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2. A well‐being framework for cross‐cultural assessment of development scenarios: A case study from North‐Western Australia
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Kenneth Wallace, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero, David Pannell, Rosemary Hill, and Melissa Marshall
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diverse ontologies ,multiple knowledge systems ,participatory planning ,transdisciplinary ,well‐being ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Abstract In Western‐democratic countries, it is widely accepted that affected communities should be involved in natural resource planning and decisions. This is especially so when the well‐being of diverse communities is directly involved, and where alternative future options are being considered. Although there is an agreement that ‘values’ and ‘well‐being’, in some form, guide decisions, there is no consensus on the well‐being framework(s) that might be used in participatory planning. To assist a multicultural group in assessing alternative future development scenarios for the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) in Western Australia, we developed a well‐being framework that culturally diverse communities could share and use to discuss and assess scenarios. In this paper, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the well‐being framework used to assess the potential impacts of scenarios by (i) analysing how effectively participants used the well‐being framework; (ii) verifying whether the well‐being framework was sensitive to the cultural diversity of participants and (iii) direct evaluation by workshop participants. Our analysis shows that participants effectively applied most well‐being categories, and the framework was sensitive to the cross‐cultural context of the application by capturing Aboriginal cultural elements. However, the approach can be improved by including principles of behaviour; producing a more complete system model; and reviewing and amending the well‐being categories in more extensive community consultation. We conclude that the interaction among different worldviews generated valuable knowledge and that, with further adaptation, the framework shows promise for applications involving similar tasks in culturally diverse contexts. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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- 2022
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3. In situ conservation of traditional vegetable diversity in Wa homegardens in southwestern Yunnan, China
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Hua Shao, Rosemary Hill, Dayuan Xue, and Jingbiao Yang
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Traditional vegetable diversity ,In situ conservation ,Homegardens ,Traditional culture ,Wa people ,Other systems of medicine ,RZ201-999 ,Botany ,QK1-989 - Abstract
Abstract Background Homegardens are in situ conservation sources of germplasm diversity for overcoming homogenous germplasm problems in industrial agricultural systems. The Wa people constitute a long-dwelling ethnic group mainly in southwestern Yunnan with a unique culture and rich knowledge of traditional vegetables. We hypothesized that traditional vegetable varieties are well conserved in Wa homegardens because Wa culture promotes the preservation of traditional vegetables. We surveyed vegetable varieties and the practices that are involved in the conservation of traditional vegetables in Wa homegardens, which could form the basis for in situ conservation. Methods The methods were used including questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Sixty homegardens were surveyed through purposive sampling in 6 Wa villages. We documented ethnobotanical information about vegetables in homegardens. Plant species were identified according to the Flora of China. And thematic analyses were conducted for in-depth interviews to identify the conservation factors for traditional vegetables. Results Fifty-two vegetable species belonging to 16 families and 41 genera were recorded from 60 Wa homegardens. Fifty-five traditional vegetable varieties and thirty-six hybrids were recorded. Among all the villages, 23 ± 6 (average ± SD) traditional vegetable varieties per homegarden and 9 ± 3 (average ± SD) introduced varieties per homegarden were recorded. Local seeds were stored in 78% of households, with an additional 9% of households’ seed supplies coming from neighbors and relatives; the other 13% of households purchased local seeds from markets. In 83% of families, the female head was mainly responsible for the decision-making concerning traditional vegetables in homegardens; in 10% of families, the male head was responsible for decision-making, and a small percentage (2%) was determined by elderly people. Five percent of families made decisions jointly between male and female household heads. Conclusions This study demonstrated that rich traditional germplasm diversity is harbored in Wa homegardens because of the unique culture and traditional knowledge of Wa communities, which are practiced daily with homegrown food plants. Local vegetable seed conservation and sharing systems help maintain germplasm diversity in the Wa community homegardens. Wa homegardens constitute a practical solution for protecting traditional germplasm diversity and maintaining traditional lifestyles.
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- 2021
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4. When to Use Transdisciplinary Approaches for Environmental Research
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Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Michael M. Douglas, David Pannell, Samantha A. Setterfield, Rosemary Hill, Sarah Laborde, Laura Perrott, Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero, Leah Beesley, Caroline Canham, and Anthea Brecknell
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transdisciplinarity ,participatory research ,research co-design ,research funding ,cross-cultural research ,research impact ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) can help generate solutions to environmental challenges and enhance the uptake of research outputs, thus contributing to advance sustainability in social-ecological systems. Our aim is to support investment decisions in TDR; more specifically, to help funders, researchers, and research users to decide when and why it is most likely to be worth investing in TDR approaches. To achieve our aim, we: 1) define TDR and use a decision tree comparing it with alternative modes of research (i.e., basic, applied, disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary research) to help researchers and funders distinguish TDR from other research modes; 2) identify features of the research problem and context (complexity, diverse knowledge systems, contestation, power imbalance, and disagreement on the need for transformative change) where a TDR approach could be more appropriate than the alternative research modes; and 3) explore the idea that the intensity of the contextual features in (2), together with the problem at hand, will help determine where a research project stands in a continuum from low- to high-TDR. We present five studies exemplifying lower- to higher-TDR approaches that are distinguished by: 1) the number and variety of research participants engaged; 2) the strength of involvement of non-academic actors; and 3) the number and variety of disciplines and knowledge systems involved in the research.
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- 2022
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5. On the frontiers of collaboration and conflict: how context influences the success of collaboration
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Michael Schoon, Mollie Chapman, Jacqueline Loos, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Candice Carr Kelman, Jaime Aburto, Steve Alexander, Jacopo Baggio, Ute Brady, Jessica Cockburn, Georgina Cundill, Gustavo Garcia Lopez, Rosemary Hill, Catherine Robinson, Gladman Thondhlana, Micaela Trimble, and Dane Whittaker
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albert norström ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,GF1-900 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
The increasing scale and interconnection of many environmental challenges – from climate change to land use – has resulted in the need to collaborate across borders and boundaries of all types. Traditional centralized, top-down and sectoral approaches to governance of single-issue areas or species within social-ecological systems often have limited potential to alleviate issues that go beyond their jurisdiction. As a result, collaborative governance approaches have come to the forefront. A great deal of past research has examined the conditions under which collaborative efforts are likely to achieve desired outcomes. However, few studies have analyzed how the means to achieve successful collaborative outcomes differ based on context when examined across multiple studies. In this research, we begin to chart a means for doing this. Building onto a Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) Framework, we provide a coding manual to analyse how contextual variables mediate the effects of mechanism variables on outcomes of the collaborative governance of social-ecological systems. Through the examination of four cases, we provide a proof-of-concept assessment and show the utility of the CMO framework and coding manual to draw comparisons across cases for understanding how collaborative outcomes are contingent on the social-ecological context in which they occur.
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- 2021
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6. Understanding the context of multifaceted collaborations for social-ecological sustainability: a methodology for cross-case analysis
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Jessica Cockburn, Michael Schoon, Georgina Cundill, Cathy Robinson, Jaime A. Aburto, Steven M. Alexander, Jacopo A. Baggio, Cecile Barnaud, Mollie Chapman, Marina Garcia Llorente, Gustavo A. García-López, Rosemary Hill, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Jean Lee, Chanda L. Meek, Eureta Rosenberg, Lisen Schultz, and Gladman Thondhlana
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collaboration ,complexity ,conservation ,context-mechanism-outcome ,critical realist methodology ,governance ,natural resource management ,realist evaluation ,social-ecological systems ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
There are limited approaches available that enable researchers and practitioners to conduct multiple case study comparisons of complex cases of collaboration in natural resource management and conservation. The absence of such tools is felt despite the fact that over the past several years a great deal of literature has reviewed the state of the science regarding collaboration. Much of this work is based on case studies of collaboration and highlights the importance of contextual variables, further complicating efforts to compare outcomes across case-study areas and the likely failure of approaches based on one size fits all generalizations. We expand on the standard overview of the field by identifying some of the challenges associated with managing complex systems with multiple resources, multiple stakeholder groups with diverse knowledges/understandings, and multiple objectives across multiple scales, i.e., multifaceted collaborative initiatives. We then elucidate how a realist methodology, within a critical realist framing, can support efforts to compare multiple case studies of such multifaceted initiatives. The methodology we propose considers the importance and impact of context for the origins, purpose, and success of multifaceted collaborative natural resource management and conservation initiatives in social-ecological systems.
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- 2020
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7. Governing Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Australia: International Implications
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Allan Dale, Karen Vella, Sarah Ryan, Kathleen Broderick, Rosemary Hill, Ruth Potts, and Tom Brewer
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governance systems ,natural resource management ,governance reform ,Agriculture - Abstract
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has grown in stature as a key component of many national natural resource and rural development governance systems. Despite their growth, the integrity of CBNRM governance systems has rarely been analysed in a national context. To enhance dialogue about how best to design and deploy such systems nationally, this paper analyses the Australian system in detail. The Australian system was selected because the nation has a globally recognised and strong history of CBNRM approaches. We first contextualise the international emergence of national CBRM governance systems before analysing the Australian system. We find that a theoretically informed approach recognising regions as the anchors in brokering multi-scale CBNRM was applied between 2000 and 2007. Subsequent policy, while strengthening indigenous roles, has tended to weaken regional brokering, Commonwealth–state cooperation and research collaboration. Our findings and consequent emerging lessons can inform Australian policy makers and other nations looking to establish (or to reform existing) CBNRM governance systems. Equally, the research approach taken represents the application of an emerging new theoretical framework for analysing complex governance systems.
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- 2020
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8. Correction: It's not the 'what', but the 'how': Exploring the role of debt in natural resource (un)sustainability.
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Julen Gonzalez-Redin, J Gareth Polhill, Terence P Dawson, Rosemary Hill, and Iain J Gordon
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201141.].
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- 2018
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9. It's not the 'what', but the 'how': Exploring the role of debt in natural resource (un)sustainability.
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Julen Gonzalez-Redin, J Gareth Polhill, Terence P Dawson, Rosemary Hill, and Iain J Gordon
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
A debt-based economy cannot survive without economic growth. However, if private debt consistently grows faster than GDP, the consequences are financial crises and the current unprecedented level of global debt. This policy dilemma is aggravated by the lack of analyses factoring the impact of debt-growth cycles on the environment. What is really the relationship between debt and natural resource sustainability, and what is the role of debt in decoupling economic growth from natural resource availability? Here we present a conceptual Agent-Based Model (ABM) that integrates an environmental system into an ABM representation of Steve Keen's debt-based economic models. Our model explores the extent to which debt-driven processes, within debt-based economies, enhance the decoupling between economic growth and the availability of natural resources. Interestingly, environmental and economic collapse in our model are not caused by debt growth, or the debt-based nature of the economic system itself (i.e. the 'what'), but rather, these are due to the inappropriate use of debt by private actors (i.e. the 'how'). Firms inappropriately use bank credits for speculative goals-rather than production-oriented ones-and for exponentially increasing rates of technological development. This context creates temporal mismatches between natural resource growth and firms' resource extraction rates, as well as between economic growth and the capacity of the government to effectively implement natural resource conservation policies. This paper discusses the extent to which economic growth and the availability of natural resources can be re-coupled through a more sustainable use of debt, for instance by shifting mainstream banking forces to partially support environmental conservation as well as economic growth.
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- 2018
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10. Understanding Real-Time Fluorescence Signals from Bacteria and Wound Tissues Observed with the MolecuLight i:XTM
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Monique Y. Rennie, Danielle Dunham, Liis Lindvere-Teene, Rose Raizman, Rosemary Hill, and Ron Linden
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bacteria ,wounds ,wound assessment ,fluorescence imaging ,image interpretation ,MolecuLight i:X ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
The persistent presence of pathogenic bacteria is one of the main obstacles to wound healing. Detection of wound bacteria relies on sampling methods, which delay confirmation by several days. However, a novel handheld fluorescence imaging device has recently enabled real-time detection of bacteria in wounds based on their intrinsic fluorescence characteristics, which differ from those of background tissues. This device illuminates the wound with violet (405 nm) light, causing tissues and bacteria to produce endogenous, characteristic fluorescence signals that are filtered and displayed on the device screen in real-time. The resulting images allow for rapid assessment and documentation of the presence, location, and extent of fluorescent bacteria at moderate-to-heavy loads. This information has been shown to assist in wound assessment and guide patient-specific treatment plans. However, proper image interpretation is essential to assessing this information. To properly identify regions of bacterial fluorescence, users must understand: (1) Fluorescence signals from tissues (e.g., wound tissues, tendon, bone) and fluids (e.g., blood, pus); (2) fluorescence signals from bacteria (red or cyan); (3) the rationale for varying hues of both tissue and bacterial fluorescence; (4) image artifacts that can occur; and (5) some potentially confounding signals from non-biological materials (e.g., fluorescent cleansing solutions). Therefore, this tutorial provides clinicians with a rationale for identifying common wound fluorescence characteristics. Clinical examples are intended to help clinicians with image interpretation—with a focus on image artifacts and potential confounders of image interpretation—and suggestions of how to overcome such challenges when imaging wounds in clinical practice.
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- 2019
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11. Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies
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Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Berta Martín-López, Tim M. Daw, Erin L. Bohensky, James R.A. Butler, Rosemary Hill, Julia Martin-Ortega, Allyson Quinlan, Federica Ravera, Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, Matilda Thyresson, Jayalaxshmi Mistry, Ignacio Palomo, Garry D. Peterson, Tobias Plieninger, Kerry A. Waylen, Dylan M. Beach, Iris C. Bohnet, Maike Hamann, Jan Hanspach, Klaus Hubacek, Sandra Lavorel, and Sandra P. Vilardy
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futures research ,methodological insights ,participation ,place-based research ,scenarios ,social-ecological systems ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Participatory scenario planning (PSP) is an increasingly popular tool in place-based environmental research for evaluating alternative futures of social-ecological systems. Although a range of guidelines on PSP methods are available in the scientific and grey literature, there is a need to reflect on existing practices and their appropriate application for different objectives and contexts at the local scale, as well as on their potential perceived outcomes. We contribute to theoretical and empirical frameworks by analyzing how and why researchers assess social-ecological systems using place-based PSP, hence facilitating the appropriate uptake of such scenario tools in the future. We analyzed 23 PSP case studies conducted by the authors in a wide range of social-ecological settings by exploring seven aspects: (1) the context; (2) the original motivations and objectives; (3) the methodological approach; (4) the process; (5) the content of the scenarios; (6) the outputs of the research; and (7) the monitoring and evaluation of the PSP process. This was complemented by a reflection on strengths and weaknesses of using PSP for the place-based social-ecological research. We conclude that the application of PSP, particularly when tailored to shared objectives between local people and researchers, has enriched environmental management and scientific research through building common understanding and fostering learning about future planning of social-ecological systems. However, PSP still requires greater systematic monitoring and evaluation to assess its impact on the promotion of collective action for transitions to sustainability and the adaptation to global environmental change and its challenges.
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- 2015
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12. Innovation in Management Plans for Community Conserved Areas: Experiences from Australian Indigenous Protected Areas
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Jocelyn Davies, Rosemary Hill, Fiona J. Walsh, Marcus Sandford, Dermot Smyth, and Miles C. Holmes
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aboriginal land management ,community-based conservation ,indigenous community conserved areas ,indigenous protected areas ,management effectiveness ,planning ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Increasing attention to formal recognition of indigenous and community conserved areas (ICCAs) as part of national and/or global protected area systems is generating novel encounters between the customary institutions through which indigenous peoples and local communities manage these traditional estates and the bureaucratic institutions of protected area management planning. Although management plans are widely considered to be important to effective management of protected areas, little guidance has been available about how their form and content can effectively reflect the distinctive socio-cultural and political characteristics of ICCAs. This gap has been particularly apparent in Australia where a trend to rapidly increased formal engagement of indigenous people in environmental management resulted, by 2012, in 50 indigenous groups voluntarily declaring their intent to manage all or part of their estates for conservation in perpetuity, as an indigenous protected area (IPA). Development and adoption of a management plan is central to the process through which the Australian Government recognizes these voluntary declarations and invests resources in IPA management. We identified four types of innovations, apparent in some recent IPA plans, which reflect the distinctive socio-cultural and political characteristics of ICCAs and support indigenous people as the primary decision makers and drivers of knowledge integration in IPAs. These are (1) a focus on customary institutions in governance; (2) strategic planning approaches that respond to interlinkages of stewardship between people, place, plants, and animals; (3) planning frameworks that bridge scales by considering values and issues across the whole of an indigenous people's territory; and (4) varied communication modes appropriate to varied audiences, including an emphasis on visual and spatial modes. Further research is warranted into how governance and management of IPAs, and the plans that support these processes, can best engender adaptive management and diverse strong partnerships while managing the risk of partners eroding local control.
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- 2013
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13. A Typology of Indigenous Engagement in Australian Environmental Management: Implications for Knowledge Integration and Social-ecological System Sustainability
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Rosemary Hill, Chrissy Grant, Melissa George, Catherine J. Robinson, Sue Jackson, and Nick Abel
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environmental planning ,Indigenous ecological knowledge ,integration ,intercultural ,governance ,natural resource management ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Indigenous peoples now engage with many decentralized approaches to environmental management that offer opportunities for integration of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK) and western science to promote cultural diversity in the management of social-ecological system sustainability. Nevertheless, processes of combining IEK with western science are diverse and affected by numerous factors, including the adaptive co-management context, the intrinsic characteristics of the natural resources, and the governance systems. We present a typology of Indigenous engagement in environmental management, derived through comparative analysis of 21 Australian case studies, and consider its implications for the integration of IEK with western science. Sociological and rational choice institutionalism underpin our analytical framework, which differentiates on three axes: (1) power sharing, incorporating decision making, rules definition, resource values and property rights; (2) participation, incorporating participatory processes, organizations engaged, and coordination approaches; (3) intercultural purpose, incorporating purposes of environmental management, Indigenous engagement, Indigenous development and capacity building. Our typology groups engagement into four types: Indigenous governed collaborations; Indigenous-driven co-governance; agency-driven co-governance; and agency governance. From our analysis of manifestations of knowledge integration across the types, we argue that Indigenous governance and Indigenous-driven co-governance provides better prospects for integration of IEK and western science for sustainability of social-ecological systems. Supporting Indigenous governance without, or with only a limited requirement for power sharing with other agencies sustains the distinct Indigenous cultural purposes underpinning IEK, and benefits knowledge integration. We conclude by advocating that the typology be applied to test its general effectiveness in guiding practitioners and researchers to develop robust governance for Indigenous knowledge integration in environmental management.
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- 2012
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14. A well‐being framework for cross‐cultural assessment of development scenarios: A case study from North‐Western Australia
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Jorge Álvarez-Romero, Rosemary Hill, Kenneth Wallace, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, David Pannell, and Melissa Marshall
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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Published
- 2022
15. First record of the pan-tropical Yellow Water Pea Vigna luteola (Fabaceae) seed from a NW European shore
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Dan Minchin, Rosemary Hill, and Gwilym Lewis
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General Medicine - Abstract
The first record of a seed of the Yellow Water Pea Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. stranded in Northwest Europe was collected along with other trans-Atlantic disseminules from a south-west facing beach in County Kerry, Ireland (v.c.H1) during March 2022.
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- 2023
16. Djaara cultural authority drives inclusion of their knowledge and culture in a Joint Management Plan for parks
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Rodney Carter, Graham Atkinson, Marlene Burchill, Rebecca Phillips, Doug Humann, Jan Mahoney, Trevor Miles, Michele Braid, Rachel Buissereth, Stuart Cowell, Rosemary Hill, Barbara Huggins, Steve Jackson, Nat Raisbeck‐Brown, Leah Talbot, and Nathan Wong
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Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Published
- 2022
17. Participatory multi-stakeholder assessment of alternative development scenarios in contested landscapes
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Robert L. Pressey, Rosemary Hill, Michael M. Douglas, Ken Wallace, David J. Pannell, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Vanessa M. Adams, and Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero
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Sustainable development ,Global and Planetary Change ,Health (social science) ,Sociology and Political Science ,Ecology ,business.industry ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Stakeholder ,Citizen journalism ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Outreach ,Agriculture ,Social inequality ,Sociology ,Scenario planning ,Marketing ,business ,Legitimacy ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
Participatory scenario planning (PSP) has mainly concerned scenario development and outreach, with less emphasis on scenario assessment. However, eliciting stakeholder responses to scenarios, focusing on subjective wellbeing, can increase the legitimacy, relevance, and applicability of PSP. We developed a PSP exercise with a multi-stakeholder, cross-cultural group in the Fitzroy River (Martuwarra) basin in Western Australia. Four scenarios were developed collaboratively, each describing alternative development pathways in the basin by 2050. We held two scenario assessment workshops: a multi-stakeholder workshop and a workshop with Traditional Owners (Aboriginal Australians) only. We first asked participants to consider and discuss the current situation in the basin regarding how well nine categories of wellbeing were satisfied. Then, for each scenario, participants assessed and scored the change in each wellbeing category relative to the current situation. Participants’ ratings followed a similar pattern in both workshops, except for the scenario with strong policy and increased large-scale irrigation, which was scored mostly positively by the multi-stakeholder group, and mostly negatively by Traditional Owners. We identified different discourses that help to explain these results: (a) scenarios with large-scale agriculture, or with poorly regulated development, would increase the money circulating in the region, and benefits would trickle down to local communities through employment, enhancing most wellbeing categories; and (b) such modes of development might create jobs but could negatively impact other areas of wellbeing, potentially affecting culturally or environmentally significant places and increasing social inequities. We discuss how these results can support planning in the region, and how trade-offs were approached.
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18. Learning Together for and with the Martuwarra Fitzroy River
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Yvonne Collard, Valerie Lennard, Pansy Nulgit, Patricia Riley, Mervyn Street, Duran Hobbs, Sarah Laborde, Anne Poelina, Wallace Midmee, Annette Kogolo, Willy Brumby, Gordon Smith, Elizabeth Jingle, Herbert Marshall, John Hill, Arosha Sunfly, Kaunell Shaw, Mary Aiken, Nathan Lennard, Joe Ross, Olive Knight, Con Lennard, Rosemary Hill, Rachel Buissereth, Marmingee Hand, Andrea Myers, Chloe Nulgit, Virgil Cherel, Barry Lennard, Dennis Chungalla, Matt Dawson, Alistair Hobbs, Ilisapeci Lyons, Sam Cox, Patricia Juboy, Lindsay Malay, Lezeka Millindee, Milena Kiatkoski Kim, George Brooking, Joy Nuggett, Cissy Gore-Birch, Nelita Malay, Ileen Malay, Harry Yungabun, Diane Mowaljarlai, Victor Bulmer, Tim Cranbell, Josephine Forrest, Bernadette Williams, Ina Shadforth, Bronson Wongawol, Pia Harkness, Camelia Juboy, Ross James, Stuart Morton, Roly Skander, Jean Malay, Cyntala Cook, Daniel Poudrill, Zenneth Malay, Heather Wungundin, Pauline Thomas, Sandy Skeen, Thomas Nnarda, Taliesha Collard, Deon Lennard, Nat Raisbeck-Brown, Lloyd Nulgit, Ashley Clifton, Sherika Brooking, Jane Bieundurry, David Marshall, Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero, and Jimmy Shandley
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Sustainable development ,Global and Planetary Change ,Health (social science) ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Sociology and Political Science ,Ecology ,business.industry ,Corporate governance ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Citizen journalism ,Theory of change ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Public relations ,Social learning ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Collective identity ,Political science ,Sustainability ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
Co-production across scientific and Indigenous knowledge systems has become a cornerstone of research to enhance knowledge, practice, ethics, and foster sustainability transformations. However, the profound differences in world views and the complex and contested histories of nation-state colonisation on Indigenous territories, highlight both opportunities and risks for Indigenous people when engaging with knowledge co-production. This paper investigates the conditions under which knowledge co-production can lead to improved Indigenous adaptive environmental planning and management among remote land-attached Indigenous peoples through a case study with ten Traditional Owner groups in the Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) Catchment in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. The research team built a 3D map of the river and used it, together with an interactive table-top projector, to bring together both scientific and Indigenous spatial knowledge. Participatory influence mapping, aligned with Traditional Owner priorities to achieve cultural governance and management planning goals set out in the Fitzroy River Declaration, investigated power relations. An analytical framework, examining underlying mechanisms of social learning, knowledge promotion and enhancing influence, based on different theories of change, was applied to unpack the immediate outcomes from these activities. The analysis identified that knowledge co-production activities improved the accessibility of the knowledge, the experiences of the knowledge users, strengthened collective identity and partnerships, and strengthened Indigenous-led institutions. The focus on cultural governance and management planning goals in the Fitzroy River Declaration enabled the activities to directly affect key drivers of Indigenous adaptive environmental planning and management—the Indigenous-led institutions. The nation-state arrangements also gave some support to local learning and decision-making through a key Indigenous institution, Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. Knowledge co-production with remote land-attached Indigenous peoples can improve adaptive environmental planning and management where it fosters learning together, is grounded in the Indigenous-led institutions and addresses their priorities.
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- 2021
19. Nature's contributions to people: Weaving plural perspectives
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Rosemary Hill, Sandra Díaz, Zsolt Molnár, Julia Van Velden, Unai Pascual, and Marie Stenseke
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Conceptual framework ,Pluralism (political theory) ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Sociology ,Affect (linguistics) ,Space (commercial competition) ,Weaving ,General Environmental Science ,Plural ,Valuation (finance) ,Epistemology - Abstract
Summary “Nature's contributions to people” (NCP) is designed to provide space for the recognition of diverse and evolving culturally mediated ideas about what people derive from, and co-produce with, nature. Its origins, along with the IPBES conceptual framework in which it is embedded, is transdisciplinary, action-oriented, and inclusive and also embraces pluralism. NCP provides both generalizing and context-specific perspectives and analytical tools that can be interwoven and enables diverse actors to represent nature-people interactions for different scales, audiences, and decision-makers. NCP therefore can be used to understand and communicate the ways in which ongoing biodiversity decline may affect the complex relationships between people and nature. This Primer presents NCP in accessible language, highlights its unique contribution as a tool for plural valuation of nature in conservation assessments, clarifies common misconceptions, and provides examples of the innovative ways NCP has already been applied around the world.
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- 2021
20. Unicorn: The poetry of Angela Carter
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Rosemary Hill, Angela Carter and Rosemary Hill, Angela Carter
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- 2015
21. Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of an Advanced Extracellular Matrix for Wound Management
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Rose Raizman, Kevin Y. Woo, and Rosemary Hill
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Adult ,Male ,Canada ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biocompatible Materials ,Dermatology ,Extracellular matrix ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Adverse effect ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Wound Healing ,Biological Dressings ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Middle Aged ,Extracellular Matrix ,Surgery ,Wound area ,Wound management ,Healthcare settings ,Wounds and Injuries ,Female ,Wound closure ,business - Abstract
Objective To evaluate an advanced extracellular matrix made of ovine forestomach matrix (OFM) for healing a variety of wound types. Methods Participants were enrolled from inpatient, outpatient, and home healthcare settings. The OFM was used to treat all wounds and applied to the wound bed every 3 to 7 days until closure. Results Researchers enrolled 29 participants with 33 wounds. Average time to wound closure was 8.2 weeks, the percentage of wounds that reduced in size by 50% or more at 4 weeks was 64%, the average wound area reduction at 4 weeks was 66%, and 73% of wounds had closed at 12 weeks. No adverse effects were observed. Conclusions This represents the first Canadian evaluation of OFM for the treatment of wounds, and the positive healing outcomes observed could support more widespread adoption of this matrix.
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- 2020
22. Protecting what is left after colonisation: embedding climate adaptation planning in traditional owner narratives
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Gary Mooney, Samarla Deshong, Gerald Turpin, Ilisapeci Lyons, and Rosemary Hill
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Corporate governance ,Cultural landscape ,05 social sciences ,Geography, Planning and Development ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,0507 social and economic geography ,Climate change ,021107 urban & regional planning ,Environmental ethics ,02 engineering and technology ,Livelihood ,Colonialism ,Indigenous ,Political science ,Narrative ,050703 geography ,Responsibility to protect ,Earth-Surface Processes - Abstract
Climate change is disproportionally affecting Indigenous peoples' livelihoods across the globe. Despite this fact, climate adaptation planning and responses are not immediate concerns for most Indigenous people, whose key challenges are deeply embedded in colonial history. Through collaborative research centred on climate adaptation planning with the Yuibera and Koinmerburra Traditional Owner groups on the Great Barrier Reef Catchments, we demonstrate that Traditional Owners' primary concerns are in aligning the climate adaptation opportunity with their own strategies for Indigenous cultural renewal and survival. Their Indigenous identity generates a responsibility to protect cultural landscapes, sites, and their connections with these places. In this case study, to “protect what is left” of Indigenous material culture and socio‐cultural relationships emerged as the best approach to climate adaptation planning, providing both the decolonisation narrative and the means to strengthen their Indigenous practices. Planning for climate change adaptation is useful for Indigenous peoples when it supports decolonising, strengthens Indigenous customary practices, and recognises customary governance.
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- 2020
23. Working with indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people
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Randy Thaman, Phil O'b. Lyver, Çiğdem Adem, Peris M. Kariuki, Pernilla Malmer, Rosemary Hill, Constant Y. Adou Yao, Edgar Selvin Pérez, Mariteuw Chimère Diaw, Tamar Pataridze, Joji Cariño, Dayuan Xue, Viviana E. Figueroa, Peter Bridgewater, Jennifer Rubis, Osamu Saito, Kaoru Ichikawa, Fikret Berkes, Preston Hardison, Diego Pacheco, Wilfred V. Alangui, Michèle-Marie Roué, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Sandra Díaz, Zsolt Molnár, Judy Fisher, Alfred A. Oteng Yeboah, Maria Tengö, Onel Masardule, Madhav Karki, and Hassan Roba
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Sociology of scientific knowledge ,Shared governance ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,General Social Sciences ,Citizen journalism ,010501 environmental sciences ,Public relations ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Biodiversidad ,Ecosystems ,Ecosystem services ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] ,Knowledge-based systems ,Political science ,Sustainability ,business ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] ,Inclusion (education) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Working with indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) is vital for inclusive assessments of nature and nature's linkages with people. Indigenous peoples’ concepts about what constitutes sustainability, for example, differ markedly from dominant sustainability discourses. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES) is promoting dialogue across different knowledge systems globally. In 2017, member states of IPBES adopted an ILK Approach including: procedures for assessments of nature and nature's linkages with people; a participatory mechanism; and institutional arrangements for including indigenous peoples and local communities. We present this Approach and analyse how it supports ILK in IPBES assessments through: respecting rights; supporting care and mutuality; strengthening communities and their knowledge systems; and supporting knowledge exchange. Customary institutions that ensure the integrity of ILK, effective empowering dialogues, and shared governance are among critical capacities that enable inclusion of diverse conceptualizations of sustainability in assessments. Fil: Hill, Rosemary. Csiro Oceans And Atmosphere.; Australia Fil: Adem, Çiğdem. The Public Administration Institute for Turkey & the Middle East; Turquía Fil: Alangui, Wilfred V.. University of the Philippines; Filipinas Fil: Molnár, Zsolt. Centre For Ecological Research; Hungría Fil: Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Yildiz. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia Fil: Bridgewater, Peter. University of Canberra; Australia. Australian National University; Australia Fil: Tengö, Maria. Stockholms Universitet; Suecia Fil: Thaman, Randy. University of the South Pacific; Fiyi Fil: Adou Yao, Constant Y.. University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan; Costa de Marfil Fil: Berkes, Fikret. University of Manitoba; Canadá Fil: Carino, Joji. Forest Peoples Programme; Reino Unido Fil: Carneiro da Cunha, Manuela. University of Chicago; Estados Unidos. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Diaw, Mariteuw C.. African Model Forests Network; Senegal Fil: Díaz, Sandra Myrna. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Figueroa, Viviana Elsa. Indigenous Women's Network On Biodiversity; Argentina Fil: Fisher, Judy. University of Western Australia; Australia Fil: Hardison, Preston. Tulalip Tribes of Washington; Estados Unidos Fil: Ichikawa, Kaoru. Institute of Policy Research; Japón Fil: Kariuki, Peris. KENRIK Section National Museums of Kenya; Kenia Fil: Karki, Madhav. Centre for Green Economy Development; Nepal Fil: Lyver, Phil O. B.. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research; Nueva Zelanda Fil: Malmer, Pernilla. Stockholms Universitet; Suecia Fil: Oteng Yeboah, Alfred A.. University Of Ghana; Ghana Fil: Pacheco, Diego Alejandro. Cordillera Foundation; Bolivia Fil: Pataridze, Tamar. Independent expert; Georgia Fil: Perez, Edgar. Fundación para el Desarrollo Rural Junej T'inam; Guatemala Fil: Roué, Michèle-Marie. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia Fil: Roba, Hassan. The Christensen Fund; Estados Unidos Fil: Rubis, Jennifer. Green Climate Fund; Corea del Sur Fil: Saito, Osamu. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability; Japón Fil: Xue, Dayuan. Minzu University of China; China
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24. In situ conservation of traditional vegetable diversity in Wa homegardens in southwestern Yunnan, China
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Rosemary Hill, Hua Shao, Jingbiao Yang, and Dayuan Xue
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Cultural Studies ,Germplasm ,Traditional vegetable diversity ,In situ conservation ,China ,Health (social science) ,Biodiversity ,Ethnobotany ,Other systems of medicine ,Vegetables ,Humans ,Traditional knowledge ,Hybrid ,Homegardens ,Traditional culture ,business.industry ,Agroforestry ,Research ,Botany ,Agriculture ,Wa people ,Geography ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,QK1-989 ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,business ,Gardens ,RZ201-999 - Abstract
Background Homegardens are in situ conservation sources of germplasm diversity for overcoming homogenous germplasm problems in industrial agricultural systems. The Wa people constitute a long-dwelling ethnic group mainly in southwestern Yunnan with a unique culture and rich knowledge of traditional vegetables. We hypothesized that traditional vegetable varieties are well conserved in Wa homegardens because Wa culture promotes the preservation of traditional vegetables. We surveyed vegetable varieties and the practices that are involved in the conservation of traditional vegetables in Wa homegardens, which could form the basis for in situ conservation. Methods The methods were used including questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Sixty homegardens were surveyed through purposive sampling in 6 Wa villages. We documented ethnobotanical information about vegetables in homegardens. Plant species were identified according to the Flora of China. And thematic analyses were conducted for in-depth interviews to identify the conservation factors for traditional vegetables. Results Fifty-two vegetable species belonging to 16 families and 41 genera were recorded from 60 Wa homegardens. Fifty-five traditional vegetable varieties and thirty-six hybrids were recorded. Among all the villages, 23 ± 6 (average ± SD) traditional vegetable varieties per homegarden and 9 ± 3 (average ± SD) introduced varieties per homegarden were recorded. Local seeds were stored in 78% of households, with an additional 9% of households’ seed supplies coming from neighbors and relatives; the other 13% of households purchased local seeds from markets. In 83% of families, the female head was mainly responsible for the decision-making concerning traditional vegetables in homegardens; in 10% of families, the male head was responsible for decision-making, and a small percentage (2%) was determined by elderly people. Five percent of families made decisions jointly between male and female household heads. Conclusions This study demonstrated that rich traditional germplasm diversity is harbored in Wa homegardens because of the unique culture and traditional knowledge of Wa communities, which are practiced daily with homegrown food plants. Local vegetable seed conservation and sharing systems help maintain germplasm diversity in the Wa community homegardens. Wa homegardens constitute a practical solution for protecting traditional germplasm diversity and maintaining traditional lifestyles.
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- 2021
25. Stonehenge
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Rosemary Hill and Rosemary Hill
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26. Preoperative stoma site marking for fecal diversions (ileostomy and colostomy): position statement of the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada
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Terry M. Zwiep, Ramzi M. Helewa, Reagan Robertson, Husein Moloo, Rosemary Hill, Valerie Chaplain, and Cathy Harley
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Surgeons ,Canada ,Colon ,Ileostomy ,Ostomy ,Colostomy ,Humans ,Surgery - Abstract
Every year, about 13 000 Canadians undergo an ostomy procedure, which requires stoma site marking to create a well-constructed stoma and prevent stoma-related complications. The Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (CSCRS) and Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada (NSWOCC) created a position statement to provide evidence-based guidance and techniques for stoma site selection.A task force was formed comprising 20 health care professionals (7 colorectal surgeons from the CSCRS and 13 nurses from NSWOCC) with representation from across Canada. A literature review was performed, with the following databases searched from January 2009 to April 2019: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar. After the abstracts were screened, 6 task force members created a draft version of the position statement from the articles retained after full-text review. The draft was submitted to the entire task force for comments, and the ensuing modifications were incorporated. Peer reviewers were then recruited from the CSCRS and NSWOCC; a summary of their comments was reviewed by the task force, and modifications were incorporated to produce the final document.The literature search identified 272 papers, of which 58 were reviewed after duplicates were excluded. After full-text review, 18 papers were included to guide the position statement. From these papers, we created a series of 17 steps for stoma site marking. Four general principles were found to be important for stoma site marking: obtain informed consent, identify important patient factors and landmarks, assess the abdomen and mark the most appropriate location. A 1-page enabler document and video were created as teaching aids and to help with dissemination of the information.This position statement, associated enabler document and video provide evidence-based guidance for stoma site marking in both emergency and elective settings, and should be used by surgeons and nurses specialized in wound, ostomy and continence to identify optimal stoma sites preoperatively.
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- 2021
27. Putting uncertainty under the cultural lens of Traditional Owners from the Great Barrier Reef Catchments
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Gerry Turpin, Gary Mooney, Samarla Deshong, Ilisapeci Lyons, and Rosemary Hill
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Global and Planetary Change ,Climate justice ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Climate risk ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Vulnerability ,Climate change ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Political science ,Agency (sociology) ,Psychological resilience ,Traditional knowledge ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common - Abstract
Indigenous peoples in Australia, and globally, are situated in an unusual context of both significant vulnerability and unique resilience to climate change which influence their perceptions of climate risk and uncertainty. Their vulnerability to climate change arises in part from their contexts of living in many of the harshest and isolated environments. Their resilience originates from their accumulated knowledge of specific environments over millennia, mediated through sui generis cultural institutions. Our results illustrate that indigenous groups primarily perceive uncertainties related to volition of actors and institutions. When they are involved in climate adaptation planning in ways that mobilise their cultural institutions and knowledge, they can safely manage these uncertainties through their agency to determine and control key risks. We demonstrate that climate justice approaches can be strengthened for indigenous peoples by applying a linked vulnerability-resilience analytical framework. This enables stronger consideration of how unique cultural institutions and knowledge, which are not available to all vulnerable groups, affect indigenous perceptions of uncertainty in climate adaptation planning. We use this analytical approach in a case study with Yuibera and Koinmerburra Traditional Owner groups within the Great Barrier Reef Catchment. We conclude that a specific focus on sui generis indigenous knowledge and cultural institutions as a source of resilience can strengthen climate justice approaches and work more effectively with indigenous peoples in climate change contexts.
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- 2019
28. A Prospective Multisite Observational Study Incorporating Bacterial Fluorescence Information Into the UPPER/LOWER Wound Infection Checklists
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Rosemary, Hill and Kevin, Woo
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Adult ,Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Canada ,Point-of-Care Systems ,Optical Imaging ,Middle Aged ,Bacterial Load ,Checklist ,Young Adult ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Wound Infection ,Humans ,Female ,Prospective Studies ,Aged - Abstract
The UPPER/LOWER infection checklists look for signs and symptoms of local/superficial infection (UPPER) and deep infection (LOWER) to assist clinicians in identifying and distinguishing between these infection levels, facilitating appropriate treatment. The presence of 3 or more UPPER or LOWER criteria is indicative of infection.This study evaluated the utility of incorporating real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging into the UPPER/LOWER checklists to enhance identification of infection in wounds.This prospective, multisite study assessed 43 chronic wounds. Infection was identified in 27 wounds (62.8%) according to the UPPER/LOWER checklist criteria; 3 wounds were positive for both UPPER and LOWER infection, 1 wound was positive for LOWER infection only, and 23 wounds were positive for UPPER infection only. Fluorescence images were taken to detect wounds with high bacterial loads (104 CFU/g), indicated by the presence of red or cyan fluorescence.Red or cyan fluorescence from bacteria was observed in 88% of wounds (n = 38); all wounds positive for UPPER/LOWER were also positive for bacterial fluorescence. In 18 (41.9%) of the 43 wounds, fluorescence information added a third check to the UPPER/LOWER threshold, turning a negative diagnosis into a positive diagnosis of infection. Bacterial load was detected in 22/27 wounds swabbed, 17 of which exhibited heavy growth; in all wounds with detectable bacterial load, fluorescence signal was observed (positive predictive value = 100%, negative predictive value = 83%). Using microbiology as ground truth, inclusion of fluorescence information as an additional item in the checklists increased the sensitivity of the UPPER/LOWER checklist from 82% to 95%.These results suggest that the UPPER/LOWER checklist and fluorescence imaging work in a complementary manner to effectively identify wounds with high bacterial burden at the point-of-care.
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- 2021
29. On the frontiers of collaboration and conflict: how context influences the success of collaboration
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Candice Carr Kelman, Mollie Chapman, Dane Whittaker, Jessica Cockburn, Ute Brady, Jacopo A. Baggio, Gustavo Garcia Lopez, Gladman Thondhlana, Catherine Robinson, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Jacqueline Loos, Georgina Cundill, Rosemary Hill, Steve Alexander, Jaime A. Aburto, Michael Schoon, Micaela Trimble, University of Zurich, and Schoon, Michael
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Knowledge management ,Monitoring ,UFSP13-8 Global Change and Biodiversity ,Evolution ,albert norström ,Context (language use) ,910 Geography & travel ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,2309 Nature and Landscape Conservation ,context ,GF1-900 ,SDG15 Life on Land < UN Sustainable Development Goals ,2308 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Behavior and Systematics ,Transdisciplinarity ,Political science ,GE1-350 ,Biology ,SDG16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions < UN Sustainable Development Goals ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,Policy and Law ,Ecology ,Jurisdiction ,Land use ,business.industry ,transdisciplinarity ,Corporate governance ,Collaboration ,Management ,Environmental sciences ,SDG17 Partnershipsto achieve the Goal < UN Sustainable Development Goals ,10122 Institute of Geography ,1105 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,governance ,Ecosystems Research ,Human ecology. Anthropogeography ,Scale (social sciences) ,Automotive Engineering ,Collaborative governance ,business ,Coding (social sciences) - Abstract
The increasing scale and interconnection of many environmental challenges–from climate change to land use–has resulted in the need to collaborate across borders and boundaries of all types. Traditional centralized, top-down and sectoral approaches to governance of single-issue areas or species within social-ecological systems often have limited potential to alleviate issues that go beyond their jurisdiction. As a result, collaborative governance approaches have come to the forefront. A great deal of past research has examined the conditions under which collaborative efforts are likely to achieve desired outcomes. However, few studies have analyzed how the means to achieve successful collaborative outcomes differ based on context when examined across multiple studies. In this research, we begin to chart a means for doing this. Building onto a Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) Framework, we provide a coding manual to analyse how contextual variables mediate the effects of mechanism variables on outcomes of the collaborative governance of social-ecological systems. Through the examination of four cases, we provide a proof-of-concept assessment and show the utility of the CMO framework and coding manual to draw comparisons across cases for understanding how collaborative outcomes are contingent on the social-ecological context in which they occur.
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- 2021
30. La gouvernance pour la conservation de la nature
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Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend and Rosemary Hill
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- 2020
31. Governing Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Australia: International Implications
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Ruth Potts, Karen Vella, Tom D. Brewer, Sarah Ryan, Kathleen Broderick, Rosemary Hill, and Allan Dale
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Community based ,Global and Planetary Change ,Governance system ,Ecology ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,governance reform ,lcsh:S ,021107 urban & regional planning ,Context (language use) ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,governance systems ,01 natural sciences ,Natural resource ,Indigenous ,lcsh:Agriculture ,natural resource management ,Political science ,Component (UML) ,Key (cryptography) ,Natural resource management ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has grown in stature as a key component of many national natural resource and rural development governance systems. Despite their growth, the integrity of CBNRM governance systems has rarely been analysed in a national context. To enhance dialogue about how best to design and deploy such systems nationally, this paper analyses the Australian system in detail. The Australian system was selected because the nation has a globally recognised and strong history of CBNRM approaches. We first contextualise the international emergence of national CBRM governance systems before analysing the Australian system. We find that a theoretically informed approach recognising regions as the anchors in brokering multi-scale CBNRM was applied between 2000 and 2007. Subsequent policy, while strengthening indigenous roles, has tended to weaken regional brokering, Commonwealth&ndash, state cooperation and research collaboration. Our findings and consequent emerging lessons can inform Australian policy makers and other nations looking to establish (or to reform existing) CBNRM governance systems. Equally, the research approach taken represents the application of an emerging new theoretical framework for analysing complex governance systems.
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- 2020
32. Understanding the context of multifaceted collaborations for social-ecological sustainability: a methodology for cross-case analysis
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Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Jaime A. Aburto, Michael Schoon, Georgina Cundill, Jessica Cockburn, Catherine Robinson, Eureta Rosenberg, Jean Lee, Chanda L. Meek, Lisen Schultz, Marina Garcia Llorente, Cecile Barnaud, Steven M. Alexander, Gladman Thondhlana, Mollie Chapman, Gustavo A. García-López, Jacopo A. Baggio, Rosemary Hill, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Arizona State University [Tempe] (ASU), International Development Research Centre, Partenaires INRAE, CSIRO Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), Millennium Nucleus Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Island (ESMOI), Universidad Católica del Norte [Antofagasta], University of Waterloo [Waterloo], University of Central Florida [Orlando] (UCF), Dynamiques et écologie des paysages agriforestiers (DYNAFOR), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse [ENSAT]-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich (UZH), Social-ecological systems laboratory, departement of ecology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), FRACTAL système, University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras Campus (UPR-RP), Data61 [Canberra] (CSIRO), Australian National University (ANU)-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), James Cook University (JCU), University of Bern, College of Agricultural Sciences Colorado State University, Colorado State University [Fort Collins] (CSU)-College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska [Fairbanks] (UAF), Stockholm University, and University of Zurich
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0106 biological sciences ,Knowledge management ,UFSP13-8 Global Change and Biodiversity ,QH301-705.5 ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Critical realist ,0302 clinical medicine ,Contextual variable ,realist evaluation ,Sociology ,910 Geography & travel ,Biology (General) ,Natural resource management ,QH540-549.5 ,Cross case analysis ,Ecology ,business.industry ,Corporate governance ,context-mechanism-outcome ,conservation ,[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography ,collaboration ,010601 ecology ,10122 Institute of Geography ,Framing (social sciences) ,social-ecological systems ,governance ,natural resource management ,Sustainability ,Multiple case ,business ,complexity ,2303 Ecology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,critical realist methodology - Abstract
There are limited approaches available that enable researchers and practitioners to conduct multiple case study comparisons of complex cases of collaboration in natural resource management and conservation. The absence of such tools is felt despite the fact that over the past several years a great deal of literature has reviewed the state of the science regarding collaboration. Much of this work is based on case studies of collaboration and highlights the importance of contextual variables, further complicating efforts to compare outcomes across case-study areas and the likely failure of approaches based on one size fits all generalizations. We expand on the standard overview of the field by identifying some of the challenges associated with managing complex systems with multiple resources, multiple stakeholder groups with diverse knowledges/understandings, and multiple objectives across multiple scales, i.e., multifaceted collaborative initiatives. We then elucidate how a realist methodology, within a critical realist framing, can support efforts to compare multiple case studies of such multifaceted initiatives. The methodology we propose considers the importance and impact of context for the origins, purpose, and success of multifaceted collaborative natural resource management and conservation initiatives in social-ecological systems.
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33. Effect of a surfactant-based gel on patient quality of life
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Terry Swanson, Rosemary Hill, Gregory S. Schultz, Dot Weir, Kevin Y. Woo, Steven L. Percival, Dieter Mayer, and Kimberly LeBlanc
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Adult ,Male ,Exudate ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nursing (miscellaneous) ,Inflammation ,Bioburden ,Surface-Active Agents ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Standard care ,Pulmonary surfactant ,Activities of Daily Living ,medicine ,Humans ,Intensive care medicine ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Leg Ulcer ,Biofilm ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Reduced mobility ,Panel session ,Middle Aged ,Antiphospholipid Syndrome ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Debridement ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Patient Satisfaction ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Fundamentals and skills ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Gels - Abstract
The characteristic clinical signs of chronic wounds, which remain in a state of prolonged inflammation, include increased production of devitalised tissue and exudate, pain and malodour. The presence of necrotic tissue, slough and copious exudate encourages microbial proliferation, potentially resulting in planktonic and/or biofilm infection. For patients, the consequences can include leakage of exudate, pain and reduced mobility, which can impair their ability to socialise and perform activities of daily living. This can severely reduce their quality of life and wellbeing. Concentrated surfactant-based gels (Plurogel and Plurogel SSD) are used in wound cleansing to help manage devitalised tissue. In vitro studies indicate they can sequester planktonic microbes and biofilm from the wound bed, although there is, limited clinical evidence to support this. A group of health professionals who have used this concentrated surfactant gel, in combination with standard care, in their clinical practice for several years recently met at a closed panel session. Here, they present case studies where topical application of these gels resulted in positive clinical outcomes in previously long-standing recalcitrant wounds. In all cases, the reduction in inflammation and bioburden alleviated symptoms that previously severely impaired health-related quality of life and wellbeing.
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- 2018
34. Indigenous land and sea management programs: Can they promote regional development and help 'close the (income) gap'?
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Petina L. Pert, Diane Jarvis, Rosemary Hill, and Natalie Stoeckl
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Sociology and Political Science ,Land rights ,business.industry ,Input–output model ,Natural resource economics ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Distribution (economics) ,021107 urban & regional planning ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Regional development ,Agriculture ,Rural area ,Natural resource management ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Throughout the world, there is growing recognition of the important role Indigenous people play in natural resource management and conservation. Indigenous Land and Sea Management Programs (ILSMPs; which provide funds to Indigenous people to support Indigenous land management activities) are also known to generate social and economic benefits, although relative few of these co‐benefits have been quantified. Using northern Australia as a case study, we analysed data on ILSMP expenditure within three regional input–output tables, learning more about the size and distribution of their associated regional economic benefits. We found ILSMPs make a significant contribution to regional economies—with multipliers commonly exceeding that of other key regional industries such as agriculture and mining. We also found ILSMP expenditures make a larger contribution to Indigenous household incomes than they do to non‐Indigenous incomes—thus helping to close the (income) gap. They will continue to do so, provided the proportion of ILSMP money spent on Indigenous (compared to non‐Indigenous) incomes does not fall below a threshold amount. Rather than finding evidence of a trade‐off between socio‐ecological and financial/economic goals, our results suggest ILSMPs, known for their ecological importance, can also make a vitally important contribution to economic development in rural areas.
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35. Assessment and Promotion of the Great Barrier Reef's Human Dimensions Through Collaboration
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Karen Vella, Josh Gibson, Matt Curnock, Fergus Molloy, Allan Dale, Rosemary Hill, Margaret Gooch, and Nadine Marshall
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,Process (engineering) ,Scale (chemistry) ,Environmental resource management ,Context (language use) ,Benchmarking ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Natural resource ,Conceptual framework ,Sustainability ,Environmental Chemistry ,Marine protected area ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Increasingly, natural resource managers see the marine protected areas that they are responsible for as linked social-ecological systems. This requires an equal focus on managing for both natural and human dimensions of the protected estate. Consequently, identification of indicators that represent the human dimensions of Large Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPAs) such as the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is critical if these values are to be properly considered as part of standard management practice. Assessment and monitoring of the human dimensions of LSMPAs requires a replicable, collaborative process, rolled out at local scales but comparable across vast, socially and geographically diverse areas. This paper explores the application of a process for the development, assessment, and monitoring of the GBR's human dimensions. The process includes (a) development of a conceptual framework that links indicator sets to the desired state of the GBR's human dimensions; and (b) a collaborative approach including ten practical steps to implement assessment, monitoring, and benchmarking of the human dimensions of an LSMPA. We conclude with examination of challenges and opportunities for implementing this process in the GBR context, specifically with respect to the targets and objectives of the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan.
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36. Six modes of co-production for sustainability
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Jeanne L. Nel, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, Ruth Brennan, Jasper Montana, Maria Tengö, Angela T. Bednarek, Julie G. Zaehringer, Henrik Österblom, Paul Chatterton, Tobias Haller, C. Wyborn, Melanie Ryan, Bruce Evan Goldstein, Jon Hutton, Rosemary Hill, Renée Jane Rondeau, Tomas Pickering, Christopher Cvitanovic, Elena M. Bennett, Nathan J. Bennett, Angela M. Guerrero, Beria Leimona, Andra Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Claudia Munera, Josephine Chambers, Rebecca L. Gruby, Robin S. Reid, Marja Spierenburg, Amos Brandeis, Nicole Klenk, Pongchai Dumrongrojwatthana, Kathleen A. Galvin, Maraja Riechers, Patrick Steyaert, María E. Fernández-Giménez, Anca Serban, Jessica Cockburn, K. Curran, América Paz Durán, Salamatu J. Fada, Jonathan Green, Jean-David Gerber, and Urban Futures
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Earth Observation and Environmental Informatics ,Knowledge management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Co-production of knowledge ,Geography, Planning and Development ,910 Geography & travel ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Forest and Nature Conservation Policy ,law.invention ,Power (social and political) ,Politics ,law ,Aardobservatie en omgevingsinformatica ,Agency (sociology) ,Life Science ,Bos- en Natuurbeleid ,Sociology ,Environmental planning ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,media_common ,Sustainable development ,Global and Planetary Change ,Programmateam ESG ,Ecology ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Programme team ESG ,Cognitive reframing ,sustainability ,330 Economics ,Urban Studies ,Transdisciplinarity ,society ,Sustainability ,CLARITY ,business ,Food Science ,Diversity (politics) - Abstract
The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling. Yet, co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice, encompasses diverse aims, terminologies and practices, with poor clarity over their implications. To explore this diversity, we systematically mapped differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales. We found variation in their purpose for utilizing co-production, understanding of power, approach to politics and pathways to impact. A cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; (5) navigating differences and (6) reframing agency. No mode is ideal; each holds unique potential to achieve particular outcomes, but also poses unique challenges and risks. Our analysis provides a heuristic tool for researchers and societal actors to critically explore this diversity and effectively navigate trade-offs when co-producing sustainability. Co-production includes diverse aims, terminologies and practices. This study explores such diversity by mapping differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales.
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- 2021
37. A study of government policy-making in higher technological education, 1944-68
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Vipond, Rosemary Hill and Gosden, Peter
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This study provides a detailed analysis of government policy-making in higher technological education 1944-68; and attempts to explain this in terms of a particular understanding of the policy-making process. The introductory chapter outlines in brief the situation higher technological education was in during World War II, thereby providing the background to subsequent developments. The second chapter looks closely at the period 1945-1950 which has been depicted as one of debate ranging from the Percy Report to that of the National Advisory Council for Education in Industry and Commerce. The third chapter is concerned with the first four years of Conservative Government and its attraction to the idea of establishing a technological institute. Attention in the fourth chapter focuses largely on the technical colleges: the decision to establish 8-10 colleges of Advanced Technology and the National Council for Technological Awards. The recommendations of the Robbins Committee as they affected the development of technological education are outlined in the fifth chapter; and in the sixth, the binary policy and the setting up of the Polytechnics are considered. Two main themes underpin this study; there is the desire to reorganise the system of higher technological education on a more rational basis; and secondly, the need to increase the output of technologists. These themes together with the ways in which dealth with, form the central concern of this study. Throughout this period far-reaching reforms were prompsed, but only incremental changes were made. Often these proposals were formulated in terms of a single, idea solution. However, as this study suggests, no such solution was likely to prove workable given the constraints of the existing system; at best there would be piecemeal, marginal changes. Thus in 1968 the system of higher technical education was not very different from that of 1944: it still remained straddled between the universities and the technical colleges.
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38. Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose/Collagen Dressings: Review of Evidence and Recommendations
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Jeffrey Niezgoda, Breda Mary Cullen, Wayne Lee, Jayesh B. Shah, Marcus Speyrer, Rosemary Hill, Andrew J. Applewhite, Jean de Leon, Janis Harrison, Melania Howell, Terry Treadwell, Robert J Snyder, Stephanie C. Wu, Howard Utra, and Gregory S. Schultz
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collagen ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Dermatology ,Occlusive Dressings ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Wound care ,0302 clinical medicine ,dressings ,medicine ,Humans ,Cellulose, Oxidized ,Cellulose ,Intensive care medicine ,Original Investigation ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Wound Healing ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,oxidized regenerated cellulose ,Congresses as Topic ,Prognosis ,Diabetic Foot ,Oxidized regenerated cellulose ,chemistry ,Wound management ,complex wounds ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Wounds and Injuries ,Female ,Wound healing ,business ,Healthcare providers ,Healthcare system ,wound care ,Bandages, Hydrocolloid - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Healthcare systems are being challenged to manage increasing numbers of nonhealing wounds. Wound dressings are one of the first lines of defense in wound management, and numerous options exist. The oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen dressing may offer healthcare providers a robust and cost-effective tool for use in a variety of wounds. DESIGN: A multidisciplinary panel meeting was convened to discuss the use of ORC/collagen dressings in wound care and provide practice recommendations. A literature search was conducted to provide a brief review of the peer-reviewed studies published between January 2000 and March 2016 to inform the meeting. SETTING: A 2-day panel meeting convened in February 2017. PARTICIPANTS: Healthcare providers with experience using ORC/collagen dressings. This multidisciplinary panel of 15 experts in wound healing included podiatrists, wound care specialists (doctors, certified wound care nurses, and research scientists), and an orthopedist. RESULTS: The literature search identified 58 articles, a majority of which were low levels of evidence (69.3% were level 3 or lower). Panel members identified wound types, such as abrasions, burns, stalled wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, and pressure injuries, where ORC/collagen dressing use could be beneficial. Panel members then provided recommendations and technical pearls for the use of ORC/collagen dressings in practice. Barriers to ORC/collagen dressing use were discussed, and potential resolutions were offered. CONCLUSIONS: An ORC/collagen dressing can be a critical tool for clinicians to help manage a variety of wounds. Clinical and economic studies comparing standard-of-care dressings and plain collagen dressings to ORC/collagen dressings are needed.
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- 2017
39. Accelerating Progress for Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care Sustainability
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Catherine Harley, Corey Heerschap, and Rosemary Hill
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Social Responsibility ,Wound Healing ,Capacity Building ,business.industry ,Ostomy ,Argentina ,MEDLINE ,Surgical Stomas ,Public relations ,Global Health ,Medical–Surgical Nursing ,Continence care ,Sustainability ,Humans ,Corporate social responsibility ,Business ,Program Evaluation - Published
- 2020
40. Assessing nature's contributions to people
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Carlos A. Guerra, Kai M. A. Chan, Alexander P.E. van Oudenhoven, Kirsten Davies, Yoshihisa Shirayama, Andrew Church, Anne Larigauderie, Stephen Polasky, Felice van der Plaat, Mark Lonsdale, Sandra Díaz, Unai Pascual, Paul Leadley, Kate A. Brauman, Sebsebe Demissew, Gunay Erpul, Matthias Schröter, Elena Bukvareva, Zsolt Molnár, Berta Martín-López, Robert T. Watson, Marie Stenseke, Sarah Lindley, Ivar Andreas Baste, Chad L. Hewitt, Rosemary Hill, Hans Keune, Pierre Failler, Sandra Lavorel, and Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas
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Civil society ,Multidisciplinary ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Economics ,Ecology (disciplines) ,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ,Public policy ,Public Policy ,Environmental ethics ,Biodiversity ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Ecosystem services ,Conceptual framework ,Order (exchange) ,Political science ,Humans ,Natural Science Disciplines ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
A major challenge today and into the future is to maintain or enhance beneficial contributions of nature to a good quality of life for all people. This is among the key motivations of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a joint global effort by governments, academia, and civil society to assess and promote knowledge of Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems and their contribution to human societies in order to inform policy formulation. One of the more recent key elements of the IPBES conceptual framework (1) is the notion of nature's contributions to people (NCP), which builds on the ecosystem service concept popularized by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) (2). But as we detail below, NCP as defined and put into practice in IPBES differs from earlier work in several important ways. First, the NCP approach recognizes the central and pervasive role that culture plays in defining all links between people and nature. Second, use of NCP elevates, emphasizes, and operationalizes the role of indigenous and local knowledge in understanding nature's contribution to people.
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- 2018
41. Exploring sustainable scenarios in debt-based social-ecological systems: The case for palm oil production in Indonesia
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Terence P. Dawson, Iain J. Gordon, Rosemary Hill, J. Gareth Polhill, and Julen Gonzalez-Redin
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0106 biological sciences ,Economic forces ,Agent-based model ,Conservation of Natural Resources ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Natural resource economics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Palm Oil ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Debt ,Ecosystem services ,Sustainable development ,Environmental Chemistry ,Production (economics) ,Debt levels and flows ,Ecosystem ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Ecology ,General Medicine ,Palm oil ,Biodiversity ,Social–ecological system ,Indonesia ,Economic interventionism ,Sustainability ,Business ,Research Article - Abstract
A debt-based economy requires the accumulation of more and more debt to finance economic growth, while future economic growth is needed to repay the debt, and so the cycle continues. Despite global debt reaching unprecedented levels, little research has been done to understand the impacts of debt dynamics on environmental sustainability. Here, we explore the environmental impacts of the debt-growth cycle in Indonesia, the world’s largest debt-based producer of palm oil. Our empirical Agent-Based Model analyses the future effects (2018–2050) of power (im)balance scenarios between debt-driven economic forces (i.e. banks, firms), and conservation forces, on two ecosystem services (food production, climate regulation) and biodiversity. The model shows the trade-offs and synergies among these indicators for Business As Usual as compared to alternative scenarios. Results show that debt-driven economic forces can partially support environmental conservation, provided the state’s role in protecting the environment is reinforced. Our analysis provides a lesson for developing countries that are highly dependent on debt-based production systems: sustainable development pathways can be achievable in the short and medium terms; however, reaching long-term sustainability requires reduced dependency on external financial powers, as well as further government intervention to protect the environment from the rough edges of the market economy. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-019-01286-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- 2019
42. Technological features of advanced skin protectants and an examination of the evidence base
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Gregory S. Schultz, Kevin Y. Woo, Terry Swanson, Kimberly LeBlanc, Dot Weir, Rosemary Hill, and Dieter Mayer
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Skin barrier ,Nursing (miscellaneous) ,Abrasion (medical) ,law.invention ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Ingredient ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Silicone ,Ointment Bases ,law ,Skin Ulcer ,Medicine ,Humans ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,business.industry ,Wound.exudate ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,medicine.disease ,Skin Care ,Dermatology ,Cyanoacrylates ,chemistry ,Cyanoacrylate ,Fundamentals and skills ,Liquid faeces ,business - Abstract
Products that provide a protective skin barrier play a vital role in defending the skin against the corrosive effect of bodily fluids, including wound exudate, urine, liquid faeces, stoma output and sweat. There are many products to choose from, which can be broadly categorised by ingredients. This article describes the differences in mechanisms of action between barrier products comprising petrolatum and/or zinc oxide, silicone film-forming polymers and cyanoacrylates, and compares the evidence on them. The literature indicates that all types of barrier product are clinically effective, with little comparative evidence indicating that any one ingredient is more efficacious than another, although film-forming polymers and cyanoacrylates have been found to be easier to apply and more cost-effective. However, laboratory evidence, albeit limited, indicates that a concentrated cyanoacrylate produced a more substantial and adherent layer on a porcine explant when compared with a diluted cyanoacrylate and was more effective at protecting skin from abrasion and repeated exposure to moisture than a film-forming polymer. Finally, a silicone-based cream containing micronutrients was found to significantly reduce the incidence of pressure ulceration when used as part of a comprehensive prevention strategy.
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- 2019
43. Exploring sustainable land use in forested tropical social-ecological systems: A case-study in the Wet Tropics
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Julen Gonzalez-Redin, Gary Polhill, Iain J. Gordon, Rosemary Hill, and Terence P. Dawson
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Economic forces ,Conservation of Natural Resources ,Agent-based model ,Environmental Engineering ,Social-ecological system ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,Biodiversity ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Forests ,Bayesian belief network ,01 natural sciences ,Sustainable land use ,Ecosystem services ,Humans ,Forest protection ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Ecosystem ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Land use ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,Australia ,Tropics ,Bayes Theorem ,General Medicine ,020801 environmental engineering ,Climate change mitigation ,Geography ,Sustainability ,Land-sharing and land-sparing ,Queensland ,business - Abstract
Tropical countries lie at the nexus of three pressing issues for global sustainability: agricultural production, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The forces that drive forest protection do not necessarily oppose those that drive forest clearance for development. This decoupling, enhanced by the stronger economic forces compared to conservation, is detrimental for the social-ecological sustainability of forested tropical landscapes. This paper presents an integrated, and spatially-explicit, Agent-Based Model that examines the future impacts of land-use change scenarios on the sustainability of the Wet Tropics region of tropical Queensland, Australia. In particular, the model integrates Bayesian Belief Networks, Geographical Information Systems, empirical data and expert knowledge, under a land-sharing/land-sparing analysis, to study the impact of different landscape configurations on trade-offs and synergies among biodiversity and two ecosystem services (sugarcane production and carbon sequestration). Contrary to most tropical regions, model simulations show that Business As Usual is helping to reconcile these contrasting goals in the forested landscape of the Wet Tropics. The paper analyses which combination of governance and socio-economic factors is causing these positive results. This is an outstanding achievement for a tropical region, considering that most tropical areas are characterized for having stronger economic-land clearing forces compared to conservation forces, which reduce important ecosystem services for human wellbeing and the health of ecosystems.
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- 2019
44. Knowledge co-production for Indigenous adaptation pathways: Transform post-colonial articulation complexes to empower local decision-making
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Russell M. Wise, Rosemary Hill, Maria Tengö, Meg Mooney, Jocelyn Davies, Ashley D. Sparrow, and Fiona Walsh
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Global and Planetary Change ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Ecology ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Vulnerability ,Environmental ethics ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Colonialism ,01 natural sciences ,Indigenous ,Transformative learning ,Reciprocity (social psychology) ,Political science ,Accountability ,Traditional knowledge ,Adaptation (computer science) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Co-production between scientific and Indigenous knowledge has been identified as useful to generating adaptation pathways with Indigenous peoples, who are attached to their traditional lands and thus highly exposed to the impacts of climate change. However, ignoring the complex and contested histories of nation-state colonisation can result in naive adaptation plans that increase vulnerability. Here, through a case study in central Australia, we investigate the conditions under which co-production between scientific and Indigenous knowledge can support climate change adaptation pathways among place-attached Indigenous communities. A research team including scientists, Ltyentye Apurte Rangers and other staff from the Central Land Council first undertook activities to co-produce climate change presentations in the local Arrernte language; enable community members to identify potential adaptation actions; and implement one action, erosion control. Second, we reflected on the outcomes of these activities in order to unpack deeper influences. Applying the theory of articulation complexes, we show how ideologies, institutions and economies have linked Indigenous societies and the establishing Australian nation-state since colonisation. The sequence of complexes characterised as frontier, mission, pastoral, land-rights, community-development and re-centralisation, which is current, have both enabled and constrained adaptation options. We found knowledge co-production generates adaptation pathways when: (1) effective methods for knowledge co-production are used, based on deeply respectful partnerships, cultural governance and working together through five co-production tasks—prepare, communicate, discuss, bring together and apply; (2) Indigenous people have ongoing connection to their traditional territories to maintain their Indigenous knowledge; (3) the relationship between the Indigenous people and the nation-state empowers local decision-making and learning, which requires and creates consent, trust, accountability, reciprocity, and resurgence of Indigenous culture, knowledge and practices. These conditions foster the emergence of articulation complexes that enable the necessary transformative change from the colonial legacies. Both these conditions and our approach are likely to be relevant for place-attached Indigenous peoples across the globe in generating climate adaptation pathways.
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- 2020
45. Biodiversity and ecosystem services require IPBES to take novel approach to scenarios
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Kasper Kok, Stephen R. Carpenter, Rosemary Hill, Marcel Kok, John Agard, and Garry D. Peterson
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Health (social science) ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Sociology and Political Science ,Process (engineering) ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Biodiversity ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Ecosystem services ,Health(social science) ,Scenarios ,IPBES ,Cross scale ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Nature and Landscape Conservation ,Policy relevance ,Sustainable development ,Global and Planetary Change ,Kuala lumpur ,Ecology ,business.industry ,Environmental resource management ,Cross-scale ,PE&RC ,Bodemgeografie en Landschap ,Soil Geography and Landscape ,Note and Comment ,Landscape ecology ,business - Abstract
What does the future hold for the world’s ecosystems and benefits that people obtain from them? While the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has identified the development of scenarios as a key to helping decision makers identify potential impacts of different policy options, it currently lacks a long-term scenario strategy. IPBES will decide how it will approach scenarios at its plenary meeting on 22–28 February 2016, in Kuala Lumpur. IPBES now needs to decide whether it should create new scenarios that better explore ecosystem services and biodiversity dynamics. For IPBES to capture the social-ecological dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystem services, it is essential to engage with the great diversity of local contexts, while also including the global tele-coupling among local places. We present and compare three alternative scenario strategies that IPBES could use and then suggest a bottom-up, cross-scale scenario strategy to improve the policy relevance of future IPBES assessments. We propose five concrete steps as part of an effective, long term scenario development process for IPBES in cooperation with the scientific community.
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- 2016
46. ‘Proceeding like Guy Faux’: the Antiquarian Investigation of St Stephen's Chapel Westminster, 1790–1837
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Rosemary Hill
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060102 archaeology ,Visual Arts and Performing Arts ,House of Commons ,media_common.quotation_subject ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Art history ,06 humanities and the arts ,02 engineering and technology ,Art ,Romance ,Architecture ,Chapel ,021104 architecture ,0601 history and archaeology ,computer ,computer.programming_language ,media_common - Abstract
St Stephen's Chapel Westminster is one of Europe's great lost buildings. An elaborate palatine chapel, work on it began in 1292 and continued until at least 1363. After 1546 it became the House of Commons and was so obscured by successive alterations that the original building had passed out of living memory by the late eighteenth century. It was then that it attracted the interest of a number of antiquaries who recorded it in the years up to and after the fire of 1834. In 1837 it was demolished. The antiquaries’ accounts provide the only records of the chapel's appearance and construction and have been much used in studies of the medieval building. This article, however, considers them as a body of work in their own right, one that casts light not only on St Stephen's but on the changing attitudes of the Romantic age towards history and the medieval past in the years which saw the transformation of the Gothic Revival and the birth of the modern idea of conservation.
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- 2016
47. Using Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging and Antimicrobial Stewardship to Guide Wound Management Practices: A Case Series
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Joshua Douglas, Monique Y. Rennie, and Rosemary Hill
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy ,medicine.drug_class ,Antibiotics ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Wound assessment ,Antimicrobial Stewardship ,0302 clinical medicine ,Systemic antibiotics ,Internal medicine ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Antimicrobial stewardship ,Humans ,General Nursing ,Red fluorescence ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Wound Healing ,British Columbia ,business.industry ,Optical Imaging ,Gastroenterology ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Surgical wound ,Middle Aged ,Bacterial Load ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Wound management ,Female ,business - Abstract
The urgent need to eliminate unnecessary use of antibiotics in wound patients has been hampered by diagnostic uncertainty and the time required to obtain culture results. The authors evaluated bedside use of a handheld bacterial fluorescence imaging device for real-time visualization of bacteria within and around wounds, used in addition to monitoring of clinical signs and symptoms of infection, in a series of 7 patients (5 women, 2 men; age range 57-93 years) with varying comorbidities who were referred to the wound ostomy continence clinician for wound assessment. When excited by 405-nm violet light, tissues fluoresce green (collagens) and bacteria fluoresce red; specialized optical filters reveal these colored signals in real time on the device's display screen. Wounds exhibiting red fluorescence were presumed to have moderate/heavy bacterial contamination (≥104 CFU/g) and were subsequently swabbed. Swabs from the 5 wounds with regions of red fluorescence confirmed heavy growth of 1 or more pathogenic bacterial species. Images revealing pronounced bacterial fluorescence in 3 patients with pressure injuries about to be discharged led to prescription of systemic antibiotics and additional patient monitoring. In 2 patients (1 with a skin tear, 1 with a surgical wound), the absence of bacterial fluorescence prevented planned, unwarranted use of systemic antibiotics. Fluorescence images obtained bedside during routine wound assessments had a direct effect on antimicrobial stewardship practices. Follow-up images demonstrated antibiotic effectiveness and, in some instances, led to reduced antibiotic courses and duration. This case series demonstrates the potential use for real-time information on bacterial presence obtained via bacterial fluorescence imaging to guide evidence-based deployment of antibiotics and prevent unnecessary use. Additional studies to optimize the diagnostic potential and randomized controlled studies to examine the effect of this technique on antibiotic usage, antimicrobial stewardship practices, and wound outcomes are warranted.
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- 2018
48. Advocating for Canadians Living With an Ostomy and the Federal Disability Tax Credit
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Ann Ivol and Rosemary Hill
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Medical–Surgical Nursing ,Economic growth ,Canada ,Tax credit ,Ostomy ,MEDLINE ,Humans ,Tax Exemption ,Disabled Persons ,Business ,Patient Advocacy ,Patient advocacy - Published
- 2018
49. Inpatient and Outpatient Wound Treatment Recommendations: Assessing Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems or Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC)/ Collagen/Silver-ORC Dressings
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Andrew, Applewhite, Saeed A, Chowdhry, Michael, Desvigne, Allen, Gabriel, Rosemary, Hill, Mary Anne, Obst, Dawn, Shepherd, Marcus, Speyrer, Terry, Treadwell, and Lindsey, Waddell
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Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Inpatients ,Wound Healing ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,Silver ,Exudates and Transudates ,Middle Aged ,Bandages ,Checklist ,Treatment Outcome ,Outpatients ,Granulation Tissue ,Humans ,Wounds and Injuries ,Cellulose, Oxidized ,Collagen ,Algorithms ,Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - Abstract
The increase in wound prevalence means more patients with wounds are being transferred through care settings than ever before. Although the goals of therapy may be the same in both settings, wound care therapies and dressings differ in availability and appropriateness for each setting. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) modalities and oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen (C)/silver-ORC dressings are available in both inpatient and outpatient care settings, but (to-date) lack comprehensive information regarding best practices in transitioning use of these therapies between various care settings. A panel meeting was convened to provide literature- and experience-based recommendations in transitioning wound care patients between various care settings. The use of NPWT with instillation and dwell time was recommended in wounds contaminated with debris and/or infectious materials or heavy exudate. In addition, ORC/C/silver-ORC dressing application was recommended for surface bleeding and for placement into explored areas of undermining to help promote development of granulation tissue. When transitioning a patient from inpatient to outpatient care, overall health, access to services, severity and complexity of the wound, and equipment availability should be taken into consideration. Treatment modalities to bridge the gap during care transition should be used to help maintain continuous care. For outpatient care, NPWT use was recommended for removal of infectious materials and exudate management. The ORC/C/silver-ORC dressings also may be used to help manage exudate and promote granulation tissue development and moist wound healing. In addition, practice challenges and potential solutions for patient adherence, interrupted care during patient transition, and troubleshooting after hours and weekend device alarms were discussed.
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- 2018
50. It's not the 'what', but the 'how': Exploring the role of debt in natural resource (un)sustainability
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Rosemary Hill, J. Gareth Polhill, Iain J. Gordon, Julen Gonzalez-Redin, and Terence P. Dawson
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Conservation of Natural Resources ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,media_common.quotation_subject ,lcsh:Medicine ,Context (language use) ,Monetary economics ,Economic collapse ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Debt ,Economics ,Humans ,Computer Simulation ,Debt levels and flows ,lcsh:Science ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,Sustainable development ,Multidisciplinary ,lcsh:R ,Correction ,Sustainable Development ,Natural resource ,Models, Economic ,Sustainability ,Government Regulation ,Economic model ,lcsh:Q ,Algorithms - Abstract
A debt-based economy cannot survive without economic growth. However, if private debt consistently grows faster than GDP, the consequences are financial crises and the current unprecedented level of global debt. This policy dilemma is aggravated by the lack of analyses factoring the impact of debt-growth cycles on the environment. What is really the relationship between debt and natural resource sustainability, and what is the role of debt in decoupling economic growth from natural resource availability? Here we present a conceptual Agent-Based Model (ABM) that integrates an environmental system into an ABM representation of Steve Keen’s debt-based economic models. Our model explores the extent to which debt-driven processes, within debt-based economies, enhance the decoupling between economic growth and the availability of natural resources. Interestingly, environmental and economic collapse in our model are not caused by debt growth, or the debt-based nature of the economic system itself (i.e. the ‘what’), but rather, these are due to the inappropriate use of debt by private actors (i.e. the ‘how’). Firms inappropriately use bank credits for speculative goals–rather than production-oriented ones–and for exponentially increasing rates of technological development. This context creates temporal mismatches between natural resource growth and firms’ resource extraction rates, as well as between economic growth and the capacity of the government to effectively implement natural resource conservation policies. This paper discusses the extent to which economic growth and the availability of natural resources can be re-coupled through a more sustainable use of debt, for instance by shifting mainstream banking forces to partially support environmental conservation as well as economic growth.
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- 2018
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