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Innovations in Multifunctional Landscape Governance: Collaborative and Deliberative Approaches

Session 19

Multifunctional landscapes provide essential ecosystem services, including biodiversity conservation, food production, climate regulation, and cultural heritage preservation. However, governing these landscapes effectively requires navigating sectoral boundaries, integrating diverse stakeholder and citizen perspectives, and fostering inclusive decision-making in landscape planning and management.  

This session explores innovative governance approaches that support multifunctional landscapes, focusing on both collaborative models (e.g., biosphere reserves) and deliberative citizen engagement methods (e.g., deliberative mini-publics). Through case studies and interactive discussions, we will examine the strengths and limitations of these approaches in enhancing legitimacy, inclusivity, and transformative change in landscape governance.

The session is of relevance to policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and community stakeholders interested in advancing inclusive governance for sustainable landscapes. 

Further information about the session

Open for Abstract submission: No

Keywords: Multifunctionality, deliberative methods, biosphere reserves, landscape governance  

Language: English

Time and venue: 15:30-17:00, Sydamerika

Organisers:

  • Thao Do, Uppsala University 
  • Tim Daw, Stockholm University
  • Fanny Möckel, Uppsala University
  • Sara Holmgren, SLU
  • Neil Powell, Uppsala University
  • Max Whitman, Uppsala University  
  • Michael Gilek (Södertörn University)
  • Charles Westerberg (Södertörn University)