Community geography as a model for improving efforts of environmental stewardship

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ID5697171
AuthorsChristina W Lopez (0000-0002-8665-5598, Texas State University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue4
Publication date2020-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/gec3.12485
OpenAlexW3000772386
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited64

Environmental stewardship (ES) is an established area of research in numerous fields of study, whereas community geography (CG) is a more recent and growing subfield of geography that aims to build capacity and affect change in communities through university-community partnerships. As such, CG demonstrates a shift in geographic research trends that provide benefits not only to the university but also to the students and community/ies as well. I argue that ES and CG research agendas are characterized by a meaningful overlap and attempts to synthesize them will add value to both bodies of knowledge. This paper overviews both of these research agendas, identifies major challenges and gaps in the extant literature in ES, and suggests how CG can help move the ES research agenda forward. I conclude with the notion that incorporating a CG research approach can (a) better develop the ES literature and (b) provide important benefits for universities, communities, and students who are looking for hands-on civic engagement experiences

Community engagement · Environmental resource management · Environmental stewardship · Extant taxon · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Place Attachment and Urban Studies

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