Sanna Stålhammar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1572570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanna Stålhammar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Stålhammar |
| SIGNATURE | STÅLHAMMAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3398-2640 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rivers in transition: Local perceptions of a Swedish dam removal
Effective and locally supported river restoration requires attention to the social dimensions of rivers. This paper examines local perceptions of hydropower and restoration in the river Rönne å, an early case under Sweden’s National Plan for Modern Environmental Conditions for Hydropower. A mixed-methods approach, including a questionnaire and qualitative interviews, explores how inhabitants relate to their river and view the removal of three low…
Contested representations of benefits of urban nature in a densifying marginalised neighbourhood
The aim of this study is to uncover contested representations of benefits of urban nature, and how these are formally considered and operationalised in planning in the context of densification in a contested space. Such examination is necessary to understand to what extent the implementation of various representations allows for diverse framings of plural values of nature in governance, especially in vulnerable areas and contested spaces, and to …
Procedural justice for whom? A case study of a densification project
Realising just and equitable pathways to urbanisation is a major challenge in urban research and practice. Environmental justice literature outlines approaches for just distribution and meaningful public participation by including and recognising different groups of residents. Despite institutionalised support for just procedures in urban planning, citizens do not necessarily perceive outcomes as just and inclusive. This paper aims to understand …
Why nature matters: A systematic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values
In this article, we present results from a literature review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values of nature conducted for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, as part of the Methodological Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuations of Nature. We identify the most frequently recurring meanings in the heterogeneous use of different value types and their association with worldviews a…
Disconnection from nature: Expanding our understanding of human–nature relations
The human relationship with nature is a topic that has been explored throughout human history. More recently, the idea of connection to nature has merged as an important transdisciplinary field of study. Despite increased scholarly attention to connection to nature, the notion of disconnection from nature remains undertheorized and understudied. In this perspective article, we argue for a more comprehensive understanding of disconnection from nat…
“Hope dies, action begins?” The role of hope for proactive sustainability engagement among university students
Purpose Education in sustainability science is largely ignorant of the implications of the environmental crisis on inner dimensions, including mindsets, beliefs, values and worldviews. Increased awareness of the acuteness and severity of the environmental and climate crisis has caused a contemporary spread of hopelessness among younger generations. This calls for a better understanding of potential generative forces of hope in the face of climate…
Putting relational thinking to work in sustainability science – reply to Raymond et al
We welcome Raymond et al.s invitation to further discuss the pragmatics of relational thinking in sustainability science. We clarify that relational approaches provide distinct theoretical and methodological resources that may be adopted on their own, or used to enrich other approaches, including systems research. We situate Raymond et al.s characterization of relational thinking in a broader landscape of differing approaches to mobilizing relati…
A relational turn for sustainability science? Relational thinking, leverage points and transformations
In sustainability science, revising the paradigms that separate humans from nature is considered a powerful 'leverage point' in pursuit of transformations. The coupled social-ecological and human-environment systems perspectives at the heart of sustainability science have, in many ways, enhanced recognition across academic, civil, policy and business spheres that humans and nature are inextricably connected. However, in retaining substantialist a…
Three perspectives on relational values of nature
Relational value (RV) has recently been introduced as a third class of values for understanding values of nature and are thought to sit alongside more familiar axiological categories such as instrumental and intrinsic value. The concept has quickly gained ground in and promises to better capture how people and collectives perceive of their wellbeing and make choices that involve the natural world. While the idea of relational value is not without…
Ecosystem services between integration and economics imperialism
Here, we explore the interdisciplinary merits of the ecosystem services concept by recruiting the notion of economics imperialism. We identify four different ways in which interdisciplinary concepts can fail as interdisciplinary concepts, three of which are associated with imperialism. First, interdisciplinary concepts can fail to be integrative, typically by being overtly flexible or vague. The remaining three ways, which typically mark imperial…
On the road to ‘research municipalities’: Analysing transdisciplinarity in municipal ecosystem services and adaptation planning
Transdisciplinary research and collaboration is widely acknowledged as a critical success factor for solution-oriented approaches that can tackle complex sustainability challenges, such as biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate-related hazards. In this context, city governments' engagement in transdisciplinarity is generally seen as a key condition for societal transformation towards sustainability. However, empirical evidence is rare. This pa…
Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: Harnessing Ecosystem Services to Buffer Communities Against Climate Change
Wamsler, C., L. Niven, T. H. Beery, T. Bramryd, N. Ekelund, K. I. Jönsson, A. Osmani, T. Palo, and S. Stålhammar. 2016. Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: harnessing ecosystem services to buffer communities against climate change. Ecology and Society 21(1):31.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08266-210131
Three perspectives on relational values of nature
Relational value (RV) has recently been introduced as a third class of values for understanding values of nature and are thought to sit alongside more familiar axiological categories such as instrumental and intrinsic value. The concept has quickly gained ground in and promises to better capture how people and collectives perceive of their wellbeing and make choices that involve the natural world. While the idea of relational value is not without…
Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: Harnessing Ecosystem Services to Buffer Communities Against Climate Change
Wamsler, C., L. Niven, T. H. Beery, T. Bramryd, N. Ekelund, K. I. Jönsson, A. Osmani, T. Palo, and S. Stålhammar. 2016. Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: harnessing ecosystem services to buffer communities against climate change. Ecology and Society 21(1):31.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08266-210131
Ecosystem services between integration and economics imperialism
Here, we explore the interdisciplinary merits of the ecosystem services concept by recruiting the notion of economics imperialism. We identify four different ways in which interdisciplinary concepts can fail as interdisciplinary concepts, three of which are associated with imperialism. First, interdisciplinary concepts can fail to be integrative, typically by being overtly flexible or vague. The remaining three ways, which typically mark imperial…
On the road to ‘research municipalities’: Analysing transdisciplinarity in municipal ecosystem services and adaptation planning
Transdisciplinary research and collaboration is widely acknowledged as a critical success factor for solution-oriented approaches that can tackle complex sustainability challenges, such as biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate-related hazards. In this context, city governments' engagement in transdisciplinarity is generally seen as a key condition for societal transformation towards sustainability. However, empirical evidence is rare. This pa…
Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: Harnessing Ecosystem Services to Buffer Communities Against Climate Change
Wamsler, C., L. Niven, T. H. Beery, T. Bramryd, N. Ekelund, K. I. Jönsson, A. Osmani, T. Palo, and S. Stålhammar. 2016. Operationalizing ecosystem-based adaptation: harnessing ecosystem services to buffer communities against climate change. Ecology and Society 21(1):31.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08266-210131
On the road to ‘research municipalities’: Analysing transdisciplinarity in municipal ecosystem services and adaptation planning
Transdisciplinary research and collaboration is widely acknowledged as a critical success factor for solution-oriented approaches that can tackle complex sustainability challenges, such as biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate-related hazards. In this context, city governments' engagement in transdisciplinarity is generally seen as a key condition for societal transformation towards sustainability. However, empirical evidence is rare. This pa…
Ecosystem services between integration and economics imperialism
Here, we explore the interdisciplinary merits of the ecosystem services concept by recruiting the notion of economics imperialism. We identify four different ways in which interdisciplinary concepts can fail as interdisciplinary concepts, three of which are associated with imperialism. First, interdisciplinary concepts can fail to be integrative, typically by being overtly flexible or vague. The remaining three ways, which typically mark imperial…
Three perspectives on relational values of nature
Relational value (RV) has recently been introduced as a third class of values for understanding values of nature and are thought to sit alongside more familiar axiological categories such as instrumental and intrinsic value. The concept has quickly gained ground in and promises to better capture how people and collectives perceive of their wellbeing and make choices that involve the natural world. While the idea of relational value is not without…
A relational turn for sustainability science? Relational thinking, leverage points and transformations
In sustainability science, revising the paradigms that separate humans from nature is considered a powerful 'leverage point' in pursuit of transformations. The coupled social-ecological and human-environment systems perspectives at the heart of sustainability science have, in many ways, enhanced recognition across academic, civil, policy and business spheres that humans and nature are inextricably connected. However, in retaining substantialist a…
Putting relational thinking to work in sustainability science – reply to Raymond et al
We welcome Raymond et al.s invitation to further discuss the pragmatics of relational thinking in sustainability science. We clarify that relational approaches provide distinct theoretical and methodological resources that may be adopted on their own, or used to enrich other approaches, including systems research. We situate Raymond et al.s characterization of relational thinking in a broader landscape of differing approaches to mobilizing relati…
“Hope dies, action begins?” The role of hope for proactive sustainability engagement among university students
Purpose Education in sustainability science is largely ignorant of the implications of the environmental crisis on inner dimensions, including mindsets, beliefs, values and worldviews. Increased awareness of the acuteness and severity of the environmental and climate crisis has caused a contemporary spread of hopelessness among younger generations. This calls for a better understanding of potential generative forces of hope in the face of climate…
Disconnection from nature: Expanding our understanding of human–nature relations
The human relationship with nature is a topic that has been explored throughout human history. More recently, the idea of connection to nature has merged as an important transdisciplinary field of study. Despite increased scholarly attention to connection to nature, the notion of disconnection from nature remains undertheorized and understudied. In this perspective article, we argue for a more comprehensive understanding of disconnection from nat…
Why nature matters: A systematic review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values
In this article, we present results from a literature review of intrinsic, instrumental, and relational values of nature conducted for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, as part of the Methodological Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuations of Nature. We identify the most frequently recurring meanings in the heterogeneous use of different value types and their association with worldviews a…
Contested representations of benefits of urban nature in a densifying marginalised neighbourhood
The aim of this study is to uncover contested representations of benefits of urban nature, and how these are formally considered and operationalised in planning in the context of densification in a contested space. Such examination is necessary to understand to what extent the implementation of various representations allows for diverse framings of plural values of nature in governance, especially in vulnerable areas and contested spaces, and to …
Procedural justice for whom? A case study of a densification project
Realising just and equitable pathways to urbanisation is a major challenge in urban research and practice. Environmental justice literature outlines approaches for just distribution and meaningful public participation by including and recognising different groups of residents. Despite institutionalised support for just procedures in urban planning, citizens do not necessarily perceive outcomes as just and inclusive. This paper aims to understand …
Rivers in transition: Local perceptions of a Swedish dam removal
Effective and locally supported river restoration requires attention to the social dimensions of rivers. This paper examines local perceptions of hydropower and restoration in the river Rönne å, an early case under Sweden’s National Plan for Modern Environmental Conditions for Hydropower. A mixed-methods approach, including a questionnaire and qualitative interviews, explores how inhabitants relate to their river and view the removal of three low…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works)