Robert Newell
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Scenario analysis using community insights for improving local food system planning: Application of a climate-biodiversity-health framework
Scenario analysis using community insights for improving local food system planning: Application of a climate-biodiversity-health framework Open
Addressing the complexities of local food systems planning requires integrating community insights to design policies that meet stakeholder expectations and guide targeted interventions. This study employs systems to analyze local food sys…
View article: Integrating Stakeholder Knowledge Through a Participatory Approach and Semi-Quantitative Analysis for Local Watershed Management
Integrating Stakeholder Knowledge Through a Participatory Approach and Semi-Quantitative Analysis for Local Watershed Management Open
Watersheds are threatened by numerous issues, such as climate change, population growth, urban expansion, and industrial development. These issues are complex and interconnected, and effectively addressing them requires integrating the val…
View article: Wildlife crossing database platform: A transdisciplinary approach to developing a tool for landscape connectivity planning and public engagement
Wildlife crossing database platform: A transdisciplinary approach to developing a tool for landscape connectivity planning and public engagement Open
Implementing wildlife crossings and restoring landscape connectivity are ecological, social, and economic imperatives. However, in North America, connectivity planning faces challenges associated with governance being fragmented into local…
View article: The State of Local Food Systems and Integrated Planning and Policy Research: An Application of the Climate, Biodiversity, Health, and Justice Nexus
The State of Local Food Systems and Integrated Planning and Policy Research: An Application of the Climate, Biodiversity, Health, and Justice Nexus Open
Food systems are difficult to model, given the challenge of defining socially desirable food system outcomes. Research that aims to advance agri-food systems must reveal opportunities for integrated food systems planning and assess its out…
View article: Food System Scenarios in Uncertain Futures: A Case Study on Long-Term Local Food System Planning in Revelstoke, Canada
Food System Scenarios in Uncertain Futures: A Case Study on Long-Term Local Food System Planning in Revelstoke, Canada Open
Scenario planning is a potentially effective method for supporting long-term planning for sustainable and resilient food systems; however, scenario exercises are often limited by too much focus on a single preferred future, not accounting …
View article: Possibilities for decolonizing food planning: Addressing ontological dominance, affective and relational dispositions, and (re)imagining just food futures
Possibilities for decolonizing food planning: Addressing ontological dominance, affective and relational dispositions, and (re)imagining just food futures Open
In this paper, we invite readers to engage with different possibilities for relating to the world and to food by imagining and enacting future food systems rooted in relational ontologies and interrupting the ontological dominance of settl…
View article: Dimensions of integration for landscape connectivity planning: a framework for understanding challenges and opportunities
Dimensions of integration for landscape connectivity planning: a framework for understanding challenges and opportunities Open
Road networks and other anthropogenic landscape changes fragment habitats, adversely affecting ecosystems and biodiversity. Landscape connectivity strategies have proven as an effective way of addressing this issue; however, implementation…
View article: Imagining Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Using Interactive Visualizations to Explore the Possible Land Uses and Food Systems Approaches in Revelstoke, Canada
Imagining Just and Sustainable Food Futures: Using Interactive Visualizations to Explore the Possible Land Uses and Food Systems Approaches in Revelstoke, Canada Open
Food systems are linked to multiple critical sustainability issues such as climate change, environmental degradation, and growing socioeconomic inequalities, and there is a clear need for transformative changes in how food systems are imag…
View article: Geovisualisation for effective management of invasive species: Bridging the knowing–doing gap
Geovisualisation for effective management of invasive species: Bridging the knowing–doing gap Open
Invasive species are a major threat to protected areas, as they disrupt native ecosystems and contribute to biodiversity loss. Invasive species management is faced with a challenge known as the ‘knowing–doing gap’, which refers to the disc…
View article: Participatory System Mapping for Food Systems: Lessons Learned from a Case Study of Comox Valley, Canada
Participatory System Mapping for Food Systems: Lessons Learned from a Case Study of Comox Valley, Canada Open
Food systems are complex and multifaceted, comprising a diverse range of actors, processes, and interactions. Participatory system mapping can be employed to help understand this complexity and support the development of sustainable and re…
View article: Applying a climate-biodiversity-health framework to support integrated food systems planning and policy
Applying a climate-biodiversity-health framework to support integrated food systems planning and policy Open
Food systems impact different aspects of sustainability and human life, such as pollution, health, climate change, biodiversity loss, water shortage, and soil infertility. However, in many places, food systems are neither resilient nor sus…
View article: Rethinking Public Transit Networks Using Climate Change Mitigation and Social Justice Lenses: Great Victoria Area Case Study
Rethinking Public Transit Networks Using Climate Change Mitigation and Social Justice Lenses: Great Victoria Area Case Study Open
Public transit has a relatively low GHG-to-passenger ratio and offers affordable options for local travel compared with personal vehicle travel. Investments in an effective public transit network are therefore critical for progress toward …
View article: Vertical agriculture’s potential implications for food system resilience: outcomes of focus groups in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia
Vertical agriculture’s potential implications for food system resilience: outcomes of focus groups in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia Open
Food systems are vulnerable to socioeconomic and environmental changes, and increasing food system resilience has emerged as a key public policy priority. Vertical agriculture is one potential strategy to contribute to food system resilien…
View article: Socio-economic futures for cellular agriculture: the development of a novel framework
Socio-economic futures for cellular agriculture: the development of a novel framework Open
Novel agri-food technologies such as cellular agriculture present strong economic opportunities, with potential to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, improve animal welfare, and feed the world. A rich body of literature has…
View article: The climate-biodiversity-health nexus: a framework for integrated community sustainability planning in the Anthropocene
The climate-biodiversity-health nexus: a framework for integrated community sustainability planning in the Anthropocene Open
Integrated approaches to planning and policy are important for making progress toward sustainability. A variety of frameworks have been developed for facilitating such approaches to planning and policy, such as the water-energy-food (WEF) …
View article: Gestational iron deficiency affects the ratio between interneuron subtypes in the postnatal cerebral cortex in mice
Gestational iron deficiency affects the ratio between interneuron subtypes in the postnatal cerebral cortex in mice Open
Gestational iron deficiency (gID) is highly prevalent and associated with an increased risk of intellectual and developmental disabilities in affected individuals that are often defined by a disrupted balance of excitation and inhibition (…
View article: Participatory Research Methods for Examining Lessons from COVID-19 about Local Food Systems Vulnerabilities to Exogenous Shocks
Participatory Research Methods for Examining Lessons from COVID-19 about Local Food Systems Vulnerabilities to Exogenous Shocks Open
Participatory processes are integral to sustainability and resilience planning; involving diverse stakeholders ensures planning practices and outcomes are grounded in local social, economic, environmental, and cultural contexts and realiti…
View article: Integrated Sustainability Planning and Local Food Systems: Examining Areas of and Gaps in Food Systems Integration in Community Sustainability Plans for Municipalities across British Columbia
Integrated Sustainability Planning and Local Food Systems: Examining Areas of and Gaps in Food Systems Integration in Community Sustainability Plans for Municipalities across British Columbia Open
No “one size fits all” approach exists for local sustainability and food systems planning. Such planning must balance needs for being both comprehensive and place-based. The current study explores this tension by examining Integrated Commu…
View article: An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning and policy: an application to wildlife crossings and landscape connectivity
An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning and policy: an application to wildlife crossings and landscape connectivity Open
Planning and policy are best done through integrated approaches that holistically address multiple sustainability issues. Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most significant issues facing our planet. Accordingly, advanceme…
View article: The Role of Incubators and Accelerators in the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study of Canada
The Role of Incubators and Accelerators in the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: A Case Study of Canada Open
The fourth agricultural revolution has resulted in technologies that could significantly support global efforts toward food security and environmental sustainability. A potential means for accelerating the development of these technologies…
View article: CoLabS: A collaborative space for transdisciplinary work in sustainable community development
CoLabS: A collaborative space for transdisciplinary work in sustainable community development Open
Currently, the need for transdisciplinary approaches and collaboration, to reduce the gap between science and practice, is continuously rising along with the need for sustainable development. An increase in knowledge transfer, meetings and…
View article: Hydroponic fodder and greenhouse gas emissions: a potential avenue for climate mitigation strategy and policy development
Hydroponic fodder and greenhouse gas emissions: a potential avenue for climate mitigation strategy and policy development Open
This research explores the potential hydroponic systems have for contributing to climate mitigation in fodder agriculture. Using British Columbia (BC) and Alberta as case studies, the study compares greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and carbo…
View article: A scoping review of the digital agricultural revolution and ecosystem services: implications for Canadian policy and research agendas
A scoping review of the digital agricultural revolution and ecosystem services: implications for Canadian policy and research agendas Open
The application of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, cellular agriculture, and big data analytics to food systems has been described as a digital agricultural revolution with the potential to increase food…
View article: Communicating complexity: interactive model explorers and immersive visualizations as tools for local planning and community engagement
Communicating complexity: interactive model explorers and immersive visualizations as tools for local planning and community engagement Open
Models that capture relationships between a variety of social, economic, and environmental factors are useful tools for community planning; however, they are often complex and difficult for diverse audiences to understand. This creates cha…
View article: Seeing Climate Change: A Framework for Understanding Visualizations for Climate Adaptation
Seeing Climate Change: A Framework for Understanding Visualizations for Climate Adaptation Open
Climate change has resulted in the need for adaptation tools to provide stakeholders with the ability to respond to a broad range of potential impacts. Geovisualizations serve as powerful engagement tools due to their capacity in communica…