Enacting new freshwater geographies: <i><scp>T</scp>e <scp>A</scp>waroa</i> and the transformative imagination

Salmond, Anne; Tadaki, Marc; Gregory, Tim

doi:10.1111/nzg.12039

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“…In Australia, for example, concepts of Country and the notion and practices of Caring for Country emphasise relationships based on respect and reciprocity. Similar priorities might guide action elsewhere, such as in Te Awaroa described by Salmond et al (2014).…”

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Freshwater geographies? Place, matter, practice, hope

Gibbs

2014

N Z Geog

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In light of the contributions to this special issue I propose four directions for future research in freshwater geographies: place, matter, practice and hope. First, in spanning the social and physical sciences, the discipline of geography can shed light on water as part of biophysical, socio-cultural, political place. Second, notwithstanding the importance of place, the materiality of water matters. Third, practice encompasses two distinct fields: cultural practices of interaction with water places and practices of governing. Finally, in the face of abuse of freshwater and of peoples' relationships with water places, geography can work towards imagining and enacting hopeful futures. AbstractIn light of the contributions to this special issue I propose four directions for future research in freshwater geographies: place, matter, practice and hope. First, in spanning the social and physical sciences, the discipline of geography can shed light on water as part of biophysical, socio--cultural, political place. Second, notwithstanding the importance of place, the materiality of water matters. Third, practice encompasses two distinct fields: cultural practices of interaction with water places and practices of governing. Finally, in the face of abuse of freshwater and of peoples' relationships with water places, geography can work towards imagining and enacting hopeful futures.

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confidence: 88%

“…Similar priorities might guide action elsewhere, such as in Te Awaroa described by Salmond et al . ().…”

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Freshwater geographies? Place, matter, practice, hope

Gibbs

2014

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“…This limited legal framing has inspired attempts in New Zealand to explore what it might mean for a river (or a territory) to have its own life, in its own terms, with its own rights to health and well-being. In the case of the Whanganui River, for instance, a recent article arising from the Te Awaroa: Voice of the River project (Salmond, Tadaki and Gregory, 2014) has explored the rights of the river by juxtaposing 'geomorphic understandings of a river's agency' with 'ancestral Mäori relations to the river based upon mutual co-dependence (reciprocity)' . The aim of this exercise is to bring together ancestral insights with the findings of contemporary geomorphological science to assist in restoring the health, well-being and life force of the Whanganui river, along with other waterways across the country.…”

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confidence: 99%

Let the Rivers Speak

Salmond¹,

Brierley²,

Hikuroa³

2019

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This article explores deep underlying assumptions about relationships between people and the planet, and how these translate into very different ways of relating to waterways in Aotearoa New Zealand. In te ao Mäori – ancestral Mäori ways of living – rivers and lakes are the tears of Ranginui, the sky father, mourning his separation from Papatüänuku, the earth mother, and people are their descendants, joined in complex whakapapa that link all forms of life together. In modern ways of thinking, on the other hand, ideas such as private property, resource management and ecosystem services can be traced back to the Genesis story of God’s gift of ‘dominion’ to Adam and Eve over fish, birds, plants and the earth itself, including waterways, in which all other life forms are created for human purposes. In successive Waitangi Tribunal claims, iwi have disputed these assumptions in relation to fisheries, tribal lands and rivers, and, in worldleading legislation, the Whanganui River has been declared a legal person with its own rights. In this article, the authors discuss different ways in which the rights of rivers as rivers might be understood in scientific terms, investigating the ‘geomorphic rights’ of the Whanganui River, for instance, and how rivers as living communities of land, water, plants, animals and people might be understood through ‘river ethnography’, an approach that aligns a wide range of natural and social sciences with mätauranga taiao – ancestral knowledge of other living systems. They also consider how current policy discussions might be informed by such framings, so that river communities across Aotearoa New Zealand may be restored to a state of ora – life, health, abundance and prosperity.

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“…Here, we consider cultural values to be “non‐material benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation and aesthetic experience” (Robertson, ). Management decisions that relegate cultural values to an afterthought have been criticized by ecologists who perceive intrinsic values in nature (Redford & Adams, ) and by theorists who are critical towards commodification of nature (Salmond, Tadaki, & Gregory, ). Cultural values are often location‐specific, and therefore, they may not be adequately considered by regionally mandated and nationally mandated regulations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Management decisions that relegate cultural values to an afterthought have been criticized by ecologists who perceive intrinsic values in nature (Redford & Adams, 2009) and by theorists who are critical towards commodification of nature (Salmond, Tadaki, & Gregory, 2014). Cultural values are often location-specific, and therefore, they may not be adequately considered by regionally mandated and nationally mandated regulations.…”

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On the use of multicriteria decision analysis to formally integrate community values into ecosystem‐based freshwater management

Langhans

Jähnig

Schallenberg

2018

River Research & Apps

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Freshwater ecosystems are essential to peoples' economic, cultural, and social well‐being, yet are still among the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Consequently, a plethora of recent regulations and policies seek to halt the loss of restore or safeguard freshwaters, their biodiversity, and the ecosystem services they provide. Ecosystem‐based management (EBM), an approach that considers human society as an integral part of ecosystems, is increasingly being promoted to help meet this challenge. EBM involves an overarching regulatory framework and local solutions with trade‐offs and compromises—factors that not only make decision processes complex but also provide the means for combining top–down regulation with bottom‐up priorities into collaborative management strategies. Although stakeholder participation is encouraged in most modern freshwater management, community values are often largely neglected. Here, we introduce a well‐known participatory decision support framework based on multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to operationalize EBM and promote community‐inclusive decision making in freshwater management. We explain the different steps that this approach comprises, which lead to the prioritization of a management strategy in a collaborative way. We also show how cultural values that inherently embed strong links between the environment and people can be used together with typical ecological and socio‐economic values. We illustrate the MCDA‐based EBM‐approach for New Zealand, one of the few countries in which regional freshwater management is mandated to uphold environmental quality standards, while safeguarding local community values and ecosystem services. Finally, we discuss some of the challenges, which are increasingly emerging as a result of mandated community collaboration in environmental management.

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Enacting new freshwater geographies: Te Awaroa and the transformative imagination

Cited by 17 publications

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Freshwater geographies? Place, matter, practice, hope

Freshwater geographies? Place, matter, practice, hope

Let the Rivers Speak

On the use of multicriteria decision analysis to formally integrate community values into ecosystem‐based freshwater management

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