Collaborative environmental governance: Achieving collective action in social-ecological systems

Ö Bodin - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Current and future generations are confronted with the complex task of
devising sustainable solutions to environmental problems. The coming decade might …

Social networks and the resilience of rural communities in the Global South: a critical review and conceptual reflections

T Rockenbauch, P Sakdapolrak - Ecology and Society, 2017 - JSTOR
In the last decades, a growing scholarship has outlined the crucial role of social networks as
a source of resilience. However, with regard to the Global South, the role of social networks …

[HTML][HTML] Combinations of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital for farm innovation: How farmers configure different support networks

G Cofré-Bravo, L Klerkx, A Engler - Journal of Rural Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
On-farm agricultural innovation through incorporation of new technologies and practices
requires access to resources such as knowledge, financial resources, training, and even …

The role of farmers' social networks in the implementation of no-till farming practices

K Skaalsveen, J Ingram, J Urquhart - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper draws on network science and uses a Social Network Analysis to improve our
understanding of how the implementation of no-till in England is influenced by farmers' …

Social network analysis of multi-stakeholder platforms in agricultural research for development: Opportunities and constraints for innovation and scaling

F Hermans, M Sartas, B Van Schagen, P Van Asten… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) are seen as a promising vehicle to achieve agricultural
development impacts. By increasing collaboration, exchange of knowledge and influence …

[HTML][HTML] Smallholder farmer crop** decisions related to climate variability across multiple regions

SA Wood, AS **a, M Jain, P Kristjanson… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
A long history of household-level research has provided important local-level insights into
climate adaptation strategies in the agricultural sector. It remains unclear to what extent …

The role of social networks in building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change: A case study from northern Ghana

F Dapilah, JØ Nielsen, C Friis - Climate and Development, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing attention is being paid to the role of social networks in climate change research
and new studies show that they form an essential source of resilience. However, the role of …

Information networks that generate economic value: A study on clusters of adopters of new or improved technologies and practices among oil palm growers in Mexico

N Aguilar-Gallegos, M Muñoz-Rodríguez… - Agricultural …, 2015 - Elsevier
The area under cultivation of oil palm has undergone considerable growth in Mexico, but
yields are far below their potential. This is related to the low rate of adoption of new or …

[HTML][HTML] Local knowledge of impacts of tree cover on ecosystem services in smallholder coffee production systems

CR Cerdán, MC Rebolledo, G Soto, B Rapidel… - Agricultural …, 2012 - Elsevier
The potential for tree components of coffee agroforestry systems to provide ecosystem
services is widely recognized. Management practices are a key factor in the amount and …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-technical challenges towards data-driven and integrated urban water management: A socio-technical network approach

L Manny - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Data-driven and integrated urban water management have been proposed to reduce
surface water pollution in light of climate change and urbanization impacts. Besides …