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    ebower@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources Position: Graduate

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  • Mail Code: 5015

All Publications

  • Complicating "community" engagement: Reckoning with an elusive concept in climate-related planned relocation GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS Bower, E., Harrington-Abrams, R., Priem, B. 2024; 88

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102913

    View details for Web of Science ID 001299915800001

  • A missing link? The role of international organizations in climate-related planned relocation CLIMATE POLICY Harrington-Abrams, R., Bower, E. 2024

    View details for DOI 10.1080/14693062.2024.2390523

    View details for Web of Science ID 001293287500001

  • Navigating tensions in climate change-related planned relocation. Ambio Gini, G., Piggott-McKellar, A., Wiegel, H., Neu, F., Link, A., Fry, C., Tabe, T., Adegun, O., Wade, C., Bower, E. R., Koeltzow, S., Harrington-Abrams, R., Jacobs, C., van der Geest, K., Zivdar, N., Alaniz, R., Cherop, C., Durand-Delacre, D., Pill, M., Shekhar, H., Yates, O., Khan, M. A., Nansam-Aggrey, F. K., Grant, L., Nizar, D. A., Owusu-Daaku, K. N., Praeto, A., Stefancu, O., Yee, M. 2024

    Abstract

    The planned relocation of communities away from areas of climate-related risk has emerged as a critical strategy to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Empirical examples from around the world show, however, that such relocations often lead to poor outcomes for affected communities. To address this challenge, and contribute to developing guidelines for just and sustainable relocation processes, this paper calls attention to three fundamental tensions in planned relocation processes: (1) conceptualizations of risk and habitability; (2) community consultation and ownership; and (3) siloed policy frameworks and funding mechanisms. Drawing on the collective experience of 29 researchers, policymakers and practitioners from around the world working on planned relocations in the context of a changing climate, we provide strategies for collectively and collaboratively acknowledging and navigating these tensions among actors at all levels, to foster more equitable and sustainable relocation processes and outcomes.

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s13280-024-02035-2

    View details for PubMedID 38847970

  • Enabling pathways for sustainable livelihoods in planned relocation NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE Bower, E. R., Badamikar, A., Wong-Parodi, G., Field, C. B. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s41558-023-01753-x

    View details for Web of Science ID 001037310500001

  • A path forward for qualitative research on sustainability in the COVID-19 pandemic. Sustainability science Santana, F. N., Hammond Wagner, C., Berlin Rubin, N., Bloomfield, L. S., Bower, E. R., Fischer, S. L., Santos, B. S., Smith, G. E., Muraida, C. T., Wong-Parodi, G. 2021: 1–7

    Abstract

    The unique strengths of qualitative research, through in-depth inquiry and identification of unexpected themes and linkages, is essential to our growing understanding of COVID-19's impacts on the social world and its intersection with sustainability science. However, many challenges-physical, psychological, and ethical in nature-face qualitative researchers during the pandemic, as social distancing and travel restrictions prevent in-person field work. In this paper, we outline the essential contributions of qualitative study to sustainability science, discuss current challenges, and in turn, provide recommendations for researchers.

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s11625-020-00894-8

    View details for PubMedID 33495701