Christopher Kennedy
The New School
9 Papers
4 Citations
Christopher Kennedy is an academic researcher from The New School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ecosystem & Social vulnerability. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 6 publications.
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A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services
Timon McPhearson,Elizabeth M. Cook,Marta Berbés-Blázquez,Chingwen Cheng,Nancy B. Grimm,Erik Andersson,Olga Barbosa,David G. Chandler,Heejun Chang,Mikhail Chester,Daniel L. Childers,Stephen R Elser,Niki Frantzeskaki,Zbigniew J. Grabowski,Peter M. Groffman,Rebecca L. Hale,David M. Iwaniec,Nadja Kabisch,Christopher Kennedy,Samuel A. Markolf,A. Marissa Matsler,Lauren E. McPhillips,Thaddeus R. Miller,Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson,Emma J. Rosi,Tiffany G. Troxler +25 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors provide a social-ecological-technological system (SETS) framework that builds on decades of urban ecosystem services research to better understand four core challenges associated with urban nature-based solutions: multi-functionality, systemic valuation, scale mismatch of ecosystem services, and inequity and injustice.
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Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bianca Lopez,Bianca Lopez,Bianca Lopez,Christopher Kennedy,Christopher R. Field,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors designed an online survey to understand how people were using and perceiving UGS during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City during the spring of 2020, and found that most respondents were concerned about social distancing and crowded UGS, and respondents with these concerns were less likely to visit UGS and had visited UGS less often during than before the pandemic.
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Parks are Critical Urban Infrastructure: Perception and Use of Urban Green Spaces in NYC During COVID-19
Bianca Lopez,Christopher Kennedy,Timon McPhearson +2 more
- 30 Sep 2020
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a social survey during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in New York City (May 13 - June 15, 2020) to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the perception and use of urban green spaces.
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The thorny path toward greening : unintended consequences, trade-offs, and constraints in green and blue infrastructure planning, implementation, and management
Jakub Kronenberg,Erik Andersson,David N. Barton,Sara Borgström,Johannes Langemeyer,Tove Björklund,Dagmar Haase,Christopher Kennedy,Karolina Koprowska,Edyta Łaszkiewicz,Timon McPhearson,Erik Stange,Manuel Wolff +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss unintended consequences, involving trade-offs between the different land uses, and indeed, between the needs of different urban inhabitants, in green and blue spaces interventions.
Ruderal Resilience: Applying a Ruderal Lens to Advance Multispecies Urbanism and Social-Ecological Systems Theory
TL;DR: This paper explored the potential social-ecological role of ruderal landscapes in facilitating this transition, referred to as ruderal resilience, as well as recent research in SES and resilience theory that may help advance concepts such as multispecies urbanism and planning.
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