A Study of the Educational Approach of the Australian Landcare Movement

Maekawa, Tomomi; Seigel, Michael T.; Kuwako, Toshio

doi:10.5057/ijae.ijae-d-15-00033

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“…In order to achieve this aim, a model has been constructed by analysing the outcomes of in-field research carried out by the author in Australia, mainly in Victoria, with support from universities, other organisations and individuals from both Australia and Japan [7]- [10]. The in-field research in Australia was carried out through interviews with individuals, observation through participation and documentation analysis, during the periods from 24 August to 6 September, 2012, and from 1 June, 2013 to 20 May, 2014.…”

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Model of an Environmental Community Support System: The Landcare Movement in Australia

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2017

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ABSTRACT:At the international level, it is recognised that environmental problems are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens at the relevant level. However, the development of effective models for promoting citizen participation to solve environmental issues remains a work in process. With the goal of suggesting such a model, this study focuses on the system of Landcare in Australia, a nation-wide movement of community-based natural resource management that has been tackling Australian's serious environmental problems. Through analysing the outcomes of in-field research in Australia, this study describes three characteristic elements of the Landcare movement: establishing a system and a spirit of multi-party partnership throughout the nation; securing coordinators, who with flexibility to adjust to each locale, support local groups; and maintaining a holistic support system from governments who respect the autonomy of local groups. Through the discussion, this study shows the strengths of the three elements such as the diversity of the financial sources; and the challenges regarding the provision of financial and coordinating support to the communities. Also, it shows that there are activities that local groups and their networks within the movement have carried out that aim to overcome these challenges. This indicates that it is effective to establish a program which has a system and spirit of multi-party partnership, secures coordinators, and maintains a holistic support system from governments, for promoting citizen participation to deal with environmental issues.

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“… Establishing a system and a spirit of multiparty partnership throughout the nation [7].  Securing human resources who, with flexibility to adjust to each locale, act as coordinators supporting local groups [8], [10].…”

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Model of an Environmental Community Support System: The Landcare Movement in Australia

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2017

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“…At the same time, the targeted activities of Landcare expanded from farmland management to environmental conservation and ecosystem management [11]. Through building partnership among various stakeholders, Landcare is now playing an important role in community-based natural resource management in Australia [12].…”

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“…Based on in-field research on Landcare groups and their activities in Australia [11][12][13][14][15][16] and in other countries, such as the Philippines [20], the background of the birth of Landcare, the characteristics of Landcare and its structure including its structure of multi-party partnerships, coordination by facilitators, and methods of partnership between governments and community groups, etc., have all been made clear. Research outcomes have provided ideas and suggestions for the activities and management of SPELJ.…”

Section: F) Carrying Out In-field Research In Australia and In Other mentioning

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The Challenges and Solutions of Managing a Voluntary Group

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Abstract:Research in Japan has shown that the promotion of collaboration in sustainable management can generate interaction among actors. However, the process of gathering and analyzing cases is still in its early stages. This study will focus on one example case, the Secretariat to Promote the Establishment of Landcare in Japan (SPELJ). SPELJ has been trying to build a network which promotes cross-referencing and collaboration among local volunteer groups working on improving their local environment. The purpose of this study is to identify the management challenges of SPELJ and to generate possible solutions by analyzing and discussing its activities through participatory observation and documentation analysis. As a conclusion, it has been found that there are challenges to ensuring communication both within and outside of SPELJ, and also that this can be solved by promoting sharing information among the members while ensuring clarity in the information in its newsletters and on its website.

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A Study of the Educational Approach of the Australian Landcare Movement

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Model of an Environmental Community Support System: The Landcare Movement in Australia

Model of an Environmental Community Support System: The Landcare Movement in Australia

The Challenges and Solutions of Managing a Voluntary Group

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