The Delphi Method as a Useful Tool to Study Governance and Protected Areas?

Mehnen, Nora; Mose, Ingo; Strijker, Derk

doi:10.1080/01426397.2012.690862

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“…). Although this technique has been applied in ecology, for example to fill in data gaps (Eycott, Marzano & Watts ), and aid in decision‐making (Mehnen, Mose & Strijker ), there has been no synthesis of these applications to guide future use. To encourage the appropriate application of the technique, we seek to address the following objectives in this paper: Outline the process of the Delphi technique and classify the different variants. Review the use of the Delphi technique in ecology and conservation. Compare the Delphi technique with other similar techniques. Discuss the limitations of the Delphi technique. Suggest guidelines for refining the technique. …”

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“…To our knowledge, there are no readily available guidelines for the application of the Delphi technique to ecological and conservation issues as opposed to other techniques (see Tables 1 and 2), such as questionnaires, interviews or focus ple to fill in data gaps (Eycott, Marzano & Watts 2011), and aid in decision-making (Mehnen, Mose & Strijker 2013), there has been no synthesis of these applications to guide future use. To encourage the appropriate application of the technique, we seek to address the following objectives in this paper:…”

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The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

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Summary1. Many areas of science, including conservation and environmental management, regularly require engaging stakeholders or experts to produce consensus or technical inputs. The Delphi technique is an iterative and anonymous participatory method used for gathering and evaluating such expert-based knowledge. 2. We outline the methodology of the Delphi technique and provide a taxonomy of its main variants. In addition, we refine the technique by providing suggestions to address common limitations (e.g. time consumption, attrition rate) in order to make the method more suitable for application in ecology and conservation. 3. A comprehensive search for studies that have applied the Delphi technique in conservation and environmental management resulted in 36 papers. The Delphi technique has been applied to a range of issues, including developing decision support systems and predicting ecological impacts of climate change. 4. The papers reviewed suggest that the Delphi technique is an efficient, inclusive, systematic and structured approach that can be used to address complex issues. A major strength compared to other group-based techniques is the reduced influence of social pressures among respondents. 5. The Delphi technique is relatively little used and seems undervalued. Given its wide range of possible applications, it could be applied more widely in evaluating evidence and providing expert judgments.

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The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

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“…The technique has been shown to be an inexpensive way to combine knowledge from various experts who are spatially separated (McKenna, 1994;Mehnen, Mose, & Strijker, 2013;Powell, 2003). It has also proven to aid in facilitating group dialogue and the sharing of knowledge, while maintaining anonymity and minimizing group conflict (Gupta & Clarke, 1996;Stokes, 1997).…”

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“…However, the Delphi Technique is also seen as a reliable alternative to generating ideas using focus groups, as panel members can freely express opinions without the potential judgment of others in the group (Mukherjee et al, 2015;Ruschkowski et al, 2013). Others have found that the time commitment required of panel members may lead to members dropping out and/or losing interest (Mehnen et al, 2013;Williams & Webb, 1994). Panel members discontinuing participation has proven to be limiting in some cases due to the relatively small sample sizes of Delphi studies from the beginning, as researchers are often targeting very specific key informants (Ruschkowski et al, 2013).…”

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“…It has also proven to aid in facilitating group dialogue and the sharing of knowledge, while maintaining anonymity and minimizing group conflict (Gupta & Clarke, 1996;Stokes, 1997). One of the biggest strengths of the instrument is the ability to capitalize on expert knowledge about a particular topic (Mehnen et al, 2013). It is for these reasons that we employed the Delphi Technique in this study.…”

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Using the Delphi Technique to Identify Key Elements for Effective and Sustainable Visitor Use Planning Frameworks

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Protected areas around the world receive nearly 800 billion visits/year, with international tourism continuing to increase. While protected areas provide necessary benefits to communities and visitors, the increased visitation may negatively impact the resource and the recreational experience, hence the need to manage visitor use in protected areas around the world. This research focused on obtaining information from experts to document their experiences utilizing one visitor use planning framework: Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP). Using the Delphi Technique, 31 experts from seven regions around the world were asked to identify elements necessary for effective visitor management, as well as elements that facilitated or limited success when using VERP. Elements were categorized and rated in terms of importance. Scoring of the final categories was analyzed using Wilcoxon and Median non-parametric statistical tests. Results suggest that planning challenges stem from limitations in organizational capacity to support a long-term, adaptive management process, inferring that VERP may be sufficiently developed, but implementation capacity may not. The results can be used to refine existing frameworks, and to aid in the development of new recreation frameworks.

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Towards forward-looking nature governance to meet conservation goals of Natura 2000 sites in the European Union: experts’ perspectives

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Raymond

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As Natura 2000 missed challenges of halting biodiversity decline, its’ management is being affected by factors of ecological, political, and economic character. To address the shortcomings revealed during the Fitness Check and to facilitate meeting the EU’s biodiversity targets, the European Commission developed an “Action Plan for Nature, People and the Economy” prioritizing areas for improvement. However, mixed views still exist on the Natura 2000 governance; it is not certain that Action Plan would address existing drawbacks. The aim of the research was to identify divergent and convergent experts’ attitudes towards biodiversity conservation in Europe, with a focus on forward-looking environmental governance and policy-informing perspective. Participants representing multiple disciplines and professional backgrounds related to planning, governance, or management of Natura 2000 sites provided a comprehensive overview on the topic and address-related challenges. Based on the results of a Delphi survey, we established a framework for illuminating the spaces of disjunction in experts’ views towards Natura 2000 conservation. We distinguished three main divergence areas in views towards future network operation: (1) raising public awareness of environmental problems in the network, (2) the role of the European Commission in building political ownership of Natura 2000 sites among landholders, and (3) funding of Natura 2000. Then, based on revealed dichotomies, we return with drawing a roadmap for promoting more consensual outcomes. The results should help enable the practical management of conflicting views and the effective engagement of future biodiversity conservation strategies in Europe and beyond.

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The Delphi Method as a Useful Tool to Study Governance and Protected Areas?

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

Using the Delphi Technique to Identify Key Elements for Effective and Sustainable Visitor Use Planning Frameworks

Towards forward-looking nature governance to meet conservation goals of Natura 2000 sites in the European Union: experts’ perspectives

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