Identifying key dynamics and ideal governance structures for successful ecological management

Metcalf, S.J.; Dambacher, Jeffrey M.; Rogers, Phil; Loneragan, N.R.; Gaughan, D.J.

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2013.07.005

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“…The empirical studies focus mostly on the high-level characterisation of the water quality issues (e.g., China [99]), in some cases followed by an identification of the driving forces of pollution [98] (Ukraine), but with few links to the legal anchoring (interaction #1) and little information on measures and their effects on water quality improvement (interactions #5 and #6). Several authors report that effectiveness increases if indirect effects are taken into account, e.g., equity aspects like income loss caused by agricultural measures taken to reduce nutrients emissions [84,105] (USA, Australia) (interactions #2 and #4). The lack of a coherent legal and institutional framework is frequently mentioned as a factor limiting the realisation of this ambition (e.g., [100][101][102] (USA, Australia, Germany) (interactions #1 and #4).…”

Section: Ecological Legal and Social-economic Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These observations could explain why several studies describe practices of good governance, while the effect on water quality remains unclear [73,104,105]. Further analysis of the interactions related to problem definition (#1 in Figure 2) and measures (#5 and #6 in Figure 2) therefore seems to be an interesting aspect to pursue if our understanding of the conditions producing effective water quality governance is to improve.…”

Section: Conceptualisation Compared To An Existing Framework For Goodmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards More Effective Water Quality Governance: A Review of Social-Economic, Legal and Ecological Perspectives and Their Interactions

2018

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In this article, social-economic, legal and ecological perspectives on effectiveness of water quality governance and their interactions have been studied. Worldwide, authorities are facing the challenge of restoring and preserving aquatic ecosystems in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6). Over the last few decades, governance approaches have often been used to realise these ambitions. To date, scholars have identified that it is difficult to relate governance approaches to water quality improvement and have offered several different explanations for this. Combined with a targeted conceptualisation of the perspectives and their interactions, the systematic literature review demonstrates the gap that exists in the current understanding of these interactions and what their effects are on water quality improvement, especially in regard to the identification of ecological issues and their boundary conditions for the legal framework and the development of measures and follow-up. The review also reveals that the scientific debate is focused on the planning rather than implementation phase. A step forward can be made by supplementing existing analytical frameworks by the interactions between the different perspectives, especially those related to problem definition and the development and realisation of measures.

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Section: Ecological Legal and Social-economic Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptualisation Compared To An Existing Framework For Goodmentioning

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Towards More Effective Water Quality Governance: A Review of Social-Economic, Legal and Ecological Perspectives and Their Interactions

2018

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“…Thus, the concept of governance (considered by Hufty (2011) as ''the processes of interaction and decision-making among the actors involved in a collective problem that lead to the creation, reinforcement, or reproduction of social norms and institutions'') seems to assume here a critical role, implying the implementation and preservation of the structure and functional integrity of the system and the maintenance of biodiversity as basic principles of ecosystem management, recognizing the inevitability of change and that people are an integral part of most ecosystems (Gruby and Basurto, 2013;Metcalf et al, 2014). The governance process is related to the establishment of conditions for ordered rule and collective action (Stoker, 1998) to solve problems and to facilitate cooperation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The second approach is related to accountability (Jepson, 2005;Bebbington and Larrinaga, 2014;Metcalf et al, 2014). Whenever a given restriction, prohibition or constraint is imposed or proposed, it must not only be soundly based and supported on comprehensive models and simulations, but it must also be subject to mechanisms of follow-up and accountability.…”

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Strategies for conservation planning and management of terrestrial ecosystems in small islands (exemplified for the Macaronesian islands)

Fernandes

Guiomar

Gil

2015

Environmental Science & Policy

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Ecosystem-based management Management paradigms Social drivers for conservation Governance Contracting for nature conservation a b s t r a c t The present paper addresses the conservation planning and management issues of terrestrial ecosystems with particular insight to small islands (with examples of application in the Macaronesian archipelagos of Cape Verde, Canaries, Madeira and Azores). It analyses specific conservation planning and management approaches and proposes concrete characterization and evaluation frameworks able to support decision and management processes ensuring an active and participative involvement of all concerned stakeholders. These methodological perspectives involve not only new paradigmatic approaches to the process of characterization and evaluation of environmental elements and processes as well as their use and disturbance through land use, but also regarding the individual and collective perspectives regarding benefice and supporting management behaviours. Some examples from islands of the Macaronesian archipelagos, in particular Pico in the archipelago of Azores and Santiago in the Cape Verde archipelago, are used to illustrate some possible management approaches, involving the consideration of the entire island as a conservation object and mobilizing their actors (individuals, groups, administrations or other organizations) as conscious, participative stakeholders. These examples involve possible land use and management changes and trade-off processes specific to each island that are listed and explained.

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“…Existing examples include the use of influence diagrams depicting system interactions by Bisaro et al (2010) to elicit stakeholder views about governance structures and influences affecting environmental outcomes, and by Metcalf et al (2014) to analyse the interactions between key actors in order to improve environmental outcomes. Smajgl (2010) used a similar systems analysis to explore decision-making at different levels of government in Indonesia, and this approach helped challenge beliefs encumbered by the scale at which those participating in the systems analysis exercise were operating.…”

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Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation

Mitchell

Lockwood

Moore

et al. 2014

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Mitchell, M., Lockwood, M., Moore, S.A. and Clement, S. (2015)Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation. AbstractAddressing environmental problems requires sophisticated approaches to complexity and uncertainty. Conceptual models are increasingly used to improve understanding of complex system interactions. However, cursory treatment of governance limits their analytical potential. This study included governance considerations in a socialecological system model of biodiversity conservation in the Tasmanian Midlands (Australia). Effectiveness of engagement processes and conservation program longevity were identified as critical governance influences. The conceptual representation of this system enabled exploration of how governance influences interact with social drivers (e.g. landholder engagement in conservation practices) to modify the effect of biophysical drivers (e.g. land use) on biodiversity outcomes. Such a methodology provides essential information for identifying and guiding governance-related points of intervention.

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Identifying key dynamics and ideal governance structures for successful ecological management

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

Towards More Effective Water Quality Governance: A Review of Social-Economic, Legal and Ecological Perspectives and Their Interactions

Towards More Effective Water Quality Governance: A Review of Social-Economic, Legal and Ecological Perspectives and Their Interactions

Strategies for conservation planning and management of terrestrial ecosystems in small islands (exemplified for the Macaronesian islands)

Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models: a case study involving biodiversity conservation

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