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| Urban Greenspace, Civil Society and Science: The Creation and Management of the Rouge Park, Ontario, Canada. | |
| Macaraig;John Marvin Rodriguera | |
| 出版年 | 2013 |
| 英文摘要 | Earth is becoming more urban. As the human population continues the current trend of migrating towards urbanized regions, the pressures to develop urban greenspaces will inevitably increase. Greenspaces play a critical role in urban livability for both human and non-human beings. This research examines the creation and management of the Rouge Park (Ontario, Canada), which is a large greenspace approximately 46 km2 located in the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area. The output of this research consists of three parts. The first provides an identification of the relevant actors, and a detailed chronology of the social and political events that led to the establishment of the Rouge Park. The second section explores the competing narratives of science, conservation, and development that were fundamental in shaping the protected area that we see today. The final section examines the governance and administration of the Rouge Park, and investigates the activities and involvement of civil society actors working in its day-to-day management. Using qualitative methods, I demonstrate that science and scientific expertise can be powerful tools of legitimization for civil society actors. In particular, I examine the benefits and pitfalls of placing ecologically-based rationalizations at the forefront of conservation policy deliberations. Furthermore, I show that despite shortcomings in the governance structure of the park, the current arrangement has provided civil society actors with increased opportunities to shape their community. My results show that a locally grounded nature conservation movement can serve as a powerful motivating force for citizens to enact long-term environmental planning initiatives. |
| 英文关键词 | Rouge Park Civil society Ontario Canada Greenspace Conservation Scarborough Toronto Resource management Geography GTA Greater Toronto Area Rouge River National park Watershed Park Urban Livability Growth Science Nature Society Parks Canada Little Rouge Creek 0366 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35890 |
| 资源类型 | 学位论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/247298 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Macaraig;John Marvin Rodriguera. Urban Greenspace, Civil Society and Science: The Creation and Management of the Rouge Park, Ontario, Canada.[D],2013. |
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