The political detection of an Australian forestry perspective

Dargavel, John

doi:10.1080/00049158.1980.10674239

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“…Clearly, at the heart of natural resource management lies the struggle for power and domination between countries as well as between various stakeholder groups within countries, and between the 294 M. Buchy & D. Race genders (Guijt, 1996;Beilin, 1997;Kaufman, 1997;Coakes, 1998;Guijt & Shah, 1998). Needless to say, major natural resource management choices tend to be political by nature (Dargavel, 1980). Issues related to de nitions of rights over resources are still debated in Australia and the deep divisions in the community owing from issues related to Native Title or the Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) process are all but proof of unresolved power struggles.…”

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The Twists and Turns of Community Participation in Natural Resource Management in Australia: What is Missing?

Buchy¹,

Race²

2001

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Aspects of Australian natural resource management, particularly forestry, such as harvesting from public native forests and establishing large-scale plantations on farmland, have been contentious for many years. In response to such contention with forestry development, local communities are increasingly seeking a role in determining the use and management of forest resources. Despite a growing acceptance of the need for community participation, there has been little analysis of the type and extent of participation that is most effective, and of the costs and benefits of participation in natural resource management. This paper draws on international and Australian experiences to provide a conceptual framework for analysing the role of participation in natural resource management, especially forestry. The authors provide three examples of how community participation has been developed in Australia, and aim to stimulate discussion on the wider role of participation in natural resource management.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Twists and Turns of Community Participation in Natural Resource Management in Australia: What is Missing?

Buchy¹,

Race²

2001

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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“…In forestry, Rattray (1975), Black (1978), Dargavel (1980), West (1985, Parker (1992), Thomas (1992), McKinnell (1993, Nelson and Trevitt (1993), Petersen (1993), Squire (1993), Cleaves (1994); Bigsby eta!. (1995); Flick eta!.…”

Section: Professional Education and Trainingmentioning

confidence: 97%

Reframing the professional education of foresters — a report of professional knowledge from a survey of Victorian members of the IFA

Kentish

Fawns

1996

Australian Forestry

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This paper reports on the responses from 201 questionnaires returned from Victorian members of the IFA and the dilemma they pose for university courses which provide professional education. The data showed consistency between how respondents ranked the essential skills that should be included in 'professional education' offered by universities and competencies they felt characterised their profession. Technical forestry competencies were consistently ranked most highly, followed by communication skills. However, when frequency-of-use responses were examined, both of the above were used less often than work related skills. Therefore, a discrepancy was found between the skills foresters ranked as most important in their professional education and recalled as competencies with the perception of their routine occupational tasks. Foresters saw their occupation as challenging their human, as well as resource management skills. Both skills were incorporated in the current professional practice of forestry. The difference between what the respondents considered important for professional education and professional service poses a dilemma for curriculum reform in university forestry courses. How can professional education be updated to a more management-centred profession without loss of the techno-scientific credibility that foresters felt underpins their professional identify? In answer to this question, it is suggested that the IFA and universities might collaborate to produce case study material for use in undergraduate courses.

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“…The lack of sociological or political education has been of concern because of requirements for foresters to understand the community and its demands (Bachelard 1979;McKelvey 1979;Hunt 1983;Westoby 1983;West 1985;Cassels and Valentine 1988;Parker 1992;Shannon 1992;Sample 1993;Squire 1993: Bentley 1994: Flick et al 1995. Dargavel (1980) questioned the assumptions that foresters have or acquire the social and political insight required to conduct meaningful public consultations and negotiate appropriate management decisions. However, in reply to what he saw as Dargavel's radicalising agenda, Bachelard (1980) defined the conservative-liberal foundation to the professional culture as one of conscious decisions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The aim was to bring about acceptance of forest mangement decisions as a nexus of objective knowledge and subjective values. Forestry, from Dargavel's (1980) perspective, has been a paradigm -the entire constellation of beliefs, values and techniques shared by the members of a profession. Within such a forestry paradigm Dargavel argued that assumptions did not have to be stated -they served as a platform of beliefs for a professional culture.…”

Section: Emerging Problems For the Professionmentioning

confidence: 99%