Polycentric theory, as applied to sustainability policy adoption, contends that municipalities
will act independently to provide public services that protect the environment. Our multilevel …

Environmental governance implies creation of novel interdependencies among actors and
actions, and this innovation and diversity presents challenges. One of these challenges is …

We contribute to addressing two gaps that reduce the utility of ecosystem sciences for
decision-making: lack of standard methods for using stakeholders' knowledge to co-design …

Depuis la fin des années 1980, la province de Québec est le théâtre d'une véritable
prolifération de statuts de protection écologique sur terres privées. Réserves naturelles en …

Collaboration is increasingly important in conservation, and is evident in both action and
discourse. To understand how discourses about collaboration vary during environmental …

The term “working landscape”(WL) is increasingly used by American planners and policy
makers to describe the rural places and livelihoods they aim to shape. This paper draws …

Researchers exploring the challenges of public intolerance for forest fires in the US
predominantly focus on non-managers. Forest fire managers have unique perspectives on …

Abstract Forestlands in the Southern United States provide important ecological and
socioeconomic services that are under increasing pressure from development and other …

North American forests provide multiple ecosystem services, such as carbon storage,
biodiversity, and recreation. These services are often coordinated through multifunctional …

Cities need continual improvements as they grow, and the government needs to create the
means to meet this demand. To assist in sustainable development for communities, ISO …