Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review
Adaptive management has the potential to make environmental management more democratic through the involvement of different stakeholders. In this article, we examine three case studies at different scales that followed adaptive management processes, critically reflecting upon the role of stakeholder...
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| author | Lindsay C. Stringer Andrew J. Dougill Evan Fraser Klaus Hubacek Christina Prell Mark S. Reed |
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| description | Adaptive management has the potential to make environmental management more democratic through the involvement of different stakeholders. In this article, we examine three case studies at different scales that followed adaptive management processes, critically reflecting upon the role of stakeholder participation in each case. Specifically, we examine at which stages different types of stakeholders can play key roles and the ways that each might be involved. We show that a range of participatory mechanisms can be employed at different stages of the adaptive cycle, and can work together to create conditions for social learning and favorable outcomes for diverse stakeholders. This analysis highlights the need for greater reflection on case study research in order to further refine participatory processes within adaptive management. This should not only address the shortcomings and successes of adaptive management as a form of democratic environmental governance, but should also unpack the links between science, institutions, knowledge, and power. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5cddc2e24cf4b62ae29df9acc157f9f2022-12-21T21:34:32ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872006-12-011123910.5751/ES-01896-1102391896Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical ReviewLindsay C. Stringer0Andrew J. Dougill1Evan Fraser2Klaus Hubacek3Christina Prell4Mark S. Reed5University of ManchesterUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LeedsUniversity of SheffieldUniversity of LeedsAdaptive management has the potential to make environmental management more democratic through the involvement of different stakeholders. In this article, we examine three case studies at different scales that followed adaptive management processes, critically reflecting upon the role of stakeholder participation in each case. Specifically, we examine at which stages different types of stakeholders can play key roles and the ways that each might be involved. We show that a range of participatory mechanisms can be employed at different stages of the adaptive cycle, and can work together to create conditions for social learning and favorable outcomes for diverse stakeholders. This analysis highlights the need for greater reflection on case study research in order to further refine participatory processes within adaptive management. This should not only address the shortcomings and successes of adaptive management as a form of democratic environmental governance, but should also unpack the links between science, institutions, knowledge, and power.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss2/art39/adaptive managementdemocratic governanceparticipationstakeholder involvement |
| spellingShingle | Lindsay C. Stringer Andrew J. Dougill Evan Fraser Klaus Hubacek Christina Prell Mark S. Reed Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review Ecology and Society adaptive management democratic governance participation stakeholder involvement |
| title | Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review |
| title_full | Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review |
| title_fullStr | Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review |
| title_short | Unpacking "Participation" in the Adaptive Management of Social-ecological Systems: a Critical Review |
| title_sort | unpacking participation in the adaptive management of social ecological systems a critical review |
| topic | adaptive management democratic governance participation stakeholder involvement |
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