Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management (2018)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2018). Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management. Ecological Economics, 150, 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.04.005

The urban landscape, as home to the majority of the global population, has been the scene of significant and lasting ecological degradation. Consequently, modern cities rely on distant and geographically vast areas for the provision of a range of imp... Read More about Urban social-ecological innovation : implications for adaptive natural resource management.

Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level (2017)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2017). Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level. Ecosystem Services, 26(A), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.05.009

Collective management of urban green space is being acknowledged and promoted. The need to understand productivity and potential trade-offs between co-occurring ecosystem services arising from collectively managed pockets of green space is pivotal to... Read More about Ecosystem services of collectively managed urban gardens : exploring factors affecting synergies and trade-offs at the site level.

User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being (2015)
Journal Article
Dennis, M., & James, P. (2016). User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 15, 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2015.11.009

Polycentric governance and stakeholder participation in natural resource management have potential benefits for both human and environmental well-being. Researchers and decision-makers have attempted to conceptualise the ecological, social and politi... Read More about User participation in urban green commons : exploring the links between access, voluntarism, biodiversity and well being.

The role of community-led innovation in the adaptive capacity of ecosystem services in an urban social-ecological system
Thesis
Dennis, M. (in press). The role of community-led innovation in the adaptive capacity of ecosystem services in an urban social-ecological system. (Thesis). University of Salford

Urban areas are hubs of creativity and innovation providing fertile ground for novel responses to modern environmental challenges. One such response is the community-led management of urban green spaces as a form of organised social-ecological innova... Read More about The role of community-led innovation in the adaptive capacity of ecosystem services in an urban social-ecological system.

Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Millward, A., Morrison, K., Bishop, O., & Dennis, M. Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking. Presented at Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking, Manchester

Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking Symposium Convened by Philip James, University of Salford; Alison Millward, UNESCO – UK-MAB Urban Forum; Kerry Morrison, UNESCO – UK-MAB Urban Forum; Oliver J. Bishop,... Read More about Changing urban areas using landscape scale ecological processes and thinking.