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Although renewable energy holds great promise in mitigating climate change, there are socioeconomic and ecological tradeoffs related to each form of renewable energy. Forest-related bioenergy is especially controversial, because tree plantations often replace land that could be used to grow food crops and can have negative impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we examined public perceptions and ecosystem service tradeoffs between the provisioning services associated with cover types associated with bioenergy crop (feedstock) production and forest habitat-related supporting services for birds, which themselves provide cultural and regulating services. We combined a social survey-based assessment of local values and perceptions with measures of bioenergy feedstock production impacts on bird habitat in four countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the USA. Respondents in all countries rated birds as important or very important (83–99% of respondents) and showed lower enthusiasm for, but still supported, the expansion of bioenergy feedstocks (48–60% of respondents). Bioenergy feedstock cover types in Brazil and Argentina had the greatest negative impact on birds but had a positive impact on birds in the USA. In Brazil and Mexico, public perceptions aligned fairly well with the realities of the impacts of potential bioenergy feedstocks on bird communities. However, in Argentina and the USA, perceptions of bioenergy impacts on birds did not match well with the data. Understanding people’s values and perceptions can help inform better policy and management decisions regarding land use changes.
Jessie Knowlton; Kathleen Halvorsen; David Flaspohler; Christopher Webster; Jesse Abrams; Sara Almeida; Stefan Arriaga-Weiss; Brad Barnett; Maíra Cardoso; Pablo Cerqueira; Diana Córdoba; Marcos Dantas-Santos; Jennifer Dunn; Amarella Eastmond; Gina Jarvi; Julian Licata; Ena Mata-Zayas; Rodrigo Medeiros; M. Mesa-Jurado; Lízbeth Moo-Culebro; Cassandra Moseley; Erik Nielsen; Colin Phifer; Erin Pischke; Chelsea Schelly; Theresa Selfa; Chelsea Silva; Tatiana Souza; Samuel Sweitz; César Vázquez-Navarrete. Birds and Bioenergy within the Americas: A Cross-National, Social–Ecological Study of Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs. Land 2021, 10, 258 .
AMA StyleJessie Knowlton, Kathleen Halvorsen, David Flaspohler, Christopher Webster, Jesse Abrams, Sara Almeida, Stefan Arriaga-Weiss, Brad Barnett, Maíra Cardoso, Pablo Cerqueira, Diana Córdoba, Marcos Dantas-Santos, Jennifer Dunn, Amarella Eastmond, Gina Jarvi, Julian Licata, Ena Mata-Zayas, Rodrigo Medeiros, M. Mesa-Jurado, Lízbeth Moo-Culebro, Cassandra Moseley, Erik Nielsen, Colin Phifer, Erin Pischke, Chelsea Schelly, Theresa Selfa, Chelsea Silva, Tatiana Souza, Samuel Sweitz, César Vázquez-Navarrete. Birds and Bioenergy within the Americas: A Cross-National, Social–Ecological Study of Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs. Land. 2021; 10 (3):258.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJessie Knowlton; Kathleen Halvorsen; David Flaspohler; Christopher Webster; Jesse Abrams; Sara Almeida; Stefan Arriaga-Weiss; Brad Barnett; Maíra Cardoso; Pablo Cerqueira; Diana Córdoba; Marcos Dantas-Santos; Jennifer Dunn; Amarella Eastmond; Gina Jarvi; Julian Licata; Ena Mata-Zayas; Rodrigo Medeiros; M. Mesa-Jurado; Lízbeth Moo-Culebro; Cassandra Moseley; Erik Nielsen; Colin Phifer; Erin Pischke; Chelsea Schelly; Theresa Selfa; Chelsea Silva; Tatiana Souza; Samuel Sweitz; César Vázquez-Navarrete. 2021. "Birds and Bioenergy within the Americas: A Cross-National, Social–Ecological Study of Ecosystem Service Tradeoffs." Land 10, no. 3: 258.
Moving toward a sustainable global society requires substantial change in both social and technological systems. This sustainability is dependent not only on addressing the environmental impacts of current social and technological systems, but also on addressing the social, economic and political harms that continue to be perpetuated through systematic forms of oppression and the exclusion of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. To adequately identify and address these harms, we argue that scientists, practitioners, and communities need a transdisciplinary framework that integrates multiple types of knowledge, in particular, Indigenous and experiential knowledge. Indigenous knowledge systems embrace relationality and reciprocity rather than extraction and oppression, and experiential knowledge grounds transition priorities in lived experiences rather than expert assessments. Here, we demonstrate how an Indigenous, experiential, and community-based participatory framework for understanding and advancing socio-technological system transitions can facilitate the co-design and co-development of community-owned energy systems.
Marie Schaefer; Laura Schmitt Olabisi; Kristin Arola; Christie Poitra; Elise Matz; Marika Seigel; Chelsea Schelly; Adewale Adesanya; Doug Bessette. Understanding Socio-Technological Systems Change through an Indigenous Community-Based Participatory Framework. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2257 .
AMA StyleMarie Schaefer, Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Kristin Arola, Christie Poitra, Elise Matz, Marika Seigel, Chelsea Schelly, Adewale Adesanya, Doug Bessette. Understanding Socio-Technological Systems Change through an Indigenous Community-Based Participatory Framework. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):2257.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarie Schaefer; Laura Schmitt Olabisi; Kristin Arola; Christie Poitra; Elise Matz; Marika Seigel; Chelsea Schelly; Adewale Adesanya; Doug Bessette. 2021. "Understanding Socio-Technological Systems Change through an Indigenous Community-Based Participatory Framework." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2257.
Community and stakeholder engagement is increasingly recognized as essential to science at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) to address complex issues surrounding food and energy production and water provision for society. Yet no comprehensive framework exists for supporting best practices in community and stakeholder engagement for FEWS. A review and meta-synthesis were undertaken of a broad range of existing models, frameworks, and toolkits for community and stakeholder engagement. A framework is proposed that comprises situational awareness of the FEWS place or problem, creation of a suitable culture for engagement, focus on power-sharing in the engagement process, co-ownership, co-generation of knowledge and outcomes, the technical process of integration, the monitoring processes of reflective and reflexive experiences, and formative evaluation. The framework is discussed as a scaffolding for supporting the development and application of best practices in community and stakeholder engagement in ways that are arguably essential for sound FEWS science and sustainable management.
Andrew Kliskey; Paula Williams; David Griffith; Virginia Dale; Chelsea Schelly; Anna-Maria Marshall; Valoree Gagnon; Weston Eaton; Kristin Floress. Thinking Big and Thinking Small: A Conceptual Framework for Best Practices in Community and Stakeholder Engagement in Food, Energy, and Water Systems. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2160 .
AMA StyleAndrew Kliskey, Paula Williams, David Griffith, Virginia Dale, Chelsea Schelly, Anna-Maria Marshall, Valoree Gagnon, Weston Eaton, Kristin Floress. Thinking Big and Thinking Small: A Conceptual Framework for Best Practices in Community and Stakeholder Engagement in Food, Energy, and Water Systems. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):2160.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrew Kliskey; Paula Williams; David Griffith; Virginia Dale; Chelsea Schelly; Anna-Maria Marshall; Valoree Gagnon; Weston Eaton; Kristin Floress. 2021. "Thinking Big and Thinking Small: A Conceptual Framework for Best Practices in Community and Stakeholder Engagement in Food, Energy, and Water Systems." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 2160.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy technology can play a key role in decreasing the amount of carbon emissions associated with electrical energy production, while also providing an economically justifiable alternative to fossil fuel production. Solar energy technology is also extremely flexible in terms of the size and siting of technological development. Large scale PV farms, however, require access to large tracts of land, which can create community-scale conflict over siting solar energy development projects. While previous scholarship offers frameworks for understanding the mechanisms at play in socio-technological system transitions, including the renewable energy transition, those frameworks fail to center community priorities, values, and concerns, and therefore often do not provide an effective means of addressing community conflict over solar siting. This paper provides a conceptual exploration of how a proposed framework can guide decision making for solar development across multiple scales and settings, while also illuminating the potential barriers and bottlenecks that may limit the potential of solar energy development to occur in scales and forms that receive community acceptance and at the pace necessary to address the greenhouse gas emissions currently contributing to the rapidly changing global climate.
Chelsea Schelly; Don Lee; Elise Matz; Joshua Pearce. Applying a Relationally and Socially Embedded Decision Framework to Solar Photovoltaic Adoption: A Conceptual Exploration. Sustainability 2021, 13, 711 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, Don Lee, Elise Matz, Joshua Pearce. Applying a Relationally and Socially Embedded Decision Framework to Solar Photovoltaic Adoption: A Conceptual Exploration. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):711.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; Don Lee; Elise Matz; Joshua Pearce. 2021. "Applying a Relationally and Socially Embedded Decision Framework to Solar Photovoltaic Adoption: A Conceptual Exploration." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 711.
Agrivoltaic systems are a strategic and innovative approach to combine solar photovoltaic (PV)-based renewable energy generation with agricultural production. Recognizing the fundamental importance of farmer adoption in the successful diffusion of the agrivoltaic innovation, this study investigates agriculture sector experts’ perceptions on the opportunities and barriers to dual land-use systems. Using in-depth, semistructured interviews, this study conducts a first study to identify challenges to farmer adoption of agrivoltaics and address them by responding to societal concerns. Results indicate that participants see potential benefits for themselves in combined solar and agriculture technology. The identified barriers to adoption of agrivoltaics, however, include: (i) desired certainty of long-term land productivity, (ii) market potential, (iii) just compensation and (iv) a need for predesigned system flexibility to accommodate different scales, types of operations, and changing farming practices. The identified concerns in this study can be used to refine the technology to increase adoption among farmers and to translate the potential of agrivoltaics to address the competition for land between solar PV and agriculture into changes in solar siting, farming practice, and land-use decision-making.
Alexis S. Pascaris; Chelsea Schelly; Joshua M. Pearce. A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1885 .
AMA StyleAlexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, Joshua M. Pearce. A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy. 2020; 10 (12):1885.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlexis S. Pascaris; Chelsea Schelly; Joshua M. Pearce. 2020. "A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics." Agronomy 10, no. 12: 1885.
The state of New York has ambitious mandates for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy generation. Solar energy will play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electric energy sector. Concerns over solar installations’ impacts to host communities and the environment have led to growing conflicts over solar energy siting on Long Island, in other parts of New York, and throughout the US. Understanding community members’ perspectives is critical for reducing conflict. Solar energy can be deployed more quickly and at lower cost if projects are structured to address the concerns and meet the needs of the community. This paper presents the results of a survey of residential utility ratepayers that examined their perceptions, preferences, and priorities concerning mid- to large-scale solar development on Long Island (250 kW and larger). The survey asked respondents to consider specific installation types, financial models, and other aspects of solar development. Results indicate that respondents were overwhelmingly supportive of mid- to large-scale solar development in their communities. The most highly supported development types were solar systems on rooftops and solar systems that are co-located with other land uses (mixed use) at a particular site, such as parking canopies, landfills, or integration with agriculture. The most highly supported financial models included privately funded projects by local developers and community solar projects. The largest concern about solar development expressed by respondents did not involve tree removal or visibility (as initially hypothesized to be the most significant considerations) but rather the fairness of the distribution of economic benefits associated with solar development. This paper provides concrete insight into particular models of solar development that may invoke less conflict and more community support.
Chelsea Schelly; Emily Prehoda; Jessica Price; Aimee Delach; Rupak Thapaliya. Ratepayer Perspectives on Mid- to Large-Scale Solar Development on Long Island, NY: Lessons for Reducing Siting Conflict through Supported Development Types. Energies 2020, 13, 5628 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, Emily Prehoda, Jessica Price, Aimee Delach, Rupak Thapaliya. Ratepayer Perspectives on Mid- to Large-Scale Solar Development on Long Island, NY: Lessons for Reducing Siting Conflict through Supported Development Types. Energies. 2020; 13 (21):5628.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; Emily Prehoda; Jessica Price; Aimee Delach; Rupak Thapaliya. 2020. "Ratepayer Perspectives on Mid- to Large-Scale Solar Development on Long Island, NY: Lessons for Reducing Siting Conflict through Supported Development Types." Energies 13, no. 21: 5628.
The global COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis, an economic crisis, and a justice crisis. It also brings to light multiple ongoing, underlying social crises. The COVID-19 crisis is actively revealing crises of energy sovereignty in at least four ways. First, there are many whose access to basic health services is compromised because of the lack of energy services necessary to provide these services. Second, some people are more vulnerable to COVID-19 because of exposure to environmental pollution associated with energy production. Third, energy services are vital to human wellbeing, yet access to energy services is largely organized as a consumer good. The loss of stable income precipitated by COVID-19 may therefore mean that many lose reliable access to essential energy services. Fourth, the COVID-19 crisis has created a window of opportunity for corporate interests to engage in aggressive pursuit of energy agendas that perpetuate carbon intensive and corporate controlled energy systems, which illuminates the ongoing procedural injustices of energy decision making. These four related crises demonstrate why energy sovereignty is essential for a just energy future. Energy sovereignty is defined as the right for communities, rather than corporate interests, to control access to and decision making regarding the sources, scales, and forms of ownership characterizing access to energy services. Energy sovereignty is a critical component in the design of a post-COVID-19 energy system that is capable of being resilient to future shocks without exacerbating injustices that are killing the most vulnerable among us.
Kathleen Brosemer; Chelsea Schelly; Valoree Gagnon; Kristin L. Arola; Joshua M. Pearce; Douglas Bessette; Laura Schmitt Olabisi. The energy crises revealed by COVID: Intersections of Indigeneity, inequity, and health. Energy Research & Social Science 2020, 68, 101661 -101661.
AMA StyleKathleen Brosemer, Chelsea Schelly, Valoree Gagnon, Kristin L. Arola, Joshua M. Pearce, Douglas Bessette, Laura Schmitt Olabisi. The energy crises revealed by COVID: Intersections of Indigeneity, inequity, and health. Energy Research & Social Science. 2020; 68 ():101661-101661.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathleen Brosemer; Chelsea Schelly; Valoree Gagnon; Kristin L. Arola; Joshua M. Pearce; Douglas Bessette; Laura Schmitt Olabisi. 2020. "The energy crises revealed by COVID: Intersections of Indigeneity, inequity, and health." Energy Research & Social Science 68, no. : 101661-101661.
The concept of energy sovereignty redefines the priorities for decision making regarding energy systems while encouraging increased reliance on renewable energy technologies like solar. Energy sovereignty involves centering the inherent right of humans and communities to make decisions about the energy systems they use, including decisions about the sources, scales, and forms of ownership that structure energy access. Current U.S energy policy does not center concerns of energy sovereignty, and in many cases may work against it. Policies to enhance energy sovereignty can accelerate electricity decarbonization while also empowering community scale decision making and offering communities control to reduce the myriad externalities associated with the fossil-fuel energy system.
Chelsea Schelly; Douglas Bessette; Kathleen Brosemer; Valoree Gagnon; Kristin L. Arola; Andrew Fiss; Joshua M. Pearce; Kathleen E. Halvorsen. Energy policy for energy sovereignty: Can policy tools enhance energy sovereignty? Solar Energy 2020, 205, 109 -112.
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, Douglas Bessette, Kathleen Brosemer, Valoree Gagnon, Kristin L. Arola, Andrew Fiss, Joshua M. Pearce, Kathleen E. Halvorsen. Energy policy for energy sovereignty: Can policy tools enhance energy sovereignty? Solar Energy. 2020; 205 ():109-112.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; Douglas Bessette; Kathleen Brosemer; Valoree Gagnon; Kristin L. Arola; Andrew Fiss; Joshua M. Pearce; Kathleen E. Halvorsen. 2020. "Energy policy for energy sovereignty: Can policy tools enhance energy sovereignty?" Solar Energy 205, no. : 109-112.
This paper examines five communities in the United States (U.S.) that have transitioned to 100% use of renewable resources for electricity. The paper describes and compares social, political, and economic similarities and differences among these communities to improve understanding of the factors that support successful renewable energy (RE) transitions. The analysis builds on Geels’ multi-level perspective theory in assessing sustainable energy transitions and the energy transition process based on these five case studies. Main variables of interest considered for 100% renewable energy transition in these municipalities are renewable energy resource availability (solar, wind, and hydro), utility ownership, partisanship of municipal leadership, population size, and supporting energy legislation at state level renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Findings from this paper show that utility ownership appears to play a critical role in the transition process, as most of the municipalities have municipally owned utilities. State RPS programs are also prominent among all the states in which these the municipalities are located, indicating the importance of state legislation. Further, RE resource availability may not be required, as possibilities for hybridization of energy technologies are evident in the studied places. The most common pathway typology in these 100% RE transitions is reconfiguration. This typology results from technological innovations fuelled by development in RE technologies and stakeholder advocacy. Identified drivers from this research provide helpful parameters of consideration for energy transitions in other places in the U.S. and beyond.
Adewale A. Adesanya; Roman V. Sidortsov; Chelsea Schelly. Act locally, transition globally: Grassroots resilience, local politics, and five municipalities in the United States with 100% renewable electricity. Energy Research & Social Science 2020, 67, 101579 .
AMA StyleAdewale A. Adesanya, Roman V. Sidortsov, Chelsea Schelly. Act locally, transition globally: Grassroots resilience, local politics, and five municipalities in the United States with 100% renewable electricity. Energy Research & Social Science. 2020; 67 ():101579.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdewale A. Adesanya; Roman V. Sidortsov; Chelsea Schelly. 2020. "Act locally, transition globally: Grassroots resilience, local politics, and five municipalities in the United States with 100% renewable electricity." Energy Research & Social Science 67, no. : 101579.
This research examines the decision factors influencing adoption of residential solar electric power systems in upstate New York. New York has a goal to provide 100% of electric energy in the State through renewable resources, which includes solar electricity, by 2030. Thus, identifying the most important decision factors may be useful in understanding potential means of promoting solar technology adoption. Through an online survey of homeowners in upstate New York who have installed residential solar systems, the research examined the importance of decision factors influencing the decision to adopt and how factors have changed over time. The research finds that environmental motivations are slightly more important than economics and that perception of solar installers is also important to adopters. This work contributes new insights to the field of research examining solar and renewable energy technology adoption at the residential scale, addresses the role of policy in promoting solar adoption, and provides insights for developers and others looking to enhance the rates of solar technology adoption at the residential scale.
Chelsea Schelly; James C. Letzelter. Examining the Key Drivers of Residential Solar Adoption in Upstate New York. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2552 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, James C. Letzelter. Examining the Key Drivers of Residential Solar Adoption in Upstate New York. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (6):2552.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; James C. Letzelter. 2020. "Examining the Key Drivers of Residential Solar Adoption in Upstate New York." Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2552.
The Long Island Solar Roadmap Project involves a collaborative research approach with multiple organizational entities and actors engaged in a stakeholder driven process. Long Island is a space-constrained region with a steep urban to rural gradient, resulting in a complex suite of local governments, development priorities, and utility, planning, and development actors. This project is integrating technological, economic, and social data into a spatial planning output that allows decision makers to see where mid-to-large scale solar development (capacity of 250 kW and larger) is technically, economically, and socially feasible. This spatial output involves innovative methods of evaluating site suitability based on criteria developed by stakeholders. The project’s stakeholder and partnership driven approach allow the team to consider technological and economic feasibility across a wide variety of solar development forms and financial models. Social science data collected via a residential electric utility ratepayer survey is used to examine the perceptual barriers and opportunities for solar development as well as the sites and types of solar development that community members are most likely to support. The Long Island Solar Roadmap Project is an example of how research and community engagement can improve solar development policy and planning.
Chelsea Schelly; Jessica Price; Aimee Delach; Rupak Thapaliya; Karen Leu. Improving solar development policy and planning through stakeholder engagement: The Long Island Solar Roadmap Project. The Electricity Journal 2019, 32, 106678 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, Jessica Price, Aimee Delach, Rupak Thapaliya, Karen Leu. Improving solar development policy and planning through stakeholder engagement: The Long Island Solar Roadmap Project. The Electricity Journal. 2019; 32 (10):106678.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; Jessica Price; Aimee Delach; Rupak Thapaliya; Karen Leu. 2019. "Improving solar development policy and planning through stakeholder engagement: The Long Island Solar Roadmap Project." The Electricity Journal 32, no. 10: 106678.
Because of its environmental damage and now often being the most expensive source for electricity production, coal use is declining throughout the United States. Michigan has no active coal mining and seemingly supportive legislation for distributed generation (DG) and renewable energy (RE) technologies. However, Michigan still derives approximately half of its power production from large centralized coal plants, despite the availability of much lower cost RE DG technologies. To understand this conundrum, this study reviews how Michigan investor owned utilities utilize their political power to perpetuate utility structures that work toward the financial interests of the utilities rather than the best interests of the state’s electricity consumers, including other firms and residents. Background is provided covering the concept of DG, the cost savings associated with DG, and utility regulatory regimes at the national, regional, state, and local levels. Recent case studies from specific utility strategies are provided in order to illustrate how Michigan utilities manipulate regulatory regimes via policy misinterpretation to deter or hinder the proliferation of DG in favor of maintaining the existing interests in centralized, fossil fuel-based electrical energy production. The results of this study demonstrate how DG proliferation is hindered by Michigan regulated utilities via the exercise of political power within existing legal and regulatory regimes. This highlights the need to think about how utilities may interpret and implement rules when designing energy legislation and policy to maximize the benefits for consumers and society. Policy recommendations and alternate strategies are provided to help enhance the role of energy policy to improve rather than limit the utilization of RE DG.
Emily Prehoda; Joshua M. Pearce; Chelsea Schelly. Policies to Overcome Barriers for Renewable Energy Distributed Generation: A Case Study of Utility Structure and Regulatory Regimes in Michigan. Energies 2019, 12, 674 .
AMA StyleEmily Prehoda, Joshua M. Pearce, Chelsea Schelly. Policies to Overcome Barriers for Renewable Energy Distributed Generation: A Case Study of Utility Structure and Regulatory Regimes in Michigan. Energies. 2019; 12 (4):674.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmily Prehoda; Joshua M. Pearce; Chelsea Schelly. 2019. "Policies to Overcome Barriers for Renewable Energy Distributed Generation: A Case Study of Utility Structure and Regulatory Regimes in Michigan." Energies 12, no. 4: 674.
Chelsea Schelly. Money in a Human Economy. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 2019, 48, 66 -68.
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly. Money in a Human Economy. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 2019; 48 (1):66-68.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly. 2019. "Money in a Human Economy." Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 48, no. 1: 66-68.
Community solar involves the installation of a solar electricity system that is built in one central location with the costs and benefits distributed across voluntary investors who choose to subscribe and receive credits based on the generated energy. Community solar is gaining attention because of its potential to increase access to renewable energy and to democratize energy governance. This paper reflects on community-engaged research experiences in two rural community case studies in Michigan, USA, focusing on obstacles that were experienced during the research process rather than empirical findings from the research. We highlight difficulties we experienced to help advance a conceptual argument about incorporating collaborative governance strategies to improve community-engaged research for community energy projects. Our reflections illustrate challenges in community-engaged research that are associated with identifying who should be included in the decision-making process, sustaining participation and avoiding exploitation, establishing and communicating final decision-making power, and giving attention to outputs and outcomes of the research. We argue that collaborative governance strategies can help to address these challenges, as we experienced firsthand in our project.
Emily Prehoda; Richelle Winkler; Chelsea Schelly. Putting Research to Action: Integrating Collaborative Governance and Community-Engaged Research for Community Solar. Social Sciences 2019, 8, 11 .
AMA StyleEmily Prehoda, Richelle Winkler, Chelsea Schelly. Putting Research to Action: Integrating Collaborative Governance and Community-Engaged Research for Community Solar. Social Sciences. 2019; 8 (1):11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmily Prehoda; Richelle Winkler; Chelsea Schelly. 2019. "Putting Research to Action: Integrating Collaborative Governance and Community-Engaged Research for Community Solar." Social Sciences 8, no. 1: 11.
Chelsea Schelly. Bringing the Body into Environmental Behavior: The Corporeal Element of Social Practice and Behavioral Change. Human Ecology Review 2018, 24, 1 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly. Bringing the Body into Environmental Behavior: The Corporeal Element of Social Practice and Behavioral Change. Human Ecology Review. 2018; 24 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly. 2018. "Bringing the Body into Environmental Behavior: The Corporeal Element of Social Practice and Behavioral Change." Human Ecology Review 24, no. 1: 1.
Aparajita Banerjee; Chelsea Schelly. Introduction. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability 2018, 1 -13.
AMA StyleAparajita Banerjee, Chelsea Schelly. Introduction. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. 2018; ():1-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAparajita Banerjee; Chelsea Schelly. 2018. "Introduction." Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability , no. : 1-13.
Chelsea Schelly; Aparajita Banerjee. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleChelsea Schelly, Aparajita Banerjee. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChelsea Schelly; Aparajita Banerjee. 2018. "Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability." Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability , no. : 1.
Aparajita Banerjee; Chelsea Schelly. Social and political inequality as challenges in technology diffusion. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability 2018, 137 -150.
AMA StyleAparajita Banerjee, Chelsea Schelly. Social and political inequality as challenges in technology diffusion. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. 2018; ():137-150.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAparajita Banerjee; Chelsea Schelly. 2018. "Social and political inequality as challenges in technology diffusion." Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability , no. : 137-150.
Amanda Kreuze; Roman Sidortsov; Chelsea Schelly. The power of the talking points. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability 2018, 124 -136.
AMA StyleAmanda Kreuze, Roman Sidortsov, Chelsea Schelly. The power of the talking points. Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability. 2018; ():124-136.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmanda Kreuze; Roman Sidortsov; Chelsea Schelly. 2018. "The power of the talking points." Environmental Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability , no. : 124-136.
Bioenergy holds significant promise to mitigate the climate-related problems associated with fossil fuel use in heat, electricity, and transportation fuel production. Many governments are encouraging bioeconomy growth with new policies. International trade between bioenergy producing and consuming nations has increased over the years. Developed countries with significant greenhouse gas emission (GHG) emission reduction goals are replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy, creating new export commodities for developing nations. However, increased bioeconomy development can put local social, economic, and environmental conditions in bioenergy producing areas at risk. To minimize the potentially adverse impacts of bioenergy development on existing socioeconomic and environmental conditions, several sustainability certification programs have recently been developed. However, there may be significant differences in how actors across multiple scales, including international non-governmental organizations, state and national governments, and local community members perceive a sustainable bioeconomy. In this chapter, we look specifically at two bioenergy development cases, one in the context of economic development in Latin America (jatropha-based bioenergy development in Yucatan, Mexico) and another in the context of a post-industrialized nation (wood-based bioenergy development in Wisconsin, USA) to understand how different actors view sustainability. Our conclusions suggest that, first, developing a sustainable bioeconomy requires addressing sustainability in all stages in the supply chain, and that, second, community perceptions matter in developing a sustainable bioeconomy, thus there is value in a bottom-up approach to policymaking.
Aparajita Banerjee; Chelsea L. Schelly; Kathleen E. Halvorsen. Constructing a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Multi-scalar Perceptions of Sustainability. World Sustainability Series 2018, 355 -374.
AMA StyleAparajita Banerjee, Chelsea L. Schelly, Kathleen E. Halvorsen. Constructing a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Multi-scalar Perceptions of Sustainability. World Sustainability Series. 2018; ():355-374.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAparajita Banerjee; Chelsea L. Schelly; Kathleen E. Halvorsen. 2018. "Constructing a Sustainable Bioeconomy: Multi-scalar Perceptions of Sustainability." World Sustainability Series , no. : 355-374.