The rhetoric behind regionalization in Australian natural resource management: myth, reality and moving forward

Jennings, Susan; Moore, Susan A.

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“…A challenge for reforms able to build on 'bottom--up' self--organizing efforts is the tension between traditional notions of upward accountability and of local responsiveness downward and sideways (Moore & Rockloff, 2006). Although Australia's regionalized approach to NRM provides a governance level for resolving these tensions, there has been resistance to providing autonomy at this level, with control exercised through strong accountability mechanisms (Jennings & Moore, 2000). Even if authority is not devolved, reforms providing institutional support for self--organizing networks can help build adaptive capacity by providing spaces for testing new ideas and building social memory, ready for revitalization in times of system stress (Boyd and Folke, 2011).…”

Section: Institutional Misfitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

Clément

Moore

Lockwood

et al. 2016

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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Biodiversity loss is a globally significant problem. Institutional failure to halt this loss suggests current arrangements are not fit for the purpose of conserving biodiversity. The objective of this paper is to diagnose institutional fitness for conserving biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands of Australia, a 2 highly modified agricultural landscape with critically endangered biodiversity values. This paper presents and applies a novel diagnostic framework that adopts a broad view of institutional fit, drawing on concepts from adaptive governance, institutional theory, and public administration, and finds four areas of poor fit that can guide reform efforts. The first is a narrow framing of biodiversity objectives, leading to neglect of key social and ecological concerns. Second, the interplay of current arrangements fails to buffer key economic and political drivers, and compromises adaptive capacity. Third, limited government authority and embedded power relations raise questions about the effectiveness and fairness of current approaches. Finally, the reluctance of governments to devolve authority and decision--making powers to self--organizing networks constrains adaptation. This suite of fit problems constrains achievement of biodiversity conservation, particularly in dealing with landscape multifunctionality, the need to balance private landholder rights and responsibilities, and the need to consider how to respond to emerging novel and hybrid ecosystems.

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Section: Institutional Misfitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

Clément

Moore

Lockwood

et al. 2016

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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“…Conversely, a well-structured decision analysis supported by ecological site information can both identify which decisions should be made and when, and provide the necessary information to make those decisions. 16 The LRH provides the context for those decisions, and understanding the relationships is necessary to make good decisions.…”

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“…Governance is the practice of decision-making occurring jointly between government and civil society through collaborative and deliberative methods , as distinguished from the traditional topdown style of government decision-making . Through embracing pluralism and integrating a range of values and interests , governance is believed to lead to best practice outcomes, public acceptance, civil engagement, democratic expression, and dynamic interaction as both instrumental and intrinsic goods (Jennings and Moore 2000;Zammit et al 2000;Lane et al 2004;Reed 2008;. Such interactions can represent functional conflict, which enrich and strengthen the democratic process (Amason 1996).…”

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“…This includes the institutionalisation of interest groups in the decision-making process (Lane 2003) and mandated processes for eliciting the views of communities and the broader public (Taylor 2010). The imperative for governance is based on arguments that this mode of decision-making leads to enhanced outcomes, public acceptance, and civil engagement as instrumental or intrinsic goods (Jennings and Moore 2000;Zammit et al 2000;Lane et al 2004;Reed 2008;Gritten et al 2009;Reed et al 2009;Taylor 2010;Buijs and Lawrence 2013). However, in addition to the expected benefits of governance, there are critiques about the negative consequences for ENRM decision-making when governance is poorly managed.…”

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“…Land use conflicts are often dysfunctional, in that they are intractable social dilemmas where resolution considered satisfactory by all interested parties is unlikely (Gray 2004;Lane and Morrison 2006;Elix and Lambert 2007;Brummans et al 2008). Due to this intractability, land use conflicts are particularly challenging for decision-makers, especially due to the need to understand and, sometimes, negotiate with vocal opponents of a desired change (Jennings and Moore 2000;Lewicki et al 2003;Gritten et al 2009;Asah et al 2012). …”

Section: Land Use Conflictmentioning

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The social identity approach to understanding stakeholder conflict in environmental and natural resources management

Colvin¹

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Conflict between stakeholders about environmental and natural resources management (ENRM) issues is a significant challenge for achieving sustainable outcomes for people and the environment.Although conflict can be a constructive and important part of deliberative processes, ENRM routinely experiences dysfunctional conflict, where people involved focus on their perceived incompatibilities rather than finding solutions for the problem. This form of dysfunctional conflict leads to decision-making stagnation and exacerbation of issues which require timely management.The self-perpetuating nature of conflict means that relationships between people and groups become strained, and the potential for cooperation and compromise is undermined. In ENRM, conflict is addressed, often implicitly, through the practice of stakeholder engagement. Although advancements have been made on stakeholder engagement processes through both research and practice, conflict continues to manifest in ENRM issues.This thesis investigates ENRM conflict through analysing the contribution of ENRM stakeholder engagement practice to the prevalence of dysfunctional conflict. In order to understand the hidden complexities and drivers of conflict, the social identity approach has been applied as a theoretical lens. The social identity approach is a theoretical perspective from social psychology which explains how people become members of groups, and how groups interact. As such it is well suited to a study of ENRM conflict, where the heart of the conflict is how groups of people -stakeholders -interact with each other.First, the thesis outlines the theoretical basis for the interest in ENRM conflict, and makes a case for both why stakeholder engagement processes are a critical aspect of conflict which are worthy of investigation, and why the social identity approach is a useful theoretical lens. Following this, a theory building approach to integration of the literature across disciplines is used to present a way of understanding the human dimension of ENRM conflict, and the argument is made for the use of the social identity approach. As a result, a clear distinction is made between 'stakeholders' and 'the citizenry', where stakeholders are formalised groups with a defined interest, and the citizenry is everyone else. An integrative conceptual model for ENRM conflict is created, and is analysed with the application of the social identity approach.Next, the thesis examines the processes taken by ENRM practitioners to identify stakeholders, thereby filling a recognised gap in the literature. This is undertaken with the use of semi-structured interviews with experienced ENRM practitioners, analysed qualitatively. As a result, a typology of approaches to identification of stakeholders is presented, and the previously proposed distinction iii between stakeholders and the citizenry is shown to be reflective of how practitioners categorise people in the context of ENRM issues.The thesis then investigates a case study of a large-scale wind energy d...

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The rhetoric behind regionalization in Australian natural resource management: myth, reality and moving forward

Cited by 43 publications

References 17 publications

Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

Fit-for-Purpose Institutions? An Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation in the Agricultural Landscape of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia

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The social identity approach to understanding stakeholder conflict in environmental and natural resources management

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