scholarly journals Why understanding stakeholder perspectives and emotions is important in upland woodland creation – A case study from Cumbria, UK

2022 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 105929
Author(s):  
Sara V. Iversen ◽  
van der Velden Naomi ◽  
Ian Convery ◽  
Lois Mansfield ◽  
Claire D.S. Holt
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Woodland Creation

scholarly journals Why understanding stakeholder perspectives and emotions is important in upland woodland creation – a case study from Cumbria, UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Vangerschov Iversen ◽  
Claire Holt ◽  
Naomi van der Velden ◽  
Lois Mansfield ◽  
Ian Convery
Keyword(s):  
Q Methodology ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Woodland Creation ◽  
Understanding Emotions ◽  
The Uk

Upland regions in the United Kingdom (UK) are increasingly under consideration as potential areas for the creation of woodlands. This is driven by a combination of factors, including the aims of UK forestry and environmental policy to increase woodland cover, meeting international greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, agro-environment schemes in national and international policy, and an increasing public awareness of the ecosystem service benefits landscapes can deliver for society. Creating new woodlands in upland areas is challenging, partly due to concerns of the potential impacts from a change in land use and also due to stakeholder perspectives. In the UK, the upland landscape is in multiple ownership and currently managed by multiple land managers and stakeholders with contrasting aims and objectives. This research adds a much needed qualitative element to the overall understanding of this complex topic, by carrying out a Q-methodology investigation of stakeholder perspectives of upland woodland creation. Three characteristic groups of stakeholders are identified as 1. ‘Not enough is done to protect the environment’, 2. ‘Changing the landscape is changing us’ and 3. ‘let’s not let our emotions get in the – seeing the bigger picture’. The clear potential for antagonism, and even conflict, in ideologies and approaches between these groups highlights the importance of engaging with stakeholders and employing approaches rooted in mutual understanding, participation and collaboration. Stakeholder perspectives are a powerful influence on if, and how, woodlands are created and maintained, thus understanding emotions and attitudes is a vitally important part of the challenge of creating new woodlands in the uplands of Cumbria.

scholarly journals Insights from the Sustainability Monitoring Tool SUMINISTRO Applied to a Case Study System of Prospective Wood-Based Industry Networks in Central Germany

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3896
Author(s):  
Jakob Hildebrandt ◽  
Alberto Bezama ◽  
Daniela Thrän
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Monitoring Tool ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Central Germany ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Integrative Assessment

Bioeconomy regions are a young concept representing emerging amalgamation points for the implementation of cross-sectoral value-added chains. When sustainable bioeconomy strategies are rolled out, their proof-of-concept implies that industrial R&D activities should lead to impact decoupling and that the valorization of locally available lignocellulosic biomass has to contribute to an increase in added value. Furthermore, regional co-benefits for society and a positive influence on local environmental and socioeconomic conditions are major factors. The fulfillment of these strategic goals would be a milestone achievement when progressing from the blueprint development and the road-mapping stage towards socially accepted and sustainable wood-based bioeconomy strategies. For regional industrial and science stakeholders who run pilot facilities for process upscaling and for energy and material flow integration, this requires well-orchestrated integrative processes, which go beyond conventional “Life Cycle Management” approaches. It is obvious that assessing and monitoring such integrative systems will have to account for different stakeholder perspectives and for detailed technology deployment and resource conversion scenarios. Applying a sustainability index methodology in a case study region must include an evaluation of the whole supply chain and the process networks associated with the characteristic products of the evaluated region. To date, no such integrative assessment methods exist in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to lay out, on the basis of a practical example in the case study region of Central Germany, an assessment of the sustainability level of wood-based bioeconomy networks by applying the Sustainability Monitoring Tool -SUMINISTRO”- to examine regional bio-based industry networks.

Stakeholder perspectives of wood-pasture ecosystem services: A case study from Iberian dehesas

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 324-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Garrido ◽  
Marine Elbakidze ◽  
Per Angelstam ◽  
Tobias Plieninger ◽  
Fernando Pulido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Wood Pasture

scholarly journals EXOSEKETONS: A REHAB TECH CONSUMER’S UNEXPECTED MARCH TO ACTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Angus
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Device ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Professional Opinion ◽  
Exoskeleton Design ◽  
Ankle Foot Orthotics ◽  
Bare Minimum ◽  
Technology Solution ◽  
Device Technology

This paper is both a stakeholder perspectives as well as a ‘case study’ describing a journey from sudden disability to participant and investor in exoskeleton design. It tells of my experiences and opinions, as a successful fashion designer, when my life took a drastic turn on becoming paralysed from the waist down over the course of 24 hours, by a spinal tumour. Getting this diagnosis was ‘the worst day in my life’, and it was quickly followed by the ‘second worst’ when, in my determination to walk again, I received Knee Ankle Foot Orthotics (KAFOs) and was shocked to learn that this appeared to be the best technology solution available on the market ‘suitable’ for use in the community. Initial anger at the system for not being better, at the rehab team for their complacency, and at myself for allowing a feeling of helplessness to take over led to questions such as: what does this say about our society? and what are we all willing to accept, for ourselves and others? This is professional opinion and an essay about how we see ourselves and how others see us. The journey from pre-injury ‘consumer’ to post-injury ‘disabled’ person and learning that being labeled ‘disabled’ leads to the additional handicap of the narrow vision of “cost” taken by the mobility industry where innovative ideas are stripped down to the bare minimum with the excuse that patients are “lucky” to have what they have been “given”. Grappling with these labels and inequities and seeking a better outcome, I became an integral team member of an exoskeleton development team, leading to the design of The Next Generation Exoskeleton! This is MY story, the story of Chloe Angus. It is the story of inclusive, user focused design and is a call to include and respect the end users of all assistive device technology design early in the design process and it is being told from the perspective of a person having experience and success in the world of business. Article PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/37250/28296 How To Cite: Angus C. Exoseketons: a rehab tech consumer’s unexpected march to action. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2021; Volume 4, Issue 2, No.2. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v4i2.37250 Corresponding Author: Chloe AngusChloe Angus Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada.E-Mail: [email protected] ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-3121

scholarly journals Knowing Me, Knowing You—Capturing Different Knowledge Systems for River Landscape Planning and Governance

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Henze ◽  
Barbara Schröter ◽  
Christian Albert
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Transdisciplinary Research ◽  
Landscape Development ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
River Landscape ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Recreation Opportunities

Navigating the evolution of river landscapes towards more sustainable pathways requires transdisciplinary research including diverse stakeholders. A thorough understanding of stakeholder interests, including potential conflicts and options for convergence, is critical for the design and implementation of such transdisciplinary research. So far, only a few studies have conducted in-depth stakeholder analyses. The aim of this paper is to elucidate and characterize the interests of the relevant actors in a case study for sustainable river landscape development in Germany. The research questions concern the (i) commonalities and differences as manifested in the structures of thought and action of the actors, and the (ii) potential points of conflict or convergence of interests, as relevant for further transdisciplinary research. Our methods include participating in observations in three meetings of the actors, and conducting twelve individual interviews, as well as a focus group discussion. Our results identify major conflicts between the actors’ perspectives regarding navigation interests and the demands for nature conservation. Potential issues for convergence are ecological river restoration and enhancing recreation opportunities. The findings shed light on the diversity of the stakeholder perspectives around river landscape development. We recommend that future projects capture this diversity through a triangulation approach.

scholarly journals A usability evaluation of a blended MOOC environment: An experimental case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy Yousef ◽  
Mohamed Amine Chatti ◽  
Ulrik Schroeder ◽  
Marold Wosnitza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Usability Evaluation ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Enhanced Learning

<p>In the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a new form of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), in higher education and beyond. Recognizing the limitations of standalone MOOCs, blended MOOCs (bMOOCs) that aim at bringing in-class (i.e. face-to-face) interactions and online learning components together have emerged as an alternative MOOC model of teaching and learning in a higher education context. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation details of a bMOOC course on “Teaching Methodologies” at Fayoum University, Egypt in cooperation with RWTH Aachen University, Germany, provided using the bMOOC platform L2P-bMOOC. In order to gauge the usability and effectiveness of the course, we employed an evaluation approach based on Conole’s 12 dimensions rubrics, ISONORM 9241/110-S as a general usability evaluation, and a custom effectiveness questionnaire reflecting the different MOOC stakeholder perspectives.</p>

scholarly journals How to Identify Potentials and Barriers of Raw Materials Recovery from Tailings? Part II: A Practical UNFC-Compliant Approach to Assess Project Sustainability with On-Site Exploration Data

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Rudolf Suppes ◽  
Soraya Heuss-Aßbichler
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Heat Map ◽  
Acceptable Solution ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Local Sustainability ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Development Phases ◽  
Project Sustainability ◽  
Compliant Approach

A sustainable raw materials (RMs) recovery from waste requires a comprehensive generation and communication of knowledge on project potentials and barriers. However, a standardised procedure to capture sustainability aspects in early project development phases is currently missing. Thus, studies on different RM sources are not directly comparable. In this article, an approach is presented which guides its user through a practical interpretation of on-site exploration data on tailings compliant with the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC). The development status of the overall project and the recovery of individual RMs are differentiated. To make the assessment results quickly comparable across different studies, they are summarised in a heat-map-like categorisation matrix. In Part I of this study, it is demonstrated with the case study tailings storage facility Bollrich (Germany) how a tailings mining project can be assessed by means of remote screening. In Part II, it is shown how to develop a project from first on-site exploration to a decision whether to intensify costly on-site exploration. It is concluded that with a UNFC-compliant assessment and classification approach, local sustainability aspects can be identified, and a commonly acceptable solution for different stakeholder perspectives can be derived.

scholarly journals Mapping and assessing ecosystem services to support urban planning: A case study on brownfield regeneration in Trento, Italy

One Ecosystem ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. e25477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Cortinovis ◽  
Davide Geneletti
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
The City

This study explores the use of ecosystem service (ES) knowledge to support urban planning in the assessment of future scenarios. The case study concerns the prioritszation of brownfield regeneration interventions in the city of Trento (Italy). Alternative planning scenarios considering the conversion of existing brownfields into new urban parks are assessed and compared. The assessment focuses on two ES of critical importance for the city, namely microclimate regulation and nature-based recreation. The benefits of the different scenarios are quantified based on the number of expected beneficiaries broken down into different vulnerability classes and then compared through a multi-criteria analysis. Three combinations of criteria and weights reflect different planning objectives and related decision-makers’ orientations about what ES and beneficiary groups should be prioritised. The application demonstrates the potential for ES assessments to support urban planning processes in the specific phase of assessment and selection of alternatives, by meeting the requirements in terms of both sensitivity to small-scale changes in land uses or management activities and capacity to capture simultaneous variations in supply and demand of multiple ES. Being coherent with socially-orientated planning objectives, indicators based on ES demand and beneficiaries can effectively convey information about ES in planning decisions. Multi-criteria analysis is an effective way to integrate multiple ES assessments with other information about costs and benefits of planning scenarios, exploring diverse stakeholder perspectives and balancing competing objectives in a rational and transparent way.

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