The relational shift in urban ecology: from place and structures to multiple modes of coproduction for positive urban futures

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This perspective emerged from ongoing dialogue among ecologists initiated by a virtual workshop in 2021. A transdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners conclude that urban ecology as a science can better contribute to positive futures by focusing on relationships, rather than prioritizing urban structures. Insights from other relational disciplines, such as political ecology, governance, urban design, and conservation also contribute. Relationality is especially powerful given the need to rapidly adapt to the changing social and biophysical drivers of global urban systems. These unprecedented dynamics are better understood through a relational lens than traditional structural questions. We use three kinds of coproduction—of the social-ecological world, of science, and of actionable knowledge—to identify key processes of coproduction within urban places. Connectivity is crucial to relational urban ecology. Eight themes emerge from the joint explorations of the paper and point toward social action for improving life and environment in urban futures.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Pickett, S.T.A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1899-976X Simone, A.T. Anderson, P. Sharifi, A. Barau, A. Hoover, F.-A. Childers, D.L. McPhearson, T. Muñoz-Erickson, T.A. Pacteau, C. Grove, M. Frantzeskaki, N. Nagendra, H. Ginsberg, J.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2024. Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords:	Coproduction; Equity; Global change; Human ecosystem; Social-ecological-technological system; Urban ecology; Ecology; Cities; Conservation of Natural Resources; City Planning; Humans
Dates:	Published: June 2024 Published (online): 20 April 2024 Accepted: 14 February 2024 Submitted: 6 March 2023
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Faculty of Social Sciences Research Institute
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	07 May 2024 14:54
Last Modified:	07 May 2024 14:54
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1007/s13280-024-02001-y
Related URLs:	PubMed URL
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212288

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