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Sean Goodwin

Cities are a key focal point in the usefulness of nature-based solutions to climate adaptation, however what is less understood is the effectiveness and equity of local, regional and national policies implementing these tools as a planning strategy. There is therefore a key mandate for evaluating policies implementing nature-based solutions in cities in order to uncover examples of best practices, while also understanding how policies effect the differing socio-ecological relationships urban citizens have with urban ecosystems.

"Cities are a key focal point in the usefulness of nature-based solutions to climate adaptation, however what is less understood is the effectiveness and equity of local, regional and national policies implementing these tools as a planning strategy. There is therefore a key mandate for evaluating policies implementing nature-based solutions in cities in order to uncover examples of best practices, while also understanding how policies effect the differing socio-ecological relationships urban citizens have with urban ecosystems."

Position:
Junior Researcher - PhD Student
La Caixa INPhINIT Fellow
Main Research Field:
Climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
BC3 Research Line:
4. Research Line Adaptation Lab
Contact information:
Email address: sean.goodwin@bc3research.org
Contact phone: +34747408949
Scopus Author ID: 57211887889
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8968-8160

Short CV
Journal articles

Short CV

Sean began his bachelor's studies in Law (LLB) and the Humanities (BA), focusing on the topic of environmental issues from a variety of backgrounds, from international and domestic law, to business, and politic science. Wanting to further specialise in the environmental domain, he further pursued a master's in Environment and Resource Management (MSc) specialising in ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. It was there that the focus of his work shifted to the policy dynamics of the governance of socio-ecological systems, specifically in the context of ecosystem services/Nature's Contribution to People frameworks.

In 2020 he joined the BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change through a La Caixa INPhINIT fellowship grant for doctoral research. Here, his work will triangulate three areas: climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, and cities. With his interdisciplinary background, he will focus on the various policy, social, and biophysical dynamics of climate change adaptation in cities through nature based solutions, both with a domestic focus in the Basque Country (particularly Vitoria-Gasteiz) as well as on a global level.

Journal Articles

2023
Goodwin, S., Olazabal, M., Castro, A.J., Pascual, U. 2023. Global mapping of urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. Nature Sustainability. 6 (4) 458-469. DOI (10.1038/s41893-022-01036-x).

Affiliation previous to BC3

Goodwin, S., Brogaard, S., & Krause, T. (2019). Values held by Swedish primary school students towards forest ecosystems and the relevance for a Nature’s Contributions to People approach. Ecosystems and People. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2019.1687585

Balvanera, P., Jacobs, S., Nagendra, H., O’Farrell, P., Bridgewater, P., Crouzat, E., Dendoncker, N., Goodwin, S., Gustafsson, K. M., Kadykalo, A. N., Krug, C. B., Matuk, F. A., Pandit, R., Sala, J. E., Schröter, M., & Washbourne, C.-L. (2020). The science-policy interface on ecosystems and people: Challenges and opportunities. Ecosystems and People, 16(1), 345–353. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2020.1819426

Banerjee, O., Cicowiez, M., Macedo, M. N., Malek, Ž., Verburg, P. H., Goodwin, S., Vargas, R., Rattis, L., Bagstad, K. J., Brando, P. M., Coe, M. T., Neill, C., Marti, O. D., & Murillo, J. Á. (2022). Can we avert an Amazon tipping point? The economic and environmental costs. Environmental Research Letters, 17(12), 125005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aca3b8

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Sean Goodwin

Short CV

Journal Articles

Affiliation previous to BC3