Towards a framework to support coastal change governance in small islands

Glaser, Marion; Breckwoldt, Annette; Carruthers, Tim J. B.; Forbes, Donald L.; Costanzo, S. D.; Kelsey, Heath; Ramachandran, Ramesh; Stead, Selina M.

doi:10.1017/s0376892918000164

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“…Coastal governance literature has largely drawn on conventional natural resource governance theories and their application to specific coastal contexts, nations, or regions (Gelcich et al 2010, Fletcher et al 2014, Freire-Gibb et al 2014, Vince 2014, or on specific sectoral fields like fisheries (Jentoft andChuenpagdee 2009, Bavinck et al 2013), shipping (Seebens et al 2013), smallislands (Glaser et al 2018), offshore energy (Wright 2015), mining Schlüter et al (2019). Based on the social-ecological systems framework (McGinnis and Ostrom 2014).…”

Section: Governance Of the Coastmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems

Partelow¹,

Schlüter²,

Armitage³

et al. 2020

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This article synthesizes and compares environmental governance theories. For each theory we outline its main tenets, claims, origin, and supporting literature. We then group the theories into focused versus combinatory frameworks for comparison. The analysis resonates with many types of ecosystems; however, to make it more tangible, we focus on coastal systems. First, we characterize coastal governance challenges and then later link salient research questions arising from these challenges to the theories that may be useful in answering them. Our discussion emphasizes the usefulness of having a diverse theoretical toolbox, and we argue that if governance analysts are more broadly informed about the theories available, they may more easily engage in open-minded interdisciplinary collaboration. The eight theories examined are the following: polycentricity, network governance, multilevel governance, collective action, governmentality (power / knowledge), adaptive governance, interactive governance theory (IGT), and evolutionary governance theory (EGT). Polycentricity and network governance both help examine the links or connections in governance processes. Polycentricity emphasizes structural configurations at a broader level, and network governance highlights agency and information flow within and between individuals or organizations. Collective action theory is helpful for examining community level governance, and helps analyze variables hindering or enabling self-organization and shared resource outcomes. In contrast, multilevel governance helps understand governance integration processes between localities, regions, and states across administrative, policy, or legal dimensions. Governmentality is helpful for understanding the role of discourse, power, knowledge, and narratives in governance, such as who creates them and who becomes governed by them with what effect. Adaptive governance helps analyze the links between context, change, and resilience. IGT helps examine the interdependencies between the systems being governed and the governing systems. EGT is helpful for unpacking how coevolutionary processes shape governance and the options for change.

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Section: Governance Of the Coastmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems

Partelow¹,

Schlüter²,

Armitage³

et al. 2020

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“…Small islands (<20,000 km 2 ; Glaser et al, 2018) are complex Social-Ecological Systems (SESs), representing tightly bound human-nature relationships. Although islands cover only 5.5% of the planet's land area, they significantly contribute to global biodiversity (Kueffer and Kinney, 2017).…”

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Learning from small islands in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO): A systematic review of responses to environmental change

Poti

Hugé

Shanker

et al. 2022

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…In small island contexts, while there are generally fewer marine resource uses than in mainland situations, communities are often more directly dependent upon their marine environments for income generation, subsistence, leisure, recreation (Glaser et al, 2018) and cultural heritage (Abecasis et al, 2013a). However, their large marine areas typically boast disproportionately high levels of biodiversity and natural capital.…”

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Integrated Marine Management in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

Hardman¹,

Thomas²,

Baum

et al. 2022

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Like many small island communities, the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are directly dependent on their marine resources for a range of ecosystem services, such as income generation, subsistence, leisure, recreation and wellbeing. Healthy marine ecosystems also play a broader role in climate regulation, coastal resilience and habitat provision. With Blue Belt Programme assistance, the UKOTs are developing enhanced protection and sustainable management strategies for their marine environments, using an Integrated Marine Management (IMM) approach. This coordinates cross-sectoral planning and management to carefully balance marine conservation and sustainable use of resources in order to minimize socio-cultural and economic impacts to the local community. We describe the IMM approach taken in two UKOT case studies. In Ascension Island, a conservation planning and resource management process was initiated with an objective to protect at least 50% of Ascension’s waters from commercial fishing, resulting in the designation of one of the largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Southern Atlantic. In St Helena, a new licensing framework for marine developments was developed within an existing sustainable use MPA. From these two approaches, we highlight aspects of the process, lessons learned and recommendations that may be useful for other small islands planning to implement IMM, particularly regarding the importance of effective stakeholder engagement, coordination across different governance scales, and long-term financial resources.

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Towards a framework to support coastal change governance in small islands

Cited by 19 publications

References 86 publications

Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems

Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems

Learning from small islands in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO): A systematic review of responses to environmental change

Integrated Marine Management in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

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