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Lelani Mannetti

Lelani Mannetti

Scenarios Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network, Georgia State University

lmannetti@gsu.edu

Urban Studies Institute
Georgia State University
55 Park Place
Atlanta, GA 30302-849B

Titles

  • Scenarios Postdoctoral Fellow, Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network, Georgia State University

Biography

A current Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Urban Studies Institute, Lelani Mannetti has a keen interest in identifying differences among people’s values and perceptions pertaining to ecosystem services, in particular an understanding of the implications of these differences. By delving deeper into current and potential trade-offs and conflicts between different elements of integrated landscapes, she aims to understand stakeholder preferences and the resulting drivers of change; while also trying to identify viable and sustainable solutions and to inform strategy and decision-making.

With a PhD in Conservation Ecology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Mannetti’s previous research mainly focused on the analysis of social-ecological systems, particularly surrounding adaptive co-governance of complex systems. With participatory research experience working alongside various stakeholders in a variety of settings, she has conducted social network, stakeholder and institutional analyses in an attempt to include land and resource users’ valuation of ecosystem services in protected area decision-making. Additionally, she has gained practical experience by doing research, outreach, and project administration via numerous consultancy opportunities in her native Namibia.

At the USI, Mannetti will participate in the ongoing research being conducted by the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). A multi-institutional, transdisciplinary effort spanning 10 North and Latin American cities, the network aims to develop novel frameworks for integrating social, ecological and technological dimensions in the face of climatic uncertainty. Working alongside David Iwaniec, Mannetti will help promote visionary thinking by city stakeholders, including policy-makers, planners, scientists, engineers, and city residents. Through the development of desirable and plausible scenarios that analyze possible future pathways through which cities can achieve more resiliently designed infrastructures, they hope to accelerate innovative urban sustainability knowledge and application, thereby putting cities on a path to sustainable futures.

Journal Articles

2023

Berbés-Blázquez, M., E. M. Cook, N. B. Grimm, D. M. Iwaniec, L. Mannetti, T. A. Munoz-Erickson and D. Wahl. 2023. Assessing resilience, equity, and sustainability of future visions across two urban scales. Sustainability Science 1:1-8. DOI: 10.1007/S11625-023-01396-Z. (link )

Book Chapters

2021

Cook, E. M., M. Berbés-Blázquez, N. B. Grimm, D. M. Iwaniec, L. Mannetti and T. A. Munoz-Erickson. 2021. Setting the stage for meaningful co-production. In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7.

Cook, E. M., M. Berbés-Blázquez, L. Mannetti, N. B. Grimm, D. M. Iwaniec and T. A. Munoz-Erickson. 2021. Setting the stage for co-production. Pp. 99-111 In: Iwaniec, D. M. ed., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7. (link )

Iwaniec, D. M., M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook, N. B. Grimm, L. Mannetti, P. T. McPhearson and T. A. Munoz-Erickson. 2021. Positive futures. In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7.

Iwaniec, D. M., M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook, N. B. Grimm, L. Mannetti, P. T. McPhearson, T. A. Munoz-Erickson and E. M. Cook. 2021. Positive futures. Pp. 85-97 In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7. (link )

Kim, Y., L. Mannetti, D. M. Iwaniec, N. B. Grimm, M. Berbés-Blázquez and S. A. Markolf. 2021. Social, ecological, and technological strategies for climate adaptation. Resilient Urban Futures. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63131-4_3. (link )

Kim, Y., L. Mannetti, D. M. Iwaniec, N. B. Grimm, M. Berbés-Blázquez, S. A. Markolf and E. M. Cook. 2021. Social, ecological, and technologica strategies for climate adaptation. Pp. 29-45 In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7.

Kim, Y., L. Mannetti, D. M. Iwaniec, N. B. Grimm, M. Berbés-Blázquez and S. A. Markolf. 2021. Social, ecological and technological strategies for climate adaptation. In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilient Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7.

McPhearson, P. T., D. M. Iwaniec, Z. Hamstead, M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook, T. A. Munoz-Erickson, L. Mannetti and N. B. Grimm. 2021. A vision for resilient urban futures. Pp. 173-186 In: Hamstead, Z., D. M. Iwaniec, P. T. McPhearson, M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook and T. A. Munoz-Erickson eds., Resilent Urban Futures. Springer. ISBN: 978-3-030-63130-7. (link )

Presentations

2020

Cook, E. M., T. A. Munoz-Erickson, M. Berbés-Blázquez, N. B. Grimm, R. J. Hobbins, D. M. Iwaniec and L. Mannetti. 2020. A SETS approach to understanding social (S) values, visions, and community engagement approaches for urban resilience. Presentation at the Harnessing the Ecological Data Revolution, 2020 ESA Annual Meeting, August 3-6, 2020, Virtual. (link )

2019

Cook, E. M., O. Barbosa, M. Berbés-Blázquez, N. B. Grimm, D. M. Iwaniec, L. Mannetti, P. T. McPhearson and T. A. Munoz-Erickson. 2019. Transformative co-produced visions for future urban sustainability and resilience. Presentation at the 2019 Transformations Conference, October 16-18, 2019, Santiago, Chile.

Iwaniec, D. M., M. Berbés-Blázquez, E. M. Cook, N. B. Grimm, L. Mannetti, P. T. McPhearson and T. A. Munoz-Erickson. 2019. Positive futures of urban transformation number. Presentation at the 2019 Transformations Conference, October 16-18, 2019, Santiago, Chile.

Iwaniec, D., E. Cook, M. Berbés, N. B. Grimm, . T. McPhearson, L. Mannetti and T. Munoz-Erickson. 2019. Positive futures for transformative change. Presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, December 9-13 2019, San Francisco, CA. (link )

Mannetti, L., E. M. Cook, D. M. Iwaniec, T. A. Munoz-Erickson and R. J. Hobbins. 2019. A multimodal approach to framing urban resilience: A Valdivian case study. Presentation at the 2019 Transformations Conference, October 18-19, 2019, Santiago, Chile.

Mannetti, L., D. M. Iwaniec, E. M. Cook, T. A. Munoz-Erickson and R. J. Hobbins. 2019. A multimodal approach to framing urban resilience: A Valdivian case study. Presentation at the 2019 Mexico Conference on Earth Systems Governance, November 6-8, 2019, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Munoz-Erickson, T. A., E. M. Cook, O. Barbosa, M. Feagan, R. J. Hobbins, D. M. Iwaniec, L. Mannetti, C. A. Miller, T. R. Miller and K. Selkirk. 2019. Anticipatory knowledge systems to co-produce transformative visions for urban resilience. Presentation at the 2019 International Transformations Conference, October 16-18, 2019, Santiago, Chile.