Gemma Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 3802030 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-3704-5917 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Governing the nexus
Conceptualising Systems Thinking
This paper examines the concept of Systems Thinking, a transdisciplinary approach to addressing complex and interconnected challenges. Despite its increasing relevance, Systems Thinking lacks a universally accepted definition, leading to confusion around its scope, application and core principles. By tracing its historical development and examining key methodologies and tools, this research highlights the interplay between its fundamental element…
The minimum complexity necessary
The marine environment is a complex adaptive system, in which natural components interact with pressures from human activities and climate change. Effective marine management must navigate this complexity to protect biodiversity and ensure societal benefits. Increasingly, it is recognised that a functional, integrated approach is essential for sustainable management. This paper presents a comprehensive interrogation of nine existing Social-Ecolog…
Safety, acceptance and enablement in a shaken world
Research indicates relationships can support post traumatic growth (PTG) following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, knowledge of this area is limited. Thus, the study aimed to explore the role of relationships and perceived support in PTG development. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who had acquired SCI in adulthood. Constructivist Grounded Theory was utilised for analysis. Tracy's qualitative markers were use…
The Promise of Collective Action for Large-Scale Commons Dilemmas
It has become axiomatic that collective action is core to overcoming commons dilemmas. However, the popularity of the commons dilemma framing has led to its decoupling from canonical common-pool-resource cases. This decoupling is especially problematic for theorizing under what conditions collective action would emerge to solve complex, large-scale environmental problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, or ocean hypoxia. We argue that …
Private citizens, stakeholder groups, or governments? Perceived legitimacy and participation in water collaborative governance
Collaborative governance (CG), involving partnership between governmental and non‐governmental actors, has emerged as an alternative to traditional government (TG). While CG may be seen as a strategy for increasing legitimacy, we know little about how the public evaluates inclusion of private citizens and stakeholder groups in decision‐making processes. Following the methodology of Cain et al. in their 2020 study of transportation and drawing on …
A path forward for qualitative research on sustainability in the Covid-19 pandemic
Trade-offs across the water-energy-food nexus
Private citizens, stakeholder groups, or governments? Perceived legitimacy and participation in water collaborative governance
Collaborative governance (CG), involving partnership between governmental and non‐governmental actors, has emerged as an alternative to traditional government (TG). While CG may be seen as a strategy for increasing legitimacy, we know little about how the public evaluates inclusion of private citizens and stakeholder groups in decision‐making processes. Following the methodology of Cain et al. in their 2020 study of transportation and drawing on …
A path forward for qualitative research on sustainability in the Covid-19 pandemic
The Promise of Collective Action for Large-Scale Commons Dilemmas
It has become axiomatic that collective action is core to overcoming commons dilemmas. However, the popularity of the commons dilemma framing has led to its decoupling from canonical common-pool-resource cases. This decoupling is especially problematic for theorizing under what conditions collective action would emerge to solve complex, large-scale environmental problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, or ocean hypoxia. We argue that …
Trade-offs across the water-energy-food nexus
A path forward for qualitative research on sustainability in the Covid-19 pandemic
The Promise of Collective Action for Large-Scale Commons Dilemmas
It has become axiomatic that collective action is core to overcoming commons dilemmas. However, the popularity of the commons dilemma framing has led to its decoupling from canonical common-pool-resource cases. This decoupling is especially problematic for theorizing under what conditions collective action would emerge to solve complex, large-scale environmental problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, or ocean hypoxia. We argue that …
Private citizens, stakeholder groups, or governments? Perceived legitimacy and participation in water collaborative governance
Collaborative governance (CG), involving partnership between governmental and non‐governmental actors, has emerged as an alternative to traditional government (TG). While CG may be seen as a strategy for increasing legitimacy, we know little about how the public evaluates inclusion of private citizens and stakeholder groups in decision‐making processes. Following the methodology of Cain et al. in their 2020 study of transportation and drawing on …
Governing the nexus
Conceptualising Systems Thinking
This paper examines the concept of Systems Thinking, a transdisciplinary approach to addressing complex and interconnected challenges. Despite its increasing relevance, Systems Thinking lacks a universally accepted definition, leading to confusion around its scope, application and core principles. By tracing its historical development and examining key methodologies and tools, this research highlights the interplay between its fundamental element…
The minimum complexity necessary
The marine environment is a complex adaptive system, in which natural components interact with pressures from human activities and climate change. Effective marine management must navigate this complexity to protect biodiversity and ensure societal benefits. Increasingly, it is recognised that a functional, integrated approach is essential for sustainable management. This paper presents a comprehensive interrogation of nine existing Social-Ecolog…
Safety, acceptance and enablement in a shaken world
Research indicates relationships can support post traumatic growth (PTG) following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, knowledge of this area is limited. Thus, the study aimed to explore the role of relationships and perceived support in PTG development. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who had acquired SCI in adulthood. Constructivist Grounded Theory was utilised for analysis. Tracy's qualitative markers were use…
Ecology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental resource management (2 works)