1. Environment Theme Mid-Term Review Tom Beckley University of New Brunswick Beckley@unb.ca506-453-4917http://nre.concordia.ca

2. 2 ASSETS Economic Capital Human Skills and Abilities Social Capital Natural Resources OUTCOMES Economic wealth Social and political inclusion Social Cohesion Environmental security Social and self- worth Health Personal security CAPACITY MODEL RELATIONS & CHOICES Market Bureaucratic Associative Communal outcomes can become new assets and liabilities

3. 3 Environment and Capacity Natural Resources remain key assets Natural Resources remain key assets Natural Resources are multi-functional Natural Resources are multi-functional Natural Resources and environment link rural and urban interests Natural Resources and environment link rural and urban interests

4. 4 Natural Capital Project Assumption: Assumption:  Functions and use of natural capital are changing Research Questions: Research Questions:  How is natural capital used in the new economy?  What are the links between NC and capacity? Strategy: Strategy:  Survey the literature  Develop indicators  Identify how it is used in NRE sites

5. 5 Governance of natural resources Assumption: Assumption:  Local resource management can be effective Research Questions: Research Questions:  Which resource management approaches enhance local capacity?  What are the limits to local resource management? Strategy: Strategy:  Case study analysis of successes and failures

6. 6 Environmental Values Project Assumptions: Assumptions:  Concern for the environment is shared by rural and urban Canadians Research Questions: Research Questions:  How do rural and urban people share or differ in environmental values and behaviour? Strategy: Strategy:  Random sample survey research

7. 7 Climate Change Project Assumption: Assumption:  Climate change and mitigation policies will affect all rural communities Research questions: Research questions:  How will climate change and mitigation policies affect rural communities?  What capacity currently exists and how can communities build capacity to deal with these changes? Strategy: Strategy:  Develop indicators for climate change impacts

8. 8 What we are learning about capacity and the environment New forms and uses of natural capital New forms and uses of natural capital Nature of contextual constraints on local resource management Nature of contextual constraints on local resource management Useful strategies for reorganizing natural capital and other assets Useful strategies for reorganizing natural capital and other assets Common interests on which to build rural-urban alliances Common interests on which to build rural-urban alliances The role of environment, natural capital and capacity in community adaptability and resilience The role of environment, natural capital and capacity in community adaptability and resilience