Natalie Bump Vena
Biographic Data
| ID | 1269005 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natalie Bump Vena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natalie Bump |
| FAMILY NAME | Vena |
| SIGNATURE | VENA N B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queens College, CUNY |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3624-2787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Restoring authority: Neoliberal governance, ecological restoration, and seeding politics in the Chicago region
This article analyzes how fiscal austerity led to the fragmentation of authority in a local government agency mandated to protect nature, instigating scientific and political conflict over how to conduct seeding. In a situation characteristic of neoliberalism, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC)—which protects more than 70,000 acres around Chicago, Illinois—was an underfunded government body that leveraged partnerships to undertak…
Scientific expertise and volunteer power in the Cook County forest preserves
Through a historical case study, this paper explores the political potential of volunteerism in urban natural resources management. As governments continue to rely on unpaid labor to perform essential services, volunteerism has proliferated in urban protected lands during the neoliberal era. It is therefore worthwhile to study the power that volunteers may wield at their service sites, alongside the scholarly attention already paid to the ineffic…
Scientific expertise and volunteer power in the Cook County forest preserves
Through a historical case study, this paper explores the political potential of volunteerism in urban natural resources management. As governments continue to rely on unpaid labor to perform essential services, volunteerism has proliferated in urban protected lands during the neoliberal era. It is therefore worthwhile to study the power that volunteers may wield at their service sites, alongside the scholarly attention already paid to the ineffic…
Scientific expertise and volunteer power in the Cook County forest preserves
Through a historical case study, this paper explores the political potential of volunteerism in urban natural resources management. As governments continue to rely on unpaid labor to perform essential services, volunteerism has proliferated in urban protected lands during the neoliberal era. It is therefore worthwhile to study the power that volunteers may wield at their service sites, alongside the scholarly attention already paid to the ineffic…
Restoring authority: Neoliberal governance, ecological restoration, and seeding politics in the Chicago region
This article analyzes how fiscal austerity led to the fragmentation of authority in a local government agency mandated to protect nature, instigating scientific and political conflict over how to conduct seeding. In a situation characteristic of neoliberalism, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC)—which protects more than 70,000 acres around Chicago, Illinois—was an underfunded government body that leveraged partnerships to undertak…
Politics (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 works) · American History and Culture (1 works) · Austerity (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Dominion (1 works) · Environmental movement (1 works) · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (1 works) · Forest Management and Policy (1 works)