How to improve strategic decision-making in complex systems when only qualitative information is available

Quintana, Serafín Corral; Nuez, David Legna-de la; Verna, Carlos Legna; Hernández, Jesús Hernández; Lara, David Romero-Manrique de

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.09.004

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“…Integrated assessment is the combination of existing and/or new methodologies intended to improve significantly the scientific analysis of any complex issue. These methodologies can also be extended as a means to identify and design the social contexts where decisions are made or considered [3]. In this regard, a methodology that combines tools from different fields of knowledge (social, natural and exact sciences) is suggested in the present study.…”

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“…In order to identify which are the essential variables to understand the evolution of the assessed system [3,[29][30][31], the Matrice d'Impacts Croisés-Multiplication Appliquée à une Classification method (MICMAC) was implemented.…”

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“…Sustainable decision-making is a complex process [1][2][3][4], not only because of the variety of criteria (economic, environmental and social) to be considered, but also because of the multiple stakeholders involved. Indeed, due to the special characteristics of tourism, public authorities have gradually come to play a more determining role than in other sectors [5][6][7][8][9][10][11].…”

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“…In recent years, several authors have written about the inherent complexity of sustainable processes [1,2], the complexity of natural resource planning [3] and the importance of stakeholder the growing resorts in the south of the island have taken the leading role in the tourism in Tenerife. Puerto de la Cruz can be considered as a second-generation mass tourism destination [23] with symptoms of decline and challenges of rejuvenation [24].…”

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Transforming Mature Tourism Resorts into Sustainable Tourism Destinations through Participatory Integrated Approaches: The Case of Puerto de la Cruz

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Transforming mature tourism resorts has evolved toward a greater involvement of public authorities and away from the mere renovation of public spaces. Authorities today are required to lead the reorganization of tourism activities through the development of co-operative networks between all stakeholders involved. In this paper, a participatory integrated approach has been designed and implemented in collaboration with Spanish authorities and the tourism sector to propose a strategy to achieve the renovation of tourism resorts. This methodology was applied to Puerto de la Cruz, the oldest tourism destination in the Canary Islands and a clear paradigm of a consolidated resort. The objective is to define and implement policies to transform Puerto de la Cruz into a more sustainable tourism destination.

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“…This study illustrates how it is possible to define management targets for the whole island, based on an integrated landscape characterization, and using existing methods for the evaluation and prioritization of areas for conservation management. The proposed methodology, developed in a context of limited available information (see also Giakoumi et al, 2011;and Corral-Quintana et al, 2016) presented, for each scenario, different levels of accuracy that must be stressed. In fact, after applying the Pontius metrics (Pontius and Millones, 2011) for assessing the geographical accuracy of results by comparing them with the existing reserves (Fig.…”

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Using modeling tools for implementing feasible land use and nature conservation governance systems in small islands – The Pico Island (Azores) case-study

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a b s t r a c tThe present study deals with the development of systematic conservation planning as management instrument in small oceanic islands, ensuring open systems of governance, and able to integrate an informed and involved participation of the stakeholders. Marxan software was used to define management areas according a set of alternative land use scenarios considering different conservation and management paradigms. Modeled conservation zones were interpreted and compared with the existing protected areas allowing more fused information for future trade-outs and stakeholder's involvement. The results, allowing the identification of Target Management Units (TMU) based on the consideration of different development scenarios proved to be consistent with a feasible development of evaluation approaches able to support sound governance systems. Moreover, the detailed geographic identification of TMU seems to be able to support participated policies towards a more sustainable management of the entire island.

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The Spanish Mediterranean Fishing Guilds (Cofradías): An Example of Collaborative Management with a Key Role in Sustainable Fisheries

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The management of Spanish coastal fisheries is based on a mixed model where the centralised action of the government is combined with the self‐organisation of fishers in cofradías (guilds). These institutions have economic and political functions, intermediating between the State and the fishing sector and mediating in the conflicts that may occur. They also have welfare and mutualist tasks. This original and traditional co‐management model is part of the social capital of traditional Spanish fishing. The aim of this article is to explore the possibilities of these Spanish fishers’ organisations in order to improve the legitimacy of the fishery system and the sustainability of fisheries. Our hypothesis is that updating and adapting some aspects of the cofradías model could produce efficient forms of collaborative management and lead to improvements in the sustainability of fisheries. To validate this hypothesis the study analysed 69 face‐to‐face interviews in 21 Spanish–Mediterranean guilds. The analysis focused on three core aspects: the control of fishing resources; the integration of fishing knowledge in the management system; and, finally, the guilds contribution to the legitimacy of the system in the eyes of the fishers.

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How to improve strategic decision-making in complex systems when only qualitative information is available

Cited by 26 publications

References 16 publications

Transforming Mature Tourism Resorts into Sustainable Tourism Destinations through Participatory Integrated Approaches: The Case of Puerto de la Cruz

Transforming Mature Tourism Resorts into Sustainable Tourism Destinations through Participatory Integrated Approaches: The Case of Puerto de la Cruz

Using modeling tools for implementing feasible land use and nature conservation governance systems in small islands – The Pico Island (Azores) case-study

The Spanish Mediterranean Fishing Guilds (Cofradías): An Example of Collaborative Management with a Key Role in Sustainable Fisheries

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