From: Mariana Melnykovych
Sent: Dienstag, 2. Juli 2019 13:40
Subject: Special Issue on Social Innovation
Dear All,
As I mentioned during our last team meeting, I have worked last months on assisting in preparation / editing the Special Issue in Forest Policy & Economics on Social innovation to increase the well-being of forest-dependent communities and promote sustainability in remote rural areas.
This issue relates to Simra and consists of 13 papers on theory, methodology, policy re social innovations & as well presents different cases in Europe and beyond.
The link to the issue - https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/forest-policy-and-economics/special-i….
Here is the list of papers published in the Issue:
1. Can social innovation make a difference to forest-dependent communities?
Link - Can social innovation make a difference to forest-dependent communities? <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118304507>
Maria Nijnik, Laura Secco, David Miller, Mariana Melnykovych
2. Understanding social innovation for the well-being of forest-dependent communities: A preliminary theoretical framework
Link - Understanding social innovation for the well-being of forest-dependent communities: A preliminary theoretical framework <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301114>
Tatiana Kluvánková, Stanislava Brnkaľáková, Martin Špaček, Bill Slee, ... Veronika Gežík
3. Towards a method of evaluating social innovation in forest-dependent rural communities: First suggestions from a science-stakeholder collaboration
Link - Towards a method of evaluating social innovation in forest-dependent rural communities: First suggestions from a science-stakeholder collaboration <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301461>
Laura Secco, Elena Pisani, Riccardo Da Re, Todora Rogelja, ... Maria Nijnjk
4. Mapping European and forest related policies supporting social innovation for rural settings
Link - Mapping European and forest related policies supporting social innovation for rural settings <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301163>
Alice Ludvig, Gerhard Weiss, Simo Sarkki, Maria Nijnik, Ivana Živojinović
5. Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovative? A Q-methodology enquiry into the perspectives of international experts
Link - Is forest related decision-making in European treeline areas socially innovative? A Q-methodology enquiry into the perspectives of international experts <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934116303525>
Maria Nijnik, Anatoliy Nijnik, Simo Sarkki, Jose Muñoz-Rojas, ... Serhiy Kopiy
6. Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations
Open access
Link - Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301941>
Simo Sarkki, Andrej Ficko, David Miller, Carla Barlagne, Mariana Melnykovych, …. Maria Nijnik
7. Civil society engaged in wildfires: Mediterranean forest fire volunteer groupings
Link - Civil society engaged in wildfires: Mediterranean forest fire volunteer groupings <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138993411830145X>
Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Matthew Burns, Valentino Marini Govigli
8. Innovation in the use of wood energy in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Opportunities and threats for rural communities
Link - Innovation in the use of wood energy in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Opportunities and threats for rural communities <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118302077>
Ihor Soloviy, Mariana Melnykovych, Astrid Björnsen Gurung, Richard J. Hewitt, ... Mariia Kaflyk
9. Social innovation in the Welsh Woodlands: Community based forestry as collective third-sector engagement
Link - Social innovation in the Welsh Woodlands: Community based forestry as collective third-sector engagement <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301138>
Alice Ludvig, Maria Wilding, Adam Thorogood, Gerhard Weiss
10. Implications of policy framework conditions for the development of forestry-based social innovation initiatives in Slovenia
Link - Implications of policy framework conditions for the development of forestry-based social innovation initiatives in Slovenia <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301400>
T. Rogelja, A. Ludvig, G. Weiss, L. Secco
11. The role of social innovation in negotiations about recreational infrastructure in forests – A mountain-bike case study in Switzerland
Link - The role of social innovation in negotiations about recreational infrastructure in forests – A mountain-bike case study in Switzerland <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118303204>
Jerylee Wilkes-Allemann, Alice Ludvig
12. Perceptions of forest-dependent communities toward participation in forest conservation: A case study in Bago Yoma, South-Central Myanmar
Link - Perceptions of forest-dependent communities toward participation in forest conservation: A case study in Bago Yoma, South-Central Myanmar <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118303265>
Khaing Thandar Soe, YOUN Yeo-Chang
13. Evaluating participatory techniques for adaptation to climate change: Nepal case study
Link - Evaluating participatory techniques for adaptation to climate change: Nepal case study <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934118301631>
Chiranjeewee Khadka, Keshava Prasad Aryal, Magda Edwards-Jonášová, Anju Upadhyaya, ... Harald Vacik
If you are interested in some paper(s) from there - let me know . I could communicate with the authors and share the article(s) with you.
Best wishes,
Mariana
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