The Irish agri-environment: How turlough users and non-users view converging EU agendas of Natura 2000 and CAP

Stakeholder perceptions of recreational and management impacts on protected coastal dune systems: A comparison of three European countries

“…Its advantages over other methods are that it combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative research methods by providing insights into attitudes while providing statistical rigour (Addams and Proops, 2000;Brown, 1996;Webler et al, 2009). Q-Methodology benefits are that it is replicable and provides empirical rigour while being participant driven (Ellis et al, 2007;Frantzi et al, 2009;Guimaraes, 2009), in addition to which it 'involves a statistical multivariate analysis of opinions with minimal researcher's bias' (Visser et al, 2007). Yet, despite being a very valued tool in the analysis of stakeholder opinion, Q-methodology has its limitations.…”

“…There is a requirement for site management so that habitats and species therein are "maintained at, or restored to, a favourable conservation status, while still allowing for human activity to take place" (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, 2008). However, the establishment and management of SACs in the different MS has encountered a number of problems, especially at local level (Krott, 2000;Visser et al, 2007). Problems include a general delay in implementation of the Habitats Directive, resulting in fines from the European Court (Krott, 2000), as well as controversies relating to the designation of SACs without prior consultation with landowners and landusers (Krott, 2000;Visser et al, 2007;Weber and Christophersen, 2002).…”

“…However, the establishment and management of SACs in the different MS has encountered a number of problems, especially at local level (Krott, 2000;Visser et al, 2007). Problems include a general delay in implementation of the Habitats Directive, resulting in fines from the European Court (Krott, 2000), as well as controversies relating to the designation of SACs without prior consultation with landowners and landusers (Krott, 2000;Visser et al, 2007;Weber and Christophersen, 2002). In many MS, the implementations of SAC designations have met with opposition, which caused delays notably in the establishment of SACs, but also in the implementation of appropriate management strategies.…”

Impacts of industrial timber plantations in Indonesia: An analysis of rural populations' perceptions in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java

“…For example, the Q method has been applied to stakeholders' views on carbon forestry projects (Lansing 2013), stakeholders' perspectives on regional forestry programs (Kangas et al 2010), the perspectives of farmers and conservationists on the management of marginal farmland (Visser et al 2007), stakeholder opinions on energy options Note: The red area represents disagreement with the statement, the green area represents agreement.…”

Industrially Harvested Peatlands and After-use Potential: Understanding Local Stakeholder Narratives and Landscape Preferences

“…Still others favour targeted interviews with key stakeholders such as farmers (Curry, 1997). However, there are very few studies that focus on specific social-ecological topics such as hedgerows in England (Oreszczyn & Lane, 2000) and turloughs in Ireland (Visser et al, 2007). To date research internationally on stakeholder attitudes to ecological issues has tended to focus on the conservation of existing habitats in either natural landscapes (Streever et al, 1998;Bonaiuto et al, 2002;Durrant & Shumway, 2004;Cihar & Stankova, 2006) or urbanised landscapes (Lindstro¨m et al, 2006) or the impact of development upon them, rather than stakeholder opinions on the restoration or recreation of new landscapes.…”