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Research paper thumbnail of Exploring enablers and obstacles to policy‐oriented learning in Swedish marine national park planning

Environmental Policy and Governance

Research paper thumbnail of Risk Communication and the Role of the Public: Towards Inclusive Environmental Governance of the Baltic Sea?

MARE Publication Series, 2016

This chapter focuses on forms of and challenges for risk communication within regional environmen... more This chapter focuses on forms of and challenges for risk communication within regional environmental governance, based on an analysis of fi ve environmental risks in the Baltic Sea-marine oil transportation, chemicals, overfi shing, eutrophication and alien species. We address questions about how risks are framed and communicated and also analyse the role of communication in the governance process. Our main focus is on risk communication with the public (e.g. existing institutional arrangements and procedures of risk communication), but we also relate this analysis to discussions on communication with a broad range of actors and issues of stakeholder participation and communication. In the study we have identifi ed some examples of relatively well-working risk communication with parts of the organised public in the Baltic Sea region (BSR), such as in fi sheries or eutrophication, but also a number of different barriers and obstacles. Our key result from this study is that BSR consists of many national institutions for risk communication, but that there are hardly any centralised institutions for risk communication activities relating to environmental governance in the region. Another key conclusion is that public risk communication in this array of cross-national environmental risks is restricted mainly to (one-way) information. Against this backdrop and from our

Research paper thumbnail of The Ecosystem Approach to Management in Baltic Sea Governance: Towards Increased Reflexivity?

MARE Publication Series, 2016

This chapter analyses the governance structures linked to the marine environment of the Baltic Se... more This chapter analyses the governance structures linked to the marine environment of the Baltic Sea. The purpose is to assess whether current developments of the governance structures have a potential to take into account requirements of an Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM). We use the concept of refl exive governance to understand key components and weaknesses in contemporary governance modes, as well as to elaborate on possible pathways towards a governance mode more aligned with EAM. The refl exive governance framework highlights three elements: (1) acknowledgement of uncertainty and ambiguity; (2) a holistic approach in terms of scales, sectors and actors; and (3) acknowledgement of path dependency and incremental policy-making. Our analysis is based on a comparative case study approach, including analysis of the governance in fi ve environmental risk areas: chemical pollution, overfi shing, eutrophication, invasive alien species and pollution from shipping. The chapter highlights an existing governance mode that is ill-equipped to deal with the complexity of environmental problems in a holistic manner, with systematic attention to uncertainty, plurality of values, ambiguity and limited knowledge, while also pointing at important recent cognitive and institutional developments that can favour pathways towards refl exive governance and consequently EAM.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental governance' and 'ecosystem management': avenues for synergies between two approaches

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2016

Based on a literature review of over 160 journal articles and books, this paper examines the ecos... more Based on a literature review of over 160 journal articles and books, this paper examines the ecosystem management and environmental governance approaches, and looks for common topics and integrated research agendas. While scientific articles on environmental governance stem primarily from social science research, the ecosystem management approach is more natural science-oriented. A review of journal articles from the ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) reveals that the two research communities hardly interact. The paper discusses two thematic linkages between the two approaches: the debates dealing with the scale and level of environmental policy; and the discussions surrounding multi-stakeholder participation. Moreover, the article identifies areas with a high potential for the establishment of common ground, such as the current discussion on science-policy interfaces. We argue for more interaction, claim that the two research approaches can learn from each other, and discuss the potential for the development of interdisciplinary research agendas.

Research paper thumbnail of Marine oil transportations in the Baltic Sea area : Deliverable number 6

Research paper thumbnail of Marine Governance in the Baltic Sea: Current Trends of Europeanization and Regionalization

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Research paper thumbnail of Regional Environmental Governance and Avenues for the Ecosystem Approach to management in the Baltic Sea Area

Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 705 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Linköping 2017 Linköpi... more Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 705 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Linköping 2017 Linköping Studies in Arts and Science  No. 705 At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Linköping University, research and doctoral studies are carried out within broad problem areas. Research is organized in interdisciplinary research environments and doctoral studies mainly in graduate schools. Jointly, they publish the series Linköping Studies in arts and Science. This thesis comes from Unit of Environmental Change at the Department of Thematic Studies.

Research paper thumbnail of The Ecosystem Approach to Management in Marine Environmental Governance: Institutional interplay in the Baltic Sea Region

Environmental Policy and Governance, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Exploring enablers and obstacles to policy‐oriented learning in Swedish marine national park planning

Environmental Policy and Governance

Research paper thumbnail of Risk Communication and the Role of the Public: Towards Inclusive Environmental Governance of the Baltic Sea?

MARE Publication Series, 2016

This chapter focuses on forms of and challenges for risk communication within regional environmen... more This chapter focuses on forms of and challenges for risk communication within regional environmental governance, based on an analysis of fi ve environmental risks in the Baltic Sea-marine oil transportation, chemicals, overfi shing, eutrophication and alien species. We address questions about how risks are framed and communicated and also analyse the role of communication in the governance process. Our main focus is on risk communication with the public (e.g. existing institutional arrangements and procedures of risk communication), but we also relate this analysis to discussions on communication with a broad range of actors and issues of stakeholder participation and communication. In the study we have identifi ed some examples of relatively well-working risk communication with parts of the organised public in the Baltic Sea region (BSR), such as in fi sheries or eutrophication, but also a number of different barriers and obstacles. Our key result from this study is that BSR consists of many national institutions for risk communication, but that there are hardly any centralised institutions for risk communication activities relating to environmental governance in the region. Another key conclusion is that public risk communication in this array of cross-national environmental risks is restricted mainly to (one-way) information. Against this backdrop and from our

Research paper thumbnail of The Ecosystem Approach to Management in Baltic Sea Governance: Towards Increased Reflexivity?

MARE Publication Series, 2016

This chapter analyses the governance structures linked to the marine environment of the Baltic Se... more This chapter analyses the governance structures linked to the marine environment of the Baltic Sea. The purpose is to assess whether current developments of the governance structures have a potential to take into account requirements of an Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM). We use the concept of refl exive governance to understand key components and weaknesses in contemporary governance modes, as well as to elaborate on possible pathways towards a governance mode more aligned with EAM. The refl exive governance framework highlights three elements: (1) acknowledgement of uncertainty and ambiguity; (2) a holistic approach in terms of scales, sectors and actors; and (3) acknowledgement of path dependency and incremental policy-making. Our analysis is based on a comparative case study approach, including analysis of the governance in fi ve environmental risk areas: chemical pollution, overfi shing, eutrophication, invasive alien species and pollution from shipping. The chapter highlights an existing governance mode that is ill-equipped to deal with the complexity of environmental problems in a holistic manner, with systematic attention to uncertainty, plurality of values, ambiguity and limited knowledge, while also pointing at important recent cognitive and institutional developments that can favour pathways towards refl exive governance and consequently EAM.

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental governance' and 'ecosystem management': avenues for synergies between two approaches

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2016

Based on a literature review of over 160 journal articles and books, this paper examines the ecos... more Based on a literature review of over 160 journal articles and books, this paper examines the ecosystem management and environmental governance approaches, and looks for common topics and integrated research agendas. While scientific articles on environmental governance stem primarily from social science research, the ecosystem management approach is more natural science-oriented. A review of journal articles from the ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) reveals that the two research communities hardly interact. The paper discusses two thematic linkages between the two approaches: the debates dealing with the scale and level of environmental policy; and the discussions surrounding multi-stakeholder participation. Moreover, the article identifies areas with a high potential for the establishment of common ground, such as the current discussion on science-policy interfaces. We argue for more interaction, claim that the two research approaches can learn from each other, and discuss the potential for the development of interdisciplinary research agendas.

Research paper thumbnail of Marine oil transportations in the Baltic Sea area : Deliverable number 6

Research paper thumbnail of Marine Governance in the Baltic Sea: Current Trends of Europeanization and Regionalization

w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h ... more w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m w w w. a s h g a t e. c o m

Research paper thumbnail of Regional Environmental Governance and Avenues for the Ecosystem Approach to management in the Baltic Sea Area

Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 705 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Linköping 2017 Linköpi... more Linköping Studies in Arts and Science No. 705 Faculty of Arts and Sciences Linköping 2017 Linköping Studies in Arts and Science  No. 705 At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Linköping University, research and doctoral studies are carried out within broad problem areas. Research is organized in interdisciplinary research environments and doctoral studies mainly in graduate schools. Jointly, they publish the series Linköping Studies in arts and Science. This thesis comes from Unit of Environmental Change at the Department of Thematic Studies.

Research paper thumbnail of The Ecosystem Approach to Management in Marine Environmental Governance: Institutional interplay in the Baltic Sea Region

Environmental Policy and Governance, 2017