Elbakidze, Marine
- School for Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Due to a long history of intensive land and water use, habitat networks for biodiversity conservation are generally degraded in Sweden. Landscape restoration (LR) is an important strategy for achieving representative and functional green infrastructures. However, outcomes of LR efforts are poorly studied, particularly the dynamics of LR governance and management. We apply systems thinking methods to a series of LR case studies to analyse the causal structures underlying LR governance and management in Sweden. We show that these structures appear to comprise of an interlinked system of at least three sets of drivers and four core processes. This system exhibits many characteristics of a transformative change towards an integrated, adaptive approach to governance and management. Key challenges for Swedish LR projects relate to institutional and regulatory flexibility, the timely availability of sufficient funds, and the management of learning and knowledge production processes. In response, successful project leaders develop several key strategies to manage complexity and risk, and enhance perceptions of the attractiveness of LR projects. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Landscape restoration; Environmental system dynamics; Integrated adaptive governance & management; Causal loop modelling; Green infrastructure
Published in
Journal of Environmental Management
2017, volume: 197, pages: 24-40
SLU Authors
Angelstam, Per
- School for Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- School for Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Global goals (SDG)
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.019
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/90080