Water Materialities and Citizen Engagement: Testing the Implications of Water Access and Quality for Community Engagement in Ghana and South Africa     

Leila M. Harris  Danika Kleiber  Lucy Rodina  Sule Yaylaci  Jacqueline Goldin  Germaine Owen 《社会与自然资源》2018,31(1):89-105

We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement (e.g., that poor water access might spur engagement), to date there have been no studies those test these relationships using statistical methods. Based on a quantitative analysis of survey data from underserved sites in Accra, Ghana, and Cape Town, South Africa, our results show that water access and quality are both predictive of community engagement. The analysis also makes a strong case that there are different dimensions when considering the material conditions of water—in this case, water access and quality each condition engagement in opposite directions. Furthermore, consistent with other studies, our study also shows different demographics (notably gender) mediate these relationships in important ways.  相似文献   

深圳市公安地理信息系统数据库建设     

肖昶  邱儒琼  王波  李丹 《地理空间信息》2006,4(2):33-34

根据深圳市公安局警用地理信息系统数据库建设的实际经验,阐述了系统后台的数据组织和库体设计,并就数据库的安全与维护进行探讨。  相似文献   

影响公众地震应急准备因素分析     

郑祎  伍国春 《震灾防御技术》2020,15(3):591-600

汶川地震发生后,受桑枣中学案例启发,在中小学开展应急演练受到重视。提高公众地震应急准备能力是提高我国防震减灾能力的重要环节,本研究通过问卷数据分析,描述我国公众地震应急准备现状,分析影响中国公众地震应急准备的因素。研究结果表明,收入、学历、风险感知和政府责任影响公众地震应急准备,并提出做好相关工作的政策建议。  相似文献   

The Need for Public Intellectuals in the Trump Era and Beyond: Strategies for Communication,Engagement, and Advocacy     

Derek H. Alderman  Joshua F. J. Inwood 《The Professional geographer》2019,71(1):145-151

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Public Support for Land Acquisition: A Key Instrument for Successful Land Conservation,Governance and Management     

Beatrice Frank  Michael Walton  Rick Rollins 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(6):720-729

While it is recognized that protected areas are important for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing, governments struggle to establish and/or enlarge protected areas. Land acquisition and the challenges encountered by governing institutions in funding protected area systems expansion is discussed in this paper using the Capital Regional District (CRD) Land Acquisition Fund as a case study. We briefly discuss land acquisition in British Columbia and in the CRD, and offer an overview of the CRD Land Acquisition Fund and the public participation process that led to its establishment. We emphasize the importance of developing political and citizen support, and a shared vision about expanding protected areas systems - a key element for nearly doubling the parkland base of CRD Regional Parks in less than 20?years. We conclude by offering the lessons learned through the case study and provide guidance for policy and governance directions with regard to land acquisition.  相似文献   

Community Stories: Explaining Resistance to Street Tree-Planting Programs in Detroit,Michigan, USA     

Christine E. Carmichael  Maureen H. McDonough 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(5):588-605

Non-profit organizations are key actors in urban and community forestry (UCF) initiatives, and sometimes city residents resist their efforts. Between 2011-2014, 24 percent of residents offered a street tree in Detroit, Michigan, USA submitted a “no-tree request.” Differing views on decision-making emerged as a main reason for resistance to tree planting. This study used interviews with city residents, and those within a non-profit organization, between 2014-2016 to understand reasons for conflict over decision-making between these groups. Heritage narratives, or selective representations of the city’s history and character, helped explain conflict over tree planting. Residents who wanted greater decision-making power in tree planting assumed they would be responsible for stewardship, reflecting their historical experiences within the city. The organization’s dominant heritage narrative emphasized that residents held misperceptions of trees based on negative past experiences, and required education on benefits of trees. Recommendations for integrating heritage narratives into UCF efforts are provided.  相似文献   

Characterizing Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners' Forest Management Engagement and Advice Sources     

Morgan A. Crowley  Joel Hartter  Russell G. Congalton  Lawrence C. Hamilton  Nils D. Christoffersen 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(2):204-221

Non-industrial private forestland (NIPF) owners have options for engagement by following management strategies that reduce wildfire risk on their forestlands. Forest management engagement is a broad term with underlying categories and management implications. To better understand these categories, we examine interview data on the engagement of forest landowners from a case study of private forestland owner perspectives in northeast Oregon, USA. NIPF landowners outline two types of forest management engagement, one for property and one for community-focused forestland management. NIPF owners describe actions for engagement in public forestland management and how these actions differ from engagement in private management. Additionally, NIPF owners establish barriers to engagement in both public and private forestland management. Our findings can be used to better identify unengaged private forestland owners in the U.S. West, informing the design and implementation of extension and outreach for NIPF owners.  相似文献   

Eco-Ethnography and Citizen Science: Lessons from Within     

Cynthia A. Grace-McCaskey  Briana Iatarola  Alex K. Manda  J. Randall Etheridge 《社会与自然资源》2019,32(10):1123-1138

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舟山海洋微塑料污染源头治理机制建设初探          下载免费PDF全文

季扬沁  尤仲杰  何力 《海洋开发与管理》2019,36(11):75-81

海洋微塑料污染2004年才被英国科学家发现并提出,至今已经成为世界最受关注的生态环境问题之一。课题组认为公众是海洋微塑料污染的最主要源头。因此课题组立足舟山海域微塑料污染情况,包括塑料垃圾(资源)处理等情况,基于对公众认知的调查问卷,尝试描述以公众为核心、联合各行为主体的海洋微塑料污染源头治理机制,同时提出机制建立条件、困境与未来。此外,课题组关注社区、公益组织和市场的相应行为,力求在未来更为关注政府行为。  相似文献   

Marine spatial planning: Lessons learned from the Portuguese debate     

H. Calado  K. Ng  D. Johnson  L. Sousa  M. Phillips  F. Alves 《Marine Policy》2010

This paper presents and discusses legal, methodological and political frameworks for the development of the proposed Portuguese Marine Spatial Plan initiated in 2008. It considers lessons learned and is informed by discussions that have taken place since publication of the ‘Roadmap for Maritime Spatial Planning: Achieving Common Principles in the EU’. New goals are based on horizontal planning tools that cut across sea-related sectoral policies and support joined up policy making. It is in this context that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) emerged as an essential process for sustainable decision making. The OSPAR Commission undertook an overview of national planning systems within its administrative boundaries, which confirmed spatial plans reduced conflicts. However, problems exist accessing good quality data and dealing with entrenched sectoral views. Furthermore, the transboundary nature of marine resources requires cooperation between neighbouring states. In 2006, Portugal developed a ‘National Sea Strategy’ that recognized the importance of developing its maritime space while valuing marine habitats and biodiversity. MSP development of the Portuguese sea commenced in 2008 and findings are now evaluated. They showed adaptation of existing tools to be possible and desirable, provided undertaken cautiously and found conceptual ambiguities were barriers to conflict resolution. Furthermore they showed management strategies should be designed and analysed on a case by case basis, recognising temporal and spatial variations.  相似文献