Public participation: a need of forest planning

Bruña-García, X; Pérez, Milagros Fernández

doi:10.3832/ifor0979-007

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“…Although a participatory approach under the 'co-management programme' has been adapted in Bangladesh's protected areas (Chowdhury et al, 2009), significant involvement of the different stakeholders (including local communities), in terms of planning and decision making, still remains largely to be accomplished (Chowdhury et al, 2013;Rashid et al, 2013). Stakeholder participation in the stages of forest planning and decision making is essential to get long-lasting and viable solutions regarding the mitigation of the threats (Bruna-Garcia & Marey-Perez, 2014). Because the nature of conflicts between people and protected areas varies regionally and according to the communities social values and economic status, it is imperative to design participatory protected area programmes to suit local needs (Sarker & Roskaft, 2011).…”

Section: Parks Vol 201 March 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Patterns and extent of threats to the protected areas of Bangladesh: the need for a relook at conservation strategies

Chowdhury¹,

Nazia²,

Izumiyama³

et al. 2014

PARKS

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Section: Parks Vol 201 March 2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Patterns and extent of threats to the protected areas of Bangladesh: the need for a relook at conservation strategies

Chowdhury¹,

Nazia²,

Izumiyama³

et al. 2014

PARKS

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“…The social dimension of forestry has become more prominent, representing a key element of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). The importance of involving stakeholders in the decision-making process -in particu- Pastorella lar in the definition of forest management strategies -has been underlined by several authors (Hickey 2004, Sheppard & Meitner 2005, Martins & Borges 2007, De Meo et al 2011, Marques et al 2011, Cantiani 2012, Bruña-García & Marey-Pérez 2014. As a consequence, participatory approaches to improve the planning processes using the views and experiences of stakeholders and experiential knowledge are often a highly valued component of forestry DSSs (Marques et al 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Usefulness and perceived usefulness of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) in participatory forest planning: the final users’ point of view

Pastorella¹,

Borges²,

Meo³

2016

iForest

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, Isabella De Meo (3)In recent decades, the focus of forestry Decision Support Systems (DSSs) has expanded to consider the social dimension of forestry and to support participatory decision-making. A large number of models and tools have become available to solve forest management planning problems. The Usefulness of a DSS depends on the range of tools that it incorporates, and many researches have been developed to evaluate DSSs using Usefulness as parameter. The assessment of Usefulness concerns the effectiveness of a DSS. Furthermore, most assessments take into account the degree of Perceived Usefulness, which is considered an indicator of the impact a system has on job performance. The present study focuses on the analysis of final users' point of view on the Usefulness and Perceived Usefulness of DSSs in participatory forest planning. The research investigates how forest users' characteristics and context influence their views on the potentialities of DSSs to enhance both the various phases of the participatory planning process (Usefulness) and job performance (Perceived Usefulness). The study is based on quantitative data collected through two questionnaires e-mailed to a sample of 150 DSSs end users. The questionnaires focused on Usefulness and on Perceived Usefulness topics, respectively. Results indicate that special attention must be given to motivating respondents with a clear explanation of the survey objectives when e-mailing questionnaires. Moreover, results show that, in general, respondents consider DSSs useful at each step of the participatory process, despite differences emerge among steps. The research also shows that respondents' Perceived Usefulness of DSSs was higher before actually engaging with DSSs. Furthermore, the results highlight differences in Perceived Usefulness to improve job performance, suggesting that the use of DSSs may actually improve job performance more than expected. Specifically, results indicate that improving the technical descriptions of methodologies incorporated in a DSS may contribute to increasing the Perceived Usefulness. The information provided within this research contributes to the advancement of knowledge regarding the Usefulness of DSSs as perceived by forest stakeholders, which in turn supports the improvement of DSS architectures and the development of participatory processes in forest management planning.

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“…Moreover, stakeholders' insights combined with expert knowledge could provide enriched information as a support tool for developing and implementing new effective policies or revisiting existing strategies (Adams, 2004 andJohansson andTurkenburg, 2004). In addition, understanding perceptions of stakeholders at local scale could help reduce conflicts, increase social sustainability, and evoke cooperation among the different stakeholder groups (Simmons andLovegrove, 2005 andBruña-Garc ıa andMarey-P erez, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stakeholders' appraisal of biomass-based energy development at local scale

Nikodinoska

Mattivi

Notaro

et al. 2015

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Bioenergy has a key role in the European Union (EU) policy aimed at enhancing energy security and mitigating climate change. In the implementation of EU policy at national, and—especially—at regional and local levels, the inclusion of stakeholders' opinions is crucial to increase social acceptance and to reduce conflicts between the parties. This study analyzes stakeholders' opinions of biomass-based energy development at the local level (Sarentino valley, South Tyrol region, Italy) by using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)-AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) approach. SWOT-AHP methodology was implemented in three stages: stakeholders analysis, identification of the SWOT factors, and evaluation of the SWOT factors. Strategic factors were evaluated using the outcomes of a questionnaire administered to five groups of stakeholders (public administrations, NGO and associations, academia, farmers, and forest-wood chain actors). The results showed a firm prevalence for the strengths (33.3%) and opportunities (32.9%) over the potential threats (18.8%) and weaknesses (15%) of the actual bioenergy supply chain in Sarentino valley. SWOT-AHP methodology could be useful in the development and implementation of a local and regional participatory decision making process in the forest-wood-energy supply chain as it can provide structural and quantified analysis of the subjective preferences of the stakeholders.

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Public participation: a need of forest planning

Cited by 34 publications

References 95 publications

Patterns and extent of threats to the protected areas of Bangladesh: the need for a relook at conservation strategies

Patterns and extent of threats to the protected areas of Bangladesh: the need for a relook at conservation strategies

Usefulness and perceived usefulness of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) in participatory forest planning: the final users’ point of view

Stakeholders' appraisal of biomass-based energy development at local scale

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