Nature-based integration

Pitkänen, Kati; Oratuomi, Joose; Hellgren, Daniela; Furman, Eeva; Gentin, Sandra; Sandberg, Eva; Øian, Hogne; Krange, Olve

doi:10.6027/tn2017-517

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“…NBI activities are diverse, although recently defined as 'the process in which an immigrant gets familiarized with the local environment, through activities that take place in a natural environment … ' (Gentin et al 2018, 17). This is then at times linked to the idea that exposure to nature and particular ways of engaging with nature are integral to Nordic cultures (Pitkänen et al 2017). More specifically, 'naturebased outdoor recreation' ( friluftsliv) has been highlighted as an integral part of modern Swedish identities (Sandell and Öhman 2010, 115-116).…”

Section: Nature-based Integration In öRebromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, what unifies different NBI projects is the idea that exposure to local nature increases the likelihood of diverse groups successfully integrating into local society. NBI practices have thus increased in prominence in many Nordic societies (Pitkänen et al 2017;Gentin et al 2018), related as they are to two contemporary topics: firstly, a concern among certain social groups that citizens of 'modern' societies are increasingly cut off from nature (Öhman and Sandell 2016, 30-32;cf. Franklin 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden

Singleton

2020

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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Guided interactions with nature form part of integration programmes aimed at immigrant groups in Nordic societies. Based on data collected on several Swedish Nature-Based Integration (NBI) projects this article examines the rituals nature guides employ on guided walks. It explores how guides enact taskscapes through structured and improvised ritual activity. These taskscapes integrate a moral universe encapsulating nature and society; provide meeting sites for groups of diverse backgrounds; and are a potential base for a wider environmental social movement. I describe moments of apparent integration and conflict over past, present and future usage of nature. Nature guides are prominent in managing tensions and contradictions around integration, a concept containing inherently coercive elements. Guides thus should be aware that their activities may contribute to societal conflicts as well as conciliation. This is of particular relevance with NBI increasingly framed as a potential solution to the 'problems' of immigration.

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Section: Nature-based Integration In öRebromentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden

Singleton

2020

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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“…Numerous studies have highlighted forests' positive effects on human health and well-being (see Dolling et al, 2017). Accordingly, various practical projects have recently been launched in Sweden and other Nordic countries to promote the benefits of natural environments for integrating immigrants, under the recently coined umbrella term 'nature-based integration' (Pitkänen et al, 2017). They include projects intended to assist integration not only of refugees, but also of the long-term unemployed and individuals on sick leave or in rehabilitation programmes, in market gardens, farms, open spaces, fields and forests (Nordic Council of Ministers, 2018;Pitkänen et al, 2017).…”

Section: The Forestry Sector As An Arena For Refugee Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, various practical projects have recently been launched in Sweden and other Nordic countries to promote the benefits of natural environments for integrating immigrants, under the recently coined umbrella term 'nature-based integration' (Pitkänen et al, 2017). They include projects intended to assist integration not only of refugees, but also of the long-term unemployed and individuals on sick leave or in rehabilitation programmes, in market gardens, farms, open spaces, fields and forests (Nordic Council of Ministers, 2018;Pitkänen et al, 2017). Projects have a range of aims: stress reduction; promoting knowledge of Nordic nature, the Swedish language or specific work fields; outdoor recreation activities; and increasing local participation and social interaction.…”

Section: The Forestry Sector As An Arena For Refugee Integrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It also emphasised green industries' potential to: 'simplify routes to (lowerskilled) jobs and work for those with deficits in their educational backgrounds' (Regeringsbeslut, 2017: 2). The potential of the Nordic natural environment for promoting social interaction, place attachment and well-being was also stressed (Pitkänen, 2017;Nordic Council of Ministers, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Problematising refugee migrants in the Swedish forestry sector

Wikström

Sténs

2019

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

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In this article, ideas behind current Swedish efforts to integrate refugees in 'green' industries are analysed. We ask why the employment of refugees in forestry, a sector historically and globally notorious for its abuse of migrant workers, has come to be regarded as a solution in official Swedish migration policy. A discourse analytical approach is applied, analysing what the arguments are for introducing refugees to forestry work and how the forest, as a space, is depicted and used discursively as a means for refugee integration. The sources for the analyses consist of articles appearing in the printed press from 2015 to 2017. Three main problem discourses are identified: the 'labour shortage' discourse, the 'refugees in need of work' discourse and the 'forest as a health-promoting learning environment' discourse. The hazardous aspects of forestry work or the fact that refugees might be overqualified for the jobs offered are generally left unproblematised. Ré sumé Cet article propose une analyse des idées qui motivent les efforts actuellement déployés par la Suède pour intégrer les réfugiés dans des industries « vertes ». Nous nous demandons pourquoi l'emploi de réfugiés dans le secteur forestier, un secteur historiquement et mondialement connu pour ses abus envers les travailleurs migrants, en est venu à être considéré comme une solution dans le cadre de la politique migratoire officielle de la Suède. Une approche analytique du discours permet d'analyser les arguments qui sont avancés pour prôner l'introduction de réfugiés dans le travail forestier, et de montrer comment la forêt, en tant qu'espace, a été utilisée dans ces discours comme un moyen de favoriser l'intégration des réfugiés. Les sources de l'analyse sont fournies par des articles parus dans la presse écrite entre 2015 et 2017. Trois principaux discours sur la question sont identifiés: le discours sur la « pénurie de main-d'oeuvre », le discours sur les « réfugiés en quête d'un emploi », et le discours sur « la forêt comme un environnement sain favorable à l'apprentissage ». Les risques liés au travail forestier, ou le fait que des réfugiés pourraient être

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Towards liveable cities: A review of ethnicity, public urban nature space and wellbeing

Wolf

Waitt

2023

Ambio

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In this review, we synthesise the results of studies that examine how the relationships between public urban nature spaces and wellbeing vary by ethnicity in cities of the Global North. We searched for articles that reported on the relationships between public urban nature spaces, ethnicity and wellbeing. We found 65 articles that met our inclusion criteria. From our review, we found positive and negative relationships between public urban nature spaces, ethnicity and wellbeing in four interrelated domains: integration/relationship building, therapy, safety and capabilities/competency building. The findings of this review inform park management by offering twelve wellbeing pathways to design urban nature spaces that are more inclusive to all residents.

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Nature-based integration

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden

Interpreting taskscapes: the rituals of guided Nature-Based (Dis)Integration in Sweden

Problematising refugee migrants in the Swedish forestry sector

Towards liveable cities: A review of ethnicity, public urban nature space and wellbeing

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