Johanna Alkan Olsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1573727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johanna Alkan Olsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johanna Alkan |
| FAMILY NAME | Olsson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSSON J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0633-4303 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Defining and operationalizing ‘nature-positive’ — a question of power
This paper examines how the concept ‘nature-positive’ as a means to enhance biodiversity is defined and used, viewed through the lens of power. Building on a three-dimensional conceptualization of power, we elaborate on i) how ‘nature-positive’ enters and remains on business and policy agendas, ii) different interpretations from both ecological and business perspectives, and iii) the governance of its implementation. Our findings reveal divergent…
Reconnecting children to nature: The efficacy of a wildlife intervention depends on local nature and socio‐economic context, but not on urbanisation
Children's interactions with nature are important mediators of health benefits and future relationships with nature and conservation. However, there are growing concerns that children are becoming disconnected from nature as societal changes make natural environments and their affordances less accessible. There is now a need to explore ways to reconnect children to nature. We evaluated bird feeding as an environmental education intervention on sp…
The Swedish green infrastructure policy as a policy assemblage: What does it do for biodiversity conservation
Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly used in policymaking to promote biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services through the protection, creation, restoration and connection of natural and man‐made green areas. The EU Commission adopted in 2013, the concept as a strategy. When member states apply the policy, it is translated into specific bureaucratic and political systems, creating different ‘policy assemblages’ of ideas and institutional f…
Advancing the implementation of nature-based solutions in cities: A review of frameworks
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help tackle climate change and advance urban sustainability by using nature to deliver social, ecological and economic benefits. However, their success largely depend on implementation for which several barriers exist. For NBS to be meaningful in terms of delivering positive impacts in cities, we need better understanding of how implementation is embedded in NBS frameworks. The aim of this paper is to i) understan…
Operationalizing sustainable welfare and co-developing eco-social policies by prioritizing human needs
Contribution to a forum on "Global Eco-Social Policy: Contestation within an Emerging Policy Era
Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy
A just urban ecosystem service governance at the neighbourhood level- perspectives from Sofielund, Malmö, Sweden
Working on the boundaries—How do science use and interpret the nature-based solution concept
Nature-based solutions (NBS) is the latest contribution to the green concept family. NBS is defined as actions based in nature addressing societal challenges. In this study, we lean on the concept boundary object, broken down into three analytical categories: use, core ideas and granularities, to explore the cohesive and fragmenting powers of the NBS concept, and discuss its future role in green space governance. The study is based on a structure…
A suboptimal array of options erodes the value of CAP ecological focus areas
As a part of the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in 2013, Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) became mandatory for many European farmers, with the aim to enhance on-farm biodiversity. However, their effects on biodiversity have been disputed. In this interdisciplinary effort, we assessed the effects of current and alternative formulations of EFA regulations in Sweden. By complementing economic and ecological modelling with interviews wit…
From climates multiple to climate singular: Maintaining policy-relevance in the IPCC synthesis report
Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden
Nordin, A. C., H. I. Hanson, and J. Alkan Olsson. 2017. Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden. Ecology and Society 22(3):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09420-220326
A methodology for enhanced flexibility of integrated assessment in agriculture
A goal oriented indicator framework to support integrated assessment of new policies for agri-environmental systems
Methodology to translate policy assessment problems into scenarios: The example of the Seamless integrated framework
Local Stakeholders' Acceptance of Model-generated Data Used as a Communication Tool in Water Management: The Rönneå Study
The objective of this study was to increase the knowledge of local stakeholders' acceptance of model-generated data when used as a communication tool in water quality management. The Rönneå catchment in the southwest of Sweden was chosen as the study area. The results indicate the model-generated data served as a uniting factor. Simultaneously, the stakeholders were concerned with presented data, the main problems being sources of pollution, whic…
From climates multiple to climate singular: Maintaining policy-relevance in the IPCC synthesis report
Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy
Operationalizing sustainable welfare and co-developing eco-social policies by prioritizing human needs
Contribution to a forum on "Global Eco-Social Policy: Contestation within an Emerging Policy Era
A goal oriented indicator framework to support integrated assessment of new policies for agri-environmental systems
Working on the boundaries—How do science use and interpret the nature-based solution concept
Nature-based solutions (NBS) is the latest contribution to the green concept family. NBS is defined as actions based in nature addressing societal challenges. In this study, we lean on the concept boundary object, broken down into three analytical categories: use, core ideas and granularities, to explore the cohesive and fragmenting powers of the NBS concept, and discuss its future role in green space governance. The study is based on a structure…
A methodology for enhanced flexibility of integrated assessment in agriculture
Methodology to translate policy assessment problems into scenarios: The example of the Seamless integrated framework
A just urban ecosystem service governance at the neighbourhood level- perspectives from Sofielund, Malmö, Sweden
A suboptimal array of options erodes the value of CAP ecological focus areas
As a part of the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in 2013, Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) became mandatory for many European farmers, with the aim to enhance on-farm biodiversity. However, their effects on biodiversity have been disputed. In this interdisciplinary effort, we assessed the effects of current and alternative formulations of EFA regulations in Sweden. By complementing economic and ecological modelling with interviews wit…
Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden
Nordin, A. C., H. I. Hanson, and J. Alkan Olsson. 2017. Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden. Ecology and Society 22(3):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09420-220326
Local Stakeholders' Acceptance of Model-generated Data Used as a Communication Tool in Water Management: The Rönneå Study
The objective of this study was to increase the knowledge of local stakeholders' acceptance of model-generated data when used as a communication tool in water quality management. The Rönneå catchment in the southwest of Sweden was chosen as the study area. The results indicate the model-generated data served as a uniting factor. Simultaneously, the stakeholders were concerned with presented data, the main problems being sources of pollution, whic…
Local Stakeholders' Acceptance of Model-generated Data Used as a Communication Tool in Water Management: The Rönneå Study
The objective of this study was to increase the knowledge of local stakeholders' acceptance of model-generated data when used as a communication tool in water quality management. The Rönneå catchment in the southwest of Sweden was chosen as the study area. The results indicate the model-generated data served as a uniting factor. Simultaneously, the stakeholders were concerned with presented data, the main problems being sources of pollution, whic…
A methodology for enhanced flexibility of integrated assessment in agriculture
A goal oriented indicator framework to support integrated assessment of new policies for agri-environmental systems
Methodology to translate policy assessment problems into scenarios: The example of the Seamless integrated framework
Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden
Nordin, A. C., H. I. Hanson, and J. Alkan Olsson. 2017. Integration of the ecosystem services concept in planning documents from six municipalities in southwestern Sweden. Ecology and Society 22(3):26. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09420-220326
From climates multiple to climate singular: Maintaining policy-relevance in the IPCC synthesis report
A suboptimal array of options erodes the value of CAP ecological focus areas
As a part of the greening of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in 2013, Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) became mandatory for many European farmers, with the aim to enhance on-farm biodiversity. However, their effects on biodiversity have been disputed. In this interdisciplinary effort, we assessed the effects of current and alternative formulations of EFA regulations in Sweden. By complementing economic and ecological modelling with interviews wit…
A just urban ecosystem service governance at the neighbourhood level- perspectives from Sofielund, Malmö, Sweden
Working on the boundaries—How do science use and interpret the nature-based solution concept
Nature-based solutions (NBS) is the latest contribution to the green concept family. NBS is defined as actions based in nature addressing societal challenges. In this study, we lean on the concept boundary object, broken down into three analytical categories: use, core ideas and granularities, to explore the cohesive and fragmenting powers of the NBS concept, and discuss its future role in green space governance. The study is based on a structure…
Advancing the implementation of nature-based solutions in cities: A review of frameworks
Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help tackle climate change and advance urban sustainability by using nature to deliver social, ecological and economic benefits. However, their success largely depend on implementation for which several barriers exist. For NBS to be meaningful in terms of delivering positive impacts in cities, we need better understanding of how implementation is embedded in NBS frameworks. The aim of this paper is to i) understan…
Operationalizing sustainable welfare and co-developing eco-social policies by prioritizing human needs
Contribution to a forum on "Global Eco-Social Policy: Contestation within an Emerging Policy Era
Simplistic understandings of farmer motivations could undermine the environmental potential of the common agricultural policy
The Swedish green infrastructure policy as a policy assemblage: What does it do for biodiversity conservation
Green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly used in policymaking to promote biodiversity and enhance ecosystem services through the protection, creation, restoration and connection of natural and man‐made green areas. The EU Commission adopted in 2013, the concept as a strategy. When member states apply the policy, it is translated into specific bureaucratic and political systems, creating different ‘policy assemblages’ of ideas and institutional f…
Reconnecting children to nature: The efficacy of a wildlife intervention depends on local nature and socio‐economic context, but not on urbanisation
Children's interactions with nature are important mediators of health benefits and future relationships with nature and conservation. However, there are growing concerns that children are becoming disconnected from nature as societal changes make natural environments and their affordances less accessible. There is now a need to explore ways to reconnect children to nature. We evaluated bird feeding as an environmental education intervention on sp…
Defining and operationalizing ‘nature-positive’ — a question of power
This paper examines how the concept ‘nature-positive’ as a means to enhance biodiversity is defined and used, viewed through the lens of power. Building on a three-dimensional conceptualization of power, we elaborate on i) how ‘nature-positive’ enters and remains on business and policy agendas, ii) different interpretations from both ecological and business perspectives, and iii) the governance of its implementation. Our findings reveal divergent…
Business (9 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 works) · Engineering (5 works)