Institutional and Landowner Perspectives on Wetland Management in New Zealand

Jones, D. S.; Cocklin, Chris; Cutting, Marjorie

doi:10.1006/jema.1995.0064

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“…In line with similar findings elsewhere (Jones et al 1995) greater stakes in terms of land owned in Kabartal led to a more resentful attitude, as seen from the positive correlation between Kabartal landholding (Land_Kabar) with React_land (r = 0.497, P < 0.01) (Annexure I).…”

Section: Socio-economic and Attitude Correlationssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…But, as is consistent with the strong utilitarian attitudes of farmers elsewhere (Jones et al 1995;Wilson 1992), their concern did not extend to the wetland on their own properties and a strong conflict existed between the people and management with regard to land ownership and rights. With a few exceptions, however, extremely hostile and antagonistic behavior was not observed and people in general were willing to cooperate with the government and the forest department for better management of the wetland.…”

Section: Attitude and Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 84%

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Resource dependence and attitudes of local people toward conservation of Kabartal wetland: a case study from the Indo-Gangetic plains

Ambastha

Hussain

Badola

2007

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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Wetlands are rapidly disappearing from the earth's surface because of agricultural conversion and other land-use changes. The Indo-Gangetic biogeographic zone is a water-surplus area and it abounds in numerous wetlands and floodplains. Kabartal is one such freshwater wetland ecosystem situated in the mid Ganges basin. The wetland not only supports a large population of migratory and residential waterfowl but also plays an equally important role in the local economy and livelihoods of people. The objective of this paper is to examine the different wetland-society linkages, resource dependence, and attitudes of the people living in the peripheral villages of Kabartal. The results indicate that 67% of people depend on the wetland for different types of subsistence and commercial goods including fodder, fuel wood, construction materials, and fish. Kabartal wetland, like many other wetlands of the region, is used simultaneously for rice cultivation, fishing, and many other uses. This has resulted in conflict between different stakeholder groups. The nonsettlement of land rights in the Kabartal sanctuary area has further complicated the situation. Agriculture was rated as the most important use of the wetland and was the basic source of income in the area. This was apparent from the attitudes of people, and most of the respondents demanded draining of the water to make more land available for agriculture. The study reveals the high dependence of people in low-income groups on wetland resources. In such a scenario, although the concept of conservation is well supported, the economic conditions of people dictate otherwise. A general lack of awareness about the ecological functions of wetlands points to the need for conservation education. Managing the wetland on the basis of zone concepts and involving local people in alternative income-generating activity by use of extension programs has been suggested as a means of reducing pressure on agricultural land and also reducing the threat to Kabartal wetland.

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Section: Socio-economic and Attitude Correlationssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Attitude and Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 84%

Resource dependence and attitudes of local people toward conservation of Kabartal wetland: a case study from the Indo-Gangetic plains

Ambastha

Hussain

Badola

2007

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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“…Similar results were reported in other surveys, showing the importance of these factors for the public. For example, Jones et al (1995) describe a survey carried out among stakeholders and inhabitants in Franklin District's wetlands, New Zealand. The results revealed that species habitats, water quality and natural heritage were the most important assets of the wetlands.…”

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Perceptions and preferences of the local population in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park in Greece

Pavlikakis¹,

Tsihrintzis²

2006

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…However, at the same time wetland has been dramatically destroyed with the development of human society. Wetland area decreasing, ecological function deteriorating and biodiversity reducing have produced a series of adverse environmental effects, e.g., frequent flood disaster and serious losing of water and soil (Herath, 2004;Hook, 1993;Jones et al, 1995;SFA et al, 2000).…”

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Impact of economic development on wetlands in Hangzhou Bay Industrial Belt

Ren

Yue

et al. 2010

J. Geogr. Sci.

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Based on Landsat TM images in 2005 and urban planning data of 2005-2020 in Hangzhou Bay Industrial Belt, this paper studied the potential risk of the planned urban construction land extension to the wetlands by employing a GIS spatial analysis method. The results show that: (1) The wetland resources are widely distributed and diverse, with a proximal distribution to present urban construction lands spatially. (2) From 2005 to 2020, the urban construction lands will expand vastly and rapidly, and will take over large areas of wetlands that are mostly the ponds and the aquiculture water areas in the reclamation areas of Hangzhou Bay south coast. Moreover, this change will be spatially uneven obviously, e.g., the most serious recessions of the wetlands are concentrated in Ningbo city, Hangzhou city and Cixi city. (3) Overall, the potential risk to wetlands is very high, and will keep increasing with the trend of urbanization. (4) The quantity and spatial pattern of the planning urban construction land have substantial impacts on the wetland loss. Therefore, some policies and regulations are suggested to coordinate the relationship between urban economic development and wetland resource protection such as adjusting the construction land planning, compensating for wetland occupation as well as constructing wetland parks.

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Institutional and Landowner Perspectives on Wetland Management in New Zealand

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

Resource dependence and attitudes of local people toward conservation of Kabartal wetland: a case study from the Indo-Gangetic plains

Resource dependence and attitudes of local people toward conservation of Kabartal wetland: a case study from the Indo-Gangetic plains

Perceptions and preferences of the local population in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace National Park in Greece

Impact of economic development on wetlands in Hangzhou Bay Industrial Belt

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