Stephen M. Chignell

Making coal mine repurposing ‘fit for purpose’ in the Global South: why methodological flexibility is paramount

Aishwarya Ramachandran, Stephen M. Chignell, Vaibhav Chowdhary

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Assessing the long-term impacts of research facilities on soil ecosystems of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Adrian Howkins, Stephen M. Chignell, John E. Barrett, M. N. Gooseff et autres

Abstract Understanding how human activities affect Antarctic ecosystems is essential for both environmental management and the interpretation of ecological change. This is particularly important in Antarctica’s ice-free areas, which contain most of the continent’s terrestrial biodiversity and host the majority of scientific …

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Framing conservation in the Anthropocene: global insights from inviolate areas in Antarctica

Stephen M. Chignell, Jordane Liebeaux, Adrian Howkins, Kevin A. Hughes et autres

Inviolate areas represent a physical and conceptual manifestation of an approach to conservation based on protecting nature from people. Debates over inviolate areas in Antarctica offer useful insights into the values that underpin conservation in the Anthropocene. Antarctica is governed by an …

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Shedding the cloak of neutrality: A guide for reflexive practices to make the sciences more inclusive and just

Rapichan Phurisamban, Erika Luna Pérez, Harold N. Eyster, Stephen M. Chignell et autres

Abstract The environmental sciences community cannot meaningfully address the compounding ecological and societal crises of our time without also addressing epistemic oppression—the persistent, systemic exclusion that dismisses or erases certain forms of expertise in knowledge production and scientific practices. Epistemic oppression is …

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18. Antarctic mosaic

Stephen M. Chignell, Adrian Howkins, Andrew G. Fountain

Different methods use different metaphors, and the way we write can reflect our underlying philosophical assumptions, positionalities, and values. To mix methods, it follows, is also in a very tangible sense to mix metaphors. In this chapter, we use the metaphor of …

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40. Social network analysis

Stephen M. Chignell

This chapter introduces social network analysis (SNA), providing a brief overview of its history, applications, and relationships with other methods.

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Remote Sensing‐Based Ecohydrogeological Characterisation and Perceptual Model of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia

Stephen M. Chignell, Yeonuk Kim, Mark Stephen Johnson

ABSTRACT The Bale Mountains are a volcanic region in south‐central Ethiopia comprising Africa's largest alpine plateau and its adjacent montane forest. The region is recognised biologically as a centre of endemism, and hydrologically as a ‘water tower’, being the source of several …

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An analysis of McMurdo Dry Valleys’ lotic habitats within Antarctica’s protected area network and addressing gaps in biodiversity protection

Anna Wright, Cassandra M. Brooks, M. N. Gooseff, Adrian Howkins et autres

The McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV), Antarctica’s largest ice-free region, hosts unique terrestrial ecosystems, with biodiversity concentrated in the aquatic environments and surrounding soils. Despite being a scientific hub, the creation of the MDV Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) made significant steps toward …

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Using a Mixed-Methods Approach to Examine the Expanding Reach of Body Classification into the Twenty-First Century

Aishwarya Ramachandran, Stephen M. Chignell, Yoonseok Choi, Patricia Vertinsky

Abstract This article uses a mixed-methods approach combining historical inquiry and quantitative science mapping techniques to examine the expanding reach of the somatotype body measurement and classification system, based on posture photography and anthropometric measurements, well into the twenty-first century. It illuminates …

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Canadian Mountain Assessment

Eric Stowe Higgs, Aerin L. Jacob, Gùdia Mary Jane Johnson, Linda L. Johnson et autres

The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as …

One size fits all: How the “Ethiopian Highlands” made Bale Mountains National Park inscrutable

Stephen M. Chignell, Aishwarya Ramachandran, Terre A. Satterfield

The categories we use to make sense of a place are never neutral. Scientific classifications can maintain ignorance about some aspects of a landscape, even as they create knowledge about others. This article considers this in the context of Ethiopia's Bale Mountains …

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Canadian Mountain Assessment

Graham McDowell, Madison T. Stevens, Shawn J. Marshall, Eric Stowe Higgs et autres

The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as …