The Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Programs: Use of Social Media and App-Supported Community Science for Landscape-Scale Habitat Restoration, Governance Support, and Community Resilience-Building

Aireona B. Raschke, Jeny Davis and Annia Quiroz
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Aireona B. Raschke: Desert Botanical Garden, Desert Horticulture and Conservation, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA
Jeny Davis: Desert Botanical Garden, Desert Horticulture and Conservation, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA
Annia Quiroz: Desert Botanical Garden, Desert Horticulture and Conservation, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Land managers are currently faced with a nexus of challenges, both ecological and social, when trying to govern natural open spaces. While social media has led to many challenges for effective land management and governance, the technology has the potential to support key activities related to habitat restoration, awareness-raising for policy changes, and increased community resilience as the impacts of increased use and climate change become more apparent. Through the use of a case study examining the work of the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance’s social media ambassadorship and its app-supported community science projects, we examine the potential and realized positive impact that technology such as social media and smartphone apps can create for land managers and surrounding communities.

Keywords: social media; land governance; community resilience; online technology; community science; biodiversity conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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