Social and socioecological studies of ecological restoration: A review of the literature at global and Iberoamerican scales
Ecological restoration (RE) has become established as an academic field and public policy. However, it could have biases that hinder a comprehensive approach to its natural and social causes and consequences. Therefore, we proposed to analyze how the social and socioecological aspects of RE are addressed in the scientific literature at global and Iberoamerican scales. It was expected that the paradigmatic change in the ecological sciences, which has begun to incorporate the human dimension of ecosystems, would be reflected in the RE literature, and we predicted an increase in social and socioecological studies of RE in the last decade. A systematic literature review was conducted between 1900-2016 on a global scale (Web of Science, n=550) and for Iberoamerica (Scientific Electronic Library Online, n=290). Temporal, geographic, methodological and disciplinary patterns were quantified in publications with ecological, social or socioecological conceptual frameworks. For Iberoamerica, the assessment was deepened with a qualitative analysis of sociopolitical concepts (i.e., government, public policy, citizen participation). We found that scientific productivity about ER has increased overall, but the growth rate was greater for ecological studies than social and socioecological studies. These works are published mainly (>50%) in natural and applied science journals at both scales. In turn, social and socioecological publications were found more in the global literature than regional (37.5% and 15.3%, respectively), and there was a dominance of publications from countries in the Global North. An interdisciplinary view is only partially reflected in the scientific literature on ER, and the linkage between science and management is scarce in regional studies. In addition to thinking about increasing social and socioecological research production of RE, “knowledge dialogue” between regions and disciplines should be re-enforced to achieve successful RE experiences in practice.https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.940
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Ecological restoration (RE) has become established as an academic field and public policy. However, it could have biases that hinder a comprehensive approach to its natural and social causes and consequences. Therefore, we proposed to analyze how the social and socioecological aspects of RE are addressed in the scientific literature at global and Iberoamerican scales. It was expected that the paradigmatic change in the ecological sciences, which has begun to incorporate the human dimension of ecosystems, would be reflected in the RE literature, and we predicted an increase in social and socioecological studies of RE in the last decade. A systematic literature review was conducted between 1900-2016 on a global scale (Web of Science, n=550) and for Iberoamerica (Scientific Electronic Library Online, n=290). Temporal, geographic, methodological and disciplinary patterns were quantified in publications with ecological, social or socioecological conceptual frameworks. For Iberoamerica, the assessment was deepened with a qualitative analysis of sociopolitical concepts (i.e., government, public policy, citizen participation). We found that scientific productivity about ER has increased overall, but the growth rate was greater for ecological studies than social and socioecological studies. These works are published mainly (>50%) in natural and applied science journals at both scales. In turn, social and socioecological publications were found more in the global literature than regional (37.5% and 15.3%, respectively), and there was a dominance of publications from countries in the Global North. An interdisciplinary view is only partially reflected in the scientific literature on ER, and the linkage between science and management is scarce in regional studies. In addition to thinking about increasing social and socioecological research production of RE, “knowledge dialogue” between regions and disciplines should be re-enforced to achieve successful RE experiences in practice.https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.940 |
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rev-ecoaus-article-9402023-11-03T01:51:09Z Social and socioecological studies of ecological restoration: A review of the literature at global and Iberoamerican scales Estudios sociales y socioecológicos sobre restauración ecológica: Una revisión de la literatura a escala global e iberoamericana Roulier, Catherine Anderson, Christopher B. Ballari, Sebastián Nielsen, Erik Ecological restoration (RE) has become established as an academic field and public policy. However, it could have biases that hinder a comprehensive approach to its natural and social causes and consequences. Therefore, we proposed to analyze how the social and socioecological aspects of RE are addressed in the scientific literature at global and Iberoamerican scales. It was expected that the paradigmatic change in the ecological sciences, which has begun to incorporate the human dimension of ecosystems, would be reflected in the RE literature, and we predicted an increase in social and socioecological studies of RE in the last decade. A systematic literature review was conducted between 1900-2016 on a global scale (Web of Science, n=550) and for Iberoamerica (Scientific Electronic Library Online, n=290). Temporal, geographic, methodological and disciplinary patterns were quantified in publications with ecological, social or socioecological conceptual frameworks. For Iberoamerica, the assessment was deepened with a qualitative analysis of sociopolitical concepts (i.e., government, public policy, citizen participation). We found that scientific productivity about ER has increased overall, but the growth rate was greater for ecological studies than social and socioecological studies. These works are published mainly (>50%) in natural and applied science journals at both scales. In turn, social and socioecological publications were found more in the global literature than regional (37.5% and 15.3%, respectively), and there was a dominance of publications from countries in the Global North. An interdisciplinary view is only partially reflected in the scientific literature on ER, and the linkage between science and management is scarce in regional studies. In addition to thinking about increasing social and socioecological research production of RE, “knowledge dialogue” between regions and disciplines should be re-enforced to achieve successful RE experiences in practice.https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.940 La restauración ecológica (RE) se ha consolidado como campo académico y política pública. No obstante, podría presentar sesgos que obstaculicen el abordaje integral de sus causas y consecuencias naturales y sociales. Por ende, se propuso analizar cómo se están abordando los aspectos sociales y socioecológicos sobre RE en la literatura científica a escala global e iberoamericana. Se esperaba que el cambio paradigmático en las ciencias ecológicas, que empezó a incorporar la dimensión humana de los ecosistemas, se viera reflejado en la literatura sobre RE, y se predijo un incremento en estudios sociales y socioecológicos de RE en la última década. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sistemática entre 1900-2016 a escala global (Web of Science, n=550) y de Iberoamérica (Scientific Electronic Library Online, n=290). Se cuantificaron patrones temporales, geográficos, metodológicos y disciplinares en publicaciones con marcos conceptuales ecológico, social o socioecológico. Para Iberoamérica, se profundizó con un análisis cualitativo que incluyó conceptos sociopolíticos (i.e., gobierno, políticas públicas, participación ciudadana). Se encontró que la productividad científica sobre RE aumentó en general, pero la tasa de crecimiento fue mayor para estudios ecológicos que sociales y socioecológicos. Estos trabajos se publican principalmente (>50%) en revistas de ciencias naturales o aplicadas en ambas escalas. A su vez, las publicaciones sociales y socioecológicas contribuyen más a la literatura global que a la regional (37.5% y 15.3%, respectivamente), y hubo una dominancia de publicaciones proveniente de países del Norte Global. La mirada interdisciplinaria está parcialmente reflejada en la literatura científica sobre RE, y la articulación entre la ciencia y la gestión fue escasa en los estudios regionales. Además de pensar en incrementar la producción en investigación social y socioecológica de RE, se debería reforzar el “diálogo de saberes” entre regiones y disciplinas para alcanzar experiencias exitosas de RE en la práctica.https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.940 Asociación Argentina de Ecología 2020-03-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Review Revisión application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/940 10.25260/EA.20.30.1.0.940 Ecología Austral; Vol. 30 No. 1 (2020): April 2020. Pages 001-165; 019-032 Ecología Austral; Vol. 30 Núm. 1 (2020): April 2020. Pages 001-165; 019-032 1667-782X 0327-5477 spa https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/940/419 https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/940/420 https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/940/422 Derechos de autor 2020 Catherine Roulier, Christopher B. Anderson, Sebastián Ballari, Erik Nielsen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |