Endurance and implementation in small-scale bottom-up initiatives: How social learning contributes to turning points and critical junctures

Schönfeld, Kim Carlotta von; Tan, Wendy

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2021.103280

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“…Both provinces commissioned the study in their province to identify the various LEIs in the province and the success factors and barriers involved. The province of Groningen has supported bottomup initiatives relating to energy transition and sustainability (see, for example, [35]) and broader societally relevant topics (see, for example, [36]). As part of the program Drenthe in Transitie (Drenthe in Transition), the province of Drenthe wanted to cooperate with LEIs to become more sustainable as a province.…”

Section: Research Context and Case Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Success, Failure, and Impact of Local Energy Initiatives in The Netherlands

2021

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In the last decade, the number of local energy initiatives (LEIs) has increased in western European countries. Although several success factors and barriers in the development of LEIs have been studied by other scholars, there has been limited scholarly interest in the overall impact of LEIs so far. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore their impact by determining their achievement. Additionally, levels of engagement were used to categorise the success factors for and barriers that impede this impact. Initiatives in two provinces in the north of the Netherlands were studied. For the data collection, 84 in-depth interviews were conducted with the initiators of LEIs. In general, it can be concluded that the impact of LEIs is limited. Success factors and barriers in the development of LEIs play out at different levels of engagement: the level of the initiative itself; the community level; and the public–private level. Theoretically, this study provides empirical insights on how to measure the impact of LEIs. Furthermore, the study brings together a variety of factors that influence this impact based on the levels of engagement. Practically, this research offers indications on how to contribute to the further development of LEIs.

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confidence: 99%

Success, Failure, and Impact of Local Energy Initiatives in The Netherlands

2021

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“…Another simple explanation is as helpfulness behaviours resulting from feelings of gratitude, respect, and friendship". More importantly social capital contributes positively to well-being and quality of life [52] with social interaction as key factor in development and implementation of any developmental initiatives [53]. Similarly, social capital and social support have been shown to have important positive impacts on the health of female heads of households [54].…”

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confidence: 99%

Subsistence Farmers’ Understanding of the Effects of Indirect Impacts of Human Wildlife Conflict on Their Psychosocial Well-Being in Bhutan

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Indirect impacts of Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) are largely ignored, poorly understood, and scantly reported in the literature on HWC. Subsistence farmers in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan experience an increasing intensification of HWC impacts. Working across four districts representing different geographic regions of the country, we explored the perceived indirect impacts of HWC and how they affect the well-being and happiness of subsistence farmers using qualitative interviews (n = 48) and focus group discussions (n = 8). We conducted a qualitative thematic analysis. Based on respondent’s explanations, we coded the data according to effect of indirect impacts on human, social, financial, physical, natural, and psychological capitals. Mental distress, constant worries about food insecurity, fears for physical safety, frustration of movement restriction due to fear of being attack by wildlife, feelings of economic insecurity and anger over loss of crop and livestock due to wild predators affect the psychological health and well-being of research participants. Vulnerabilities related to gender and wealth status further deepen the effect of indirect impacts. Policies designed to address HWC should incorporate an understanding of the effects of indirect impacts of HWC and should focus on female-headed and poor households to reduce the negative effects of wildlife impacts.

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