Integrating Citizens in Adaptive Management: A Propositional Analysis

Fire and aquatic ecosystems of the western USA: current knowledge and key questions

“…Research has consistently shown that genuine public collaboration enhances both the quality and acceptability of agency decisions (Bormann et al, 1999;Hummel and Freet, 1999;Shindler and Cheek, 1999). The National Fire Plan offers a unique opportunity for participatory research, i.e.…”

“…Social or institutional barriers often involve stakeholder groups that resist experimentation when they perceive risks to their interests. Growing awareness of the importance of stakeholder involvement has lead to various outgrowths of adaptive management, which emphasize participatory research and decision processes (Bormann et al, 1999;Shindler and Cheek, 1999;Lal et al, 2001;Walker et al, 2002).…”

Ambiguity: the challenge of knowing and deciding together

“…During the last decade, integrative approaches considering multi-policy domains and stakeholder participation have become increasingly common in natural resources management e.g., Integrated Water Resource Management (GWP-TEC, 2000) or Adaptive Management (Holling, 1978;Walters, 1986;Gunderson et al, 1995;Lee, 1999;Shindler and Aldred Cheek, 1999). However, despite the claims of integration made by the new management frameworks, real changes in the substance of decisions have remained elusive (Medema et al, 2008).…”

Adapting Adaptive Management to a Cultural Understanding of Land Use Conflicts

“…Shindler and Aldred Cheek 1999). And although integration of ''local'' knowledge is often seen as important, scientific knowledge holds a pivotal position, to the extent that some collaborative bodies aim to generate new scientific knowledge regarding the particular issues they address (Wondolleck and Yaffee 2000).…”