People and the sea in the Mascarenes : social-ecological impacts of disaster
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Coastal communities face increasing risks in the Anthropocene, including a multitude of climatic and non-climatic stressors, which threaten livelihoods and wellbeing. Local environmental stewardship, which encompasses environmental conservation actions, active restoration activities, and the sustainable use and management of resources, is fundamental to responding to these growing stressors. In this dissertation, I draw on a community-engaged approach with a social-ecological lens to highlight the environmental and social justice implications of these threats for vulnerable coastal communities. Across three studies, I examine how coastal communities are impacted by and respond to two compounding disasters: COVID-19, and an oil spill in the Republic of Mauritius. Through the first study, I explore how historical social-ecological context shapes local environmental stewardship. The second study demonstrates how we can integrate measures of pro-ecological behavior into the future planning of marine protected areas, an example of environmental stewardship action. In my third study, I present a comparative case study of how multiple stakeholder groups responded to the 2020 Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius and the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill in California, to improve social learning for future disasters. Collectively, the results shed light on factors influencing environmental attitudes and behaviors, how that, in turn, can influence better planning and success of local environmental stewardship efforts such as protected areas, and the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration in pre-disaster management plans. Together, these findings contribute to our understanding of how intrinsic and extrinsic factors at a localized level can improve community inclusion and equity for local environmental stewardship actions and disaster preparedness.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2022; ©2022 |
| Publication date | 2022; 2022 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Naggea, Josheena |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Crowder, Larry B |
| Degree supervisor | Seetah, Krish |
| Thesis advisor | Crowder, Larry B |
| Thesis advisor | Seetah, Krish |
| Thesis advisor | Dunbar, Robert B, 1954- |
| Thesis advisor | O'Leary, Jennifer K |
| Degree committee member | Dunbar, Robert B, 1954- |
| Degree committee member | O'Leary, Jennifer K |
| Associated with | Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (Stanford University) |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Josheena Naggea. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (Stanford University). |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2022. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/mm234cx1432 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2022 by Josheena Naggea
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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