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Building Watershed Narratives: An Approach for Broadening the Scope of Success in Urban Stream Restoration

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The success of urban stream restoration is often measured through biophysical attributes, or the progress towards restoration of a notionally intact section of landscape. What remains understudied is how success can be defined across social, economic, as well as ecological parameters. This research offers a narrative approach for urban restoration research that serves as a chronotope for untangling the biophysical and sociocultural complexities of the contemporary urban environment. The framework of this approach is presented through a case study of a recent stream restoration project in Seattle, Washington. The findings highlight the need for urban stream restoration processes to be grounded within a sociocultural context that is interdependent with biophysical conditions, and recommends measures of project success to include community, educational and participatory goals.

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  • Ken Yocom, 2014. "Building Watershed Narratives: An Approach for Broadening the Scope of Success in Urban Stream Restoration," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(6), pages 698-714, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:39:y:2014:i:6:p:698-714
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2014.947249
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    1. Spicer, E. Anne & Swaffield, Simon & Moore, Kevin, 2021. "Agricultural land use management responses to a cap and trade regime for water quality in Lake Taupo catchment, New Zealand," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
    2. Simone Preuss & Jaime Cabral & Angus Morrison-Saunders & Mike Hughes & Ana Bárbara Nunes, 2021. "Understanding community perceptions of an urban stream before and after a discussion of revitalization possibilities using photo-elicitation," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 3946-3965, March.

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