name: Hongping Yuan
Author-X-Name-First: Hongping
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan
Author-Name: Zheng Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yongwei Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Yongwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Jianli Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Jianli
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: A dissipative structure theory-based investigation of a construction and demolition waste minimization system in China
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Construction and demolition (C&D) waste minimization is an important strategy for addressing waste management challenges. Generally, C&D waste minimization is a complex and open system involving various interrelated processes, elements and stakeholders. Previous studies have investigated internal factors of the system, but neglected effects of external factors and interactions between internal and external factors. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate China’s C&D waste minimization system from the perspectives of integrity and dynamics. Based on the dissipative structure theory, the paper examines whether China’s C&D waste minimization system is a dissipative structure, given that a dissipative structure system can transform itself from disordered state to ordered state spontaneously through interactions among the inherent subsystems and elements involved. Firstly, 28 factors influencing waste minimization are identified. Secondly, the Brusselator model and entropy methods are adopted for empirical analysis with the data collected by questionnaire survey. The findings reveal that China’s current C&D waste minimization system is not a dissipative structure; consequently, the development of the system cannot form a macroscopic stable and orderly structure through self-organization. Accordingly, suggestions are proposed to effectively promote the C&D waste minimization system toward a dissipative structure. The findings are expected to enhance the C&D waste minimization system through forming a dissipative structure and consequently achieving orderly and coordinated system development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 514-535
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1889484
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Author-Name: Yousef H. Eiadat
Author-X-Name-First: Yousef H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Eiadat
Author-Name: Alejandro M. Fernández-Castro
Author-X-Name-First: Alejandro M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-Castro
Title: Do formal and informal institutions matter for firm-level strategic environmental actions? A multi-level perspective from Jordan
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We developed an overarching multi-level mediation model using 199 responses from 53 companies from the industrial sector in Jordan to examine (1) the mediation effect of firm-level environmental climate on the relationship between formal regulatory institutions and firm-level strategic environmental actions, and (2) the role that informal institutions conveyed via political, normative, and business connections plays on the environment-related cognitions of top managers. At the ‘within’ level, our results indicate that top managers with strong political connections develop negative environment-related cognitions while those with strong normative and business connections develop positive environment-related cognitions. At the firm-level, our results reveal that firm-level environmental climate – as an aggregated measure of the ‘within’ level environmental cognitions of top managers – fully mediates the relationship between formal regulatory institutions and firm-level strategic environmental actions. This study demonstrates how multilevel research is used to enrich understanding of firm-level strategic environmental actions, with implications beyond Jordan.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 461-489
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1887826
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Author-Name: Davoud Omarzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Davoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Omarzadeh
Author-Name: Samereh Pourmoradian
Author-X-Name-First: Samereh
Author-X-Name-Last: Pourmoradian
Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Hoda Khallaghi
Author-X-Name-First: Hoda
Author-X-Name-Last: Khallaghi
Author-Name: Ayyoob Sharifi
Author-X-Name-First: Ayyoob
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharifi
Author-Name: Khalil Valizadeh Kamran
Author-X-Name-First: Khalil Valizadeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Kamran
Title: A GIS-based multiple ecotourism sustainability assessment of West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Ecotourism is a major tourism dimension that has received significant attention in recent years. It is widely known that the tourism industry, and in particular ecotourism, makes a significant contribution to sustainable development. In this context, the West Azerbaijan province is one of most important tourist destinations in Iran for attracting tourists interested in nature. The main purpose of this study was to analyze and map the potential for sustainable ecotourism development. The research methodology was developed based on GIS multi-criteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) techniques, using 28 spatial indicators. For this purpose, areas with the potential for attracting tourists were identified and the effective factors for increasing and decreasing tourism development activities were evaluated by GIS analysis. The method used as a multi-criteria spatial decision-making technique is based on the network analysis process and its combination with fuzzy logic is very effective for increasing the accuracy of the model and obtaining more realistic results. According to the results of this study, West Azerbaijan, due to its potential, including some areas unknown to tourists and even tourism planners, could be introduced as a nature tourism hub in the northwest of the country. The detailed tourism sustainability map obtained, at the scale of 1/25,000, could be used as a basis for regional planning and sustainable ecotourism development. In this context, the results could also be critical for tourism companies, agencies and local stakeholders and organizations for various applications, such as investment and development of tourism hospitality facilities and infrastructure in high potential areas. The research can also be considered as progressive in tourism research and supports future research on the selection of beneficial criteria and the application of efficient methods for tourism sustainability assessment and mapping.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 490-513
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1887827
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Author-Name: Gianluca Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Author-Name: Elena Barbierato
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Barbierato
Author-Name: Irene Capecchi
Author-X-Name-First: Irene
Author-X-Name-Last: Capecchi
Author-Name: Sandro Sacchelli
Author-X-Name-First: Sandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Sacchelli
Title: Application of stated-preferences methods and neuroscience for the valuation of dynamicity in forest cultural ecosystem services
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In this study, we combined virtual reality and electroencephalogram (EEG) methods in a lab setting to evaluate the restorative effects of forests on the mental state. In doing so, we compared forests in different vegetative seasons, varying types of forest stands, and forest densities. Twenty participants were exposed to videos of forests with different tree species compositions and cover densities across two seasons. At the same time, participants were monitored with an EEG device that recorded brain waves associated with the emotional mental state to understand varying levels of restoration associated with the different forest species. The EEG analysis was coupled with a self-rated measure of restoration, collected using the Restoration Outcome Scale and visual indexes of greenness. The results indicated that restorative effects were higher in summer season with high-density cover of forests composed of black pine. It was also found that restoration was affected by the degree of greenness, as suggested by its correlation with brain waves. These results, integrated with future suggestions for improvement, can be useful for forest management and territorial marketing to design dedicated forested areas for the purposes of restoration and the enhancement of mood state.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 398-417
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1885354
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Author-Name: A.K.A Rathi
Author-X-Name-First: A.K.A
Author-X-Name-Last: Rathi
Title: Is “consideration of alternatives†in project level environmental impact assessment studies in developing countries an eyewash: an Indian case-study
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Consideration of alternatives for a development project, with the prime objective of selecting the most appropriate alternative that supports sustainability of the environmental resources, should be the heart of an EIA study. This study was undertaken to examine how alternatives were addressed in 46 EIA reports for infrastructural projects accorded environmental clearance in India, adopting the yardsticks used by Sadler for evaluating effectiveness and criteria-based evaluation. The EIA process considers alternatives superficially and the terms of reference lack emphasis on a wide range of reasonable alternatives, even for potentially controversial and large projects. Radical improvements are needed in the EIA process through a core legislated scoping, and transparent and rigorous appraisal of proposals right from “upstream†through “downstream†of project life-cycle. The capacity building of professionals associated with the EIA process on the structured methodologies for identification, development, and analysis of reasonable alternatives should help meet the EIA objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 418-440
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1886058
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Author-Name: Gianluca Egidi
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Egidi
Author-Name: Giovanni Quaranta
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Quaranta
Author-Name: Rosanna Salvia
Author-X-Name-First: Rosanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvia
Author-Name: Luca Salvati
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Salvati
Author-Name: Renata VÄeláková
Author-X-Name-First: Renata
Author-X-Name-Last: VÄeláková
Author-Name: Pavel CudlÃn
Author-X-Name-First: Pavel
Author-X-Name-Last: CudlÃn
Title: Urban sprawl and desertification risk: unraveling the latent nexus in a mediterranean country
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The Mediterranean region is exposed to desertification risk because of the joint impact of soil degradation, land-use change and global warming, although the individual role of such drivers has been occasionally investigated. The present study clarifies the spatial linkage between desertification risk and urbanization, intended as a pervasive form of landscape transformation in Southern Europe, by analyzing trends over time in the Environmentally Sensitive Area Index (1960–2010) at different settlement densities in Italy. Seven density classes, representing a vast range of local contexts from pristine, natural sites to peri-urban conditions with moderate (or high) human pressure, were considered. While land surface with medium-high settlement density increased between 1960 and 2010, reflecting semi-dense urban growth (1960–1990) and settlement sprawl (1990–2010), the spatial distribution and extent of land sensitive to desertification in Italy followed more complex dynamics over both time and space. Divergences in the level of desertification risk along the settlement density gradient increased markedly in 1990 and 2010. The highest level of risk was observed for land with intermediate settlement density, representing economically dynamic rural contexts with high (and possibly increasing) human pressure. Despite some exceptions, a lower level of risk was observed in urban and peri-urban areas with denser settlements. The spatially asymmetric increase in the level of desertification risk contributed to alter the polarization in affected and non-affected areas characteristic of early-1960s Italy. A rising impact of settlement density on desertification risk has been recorded in more recent years. Based on the empirical results of this study, National Action Plans to combat desertification in Mediterranean Europe are definitely required to incorporate specific measures of urban containment and mitigation of the negative effect of sprawl on land degradation at a local scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 441-460
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1886913
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Author-Name: Mark Koelman
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Koelman
Author-Name: Thomas Hartmann
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann
Author-Name: Tejo J. M. Spit
Author-X-Name-First: Tejo J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Spit
Title: When tensions become conflicts: wind turbine policy implementation and development in the Netherlands
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Governments all over the world experience institutional conflicts in transforming their fossil-based energy system into a more renewable one. Between national, regional, and local tiers of government tensions rise on meeting renewable energy objectives. Under the institutional arrangement of subsidiarity, decisions on renewable energy policy objectives are taken on the international level, while the implementation of policy increasingly becomes a local responsibility. In this paper, we use an institutional framework to analyze the tensions in interactions between tiers of governments on four cases of Dutch wind energy policy implementation. The analysis offers insights into how tensions emerge in top-down wind energy policy implementation in the Netherlands. Within the four cases, tensions between government tiers are found, serving to constrain local tiers of government to implement local policy and object to top-down development. The results indicate that local issues aren’t sufficiently addressed in higher-tier government policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 375-397
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1885018
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Author-Name: Xiaoyu Qu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Qu
Author-Name: Adnan Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Adnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Salman Yahya
Author-X-Name-First: Salman
Author-X-Name-Last: Yahya
Author-Name: Abaid Ullah Zafar
Author-X-Name-First: Abaid Ullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Zafar
Author-Name: Mohsin Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Mohsin
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Title: Green core competencies to prompt green absorptive capacity and bolster green innovation: the moderating role of organization’s green culture
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China’s tourism industry is under transition towards sustainable tourism. This study’s primary purpose is to propose a novel framework that green core competence enhances the tourism industry’s green absorptive capacity and green innovation performance. Additionally, green absorptive capacity mediates the relationship between green core competence and green innovation. And finally, green organizational culture moderates the relationship between green absorptive capacity and green innovation. Data were collected from different hotels and restaurants in the North East of China, practicing environmentally friendly green practices through convenient sampling. The PLS-SEM technique was used to test each hypothesis. The results showed that green core competence positively and significantly affects green innovation performance, and green absorptive capacity mediates the relationship between green core competencies and green innovation performance. Moreover, green organizational culture partially moderates the relationship between green absorptive capacity and green innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 536-561
Issue: 3
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1891029
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Author-Name: Misse Wester
Author-X-Name-First: Misse
Author-X-Name-Last: Wester
Title: Robust municipal decision making? A pilot study of applying robust decision making in three Swedish municipalities
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The growing understanding of the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events due to climate change demands action. Locally, measures to adapt must be taken without knowing exactly what will happen, where it will happen or what the consequences will be. To meet this need, a number of decision support tools have been developed and this article investigates how municipalities can implement Robust Decision support in their urban planning. Interviews with respondents from the municipalities were conducted. After this a series of workshops were held, where an RDM method was used on local situations and follow-up interviews assessed the success and potential of the tool. Results suggest that the process addresses uncertainty, encourages bottom-up approaches and provides a tool for creating adaptive pathways in a clear and concise manner. Despite these promising findings, the success of implementation on a broader scale is seen as limited due to organizational factors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 745-758
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1914560
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Author-Name: Claire Freeman
Author-X-Name-First: Claire
Author-X-Name-Last: Freeman
Author-Name: Yvette Buttery
Author-X-Name-First: Yvette
Author-X-Name-Last: Buttery
Author-Name: Yolanda van Heezik
Author-X-Name-First: Yolanda
Author-X-Name-Last: van Heezik
Title: Nature exposure and use of open spaces in three generation families: implications for planning
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Who uses open spaces, when, and why, are critical questions for planning and managing green and blue spaces in urban areas. We argue that use needs to be studied across a range of ages and spaces. We studied the open space use and preferences of 15 three-generation families, interviewing children, parents and grandparents. Members of each family lived close to each other so had access to the same open spaces, enabling identification of generational and family differences. Nature exposure levels varied between and within families, but all families valued and used natural spaces. Family members selected common spaces suggesting a family based preference and evidence of transmission of family values and attachment to places. Preferred open spaces were located some distance from participants’ homes and unevenly distributed across the city. Planners will need to consider how to better provide multi-purpose natural open spaces spread more evenly across the city.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 562-582
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1891870
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Author-Name: Hossein Maroufi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Maroufi
Author-Name: Mahdis Borhani
Author-X-Name-First: Mahdis
Author-X-Name-Last: Borhani
Title: A measurement of community seismic resilience in sub-city districts of Mashhad, Iran
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Communities that are more resilient to seismic hazards are often able to retain their functions in a time of crisis and experience faster recovery. This study develops a holistic approach for assessing community seismic resilience in thirteen sub-city districts of Mashhad. Three resilience properties (robustness, resourcefulness, and redundancy) are matched with six community resilience dimensions to construct a Community Seismic Resilience Index (CSRI). The aim of CSRI is to quantify districts’ coping capacities to mitigate the adverse impacts of a hazard, and their adaptive capacities to recover in an efficient and timely manner. The geography of CSRI suggests that there is a division between the east and the west of the city that builds a pattern of spatially segregated resilience to seismic hazards. Based on the findings, urban policies should be directed toward enhancing the robustness of communities and building redundancy into institutional/managerial systems in order to build more resilient communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 675-702
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1902790
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Author-Name: Hao Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Hao
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Author-Name: Li Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Songlin Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Songlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Chen Song
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Erkang Fu
Author-X-Name-First: Erkang
Author-X-Name-Last: Fu
Author-Name: Jun Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Lingxia Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Lingxia
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Zhuo Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhuo
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Mingyan Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Mingyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Chunyan Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Chunyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Author-Name: Xi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Assessing the influence of individual factors on visual and auditory preference for rural landscape: the case of Chengdu, China
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The fast pace of work life has resulted in increased attention toward the rural landscape. Most research on rural landscapes has focused on visual preferences based on public consensus, but in-depth studies assessing a broad range of individual factors influencing visual and auditory preferences are still lacking. This study assessed the influence of 6 social/demographic/health factors and 7 visit-related factors on the preference for 11 visual and auditory elements of rural environments. Visit-related factors had a more significant impact on landscape preference than social/demographical/health factors. Length of stay was the most important factor, associated with 5 visual elements and 4 sounds. Females and older people showed greater preference for biological sounds. Thus, it is necessary to pay attention to the influence of individual factors on landscape preference and strengthen the support of rural internal and external environment to people’s needs to provide more rich and satisfying experiences in rural areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 727-744
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1903403
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Author-Name: Helen Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Susie Moloney
Author-X-Name-First: Susie
Author-X-Name-Last: Moloney
Title: Completing the climate change adaptation planning cycle: monitoring and evaluation by local government in Australia
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Local governments are at the forefront of climate change adaptation planning. Although there is significant research on adaptation planning processes, there is scant empirical evidence of how local governments are completing the adaptation planning cycle by monitoring or evaluating their efforts. This leads to a fundamental lack of understanding about what actions work, in which contexts, and why? This article explores the practice of monitoring and evaluation of adaptation by local government, drawing on data from a national survey of Australian local governments, enhanced by interviews with selected respondents. It finds that monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation is challenging for local governments. Monitoring efforts focus on tracking implementation of actions, and evaluation of adaptation plans and projects is rare. It argues that for effective adaptation planning and learning, greater attention needs to be paid to building evaluative capacity of local governments to complete the adaptation planning cycle.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 650-674
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1902789
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Author-Name: M.G. Zenebe
Author-X-Name-First: M.G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zenebe
Author-Name: L. Fleskens
Author-X-Name-First: L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleskens
Author-Name: C. Ritsema
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritsema
Author-Name: F. van Steenbergen
Author-X-Name-First: F. van
Author-X-Name-Last: Steenbergen
Title: Enhancing traditional floodwater governance for inclusive and resilient flood-based livelihood systems in Tana river floodplains, Kenya
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This paper analyses the effectiveness of traditional water governance in Flood-based Livelihood Systems (FBLS), which harness floods that could have caused environmental degradation. Ostrom’s Governing the Commons Principles, widely recognized for the effective management of shared resources, is used as a framework. The paper draws from discussions with 300 farmers and pastoralists in Tana River FBLS, the oldest traditional system in Kenya. The traditional floodwater governance does not satisfy Ostrom's Principles and livelihood needs. Small-scale farmers and pastoralists frequently experience floodwater scarcity while large-scale farmers use excessive floods often causing waterlogging. This floodwater sharing disparity generates conflicts and threatens small-scale farmers’ and pastoralists’ livelihoods. Large-scale farmers are primarily concerned with inadequate floodwater management infrastructure that hampers maximizing their harvest. For increased sustainability and equity, fairer floodwater sharing systems and enforcing institutions should be introduced before infrastructural development. These lessons from Tana River can contribute to a larger livelihood potential for flood-based agriculture globally.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 612-629
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1897973
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Author-Name: Saskia van Broekhoven
Author-X-Name-First: Saskia
Author-X-Name-Last: van Broekhoven
Author-Name: Frank Boons
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Boons
Title: Managing boundaries over time in integrative planning processes. A process analysis of boundary work in two cases of multifunctional land use
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Measures that integrate social, economic and ecologic land use functions have increasingly raised the interest of scholars and practitioners concerned with sustainability. However, achieving effective integration involves important governance challenges. One challenge is that actors need to work across social, cognitive and physical boundaries. This article studies how actors span, but also challenge, defend and construct boundaries over time during integrative processes, and what temporal sequences of boundary actions help to realize effective integration. It does so with a comparative longitudinal analysis of two cases of Multifunctional Land Use. We find three main patterns: First, to bridge boundaries, they first need to be created, strengthened and explicated, whilst also connecting actors where possible. Second, after a period of spanning and challenging, reconstructing boundaries can help to keep the process manageable, provide safety and maintain autonomy. Third, challenging boundaries is often necessary to realize integration, even when this stirs up conflicts and internal discussions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 583-611
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1892607
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Author-Name: Edward Martey
Author-X-Name-First: Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: Martey
Title: Modes of solid waste management and household health outcomes
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Poorly managed waste impacts negatively on water bodies and the atmosphere; and may limit the quality of human life. This study evaluates the effect of waste management on health outcomes, using nationally representative data of 16,772 households in Ghana. I employ the endogenous switching regression (ESR) and maximum simulated likelihood (MSL) techniques to respectively control for the endogeneity in waste management and also account for the heterogeneity effect in the modes of waste management. The results show that the private mode of waste management reduces the log number of days hospitalized due to ill-health and log of total household health expenditure per AEU by −1.56 and −2.48, respectively. The differential analysis indicates that while prompt collection of waste improves health outcomes, burning and indiscriminate dumping exacerbate health outcomes. The results of the study support the need to increase awareness and formulate sustainable strategies that prioritize waste management to enhance environmental quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 703-726
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1902791
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Author-Name: Juha Peltomaa
Author-X-Name-First: Juha
Author-X-Name-Last: Peltomaa
Author-Name: Anu Tuominen
Author-X-Name-First: Anu
Author-X-Name-Last: Tuominen
Title: The orchestration of sustainable mobility service innovations: understanding the manifold agency of car sharing operators
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Service-based alternatives to private vehicles and public transport are increasing. These innovations are hoped to boost the transition to sustainable mobility, addressing challenges such as congestion, air quality and the large share of CO2 resulting from traffic. To achieve this transition, there is an urgent need for collaboration between private companies and public authorities, especially locally. We claim that insufficient attention is paid to the agencies of the practical actors, such as car sharing operators, which is the key to understanding what this collaboration requires. Orchestrating the collaboration successfully is also a prerequisite for the sustainability of the services. We use interview data from car sharing operators and public authorities in Finnish cities to analyze the local-level implementation of shared mobility services. Our results show how the local public authorities play a crucial role in allowing the services to flourish but also ensure the services’ environmental and social sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 630-649
Issue: 4
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1898352
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Author-Name: Jinwon Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Jinwon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: KangJae Jerry Lee
Author-X-Name-First: KangJae Jerry
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Brijesh Thapa
Author-X-Name-First: Brijesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Thapa
Title: Visualizing fairness: distributional equity of urban green spaces for marginalized groups
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Previous environmental justice studies of urban green spaces (UGSs) have typically focused on issues of race/ethnicity or income level in Western countries and given limited attention to other dimensions of social disadvantage in Asian countries. To address this research gap, we examined distributional equity/inequity of UGSs among senior citizens living alone, single-mother families, individuals with disability, and basic livelihood security recipients in Seoul, South Korea. A geographically weighted regression was employed via a case study of 424 Dong districts in Seoul. Findings showed spatially heterogeneous equitable and inequitable access to UGSs; solitary seniors and single-mother families were more likely to experience inequitable access to UGSs, whereas people with disability and basic livelihood security recipients were more likely to have equitable access to UGSs. Seoul park management agencies could use the study findings to allocate resources for groups/regions that are in need of more access to UGSs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 833-851
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1915258
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Author-Name: Nadja El Benni
Author-X-Name-First: Nadja
Author-X-Name-Last: El Benni
Author-Name: Christian Ritzel
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritzel
Author-Name: Katja Heitkämper
Author-X-Name-First: Katja
Author-X-Name-Last: Heitkämper
Author-Name: Christina Umstätter
Author-X-Name-First: Christina
Author-X-Name-Last: Umstätter
Author-Name: Alexander Zorn
Author-X-Name-First: Alexander
Author-X-Name-Last: Zorn
Author-Name: Gabriele Mack
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele
Author-X-Name-Last: Mack
Title: The cost of farmers’ administrative burdens due to cross-compliance obligations
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Administrative burdens are transaction costs due to administrative activities conducted solely because of regulation requirements. Since the shift from market support to cross-compliance-based direct payments, farmers increasingly complain about substantial administrative burdens related to the direct payment scheme. Using data from a survey among 100 Swiss farmers, group comparisons and regression analyses revealed significant differences in working time requirements to meet cross-compliance information obligations across farm types. Dairy producers need significantly more working time than crop producers. The age and education of farmers were not found to affect time requirements. Applying the standard cost model, administrative burdens for all Swiss farmers were estimated to be 136 Mio CHF in 2018 and about 5% of the budget spent on direct payments was needed to cover these costs. Policy measures to reduce administrative burdens should focus on specialized dairy producers, which contribute 37% to the sectoral costs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 930-952
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1920376
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Author-Name: Ameneh Mianabadi
Author-X-Name-First: Ameneh
Author-X-Name-Last: Mianabadi
Author-Name: Kamran Davary
Author-X-Name-First: Kamran
Author-X-Name-Last: Davary
Author-Name: Mahdi Kolahi
Author-X-Name-First: Mahdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kolahi
Author-Name: Judith Fisher
Author-X-Name-First: Judith
Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher
Title: Water/climate nexus environmental rural-urban migration and coping strategies
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Rural-urban migration is a challenging issue for communities, and is influenced by interactions between numerous push and pull factors. To better understand the interacting drivers of rural-urban migration, the study investigates the factors which influence migration from rural areas in Sistan to Mashhad city in Iran. The investigation was conducted using questionnaires and deep interviews. The results show that the main reason for migration from Sistan to Mashhad is environmental degradation including drought and water scarcity, followed by economic and government operational plans for supporting rural people. However, some people stay in Sistan in spite of the current unpleasant environmental and economic conditions. The results demonstrated cultural and social factors as the main motivations for people remaining in villages. Since the factors could be more challenging under future global warming, adaptive participatory governance is needed to link civil society, authorities, scientists, and the land to develop nature-based and rural-urban migration solutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 852-876
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1915259
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Author-Name: Nicole Lambrou
Author-X-Name-First: Nicole
Author-X-Name-Last: Lambrou
Author-Name: Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Author-X-Name-First: Anastasia
Author-X-Name-Last: Loukaitou-Sideris
Title: Resilience plans in the US: an evaluation
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Resilience is a framework that drives cities’ responses to climate change, evidenced by the increasing number of resilience plans that cities have adopted. Resilience plans can offer insights on how cities conceptualize resilience. We undertake a content analysis of 38 resilience plans of US cities to understand how they define resilience, conceptualize goals and implementation strategies, involve the public in their formulation, and address equity issues. We find that equity manifests in explicit and implicit ways throughout the plans but is rarely operationalized. Cities gather many social, environmental, physical and economic goals under the term resilience, which may imply a recognition of the complexity of urban systems but renders those goals ineffective. The majority of resilience plans advocate a quick return to a previous state in the face of a disturbance, forgoing the opportunity to take on the more transformative potential of the term towards a more equitable future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 809-832
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1904849
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Author-Name: Dula Etana
Author-X-Name-First: Dula
Author-X-Name-Last: Etana
Author-Name: Denyse J. R. M. Snelder
Author-X-Name-First: Denyse J. R. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Snelder
Author-Name: Cornelia F. A. van Wesenbeeck
Author-X-Name-First: Cornelia F. A.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Wesenbeeck
Author-Name: Tjard de Cock Buning
Author-X-Name-First: Tjard
Author-X-Name-Last: de Cock Buning
Title: Review of the effectiveness of smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and variability in developing countries
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The objective of this study is to examine the effectiveness of adaptation. We reviewed and thematically synthesized 42 household-level studies published from 2000–2019 to explain how multiple processes interact to affect the effectiveness of adaptation. The findings show the positive impacts of adaptation in increasing crop yields and income, improving food security, and enhancing environmental protection. Not all adaptation strategies are effective, due partly to differences in sensitivity to climate problems, access to livelihood assets, diversification of adaptation strategies, and flexibility and cultural relevance of institutional support. For households with lower adaptive capacity, limited adaptation choices and reliance on climate-sensitive strategies fail to unshackle them from cyclical vulnerability. Improving adaptive capacity and facilitating diversified adaptation strategies are important to address the livelihood challenges of smallholder farmers. Understanding the complexities underlying the effectiveness of adaptation necessitates evaluation focusing on multidimensional livelihood outcomes to disentangle implications for sustainable livelihoods and socio-ecological resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-784
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1905620
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Author-Name: Baolong Yuan
Author-X-Name-First: Baolong
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan
Author-Name: Chen Li
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Hongyuan Yin
Author-X-Name-First: Hongyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yin
Author-Name: Meng Zeng
Author-X-Name-First: Meng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zeng
Title: Green innovation and China’s CO2 emissions – the moderating effect of institutional quality
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China’s economy is faced with mounting pressure to reduce CO2 emissions. This study estimates the impact of green innovation and institutional quality on CO2 emissions, and examines the moderating effect of institutional quality. The results show that: (1) Green innovation significantly reduced CO2 emissions. Institutional quality has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between green innovation and CO2 emissions, such that when institutional quality is high, green innovation has a stronger reduction in CO2 emissions. (2) Green innovation significantly reduced CO2 emissions in the eastern and western regions. Moreover, as institutional quality improves, the reduction of CO2 emissions through green innovation increased in the western region. (3) Green innovation in 2013–2017 had a greater effect on CO2 emissions reduction than 2005–2012. Moreover, with the improvement of institutional quality, green innovation’s reduction of CO2 emissions in 2005–2012 was weakened, whereas the reduction of CO2 emissions by green innovation increased in 2013–2017.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 877-906
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1915260
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Author-Name: Masoud Yazdanpanah
Author-X-Name-First: Masoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Yazdanpanah
Author-Name: Maryam Tajeri Moghadam
Author-X-Name-First: Maryam Tajeri
Author-X-Name-Last: Moghadam
Author-Name: Tahereh Zobeidi
Author-X-Name-First: Tahereh
Author-X-Name-Last: Zobeidi
Author-Name: Ana Paula Dias Turetta
Author-X-Name-First: Ana Paula Dias
Author-X-Name-Last: Turetta
Author-Name: Luca Eufemia
Author-X-Name-First: Luca
Author-X-Name-Last: Eufemia
Author-Name: Stefan Sieber
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sieber
Title: What factors contribute to conversion to organic farming? Consideration of the Health Belief Model in relation to the uptake of organic farming by Iranian farmers
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Organic Farming (OF) is a response to challenges caused by conventional or intensive agriculture. Successful organic production depends on farmers choosing to grow organic products. The main goal of this study is to analyze and identify factors affecting farmers’ willingness to implement OF in southwest Iran. For this, we borrowed the health belief model (HBM) from the health psychology domain. The study, a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, in southwest Iran, comprises 320 farmers who were selected through a multistage random sampling technique. The structural equations modeling reveals that four variables – cue to action, perceived barriers, general beliefs, and perceived benefits – account for 54% of the variance in farmers’ willingness toward OF. Furthermore, cue to action is the most important factor determining farmer willingness towards implementing OF. The results reveal that HBM has appropriate explanatory power and is an effective tool for investigating farmer willingness toward OF. It is suggested that government agencies use socio-psychological frameworks to develop organic agriculture. Additionally, as government agencies develop policies that increase OF, the consideration of how farmers perceive the benefits and barriers of implementing OF is critical, along with understanding their general beliefs and concerns about the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in conventional agriculture. Offering extension services is also key.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 907-929
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1917348
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Author-Name: Daniel Petrovics
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Petrovics
Author-Name: Mendel Giezen
Author-X-Name-First: Mendel
Author-X-Name-Last: Giezen
Title: Planning for sustainable urban food systems: an analysis of the up-scaling potential of vertical farming
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Food production and consumption related environmental challenges have come to the forefront of policy discourse in the past decade. This links primarily to concerns in terms of agriculture fueling climate change, but also in terms of long-term food security and availability for growing populations. A proposed solution to these pressures at the urban scale is Vertical Farming (VF), in the understanding of this article, a high-yield form of controlled environment agriculture, staked on multiple layers, which promises to produce leafy greens and vegetables within cities, with potential to reduce the resource intensity of urban food production and consumption. The particular contextual conditions required for VF to be sustainable have not as of yet been holistically assessed. Accordingly, by analyzing these contextual conditions in the Global North, this research assesses how VF can be up-scaled for the sake of sustainability – particularly climate mitigation – by viewing urban food systems through the Multi-Level Perspective. The article presents three findings in relation to the up-scaling potential of VF. Firstly, singular VF interventions in cities should have further functions integrated at the scale of the farm for the sake of viability. Secondly, VF interventions carry the most potential for climate mitigation if they are viewed through urban-level systemic food planning, which sheds light on the contextual conditions needed for VF to contribute to sustainability. Finally, the globalized dynamics of the neoliberal political economy, and in turn the localized effects for food systems, have implications for VF that need to be taken into consideration in framing up-scaling policy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 785-808
Issue: 5
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1903404
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Author-Name: Patrik Söderholm
Author-X-Name-First: Patrik
Author-X-Name-Last: Söderholm
Author-Name: Ann-Kristin Bergquist
Author-X-Name-First: Ann-Kristin
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergquist
Author-Name: Maria Pettersson
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Pettersson
Author-Name: Kristina Söderholm
Author-X-Name-First: Kristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Söderholm
Title: The political economy of industrial pollution control: environmental regulation in Swedish industry for five decades
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The paper analyzes the prerequisites for a regulatory-driven transition toward radically lower air and water pollution in industry. This is achieved in the empirical context of the Swedish mining and metals industry, and by investigating the environmental licensing processes during two regulatory systems. The paper derives an analytical framework that explores under what circumstances such licensing processes can result in radical emissions reductions without seriously jeopardizing the competitiveness of the industry. Archived material covering six environmental licensing processes, three during each system, is used to illustrate the various design and implementation issues. The results suggest that regulatory-driven green transitions benefit from trust-based bargaining procedures in which companies are involved in repeated interactions with regulatory authorities, and which extended probation periods permit tests of novel abatement technologies (including innovation). The findings also illustrate the importance of abstaining from simplified normative notions about policy instrument choice (e.g. taxes versus standards).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1056-1087
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1920375
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Author-Name: Abdul Majeed
Author-X-Name-First: Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Majeed
Author-Name: Ishfaq Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Ishfaq
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Abdul Rasheed
Author-X-Name-First: Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Rasheed
Title: Investigating influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior and their environmental concerns while purchasing green products in Pakistan
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This study aims to investigate the influencing factors on consumers’ choice behavior for green products by applying the theory of consumption values in Pakistan. It also studied the mediating effects of consumers’ environmental concerns among the associations of multidimensional consumption values and choice behavior. The data was collected from the consumers of green products in four metropolitan cities of Punjab Province (e.g. Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, and Faisalabad) using a structured self-administered questionnaire. The random sampling technique was employed. Based on the 480 responses, the empirical findings revealed that functional value-quality, emotional value, conditional value, and epistemic value have a positive impact on consumers’ choice behavior and their environmental concerns. Contrary to this, the functional value-price, social value, and environmental concerns have a negative impact on consumers’ choice behavior. Relating to mediation, environmental concerns have partially mediated between the associations of functional value-quality, functional value-price, emotional value, epistemic value, and consumers’ choice behavior. Practitioners and managers can use the study findings to reach out to their target audiences to increase the consumption of green products in the mainstream market.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1110-1134
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1922995
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Author-Name: Amani G. Rweyendela
Author-X-Name-First: Amani G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rweyendela
Title: Getting closer to SDG12: incorporating industrial ecology principles into project EIA
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In gearing up environmental impact assessment (EIA) as a tool for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 – ensuring sustainable consumption and production – the concept of industrial ecology (IE) can offer valuable innovations. IE urges the derivation of sustainable and innovative designs from nature. This contribution sought to explore how to operationalize IE within EIA, and to anticipate some foreseeable challenges. A narrative literature review was employed to synthesize prior research. The study suggests that the proposed approach may improve EIA’ potential to steer decisions toward SDG12 by strengthening the process’s theoretical, analytical, and participatory components. IE’s implications for EIA practice are discussed against five key challenges; human resource deficits, informational gaps, institutional barriers, financial resources gaps, and EIA systems’ malfunctions. The paper is expected to raise awareness, urge governments to mobilize their EIA systems to meet SDG targets and stimulate further research on the subject.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 953-974
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1974361
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Author-Name: Vera Ferrón VÃlchez
Author-X-Name-First: Vera
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrón VÃlchez
Author-Name: Pablo Ortega Carrasco
Author-X-Name-First: Pablo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ortega Carrasco
Author-Name: Francisco Antonio Serrano Bernardo
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Antonio
Author-X-Name-Last: Serrano Bernardo
Title: SDGwashing: a critical view of the pursuit of SDGs and its relationship with environmental performance
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The sustainable development goals (SDGs) provide a strategic vision and future-oriented plan that companies, regulators and society in general are challenged to face. However, companies’ contribution to the achievement of SDGs is questioned by some critical voices. In the business context, SDGwashing refers to positively pursuing a contribution to some SDGs while ignoring the negative impact of others. The objective of this research is to study whether there is an association between pursuing SDGs of a different nature and environmental performance. Are companies pursuing the more environmental-focused SDGs, the ones with better environmental performance, compared to companies pursuing more social-focused SDGs? Thus, this work examines whether multinationals that pursue more environmental-focused SDGs have a similar level of environmental performance to those that make efforts to pursue more social-oriented SDGs. This study analyzes whether SDGwashing exists in relation to environmental performance by studying its relationship with two relevant variables of literature on environmental management: outcome-based environmental performance (through GHG emissions) and process-based environmental performance (through CDP scoring). Using a sample of multinational firms listed on the FTSE 100 index, we applied an ANOVA test and logistic regression to show whether the pursuit of both more environmental-focused SDG and more social-focused SDGs was associated with environmental performance. The results of this study offer a significant contribution to academic literature on SDGs. Our findings show that the organizational profile of multinational companies that pursue more environmental-focused SDGs differs from the organizational profile of multinationals that are pursuing more social-oriented SDGs, in terms of environmental performance. This offers empirical evidence by showing that SDGwashing exists in international business.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1001-1023
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2033960
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Author-Name: Sandra M. Sánchez-Cañizares
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-Cañizares
Author-Name: M. Dolores Guerrero-Baena
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dolores Guerrero-Baena
Author-Name: José A. Gómez-Limón
Author-X-Name-First: José A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Limón
Title: Factors influencing the simultaneous adoption of risk management instruments in Mediterranean irrigated agriculture
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Agriculture is highly impacted by different sources of risk. There is a wide variety of management instruments that farmers can use to cover these risks. The objective of this article is to analyze the explanatory variables for the simultaneous adoption of a large set of risk management instruments. The main innovation is the methodological approach: first, we apply a hierarchical cluster analysis to identify the groups of instruments whose adoption is correlated; second, we use multivariate probit (MVP) models to analyze the influence of different factors on the simultaneous adoption of the instruments included in each cluster. The explanatory variables capture farmers’ socio-demographic features, risk aversion and subjective perception of past risk experience; farms’ technical-economic characteristics; and local-level climate change. The results reveal significant differences in the variables influencing the adoption of the risk management instruments. The findings can support farmers, risk management service providers, and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1088-1109
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1922364
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Author-Name: Eduardo Ordonez-Ponce
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ordonez-Ponce
Author-Name: Olaf Weber
Author-X-Name-First: Olaf
Author-X-Name-Last: Weber
Title: Multinational financial corporations and the sustainable development goals in developing countries
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Multinational financial corporations are key to sustainability by implementing practices disclosed through sustainability reports. This is where research has been focused, leaving a gap concerning their sustainability foci on developing countries. This article studies the largest financial corporations from developed and emerging countries identifying the SDGs on which they focus in developing countries, the evolution of their contributions and differences in the SDGs, and where their focus is in the developing world. The largest multinational financial corporations were selected, their sustainability reports assessed, and mixed methods conducted finding that the foci of those from developed countries vary across SDGs, countries of origin, impacted developing countries, and since the launch of the SDGs. Findings highlight the SDGs on which financial corporations focus, with those from developed countries implementing more practices than those from emerging economies, and that the contributions of multinational financial corporations have not affected the progress of the SDGs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 975-1000
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2030684
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Author-Name: Yingzhi Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Yingzhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Biying Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Biying
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Yan Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Hanwen Qin
Author-X-Name-First: Hanwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Qin
Title: Effect of industrial transfer on carbon lock-in: a spatial econometric analysis of Chinese cities
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To explore the potential effect of industrial transfer on carbon lock-in in China, this paper constructed the measurement formula of industrial transfer based on output and demand, and calculated carbon lock-in according to carbon sink and carbon emissions. By means of a spatial autoregressive model and a panel threshold model, we discussed the spatial spillover of carbon lock-in and the effect of industrial transfer. The findings are as follows: (1) The level of carbon lock-in does have a positive spatial spillover effect between economic neighboring provinces. (2) The effect of industrial transfer on carbon lock-in depends on industry characteristics. (3) Technological progress has direct and indirect carbon unlocking effects, energy structure, trade openness and increased fiscal expenditure exacerbate the carbon lock-in dilemma, while economic growth and carbon lock-in show an inverted “U†relationship. (4) There is a non-linear relationship between industrial transfer and carbon lock-in. Finally, we propose some recommendations to reduce dependence on high-carbon fossil energy and speed up the process of carbon unlocking in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1024-1055
Issue: 6
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1919067
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Author-Name: E. O. D. Waygood
Author-X-Name-First: E. O. D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Waygood
Author-Name: Bobin Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Bobin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Ricardo A. Daziano
Author-X-Name-First: Ricardo A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Daziano
Author-Name: Zachary Patterson
Author-X-Name-First: Zachary
Author-X-Name-Last: Patterson
Author-Name: Markéta Braun Kohlová
Author-X-Name-First: Markéta
Author-X-Name-Last: Braun Kohlová
Title: The climate change stage of change measure: vehicle choice experiment
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Various measures have been proposed and validated to assess environmental motivation and explain peoples’ consumer behavior. However, most of the measures are rather complex, sometimes comprising dozens of items. In order to overcome the associated response burden, the goal of our research is to validate a much simpler measure of environmental motivation, namely the measure of Climate Change-Stage of Change. To do so we analyze data from a discrete choice experiment in which drivers decide to purchase a car with different levels of CO2 emissions and we also measure their environmental motivation with three alternative measures. The results show that environmental motivation assessed with Climate Change-Stage of Change explains the choices in the experiment as well as with more complex measures. Our findings have substantial implications for researchers as they may be able to assess climate-relevant motivation – a significant factor for many consumer choices – with a single question.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1210-1239
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1913107
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Author-Name: Sandra Notaro
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Notaro
Author-Name: Gianluca Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Title: Assessing tourists’ preferences for conservation of large carnivores in the Italian Alps using a discrete choice experiment
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A study on tourists’ preferences for wildlife conservation in the Italian Alps using a choice experiment is presented. The study focuses on wolves, lynx and salamanders, which are in danger of extinction. Welfare analysis suggests that WTP for varying sizes of animal population increases up to 45–55 animals and then decreases. This indicates that tourists are willing to financially contribute to an increase in the number of animals, but they do not want too many individuals, probably due to the impacts that large populations of carnivores may have. Estimated consumer surplus confirms a larger positive welfare change for the scenario with 50 animals. A population of 50 animals is considered a viable population for the survival of wolves and lynx; therefore results indicate that tourists are willing to contribute for sustainable wolf and lynx conservation. The analysis also indicates that the places of residence and where respondents grew up influence preferences.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1261-1280
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1924124
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Author-Name: Gaetano Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gaetano
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Author-Name: Silvia Ferrini
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrini
Author-Name: Tiziana Luisetti
Author-X-Name-First: Tiziana
Author-X-Name-Last: Luisetti
Author-Name: R. Kerry Turner
Author-X-Name-First: R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerry Turner
Title: The role of choice experiments in natural capital accounting approaches: fast track versus simulated exchange value in the Deben Estuary saltmarshes
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Natural capital accounting requires exchange rather than welfare values, but lack of data and standards have encouraged practitioners to use different approaches (e.g. simple lookup table vs spatial modeling approaches). In this paper, we demonstrate how choice modeling data can provide simulated exchange values which are more robust than simple (fast track) valuation approaches for natural capital accounting. A survey of East of England residents collected the preferences for saltmarsh management and simulated exchange values, coherently linked with the ecosystem conditions. This approach is more informative for environmental local planning purposes. We claim that expanding the set of tools available for natural capital accounting can enhance management of ecosystem services and policy decision making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1281-1300
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957794
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Author-Name: Marie-Chantale Pelletier
Author-X-Name-First: Marie-Chantale
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelletier
Author-Name: Mark Tocock
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Tocock
Author-Name: Darla Hatton MacDonald
Author-X-Name-First: Darla Hatton
Author-X-Name-Last: MacDonald
Author-Name: John M. Rose
Author-X-Name-First: John M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rose
Author-Name: Caroline A. Sullivan
Author-X-Name-First: Caroline A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan
Title: Does information matter in the value of a wetland?
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Non-market values, as measured by willingness to pay, are often required for integrated resource management projects where assessments include a range of social, financial and environmental indicators. In this study, improvements to the Tuckean wetland in New South Wales, Australia was presented as part of a discrete choice experiment. One treatment group was given more background information about the history and economy of the case study area, information about acid sulfate soils and a quiz. The other treatment group was given less background information and no quiz. The confidence intervals on willingness to pay estimates overlap suggesting more information has limited impact on willingness to pay estimates. Information influences perceptions of the survey and preference heterogeneity for some of the attributes. Our findings suggest that given the limited impact of background information, less information may be preferred due to cost considerations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1323-1348
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1995339
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Author-Name: Roberta Raffaelli
Author-X-Name-First: Roberta
Author-X-Name-Last: Raffaelli
Author-Name: Mariangela Franch
Author-X-Name-First: Mariangela
Author-X-Name-Last: Franch
Author-Name: Luisa Menapace
Author-X-Name-First: Luisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Menapace
Author-Name: Simone Cerroni
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Cerroni
Title: Are tourists willing to pay for decarbonizing tourism? Two applications of indirect questioning in discrete choice experiments
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The feasibility and efficiency of public policies aimed at decarbonizing tourism also depend on tourists’ attitudes and acceptance. This paper investigates tourists’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for decarbonizing strategies applied to transportation and hotel accommodation. Two discrete choice experiments were conducted in the Dolomites area in Italy using direct and indirect question formats. The combination of question formats is proposed as an instrument to reduce hypothetical bias and obtain conservative WTP-range estimates. Results suggest low to zero willingness to pay for the two key attributes: the use of electric trains that produce lower amounts of carbon emissions and the possibility to offset the carbon emissions associated with tourists’ hotel stays. These results indicate the need for new policy interventions to promote forms of public-private partnerships to support public and private investments, increase tourists’ awareness of decarbonizing strategies and foster a move toward more sustainable behaviors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1240-1260
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1918651
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Author-Name: Weiyan Zong
Author-X-Name-First: Weiyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zong
Author-Name: Junyi Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Junyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Ying Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Title: In-home and out-of-home energy consumption by elderly and non-elderly households: a comparative analysis based on a copula model
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This paper compares the energy consumption of elderly and non-elderly households, recognizing the ever-increasing importance of the aging population for energy policy. Decisions of the domestic (in-home) and transport (out-of-home) sectors at the household level are jointly incorporated by building a multivariate Hierarchical Archimedean Copula model with intra-sector and inter-sector dependencies. Data from a life-oriented behavioral survey in Japan are used, which includes 532 elderly households and 340 non-elderly households. A variety of life-related factors, together with built environment factors, are introduced into the above model. Modeling analysis results show that inter- and intra-sector dependencies are heterogeneous across households in terms of these factors. It is found that almost equal numbers of influential factors are sensitive and insensitive to age-based sample segmentation. Various similarities and dissimilarities across energy types between elderly and non-elderly households are revealed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the results.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1301-1322
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978061
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Author-Name: Gaetano Grilli
Author-X-Name-First: Gaetano
Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli
Author-Name: Silvia Ferrini
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrini
Title: Discrete choice modeling in environmental and energy decision-making: an introduction to the special issue
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This editorial introduces the Special Issue on the role and use of discrete choice modelling in informing environmental and energy decision making and summarises the main insights provided. The papers collected in this Special Issue address a range of applications of discrete choice modelling, from energy decisions to climate change and transport choices, from tourism preferences for climate change mitigation to wildlife conservation strategies and ecosystem management. However, all the papers share the same fundamental aim of using novel methodological approaches in choice models to tackle conceptually and spatially specific policy questions and support decisions with robust empirical evidence. This is particularly relevant to enhance the real-world policy uptake of choice modelling results and develop a network of practice and capacity building to improve the quality of information that is provided to stakeholders and decision makers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1203-1209
Issue: 7
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2056005
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Author-Name: Myron King
Author-X-Name-First: Myron
Author-X-Name-Last: King
Author-Name: Michael van Zyll de Jong
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: van Zyll de Jong
Author-Name: Doug Piercey
Author-X-Name-First: Doug
Author-X-Name-Last: Piercey
Author-Name: Andy D. Nunn
Author-X-Name-First: Andy D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nunn
Author-Name: Ian G. Cowx
Author-X-Name-First: Ian G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cowx
Title: An integrated decision driven design framework to support the ecological restoration of rivers
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A structured and collaborative approach to design and decisionâ€making in the context of ecological restoration of rivers is developed and illustrated using a case study involving the mitigation of physical barriers to fish migration on the River Trent in the UK. The integrated design and decision-making framework provide a practical workflow model for structuring multiâ€attribute decisions, engaging stakeholders, and assembling a design team needed to successfully plan environmental interventions. In our implementation team, members included ecologists, fisheries biologists, government scientists, and representatives of key stakeholder groups. The case study demonstrated a valuesâ€based approach to implementing an ecological restoration plan that addresses some of the longâ€standing barrier removal goals associated with the reintroduction of Atlantic salmon and European Union (EU) Habitats Directive listed species European lamprey and River eel. The integrated decision-driven, design framework approach is highlighted by trans-disciplinarily and social learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1483-1506
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1932772
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Author-Name: Eric Gaisie
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Gaisie
Author-Name: Albert Adu-Gyamfi
Author-X-Name-First: Albert
Author-X-Name-Last: Adu-Gyamfi
Author-Name: Justice Kufour Owusu-Ansah
Author-X-Name-First: Justice Kufour
Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu-Ansah
Title: Gender and household resilience to flooding in informal settlements in Accra, Ghana
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A growing body of literature indicates that the impacts of natural disasters and resilience vary among individuals and groups, with gender becoming a critical defining factor. However, the influences of gender on resilience at the household level remain largely unexplored. Using data gathered from households in informal settlements in Accra, Ghana, this paper examines the varying effects of flooding on male and female-headed households, gendered differences in resilience, as well as factors influencing these gendered differences. The research revealed that female-headed households had reduced capacities to prepare, cope and recover from the impacts of flooding due to their expected gender roles, relatively larger family sizes, care responsibilities, lower levels of employment, and limited access to resources. These findings show that gender sensitivity to recovery and resilience are key to disaster planning and management programmes, and so the driving forces should be considered in policymaking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1390-1413
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1930522
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Author-Name: Wenqing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Liangliang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Liangliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and CO2 emissions in China
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Effectively evaluating the influencing factors of environmental pollution at the system level has become a hot topic in sustainable socioeconomic development; however, none of the existing studies have attempted to explore the relationship between intergovernmental fiscal transfers and environmental pollution. In this work, we aim to address the research gap from theoretical and empirical perspectives. Under the framework of endogenous growth theory, we first analyze the dynamic relationship between intergovernmental fiscal transfer ratio and the environment. Findings demonstrate that intergovernmental fiscal transfer ratio and environmental pollution have a bell-shaped relationship. We then conduct an empirical investigation of CO2 emissions with panel data for China’s 30 provinces for the period of 1998–2017 by combining spatial econometric methods. The robust empirical results support the aforementioned theoretical findings. The findings of this work may help the central and provincial governments of China in addressing CO2 emission problems by using a reasonable intergovernmental fiscal transfer ratio.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1373-1389
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1835245
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Author-Name: Fang Ye
Author-X-Name-First: Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Ye
Author-Name: Yixiong He
Author-X-Name-First: Yixiong
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Yang Yi
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yi
Author-Name: Yongbo Quan
Author-X-Name-First: Yongbo
Author-X-Name-Last: Quan
Author-Name: Yuncheng Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Yuncheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Title: Promotion of environmental regulation on the decoupling of marine economic growth from marine environmental pollution—based on interprovincial data in China
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As an important factor of global marine economic development, high-quality marine economic development depends on the important role played by environmental regulations in dealing with the relationship between marine economic growth and the reduction of marine environmental pollution. The Tapio decoupling model is used in this study to analyze the impact mechanism of environmental regulations on the decoupling between marine economic growth and marine environmental pollution (referred to as ‘marine environment decoupling’). The results of the Tapio decoupling model demonstrate that China's marine economy has experienced fluctuations of ‘growth connection’—‘weak decoupling’—‘negative decoupling of expansion’—‘strong decoupling’—followed by ‘growth connection’. The marine economy is gradually decoupling from marine pollution. The dynamic panel model results show that environmental regulation is nonlinearly related to the marine environment decoupling in a ‘U’ shape, and technological innovation and industrial structures have a ‘U’-shaped regulating effect on the impact of environmental regulation on the marine environment decoupling. Furthermore, market-incentive and social-supervision environmental regulations can promote the marine environment decoupling. The three types of environmental regulations are ranked as follows: ‘market-incentive environmental regulations > social-supervision environmental regulations > command environmental regulations’ according to their clearly observable and varied roles. For these three major areas, environmental regulations are nonlinearly related to marine environment decoupling in the Pan-Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, and linearly related to that of Bohai Bay. The results provide valuable references for understanding marine environment decoupling drivers and developing high-quality marine economy by considering the role of environmental regulations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1456-1482
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1932771
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Author-Name: Junmei Qi
Author-X-Name-First: Junmei
Author-X-Name-Last: Qi
Author-Name: Edina Eberhardt-Toth
Author-X-Name-First: Edina
Author-X-Name-Last: Eberhardt-Toth
Author-Name: Elisabeth Paulet
Author-X-Name-First: Elisabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Paulet
Title: Bank managers’ perceived importance of corporate environmental management in lending decisions: investigating institutional motivational factors
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This study sheds light on the perception of corporate environmental management (CEM) in the lending business from the lenders’ perspective. The importance of the implementation of the CEM practices of borrowing companies indicated by bank managers is used to measure the bank managers’ perceptions of CEM in lending decisions. In addition, this paper examines the influence of institutional motivations – coercive, mimetic and normative – on the perception of CEM. A survey was conducted among 110 bank managers in France and Luxembourg in 2019. Through factor analysis and regression modeling, we found that banks’ CEM requirements for borrowing firms are mainly determined by pressure-type motivations, such as coercive and mimetic, rather than benefit-type motivations, such as financial and reputational. Our results offer new insights into how bank managers perceive the importance of CEM in lending decision-making and explain the perceptions that have been less studied in the existing literature.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1436-1455
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1931824
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Author-Name: Liangliang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Liangliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Wenqing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: How does vertical fiscal imbalance affect energy consumption in China?
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Evaluating the influencing factors of energy consumption at the system level has become a focus in high-quality economic development. However, the existing literature has not yet explored whether and how vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI) affects energy consumption. Thus, we aim to address this gap. We empirically examine the effect of VFI on energy consumption and its possible mechanisms by using China’s panel data at the province level from 1998 to 2018. We find that VFI significantly increases energy consumption, but this influence has evident regional heterogeneity. Moreover, VFI indirectly affects energy consumption through industrial structure upgrading, and the positive influence of VFI on energy consumption is strengthened by the improvement in intergovernmental fiscal transfers. These findings give political references to deepen fiscal reform, reduce energy consumption, and implement strategies for energy saving and emission reduction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1560-1577
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2042217
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Author-Name: Nicola Thounaojam
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Thounaojam
Author-Name: Boeing Laishram
Author-X-Name-First: Boeing
Author-X-Name-Last: Laishram
Title: Issues in promoting sustainability in mega infrastructure projects: a systematic review
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With the growing need for infrastructure development, governments have invested heavily in constructing large infrastructure projects in the form of megaprojects. However, implementing such projects requires lots of resources, and they have formidable environmental, social and financial impacts. Despite facing several sustainability issues, megaprojects proliferate. There is a lack of holistic examination of key sustainability issues and influence factors in the existing literature on megaprojects. This paper, therefore, aims to systematically answer: “what†are the key sustainability issues in megaproject management and “how†can these issues be tackled (influence factors), using 87 peer-reviewed articles obtained from three databases. Moreover, the paper proposes an integrated conceptual model by linking the issues and incorporating the influence factors. Finally, the paper presents some future research areas. This study’s findings may be of significant value to the practitioners and policy-makers in incorporating sustainability dimensions in the management of megaprojects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1349-1372
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1941810
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Author-Name: Rambabu Lavuri
Author-X-Name-First: Rambabu
Author-X-Name-Last: Lavuri
Title: Extending the theory of planned behavior: factors fostering millennials’ intention to purchase eco-sustainable products in an emerging market
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Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior model, this exploratory study aims to examine factors fostering millennials’ purchasing intentions toward eco-sustainable products in emerging markets and assess the interrelationship between environmental knowledge, environmental concern, subjective norms, green attitude, and perceived behavior. Data was collected from 446 Indian millennials using convenience sampling. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS and AMOS package using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling. The results revealed that environment knowledge, environmental concern, subjective norms, and perceived behavior factors significantly fostered green attitude. Millennial green attitude positively affected purchase intention and influenced millennials’ purchase behavior both directly and indirectly. The study variables had a positive interrelationship, except for subjective norms and perceived behavior. Environmental knowledge and environmental concerns were the strongest determinants of GPI toward GPB.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1507-1529
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1933925
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Author-Name: José Augusto de Oliveira
Author-X-Name-First: José Augusto de
Author-X-Name-Last: Oliveira
Author-Name: Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga
Author-X-Name-First: Gilberto Miller
Author-X-Name-Last: Devós Ganga
Author-Name: Moacir Godinho Filho
Author-X-Name-First: Moacir
Author-X-Name-Last: Godinho Filho
Author-Name: Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Diogo Aparecido Lopes
Author-X-Name-Last: Silva
Author-Name: Mirian Paula dos Santos
Author-X-Name-First: Mirian Paula
Author-X-Name-Last: dos Santos
Author-Name: Ivan Aritz Aldaya Garde
Author-X-Name-First: Ivan Aritz
Author-X-Name-Last: Aldaya Garde
Author-Name: Rafael Abrantes Penchel
Author-X-Name-First: Rafael Abrantes
Author-X-Name-Last: Penchel
Author-Name: Kleber Francisco Esposto
Author-X-Name-First: Kleber Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: Esposto
Author-Name: Aldo Roberto Ometto
Author-X-Name-First: Aldo Roberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Ometto
Title: Environmental and operational performance is not always achieved when combined with cleaner production and lean production: an overview for emerging economies
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The effect of combined Lean Production (LP) and Cleaner Production (CP) on Environmental and Operational Performance in emerging economies’ industries has not yet been studied. To address this gap, this work explores the effect of LP and CP practices on Environmental and Operational performance. A sample of 208 Brazilian organizations provided a set of results to test the four hypotheses: H1: LP practices are positively associated with CP practices in emerging economies’ industries; H2: Environmental performance is positively associated with operational performance in emerging economies’ industries; H3: LP practices are positively associated with environmental performance in emerging economies’ industries; H4: CP practices are positively associated with operational performance in emerging economies’ industries. H1 was confirmed and another three hypotheses were refuted, thus contributing to advancing the scientific literature dealing with CP and LP constructs with a comparative approach to Environmental and Operational performance in emerging economies’ industries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1530-1559
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1940888
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Author-Name: Anitha Moosa
Author-X-Name-First: Anitha
Author-X-Name-Last: Moosa
Author-Name: Feng He
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Title: The relationship between green operation and sustainable quality performance: the mediation role of environmental technology
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This study examines the relationship between green operations and sustainable quality performance, by incorporating environmental technology as a mediator. Using a sample of 124 firms in Malaysia’s industrial products and service companies, a proposed set of hypotheses are tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling, which allows for consistent analysis. The results show that green operations positively impact environmental technology. Likewise, both these constructs have a significant relationship with sustainable quality performance. Moreover, environmental technology positively mediates the relationship between both green operation and sustainable quality performance of firms. These specific findings can be insightful for technical and operational managers when they respond to multiple stakeholders’ specific environmental and competitive expectations. The findings provide empirical evidence for policymakers, technical and operational managers in advancing green operations with specific operational functions and responsive to the importance of integrating innovative environmental technology toward sustainable quality performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1414-1435
Issue: 8
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1931823
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Author-Name: Yu Qian
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Qian
Author-Name: Jun Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Jeffrey Yi-Lin Forrest
Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey Yi-Lin
Author-X-Name-Last: Forrest
Title: Impact of financial agglomeration on regional green economic growth: evidence from China
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Financial agglomeration and green economic growth have become a trend in global financial and economic development. This paper analyzes the impact mechanism of financial agglomeration on green economic growth from two angles: growth promotion and energy conservation/emission reduction. Based on the Slacks Based Model-Data Envelopment Analysis (SBM-DEA) of undesired outputs, the green economic growth efficiency of 30 regions in China from 2008 to 2017 was measured. The study uses a spatial measurement model and finds that financial agglomeration has a significant positive effect on green economic growth. The specific manifestation is that with a 1% increase in the level of financial agglomeration, the productivity of green total factor increases by about 0.1837% and 0.0964% green economic growth in neighboring areas. Further analysis shows that this improvement in green total factor productivity is mainly achieved through technological advancement that promotes coordinated economic growth, energy saving and emission reduction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1611-1636
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1941811
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Author-Name: Yi-Chen Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Yi-Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Leslie Mabon
Author-X-Name-First: Leslie
Author-X-Name-Last: Mabon
Title: Making sense of how proponents conspire to thwart environmental impact assessment processes: insights from the Miramar Resort controversy in Taiwan
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Despite extensive enquiry into the socio-political aspects of environmental impact assessments (EIA), empirical material from east- and south-east Asia remains underrepresented in English-language scholarship. This is notable given increasing infrastructural developments and interest in environmental justice in the region. We contribute to this field by evaluating the Miramar Resort EIA controversy in Taitung County, Taiwan, to assess how a developer and a local government conspired to circumvent an EIA process. Through documentary analysis and stakeholder interviews, we assess the argumentation used by different actors to articulate their support for or opposition to the development. We find that much contention rests on claims to economic benefit and environmental protection that cannot be verified, and on limited participation opportunities. We call for further research into strategies used by proponents to discredit the knowledge and experience of opponents within EIA processes, especially given rising global interest in traditional, local and indigenous knowledge.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1685-1707
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1944846
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Author-Name: Yi-Chun Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Yi-Chun
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Chih-Hsuan Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Chih-Hsuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Title: Examining the antecedents and consequences of sustainable green supply chain management from the perspective of ecological modernization: evidence from Taiwan’s high-tech sector
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In recent years, environmental sustainability has stimulated enterprises worldwide to not only develop green and sustainable innovations but also to move toward green and sustainable supply chain management. This study integrated the ideas of green supply chain management (GSCM) and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) to define sustainable green supply chain management (SGSCM). Previous studies on GSCM/SSCM have contributed to research and practice, but few have explored the antecedents and consequences of GSCM/SSCM simultaneously. To address this research gap, we linked ecological modernization (EM) theory with SGSCM and sustainability performance to build a comprehensive research model. A total of 300 valid questionnaires were collected from electrical and electronics firms in Taiwan. The empirical results demonstrated that awareness of and pressure to engage in EM significantly positively affected SGSCM. Moreover, SGSCM significantly positively influenced sustainability performance (i.e. environmental, economic, and social performance). These findings should convince enterprises to actively promote SGSCM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1579-1610
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1941809
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Author-Name: Bidhan Kanti Das
Author-X-Name-First: Bidhan Kanti
Author-X-Name-Last: Das
Title: Resisting forestry sector reform: institutional work during India’s Forest Rights Act implementation process
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This article illuminates the patterns and processes of institutional work during the creation and implementation of the FRA 2006, even as state agencies consistently resist changes in legal institutions, and continue to retain control over forestry matters through non-statutory institutions - a strategy to subvert local people’s control over the valued forest resources.The study demonstrates how ‘institutional work’ proceeded through different stages of drafting of the Act, revolving around competing demands of entitlements, leading to creation of a new institutional mechanism. Although non-state actors such as civil society organisations were actively engaged in crafting the law, their role has weakened as implementation has progressed. The state’s increasing activity frustrates reform implementation, as the reforms challenge the foresters’ bureaucratic culture and threaten their politico-economic interests. It concludes with insights for theoretical understanding on how and why institutions change, or are maintained, in case of multi-actor and multi-layered forest governance systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1637-1659
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1943328
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Author-Name: Minzhe Du
Author-X-Name-First: Minzhe
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Jorge Antunes
Author-X-Name-First: Jorge
Author-X-Name-Last: Antunes
Author-Name: Peter Wanke
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Wanke
Author-Name: Zhongfei Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongfei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Ecological efficiency assessment under the construction of low-carbon city: a perspective of green technology innovation
Abstract:
This paper develops a novel hybrid Trigonometric Envelopment Analysis for Ideal Solutions (TEA-IS) model to assess the ecological efficiency of 248 Chinese cities for a 14-year period and employs a difference-in-difference approach to reveal the mechanism of the impact of low-carbon pilot city policies on ecological efficiency from the perspective of green technology innovation. This TEA-IS approach not only combines the advantageous features that exist in each individual model, but also allows an analysis of ecological efficiency in terms of the synergistic effects that may exist among correlated positive and negative criteria. Machine learning methods are also employed to predict high-low performance and synergistic Chinese cities in terms of the socio-economic and demographic context. Results indicate that ecological efficiency is generally low in Chinese cities. The low-carbon pilot city policy does help to improve ecological efficiency, which results from the mechanism of green technology innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1727-1752
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1945552
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Author-Name: Dieudonné Mignamissi
Author-X-Name-First: Dieudonné
Author-X-Name-Last: Mignamissi
Author-Name: Aristophane Djeufack
Author-X-Name-First: Aristophane
Author-X-Name-Last: Djeufack
Title: Urbanization and CO2 emissions intensity in Africa
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The pace of urbanization in the world will very quickly become a major problem for development in all its dimensions. This dynamic, also observed in Africa, could have serious consequences for macroeconomic and environmental balances. This paper examines the relationship between urbanization and the intensity of CO2 emissions on a panel of 48 African countries over the period 1980–2016. Using an augmented STIRPAT model, we found that if urbanization is a highly significant factor for pollution in Africa, the effect is heterogeneous for different levels of pollution. This effect is more pronounced in resource-rich countries; the difference in the quality of institutions helping to reinforce the heterogeneity. Additional tests reveal the existence of simultaneous threshold effects of pollution concerning urbanization and the level of development. Finally, the overall effect of urbanization on global warming is positive and significant. Based on these outcomes, we suggest a set of policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1660-1684
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1943329
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Author-Name: Xinxin Ren
Author-X-Name-First: Xinxin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ren
Author-Name: Jian Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Jun Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Title: A comfortable soundscape perspective in acoustic environmental planning and management: a case study based on local resident audio-visual perceptions
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Soundscapes are an important factor related to audio-visual perception and human health; however, research on how local residents perceive the audio-visual environment remains insufficient. This study, therefore, was mainly conducted to examine the effects of sound sources, the sociodemographic factors of the local residents, visual aesthetic quality and quiet landscape experiences on rural soundscapes through on-site and in-home questionnaire surveys focusing on three components of a soundscape. The results indicated that although there were significant differences in the audio-visual perceptions among typical locations, road traffic sounds were the dominant sound category affecting acoustic comfort on site and in memory. The residents’ age affected the acoustic comfort of background sounds and sound marks in certain ways, while positive landscape experiences made sound marks predominantly perceived and the acoustic comfort of each sound category remarkably improved. This study also developed an agile practical soundscape resource optimization process through an audio-visual perceptual investigation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1753-1780
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1947203
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Author-Name: Anik Glaus
Author-X-Name-First: Anik
Author-X-Name-Last: Glaus
Author-Name: Ruth Wiedemann
Author-X-Name-First: Ruth
Author-X-Name-Last: Wiedemann
Author-Name: Laurence Brandenberger
Author-X-Name-First: Laurence
Author-X-Name-Last: Brandenberger
Title: Toward sustainable policy instruments: assessing instrument selection among policy actors
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To address complex environmental problems we need sustainable policy solutions, which are often disregarded by policy actors in charge of addressing these problems. In this article, we study factors that promote or hinder policy actors’ selection for sustainable policy instruments using the case of flood risk management in Switzerland. We evaluate flood risk management instruments based on three key sustainability dimensions and forgo conventional approaches to categorizing policy instruments. In a survey, we ask policy actors which policy instruments they prefer and thus evaluate which policy actors select sustainable policy instruments. Results indicate that problem perception is the key determinant influencing policy actors’ selection of sustainable flood risk management instruments. Results also suggest that the tendency to select sustainable flood risk management instruments differs depending on actor type and actor level. These findings help us understand which settings promote the selection of sustainable policy solutions to tackle complex environmental problems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1708-1726
Issue: 9
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1944847
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Author-Name: Sedat AlataÅŸ
Author-X-Name-First: Sedat
Author-X-Name-Last: AlataÅŸ
Author-Name: Tuğba Akın
Author-X-Name-First: TuÄŸba
Author-X-Name-Last: Akın
Title: The impact of income inequality on environmental quality: a sectoral-level analysis
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Many studies in the literature examine the income inequality-environment nexus at the country level. In this paper, we argue that the impact of inequality on sectoral emissions might vary and should be examined by considering sectoral-level differences. We focus on 28 OECD economies and use DOLSMG, BA-OLS, and CUP-FM estimators. Our findings reveal that a cointegration relationship exists among the series in the long run, indicating that both income and income inequality are crucial factors in sectoral emissions. The estimates show that a 1% increase in the Gini index leads to an increase in emissions from the power and building sectors by about 1.4%. On the other hand, a 1% rise in the Gini index positively contributes to the environment in the transport, other industrial combustion, and other sectors by about 0.05%, 0.05%, and 0.02%, respectively. Policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions should be designed at the sectoral level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1949-1974
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2050684
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Author-Name: R.C. Alberts
Author-X-Name-First: R.C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Alberts
Author-Name: F.P. Retief
Author-X-Name-First: F.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Retief
Author-Name: C. Roos
Author-X-Name-First: C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Roos
Author-Name: D. P. Cilliers
Author-X-Name-First: D. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cilliers
Author-Name: T.B. Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: T.B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: J. Arts
Author-X-Name-First: J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Arts
Title: EIA decision-making and administrative justice: an empirical analysis
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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is implemented in most countries as an administrative procedure. In this context, it is subject to the principles of administrative justice. However, to date, no empirical research has been conducted to determine the extent to which EIA decisions comply with the principles of administrative justice. In this paper, empirical data from 42 EIA cases in South Africa are used to establish EIA compliance with the administrative justice principles of lawfulness, procedural fairness and reasonableness. This is achieved by measuring EIA decisions against specially developed key performance indicators (KPIs). Overall, decisions were found to mostly comply with the principles of administrative justice. However, questions arise with regards to the quality and substance of the information feeding into the decision-making process and on which decisions are ultimately based.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1914-1931
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1952857
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Author-Name: Françoise Tardif
Author-X-Name-First: Françoise
Author-X-Name-Last: Tardif
Author-Name: Flavie St-Pierre
Author-X-Name-First: Flavie
Author-X-Name-Last: St-Pierre
Author-Name: Geneviève Pelletier
Author-X-Name-First: Geneviève
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelletier
Author-Name: Manuel J. Rodriguez
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez
Title: Comparison of methods to evaluate overland travel times for source water protection
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Protection areas are commonly delineated in water supply watersheds to manage anthropogenic activities that pose pollution risks. These areas are frequently determined based on geographical distances that are not representative of the travel time of water. For surface waters, the total travel time for water between an anthropogenic activity and the drinking water intake is the sum of the overland travel time and the travel time in a river. In previous research, we reported methods for evaluating travel time in a river. The present paper focuses on the estimation of overland travel times. Four methods were applied, evaluated and compared based on a land use database representing anthropogenic activities that potentially release contaminants. Methods for overland travel times that provided more precise results required abundant data and expertise to be implemented, but can contribute to improved decision-making for land use planning in the context of source water protection.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1932-1948
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1952858
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Author-Name: Sumana Jagadeshi Raghu
Author-X-Name-First: Sumana Jagadeshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Raghu
Author-Name: Lewlyn L. R. Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: Lewlyn L. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Title: Solid waste management behavior among the student community: integrating environmental knowledge and situational factors into the theories of planned behavior and value belief norm
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This research goes beyond the attitude-intention link to investigate the determinants of solid waste management behavior among the student community. The study proposes an extended model comprised of constructs from psychological frameworks, the theory of planned behavior and value-belief-norm theory by integrating environmental knowledge and situational factors as the intrinsic and extrinsic variables. A self-administered questionnaire method with a sample of 1,105 and structural equation modeling to test the statistical significance of the model revealed that our novel model includes a satisfactory level of prediction power, which is superior to existing theories. Findings show that intention, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and attitude had a significant positive influence on behavior. While biospheric and altruistic values showed positive relationships with belief, moral norms and environmental knowledge was found to be crucial in forming attitude. The results of this work could be used by governments, policymakers and researchers to design and implement effective waste management systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1842-1874
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1949969
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Author-Name: Carolina Baldini
Author-X-Name-First: Carolina
Author-X-Name-Last: Baldini
Author-Name: Mariana Edith Marasas
Author-X-Name-First: Mariana Edith
Author-X-Name-Last: Marasas
Author-Name: Andrea Alejandra Drozd
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Alejandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Drozd
Title: Three decades of landscape change across the largest peri-urban horticultural region of Argentina: urban growth, productive intensification and the need for resilient landscape management
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Urbanization and agricultural land expansion are the largest drivers of global land cover change. Here, we aimed to quantify three decades of land-use/land-cover change across one of the main horticultural regions of South America. We assessed landscape change implementing a supervised classification workflow on Landsat satellite imagery (1986, 1996, 2005 and 2015). Between 1986 and 2015, horticulture extent decreased (51.47%) at the expense of a high increase in greenhouses (2652.83%). Additionally, high density urbanization experienced a strong expansion (111.58%), while low density urbanization increased only between 1986 and 2005, replacing natural grassland, herbaceous parks and livestock. These results demonstrate a regional urban growth and productive intensification process that echoes similar global processes with consequential losses of open field horticultural areas and a non-equitable distribution of semi-natural areas in this region. Adequate territorial planning toward ecological resilient territories that consider ecological processes and prioritize semi-natural vegetation cover is urgently needed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1781-1820
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1947787
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Author-Name: Donald Leffers
Author-X-Name-First: Donald
Author-X-Name-Last: Leffers
Author-Name: Gerda R. Wekerle
Author-X-Name-First: Gerda R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wekerle
Author-Name: L. Anders Sandberg
Author-X-Name-First: L. Anders
Author-X-Name-Last: Sandberg
Title: Competing claims in land-use policy: property development and mineral aggregates industries
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This paper offers an empirically grounded understanding of the historical processes by which economic and institutional actors, particularly industry networks operating over time, influenced regional-scale land use policies at critical junctures involving land conflicts. The research addresses understudied discourses, practices and relationships associated with changes in land use policy. The paper draws on theories of land conflicts and industry networks to examine multi-actor contestations over land use and growth. It highlights the role of industry networks of the property development and aggregate industries in influencing provincial land use policies. Using a multi-method approach, we examine a case of Ontario provincial government brokerage of conflicting proposals for the development of regional-scale lands on Toronto’s urban periphery. A key finding is that fundamental differences in the organization and bargaining power of the two industries translate into differential effectiveness in multi-stakeholder negotiations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1875-1892
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1950657
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Author-Name: Elin Slätmo
Author-X-Name-First: Elin
Author-X-Name-Last: Slätmo
Author-Name: Kjell Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Kjell
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Author-Name: Diana Huynh
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Huynh
Title: The role of the state in preserving urban green infrastructure - National Urban Parks in Finland and Sweden
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The National Urban Park (NUP) is a planning instrument used by the state to preserve cities' green infrastructure (GI). This article compares a top-down approach to the designation of NUP, as it has been applied in Sweden, with a bottom-up approach, as it has been applied in Finland. The application that has taken place in Sweden has contributed to the Royal National Urban Park in Stockholm being the only one in the country so far, partly due to a hesitation among municipalities to implement a tool which limits their future development opportunities. In Finland, on the other hand, where the initiative is driven by municipalities, the NUP has become so demanded that the municipalities compete over approval. In both cases, the study shows that NUP is a strong instrument for protecting green areas, but the implementation approach by the public authorities is crucial for its success.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1821-1841
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1949968
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Author-Name: Chunlei Du
Author-X-Name-First: Chunlei
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Muhammad Khalid Anser
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Khalid
Author-X-Name-Last: Anser
Author-Name: Michael Yao-Ping Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Michael Yao-Ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Sameh E. Askar
Author-X-Name-First: Sameh E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Askar
Author-Name: Abdelmohsen A. Nassani
Author-X-Name-First: Abdelmohsen A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nassani
Author-Name: Khalid Zaman
Author-X-Name-First: Khalid
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaman
Author-Name: Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi
Author-X-Name-Last: Abro
Title: Women’s autonomy and its impact on environmental sustainability agenda
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Women’s autonomy remains under pressure from male dominancy in corporate business and household affairs. Women possess natural, analytical, social, political, and economic autonomy that acknowledges the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDG-5) to empower women and girls in inclusive business. The study analyzes different aspects of women’s autonomy in corporate business and the natural environment, leading to sustainable business outcomes in China between 1975 and 2019. In practice, Chinese women’s political power in the decision-making process is minimal. It needs to restructure its socio-political autonomy to move toward the SDG-5 agenda. The results show that women have the political wisdom to handle corporate sustainability affairs, manage matters of corporate environmental responsibility, and increase their participation in the workforce, enabling them to sustain their lives as knowledge workers. Corporate women hold more stewardship values than men, enabling them to handle corporate sustainability matters.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1893-1913
Issue: 10
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1952168
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Author-Name: Jorge A. Valenciano-Salazar
Author-X-Name-First: Jorge A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Valenciano-Salazar
Author-Name: Francisco J. André
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco J.
Author-X-Name-Last: André
Author-Name: Gregorio MartÃn-de Castro
Author-X-Name-First: Gregorio
Author-X-Name-Last: MartÃn-de Castro
Title: Sustainability and firms’ mission in a developing country: the case of voluntary certifications and programs in Costa Rica
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Voluntary environmental and social certifications represent a channel by which firms can contribute to sustainable development. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, we explore the motivations and obstacles that Costa Rican companies face when adopting Carbon Neutral (CN) and Fairtrade (FT) certifications. CN is a domestic certification aimed at reducing or offsetting carbon emissions and fighting climate change. FT is a well-known international label that guarantees compliance with environmental and social standards. We conclude that ethical and environmental reasons influence the managers’ decision, along with economic and strategic incentives, such as improving the image of the company and the relationship with stakeholders. High investment and certification costs are ranked as the most difficult obstacles to overcome. By exploring the differences between both certifications, we find out that increasing sales, market shares or prices are more important motivations for the FT companies than for CN ones.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2029-2053
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1950658
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Author-Name: Wenhua Hou
Author-X-Name-First: Wenhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Hou
Author-Name: Siqi You
Author-X-Name-First: Siqi
Author-X-Name-Last: You
Author-Name: Yuqing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yuqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Study on the selection of equity structure of PPP waste-to-energy projects from the perspective of sustainable development
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The equity structure of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects reflects the interests of the public and private sectors, and concerns the economic, social and environmental performance of projects. In the context of the global promotion of sustainable development, optimization of equity structure from a sustainable perspective is very important for improving the sustainable performance of PPP projects. However, in the existing research, there is no quantitative model for selecting equity structure of PPP projects with the goal of improving sustainability. To address the research gap, a multi-objective programming model is developed to seek the balance of economic, social, and environmental performance of PPP projects and its rationality and practicability are verified using a case of a waste-to-energy PPP project. The study proposes a quantitative model of equity structure selection to achieve sustainability goals for PPP projects and the results are helpful for government decisions on promoting the sustainability of PPP projects.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2099-2123
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957795
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Author-Name: Akanksha Choubey
Author-X-Name-First: Akanksha
Author-X-Name-Last: Choubey
Author-Name: Meenakshi Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Meenakshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Green banking: the case of the commercial banking sector in Delhi NCR
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Banking institutions are in a strategic position to implement the ‘Go Green’ strategy and can encourage other firms for the same. This qualitative study analyses the extent of green banking efforts within Delhi NCR and compares them with other organizations. Semi-structured in-depth interviews of 40 different bankers (including managing directors to branch managers) from 10 different public and private Indian banks were undertaken. Both primary and secondary data were collected. Qualitative exploratory research resulted in the following facts, (a) Bank’s eco-friendly practices are confined to being paperless, (b) Banks rarely enquire about the carbon footprint of the projects, (c) Banks recognize the requirements of government guidelines, (d) Systematic documentation of activities under corporate social responsibility (CSR) is lacking, (e) Insufficient awareness of green initiatives has been found amongst bank employees, (f) Green banking components such as bank size, reputation, age, profitability, and investors’ reaction, are motivating elements for banks’ green performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1975-1998
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1955336
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Author-Name: Sahar Sarwar
Author-X-Name-First: Sahar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarwar
Author-Name: Rida Waheed
Author-X-Name-First: Rida
Author-X-Name-Last: Waheed
Author-Name: Muhammad Umar Farooq
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Umar
Author-X-Name-Last: Farooq
Author-Name: Suleman Sarwar
Author-X-Name-First: Suleman
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarwar
Title: Investigate solutions to mitigate CO2 emissions: the case of China
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The present study analyses the factors for higher carbon emissions in Chinese provinces. The distinguishing point of this study is the inclusion of forest investment and forest area to examine whether forest is a carbon sink or a source. The estimated results have confirmed that simply increasing the forest area is not a constructive approach to mitigate carbon emissions. Whilst the empirical results have reported that higher forest investment is a useful strategy to reduce the carbon concentration in the environment. By taking account of the results, the central government, and local administrations should take swift action to properly manage and regularly maintain the forests. In addition, the government should form strict laws on deforestation and issue limited licenses if deforestation is necessary, but on the condition that twice the number of trees are planted to replace those cut down.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2054-2080
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1952859
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Author-Name: Jiekuan Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jiekuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Tourism economic dynamics under carbon intensity target policy
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This article examines the tourism economic dynamics under the carbon intensity target policy with macroeconomic uncertainty. Using a novel multi-sector dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, this article presents the impulse responses of the tourism economy to productivity shocks and carbon intensity target shocks in terms of output, employment, and consumption. The results show that, generally, productivity shocks have positive effects while carbon intensity target shocks negatively affect the tourism aggregate economy. The reduced carbon intensity target offsets these positive effects as well as enlarging these negative effects. Furthermore, the effects of exogenous shocks vary significantly across tourism sectors. As a whole, tourism-related transport and accommodation sectors are the most affected. In addition, different carbon intensity targets mean the different volatility and persistence of the effects of exogenous shocks. This study contributes to a better understanding of tourism economic dynamics under a specific emissions policy, thereby contributing to relevant decision-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2145-2171
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957797
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Author-Name: Leah Shipton
Author-X-Name-First: Leah
Author-X-Name-Last: Shipton
Author-Name: Peter Dauvergne
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Dauvergne
Title: Health concerns of plastics: energizing the global diffusion of anti-plastic norms
Abstract:
The idea that plastics can be harmful has been gaining strength since the 1990s. Resulting anti-plastic norms have been diffusing unevenly around the world, with different meanings, fragmented uptake, and variable policy influence. Explanations for why and where anti-plastic norms have gained traction have highlighted the power of industry, the responses of governments, the characteristics of waste management, and the role of advocacy. Researchers have yet to meaningfully explore health as a factor influencing the diffusion of anti-plastic norms. This article addresses this gap. Evidence from Bangladesh, Kenya, the Bahamas, and Canada reveals that health-based concerns have been a key factor across a diverse array of jurisdictions. These cases further demonstrate the tendency of anti-plastic norms to flow from early to later adopters only after a critical mass of local actors perceive plastic waste to be a locally significant problem. These findings can empower advocates of stricter plastics regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2124-2144
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957796
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Author-Name: Barbara Cavalletti
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Cavalletti
Author-Name: Matteo Corsi
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Corsi
Title: The system of environmental and economic accounting and the valuation problem: a review of the literature
Abstract:
The System of Environmental and Economic Accounting aims at the integration of national accounts with the contributions of the environment. After three decades of development, though, only a portion of it has become an international standard for national accounting. Its uncertain, experimental status reflects the complexities faced by a project that requires a clear and implementable concept of valuation to be applied to non-market goods. In this paper, we review the debate between competing theories of value that had a role in the early development of the System and we follow the discussion that first accompanied the drafting of its current version and is now informing a revision process that will lead to a new edition of the Experimental Ecosystem Accounting module by 2021. The next developments and every step made toward integration will affect not just the content of the national accounts but also how it can be collected and used.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1999-2028
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1955664
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Author-Name: Rémy Le Boennec
Author-X-Name-First: Rémy
Author-X-Name-Last: Le Boennec
Author-Name: Sterenn Lucas
Author-X-Name-First: Sterenn
Author-X-Name-Last: Lucas
Title: Is neighborhood satisfaction related to density perception? Promoting liveable and sustainable land use planning
Abstract:
While sustainable land use planning ensures land preservation through urban compactness, liveable residential environments are commonly associated with low density levels. Analyzing the relationships between density and neighborhood satisfaction (as a measure for liveability) may therefore help urban planners to offer sustainable infill projects that also guarantee liveability for the residents. Objective or subjective measures of density can be proposed. While the literature considering objective density is plentiful, the empirical work analyzing the relationships between density perception and neighborhood satisfaction is surprisingly scarce. In this study, we use a 2015 online survey in the Loire-Atlantique Département in France that provided 1,134 questionnaires, which we analyzed using a discrete choice experiment. We find that neighborhood satisfaction has no relationship to the perceived density of the built environment by individuals. What matters is peacefulness as another type of neighborhood perception. Healthcare accessibility is also valued by the residents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2081-2098
Issue: 11
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957671
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Author-Name: Daniel S. Feinberg
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Feinberg
Author-Name: Clare M. Ryan
Author-X-Name-First: Clare M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Ryan
Title: Mitigating natural hazards: county-level hazard mitigation plan quality in Washington State
Abstract:
Local-level hazard mitigation plans have the potential to reduce communities’ losses from natural hazards, some of which are projected to intensify with climate change, although there remain gaps in knowledge regarding the quality of these plans. This study used an established protocol to assign plan quality scores to county-level hazard mitigation plans in Washington State. Plans received higher scores in some components of quality (e.g. vision statement) than in others (e.g. specific policies), and overall quality varied with geography and plan authorship. This paper concludes with recommendations for future planning and research that may support community resilience to natural hazards.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2318-2332
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1971955
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Author-Name: Sangyoul Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Sangyoul
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Xiang Bi
Author-X-Name-First: Xiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Bi
Author-Name: Jinwon Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Jinwon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Reassessing environmental justice through pollution substitution
Abstract:
Growing evidence shows that pollution released to environmental media, such as waterways and land, has increased while air pollution has declined due to stringent regulation in the United States. Such pollution substitution may disproportionately occur in disadvantaged communities, but little research has investigated the extent to which pollution substitution is correlated with communities’ characteristics. Using spatial panel data of toxic release during 1990–2010 and the ethnic diversity index to measure a community's social cohesion and the ability for collective action, we found that pollution substitution is positively associated with greater ethnic diversity, regardless of population size. Moreover, lower ethnic diversity (higher potential of collective action) in adjacent communities increases pollution substitution from air to land in the home community. Our findings suggest that the degree of environmental inequity should be assessed by considering pollution released to all environmental media.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2237-2256
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1969898
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Author-Name: L.K. Cerveny
Author-X-Name-First: L.K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cerveny
Author-Name: R.J. McLain
Author-X-Name-First: R.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: McLain
Author-Name: D. Banis
Author-X-Name-First: D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Banis
Author-Name: A. Todd
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Todd
Title: The use of socio-spatial data for sustainable roads planning: a national forest case study
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National forest roads allow access to public lands providing connections to natural and cultural heritage. Planning processes that address potential road closures or conversions can be highly contentious. Public participatory GIS (PPGIS) has been used as a tool to gather information for environmental planning and decision-making. Our PPGIS approach in a national forest in Washington (USA) incorporated workshops and online engagement with 1,810 participants to gather public input for sustainable roads planning. We identified the most important forest destinations and developed an analytical framework for assessing forest roads based on the density and diversity of use. In this paper, we summarize our PPGIS process and identify challenges faced in the application of socio-spatial data. A comparative analysis of road planning in other forests further highlights challenges in incorporating public use data. While the PPGIS process was valued for relationship-building, it is less evident how directly the socio-spatial data informed outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2190-2213
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1968807
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Author-Name: Marta RodrÃguez-Rey
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: RodrÃguez-Rey
Author-Name: Yaisel J. Borrell
Author-X-Name-First: Yaisel J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Borrell
Author-Name: Eduardo Dopico
Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Dopico
Author-Name: Teja Petra Muha
Author-X-Name-First: Teja Petra
Author-X-Name-Last: Muha
Author-Name: Matteo Rolla
Author-X-Name-First: Matteo
Author-X-Name-Last: Rolla
Title: Understanding public perceptions toward invasive species in different parts of Europe
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Understanding public attitudes toward invasive species is crucial to curtail the reasons for their introduction and to increase the effectiveness of control measures. A questionnaire was distributed in three European countries (Italy, Spain and United Kingdom) to evaluate public attitudes on the problems posed by invasive species, their perception of the impacts and their willingness to introduce and support management actions. People whose occupations are not nature related or who practice gardening as a main outdoor activity, represent the highest risk groups relating to the introduction of invasive species. Ecosystem damage and species extinctions were the main concerns for people, and signal crayfish and zebra mussel were the species of most concern. People firstly supported control and eradication followed by awareness resulting in increasing public awareness as management measures. This information can feed into educational, prevention and eradication campaigns promoting the necessary socio-cultural changes to prevent the negative impacts of invasive species.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2257-2275
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1969899
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Author-Name: Yuan Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Changfei Nie
Author-X-Name-First: Changfei
Author-X-Name-Last: Nie
Title: Re-examining the effect of China’s new-energy demonstration cities construction policy on environmental pollution: a perspective of pollutant emission intensity control
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The construction of new-energy demonstration cities (NEDC) is a typical energy policy recently implemented in China, which aims to accelerate energy transition. Using panel data for 269 Chinese cities during 2010-2017, this study examines the effect of the NEDC construction policy on environmental pollution under the difference-in-differences (DID) framework from the perspective of pollutant emission intensity control. The results show that China’s NEDC construction policy exerts a significant negative impact on environmental pollution, especially in the central and western cities, as well as the cities with a low level of economic development. However, the pollution reduction effect is unsustainable due to the lack of long-term policy planning. The mechanism analysis suggests that the NEDC construction policy mainly reduces environmental pollution through the scale effect, that is, reducing the scale and intensity of electricity consumption. The findings of this study provide beneficial inspiration for scientific implementation of energy policies in the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2333-2361
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2050685
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Author-Name: Foyuan Kuang
Author-X-Name-First: Foyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuang
Author-Name: Jianjun Jin
Author-X-Name-First: Jianjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Jin
Author-Name: Chenyang Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Chenyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Rui He
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Xin Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Tong Guan
Author-X-Name-First: Tong
Author-X-Name-Last: Guan
Author-Name: Lin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Lin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Gender differences in farmers’ livelihood capital in Dazu District, China
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This study aims to investigate whether there are gender differences in the livelihood capital of farming households in China. A stratified random sampling technique and household surveys were used to collect data from Dazu District, China. This paper uses capital values to compute the level of livelihood capital, while the ordinary least squares model is employed to compare gender differences in livelihood capital. The results show significant gender differences in farmers’ livelihood capital. Male farmers have more livelihood capital than female farmers. There are also significant gender differences in the factors that affect farmers’ livelihood capital. Education and agricultural cooperatives are the major factors influencing the livelihood capital of men, while agricultural policy support and happiness are the major factors influencing the livelihood capital of women. These results imply that specific gender-based intervention programs should be implemented to maintain farmers’ livelihood sustainability and to overcome gender gaps in agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2172-2189
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1957798
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Author-Name: Todd K. BenDor
Author-X-Name-First: Todd K.
Author-X-Name-Last: BenDor
Author-Name: Jordan Branham
Author-X-Name-First: Jordan
Author-X-Name-Last: Branham
Author-Name: Andrew Whittemore
Author-X-Name-First: Andrew
Author-X-Name-Last: Whittemore
Author-Name: Evangeline Linkous
Author-X-Name-First: Evangeline
Author-X-Name-Last: Linkous
Author-Name: Dylan Timmerman
Author-X-Name-First: Dylan
Author-X-Name-Last: Timmerman
Title: A national inventory and analysis of US transfer of development rights programs
Abstract:
Transfer of development rights (TDR) programs shift development intensity between land parcels. Jurisdictions, most commonly local municipal or county governments, employ TDR to protect resources such as farmland or historical properties and to encourage infill and redevelopment where deemed appropriate. However, while championed by economists and others seeking to reduce conflicts between land development and preservation, TDR program adoption has varied widely across the US. What demographic, economic, or environmental factors are associated with TDR program establishment? This paper describes a census of 375 TDR programs in the United States, documenting primary program attributes and adoption year and categorizing their functions and typology. Using logistic regression, we analyze program spatial patterns and factors predicting program implementation. We find that areas that are coastal, more liberal, have higher home values, in home-rule states, and in states with state-wide growth management programs, are all significantly more likely to implement TDR programs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2276-2296
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1971068
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Author-Name: Dan Milz
Author-X-Name-First: Dan
Author-X-Name-Last: Milz
Title: Dissecting the politics of scale in watershed-based planning
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This paper explores how spatial judgments impacted planning and policy-making by studying how stakeholders on Cape Cod, Massachusetts considered cross-scale relationships between local, regional, and state jurisdictions and hydro-geologically defined watersheds. Analysis of video data from participatory planning workshops illustrates how these judgments were made as stakeholders developed a regional wastewater management plan. Detailed analysis of their deliberations illustrates the complex and dynamic nature of their scalar judgements as they addressed mismatches between watersheds and towns. Findings illustrate how their judgments were part of the process that led to the development of innovative policy tools for collective action that embraced, rather than erased, mismatches. This paper also demonstrates the application of spatial judgments of non-expert stakeholders as they made plans and proposed actions for a complex social-ecological system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2214-2236
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1968808
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Author-Name: Jesse M. Keenan
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Keenan
Author-Name: Keely Maxwell
Author-X-Name-First: Keely
Author-X-Name-Last: Maxwell
Title: Rethinking the design of resilience and adaptation indicators supporting coastal communities
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As resilience and adaptation considerations become mainstreamed into public policy, there is an overarching desire to measure and quantify metrics and indicators that seek to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and justness associated with outcomes of such processes. While much research has sought to develop specific indicators that may serve as proxies for these considerations, less research has focused on those normative aspects of indicator design that support a variety of goals associated with the accuracy, reproducibility, proxy value and multi-stakeholder translation of indicators, among various other goals and values. This perspective article sets forth a range of potential considerations that may be useful for those who seek to design and develop novel resilience and adaptation indicators (“RAIsâ€). These considerations are explored through a range of hypothetical examples that may be applicable to coastal communities that seek to address the practical challenges facing the design, execution, management and modification of RAIs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2297-2317
Issue: 12
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1971635
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Author-Name: Abigail Heath
Author-X-Name-First: Abigail
Author-X-Name-Last: Heath
Author-Name: Matthew Cotton
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Cotton
Title: Responsibility, engagement, and policy strategy for ocean plastic waste management: a Q-method study of stakeholder perspectives
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Ocean plastic waste is an urgent environmental crisis, subject to growing media and policy scrutiny. We use Q-methodology to assess stakeholder perspectives on management practices, finding four emergent discourses concerning: environmental citizenship, global policy responsibility, health prioritization and economic incentivisation. We find stakeholder consensus on the impacts, levels of media coverage and need for action – creating a ‘policy window’ for strong environmental governance. Yet there remains disparity over who should lead pro-environmental action, and whether consumer behavior will genuinely change over time. Visual communication emerges as a popular tool to build social capacity for change. It behoves policymakers to learn from other visual behavior change initiatives, such as those on cigarette packaging, to stimulate long-term public engagement. By combining visual communication with taxes and levies to alter demand-side management for single use plastic products, we suggest that longer-term sustainable behavior change can be achieved.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2412-2435
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1971954
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Author-Name: Marta de la Cuesta-González
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: de la Cuesta-González
Author-Name: Manuel Morales-GarcÃa
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Morales-GarcÃa
Title: Does finance as usual work for circular economy transition? A financiers and SMEs qualitative approach
Abstract:
Transitioning to a circular economy (CE) particularly challenges small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and a deeper understanding of CE financial barriers is needed. We draw on SME and financiers’ views to qualitatively study the risks associated with CE, how such risks limit access to financial resources and how financial institutions perceive those risks. We find that transitioning to a circular economy entails regulatory, cultural and market risks and that CE business success does not depend solely on SME resources or capabilities. Contributions include combining business model perspectives with transition theories and showing that new circular business models entail major reforms to political, regulatory, and market structures, including financial markets. From a practical perspective, to accelerate CE transition, we recommend reducing fragmentation, uncertainty and incoherence in regulation of the remodeling of information and risk assessment systems and new co-financing mechanisms and alternative instruments such as blended finance or “circular finance.â€
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2468-2489
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1972798
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Author-Name: Sajjad Shokouhyar
Author-X-Name-First: Sajjad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shokouhyar
Author-Name: Alireza Shahrasbi
Author-X-Name-First: Alireza
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahrasbi
Title: Revealing the reality behind consumers’ participation in WEEE treatment schemes: a mixed method approach
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With the enormous population growth and the ever-increasing use of various electronic devices in modern life, the proper disposal of the “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment†(WEEE) has been of paramount importance. The pervasive use of social media by customers has made governments and businesses use these platforms as a rich source of data to extract intelligence on consumer opinions. However, some scholars doubt the sufficiency of social media data concerning the design of a comprehensive list containing all influential factors on consumer behavior toward the proper treatment of WEEE. Thus, a mixed method of quantitative (by analyzing about 2,500,000 tweets from Twitter) and qualitative approaches (i.e. a literature thematic analysis followed by a three-phased Delphi method) has been adopted. Due to consumers’ different behavior based on their local status, the experts have been split into two different panels from developed and developing countries. They have also been provided with the findings from the literature along with the results from Twitter data analysis. The findings have revealed that economic incentives play a pivotal role in both categories. People in developing countries usually have concerns regarding socio-economic and socio-political issues, while in developed nations higher levels of influential factors exist, including proximity, suitability and ease of access, and so forth. The truth is that in order to have a green and pollution-free world, the whole world, whether developed or developing, must take joint steps to create public welfare, peace of mind and world peace. Otherwise, unilateral actions of countries will not have their desired effectiveness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2436-2467
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1972284
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Author-Name: Shuhua Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Shuhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Lei Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Siwen Ji
Author-X-Name-First: Siwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ji
Author-Name: Lu Xing
Author-X-Name-First: Lu
Author-X-Name-Last: Xing
Title: Assessing the dynamic variations of ecosystem service value in response to land use change and socio-economic development
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This article establishes a dynamic evaluation model of ecosystem service value (ESV) by introducing the spatial heterogeneity coefficient and social development coefficient to assess the spatiotemporal dynamic variations of ESV. Taking Wuhan as a case study, the effects of land use change on the variations of ESV are analyzed, and the impacts of people’s willingness to pay for ecosystem services and socio-economic development on a time-series ESV are also explored. The results showed that: (1) Wuhan has a large-scale land use transfer, the accumulative land transfer area reached 599 km2. (2) The static ESV of Wuhan experienced a process of first rising and then falling, with the total ESV decreasing by 1.24 billion yuan from 2000 to 2015. (3) The dynamic ESV evaluation reversed the overall downward trend of static ESV and significantly increased after adjustment, which were 1.52 times, 1.51 times, 1.62 times and 2.06 times of static ESV for that year, respectively; (4) The ecosystem services of Wuhan bear great downward pressure, but people’s demand for ecosystem services is increasing and their willingness to pay for ecosystem services has been significantly improved. These findings can provide valuable support for decision-makers to identify the providers and beneficiaries of ecosystem services and formulate rational land use management policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2511-2537
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1973973
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Author-Name: Malachy Buck
Author-X-Name-First: Malachy
Author-X-Name-Last: Buck
Author-Name: John Sturzaker
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Sturzaker
Author-Name: Ian Mell
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: Mell
Title: Playing games around climate change – new ways of working to develop climate change resilience
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This paper uses game theory to examine the efforts of public sector actors in the UK to integrate climate change interventions within development processes. Drawing on desk-based analysis and interviews, we identify instances where private-sector developers act strategically to exploit public-sector imperatives to deliver economic growth and housing. We find these imperatives constrained the agency of planners to effectively reconcile climate mitigation/adaptation objectives within wider priorities of economic growth. Yet, we identify instances whereby strategic planning frameworks, informal networks and bespoke development frameworks were effective means to build trust between actors and foster co-operation, better enabling development which meets climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives. In doing so, we illustrate the practical and theoretical value of game theory, whilst highlighting how careful use of strategic planning can support achieving climate change mitigation/adaptation objectives at a local scale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2538-2555
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1975106
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Author-Name: Yang Cheng
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng
Author-Name: Changlin Ao
Author-X-Name-First: Changlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ao
Author-Name: Biqi Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Biqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Lishan Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Lishan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: Influential factors of environmental behavior to reduce air pollution: integrating theories of planned behavior and psychological distance
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Exploring the incentive mechanism of public participation is the key to the implementation of sustainable policies in China. This study related the constructs of psychological distance (PD), the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and willingness to pay (WTP) to examine the influential factors of environmental behaviors to prevent air pollution. The contingent valuation method was applied to demonstrate pro-environmental endeavors by measuring WTP and the structural equation model was used to clarify the effects between PD, TPB and WTP. The results showed that different dimensions of PD from air pollution have overlapping influences. Participants judged the air pollution as psychologically closer tend to have positive attitudes and stronger subjective norms, and the reduced PD can translate into increased WTP. The PD-TPB-WTP model correctly predicts up to 17.6% of WTP and 82.6% of behavioral intention. Environmental policymakers are suggested to draft policies according to individuals’ internal thinking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2490-2510
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1973972
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Author-Name: Stella Balikçi
Author-X-Name-First: Stella
Author-X-Name-Last: Balikçi
Author-Name: Mendel Giezen
Author-X-Name-First: Mendel
Author-X-Name-Last: Giezen
Author-Name: Rowan Arundel
Author-X-Name-First: Rowan
Author-X-Name-Last: Arundel
Title: The paradox of planning the compact and green city: analyzing land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels
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Strategies applied by urban policy makers in order to achieve sustainable city development may be in conflict with each other because it crosses many disciplines and policy areas. This research focusses on the dilemma between compact city and urban greenspace policies and their influence on actual land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels. These cases are selected because of their similar urban growth yet diverse policy and governance contexts. We contend that comparing how urban policies try to address this dilemma can provide a deeper understanding of how policy strategies affect land-use change. The results show that densification indeed decreases the quantity (Amsterdam: −4.7% Brussels: −11.9%), average size (A: −3.1% B: −25.6%) and connectivity of urban greenspaces. Observed land-use changes seem disconnected from purported urban greenspace policies, whereas urban development plans seem to dominate changes in greenspace quantity and form.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2387-2411
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1971069
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Author-Name: Irfan Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Irfan
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Fujun Hou
Author-X-Name-First: Fujun
Author-X-Name-Last: Hou
Author-Name: Abdulrasheed Zakari
Author-X-Name-First: Abdulrasheed
Author-X-Name-Last: Zakari
Author-Name: Vincent Tawiah
Author-X-Name-First: Vincent
Author-X-Name-Last: Tawiah
Author-Name: Syed Ahtsham Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Syed Ahtsham
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Title: Energy use and urbanization as determinants of China’s environmental quality: prospects of the Paris climate agreement
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Climate change is an environmental problem that humanity will face over the next several decades. Environmental quality has always been an important component of the quality of life. The rapid rise in urbanization and energy use in China has profound environmental consequences. This study investigates the impact of energy use and urbanization on China’s ecological footprint and CO2 emissions from 1971 to 2016. The results reveal the positive relationship between China’s energy use and urbanization, while international trade and capital formation are adversely associated with its CO2 emissions and ecological footprint. Overall, energy use and urbanization deteriorate China’s environmental quality, while international trade and capital formation improve it. The results of Granger causality show bidirectional causality between urbanization and ecological footprint and between ecological footprint and CO2 emissions, while unidirectional causality runs from the ecological footprint to energy use and from international trade to the ecological footprint.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2363-2386
Issue: 13
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1972797
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Author-Name: Jun Xie
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Xie
Author-Name: Hammad Riaz
Author-X-Name-First: Hammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Riaz
Author-Name: Xiaolin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaolin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Su Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Su
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Tahir Mumtaz Awan
Author-X-Name-First: Tahir Mumtaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Awan
Title: Different kettles of fish: corporate social performance, media legitimacy, and corporate financial performance of Chinese firms
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Employing stakeholder signaling theory and legitimacy theory, this study seeks to resolve the nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). This study focuses on the investors’ response and assumes that investors may read the CSP reports through various media and obtain the cognition and attitudes of the firms involved. Therefore, media legitimacy works as an important mediator between CSP and CFP. This paper categorizes CSP into three dimensions: market CSP, environmental CSP, and social CSP. In addition, we categorize media legitimacy into two dimensions: visibility and valence (tone). We study the mediating effects of both visibility and valence for 86 listed firms in China’s markets. The results show that media legitimacy does mediate the relationship between CSP and CFP. Furthermore, the mediating mechanisms differ among market CSP, environmental CSP, and social CSP. The results have important implications for theory and practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2631-2656
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1975105
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Author-Name: Gail L. Markle
Author-X-Name-First: Gail L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Markle
Title: Sea turtle conservation: volunteers’ experience of symbolic threat
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Most research on environmental conservation organizations addresses volunteers’ motivations. A few studies analyze volunteers’ production of ecological knowledge and their contributions to science. There is scant research into organization members’ experiences as they perform their roles as conservation volunteers. This study examines the processes through which conservation volunteers derive meaning from their experiences using a case study of a volunteer sea turtle conservation group. Data from semi-structured interviews and field observations reveal conflict-ridden interactions between members of the conservation organization and three other groups: tourists, beach vendors, and the local tourist development council. Conservation volunteers perceive symbolic threat, in the form of value violations, from the other three groups. Symbolic threat influences volunteers’ emotions and behavior. An increased understanding of volunteers’ experiences of threat can suggest ways to make their experience more rewarding, thus increasing their likelihood of continued participation, and ensuring the sustainability of the conservation organization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2748-2762
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017266
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Author-Name: Meng Ye
Author-X-Name-First: Meng
Author-X-Name-Last: Ye
Author-Name: Yanlin Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Yanlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Junqi Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Junqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Why do public sectors perform high-level green public procurement practice? A new insight with fsQCA approach
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Despite extensive studies on drivers for public sector’s green public procurement (GPP) practice, existing studies have not yet introduced configuration analysis based on holistic perspective into this field. This study, based on the Chinese background, focuses on the public sector and develops a conceptual model from a holistic perspective. Survey data are collected and we adopt the fsQCA approach for further testing, aiming to explore which combinations of GPP motivators can induce high-level GPP practice by public sectors. It is found that five configurations can induce high-level GPP practice. According to the core condition, these configurations can be further categorized as two groups: “top management support-dominated†and “non-top management support-dominatedâ€. The holistic perspective contributes to a better understanding for GPP practice and a new explanation for the conflicted conclusions of existing studies. The managerial and policy implications are also helpful to public sector managers and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2719-2747
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978060
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Author-Name: Abdishakur W. Diriye
Author-X-Name-First: Abdishakur W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Diriye
Author-Name: Osman M. Jama
Author-X-Name-First: Osman M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jama
Author-Name: Ren Chong
Author-X-Name-First: Ren
Author-X-Name-Last: Chong
Author-Name: Abdulhakim M. Abdi
Author-X-Name-First: Abdulhakim M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdi
Title: Value of cultural worldviews and message framing for the acceptability of sustainable land use zoning policies in post-conflict Somalia
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Public acceptability is important for sustainable land use zoning policy to be successfully implemented. This study examined the effectiveness of tailoring messages with cultural worldviews to induce positive attitudes and improve public acceptability of sustainable land use zoning policy in a post-conflict setting. A total of 538 participants were randomly divided into three groups. Two were treatment groups and received promotional information about a hypothetical land use zoning policy, and one group was the control group and received no promotional information. The results indicate that information provision results in positive attitudes and higher public acceptability of land use zoning policy. Arguments that correspond to participants' cultural worldviews generated more positive attitudes and higher acceptability than arguments that conflict with their cultural worldviews. This study recommends targeting messages with peoples’ cultural worldviews as an effective strategy in inducing positive attitudes and higher acceptability for sustainable land use zoning policy in Somalia.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2587-2608
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1974360
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Author-Name: Zhouyan Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Zhouyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Author-Name: Huihui Li
Author-X-Name-First: Huihui
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Le Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Le
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Title: Does population and industrial agglomeration exacerbate China’s pollution?
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The spatial Durbin model is used to explore the effects of population and industrial agglomeration on production and consumption pollution and spatial spillover differences by using provincial panel data from 2000 to 2018 in China. It is found that industrial agglomeration exacerbates production and consumption pollution within and adjacent to regions, and moderate population agglomeration is conducive to optimizing resource allocation and promoting the sharing of pollution control facilities, which can mitigate production and consumption pollution within and adjacent to regions. Although production pollution is in line with the environmental Kuznets curve, economic growth does not alleviate the consumption pollution brought about by daily life. Consumption pollution is mainly influenced by the consumption level, and everyone is the main subject of pollution. Consumption pollution is much more difficult to manage than production pollution and should be managed from the level of consumption demand.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2696-2718
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978059
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Author-Name: Wahib Al-Qubatee
Author-X-Name-First: Wahib
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Qubatee
Author-Name: Fares Al Hasan
Author-X-Name-First: Fares Al
Author-X-Name-Last: Hasan
Author-Name: Henk Ritzema
Author-X-Name-First: Henk
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritzema
Author-Name: Ghunaim Nasher
Author-X-Name-First: Ghunaim
Author-X-Name-Last: Nasher
Author-Name: Petra Hellegers
Author-X-Name-First: Petra
Author-X-Name-Last: Hellegers
Title: Natural and human-induced drivers of groundwater depletion in Wadi Zabid, Tihama coastal plain, Yemen
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Groundwater depletion is a problem in many parts the world. We developed an approach to investigate the drivers of groundwater depletion in data-scarce regions. The approach combines natural and human-induced drivers, with the latter focusing on the link between human activities and government policies. We tested the approach in Wadi Zabid, Yemen. Forty years of rainfall-runoff data were analyzed, alongside changes in land cover, groundwater abstraction and related policies. No decrease in rainfall was observed, but runoff did decrease slightly. Significant expansion of agricultural lands led to increased demand for irrigation water, which was provided by drilling wells and building water harvesting/diversion structures. In Wadi Zabid, human activities, stimulated by policy measures, were the main drivers of groundwater depletion (water table here fell by 1 m/yr on average over 1972–2016). We conclude that combining natural and human-induced factors is indeed a valuable approach for investigating groundwater depletion drivers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2609-2630
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1975104
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Author-Name: Zhongju Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongju
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Author-Name: Yan Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Juanlan Dai
Author-X-Name-First: Juanlan
Author-X-Name-Last: Dai
Author-Name: Yunyan Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yunyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: An application of the planned behavior theory to predict Chinese firms’ environmental innovation
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How to drive environmental innovation is the focus of numerous research areas. Based on the theory of planned behavior, this study constructed a driving factor model for environmental innovation. The 2019 annual reports of 116 firms in the steel, coal, chemical, petroleum, building materials and pulp and paper industries were selected as the samples, and the study was conducted using grounded theory. The results showed that firm’s environmental innovation behavior is mainly driven by expected economic benefits, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Expected economic benefits are composed of market development and cost savings. Subjective norms include self-regulation reflecting the green culture of firms, descriptive norms formed by industry competition and environmental protection trends, and injunctive norms formed by government regulations and consumer demand for green products. Perceived behavioral control includes internal resource advantages, constituted by material resources, human resources and financial resources, as well as the external advantages, constituted by social network relationships. This study provides a theoretical basis for how to drive environmental innovation, and also provides a useful reference for the Chinese government to formulate policies to promote environmental innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2676-2695
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1977616
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Author-Name: Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Chukwudumebi
Author-X-Name-Last: Obiora
Author-Name: Yong Zeng
Author-X-Name-First: Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Zeng
Author-Name: Qiang Li
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Emelia Asiedu-Ayeh
Author-X-Name-First: Emelia
Author-X-Name-Last: Asiedu-Ayeh
Author-Name: Grace Ugochi Nneji
Author-X-Name-First: Grace Ugochi
Author-X-Name-Last: Nneji
Author-Name: Olusola Bamisile
Author-X-Name-First: Olusola
Author-X-Name-Last: Bamisile
Title: The economic growth and environmental sustainability nexus: a metanalysis of three economic types
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Recently, emerging, developed, and developing economies have placed great emphasis on the need to attain environmental sustainability while achieving economic expansion. In an effort to offer possible policy options toward the attainment of sustainable development, this study examines the effect of economic growth on carbon emissions mitigation. Yearly panel data for 44 countries comprised of emerging, developed, and developing economies from 1990 to 2017 is used. To address the gap in the literature, this nexus is examined on seven layers of carbon emissions. This study reveals reliable and robust empirical findings with the use of system and difference general method of moments, random and fixed effects using the Durbin-Wu-Hausman test model, and feasible general least-squares estimation approaches. Our findings indicate that for developed economies, carbon emissions by the power industry have been mitigated and increased domestic credit to the private sector leads to a decrease in all layers of carbon emissions. Nevertheless, gross national income increase negatively impacts emissions by the transport sector. In emerging and developing economies, increased domestic credit to the private sector increases emissions by the power industry, transport sector, buildings, other combustion industries, and other non-major sectors. For all economies, an increase in domestic savings leads to an increase in all layers of carbon emissions. Compared with prior studies that simply focus on gross domestic product and total carbon emissions, our study provides detailed insights on the carbon emissions mitigation efforts by sector and economic group given the true drivers of economic expansion.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2556-2586
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1973974
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Author-Name: Muhammad Zafar Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Zafar
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Nadia Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Nadia
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Author-Name: Richard D. Margerum
Author-X-Name-First: Richard D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Margerum
Title: Community-based and traditional natural resource conservation in Northern Pakistan: comparative analysis of attitudes and beliefs
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Community-based conservation is promoted as a strategy for improving resource management through community engagement, while traditional management approaches rely on customary laws and practices to regulate the natural resource use. However, there is little research directly comparing these approaches. We used surveys and interviews to examine attitudes and perceptions of resource management in a traditional use (TU) area and a community-based conservation (CBC) area in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Respondents in the CBC area more consistently cited communal benefits, showed greater willingness to conserve natural resources, and observed greater presence of management. However, these differences were contingent on communal benefits generated in the CBC area that have helped influence attitudes about management. The CBC approach may also be more adaptable to technological and socioeconomic changes that are taxing traditional systems. This comparative analysis demonstrates how CBC may support conservation goals in the face of limited governance capacity and changing socio-economic conditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2657-2675
Issue: 14
Volume: 65
Year: 2022
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1977615
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Author-Name: Md. Golam Mortoja
Author-X-Name-First: Md. Golam
Author-X-Name-Last: Mortoja
Author-Name: Tan Yigitcanlar
Author-X-Name-First: Tan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yigitcanlar
Title: Why is determining peri-urban area boundaries critical for sustainable urban development?
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In the age of climate change, for many cities around the globe seeking sustainable urban development is a key necessity. Nonetheless, many fail to develop effective policies when it comes to peri-urban growth, where these areas experience rapid land use transition, and become urbanized in a short period of time. Such transition poses a risk to sustainable urban development. This study provides evidence on the consequences of not clearly determining peri-urban area boundaries by placing a metropolitan region under the microscope. The study uses a remote sensing approach to determine peri-urban growth in the Brisbane Metropolitan Region, Australia. The changes that took place for a period of 30 years (1989–2019) are undertaken to map the level of peri-urbanization of the case study region, and the peri-urban area boundary is compared with the regional plan’s growth boundaries. The study findings inform that: (a) There exists a significant contrast between the actual peri-urban area boundary and the boundary estimate upon which the regional plan bases its policies; (b) The lack of a clearly demarcated peri-urban area boundary caused the transition of significant size greenfield sites to urban uses, and; (c) Not clearly determining peri-urban area boundaries jeopardized achieving the region’s sustainable development goals.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 67-96
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978405
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Author-Name: Shuai Shao
Author-X-Name-First: Shuai
Author-X-Name-Last: Shao
Author-Name: Chang Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Chang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yue Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Yue
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Bai-Chen Xie
Author-X-Name-First: Bai-Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xie
Author-Name: Zhihua Tian
Author-X-Name-First: Zhihua
Author-X-Name-Last: Tian
Author-Name: Shiyi Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Shiyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Heterogeneous performances and consequences of China’s industrial environmental governance: clean production vs. end-of-pipe treatment
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Using a relational two-stage network data envelopment analysis (DEA) model considering undesirable outputs, this paper evaluates both the process and system performances of industrial environmental governance in China’s 30 provincial-level regions during 1998–2015. Furthermore, this is the first study to apply the spatial econometric models with a geographical distance matrix to investigate the local and spatial spillover effects of environmental regulations on heterogeneous environmental governance performance (i.e. clean production and end-of-pipe treatment performances). The results show that clean production performance is generally higher than end-of-pipe treatment performance, but both performances present a declining trend during the sample period. The estimation results of the spatial econometric models confirm the Porter hypothesis market-based environmental regulations improve local clean production performance. By contrast, we also find that command-and-control environmental regulations improve end-of-pipe treatment performance but curb clean production performance, and exert a “race-to-the-top†effect on local governments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 143-168
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1980377
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Author-Name: Abbas Ali Chandio
Author-X-Name-First: Abbas Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Chandio
Author-Name: Yuansheng Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Yuansheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Asad Amin
Author-X-Name-First: Asad
Author-X-Name-Last: Amin
Author-Name: Munir Ahmad
Author-X-Name-First: Munir
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad
Author-Name: Waqar Akram
Author-X-Name-First: Waqar
Author-X-Name-Last: Akram
Author-Name: Fayyaz Ahmad
Author-X-Name-First: Fayyaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad
Title: Climate change and food security of South Asia: fresh evidence from a policy perspective using novel empirical analysis
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This study is the first effort to assess the long-term effects of change in climate on crop production in South Asian countries from 1991 to 2016 by employing the second-generation methods robust to cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity. Using panel data with the panel dynamic least squares (PD-LS) method and several co-integration approaches, this study confirmed a long-term co-integration among considered variables. The long-run estimates revealed that climatic variables, including temperature and CO2 emissions, negatively affected crop production, suggesting that a 1% increase in temperature and CO2 emissions reduces crop production by 1.93% and 0.32%, respectively. Conversely, precipitation positively affects crop production in the long-run, indicating that a 1% surge in precipitation increases crop production by 0.52%. Moreover, non-climatic variables including cultivated area, income level, and financial development positively affected crop production in the long-run. Furthermore, a 1% surge in cultivated area, income level, and financial development enhances crop production by 0.29%, 0.13%, and 0.04%, respectively. The outcomes of the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test confirmed that the causal link among all variables is significant, and outcomes verify the previous findings. This study suggests that urgent attention should be given to various adaptation strategies, such as credit supply, cropped area expansion, irrigation infrastructure enhancement, and the introduction of improved kinds of major food crops to enhance agricultural productivity. Besides, agricultural extension authorities should provide information about climate change to farming communities to deal with the adverse impacts of sudden climate changes on productivity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 169-190
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1980378
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Author-Name: Xoco A. Shinbrot
Author-X-Name-First: Xoco A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Shinbrot
Author-Name: Kelly W. Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones
Author-Name: Greg Newman
Author-X-Name-First: Greg
Author-X-Name-Last: Newman
Author-Name: Miriam Ramos-Escobedo
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramos-Escobedo
Title: Why citizen scientists volunteer: the influence of motivations, barriers, and perceived project relevancy on volunteer participation and retention from a novel experiment
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We conducted an experimental study in a country in the Global South, an understudied region, for a citizen science project on water flow. Volunteers received a standard or an experimental training linking volunteers to decision-makers to influence perceptions of project relevancy and participation. We conducted pre- and post-training surveys and interviews to assess motivations, barriers, and perceptions of project relevancy and participation. We found motivations of learning and values enabled, while barriers such as time constrained, participation. Interviews showed continuing volunteers in the experimental training had stronger perceptions of project relevancy compared to the control, but survey results only showed changes in short-term perceptions and no changes to participation. Results suggest participation could be improved by addressing challenges such as time constraints or difficulty organizing others and focusing on motivations such as learning and values, but further research is needed on how involvement of decision makers in citizen science can influence participation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 122-142
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1979944
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Author-Name: Maged Elsamny
Author-X-Name-First: Maged
Author-X-Name-Last: Elsamny
Author-Name: Alberto Gianoli
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Gianoli
Title: Accelerating innovation for the Dutch bioeconomy transition: the case of biobased asphalt
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This article explores and explains the factors affecting the development of biobased innovations for the Dutch bioeconomy transition. Qualitative analysis through semi-structured interviews and secondary data was made on Bioasphalt as a case study to extract these factors from the empirical situation. Due to the scarcity of literature on biobased innovation for the bioeconomy, this research offers a base for policy makers to position the biobased innovations into the circular economy plans. The findings show that the urgency factor associated with the circular economy implantation has negatively affected the development of biobased innovations. On a micro level, the analyzed factors will assist niche actors in accelerating their biobased solutions. Although the innovation ecosystem structure highly depends on the nature of the technology or product, studies using similar approaches will allow for the generalization of the results.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 97-121
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978406
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Author-Name: Samuele Marinello
Author-X-Name-First: Samuele
Author-X-Name-Last: Marinello
Author-Name: Maria Angela Butturi
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Angela
Author-X-Name-Last: Butturi
Author-Name: Rita Gamberini
Author-X-Name-First: Rita
Author-X-Name-Last: Gamberini
Author-Name: Umberto Martini
Author-X-Name-First: Umberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Martini
Title: Indicators for sustainable touristic destinations: a critical review
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Globally, tourism is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, with strong impacts on territories, from an environmental, economic and social point of view. The increase in the number of tourists who flock to destinations requires greater attention to sustainability through tools (indicators) such as strategic destination management support. This paper, through the review of 104 scientific papers, aims to analyze the structure and evolution of the evaluation and monitoring of sustainable tourism through the use of sets of indicators. In particular, the study favors the understanding of the most significant aspects of sustainable tourism that the literature suggests to analyze, evaluating how these vary in relation to the type of destination and the time period of the study. The results contribute to the understanding of the theoretical and operational aspects which, today, are considered representative of the concept of sustainable tourism, improving the sustainable management of territories.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-30
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978407
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Author-Name: Rabeh Khalfaoui
Author-X-Name-First: Rabeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Khalfaoui
Author-Name: Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Author-X-Name-First: Aviral Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwari
Author-Name: Usman Khalid
Author-X-Name-First: Usman
Author-X-Name-Last: Khalid
Author-Name: Muhammad Shahbaz
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahbaz
Title: Nexus between carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth in G7 countries: fresh insights via wavelet coherence analysis
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This study aims to revisit the evidence of co-movement and lead-lag nexus between carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth in G7 countries over a period of two centuries by using the wavelet coherence analysis. The key findings reveal (i) a cyclical relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and GDP per capita, which implies that during the upswing phase of business cycles, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions both grow, but the latter can be predicted using GDP as an indicator function at the 1- to 2-year scale. (ii) A time-scale bidirectional causality between carbon dioxide emissions and GDP per capita. This implies that carbon dioxide emissions cannot be reduced without adversely affecting economic growth. Further, the finding also implies a rapid adoption of alternative clean energy sources to reduce carbon dioxide emissions without depressing economic growth.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 31-66
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1978062
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Author-Name: Qiang Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Yi-lin Lei
Author-X-Name-First: Yi-lin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lei
Author-Name: Jing-ling Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Jing-ling
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Li-ting Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Li-ting
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Title: Airline efficiency measures considering undesirable outputs: an application of a network slack-based measures with double frontiers
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In the context of stricter environmental regulations and more intense market competition, how to improve the efficiency of airlines has become a hot topic. In this paper, we construct a Network Slack-Based Measures (NSBM) model with double frontiers to evaluate airlines from an optimistic perspective, a pessimistic view, and the integration of optimistic and pessimistic viewpoints. The empirical study is based on data for 24 global airlines in 2018 and considers two situations when there is only crisp data and when there exists interval data. A three-stage network model (including operation stage, service stage, and sales stage) is constructed to explore the driving factors of airline efficiency. The results show that optimistic efficiency targets efficient stages, while pessimistic efficiency is more capable of finding the inefficient stages.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 191-220
Issue: 1
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1987864
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Author-Name: Xiaodong Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaodong
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Weilong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Weilong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Haitao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haitao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Jianlong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jianlong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Qiying Ran
Author-X-Name-First: Qiying
Author-X-Name-Last: Ran
Author-Name: Siyu Ren
Author-X-Name-First: Siyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ren
Title: The impact of the new energy demonstration city policy on the green total factor productivity of resource-based cities: empirical evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China
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The new energy demonstration city policy (NEDC), an essential economic system aiming to implement innovative development strategies and energy structure transformations in China, is crucial for solving the current plight of resource-based cities. This paper studies the effect of the implementation of the NEDC on the green total factor productivity (GTFP) of resource-based cities in China; understanding this relation is of great significance for the further promotion of the NEDC. For this purpose, the SBM-undesirable model is employed to measure GTFP. The propensity score matching and difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) model and the mediation effect model are also utilized to empirically examine the impact of the NEDC on GTFP across a dataset of 106 resource-based cities between 2005 and 2016. The empirical results indicate that the NEDC can significantly improve the GTFP of resource-based cities. After both counterfactual and common trend tests are performed, the research conclusion of this paper is still robust. Moreover, the NEDC promotes the GTFP of resource-based cities through structural effects, technological innovation effects, and fiscal support effects. Furthermore, the effect of the NEDC on GTFP is also affected by the regions, sizes, and types of the different resource-based cities. This research provides evidence for the ability of the NEDC to improve GTFP and optimize the spatial layout of new energy demonstration cities in resource-based cities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 293-326
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1988529
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Author-Name: Asael Greenfeld
Author-X-Name-First: Asael
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenfeld
Author-Name: Nir Becker
Author-X-Name-First: Nir
Author-X-Name-Last: Becker
Author-Name: Janet F. Bornman
Author-X-Name-First: Janet F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bornman
Author-Name: Dror L. Angel
Author-X-Name-First: Dror L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Angel
Title: Identifying potential adopters of aquaponic farming
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Integrating fish and plant culture by means of aquaponics has many advantages but is unpopular as a commercial practice. This study identifies barriers to the adoption of aquaponics, and quantitatively predicts potential adoption of aquaponics by Israeli farmers, as a case study. We predict that only a small proportion (4–17%) of potential farmers in Israel would adopt aquaponics within 10 to 12 years from initial exposure. Farmers with the highest predicted rates of adoption were organic growers, followed by fish farmers. Raising profitability would double to triple predicted adoption levels in most grower populations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 348-366
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1989390
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Author-Name: Feng Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Lan Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Lan
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Title: Corporate environmental responsibility and employees’ pro-environmental behaviors at work: insights from organizational identification and workplace spirituality perspective
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Although corporate environmental responsibility (CER) can influence employees’ attitudes and behaviors, little research has been done to explain the effect of different dimensions of CER (e.g. substantive and symbolic CER) on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors at work, and further to explore the underlying mechanism and the boundary condition of this effect. This research built a theoretical model to explain how and when substantive and symbolic CER influences employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. 188 matched supervisor-subordinate dyads were collected from the manufacturing industries in China. The findings revealed that substantive CER has a positive effect on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. However, symbolic CER has a negative effect on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors. Furthermore, substantive CER also significantly and indirectly affects employees’ pro-environmental behaviors via organizational identification, while symbolic CER has no significantly indirect effect on employees’ pro-environmental behaviors via organizational identification. In addition, employees’ workplace spirituality moderates the effect of CER on their pro-environmental behaviors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 400-423
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1989673
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Author-Name: Marianne Singsaas
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Singsaas
Title: Zoned, but not resolved: balancing environmental conservation and local development through comprehensive land use planning in Rondane, Norway
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In 2007, the Norwegian Ministry of Environment initiated an unprecedented project of environmental conservation through land use planning, introducing buffer zones as measures to integrate local development with conservation of wild reindeer. Through studies of national policy developments and a case study of a planning processes and spatial zoning, using institutional theory, the paper investigates how competing policies and understandings of appropriate activities in the edge areas are reflected in zoning regulations and planning practice, and whether the buffer zone contributes to resolving conflicts in the edge areas. Competing national policies for the edge areas, a legal development favoring ecological buffering and a history of top-down management and local socio-economic marginalization results in removal of large parts of an existing ecological buffer zone and the creation of a new development zone. The integrated conservation and development approach has no advocates and while bearing much promise amounts to little.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 265-292
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1988526
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Author-Name: Yu Zhuang
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhuang
Author-Name: Shuili Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Shuili
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Asif Razzaq
Author-X-Name-First: Asif
Author-X-Name-Last: Razzaq
Author-Name: Zeeshan Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Zeeshan
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Environmental impact of infrastructure-led Chinese outward FDI, tourism development and technology innovation: a regional country analysis
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Investment and construction of energy and transport-related infrastructure are closely linked to the achievement of sustainable development goals. China’s infrastructure-led foreign investment, technical integration, and tourism with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries have maintained exponential growth. This growth certainly has an impact on economic development mode and environmental sustainability. Therefore, this study examines the impact of infrastructure-led Chinese outward foreign direct investment, tourism development, and technology innovation on carbon emissions across the selected BRI node countries and respective regions. This study employs cross-sectional autoregressive distributive lag model to deal with parameters and cross-sectional heterogeneity. The results exhibit that foreign direct investment and technology innovation reduces carbon emissions in the long run, while tourism development and its interaction with foreign direct investment led to higher emissions in the overall BRI sample. In contrast, the regional estimates show significant variations in the magnitude and direction of the relationship, where foreign direct investment produces an emissions-increasing effect in South Asian and MENA countries. Moreover, the results support the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in overall and regional samples. These results are also endorsed by common correlated effects means group estimator and imply relevant policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 367-399
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1989672
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Author-Name: Richard Cowell
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Cowell
Author-Name: Carla De Laurentis
Author-X-Name-First: Carla
Author-X-Name-Last: De Laurentis
Title: Understanding the effects of spatial planning on the deployment of on-shore wind power: insights from Italy and the UK
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Despite sustained interest in spatial planning approaches for steering renewable energy development, the effect of these practices remains poorly understood. This paper addresses this knowledge deficit through comparative analysis of the effects of spatial planning approaches on wind energy deployment in Italy and the UK. Our approach elucidates the different roles that spatial planning approaches can perform using a “modes of governing†framework that, innovatively, recognizes the unavoidable compromises involved in their construction. Several distinctive findings emerge. First, governments deploy spatial planning approaches with different governance purposes, thus explaining why the effects on RE outcomes can be ambiguous. Second, many of the challenges that beset spatial planning approaches arise not from technical-methodological issues but from difficult-to-resolve governance challenges of cross-scalar coordination. Third, we show that the efficacy of spatial planning approaches in shaping RE deployment is contextual in nature, reflecting how far their inherent compromises are accepted by key actors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 241-264
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1987866
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Author-Name: Wondmagegn Tafesse Tirkaso
Author-X-Name-First: Wondmagegn Tafesse
Author-X-Name-Last: Tirkaso
Author-Name: Ing-Marie Gren
Author-X-Name-First: Ing-Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Gren
Title: Evaluation of cost efficiency in hydropower-related biodiversity restoration projects in Sweden – a stochastic frontier approach
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Various restoration projects intended to mitigate the adverse ecological effects of hydropower plants, e.g. by restoration of fish habitats and spawning grounds, have been implemented in different parts of the world. However, it is unclear whether these projects are in line with least-cost principles. In this study, we estimated the cost efficiency level for different biodiversity mitigation measures in Sweden by using stochastic frontier analysis with data from 245 projects in Sweden that were carried out between 1987 and 2013. The results indicated evidence of cost inefficiency in the projects, which had an average efficiency score of 53%, suggesting a potential to reduce costs by 47%. Project ownership by private entities compared with municipalities showed a statistically significant reduction of the cost inefficiency score. This points out a possibility of reducing the total cost of restoration by targeting relatively efficient project owners.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 221-240
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1987865
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Author-Name: Pranay Ranjan
Author-X-Name-First: Pranay
Author-X-Name-Last: Ranjan
Author-Name: Tomas M. Koontz
Author-X-Name-First: Tomas M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Koontz
Title: Dilemmas of public goods provisioning: institutional mechanisms for agricultural drainage management in Ohio, USA
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Institutions are critical for collective action around several environmental policy issues. A seldom-studied issue, agricultural drainage, provides a rich setting to examine how institutional mechanisms interact with two variables linked to collective action: group size and heterogeneity. In this study, we examine institutions for establishing and maintaining agricultural drainage systems in the Western Lake Erie Basin region of Ohio. Specifically, we examine whether and how drainage management institutions interact with two variables, group size and heterogeneity in benefits and costs, for solving the public-good dilemmas of agricultural drainage. Data for this study come from a comparative case study design, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, and a landowner survey. Results suggest that the Olson effect for group size is mediated by institution type, and heterogeneity in benefits and costs is mediated by fairness perceptions, in affecting incentives for collective action. We discuss our findings in light of theories of collective action.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 327-347
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2022
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1989389
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Author-Name: Tu Dam Ngoc Le
Author-X-Name-First: Tu Dam
Author-X-Name-Last: Ngoc Le
Title: Theoretical frameworks in climate change adaptation planning: a comparative study in coastal cities of developing countries1
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Climate change adaptation has shifted from a single-dimension to an integrative approach that aligns with vulnerability and resilience concepts. Adaptation planning, correspondingly, is guided by three frameworks categorized as the hazard-based, the vulnerability-based, and the urban resilience framework. Exploring in which ways these frameworks affect the proposed adaptation initiatives is crucial for planners to justify the well-fit approach for adaptation planning. This study seeks to examine the influence of these theoretical frameworks on the formulation of adaptation initiatives with a sample of 45 coastal cities in developing countries. The vulnerability framework is found to tackle the issues of climate change sufficiently while the hazard-based approach shares resources for both climate change and other matters, and the urban resilience framework puts more effort into other issues rather than climate change. From these findings, the study offers implications for adaptation planning in applying each of these three frameworks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 424-444
Issue: 2
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1990028
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Author-Name: Asif Razzaq
Author-X-Name-First: Asif
Author-X-Name-Last: Razzaq
Author-Name: Tehreem Fatima
Author-X-Name-First: Tehreem
Author-X-Name-Last: Fatima
Author-Name: Muntasir Murshed
Author-X-Name-First: Muntasir
Author-X-Name-Last: Murshed
Title: Asymmetric effects of tourism development and green innovation on economic growth and carbon emissions in top 10 GDP countries
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This study aims to evaluate the impacts of international tourism development and green technology innovation on economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in the top 10 GDP countries between 1995 and 2018. Our preliminary findings reject the preposition of data normality, which instigate us to apply a novel method of moments quantile regression. The overall results suggest that international tourism development facilitates economic growth and increases carbon dioxide emissions asymmetrically across the different levels of economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions. Specifically, the economic growth impacts are relatively large for the comparatively more developed nations while the adverse environmental impacts are relatively larger for the comparatively less-polluted nations; thus, the tourism led-economic growth hypothesis is verified. On the other hand, green technology innovation is found to facilitate economic growth and mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, especially in the context of the relatively more developed and polluted economies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 471-500
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1990029
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Author-Name: Xueting Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xueting
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Qingmeng Tong
Author-X-Name-First: Qingmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tong
Author-Name: Feng Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Junbiao Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Junbiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Predicting residents’ adoption of living environment improvement practices toward sustainable development: the role of internet use
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Improving the living environment through household efforts remains a challenge for many developing countries. Little attention has been given to the role of Internet use in previous studies. Based on the Attitude Behavior Context (A-B-C) theory, this paper builds a theoretical framework where Internet use affects residents’ adoption of living environment improvement practices (LEIPs). Using large-scale household survey data from China, this paper adopts the recursive bivariate probit model to overcome the endogeneity biases and investigate the treatment effects of Internet use on residents’ adoption of integrated flushing toilets (IFT) and centralized disposal of domestic waste (CDDW). The results indicate that Internet use increases the likelihood of adopting IFT and CDDW by 24.5% and 19.0% respectively for Internet users. Besides, the counterfactual results show that the possibility of adopting IFT and CDDW will increase by 28.8% and 26.4% respectively if they use the Internet. Moreover, residents who are female, the CPC members, having more years of education and higher household income are more likely to adopt LEIPs. Additionally, the results show evidence of regional heterogeneity. Overall, the impact of Internet use on LEIPs adoption is larger for residents in less-developed and urban areas. The findings suggest that policies embedded with expanding Internet access shall help to promote the sustainable improvement of residents’ living environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 621-641
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2000373
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Author-Name: Yingzhi Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Yingzhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Ruijie Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Ruijie
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Biying Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Biying
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Jingjing Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jingjing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Can the construction of low-carbon cities reduce haze pollution?
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Based on the relation analysis through the Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model, this study investigates the effect of the construction of low-carbon cities on haze pollution in China by using the Difference in Differences-Propensity Score Matching (PSM-DID) method. In addition, we examine the influencing mechanism of low-carbon city construction on haze pollution, namely technical innovation effect, industrial structure effect and population quality effect. The results show that the construction of low-carbon cities has not effectively reduced haze pollution in pilot cities. Further study shows that the failure of the reduction effect on haze pollution may lie in the ineffectiveness of technical innovation effect and population quality effect of low-carbon city construction, as well as the regional heterogeneity. Finally, we propose several recommendations in terms of overall construction strategies, green development of technology and industry, and regional heterogeneous policies to better alleviate China’s haze pollution through the construction of low-carbon cities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 590-620
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2000372
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Author-Name: Ahmed Adnan Zaid
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Adnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaid
Author-Name: Mohammad Sleimi
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Sleimi
Title: Effect of total quality management on business sustainability: the mediating role of green supply chain management practices
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The practices of manufacturing organizations contribute massively to the increasing deterioration of the environment in developing countries. However, there is data paucity and limited studies on how manufacturing organizations could tackle this problem. This study aimed to examine the explanatory link of green supply chain management practices (GSCMPs) between total quality management (TQM) and business sustainability (BS) in Palestinian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A total of 287 manufacturing SME’s owners, top managers and legal representatives participated in the study, and the survey instrument was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Results revealed that TQM had a positive influence on GSCMPs and BS. Furthermore, GSCMPs plays a mediating role between TQM and BS. Based on these findings and from the perspective of a developing country, a research model involving the assessment of both individual and combined influence of TQM and GSCMPs on BS was proposed. In this study, TQM was modeled as an antecedent of GSCMPs, which has rarely been investigated in the developing country context. Hence, adding to the body of knowledge and advocation to tackle environmental challenges in developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 524-548
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1997730
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Author-Name: Haisen Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Haisen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Gangqiang Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Gangqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Xiao Ouyang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ouyang
Author-Name: Ziyi Tand
Author-X-Name-First: Ziyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Tand
Author-Name: Xiaofeng Long
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaofeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Long
Author-Name: Ziyang Yue
Author-X-Name-First: Ziyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yue
Title: Horizontal ecological compensation mechanism and technological progress: theory and empirical study of Xin’an River Ecological Compensation Gambling Agreement
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The Xin’an River ecological compensation mechanism is China’s first horizontal compensation mechanism to improve the ecological environment of the downstream areas and increase the fiscal revenues of the upstream areas. Although the amount invested in the program is increasing every year, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the impact of the program. Based on the Levinsohn–Petrin method and a comprehensive dataset of Chinese industrial companies from 2009 to 2015, we employed the k-nearest neighbor propensity score matching–difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) to explore the impact of the Xin’an River Ecological Compensation Gambling Agreement (ECGA) on company technological progress and its drive mechanism. The empirical results show that ECGA inhibits the technological progress of upstream industrial companies and has more pronounced inhibitory effects for heavy-polluting companies. ECGA indirectly inhibits the technological progress in upstream companies by affecting profitability, scale, human capital, foreign direct investment, and management efficiency.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 501-523
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1990030
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Author-Name: Yinxin Su
Author-X-Name-First: Yinxin
Author-X-Name-Last: Su
Author-Name: Mingzhi Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Mingzhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Xiaofen Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaofen
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Title: Does the development of smart cities help protect the environment?
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Smart city is a recent concept that has progressed considerably. However, studies on changes induced by smart city development have been lacking. To date, the association of environmental pollution with smart city construction is purely hypothetical without any direct evidence. Effect of smart city construction on environmental pollution is innovatively examined in this study by exploiting the smart city project in China as an exogenous change in the development of smart cities and using a difference-in-differences framework. Results showed that the construction of smart cities significantly reduces environmental pollution. The main analysis is robust to a variety of model specifications. Mechanisms through which the smart city project affects the upgrading of industrial structure, technological progress in pollution reduction, and increase in greening are provided and empirically identified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 572-589
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1999220
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Author-Name: Olivia Wilson
Author-X-Name-First: Olivia
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson
Title: Putting nature centre stage? The challenges of ‘mainstreaming’ biodiversity in the planning process
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This article explores how international biodiversity commitments (Aichi targets) made in 2010 have been incorporated into spatial planning policy in England. The article analyses the moral, scientific and instrumental arguments underlying the Aichi targets and how they are reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework for England, together with views on the spatial planning approach to biodiversity expressed by local actors in spatial planning. The article concludes that biodiversity has been ‘mainstreamed’ in English spatial planning policy, but with spatial variations in policy approach between protected sites and the wider countryside and urban areas and with responsibility for biodiversity enhancement in the wider countryside and urban areas relying mainly on local policy and instrumental arguments that are likely to lead to tensions over the ‘replaceability’ of nature. The concept of connectivity is identified as key to a successful biodiversity strategy, but challenges to achieving connectivity in practice are identified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 549-571
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1999219
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Author-Name: Junfeng Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Junfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Jianliang Shen
Author-X-Name-First: Jianliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Shen
Author-Name: Jinling Yan
Author-X-Name-First: Jinling
Author-X-Name-Last: Yan
Author-Name: Xiaodong Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaodong
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Author-Name: Qiying Ran
Author-X-Name-First: Qiying
Author-X-Name-Last: Ran
Title: Corruption, market segmentation and haze pollution: empirical evidence from China
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Corruption and market segmentation generally result from inter-regional resource allocation mechanism at the level of government and market, and it is of great significance to clarify their effects on haze pollution for the healthy development of the regional economy. With theoretical analysis, this paper applies systematic GMM to examine the impact of corruption on haze pollution. The mediatory effect model is used to further evaluate the mediatory effect of market segmentation by using panel data for 30 provinces in China from 2006 to 2018. The evaluations reveal that corruption positively affects haze pollution at the 1% significance level and has a prominent “time inertiaâ€. After alleviation of the endogenous problem and a series of robustness tests, this conclusion remains valid. Based on national samples, corruption, especially environmental corruption, not only directly provokes an increase in haze pollution, but also aggravates it through market segmentation, and, the impact of corruption on haze pollution in different regions and at different periods has significant heterogeneity. Therefore, policymakers should start from the institutional mechanism to curb haze pollution by improving the performance appraisal system. Moreover, the synergistic effect between anti-corruption and governance on the environment should be enhanced by improving the anti-corruption management system. Local protectionism should be eliminated to promote the integration of regional markets. A unified, open and organized market system should be established to form the synergy of governance on the environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 642-664
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2001316
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Author-Name: Jing Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Zhaoyun Yin
Author-X-Name-First: Zhaoyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Yin
Author-Name: Keith W. Hipel
Author-X-Name-First: Keith W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hipel
Author-Name: Meng Li
Author-X-Name-First: Meng
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Juntao He
Author-X-Name-First: Juntao
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Title: Exploring factors influencing the application accuracy of the theory of planned behavior in explaining recycling behavior
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In this paper, meta-analysis was carried out to explore the influence of socio-economics, research design, theoretical construction, and measurement factors on the five paths among the elements of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The findings suggested that (i) subjective norm shows relatively poor explanatory efficacy due to narrow measurement range; (ii) perceived behavioral control shows the lowest explanatory efficacy because of missing the measurement of perceived control; (iii) there are too few items to measure the recycling intention, making the measurement inaccurate in reflecting participants’ psychological performance; (iv) the application accuracy of TPB increases with the sample size, which should be no less than 600; (v) introducing additional variables degrades the application accuracy of TPB in most cases due to their high correlation with standard elements; and (vi) research time, local economic level, participant’s characteristics, and waste type also affect the application accuracy. Finally, improvement suggestions were also provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 445-470
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2001318
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Davoud Omarzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Davoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Omarzadeh
Author-Name: Mohammad Kazemi Garajeh
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Kazemi Garajeh
Author-Name: Tobia Lakes
Author-X-Name-First: Tobia
Author-X-Name-Last: Lakes
Author-Name: Thomas Blaschke
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Blaschke
Title: Machine learning data-driven approaches for land use/cover mapping and trend analysis using Google Earth Engine
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With the recent advances in earth observation technologies, the increasing availability of data from more and more different satellite sensors as well as progress in semi-automated and automated classification techniques enable the (semi-) automated remote monitoring and analysis of large areas. Online platforms such as Google Earth Engine (GEE) bring data-driven techniques to the desktops of researchers while changing workflows and making excessive data downloads redundant. We present a study that utilizes machine learning algorithms on the GEE cloud computing platform for land use/land cover (LULC) mapping and change detection analysis using a Landsat satellite image time series. We applied different machine learning techniques to data from an environmentally sensitive area in Northern Iran. We tested their efficiency for LULC mapping and change detection analysis using the support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF) and classification and regression tree (CART). We obtained LULC maps for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Training data was collected from field operations and historical datasets, and the respective LULC maps were validated using ground control points. In addition, we validated the reliability of the results through a spatial uncertainty analysis using Dempster-Shafer Theory (DST). The resulting accuracies of the classification outcomes varied significantly. SVM performed best with accuracies of 90.25%, 91.84%, 89.02%, 93.35% and 95.65% for 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020, respectively. The spatial uncertainty analysis also validated the efficiency of SVM compared to RF and CART. The results confirm the potential of machine learning techniques for time series LULC mapping on the GEE platform while lowering the barriers to analyzing large amounts of satellite data. The results are also critical for decision-makers and authorities for analyzing the LULC changes and developing the respective environmental protection and polices in Northern Iran.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 665-697
Issue: 3
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2001317
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Author-Name: Vinod Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Vinod
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: Neeraj Mishra
Author-X-Name-First: Neeraj
Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra
Title: Under the dam’s feet: an ethnographic study of water flow in India’s Narmada River basin
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A river is, by definition, a body of flowing water. A dam-induced water flow regulation affects its physicality and socio-political character. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 6.6 focused on protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems, including rivers, by 2020. In that sense, we aim to examine the political potential of water flow regulation as an urgent environmental concern in the context of a technology-based river regulatory mechanism. We employ conceptual discourses of depoliticization and repoliticization to explain how large-scale water controlling practices enact flow management and how such practices are challenged through grassroots mobilization. The article findings are based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Omkareshwar, India, during 2017–19, on the community’s everyday struggle due to erratic downstream flow in the Narmada River basin. We conclude by highlighting the need to subdue the existing depoliticized polity by an upward scaling of the repoliticization process for advancing the locals’ claims to regular flow.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 715-732
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2002277
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Author-Name: Corinne Vitale
Author-X-Name-First: Corinne
Author-X-Name-Last: Vitale
Author-Name: Sander Meijerink
Author-X-Name-First: Sander
Author-X-Name-Last: Meijerink
Author-Name: Francesco Domenico Moccia
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Domenico
Author-X-Name-Last: Moccia
Title: Urban flood resilience, a multi-level institutional analysis of planning practices in the Metropolitan City of Naples
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Due to increasing flood risks, urban planners and water managers are called to enhance urban flood resilience. The implementation of resilience measures requires coordination across levels of government. This study aims to unravel the complexity of implementing spatial strategies to enhance urban flood resilience in the Metropolitan City of Naples. The research is informed by the politicized Institutional Analysis and Development framework, which relates contextual variables, discourses, and institutions (formal\informal rules-in-use) to policy outcomes. This framework is used to explain the outcomes of decision-making in multiple nested action arenas on urban flood risk management policies. It is shown that closed decision-making processes that do not involve lower levels of government, limited monitoring and enforcement, and illegal practices lead to poor coordination across levels of government. This lack of coordination explains why floodplain occupancy continues, thus hampering the shift towards a risk-based approach in flood risk management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 813-835
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2006156
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Author-Name: Ma Helena Guimarães
Author-X-Name-First: Ma Helena
Author-X-Name-Last: Guimarães
Author-Name: Luis Catela Nunes
Author-X-Name-First: Luis Catela
Author-X-Name-Last: Nunes
Author-Name: Ana Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Author-Name: LÃvia Madureira
Author-X-Name-First: LÃvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Madureira
Author-Name: Tomaz Dentinho
Author-X-Name-First: Tomaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Dentinho
Title: Evaluation of environmental actions by local citizens – a choice modeling application
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Little is known about citizens’ judgment of nature conservation actions financed by public funds. The present work contributes to this topic with empirical evidence coming from a Choice Modeling (CM) study designed in an innovative mode. Using the participatory budget format, a CM exercise elicited respondents’ choice between the allocation of public funds for nature conservation actions versus other actions (e.g. social or economic interventions). The case study comprises an EU-LIFE project managed by a Portuguese municipality. Results highlight the importance of awareness of and accessibility to environmental goods, as those that are more willing to pay use the area for leisure activities and have a greater knowledge about it. In addition, we suggest that CM can be used as a tool to uncover citizens’ preferences regarding public budget allocation which can contribute to a democratization of decision making at this level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 698-714
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2002276
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Author-Name: Jing Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Feng Han
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Zhanshi Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Zhanshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Yongli Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Yongli
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Title: Synergizing a socio-ecological system: reflections on community-based natural resource management at the World Heritage Site of Mount Huangshan, China
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Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) originally aimed to promote nature conservation through community empowerment, but this aim is not easy to achieve. To analyze the reasons and propose responses, this paper constructed an analytical framework for CBNRM based on the theory of socio-ecological system synergies. A mixed-method (questionnaires, interviews, and observations) explanatory case study of Feicui village within the Mount Huangshan World Natural Heritage Site in Eastern China was conducted. The research illuminates the complexity of the CBNRM initiative in Feicui village, which neglects socio-ecological system synergies, leading to a lack of connection between the benefits from and attitudes toward natural conservation and a loss of integrated resource management. This study responds to the incomprehensibility of CBNRM and provides important theoretical contributions to international debates on CBNRM by highlighting the essence of recognizing system synergies to avoid deviating from the original intent of CBNRM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 861-881
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007060
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Author-Name: Miguel A. Tovar Reaños
Author-X-Name-First: Miguel A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Tovar Reaños
Author-Name: Muireann Ã. Lynch
Author-X-Name-First: Muireann Ã.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lynch
Title: The benefits of action on implementing carbon taxation in Ireland: a demand system approach
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We employ the Affine Stone Index demand system and Irish data to quantify the distributional effects of additional carbon taxes, taking into account the monetary benefits of action. We estimated the avoided economic damages from climate change, and the monetary value of the avoided emissions using willingness to pay from the literature. When these benefits of action are included in the metric for tax incidence, the tax burden decreases considerably. In addition, when the benefits disproportionately benefit low income households, carbon taxes are no longer regressive. We also analyze a flat and a pro-poor revenue allocation. We found that while these instruments reduce vertical inequalities (i.e. across income levels), they can increase horizontal inequalities (within income levels). We show that these instruments can reduce the environmental savings attributed to the additional carbon tax. However, this problem can be minimized by a partial allocation of additional revenues.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 836-860
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2006157
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Author-Name: Kramat Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Kramat
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Author-Name: Zhen He
Author-X-Name-First: Zhen
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Naveed Ahmad
Author-X-Name-First: Naveed
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad
Author-Name: Muzaffar Iqbal
Author-X-Name-First: Muzaffar
Author-X-Name-Last: Iqbal
Author-Name: Shama Nazneen
Author-X-Name-First: Shama
Author-X-Name-Last: Nazneen
Title: Mapping Green, Lean, Six Sigma enablers through the lens of a construction sector: an emerging economy’s perspective
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Resource conservation, sustainability, quality, and cost control have been considered significant issues for the construction sector worldwide. Green Lean Six Sigma not only improves quality, process flow, resource conservation, and environmental performance but also minimizes cost, waste, and lead time. The construction sector in Pakistan is struggling to adopt sustainable and quality-oriented practices. In this context, this paper aims to identify Green Lean Six Sigma enablers from the perspective of Pakistan’s construction industry. Interpretive Structural Modelling consolidated with the Fuzzy Matrice d’Impacts Croises – Multipication Applique a classement technique, was employed to establish an ISM model and measure fuzzy indirect interactions, strengths, effectiveness and categorization of enablers. The findings signify that the most significant driving enablers are government support and incentives, availability of financial resources, top-management determination to enhance sustainability, and organizational capability and quality maturity level for GLS operations. These results could facilitate practitioners, policymakers, and government by providing insights to promote GLS methods for the sustainable growth of the construction sector. This study will assist practitioners and policymakers in developing appropriate strategies considering the intricate relationships and intensity of influence among Green, Lean and Six Sigma enablers during GLS adoption. Researchers can identify and analyze the elements related to their industries and country. Society will benefit in terms of health and the environmentally friendly built environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 779-812
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2006155
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Author-Name: Angela J. Dean
Author-X-Name-First: Angela J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dean
Author-Name: Fiona J. Newton
Author-X-Name-First: Fiona J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Newton
Author-Name: Robyn E. Gulliver
Author-X-Name-First: Robyn E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Gulliver
Author-Name: Kelly S. Fielding
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fielding
Author-Name: Helen Ross
Author-X-Name-First: Helen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ross
Title: Accelerating the adoption of water sensitive innovations: community perceptions of practices and technologies to mitigate urban stormwater pollution
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Water management increasingly focuses on tackling stormwater pollution to improve waterway health. Community members have a role in adopting pollution-reduction practices and supporting technologies such as water sensitive urban design. However, because communities are unfamiliar with these practices and technologies, little is known about how they make sense of these ‘water sensitive innovations’. Drawing on Diffusion of Innovations theory, we conduct focus groups across different regions of Australia. Our findings indicate that key barriers to adoption included poor understanding of the relative advantage of these practices and technologies, and perceived poor compatibility with community members’ lifestyle and local geography. In turn, appraisals of relative advantage were constrained by limited observability of stormwater pollution and the benefits that innovations generate for people and the environment. Our findings suggest engagement strategies should emphasize the relevance and advantages of water sensitive innovations, and help individuals visualize the intangible elements of stormwater pollution management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 759-778
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2002279
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Author-Name: Fatma Ben Moussa
Author-X-Name-First: Fatma
Author-X-Name-Last: Ben Moussa
Author-Name: Salma Zaiane
Author-X-Name-First: Salma
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaiane
Author-Name: Nihel Ziadi
Author-X-Name-First: Nihel
Author-X-Name-Last: Ziadi
Title: The mediating role of CSR on the relationship between gender diversity and risk taking
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Existing literature is inconclusive about the relationship between gender diversity and risk taking and prior researchers assume, implicitly, that this relationship is direct. Conflicting results have led us to consider that a direct link is too simplistic and that this relationship can be mediated by other contextual variables. This is the first study to investigate the mediating effect of corporate social responsibility on the relationship between gender diversity and risk taking. A Structural Equation Model is used on a sample of 91 listed French firms on SBF over the period 2008–2018. Our results show that (1) CSR is positively associated with gender diversity; (2) CSR is negatively linked to firm risk; and (3) gender diversity impacts risk-taking in part through CSR mediation. Our findings are robust to several model specifications. It has important implications for shareholders and regulators, namely by highlighting the important role played by CSR in addressing this relationship.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 882-908
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007061
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Author-Name: Hualong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Hualong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jing Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Feng Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: Does business strategy drive corporate environmental information disclosure?
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This study attempted to investigate the impact of business strategy on corporate environmental information disclosure. We further explored whether the relationship between business strategy and environmental information disclosure is moderated by CEO power, industry competition, and government regulation. The research sample consisted of 1,530 firms listed in Chinese Stock “A†markets from the year 2013 to 2017. The results indicated that firms adopting prospector business strategy tend to disclose more environmental information. Besides, the relationship between business strategy and environmental information disclosure is strengthened when the CEO has more power, firms located in moderately competitive industries, and firms face more rigorous government regulation. Overall, this study provides specific policy implications for regulatory agencies and suggestions for the sustainable development of firms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 733-758
Issue: 4
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2002278
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Author-Name: Jindao Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Jindao
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Xiangnan Song
Author-X-Name-First: Xiangnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Jianmin You
Author-X-Name-First: Jianmin
Author-X-Name-Last: You
Title: Structural paths of changes in CO2 emissions in the Chinese construction industry
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The construction industry contributes significantly to CO2 emissions in China. Understanding the changes in construction CO2 emissions is important for mitigating the emissions. This study examined the structural paths of changes in construction CO2 emissions in China during 2002–2017 by using structural path decomposition analysis. The results demonstrate that construction CO2 emissions increased considerably during the periods of 2002–2007, 2007–2012, and 2012–2017. The final demand effect contributed most to the emission increases, followed by the production structure effect and energy intensity effect. The critical paths contributing to the production structure effect were also identified. “Non-metallic mineral products industry→construction industry†was the critical path to the emission increases. On this path, the final demand effect and energy intensity effect were the main drivers. This study’s findings can help policymakers better understand the dynamics of construction CO2 emissions and thus formulate effective policies to reduce the emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1108-1126
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2016381
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Author-Name: Victor Champonnois
Author-X-Name-First: Victor
Author-X-Name-Last: Champonnois
Author-Name: Olivier Chanel
Author-X-Name-First: Olivier
Author-X-Name-Last: Chanel
Title: Accounting for subsistence needs in non-market valuation: a simple proposal
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Revealed and stated preference techniques are widely used to assess willingness to pay (WTP) for non-market goods as input to public and private decision-making. However, individuals first have to satisfy subsistence needs through market good consumption, which affects their ability to pay. We provide a methodological framework and derive a simple ex post adjustment factor to account for this effect. We quantify its impacts on the WTP for non-market goods and the ranking of projects theoretically, numerically and empirically. This confirms that non-adjusted WTP tends to be plutocratic: the views of the richest – whatever they are – are more likely to impact decision-making, potentially leading to ranking reversal between projects. We also suggest that the subsistence needs-based adjustment factor we propose has a role to play in value transfer procedures. The overall goal is a better representation of the entire population’s preferences with regard to non-market goods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1037-1060
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2008884
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Author-Name: Iris Hui
Author-X-Name-First: Iris
Author-X-Name-Last: Hui
Author-Name: Masha Gorkovenko
Author-X-Name-First: Masha
Author-X-Name-Last: Gorkovenko
Title: When access is not just access: unveiling the administrative agendas pertaining to coastal access in California
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Opening and maintaining public access to the coast, as it is for any coastal management agencies in the US, has long been one of the prime missions of the California Coastal Commission. In this article, we ask: what are the administrative agendas latent in coastal access in California? Using webscraping, we collected over 10,000 staff reports prepared by the Commission between 1996 and 2016 and examined how the agency used the permitting process to attain its missions. Using the topic modeling technique, we identified 18 key administrative agendas in the staff reports pertaining to public access. These agendas reveal a wide spectrum of environmental protection strategies that the Commission pursued along with maintaining public access. While some of these topics narrowly focus on coastal accessibility (e.g. easements, trails and paths), and utilization (e.g. recreational activities, piers, parking), many of them extend beyond and cover broader, more controversial environmental agendas, such as shoreline and sensitive habitat protection. We also explored the stability of these administrative agendas over time. We observed notable stability in these efforts in the past two decades, despite personnel changes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1127-1146
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017265
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Author-Name: Mahnaz Mansoor
Author-X-Name-First: Mahnaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Mansoor
Author-Name: Tri Indra Wijaksana
Author-X-Name-First: Tri Indra
Author-X-Name-Last: Wijaksana
Title: Predictors of pro-environmental behavior: Moderating role of knowledge sharing and mediatory role of perceived environmental responsibility
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The climate crisis is accelerating at an unprecedented rate which can be overcome by depicting pro-environmental behaviors in personal, household, and industrial consumption areas. Grounded on the social ideal theory, the current study aims to examine the direct as well as the indirect impact of Environmental Knowledge (EK) and Environmental Concern (EC) on citizens’ Pro-Environmental Behavior (PEB) while studying Perceived Environmental Responsibility (PER) as a mediator. Moreover, the moderating role of Knowledge Sharing (KS) has also been investigated between EK and PEB. Surveying 581 citizens of twin cities, i.e. Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, at two different times. Results depicted that citizens’ EK and EC positively and significantly impact their PEB directly as well as through an underlying mechanism of PER. Moreover, the interactive effect of KS with EK has been found to enhance citizens’ PEB. Overall, this research brings multiple theoretical and policy implications with future research directions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1089-1107
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2016380
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Author-Name: Muhammad Abdul Kamal
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Kamal
Author-Name: Assad Ullah
Author-X-Name-First: Assad
Author-X-Name-Last: Ullah
Author-Name: Fiza Qureshi
Author-X-Name-First: Fiza
Author-X-Name-Last: Qureshi
Author-Name: Jiajia Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Jiajia
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Manzoor Ahamd
Author-X-Name-First: Manzoor
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahamd
Title: China’s outward FDI and environmental sustainability in belt and road countries: does the quality of institutions matter?
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This study aims to unravel the environmental effects of institutional quality in relationship with China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The empirical analysis is conducted over the period 2003–2018, using the System-GMM approach with the Windmeijer finite-sample correction. We infer that China’s FDI has a detrimental effect on environmental quality, which validates the ‘pollution haven hypothesis’ in the BRI region. Importantly, the interaction effect of China’s FDI with indicators of institutional quality yields negative and significant results. This entails that strong institutions can boost the quality of the environment through FDI attractiveness. In further assessment, the threshold levels of institutional quality are calculated, beyond which China’s FDI can reduce carbon emissions in the BRI region. This substantiates both the pollution haven and pollution halo hypotheses. The study underscores the importance of institutional reform in the quest for sustainable development, owing to the fact that most economies prioritize FDI-led growth strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1002-1036
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2008883
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Author-Name: Zohreh Moghfeli
Author-X-Name-First: Zohreh
Author-X-Name-Last: Moghfeli
Author-Name: Mehdi Ghorbani
Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghorbani
Author-Name: Mohammad Reza Rezvani
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Reza
Author-X-Name-Last: Rezvani
Author-Name: Mohammad Amin Khorasani
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Amin
Author-X-Name-Last: Khorasani
Author-Name: Hossein Azadi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadi
Author-Name: Jürgen Scheffran
Author-X-Name-First: Jürgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Scheffran
Title: Social capital and farmers’ leadership in Iranian rural communities: application of social network analysis
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This study aimed to analyze the role of social capital and leadership in improving the adaptive capacity of Iranian pistachio farmers by using Social Network Analysis (SNA). The results indicate that the studied network is not a dense network, and there are few reciprocal and face-to-face relations among farmers. The findings also illustrate that in all cooperative links, there were no noticeable bridging links among the farmers and their tendency toward bonding links, indicating less bridging social capital at the three studied villages. The nature of relationships in social networks will improve if the quality of communication between individuals in a network and actors from other networks and villages is enhanced. This can increase the productivity of social networks and lead to higher quality resources, better support, development of useful information between networks and improvement in farmers’ adaptive capacity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 977-1001
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2008329
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Author-Name: Yuanhong Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Yuanhong
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Author-Name: Yunfeng Xing
Author-X-Name-First: Yunfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Xing
Title: Social capital and residents’ plastic recycling behaviors in China
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Plastic waste has become a significant challenge for waste managers currently. Recycling is an important measure to reduce the associated environmental impacts. However, the recycling rate for plastic waste is low. As a notably contextual and collectivist society, China is a major consumer and waste treater of plastics. In this context, social capital may be a vital factor of Chinese plastic recycling behavior (PRB) but without enough attention. This study explores the role and mechanism of social capital on Chinese residents’ PRB based on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior model. Primary data collected from 803 residents in China was used to test the model empirically. The results show that social capital (trust, social norms and social networks) significantly influence PRB. Furthermore, personal norms and attitude are mediators between social capital and PRB. Additionally, perceived behavioral control weaken the effect of social norms on PRB.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 955-976
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007062
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Author-Name: Maureen Essen
Author-X-Name-First: Maureen
Author-X-Name-Last: Essen
Author-Name: Sarah McCaffrey
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: McCaffrey
Author-Name: Jesse Abrams
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Author-Name: Travis Paveglio
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Title: Improving wildfire management outcomes: shifting the paradigm of wildfire from simple to complex risk
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Numerous wildfire management agencies and institutions rely primarily on simple risk approaches to wildfire that focus on technical risk assessments that do not reflect the complexity of contemporary wildfire risk. This review paper argues that such insufficiently complex conceptualizations of risk, which do not account for the social and ecological diversity of fire-prone areas, are key contributors to the continued wildfire dilemma. We discuss distinctions between approaching wildfire as a simple and a complex risk and illuminate the need for expanded and complimentary ways to further fire adaptation. We then share five principles to guide approaching wildfire as a complex risk to increase adaptation to and coexistence with wildfire. Such efforts are more likely to yield socially relevant and legitimate strategies for building wildfire adapted communities by recognizing and accounting for the complexities of wildfire governance amongst a variety of stakeholders who may operate at various scales using different knowledge systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 909-927
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007861
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Author-Name: Jinshuo Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jinshuo
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Fugang Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Fugang
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name: Peng Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Peng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Erwin van der Krabben
Author-X-Name-First: Erwin
Author-X-Name-Last: van der Krabben
Author-Name: Huub Ploegmakers
Author-X-Name-First: Huub
Author-X-Name-Last: Ploegmakers
Author-Name: Ary Samsura
Author-X-Name-First: Ary
Author-X-Name-Last: Samsura
Title: Will the increase in local land-based revenues lead to an improvement in environmental quality? An empirical study through the lens of land finance in China
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The issue of environmental governance has received considerable attention. While extensive research focuses on the relationship between economic growth and environmental protection, this paper provides a different perspective by exploring the mechanisms affecting the relationship between land-based revenue and environmental performance. Based on the regression analyses of province-level data during 2000-2018 in China, the results show that: (1) land-based finance has a significantly positive impact on air pollution; (2) both central government policies and local residents’ concerns incentivize local governments to improve environmental quality through land revenue; (3) regional differences exist regarding the impact of these two factors, probably due to various development stages and financial conditions; (4) local governments tend to increase expenditure on environmental protection by taking residents’ concerns into consideration. This research contributes to understanding the driving forces behind the relationship between land finance and environmental performance, and it extends our knowledge of local governments’ decision-making processes to accomplish multiple tasks.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1061-1088
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2012646
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Author-Name: Josephine Marie Godwyll
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine Marie
Author-X-Name-Last: Godwyll
Author-Name: Christine N. Buzinde
Author-X-Name-First: Christine N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Buzinde
Title: Conceptualizing linkages between community well-being and access to public space: an environmental justice perspective
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This conceptual paper explores theoretical linkages between community well-being and key dimensions of public spaces (i.e., physical characteristics, technical experts, and communities). It draws on environmental justice literature and the Tripartite Framework to contextualize the concept of access to public spaces. The nexus between the key dimensions of public spaces and community well-being are explored by drawing on the Network Theory of Wellbeing. The main contribution of this paper is its merging of the aforementioned seminal work (i.e., Tripartite Framework and Network Theory of Wellbeing), two important bodies of scholarship that have yet to intersect but which offer a formidable platform to advance knowledge on how technical (e.g. planners), social (i.e. communities) and physical (e.g. built spaces like parks) dimensions of public space production can contribute to communal benefits derived from a public resource and community well-being. The applicability of the conceptual synthesis is illustrated through the discussion of specific examples in Maryvale.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 928-954
Issue: 5
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007862
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Author-Name: Ataur Goni Polash
Author-X-Name-First: Ataur Goni
Author-X-Name-Last: Polash
Author-Name: Muktarun Islam
Author-X-Name-First: Muktarun
Author-X-Name-Last: Islam
Author-Name: Md. Mahmudul Alam
Author-X-Name-First: Md. Mahmudul
Author-X-Name-Last: Alam
Author-Name: Abul Quasem Al-Amin
Author-X-Name-First: Abul Quasem
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Amin
Title: Dynamics of changes in land use and land cover and perceived causes in Hakaluki Haor, Bangladesh
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To gain quantifiable and explainable changes in LULC about Hakaluki Haor in Bangladesh, this study employed Landsat satellite data to interpret LULC from 2000 to 2019. Four change detection analyses (2000–2005, 2005–2010, 2010–2015, and 2015–2019) were done to detect the shifting process of different LULC classes. There was significant rapid growth in human settlement (91.61 km2) between 2000 and 2019, while the same period witnessed a reduction in water bodies (−28.69 km2), dense vegetation (−47.01 km2), cropland (−12.96 km2) and bare land (−2.95 km2). Furthermore, interviews with local communities were conducted to identify the contributing factors for the changes. The major factors responsible for the changes of LULC were population pressure (29.41%), climatic variation (20.91%), anthropogenic factors (16.34%), sedimentation (14.38%), lack of awareness of policies (11.76%) and inappropriate development interventions (7.19%). The findings and given recommendations will help policymakers to establish the appropriate land use plans for Hakaluki Haor region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1209-1228
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017865
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Author-Name: Bakhtiar Feizizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Bakhtiar
Author-X-Name-Last: Feizizadeh
Author-Name: Davoud Omarzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Davoud
Author-X-Name-Last: Omarzadeh
Author-Name: Vahid Mohammadnejad
Author-X-Name-First: Vahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Mohammadnejad
Author-Name: Hoda Khallaghi
Author-X-Name-First: Hoda
Author-X-Name-Last: Khallaghi
Author-Name: Ayyoob Sharifi
Author-X-Name-First: Ayyoob
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharifi
Author-Name: Bahaoldein Golmohmadzadeh Karkarg
Author-X-Name-First: Bahaoldein Golmohmadzadeh
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Title: An integrated approach of artificial intelligence and geoinformation techniques applied to forest fire risk modeling in Gachsaran, Iran
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Forest fires are a multidimensional phenomenon that affects many parts of the world, including the Zagros region of Iran. They are often caused by various factors that can have natural-, anthropogenic-, or combined origins. Considering the significant environmental and socio-economic impacts of forest fires, it is essential to take necessary measures to identify the areas that are prone to forest fires and develop plans and policies for crisis management and risk mitigation accordingly. In this study, we applied an integrated geoinformation (remote sensing and GIScience) approach to analyze and map forest fire risk in Gachsaran, Iran, which is highly prone to forest fires. For the forest fire risk mapping (FFRM), we employed a GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis method in combination with fuzzy and analytical network process (ANP) methods to identify the forest areas with a high fire risk. To distinguish the vulnerable sites, we employed 13 independent variables encompassing geomorphological factors, land surface characteristics, climatological factors, and anthropological factors. To develop initial criteria maps, we determined the criteria weights using the ANP and used the fuzzy technique for standardization. Finally, the forest fire risk map was produced using the multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network. Our results were also validated against the historical forest fire data using the operating characteristics. Our results showed that 18.417% of the province is subject to a very high forest fire risk. These are areas that should be prioritized when designing precautionary and protective measures. Among the criteria examined in this study, the land surface temperature, soil moisture, and distance from historical forest fire sites received the highest scores in the ANP. The results of this study can be used to identify vulnerable areas, take appropriate planning measures to deal with forest fire risk, and make informed decisions regarding the allocation of facilities in high-risk areas.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1369-1391
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2027747
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Author-Name: Jingyi Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Jingyi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Caiqi Bu
Author-X-Name-First: Caiqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bu
Author-Name: Daqian Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Daqian
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Title: Does stringent environmental regulation reduce the overinvestment of high polluting firms? – Quasi-natural experiment evidence from China’s new “environmental protection lawâ€
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This article studies the impact of stringent environmental regulation on the investment behavior of firms. Using panel data for Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2018, we take the implementation of the new environmental protection law (NEPL) in 2015 as a quasi-natural experiment and identify its impact on reducing overinvestment of high polluting firms. Further, for the potential mechanism, we find that the reduction in agency costs and the decrease in the financing caused by NEPL can help to alleviate overinvestment problems. Considering the heterogeneity of firms, NEPL has a greater effect on state-owned firms and large-scale firms, which have serious overinvestment problems. Our empirical evidence strongly supports that NEPL can realize a win-win situation for the environment and the economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1167-1188
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017268
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Author-Name: Ida Dokk Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Ida
Author-X-Name-Last: Dokk Smith
Author-Name: Julia Kirch Kirkegaard
Author-X-Name-First: Julia Kirch
Author-X-Name-Last: Kirkegaard
Author-Name: Kacper Szulecki
Author-X-Name-First: Kacper
Author-X-Name-Last: Szulecki
Title: A functional approach to decentralization in the electricity sector: learning from community choice aggregation in California
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Decentralization of the electricity sector has mainly been studied in relation to its infrastructural aspect, particularly location and size of the generation units, and only recently more attention has been paid to the governance aspects. This article examines power sector (de)centralization operationalized along three functional dimensions: political, administrative and economic. We apply this framework to empirically assess the changes in California’s electricity market, which saw the emergence of institutional innovation in the form of community choice aggregation (CCA). Unpacking the Californian case illustrates how decision-making has moved from central state government and regulators to the municipal level in uneven ways and without decentralized generation keeping pace. We also explore the impacts this multidimensional and diversified decentralization has on the ultimate goals of energy transition: decarbonization and energy security. Our framework and empirical findings challenge the conventional view on decentralization and problematize the widespread assumptions of its positive influence on climate mitigation and grid stability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1305-1335
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2027233
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Author-Name: Abdulrasheed Zakari
Author-X-Name-First: Abdulrasheed
Author-X-Name-Last: Zakari
Author-Name: Vincent Tawiah
Author-X-Name-First: Vincent
Author-X-Name-Last: Tawiah
Author-Name: Babajide Oyewo
Author-X-Name-First: Babajide
Author-X-Name-Last: Oyewo
Author-Name: Rafael Alvarado
Author-X-Name-First: Rafael
Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarado
Title: The impact of corruption on green innovation: the case of OECD and non-OECD countries
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This study examines the effect of corruption on green innovation. We employed a panel corrected standard error (PCSE) and robust checking system generalized moment of method (S-GMM) model on a panel sample of 61 OECD and non-OECD countries between 2010 and 2018. Our results show that corruption is significant and positively related to green innovation in 61 countries. Similarly, we find that corruption has an increasing impact on green innovation in non-OECD countries. However, in OECD countries, corruption reduces the likelihood of attaining green innovation. Our results are robust to alternative estimation. Therefore, our results extend the green innovation literature and informed policymakers of the need to pay attention to the effect of corruption.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1336-1368
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2027234
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Author-Name: Haomiao Du
Author-X-Name-First: Haomiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Kim Khoi Dang
Author-X-Name-First: Kim Khoi
Author-X-Name-Last: Dang
Author-Name: Hong Quan Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Hong Quan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen
Author-Name: Helena F.M.W van Rijswick
Author-X-Name-First: Helena F.M.W
Author-X-Name-Last: van Rijswick
Title: A framework for reviewing laws and policies for climate resilience: the case of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
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This article proposes a framework for reviewing to what extent laws and policies of a legal system support climate resilience. This article adopts the social-ecological system (SES) resilience theory and translates its core features into an operational framework which consists of four legal dimensions crucial for promoting climate resilience – adaptiveness of law, distributive justice, broad participation, and cross-scale interactions, and further identifies several indicators below each dimension. Then this article operationalizes the four legal dimensions via reviewing current Vietnamese climate adaptation laws and policies to assess to what extent they promote a climate-resilient Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). While various barriers can be found in the current legal framework and policies which impede climate resilience, the latest National Climate Change Adaptation Plan demonstrates great improvement in facilitating climate resilience in a just, participatory and coordinated manner.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1280-1304
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2026308
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Author-Name: Matilda Azong Cho
Author-X-Name-First: Matilda Azong
Author-X-Name-Last: Cho
Author-Name: Mutanga Onisimo
Author-X-Name-First: Mutanga
Author-X-Name-Last: Onisimo
Author-Name: Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi
Author-X-Name-First: Tafadzwanashe
Author-X-Name-Last: Mabhaudhi
Title: Using participatory GIS and collaborative management approaches to enhance local actors’ participation in rangeland management: the case of Vulindlela, South Africa
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Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS) is an empowering tool for the enhancement of local communities’ participation in the planning and management of natural resources. The inadequate involvement of local stakeholders in rangeland planning and management has been of great concern. Discussions on the role of PGIS and collaborative management approaches in promoting local involvement in rangeland management has not been clearly understood due to the scarcity of literature. This paper assessed how local participation in rangeland management can be enhanced using a combined collaborative management framework and PGIS approach. The objective was achieved through a focus group discussion, local ecological knowledge mapping and key informant interviews. The combined PGIS and collaborative management approach enabled the empowerment of local actors through knowledge enhancement, encouraged the practice of rangeland governance and the transfer of responsibility to local actors. This study provides a conceptual contribution toward the improvement of local actors’ participation in rangeland management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1189-1208
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017269
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Author-Name: Runyuan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Runyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Hong Ren
Author-X-Name-First: Hong
Author-X-Name-Last: Ren
Author-Name: Weiguang Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Weiguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Author-Name: Qingwei Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Qingwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Title: Effects of various stages and modes of urbanization on building energy consumption intensity in China
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The construction industry plays a crucial role in achieving carbon neutrality by reducing energy consumption. However, Building energy consumption (BEC) in China is increasing concomitantly with the rapid increase in urbanization. This study utilizes nighttime light data to construct a nighttime light index for urbanization, and empirically studies the impacts of urbanization on BEC intensity. The results show that there is a statistically significant positive correlation between BEC intensity and urbanization level on a nationwide scale, while an inverted-U relationship exists in Eastern developed regions, suggesting that an increasing BEC intensity is not an inevitable result of urbanization. Urbanization in the compact city mode inhibits BEC intensity to some extent, while urbanization in the urban sprawl mode often develops at the expense of increasing BEC intensity. The acceleration of the regional coordinated development and the adoption of the compact city mode are suggested to achieve energy-saving and emission-reduction targets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1147-1166
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017267
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Author-Name: Hao Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Hao
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Author-Name: Li Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Li
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Chen Song
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Songlin Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Songlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Yinghui Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Yinghui
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Wenjuan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenjuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xingke Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xingke
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Shangguan Li
Author-X-Name-First: Shangguan
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Baimeng Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Baimeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Lingli Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Lingli
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Xi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Which characteristics and integrations between characteristics in blue–green spaces influence the nature experience?
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This study aims to investigate the impact of characteristics in blue–green spaces and integrations between characteristics on people’s preference for nature experience (perception of and interaction with nature). A total of 795 participants performed two sets of twelve choice tasks, each task presenting two photographs where eight characteristics were manipulated. Participants indicated which photograph was preferred for perception of and interaction with nature, respectively. Conjoint analysis was used to analyze the data. Water features were the most important characteristic, followed by bushes, upkeep, and trees. Integrating wildlife, peers, flowers, and paths with vegetation and water features can improve their attractiveness for nature experience. Upkeep should be prioritized in the single green space, but the integration between water features and bushes or trees in the blue–green space appeared to be most important. Through the design and integration of different characteristics, our research results contribute to the construction of nature experience environments in blue–green spaces.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1253-1279
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2026307
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Author-Name: Benhong Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Benhong
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Yinyin Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Yinyin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Ehsan Elahi
Author-X-Name-First: Ehsan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elahi
Author-Name: Anxia Wan
Author-X-Name-First: Anxia
Author-X-Name-Last: Wan
Title: Investment in environmental protection, green innovation, and solid waste governance capacity: empirical evidence based on panel data from China
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Improving the capacity of solid waste governance is of great significance to alleviate environmental pollution. The current study analyzes the internal mechanism of investment in environmental protection, green innovation, and solid waste governance capacity. From 2011 to 2018, panel data for 30 provincial units in China were collected. The spatial econometric model and threshold regression model were used to approach study objectives. The results found that green innovation has a significant role in promoting solid waste governance capacity and the spatial spillover effect is obvious. In particular, green invention patent has a core stimulating effect; investment in environmental protection positively moderates the relationship between green innovation and solid waste governance capacity, and the main direction is green utility model patent. However, the spatial spillover effect is not obvious. Moreover, the moderating effect has obvious spatial heterogeneity, especially in the Eastern region. Further analysis showed that there is a single threshold effect of green innovation on solid waste governance capacity. When investment in environmental protection reaches the threshold value of 12.40, the effect of green innovation on solid waste governance capacity is further enhanced. The results provide an important theoretical and practical reference value for China to improve the capacity of solid waste governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1229-1252
Issue: 6
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2017866
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Author-Name: Kieran Gregory
Author-X-Name-First: Kieran
Author-X-Name-Last: Gregory
Author-Name: Deanna Grant-Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Deanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Grant-Smith
Title: Engaging recreational fishers in fisheries’ stewardship: a case of responsibilisation in natural resource management
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Neoliberal thought has exerted significant influence over the crafting and delivery of environmental policy. This has manifested in enlisting non-state actors to advance environmental policy agendas in ways that were previously the responsibility of the state. The participation of these non-state actors is positioned as integral to solving intractable environmental challenges, such as the degradation of fish habitat. Drawing on responsibilisation as a technique of governance, this research adopts a case-based study of fisheries rehabilitation policy to explore how recreationists are being mobilized to address environmental problems. Deploying interpretive policy analysis to analyze key policy artifacts this research highlights how fishers as recreational users of aquatic areas are constituted as moral, political and authoritative actors who bear responsibility for ameliorating degraded fish habitats, despite the impacts of recreational fishing on these habitats being contested. We conclude by identifying the implications of this responsibilisation for the implementation of co-management and shared stewardship of fisheries resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1563-1578
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2034604
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Author-Name: Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi
Author-X-Name-First: Jude Ndzifon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kimengsi
Author-Name: Alfred Kechia Mukong
Author-X-Name-First: Alfred Kechia
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukong
Title: Forest resource endogenous cultural institutions in rural Cameroon: compliance determinants and policy implications
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Scholarly and policy interest on endogenous cultural institutions (ECIs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is gaining traction, albeit with a lack of robust empirical evidence on compliance determinants. This article contributes in this regard, by drawing from a sample of 200 forest-dependent households in the Santchou Landscape of Cameroon, complemented by key informant interviews (N = 17) and focus group discussions (N = 11). Using the ordinary least square and the logit model, we (i) analyze forest use practices shaped by ECIs, (ii) assess forest-based ECIs compliance determinants, and (iii) estimate the effect of compliance determinants on forest-based ECIs. We find that while norms and customs shape the harvesting of wood-based and vegetal based NTFPs, they are less likely to shape the exploitation of seed based NTFPs. Second, demographic and economic factors override socio-political determinants of ECIs. Third, elites are less likely to affect forest-based ECI compliance. Policy should leverage culturally sensitive ECIs in regulating forest resource use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1579-1600
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2034606
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Author-Name: Eric Akomeah
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Akomeah
Author-Name: Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt
Author-X-Name-First: Karl-Erich
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindenschmidt
Author-Name: Luis Morales-Marin
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Morales-Marin
Author-Name: Elmira Hassanzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Elmira
Author-X-Name-Last: Hassanzadeh
Title: Evidence-based identification of integrated water quality systems
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Identification of integrated models is still hindered by submodels’ uncertainty propagation. In this article, a novel identifiability and identification framework is applied to screen and establish reasonable hypotheses of an integrated instream (WASP) and catchment water quality (VENSIM) model. Using the framework, the models were linked, and critical parameters and processes identified. First, an ensemble of catchment nutrient loads was simulated with randomized parameter settings of the catchment processes (e.g. nutrient decay rates). A second Monte Carlo analysis was then staged with randomized loadings and parameter values mimicking insteam processes (e.g. algae growth). The most significant parameters and their processes were identified. This coupling of models for a two-step global sensitivity analysis is a novel approach to integrated catchment-scale water quality model identification. Catchment processes were, overall, more significant to the river’s water quality than the instream processes of this Prairie river system investigated (Qu’Appelle River).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1431-1452
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2028609
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Author-Name: Zhongqiu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongqiu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Liang Liang
Author-X-Name-First: Liang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liang
Author-Name: Xue Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Xue
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Jintong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jintong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Impact of environmentally specific transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior for the environment: the role of moral reflectiveness and leader group prototypicality
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Through applying social information processing theory and social identity theory, we propose that employees’ moral reflectiveness mediates the relationship between environmentally specific transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior for the environment. Further, we tested the moderating effect of leader group prototypicality on the relationship between environmentally specific transformational leadership and subsequent moral reflectiveness. We examined the hypothesized relationships using data collected in China from 194 employees. The findings demonstrated that environmentally specific transformational leadership positively predicts employee organizational citizenship behavior for the environment, and moral reflectiveness mediates this relationship. Further, leader group prototypicality strengthens the positive relationship between environmentally specific transformational leadership and subsequent moral reflectiveness. This study extends the understanding of environmentally specific transformational leadership in the context of manufacturing companies and has practical implications to help employees accelerate their organizational citizenship behavior for the environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1413-1430
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2027748
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Author-Name: Jannes J. Willems
Author-X-Name-First: Jannes J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Willems
Author-Name: Jitske van Popering-Verkerk
Author-X-Name-First: Jitske
Author-X-Name-Last: van Popering-Verkerk
Author-Name: Lucy van Eck
Author-X-Name-First: Lucy
Author-X-Name-Last: van Eck
Title: How boundary objects facilitate local climate adaptation networks: the cases of Amsterdam Rainproof and Water Sensitive Rotterdam
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New networks of public and private parties co-produce urban climate adaptation measures, for which different viewpoints and interests have to be bridged. While previous research has focused on individuals and organizations as intermediaries, little attention has been paid to boundary objects: conceptual or material objects that help to bridge competing values. This article aims to understand how local climate adaptation networks co-develop boundary objects and how they benefit the development of adaptation measures by conducting a qualitative case study comparison of two front-running Dutch networks: Amsterdam Rainproof and Water Sensitive Rotterdam. The conceptualization of a “water-sensitive city†attracted multiple stakeholders (professionals from different disciplines, communities, businesses), while material objects, such as interactive 3 D-models, addressed information needs. The objects contributed to adaptation measures by convening stakeholders, translating viewpoints and initiating collaborations. The limited diversity in the networks suggests that, rather than enabling participatory decision-making, the networks are instrumentally used by water authorities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1513-1532
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2030686
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Author-Name: Tanvi P. Walawalkar
Author-X-Name-First: Tanvi P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Walawalkar
Author-Name: Leon M. Hermans
Author-X-Name-First: Leon M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hermans
Author-Name: Jaap Evers
Author-X-Name-First: Jaap
Author-X-Name-Last: Evers
Title: Evaluating behavioural changes for climate adaptation planning
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Most climate adaptation plans expect stakeholders to change their behavior as part of building resilience. Given its long-term and complex nature, monitoring and evaluation is a key requisite for climate adaptation planning. So far, behavioral aspects have received only limited attention in the evaluation approaches for climate adaptation planning. This article proposes a theory-based evaluation approach based on the theory of planned behavior, for the evaluation of climate adaptation. A local climate adaptation programme for watershed development in rural India provides an illustrative case for this approach. For this case, the approach helped to uncover important factors that influence behavioral intentions, which were different for different groups in the farming community. Additionally, it helped to put behavioral change in a longer-term perspective. The illustrative case also suggests certain improvements for evaluations based on the theory of planned behavior.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1453-1471
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2028610
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Author-Name: Siyu Ren
Author-X-Name-First: Siyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ren
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Author-Name: Haitao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haitao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Digitalization and environment governance: does internet development reduce environmental pollution?
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In the era of information economy, the integration of the internet and traditional industries is pushing the rapid transformation of the world economy in a more innovative, smarter, and greener direction. Based on the panel data for 30 Chinese provinces for the 2006–2017 period, the level of China’s internet development is comprehensively evaluated using the full array polygon graphic index method. The spatial Durbin model and threshold model are used to empirically analyze the impact of internet development on environmental quality. The results indicate that China’s environmental pollution has a significant spatial spillover effect. Internet development can not only significantly reduce local environmental pollution, but also environmental pollution in neighboring areas. The regression results of the mediation effect indicate that internet development mainly affects environmental pollution by improving technological innovation, industrial upgrading, human capital and financial development. Finally, policy suggestions are proposed from the aspects of strengthening collaborative environmental governance and increasing internet infrastructure investment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1533-1562
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2033959
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Author-Name: Andreas Skriver Hansen
Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Skriver
Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen
Author-Name: Thomas Beery
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Beery
Author-Name: Peter Fredman
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Fredman
Author-Name: Daniel Wolf-Watz
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf-Watz
Title: Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the COVID-19 pandemic – management and policy implications
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This paper reports results from three studies concerning outdoor recreation participation and trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. The studies, undertaken at national, regional and local levels, used surveys, interviews and PPGIS approaches, to build a solid knowledge base. Results are analyzed with particular attention given to management and policy implications based on the following observations: increased outdoor recreation participation, changes in lifestyle and routines, new visitor profiles and activity trends, spatial changes, visitor displacement, spatial redistribution, and indications of post-pandemic outdoor recreation behavior. The Swedish case is of special interest because of high accessibility to nature areas and few restrictions to recreate in nature due to the pandemic. Hence, this study could serve as a reference for other countries with more COVID-19 related restrictions and less accessible nature for recreation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1472-1493
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2029736
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Author-Name: Celil Aydin
Author-X-Name-First: Celil
Author-X-Name-Last: Aydin
Author-Name: Hatice Aydin
Author-X-Name-First: Hatice
Author-X-Name-Last: Aydin
Author-Name: Hayrullah Altinok
Author-X-Name-First: Hayrullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Altinok
Title: Does the level of energy intensity matter in the effect of logistic performance on the environmental pollution of OBOR countries? Evidence from PSTR analysis
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The present study examines the impact of energy intensity on the relationship between logistic performance and environmental pollution in 45 countries supporting the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project proposed to revitalize the historical Silk Road for the period between 2007 and 2018 by means of Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) analysis using the energy intensity as the threshold. The analysis results indicated that the relationship between logistics performance and environmental pollution is not linear, and energy intensity level has an important role in this relationship. The energy intensity threshold level was estimated as 3.228% and 4.432% in low and high energy intensity countries, respectively. When the energy intensity level is below the threshold in both low and high energy intensity countries, increase in logistics performance reduces environmental pollution. However, when it is above the threshold, a rise in logistics performance increases environmental pollution. In this context, reducing energy intensity is deemed helpful for the establishment of a favorable environment for logistic performance and environmental factors in the long term, leading to the reduction of environmental pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1494-1512
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2030685
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Author-Name: Jingyu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jingyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Arie Stoffelen
Author-X-Name-First: Arie
Author-X-Name-Last: Stoffelen
Author-Name: Frank Vanclay
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Vanclay
Title: A conceptual framework and research method for understanding protected area governance: varying approaches and epistemic worldviews about human-nature relations
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Research about the relations between protected areas and local communities ranges from nature-centred to human-centred approaches. Differing epistemic worldviews and fragmentation characterize this literature. We analyzed the rationale underpinning approaches to protected area governance. We classified them according to their perspective on human-nature relations. Using the components of stakeholder mapping, and adding the concepts of human-nature interaction, landscape values, and land-use preferences, we designed a conceptual framework and research method to improve understanding of the governance of specific protected areas. The method comprises 6 steps: (1) identify all stakeholders; (2) identify those stakeholders in power positions and determine their view of nature; (3) establish the landscape values and preferences of other stakeholder groups; (4) study the institutional context and power relations; (5) consider the agency and capacity of each group and their engagement with the protected area; and (6) determine what recommendations might be made to improve protected area governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1393-1412
Issue: 7
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2034605
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Author-Name: Jiusong Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Jiusong
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Liang Wan
Author-X-Name-First: Liang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wan
Title: Does government environmental governance information disclosure improve residents’ subjective well-being? Evidence from China
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To deal with environmental deterioration issues, various regulations and laws have been implemented by the Chinese government, including disclosing environmental governance information to the public to increase environmental transparency. This has not only affected the environmental governance performance but also residents’ subjective well-being. This research aims to investigate whether, how and when government environmental governance information disclosure affects residents’ subjective well-being in China. Data were gathered from 537 respondents and the analysis revealed that government environmental governance information disclosure exerts a significantly positive effect on residents’ subjective well-being, mainly by reducing risk perception and improving perceived controllability. Furthermore, the result found that the positive influence of government environmental governance information disclosure on residents’ subjective well-being depends on information credibility. Information credibility strengthens the effect of government environmental governance information disclosure. According to the findings, relevant recommendations to perfect government environmental governance information disclosure and improve residents’ subjective well-being were provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1720-1742
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2038098
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Author-Name: Qiang Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Lejia Li
Author-X-Name-First: Lejia
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Rongrong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Rongrong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Does improvement in education level reduce ecological footprint? A non-linear analysis considering population structure and income
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the non-linear effect of education level on ecological footprint considering changes in population structure and per capita income. The results show an inhibitory effect for the level of education on increases in ecological footprint. In high-income countries, this inhibitory effect is non-linear. The inhibitory effect of education level on ecological footprint increases with increases in education level. In addition, population structure also has an inhibitory effect on the increase in ecological footprint. In both high-income and low-income countries, the inhibitory effect of population structure on the ecological footprint decreases when the population structure exceeds the threshold. However, there is a promotional effect of GDP per capita on the increase in ecological footprint. And the threshold regression results show that this promotional effect is linear in all income groups. Finally, this study suggests that countries should develop environmental sustainability policies according to the threshold range in which their education level, population structure, and per capita income are located.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1765-1793
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2042218
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Author-Name: Xi Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xi
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Meiling Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Meiling
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Silu Pang
Author-X-Name-First: Silu
Author-X-Name-Last: Pang
Author-Name: Zhong Yin Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Zhong Yin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Zhen Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhen
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Does producer services agglomeration affect environmental quality? New findings from a spatial spillover effect analysis
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This study investigates the impact of producer service agglomeration on environmental quality (EQ) using the spatial Durbin model to analyze China’s provincial data from 2003 to 2017. The results reveal China’s EQ’s spatial positive correlation and local agglomeration characteristics. The specialized agglomeration (SA) of producer services can inhibit the EQ of local and neighboring regions; the diversified agglomeration (DA) of producer services does the opposite. Regional heterogeneity was found in eastern China, where SA inhibits the EQ of local and neighboring regions, and DA improves the EQ of local environment. In central China, SA can improve the EQ, but DA is not conducive to environmental improvement. In the western region, SA and DA have no significant impact on the EQ of the region nor on its neighboring regions. To achieve sustainable development, a series of policy recommendations has been proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1601-1621
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2036600
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Author-Name: Ruby Ardren
Author-X-Name-First: Ruby
Author-X-Name-Last: Ardren
Author-Name: Peter J. Davies
Author-X-Name-First: Peter J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Davies
Title: Exploring links between ownership, governance and condition of stormwater quality improvement devices
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Local government uses the development approval process to place responsibility for stormwater treatment with private landholders through the installation of stormwater quality improvement devices on their land. This source control strategy can complement publicly owned and managed centralized solutions to improve urban water quality outcomes. The maintenance of decentralized solutions for waterway health is compromised by the motivation of individuals whose professed value of cleaner waterways is not evident in their individual lot-based actions. This exploratory research makes four policy and governance observations: waterway policy should consider property scale and ownership type when allocating responsibility for stormwater treatment; devices need to be integrated within the landscape and be publicly visible; education and regulation are advised in order to better support devices placed in private ownership; and policy will be more likely to achieve cleaner waterways if it aligns the motivations of waterway scientists, maintenance actors and property owners.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1675-1693
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2038095
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Author-Name: Zhongju Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongju
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Author-Name: Yan Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Zhixian Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhixian
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Title: Market-oriented environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance: a grounded theory study and framework
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The use of market-oriented environmental policies to achieve a win-win situation for the economy and the environment has become the focus in many countries, and environmental innovation is an important way for firms to achieve dual benefits. However, the overall framework for market-based environmental policies, environmental innovation, and firms’ performance remains unclear. In order to reveal this relationship, this study selected 113 articles from the Zhejiang Daily as the research sample and adopted the grounded theory method to construct the theoretical framework. The results revealed that market-oriented environmental policies that were composed of incentive-based policy tools and constraint-based policy tools had a promotional effect on environmental innovation. Resource redundancy and government action, as internal and external contextual factors, moderated the relationship between market-oriented environmental policies and environmental innovation, and environmental innovation can promote improvements in a firm’s performance. This study provides a useful reference for how governments can better promote the construction of an ecological civilization and how firms can utilize policy opportunities to promote their green development, thus providing empirical evidence for future studies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1794-1811
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2042219
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Author-Name: Lufeng Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Lufeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Effects of informal institutions on stakeholder and public participation in public infrastructure megaprojects: a case study of Shanghai
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Public participation in public infrastructure megaprojects (PIMs) is ineffective, and research on the issues of informal institutions’ influence on stakeholders is limited. The present study answered how informal institutions influence the practices of public participation while conflicts occur among stakeholders. Two PIMs in China were used as case studies to investigate the effects of informal institutions. The paper suggests that the adversarial relationships among stakeholders can be reconciled by recognizing that informal institutions encompass the social responsibility of PIMs (SR-PIMs) and culture. Results also showed that effective public participation entails the fulfillment of SR-PIMs by responsible behaviors of stakeholders and the positive effect of cultural tension, enabling participatory awareness of stakeholders. This study improves understanding of how to mobilize stakeholders in practice with responsible behaviors to reach a consensus.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1655-1674
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2038094
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Author-Name: Sofia Pagliarin
Author-X-Name-First: Sofia
Author-X-Name-Last: Pagliarin
Title: Ebbs and flows of metropolitan authorities: Supra-local spatial planning and impact on land-use patterns
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In this study, I propose an analytical approach to describe the institutional trajectory of metropolitan authorities by using theory-based institutional models that, like ‘ebbs’ and ‘flows’, alternate over time. By employing a comparative, qualitative case-based approach, I empirically validated this analytical approach by reconstructing the divergent institutional trajectories of the metropolitan authorities in Barcelona, Spain and Milan, Italy over a period of 70 years. Furthermore, I examine to what extent the different institutional trajectories of both metropolitan authorities have had an indirect impact on land-use patterns by comparing longitudinal datasets (1950s-2010s) at different territorial scales. Results show that the different institutional models characterizing both metropolitan authorities cannot be clearly associated with a higher or lower proportion of urbanized areas. Rather, findings suggest that it is the inter-mediating role that metropolitan authorities routinely perform that can promote efficient land-use development and sustainable use of land as a scarce resource (equifinality).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1694-1719
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2038097
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Author-Name: Weiwei Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Weiwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Author-Name: Tingting Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Tingting
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Chuanhui Liao
Author-X-Name-First: Chuanhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Liao
Title: Impact of information processing on individuals’ intentions toward reducing PM2.5: evidence from Hefei City, China
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the main pollutant particle of smog pollution. Public PM2.5-reduction behavior is beneficial and important to the reduction of smog emissions. The article aims to investigate the influencing factors of the intention for individuals’ PM2.5-reduction. A conceptual model was proposed from the perspective of the protection behavior decision model and the heuristic-systematic information processing model. A random questionnaire survey was conducted in Hefei City, China. Results suggest that risk perception is a positive determinant of PM2.5-reduction intention, information insufficiency, and information-seeking intention. Information insufficiency positively determines systematic processing and information-seeking intention but fails to influence heuristic processing. Information-seeking intention is positively correlated with systematic processing and heuristic processing. Systematic processing positively determines PM2.5-reduction intention. However, the results suggest that heuristic processing has no significant effect on PM2.5-reduction intention. The findings of this study provide practical implications for enhancing individuals’ PM2.5-reduction intention.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1622-1639
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2036601
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Author-Name: Aidan Davison
Author-X-Name-First: Aidan
Author-X-Name-Last: Davison
Author-Name: Lilian M. Pearce
Author-X-Name-First: Lilian M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pearce
Author-Name: Benjamin Cooke
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Cooke
Author-Name: Jamie B. Kirkpatrick
Author-X-Name-First: Jamie B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kirkpatrick
Title: From activism to “not-quite-governmentâ€: the role of government and non-government actors in the expansion of the Australian protected area estate since 1990
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What can we learn from the prodigious expansion of the non-government protected areas that now comprise 12% of terrestrial Australia? An increasingly professional, formal, and diverse non-government sector has developed since 1990, comprising private individuals, non-government organizations, and First Nations and having close ties to governments. We investigate the drivers, dynamics, and diversity of this sector through thematic analysis of 24 key informant interviews and associated gray literature. Changing environmental movements, science-led conservation, partial recognition of First Nations land rights, international agreements, and neoliberal reforms combined to formalize the sector during the 1990s. A bipartisan policy framework for incorporating non-government lands in the national conservation estate, diverse partnerships, transnational networks, and innovation in public and private funding helped grow the sector. The confluence of interests that has transformed the politics and practice of nature conservation in Australia is likely to inform those engaged with similar changes elsewhere.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1743-1764
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2040452
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Author-Name: Tsolmon Bayarsaikhan
Author-X-Name-First: Tsolmon
Author-X-Name-Last: Bayarsaikhan
Author-Name: Moon-Hyun Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Moon-Hyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Author-Name: Hee Jin Oh
Author-X-Name-First: Hee Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Oh
Author-Name: Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim
Author-X-Name-First: Tae-Hyoung Tommy
Author-X-Name-Last: Gim
Title: Toward sustainable development? Trend analysis of environmental policy in Korea from 1987 to 2040
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It is crucial to observe how international policy initiatives are implemented in each country’s environmental policies to ensure global environmental conservation and sustainable development. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the trend of environmental policy in Korea over time. To this aim, we use semantic network analysis to explore the main keywords and to identify the characteristics of the key themes in each period based on the national environmental comprehensive plan. Our results show that the value of economic growth and technological development are regarded as priorities in Korean environmental policy because the economy and technology are closely related to the environment. Similarly, when it comes to the fundamental concept of environmental policy, the concept of “green growth†is applied in preference to the concept of “sustainability.†The results contribute to expanding the approach of existing policy research by providing the potential for semantic network analysis based on policy documents.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1640-1654
Issue: 8
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2036602
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Author-Name: Ali Nawaz Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Nawaz Khan
Title: Is green leadership associated with employees’ green behavior? Role of green human resource management
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This article integrates conservation of resources theory to explore the impact of green leadership on the green behavior of employees. The data came from respondents from multiple industries in Pakistan. This study found that, as anticipated, green leadership has a positive impact on employee green behavior. Results also showed that green attitude significantly mediated the link between green leadership and employee green behavior in study 1; however, the role of emotional exhaustion was not significant. In study 2, green human resource management (GHRM) practice did not affect the direct link between green leadership and emotional exhaustion, nor did it affect the indirect link between green leadership and green behavior through emotional exhaustion. However, GHRM significantly moderated the mediation of green attitude. This article provides valuable insights for environmental researchers, managers, and policymakers to reform strategies to promote green behavior in the workplace.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1962-1982
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2049595
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Author-Name: Diana Garavito-Bermúdez
Author-X-Name-First: Diana
Author-X-Name-Last: Garavito-Bermúdez
Author-Name: Wiebren J. Boonstra
Author-X-Name-First: Wiebren J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Boonstra
Title: Knowing through fishing: exploring the connection between fishers’ ecological knowledge and fishing styles
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That fishers’ ecological knowledge (FEK) can contribute to the sustainability and legitimacy of environmental planning and management is widely accepted. Nevertheless, despite this broad consensus about its importance, there is uncertainty about the ways in which FEK can be captured methodologically. Here, we present the results of a methodological inquiry aimed to connect FEK to the diversity of work practices within fisheries. Using a sample from a qualitative study of Swedish small-scale fishers, we test to what extent a new combination of concept and method – Fishing Style analysis and the Structure-Dynamic-Function framework – can produce insights into the partiality and diversity of FEK, as well as its embodied and tacit aspects. Results demonstrate how different work practices generate a variety of FEKs. We use this finding to discuss the implications of our work for future study of FEK, and how attention to FEK can inform environmental planning and management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1841-1860
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2043257
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Author-Name: Manuel Sudau
Author-X-Name-First: Manuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Sudau
Author-Name: Enrico Celio
Author-X-Name-First: Enrico
Author-X-Name-Last: Celio
Author-Name: Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Author-X-Name-First: Adrienne
Author-X-Name-Last: Grêt-Regamey
Title: Application of Q-methodology for identifying factors of acceptance of spatial planning instruments
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Worldwide, urbanization leads to increased pressure on prime agricultural land with irreversible impacts on the provision of life-supporting services such as food and drinking water production or habitat for plants and animals. As a basis for designing new policy instruments to protect soil resources, we applied Q-methodology to assess factors that influence the acceptance or rejection of such instruments. Using an online survey and interviews, we identified different social perspectives and their respective argumentation patterns. The results show that effect on people, institutional embeddedness, trust in the acting institutions, and the overall understanding of the instrument are the most important factors for the acceptance of policy instruments fostering the sustainable use of soil resources. During the interviews, idealistic and fact-based arguments were more important than person-based arguments. Based on our results, communication strategies in the policy-making process can be improved and tailored to the identified characteristics of the social perspectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1890-1917
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2043259
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Author-Name: Lauren Cox
Author-X-Name-First: Lauren
Author-X-Name-Last: Cox
Author-Name: Sue Rodway-Dyer
Author-X-Name-First: Sue
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodway-Dyer
Title: The underappreciated value of brownfield sites: motivations and challenges associated with maintaining biodiversity
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Protection and mitigation of biodiversity are essential within land-use planning; highlighted by the increased importance of nature during the global pandemic and the fight against climate change. Currently, the character of both the land and decision-makers can influence the weight biodiversity is ascribed within planning processes. Through analysis of semi-structured interviews, with various actors within the Northamptonshire planning system, this research explored the opportunities and challenges around promoting biodiversity across brownfield sites; the motivations for conservation by different planning actors; and what this means for the future of urban habitats on previously developed land. This research found that brownfield sites continue to be undervalued for their biodiversity potential, predominantly due to the downplaying of ecological expertise in decision-making. With England’s proposed planning reforms, this paper argues that tensions between brownfield redevelopment and biodiversity conservation stand to be further exacerbated as the government intends to “scythe through red tape†(Johnson 2020b).
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2009-2027
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2050683
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Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Author-Name: Yidan Kang
Author-X-Name-First: Yidan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kang
Author-Name: Yujia Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yujia
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Haitao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haitao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Jingyang Song
Author-X-Name-First: Jingyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: How does environmental regulation affect economic growth? Evidence from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration in China
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The governments of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration have introduced a series of environmental policies to ameliorate pollution problems, but there are concerns that such a move can negatively impact the economy. In this article, panel data for 13 prefecture-level cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region from 2003 to 2018 are used to investigate the influencing mechanism of environmental regulation on economic growth. The empirical results indicate an inverted “Uâ€-shaped relationship between economic growth and environmental regulation. In a sense, the non-linear relationship implies that the Porter hypothesis and the compliance cost hypothesis apply to different levels of environmental stringency, respectively, which results in an empirical supplement to the existing theoretical framework. Furthermore, energy intensity and industrial structure are valid transmission paths for the economic effect of environmental regulation, despite their opposite directions. Overall, a win–win situation of economic prosperity and ecological improvement can be achieved through the implementation of appropriate environmental regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1813-1840
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2042795
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Author-Name: Ali Asghar Sadabadi
Author-X-Name-First: Ali Asghar
Author-X-Name-Last: Sadabadi
Author-Name: Zohreh Rahimi Rad
Author-X-Name-First: Zohreh
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahimi Rad
Author-Name: Hossein Azimzadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azimzadeh
Title: Photovoltaic technological innovation system (PV TIS) in Iran: identifying barriers, incentives, dynamics and developing policies
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Transition to sustainable energies is a fast-growing field of research. Modeling complex systems can expand our possibilities in this field through quantitative analysis. Photovoltaic technology is one the best potential energy sources in Iran but until now, this technology has not been diffused appropriately. According to the review of research on PV TIS, it was found that in developing countries such as Iran, quantitative analyses based on simulation by system dynamics have not been performed and also, positive and negative effective factors on this system (incentives and barriers), not comprehensively identified. Therefore, in this study, at first, positive and negative effective factors in the PV TIS of Iran were identified and in the next stage, innovation engines were extracted. In order to develop improvement policies, Iran’s PV TIS has been modeled using a system dynamics approach, and quantitative analyzes related to its performance have been presented using Vensim Ple software. Finally, in this study, some policies have been developed to promote PV TIS performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1938-1961
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2043837
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Author-Name: Qian Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Qian
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Bee Lan Oo
Author-X-Name-First: Bee Lan
Author-X-Name-Last: Oo
Author-Name: Benson Teck Heng Lim
Author-X-Name-First: Benson Teck Heng
Author-X-Name-Last: Lim
Title: Unveiling corporate social responsibility awareness and implementation: a study of the Chinese construction firms
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This study aims to examine construction firms’ awareness and implementation of various aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and ascertain whether the level of CSR awareness and implementation would vary across firms with different ownership and control. An online questionnaire survey was undertaken across extra-grade construction firms in China. The results show that respondents’ CSR priorities are built around the aspects of quality, safety, and environment. They tend to adopt a more integrated approach to managing the interests of diverse stakeholders. It is notable that there are positive correlations between the firms’ CSR awareness and implementation and that listed firms tend to exhibit a higher level of CSR awareness and implementation than their counterparts. In conclusion, the findings inform policymakers and practitioners of the status quo of CSR, thus enabling them to configure targeted strategies to improve the overall CSR awareness and implementation in China’s construction industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1861-1889
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2043258
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Author-Name: Wiriya Puntub
Author-X-Name-First: Wiriya
Author-X-Name-Last: Puntub
Author-Name: Tanja Schnittfinke
Author-X-Name-First: Tanja
Author-X-Name-Last: Schnittfinke
Author-Name: Mark Fleischhauer
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Fleischhauer
Author-Name: Jörn Birkmann
Author-X-Name-First: Jörn
Author-X-Name-Last: Birkmann
Author-Name: Matthias Garschagen
Author-X-Name-First: Matthias
Author-X-Name-Last: Garschagen
Author-Name: Simone Sandholz
Author-X-Name-First: Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Sandholz
Author-Name: Mia Wannewitz
Author-X-Name-First: Mia
Author-X-Name-Last: Wannewitz
Title: Linking science and practice in participatory future-oriented assessment and planning of human heat stress vulnerability in Bonn, Germany
Abstract:
The juxtaposition of climate change and development changes is vital for understanding the future impacts of heat stress in urban areas. However, an approach that considers the relationship between climatic factors and socio-economic vulnerability in a forward-looking and stakeholder-involved manner is challenging. This article demonstrates the application of a future-oriented vulnerability scenarios approach to address human heat stress in Bonn, Germany, in 2035. The study highlights the interplays between climate trajectories and heat exposure associated with urban development scenario corridors. Moreover, this method allows for changing combinations of intersections and conditionalities of projected individual socio-economic vulnerability indicators in response to social and climate governance. However, this study found that a conventional structure within city departments might limit this integrative approach in practice. Thus, the theoretical background and the concept of alternative futures and uncertainties should be the focus of communication with practitioners to maximize the utilization of the results.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1918-1937
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2043260
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Author-Name: Christina W. Lopez
Author-X-Name-First: Christina W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lopez
Author-Name: Russell Weaver
Author-X-Name-First: Russell
Author-X-Name-Last: Weaver
Title: What influences where volunteers practice environmental stewardship? The role of scale(s) in sorting stewards
Abstract:
Environmental stewardship (ES) typically occurs at nonprofit organizations through stewardship programs. Organizations may have limited capacity to understand what motivates volunteers, which limits recruitment and sustainment. Using a community geography approach, we propose that stewards self-sort and mobilize based on how an organization’s scale of operation matches the scale of stewards’ motivations. We test this in a comparative research design wherein volunteers at two disparate partner organizations were surveyed (n = 341). After collapsing those motivations via exploratory factor analysis, a nominal logistic regression model predicted each volunteer’s organizational affiliation as a function of their motivations. The results reinforce a “First Law of Environmental Stewardshipâ€, which states that all stewards share certain overarching motivations; but motivations are more alike within organizations than between organizations. The close correspondence between motivational and organizational scales suggests that nonprofits seeking to broaden their volunteer pools can experiment with multiscalar programming, combining immediate, place-based actions alongside movement-building.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1983-2008
Issue: 9
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 7
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Author-Name: N. Florenzio
Author-X-Name-First: N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Florenzio
Author-Name: G. Guastella
Author-X-Name-First: G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Guastella
Author-Name: F. Magni
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Magni
Author-Name: S. Pareglio
Author-X-Name-First: S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pareglio
Author-Name: F. Musco
Author-X-Name-First: F.
Author-X-Name-Last: Musco
Title: The role of urban planning in climate adaptation: an empirical analysis of UHI in European cities
Abstract:
This paper empirically analyses the relationship between urban form and Urban Heat Island (UHI) in a dataset of 523 European cities that matches remotely sensed land-use and surface temperature data. A UHI anomaly is defined as an uninterrupted streak of days where the temperature differential measured at 12.00 AM between the city core and its surroundings is higher than a given threshold. From this definition, three UHI indicators are obtained: mean intensity, mean duration of the event and occurrence rate. We study the influence of urban morphology on the UHI indictors with a Heckman model. A sample selection bias is detected for mean intensity and mean duration. The estimation results also show that some urban morphological features have a mitigating effect, while some others play a role at the adaptation level.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2071-2089
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2061334
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Author-Name: Chengcai Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Chengcai
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Ying Han
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Pin Ng
Author-X-Name-First: Pin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng
Title: Green consumption intention and behavior of tourists in urban and rural destinations
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The current explosive growth of global consumption has caused many environmental problems, so guiding and regulating the public’s green consumption intention and behavior is an important issue. By constructing the tourist green consumption model of urban and rural tourism destinations (TAM-TPB), this paper uses the PLS-SEM method to expound the realization path and mechanism of tourists’ green consumption intention in urban and rural destinations. The TAM-TPB model provides better explanatory and predictive power for urban destinations than for rural destinations. In addition, the perceived usefulness plays a significant mediating effect, especially in urban destinations, and the green consumption attitude will not mediate or directly affect consumption intention. Finally, there is a certain gap in tourists’ green consumption intention between urban and rural destinations, but it is limited to the paths from perceived ease of use to consumption attitude and from subjective norm to consumption intention.HighlightsThe paper studies the realization path and mechanism of tourists’ green consumption intention in urban and rural tourism destinations.The paper first applies TAM to tourism green consumption field, constructing the model of TAM-TPB by PLS-SEM.The TAM-TPB model provides better explanatory and predictive power for urban destinations than for rural destinations.The green consumption attitude does not mediate or directly impact consumption intention.The findings will contribute to enrich the theoretical system of tourism green consumption research and provide practical references for the guidance of public green consumption behavior and the transformation of green consumption.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2126-2150
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2061927
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Author-Name: Hong Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Hong
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Jiuchang Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Jiuchang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Ruiju Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Ruiju
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: Determinants of consumers’ intention to participate in automobile recalls for environmental defects: using an extended theory of planned behavior
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Consumers’ participation in automobile recalls for environmental defects (ARED) can enhance the recall’s completion rate, reduce vehicle exhaust emissions, and improve air quality. This study investigates consumers’ intention to participate in ARED on the basis of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and extends it by adding the constructs of perceived environmental benefits, personal benefits, and personal costs. A total of 628 respondents participated in the online questionnaire survey, and a structural equation model was adopted to analyze the collected data. Results show that perceived behavioral control and positive attitude toward participating in ARED positively affect consumers’ participation intention. Attitude is mainly explained by perceived environmental benefits, whereas subjective norm is mainly explained by perceived environmental and personal benefits. On the basis of these results, we provide some implications to motivate consumers to participate in ARED.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2151-2170
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2062566
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Author-Name: Mohsin Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Mohsin
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Author-Name: Ying Qu
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Qu
Author-Name: Saif Ur Rehman
Author-X-Name-First: Saif
Author-X-Name-Last: Ur Rehman
Author-Name: Xiangan Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Xiangan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Author-Name: Asif Razzaq
Author-X-Name-First: Asif
Author-X-Name-Last: Razzaq
Title: Impact of stakeholders’ pressure on green management practices of manufacturing organizations under the mediation of organizational motives
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Due to growing consciousness and pressure from concerned stakeholders, organizations have started to prioritize green management practices (GMP); however, little is known about the critical role of organizational motives (OM) for achieving GMP. Following the stakeholder theory, this study intends to examine the relationship between stakeholders’ pressure (STP), organizational motives (OM), and GMP in an encompassing model. Three hundred and eight responses were collected from the Pakistani manufacturing industry, and hypotheses were confirmed employing structural equation modeling (SEM). Empirical results indicate that primary and secondary stakeholders’ pressure has a substantial effect on OM. Further, each motive, such as instrumental, relational, and moral, substantially impacts GMP. Besides, OM has been found to partially mediate the relationship. Importance-performance analysis specified that the importance and performance values of STP are higher than OM for GMP. The conclusion emphasizes the essential role that STP can play in realizing GMP in manufacturing industries through OM. These novel findings suggest worthy insights for managerial staff and policymakers on enhancing GMP adoption through OM in emerging economies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2171-2194
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2062567
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Author-Name: Heni Fitriani
Author-X-Name-First: Heni
Author-X-Name-Last: Fitriani
Author-Name: Saheed Ajayi
Author-X-Name-First: Saheed
Author-X-Name-Last: Ajayi
Title: Barriers to sustainable practices in the Indonesian construction industry
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The adoption of sustainable practices is essential to mitigating negative impacts associated with the global construction industry. This study investigates barriers inhibiting the transition to sustainable practices in the Indonesian construction industry. Using a questionnaire as a means of data collection, relevant data were analyzed using reliability and exploratory factor analysis. Based on the analysis, the findings suggest that there were eight underlying factors responsible for the poor awareness of sustainability and the current low level of sustainable construction practices in the Indonesian construction industry. The three most significant barriers toward sustainable practices in Indonesia are lack of knowledge and standards, poor design practices, and financial constraints. The sustainable standards practice in Indonesia is still in its infancy and immature compared to developed countries. The findings of this study are expected to provide guidance and knowledge to construction players related to barriers in sustainability practices within the Indonesian construction industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2028-2050
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2057281
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Author-Name: Vincent Ekow Arkorful
Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Ekow
Author-X-Name-Last: Arkorful
Author-Name: Zhao Shuliang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Shuliang
Author-Name: Benjamin Kweku Lugu
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Kweku
Author-X-Name-Last: Lugu
Title: Investigating household waste separation behavior: the salience of an integrated norm activation model and the theory of planned behavior
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The recent perennial spate of flooding in Ghana has over the years caused hemorrhagic loss to lives and properties. In view of the inundation phenomenon, issues of waste management have been shot into prominence. The key among dominant suggestions to counteracting the situation has essentially converged around waste separation, which is an under researched area in Ghana. Against this background, the research seeks to investigate household waste separation behavior using an integrated theory of planned behavior and the norm activation model as the theoretical framework. Data were drawn using the questionnaire survey method and further analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique. The empirical results of data analysis drawn from 707 households confirmed a significant relationship between awareness of consequences and attitude, and subjective and personal norms. Subjective norm is significantly related to attitude and perceived behavior control. Moreover, attitude has a positive relationship with behavioral intention, whereas the relationship between perceived behavior control and behavioral intention is not significant. Finally, personal norm has a significant relationship with behavioral intention. The results also confirmed that the integrated model is useful and appropriate for predicting behavior. From the results, implications for pursuing and forging household waste separation behavior and suggestions for future research are outlined.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2195-2221
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2063112
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Author-Name: Yanlin Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Yanlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Yuwei Tang
Author-X-Name-First: Yuwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Tang
Author-Name: Ge Li
Author-X-Name-First: Ge
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Economic growth targets and green total factor productivity: evidence from China
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This study explores the impact of economic growth targets on green total factor productivity (GTFP) based on a panel Tobit model and two manual datasets of 30 Chinese provinces from 2002 to 2019. We find that economic growth targets significantly inhibit GTFP, which is more pronounced in provinces that have high incentives when setting targets, use hard constraints when announcing targets, and fulfill their targets. In addition, we find that economic growth targets inhibit GTFP by undermining economic efficiency and aggravating environmental pollution. Moreover, the command-controlled environmental regulations weaken the inhibitory effect on GTFP, while market-motivated environmental regulations aggravate this inhibitory effect. Our findings confirm that the promotion assessment system based on economic performance leads to the irrationality of local governments in establishing economic growth targets, and the local governments pursue economic growth at the cost of development quality and sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2090-2106
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2061335
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Author-Name: Pavel Raška
Author-X-Name-First: Pavel
Author-X-Name-Last: Raška
Author-Name: Bohumil Frantál
Author-X-Name-First: Bohumil
Author-X-Name-Last: Frantál
Author-Name: Stanislav Martinát
Author-X-Name-First: Stanislav
Author-X-Name-Last: Martinát
Author-Name: Vladan Hruška
Author-X-Name-First: Vladan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hruška
Title: Exploring local land use conflicts through successive planning decisions: a dynamic approach and theory-driven typology of potentially conflicting planning decisions
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With immensely growing pressure on land and its scarcity, conflicting societal expectations concerning land use increasingly result in land use conflicts (LUCs). In this paper, we explore local LUCs, which we define as the complex situations, where fragmented planning policies encounter place-based societal conceptions and perceptions of site-specific developmental priorities. The paper adopts a dynamic approach and introduces a theory-driven typology of potentially conflicting planning decisions. The typology is employed as an analytic framework to reveal the open-ended successive planning decisions that lead to complex local LUCs. Two case studies from Central Europe are explored to narrate the evolutionary complexity of LUCs. Our results show that local LUCs emerged as the past planning decisions lined-up into a sequence creating lock-in situations, where different planning policies can be hardly reconciled. Finally, we discuss applicability, transferability and limits of the proposed typology as an analytic framework advancing management of planning conflicts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2051-2070
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2060806
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Author-Name: Ana Ruiz-Frau
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Ruiz-Frau
Title: Impacts of jellyfish presence on tourists’ holiday destination choices and their willingness to pay for mitigation measures
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Recurrent jellyfish blooms in tourist areas have negative effects on coastal and national economies. We investigate how jellyfish presence affects holiday destination choice and how the adoption of mitigation measures can reduce impacts through analyzing tourists’ preferences. A Discrete Choice Experiment approach was adopted to assess tourists’ willingness to pay for different measures. Results indicate that in scenarios of increased jellyfish numbers, 24–40% of tourists might not choose to return to a destination affected by jellyfish. Results also indicate that the adoption of measures such as jellyfish information provision, warning flags, health service presence or the deployment of jellyfish exclusion nets could reduce the proportion of non-returning tourists by 66–83%. Regarding preferences, tourists are willing to pay higher amounts for measures that provide the highest protection. We conclude that the implementation of preventive management plans should be considered by coastal administrations to promote a sense of safety among tourists and residents alike.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2107-2125
Issue: 10
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2061926
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Author-Name: Venkataraghavan Krishnaswamy
Author-X-Name-First: Venkataraghavan
Author-X-Name-Last: Krishnaswamy
Author-Name: Nitin Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Nitin
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Mayank Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Mayank
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Neha Verma
Author-X-Name-First: Neha
Author-X-Name-Last: Verma
Author-Name: Amit Verma
Author-X-Name-First: Amit
Author-X-Name-Last: Verma
Title: Application of CRISP-DM methodology for managing human-wildlife conflicts: an empirical case study in India
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Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a major concern for protected area management. Managing HWC around protected areas requires structured and replicable processes to reduce subjectivity and promote adherence to good governance principles. The Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM) is a widely-used process model for structured decision-making. This study demonstrates the novel application of CRISP-DM to HWC related decision-making. We apply CRISP-DM and conduct hotspot and temporal (monthly) analysis of HWC data from Ramnagar Forest Division, India. Based on the patterns of crop loss, livestock loss, and human loss, we propose conflict-type and species-specific preventive strategies. A qualitative assessment of the initial outcomes of the ongoing implementation finds the preventive strategies to be effective. We suggest a participatory approach, localization of strategy, and need for data management as opportunities for improvement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2247-2273
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2070460
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Author-Name: Amani G. Rweyendela
Author-X-Name-First: Amani G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rweyendela
Author-Name: Noah M. Pauline
Author-X-Name-First: Noah M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pauline
Author-Name: Godwin A. Lema
Author-X-Name-First: Godwin A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lema
Title: Strategic environmental assessment for low-carbon development: developing an analysis framework
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Understanding of strategic environmental assessment’s (SEA) influence on low-carbon development (LCD) is critical as societies strive to decarbonize without jeopardizing economic growth. As best practice perceptions are still evolving, plausible conceptual and analytical frameworks are needed. This paper offers a conceptual clarification and proposes a framework for analyzing environmental reports. We employed a multi-phased, mixed-methods approach. The first phase involved an integrative literature review that combined theoretical insights from LCD and transition management with SEA’s procedural aspects. The extracted data was used to develop an initial framework in the second phase. The third phase utilized an international case study and expert consultations to illustrate, validate and refine the framework. The resulting framework comprises five review areas to be verified by a series of review questions reflecting good practice. It could assist SEA researchers, practitioners, responsible authorities, policymakers and environmental agencies better understand, prioritize and address the issue of LCD.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2223-2246
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2074825
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Author-Name: Florian Klopfer
Author-X-Name-First: Florian
Author-X-Name-Last: Klopfer
Author-Name: Stefan Greiving
Author-X-Name-First: Stefan
Author-X-Name-Last: Greiving
Author-Name: Dietwald Gruehn
Author-X-Name-First: Dietwald
Author-X-Name-Last: Gruehn
Title: Creating an evidence base for managing structural change in the Rhineland Mining Area—evaluating open space applying a comprehensive set of indicators
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Post-mining landscapes undergo thorough structural changes. Hereby, striking transitions take place concerning open spaces in particular. For the Rhineland Mining Area, the project DAZWISCHEN, with five thematic fields of action, in its first phase intends to capture the status quo of the region. Spatial talents and spatial barriers are identified as a result. Considering open space, we present a multi-method approach integrating basic land use data, ecosystem services, and combined indices. We disclose a bipartition of the region with two relatively homogenous areas regarding the assessment of the landscape or open spaces and their functionality. However, we also detect highly functional patches in ‘weaker’ surroundings, making their preservation and protection particularly important. Our results hail from a wide array of analyses using the available data as effectively as possible. Thus, we can provide information for politicians, practitioners, and scientists doing research in similar settings.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2406-2423
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2062310
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Author-Name: Megan E. Heim LaFrombois
Author-X-Name-First: Megan E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Heim LaFrombois
Author-Name: Charlene LeBleu
Author-X-Name-First: Charlene
Author-X-Name-Last: LeBleu
Author-Name: Sweta Byahut
Author-X-Name-First: Sweta
Author-X-Name-Last: Byahut
Author-Name: Stephanie Rogers
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers
Title: Planning for green infrastructure along the Gulf Coast: an evaluation of comprehensive plans and planning practices in the Mississippi-Alabama coastal region
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Rapid expansion and development of urban areas in coastal communities degrades ecosystems and increases vulnerability to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. To minimize these negative impacts, some municipalities have adopted “green infrastructure†planning to protect their cities through greenways, wetlands, and open spaces. This research identifies communities that have engaged in green infrastructure planning in the Mississippi-Alabama coastal region and the roles that plans, planning activities and capacity, and plan implementation play in the process, with the goal of creating more resilient cities. Comprehensive plans are analyzed to assess whether, and the degree to which, they incorporate green infrastructure planning, and a survey and interviews with planners were conducted to understand their planning capacity and experiences. Findings suggest that while green infrastructure planning is integrated into Mississippi-Alabama coastal cities’ comprehensive plans and practices, there are several barriers related to leadership, plan oversight and implementation, collaboration, and resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2352-2372
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2074822
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Author-Name: Xin Wan
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wan
Author-Name: Rubing Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Rubing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jiran Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Jiran
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Yuan Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Yantong Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yantong
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Hongyang Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hongyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Antecedents of public participation intention in waste incineration power projects: an empirical study from China
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To fully investigate the antecedents of public participation intention, a holistic framework was developed by integrating theory of planned behavior (TPB) and norm activation model (NAM), coupling with corporate social responsibility (CSR), community organizational support (COS), and channel availability (CA). Data was collected from questionnaire surveys conducted with nearby residents of three waste incineration power (WIP) projects in China, and was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that all variables of TPB and NAM, except perceived behavioral control, were validated to positively affect participation intention. Moreover, CSR was found to have a positive effect on participation intention, while CA played a negative role. The positive moderating effect of COS on the relationship between CSR and participation intention was also supported. By comprehending the factors motivating participation in WIP projects, the findings contribute to developing participation intervention policies and addressing Not-In-My-Back-Yard issues of the projects referring to environmental hazard.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2274-2294
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2070461
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Author-Name: Shahbaz Sharif
Author-X-Name-First: Shahbaz
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharif
Author-Name: Hummaira Qudsia Yousaf
Author-X-Name-First: Hummaira Qudsia
Author-X-Name-Last: Yousaf
Author-Name: Sadia Shaikh
Author-X-Name-First: Sadia
Author-X-Name-Last: Shaikh
Author-Name: Farhan Mirza
Author-X-Name-First: Farhan
Author-X-Name-Last: Mirza
Author-Name: Urandelger Gantulga
Author-X-Name-First: Urandelger
Author-X-Name-Last: Gantulga
Title: Hotels’ experience of green environment management and innovation performance: stewardship of multiple green drivers
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Drawing on underpinning theories, this study conceptually develops a model helping organizations to transform green strategic mechanisms into a higher hotel’s green process innovation performance (GPIP). Using a multi-source survey, the study collected data from 401 respondents in hotels (e.g. 213 CEOs and 188 managing directors/general managers, 198 front-desk managers and 203 production managers). PLS-SEM was used to run regression analysis. The results support that green creativity (GC) is the top among five mediating green drivers, e.g. green organizational identity (GOI), green human capital (GHC), green organizational capital (GOC), and green relational capital (GRC) that strongly supports green strategic intent (GSI) to translate environment strategies into hotel GPIP. Accordingly, GOC highly supports GHC toward the hotel’s GPIP compared to GRC. Green knowledge sharing (GKS) negatively moderates the link between GC and the hotel GPIP, but fails to moderate GOI and the hotel GPIP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2295-2322
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2070462
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Author-Name: Andrea Conte
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Conte
Author-Name: Patrizia Brunetti
Author-X-Name-First: Patrizia
Author-X-Name-Last: Brunetti
Author-Name: Enrica Allevato
Author-X-Name-First: Enrica
Author-X-Name-Last: Allevato
Author-Name: Silvia Rita Stazi
Author-X-Name-First: Silvia Rita
Author-X-Name-Last: Stazi
Author-Name: Maria Luisa Antenozio
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Luisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Antenozio
Author-Name: Laura Passatore
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Passatore
Author-Name: Maura Cardarelli
Author-X-Name-First: Maura
Author-X-Name-Last: Cardarelli
Title: Nature Based Solutions on the river environment: an example of cross-disciplinary sustainable management, with local community active participation and visual art as science transfer tool
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An attempt to link phytomanagement, art and social involvement is presented. The “Remediation†Project started up from the search of sustainable solutions for the management of a riparian area in the city of Rome. With the participation of citizens, researchers carried out a preliminary survey on the presence of metals within the target ecosystem and a demonstrative experiment on phytoremediation. Several social and cultural events have been organized in connection with the scientific part of the project: a public debate, an art exposition, a performance and two workshops at the experimental field. The Project demonstrated that through art it is possible to raise curiosity on scientific issues; the participated survey on metal pollution highlighted the strict interconnection among environmental matrices (soil/water/bioma) and thus the risk of contamination transfer; the demonstrative experiment, even if very basic in order to be easily approached by citizens, showed the great potential of Nature Based Solutions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2388-2405
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1822306
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Author-Name: Javad Motamedi
Author-X-Name-First: Javad
Author-X-Name-Last: Motamedi
Author-Name: Hossein Azadi
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein
Author-X-Name-Last: Azadi
Author-Name: Ahmad Alijanpour
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad
Author-X-Name-Last: Alijanpour
Author-Name: Abbas Banj Shafiei
Author-X-Name-First: Abbas
Author-X-Name-Last: Banj Shafiei
Author-Name: Esmaeil Sheidai-Karkaj
Author-X-Name-First: Esmaeil
Author-X-Name-Last: Sheidai-Karkaj
Author-Name: Morteza Mofidi-Chelan
Author-X-Name-First: Morteza
Author-X-Name-Last: Mofidi-Chelan
Author-Name: Saghi Movahhed Moghaddam
Author-X-Name-First: Saghi
Author-X-Name-Last: Movahhed Moghaddam
Author-Name: Steven Van Passel
Author-X-Name-First: Steven
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Passel
Author-Name: Frank Witlox
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Witlox
Title: Economic indices of by-products utilization and forage production in semi-arid rangelands
Abstract:
One of the most basic criteria in documenting rangeland use prospects is the recognition of byproducts and their economic appraisal. The current study was conducted to assess the economic indices of exploiting byproduct production in Shahindej, Northwest Iran. For this purpose, 24 by-product-generating species were selected in 114 locations that belong to 49 rangeland units. The total expected value of 24 by-product generating species yield and forage production was calculated at 44.22 USD ha−1. The results of this study showed that the sustainability of natural resources depends on the effective participation and empowerment of local communities. Furthermore, by-product exploitation contributes significantly to the local economy and employment while also reducing grazing intensity. Overall, the findings of this study show that by-product earnings should be considered in range management schemes and comprehensive natural-area management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2323-2351
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2071687
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Author-Name: Ren Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Ren
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Yuping Yuan
Author-X-Name-First: Yuping
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan
Author-Name: Yujia Zhai
Author-X-Name-First: Yujia
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhai
Author-Name: Chenping Han
Author-X-Name-First: Chenping
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Title: Visual appraisal of designed landscapes in high-rise residential areas rendered by residents living at different heights
Abstract:
As residential buildings become higher and higher, people begin to pay more attention to the views they can see through windows. Currently, the studies on landscape are mostly conducted at the height of human eye level, and little has been done on visual impact assessment of landscapes from other height perspectives. This study divided the high-rise residential buildings into different height partitions and set landscape style, green area, number of colors, water features, and vertical structure as landscape features. Then the residents living in different height partitions were surveyed by photo stimulation experiments and the data were collected and analyzed. The results show that the five features mentioned above are the main influencing factors for the respondents’ visual impact assessment; residents living in different height partitions rendered different visual impact assessments of the landscapes in residential areas; different landscape features exert certain influence upon the residents living.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2373-2387
Issue: 11
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2074823
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Author-Name: Lei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yilin Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Yilin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Shaojun Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Shaojun
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Mingqi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Mingqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Environmental infrastructure and urban residents’ well-being: a system dynamics approach
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The continuous expansion of environmental infrastructure systems plays a crucial role in urban sustainable development. While bringing significant environmental benefits, it also has negative impacts on the improvement of residents’ well-being (such as the ‘not in my backyard’ phenomenon). In this study, the system dynamics (SD) methodology is used to dissect the complex interactions between environmental infrastructure and urban residents’ well-being. Using Vensim modeling software and Chinese data from 2014–2019, this study designs basic and extended scenarios to discover urban environmental infrastructure development measures that effectively contribute to residents’ well-being. The simulation results reveal that, in the basic scenarios, the pattern focusing on environmental protection and resource-saving development is effective, while the collaborative development may have more long-term value. In comparison, in the extended scenarios, developing energy supply and pollution treatment facilities can effectively improve urban residents’ subjective well-being. But there are more factors to consider when planning urban green infrastructure.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2576-2602
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2076068
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Author-Name: Luis Bravo-Moncayo
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Bravo-Moncayo
Author-Name: Roberto Mosquera
Author-X-Name-First: Roberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Mosquera
Author-Name: Virginia Puyana-Romero
Author-X-Name-First: Virginia
Author-X-Name-Last: Puyana-Romero
Author-Name: Michelle Romero
Author-X-Name-First: Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Romero
Author-Name: José Lucio-Naranjo
Author-X-Name-First: José
Author-X-Name-Last: Lucio-Naranjo
Author-Name: Enrique Suárez
Author-X-Name-First: Enrique
Author-X-Name-Last: Suárez
Title: Traffic noise and property values: an instrumental variable strategy for hedonic valuation
Abstract:
Noise pollution is a consequence of socioeconomic development processes and urbanization. Noise action plans, urban planning, and traffic management are costly, and their undertaking raises the issue of the value of noise reduction to households. We use hedonic pricing to estimate the value of traffic noise for urban residents in Quito, Ecuador. Results were obtained using instrumental variables in order to control the possible omitted variables due to any spatial effect. Considering a large dataset of property attributes and noise exposure, properties inside the mixed land use were compared to those right behind them in a 20-meter buffer, which was characterized by similar structural attributes but different noise exposure levels.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2556-2575
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2079079
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Author-Name: Yuan Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Jing Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xiaofei Lv
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaofei
Author-X-Name-Last: Lv
Title: Institutional pressures and firms’ environmental management behavior: the moderating role of slack resources
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Firms’ environmental management behavior is divided into two dimensions: substantive and symbolic. The effects of coercive pressure, mimetic pressure, and normative pressure on these two dimensions are explored based on institutional theory. The moderating role of slack resources in the above relationships is examined using a resource-based view. Data from 193 Chinese listed companies in the heavy-polluting industries from 2014 to 2018 are used to test the hypotheses. The results show the strongest facilitator of substantive environmental management behavior is coercive pressure, while the strongest promoter of symbolic environmental management behavior is mimetic pressure. Slack resources positively moderate institutional pressures and firms’ environmental management behavior relationships partially. The conclusions are significant to both environmental practitioners and managers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2513-2535
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2079077
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Author-Name: Mehrajunnisa Mehrajunnisa
Author-X-Name-First: Mehrajunnisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Mehrajunnisa
Author-Name: Fauzia Jabeen
Author-X-Name-First: Fauzia
Author-X-Name-Last: Jabeen
Author-Name: Mohd Nishat Faisal
Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Nishat
Author-X-Name-Last: Faisal
Author-Name: Thomas Lange
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Lange
Title: The influence of green human resource management practices and employee green behavior on business performance in sustainability-focused organizations
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Drawing on the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity, Corporate Environmentalism, and Value Belief Norm theories, this study proposes a framework that focuses on the consequences of green human resource management practices. We collected data from employees (n = 184) in sustainability-focused organizations in the United Arab Emirates. The results suggest that employee green behavior significantly shapes the relationships between environmental orientation, green competence building, green motivation, and organizational business performance. The study results allow us to understand better employee green behaviors and their impact on improving organizational business performance in an emerging nation context. The novelty of this research lies in the presentation of an integrated framework to solve the contemporary challenge facing businesses in promoting the green behaviors of employees.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2603-2622
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2074824
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Author-Name: Yuxing Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Yuxing
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Chaoqiong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Chaoqiong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Minjuan Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Minjuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Ruirui Du
Author-X-Name-First: Ruirui
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Title: Can grassland rental achieve a win-win situation between livestock production and grassland ecological conservation? Evidence from pastoral areas in Northern China
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Achieving coordination between grassland ecological conservation and livestock production is a global concern. Based on the survey data for 818 herders in China, we empirically analyzed grassland rental’s (GR) impact on herders’ technical efficiency (TE) and overgrazing under a unified framework. Results indicate that GR offers concurrent benefits of improving TE and reducing overgrazing; it helps to achieve a win-win situation between livestock production and grassland conservation. However, GR does little to promote TE by reducing overgrazing. Further analysis reveals that GR’s promotion effect on TE and the inhibition effect on overgrazing are heterogeneous among different income groups and grassland types. GR plays a stronger role in improving TE and reducing overgrazing by low-income herders, which is conducive in narrowing the animal husbandry development gap between rich and poor. The key policy implication is that GR should be encouraged under the condition of strengthening supervision.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2487-2512
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2078691
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Author-Name: Sylvestre-José-Tidiane Manga
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvestre-José-Tidiane
Author-X-Name-Last: Manga
Title: When digital technology innovation enhances Indigenous Peoples’ e-participation in climate change resilience-building: perspectives under the “e-GIS Smart, Inclusive, and, Climate-resilient Indigenous Peoples Landscape and Community Clearing-House Mechanism Solutionâ€
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Web-based multilingual tools to facilitate communication between Local and Indigenous Communities is an environmental technology approach emerging under the United Nations Biodiversity Global Agenda. To better address present climate resilience-building challenges in the current smart world, this contribution presents innovative avenues leading to the development of the « e-GIS Smart, Inclusive, and, Climate-resilient Indigenous Peoples Landscape and Community Clearing-House Mechanism Solution » which is meant to be used in the mobile-friendly website environment and the e-app environment. This technology policy paper shows that digital GIS, remote sensing products of observation satellites, and smartphone applications products derived from telecommunication satellites can help facilitate Indigenous Peoples’ contribution to climate resilience-building within their territories in terms of biodiversity and within their communities in terms of poverty eradication throughout the implementation of the United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Global Agenda. The methodology used consists, therefore, of a plural technology interface that promises, among many other benefits, to facilitate Indigenous Peoples’ participation in decision-making processes. This research reminds us of the importance of state responsibility in these matters. It shows the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the implementation of global instances’ agendas through national reporting. It highlights the key role of Indigenous information decolonization and governance as principles of Indigenous Peoples’ sovereignty over Indigenous information. The results of this research are illustrated with case studies, when possible, to show the potential of the Solution to achieve its goals in climate resilience-building in Indigenous Peoples Landscapes and Communities with Indigenous Peoples and the financial support of state governments and inter-governmental institutions. In Canada, the use of the Solution to move forward in the Indigenous Peoples Affairs’ agenda, has the potential, among others, to enhance the expected outcome of the Canadian First Nations Data Governance Strategy (FNDGS) which is adopted as a response to an evolving smart planet to ensure no First Nation is left behind.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2467-2486
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2078690
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Author-Name: Justine Penneman
Author-X-Name-First: Justine
Author-X-Name-Last: Penneman
Author-Name: Astrid Buchmayr
Author-X-Name-First: Astrid
Author-X-Name-Last: Buchmayr
Author-Name: Luc Van Ootegem
Author-X-Name-First: Luc
Author-X-Name-Last: Van Ootegem
Author-Name: Elsy Verhofstadt
Author-X-Name-First: Elsy
Author-X-Name-Last: Verhofstadt
Title: The evolution of the pre- and post-construction public opinions toward offshore wind energy on the Belgian coast
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Offshore wind farms are increasingly part of the modern coastal landscape and are often the reason for public opposition. To inform policymakers and to facilitate public participation strategies, the present study examines public opinion concerning offshore wind energy projects on the Belgian coast, its evolution over time and significant determinants. Public opinion is compared for three moments in time. A significant increase in acceptance was found between 2002 (planning phase prior to construction) and 2009 (turbines operational and more under construction). Acceptance remained at a high level from 2009 to 2019 with expansion still ongoing. Familiarization led to a reduction in negative attitudes. In the current population (2019), the visibility of the turbines has no influence on attitudes. Support for wind energy can be ensured when the facilities are perceived as part of the coast’s identity and when perceived impacts can be kept low.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2536-2555
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2079078
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Author-Name: Goutam Karmakar
Author-X-Name-First: Goutam
Author-X-Name-Last: Karmakar
Author-Name: Somasree Sarkar
Author-X-Name-First: Somasree
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkar
Title: The politics of conservation: examining the human-wildlife conflict in Bollywood ecocinema Sherni (2021)
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The present article seeks to situate the Bollywood film, Sherni (2021), directed by Amit Masurkar, within the paradigm of ecocinema. In doing so, the article strives to scrutinize the film’s presentation of multi-level challenges within the system of conservation. The article thus, first explores how the film depicts the challenges arising from the conflict between development and conservation; second, how it investigates the challenges caused by the entanglement of the conservation system and corruption; and third, how the film attempts to explore the (im)possibility of attaining “Environmental justice,†keeping in view the interests of wildlife and of the indigenous people.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2447-2466
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2078182
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Author-Name: Muhammad Mehedi Masud
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Mehedi
Author-X-Name-Last: Masud
Author-Name: Nusrat Jafrin
Author-X-Name-First: Nusrat
Author-X-Name-Last: Jafrin
Author-Name: Abu Naser Mohammad Saif
Author-X-Name-First: Abu Naser
Author-X-Name-Last: Mohammad Saif
Author-Name: Abdullah Al-Mamun
Author-X-Name-First: Abdullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Mamun
Title: The moderating effect of corporate social responsibility between green human resource management and organizations’ environmental performance
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Considering the fact that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is widely recognized for its positive impact on environmental performance, little research exists on its effect on the relationship between Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) and an Organization’s Environmental Performance (OEP). This study investigates how CSR affects GHRM and the OEP, along with its moderating effect. Data was collected from the Malaysian manufacturing industry and subsequently analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results revealed that GHRM and CSR positively and significantly affect the OEP. The study also revealed that CSR strengthens the existing relationship between GHRM and the OEP. Therefore, this study contributes to the existing literature by providing new scholarly evidence on the moderating effect of CSR on the GHRM-OEP nexus. The findings provide policymakers and the management of the manufacturing industry in Malaysia with fresh insights into the formulation of effective policies to promote CSR and GHRM practices within organizations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2424-2446
Issue: 12
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2076069
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Author-Name: Xin Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Xuehong Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Xuehong
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Qiang Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Haifeng Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Haifeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Douglas C. MacMillan
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas C.
Author-X-Name-Last: MacMillan
Title: Modeling heterogeneity in preferences for organic rice in China: evidence from a choice experiment
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Agricultural production is considered to be one of the main threats to biodiversity. Market-based wildlife-friendly farming (WFF) systems are thought to have great potential to reshape the link between biodiversity and agriculture. In this paper, we explore the potential for WFF rice production in China using choice experiment surveys of consumers and producers. Our results show that there is a significant difference in preferences between urban consumers and rural rice producers. Rice producers pay more attention to the practical concerns around quality (taste), location (ease of working) and prices, while urban consumers pay attention to whether the rice is healthy and free of contamination (e.g. organic or grown with fish). In addition, producers’ price expectations for WFF rice production are not uniform due to different challenges with respect to technology, resource allocation and trust. Preference heterogeniety also exists among urban consumers, some of whom are skeptical of ‘organic labeling’, while others place high levels of trust in rice grown with “biological†indicators such as fish or frogs. Although WFF production systems may not be able to accommodate the full heterogeneity among growers and consumers it can strengthen the incentives to farm more sustainably for the benefit of the economy and the environment if appropriately designed. We suggest the most promising approach is to jointly produce organic rice with fish or another trusted biological indicator to overcome trust issues with existing organic labeling.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2794-2809
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2086855
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Author-Name: Cormac Walsh
Author-X-Name-First: Cormac
Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh
Author-Name: Mick Lennon
Author-X-Name-First: Mick
Author-X-Name-Last: Lennon
Author-Name: Mark Scott
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Scott
Author-Name: Fiadh Tubridy
Author-X-Name-First: Fiadh
Author-X-Name-Last: Tubridy
Title: Spatial imaginaries in flood risk management: insights from a managed retreat initiative in upper Bavaria
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Recent decades have witnessed a shift to spatial perspectives in flood risk management. It is recognized that flood protection has substantial implications for land-use plans and requires attention to the functional geographies of river basins, catchments and floodplains. It is against this background that managed retreat is increasingly identified as a viable cost-effective response to flood risk. Yet managed retreat is also a political act, involving the displacement of coastal and riverine communities. In this paper, we examine the spatial imaginaries underlying managed retreat and flood risk management through an in-depth case study of a displaced village on the Danube in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The paper provides insights into the challenges posed by diverging functional, administrative and political spatial imaginaries and how this divergence contributes to perceptions of injustice. We suggest that a shift to a more relational form of communicative planning may help to address this dilemma.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2668-2690
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2082927
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Author-Name: Jakob Skovgaard
Author-X-Name-First: Jakob
Author-X-Name-Last: Skovgaard
Author-Name: SofÃa Sacks Ferrari
Author-X-Name-First: SofÃa Sacks
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrari
Title: The unlikely Mexican carbon tax—a question of economic-environmental synergies?
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In 2013, Mexico was the first developing country to adopt a carbon tax, confounding expectations that adoption of such taxes is mostly driven by international commitments and hindered by economic concerns: Mexico was not subject to international climate commitments and constituted an economy dependent on oil and exports to its NAFTA trading partners, which did not price carbon. To address this puzzle, we examine the relationship between environmental and economic factors in the adoption of the tax and whether they originate from the international or national level. We find that the idea of carbon pricing was introduced from abroad, allowing entrepreneurs to frame the carbon tax as economically and environmentally beneficial and build a coalition spanning economic and environmental actors. The 2012 elections and resulting fiscal reform moved the tax onto the legislative agenda and secured its passage.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2623-2639
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2081136
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Author-Name: Saleh Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Saleh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Elizabeth Eklund
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Eklund
Author-Name: Elizabeth Kiester
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Kiester
Title: Adaptation outcomes in climate-vulnerable locations: understanding how short-term climate actions exacerbated existing gender inequities in coastal Bangladesh
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Adverse climate impacts present a significant challenge for the majority of the world’s population. It is especially true for smallholder farmers in coastal Bangladesh, where some adaptation initiatives appeared to be short-sighted and reproduced further inequity, poverty, and food insecurity. Based on empirical insights, this paper shows how short-sighted climate responses can adversely affect gender equity, illustrated through three adaptation strategies. First, agricultural institutions have traditionally and historically linked with gender roles. Outmigration from the region is gendered as males leave first. This forces increased household and farm responsibilities onto female household members and increased vulnerability. This gendered vulnerability becomes compounded by the ways critical weather information flows at the local level. Taking this gendered lens, this paper illustrates how shrimp farming has caused long-term woes for society. These insights help in understanding the complexity of climate–society interactions and the importance of long-term planning on any climate adaptation initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2691-2712
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2082928
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Author-Name: Zongho Kom
Author-X-Name-First: Zongho
Author-X-Name-Last: Kom
Author-Name: Nthaduleni S. Nethengwe
Author-X-Name-First: Nthaduleni S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Nethengwe
Author-Name: Sylvester Mpandeli
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvester
Author-X-Name-Last: Mpandeli
Author-Name: Hector Chikoore
Author-X-Name-First: Hector
Author-X-Name-Last: Chikoore
Title: Indigenous knowledge indicators employed by farmers for adaptation to climate change in rural South Africa
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The majority of indigenous farmers in South Africa depend on rain-fed agricultural production for their livelihoods. Reliable indigenous weather forecasts are, therefore, required to guide rural farmers’ decisions in regard to climate change. Much of the literature has shown that western scientific knowledge has failed at rural level. Indigenous knowledge has, for the past century assisted rural farmers’ households in tackling the challenges of climate stressors and enhanced decision-making for adaptation. There is, therefore, much room for advancement in assessment processes to ensure adequate credit for indigenous knowledge systems. This study aimed to address two major knowledge gaps (i) to assess the relevance of indigenous knowledge in weather forecasts used by local farmers for climate adaptation, and (ii) examine farmers’ perceptions in regard to climate change in Levubu and Nwanedi sites. Indigenous knowledge indicators used by farmers for weather forecasting, within their communities, were collected through questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. The results revealed various forms of indigenous indicators used by local farmers for weather forecasting, such as, star and moon movement, appearance of red and black ants and mist-cover on mountains. A better knowledge of indigenous knowledge systems should play an important role in determining suitable adaptation strategies toward climate change. It is recommended, hence, that policy makers should enhance indigenous knowledge among local communities regarding the implications of climatic stressors to increase crop production.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2778-2793
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2086854
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Author-Name: Saqib Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Saqib
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Author-Name: Hafiz Muhammad Usama Javed
Author-X-Name-First: Hafiz Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Usama Javed
Author-Name: Waris Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Waris
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Author-Name: Hasan Zahid
Author-X-Name-First: Hasan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zahid
Title: Decoding men’s behavioral responses toward green cosmetics: an investigation based on the belief decomposition approach
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Due to changes in global trends, men’s grooming behavior in relation to their appearance is deemed one of the drivers in the rising popularity of men’s cosmetic products. Unlike previous studies, this study focused on men and aimed to examine the determinants of consumers’ intentions toward buying green cosmetic products by using the belief decomposition approach (BDA) of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Purposive sampling was employed and 322 valid responses were collected. A PLS-SEM was employed to test the hypotheses. The results demonstrate that attitude (ATT), subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavior control (PBC) positively influence consumers’ intentions. Similarly, nutritional content, health consciousness, and environmental consciousness are positively associated with ATT, but animal welfare has an insignificant association with ATT. In addition, mass media and family influence are positively associated with SN. Moreover, self-efficacy positively influences PBC, but facilitating conditions have an insignificant association with PBC.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2640-2667
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2081137
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Author-Name: Craig D. Broadbent
Author-X-Name-First: Craig D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Broadbent
Author-Name: David S. Brookshire
Author-X-Name-First: David S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brookshire
Author-Name: David Goodrich
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Goodrich
Author-Name: Mark D. Dixon
Author-X-Name-First: Mark D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dixon
Author-Name: L. Arriana Brand
Author-X-Name-First: L. Arriana
Author-X-Name-Last: Brand
Author-Name: Jennifer Thacher
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Thacher
Title: Developing ecological endpoints for valuation of semi-arid riparian ecosystem services
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Creating measurable ecological accounting units has become a point of emphasis in valuing ecosystem services. Understanding which ecological endpoints, which emanate from biophysical production functions, are important to individuals could help to create measurable ecological accounting units. Using two semi-arid riparian ecosystems we create a suite of ecological endpoints and using benefits transfer techniques compare their ability to be transferred to similar riparian ecosystems. If clearly defined, ecological accounting units can be developed for ecosystem services. This could lead to ecosystem services being properly incorporated into benefit cost analyses that maximize economic product of both market and non-market goods and services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2760-2777
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2086853
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Author-Name: Nataly Escobedo Garcia
Author-X-Name-First: Nataly
Author-X-Name-Last: Escobedo Garcia
Author-Name: Nicola Ulibarri
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Ulibarri
Title: Planning for effective water management: an evaluation of water management plans in California
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Facing pressures to contend with continual changes in physical availability, to balance water supply with environmental and social impacts, and to build resilience to environmental hazards such as droughts and climate change, water managers increasingly use management plans as a blueprint for managing water. We apply qualitative content analysis to evaluate water management plans from diverse water and land use organizations in California’s Central Valley. To understand whether plans are working toward holistic, multi-dimensional management, we assess plans’ coverage of water supply, environmental, and socioeconomic dimensions of water use, as well as the quality and implementability of the plans. The plans provide a strong assessment of water supplies and indicate progression toward integrated water resource management. However, we identify gaps in managing water for the environment, considering socioeconomic and distributional impacts, planning for future drought and climate change, and effective coordination with other water agencies and the public.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2739-2759
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2082930
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Author-Name: Emelia Asiedu-Ayeh
Author-X-Name-First: Emelia
Author-X-Name-Last: Asiedu-Ayeh
Author-Name: Chen Guangyu
Author-X-Name-First: Chen
Author-X-Name-Last: Guangyu
Author-Name: Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Chukwudumebi
Author-X-Name-Last: Obiora
Author-Name: Love Offeibea Asiedu-Ayeh
Author-X-Name-First: Love Offeibea
Author-X-Name-Last: Asiedu-Ayeh
Title: Assessing social responsibility initiatives for public-private partnership success based on multi-criteria decision making: evidence from municipal solid waste management in Ghana
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Through public-private partnership (PPP), social responsibility (SR) is crucial for developing sustainable public infrastructure for municipal solid waste management (MSWM). This study develops an SR framework for PPP success in MSWM. The study designs a picture fuzzy projection-based grey relational analysis method to rank the SR initiatives for PPP MSWM success. The study identifies nineteen SR initiatives from the literature and groups them into three dimensions: Environmental-based SR, Community-based SR, and Employee-based SR. Biodiversity and water protection, with a relative score of 0.8863, is the most important under the Environmental-based SR. Sanitation equipment provision has a relative score of 0.9095, and it is ranked first under the Community-based SR. Concerning the Employee-based SR, workers’ health and safety is the most important initiative, with a relative score of 0.8931. The findings inform scholars, companies, investors, and policymakers of the initiatives that need attention to promote sustainable development in solid waste management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2713-2738
Issue: 13
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2082929
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Author-Name: Pascal Paillé
Author-X-Name-First: Pascal
Author-X-Name-Last: Paillé
Author-Name: Patrick Valéau
Author-X-Name-First: Patrick
Author-X-Name-Last: Valéau
Author-Name: Adolfo Carballo-Penela
Author-X-Name-First: Adolfo
Author-X-Name-Last: Carballo-Penela
Title: Green rewards for optimizing employee environmental performance: examining the role of perceived organizational support for the environment and internal environmental orientation
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Over the last decade, much attention has been paid to the effectiveness of green reward practices in fostering employee achievement of environmental performance. The current literature reports contradictory findings and points to several gaps in our understanding. First, the effect of green rewards on individual environmental performance is mixed, at best. Second, the role of internal environmental orientation on this effect has been overlooked. Using data from two independent studies, this paper provides findings that help address these issues. The results show that organizational support for the environment conveys the effect of green reward practices on employee environmental performance and indicates that internal environmental orientation only strengthens the indirect effect at high levels. The findings are discussed in light of the literature. The findings draw on two independent samples. POSE conveys the effect of green rewards on employee environmental performance. Internal environmental orientation strengthens the mediating effect of POSE.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2810-2831
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2092723
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Author-Name: Melina Matos
Author-X-Name-First: Melina
Author-X-Name-Last: Matos
Author-Name: Philip Gilbertson
Author-X-Name-First: Philip
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilbertson
Author-Name: Sierra Woodruff
Author-X-Name-First: Sierra
Author-X-Name-Last: Woodruff
Author-Name: Sara Meerow
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Meerow
Author-Name: Malini Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Malini
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Name: Bryce Hannibal
Author-X-Name-First: Bryce
Author-X-Name-Last: Hannibal
Title: Comparing hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation planning approaches
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Cities are developing hazard mitigation plans (HMP) and climate change adaptation plans (CCAP) with the common aim of proactively reducing vulnerability to future hazards. Yet, they are often treated as distinct planning instruments. Some planning scholars have suggested that HMP and CCAP should be integrated since climate change impacts are increasing and communities have limited time and resources. But, it is unclear how synergistic these two planning approaches are in practice. Focusing on flooding as a key climate-related hazard, this study examines planning frameworks and helps to address this gap by exploring HMPs and CCAPs in three US cities at the forefront of flood resilience planning. We analyze the content of standalone HMPs and CCAPs in Boston, MA, and Seattle, WA, and a combined plan in Baltimore, MD to identify overlaps in practice and explore how, and to what extent, HMPs and CCAPs are synergistic.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2922-2942
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2093171
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Author-Name: Mandy A. van den Ende
Author-X-Name-First: Mandy A.
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Ende
Author-Name: Heleen L.P. Mees
Author-X-Name-First: Heleen L.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mees
Author-Name: Dries L.T. Hegger
Author-X-Name-First: Dries L.T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Hegger
Author-Name: Peter P.J. Driessen
Author-X-Name-First: Peter P.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen
Title: Mechanisms influencing mainstreaming of adaptation in spatial development: case studies in three Dutch municipalities
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Despite adopting a mainstreaming approach to spatial adaptation, few cities actually implement it. Why this is so is disputed, as the implementation stage has been under-researched. Inspired by the “mechanism-based†strand, this paper analyses three implementation projects in the Netherlands. Mechanisms are generalizable patterns yielding more plausible explanations for phenomena than “superficial†barriers or drivers. We found one overarching mechanism: the “institutional void†– an absence of policy frameworks with clear norms and agreements on adaptation. It led to three hampering mechanisms (avoidance of administrative responsibility, aversion to innovation and avoidance of private responsibility) and three stimulating mechanisms (window of opportunity exploitation, efficient coupling and policy entrepreneurship). We demonstrate that, although hampering mechanisms constrain the solution space for mainstreaming adaptation, the stimulating mechanisms prove that room remains for committed actors to use the limited available space efficiently.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2903-2921
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2092724
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Author-Name: Elham Shafieiyoun
Author-X-Name-First: Elham
Author-X-Name-Last: Shafieiyoun
Author-Name: Mahdi Gheysari
Author-X-Name-First: Mahdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gheysari
Author-Name: Mehdi Khiadani
Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Khiadani
Author-Name: Jahangir Abedi Koupai
Author-X-Name-First: Jahangir
Author-X-Name-Last: Abedi Koupai
Title: Evaluating the spatiotemporal variations of daytime surface and canopy urban heat islands: an arid climate case study
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Spatiotemporal variations of surface urban heat island (SUHI) and canopy urban heat island (CUHI) are compared in this study for the arid city of Isfahan, Iran, using two datasets for land surface temperature (LST) and air temperature (AT), and three different indices: urban-rural LST difference, urban thermal field variance index (UTFVI) and urban-rural AT difference. The inverted SUHI intensity was shown to vary between −13.9 °C in summer and −1.5 °C in winter, while the hourly average CUHI intensity ranged between −4.4 °C in summer and 6.3 °C in autumn. The spatial variation of CUHI showed significant differences in UHI intensity between urban sites (p < 0.05). Based on UTFVI variation, the non-SUHI and strongest SUHI were dominant phenomena in urban sites. In contrast, SUHI intensities were negative, representing only the non-SUHI phenomenon. The correlation between SUHI and CUHI values was not significant, indicating that intensities of CUHI and corresponding SUHI are not comparable in arid climates. These results demonstrate that for arid climates, determining UHI based on UTFVI, and the urban-rural AT difference, can provide detailed information about spatiotemporal variations of UHI.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2985-3006
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2094225
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Author-Name: Shuhua Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Shuhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Minggao Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Minggao
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Author-Name: Siwen Ji
Author-X-Name-First: Siwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Ji
Title: An improved emergy ecological footprint method for ecological security assessment and quantitative analysis of influencing factors: a case study of Zhejiang Province
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A scientific ecological security assessment framework is critical to regional ecological security. This paper improves the emergy ecological footprint model which optimizes the traditional emergy ecological footprint by adding the water supply service, to assess ecological security, and quantitatively analyzed the factors affecting ecological security by partial least squares regression. Zhejiang Province, one of the most developed provinces in China, was selected as a case study. The results show that (1) the emergy carrying capacity (ECC) per capita suffered a reduction from 2004 to 2018. (2) The emergy ecological footprint (EEF) per capita presented a rising trend, with a growth rate of 70.13% from 2004 to 2018. (3) The emergy ecological footprint per capita of biologically productive land has increased except for grassland and waters. (4) There was an ecological surplus in the period of 2004–2009, but an ecological deficit appeared after 2009. (5) The ecological insecurity in Zhejiang Province was increasing, which transformed from a comparably safe state to a relatively unsafe state. (6) The dominant influencing factors affecting Zhejiang’s ecological security were population density, urban built-up area per capita, secondary industry output value, etc. These findings could provide valuable decision support to policy makers in formatting policies on ecological management and sustainable regional development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2878-2902
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2088339
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Author-Name: Yanan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yanan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Wenkun Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenkun
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: A study about the impact of energy saving climate on college students’ energy saving behavior: based on analysis using the hierarchical linear model
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College students, as a new force in energy saving and emission reduction, play an important role in environmental protection. However, there is a lack of empirical research on the factors that affect college students’ energy-saving behaviors at the individual and organizational levels. In this study, an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model is employed to narrow this gap. A total of 661 valid data points collected from 51 Chinese universities were used to test related hypotheses. The findings reveal that attitude, perceived responsibility, perceived behavior control and subjective norms are significantly related to energy-saving intention. Meanwhile, energy-saving intention is the most decisive factor for Chinese college students’ energy-saving behavior. More importantly, this paper verified the positive effect of organizational factors (energy-saving climate) on students’ energy-saving intentions and behaviors. Finally, implications for improving students’ energy-saving intention and theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2943-2961
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2093172
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Author-Name: Talat Mehmood Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Talat Mehmood
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Zhu Naiping
Author-X-Name-First: Zhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Naiping
Author-Name: Liu Shiyu
Author-X-Name-First: Liu
Author-X-Name-Last: Shiyu
Title: Corporate social responsibility and CEO dismissals: the dynamic role of average and above-average CSR on CEO dismissals
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Considering the growing importance of Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) among various stakeholders, the present study investigates the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) dismissals. Based on a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2019, this research study used a random effect logistic model. The findings of the study indicate that total CSR is positively associated with CEO dismissals. In further analysis, we decompose CSR and show that average CSR is negatively linked with CEO dismissals, indicating that CEOs mitigate career concerns by maintaining an optimal range of CSR investment. Moreover, above-average CSR is positively linked with CEO dismissals, indicating that when CSR investments deviate from their optimal range, CEOs’ risk of dismissal increases. Finally, we have validated our findings and show a U-shaped link between CSR and CEO dismissals. This research is helpful for policymakers in making CSR-related decisions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2962-2984
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2094224
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Author-Name: Tianxiao Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Tianxiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Rumei Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Rumei
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: Why the Central government prefers to centralize spatial planning approval authority in China? An explanation based on land risk
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There are various explanations for the centralization of planning approval authority, but few studies focus on the explanation of selective centralization from a national governance perspective. To address this gap, this paper uses the concept of land risk to identify the reason why central government centralizes the planning approval authority of a prefectural-city in China. An econometric quantitative approach is adopted. The findings suggest that land risk from farmland protection is an important factor affecting centralization. Specifically, the probability of centralization increases by approximately 2% for each unit reduction in per capita farmland area, by 1.6% for every 1% increase in land transfer area and by 1% for each level increase in illegal land use. Furthermore, the cities with high land risk are mainly concentrated in four provinces along eastern coastal China. Additionally, the result is predicted with an overall accuracy of 93%, which proves the validity of the model.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2832-2853
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2086856
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Author-Name: Jayne Carrick
Author-X-Name-First: Jayne
Author-X-Name-Last: Carrick
Author-Name: Derek Bell
Author-X-Name-First: Derek
Author-X-Name-Last: Bell
Author-Name: Clare Fitzsimmons
Author-X-Name-First: Clare
Author-X-Name-Last: Fitzsimmons
Author-Name: Tim Gray
Author-X-Name-First: Tim
Author-X-Name-Last: Gray
Author-Name: Gavin Stewart
Author-X-Name-First: Gavin
Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart
Title: Principles and practical criteria for effective participatory environmental planning and decision-making
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Participation is increasingly used to legitimize and improve environmental decision making. However, in practice participants often find the process empty and frustrating. This has adverse consequences for environmental planning and consenting processes, where participants become disillusioned, and negative feelings develop into active opposition, causing delays, spiraling costs, and conflict. This paper addresses the gap between participatory ideals and unsatisfactory environmental decision-making in practice. We take a fresh look at how participatory ideals can be implemented and propose a new framework based on translating participatory ideals into practice. We identified commitments and values for fair and achievable participatory environmental decision-making from science and technology studies (STS), procedural environmental justice, and deliberative democracy. These were synthesized and organized into a set of principles (inclusivity, process-orientation, empowerment, and reflection) and then translated into “practical†criteria. The result is a new framework that links participatory ideals to practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2854-2877
Issue: 14
Volume: 66
Year: 2023
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2086857
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Author-Name: Suyang Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Suyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Eric W. Welch
Author-X-Name-First: Eric W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Welch
Title: Responding strategically to natural hazards: the role of hazard experience, infrastructure vulnerability, and risk perception in transit agency coordination with stakeholders
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How public organizations respond strategically to natural hazards is relevant for maintaining functionality and protecting citizens. An essential component of strategic response is coordinating with multiple organizations in ways that provide resources and mutual support. Drawing from resource dependence and cognitive behavior theories, we investigate how different contextual factors predict coordination strategy. We focus on transit agencies in the US and develop hypotheses about how the experience of natural hazards, the transit infrastructure conditions, and public managers’ risk perceptions determine their coordination as responses to immediate and future extreme weather events. This study aims to contribute to the strategic management of natural hazards literature. In particular, we expect that the findings will illuminate how transit agencies consider service area vulnerabilities as part of their strategic coordination efforts. Further, the study will provide insights to managers who are facing the need to balance organizational capacity, risk, and equity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 108-130
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2100246
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Author-Name: Yunwei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yunwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Ruohan Zhong
Author-X-Name-First: Ruohan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong
Author-Name: Zhen Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Manxi Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Manxi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Yujiao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Yujiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Muhammad Irfan
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Irfan
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: Would the inequality of environmental quality affect labor productivity and the income gap? Evidence from China
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Healthy ecosystems and safe workplaces are not equally distributed across regions and people. Increasingly close economic exchanges domestically and abroad have aggravated regional environmental unequal status in China. To evaluate China’s inequality of environmental quality, four-panel environmental Gini coefficients are calculated for 25 Chinese provinces based on the data for 281 prefecture-level cities from 2008 to 2018. China’s inequality level of environmental quality is measured by resource inequality and pollution inequality. The results of the spatial Durbin model and GMM estimations indicate that resource inequality may widen the local income gap but narrow the income gap with distant regions, while the uneven environmental quality significantly inhibits the improvement of labor productivity. The dynamic threshold model results show that pollution inequality in areas with relatively low education levels will widen the local income gap, while resource inequality in areas with low health levels has a strong inhibiting effect on labor productivity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 25-58
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2097061
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Author-Name: Jude N. Kimengsi
Author-X-Name-First: Jude N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kimengsi
Author-Name: Nyong Princely Awazi
Author-X-Name-First: Nyong Princely
Author-X-Name-Last: Awazi
Author-Name: Awuh Ravenstein Nyugap
Author-X-Name-First: Awuh Ravenstein
Author-X-Name-Last: Nyugap
Author-Name: Glory Kwalar
Author-X-Name-First: Glory
Author-X-Name-Last: Kwalar
Author-Name: Beri Tamnjong
Author-X-Name-First: Beri
Author-X-Name-Last: Tamnjong
Title: An analysis of power and conviction around land and linked natural resources in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
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Questions on power exercise by natural resource actors and inherent conflicts have gained traction in scientific and policy circles in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), although there is virtual neglect of harmful convictions embedded in the exercise of power. To bridge this gap, this paper explores power and convictions around land and linked natural resources in Cameroon. Data was generated through focus group discussions (N = 14), key informant (N = 44) and expert interviews (N = 19). The analysis drew from the actor-centered power lens employing thematic and content analysis. The results indicate the following: First, while gender-based and elitism-based harmful convictions significantly shape land and linked natural resource access, region/ethnic-based and religion-based convictions were less significant. Second, actors championing gender-based convictions employ more coercive approaches, while elitist and political actors make use of incentives. This study informs the actor-centered power (ACP) approach, with emphasis on the convictions embedded in the exercise of power during natural resource acquisition.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 85-107
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2099358
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Author-Name: Walter Mattioli
Author-X-Name-First: Walter
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattioli
Author-Name: Carlotta Ferrara
Author-X-Name-First: Carlotta
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrara
Author-Name: Mario Colonico
Author-X-Name-First: Mario
Author-X-Name-Last: Colonico
Author-Name: Carmelo Gentile
Author-X-Name-First: Carmelo
Author-X-Name-Last: Gentile
Author-Name: Emanuela Lombardo
Author-X-Name-First: Emanuela
Author-X-Name-Last: Lombardo
Author-Name: Emanuele Presutti Saba
Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele
Author-X-Name-Last: Presutti Saba
Author-Name: Luigi Portoghesi
Author-X-Name-First: Luigi
Author-X-Name-Last: Portoghesi
Title: Assessing forest accessibility for the multifunctional management of protected areas in Central Italy
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Multifunctional forest management should provide the opportunity to create, conserve, modify or eliminate forest roads. Within protected areas, it is difficult to make a single assessment of the degree of accessibility to different forest areas, having to mediate among productive forestry, protection needs and other benefits deriving from forest stands. A GIS-based methodology, with the support of a Forest Information System (FIS) and available Forest Plans for the study area, were applied to create an accessibility map (based on the forest roads network) for the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park (PNALM). Results were related to several FIS metadata, highlighting that accessibility in the study area was sufficient, but not optimal, in the productive management units, being rather poor in those where soil protection and biodiversity conservation are the main functions (only 38.8% of them were accessible). Forest roads density (28.5 m ha−1) was not homogeneously distributed within the study area and the ratio between forest road length (199.4 km) and planned forest surface (13,355.3 ha) is only 14.9 m ha−1. In contrast to what is commonly found in forest accessibility works, the innovative element of this study was the involvement of PNALM’s technical office in evaluating the results and exploring the opportunity to adopt a different policy for forest roads network management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 197-216
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2106554
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Author-Name: Qiang Mei
Author-X-Name-First: Qiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Mei
Author-Name: Yueqi Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Yueqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Peng Jing
Author-X-Name-First: Peng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jing
Author-Name: Kewen Pan
Author-X-Name-First: Kewen
Author-X-Name-Last: Pan
Title: School travel mode shift from driving to active school travel: an analysis based on SSBC
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The proportion of trips driving children to school has experienced a sharp increase throughout recent decades, which is accompanied by less physical activity among students, severe traffic congestion during peak hours, and extreme environmental pollution. This study aimed to test the Stage model of Self-regulated Behavioral Change (SSBC) to understand and explain parents’ decision-making process about children’s school travel mode shifting from car use to active school travel. A structural equation model and generalized ordinal logistic regression were used to test the parents’ intention change process. The results show that the model accounted for 94%, 77%, and 69% of the variance in goal intention, behavioral intention, and implementation intention, respectively. Habitual behavior of private vehicle use would, to some extent, hinder parents’ intentions to shift from driving to active school mode use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 155-174
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2100248
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Author-Name: Carla Nogueira
Author-X-Name-First: Carla
Author-X-Name-Last: Nogueira
Author-Name: João Filipe Marques
Author-X-Name-First: João Filipe
Author-X-Name-Last: Marques
Author-Name: Hugo Pinto
Author-X-Name-First: Hugo
Author-X-Name-Last: Pinto
Title: Intentional sustainable communities and sustainable development goals: from micro-scale implementation to scalability of innovative practices
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Intentional sustainable communities (ISCs) are commonly described as micro-based community initiatives that seek to develop sustainable lifestyles with low environmental impact. More recently, they have been analyzed as laboratories for the emergence of innovation, namely social innovation, and as actors that can contribute to sustainable transitions. This reinforces their role as pressure agents and as microscale communities of practice. Theoretically, it is argued that this scalability of innovation dynamics requires a multi-level and multi-actor perspective, mechanisms of reciprocity and that actors are not isolated and atomized. These mechanisms, such as networks, are crucial for the dissemination of sustainability practices and for increasing their potential impact. This article argues that these communities can also be important micro agents in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to mainstream the importance of scaling their innovation practices. To this end, the study uses quantitative data from a survey applied to the ISCs in Europe. The data corroborates the communities’ contribution to the SDGs, namely to SDG12, SDG13 and SDG16 and presents the collaboration network structure established within these communities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 175-196
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2106553
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Author-Name: Alireza Khorakian
Author-X-Name-First: Alireza
Author-X-Name-Last: Khorakian
Author-Name: Anahita Baregheh
Author-X-Name-First: Anahita
Author-X-Name-Last: Baregheh
Author-Name: Mostafa Jahangir
Author-X-Name-First: Mostafa
Author-X-Name-Last: Jahangir
Author-Name: Ava Heidari
Author-X-Name-First: Ava
Author-X-Name-Last: Heidari
Author-Name: Fahime Sadat Saadatyar
Author-X-Name-First: Fahime Sadat
Author-X-Name-Last: Saadatyar
Title: Household food waste prevention behavior: the role of religious orientations, emotional intelligence, and spiritual well-being
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Household food waste contributes extensively to environmental degradation, and it accounts for half of the food wasted around the globe. This study investigates the effect of religious orientations (intrinsic and extrinsic) on household food waste prevention behavior, considering the mediating role of emotional intelligence and spiritual well-being. A questionnaire was distributed to evaluate the research variables targeting women (n = 475). Structural equation modeling has been adopted to analyze the data. Findings demonstrate that intrinsic religious orientation positively impacts household food waste prevention behavior, whereas extrinsic religious orientation negatively impacts it. Moreover, emotional intelligence and spiritual well-being play a mediating role through the effect of intrinsic religious orientation on household food waste prevention behavior. This study indicates that intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientations have opposite effects on household food waste prevention behavior. Also, emotional intelligence and spiritual well-being highlight the need for different strategies to encourage food waste reduction behavior specific to an individual’s religious orientation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 59-84
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2097062
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Author-Name: Nicola Di Croce
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Di Croce
Author-Name: Edda Bild
Author-X-Name-First: Edda
Author-X-Name-Last: Bild
Author-Name: Daniel Steele
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Steele
Author-Name: Catherine Guastavino
Author-X-Name-First: Catherine
Author-X-Name-Last: Guastavino
Title: A sonic perspective for the post-pandemic future of entertainment districts: the case of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles
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In 2020, the pandemic impacted the social and economic dynamics of cities around the world. Entertainment districts hosting events, festivals, and other cultural activities were particularly affected, as their loss of attractiveness also impacted their livability. Reflecting on how the experience of the sonic environment contributes to attractiveness and livability in an urban environment, we propose a sonic perspective to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal’s entertainment district – Quartier des Spectacles (QDS). Through semi-structured interviews, we focus on how the sonic experience of QDS’s residents changed throughout 2020, and on how their experiences can provide valuable insight into addressing the district’s future planning and management. Looking at QDS as a case study to orient the post-pandemic trajectories of entertainment districts, we present a number of sound-related governance recommendations aimed at strengthening QDS residents’ involvement in the neighborhood’s cultural, artistic, and political life and its decision-making processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 131-154
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2100247
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Author-Name: Zexin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Zexin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Biqi Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Biqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Changlin Ao
Author-X-Name-First: Changlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ao
Author-Name: Lishan Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Lishan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Nan Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Nan
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Title: How does air pollution risk perception affect residents’ subjective well-being? A structural equation model approach
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Air pollution has caused many risks to people, but little research has been done on the effect of residents’ air pollution risk perception on their subjective well-being. In order to reveal their relationship, this paper divides air pollution risk perception into four dimensions: risk controllability, risk trust, risk acceptability and risk effect, and explores the effects of different dimensions of air pollution risk perception on subjective well-being based on the structural equation model. The results show that risk controllability, risk trust and risk acceptability can improve well-being, while risk effect can reduce well-being, and air quality satisfaction plays a mediating role. There are also internal influencing mechanisms among different air pollution risk perceptions. Particularly, in areas with poor air quality, risk controllability had a negative association with air quality satisfaction, and higher risk effect corresponded to a higher degree of risk controllability. This paper provides some suggestions for environmental management from the perspective of risk perception.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-24
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2094226
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Author-Name: Chinasa Sylvia Onyenekwe
Author-X-Name-First: Chinasa Sylvia
Author-X-Name-Last: Onyenekwe
Author-Name: Daniel Bruce Sarpong
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Bruce
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarpong
Author-Name: Irene Susana Egyir
Author-X-Name-First: Irene Susana
Author-X-Name-Last: Egyir
Author-Name: Patience Ifeyinwa Opata
Author-X-Name-First: Patience Ifeyinwa
Author-X-Name-Last: Opata
Author-Name: Oyakhilomen Oyinbo
Author-X-Name-First: Oyakhilomen
Author-X-Name-Last: Oyinbo
Title: A comparative study of farming and fishing households’ livelihood vulnerability in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
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Multiple stressors such as climate shocks, environmental degradation and resource conflicts may pose a great challenge for African communities struggling to adapt to climate change. Yet, there is limited empirical evidence on the differential vulnerabilities of farming and fishing households to these triple stressors. Using a household survey in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, we compare the vulnerability of farming and fishing households. We find that the farming households were more exposed to the triple stressors while the fishing households were more sensitive to the triple stressors owing to their poor physical and natural asset base. In addition, we find that the two groups share similar adaptive capacity and composite vulnerability scores. Overall, interventions such as credit schemes can enable fishing households to address their livelihood disruptions and build their asset endowment, and climate-responsive interventions such as early warning systems can partly reduce the climate exposure of farming households.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 217-241
Issue: 1
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2107495
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Author-Name: Xi Gu
Author-X-Name-First: Xi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gu
Author-Name: Sijia Qiao
Author-X-Name-First: Sijia
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiao
Author-Name: Shihan Du
Author-X-Name-First: Shihan
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Title: Effect of green credit policy on shadow banking activities: entrusted loan evidence from Chinese listed firms
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This paper investigates whether green credit policy can mitigate firms’ financialization. Using data from Chinese non-financial public listed firms during 2008 to 2019, we take the green credit policy promulgated in 2012 as a quasi-natural experiment and find that: (1) the green credit policy can reduce firms’ entrusted loans, especially affiliated entrusted loans. Moreover, the governance effect exerted by banks’ green credit policy reduces free cash flow and excess cash in heavily polluting firms, as shown in mechanism analysis. (2) The profit-seeking incentive dominates shadow banking activities in heavily polluting enterprises. (3) The 2012 green credit guidelines reduce entrusted loans maturity but increase the interest rate. The findings of this paper provide market-oriented insights into the regulation of shadow banking activities. This research also contributes to the literature on the effects of green credit policy by exploring their impact on firm shadow banking activities, and takes one step further to investigate the effect of green credit policy on firms’ entrusted loans. This paper also sheds light on how green credit policy can alleviate the imperfections and distortions of financial markets in the emerging market.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-333
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2113046
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Author-Name: Carlos Anguiano-Santos
Author-X-Name-First: Carlos
Author-X-Name-Last: Anguiano-Santos
Author-Name: Melania Salazar-Ordóñez
Author-X-Name-First: Melania
Author-X-Name-Last: Salazar-Ordóñez
Title: Sustainability reporting as a tool for fostering sustainable growth in the agri-food sector: the case of Spain
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The impact of business activity is of increasing concern to European Union citizens. In response, Directive 2014/95/EU becomes the first supranational regulation that requires companies to report business impacts on social and environmental sustainability using sustainability reports (SR). This study aims to analyse the quantity of sustainability information disclosed by Spanish agri-food companies with respect to the requirements established in Directive 2014/95/EU. In order to achieve this, a content analysis is applied to 30 SR following Global Reporting Initiative – GRI – Standards and published after the transposition of the Directive into Spanish regulation. Our findings show a generally low level of reporting, and most of the analysed SR fails to reliably document the information at indicator level. Indeed, the level of disclosure slightly increases for less material information, such as that related to social local communities and employees. Consequently, Spanish agri-food companies should start to make more of an effort to ensure that the information disclosed is complete and of high quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 426-453
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2115346
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Author-Name: Josephine Bosompem
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine
Author-X-Name-Last: Bosompem
Author-Name: Zheng He
Author-X-Name-First: Zheng
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Samuel Okae-Adjei
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Okae-Adjei
Author-Name: Evans Asante Boadi
Author-X-Name-First: Evans
Author-X-Name-Last: Asante Boadi
Author-Name: Collins Opoku Antwi
Author-X-Name-First: Collins Opoku
Author-X-Name-Last: Antwi
Author-Name: Victoria Atuobuah Boadi
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Atuobuah Boadi
Author-Name: Lydia Asare-Kyire
Author-X-Name-First: Lydia
Author-X-Name-Last: Asare-Kyire
Title: Social entrepreneurs and employee green behavior: value systems and social context as moderators
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Emerging evidence shows that employees can deliver and sabotage entrepreneurs’ environmental performance. Hence, exploring how entrepreneurs can influence employees to maintain and improve environmental performance with work and non-work factors is crucial for managerial and policy interventions. We contribute to the literature by examining the moderating effects of value systems (thus, the opposing bipolar dimensions of self-enhancement-self-transcendence and conservation - openness to change values) and social context on the relationship between Social Entrepreneurship Orientation (SEO) and employee green behavior. Using time-lagged matched data for entrepreneurs and employees (N = 420) from spa hotels in Ghana, our findings show that SEO positively relates to employee green behavior. While this finding is amplified by the moderators, social context recorded a marginal impact. Regardless, social entrepreneurs’ inclination toward the environment influences the corporate behavior of employees, and hotels can seize a favorable social context to enhance their bargaining power on environmental products.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 378-400
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2114887
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Author-Name: Gregory E. Frey
Author-X-Name-First: Gregory E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Frey
Author-Name: Philadelphia Wilkens
Author-X-Name-First: Philadelphia
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkens
Author-Name: Sonia R. Bruck
Author-X-Name-First: Sonia R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bruck
Title: Development of a framework for understanding unsold timber offerings from the US National Forest System
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Timber sales from the US National Forest System (NFS) can provide ecological and economic benefits. Unsold (“no-bidâ€) offerings can result in delays, additional costs, and missed targets. We used mixed methods, including analysis of administrative data, synthesis of research, and semi-structured interviews to understand situations considered “no-bid†offerings by different stakeholders. We measured prevalence, identified causes, and generated a framework for communicating interlinkages. From 2007 to 2020, the volume not sold at first offering was 11.9% nationally. However, a substantial amount is sold subsequently, leaving 2.7% never sold. Regions with the highest percentage never sold include Alaska, Southwestern, and Pacific Southwest. A new conceptual framework developed from a literature review and interviews with NFS and industry employees identified proximate causes and underlying factors. Proximate causes include road construction, equipment requirements, and timber condition; whereas underlying factors include staffing, communication, and appraisal methods. These insights can aid communication and help develop future strategies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 267-290
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2108387
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Author-Name: Niels Søndergaard
Author-X-Name-First: Niels
Author-X-Name-Last: Søndergaard
Author-Name: Victor Thives
Author-X-Name-First: Victor
Author-X-Name-Last: Thives
Author-Name: Camila Lorena Gomes de Jesus
Author-X-Name-First: Camila Lorena
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes de Jesus
Author-Name: Isadora Pimenta Vaz de Campos
Author-X-Name-First: Isadora Pimenta
Author-X-Name-Last: Vaz de Campos
Title: Fragmented sustainability governance of telecoupled flows: Brazilian beef exports to China
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The intensified interconnection of global agri-food systems has linked local sustainability problems to distant global drivers. With point of departure in contributions within the field of environmental governance from the telecoupling literature, we examine how rapidly increasing Chinese demand for beef is associated with detrimental sustainability outcomes in Brazil. Providing an overview of the overlapping public and private governance arrangements that apply to these trade flows, our findings suggest that governance of telecouplings within the beef sector is highly fragmented, and has been predominantly concerned with market facilitation, generally overlooking sustainability issues. China has thereby emerged as a potential source of regulatory leakage, where non-compliant Brazilian exporters can redirect products with a low potential for commercialization in developed countries. We, therefore, call attention to the importance of governing new telecouplings between large developing countries through policies effectuating these states’ official environmental pledges.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 454-476
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2118570
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Author-Name: Sara J. Wilkinson
Author-X-Name-First: Sara J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkinson
Author-Name: Sumita Ghosh
Author-X-Name-First: Sumita
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh
Author-Name: Natalie Pelleri
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Pelleri
Title: Mandatory or voluntary approaches to green roof implementation: a comparative study among some global cities
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Green roofs can deliver multiple environmental and social benefits by reducing the urban heat island effect, reducing building energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality, providing habitat for biodiversity and access to the biophilia effect. Green roofs provide these benefits to differing degrees in different climate zones globally. Despite known benefits, uptake of green roofs has been slow. Different cities, globally, adopt various policies and programmes to increase their green roofs; the question is which approach is best? This research used an in-depth review, site visits and qualitative methods, to determine whether mandatory or voluntary approaches produced greater uptake. Green roof policies and practices from selected global cities, London, Toronto, Singapore, Rotterdam and Stockholm, Sydney and Melbourne were examined. Singapore’s voluntary approach led to the greater uptake of green roofs. The mandatory approach taken by Toronto, with financial grants provided meaningful outcomes. London and Rotterdam implemented useful voluntary programmes, and Stockholm required more time to evaluate the effectiveness of its voluntary approaches in increasing green roofs. A voluntary approach for retrofit and a mandatory approach for new build developments are suggested as recommendations for Australian cities. Given the increases in green roofs internationally, similar increases can occur in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, and these findings may be transferable to other global cities investigating different approaches to the increased adoption of retrofitted green roofs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 334-355
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2113768
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Author-Name: Suresh Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Suresh
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: D. R. Singh
Author-X-Name-First: D. R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: N. P. Singh
Author-X-Name-First: N. P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: G. K. Jha
Author-X-Name-First: G. K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jha
Author-Name: Surender Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Surender
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Title: Impact of natural resource conservation technology on productivity and technical efficiency in rainfed areas of Southern India
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This paper assessed the impact of natural resource management technology (NRCT) on productivity and efficiency in maize production using an endogenous switching regression model in rainfed areas of Southern India. We also identified factors influencing adoption of NRCT, and technical efficiency in maize production. For this study, plot-level primary data from 303 farm households cultivating maize on 419 plots were collected. Results show that adoption of NRCT has resulted in an increase in maize productivity by 490 kg per ha and has also reduced technical inefficiency by 28% as compared to non-adopters. Furthermore, access to credit, better extension services and training on natural resource management are crucial factors positively affecting the adoption of NRCT as well as enhancing the technical efficiency of maize production. Therefore, these factors need to be considered when formulating policies and programmes that aim to improve crop productivity in rainfed areas, as well as sustaining natural resources.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 356-377
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2114320
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Author-Name: Heather Ritchie
Author-X-Name-First: Heather
Author-X-Name-Last: Ritchie
Author-Name: Jim Claydon
Author-X-Name-First: Jim
Author-X-Name-Last: Claydon
Author-Name: Linda McElduff
Author-X-Name-First: Linda
Author-X-Name-Last: McElduff
Author-Name: Anne-Michelle Slater
Author-X-Name-First: Anne-Michelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Slater
Title: Independent investigation in marine spatial planning: necessary or discretionary?
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Public Inquiry is an established process for effective testing and scrutiny of plans in terrestrial planning and is regarded as a means of providing credibility and accountability. Independent Investigation is its marine equivalent and was included as a provision in the UK marine planning regime and subsequent legislation since its inception. However, it has been noticeably absent in practice. This paper investigates the reasons behind this situation within the context of the proposed and actual role of II in the marine planning process in the UK. It additionally considers the future use of II in enhancing the quality and effectiveness of the marine planning system. This paper concludes that as the use of the marine resource of the UK becomes increasingly contested and controversial, II could be utilized to enhance marine plans and marine planning decisions and thus warrants further investigation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 401-425
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2115345
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Author-Name: Marianne Lefebvre
Author-X-Name-First: Marianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Lefebvre
Author-Name: Maria Espinosa Goded
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Espinosa Goded
Author-Name: Masha Maslianskaia-Pautrel
Author-X-Name-First: Masha
Author-X-Name-Last: Maslianskaia-Pautrel
Author-Name: Pauline Laille
Author-X-Name-First: Pauline
Author-X-Name-Last: Laille
Title: Understanding public administrators’ and citizens’ preferences for a successful transition to pesticide-free urban green spaces
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Bans on the cosmetic use of pesticides in urban green spaces (UGS) is part of the toolbox to reduce pesticide use. While most technical barriers have been lifted, the acceptability of the global changes induced by pesticide-free UGS management is questioned. Public administrators in charge of UGSs have their own preferences and poorly informed opinions on citizens’ ones. A Discrete Choice Experiment approach was adopted to investigate the discrepancy between the preferences of French citizens and public administrators in charge of technical and budget decisions, in 2017, when the pesticide ban was enforced. Results indicate that the most important differences are in the willingness to improve the working conditions of the maintenance teams, the interest in more natural UGSs and the relevance of communication on the pesticide ban. By challenging some of the opinions of UGS administrators with regard to citizens’ preferences, our results remove some of the barriers to a successful transition toward pesticide-free UGSs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 242-266
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2107496
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Author-Name: Juan Carlos Finck Carrales
Author-X-Name-First: Juan Carlos
Author-X-Name-Last: Finck Carrales
Title: Governance through storytelling and possible futures: motorcycle-cab service planning in Mexico City
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In the periphery of Mexico City, the informal motorcycle cab service (MCS) has provided people with local mobility for the last twenty years, involving thousands of jobs. Through the last five years or so, a formalization of the MCS has been in process. This article discusses a governance-based participatory workshop supporting such a process of formalization. In the workshop, stakeholders from different social groups have shared their MCS experience, visions and aspirations. The starting point for the analysis is the storytelling coming from the workshops, ranging from problem definitions to common agreements. Through an interpretative approach, utopian possible futures and storytelling elements are elaborated. These created an outcome that influenced the formalization process of the MCS, promoting electric bike-cabs (‘ciclo-taxis’) that favor a formal and green guild of transport cooperatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 291-308
Issue: 2
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2113045
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Author-Name: Adam Frakes
Author-X-Name-First: Adam
Author-X-Name-Last: Frakes
Author-Name: Omkar Joshi
Author-X-Name-First: Omkar
Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi
Author-Name: Neelam C. Poudyal
Author-X-Name-First: Neelam C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Poudyal
Title: Factors that determine visitor satisfaction in a lake: a case study from Oklahoma, USA
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Since anglers and other non-consumptive visitors make a significant contribution to local economies, their satisfaction plays an important role in sustainable management of fisheries in rural areas. We administered a survey to understand whether, and to what extent, site-specific and demographic factors contribute to visitor satisfaction in a lake experiencing a water crisis. Survey data showed that compared to anglers, non-anglers were generally more satisfied with their overall trip experience. Moreover, results from an ordinal logit regression model suggested that anglers who feel a connection with the lake are likely to be more satisfied with their experience. Likewise, fishing quality played an important role in angling satisfaction. Managers may see visitors satisfied by focusing on maintaining a unique quality fishery, enhancing facilities, reducing the presence of litter, and addressing other environmental problems around the lake.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 504-521
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2124152
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Author-Name: Marcelo Furlan
Author-X-Name-First: Marcelo
Author-X-Name-Last: Furlan
Author-Name: Enzo Barberio Mariano
Author-X-Name-First: Enzo Barberio
Author-X-Name-Last: Mariano
Title: Measuring the effects of climate techs and social inequality on climate performance using a SEM-DEA approach
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The objective of this study was to propose an index based on the IPAT model to quantify the performance of countries concerning their emissions, also taking into account the level of climate technology and the level of inequality. In this study, two quantitative techniques were applied to a sample of 100 countries and 21 indicators. The main results were: (a) a 1% increase in social inequality contributes to an increase in emissions levels by 0.105; (b) the 1% increase in climate techs contributes to reducing emissions levels by 0.141; (c) The proposed IPA index shows that only Estonia and Slovenia are the best performers, mainly in overcoming the inequality barrier, while South Africa and Nigeria are the worst performers in reducing their emissions. The results provide evidence that climate policies should contain social targets to improve country performance and should use a representative value to identify their effectiveness.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 632-661
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2130037
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Author-Name: Rolf Schlagloth
Author-X-Name-First: Rolf
Author-X-Name-Last: Schlagloth
Author-Name: Edward A. Morgan
Author-X-Name-First: Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: A. Morgan
Author-Name: Timothy Cadman
Author-X-Name-First: Timothy
Author-X-Name-Last: Cadman
Author-Name: Flavia Santamaria
Author-X-Name-First: Flavia
Author-X-Name-Last: Santamaria
Author-Name: Gabrielle McGinnis
Author-X-Name-First: Gabrielle
Author-X-Name-Last: McGinnis
Author-Name: Hedley Thomson
Author-X-Name-First: Hedley
Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson
Author-Name: Douglas H. Kerlin
Author-X-Name-First: Douglas H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerlin
Author-Name: Tek Narayan Maraseni
Author-X-Name-First: Tek Narayan
Author-X-Name-Last: Maraseni
Author-Name: Fred Cahir
Author-X-Name-First: Fred
Author-X-Name-Last: Cahir
Author-Name: Ian D. Clark
Author-X-Name-First: Ian
Author-X-Name-Last: D. Clark
Author-Name: Danielle Clode
Author-X-Name-First: Danielle
Author-X-Name-Last: Clode
Author-Name: Alexandra Mcewan
Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Mcewan
Title: Applying landscape-level principles to koala management in Australia: a comparative analysis
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We provide a comparative analysis of two koala management plans for populations in two Australian municipalities, based on principles of landscape management: Ballarat (Victoria) and Bellingen (New South Wales). A landscape-based approach is required to protect the species, but evaluation of landscape management is limited. We present an assessment framework for evaluating local koala management plans. The plans are evaluated against a common set of principles and criteria, despite very different approaches stemming from context-specific factors. Interestingly, despite a variation in the number of indicators in the plans, the overall results of the evaluation demonstrate a similar level of performance against the criteria, and common strengths and weaknesses. In the absence of consistent standards for the protection of the koala across Australia, the species will continue to decline, and management practices will fail to protect the koala from extinction, as is currently predicted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 542-563
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2124154
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Author-Name: Congyu Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Congyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Author-X-Name-First: Farhad
Author-X-Name-Last: Taghizadeh-Hesary
Author-Name: Kangyin Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Kangyin
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Xiucheng Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Xiucheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Title: Breaking carbon lock-in: the role of green financial inclusion for China
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This article evaluates the composite index of carbon lock-in (CLI), and then examines whether green financial inclusion (GFI) can help to explain the pace of CLI in 283 Chinese cities for the period 2010–2017. We also conduct four heterogeneous analyses, and detect the asymmetric, threshold, and mediating effects in the GFI-CLI nexus. The primary findings reveal that: (1) GFI plays a significant role in CLI abatement; (2) the restraining effect of GFI on CLI is more significant in eastern China, first-tier cities, non-resource-based cities, and capital cities; (3) GFI shows an asymmetric correlation with CLI at various quantiles. Moreover, internet penetration would enhance such a negative relationship; (4) GFI has an indirect acceleration effect of eliminating CLI through the channels of innovation, government support, and development of the digital economy. Following the above findings, we propose some suggestions related to climate change mitigation and GFI evolution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 564-593
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2125368
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Author-Name: Louise Eriksson
Author-X-Name-First: Louise
Author-X-Name-Last: Eriksson
Author-Name: Maria Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Johansson
Author-Name: Johan MÃ¥nsson
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: MÃ¥nsson
Author-Name: Camilla Sandström
Author-X-Name-First: Camilla
Author-X-Name-Last: Sandström
Author-Name: Johan Elmberg
Author-X-Name-First: Johan
Author-X-Name-Last: Elmberg
Title: Adaptive capacity in the multi-level management system of migratory waterbirds: a case study of participatory goose management in Sweden
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Adaptive management (AM) is one approach to manage migratory waterbirds, but obstacles to the implementation of AM require adaptive capacities in the management system (rules, institutions, action situations). This study aims to examine the adaptive capacity of participatory goose management in Sweden. Considering the biophysical and institutional context, we analyzed how tangible, individual, and governance assets were associated with technical and social learning. Interviews with informants in the national council for geese, swans, and cranes, and local management groups (LMGs) were conducted, and documentation reviewed. Results revealed evidence of a local preparedness in areas with an LMG. Nevertheless, the study highlighted a need to formalize the evolving system, to consider a more systematic implementation of AM (including regulations allowing for adaptive responses), and to ensure stakeholder acceptance for management tools and visions. The study illustrates the need for a broad set of assets to ensure learning in participatory management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 522-541
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2124153
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Author-Name: Zeyang Chai
Author-X-Name-First: Zeyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Chai
Author-Name: Feng Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Jianhong Cao
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhong
Author-X-Name-Last: Cao
Author-Name: Xiaodong Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaodong
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: The road to eco-efficiency: can ecological civilization pilot zone be useful? New evidence from China
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Ecological civilization construction is an important dimension to achieve high-quality economic development. This paper evaluates the eco-efficiency improvement effect of China’s ecological civilization pilot zone policy utilizing the synthetic control method (SCM) differences-in-differences method (DID) and examines the influence mechanism of ecological civilization pilot zones on eco-efficiency in the light of the environmental pollution penalty, green technological innovation, and environmental publicity and education. The study results indicate that the construction of the ecological civilization pilot zone policy has substantially boosted eco-efficiency in the pilot areas, with the strongest boosting effect on eco-efficiency in Fujian province, followed by Guizhou province, and not significantly on eco-efficiency in Jiangxi province. Further, this paper also reveals that the construction of ecological civilization pilot zones has effectively contributed to eco-efficiency through channels such as strengthening the environmental pollution penalty, stimulating green technological innovation, and broadening environmental publicity and education.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 477-503
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2118571
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Author-Name: Jiajia Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Jiajia
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Ullah Assad
Author-X-Name-First: Ullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Assad
Author-Name: Muhammad Abdul Kamal
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Abdul
Author-X-Name-Last: Kamal
Author-Name: Hui Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Hui
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Foreign direct investment and carbon emissions in China: “Pollution Haven†or “Pollution Halo� Evidence from the NARDL model
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Based on nonlinear autoregressive distributed lagged (NARDL) model, FDI is divided into two shocks (FDI+ and FDI−) to analyze its impacts on China’s carbon emissions. Outcomes confirm that: in the short-term, FDI+ notably promoted China’s carbon emissions, while FDI− shed no significant light on it; in the long-term, both FDI+ and FDI− significantly accelerate China’s carbon emissions, and the promoting effect from FDI− is much higher. “Pollution Haven†effect was validated in both the long- and short-term. Meanwhile, China’s carbon emissions showed a “U-shaped†relationship with economic development, and were positively related to population growth and energy intensity. Therefore, FDI should be carefully guided into energy-saving and clean-production industries and technologies, while FDI introduced into energy-intensive fields should be strictly scrutinized and higher taxes levied, to reduce carbon emissions. Policies oriented towards energy transformation, such as promoting new renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements, should be given greater priority in the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 662-687
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2130194
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Author-Name: Samuel Adams
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel
Author-X-Name-Last: Adams
Author-Name: Hervé Kaffo Fotio
Author-X-Name-First: Hervé
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaffo Fotio
Title: Economic integration and environmental quality: accounting for the roles of financial development, industrialization, urbanization and renewable energy
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This study investigates the effect of economic integration on the environment in a sample of 36 African countries from 1990 to 2018. We employ the fixed-effect D&K estimator and the mediation analysis to examine direct and indirect effects, respectively. The findings reveal that economic integration improves the environment only when its negative indirect effects are neutralized. Precisely, economic integration has a direct negative effect on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and an indirect positive effect through urbanization, renewable energy consumption, financial development, and industrialization. The net effect is positive, and therefore, economic integration undermines the environmental quality in Africa. This result is robust when economic integration is split into trade and financial integration. The main implication of this study is that integration policies in Africa should also target greening the financial sector, sustainable urban planning, energy efficiency in the industrial sector, and renewable energy use.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 688-713
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2131510
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Author-Name: Yaw Agyabeng-Mensah
Author-X-Name-First: Yaw
Author-X-Name-Last: Agyabeng-Mensah
Author-Name: Charles Baah
Author-X-Name-First: Charles
Author-X-Name-Last: Baah
Author-Name: Ebenezer Afum
Author-X-Name-First: Ebenezer
Author-X-Name-Last: Afum
Title: Do the roles of green supply chain learning, green employee creativity, and green organizational citizenship behavior really matter in circular supply chain performance?
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To date, scholars have given less attention to how inter-firm learning and human factors promote a circular supply chain for SMEs in emerging markets. Drawing upon the socio-technical system theory, this study explores how green supply chain learning, green organizational citizenship behavior, and green employee creativity contribute to circular supply chain performance. Findings from a survey of 153 firms in Ghana suggest that green supply chain learning does not have a significant impact on circular supply chain performance and green employee creativity, but it significantly relates to green organizational citizenship behavior. In addition, green organizational citizenship behavior and green employees’ creativity have a significant effect on circular supply chain performance. Finally, green organizational citizenship behavior and green employee creativity jointly mediate the relationship between green supply chain learning and circular supply chain performance. The study offers insight into the factors that drive circular supply chain performance of small and medium enterprises in an emerging economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 609-631
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2130036
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Author-Name: Sheila A. Young
Author-X-Name-First: Sheila A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Name: Kenyon C. Lindeman
Author-X-Name-First: Kenyon C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lindeman
Author-Name: Samantha R. Fowler
Author-X-Name-First: Samantha R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fowler
Title: Climate adaptation and risk preparedness in Florida’s East Coast cities: views of municipal leaders
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Cities along Florida’s Atlantic coastline are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, posing significant challenges for city planners. How cities see themselves in terms of developing or implementing their climate change adaptation action plans depends, in part, on the extent to which they perceive climate-related events as risks, and their city size. Data were obtained from city leaders (i.e. mayors, city/town managers, or their designees) from 86 cities along Florida’s Atlantic Coast from January to May 2021 to quantitatively assess factors influencing city adaptation planning. Validity and reliability were obtained for the survey. Multiple regression analyses showed significant positive correlations between perceived risk, city size, and (self-assessed) climate change preparedness. A statistical interaction was noted; as city size increased, risk perception decreased.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 594-608
Issue: 3
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2125369
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Author-Name: Karen Richardsen Moberg
Author-X-Name-First: Karen
Author-X-Name-Last: Richardsen Moberg
Title: Environmentally friendly urban development: changes in decision-makers’ attitudes, problem perceptions and policy preferences over three decades
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This paper investigates changes in decision-makers’ attitudes toward environmentally sustainable urban development in selected Norwegian urban settlements between 1991 and 2020. Changes in general environmental attitudes, problem perceptions and policy preferences concerning urban development are analyzed based on a survey conducted three decades apart in the same case areas among similar samples of decision-makers. The results show a general picture of some mainstreaming of environmental concern, environmentally friendly attitudes and positive attitudes toward measures supporting nature and climate friendly urban development. At the same time, there has been an increased divide between the political left and the political right in their attitudes toward environmental issues in general, as well as toward environmentally sustainable urban development. The results point to a widening gap between environmental attitudes and problem perceptions on the one hand, and the physical reality of escalating crises in the natural world.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 919-941
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2142539
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Author-Name: Cuicui Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Cuicui
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Qingmeng Tong
Author-X-Name-First: Qingmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tong
Author-Name: Chunping Xia
Author-X-Name-First: Chunping
Author-X-Name-Last: Xia
Author-Name: Miaomiao Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Miaomiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Yi Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Title: Does participation in e-commerce affect fruit farmers’ awareness of green production: evidence from China
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Based on data for 812 Chinese farmers and a conditional mixed process (CMP) approach, this paper investigates the impact of farmers’ e-commerce participation on their awareness of green production. Main results include: (1) e-commerce participation increases farmers’ overall awareness of green production by 0.771 (i.e. 0.88 standard deviations); meanwhile such impact is more evident for old-generation, low-income and small-scale farmers; (2) risk awareness is most affected among three sub-dimensions; (3) three influencing channels are confirmed, which are improving information acquisition, strengthening connections with the food market, and alleviating information asymmetry. This paper concludes that e-commerce can play a significant role in promoting the green transition of farmers and agricultural production. As for implications, policymakers need to further promote e-commerce in agriculture while building a more solid food system, including green food certification and a full chain traceability system. However, farmers’ heterogeneities should be considered when any intervention is proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 809-829
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2133686
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Author-Name: Chiranjit Das
Author-X-Name-First: Chiranjit
Author-X-Name-Last: Das
Title: The role of capabilities in the adoption of green operations and competitiveness
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Despite the advancement of research on green and sustainable supply chains in the current literature, it is seen that firms lack capabilities to develop the competence they need to adopt green operations. The aim of this study is to bring to light capabilities that are crucial for the adoption of green product and process design, manufacturing and logistics. It analyses the relationship between firm capabilities, green operations, and a firm’s competitiveness. For this, it collects and analyses data from Indian manufacturing firms using variance-based structural equation modeling. Our findings show that corporate environmental strategy and knowledge assessment have positive associations with green product and process design, manufacturing and logistics, respectively. Likewise, co-evolving has a significant relationship with green operations. Further, firms can significantly improve their competitiveness by adopting green operations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 766-787
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2133684
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Author-Name: Matthew Wilfong
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Wilfong
Author-Name: Debasmita Patra
Author-X-Name-First: Debasmita
Author-X-Name-Last: Patra
Author-Name: Mitchell Pavao-Zuckerman
Author-X-Name-First: Mitchell
Author-X-Name-Last: Pavao-Zuckerman
Author-Name: Paul T. Leisnham
Author-X-Name-First: Paul T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Leisnham
Title: Diffusing responsibility, decentralizing infrastructure: hydrosocial relationships within the shifting stormwater management paradigm
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A paradigm shift process has begun in stormwater governance and management in the United States, away from centralized infrastructure and toward more decentralized practices. This transition is prompted by heightened climate change, increased urbanization, and an intense call for change in regulatory measures. Within this shift, two key and related developments have arisen: (1) the implementation of small-scale, green infrastructure, and (2) the increasing involvement of individuals and communities in managing stormwater. Despite a perceived need for this paradigm shift by most experts, there continues to be slow progress toward achieving decentralization due to changes involving redefining who is responsible for managing stormwater and how and where stormwater management is being managed. Through semi-structured interviews and Q-methodology within two urban watersheds in Maryland and Washington DC, we assess perspectives on the evolving stormwater paradigm among residents and stormwater professionals, such as nonprofit organizations, funders, policy makers and researchers. We evaluated differences in stakeholder perspectives related to who is responsible for management, the best ways to do it, and the future of stormwater management. We identified three hydrosocial relationships that stakeholders have with stormwater: Market Decentralists, Anti-Market Decentralists, and Technocratic Opportunists. Across these hydrosocial relationships, we demonstrate that there is agreement for decentralizing stormwater management through infrastructural changes and involvement of residents and communities. Nevertheless, substantial differences remain as to how stormwater is viewed, the role and responsibilities of residents, and the most effective policies to engage with residents and communities. We highlight how these differences represent significant hurdles toward implementing decentralized infrastructure and involving residents and communities in managing stormwater. Using these insights, we discuss the potential for alignment and cooperation among these diverging hydrosocial relationships and continuing the shift toward decentralized stormwater management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 830-851
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2133687
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Author-Name: Sung-Wook Kwon
Author-X-Name-First: Sung-Wook
Author-X-Name-Last: Kwon
Author-Name: Daniel Benjamin Bailey
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Benjamin
Author-X-Name-Last: Bailey
Author-Name: Cheong Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Cheong
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Zoning to enhance local sustainability: why local governments choose to use sustainability-focused land use tools
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The use of land use regulations to enhance a city’s sustainability portfolio is not well understood by public administration and policy scholars. Given the positive impact higher-density, environmentally conscious zoning instruments can have on a city’s overall progress toward increased sustainability, we seek to determine why some cities use these sustainability-focused land use regulations and others do not. After developing an explanatory framework emphasizing a city’s population growth and environmental stress, as well as its political institutions and economic conditions, we use an enhanced ICMA’s (International City/County Management Association) Local Government Sustainability Practices survey to test our predictions. We find that cities experiencing greater population growth and environmental stress will be more likely to include land use regulations in their sustainability portfolios. We also find that cities operating under council-manager forms of government and those with greater fiscal resources are more likely to have sustainability-focused zoning regulations in place.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 788-808
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2133685
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Author-Name: Farhad Mukhtarov
Author-X-Name-First: Farhad
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukhtarov
Title: Combining behavioural and reflective policy tools for the environment: a scoping review of behavioural public policy literature
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Recent advances in behavioural and communication sciences generated enthusiasm in public policy for new ways of ‘framing’ messages and ‘nudging’ individual behaviour. Wide research and practice of behavioural interventions that have since ensued triggered the rise of a new sub-field called Behavioural Public Policy (BPP). At the same time, nudges – a part and parcel of BPP, have received criticism for being paternalistic, non-democratic and lacking evidence of long-term effectiveness. More recently, the whole project of BPP has come under criticism as construed too narrowly. Critics have argued for a new approach to BPP that is pluralistic, multi-disciplinary and multi-method. One key pillar of it is a ‘policy mix’ – a combined application of behavioural and non-behavioural policy tools. Little is known, however, about ‘policy mixes’ in practice. This paper conducts a scoping non-exhaustive review of the academic and policy literature published between 2008 and 2020 that discusses policy mixes of behavioural policy tools (defined in this paper as ‘nudges’ and ‘frames’) and reflective policy tools (defined in this paper as ‘deliberative’ events and incentives for individuals to ‘think’) employed within environmental policy. Two questions guide this review: (a) what are the characteristics of policy mixes in terms of their types, geography, sectors of application, and empirical detail of exposition?; (b) to what extent do existing policy mixes include broader governance aspects of politics, awareness of contextuality and flexibility? By taking stock of experiences of empirical place-based policy mixes of behavioural and reflective tools, we provide insights into a fast-developing body of scholarship and point to ways forward with policy mixes. The paper is also relevant to policy studies beyond the domain of the environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 714-741
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2132475
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Author-Name: Dandan Li
Author-X-Name-First: Dandan
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Mi Gan
Author-X-Name-First: Mi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gan
Author-Name: Xiaowei Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaowei
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Qilin Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Qilin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Xiaobo Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaobo
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Energy efficiency and driving factors of railway cold chain transportation in China
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Due to the temperature control function, the unit energy consumption of cold chain transportation is more than that of ordinary transportation. Although rail transportation is known as an energy-efficient means, little attention has been given to the energy efficiency of railway cold chain transportation (RCCT). To address this gap, in this research, detailed waybill data for China’s railway cold-chain is applied. First, we investigate the RCCT market in China and provide an energy consumption calculation method for RCCT. Then, the provincial energy consumption and the efficiency of RCCT are compared based on a DEA-SBM model. Finally, the Tobit model is utilized to assess how various factors influence energy efficiency. The findings could provide support for energy-saving policy-making in the cold chain transportation sector at the national and regional level, which has been discussed in scenario analysis.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 852-869
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2133688
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Author-Name: MarÃa A. Quintás
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Quintás
Author-Name: Ana I. MartÃnez-Senra
Author-X-Name-First: Ana I.
Author-X-Name-Last: MartÃnez-Senra
Title: Are small and medium enterprises defining their business models to reach a symbolic or substantive environmental legitimacy?
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Involvement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is critical to the decarbonization of economies; however, legitimacy theory, climate change strategies, and the business model (BM) literature have not addressed this issue in depth. This research analyses whether SMEs define their environmental BMs to achieve substantive legitimacy by reducing their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. We analyze the relationships among environmental value proposition, creation, and capture using partial least-squares structural equation modeling with the data for 695 SMEs. The results show that SMEs’ environmental value proposition takes into account symbolic and substantive environmental legitimacy. This broad definition of the value proposition drives SMEs to undertake environmental value creation initiatives, but these initiatives are not very effective in reducing CO2 emissions. These results indicate that SMEs seek symbolic legitimacy more than substantive legitimacy, which has important implications for managers and policymakers who want SMEs to contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 742-765
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2132476
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Author-Name: Junaid Ashraf
Author-X-Name-First: Junaid
Author-X-Name-Last: Ashraf
Title: Spatial-temporal nexus of economic complexity interaction with human capital and political stability on environmental quality and their possible causes of change for BRI countries
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Environmental degradation (ED) and the factors that influence it are being addressed on several levels, including individual, domestic, and geographical. Our research collaborates in two ways. First, it investigates the effect of economic complexity (EC) interaction with human capital (HC) and political stability on the environmental quality of 55 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. Second, spatial impacts are considered when calculating variables influencing environmental quality at the geographical level. The relevance of geographical effects is determined using different diagnostic procedures, and direct and spillover effects are evaluated using the Spatial Durbin Model to examine the phenomena. Political stability reduces ED and improves ecological sustainability by regulating EC and ED. Surprisingly, the spatial interaction term of HC and EC indicates that EC improves environmental quality through the HC channel in the native country and its neighbors. From these findings, policymakers might gain new insights and enhance environmental quality in BRI countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 870-896
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2139226
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Author-Name: Huwei Wen
Author-X-Name-First: Huwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wen
Author-Name: Meng Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Meng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Shufang Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Shufang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Title: Impact of information and communication technologies on corporate energy intensity: evidence from cross-country micro data
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Using a sample of manufacturing enterprises from the World Bank Survey during the period from 2006 to 2020, this study explores the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on corporate energy intensity and its mechanisms. Empirical results show that ICT adoption significantly improves the energy intensity of manufacturing enterprises in emerging and developing countries; a change in the standard deviation of ICT adoption can contribute 22.58% of the difference in corporate energy intensity. On the one hand, ICT adoption intensifies market competition and reduces product price markups, leading manufacturing enterprises to reduce investment in energy conservation. On the other hand, ICT adoption is complementary to energy and can promote energy input to replace traditional factors such as labor and capital, thereby increasing corporate energy intensity. The market competition effect and factor substitution effect account for 14.96% and 73.71% of the total effect. This study also confirms the Solow Productivity Paradox in ICT adoption, leading to the failure of the productivity mechanism for ICT to reduce energy intensity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 897-918
Issue: 4
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 3
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Author-Name: Anthea Coggan
Author-X-Name-First: Anthea
Author-X-Name-Last: Coggan
Author-Name: Rachel Hay
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Hay
Author-Name: Diane Jarvis
Author-X-Name-First: Diane
Author-X-Name-Last: Jarvis
Author-Name: Rachel Eberhard
Author-X-Name-First: Rachel
Author-X-Name-Last: Eberhard
Author-Name: Barbara Colls
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Colls
Title: Increasing uptake of improved land management practice to benefit environment and landholders: insights through a transaction cost lens
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Transaction costs, related to either investigating improved land management practices (ILMP), engaging in adoption support programs for these practices and/or implementing changes on-ground, create barriers to ILMP adoption. Perceived and actual transaction costs have long been hypothesised as a potential barrier to grazier adoption of ILMPs in catchments to the Great Barrier Reef. Applying a framework derived from transaction cost theory, we assess this hypothesis. Through semi-structured interviews of a sample of participants in two ILMP programs, we find that ILMP adoption support program characteristics have a large influence on perceived and actual transaction costs of landholders seeking to engage in ILMP programs or adopt ILMPs. The importance of establishing and nurturing relationships between landholders and extension officers was also highlighted as critical to reducing landholder transaction costs. The degree to which relationships reduce transaction costs demonstrates the importance of fostering landholder leadership in ILMP program design as well as targeted extension in supporting adoption.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1053-1076
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
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Author-Name: Wieke D. Pot
Author-X-Name-First: Wieke D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pot
Author-Name: Kasper de Vaan
Author-X-Name-First: Kasper
Author-X-Name-Last: de Vaan
Author-Name: Art Dewulf
Author-X-Name-First: Art
Author-X-Name-Last: Dewulf
Title: Institutions for long-term problems: the influence of the Dutch Delta Programme on forward-looking climate adaptation responses at the local level
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Climate change requires forward-looking policy responses. Developing such responses can be challenging for governments and, therefore, specific long-term institutions have been proposed for overcoming short-termism. However, the impacts of such institutions have been underexplored. In this paper, we analyze the influence of a long-term institution, the Dutch Delta Programme, on local governments’ decisions. The paper results are based on an analysis of climate adaptation strategies, investment plans and adaptation projects and interviews with policymakers, across seven Dutch municipalities. Results indicate that while local adaptation strategies are largely forward looking, adaptation projects tend to focus on solving present-day issues. We found that the Delta Programme enabled local governments to make forward-looking decisions and policies, by: (1) providing knowledge about climate vulnerabilities, (2) creating a broader framing of the issue of climate change, and (3) providing guidance for developing local climate adaptation policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1104-1124
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2153331
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Author-Name: Filippo Corsini
Author-X-Name-First: Filippo
Author-X-Name-Last: Corsini
Author-Name: Chiara De Bernardi
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: De Bernardi
Author-Name: Marco Frey
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Frey
Title: Industrial symbiosis as a business strategy for the circular economy: identifying regional firms’ profiles and barriers to their adoption
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Among the various proposed models for practically developing a circular economy system, industrial symbiosis (IS) is one of the most promising. This paper aims at better understanding the extent to which regional industrial symbiosis practices have been internalized in companies and, second, at identifying the most important barriers that impede a company from the adoption of such practices at regional level. The research is grounded on original data collected using a questionnaire. The results allowed the division of firms into four clusters corresponding to different levels of adoption: (i) the perfectly symbiont companies that undertake all the proposed industrial symbiosis practices; (ii) the non-adopters that are low in terms of IS activities; (iii) the resource savers that focus on the use of by-products or waste from other companies; and the (iv) outbound activity optimizers that concentrate on the sale of their by-products and waste to other companies. Moreover, the results contributed to the identification of regulatory constraints and high investment costs and difficulties in finding financing as significant causes that hinder companies in the adoption of regional industrial symbiosis practices, while networking and logistic barriers appear not to be relevant. To overcome these barriers and to promote the adoption of IS at regional level, supporting the transition towards the circular paradigm, several political and managerial suggestions are proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1148-1168
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2154201
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Author-Name: Meenakshi Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Meenakshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Determinants of green purchase intention in the banking sector
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The worldwide climate emergency has made it imperative for financial institutions to adopt a proactive attitude towards sustainable business practices. However, little has been done to develop an integrated framework that would enhance the purchase intention for banks using green initiatives and thus facilitate the green economy. This study summarizes the literature on four constructs – green brand image, green brand equity, green brand trust and green purchase intention – into a framework, has developed five hypotheses, and validated them empirically using structural equation modelling in the Indian Banking sector, thus addressing a very important research gap. The findings reveal a positive relationship between four constructs in the framework with a partial mediating effect of green trust between green brand image and green brand equity. The findings of the study have pertinent theoretical, managerial and social relevance and will benefit researchers, policy makers and stakeholders worldwide to design green banking strategies for a resource-efficient future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1125-1147
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2153653
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Author-Name: Joshua T. Fergen
Author-X-Name-First: Joshua T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fergen
Author-Name: Ryan D. Bergstrom
Author-X-Name-First: Ryan D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergstrom
Author-Name: Alan D. Steinman
Author-X-Name-First: Alan D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Steinman
Author-Name: Lucinda B. Johnson
Author-X-Name-First: Lucinda B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson
Author-Name: Michael R. Twiss
Author-X-Name-First: Michael R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Twiss
Title: Community capacity and climate change in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region: the importance of social, human, and political capital for community responses to climate-driven disturbances
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The Laurentian Great Lakes region in North America is experiencing climate-driven disturbances that threaten the public safety of the region and is forcing communities to respond. Communities vary in their ability to respond to these disturbances based on their existing capacities and access to resources, but responses in the region are uneven and create vulnerabilities to disasters. A virtual workshop was conducted to understand the community responses to climate-driven disturbances in the Great Lakes and identify the essential capacities for effective responses. Results show that the region as a whole has not responded adequately, and although the resources exist to respond, they are not adequately organized, and inequalities between urban and rural communities can exacerbate these challenges. Community capacities identified as critical for resilience include leadership, scientific knowledge, and connection to broader regional networks to access additional resources, but there are challenges with the complacency of some communities and deficiencies in mental health services.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 993-1012
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2144164
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Author-Name: Zhao-Yong Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Zhao-Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Min-Xin Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Min-Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Dongdong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Dongdong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yeran Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Yeran
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Title: Characteristics and driving factors of carbon emissions in China
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Many regions or countries seek to transition to a low-carbon economy, but there is ambiguity about how carbon emissions change with economic growth. This paper captures characteristics of carbon emissions in China using the Tapio Method. To detect driving factors of carbon emissions in economic growth, we adopt the Log-Mean Divisia Index decomposition method. The results of the paper are as follows: (1) Economic growth in most regions of China has outpaced the growth rate of carbon emissions, showing the characteristics of decoupling. (2) Metropolitan cities have a greater impact on the level of decoupling in neighboring provinces and municipalities. (3) The decoupling of carbon emissions from economic growth is caused by declining energy intensity in China. (4) The energy mix and industrial structure have little impact on the growth rate of carbon emissions. In addition, some policy implications are summarized according to the findings of this paper.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 967-992
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2142906
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Author-Name: Sian J. Chadfield
Author-X-Name-First: Sian J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chadfield
Author-Name: Yongping Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Yongping
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Scott N. Lieske
Author-X-Name-First: Scott N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Lieske
Title: Water sensitive communities: a systematic review with a complex adaptive systems perspective
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There have been increasing calls for a paradigm shift in urban water management to a water sensitive cities (WSC) approach. Although it is well recognised that development of water sensitive communities is key to sustainable urban water transitions, there is no established definition for the “water sensitive community.†This study conducts a systematic review to understand how water sensitive communities are characterised in the literature and applies a complex adaptive systems perspective to the findings. The review identifies 16 attributes that define water sensitive communities, involving elements of participation, collaboration, liveability, shared ownership and responsibility in transition processes, and resilience. We add to this by linking WSC research with complex adaptive systems theory and propose a new definition of the water sensitive community as a complex adaptive system. This presents a realistic framework in which to study the complex interactions and dynamic aspects of a water sensitive community.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1077-1103
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2147421
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Author-Name: Roger Davis
Author-X-Name-First: Roger
Author-X-Name-Last: Davis
Title: More than a ‘voice’: Indigenous transmission in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
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The Uluru Statement (2017) has recently focused attention on Indigenous state relations as an Indigenous ‘voice’ to government. For decades, Indigenous peoples in Australia have sought a meaningful voice in settler state environmental planning and management regimes, with limited success. Little attention has been paid to what constitutes an effective Indigenous voice. I conceptualise Australian Indigenous environmental planning and management as a dual deliberative system where Indigenous groups must transmit their messages into settler institutions and processes. I analyse the democratic quality of this transmission between two Indigenous deliberative forums, Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations and the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations and the commonwealth Murray-Darling Basin Authority in developing the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan (2012). These deliberative forums improve the transmission quality of Indigenous environmental discourses. They are more than a voice; they are a democratic innovation which goes beyond the limits of state ‘inclusion’ of Indigenous environmental values.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1013-1033
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2144165
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Author-Name: Ziming Qian
Author-X-Name-First: Ziming
Author-X-Name-Last: Qian
Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Haidong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Haidong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Jian Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Does the green credit policy improve audit fees? Evidence from Chinese firms
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Using panel data for Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2015, this research examines the impact of the green credit policy on the audit fees of heavily polluting firms by adopting a difference-in-difference (DID) model. The results show that the green credit policy increases the audit fees of heavily polluting firms, suggesting that auditors can perceive the risks imposed by the green credit policy on heavily polluting firms. Mechanism tests reveal that the implementation of the green credit policy increases audit fees by increasing the financing cost and reducing the loan maturity. Further research shows that the positive effect is more significant in regions with stronger regulatory environments and higher trust, and among firms without political connections and audited by the top-ten domestic audit firms. The Chinese government should actively encourage third-party financial institutions to participate in firms’ environmental governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 943-966
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2142905
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Author-Name: Wenze Yue
Author-X-Name-First: Wenze
Author-X-Name-Last: Yue
Author-Name: Bi’ou Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Bi’ou
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Qiushi Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Qiushi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Ronghua Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Ronghua
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Mengmeng Li
Author-X-Name-First: Mengmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: An assessment of the Ecological Conservation Redline: unlocking priority areas for conservation
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Protected areas (PAs) are established to conserve wildlife habitats and biodiversity. To this end, the Chinese central government has initiated a pioneering environmental planning and management policy known as the Ecological Conservation Redline (ECR). While the ecological benefits of ECR policy have been extensively evaluated, spatially explicit assessment of the ECR remains understudied. Here, we propose an element-function-structure framework for assessing the concurrence of ECR areas and ecological conservation hotspots to further outline priority areas for conservation. Results show that 67% of existing PAs are protected by ECR areas, while that of ecological corridors is only 11%. Regional variation in the ECR representativeness can be leveraged by deliberately protecting tailored ecological conservation hotspots in specific locations and stepping stones in ecological corridors. This study highlights the substantial space for ecological management to achieve the goals of ECR policy, and discourses on the co-production of knowledge from researchers and policy makers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1034-1052
Issue: 5
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2145939
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Author-Name: Kyoumars Habibi
Author-X-Name-First: Kyoumars
Author-X-Name-Last: Habibi
Author-Name: Milad Pira
Author-X-Name-First: Milad
Author-X-Name-Last: Pira
Author-Name: Arman Rahimi
Author-X-Name-First: Arman
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahimi
Author-Name: Golshan Hemmati
Author-X-Name-First: Golshan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hemmati
Author-Name: Hooshmand Alizadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Hooshmand
Author-X-Name-Last: Alizadeh
Title: Ecological footprint analysis of tourism management in rural areas
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Ecological footprint analysis is one of the most useful models for the environmental impact assessment of human activities. This research aimed to estimate the environmental impacts of the tourism industry on Hosainabad village, Kurdistan Province, Iran by using the ecological footprint model. A descriptive-analytical method is used based on documentary library studies as well as field surveys. The statistical population for this study is the number of tourists who visited Hosainabad village in 2018. The findings show that the tourism ecological footprint in Hosainabad village in food, transportation, heating, water, electricity, and waste generation groups was 0.994 hectares) per capita). Comparing this amount with its surrounding spaces indicates that the tourism industry in Hosainabad relies on an area beyond this village to meet its biological needs and environmental sustainability. Findings suggest that decision-makers must pay enough attention to tourists’ activities in small areas in order to prevent further environmental disruption.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1169-1181
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2156852
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Author-Name: Miranda H. Mockrin
Author-X-Name-First: Miranda H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mockrin
Author-Name: David A. Newburn
Author-X-Name-First: David A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Newburn
Author-Name: John S. Stanovick
Author-X-Name-First: John S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Stanovick
Title: Balancing development and forest conservation: the impact of Maryland’s Forest Conservation Act on spatial configuration of forest and housing
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We use a unique dataset of land parcels and forest cover, before and after subdivision development, to examine outcomes of Maryland’s Forest Conservation Act (FCA). Focusing on the spatial configuration of homes and forests, we compare subdivisions created before and after FCA implementation in 1993. We found minimal impacts of FCA on forest outcomes we considered: houses were as likely to be built in forest before and after FCA, and forest metrics showed increasing fragmentation with development unchanged by FCA regulation. However, the FCA led to a greater proportion of forest located away from houses after development. Other regulatory efforts, particularly zoning and riparian buffer regulations, were consistently related to outcomes we studied. FCA has been successful in preserving forest cover, but a stronger emphasis on connectivity and conservation of large forest patches, particularly for parcels with extensive forest cover, will be helpful in reducing fragmentation and disturbance with development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1280-1302
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2167194
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Author-Name: James L. Chamberlain
Author-X-Name-First: James L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chamberlain
Author-Name: Kelly W. Jones
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Jones
Title: Sociocultural mapping of ecosystem service values can inform where to mitigate wildfire risk: a case study from Colorado
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Accounting for ecosystem service values in wildfire risk mitigation remains a challenge. In this study we utilize public participatory GIS methods to measure ecosystem service values and overlay those values with maps of wildfire hazard. Our first objective is to understand sociocultural demand for ecosystem services, and our second objective is to show how non-monetary ecosystem service valuation methods can be used to inform wildfire risk mitigation decisions. Regulating ecosystem services, such as water quality, biodiversity/habitat, and air quality, along with recreation and aesthetics, were the most highly valued ecosystem services in our study. These ecosystem service values were clustered around roads, towns, and water features and correlated with accessibility, education, and income. These values also had significant overlap with wildfire hazard, suggesting that this non-monetary mapping approach could provide a more participatory method of incorporating people’s preferences into decisions about where to target wildfire mitigation efforts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1212-1230
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2161876
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Author-Name: Fengqin Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Fengqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Jae-Yeon Sim
Author-X-Name-First: Jae-Yeon
Author-X-Name-Last: Sim
Author-Name: Bless Kofi Edziah
Author-X-Name-First: Bless
Author-X-Name-Last: Kofi Edziah
Author-Name: Huaping Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Huaping
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Asumadu
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkodie
Author-Name: Philip Kofi Adom
Author-X-Name-First: Philip Kofi
Author-X-Name-Last: Adom
Title: Machinery import, R&D spillover, and energy efficiency
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The gap in demand and supply of energy across Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has increased energy insecurity in the region. Therefore, power outages have become pervasive, causing unemployment and a decline in production output. Among the several energy-saving factors identified in the literature across developing economies, technological spillover driven by trade openness appears to be a prominent factor in improving energy efficiency. Thus, this study evaluates the impact of machinery imported from OECD and non-OECD countries and its corresponding research and development (R&D) spillover on energy efficiency performance in 18 SSA countries from 1995 to 2017. Using a stochastic energy distance function, we discover that aggregated data from OECD and non-OECD countries have no significant effect on energy efficiency performance across SSA countries. However, results from disaggregated data for OECD and non-OECD machinery imports show that OECD machinery imports improve energy efficiency contrary to non-OECD imports. Thus, technology spillover from OECD countries is advantageous for SSA countries to reduce long-term energy-based emissions. Furthermore, our results show that human capital has no significant effect on SSA energy efficiency. Consequently, the results possess some policy implications; for instance, policymakers responsible for promoting science and technology could increase investment in human capital development by developing technology and engineering expertise and increasing GDP allocation to R&D activities. For energy efficiency scores, we observe substantial differences in efficiency across SSA countries – implying potential improvements in energy efficiency across SSA countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1258-1279
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2166819
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Author-Name: VÃctor Ernesto Pérez León
Author-X-Name-First: VÃctor Ernesto
Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez León
Title: Assessment of the sustainability of Cuban nature-based tourism destinations with the DEA approach under different weighting schemes
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Data Envelopment Analysis is among the most frequently used methods to create composite indices in sustainability measurement. The present study aims to contribute toward the use of this methodology thanks to its ability either to seek an individual weighting scheme for each destination or to use a common set of weights for all the alternatives. The first alternative is similar to the CCR model, while the other is comprised of two parts: one that maximizes the total efficiency of the units and the other that minimizes the minimum efficiency. The study was conducted in Cuba using both parts, objective and subjective indicators attained from the regional proposal known as the Caribbean Zone of Sustainable Tourism. The results demonstrate the reliability of the selected indicators to measure tourism sustainability, the feasibility of the proposal for being combined with other approaches in supporting the decision-making process, and the great explanatory power of the outcomes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1347-1366
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2168523
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Author-Name: Gerardo Caroppi
Author-X-Name-First: Gerardo
Author-X-Name-Last: Caroppi
Author-Name: Francesco Pugliese
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Pugliese
Author-Name: Carlo Gerundo
Author-X-Name-First: Carlo
Author-X-Name-Last: Gerundo
Author-Name: Francesco De Paola
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: De Paola
Author-Name: Marialuce Stanganelli
Author-X-Name-First: Marialuce
Author-X-Name-Last: Stanganelli
Author-Name: Gianfranco Urciuoli
Author-X-Name-First: Gianfranco
Author-X-Name-Last: Urciuoli
Author-Name: Farrokh Nadim
Author-X-Name-First: Farrokh
Author-X-Name-Last: Nadim
Author-Name: Amy Oen
Author-X-Name-First: Amy
Author-X-Name-Last: Oen
Author-Name: Pilar Andrés
Author-X-Name-First: Pilar
Author-X-Name-Last: Andrés
Author-Name: Maurizio Giugni
Author-X-Name-First: Maurizio
Author-X-Name-Last: Giugni
Title: A comprehensive framework tool for performance assessment of NBS for hydro-meteorological risk management
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This paper describes an assessment framework tool to analyze the performance of nature-based solutions (NBS) for hydro-meteorological risk management. The tool is based on multi-criteria decision analysis within the context of NBSs, an umbrella concept currently in focus that promotes nature and provides ecological and socio-economic benefits. The proposed tool includes the selection and application of key performance indicators (KPIs) for the co-benefits and costs associated with the implementation of NBSs. To ensure high societal impact, the tool relies on a participatory approach. Stakeholder preferences are taken into account within the assessment process. As such, the assessment framework can be used as a design and selection tool for NBSs and other alternative measures, including grey and hybrid solutions. The proposed procedure can be adapted to the specific socio-environmental context and hydro-meteorological risk by tailoring the set of relevant KPIs. The assessment framework is useful for monitoring the implemented measures and to document their effectiveness. The methodology provides quantitative and transparent documentation of hydro-meteorological risk management processes, useful for decision- and policy-makers, and stakeholders dealing with NBS measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1231-1257
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2166818
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Author-Name: Chong Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Chong
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Yuelin Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yuelin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yiteng Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Yiteng
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Yingyu Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Yingyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Xiaobing Lai
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaobing
Author-X-Name-Last: Lai
Title: Does smart city policy improve corporate green technology innovation? Evidence from Chinese listed companies
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As a new pattern of urbanization, smart cities offer a set of initiatives to achieve a win-win situation for both environmental protection and economic development. This paper aims to explore the influence of smart city policy (SCP) on green technology innovation (GTI) by Chinese listed enterprises. Employing the difference-in-differences (DID) approach, the results show that SCP promotes enterprises’ GTI. This finding remains valid after various robustness tests, which include the parallel trend test, PSM-DID, placebo test, the substitution of estimation model, replacement of dependent variable, and the exclusion of the impacts of other policies. Additional tests reveal that SCP improves GTI through government environmental subsidy, corporate environmental awareness, and research and development investments. Furthermore, the heterogeneity analysis suggests that our findings are more prominent in subsamples during the growth stage, in high-tech industries, and in eastern regions. Our research is vital to the urban ecological environment and high-quality economic development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1182-1211
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2157708
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Author-Name: Josephine Mummery
Author-X-Name-First: Josephine
Author-X-Name-Last: Mummery
Title: Environmental integrity of forest offsets in a changing climate: embedding future climate in Australia’s sinks policy regime
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Forest carbon sinks are important to Australia’s climate policy, and recent government and business net zero commitments will likely increase demand for forest carbon offsets. At the same time, forests in parts of the country have suffered from prolonged drought and bushfires, and a growing body of research suggests that future climate change could have significant implications for forest carbon sinks’ permanence. This article draws on expert views to explore how incorporating knowledge on the physical risks from climate change can strengthen the environmental integrity of Australia’s forest sinks policy. It finds challenges to and opportunities for strengthening the science, policy, and practice interfaces for forest carbon in a changing climate, and proposes reforms to strengthen the capacity of forests to be a long-term contributor to Australia’s emission targets and climate adaptation policy. These reforms may have relevance to other countries with vulnerable forests and interests in forest carbon offsets.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1328-1346
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2167196
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Author-Name: Feiyu Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Feiyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Shiyan Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Shiyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Xiao Gu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Gu
Author-Name: Wang Zhiwei
Author-X-Name-First: Wang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhiwei
Author-Name: Lifeng Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Lifeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: External or internal beauty? A study on the mechanism influencing food waste behavior
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A personal norms intervention strategy is an effective way to reduce food waste behavior. However, the mechanism controlling how personal norms affect food waste behavior needs to be further investigated. In addition, previous studies have reported that weight control is part of this mechanism, but few studies have focused on how internal (personal norms) and external beauty (weight control) act simultaneously on individuals. This study constructed an analytical framework with personal norms as the independent variable, emotions as the mediating variable, and weight control as the moderating variable from a cognitive perspective. A stratified regression approach was used to analyze 835 validated questionnaires on food waste at the consumption level (outside the home) that were collected from across China. The results showed that (1) Chinese consumer personal norms about eating at restaurants and outside the home exacerbated food waste behavior; (2) consumer emotions mediated the effect of personal norms on food waste behavior; and (3) weight control moderated both paths associated with the mediating effect of emotions, and its cubic term had a more significant moderating effect. Policy recommendations are proposed based on the conclusions of this study that will effectively reduce food waste behavior.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1367-1385
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2168524
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Author-Name: David A. Righter
Author-X-Name-First: David A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Righter
Author-Name: Stephanie E. Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Title: Implementing coastal adaptation: assessing and explaining success by local governments in Nova Scotia, Canada
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As coastal communities increasingly plan for climate change, there is a need to understand factors that influence whether planned actions get implemented. This study examines the implementation of coastal adaptation actions across Nova Scotia, Canada, the first province in the country to establish a regional policy framework to address adaptation by requiring municipalities to prepare Municipal Climate Change Action Plans (MCCAPs). Using the MCCAPs from 20 coastal communities, this study employs a mixed-methods approach that includes content analysis, surveys, and expert interviews to follow up on the actions identified as priorities in these plans. It finds that the MCCAPs successfully stimulated coastal adaptation throughout the province: within six years, nearly 75% of the 331 priority actions in these plans were implemented to some degree. Logistic regression models, supported by interviews with municipal representatives, indicate that political continuity and public participation throughout the planning process are significant determinants of successful implementation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1303-1327
Issue: 6
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2167195
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Author-Name: Hongyang Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hongyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Tingting Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Tingting
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Tongyuan Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Tongyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Martin Skitmore
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Skitmore
Author-Name: Nima Talebian
Author-X-Name-First: Nima
Author-X-Name-Last: Talebian
Title: Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential energy consumption: a global literature review
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The outbreak of COVID-19 made researchers notice some new points and change their focus, such as the economies of scale for residential energy use, energy dependency of societies, etc. This paper provides a bibliometric analysis of 497 articles by VOSviewer, finding that existing studies on building energy use during COVID-19 could be summarized into four keywords, i.e., building occupants, coronavirus, sustainability and monitoring and management. Significant increases in residential energy consumption are found with the increased duration of in-home-activity, while the growth rate varies between different neighborhoods, different times of day and different usage of energy. Attitudes vary toward the changing trend in the post-pandemic period, and the impacts of lockdown, new confirmed cases, social distancing, etc. on residential energy consumption have been given special attention in recent studies. Policy implications are concluded for maintaining normal operation of residential energy systems under the shock of public health emergencies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1387-1408
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2169112
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Author-Name: Yanhua Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Yanhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Yuping Xie
Author-X-Name-First: Yuping
Author-X-Name-Last: Xie
Author-Name: Chengfeng Zhuo
Author-X-Name-First: Chengfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhuo
Title: How does International Transport Corridor affect regional green development: evidence from the China-Europe Railway Express
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The operation of the China Railway Express (CRE) provides a quasi-natural experiment to test the impact of the new International Transport Corridor on regional green development. Based on the panel data for 265 prefecture-level cities in China and the China Patent Full-Text Database from 2003 to 2018, this study uses the SBM-DEA model to measure urban green economic efficiency (GEE). Then, we adopt the spatial Difference-in-Difference model to examine the effect of operating the CRE on the regional GEE. Moreover, the impact mechanism of the CRE on GEE is investigated from innovation and energy conservation perspectives. Finally, we consider the impact of the heterogeneity of factor endowments in different cities on green development. We found that operating CRE can improve regional GEE as a new overland trade channel between Europe and Asia. The impact mechanism test shows that promoting regional innovation and reducing urban energy intensity are two effective ways for CRE to improve regional GEE. In addition, in resource-intensive areas and areas with inadequate infrastructure, the marginal effect of CRE on promoting green development is more obvious. The conclusions can provide policy inspiration for countries along the CRE to achieve green economic development by operating CRE.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1602-1627
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2176296
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Author-Name: Aparna Howlader
Author-X-Name-First: Aparna
Author-X-Name-Last: Howlader
Title: Bureaucratic competition and provision of public goods and services: the consequences of inter-agency conflict on agricultural land conservation
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Numerous layers of federal, state, and local agencies are necessary to provide public goods and services in any country. Inter-agency cooperation and coordination are essential to provide these goods and services. However, federal agencies may have conflicting interests; and understanding the consequences of such conflict across agencies is important in designing public policy. I exploit a unique situation created by the Missouri Farm Bureau and Extension Service in the mid-20th century and show how inter-agency conflict may undermine the benefits of public services provided by the federal government. The extension services in Missouri resented the creation of a new institution, conservation districts, to provide technical assistance to the landowners. Using the spatial and temporal variation of this conflict and employing a difference-in-difference strategy with Missouri’s border states, I show that this non-cooperation led to slower growth of conservation districts and a lower amount of land conservation services across the years.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1560-1582
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2175647
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Author-Name: Amanpreet Kaur
Author-X-Name-First: Amanpreet
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaur
Author-Name: Vikas Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Vikas
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: Arun Kumar Kaushik
Author-X-Name-First: Arun Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaushik
Title: Vegetable and fruit growers’ intention to use biopesticides in India: application of TPB and HBM models
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In a quest to examine people’s perceptions of biopesticide usage, the current research investigates the influence of the health belief model and theory of planned behavior constructs on farmers’ intentions toward using biopesticides. Furthermore, the study explores the mediation effect of attitude on usage intention. Data were collected from 323 vegetable and fruit growers from seven northern states of India and examined by applying the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique using SmartPLS software. The results reveal that all the factors, except perceived behavioral control, significantly influence farmers’ attitudes and behavioral intention to use biopesticides. Moreover, a mediation analysis reveals a full mediation effect of attitude for health motivation and a partial mediation effect for perceived benefits on behavioral intention. Finally, the proposed research model has substantial explanatory power and helps to examine farmers’ intention to use biopesticides. The government and policymakers may use the current research findings to develop strategies to enhance biopesticide usage.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1536-1559
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2174415
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Author-Name: Umar Farooq
Author-X-Name-First: Umar
Author-X-Name-Last: Farooq
Author-Name: Manas Paul
Author-X-Name-First: Manas
Author-X-Name-Last: Paul
Author-Name: Arif Billah Dar
Author-X-Name-First: Arif Billah
Author-X-Name-Last: Dar
Title: On the nexus between growth and disaggregated ecological footprints-empirical evidence from India
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The depletion of natural capital stock due to widespread anthropogenic activities has increased concerns about environmental sustainability. Given this perspective, this study examines the relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth within the framework of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis in India. The growth-environment nexus using Autoregressive Distributive Lag is heterogeneous and footprint-specific. We find an inverted N-shaped EKC for cropland, N-shaped EKC for the forest, grazing, water, and built-up land footprints, and a monotonic increasing relationship for the carbon footprint. Projections based on annual per capita GDP show that cropland depletion would end by 2034 once India’s per capita GDP reaches USD 3,010. Besides, our study predicts that grazing land and forest land footprints will start increasing by 2026 and 2027, corresponding to a per capita GDP of USD 2,208 and USD 2,299. Our finding that the growth-environment relationship is time-varying and heterogeneous suggests policymakers and governments devise footprint-specific strategies to address their depletion.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1461-1493
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2171279
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Author-Name: Banban Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Banban
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yuxuan Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yuxuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Does the Belt and Road Initiative affect the energy intensity of countries along the route? An analysis of the direct and indirect effects
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We empirically evaluate the effect of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the energy intensity of countries along the route. Furthermore, we decompose this overall effect into direct effects via connectivity and indirect effects through development. We apply a relatively new synthetic control method based on interactive fixed effects to identify the causal effects of the BRI. Our main results include: (1) the overall effect of the BRI reduces the energy intensity of countries along the route by 0.0152 toes per thousand dollars, of which the direct effect is 0.0125 (82%); (2) the indirect effect in the current status is limited, mainly through the contradictory effects of economic growth and industrial structural change; and (3) countries along the route with a lower level of development, higher levels of energy technology, more abundant energy endowments, and less stringent carbon regulations experience a greater reduction in energy intensity after the BRI.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1583-1601
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2175648
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Author-Name: Kristin Limbach
Author-X-Name-First: Kristin
Author-X-Name-Last: Limbach
Title: What role for environmental cooperatives in collective agri-environmental schemes?
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The collective action dilemma inherent to environmental quality problems implies that agri-environmental contracts are best managed collectively. Such collective contracts need to be coordinated, a complex process that in some countries is chaperoned through an associative structure. This research assesses the potential of environmental cooperatives (EC) for the governance of collective agri-environmental contracts. The context in which ECs historically emerged is presented, followed by an analysis across case studies of the factors that can facilitate the role of ECs. These factors are compared to a recent case study on a newly emerged French EC, for which a series of interviews are analysed. This investigation highlights that the role of the EC is above all a facilitating one, mediating between the different interest groups by ensuring three important contract criteria: (1) place-based targets and locally specific measures, (2) a participatory process to contract design, (3) flexibility in the measure’s adaptation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1409-1433
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2174414
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Author-Name: Huixu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Huixu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Xianwen Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xianwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Rui Mu
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: Mu
Author-Name: Lanjian Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Lanjian
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Hierarchical interventions and environmental collaboration among municipal governments: a bottom-up analysis
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Collaboration has been recognized as an effective approach to govern public affairs and there has been considerable debate about the impact of the shadow of hierarchy on interlocal collaboration. However, few studies have examined the bottom-up influences of interlocal collaboration characteristics on hierarchical interventions. This research gap limits our understanding of the interaction between collaboration and hierarchy. To bridge the gap, this article discusses the antecedents of the selective intervention of higher-level governments by exploring the case of environmental collaboration in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. We find that the number of participants, the initiators of collaboration, and the level of formalization are the key factors influencing the strategic choices of hierarchical interventions. Further, establishing formal mechanisms in multi-actor and cross-provincial collaborations can partially alleviate the dependence of local governments on higher levels. This study facilitates a deeper understanding of the theory and practice of interlocal collaborations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1513-1535
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2174090
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Author-Name: Apostolos Paul Landahl
Author-X-Name-First: Apostolos Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Landahl
Author-Name: Adrianne Kroepsch
Author-X-Name-First: Adrianne
Author-X-Name-Last: Kroepsch
Title: Adaptive co-management and hydroclimatic change: examining the voluntary flow management program in the Upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado
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Adaptive co-management (ACM) has been advanced as a climate change adaptation strategy because of its social learning and collaboration dynamics. But it remains unclear whether ACM facilitates climate change adaptation in practice. Because rivers have been important laboratories for ACM efforts and research, this study examines a 30-year-old flow program on the Upper Arkansas River in Colorado (USA) to learn (a) how it is being impacted by climate change and (b) how participants are responding. The program has been largely successful in achieving its ecological and recreational flow goals, but it is being challenged by two hydroclimatic changes: earlier spring runoff and reduced stream flows. The program’s ACM dynamics are enabling adaptations that include efforts to communicate more proactively (social learning) and to compromise over the use of constrained flows (collaboration). We discuss these adaptations and pose additional questions about the future of the voluntary flow management program.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1494-1512
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2174089
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Author-Name: Vida Faraji Vaghaslo
Author-X-Name-First: Vida
Author-X-Name-Last: Faraji Vaghaslo
Author-Name: Marzieh Hajjarian
Author-X-Name-First: Marzieh
Author-X-Name-Last: Hajjarian
Author-Name: Omid Hossein Zadeh
Author-X-Name-First: Omid
Author-X-Name-Last: Hossein Zadeh
Title: Evaluation of sustainable development indicators of nature-based tourism in developed and developing countries
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Understanding the approach of developed countries to the sustainable development of nature-based tourism (NBT) can be a model for developing countries. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the differences of opinion from different aspects. This study aimed to highlight the differences between the attitudes of experts in developing and developed countries on sustainable development indicators of NBT.†â€Given that no such comparison has been made so far, this study intends to address this gap. Indicators were identified from three aspects: economic, social, and environmental, and they were approved through the use of the Delphi approach. The mean scores were determined based on a 7-point Likert scale and compared using an independent t-test. In developing countries, economic indicators (Mean = 5.779) and in developed countries, environmental indicators (Mean = 6.296) were the most crucial. Paying more attention to environmental indicators in developing countries can be an excellent way to improve the sustainable development of NBT.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1434-1460
Issue: 7
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2170873
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Author-Name: Nathan Duma
Author-X-Name-First: Nathan
Author-X-Name-Last: Duma
Author-Name: Isabelle Nilsson
Author-X-Name-First: Isabelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Nilsson
Title: Local factors driving the adoption of municipal voluntary environmental programs: the case of Sweden’s eco-municipalities
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In the past few decades voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) have gained traction as a tool to promote environmental performance beyond regulatory requirements. However, such programs have been largely studied in the context of the private sector with comparatively less consideration given to the possibility that local governments can also join such programs to improve both their reputation and environmental performance. We consider Sweden’s Eco-municipality association as an instance of a public sector VEP and find that, even after accounting for spatial dependence; environmental consciousness, municipality type, the level of education, industry structure and environmental vulnerability (as proxied by proximity to the coast) are significant determinants of the municipality’s decision to participate in the program.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1678-1701
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2178883
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Author-Name: Jiangfeng Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Jiangfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: Green productivity growth and convergence in Chinese agriculture
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It has become a new trend for the future development of Chinese agriculture to accelerate the transformation from increasing production to improving quality and realizing green growth. This paper uses the sequential DEA to measure the agricultural green total factor productivity (GTFP) of 306 Chinese cities from 1996 to 2017, then tests its convergence. The results show that the average growth rate of Chinese agricultural GTFP is 0.58%; the main driving force coming from technical progress. The convergence of agricultural GTFP has dual characteristics of stages and regions, and the significant σ convergence only exists in the central region during 1996–2003. There is significant β convergence at the national level, in the eastern and central regions, and neither convergence nor divergence in the western region. However, during 2004–2017, only the eastern region had β convergence. Finally, the conditional convergence speed is higher than the absolute convergence, and the eastern region is higher than the central.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1775-1804
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2180350
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Author-Name: Nohemà Ramirez Aranda
Author-X-Name-First: NohemÃ
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramirez Aranda
Author-Name: Jeroen De Waegemaeker
Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen
Author-X-Name-Last: De Waegemaeker
Author-Name: Nico Van de Weghe
Author-X-Name-First: Nico
Author-X-Name-Last: Van de Weghe
Title: Cultural ecosystem services along the Woluwe River: mapping the potential for a cross-regional green-blue network during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The cultural and social benefits of green open spaces (GOSs) are frequently disregarded in environmental planning and policy. The online PPGIS tool, mygreenplace.be, was used to map the cultural ecosystem services (CES) in the GOSs along the Woluwe River. This research aims to clarify the role of CES, spatial qualities and travel distance in GOSs’ valuation and their respective environmental planning and management. The analysis revealed that highly valued GOSs (CES hot spots) offer a diverse combination of CES, mainly activities related to playing and exercising, gathering and consuming. Likewise, these popular, highly valued GOSs provide various facilities enabling these activities (e.g. restaurants, water elements and transportation). Although travel distance proved quintessential for using GOSs, other factors, such as their qualities and attributes, can determine whether, and how frequently, respondents use a particular GOS. Finally, the data showed that the COVID-19 pandemic has positively influenced the use of and appreciation for GOSs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1628-1654
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2177141
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Author-Name: Muhammet Fatih Şengüllendi
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammet Fatih
Author-X-Name-Last: Şengüllendi
Author-Name: Mahmut Bilgetürk
Author-X-Name-First: Mahmut
Author-X-Name-Last: Bilgetürk
Author-Name: Mine Afacan Fındıklı
Author-X-Name-First: Mine
Author-X-Name-Last: Afacan Fındıklı
Title: Ethical leadership and green innovation: the mediating role of green organizational culture
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Green innovation is critical for SMEs, which account for a significant part of employment and total value in many countries. The role of the leader in SMEs is one of the most discussed issues in the field of management and innovation. In this study, the role of ethical leadership and green organizational culture on green innovation was investigated in the context of Turkey with a cross-sectional research study covering 464 SMEs and using structural equation modelling. According to the findings, it was seen that ethical leadership has an important potential in terms of developing a green organizational culture in SMEs. In addition, it has been determined that green organizational culture has a mediating role between ethical leadership and green product and process innovations. As a result, suggestions are given to researchers and managers in the context of leadership and organizational culture in order to create green innovation and a sustainable work environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1702-1723
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2180347
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Author-Name: Zhijian Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhijian
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Nengyu Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Nengyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Liange Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Liange
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Title: Spatio-temporal evolution and driving factors of waste disposal facilities in China
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This study attempts to explore the evolution process and driving factors of waste disposal facilities in China by employing a unique dataset that combines municipal-level data on socioeconomic characteristics with establishment-level information on waste disposal facilities over the years 2003–2020. This research reveals a noticeable transformation in the structure of waste disposal facilities in China, with rapid declines in landfill sites and steady increases in incineration plants and composting plants. Meanwhile, the distribution of waste disposal facilities exhibits an apparent spatial imbalance across regions. Specifically, landfill sites are primarily clustered in the central regions; incineration plants are concentrated in eastern areas; and composting plants are scattered and widely distributed. The results of the dynamic spatial Durbin model further indicate that consumption level and land area are the two main driving factors of the increase in the total number of waste disposal facilities and that of three different types of facilities; for each 1% increase in the two factors, the total number of waste disposal facilities will increase by 0.4551 and 0.1329 units respectively. However, waste generation, population density, land price, industrial structure and policy instruments have rather heterogeneous effects on waste disposal facilities and their different types. This study can provide guidelines for optimizing the distribution pattern of waste disposal facilities to mitigate against the unbalanced and inadequate development of waste disposal facilities in China and other developing countries with similar situations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1805-1829
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2182187
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Author-Name: Margarethe Reichenspurner
Author-X-Name-First: Margarethe
Author-X-Name-Last: Reichenspurner
Author-Name: Rena Barghusen
Author-X-Name-First: Rena
Author-X-Name-Last: Barghusen
Author-Name: Bettina Matzdorf
Author-X-Name-First: Bettina
Author-X-Name-Last: Matzdorf
Title: Exploring farmers’ perspectives on collective action: a case study on co-operation in Dutch agri-environment schemes
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To improve the ecological effectiveness of agri-environment-climate measures (AECM), collective approaches to co-ordinate AECM beyond the farm level have emerged, which are characterised by different levels of co-operation between individual farmers. As participation is voluntary, understanding farmers’ perspectives on collective action in the context of these economic incentive instruments is crucial to improve existing or design novel approaches. We conducted a Q study on farmers’ viewpoints on collective AECM in the Netherlands, where all AECM have to be realised jointly since 2016. Our results reveal three dominant views on collective AECM: a collective-oriented, a business-oriented and an environment-oriented perspective. Clear preferences for the collective approach show that even in cultures with strong values of independence joint action is possible, as farmers’ autonomy can be strengthened through co-operation. Considering different perspectives on collective approaches within the institutional design can help to develop more targeted, and thus successful, incentives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1830-1851
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2183111
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Author-Name: Jiawei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jiawei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Fangqing Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Fangqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Name: Junfei Chu
Author-X-Name-First: Junfei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chu
Title: Analysis of CO2 emission performance of China’s thermal power industry: a meta-frontier Malmquist-Luenberger approach with fixed-sum CO2 emissions
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This study combines the general equilibrium efficient frontier data envelopment analysis (GEEFDEA) approach, which handles fixed-sum CO2 emissions, with the meta-frontier Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index (MMLPI). We use this novel technique to measure the CO2 emission performance (CEP) of 30 of China’s provincial-level thermal power industries during 2006–2020, both statically and dynamically, and reveal the drivers of CEP changes. Our proposed approach considers the fixed-sum feature of CO2 emissions and also captures the impact of technology heterogeneity. The empirical results show that the CEP of China’s thermal power industry was good during the sample period, showing average annual increases of 2.42%, mainly due to technical efficiency gains and technological progress. The CEP of most provinces grew at various rates, between 0.23% and 8.38%; and the drivers of CEP changes differ between provinces. Policy implications are discussed, such as the need to strengthen technology innovation and optimize production processes to improve CEP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1746-1774
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2180349
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Author-Name: Anuradha Mukherji
Author-X-Name-First: Anuradha
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji
Author-Name: Scott Curtis
Author-X-Name-First: Scott
Author-X-Name-Last: Curtis
Author-Name: Jennifer Helgeson
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Helgeson
Author-Name: Jamie Kruse
Author-X-Name-First: Jamie
Author-X-Name-Last: Kruse
Author-Name: Ausmita Ghosh
Author-X-Name-First: Ausmita
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh
Title: Mitigating compound coastal water hazards in Eastern North Carolina
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Eastern North Carolina (ENC), a predominantly rural region, experiences the intersection of fluvial, pluvial, and tidal flooding, which leads to complex and impactful outcomes. Managing these, often compounding, hazards is challenging, especially as climate change drivers, such as sea-level rise and more intense storms will likely lead to a greater incidence of compound coastal water events (CCWE). Using data from focus group interviews conducted with 41 planners and emergency managers, we examine the mitigation approaches pursued by rural counties in ENC located along the coast and those adjacent to it that share estuarine environments or linked riverine systems. Findings show that communities seek funding to clear streams and channels, to implement buyouts and elevation projects and for infrastructure maintenance. Communities also undertake floodplain management to minimize flood exposure while facing several barriers to adequate mitigation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1852-1870
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2183112
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Author-Name: Sheng-Han-Erin Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Sheng-Han-Erin
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Emmanuel O. Benjamin
Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Benjamin
Author-Name: Johannes Sauer
Author-X-Name-First: Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Sauer
Title: The role of rice farmers’ attitude and trust in government in decision-making for participating in a climate-related agri-environmental scheme
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Excessive use of synthetic fertilizer has been proven to be an important cause of greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution in many Asian countries. This article aims to provide a better understanding of rice farmers’ preferences for a chemical fertilizer reduction scheme (CFRS) by integrating economic and psychometric factors. A survey of 292 farmers was conducted in Taiwan. The results show that farmers using more chemical fertilizers have a negative attitude towards implementing SAP and less trust in government and would prefer a higher entry payment over an eco-label. On the other hand, farmers using less chemical fertilizer prefer to receive an eco-label rather than incentive payments. Our findings indicate that an eco-label and higher entry payment could overcome the psychological factors that hinder farmers’ engagement. This study provides policymakers with insights into farmers’ decision-making, which could lead to chemical fertilizer reduction, thereby mitigating climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1724-1745
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2180348
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Author-Name: Usman Javed
Author-X-Name-First: Usman
Author-X-Name-Last: Javed
Author-Name: Muhammad Amir Rashid
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Amir
Author-X-Name-Last: Rashid
Author-Name: Ghulam Hussain
Author-X-Name-First: Ghulam
Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain
Author-Name: Shoaib Shafique
Author-X-Name-First: Shoaib
Author-X-Name-Last: Shafique
Title: Consumers’ perception of green brand attributes and its outcomes: a sustainable perspective
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The resurgence of green marketing engrossed the phenomenon of greenwashing, misleading and deceiving consumers with false claims about the firms’ environmental practices. Drawing on attribution theory, this study examines the direct relationship between perceived greenwashing (PGW) and brand credibility (BC) and indirect relationship through green skepticism (GSP). The study also examines the moderating effect of environmental concern (EC) based on contingency theory in both direct and indirect relationships. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from consumers and 508 usable responses were analyzed. The study’s hypotheses were tested using PROCESS macro for SPSS. The results show that PGW is negatively related to BC both directly and indirectly via GSP, whereas EC moderated, directly and indirectly, the relationships between PGW and BC, suggesting that the relationship between PGW and BC is fostered when EC is high. This study helps managers to understand how overstated/deceptive green claims may lead to destructive consequences for the company.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1655-1677
Issue: 8
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2178882
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Author-Name: Sofie Joosse
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Joosse
Author-Name: Martin Westin
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Westin
Author-Name: Fanny Möckel
Author-X-Name-First: Fanny
Author-X-Name-Last: Möckel
Author-Name: Holly Keasey
Author-X-Name-First: Holly
Author-X-Name-Last: Keasey
Author-Name: Sönke Lorenzen
Author-X-Name-First: Sönke
Author-X-Name-Last: Lorenzen
Title: Storytelling to save the planet: who gets to say what is sustainable, who tells the stories, and who should listen and change?
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In the last decade, storytelling has been popularised as a method for societal sustainability transformations. With this growing popularity, there has also been a rapid increase in those identifying as storytellers. Perhaps because storytelling for sustainability has an innocent ring to it, it has not yet been studied from a power perspective. However, as it is fast-spreading and has explicit change purposes, it is important to clarify assumptions about knowledge, power and change. This article offers a first step towards understanding and evaluating the wide variety of applications behind the label of storytelling for sustainability. We perform a frame analysis of how storytellers describe their storytelling for sustainability. Our findings demonstrate that the label of storytelling for sustainability encompasses fundamentally different ideas about whose knowledge counts. The article raises critical questions that can help assess the legitimacy and appropriateness of different applications of storytelling for sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1909-1927
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2258276
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Author-Name: Max Whitman
Author-X-Name-First: Max
Author-X-Name-Last: Whitman
Author-Name: Sara Holmgren
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Holmgren
Title: Representations of wildfires in academia
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In response to intensifying wildfire seasons, scholars call for new wildfire policy and management approaches. Based on the assumption that science, policy, and management are integrated spheres of meaning-making, this article aims to contribute to reflective and creative research conversations about fire policy and management by directing analytical attention to the role of science. Using Causal Layered Analysis, we unpack scientific representations of three wildfire events/seasons in Sweden, the US, and Australia. The analysis illustrates that scientific representations of wildfires are contextual and promote particular policy recommendations and management interventions. Furthermore, the review identifies a discrepancy between dominant, more simplistic representations and the dynamic and complex representation emerging from an interdisciplinary reading of the literature. To address this discrepancy, we argue that there is a need to continuously renegotiate the boundaries of wildfires through rethinking the process underpinning the scientific representations to account for the complexity inherent in wildfire events.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1952-1976
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2150155
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Author-Name: Therese Ã…hlvik
Author-X-Name-First: Therese
Author-X-Name-Last: Ã…hlvik
Author-Name: Hanna Bergeå
Author-X-Name-First: Hanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergeå
Author-Name: Malte B. Rödl
Author-X-Name-First: Malte B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rödl
Author-Name: Lars Hallgren
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Hallgren
Title: When hope messages become the discursive norm: how repertoires of hope shape communicative capacity in conversations on the circular economy
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Environmental communication research often conceptualises hope as an internal state of mind, suggesting that messages focused on hope can be used in strategic communication to foster environmental engagement. In this paper, we critique this individualising approach and instead explore hope discourse as an emergent social phenomenon, focusing on how it is constructed and managed in inspirational meetings about the circular economy. Using critical discursive psychology as a methodology, we identify three interpretative repertoires through which hope is constructed: stronger together, change for real, silver lining. We explore what is accomplished by their use, and discuss the social implications within the meetings and beyond. The repertoires facilitate a positive meeting experience and solidarity amongst participants. However, hope discourse also relies on abstraction which prohibits disagreement, critique, and talk about concrete actions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2017-2034
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2270144
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Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Sofie Joosse
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Joosse
Author-Name: Jacob Strandell
Author-X-Name-First: Jacob
Author-X-Name-Last: Strandell
Author-Name: Nora Söderberg
Author-X-Name-First: Nora
Author-X-Name-Last: Söderberg
Author-Name: Kornelia Johansson
Author-X-Name-First: Kornelia
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Author-Name: Wiebren Johannes Boonstra
Author-X-Name-First: Wiebren Johannes
Author-X-Name-Last: Boonstra
Title: How justice shapes transition governance – a discourse analysis of Swedish policy debates
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In both policy-making and academia, the realisation is growing that transitions striving for sustainability have to be just to be socially accepted. This insight has given rise to institutionalised approaches to a “just transition†– but also beyond these, justice is a key challenge in the governance of sustainability transitions. In this paper, we examine how justice arguments are being used in national-level discourses of transition governance in Sweden. Analysing 121 policy-related documents from 2019 to 2021, we found that justice was discursively treated in a way that essentially stifled change. Political actors attempted to trump each other’s justice claims rather than to genuinely engage with them. Justice concerns that would not serve re-election, such as solidarity across social boundaries, were almost absent from the material. Based on these findings, we critically explore how justice arguments contribute to politicizing transition governance in particular ways, rendering some policy options impossible.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1998-2016
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2177842
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Author-Name: Malte Rödl
Author-X-Name-First: Malte
Author-X-Name-Last: Rödl
Author-Name: Jutta Haider
Author-X-Name-First: Jutta
Author-X-Name-Last: Haider
Author-Name: Sofie Joosse
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Joosse
Title: The quest for “nature†in selfies: how platforms shape nature/society relationships
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Social media and other platforms have become an essential part of outdoor activities as they influence how nature is experienced and engaged with, but also what good nature is seen as. In this article, we explore how social understandings of nature and digital technologies are mutually performed. Using the empirical case of nature selfies—an archetype of imagery on social media platforms—posted on Instagram, Facebook, and Tripadvisor, and a small participatory “breaching experiment†aimed at collecting “ugly nature selfies,†we analyse and interrogate nature/society relationships displayed online within the platform contexts of attention economy and affordances. We conclude that nature selfies reinforce the desirability of consuming “beautiful†nature, while attention economy and platform affordances limit the possibilities for alternative nature/society relationships to be developed and promoted.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1928-1951
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2265548
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Author-Name: G. C. S. Kanarp
Author-X-Name-First: G. C. S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kanarp
Author-Name: Lotten Westberg
Author-X-Name-First: Lotten
Author-X-Name-Last: Westberg
Title: Adapting climate change – how government authorities in Sweden make sense of adaptation through a network practice
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Calls for transformational adaptation are increasing. Government authorities, expected to lead adaptation, are in the difficult situation of changing a governance system from within. This demands a capacity for critical reflection among civil servants involved. Adopting a Social Practice Theory approach, we argue this capacity must be understood as emerging in practice, not simply held by individuals. Empirically, we focus on a central network of government authorities in Sweden’s adaptation governance, and identify assumptions and routines guiding their meaning making process. We focus on how situations of contestation are dealt with to explore the practice’s capacity to facilitate critical reflection. We show how a focus on efficient information transmission and an assumption of incremental adaptation as sufficient leads their practice to play down the consequences of the climate crisis. A practice approach suggests interventions to the group level in order to create joint critical reflection, necessary for enabling transformational adaptation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1977-1997
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2171278
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Author-Name: Tema Milstein
Author-X-Name-First: Tema
Author-X-Name-Last: Milstein
Author-Name: Cathy Sherry
Author-X-Name-First: Cathy
Author-X-Name-Last: Sherry
Author-Name: John Carr
Author-X-Name-First: John
Author-X-Name-Last: Carr
Author-Name: Maggie Siebert
Author-X-Name-First: Maggie
Author-X-Name-Last: Siebert
Title: “Got to get ourselves back to the gardenâ€: Sustainability transformations and the power of positive environmental communication
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As places that disrupt “business as usual,†community food gardens carry the potential to experientially, critically, and restoratively recenter food systems and interconnected sustainability knowledges. Using interdisciplinary theory and practice-based observation, we zero in on the environmental planning and management space of the university campus to interpret how food gardens may not only materially change the campus landscape at a grassroots level but also act as constitutive forms of positive environmental communication. In doing so, food gardens may help realign the environmental premises of the university. At a time when universities have pressing leadership roles in rethinking the ecocultural, political, and economic dimensions of sustainable transformations of life as a whole, we illustrate how the creation of food gardens on all campuses might meaningfully and relationally reconnect university communities with the land where they work, learn, and teach, and, in the process, experientially promote ecocentric identities and empower change-making.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2116-2134
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197140
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Author-Name: Martin Westin
Author-X-Name-First: Martin
Author-X-Name-Last: Westin
Author-Name: Lars Hallgren
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Hallgren
Author-Name: Emily Montgomerie
Author-X-Name-First: Emily
Author-X-Name-Last: Montgomerie
Title: Between authority and argumentation: facilitators’ use of power in collaborative governance
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Facilitators of collaborative governance structure communication between stakeholders. They influence the process and, in some instances, also the outcome of collaborative governance. Even so, facilitators are, in the literature and in practice, most often reduced to being neutral or seen merely as power sharers. This reductive understanding obscures facilititators’ use of power. The purpose of this paper is to outline a nuanced understanding of authority in facilitation practice. We analyse a Swedish collaborative governance process where a governmental agency facilitates collaboration between actors with conflicting interests. We combine the work of Hannah Arendt and Mark Warren to study authority as relationally performed. We find that facilitators’ use of power takes the form of a pendulum movement between authority and argumentation. Hence, authority and argumentation are linked, rather than incompatible, in facilitation practice. This paper sheds new light on the unrecognised, and yet influential, leadership role that facilitators play.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2055-2074
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2174835
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Author-Name: Susan L. Senecah
Author-X-Name-First: Susan L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Senecah
Title: The Trinity of Voice: a framework to improve trust and ground decision making in participatory processes
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Collaborative processes are increasingly required, familiar, and expected but desire and enthusiasm do not produce competency or confidence, leading to frustration, hesitancy, distrust on all sides, and continued calls for “voice.†Initially introduced to the environmental communication community in 2004, Senecah’s Trinity of Voice is a practical framework based on small group dynamics scaled to community level. Its environmental communication dimensions of Access, Civic Standing, and Influence optimize the potential for trust-rich relationships that are key for effective collaborative processes but are difficult to build and sustain, especially in situations that are complex and/or pulsing with contentiousness. At the 20-year mark, this article revisits the TOV against the contemporary literature on trust; reviews critiques and diverse applications of it; and assesses whether it still offers practical value for designing, diagnosing, and improving collaborative processes to address environmental planning and management situations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2091-2115
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2238126
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Author-Name: Lotten Westberg
Author-X-Name-First: Lotten
Author-X-Name-Last: Westberg
Author-Name: Hanna Bergeå
Author-X-Name-First: Hanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Bergeå
Author-Name: Lars Hallgren
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Hallgren
Title: Meaning-making in the practice of collaboration: how implicit normative structures guide collaborative processes around contested natural resource issues
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Although communication is considered crucial for collaboration in natural resource management (NRM), its role has so far been superficially studied. In this paper, we present a way to investigate this communication by focusing on its implicit aspects. We observed and examined communication in three processes that aimed to find solutions to predator-reindeer problems through collaboration between reindeer herders and wildlife authorities in northern Sweden. Despite the three processes sharing the same external and internal conditions, they developed in completely different directions. We explain this by considering each process as a social practice and identifying the character of the normative structures guiding its members’ sense-making and action. We show how the structures emerged, were reproduced and affected the course of events and outcomes of each process. We conclude that recognising the significance of the implicit aspects of communication offers novel opportunities to better understand collaboration in NRM.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2035-2054
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2326121
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Author-Name: Marcus Bussey
Author-X-Name-First: Marcus
Author-X-Name-Last: Bussey
Author-Name: Eva Friman
Author-X-Name-First: Eva
Author-X-Name-Last: Friman
Author-Name: Thao Do
Author-X-Name-First: Thao
Author-X-Name-Last: Do
Author-Name: Sanna Barrineau
Author-X-Name-First: Sanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Barrineau
Author-Name: Neil Powell
Author-X-Name-First: Neil
Author-X-Name-Last: Powell
Title: Exploring co-creation labs: creative convergence at work
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This paper reports on research into co-creation labs as a tool for exploring environmental communication. Co-creation labs are novel spaces for experimentation, social learning, and trans-disciplinary as well as cross-sectoral collaboration for sustainability transformations. This paper examines the approach taken by researchers to theorising, via a repurposing of the 2×2 scenario matrix, a series of “labs†that represent diverse spaces in which to explore co-creative convergence through transformative learning processes. In addition, examples from work done to date are offered to illustrate progress in implementing these labs and testing the strengths and weaknesses of these co-creative spaces.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2075-2090
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2280453
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Author-Name: Shiv Ganesh
Author-X-Name-First: Shiv
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganesh
Author-Name: Delaney Harness
Author-X-Name-First: Delaney
Author-X-Name-Last: Harness
Author-Name: Samantha James
Author-X-Name-First: Samantha
Author-X-Name-Last: James
Author-Name: Julius Klingelhoefer
Author-X-Name-First: Julius
Author-X-Name-Last: Klingelhoefer
Author-Name: Mackenzie Schnell
Author-X-Name-First: Mackenzie
Author-X-Name-Last: Schnell
Author-Name: Nitha Palakshappa
Author-X-Name-First: Nitha
Author-X-Name-Last: Palakshappa
Title: The Powerpoint Imagination: visualization and managerial vocabularies in sustainability reports
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Sustainability reporting has been established as a dominant but problematic communication practice in global sustainability management. In this paper, we challenge the commonplace view of reporting as the simple and textual transmission of information, by interpreting corporate sustainability reports as visual artefacts that encourage particular views of environmental issues. We discuss visualization as a key practice in communication and rhetoric, asking what visual managerialism looks like in corporate reports, focusing on a corpus drawn from the Swedish United Nations Global Compact. We engage in a three-stage rhetorical critique to identify three kinds of visualizations: numerical, diagrammatic, and pictorial, establishing how they emphasize communicative characteristics such as logic, simplicity, and clarity. We consolidate these characteristics with the term ‘Powerpoint Imagination,’ arguing that they construct environmental problems in terms of a technocratic solutionism, i.e., efficiency, standardization and control. We discuss some issues with the Powerpoint Imagination by contrasting it with other images from sustainability reports, concluding with implications for future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1886-1908
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2268826
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Author-Name: Anke Fischer
Author-X-Name-First: Anke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer
Author-Name: Sofie Joosse
Author-X-Name-First: Sofie
Author-X-Name-Last: Joosse
Author-Name: Lars Hallgren
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Hallgren
Author-Name: Lotten Westberg
Author-X-Name-First: Lotten
Author-X-Name-Last: Westberg
Title: How research on communication can help to understand the management of natural resources and sustainability transformations: practices, concerns and new perspectives on environmental communication
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Communication is an integral part of natural resource management and sustainability transformations, and questions on how communication helps or hinders the development of more sustainable relationships between people and their environments have become increasingly urgent. This special issue directs our attention to the processes and outcomes of such communication and explores what a focus on communication makes visible and accessible for practical as well as academic analysis. The twelve articles collected in this issue examine a wide range of contexts and practices of environmental communication, here understood as the joint construction of meaning related to environmental and sustainability issues. In this editorial, we propose five conceptual lenses that, as we argue, are crucial for an in-depth engagement with environmental communication. Together, these provide us with an understanding of communication as arising from manifold interactions that are shaped by and shaping disagreement, power relations and, more generally, the interplay between structure and agency. We examine the contributions to this special issue in light of these conceptual lenses and highlight how the twelve articles help us to understand the role of meaning-making in environmental management and sustainability transformations. We conclude with suggestions for future work, identifying spaces for further conceptual development and empirical scrutiny as well as scope for new ideas on environmental communication to gain in importance and influence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1871-1885
Issue: 9
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2345737
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Author-Name: Xuetong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Xuetong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xu Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Xu
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Yujun He
Author-X-Name-First: Yujun
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Xuezhu Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Xuezhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Xiangnan Song
Author-X-Name-First: Xiangnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Mingbo Xi
Author-X-Name-First: Mingbo
Author-X-Name-Last: Xi
Author-Name: Jingkuang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jingkuang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: How does corporate internationalization affect the link between social responsibility and financial performance? Evidence from China
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Using evidence from 667 Chinese enterprises over the period 2013 to 2018, this study examines whether corporate internationalization improves the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on corporate financial performance (CFP). Specifically, we define CSR along the dimensions of shareholder, employee, supply chain, environment and society. The change in the relationship between CSR and CFP in the context of internationalization was studied systematically using regression analysis. The study’s results indicate that corporate internationalization exercises a significant and negative moderating effect on the relationship between shareholder-oriented CSR and CFP across the whole sample. In addition, corporate internationalization significantly moderates the relationship between different dimensions of CSR and CFP when the sample is further divided into labor-intensive, capital-intensive and technology-intensive enterprises; and that such moderating impacts vary across the three subsets of enterprises. The findings can suggest to managers in different industries which dimensions of CSR activities are likely to improve CFP in the context of corporate internationalization.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2327-2355
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2189057
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Author-Name: Waqas Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Waqas
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Qasim Ali Nisar
Author-X-Name-First: Qasim Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Nisar
Author-Name: Muhammad Azam Roomi
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Azam
Author-X-Name-Last: Roomi
Author-Name: Sobia Nasir
Author-X-Name-First: Sobia
Author-X-Name-Last: Nasir
Author-Name: Usama Awan
Author-X-Name-First: Usama
Author-X-Name-Last: Awan
Author-Name: Muhammad Rafiq
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Rafiq
Title: Green human resources management, green innovation and circular economy performance: the role of big data analytics and data-driven culture
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This study aimed to illustrate the impact of green human resources management on circular economy performance; the mediator role of green innovation; and the moderator roles of big data analytics and data-driven culture. A total of 438 survey questionnaires were collected from small and medium-sized enterprises from the Pakistani textile sector and evaluated through partial least square-structural equation modelling. The study’s outcomes revealed that green human resources management significantly impacts circular economy performance. Similarly, green innovation and big data analytics mediated and moderated between green human resources management and circular economy performance. Nevertheless, data-driven culture is needed to moderate between green human resources management and circular economy performance. The study presented a unique and novel idea of green human resources management concerning circular economy performance – the best solution for sustainable environmental fortification in the current decade while enhancing circular economy performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2356-2381
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2189544
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Author-Name: Huaqing Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Huaqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Ling Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Ling
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Tao Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Tao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Author-Name: Fei Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Fei
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Title: Does urban low-carbon governance affect firms’ business decisions for employing capital and labor?
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This study investigates the impact of urban low-carbon governance on firms’ capital-labor ratio. By treating China’s low-carbon city pilot (LCCP) policy as an urban low-carbon governance instrument, we apply a difference-in-differences method (DID) and find that the LCCP program significantly reduces firms’ capital-labor ratio, but the effect only manifests in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). The mechanism result demonstrates that to intensify urban low-carbon governance, local governments adjusted fiscal expenditure structure, resulting in SOEs employing less capital and more labor. This may be a business strategy adopted by SOEs to avoid environmental regulations, as we find that urban low-carbon governance significantly improves green technology innovation in non-SOEs, but not in SOEs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2257-2280
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2184681
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Author-Name: N. M. G. Wargyawati
Author-X-Name-First: N. M. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Wargyawati
Author-Name: Iulian Barba Lata
Author-X-Name-First: Iulian
Author-X-Name-Last: Barba Lata
Author-Name: Marleen Buizer
Author-X-Name-First: Marleen
Author-X-Name-Last: Buizer
Title: Which knowledge counts? Contested meanings of water quality, responsibility and involvement in river restoration discourse in Indonesia
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Since 2001, the Indonesian government has formulated and implemented several restoration programs to improve the Citarum’s water quality. However, these programs were often contested, particularly concerning the meanings of ‘water quality’ and how those informed approaches to responsibility and involvement. This paper problematises river restoration in view of these controversies towards improving people’s lives and their environment. Our investigation found (1) a selective use of scientific knowledge of water quality and related responsibilities; (2) a tension between broader inclusion and military involvement in river restoration; and (3) a diverse host of informal restoration practices that largely remain unnoticed in view of the government programs. The findings indicate that river governance can benefit from recognising and tuning into below-the-radar restoration practices to tackle river pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2303-2326
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2185508
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Author-Name: Hye-jeong Seo
Author-X-Name-First: Hye-jeong
Author-X-Name-Last: Seo
Author-Name: Todd Schenk
Author-X-Name-First: Todd
Author-X-Name-Last: Schenk
Title: Read all about it: examining newspaper coverage of the local environmental risks posed by the Radford Army Ammunition Plant
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This study examines the factors contributing to the inclusion of scientific information in local news coverage of environmental risks. We conducted a content analysis of articles about environmental issues associated with the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia’s largest point source of toxic chemical releases. We coded 116 articles published between 2000 and 2019 according to three criteria: the inclusion of scientific information, who is making claims, and whether or not explicit risks are identified. Only 35.3% of the articles reviewed include scientific information. Logistic regression indicates that when an article includes claims made by state officials and/or explicitly asserts the existence of environmental risks, it is more likely to include scientific information. Articles that include claims from community activists are less likely to include scientific information. We examine potential explanations for these patterns.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2382-2399
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2190005
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Author-Name: Shuliang Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Shuliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Linjiao Teng
Author-X-Name-First: Linjiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Teng
Author-Name: Jiaojiao Ji
Author-X-Name-First: Jiaojiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ji
Title: Impact of environmental regulations on eco-innovation: the moderating role of top managers’ environmental awareness and commitment
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Traditional research has suggested that external environmental regulations and internal executive attitude are important factors. However, no in-depth study has yet to be conducted on the interaction between internal and external factors. This study constructs a model of the relationship between the different driving factors of eco-innovation from internal and external perspectives. By analyzing survey data covering 214 enterprises, this study explores the impact of environmental regulations on eco-innovation and further analyzes the moderating effect of the environmental awareness and commitment of top managers. Results show that, first, formal and informal environmental regulations and the environmental awareness and commitment of top managers have significant positive effects on eco-innovation. Second, the environmental awareness of top managers has no significant moderating effect on the relationship between environmental regulations and eco-innovation. Third, the environmental commitment of top managers has a significant positive moderating effect on the relationship between formal environmental regulations and eco-innovation. However, such environmental commitment has no significant moderating effect on the relationship between informal environmental regulations and eco-innovation. Finally, based on the empirical results, this study provides relevant managerial implications and policy suggestions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2229-2256
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2184331
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Author-Name: Wei Su
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Su
Author-Name: Boloroo Bataa
Author-X-Name-First: Boloroo
Author-X-Name-Last: Bataa
Author-Name: Juhee Hahn
Author-X-Name-First: Juhee
Author-X-Name-Last: Hahn
Title: Does green human resources management (GHRM) promote employee environmental performance? A multilevel time-lagged study from Mongolia
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With the increased attention to green-related issues, companies started implementing environmentally-focused business management. Achieving environmentally sustainable development requires the joint participation of all members of an organization, thus, this study intends to explore the factors that affect employees’ environmental performance. We examined green human resources management’s (GHRM) impact on employees’ environmental performance with a cross-level analysis of team leaders and team members by adding green climate and green innovation behavior. Also, we proposed that employees’ environmental awareness can strengthen GHRM’s impact on green innovation behavior, thus moderating the relationship of the variables. We recruited 66 team leaders and 397 team members from four Mongolian telecommunication service companies to study the proposed hypotheses. We found that (1) GHRM positively impacted employees’ environmental performance. (2) Sequential mediation supported the mediating effect of green climate and green innovation behavior. (3) Employees’ environmental awareness moderated the GHRM and green innovation behavior relationship. The findings provide empirical support for the ability, motivation and opportunity (AMO) theory and highlight the importance of GHRM in employees’ behaviors in the workplace.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2135-2156
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2198666
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Author-Name: Zhuanlan Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Zhuanlan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Demi Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Demi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Title: Surveillance of public risk perceptions on outdoor air pollution: evidence from online search behaviours in China
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Severe outdoor air pollution in China has long constituted a threat to public health and environmental governance efficiency. Surveillance of online search behaviours that reflect real-time public risk perception and behavioural responses on environmental issues is essential in improving environmental governance. However, owing to the absence of an appropriate analytical framework, quantitative evidence of analysing online data is scarce in the extant research. To address this research gap, we analysed Baidu search indexes (BSI) keywords relevant to the public risk perception and behavioural responses on outdoor air pollution by a surveillance framework consisting of two parallel steps (prediction and monitoring). The proposed framework may improve environmental risk governance efficiency and benefit environmental risk governance policy decision-making through considering real-time public risk perceptions and behavioural response information. Using online search behaviour data, this study adds to the methodology for improving the efficacy of environmental social risk governance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2185-2205
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2183822
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Author-Name: Mengmeng Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Mengmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Tao Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Tao
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Di Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Di
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Environmental effects of smart city investment: evidence from China
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Understanding how smart city investment influences the environment has valuable implications for increasing the environmental performance of smart cities. This study adopted spatial econometric models to explore the environmental impacts of smart city investments using data from 100 smart cities in China for the period 2014–2019. Smart city investment includes investment in information and communication technologies (ICT) and human capital. Environmental performance was measured in terms of air quality, green space and energy consumption. The results reveal that smart city investment can produce spatial spillover effects and that the environmental quality of cities is spatially correlated. ICT reduces air quality but increases green space and electricity consumption. In addition, human capital contributes to electricity conservation but does not influence air quality and green space. The impacts of smart city investments on the environment vary according to economic development level. Moreover, policy implications for the implementation of smart city investments that increase environmental performance are proposed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2157-2184
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2183820
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Author-Name: Ralph Tafon
Author-X-Name-First: Ralph
Author-X-Name-Last: Tafon
Author-Name: Fred Saunders
Author-X-Name-First: Fred
Author-X-Name-Last: Saunders
Author-Name: Jacek Zaucha
Author-X-Name-First: Jacek
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaucha
Author-Name: Magdalena Matczak
Author-X-Name-First: Magdalena
Author-X-Name-Last: Matczak
Author-Name: IgnÄ— StalmokaitÄ—
Author-X-Name-First: IgnÄ—
Author-X-Name-Last: StalmokaitÄ—
Author-Name: Michael Gilek
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilek
Author-Name: Jakub Turski
Author-X-Name-First: Jakub
Author-X-Name-Last: Turski
Title: Blue justice through and beyond equity and participation: a critical reading of capability-based recognitional justice in Poland’s marine spatial planning
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While blue justice has gained traction, recognition and capability, which are necessary conditions for procedural and distributive justice, remain under-developed. We develop a four-dimensional blue justice framework that builds on recognition and capabilities to critically examine and advance justice in Poland’s marine spatial planning (MSP). We find that misrecognition of differential identities and capacities scripted powerless stakeholders out of participation and reduced possibilities for fair distribution. Conversely, MSP regulation augmented the rights of powerful actors through granting de jure “objecting†rights to some, inviting only strategic sectors to agenda-setting fora and, limiting MSP communication to meeting legal requirements. Several stakeholders also see defence and wind energy as key winners of MSP. While society will benefit from national security and energy sufficiency, especially given Russia’s increased weaponization of energy, many believe that financial profits from wind energy will accrue to developers. We offer governmental and planning measures to enhance capabilities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2206-2228
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2183823
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Author-Name: Beril Varol
Author-X-Name-First: Beril
Author-X-Name-Last: Varol
Author-Name: Szilard Szabo
Author-X-Name-First: Szilard
Author-X-Name-Last: Szabo
Author-Name: Raziye Hale TopaloÄŸlu
Author-X-Name-First: Raziye Hale
Author-X-Name-Last: TopaloÄŸlu
Author-Name: Gül Aslı Aksu
Author-X-Name-First: Gül Aslı
Author-X-Name-Last: Aksu
Author-Name: Elif Sertel
Author-X-Name-First: Elif
Author-X-Name-Last: Sertel
Title: Analysis of the association between image resolution and landscape metrics using multi-sensor LULC maps
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This study aims to investigate the changes in landscape metrics with varying spatial resolution from Sentinel-2 (10 m), SPOT 7 (1.5 m), Pleaides (0.5 m), and Worldview-4 (0.3 m) images. We implemented Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) techniques to all images to identify 21 land use and land cover (LULC) classes, which were then used to calculate several landscape metrics. We performed the Welch hypothesis testing on the class-level landscape metrics and applied Standardized Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with the correlation matrix to reveal the multivariate pattern of landscape metrics. Our results showed that 10 m and even the 1.5 m spatial resolutions cannot guarantee the identification of all LULC classes, and class areas change with varying spatial resolution (sometimes with 200% differences). Sentinel-2 images have some limitations, specifically from the landscape ecological planning perspective; on the other hand, Pleaides and Worldview-4 seem good alternatives to understand habitats’ viability and landscape isolation/connectivity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2281-2302
Issue: 10
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2185507
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Author-Name: Virpi Lehtoranta
Author-X-Name-First: Virpi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lehtoranta
Author-Name: Turo Hjerppe
Author-X-Name-First: Turo
Author-X-Name-Last: Hjerppe
Author-Name: Anna-Kaisa Kosenius
Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Kaisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kosenius
Title: Regional-scale non-market benefits of improved lakes and rivers when perceived and monitored ecological status diverge
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There is increased call to demonstrate the benefits of EU Member States’ river basin management plans, whose implementation has been delayed largely due to insufficient funding. This paper applies a contingent valuation study to investigate the benefit value of improved ecological status in river basins and the discrepancy between the quality of waters as perceived by river basin residents and as monitored under the Water Framework Directive. Respondents often reported worse quality for their focal water body than the monitored status indicated, a tendency established in a GIS analysis. The likelihood of such divergence increased most with degree of perceived deterioration of surface waters. Observed deterioration in waters, official status of one’s focal water body and divergence between two quality measures had implications for welfare estimates. Describing water quality according to ecological criteria and as uniformly as possible would facilitate the use of valuation results in future benefit transfers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2401-2419
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2190487
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Author-Name: Bebonchu Atems
Author-X-Name-First: Bebonchu
Author-X-Name-Last: Atems
Author-Name: Jehu Mette
Author-X-Name-First: Jehu
Author-X-Name-Last: Mette
Title: The impact of biomass consumption on US food prices
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 increased the amount of biofuels that must be mixed with commercial gasoline sold in the US to 7.5 billion gallons by 2012. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 further increased this requirement to 36 billion gallons by 2022. These large increases in the production and consumption of biofuels may compel farmers to divert significant quantities of land away from food and feed crops, which, in turn, may lead to a rise in crop prices, feed prices, and hence, overall food prices. Employing structural vector autoregression (SVAR) models and monthly US data for the period 1974:01 to 2019:12, this paper examines the impact of biomass consumption on food prices. We find that since the passing of these two acts, surges in biomass consumption are associated with food price increases in several categories, namely, fruits, beverages, food away from home as well as meat and poultry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2459-2476
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2192383
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Author-Name: Mathias Brynildsen Reinar
Author-X-Name-First: Mathias Brynildsen
Author-X-Name-Last: Reinar
Author-Name: Aase Kristine Lundberg
Author-X-Name-First: Aase Kristine
Author-X-Name-Last: Lundberg
Title: Goals à la carte: selective translation of the Sustainable Development Goals in strategic municipal planning in Norway
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are promoted as a global action plan for transformational change. Through calls to localise the global agenda, local governments have been made key actors in implementing the agenda. In Norway, the government ascribes municipalities a formal role in the national effort to implement the SDGs. Drawing on the concept of policy translation, we explore localisation processes at the strategic level of planning in Norwegian municipalities. Through analysis of municipal master plans and interviews with planners, we find that municipalities use a selective approach, prioritising goals that largely support existing policies, while more challenging goals become lost in translation. We argue that while the Norwegian planning system provides an institutional framework for implementing and following up on the SDGs, new rounds of translation will be needed to also handle difficult goals, if the SDGs are to create actual and much-needed policy change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2442-2458
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2191816
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Author-Name: Muhammad Siddique Akbar
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Siddique Akbar
Author-Name: Muhammad Asif
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Asif
Author-Name: Muhammad Rizwan Safdar
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Rizwan Safdar
Author-Name: Farhan Navid Yousaf
Author-X-Name-First: Farhan
Author-X-Name-Last: Navid Yousaf
Title: An exploratory study on the life recovery experiences of flood affected farmers in South Punjab-Pakistan
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We conducted this qualitative study to explore the life recovery experiences of farmers in one of the worst flood-hit districts of Pakistan. Data were gathered in August 2020, ten years after the disastrous 2010 floods, which hit a significant population of the country. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to document the subjective evaluation of the study participants with regard to restoration and readjustment of routine social life, work and livelihoods. Specifically, we asked the farmers to share their life recovery experiences by recalling the factors that helped and hindered their recovery process. Thematic analysis uncovered that personal resilience, belief system, bonding social capital, formal aid and previous flood experience were the major factors that contributed positively to the farmers’ life recovery. Political patronization and perceived unfairness in distribution of disaster aid were major factors that hindered the pace of their life recovery. In general, the findings of the study indicate that positive life recovery feelings of flood affected farmers are associated with resilience/vulnerabilities at individual and community level. Flood affected famers’ life recovery experiences are shaped by trade-offs between social vulnerabilities and resilience.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2645-2667
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197144
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Author-Name: Jingwen Tian
Author-X-Name-First: Jingwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Tian
Author-Name: Jie Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Author-Name: Fanglei Zhong
Author-X-Name-First: Fanglei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong
Author-Name: Xiaowei Lyu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaowei
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyu
Title: Application of shared socioeconomic pathways at the subnational level: carbon emission forecasts in Qinghai Province, China, integrating socioeconomic models
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Forecasting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is necessary to estimate their climate impact and the required mitigation efforts. However, existing scenario frameworks are not consistent and limit the comparability of projection studies. In this study, the “Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology†model was combined with the shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Model forecasts were calculated for each SSP from 2020 to 2060 in Qinghai Province, an underdeveloped, carbon-sink-rich region in China. Total CO2 emissions in Qinghai Province consistently exhibited an upward then downward trend, with large differences between SSPs in the peak date and maximum value of total CO2 emissions. Considering the current socioeconomic development status and total carbon emission trends in Qinghai Province, SSP1 and SSP2 were the most suitable pathways, providing balance between carbon emissions reduction and population well-being.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2627-2644
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197142
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Author-Name: Muhammed Ashiq Villanthenkodath
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammed Ashiq
Author-X-Name-Last: Villanthenkodath
Author-Name: Mantu Kumar Mahalik
Author-X-Name-First: Mantu Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Mahalik
Author-Name: Almas Heshmati
Author-X-Name-First: Almas
Author-X-Name-Last: Heshmati
Author-Name: Hooi Hooi Lean
Author-X-Name-First: Hooi Hooi
Author-X-Name-Last: Lean
Title: The impact of energy poverty on the aggregate and disaggregate material footprints in BRICS
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This study aims to examine the impact of energy poverty on the aggregate and disaggregate material footprint components such as biomass, fossil fuel, metal ores and non-metallic minerals while considering the economic growth and tourism development during 2000–2014 for the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). By applying econometric tools, the study confirms a positive and significant impact of energy poverty on aggregate material footprint and its components. The same finding has been reached for tourism development. Moreover, this study finds a U-shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) for all indicators used for material footprints. Based on the findings, this study proposes a set of policies for energy poverty alleviation to attain a sustainable environment and inclusive economic growth in the BRICS region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2477-2501
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2192384
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Author-Name: Stuart Alastair Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Alastair
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Author-Name: Joanne Tippett
Author-X-Name-First: Joanne
Author-X-Name-Last: Tippett
Title: Perceptions and practice in Natural Flood Management: unpacking differences in community and practitioner perspectives
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Divergent community and practitioner perceptions of Natural Flood Management (NFM) may impact wide-scale uptake, but are under-researched, especially in peri-urban environments. This mixed-methods study used picture- and scenario-based exercises, interviews and envisioning workshops in a post-industrial, peri-urban area of Greater Manchester, UK. Key differences were unpacked, with community members showing less confidence in NFM, and more confidence in grey infrastructure than professionals. Community confidence in installed NFM measures was, however, higher following a major storm event. Analysis suggests the value of demonstrating how NFM reduces flood risk, together with other co-benefits, through early engagement plus interpretation in the landscape. Uncertainty around effectiveness can be addressed using a learning-through-doing approach, enabled through field observation by community members. There is potential to engage more effectively around multifunctional benefits, framing NFM as green infrastructure that enhances biodiversity and recreation from the start. These findings hold significance for increasing uptake of NFM worldwide
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2528-2552
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2192861
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Author-Name: Zhilin Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhilin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Heng Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Heng
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Lei Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: How does technological innovation drive green growth in China’s complex environments? A configurational approach
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This article employs asymmetric configuration theory and methods to investigate how technological innovation drives regional green growth in China’s complex environment. Specifically, the pooled QCA method is employed to identify multiple driving paths for technological innovation-driven regional green growth. Three configurations for high green growth have been identified: (1) a configuration with high IRD (internal R&D), non-high GS (government support), non-high TM (technology market), and non-high ER (environmental regulation) as core conditions; (2) a configuration with high IRD, non-high NRD (non-R&D) and non-high ER as core conditions complemented by high TM; and (3) a configuration with high levels of IRD, ERD (external R&D) and TM, and non-high ER as core conditions. Furthermore, high IRD is essential for green growth, while strict environmental regulations may be detrimental. This article offers a theoretical basis for adjusting innovation strategies or improving relevant policies to promote green growth in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2583-2604
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2195542
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Author-Name: Mingmin Pan
Author-X-Name-First: Mingmin
Author-X-Name-Last: Pan
Author-Name: Mee Kam Ng
Author-X-Name-First: Mee Kam
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng
Author-Name: Ying Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: Reassembling local-regional industrial networks towards sustainability: an evolving “eco-transformation arena†in a Chinese industrial district
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This paper investigates a pathway for transforming small and medium enterprise-based industrial districts to eco-industrial development in newly industrialised countries. Our framework conceptualises the eco-transformation of industrial districts as a reassembling process of local-regional industrial networks toward sustainability from an ‘arenas of development’ perspective, highlighting how an emerging eco-transformation arena may challenge existing unsustainable industrial networks. We employ a case-study method to illuminate how such an eco-transformation arena has emerged in Shunde District in Southern China and evolved in the dimensions of continuity, scale and depth of transformation. The results show the pathway is driven by national policy intervention and local government responses. The subsequent development is likely to shift into a fluid, non-linear process unfolded through the continuing interaction of agenda setting, actors and their relationships, strategies and actions performed, translation projects and spaces of negotiation (i.e. the arena’s five components) while being influenced by context and place-specificity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2605-2626
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2196371
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Author-Name: Kai Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Kai
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Shumin Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Shumin
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Yilin Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yilin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhongfei Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongfei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: The green innovation efficiency of Chinese cities: regional differences, distribution dynamics, and convergences
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In this study, based on measuring green innovation efficiency (GIE), the regional differences, distribution dynamics and convergences of GIE among 284 Chinese cities from 2005 to 2020 were investigated. It was found that: (1) the GIE showed a decreasing regional difference within and between the eight economic zones and among the whole sample population, with the intensity of transvariation making the major contribution to the differences; (2) the GIE across the country and the eight economic zones appeared to rise slowly, showing a certain level of polarization within the zones, but the gap and polarization tended to narrow gradually on the whole, except for the Northwest Economic Zone; (3) the GIE across the country and among the eight economic zones presented prominent convergences. It was conducive to enrich the research contents and methods of green innovation and provide references for green innovation policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2695-2720
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197555
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Author-Name: Linying Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Linying
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Chuan Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Chuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Mengjuan Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Mengjuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Author-Name: Jianghua Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Jianghua
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Meng Tian
Author-X-Name-First: Meng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tian
Author-Name: Zihao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zihao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Yuanying Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Yuanying
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Title: Does informal environmental regulation matter? Evidence on the different impacts of communities and ENGOs on heavy-polluting firms’ green technology innovation
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Firms, especially heavy-polluting firms, are facing intense pressure from informal environmental regulations, which play a unique role in promoting heavy-polluting firms’ green technology innovation (GTI). Communities and ENGOs are two important informal environmental regulation entities that have different influence mechanisms to stimulate heavy-polluting firms in GTI. The research results indicate that heavy-polluting firms’ GTI follows an inverted U-shape as the number of communities around these firms increases, whereas it follows a positive linear correlation as the number of ENGOs increases. Interestingly, ownership types and administrative hierarchy distance positively moderate the curvilinear and linear relationships. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are more inclined to maintain their legitimacy by fulfilling communities’ and ENGOs’ environmental requirements than non-SOEs. A shorter administrative hierarchy distance means that firms are supervised by high-level governments. The autonomy effect of lower-level governments does not affect the vigorous enforcement of environmental policies, which also enhances these two relationships.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2668-2694
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197554
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Author-Name: Shandelle Steadman
Author-X-Name-First: Shandelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Steadman
Author-Name: Heather M. Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Heather M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: Paul Jeffrey
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Jeffrey
Author-Name: Phill Wheat
Author-X-Name-First: Phill
Author-X-Name-Last: Wheat
Title: Exploring public perceptions and support for green infrastructure funding mechanisms: a study of the Oxford–Cambridge Arc, England
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The uptake of green infrastructure is challenged by a lack of access to financing. Studies have investigated individuals’ economic valuation of green infrastructure but understanding public perceptions of a range of potential funding mechanisms is a fundamental step in developing funding measures. Using data collected from a sample of residents in the Oxford–Cambridge Arc, England, this study addresses a gap in our understanding of public perceptions of green infrastructure funding by investigating support for several funding mechanisms, and the extent to which support is associated with attitudinal, contextual and personal capability variables. Results indicate that respondents prefer the funding of small and large-scale infrastructure to be covered by developers, with most opposition being levelled at those involving additional financial obligations from citizens. Altruistic-biospheric values, pro-environmental behaviour and trust in the government significantly affected support. These findings provide valuable insight to policymakers attempting to introduce sustainable green infrastructure funding streams.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2502-2527
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2192386
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Author-Name: Zhang Cheng
Author-X-Name-First: Zhang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng
Author-Name: Juanjuan Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Juanjuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: The impact of air quality on industrial intelligence: evidence from Chinese industrial firms
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As Industry 4.0 develops, enterprises are investing in the industrial intelligent transformation. Using unique data from Chinese industrial enterprises, this paper investigates whether air quality affects the upgrading of industrial intelligence in enterprises. We find that decreased air quality improves industrial intelligence for enterprises, as enterprises increase their use of intelligent industrial robots when air pollution causes shortages of labour quantity and efficiency. Further analysis shows that large-scale enterprises and enterprises in areas with high economic development are more inclined to develop industrial intelligence in response to decreased air quality than their counterparts. In addition, the results indicate that the intelligent transformation of enterprises can improve their performance. This study provides a new perspective on the impact of environmental issues on corporate behaviour.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2420-2441
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2191815
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Author-Name: Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi
Author-X-Name-First: Jude Ndzifon
Author-X-Name-Last: Kimengsi
Author-Name: Alfred Kechia Mukong
Author-X-Name-First: Alfred Kechia
Author-X-Name-Last: Mukong
Author-Name: Lukas Giessen
Author-X-Name-First: Lukas
Author-X-Name-Last: Giessen
Author-Name: Jürgen Pretzsch
Author-X-Name-First: Jürgen
Author-X-Name-Last: Pretzsch
Title: Actor-driven institutional change in forest communities: insights from the Bakossi Landscape of Cameroon
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The institutions-cum-forest use dynamics literature is growing, albeit marred by scanty evidence on actor roles in shaping the process in sub-Saharan Africa. Cameroon represents a useful “laboratory†to explore such actor-driven change processes. Recent studies have reported the change process linked to a colonial hangover in parts of Cameroon that came under French influence, suggesting the need for fresh evidence to uncover such change processes in parts of the country which came under British influence. Using the Bakossi Landscape as a case, this article (i) traces the pathways of forest-linked institutional change, (ii) estimates the role of actor groups in shaping forest-linked institutional change, and (iii) explores the determinants of forest-linked institutional change in the Bakossi Landscape. A representative sample of 116 households in 3 selected communities was performed. This was complemented by focus group discussions (n = 6) and key informant interviews (n = 10). Descriptive statistics were used to establish forest-linked institutional change, while the ordinary least square was employed to estimate the effect of actor groups and other determinants on forest-linked institutional change. The results lead us to the following conclusions: First, both forest-linked institutional structures and processes witnessed changes over the years. Second, raising the intensity of actor group processes (in-migrants, local elites, traditional leadership, timber dealership and NTFP traders) significantly decreases changes in forest-linked traditional rules, while migration, state officials and the church significantly increase changes in forest-linked institutional structure. Finally, an increase in the composite index of process-mix traditional leadership and NTFP traders decreases changes in forest-linked institutional structures. Future studies should uncover gender dimensions of changes in forest-based institutions, as well as the role of conflict actors in engendering institutional change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2553-2582
Issue: 11
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 9
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2193309
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Author-Name: Clive Davies
Author-X-Name-First: Clive
Author-X-Name-Last: Davies
Author-Name: RocÃo Santo-Tomás Muro
Author-X-Name-First: RocÃo
Author-X-Name-Last: Santo-Tomás Muro
Title: Stewardship and green infrastructure in England. Planning perspectives informed through an investigation of urban green infrastructure
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The aim of this study is to explore the relationships and perspectives of stakeholders involved in the stewardship of ‘urban green infrastructure’ in England. We used stewardship of the urban forest network (trees and associated green space) as a focal point by referring to four meanings of ‘Stewardship’, i.e. Motivation, Ethic, Outcome and Action proposed by Peçanha Enqvist et al. (2018). We studied the perspectives of stakeholders through a multi-regional approach, in five English cities (Newcastle/Gateshead, Leeds, Sheffield, Coventry and Bristol), assessing their views expressed via questionnaire and analysing responses through NVivo. We found support for stewardship as a key aspect of urban green infrastructure planning, one that encourages ‘bottom up’ participation. In the specific area of urban forestry in England we propose that to ensure a co-stewardship role, planning professionals and citizens should work together at all levels to identify key roles and stewardship niches that are complementary.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2748-2773
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2197557
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Author-Name: Bernd Ermes
Author-X-Name-First: Bernd
Author-X-Name-Last: Ermes
Author-Name: Tudor Mocanu
Author-X-Name-First: Tudor
Author-X-Name-Last: Mocanu
Author-Name: Anja Willke
Author-X-Name-First: Anja
Author-X-Name-Last: Willke
Author-Name: Michaela Schürig
Author-X-Name-First: Michaela
Author-X-Name-Last: Schürig
Title: Identification of today’s and tomorrow’s mobility patterns in the Rhenish coal-mining area
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This article deals with the development of the mobility sector in a very specific area in Germany. The Rhenish coal-mining area has to tackle an ongoing structural change. With the phase-out of lignite-based power generation, (infra-) structural changes and further resulting challenges will arise in the area between Aachen and Cologne in the coming years and decades. Within the framework of the field of action “Mobility†in the Rhenish coal-mining area, the DAZWISCHEN (In Between) (“As of March 17, 2023 the project listed on its website www.zukunftsstadt-stadtlandplus.de/dazwischen-english.htmlâ€) is investigating the current spatio-structural state as well as the possibilities for quantitative modelling of individual indicators up to the year 2040.In this article, “mobility†is understood as the spatial change in the location of people and households in daily life using different means of transport. Against this background, the modal share is considered as the central parameter. This describes the distribution of transport demand among different means of transport. Based on the status quo of the current mobility behaviour of the population in the Rhenish coal-mining area, future scenarios show which measures can be used to reduce CO2 emissions in transport in order to achieve the Paris climate targets. The results can show local decision-makers in the Rhenish coal-mining area which measures are necessary to achieve this.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2774-2790
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2201394
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Author-Name: Mei-Fang Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Mei-Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Title: Energy justice and deliberative democratisation: reflection on indigenous territory governance in Taiwan
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Research on deliberative democracy that contains a detailed discussion of its relationship to justice in Indigenous territory is limited. Through a case study of the controversy over a solar energy project on Kanaluvang tribal land in Taiwan, this article explores how issues of energy justice are constructed in multiple communication and deliberative sites of the governance system and the role of Indigenous activism and deliberation in addressing energy injustice. The research methods used are documentary analysis and in-depth interviews. The study presents a discursive narrative on the interconnected nature of the climate–energy–biodiversity nexus and how Indigenous activism creates deliberative spaces which reinforce Indigenous empowered space and oriented toward social learning and respect for tribal sovereignty. Indigenous activism and deliberation illuminate the emancipatory elements of Indigenous energy justice. It is crucial to connect multiple forms of tribal communication to the wider democratic system in the pursuit of energy justice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2955-2971
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2211732
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Author-Name: Bowen Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Bowen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Author-Name: Xiaodan Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaodan
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Author-Name: Fangqiu Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Fangqiu
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Title: Evaluation and comparison of energy tax, resource tax and air pollution tax: an environmental-DSGE model
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How governments choose green fiscal policies to achieve green transition is an urgent issue to be solved. In this context, an environmental-dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model is developed to analyze and compare the macroeconomic effects of fossil energy tax, natural resource tax and air pollution tax. The research shows that the supply-side policy, the natural resource tax, has a stronger impact on the economy than the other two demand-side policies, the fossil energy tax and air pollution tax. More importantly, supply-side policies are more effective than demand-side policies in two aspects: (1) all three policies can make up for the negative impact of tight fiscal policies on the economy, with supply-side policy offsetting the negative impact to a greater extent than demand-side policy; (2) all three policies can act as automatic stabilisers of the economy, with supply-side policy being more effective than demand-side policy in smoothing economic fluctuations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3051-3074
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2244670
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Author-Name: Caiqi Bu
Author-X-Name-First: Caiqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bu
Author-Name: Daqian Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Daqian
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Kaixia Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Kaixia
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Labor market impact of China’s cross-regional environmental regulation on pollution-intensive firms
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The relationship between environmental regulation and labor demand has been mixed. Few research studies have considered the impact of cross-regional environmental regulations on the labor market, even though this is notable. We adopted a geographic regression discontinuity (RD) approach to investigate the labor market impact of the cross-regional environmental regulation “2 + 26†Cities Special Emission Limit Program for Air Pollutants. We found that the policy significantly boosts the labor demand of polluting firms rather than a simple inter-industry transfer, mainly through increasing investment in fixed assets and cost offset mechanisms. Further analysis of the structure of labor demand shows that the increasing workforce is primarily low-quality labor accompanied by wage loss. The government should recognize the risks of welfare loss from low-quality work due to environmental regulation and direct polluting firms to innovate rather than reduce costs by increasing demand for low-quality labor. This facilitates a better understanding of the labor market response to environmental policy from the perspective of cross-regional environmental regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3026-3050
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2216871
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Author-Name: Amadou Niang
Author-X-Name-First: Amadou
Author-X-Name-Last: Niang
Author-Name: Sébastien Bourdin
Author-X-Name-First: Sébastien
Author-X-Name-Last: Bourdin
Author-Name: André Torre
Author-X-Name-First: André
Author-X-Name-Last: Torre
Title: The geography of circular economy: job creation, territorial embeddedness and local public policies
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To date, few studies have analysed the geography of the circular economy, especially its contribution to economic activity on a sub-regional scale. In this context, our paper aims to analyse the evolution of employment and activities in the circular economy at the local level in France. For this purpose, we use a database on job creation and companies in the circular economy between 2008 and 2015 and we propose for the first time a study measuring the creation of jobs and companies in the CE. We show that the growth of employment in the circular economy is higher than the growth of total employment. Moreover, we highlight that the number of companies in the circular economy is mainly concentrated in metropolitan areas. We also point out the regional effect of the growth of the circular economy, indicating the territorial embeddedness of this type of activity. Based on this observation, we assume that regional public policies play a significant role in the deployment of a circular economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2939-2954
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2210749
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Author-Name: Arjen E. Buijs
Author-X-Name-First: Arjen E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Buijs
Author-Name: Susan de Koning
Author-X-Name-First: Susan
Author-X-Name-Last: de Koning
Author-Name: Thomas J. M. Mattijssen
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J. M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattijssen
Author-Name: Ingeborg W. Smeding
Author-X-Name-First: Ingeborg W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Smeding
Author-Name: Marie-José Smits
Author-X-Name-First: Marie-José
Author-X-Name-Last: Smits
Author-Name: Nathalie A. Steins
Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Steins
Title: Civil society for sustainable change: strategies of NGOs and active citizens to contribute to sustainability transitions
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According to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a “Whole-of-Society†approach is needed to initiate transitions to a nature-positive society. Many look at civil society to initiate and accelerate such transitions. In this article, we investigate strategies from Civil Society Actors (CSAs) to contribute to transformative change, with specific focus on Tiny Forests and Beach Clean-Ups in the Netherlands. Results show that CSAs have a clear Theory of Change to achieve their goals, and act upon that vision through assembling power and resources, developing policy-relevant environmental knowledge, mobilising public support and media coverage and initiating innovative sustainable practices. Adopting mosaic governance approaches, CSAs strategically position themselves in social and institutional networks, connecting professionals and citizens for political leverage. However, our findings show that the step from local impact towards transition remains a large one and the contribution of CSAs should be valued as emergent, co-produced and part of a broader transition movement.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2863-2884
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
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Author-Name: Hossein Ali Fakher
Author-X-Name-First: Hossein Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Fakher
Author-Name: Muntasir Murshed
Author-X-Name-First: Muntasir
Author-X-Name-Last: Murshed
Title: Does financial and economic expansion allow for environmental sustainability? Fresh insights from a new composite index and PSTR analysis
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Despite the use of different environmental proxies, the economic and financial development (FD)-environmental quality (EQ) nexus is still enigmatic. In this regard, a new composite environmental quality index (CEQI) is used to holistically represent EQ. Moreover, the Panel Smooth Transition Regression (PSTR) method is applied to estimate the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and the financial development Kuznets Curve (FKC) hypotheses using data from 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The findings reveal that economic growth in the first regime positively affects CEQI while having a negative effect after exceeding the threshold and entering the second regime. Also, FD positively affects CEQI for the first regime and has a negative influence for the second regime. Other factors such as energy consumption and composite trade share (CTS) in both the first and second regimes have a negative effect on CEQI. Accordingly, several environmental quality-improving policies are recommended.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2885-2908
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2205997
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Author-Name: Nicola Dempsey
Author-X-Name-First: Nicola
Author-X-Name-Last: Dempsey
Title: The Sheffield street tree dispute: a case of “business as usual†urban management?
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Press coverage of the Sheffield street tree dispute showed images of protestors and yellow ribbons on trees threatened with felling as part of a highly charged and public argument between the council and some of its citizens. However, a closer analysis of the highways management programme shows that it was not simply a case of two parties in conflict. This paper pulls on a wide range of secondary data sources to explore Sheffield’s street tree dispute by examining the urban management approach taken by the local authority. Using the place-keeping concept as an analytical framework, the paper will demonstrate how the Sheffield case reflects “business as usual†maintenance practices undertaken by local authorities when contracting out management work. The analysis also provides evidence showing how the Sheffield case demonstrates poor contract design, governance processes, evaluation and communication practices that had ramifications for the city that went beyond its street trees.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2791-2809
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2201965
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Author-Name: Fang Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Zuhan Li
Author-X-Name-First: Zuhan
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Qiumei Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Qiumei
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Di Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Di
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Title: The impact of China’s SO2 emission trading system on industrial total factor productivity: evidence from industrial sub-sectors at the provincial level
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Much attention has been devoted to the economic benefits of emission trading systems (ETSs), but research concerning the SO2 ETS in China is scarce. We examine China’s SO2 ETS in 2007 from the perspective of industrial sub-sectors and employ the difference-in-difference-in-difference (DDD) model to test whether the SO2 ETS can promote industrial total factor productivity (TFP). We identify whether it is the average effect or the dynamic effect of the SO2 ETS that can improve industrial TFP. The heterogeneity test results indicate that this policy has diverse influence in different regions and industries, and the effect is better in pollution-intensive industries. We also find that the policy enhances industrial TFP by promoting efficient technological innovation and capital allocation. Our findings provide evidence that supports the Porter Hypothesis and a guide for the industrialization of developing countries. Chinese policymakers should strengthen environmental enforcement, set quotas accordingly, and encourage technological innovation to improve industrial TFP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2909-2938
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2205998
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Author-Name: Wei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Shizheng Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Shizheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Author-Name: Xiaoguang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Zhihao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhihao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Guomin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Guomin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Identifying the effective and ineffective configurations of the mandatory waste management policy in China: a qualitative comparative analysis
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Mandating domestic waste separation is essential for solving the urban waste crisis, but it remains unclear what kind of mandatory policy in detail is more effective or counterproductive. This current study described the mandatory policy of waste separation as a configuration of five attributes, i.e. economic punishment, social punishment, supervision, charges, and community governance. Based on data mining and text analysis of the messages from Sina Weibo, the concurrent effects of those attributes were analysed by a qualitative comparative analysis from 44 pilot cities in China. The study found three configurations of high willingness by residents to separate waste, which all require different mandatory policy attributes working together. Specifically, H1a is the combination of supervision, community governance, and economic punishment; and H1b is a combination of social punishment, community governance, and economic punishment. In configuration H2, supervision and community governance are core conditions, while charges and economic punishment are not necessary.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3003-3025
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2214692
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Author-Name: Udhayageetha Veerasamy
Author-X-Name-First: Udhayageetha
Author-X-Name-Last: Veerasamy
Author-Name: Michael Sammanasu Joseph
Author-X-Name-First: Michael Sammanasu
Author-X-Name-Last: Joseph
Author-Name: Satyanarayana Parayitam
Author-X-Name-First: Satyanarayana
Author-X-Name-Last: Parayitam
Title: Green human resource management practices and employee green behavior
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This research explores the effect of Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) practices on employee green behavior (EGB). A conceptual model involving two double-moderations is developed and tested with the data collected from 397 respondents from various industries in India. Hayes’s PROCESS macros were used in testing the hypotheses. Consistent with the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity (AMO) and Social Identity Theory (SIT), the green recruitment strategies (GRS) and green institutional initiatives (GII) positively predict EGB. The results indicate that the significant three-way interaction between GRS, employee green training and development (E-GTD), and employee green participation and involvement (E-GPI) influenced EGB. The findings also suggest that the three-way interaction between GII, employee green performance management, appraisal (E-GPMA), employee green compensation, and rewards (E-GCR) influencing the EGB was significant. The implications for green human resource management (G-HRM) and sustainability are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2810-2836
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2205005
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Author-Name: Lucas Seghezzo
Author-X-Name-First: Lucas
Author-X-Name-Last: Seghezzo
Author-Name: Gretchen Sneegas
Author-X-Name-First: Gretchen
Author-X-Name-Last: Sneegas
Author-Name: Wendy Jepson
Author-X-Name-First: Wendy
Author-X-Name-Last: Jepson
Author-Name: Christian Brannstrom
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Brannstrom
Author-Name: Sydney Beckner
Author-X-Name-First: Sydney
Author-X-Name-Last: Beckner
Author-Name: Kyungsun Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Kyungsun
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Title: The use and potential of Q method in environmental planning and management
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Stakeholder engagement is critical to bridge gaps between academic knowledge production and application for environmental resources. Q Methodology, a qualitative and quantitative protocol, is well suited to address environmental planning and management issues through rigorous analysis of stakeholder perspectives. We review several methodological applications that have been used with or within Q Methodology aiming to improve environmental management, inform decision-making and policy, and build consensus. We review their deployment across six domains: (1) Q-set: discourse identification and concourse creation; (2) P-set: strategies to select participants and promote stakeholder engagement; (3) Q-sorts: interaction with respondents during data production; (4) Comparisons: geographic and temporal comparisons; (5) Graphics: visualization techniques to improve interpretation and dissemination; and (6) Methods: the use of complementary and mixed methods. We discuss their utility for environmental planning and management and provide recommendations for integrating these procedures into future research.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2721-2747
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2207727
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Author-Name: Zhiyuan Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Zhiyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name: Lianqing Li
Author-X-Name-First: Lianqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Han Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Han
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: On the driving forces of green total factor productivity growth in China: evidence from biased technological progress analysis
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The traditional model of factor-driven economic growth can no longer be maintained due to an increasing demand to save energy and reduce emissions and a rapid rise in the cost of related factors. The concept of green total factor productivity (GTFP) has emerged as an essential component of high-quality economic growth; consequently, how to boost GTFP through the development of technical advancement has become an important question in recent years. An improved CES production function of labor, capital, and energy is created using the theoretical framework for biased technological growth as its foundation. Subsequently, the mechanisms resulting from the synergy of factor structure, factor efficiency and biased technological progress (BTP) on GTFP are theoretically deduced and empirically analyzed. The conclusion shows that the types of technical advancement are mainly net labor-enhancing and net energy-enhancing technical advancement in China from 2001 to 2017. Due to the biased effect of technical advancement, the relative comparison of the three elements is determined predominantly by excessive capital investment and less by labor and energy. Factor-enhancing technical advancement led to the growth of GTFP, while the synergistic effect of BTP, factor structure and factor efficiency hindered the growth of GTFP.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2972-3002
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2212123
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Author-Name: Yongsheng Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Yongsheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Qiuyue Yin
Author-X-Name-First: Qiuyue
Author-X-Name-Last: Yin
Author-Name: Bo Yuan
Author-X-Name-First: Bo
Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan
Author-Name: Zhanfeng Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Zhanfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Wei Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Title: Does the environmental tax influence the siting of foreign-invested manufacturing enterprises? Evidence from China
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Based on unique firm-level microdata, this study adopts the conditional logit model to empirically evaluate the impact of the environmental tax on the siting of foreign-invested manufacturing enterprises. We also explore the trade-offs of the environmental tax by assessing its economic costs and benefits. This study finds that the environmental tax has a statistically significant and negative impact on the siting of foreign-invested enterprises, as verified by a series of robustness checks. This result implies a trade-off of the environmental tax, reducing pollutant emissions at the expense of damaging economic growth. Heterogeneous analysis finds that the siting is remarkably more sensitive for foreign-invested enterprises that are sole-venture, in high-polluting industries, small-scale, or hosted by developing countries. The other trade-off is outlined: although the environmental tax reduces the number of newly registered foreign-invested enterprises, it brings some economic benefits by making the structure of foreign investment cleaner and more advanced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2837-2862
Issue: 12
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 10
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2205570
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Author-Name: Da Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Da
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name: Yi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Linfang Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Linfang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Title: Can environmental regulation break the political resource curse: evidence from heavy polluting private listed companies in China
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This paper aims to explore whether the over-reliance on political resources hampers corporate technological innovation and the role of environmental regulation in mitigating the adverse effect. A simplified theoretical framework is proposed to combine political ties, environmental regulations, and corporate innovation. Then, based on the data for listed private companies in China’s heavy pollution industry, our empirical results show that political relations have negative impacts on both patent licensing and R&D investment, indicating the existence of a political resource curse in listed private companies in China’s heavy pollution industry. The transmission mechanisms include mitigating market competition and inducing overinvestment, but increasing the rent-seeking motivation is not a channel through which political connections negatively affect corporate innovation. Further empirical analysis demonstrates that environmental regulations help eliminate the curse effect of political ties on technological innovation at the firm level in China, through increasing market competition and reducing overinvestment. The findings of this paper provide insights for optimizing environmental regulation policies, which are conducive to inducing technical innovation in politically connected enterprises.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3190-3216
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2218988
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Author-Name: Natalie Riedel
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Riedel
Author-Name: Emily Mena
Author-X-Name-First: Emily
Author-X-Name-Last: Mena
Author-Name: Heike Köckler
Author-X-Name-First: Heike
Author-X-Name-Last: Köckler
Author-Name: Birgit Reineke
Author-X-Name-First: Birgit
Author-X-Name-Last: Reineke
Author-Name: Annette Peters
Author-X-Name-First: Annette
Author-X-Name-Last: Peters
Author-Name: Lars Schwettmann
Author-X-Name-First: Lars
Author-X-Name-Last: Schwettmann
Author-Name: Kathrin Wolf
Author-X-Name-First: Kathrin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf
Author-Name: Gabriele Bolte
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriele
Author-X-Name-Last: Bolte
Author-Name: Ute Kraus
Author-X-Name-First: Ute
Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus
Title: Identifying interactions between determinants of intention for civic engagement against transportation noise exposure – a theory-driven classification tree analysis with cross-sectional data from the KORA study in Germany
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The European Environmental Noise Directive highlights public participation in the development and review of noise action plans. Considering unequal participation opportunities, determinants of public civic engagement are crucial. We conceptualised these determinants to arise from four components: (1) noise exposure, (2) environmental resources, (3) engagement-specific cognitions, and (4) general cognitions and emotions. We aimed to classify intention for civic engagement in a population-based sample from the German KORA study in the Augsburg region by using Conditional Inference Trees (CIT) with variables attributed to the four components (N = 3,743, 43–92 years). The “engagement-specific cognitionsâ€-CIT showed the highest prevalence of civic engagement intention resulting from interactions between subjective norm (expecting positive feedback from significant others), self-efficacy (having confidence to engage), and knowledge of noise abatement planning (70.6% as compared to the sample average (11.2%)). To promote equitable decision-making, participation might benefit from focusing on residents’ cognitive-behavioural processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3276-3309
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2219829
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Author-Name: Nicholas Gill
Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas
Author-X-Name-Last: Gill
Author-Name: Anna Lewis
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis
Author-Name: Laurie Chisholm
Author-X-Name-First: Laurie
Author-X-Name-Last: Chisholm
Author-Name: Natalia Adan
Author-X-Name-First: Natalia
Author-X-Name-Last: Adan
Title: What is the problem with absentee landowners? Invasive plant management by residential and absentee amenity rural landowners
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Landowners interested in rural lifestyles rather than primary production, are a significant group of rural landowners in many countries. Among these landowners, distinctions are made between the management practices and motivations of absentee and resident landowners. Absentee landowners are not uncommonly depicted as poor land managers and as not meeting their responsibilities. Evidence, however, on this is mixed. With a focus on invasive plant management in Australia, we compare the motivations, attitudes, and practices of absentee and resident landowners in two high amenity areas of New South Wales, Australia. We found that attitudes and practices surrounding invasive plant management were very similar between absentee and resident landowners, but that there are some key differences surrounding motivations and barriers to invasive plant management. Our data suggests that difference between absentee and residential landowners, therefore, may be overstated with respect to invasive plant management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3097-3117
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2217338
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Author-Name: Yuan Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Haojie Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Haojie
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jiaxin Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jiaxin
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Changfei Nie
Author-X-Name-First: Changfei
Author-X-Name-Last: Nie
Title: The effect of information infrastructure on total carbon emissions and intensity: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China
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This study takes the “Broadband China†demonstration cities policy as a shock to information infrastructure development, and systematically evaluates the effects of the policy on the total carbon emissions and intensity in 280 Chinese cities using the multi-period difference-in-differences method. The research results show that the policy significantly reduced total CO2 emissions and intensity, especially in cities with a higher economic development level and population size, as well as the eastern and northern cities. The mechanism analysis suggests that the policy can reduce carbon emissions through promoting fiscal science and technology expenditure, green innovation, and tertiary agglomeration. The total mediating effect of the three aspects for abating total carbon emissions and intensity is 24.69% and 23.76%, respectively. The further discussion shows that the policy also reduced environmental pollution, indicating that information infrastructure can play a synergistic role in reducing environmental pollution and CO2 emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3310-3338
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2220898
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Author-Name: Huanqin Ying
Author-X-Name-First: Huanqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ying
Author-Name: Hui Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Hui
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Yaobin Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Yaobin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Author-Name: Sumeet Gupta
Author-X-Name-First: Sumeet
Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta
Title: How does information and communications technology agglomeration affect the decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions? Evidence from 257 cities in China
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Decoupling economic growth and carbon emissions is essential for sustainable growth. However, the impact of ICT agglomeration, especially its long-term impact on decoupling, has received little attention. Drawing on the Tapio decoupling model and dynamic decoupling path theory, this study examines the short-term and long-term effects of ICT agglomeration on decoupling by using a panel data set for 257 cities in China from 2003 to 2017. The results show that most cities are in a state of weak decoupling (253/257) and on an intensive dynamic decoupling path (192/257). Our empirical analyses confirm that ICT agglomeration negatively impacts the short-term decoupling trend but positively impacts the long-term decoupling path. The mediating mechanism analysis indicates that ICT agglomeration affects decoupling by driving ICT infrastructure investment, promoting green technology innovation, and stimulating consumption of ICT equipment. Green technology innovation significantly drives decoupling in both the short-term and long-term impacts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3139-3167
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2218564
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Author-Name: M.A.B.S. Splinter
Author-X-Name-First: M.A.B.S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Splinter
Author-Name: L.K.E. Dries
Author-X-Name-First: L.K.E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dries
Title: A conceptual framework for measuring transaction costs in agri-environmental schemes: an application to the Dutch collective scheme
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This research brings together insights from the literature on the measurement of transaction costs related to agri-environmental schemes (AES) and formulates a conceptual framework for measuring these transaction costs. The framework is then applied to the Dutch AES in which farmer collectives act as a mediator between farmer-members and the Dutch government. In particular, we study the distribution of private transaction costs in the collective scheme and compare this to the distribution under the former individual approach. Results show that transaction costs have increased substantially for the collective, while they decreased for public actors. Moreover, the execution of the Dutch AES depends for a large part on volunteers, whose costs are not accounted for in official records. Although the Dutch AES appears successful in terms of coordination, we conclude that it carries substantial transaction costs for the collectives and its dependency on volunteers makes it fragile in the long term.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3217-3243
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2218989
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Author-Name: Chenghao Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Chenghao
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Zhangsheng Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhangsheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Title: Can the new energy pilot policy improve China’s urban energy economic efficiency?
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The global energy era is accelerating ahead of schedule. At the urban level, can large-scale utilization of renewable energy in cities promote energy consumption reduction and economic cost saving, improving energy economic efficiency (EEE)? Based on balanced panel data for 260 prefecture-level cities in China from 2010 to 2020, we used data envelope analysis (DEA) window analysis and difference-in-differences and propensity score matching to evaluate the effect of the New Energy Demonstration City Program on urban EEE. We found that the policy promoted the improvement of urban EEE. However, there is specific regional heterogeneity in the policy effects, with this policy having a more significant effect on EEE improvements in the Northeast, cities with high pollution levels, and cities with high-tech innovation levels. These findings have significant policy implications for supporting the country in promoting the development and utilization of new energy sources to improve EEE.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3377-3396
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2224932
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Author-Name: Daniela Spina
Author-X-Name-First: Daniela
Author-X-Name-Last: Spina
Author-Name: Francesco Caracciolo
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Caracciolo
Author-Name: Gaetano Chinnici
Author-X-Name-First: Gaetano
Author-X-Name-Last: Chinnici
Author-Name: Giuseppe Di Vita
Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe
Author-X-Name-Last: Di Vita
Author-Name: Roberta Selvaggi
Author-X-Name-First: Roberta
Author-X-Name-Last: Selvaggi
Author-Name: Gioacchino Pappalardo
Author-X-Name-First: Gioacchino
Author-X-Name-Last: Pappalardo
Author-Name: Biagio Pecorino
Author-X-Name-First: Biagio
Author-X-Name-Last: Pecorino
Author-Name: Mario D’Amico
Author-X-Name-First: Mario
Author-X-Name-Last: D’Amico
Title: How do farmers plan to safeguard the environment? Empirical evidence on farmers’ intentions to adopt organic pest management practices
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The development and optimization of more sustainable pest control methods, primarily focusing on preventive strategies and non-chemical tools, is a global priority for scientists and agrochemical companies. This study examines Sicilian farmers’ willingness to adopt organic pest management practices for protecting tomatoes and zucchini from two key insect pests, namely Tuta absoluta and Bemisia tabaci. We implemented the Theory of Planned Behavior as a cognitive model to explore individual motivations that influence farmers’ readiness to adopt sustainable pest control practices. Results from partial least squares structural equation modeling on a sample of 85 farmers emphasize the importance of farmers’ behavioral constructs in the decision-making process: Farmers’ attitudes are the strongest predictors of intention (ß = 0.454; p < 0.01), followed by social norms (ß = 0.201; p < 0.1) and perceived behavioral control (ß = 0.184; p < 0.01). Intention and perceived behavioral control constructs positively and significantly affect the stated behavior construct (respectively, ß = 0.23; ß = 0.24). Traditional farm/farmer socio-economic characteristics have a notable, yet smaller, influence: Farmers’ education positively predicts their willingness to adopt (ß = 0.292; p < 0.01), while farmers’ age is negatively correlated (ß = −0.130; p < 0.01). Informational campaigns on the importance of organic pest management on improving soil health and biodiversity should be promoted to strengthen farmers attitudes toward organic pest management. Similarly, policy-makers should enhance farmers perceived behavioral control by providing better information about characteristics and procedures of organic pest management protocols.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3118-3138
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2218021
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Author-Name: Feng-Yi Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Feng-Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Tai-Wei Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Tai-Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Cheng-Ze Hung
Author-X-Name-First: Cheng-Ze
Author-X-Name-Last: Hung
Author-Name: Kuo-Ching Yen
Author-X-Name-First: Kuo-Ching
Author-X-Name-Last: Yen
Title: The myth that military culture could not drive environmental sustainability? Cross-level influence of military culture on pro-environmental behavior
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The promotion of sustainable development goals (SDGs) is a crucial government policy, and military units are government departments responsible for constructive affairs. However, few studies have explored the effects of perceived military social responsibility on environmental attitude and green organizational citizenship behavior. The present study addresses this research gap by developing a research framework regarding sustainability by applying organizational identity theory to the military. The results indicate that perceived military social responsibility is crucial in improving environmental attitude and green organizational citizenship behavior and promoting sustainable development. These results can be used as a reference by military units to achieve sustainable development goals and provide practical implications for sustainable management.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3339-3358
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2222227
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Author-Name: Maoliang Ling
Author-X-Name-First: Maoliang
Author-X-Name-Last: Ling
Author-Name: Lin Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Lin
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Haimi Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Haimi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Title: The crowding out effect of financial incentives on conformity to pro-environmental social norms: a quasi-experiment on household recycling
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Research has shown that financially incentivizing sustainable behaviors may undermine individuals’ conformity to pro-environmental social norms, but it remains unclear why and when such a crowding out effect occurs. Using data from a quasi-experiment in Quzhou, China, this study has tested crowding out in a local incentive program for household recycling and evaluated the causal mechanisms and boundary conditions of crowding out. The reward program reduced residents’ inclination to conform to their neighbors’ recycling behaviors and persuasion, which was driven by the lowering of the first- and second-order beliefs underlying norm conformity. The crowding out effect and pathways were particularly salient among people with high levels of environmental self-identity or community social embeddedness. Moreover, framing the incentivized behavior in an environmentally beneficial way could not mitigate crowding out. Overall, the results contribute to refined theories of crowding out and have important implications for the design of environmental policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3359-3376
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2223758
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Author-Name: Yu-Qi Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yu-Qi
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Chao Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Chao
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Title: Synergies between global low-carbon development processes and financial fluctuations from 1991–2019: a functional data analysis
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Financial fluctuations affect all aspects of economic production and daily life. Using the slacks-based measure (SBM) model and the functional data analysis (FDA) technique, this study examined the pattern of global low-carbon development and the synergies between these development processes and financial fluctuations from 1991–2019. The main results show that (1) the world is making steady progress in low-carbon development. However, there were clear imbalances at the regional level. Among the countries analysed, Italy, Luxembourg, and the United States are leading in low-carbon development, while Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Slovakia are lagging. (2) The direction and magnitude of financial development affecting global low-carbon development vary over time. In recent years, its internal instabilities have increased. (3) There are distinct spatial heterogeneities in the direction and magnitude of this impact. Compared with other regions, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region’s low-carbon development processes are more sensitive to their own financial situation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3168-3189
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2218565
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Author-Name: Merina Lohani Sitoula
Author-X-Name-First: Merina
Author-X-Name-Last: Lohani Sitoula
Author-Name: Melissa Neave
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Neave
Author-Name: Brian Coffey
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Coffey
Title: Assessing the coherence of ecosystem service consideration in environmental planning: insights from hydropower development policy in Nepal
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 2030 rely on healthy ecosystems providing a multitude of benefits and services for a sustainable society. Many SDG goals are cross-cutting and attaining these is highly reliant on policy coherence. Coherent policy settings enhance the synergies between goals and minimise disproportionate trade-offs. However, research indicates policy coherence and its implications for achieving SDGs is a neglected topic in the global south, particularly the least developed countries (LDCs). Using the hydropower development policy in Nepal as a case, this article employs a refined coherence analysis framework to assess how coherently the concept of ecosystem services (ES) is considered in 20 policy documents. The findings reveal a lack of coherent consideration of the ES concept and implementation gaps. This improves knowledge about an understudied topic in the global south and provides a tool to evaluate policy coherence that can be applied across sectors and scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3075-3096
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2210748
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Author-Name: Elena Escrig-Olmedo
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Escrig-Olmedo
Author-Name: MarÃa Ãngeles Fernández-Izquierdo
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Ãngeles
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-Izquierdo
Author-Name: Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-X-Name-First: Idoya
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrero-Ferrero
Author-Name: Juana MarÃa Rivera-Lirio
Author-X-Name-First: Juana MarÃa
Author-X-Name-Last: Rivera-Lirio
Author-Name: MarÃa Jesús Muñoz-Torres
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz-Torres
Title: A framework for assessing corporate sustainability risks along global supply chains: an application in the mobile phone industry
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In today’s globalized world, characterized by complex supply chain networks, integrating sustainability supply chain risks into the corporate assessment models seems crucial. To tackle the global challenges this paper presents a Sustainability Risk Assessment Framework that allows measurement of environmental and social risks upstream and downstream, along global supply chains, using a combination of quantitative methods (environmental and social footprint computing tools) and qualitative methods (hotspots analysis) from three dimensions (by scenarios, by product components, by lifecycle stage). To test this framework this study focuses on the mobile phone industry, due to the importance of its environmental and social impacts. The results show the low impact of recycling strategies in environmental terms and social terms on the mobile phone industry. Fostering re-use strategies by companies will substantially improve their impacts. This framework overcomes some of the weaknesses of the corporate sustainability risk assessment methodologies, combining quantitative methods and qualitative methods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3244-3275
Issue: 13
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 11
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2219828
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Author-Name: Jessica L. Fuller
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Fuller
Author-Name: Ingrid van Putten
Author-X-Name-First: Ingrid
Author-X-Name-Last: van Putten
Author-Name: Marloes Kraan
Author-X-Name-First: Marloes
Author-X-Name-Last: Kraan
Author-Name: Maiken Bjørkan
Author-X-Name-First: Maiken
Author-X-Name-Last: Bjørkan
Author-Name: Dorothy J. Dankel
Author-X-Name-First: Dorothy J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dankel
Title: “Sustainability is not a vegan coffee shop.†Eliciting citizen attitudes and perspectives to localize the UN sustainable development goals
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Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national legislation includes a need for their localization. The authors posit that this concept of localizing the SDGs is achieved if the goals are appended to an existing policy process with local implications, termed a “policy vehicle.†For this study, Q-methodology was used to gather local perspectives on the legislative process for coastal planning in Norway (the “policy vehicleâ€), the “proxy†legislation through which the SDGs are localized for the case study municipality of Andøya, Norway. The overall aim of the study was to understand potential pathways for enabling approaches to societal transformations where focus is placed on fostering human agency and capacities. The authors demonstrate how Q-methodology can be applied for enhanced stakeholder engagement in local decision-making processes as a starting point to enable social transformations for sustainability in a social-ecological system.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3480-3501
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2223761
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Correction
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3744-3744
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2377500
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Author-Name: Xianfeng Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Xianfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Rongting Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Rongting
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Lan Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Lan
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name: Zujun Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Zujun
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Title: Determinants of consumers’ intentions to switch to electric vehicles: a perspective of the push–pull–mooring framework
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Gauging the extent of consumers’ willingness to choose electric vehicles rather than conventional vehicles has become increasingly important. Based on the push–pull–mooring framework, this study aims to examine how these three factors influence consumers’ intention to shift from conventional vehicles to electric vehicles. Based on 886 validated questionnaires from six pilot cities, findings reveal that push factors such as price consciousness and social influence are effective in convincing consumers to switch from conventional vehicles to electric ones. Moreover, pull factors, including perceived benefit and convenience, attract consumers to switch to EVs. In line with our expectations, mooring factors such as perceived risk and inertia have a negative effect on consumers’ switching intentions. Furthermore, perceived risk and inertia significantly reduce the positive effect of push and pull factors on consumers’ switching intentions. These findings provide important implications for China’s transition to low-carbon transportation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3718-3743
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2232945
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Author-Name: Jian Ming Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Jian Ming
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Author-Name: Ziye Shang
Author-X-Name-First: Ziye
Author-X-Name-Last: Shang
Author-Name: Sao Iong Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Sao Iong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Impact of employees’ generativity on green policy attitude, environmental commitment, and green behaviour
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Encouraging employees’ green behaviour is one of the effective environmental strategies in the hotel industry. Previous studies have primarily investigated the organisation-level factors influencing employees’ green behaviour. In contrast, this study shifts the focus to the employee-level factors and introduces generativity in the current research topic. Generativity reflects individuals’ concerns for the well-being of future generations. This study aims to explore the relationships among employees’ generativity, green behaviour, green policy attitude, and environmental commitment. 304 valid samples were collected from hotel employees in Macau. The structural equational model analysis revealed that generativity has a significantly positive influence on green policy. Employees’ green attitude and environmental commitment play a mediating role between generativity and green behaviour. This study expands on the literature by exploring how employees’ generativity promotes organizational environmental management. The findings suggest how hotel managers can promote green behaviour and design green policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3645-3668
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2232103
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Author-Name: Yunmeng He
Author-X-Name-First: Yunmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Feifei Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Feifei
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Lijun Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Lijun
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Hoaidan Nguyen
Author-X-Name-First: Hoaidan
Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen
Title: Modeling tourists’ pro-environmental behavior: a combination of the value-belief-norm theory and environmental identity theory
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Tourists’ pro-environmental behavior is critical in achieving sustainable tourism. This article examined the driving mechanism of tourists’ pro-environmental behavior based on the Value-Belief-Norm and Environmental Identity theory, and: (1) An integrated model was established in both Chinese and Vietnamese tourists, and passed the multiple-group SEM analysis; (2) Environmental values, awareness of consequences, environmental self-identity, and moral norms were important influencing factors of tourists’ pro-environmental behavior: Environmental values were basics, which indirectly affected tourists’ behavior through awareness of consequences, environmental self-identity, and moral norms; Moral norms were the most direct factors that stimulate pro-environmental behavior; Environmental self-identity, awareness of consequences, and moral norms were mediating variables, which played intermediary roles between environmental values and pro-environmental behavior; (3) Differences between groups were also identified: There was no significant difference except for “environmental values→awareness of consequencesâ€, but there were significant differences in the mean score for “environmental valuesâ€, “awareness of consequencesâ€, “moral norms†and “public transport behaviorâ€. Implications are made accordingly.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3694-3717
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2232944
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Author-Name: Shengling Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Shengling
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Yao Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Zhiwei Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhiwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: Is it the Goldilocks principle? The impact of environmental decentralization on total factor carbon productivity in China
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The current severe carbon emissions situation in China increases the demand for a sound environmental governance system. Using provincial panel data from 2003 to 2017, this study investigates the spatial impact of different types of environmental decentralization (ED) on total factor carbon productivity (TFCP) and its internal mechanisms and explores the threshold effect of horizontal environmental decentralization (HED) and fiscal decentralization (FD) on this impact. The results indicate that the effect of ED on TFCP exists after considering the spatial dependence. An inverted “U-shaped†relationship exists between vertical environmental decentralization (VED) and TFCP, and a “U-shaped†relationship between horizontal environmental decentralization (HED) and TFCP; that is, excessive VED and insufficient HED will inhibit TFCP. Green technology innovation acts as a mediator in the impact of ED on TFCP, including VED and HED. The dynamic threshold panel model finds that both the increase of HED and FD improved the promotion effect of VED on TFCP, but the change in HED gradually reduced the promotion effect. China should adhere to the Goldilocks principle, strengthen vertical environmental centralization and promote horizontal environmental decentralization to create a superior institutional environment for stimulating green technological innovation to further weaken the “free rider†effect of environmental governance caused by externalities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3552-3580
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2225740
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Author-Name: Jesse Schrage
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse
Author-X-Name-Last: Schrage
Author-Name: HÃ¥vard Haarstad
Author-X-Name-First: HÃ¥vard
Author-X-Name-Last: Haarstad
Author-Name: Knut Hidle
Author-X-Name-First: Knut
Author-X-Name-Last: Hidle
Title: The strategic value of contradictions: exploring the practices of climate planning in Bergen, Norway
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Understanding how cities develop climate plans is crucial to capture their potential to achieve ambitious climate goals. Previous literature has highlighted the role of external pressures or heroic actors in driving local changes. By highlighting the everyday practices of actors in urban climate planning, we reveal new sets of contradictions in climate governance. Drawing from social practice theory, this paper examines how contradictions were managed in the process of developing a new climate plan in Bergen, Norway. Through a variety of empirical sources, we explore the strategic value these offer, and the organisational work accomplished by the navigation of contradictions. We highlight three strategic benefits of negotiating contradictions: the legitimisation, expansion and signalling of climate work. In conclusion, the paper argues that considering practices of climate planning reveals novel forms of agency, namely the potential of mundane organisational processes and the pivotal role of civil servants in this work.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3626-3644
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2232098
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Author-Name: Muhammad Asif Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Asif
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Author-Name: Masood Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Masood
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Rob Hull
Author-X-Name-First: Rob
Author-X-Name-Last: Hull
Title: The impact of climate mitigation finance on greenhouse gas
Abstract:
We address the research problem concerning climate mitigation finance (CMF) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our research question is: Does an increase in CMF reduce GHG? This question generates two goals. First, to verify the predicted negative association using data that measures CMF in USD and GHG in kilotons. Second, to test the robustness of the predicted direction. To achieve our goals, we use a methodology consisting of a graphic analysis of the data over time and a panel data regression model accompanied by robust tests. Our baseline model finds evidence to support our first goal. Robust tests support our second goal by confirming that CMF decreases GHG. Noteworthy, robust tests also show that GHG outperforms the variable used by prior research, which is CO2. Our data, tests, and findings are new and so value-additive in their contributions to the international literature on climate mitigation finance and greenhouse gas emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3581-3599
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2227759
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Author-Name: Lei Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Haidong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Haidong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Uncertainty is a panacea or a poison? Exploring the effect of economic policy uncertainty on corporate environmental, social and governance disclosure
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Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) has a significant effect on firm decisions, especially corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure. This research examines the impact of EPU on corporate ESG disclosure, and tests whether this effect can be influenced by financing constraints and internal control using a sample of A-share listed firms in China from 2011 to 2019. The empirical results show that EPU positively affects corporate ESG disclosure. The positive impact of EPU on ESG disclosure is stronger at higher levels of financing constraints and internal control. The heterogeneity analysis further reveals that the positive effect of EPU on corporate ESG disclosure is more significant in state-owned enterprises, heavily polluting firms and those with a higher degree of marketization and industry competition. In times of rising EPU, firms will actively disclose ESG information to mitigate business management risks and reduce negative economic benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3528-3551
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2225735
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Author-Name: Ram Ranjan
Author-X-Name-First: Ram
Author-X-Name-Last: Ranjan
Title: Promoting agroforestry on sand dunes for desertification control in arid regions
Abstract:
This research focuses on tackling the issue of fertile land turning into desert in arid regions. It proposes a solution involving financial incentives based on payment for ecosystem services (PES) to encourage the transformation of privately owned sand dunes into agroforestry systems. Under the proposed mechanism, farmers plant Acacia nilotica trees along with pearl millet on sand dunes, which provides resilient economic returns in regions with harsh climatic conditions. In addition, acacia trees help to prevent crop damage on neighboring farms through stabilizing sand dunes and serving as shelterbelts. A dynamic optimization model of land-use decisions between open millet farming and acacia-based agroforestry derives optimal afforestation of sand dunes under varying PES payments, crop incomes, and farm size endowments. Results suggest that such agroforestry systems can be effective towards preventing the spread of desertification in arid regions. Further, PES incentives can improve agroforestry uptake as well as augment farmers’ livelihoods.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3600-3625
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2230614
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Author-Name: Ana Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Silva
Author-Name: Marlene Matos
Author-X-Name-First: Marlene
Author-X-Name-Last: Matos
Author-Name: Mariana Gonçalves
Author-X-Name-First: Mariana
Author-X-Name-Last: Gonçalves
Title: Nature and human well-being: a systematic review of empirical evidence from nature-based interventions
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There is a growing body of knowledge that underlines the role of nature on human well-being, with an increase in the number of studies that report data on this topic in recent years. This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art regarding the impacts of nature-based interventions (NBIs) in both human well-being and nature-related outcomes (e.g. connection with nature). It also provides detailed information about methodological approaches, including the activities performed, measures used and parameters assessed. Thirty-eight studies met the inclusion criteria, presenting quantitative and qualitative data reporting positive outcomes regarding psychological (e.g. mental health, mood states, perceived levels of stress), physiological (e.g. physiological stress, neurocognitive function) and nature-related outcomes (e.g. connection with nature, attitudes towards the natural environment). Despite the need to overcome some fragilities and knowledge gaps, overall, the studies strongly suggest that natural environments have significant positive impacts on human well-being.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3397-3454
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2227761
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Author-Name: R.M. Brooker
Author-X-Name-First: R.M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Brooker
Author-Name: P.E. Carnell
Author-X-Name-First: P.E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Carnell
Author-Name: J.B. Pocklington
Author-X-Name-First: J.B.
Author-X-Name-Last: Pocklington
Author-Name: M.J. Antos
Author-X-Name-First: M.J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Antos
Author-Name: M.A. Weston
Author-X-Name-First: M.A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Weston
Title: A review of the potential effects of recreational wind-powered craft on coastal habitats and wildlife
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Wind-powered recreational (WPR) activities are increasingly popular and occur in many areas of high conservation value. Possible impacts are poorly understood; existing reviews do not generally include recent widespread forms of WPR or have narrow taxonomic/ecological scopes. We identify the coastal ecosystems/wildlife that may interact with WPR and potential impacts: a) noise, movement and other stimuli, b) direct contact, c) disruption of substrates, and d) transport of pests. Almost all available evidence on impacts involves coastal birdlife, specifically their escape responses. Most studies are a) non-peer reviewed, largely anecdotal or otherwise limited in scope and b) from temperate locations. Sustainable use of WPR craft is required despite the prevailing information gaps. We suggest a precautionary, proactive approach which likely requires a combination of site-based management, plus policy and education initiatives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3455-3479
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2228475
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Author-Name: Gangqiang Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Gangqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Yongsheng Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Yongsheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Haisen Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Haisen
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Mingwei Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Mingwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: The environmental and economic utility of the third-party governance of environmental pollution in China—an analysis based on the business registration information of enterprises
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The third-party governance of environmental pollution (TEG) is a market-oriented mechanism designed to attract social capital to participate in ecological environmental protection. Can this mechanism result in positive and significant environmental and economic effects in developing countries? This paper examines the practical effectiveness of China’s pollution governance system reform by analyzing data on the registered business capital of the environmental protection industry in 285 prefecture-level cities during the period of 2003–2019. The study finds the following: TEG can effectively curb urban pollution emissions and improve the urban green total factor productivity (GTFP) of cities; heterogeneity analysis shows that specialization, marketization, and enterprise nature exert important impacts on its effectiveness; mechanism analysis shows that TEG can restrain pollution emissions by strengthening the tendency toward urban green technology progress; and its effects of releasing the industrial production capacity can be leveraged to improve the quality of economic development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3502-3527
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2225127
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Author-Name: Juana Angélica Felipe Fernandes
Author-X-Name-First: Juana Angélica
Author-X-Name-Last: Felipe Fernandes
Author-Name: Pablo Ãlvarez
Author-X-Name-First: Pablo
Author-X-Name-Last: Ãlvarez
Author-Name: Danilo Carvajal
Author-X-Name-First: Danilo
Author-X-Name-Last: Carvajal
Author-Name: Adriana C. Mera
Author-X-Name-First: Adriana C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Mera
Author-Name: Matias Garcia G.
Author-X-Name-First: Matias
Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia G.
Author-Name: LÃgia de Nazaré Aguiar Silva
Author-X-Name-First: LÃgia de Nazaré
Author-X-Name-Last: Aguiar Silva
Title: Challenges of household medical waste collection systems: an analysis of regulatory instruments and stakeholders in three Latin American countries
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Household medical waste is often improperly disposed of in several countries, despite the presence of a collection mechanism. This study attempts to identify the challenges of medical waste collection systems, focusing on the regulatory instruments and the stakeholders involved in this process in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. A descriptive analysis was conducted to identify the differences between these countries. The results reveal that, in general, only 7 out of the 20 regulatory instruments for solid waste are applied in the household medical waste collection process, focusing on the direct stakeholders in the human medicines market, from manufacturers to consumers. The main challenges identified are incorporating veterinary medicines, defining roles for all stakeholders involved, such as healthcare providers and health teaching institutions, and expanding the use of regulatory instruments. These findings support the use of legislation to reduce the stakeholder contributions gap for the collection of household medical waste.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 3669-3693
Issue: 14
Volume: 67
Year: 2024
Month: 12
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2232539
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Author-Name: Suling Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Suling
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Yiwei Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Yiwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Guoxiang Li
Author-X-Name-First: Guoxiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Junhong Bai
Author-X-Name-First: Junhong
Author-X-Name-Last: Bai
Title: Enterprise digital transformation, biased technological progress and carbon total factor productivity
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To achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality while stabilizing economic development, enterprises need to achieve technological and management changes, and digital transformation is an important channel for change. This paper uses the 2010–2020 data on the A-share listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from China’s power industry and takes these companies as research objects. The results show that enterprise digital transformation can significantly improve carbon total factor productivity (CTFP). Heterogeneity analysis shows that in state-owned enterprises and in those enterprises integrating coal and electricity, a high proportion of clean energy installed capacity and a high level of profitability result in greater improvements. The mechanism test shows that enterprise digital transformation changes factor preference and marginal output, significantly promotes factor-biased technological progress, and saves costs on expensive factors such as energy, thus improving CTFP. This paper provides new ideas for globally promoting digital transformation and sustainable development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 154-184
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2239493
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Author-Name: Yang Yu
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Yiming Du
Author-X-Name-First: Yiming
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Yulin Chi
Author-X-Name-First: Yulin
Author-X-Name-Last: Chi
Title: Correlation of air quality with population aging, industrial structure upgrading, and research and development in China based on empirical analysis
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China’s population has been aging quickly in recent years, putting pressure on the environment. Population aging has also amplified the role of industrial upgrading and research and development (R&D) on environmental quality. Against this backdrop, we investigated the long-run and short-run relationships among population aging, industrial structure upgrading, R&D, and air quality in 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2020. The panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was first applied in this study. The results revealed that population aging temporarily harmed air quality but improved it over time. The favorable impact of industrial upgrading on air quality was enhanced by population aging, but the positive impact of R&D investment on air quality was reduced. Furthermore, Dumitrescu and Hurlin (D-H) Granger causality tests were adopted to confirm that population aging had a single-way causal link with air quality, whereas industrial upgrading and R&D had dual-way causal associations with air quality.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 28-48
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2236293
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Author-Name: Jiangfeng Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Jiangfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Ying Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Ying
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Title: Resource misallocation and unbalanced growth in green total factor productivity in Chinese agriculture
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We measure the regional gaps in green total factor productivity (GTFP) growth by using the Dagum’s Gini coefficient based on panel data for 306 cities from 1996 to 2017, then adopt a geographical detector to test the contribution of resource misallocation to the unbalanced growth in GTFP. The results show that Chinese agricultural GTFP continues to grow, but the overall growth gap has expanded year by year, mainly due to the inter-provincial gap. Compared with land, labor and machinery, fertilizer misallocation is the main factor driving the unbalanced growth in GTFP. Moreover, the interaction contribution of fertilizer misallocation with any one resource misallocation is higher than that in a single factor. Finally, resource misallocation also leads to unbalanced growth in technological progress and technical efficiency, but more so for the latter. Our research helps to provide a new solution to the “dilemma†of food security and ecological security from the perspective of optimizing resource allocation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 49-83
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2238120
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Author-Name: Sören Bo Weiß
Author-X-Name-First: Sören Bo
Author-X-Name-Last: Weiß
Author-Name: Stefanie Allgeier
Author-X-Name-First: Stefanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Allgeier
Author-Name: Carsten Brühl
Author-X-Name-First: Carsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Brühl
Author-Name: Oliver Frör
Author-X-Name-First: Oliver
Author-X-Name-Last: Frör
Title: Assessing the trade-offs in more nature-friendly mosquito control in the Upper Rhine region
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Recent studies show that the widely used mosquito control agent Bti has more negative effects on nature than previously expected. However, it is not yet clear whether people support a more nature-friendly mosquito control, as such an adaptation could potentially lead to higher nuisance. This study explores this question by assessing the willingness to pay for an adapted mosquito control strategy that reduces the use of Bti, while maintaining nuisance protection within settlements. For this purpose, a Contingent Valuation Study was conducted in the German Upper Rhine Valley. The results show that the majority of the surveyed population attaches a high value to a more nature-friendly mosquito control in terms of willingness to pay and is willing to accept a higher nuisance outside the villages. Policy makers should, thus, foster the development and implementation of such more nature-friendly mosquito control strategies to increase both environmental and societal benefits.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 84-103
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2238244
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Author-Name: Han Li
Author-X-Name-First: Han
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Qian Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Qian
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Title: Land scale heterogeneity, collective action and soil erosion control: evidence from the Loess Plateau of China
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This paper investigates the effect of land scale heterogeneity on participation by farmers in collective action and the level of erosion control, and its mechanism of action, using survey data from 45 villages and 1,149 households in a typical erosion area of the Yellow River basin. The results show that there is a non-linear, U-shaped relationship between land size heterogeneity and farmers’ participation in collective action and the level of erosion control, respectively, and that collective action plays a mediating role in the U-shaped relationship between land size heterogeneity and level of erosion control. This implies that maintaining a homogeneous distribution of land among households within the village collectivity and a large disparity in land allocation both promote participation in collective action and thus improve the level of erosion control. Using an endogenous regression transformation model to deal with endogeneity and robustness tests, the findings remain robust. In the mechanism analysis section, variables for the level of trust and co-ordination of interests are introduced and a non-linear, U-shaped relationship is found between land size heterogeneity through the effect of both on collective action. This suggests that the allocation of land resources as described above can co-ordinate the level of trust and the direction of interests among farmers, leading to conditions for co-operation and thus facilitating farmers’ participation in collective action.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 132-153
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2239485
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Author-Name: Wessel Ganzevoort
Author-X-Name-First: Wessel
Author-X-Name-Last: Ganzevoort
Author-Name: Riyan J. G. van den Born
Author-X-Name-First: Riyan J. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born
Title: The everyday reality of nature volunteering: an empirical exploration of reasons to stay and reasons to quit
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Volunteers are crucial for ecological research and nature conservation. However, despite calls in the volunteering literature to look beyond recruitment only and pay more attention to retaining and supporting volunteers, nature volunteers’ experiences have received little empirical attention. Using open survey questions among a diverse sample of formal and informal Dutch nature volunteers (N = 3775), we present a qualitative analysis of the factors that could cause nature volunteers to quit, and what keeps them going. Furthermore, we relate these to the three fundamental human needs for self-determination (autonomy, competence and relatedness). We find that reasons to quit nature volunteering include difficult situations (e.g. conflicts and tensions), volunteers’ personal circumstances, and insufficient support or appreciation. Respondents are motivated to continue because of pleasure in the activities and the people they meet, but also by a connection with nature, and the role of nature volunteering in living a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 207-226
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2240953
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Author-Name: Zhonghua Cheng
Author-X-Name-First: Zhonghua
Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng
Author-Name: Qi Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Qi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Xiang Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Can environmental information disclosure improve total-factor energy efficiency?
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Environmental information disclosure (EID) actively causes enterprises to bear responsibility for both respecting the ecology and preserving a clean environment. It not only acts as an essential way for the public to be involved in controlling environmental pollution and supervising the performance of enterprises with respect to the environment, but is also a significant method to promote the modernization of ecological and environmental governance systems as well as capacity to govern. Panel data for 285 municipalities at the prefecture level in China from 2003 to 2019 are taken for the study. By adopting the difference-in-differences (DID) method and the mediation effect model, we discuss the influence and transmission mechanisms of environmental information disclosure on total-factor energy efficiency. The performance of total factor energy efficiency is greatly facilitated by environmental information disclosure, as indicated by the results. The conclusion remains valid after being tested. The mechanism analysis shows that its conduction path mainly comes from an innovation effect, while the structural effect, marketization effect and supervision effect play relatively weak intermediary roles. Heterogeneity analyses show that the promoting effect appears to be more pronounced in non-resource-based cities, large cities and those cities that are under strong environmental regulation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 104-131
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2238893
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Author-Name: Julie Ostrem
Author-X-Name-First: Julie
Author-X-Name-Last: Ostrem
Author-Name: Glen Hvenegaard
Author-X-Name-First: Glen
Author-X-Name-Last: Hvenegaard
Title: Interagency collaboration for environmental education: insights from the Beaver Hills Biosphere, Canada
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Environmental education and collaboration are key tools used by biosphere regions/reserves to encourage a harmonious relationship between people and the land. The goal of this paper is to examine collaboration among organizations offering environmental education within the Beaver Hills Biosphere of Alberta, Canada. Based on analyses of 23 semi-structured interviews with environmental educators and planners, we describe current mechanisms of collaboration, benefits and drawbacks, enablers and barriers, and future recommendations in the context of collective impact theory. These findings highlight the principles and importance of interagency collaboration throughout all stages of offering environmental education, from creation and leadership, to delivery and evaluation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 227-244
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2240954
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Author-Name: Feng Yi
Author-X-Name-First: Feng
Author-X-Name-Last: Yi
Author-Name: Ziheng Niu
Author-X-Name-First: Ziheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Niu
Author-Name: Shunbin Zhong
Author-X-Name-First: Shunbin
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhong
Title: Does information and communication technology reduce carbon emissions in China? Evidence from the quasi-natural experiment of the “Broadband China†pilot policy
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The relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and carbon emissions has been inconsistent. Based on the panel data for 261 cities from 2008 to 2018 in China, this paper takes the “Broadband China†pilot policy as a quasi-natural experiment, and uses the difference-in-differences model, instrumental variable approach and other research methods to comprehensively evaluate the impact of the “Broadband China†pilot policy on carbon emissions. Our research found that the “Broadband China†pilot policy can reduce carbon emissions in China, but there was a certain lag in this effect. At the same time, the “Broadband China†pilot policy can reduce carbon emissions by promoting adjustment of industrial structure and green technology innovation, and the mechanism of green technology innovation played a stronger role. In addition, we also found that there was a spatial spillover effect of the “Broadband China†pilot policy affecting carbon emissions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1-27
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2234635
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Author-Name: Aaron Deslatte
Author-X-Name-First: Aaron
Author-X-Name-Last: Deslatte
Author-Name: Juwon Chung
Author-X-Name-First: Juwon
Author-X-Name-Last: Chung
Author-Name: Eric Stokan
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Stokan
Title: Structural drivers of sustainability and resilience strategies in small(ish) cities: a text analysis of comprehensive planning in Indiana
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For decades, the world’s largest and most globally significant cities have been pledging to tackle climate change, resilience, sustainable development and social injustices through a proliferating ecology of plans. Far less is understood about what is happening in smaller communities. This study employs an institutional lens and automated text analysis to examine the resilience and sustainability “shared strategies†embedded in local land-use plans, which are used in many countries to guide the spatial distribution of development in metropolitan regions. We find evidence that communities that are more highly educated and less racially diverse focus more on “quality of life†amenities within their plans, such as pedestrian resources and environmental amenities. By contrast, communities that are more racially diverse focus greater attention on green stormwater infrastructure to address flooding. Plan “quality†is negatively associated with an amenities’ focus. Taken together, these findings suggest comprehensive land-use planning is both a means for reflecting exclusivity as well as pursuing community needs or goals related to specific resilience or sustainability themes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 185-206
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2240951
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Author-Name: Feifei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Feifei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Ruowei Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Ruowei
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Mingyue Du
Author-X-Name-First: Mingyue
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Xin Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Author-Name: Jue Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Jue
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Author-Name: Yingqiang Jing
Author-X-Name-First: Yingqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Jing
Title: The impact of land resource mismatch and environmental regulation on carbon emissions: evidence from China
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Municipalities’ inefficient use of land resources may influence local carbon emissions. The spatial Durbin model is utilized for analysis to look at the direct effect of land resource mismatch on carbon emissions, as well as the spatial spillover effect. The moderating effect model and the threshold effect model are used, respectively, to investigate the moderating and threshold effects of environmental regulation in land resource mismatch affecting carbon emissions. Panel data gathered from China’s prefecture-level cities between 2011 and 2021 are the foundation for this research. The results indicate that: (1) the mismatch of land resources will significantly increase the carbon emissions of local and adjacent areas. (2) Environmental regulation has a significant negative moderating effect on local carbon emissions caused by land resource mismatch. That is, environmental regulation can improve the environmental quality brought by land resource mismatch. (3) The mismatch of land resources presents a significant threshold effect on carbon emissions. When the intensity of environmental regulation reaches a certain threshold, the positive promotion effect of land resource mismatch on carbon emissions shows a decreasing marginal effect. Therefore, the government should keep advancing land marketization reform, strengthen environmental regulation, and create an interactive mechanism for regional cooperation in pollution prevention and control to improve regional environmental quality and promote carbon emission reduction.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 245-266
Issue: 1
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2276063
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Author-Name: Qianwen Zang
Author-X-Name-First: Qianwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Zang
Author-Name: Weixian Xue
Author-X-Name-First: Weixian
Author-X-Name-Last: Xue
Title: Industrial agglomeration, environmental protection, and high-quality economic development: evidence from cities along the Yellow River Basin of China
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China’s economy has entered a new phase of development, but ecological and environmental issues continue to hinder the quality of economic development. Meanwhile, the externalities of industrial agglomeration are seen as essential for promoting high-quality economic development. This article proposes a theoretical framework to examine the relationship between industrial agglomeration, environmental protection, and high-quality economic development. Using cities along the Yellow River Basin as the research object, a spatial econometric model is employed to verify the hypothesis. Ultimately, the conclusions are as follows. First, there is a significant U-shaped curve relationship between industrial agglomeration and high-quality economic development, as well as between environmental protection and a high-quality economy. Industrial agglomeration plays a significant role in promoting environmental protection. Second, high-quality economic development exhibits spatial spillover effects under both spatial weight matrices, while industrial agglomeration and environmental protection only show spatial spillover effects based on geographical distance spatial weight matrices. Finally, the article suggests that cities should accelerate the degree of industrial agglomeration to achieve the dual effect of promoting environmental protection and high-quality economic development. Additionally, governments should pay special attention to inter-regional synergistic mechanisms when fostering ecological protection and high-quality economic development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 490-518
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2260556
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Author-Name: Carsten Nico Hjortsø
Author-X-Name-First: Carsten Nico
Author-X-Name-Last: Hjortsø
Author-Name: Brigitte Epprecht
Author-X-Name-First: Brigitte
Author-X-Name-Last: Epprecht
Author-Name: Teis Hansen
Author-X-Name-First: Teis
Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen
Title: A framework for assessing the sustainable transition potential of municipal climate change mitigation plans
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Local climate change mitigation plans can be essential in enabling sustainability transitions at the municipality level. However, existing frameworks for assessing the quality of climate plans inadequately address their potential to foster sustainability transitions. We develop an assessment framework consisting of indicators and associated questions by integrating elements of the transition management framework with essential quality dimensions of climate plans and planning processes identified through a literature review. We illustrate and validate the assessment framework by applying it to the climate plans of three medium-sized cities in Switzerland. Our findings demonstrate that the local climate change mitigation plans performed well regarding the tactical and operational indicators but were less optimal concerning strategic and reflexive indicators. Nevertheless, the transition management framework provided a useful framework contributing to a comprehensive and systemic assessment highlighting the importance of stakeholder involvement, inter-sectoral coordination, and monitoring and evaluation as a means for social learning.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 463-489
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2260090
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Author-Name: Tao Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Tao
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Ling Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Ling
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Dan Xia
Author-X-Name-First: Dan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xia
Author-Name: Dequn Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Dequn
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Jianglong Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jianglong
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Towards a low-carbon economy: how does green credit affect carbon productivity?
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As a financial instrument and a crucial component of the environmental governance system, the comprehensive impacts of green credit on both the economy and the environment remain unclear. This study examines Chinese provincial data from 2001 to 2018 and employs multiple models to assess the dynamic effects of green credit on carbon productivity. The findings indicate a significant positive influence of green credit on carbon productivity within local and surrounding areas. Furthermore, the promotion effect of green credit on carbon productivity is mainly through energy structure transformation, upgrading of industrial structure and green technology innovation. Interestingly, when considering the spatiotemporal aspect, we observe an initial marginal negative impact of green credit on carbon productivity, which subsequently transitions to a positive effect. The regions demonstrating the highest positive impacts of green credit are primarily concentrated in the southwestern region rich in renewable energy and the economically developed eastern coastal region.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 309-337
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2245967
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Author-Name: Noshaba Aziz
Author-X-Name-First: Noshaba
Author-X-Name-Last: Aziz
Author-Name: Jizza Baber
Author-X-Name-First: Jizza
Author-X-Name-Last: Baber
Author-Name: Ali Raza
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Raza
Author-Name: Jun He
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Title: Feminist-environment nexus: a case study on women’s perceptions toward the China-Pakistan economic corridor and their role in improving the environment
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Rising environmental concerns have attracted worldwide attention. Women are regarded as more responsive to environmental concerns, but male dominancy in households remains. Recently, China initiated the CPEC project which is part of BRI. It is perceived that such infrastructure projects also benefit women and enable them to better execute their multiple roles by raising their status and involvement in household decisions. So, based on this argument, the current study explores the perception of women towards CPEC and their role in improving their self-confidence and decision power in AJK, Pakistan. The study used the PLS equation model for estimation. Findings show that women perceive that developmental activities induced by CPEC will significantly boost their status and enable them to make green decisions in domestic settings for healthy and clean surroundings. This paper suggests that infrastructure projects in developing countries are a laudable attempt to move towards gender equality and a favorable environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 363-385
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2250910
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Author-Name: Lulu Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Lulu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Jingjing Ye
Author-X-Name-First: Jingjing
Author-X-Name-Last: Ye
Title: Can civilized city construction facilitate green total factor productivity? A quasi-natural experiment based on China’s pilot civilized city
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This paper uses a double difference method to examine the impact of civilized city policies on urban green total factor productivity and its mechanism of action using Chinese city-level data from 2005 to 2021. The study finds that the civilized city policy promotes urban green development. The mechanism test finds that the civilized city policy achieves urban green development by strengthening government investment in environmental governance, optimizing industrial structure upgrading, and promoting urban innovation. The moderating mechanism finds that economic growth targets and environmental regulations influence the green growth effect of civilized city policy. Heterogeneity analysis found that the green growth effect of civilized cities has an asymmetric relationship in the east-central region, in areas with lower population density, and was more pronounced in cities with high human capital, high local government financial autonomy, and high levels of information technology.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 437-462
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2259602
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Author-Name: Peiwen Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Peiwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Hua Lu
Author-X-Name-First: Hua
Author-X-Name-Last: Lu
Author-Name: Xianhui Geng
Author-X-Name-First: Xianhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Geng
Author-Name: Yijing Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yijing
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: How do outsourcing services affect agricultural eco-efficiency? Perspectives from farmland scale and technology substitution
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In-depth research on whether the development of agricultural outsourcing services (AOS) can improve agricultural eco-efficiency (AEE) and the mechanisms underlying the impact of AOS on AEE is still lacking. This study uses micro survey data from Jiangxi Province in China in 2021 to explore the impact of AOS on AEE in terms of farmland scale management and agricultural technology substitution. The results indicate that AOS in general can effectively improve AEE, but this effect varies across the different stages of production. Plough services, fertilizer application services, and pest control services can significantly improve AEE, but seeding services and harvesting services have no significant effect. Farmland scale management and agricultural technology substitution are two effective channels by which AOS improves AEE. The government should improve policies to support AOS, strengthen the positive effects of AOS on AEE, and implement differentiated support policies for AOS related to different production activities.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 338-362
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2246170
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Author-Name: Qingfang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Qingfang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Wei Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Jinping Song
Author-X-Name-First: Jinping
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Teqi Dai
Author-X-Name-First: Teqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Dai
Author-Name: Huaxiong Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Huaxiong
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Jianhui Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Jianhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Jianmei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Jianmei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Huiran Han
Author-X-Name-First: Huiran
Author-X-Name-Last: Han
Author-Name: Mengqi Li
Author-X-Name-First: Mengqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: How does digital finance accelerate low-carbon development: evidence from the Yellow River Basin, China
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Digital finance has become one of the most important factors that drives the transformation toward a low-carbon economy. Although some researchers have examined the association between digital finance and low-carbon development, the indirect effect and asymmetric effect of digital finance on low-carbon development still needs to receive more attention. Taking 71 cities in the Yellow River Basin as an empirical area, this study analyzed how digital finance accelerates low-carbon development, proving that digital finance can directly boost low-carbon development. Moreover, technological innovation and industrial upgrading driven by digital finance can also reduce carbon emission intensity and accelerate low-carbon development. Furthermore, the results of the asymmetric test indicate that cities with higher carbon emission intensity have a more substantial positive influence. The recommendations presented in this study are beneficial for accelerating the progress of low-carbon development in the Yellow River Basin.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 386-405
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2258449
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Author-Name: Jing Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Author-Name: Lei Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Title: Rural residents’ participation in community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR): the role of moral self-identity, perceived responsibility and face consciousness
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Community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) is an important tool that requires the collaboration of all stakeholders to mitigate disaster risks in their neighborhoods. Residents’ participation in CBDRR, such as attending training programs and developing emergency plans differs from private adaptation strategies as it is characterized as observable and altruistic. To better understand the motivations for public participation in CBDRR, this study examines the role of moral self-identity, perceived responsibility, and face consciousness on three types of participation intentions, by employing data from rural residents in China (N = 479) and utilizing a mediation-moderation model. The results reveal that: moral self-identity plays a crucial role in enhancing residents’ participation intentions in CBDRR; perceived responsibility mediates this relationship; face consciousness moderates the effect of perceived responsibility on participation intentions. Finally, the moderation effect is stronger in the lower level of CBDRR action. These findings offer important insights into mobilizing public participation in CBDRR.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 290-308
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2245561
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Author-Name: Jianlong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jianlong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Haitao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haitao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Deheng Xiao
Author-X-Name-First: Deheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao
Author-Name: Xiaoxiao Luo
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoxiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Luo
Author-Name: Yong Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Weilong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Weilong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Can the digital economy address the loss of green development efficiency due to resource mismatch? Evidence from China’s land transaction markets
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Land is the driving force of economic growth, but the proliferation of industrial land has resulted in wasted land resources, impaired economic efficiency, and ecological damage in China. Currently, the digital economy is transforming China’s economic growth model. Exploring the corrective mechanisms of the digital economy for land resource mismatch can contribute to efficient economic growth. Using a sample of Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2007–2019, we employ a spatial Durbin model to explore the impact of land resource mismatch on green development efficiency (GDE) in the context of the digital economy, which is critical to rational planning, utilization, and regulation of land resources. The findings show that (1) land resource mismatch inhibits GDE, and the crowding-out, structural inhibition, and agglomeration economy dilution effect are primary influencing mechanisms. (2) A local land resource mismatch harms GDE in neighboring areas. (3) The digital economy has a positive moderating effect on land resource mismatch and GDE. (4) Land resource mismatch reduces GDE in the eastern and central regions; the moderating effect of the digital economy exists only in the eastern region. Finally, this study proposes comprehensive and complete countermeasures to correct the land resource mismatch and its influence channels and enhance the construction of the digital economy. The conclusions of this study provide specific theoretical contributions to promote the spatial allocation efficiency of land resources, promote green and efficient economic development, and stimulate and release the dividends of the digital economy.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 406-436
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2258554
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Author-Name: Yi Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Wanghua Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Wanghua
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Jianjun Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Jianjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Title: Digital economy and urban green innovation: from the perspective of environmental regulation
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As a new economic form, the digital economy plays an important role in promoting urban green innovation. Based on the data for 287 cities at the prefecture level and above in China from 2011 to 2019, we calculated the development level of the digital economy at the city level and empirically tested the influence mechanism of the digital economy empowering urban green innovation. The results show that the digital economy can not only directly promote urban green innovation but also indirectly have a positive impact on green innovation by improving the intensity of environmental regulation. This conclusion still holds after a series of robustness tests. The incentive effect of the digital economy on green innovation shows a certain heterogeneity. The eastern region and cities with high administrative levels receive more green innovation spillover dividends from the digital economy than the central and western regions and cities with low administrative levels. Further analysis shows that the promoting effect of the digital economy on green innovation presents non-linear spillover characteristics of an “increasing marginal effectâ€, indicating that the “network effect†and “Metcalfe’s law†are still applicable in regional innovation systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 267-289
Issue: 2
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 1
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2244668
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Author-Name: Yongtao Li
Author-X-Name-First: Yongtao
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Rui Li
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Shulin Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shulin
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Wei Wei
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wei
Title: Fireworks celebrations and air pollution: evidence from Chinese Lunar New Year
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Fireworks are an integral part of celebrations in many cultures. However, their environmental consequences have raised concerns. Despite many studies addressing the issue, there is still a lack of strong causal inference. This study investigates the impact of firework displays during the Spring Festival holiday on air pollution levels, using data from 335 Chinese cities from 2015 to 2017. A regression discontinuity design is employed to isolate this causal effect. Results indicate that fireworks substantially deteriorate air quality. Specifically, fireworks increase the Air Quality Index by 57%, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by 89%, inhalable particulate matter (PM10) by 44%, and sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 69%. These impacts remain robust across varying model specifications. Policy interventions such as firework bans have been demonstrated to successfully reduce pollution from this source. However, when formulating environmental policies, policymakers ought to consider cultural factors and strive for balance between environmental protection and preserving cultural traditions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 640-660
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2268268
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Author-Name: Maria BasÃlio
Author-X-Name-First: Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: BasÃlio
Title: The support of Multilateral Development Banks to renewable energy projects in developing countries
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Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are extensively involved in the Paris Climate Agreement and play a key role in climate finance. However, the amounts recently channeled to carbon-based projects may raise doubts about this involvement. This empirical approach seeks to explore whether MDB participation actually favors renewable energy projects in developing countries, aligning with their commitment to this Agreement. An empirical analysis is conducted to explore the determinants of MDBs’ participation in energy infrastructure projects developed in 64 countries using data from 2011 to 2018 obtained from the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure Database. The results reveal that MDBs’ participation is higher in renewable energy projects, confirming their commitment to clean energy; however, this is not confirmed by the amount of financial support provided.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 585-611
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2263904
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Author-Name: Guozhen Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Guozhen
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Shaohua Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Shaohua
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Jinlong Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Jinlong
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Lei Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Lei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Does performance-based environmental regulation improve the quality of innovation responses in the auto industry? The moderating role of corporate governance effectiveness
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Innovation is the primary driving force for high-quality development. How can we effectively leverage the role of environmental regulation to force enterprises to innovate and promote high-quality development? This paper breaks through the single dimension of environmental regulation and innovation, and examines the impacts of performance-based environmental regulation stringency (PBR) on high-quality and low-quality innovation responses (HQI and LQI). Analyzing a European country on-road vehicle emissions dataset with Heckman two-stage models, the study demonstrates that performance-based environmental regulation has different impacts on two types of innovation responses. The research results are as follows: (1) Stringent PBR has a significant negative effect on HQI decisions and corresponding magnitude, while PBR promotes the occurrence and magnitude of LQI. (2) The impact of stringent PBR on innovation responses is different among automakers with different corporate governance. Specifically, the inhibitory effect of PBR on HQI and the positive effect on LQI can be alleviated when corporate governance is effective. (3) For transmission mechanisms, stringent PBR promotes HQI through differentiation strategic positioning and leads to LQI through cost leadership strategic positioning. (4) Further discussion found that the shorter implementation timescale of PBR and fewer resources within the automaker can strengthen the adverse impact of PBR on HQI and the promoting effect on LQI. These results provide references for the decision making of scientific environmental policy and the reasonable planning of policy stringency to improve environmental quality and social welfare.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 661-690
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2268270
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Author-Name: Jiali Tian
Author-X-Name-First: Jiali
Author-X-Name-Last: Tian
Author-Name: Wenyan Huang
Author-X-Name-First: Wenyan
Author-X-Name-Last: Huang
Author-Name: Jiachao Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Jiachao
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Author-Name: Shuke Fu
Author-X-Name-First: Shuke
Author-X-Name-Last: Fu
Author-Name: Jinwei Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jinwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: How technological innovation influences carbon neutrality? The perspective of spatial spillover effect and attenuation boundary
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Technological innovation is considered an important technical means to reduce carbon emissions and increase carbon removal. As two important aspects of carbon neutralization, there is little research on carbon neutralization in technological innovation. We utilized panel data to evaluate the spatial spillover effect of technological innovation on carbon neutrality via a dynamic spatial Durbin model and moderating effect model. We find that there are noticeable differences in the spillover effect of technological innovation on carbon neutrality from heterogeneous technological sources. The spatial impact of technological advancement on carbon neutrality is clearly defined by regional boundaries within 816 km. Foreign investments and introductions have a measurable moderating impact on the carbon deficit, whereas domestic-purchased technological innovation has a negligible impact. This study provides a basis for better utilizing technological innovation’s fundamental and crucial supporting role in the process of achieving carbon neutrality goals and low carbon development in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 612-639
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2268267
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Author-Name: Ling-Yan Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Ling-Yan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Jing Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Jian-Guo Du
Author-X-Name-First: Jian-Guo
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Title: How do environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture affect agricultural green development? The mediating role of agricultural infrastructure
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Environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture have been respectively proved as important means to break through the dilemma of agricultural green development in China. While their interactive influences on agricultural green development are rarely focused, as well as the mediation mechanism. This paper provides an interactive perspective by exploring the direct and indirect mechanisms affecting the relationship between environmental regulations, financial support for agriculture, and agricultural green development, among which the mediating effects of agricultural infrastructure, are further discussed. Based on the provincial panel data for China from the year 2000 to 2021, this paper constructs a fixed effect model, mediating effects model, and threshold panel model to empirically test the direct and indirect effects of environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture on agricultural green development. The results show that: (1) The full sample of agricultural green development in China shows an M-shaped trend, environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture show spatial and temporal heterogeneity among regions. (2) Environmental regulations, financial support for agriculture, and their interaction all have positive effects on agricultural green development, while their interactive effect is greater. (3) Agricultural power facilities not only significantly mediate the relationship between financial support for agriculture and agricultural green development, but also play a mediating role in the positive effect of the interaction between environmental regulations and financial support on agricultural green development. While rural transportation facilities only significantly mediate the positive effect of the interaction between environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture on agricultural green development. (4) Heterogeneity analysis results show that the effect of the interaction between environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture on agricultural green development is greatest in agricultural optimized developing areas; however moderate developing areas are insignificant. This research contributes to understanding how environmental regulations and financial support for agriculture affect agricultural green development and extends the mediating role of agricultural infrastructure in their relationships.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 557-584
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2263637
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Author-Name: Carlos Silva
Author-X-Name-First: Carlos
Author-X-Name-Last: Silva
Author-Name: Christopher Erickson
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Erickson
Title: The impact of dam removal on county level earnings
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In recent years, the dam removal movement, driven by concerns about dam safety, populations of native aquatic species, and the conservation of overall habitats, has gone mainstream. Although many studies focus on the ecological benefits of the removal of a particular dam, research on economic changes at the county level are limited. Most studies concerned with this topic examine a single location and fail to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the overall impact of dam removal on the broader economy. We address this gap in the literature using a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the effect of dam removal on earnings in the Leisure and Hospitality Supersector (NAICS 71 and NAICS 72). Results show little effect on earnings at the county level. This means that policymakers, when evaluating dam removal, should focus on other economic, environmental, and aesthetic factors that are specific to a particular dam site.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 691-703
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2268825
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Author-Name: Mozafar Said
Author-X-Name-First: Mozafar
Author-X-Name-Last: Said
Author-Name: Barbara Tempels
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara
Author-X-Name-Last: Tempels
Title: Challenges in managing public space: insights from public space management practice
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Public spaces face long-term challenges, such as energy transition and climate adaptation, which involve a range of adaptations in the existing public spaces. Simultaneously, managers face short-term everyday challenges. This article explores how Dutch public space managers deal with short- and long-term challenges that affect the effectiveness of public space management. This qualitative study based on exploratory interviews with managers provides insight into the obstacles public space managers face in dealing with these long-term and short-term challenges. The study found four characteristics of the current practice: (1) the sectoral division between design and management, (2) the conflict-and-action approach, (3) the asset-based focus, and (4) the linear approach. Together, these characteristics prevent the current practice from effectively facing both long-term and short-term challenges. The findings provide a starting point to think about how public space management could be reorganized to ensure the quality and functionality of public space in the future.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 519-538
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2263635
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Author-Name: Erica von Essen
Author-X-Name-First: Erica
Author-X-Name-Last: von Essen
Author-Name: Kieran O’Mahony
Author-X-Name-First: Kieran
Author-X-Name-Last: O’Mahony
Author-Name: Marianna Szczygielska
Author-X-Name-First: Marianna
Author-X-Name-Last: Szczygielska
Author-Name: Thorsten Gieser
Author-X-Name-First: Thorsten
Author-X-Name-Last: Gieser
Author-Name: Virginie Vaté
Author-X-Name-First: Virginie
Author-X-Name-Last: Vaté
Author-Name: AnÃbal Arregui
Author-X-Name-First: AnÃbal
Author-X-Name-Last: Arregui
Author-Name: Ludek Broz
Author-X-Name-First: Ludek
Author-X-Name-Last: Broz
Title: The many boar identities: understanding difference and change in the geographies of European wild boar management
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Wildlife management across Europe is increasingly characterised by a ‘war on wild boar’. In response to epidemiological and economic threats to pig production and agriculture, state agencies, policymakers and hunting organizations have altered their management as they attempt to contain wild boar. Through a cross-section overview of eight European countries with differentiated strategies – the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden – we analyze five critical components of contemporary wild boar management: categorizing, responsibilizing, calculating, controlling, and sanitizing. We consider three critical triggers that change how wild boar and, by extension, a range of other ‘wild’ species are managed in relation to the aforementioned categories: (over)abundance and population growth, biosecurity crises, and technological innovation. While these triggers, on one hand, might streamline transborder management policies, we show how wild boar also uproot longstanding wildlife management cultures by transforming hunting traditions, landowner-hunter relations and meat handling practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 728-750
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2269312
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Author-Name: Hery Toiba
Author-X-Name-First: Hery
Author-X-Name-Last: Toiba
Author-Name: Arif Yustian Maulana Noor
Author-X-Name-First: Arif Yustian
Author-X-Name-Last: Maulana Noor
Author-Name: Moh Shadiqur Rahman
Author-X-Name-First: Moh Shadiqur
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman
Author-Name: Fitria Dina Riana
Author-X-Name-First: Fitria Dina
Author-X-Name-Last: Riana
Title: Farmers’ preference for organic rice contract farming scheme: a discrete choice experiment in Indonesia
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Contract farming schemes (CFSs) are essential for providing solutions for farmers due to their guaranteed prices, markets, and availability of inputs. However, numerous farmers quit and leave the contract because the schemes offered are less likely to consider the farmers’ preferences. The formulation of a contract scheme based on farmers’ preferences could provide the potential for better sustainability of cooperation, yet the information regarding food commodities in Indonesia is limited. This study aimed to analyze farmers’ preferences for organic rice CFS. In this study, while the findings of the analysis of CFS-adopters are expected to provide management implications for keeping them in the contract, the preferences of non-adopters are anticipated to provide information regarding the key characteristics of contracts for enticing new farmers. This study included 277 farmers and used the discrete choice experiment (DCE) with the following attributes: payment schedule, input loan, technical assistance, and expected price. The results of the study revealed that CFS-adopters attach great importance to the price attribute, while non-adopters were more concerned with the input loan attribute from the company. Estimation of random parameter logit (RPL) main effect with interaction indicated that there were various relationships between farmer characteristics and the level of attributes. This research is expected to provide managerial implications for companies in preparing organic rice CFS offered to farmers in Indonesia and to provide policy recommendations related to sustainable agriculture.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 704-727
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2269308
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Author-Name: Alberto Quintavalla
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Quintavalla
Author-Name: Orlin Yalnazov
Author-X-Name-First: Orlin
Author-X-Name-Last: Yalnazov
Title: Regulating eco-innovation in the European Union
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This article develops a framework to guide the EU in the choice of legal form for the regulation of eco-innovation. The framework distinguishes between uncertain and risky applications of eco-innovation. An uncertain eco-innovation, which poses an incalculable risk, is more difficult to regulate because the EU legislator needs to accumulate information in order to plug gaps in knowledge. In that context, directives are superior to regulations because they are conducive to experimentation and information accumulation. Risky eco-innovations, conversely, should be covered by regulations; otherwise, the cost of legal heterogeneity would outweigh the benefits of information accumulation. We also show that there are ways of conceptualising the choice between directives and regulations that are more productive than the sovereignty-versus-competition model that predominates in current legal thinking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 539-556
Issue: 3
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 2
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2263636
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Author-Name: Rui He
Author-X-Name-First: Rui
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Jianjun Jin
Author-X-Name-First: Jianjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Jin
Author-Name: Xin Qiu
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Qiu
Author-Name: Chenyang Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Chenyang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Guochuan Peng
Author-X-Name-First: Guochuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Peng
Title: Smallholder farmers’ climate change cognition, adaptation practices and perceived adaptation efficacy in the Yangtze River Basin, China
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Climate change adaptation is a dynamic process that involves prior cognition, actual action, and subsequent perceived efficacy. However, few studies have focused on whether measures influence perceived adaptation efficacy or even provided comprehensive conceptualizations of the links among cognition, behaviors, and efficacy. This study developed an integrated conceptual framework and employed econometric models to determine their influencing relationships using household survey data from the Yangtze River Basin of China. Our findings reveal that farmers perceive that they maintain negative risk and adaptation cognition, although they have high perceived adaptation efficacy. Most importantly, climate change cognition has significant impacts on six kinds of adaptation practices. Perceived adaptation efficacies are only positively influenced by agro-technical management, agro-environmental improvement, financial support, and external help. Crop adjustment lowers land adaptation efficacy, and livelihood transformation reduces the efficacy of family, crop, and land. Corresponding policy recommendations are made to help improve targeted and dynamic adaptation capacity. Our ideas and findings may be complementary to existing research and easily repeatable for future investigations about climate change adaptation worldwide.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 773-796
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2269474
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Author-Name: Jiayang Ji
Author-X-Name-First: Jiayang
Author-X-Name-Last: Ji
Author-Name: Tianshu Zhu
Author-X-Name-First: Tianshu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu
Author-Name: Changgeng Jia
Author-X-Name-First: Changgeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jia
Author-Name: Yu Fan
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Fan
Author-Name: Youtao Song
Author-X-Name-First: Youtao
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Title: Testing ecosystem accounting in northern China – a case study of SEEA EA in Liaoning Province
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The establishment of ecosystem accounts helps to promote and practice sustainable development. In China, the establishment of ecosystem accounts based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting–Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) facilitates government decision-making regarding the ecological transformation of economic and social development. There have been attempts to develop ecosystem accounts in some southern Chinese provinces and cities, but little has been done to develop an ecosystem account for northern China. This study examined the potential and challenges of constructing ecosystem accounts in methods and policies in northern China and promoted the practice of EA accounts by constructing ecosystem extent, condition, ecosystem services supply and use accounts, and biodiversity accounts in Liaoning Province. The testing accounts cover provisioning, water supply, air filtration, water purification, global climate regulation (carbon storage), soil erosion management, and recreation services in 2019. The results show that due to the difference in climate between northern and southern China, there is no accounting for temperature regulation and flood regulation services, but water supply services are considered; Policy, demographic, and socioeconomic factors affect the extent and condition of ecosystems. This study illustrates how ecosystem accounts can contribute to policy and decision-making, foster sustainable development, and inform the application of ecosystem accounts in northern China and other countries and regions. In this paper, we identify difficulties, including data availability and quality, that limit the integration of ecosystem accounting into policy. Future research is suggested to address these gaps and facilitate the implementation of ecosystem accounting.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 751-772
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2269473
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Author-Name: Sara Cruz
Author-X-Name-First: Sara
Author-X-Name-Last: Cruz
Author-Name: Marisa Graça
Author-X-Name-First: Marisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Graça
Author-Name: Paulo Conceição
Author-X-Name-First: Paulo
Author-X-Name-Last: Conceição
Author-Name: Tina-Simone Neset
Author-X-Name-First: Tina-Simone
Author-X-Name-Last: Neset
Author-Name: Sirkku Juhola
Author-X-Name-First: Sirkku
Author-X-Name-Last: Juhola
Title: Exploring the affective dimension in citizen science to support urban climate adaptation: a conceptual framework
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Despite the urgent need to take action on climate adaptation, public engagement remains relatively low. This low engagement poses significant challenges to the effective adaptation process, highlighting the need for innovative approaches in governance. In this paper, we explore the importance of the affective dimension in enhancing citizen engagement in climate adaptation. Drawing from a review of recent literature, we identify the primary challenges of fostering citizen engagement by integrating research on climate adaptation with the exploration of the affective dimension and the conceptualization of affective practices. We aim to identify specific “affective facilitators’’ that have the potential to enhance citizen engagement and drive actionable outcomes. We advocate for the use of Citizen Science as a means to support citizen engagement, due to its potential to harness the identified facilitators. We illustrate the practical application of our conceptual framework with the Citizen Sensing Project.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 797-819
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2271162
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Author-Name: Xiuhong He
Author-X-Name-First: Xiuhong
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Author-Name: Yingying Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Yingying
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Ziying Hong
Author-X-Name-First: Ziying
Author-X-Name-Last: Hong
Title: Consumers’ intention to purchase electric vehicles: the moderating role of environmental awareness
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Electric vehicles (EVs), having the ability to reduce CO2 emissions, are considered a strategy to mitigate global warming, and thus, the widespread diffusion of EVs attracts much attention. In this study, we investigate the formation of consumers’ EV purchase decisions with a developed theoretical framework that incorporates environmental awareness into the model of goal-directed behavior (MGB). We test the model using structural equation modeling with data collected from 423 participants in China. Results indicate that attitude, subjective norm, positive and anticipated emotions, and frequency of past behavior (FPB) positively influence consumers’ desire to purchase an EV, which in turn influences their purchase intentions. The effect of negative anticipated emotion and perceived behavioral control on desire is not significant. Interestingly, environmental awareness does not significantly influence consumers’ intention to purchase EVs, but it positively moderates the impact of desire on behavioral intention. This study provides important theoretical and managerial implications for the promotion of EVs in China. Limitations and future research opportunities are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 935-956
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2276060
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Author-Name: Zhenhua Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Shiqin Cheng
Author-X-Name-First: Shiqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng
Author-Name: Cong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Cong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Shunfeng Song
Author-X-Name-First: Shunfeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Song
Author-Name: Yanchao Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Yanchao
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Title: Climate policy uncertainty and corporate investment efficiency: evidence from China
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Despite the notable impact of climate policy uncertainty (CPU) on capital markets, there has been a lack of research on how it affects corporate investment efficiency (CIE). To address this gap, using data from 2,605 non-financial listed companies from the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges between 2009 and 2020, this study identifies the effect of the CPU on the CIE. The results show that the CPU adversely affects the CIE in all industries, and the impact is heterogeneous for firms with different resources, with a more significant influence on non-state-owned, technology-intensive companies, and firms where executives have lower levels of education; whereas firms with higher TFP may increase CIE under CPU. Furthermore, CPU has a considerable adverse influence on CIE by harming corporate governance, without necessarily diminishing free cash flow. The results indicate that firms’ resource endowment has a critical bearing on its CIE under an uncertain policy environment.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 957-977
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2276062
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Author-Name: Bénédicte Rulleau
Author-X-Name-First: Bénédicte
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Title: Determinants of sustainable drainage systems adoption: evidence from a household survey in France
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Part of the success of climate change adaptation strategies relies on the accurate identification of barriers and incentives to the installation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) by private individuals. To identify the variables influencing that willingness, we carried out a questionnaire-based survey in the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg (France). Descriptive statistics on the 359 responses highlight, in particular, a lack of knowledge about rainwater management. Those who have already installed one SuDS identify both economic and environmental advantages. Results of a binomial logit show that, unlike socio-economic characteristics of respondents, variables of perception influence the willingness of households to adopt SuDS. Social norms play an important role and a spatial adoption contagion is observed but the word of mouth phenomenon does not seem to be present. This study adds new insights into understanding what is needed to encourage households to install SuDS of their own and mainstream these blue-green infrastructures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 887-906
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2275533
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Author-Name: Kassoum Ayouba
Author-X-Name-First: Kassoum
Author-X-Name-Last: Ayouba
Author-Name: Andres Vallone
Author-X-Name-First: Andres
Author-X-Name-Last: Vallone
Title: The spatio-temporal dynamics of pesticide use: a global exploratory analysis
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We utilize exploratory techniques to identify patterns in pesticide use spatial and temporal dimensions. Using data on 149 countries from 1993 to 2020, we find that some countries with low pesticide use are “catching-up†slightly. From a Markov chain analysis, we also note that the distribution of pesticide use per hectare is characterized by a low inter-class mobility, more pronounced in the head and tail of the distribution. This suggests a lock-in phenomenon once “unsustainable†agricultural systems are adopted. We complement this temporal analysis by exploring the role of “proximity†between countries in the use of pesticides and its dynamics. Three definitions of proximity are considered. The first is geographical, the second and third are based on crops produced at the country level and on countries’ GDP per capita respectively. Our results suggest that countries’ economic development explains more pesticide use than their geographic proximity or their crop similarity.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 866-886
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2274284
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Author-Name: Amanda Alva
Author-X-Name-First: Amanda
Author-X-Name-Last: Alva
Author-Name: Eric Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Eric
Author-X-Name-Last: Brown
Author-Name: Aaron Evans
Author-X-Name-First: Aaron
Author-X-Name-Last: Evans
Author-Name: Daniel Morris
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel
Author-X-Name-Last: Morris
Author-Name: Kelly Dunning
Author-X-Name-First: Kelly
Author-X-Name-Last: Dunning
Title: Dark Sky Parks: public policy that turns off the lights
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Dark skies are culturally, ecologically, and economically valuable natural resources but little has been written on how dark sky conservation is being enacted through environmental policy and legislation. Using the Multiple Streams Framework and qualitative data from over 300 policy documents, we characterize the problems, policy solutions, and politics around protecting night sky resources. We find that the core public policy problem of diminishing night skies is perceived by stakeholders to be light pollution produced from surrounding urban development. To address this problem, decision-makers enact policy solutions of creating Dark Sky Parks on protected landscapes with rigorous and scientific processes. These technical ideas for creating Dark Sky Parks are transmitted to decision-makers at park and landscape scales. Dark sky conservation is a political process as well, which attracts bipartisan support from policy-makers from different political parties due to the economic potential of astrotourism. Our work has general applications for the role of managers and NGOs in creating science policy, engaging the public, and enacting policy change, as was seen in the context of the International Dark Sky Association providing resources, technical information, and support for managers and other stakeholders to encourage actions at various scales to protect rapidly-disappearing dark skies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 907-934
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2275535
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Author-Name: Muhammad Nadeem
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Nadeem
Author-Name: Zilong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Zilong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Pomi Shahbaz
Author-X-Name-First: Pomi
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahbaz
Author-Name: Shamsheer ul Haq
Author-X-Name-First: Shamsheer ul
Author-X-Name-Last: Haq
Author-Name: Ismet Boz
Author-X-Name-First: Ismet
Author-X-Name-Last: Boz
Title: The nexus of women’s empowerment and sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries: a case of Pakistani women farmers
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The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices at the farm level is essential for lowering greenhouse gas emissions and creating sustainable food systems. This study explored the nexus of women’s empowerment in agriculture and the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in Pakistan. A face-to-face survey using multistage simple random and purposive sampling techniques was used to collect the data from 384 Pakistani women farmers. A partial least-squares structural equation model was used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that empowering women in agricultural asset control (β = 0.38, p < 0.01) positively influences the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices on farms. Similarly, women’s empowerment in decision-making (β = 0.41, p < 0.01) also significantly affects the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. Moreover, women’s empowerment in legal rights (β = 0.14, p < 0.01), productivity and skills (β = 0.15, p < 0.01), and information and communication technology (β = 0.19, p = 0.02) significantly increases farm-level adoption of sustainable agricultural practices.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 820-842
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2273198
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Author-Name: Omid Azizan
Author-X-Name-First: Omid
Author-X-Name-Last: Azizan
Author-Name: Mahsa Tajmir Riahi
Author-X-Name-First: Mahsa
Author-X-Name-Last: Tajmir Riahi
Author-Name: Mohsen Shahriari
Author-X-Name-First: Mohsen
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahriari
Author-Name: Morteza Rasti-Barzoki
Author-X-Name-First: Morteza
Author-X-Name-Last: Rasti-Barzoki
Title: The effect of green culture and identity on organizational commitment
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When effectively implemented, green management practices greatly influence environmental damage and offer intra-organizational advantages, leading to good environmental consequences and substantial organizational benefits. The effect of green organizational culture (GOC) and identity (GOI) on organizational commitment (OC) through the mediating role of job satisfaction (JS) has been investigated in this study, considering the need to identify intra-organizational variables to adopt environmental policies. This study analyzed environmental pollution in Isfahan province, focusing on employees of 56 Iranian manufacturing companies. Data were collected using standard questionnaires and Partial least squares structural equation modelling via SmartPLS. Results showed that the variables of GOC and GOI significantly impacted OC through the mediating role of JS. This study interprets that green organizational approaches can strengthen and increase commitment, creating a positive collective and individual perspective toward organizations. Successful implementation of GOC and GOI encourages other organizations to achieve similar benefits, leading to better environmental performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 843-865
Issue: 4
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 3
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2273778
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Author-Name: Xiaoshu Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoshu
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Jie Tao
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Tao
Author-Name: Xianming Kuang
Author-X-Name-First: Xianming
Author-X-Name-Last: Kuang
Title: A study of industrial structure, government attention, and coupling coordination of digital-green economy in China
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The goal of this paper is to investigate the coupling coordination relationship between the digital economy and the green economy, as well as to analyze possible ways to improve the coupling coordination degree. By using panel data for 280 cities from 2011 to 2018, this study has made outstanding contributions in the following areas: (1) reintegrating and constructing the evaluation index system of the digital economy and green economy; (2) utilizing the modified coupled coordination degree model to analyze it; (3) adopting the fixed effect model to test the influencing factors. The findings revealed that the current level of coupling coordination between the digital economy and the green economy in China is generally low, with significant regional differences. In terms of influencing factors, industrial structure upgrading has a U-shaped influence on coupling coordination, and government attention has an inverted U-shaped influence on coupling coordination.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1009-1036
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2276681
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Author-Name: Makena Coffman
Author-X-Name-First: Makena
Author-X-Name-Last: Coffman
Author-Name: Leah Bremer
Author-X-Name-First: Leah
Author-X-Name-Last: Bremer
Author-Name: Alisha Summers
Author-X-Name-First: Alisha
Author-X-Name-Last: Summers
Author-Name: Conrad Newfield
Author-X-Name-First: Conrad
Author-X-Name-Last: Newfield
Author-Name: Lisa C. Kelley
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kelley
Title: (Un)managed retreat? Perspectives on biophysical and social dynamics of coastal retreat on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
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As an island community with world famous beaches, Hawai‘i’s coastal managers face significant challenges in the face of sea level rise (SLR). Shoreline laws have recently been updated to limit further shoreline hardening, making Hawaiʻi a salient case study to understand the challenges and opportunities around managed retreat. We interviewed 42 private sector, civil society, and government actors involved with coastal governance and anchored our conversations to three distinct communities on O‘ahu. Factors that affected participant perspectives on the viability of retreat per site hinged on: 1) physical/natural barriers and opportunities; 2) perceptions of the public value of a beach; 3) the importance of existing infrastructure; and 4) the political influence of coastal homeowners. Participants’ views on who should inform the coastal planning process moving forward varied by site. In addition to residents, there was largely agreement that communities should include those with affinity and long-standing relationships with place.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1082-1104
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2279019
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Author-Name: Yuan Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Yuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Baohua Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Baohua
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: Impact of stakeholder pressure on green innovation: a moderated mediation model
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Green innovation is a key path for firms to balance economic development and environmental protection. Based on stakeholder theory and a resource-based view, this study constructs a moderated mediation model to explore the impact of stakeholder pressure on green innovation and conducts an empirical analysis based on 225 questionnaires collected from manufacturing firms in Shandong Province, China. The results demonstrated that both regulatory pressure and customer pressure positively impact green process innovation and green product innovation. Knowledge exchange mediates the relationship between stakeholder pressure and green innovation. However, the moderating effect of environmental management systems on the impact of stakeholder pressure on green innovation through knowledge exchange is not significant.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1165-1186
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2284124
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Author-Name: Hongli Li
Author-X-Name-First: Hongli
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Lu Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Lu
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Junbiao Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Junbiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Wenjing Li
Author-X-Name-First: Wenjing
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Impact of technological innovation on agricultural green total factor productivity in China: considering the threshold effect of environmental regulation
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Based on the panel data for 30 provinces in China from 2004 to 2020, this study explores the impact of technological innovation and environmental regulation on agricultural green total factor productivity by using the dynamic spatial Durbin panel model and the spatial panel threshold regression model. The results show that technological innovation significantly contributes to the improvement of AGTFP. Such positive impact is derived from the direct effect of technological innovation within the local province and the spatial spillover effect of technological innovation in neighboring provinces. Additionally, environmental regulation has a significant double-threshold effect on the technological innovation - AGTFP relationship. Within medium-level environmental regulation, the positive impact of technological innovation on AGTFP achieves a leap forward. Therefore, technological innovation serves as a motivator of agricultural green development, and appropriate intensity of environmental regulation is recommended in the endeavor of promoting green total factor productivity by technological innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1057-1081
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2277673
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Author-Name: IgnÄ— StalmokaitÄ—
Author-X-Name-First: IgnÄ—
Author-X-Name-Last: StalmokaitÄ—
Author-Name: Ralph Tafon
Author-X-Name-First: Ralph
Author-X-Name-Last: Tafon
Author-Name: Fred Saunders
Author-X-Name-First: Fred
Author-X-Name-Last: Saunders
Author-Name: Kira Gee
Author-X-Name-First: Kira
Author-X-Name-Last: Gee
Author-Name: Michael Gilek
Author-X-Name-First: Michael
Author-X-Name-Last: Gilek
Author-Name: Aurelija Armoškaitė
Author-X-Name-First: Aurelija
Author-X-Name-Last: Armoškaitė
Author-Name: Anda Ikauniece
Author-X-Name-First: Anda
Author-X-Name-Last: Ikauniece
Author-Name: Magdalena Matczak
Author-X-Name-First: Magdalena
Author-X-Name-Last: Matczak
Author-Name: Jakub Turski
Author-X-Name-First: Jakub
Author-X-Name-Last: Turski
Author-Name: Jacek Zaucha
Author-X-Name-First: Jacek
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaucha
Title: Exploring social justice in marine spatial planning: planner and stakeholder perspectives and experiences in the Baltic Sea Region
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This article contributes to the increasing traction of social justice in marine spatial planning (MSP) by exploring perceptions and experiences of social justice from the viewpoint of planners and different social groups who were included and (self)excluded in MSP processes. The study builds on empirical material from Poland, Latvia, and Germany consisting of interviews, MSP legislation, and documents that were analysed through the lens of a multidimensional social justice framework centring on recognition, representation, distribution, and capabilities. Results indicate that MSP institutional arrangements constrain possibilities for marginalised and less consolidated actor groups (residents, coastal tourism, and small-scale fisheries) to enjoy the same degree of recognition that is given to groups representing strategic national interests (renewable energy and shipping). We also highlight the role of planners’ self-reflectivity in enhancing/depriving capabilities of vulnerable social groups whose wellbeing and multidimensional relationships with the sea call for institutional responses adaptive to specific planning contexts.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1105-1127
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2279512
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Author-Name: Kajsa-Stina Benulic
Author-X-Name-First: Kajsa-Stina
Author-X-Name-Last: Benulic
Author-Name: Cecilia Enberg
Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia
Author-X-Name-Last: Enberg
Author-Name: Anna Ljung
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Ljung
Author-Name: Victoria Wibeck
Author-X-Name-First: Victoria
Author-X-Name-Last: Wibeck
Title: Why firms do not expect climate policies to have the intended effects – positioning in a polycentric governance landscape
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A polycentric governance regime that includes non-state actors has potential to increase the pace in mitigating climate change if there is concerted action among the actors involved. However, previous research has shown that climate policy directed at business firms does not always have the intended effects. Taking a polycentric perspective to climate governance, this paper contributes insight into why some firms expect that to be the case. The paper builds on qualitative interviews with firms in the Swedish construction and civil engineering industry. We apply positioning theory to analyse firms’ views on their own and other actors’ roles and responsibilities in climate transformation. The results suggest that governance authorities could take on a more traditional, coercive leadership role, setting clear rules and regulations, if these extend in time and space to create a market where the shared goals are ambitious, and the playing field is level for firms.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1148-1164
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2282393
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Author-Name: Bernadette F. van Heel
Author-X-Name-First: Bernadette F.
Author-X-Name-Last: van Heel
Author-Name: Riyan J. G. van den Born
Author-X-Name-First: Riyan J. G.
Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born
Author-Name: Noelle Aarts
Author-X-Name-First: Noelle
Author-X-Name-Last: Aarts
Title: Heroes for nature: understanding childhood nature experiences in motivating action for nature
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In the current biodiversity crisis, young people committed to act for nature need to be treasured. We did retrospective interviews with young adults who are dedicated to acting for nature in order to find patterns in their life experiences that contribute to their relationship with nature and drive their action for nature. We found that autonomous early childhood nature experiences build a foundation for young adults’ connection with nature. In early adolescence, engagement with nature takes flight after moments of wonder, significant life experiences, or encounters with like-minded peers. Some interviewees experienced a temporary lack of interest in nature during puberty. Using self-determination theory as a theoretical lens revealed that the basic psychological needs – relatedness, autonomy, and competence – manifested throughout the young adults’ lives. We use our findings to indicate both directions for future research and practical implications.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1128-1147
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2281875
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Author-Name: Bo Li
Author-X-Name-First: Bo
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yixin Tu
Author-X-Name-First: Yixin
Author-X-Name-Last: Tu
Author-Name: Jing Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Impact of Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Demonstration Zones on carbon emissions intensity in resource-based cities
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Under the goal of dual-carbon, promoting the industrial transformation of resource-based cities is an important measure to achieve carbon emission reduction. As a result, this paper chooses the panel data for 108 resource-based cities spanning 2010 to 2019, systematically evaluates the effects of Industrial Transformation and Upgrading Demonstration Zones (ITUDZ) policy on the carbon emission intensity using the difference-in-differences (DID) method. The research results reveal that the establishment of ITUDZ significantly reduces the carbon emission intensity of resource-based cities. Robustness tests confirm the accuracy of these results. The intermediary mechanism suggests that the establishment of the ITUDZ suppresses carbon emission intensity through green technology innovation and resource allocation efficiency. The heterogeneity analysis demonstrates that both the eastern and western regions of resource-based cities exhibit a greater ability to reduce carbon emission intensity and the effect of regenerative cities is more pronounced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1037-1056
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2277139
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Author-Name: Muhammad Asim Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Asim
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Author-Name: Jianguo Du
Author-X-Name-First: Jianguo
Author-X-Name-Last: Du
Author-Name: Muhammad Junaid
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Junaid
Author-Name: Fakhar Shahzad
Author-X-Name-First: Fakhar
Author-X-Name-Last: Shahzad
Title: From green HRM practices to green innovation performance: a mediation-moderation model
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According to contemporary innovation literature, green performance management (GPM) is critical to improving green innovation results. Yet, few researchers have examined the relationship between green organizational innovation and HRM. This study explores the direct and indirect impacts of green recruiting and selection (GRS), green training and development (GTD), green compensation and benefits (GCB), and green innovation performance (GIP), with the function of GPM serving as a mediator and the effect of stakeholder pressure (SP) and green Culture (GC) serving as a moderator, respectively, of these factors on developing market small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Using a questionnaire survey, we gathered data from 380 SMEs in the industrial sector. We applied the partial least squares (PLS) path modelling technique (PLS-SEM) to test the study’s assumptions. According to the study, GPM mediates the effects of GRS, GTD, and GCB on green innovation performance. Results also point to a moderating effect of GC on the effects of green recruitment and selection, training and development, and remuneration and benefits on green performance management. Moreover, Stakeholder pressure moderates the effect of green performance management on the effectiveness of green innovation. The results point to important implications for theory and practice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1187-1212
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2284656
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Author-Name: Zhenhua Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhenhua
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Ke Shi
Author-X-Name-First: Ke
Author-X-Name-Last: Shi
Author-Name: Yue Gao
Author-X-Name-First: Yue
Author-X-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name: Yanchao Feng
Author-X-Name-First: Yanchao
Author-X-Name-Last: Feng
Title: How does environmental regulation promote green technology innovation in enterprises? A policy simulation approach with an evolutionary game
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To vividly illustrate the dynamic interactions between government and enterprise in China, a non-cooperative evolutionary game is employed. Simulations are conducted to examine the effectiveness of environmental regulations in promoting green technology involving multiple policy instruments for yielding the ideal outcome. In particular, numerical simulations are introduced to explore the asymptotic stability of various evolutionary stabilization strategies. It is shown that appropriate coordination of these policy instruments can improve policy effectiveness. The effect of increasing environmental tax collection combined with the gradual innovation special subsidy policies is more effective than separate policies. Moreover, under the necessary supervision intensity, the ideal evolutionarily stable equilibrium of incentive environmental regulation tools to promote enterprise green technology innovation is easier to achieve. Furthermore, three extended scenarios using the Porter hypothesis are investigated regarding enterprise innovation performance, intellectual property protection, and income tax collection.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 979-1008
Issue: 5
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 4
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2276064
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Author-Name: Shanyong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Shanyong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Rongwei Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Rongwei
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Liang Wan
Author-X-Name-First: Liang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wan
Title: Business environment optimization and regional green innovation: evidence from Chinese provinces
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Green innovation is important to drive the green transformation of production methods and to fundamentally alleviate the contradiction between economic development and resource and environmental constraints. How to spur green innovation is still an underexplored but intriguing research issue. Drawing on data from Chinese 30 provinces from 2004 to 2020, this paper examines whether and how the business environment affects regional green innovation. Our evidence indicates that the enhancement of doing business has a positive impact on regional green innovation. The result is consistent with a series of robustness tests. Further analysis shows that business environment optimization promotes regional green innovation by boosting the development of technology markets, strengthening government environmental regulations, and expanding openness. The impact is more pronounced in regions with stronger financial development and better resource endowment. Additionally, we find that the promotion of doing business can be converted into ecological benefits, and effectively reduce environmental pollution. These findings provide a reference for optimizing the business environment and achieving high-quality development in China.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1337-1362
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2286924
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Author-Name: Jichuan Sheng
Author-X-Name-First: Jichuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sheng
Author-Name: Hui Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Hui
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Community-based incentive coordination in payments for ecosystem services: China’s Wolong Nature Reserve
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Community-based Payments for Ecosystem Services (CB-PES) have received continued attention because of their ability to help Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) improve local outcomes and sustain community support. This study scrutinizes the role of community-based incentive coordination in PES using the case of China’s Wolong Nature Reserve (WNR). Combining theoretical modeling and empirical analysis of the WNR, this study demonstrates that CB-PES can deploy a range of incentive-coordinated techniques and practices, eventually improving economic outcomes for stakeholders and environmental benefits for society. In addition, this study also highlights the fact that CB-PES aiming to achieve incentive coordination rely on participatory intermediary governance. Finally, designing community-based incentive coordination mechanisms in PES remains challenging, as it also depends on coordinated conservation efforts to optimize the economic outcomes and environmental benefits of PES.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1213-1237
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2285245
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Author-Name: Anna Codemo
Author-X-Name-First: Anna
Author-X-Name-Last: Codemo
Author-Name: Michela Ghislanzoni
Author-X-Name-First: Michela
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghislanzoni
Author-Name: MarÃa-José Prados
Author-X-Name-First: MarÃa-José
Author-X-Name-Last: Prados
Author-Name: Rossano Albatici
Author-X-Name-First: Rossano
Author-X-Name-Last: Albatici
Title: Landscape-based spatial energy planning: minimization of renewables footprint in the energy transition
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Landscape transformations derived by renewable energy sources exploitation may induce public resistance and loss of quality of the existing environment. Integrated approaches are needed to inform and guide transformation processes, relying on empirical evidence regarding spatio-technological feasibility, acceptance by the community, and integration in the landscape. To address this issue, the paper aims to propose a methodological procedure for the development of local spatial plans to implement photovoltaic systems at the local level. The procedure is spatially explicit, combining qualitative considerations of inhabitants and experts with quantitative data on energy potentials, and associating site selection with solar integration strategies. The outcome is a planning framework combining spatial areas with quality requirements for the implementation of solar power plants, thereby allowing for the envisioning of future scenarios. The application of the method is tested in Arcos de la Frontera, Spain, considering both on-ground and on-roof distributed energy systems.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1421-1448
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2287978
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Author-Name: Qiong Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Qiong
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Xin Li
Author-X-Name-First: Xin
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Yu Dong
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Dong
Author-Name: Fei Guo
Author-X-Name-First: Fei
Author-X-Name-Last: Guo
Title: Digitization and green innovation: how does digitization affect enterprises’ green technology innovation?
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Digitization has been the new engine for high-quality economic development. This paper explores how digitization affects enterprises’ green technology innovation. The study finds that digitization has a positive effect on enterprises’ green technology innovation. The mediating effect suggests that digitization can promote enterprises’ green technology innovation by optimizing the structure of human capital, increasing the attention of media and easing the financing constraints. The heterogeneity test finds that the larger the enterprise scale, the higher quality of internal control, and the stronger the promotion of digitalization to green technology innovation; The greater degree of environmental regulation of enterprises and the higher degree of industry competition, the more prominent the impact of digitization on its green technology innovation. This paper is a useful supplement to the traditional digital analysis framework, helping enterprises to better drive green technology innovation through digital transformation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1282-1311
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2285729
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Author-Name: Jared A. Messick
Author-X-Name-First: Jared A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Messick
Author-Name: Christopher Serenari
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Serenari
Title: Investigating how relational values influence landowner participation in an endangered species conservation program
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Research investigating landowner engagement in endangered species conservation (ESC) frequently cites value conflicts between landowners and ESC institutions, such as Voluntary Incentive Programs (VIPs), as driving landowner disinterest in VIPs. Existing ESC policy design mechanisms are incapable of resolving deficient engagement as they incorporate landowner values into decision-making without consideration of the meanings landowners attach to relationships with their land (i.e. Relational Values [RVs]). To identify RVs motivating ESC and points of alignment between landowner values and VIPs, we conducted 24 interviews with landowners about a VIP in East-central Texas. Results revealed that the program aligned with stewardship and management values but interfered with RVs of autonomy and social responsibility. Moreover, VIPs failed to provide incentives to compensate such losses. Bridging the rift between hegemonically designed VIPs and the values motivating ESC requires grassroots efforts to identify and incorporate landowner values into incentive structures that enhance and enable RVs motivating ESC.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1263-1281
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2285728
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Author-Name: Yanyun Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yanyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Xinzi Kong
Author-X-Name-First: Xinzi
Author-X-Name-Last: Kong
Author-Name: Xingxing Wen
Author-X-Name-First: Xingxing
Author-X-Name-Last: Wen
Author-Name: Yu Fu
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Fu
Title: Analysis of the spatial spillover effect of electricity generation from renewable energy on carbon emissions: based on empirical evidence from Chinese provinces and cities
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In order to promote the growth of a low-carbon economy, renewable energy has emerged as a clean and low-carbon method of producing electricity. The article applies a spatial Durbin model to examine the main and spillover effects of electricity generation from renewable energy on carbon emissions in China, based on panel data for 30 Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2019. It also conducts a heterogeneity analysis of the Eastern, Central, and Western regions. The results indicate that: (1) carbon emissions in 30 Chinese provinces exhibit significant spatial autocorrelation; (2) electricity generation from renewable energy has a significant inhibiting effect on carbon emissions in a province and a significant promoting effect on carbon emissions in its neighboring provinces; (3) electricity generation from renewable energy in the Central region of China has a negative effect on carbon emissions, while the negative effect is insignificant in the Eastern and Western regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1449-1471
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2288542
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Author-Name: Sandra Castro-González
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Castro-González
Author-Name: Pilar Fernández-FerrÃn
Author-X-Name-First: Pilar
Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-FerrÃn
Author-Name: Belén Bande
Author-X-Name-First: Belén
Author-X-Name-Last: Bande
Author-Name: Fernando Losada
Author-X-Name-First: Fernando
Author-X-Name-Last: Losada
Title: Building food consumer loyalty through economic corporate social responsibility: the moderating effects of environmental and social dimensions
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Research into the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on consumer behaviour has consistently revealed that CSR initiatives possess the potential to mould specific consumer attitudes and behaviours that, in turn, profoundly influence the overall success of businesses. Building upon the theoretical framework of the expectation disconfirmation theory, this study seeks to delve deeper into the intricate dynamics that underlie the influence of consumers’ perceptions of a company’s CSR efforts on their satisfaction levels and, consequentially, their propensity to exhibit brand loyalty. Previous CSR studies have ignored the possible interactions between CSR dimensions. This study tests the moderating role of social and environmental aspects of CSR in the relationship between economic responsibility and consumer satisfaction, influencing consumer loyalty. A sample of 252 Spanish consumers was used to test the hypotheses. The findings suggest that each aspect of CSR has varying levels of impact, and their interplay also significantly affects satisfaction and consequent loyalty. The economic aspect most influences consumer loyalty, and its effect is amplified as social or environmental aspects increase.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1312-1336
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2286434
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Author-Name: Ziyuan Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Ziyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Xiao Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Xiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Author-Name: Lihong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Lihong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Wei Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Substantive transformation or strategic response? The impact of a negative social responsibility performance gap on green merger and acquisition of heavily polluting firms
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How to promote heavily polluting firms to achieve substantive green transformation is an important issue. Using the data from Chinese samples, this paper investigates the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance feedback on the decision and performance of green merger and acquisition (GMA). We find that a negative CSR performance gap is positively related to the likelihood of GMA. From the perspective of market pressure, the mediating roles of negative investor sentiment and media coverage are revealed. Furthermore, the above promotion effect is only reflected in firms with high financial slack, with high public environmental attention, or in the growth stage. Regarding GMA performance, we find that GMA driven by a CSR performance gap merely promotes strategic green innovation, but it promotes substantive green innovation when firms are under high-intensity government environmental regulation. This study provides new insights on how to promote firms to engage in GMA and improve GMA performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1238-1262
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2285727
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Author-Name: Ana Paula Barreira
Author-X-Name-First: Ana Paula
Author-X-Name-Last: Barreira
Author-Name: Jorge Andraz
Author-X-Name-First: Jorge
Author-X-Name-Last: Andraz
Author-Name: Vera Ferreira
Author-X-Name-First: Vera
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira
Author-Name: Thomas Panagopoulos
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas
Author-X-Name-Last: Panagopoulos
Title: Relevance of ecosystem services and disservices from green infrastructure perceived by the inhabitants of two Portuguese cities dealing with climate change: implications for environmental and intersectional justice
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Green infrastructure provides ecosystem services (ESs) and disservices (EDSs), although EDSs are understudied. By considering both, this study contributes to the literature. The inhabitants’ perception of the importance of ESs/EDSs is assessed through a survey in two Portuguese cities facing extreme climatic events. “Heat reduction†and “contact with nature†are the most perceived ESs while “risk of fire†and “excessive water consumption†are the most perceived EDSs, respectively, in Elvas and Faro. Using rank-ordered logistic regression models, this study finds that the relevance of ESs/EDSs is perceived differently throughout the different areas of the cities, with Elvas revealing the highest signs of environmental injustice, since the importance of ESs is perceived differently by the inhabitants, specifically those inhabiting impoverished areas. The inhabitants perceiving heatwaves acknowledge less relevance to some ESs and more relevance to several EDSs. Gender, age, and income affect the perceived relevance of some ESs/EDSs, signalling intersectional injustice.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1390-1420
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2286927
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Author-Name: Shengling Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Shengling
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Zihao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Zihao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Wei Dou
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Dou
Author-Name: Yu Hao
Author-X-Name-First: Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Hao
Title: How does economic policy uncertainty affect corporate green innovation? Evidence from China
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Macroeconomic policies profoundly affect companies’ behavior. Data on China’s Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) Index and A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2019 were selected to investigate the impact of EPU on corporate green innovation (GI). We find that (i) EPU promotes both substantive green innovation (SUGI) and strategic green innovation (STGI). (ii) Property rights, government subsidies (GSs), industry competition, and industry type have significant moderating effects on the promotion of GI. (iii) EPU promotes GI by forcing companies to increase R&D investment and R&D personnel. (iv) The impact of EPU on GI has a threshold effect of cash flow volatility (CFV). Our findings provide a reference for further guiding enterprises to GI during frequent economic policy changes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1363-1389
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2286926
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Author-Name: Juan-Juan Xiong
Author-X-Name-First: Juan-Juan
Author-X-Name-Last: Xiong
Author-Name: Li-ping Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Li-ping
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Chang-song Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Chang-song
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Natural resources, economic growth, and environmental sustainability in China: the role of technological innovation
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Economic development, energy sustainability, and pollution are issues related to human survival, and it is crucial to properly address the relationships between them. This article examines the nexus between natural resources (NRs), technological innovation, economic growth (EG), and environmental sustainability in China by applying a fixed effect model, random effect model, instrumental variable estimation, using panel data from 30 Chinese provinces as the basis of investigation. (1) There is a “resource curse†in the role of NRs in economic development; the accumulation of human capital, the degree of marketization and the degree of urbanization can mitigate the phenomenon of “resource curseâ€. (2) The phenomenon of “resource curse†is mainly caused by the displacement effect of technological innovation. (3) Natural resource exploitation and economic development inhibit environmental sustainability, while technological innovation promotes environmental sustainability. Based on the research conclusions, policy insights are proposed to increase the degree of marketization, strengthen human capital accumulation, increase scientific and technological investment, and increase the supply of renewable energy, with a view to providing assistance in promoting the harmonious development of human beings and nature as well as the economic development of various regions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1472-1495
Issue: 6
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 5
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2311814
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Author-Name: Qingmeng Tong
Author-X-Name-First: Qingmeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tong
Author-Name: Yixuan Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Yixuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Junbiao Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Junbiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Does social media use enhance low-carbon behavioral intentions? Evidence from Chinese college students
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Although there is a growing recognition of the Internet’s role in promoting environmental sustainability, the impact of social media use on low-carbon behavioral intentions remains poorly understood. Based on the survey data for 1,056 contemporary college students from 9 universities in China, this paper examines how social media use affects their intentions regarding low-carbon behaviors. An IV-Ordered Probit model is employed to account for the endogeneity issue and generate accurate estimates. The results indicate that, overall, the frequency of social media use has a significantly positive impact on college students’ intentions to adopt low-carbon behaviors, mainly by improving their subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. Additionally, considerable heterogeneities are observed among students of different genders and grades. Knowledge, concern, and belief regarding climate change also have a significant effect on behavioral intentions. Finally, this paper proposes several policy recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of social media in promoting low-carbon behaviors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1741-1760
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2297927
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Author-Name: Yang Zheng
Author-X-Name-First: Yang
Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng
Author-Name: Huaiming Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Huaiming
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Siyuan Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Siyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Neighbourhood or beggar-thy-neighbour: the spatial effect of regional green credit development on green technology innovation
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Green credit is an innovative financial instrument that aims to promote environmentally friendly innovations. However, financial institutions, as carriers of green credit, exhibit noticeable regional differences in the effects of implementation, leading to disparities in the distribution of green credit across regions, which will have a differentiated impact on inter-regional innovation. Unfortunately, the existing literature overlooks the impact of inter-regional differences in green credit distribution on technological innovation. Therefore, this study utilized panel data from 30 provinces and cities in China from 2012 to 2021, and adopted the spatial Durbin model to study the impact of regional differences in green credit development on green technology innovation. Additionally, this paper explores the moderating effect of green credit on the spatial impact of green innovation from the perspectives of environmental regulation and digital finance. The results of this paper indicate that the development of green credit promotes green technology innovation at the local level but has a negative impact on neighboring regions. And the negative spatial spillover effect is more significant in the central and western regions and polluting industries. Through mechanism testing, this study finds that the negative spatial spillover effect on green technology innovation is primarily driven by the migration of polluting industries across regions and the turnover of green technology R&D staff in response to the pressure of green credit. Furthermore, this paper finds that marketization and public participation in environmental regulation, as well as the presence of digital finance, significantly enhance the promotion of local green technology innovation and mitigate the negative spatial spillover effect. This study provides valuable insights for the Chinese government in implementing a regional linkage strategy for green credit within the context of the green economy transition.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1661-1690
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2295806
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Author-Name: Min Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Min
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Weijiang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Weijiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Title: Local environmental spending spillover effects on green innovation: evidence from cities in China
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As the crucial force in achieving harmonious development of the economy and environment, green innovation has been extensively valued. Based on data from Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2007–2019, this research investigates the influence of environmental spending on green innovation, further examining the moderating effect of the urban research and development (R&D) environment. Employing the spatial econometric model, we discover that local environmental spending significantly boosts native green innovation, positively affecting green innovation in nearby cities. Meanwhile, environmental spending’s green innovation effect for different city clusters presents heterogeneous characteristics. Additionally, the urban R&D environment significantly moderates the relationship between environmental spending and green innovation. With the improved urban R&D environment, the incentive effect of environmental spending on green innovation strengthens. Therefore, local governments should appropriately adjust environmental spending policies while also creating a favorable R&D environment, thus stimulating green innovation.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1718-1740
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2297916
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Author-Name: Elisa Kochskämper
Author-X-Name-First: Elisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Kochskämper
Author-Name: Lisa-Maria Glass
Author-X-Name-First: Lisa-Maria
Author-X-Name-Last: Glass
Author-Name: Wolfgang Haupt
Author-X-Name-First: Wolfgang
Author-X-Name-Last: Haupt
Author-Name: Shirin Malekpour
Author-X-Name-First: Shirin
Author-X-Name-Last: Malekpour
Author-Name: Jarrod Grainger-Brown
Author-X-Name-First: Jarrod
Author-X-Name-Last: Grainger-Brown
Title: Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals: a scrutiny of urban strategies in the 100 Resilient Cities initiative
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In the last decades, discourse and practice on urban transformation have centered around the concepts of sustainability and resilience. However, resilience in a narrow understanding – i.e. protecting the status quo – can contradict sustainable development. The 100 Resilient Cities exemplify a network in which cities actively pursued adaptation to future challenges in a way that could link resilience and sustainability. In this article, we analyze the resilience strategies of cities in this network against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to understand the extent to which they consider sustainable development simultaneously. Overall, we find a positive trend towards resilience and sustainable development in urban strategies, particularly in the Global South. However, cities’ resilience efforts often prioritize economic goals over social and environmental objectives. This contrasts with the call for transformative actions to achieve the SDGs.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1691-1717
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2297648
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Author-Name: Julio Aguirre
Author-X-Name-First: Julio
Author-X-Name-Last: Aguirre
Author-Name: Pedro Rojas
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Rojas
Author-Name: T. Edward Yu
Author-X-Name-First: T. Edward
Author-X-Name-Last: Yu
Author-Name: Jackie Yenerall
Author-X-Name-First: Jackie
Author-X-Name-Last: Yenerall
Title: Spatial spillovers and the relationship between deforestation and malaria: evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
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Of all forest species that transmit disease to humans, mosquitoes are considered the most responsive to ecosystem changes caused by deforestation. This study examines the relationship between deforestation and malaria cases in the Peruvian Amazon region while addressing spatial interdependence among districts by using a Spatial Durbin Model. Our primary results suggest that the total effect of a decline of 1,000 hectares of forest cover is associated with an additional 69 malaria cases. The spatial model allows us to further determine that both direct and spillover effects are positive. Following the Avoided Cost approach in Barbier et al., we estimate that the cost of the additional malaria cases could approach USD 24.8 million, an amount similar to the recent health program funded by the Peruvian government to combat malaria. Our findings suggest that policy makers should consider the trade-offs between the economic benefits of deforestation and the cost associated with increased malaria incidence.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1497-1513
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2289102
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Author-Name: Rongrong Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Rongrong
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Jinbo Jiang
Author-X-Name-First: Jinbo
Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang
Author-Name: Yun Long
Author-X-Name-First: Yun
Author-X-Name-Last: Long
Title: How does the digital economy affect green innovation efficiency: evidence from China
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Although the digital economy has emerged as a new impetus for countries to improve green innovation efficiency (GIE), existing research has thus far overlooked the direct relationship between them. Based on data from 30 provinces in China from 2011–2020, this paper investigates the impact of the digital economy on GIE by applying the spatial Durbin model, the mediation effect model, and the threshold effect model. The findings suggest that the digital economy can significantly enhance GIE directly and indirectly by promoting financial development, accumulating human capital, and optimizing industrial structure. Further research shows that non-linear characteristics exist between them at different levels of financial development, human capital, and industrial structure. Moreover, the eastern region experiences a more visible impact of the digital economy on provincial GIE. This study provides empirical evidence for an insightful comprehension of the link between the digital economy and GIE and policy suggestions for governments.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1514-1540
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2289103
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Author-Name: Shizheng Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Shizheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Author-Name: Wei Li
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Xiaoguang Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoguang
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Yaqi Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Yaqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Influence of institutional perception factors on household waste separation behaviour: evidence from Ganzhou, China
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The effectiveness of the household waste separation institution depends on the residents’ institutional trust. Therefore, understanding the key factors affecting residents’ institutional trust is crucial for establishing an influential waste separation institution. Using social information processing (SIP) theory, we studied the impact of the institutional perception factors of the front-end separation (supervision measures, SM; convenience of separation facilities, CSF) and the mid-end collection and transportation (normalization of waste transportation, NWT; timeliness of waste collection and transportation, TWCT) on the household waste separation behaviour and the mediating effect of institutional trust in it. The results show that SM, CSF, NWT, and TWCT directly impact household waste separation behaviour and affect it through institutional trust. Besides, we explored the relationship between publicity and education and household waste separation behaviour. Publicity and education positively impact household waste separation behaviour and moderate the relationship between institutional trust and household waste separation behaviour.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1761-1787
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2403137
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Author-Name: Maretno A. Harjoto
Author-X-Name-First: Maretno A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Harjoto
Title: CEO stock options and corporate climate change: the behavioral agency model and the moderating effect of social capital
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Examining the impact of CEO options compensation on corporate adverse impacts on climate change from the perspective of CEO loss aversion and risk-taking, this study argues that higher current (prospective) wealth leads to higher loss aversion (risk-taking) against (toward) corporate climate change. Integrating social capital theory into the behavioral agency model (BAM), the study argues that social capital is negatively related to corporate climate change risk-taking behavior and social capital is moderating the relationship between CEO options compensation and corporate climate change. Using a sample of 1,397 US firms from 2005 to 2019 and various measures of corporate climate change and social capital and estimation methods, it finds evidence to support these hypotheses. This study extends the BAM to explain CEO risk-taking behavior toward climate change and integrates the social capital theory. It offers practical implications to design CEO compensation to reduce the adverse impact of corporations on climate change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1564-1598
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2294433
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Author-Name: Alin Lin
Author-X-Name-First: Alin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lin
Author-Name: Dujuan Zhan
Author-X-Name-First: Dujuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhan
Author-Name: Jingwen Shan
Author-X-Name-First: Jingwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Shan
Author-Name: Jiankun Lou
Author-X-Name-First: Jiankun
Author-X-Name-Last: Lou
Title: Exploring the differences in associations in residents’ subjective well-being and multiple types of low-carbon behaviors with place attachment as a mediator: evidence from Hangzhou, China
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Encouraging low-carbon behavior and adopting sustainable green lifestyles are crucial to safeguarding the ecological environment. To promote the sustainable development of humans, society, and the environment, it is essential to establish a harmonious relationship between residents’ well-being and the environment. This study investigates the differences of associations in residents’ subjective well-being and multiple types of low-carbon behaviors with place attachment as a mediator using a structural equation model based on a questionnaire survey of the residents of Hangzhou, China. The findings reveal that subjective well-being has a positive and significant effect on place attachment, and place attachment has a positive and significant impact on multiple types of low-carbon behaviors. Furthermore, the mediating effect test shows that place attachment plays a partial mediation role in the influence path of subjective well-being on habitual low-carbon behavior. In contrast, it plays a full mediating role in the influence path of low-carbon purchasing and travel behavior. Based on the emotion-behavior theory, this paper highlights the positive role of subjective well-being in promoting positive human-environment interaction by focusing on microscopic individual behavior. It provides policy implications for the government to promote the adoption of residents’ low-carbon behaviors.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1541-1563
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2291331
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Author-Name: Kamran Sherazi
Author-X-Name-First: Kamran
Author-X-Name-Last: Sherazi
Author-Name: Pengcheng Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Pengcheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Faheem Ghazanfar
Author-X-Name-First: Faheem
Author-X-Name-Last: Ghazanfar
Author-Name: Qurrah-tul-Ain Khan
Author-X-Name-First: Qurrah-tul-Ain
Author-X-Name-Last: Khan
Title: Why is institutional pressure insufficient to develop green innovation in manufacturing firms? The role of green high-performance work systems and managerial environmental concern
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The existing literature points to contradictory empirical data on the relationship between institutional environmental pressure and firm performance in green innovation which leads to firm’s uncertain environmental management practices. To address the paradoxes and ambiguities surrounding this relationship, the current study proposes and empirically analyses an integrated mediated and moderated model. Drawing upon the theory of planned behavior and ability-motivation-opportunity theory, the study examines the mediating role of a green high-performance work systems and the moderating role of managerial environmental concern between institutional pressure and green innovation. Further, in this association, the study also empirically examines a moderated mediation relationship. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 260 manufacturing firms from Pakistan. A disjointed two-stage approach in PLS-SEM was used to test the hypotheses in the hierarchal component model The results confirm that the green HPWS partially mediates the association between institutional pressure and green innovation, and this association is also strengthened by managerial environmental concern as a contextual mechanism. However, unexpectedly, the study results did not confirm the conditional mediation hypothesis. The novel findings of this integrated mediated and moderated model have practical implications for managers and policymakers in the manufacturing industry to reform strategies for pursuing green innovation in their products and processes.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1622-1647
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2295225
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Author-Name: Zhongwen Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongwen
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Yi Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: How does green finance strategy foster the green transition? Based on the perspective of provinces’ green total factor productivity
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China’s Green Finance (GF) policy has been making significant strides toward the transition from a resource-oriented society to one that is resource-conserving and environmentally sustainable. Policymakers are currently focused on increasing green output to facilitate the next stage of green financial growth. In this study, we use panel data from 30 Chinese provinces between 2011 and 2020 to empirically analyze GF’s effect on Green Total Factor Productivity (GTFP). Evidence reveals that GF has a significant positive effect on provincial GTFP by promoting investment in innovation and optimizing industrial structure. However, the positive impact of GF on GTFP can be mitigated by green technology innovation output, highlighting the need for collaborative strategies for GF policy implementation and technology advancement. Furthermore, with the expansion of fintech innovation, the reduction of carbon emissions, and the intensification of environmental regulation, the effect of GF on GTFP is even more pronounced.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1599-1621
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2294689
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Author-Name: Sotirios Maipas
Author-X-Name-First: Sotirios
Author-X-Name-Last: Maipas
Author-Name: Prodromos Chatzoglou
Author-X-Name-First: Prodromos
Author-X-Name-Last: Chatzoglou
Title: Remote working and firms’ environmental profile: a study on the Greek population
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Remote-working arrangements could serve as an indirect traffic management control measure and can potentially be used as mitigative factors towards the improvement of urban air quality and against climate change. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire which included questions related to environmental health parameters, such as energy and water consumption, greenhouse gas vehicle emissions, and waste management. Structural Equation Modeling has been used for analysing the data and testing the initial hypotheses. The results suggest that modern firms are interested in improving their environmental performance, but they have knowledge gaps related to crucial environmental health parameters. Moreover, their environmental awareness affects employees’ electricity consumption and waste separation. There is also evidence that employees behave in a more sustainable way while being at their home. Even though this study finds evidence associating firms’ environmental profile with remote-working arrangements, no linkage between teleworking and energy saving was identified.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1648-1660
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2295804
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Statement of Removal
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: i-i
Issue: 7
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 6
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2244671
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Author-Name: Elizabeth E. Perry
Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Perry
Author-Name: Jennifer Jewiss
Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer
Author-X-Name-Last: Jewiss
Author-Name: Robert E. Manning
Author-X-Name-First: Robert E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Manning
Author-Name: Clare Ginger
Author-X-Name-First: Clare
Author-X-Name-Last: Ginger
Title: How to define urban park relevance? Examining and integrating US National Park Service and partner views on the goal of “relevance to all Americansâ€
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Park agencies must consider their engagement strategies’ relevance. Urban and local relevance are enduring foci. Agencies thus collaborate with partners serving urban, local audiences to bridge the park-community boundary. Yet, relevance is relative. How, then, can views on park relevance from an agency and its partners be reconciled for a collaborative view of parks’ cityscape contributions? We examined this conundrum within the Urban Agenda of the US National Park Service (NPS), which highlighted the agency’s substantial urban presence, acknowledged urban populations as critical stewards, and sought meaningful related partnerships. Framed with Collective Impact components, we sought to learn from 63 interviews with NPS staff and partners in Detroit, Tucson, and Boston about what “relevance to all Americans†entails. We found distinct differences between the views but that the agency-specific view can contribute to cityscape-wide goals. Detailing these definitions and alignments allows for strategic, scaled planning of related actions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1950-1968
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303635
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Author-Name: Jean-François Rousseau
Author-X-Name-First: Jean-François
Author-X-Name-Last: Rousseau
Author-Name: Amélie Lauzon
Author-X-Name-First: Amélie
Author-X-Name-Last: Lauzon
Author-Name: Melissa Marschke
Author-X-Name-First: Melissa
Author-X-Name-Last: Marschke
Title: Can green concrete help address the sand and aggregate crisis? A scoping literature review
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Construction material industries, including the concrete sector, drive a huge demand for aggregates, including sand, one of the most widely consumed resources globally. Emerging advocacy campaigns on sand sustainability frame less aggregate intensive “ecological†or “green†concrete materials as solutions to mitigate the socio-environmental impacts emerging from sand consumption. This scoping literature review considers how the benefits from green concrete are portrayed in the construction material-centered academic literature. The scholarship reviewed highlights that conventional concrete materials generate environmental problems that green concrete products could help to mitigate, most notably CO2 emissions. Much less emphasis is placed on sand requirements, while the scholarship approaches sand sustainability very vaguely. We conclude that such caveats pose important challenges to the enactment of sounder sand policy. If the sand crisis is to be addressed, we advocate for the sand advocacy and green concrete epistemic communities to better align how they promote wider systemic change.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1788-1806
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303630
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Author-Name: Yaru Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yaru
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Jin Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Jin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Hao Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Hao
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Zhongzhu Chu
Author-X-Name-First: Zhongzhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Chu
Author-Name: Mingjun Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Mingjun
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Title: Public attention, big data technology, and green innovation efficiency: empirical analysis based on spatial metrology
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This study employs the undesirable output super-efficiency SBM-DEA model to reassess the green innovation efficiency (GIE) of 30 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2020. We pioneer the examination of public attention (PA) influence on GIE and spatial spillover effects, employing the spatial Durbin model. Additionally, a spatial mediation model, incorporating big data technology as a mediator, is adopted. Key findings are as follows: 1) Significant spatial correlations exist in PA and GIE. 2) Improved PA in one province can help enhance the GIE in neighboring provinces but cannot directly impact the local GIE. 3) The positive impact of PA on local GIE follows an indirect path. Specifically, PA elevates the level of big data technology in the local and neighboring provinces, and this positive technological spillover effect significantly enhances the GIE across the entire region. 4) Industrial structure and research and development intensity also influence GIE to some extent.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1807-1833
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298249
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Author-Name: Xiaoxu Dang
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoxu
Author-X-Name-Last: Dang
Author-Name: Mengying Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Mengying
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xiaopeng Deng
Author-X-Name-First: Xiaopeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Deng
Author-Name: Na Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Na
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Hongtao Mao
Author-X-Name-First: Hongtao
Author-X-Name-Last: Mao
Author-Name: Pengju He
Author-X-Name-First: Pengju
Author-X-Name-Last: He
Title: What drives the fulfillment of social responsibility among international construction contractors? Stakeholder perspective
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is important for the growth of the construction industry; hence, the factors that influence construction contractors to implement CSR should be understood. Using government supervision as a moderator and CSR strategy as a mediating variable, the influence of stakeholders on the fulfillment of CSR by international construction contractors (ICCs) was explored in this study. ICC managers’ completed online questionnaires, and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) were used to analyze the survey data. The results revealed that CSR strategies are influenced by customer expectations, partners expectations, and employee participation in CSR. Local community pressure had no direct effect on CSR strategies, and government supervision had a positive moderating effect on the relationship between customer expectations and CSR strategies. The findings of this study allow policymakers and practitioners to understand the elements driving CSR implementation and establish a win-win situation for society, stakeholders, and corporations.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1921-1949
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298703
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Author-Name: Marco Gutierrez
Author-X-Name-First: Marco
Author-X-Name-Last: Gutierrez
Author-Name: Ascelin Gordon
Author-X-Name-First: Ascelin
Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon
Author-Name: Sarah A. Bekessy
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bekessy
Title: Challenges and lessons of implementing strategic environmental assessment in a critically endangered ecosystem
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Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) can help to ensure that development across a landscape is planned and implemented with minimum environmental and biodiversity impacts. Despite its growing prevalence, few studies have investigated the implementation of biodiversity conservation interventions associated with SEA. Here, we examine an Australian SEA case study, the Melbourne Strategic Assessment, which set out to assess the impacts of Melbourne’s urban growth boundary expansion on threatened species and ecosystems. Using stakeholder interviews and document analysis, we evaluate the implementation of biodiversity conservation interventions under the SEA. We find that key interventions are yet to be fully implemented, including establishing a 15,000-hectare reserve to offset impacts on critically endangered grasslands. We identify systematic and pervasive failures, including questionable funding and enforcement arrangements, and highlight critical improvements needed. Given the growing use of SEA worldwide, urgent action is required to provide confidence in the ability of SEA to deliver biodiversity conservation objectives.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1997-2018
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303737
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Author-Name: Stefanie Baasch
Author-X-Name-First: Stefanie
Author-X-Name-Last: Baasch
Title: Multiple fragmentation as a challenge for municipal heat transition with biogenic residues and waste in rural areas in Germany
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In Germany, heating accounts for half of the final energy consumption and is still based mainly on fossil fuels. Nevertheless, the transition to renewable heat has been widely criticized for progressing too slowly. To accelerate the heat transition, an increased use of biogenic residues and waste is discussed as a possible approach, as model calculations show considerable potential for these materials. This paper examines the barriers to an increased use of biogenic residues and waste in the context of municipal heat transition, including their use in district heating networks. The results are based on qualitative stakeholder and expert interviews and focus groups in rural municipalities in Germany. As a central finding, this study identifies the main barriers as multiple fragmentations in different areas (material, utilization paths, actor structure, framework conditions and knowledge) and their interdependencies. These findings contribute to a better understanding of structural obstacles of heat transitions.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1904-1920
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298701
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Author-Name: Debadutta Kumar Panda
Author-X-Name-First: Debadutta Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Panda
Title: Adoption of environmental corporate social responsibility (CSR) among small and medium enterprises (SMEs): an examination through behavioral leadership decision-making
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Despite studies on CSR, not a single research study has been conducted on leadership behavior for environmental CSR in SMEs. The CSR spending in the environment was skewed towards sectors other than the environment. In this context, this paper addresses the research gap through the Behavioral Reasoning Theory (BRT). Information was gathered through a structured questionnaire from leaders of 353 Indian SMEs. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Structural Equation Modelling were employed to process the data. The leadership “value†positively impacted leadership “motivesâ€, and the “motive†positively impacted behavioral leadership “intention†for environmental CSR. The “Reason for†(improved firm performance, competitive advantage, image, and risk mitigation) had a positive association with the value and motive of SME leaders. The “Reason against†(lack of knowledge, personal commitment, and lack of time) is negatively associated with SME leaders’ “value,†“motive†(attitude, subjective norms, and perceived control), and “behavioral intention†for environmental CSR.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1881-1903
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298699
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Author-Name: Hummaira Qudsia Yousaf
Author-X-Name-First: Hummaira Qudsia
Author-X-Name-Last: Yousaf
Author-Name: Sidra Munawar
Author-X-Name-First: Sidra
Author-X-Name-Last: Munawar
Author-Name: Muneeb Ahmed
Author-X-Name-First: Muneeb
Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed
Author-Name: Sumaira Rehman
Author-X-Name-First: Sumaira
Author-X-Name-Last: Rehman
Title: Environmental culture, green human resource management, green innovation, and environmental performance: the moderating role of corporate social responsibility
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Organizations began using environmentally focused management as environmental concerns gained more attention; therefore, the purpose of this investigation is to examine the factors that affect environmental performance i.e. organizational environmental culture, green human resource management, green innovation, and corporate social responsibility. Ability, Motivation, and Opportunity Theory serve as the foundation for this research, and data were gathered from 315 manufacturing firms using a survey questionnaire. The measurement and structural model analyzed the acquired responses by using Smart PLS. The outcomes of this research show that organizational environmental culture has significantly impacted G-HRM. Findings also revealed that G-HRM as a mediator positively influences the relationship between OEC and GI whereas GI plays the role of mediator and significantly affects the connection between G-HRM and EP. Moreover, CSR makes a stronger association between G-HRM and green innovation, but unexpectedly G-HRM lessens the connection with environmental performance.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1858-1880
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298263
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Author-Name: Jianlong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Jianlong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Haitao Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haitao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Yong Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Weilong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Weilong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Title: Corporate green technology innovation under external pressure: a public and media perspective
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The presence of external environmental constraints has the potential to impact corporate decision-making behavior regarding production and spur innovative activities. This study focuses on a sample of Chinese A-share-listed corporations to investigate the influence of public environmental concerns (PEC) on corporate green technology innovation (GTI) within the framework of public participation in environmental governance. Moreover, this study explores the synergistic effects of media concerns and PEC. The main conclusions of this study are as follows: (1) PEC is a driving force for corporate GTI. Endogeneity and robustness tests support this finding. (2) Government environmental regulation and corporate environmental responsibility are critical mediating variables. (3) Heterogeneity analysis shows that PEC significantly impacts the GTI of state-owned corporations, high-tech corporations, and corporations that have obtained ISO 14001 certification. (4) Media concerns enhance GTI and exhibit a strong synergistic effect with PEC. Positive media news strengthens the “incentive effect†of PEC, while negative news plays a “pushing role.†This study provides theoretical and empirical support for constructing an environmental governance mechanism for the public, media, corporations, and government.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1834-1857
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2023.2298252
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Author-Name: Guohao Li
Author-X-Name-First: Guohao
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Author-Name: Miaomiao Niu
Author-X-Name-First: Miaomiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Niu
Title: How does the carbon trading scheme promote the decarbonization of China’s power sector?
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Evaluating the effect of the carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) on the decarbonization of the power sector is a basic task in the construction of China’s ETS. We use the energy flow relationship between the power and heat sectors to develop a more accurate accounting framework for CO2 emissions in the power sector and employ the difference-in-differences method to evaluate the impact of China’s ETS on CO2 emissions in the power sector and its dynamic effect. On this basis, we explore the mechanisms by which the ETS facilitates the decarbonization of the power sector, as well as its heterogeneous impacts. We find that the ETS has significantly promoted the decarbonization of the power sector, reducing its CO2 emissions in the pilot provinces by approximately 24.53 Mt compared to the non-pilot provinces. The decarbonization effect of the ETS was continuous and strengthened. In addition, the ETS promotes decarbonization of the power sector through technological advances in power generation and electricity utilization. Finally, the ETS’s decarbonization effect on the power sector is influenced by the heterogeneity of regions, carbon prices and quota allocation methods. Our findings have beneficial implications for the construction of carbon markets in the context of carbon neutralisation and carbon peaking.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 1969-1996
Issue: 8
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303735
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Author-Name: Fanny Le Gloux
Author-X-Name-First: Fanny
Author-X-Name-Last: Le Gloux
Author-Name: Carole Ropars-Collet
Author-X-Name-First: Carole
Author-X-Name-Last: Ropars-Collet
Author-Name: Alice Issanchou
Author-X-Name-First: Alice
Author-X-Name-Last: Issanchou
Author-Name: Pierre Dupraz
Author-X-Name-First: Pierre
Author-X-Name-Last: Dupraz
Title: Payments for environmental services with ecological thresholds: farmers’ preferences for a sponsorship bonus
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Designing incentives for agri-environmental public good provision with threshold effects calls for payment mechanisms favouring critical mass participation and continuity of commitments at the landscape scale. We conducted a choice experiment to test the acceptability of a bonus in a scheme for improving river water quality in France. We introduce a sponsorship bonus each time the farmer convinces a peer into entering the scheme, which can be combined with a collective result bonus per hectare if the river reaches a higher step on the water quality scale. We consider the involvement of local financers could increase the willingness to pay beyond opportunity costs and income foregone and propose higher levels of payment than agri-environmental schemes. Results suggest a sponsorship bonus on its own is cost-effective. We characterize respondents’ heterogeneity and identify three groups based on choice patterns: (i) “pro-environment individualistsâ€, (ii) “management change averse†farmers, and (iii) “pro-incentive†farmers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2042-2069
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303738
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Author-Name: Nana Liu
Author-X-Name-First: Nana
Author-X-Name-Last: Liu
Author-Name: Hairong Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Hairong
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Jun Chu
Author-X-Name-First: Jun
Author-X-Name-Last: Chu
Author-Name: Rongjiang Cai
Author-X-Name-First: Rongjiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Cai
Author-Name: Yaqin Dou
Author-X-Name-First: Yaqin
Author-X-Name-Last: Dou
Title: How connected are green bonds to green assets and non-green assets?
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The growing concern surrounding climate change has piqued interest in incorporating green bonds (GBs) into investment portfolios. This article integrates green and non-green assets into one framework, creating a two-way feedback mechanism. Using a modified error variance decomposition and network diagrams, we quantitatively and systematically analyze the connections between the green bond market and various other market information at different time frequencies. Furthermore, we investigated the spillover values in extreme conditions using quantile connectivity methods. Our findings reveal that: (i) GBs exhibit a stronger correlation with traditional fixed-income markets than green assets, (ii) short-term spillover effects are the most pronounced, followed by medium- and long-term effects, (iii) changes in the spillover index appear to stem from significant economic events, indicating heightened market correlation during financial turbulence, and (iv) uncertainty contributes more significantly to systemic spillovers than financial factors, albeit with variations across different frequencies, (v) GB shows its potential as a safe asset in extreme downturns and normal market conditions. These results have significant economic implications for investors, portfolio managers, and policymakers.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2264-2296
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2312543
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Author-Name: Alec Bowman
Author-X-Name-First: Alec
Author-X-Name-Last: Bowman
Author-Name: Michael H. Taylor
Author-X-Name-First: Michael H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor
Author-Name: Cody Reed
Author-X-Name-First: Cody
Author-X-Name-Last: Reed
Author-Name: Brian Morra
Author-X-Name-First: Brian
Author-X-Name-Last: Morra
Author-Name: Benjamin W. Sullivan
Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin W.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan
Title: Assessing the financial viability of meadow restoration-based carbon projects in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin, USA
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Meadow restoration sequesters significant amounts of carbon (C). To date, no meadow-based restoration projects have been implemented as offset-generating commercial C projects. This article develops and parameterizes an economic model of meadow restoration-based C projects using belowground C data from meadow restoration projects in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Great Basin in the western United States. Results suggest that some meadow restoration projects are likely to be financially viable as commercial C projects, while others are not, with financially-viable projects netting between $70,000 and $170,000 over a forty-year project life. Projects are more likely to be financially viable when offset prices are higher, implementation costs are lower, sequestration rates are higher, and a larger area of meadow is restored per length of treated stream channel. Results also indicate that all meadow restoration projects are socially efficient when sequestered carbon is valued at the social cost of C.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2070-2091
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2306956
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Author-Name: Emma Fältström
Author-X-Name-First: Emma
Author-X-Name-Last: Fältström
Author-Name: Annica Carlsson
Author-X-Name-First: Annica
Author-X-Name-Last: Carlsson
Title: Exploring how municipalities address microplastics pollution in stormwater – a case study in a Swedish municipality
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This article investigates how municipalities have addressed the microplastics issue in relation to stormwater. Municipal officials in a Swedish municipality with different roles in relation to microplastics in stormwater and project managers with responsibility for plans and strategies related to microplastics were interviewed. Most measures had been introduced to limit dispersal of infill from artificial turfs, followed by measures against plastic litter. Despite the issue being prioritised by the governing politicians, and formalised in a plan, lack of resources was still a challenge to the implementation of more measures. This study gives insights into how a municipality handles a pollutant that is not subject to strict regulations. The results can be used to inform future policy for, and management of, microplastics as well as other contaminants of emerging concern, especially concerning the type of guidance needed by an actor group responsible for implementing measures.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2146-2164
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2311129
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Author-Name: Sanna Stålhammar
Author-X-Name-First: Sanna
Author-X-Name-Last: Stålhammar
Author-Name: Christopher M. Raymond
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond
Title: Contested representations of benefits of urban nature in a densifying marginalised neighbourhood
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The aim of this study is to uncover contested representations of benefits of urban nature, and how these are formally considered and operationalised in planning in the context of densification in a contested space. Such examination is necessary to understand to what extent the implementation of various representations allows for diverse framings of plural values of nature in governance, especially in vulnerable areas and contested spaces, and to consider the implications of these different knowledge holders. Through a case study of an ongoing densification process in Bellevuegården and Lorensborg in Malmö, this study explores how benefits of urban nature are (i) represented in planning and policy, and expressed by (ii) opposing residents within the planning process. The study draws on interviews and document analysis and contributes to an in-depth and localised understanding of the construction of benefits of urban nature in planning, including confrontations between planning, developers, residents, and urban nature. We uncover how multiple representations exist simultaneously at different levels of planning, policy and in the lived experiences of residents. The lack of formal guidelines for how to represent these benefits in planning and decision-making, in terms of concepts, tools and assessment approaches, creates an interpretive flexibility that is not systematically inclusive of a spectrum of diverse social and ecological representations and their underlying values. Rather, this flexibility allowed for representations aligned with the city’s strategic goals for densification to be privileged, which in this case resulted in the decision to remove green space.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2217-2241
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2311822
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Author-Name: Stephen Appiah Takyi
Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Appiah
Author-X-Name-Last: Takyi
Author-Name: Awolorinke Chiga Augustine
Author-X-Name-First: Awolorinke
Author-X-Name-Last: Chiga Augustine
Author-Name: Owusu Amponsah
Author-X-Name-First: Owusu
Author-X-Name-Last: Amponsah
Author-Name: Victor Kwesi Quagraine
Author-X-Name-First: Victor
Author-X-Name-Last: Kwesi Quagraine
Title: Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas: factors that contribute to the ineffective management of ecological resources in Kumasi
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The conventional literature on urban wetlands has, over the years, focused on the effects of urbanization on the encroachment of wetlands and ecosystem services. Nonetheless, little is known about how institutions respond to the encroachments along ecologically sensitive areas within the context of the global south. A comprehensive insight into the management strategies adopted by institutions in ecosystem services governance is essential for advancing the sustainability discourse in Ghana. Using the qualitative research approach, face-to-face interviews were conducted among relevant stakeholder institutions. The findings indicate that the strategies adopted by institutions in the management of ecologically sensitive areas are top-down in nature and this has been ineffective over the years. The paper recommends the need for community-based approaches for the management and protection of ecologically sensitive areas. The community-based approach can be adopted through the integration of local knowledge in promoting ecological sustainability.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2123-2145
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2308088
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Author-Name: Ava A. Smith
Author-X-Name-First: Ava A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Smith
Author-Name: Chadwick D. Rittenhouse
Author-X-Name-First: Chadwick D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rittenhouse
Author-Name: Eleanor Shoreman-Ouimet
Author-X-Name-First: Eleanor
Author-X-Name-Last: Shoreman-Ouimet
Author-Name: Thomas E. Worthley
Author-X-Name-First: Thomas E.
Author-X-Name-Last: Worthley
Title: Implications for forest management planning in the Northeast: a systematic map
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Private forest owners influence future forest cover, health, and connectivity in the landscape. A forest management plan can promote effective stewardship by clearly specifying goals, objectives, and strategies; however, nationally, few forest owners have a written plan for their land, suggesting barriers to participation in management planning processes. We constructed a systematic map of research conducted within the Northeast US between 1990 and 2020 to identify topical themes, explorations into planning barriers, and potential leverage points to planning. We document an emphasis on identifying characteristics of private forest owners, management intensity, and landowner decision influences. Subsequent content analysis revealed a tenuous understanding of planning influences and motivations, and qualitative coding identified funding, current forest conditions, and carbon markets as potential leverage points to influence planning participation. Our findings emphasize the need for focused investigation surrounding forest owner perspectives of management planning and policy tools to remedy knowledge gaps.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2019-2041
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2303745
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Author-Name: Cynthia Nneka Olumba
Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia Nneka
Author-X-Name-Last: Olumba
Author-Name: Guy Garrod
Author-X-Name-First: Guy
Author-X-Name-Last: Garrod
Author-Name: Francisco Areal
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: Areal
Title: Analysis of the enabling environment for delivering land degradation neutrality in Nigeria: perspectives from the sub-national to local level
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The discourse around the planning, monitoring, and assessment of land degradation neutrality (LDN) has been communicated strongly on global and national scales; however, there is relatively little information on the enabling environment that will support the achievement of LDN targets locally. Recognising the dearth of studies that apply the LDN concept at the local scale, this study investigated local stakeholders’ perspectives on the progress towards, and challenges around, establishing the enabling environment for achieving LDN. It developed and used an extended LDN enabler framework that incorporates the gender component of LDN. The data for this study were collected from stakeholders from sub-national and local institutions concerned with LDN in Nigeria. The study findings indicate the presence of several relevant institutions and policy instruments to support progress towards LDN. However, this did not create an enabling environment for land users due to the lack of sufficient funding, weak systemic capacities of the relevant institutions, and the operational challenges for delivering policy incentives. Moreover, shortcomings in the regulatory framework give rise to land tenure insecurity and gender-biased land administration systems. Also, the findings indicate that entrenched traditional norms are a major challenge in achieving gender-balanced LDN outcomes. The extended LDN-enabler framework developed in this study will extend the scope of future studies examining progress toward LDN at regional and local scales.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2242-2263
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2312446
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Author-Name: Wei Xu
Author-X-Name-First: Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Xu
Author-Name: Mingzhu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Mingzhu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: Green tax system and corporate carbon emissions – a quasi-natural experiment based on the environmental protection tax law
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The green tax system is an important tool for the government to coordinate the contradiction between economic development and environmental governance using fiscal instruments, and green tax reform can play a regulatory role in carbon emissions. This study analyzes the impact of the green tax system on carbon emissions of industrial enterprises by using the difference-in-differences model based on panel data for A-share listed industrial enterprises from 2014-2021 in China. The results show that: (1) Environmental Protection Tax Law significantly reduces corporate carbon emissions; (2) Among state-owned and heavy polluting industrial enterprises, enterprises with low financing constraints and a high degree of regional marketization, this negative effect is more pronounced; (3) Environmental Protection Tax Law motivates enterprises to implement carbon emission reduction activities through two paths: increased environmental protection investment and improved green innovation, thus promoting the transition to low-carbon development.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2092-2122
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2307524
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Author-Name: Jijian Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jijian
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Fang Wang
Author-X-Name-First: Fang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wang
Author-Name: Xuhui Ding
Author-X-Name-First: Xuhui
Author-X-Name-Last: Ding
Title: Can agricultural mechanization promote carbon reduction in countries along the Belt and Road?
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Whether agricultural mechanization can drive carbon reduction in Belt and Road countries remains an unanswered question. This paper investigates how agricultural mechanization can contribute to agricultural carbon emissions reduction in countries along the Belt and Road, and to test whether technological progress can play a moderating role. The findings show that: 1) agricultural mechanization can effectively promote carbon emission reduction in countries along the Belt and Road; 2) countries with a high level of technological progress can effectively reduce agricultural carbon emissions by improving agricultural mechanization, and technological progress plays a positive regulating role; 3) agricultural mechanization is regionally heterogeneous and income heterogeneous, and its carbon-reducing effects are more pronounced in Asia, low- and middle-income countries and upper-middle-income countries. The results of the study provide lessons for climate governance and agricultural development in countries along the Belt and Road and help governments to formulate relevant policies.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2194-2216
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2311821
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Author-Name: Sumin Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Sumin
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Yunsi Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Yunsi
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Haoqiang Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Haoqiang
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Daming Sun
Author-X-Name-First: Daming
Author-X-Name-Last: Sun
Title: Fostering green-tech innovation through digitalization: the role of legitimacy and CEO characteristics. An empirical study of China’s listed companies
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To explore to what extent and how corporate digitalization navigates green-tech innovation, using the 2011-2021 annual report data for China’s listed companies, the two-way Fixed Effect Model, Mediation Model, and Moderation Model have been applied to test the specific role of digitalization in fostering corporate green-tech innovation. Empirical results suggest that: (a) corporate green-tech innovation increases with the development of digitalization, and green-related organizational legitimacy mediates this process; (b) CEO characteristics significantly and positively moderate the relationship between digitalization and green-tech innovation, while CEO overconfidence negatively moderates the relationship between conformity legitimacy and green-tech innovation; (c) the moderating role of CEO characteristics changes with the differentiation of industry and property rights. Our empirical evidence shows that digitalization acts as an enabler of corporate green-tech innovation, and also highlights the efficacy of CEOs in this process.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2165-2193
Issue: 9
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 7
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2311817
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Author-Name: Jesse Kenny
Author-X-Name-First: Jesse
Author-X-Name-Last: Kenny
Author-Name: Natalie Osborne
Author-X-Name-First: Natalie
Author-X-Name-Last: Osborne
Title: The green ceiling for NRM careers in public service
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Actors involved in environmental decision-making bring personal values that extend into the professional sphere, to varied effect. NRM professionals are encouraged to set aside personal values in the workplace. Using semi-structured interviews, this research investigated how ecocentric values are contested in public service NRM in local government in South-East Queensland, Australia. Eight participants described challenges advocating from their disciplinary expertise, communication tactics they found necessary to find purchase within their organisations, and how they felt disciplinary contestations and their workplace identity affected their career. From personal accounts, we theorise and describe a ‘green ceiling’, acting as both a social barrier and structural force limiting the expression of ecocentric values and constrains the influence of those perceived to be ecocentric in public service NRM. The green ceiling presents a framework for understanding how NRM professionals who espouse ecocentric qualities, experience slowed career progress, low job security, career interruption and workplace grief.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2418-2437
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2314170
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Author-Name: Jian Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Jian
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Author-Name: Di Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Di
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Taimoor Hassan
Author-X-Name-First: Taimoor
Author-X-Name-Last: Hassan
Author-Name: Sunny Adiyoh Imanche
Author-X-Name-First: Sunny Adiyoh
Author-X-Name-Last: Imanche
Title: Population-land spatial coupling in urban non-core region and environmental pollution: evidence from urbanization in China
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Urban non-core region land exploitation and population immigration toward urban non-core areas, two fundamentals of urbanization in China, challenge the environment; however, the pollution effect remains unclear. Using prefecture-level data in China between 2003 and 2020, our study investigates the pollution effect of population-land spatial coupling in the urban non-core region. The empirical results demonstrate that excessive urban non-core region land expansion alone negatively impacts the environment. Meanwhile, outward spatial population distribution in a town, primarily measured by the relative proportion of the urban non-core region population size, directly aggravates environmental pollution on the one hand and indirectly improves the environment by alleviating the adverse effect of land-led urbanization. These findings remain robust under various regional heterogeneity analyses and still stand regardless of the investigated pollutants. The practical implications suggest that breaking through the population-land spatial coupling when the urban core region is small is advisable; meanwhile, efforts in maintaining the coupling, especially for areas with sizeable peripheral land exploitation, should be held.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2394-2417
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2313187
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Author-Name: Zheneng Hu
Author-X-Name-First: Zheneng
Author-X-Name-Last: Hu
Author-Name: Xiujuan Lan
Author-X-Name-First: Xiujuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Lan
Author-Name: Jianjiao Gong
Author-X-Name-First: Jianjiao
Author-X-Name-Last: Gong
Author-Name: Zhuoya Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Zhuoya
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Chuanhao Wen
Author-X-Name-First: Chuanhao
Author-X-Name-Last: Wen
Title: Does the low-carbon city pilot scheme enhance urban total environmental quality? Evidence from China
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China’s low-carbon city pilot scheme (LCCPS) supports a broad economic and social systemic transition. However, current analyses have only considered the unilateral impact of the LCCPS on the environment without assessing total environmental quality (TEQ). We employed a time-varying difference-in-difference model to detect the causal effect of the LCCPS on urban TEQ, using panel data extracted from satellite observations, including information on biodiversity, vegetation coverage, water resources, soil pollution, contamination pressure, and frequency of environmental pollution events. We found, first, that the scheme can ameliorate urban TEQ. Second, this effect is more obvious in cities in the eastern region, of high economic level, that are resource-dependent, and have a high industrial level. Finally, facilitating green technology innovation and raising public environmental awareness are crucial to achieve the scheme’s objectives. This study provides convincing evidence to support the promotion of the LCCPS in developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2321-2347
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2312548
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Author-Name: Matthew Malecha
Author-X-Name-First: Matthew
Author-X-Name-Last: Malecha
Author-Name: Christopher Clavin
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Clavin
Author-Name: Emily Walpole
Author-X-Name-First: Emily
Author-X-Name-Last: Walpole
Title: How well are US communities planning for resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainability—and what’s missing? Results of a national survey of local staff and officials
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Community resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainability planning are increasingly used by communities in the United States to prepare for the effects of natural hazards and climate change. Existing studies have examined the theoretical intersections of these planning initiatives, but knowledge remains limited about practitioner perceptions and needs. We surveyed local community staff conducting resilience, climate adaptation, and sustainability planning to understand their experiences and views about prioritization and effectiveness, barriers to success, and external information and support for these approaches. Respondents generally reported success in their planning efforts across all three areas, and with respect to navigating the growing array of available information and support options. The latter suggests that technical limitations are no longer a serious impediment. However, securing funding and implementing plans remain important barriers to effective resilience, adaptation, and sustainability planning. Yet, observed conceptual and practical overlaps between these related concepts may signal a way forward.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2438-2456
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2314172
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Author-Name: Ana RamÃrez-Trujillo
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: RamÃrez-Trujillo
Author-Name: Andrea Peláez-Repiso
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Peláez-Repiso
Author-Name: José Ignacio Peláez
Author-X-Name-First: José Ignacio
Author-X-Name-Last: Peláez
Title: Integrating multi-dimensional decision-making and quorum valuation for sustainability assessment of the cruise industry
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Recently, sustainability has been an essential aspect of the cruise industry, and academics and professionals are evaluating its sustainable development based on environmental, economic, and social dimensions. However, most previous studies have not considered the interactions between the dimensions in the analysis process. To address this gap, this study proposes a model for evaluating the sustainable development of the cruise industry called MDDM-QV. This model integrates the Multidimensional Decision Making (MDDM) method and Quorum Valuation (QV) operator, which improves decision processes by providing measures of majority opinion and consensus. The model has been applied to the cruise industry in Málaga, which is one of the main cruise ports in the Mediterranean. The results show that the MDDM-QV integrated approach can be a robust method to provide strategies for the sustainable development of the cruise industry.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2457-2478
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2316685
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Author-Name: Chan Yong Sung
Author-X-Name-First: Chan Yong
Author-X-Name-Last: Sung
Author-Name: Young-Jae Kim
Author-X-Name-First: Young-Jae
Author-X-Name-Last: Kim
Title: Tree removal regulation mitigates light pollution in suburban communities
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Light pollution raises various problems for urban environments. This study examined whether or not the tree removal regulation in The Woodlands, Texas, reduced light pollution. Nighttime light intensities for The Woodlands and nearby communities were derived from Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day and Night Band (DNB) monthly nighttime images. A multi-level model (MLM) was used to examine the effects of built environmental variables on nighttime light intensities in the study communities. The nighttime light intensity was affected by high-intensity developed land, vegetation density, and nighttime light intensity of nearby areas. Then, a control community with similar environmental conditions to The Woodlands was selected, and a paired t-test between The Woodlands and the control community was conducted. The test illustrates that The Woodlands had lower nighttime light intensities than the control community. Based on these results, it is concluded that The Woodlands’ tree removal regulation is effective in mitigating light pollution.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2479-2493
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2317891
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Author-Name: Cevahir Uzkurt
Author-X-Name-First: Cevahir
Author-X-Name-Last: Uzkurt
Author-Name: Safa Arslan
Author-X-Name-First: Safa
Author-X-Name-Last: Arslan
Author-Name: Emre Burak Ekmekcioglu
Author-X-Name-First: Emre Burak
Author-X-Name-Last: Ekmekcioglu
Author-Name: Semih Ceyhan
Author-X-Name-First: Semih
Author-X-Name-Last: Ceyhan
Title: Green information systems efforts and SMEs’ environmental and financial performance: how do eco-management practices shape the story?
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Little is known about the effect of using green information systems (green IS) in small and mediumâ€sized enterprises (SMEs). While a tendency for limited resources already constrains the integration of green IS for SMEs, understanding how green IS can help SMEs achieve better environmental and financial performance is critical to implement circular economy. This study examines the effect of green IS on Turkish SMEs’ environmental and financial performance and the moderator effect of eco-management practices on the indirect impact of green IS on a firm’s financial performance via the firm’s environmental performance. To examine the various elements forming this study, a model was developed based on the natural resource-based view of a company. The data was collected from Turkish SMEs. Results show that green IS practices can help SMEs’ environmental and financial performance. Furthermore, results indicate the importance of eco-management practices in the success of green IS integration.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2373-2393
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2313186
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Author-Name: Jie Yang
Author-X-Name-First: Jie
Author-X-Name-Last: Yang
Author-Name: Yilei Hou
Author-X-Name-First: Yilei
Author-X-Name-Last: Hou
Author-Name: Chuyun Cui
Author-X-Name-First: Chuyun
Author-X-Name-Last: Cui
Author-Name: Yihui Zhou
Author-X-Name-First: Yihui
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou
Author-Name: Yali Wen
Author-X-Name-First: Yali
Author-X-Name-Last: Wen
Title: Environmental pressure and perceived costs and benefits of residents’ low-carbon behavior
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Effectively guiding residents towards low-carbon behavior is an important way to reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate change and achieve sustainable social development. We developed a dual mediator model of environmental pressure on low-carbon behavior based on Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory. The structural equation modelling analysis method was used to conduct an empirical test with 1557 questionnaires of urban residents from Beijing and Shanghai. The results indicate that: (1) environmental pollution intensity and social pressure intensity had a significant effect on residents’ low-carbon behavior. Social pressure was more likely to result in low-carbon behavior. (2) Perceived benefits were conducive to low-carbon behavior, whereas perceived costs inhibited low-carbon behavior. Social pressure intensity influenced low-carbon behavior by significantly acting on perceived benefits and costs, whereas environmental pollution intensity only contributed to low-carbon behavior by significantly reducing perceived costs. (3) Multi-group analysis gender, age, household size, and city of residence had significant moderating effects on the influence of environmental pollution intensity on low-carbon behavior. To promote residents’ low-carbon behavior, society should increase the dissemination of information on green, frugal, and low-carbon concepts to increase social pressure. And incentive measures should be taken to promote residents’ low-carbon behavior by relating them to interests. The results of the study are important for promoting residents’ low-carbon behavior from the perspective of social pressure and understanding the psychological changes in residents’ low-carbon behavior.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2297-2320
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2312547
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Author-Name: Cheng Zhao
Author-X-Name-First: Cheng
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao
Author-Name: Jing Su
Author-X-Name-First: Jing
Author-X-Name-Last: Su
Author-Name: Bingbing Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Bingbing
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Title: Digital economy agglomeration and energy efficiency gain: evidence from China
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This study develops a stylized theoretical model to analyze how digital economy agglomeration affects energy efficiency. Then, we employ a two-way fixed effect model to identify the impact of digital economy agglomeration on energy efficiency. We find that a higher degree of digital economy agglomeration significantly increases a city’s energy efficiency. This result is robust when we address endogeneity concerns by exploiting a policy shock, geographic distance, and historical variation as instruments. We explore several explanations, including advancements in green technology, upgrading of industrial structures, and enhancements in public and governmental environmental concerns. Our findings provide evidence that substantiates each of these mechanisms. Our heterogeneous analysis indicates that the impact of digital economy agglomeration on energy efficiency is only significant in cities with higher attention to digitization, stricter environmental regulations, greater energy consumption, and better industrial development. This study provides the first city-level evidence of the relationship between digital economy agglomeration and energy efficiency, which has important implications for the energy transition in developing countries.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2348-2372
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2313185
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Author-Name: The Editors
Title: Correction
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2521-2521
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2025.2476831
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Author-Name: Abdullah Akpınar
Author-X-Name-First: Abdullah
Author-X-Name-Last: Akpınar
Title: School greenness: how does it impact students’ health and what do students expect from it?
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This research explores how school greenery is associated with students’ health, whether it addresses students’ mental and physical needs, and what expectations students have from it. The study involved 381 students aged 10–19 in Aydın, Türkiye. Surveys and face-to-face interviews were conducted in May 2022. Results indicate that exposure to school greenery positively influences students’ perceived stress, mental health, and general health. Analyses revealed significant differences between girls and boys, and school sites. Findings showed that school greenery does not meet students’ perceived mental and physical needs. Students prefer more wooded and shaded areas, green spaces, blue spaces, wide-open spaces, and quiet places to address their needs. When students feel stressed, they seek refuge in wooded areas and sitting places in green spaces. Playing soccer, basketball, and volleyball, walking and sitting, and playing games with friends were the most preferred activities. Based on the results, possible design implications are suggested.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Pages: 2494-2520
Issue: 10
Volume: 68
Year: 2025
Month: 8
X-DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2317895
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