Browsing by Author "Collier, Marcus"
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Anthropogenic induced beta diversity in plant-pollinator networks: dissimilarity, turnover, and predictive power
Collier, Marcus; Stout, Jane (2022)Biogeography has traditionally focused on the distribution of species, while community ecology has sought to explain the patterns of community composition. Species interactions networks have rarely been subjected to such ... -
Are field boundary hedgerows the earliest example of a nature-based solution?
Collier, Marcus (2021)The arrival of the phrase nature-based solutions into the lexicon of academics, planners, managers and policy makers in recent years has sparked a heated debate as to the effectiveness of using nature as a viable solution ... -
Building capacity for mainstreaming nature-based solutions into environmental policy and landscape planning
Collier, Marcus (2020)Nature-based solutions (NBS) is a term often used to refer to adequate green infrastructure that provides multiple benefits to society whilst addressing societal challenges. They are defined as actions to protect, sustainably ... -
Capacity-building and networking events for nature-based solutions and re-naturing in Malta
Collier, Marcus (2020)Nature-based solutions (NbS) have the potential to build climate resilience and tackle key societal challenges while also providing multiple co-benefits to biodiversity and human well-being. The demand for nature-based ... -
The case for mainstreaming nature-based solutions into integrated catchment management in Ireland
Collier, Marcus; Bourke, Mary (2020)The intensification of European policies, agreements and regulations for climate action, water resources, energy, agriculture and forestry, and biodiversity is pressurising governments to adopt a ... -
Developing a field boundary evaluation and grading system in Ireland
Collier, Marcus (2003)The purpose of this study was to develop an evaluation and grading system for the main field boundaries in Ireland – hedgerows and dry stone walls. It is shown that there is a lack of scientific information on Irish field ... -
Distribution of Nature-based Solutions in cities across Europe
Collier, Marcus; Cooper, Clair (2024)Nature-based Solutions (NBS) is a conceptual framework that seeks to use properties of nature to co-produce ecosystem services to build climate change resilience and improve quality of life by mitigating the relation- ship ... -
Embedding co-production of nature-based solutions in urban governance: Emerging co-production capacities in three European cities
Collier, Marcus (2024)This paper seeks to understand how co-production can become embedded as a collaborative governance practice by which city governments plan, deliver and steward nature-based solutions. To these ends, the paper analyses how ... -
Examining the policy needs for implementing nature-based solutions in cities: Findings from city-wide transdisciplinary experiences in Glasgow, UK, Genk, Belgium and Poznań, Poland
Collier, Marcus (2020)To advance the science and practice of implementing nature-based solutions in cities, it is important to examine the obstacles and provide means to overcome them. This paper presents a conceptual framework of policy needs ... -
Farmland abandonment in Europe: an overview of drivers, consequences and assessment of the sustainability implications.
Collier, Marcus (2018)In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a dynamic process, which is influenced by a ... -
Finding justice in wild, novel ecosystems: a review through a multispecies lens
Collier, Marcus; Cooper, Clair (2023)Mainstreaming nature-based solutions in cities has grown in scale and magnitude in recent times but is still considered to be the main challenge for transitioning our cities and their communities to be more climate resilient ... -
Green Infrastructure: A ?How To? Guide for Disseminating and Integrating the Concept into Spatial Planning Practice
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Ground flora of field boundary dry stone walls in the Burren, Ireland
Collier, Marcus (2020)Despite the fact that field boundary (dry) stone walls are globally common in rural landscapes, very little research has been carried out regarding them. Dry stone walls may act as refuges for a range of plants and animals, ... -
Identifying principles for the design of robust impact evaluation frameworks for nature-based solutions in cities
Collier, Marcus (2020)Cities all over the world are confronting intertwined environmental, social and economic problems and aim to become resilient to climate change and promote wellbeing for all their citizens. Nature-based solutions have been ... -
Incorporating socio-economic factors into restoration: Implications from industrially harvested peatlands
Collier, Marcus (2011)In establishing effective restoration goals one of the four key issues of increased attention that Hobbs (2007) calls for is in the area of incorporating socio-economic investigations and theories into restoration practice ...