The role of social networks in the sustainability
transformation of Cabo Pulmo : A multiplex perspective

J 2017

The role of social networks in the sustainability transformation of Cabo Pulmo : A multiplex perspective

LANGLE-FLORES, Alfonso, Petr OCELÍK and Octavio PÉREZ-MAQUEO

Basic information

Original name

The role of social networks in the sustainability transformation of Cabo Pulmo : A multiplex perspective

Authors

LANGLE-FLORES, Alfonso (484 Mexico), Petr OCELÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Octavio PÉREZ-MAQUEO (484 Mexico)

Edition

Journal of Coastal Research, Coconut Creek, Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2017, 0749-0208

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Special Issue 77 - The Role of Social Networks in the Sustainability Transformation of Cabo Pulmo: A Multiplex Perspective

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.804

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/17:00097531

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI77-014.1

UT WoS

000403526200014

Keywords (in Czech)

environmentální sítě; policy sítě; analýza sociálních sítí; sociální hnutí; lokální opozice; resilience; sociálně-ekologické systémy

Keywords in English

environmental networks; policy networks; social network analysis; social movements; local opposition; resilience; socio-ecological systems

Abstract

V originále

Coastal tourism is often caught in a crossfire between economic benefits, ecological impacts and social tensions. Development of large-scale resorts can reduce the provision of certain ecosystem services and threat local people’s livelihoods. Social networks might influence the transitions of governance systems into new adaptive models. We focus on the role of multiplex networks in the process of sustainability transformation by examining social networks that protected a marine reserve against the construction of a large scale development. The multiplex network exhibited a structure with five blocks: “scale-crossing brokers”, “visible leaders”, “ecosystem managers”, “visionaries” and “public sector”. This last block was structurally isolated from the rest of organizations. Multiplex networks facilitated the coordinated mobilization of information and resources across spatial scales. “Scale-crossing brokers” with the aid of “visible leaders” propelled up the local conflict toward national and global arenas, affecting the decision of Mexico’s federal government to annul large scale resort’s construction. Understanding the social processes that enable adaptive governance systems is crucial for sustainability transformations and resilience of coastal ecosystems.

Links

MUNI/A/1113/2015, interní kód MU

Name: Evropa v měnícím se mezinárodním prostředí II

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

LANGLE-FLORES, Alfonso, Petr OCELÍK and Octavio PÉREZ-MAQUEO. The role of social networks in the sustainability transformation of Cabo Pulmo : A multiplex perspective. Journal of Coastal Research. Coconut Creek: Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2017, Spring2017, No 77, p. 134-142. ISSN 0749-0208. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI77-014.1.

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LANGLE-FLORES, Alfonso, Petr OCELÍK and Octavio PÉREZ-MAQUEO. The role of social networks in the sustainability transformation of Cabo Pulmo : A multiplex perspective. \textit{Journal of Coastal Research}. Coconut Creek: Coastal Education \&{} Research Foundation, 2017, Spring2017, No~77, p.~134-142. ISSN~0749-0208. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2112/SI77-014.1.

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