Incorporating sense of place into the management of marine protected areas: A case study from new South Wales, Australia

IF 4.8 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 OCEANOGRAPHY
Joe Duggan , Sarah Clement , Christopher Cvitanovic , Ingrid van Putten
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Marine social-ecological systems are experiencing rapid changes across the globe due to a range of threats such as climate change and exploitation (e.g. overfishing). Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are one tool to support the sustainable management of marine systems and resources, however, they are often implemented with mixed success, with one of the key critiques being a lack of consideration of social dimensions. To address this, there have been increased calls for greater consideration of a broad range of social factors, alongside environmental factors in the planning and management of MPAs. One phenomenon that stands to greatly inform and influence the success of MPA management is Sense of Place (SoP), that is, an individual or groups' emotional bond with a given place. While the importance and relevance of SoP is beginning to be acknowledged in the environmental academic literature, there are no documented examples of the phenomenon being incorporated into marine policy or management in a meaningful way. This study seeks to explore why this is the case and how it may be addressed. We achieve this through a case study approach, conducting in depth interviews with decision-makers involved in the management of the New South Wales Marine Estate (i.e. MPA managers), exploring i) their understanding of SoP, ii) their experience in incorporating it into policy, iii) the barriers and iv) enablers in doing so. Results show that despite a limited understanding of SoP, most participants do consider it to be important for marine policy and management and many have attempted to include it in their management efforts, although these attempts are largely centred around general consideration of social values and including diverse voices in policy discussion, as opposed to direct inclusion of SoP per se. A broad range of barriers to incorporating SoP into MPA management were also identified with political barriers, the ambiguity of the concept and challenges in having social values ‘win out’ against economic realities being the most common. Enablers were less commonly identified by study participants, and included the use of SoP as a tool or boundary object to develop shared understandings between stakeholders. We conclude by emphasizing the need for further research on how to improve the incorporation of SoP into MPA management, and outline how this may be achieved through the study of bright spots.
将地方感纳入海洋保护区管理:澳大利亚新南威尔士州的案例研究
由于气候变化和开发(如过度捕捞)等一系列威胁,全球海洋社会生态系统正在经历快速变化。海洋保护区(MPAs)是支持海洋系统和资源可持续管理的一种工具,但其实施效果往往好坏参半,其中一个主要批评是缺乏对社会层面的考虑。为了解决这个问题,越来越多的人呼吁在规划和管理海洋保护区时,在考虑环境因素的同时,更多地考虑广泛的社会因素。地方感 (SoP),即个人或群体与特定地方的情感纽带,是对海洋保护区管理的成功与否有重大影响的一种现象。虽然 SoP 的重要性和相关性已开始在环境学术文献中得到认可,但目前还没有记录表明这种现象已被有意义地纳入海洋政策或管理中。本研究试图探讨为什么会出现这种情况,以及如何解决这一问题。为此,我们采用了案例研究方法,对参与新南威尔士海洋产业管理的决策者(即海洋保护区管理者)进行了深入访谈,探讨了 i) 他们对 SoP 的理解;ii) 他们将 SoP 纳入政策的经验;iii) 将 SoP 纳入政策的障碍和 iv) 促进因素。结果表明,尽管大多数参与者对 SoP 的理解有限,但他们确实认为 SoP 对海洋政策和管理很重要,而且许多人已尝试将 SoP 纳入他们的管理工作中,尽管这些尝试主要围绕对社会价值的一般考虑以及在政策讨论中纳入不同的声音,而不是直接纳入 SoP 本身。将社会政策纳入海洋保护区管理的障碍范围很广,其中最常见的是政治障碍、概念模糊以及社会价值 "战胜 "经济现实的挑战。研究参与者发现的促进因素较少,其中包括将 SoP 作为一种工具或边界对象,在利益相关者之间形成共识。最后,我们强调需要进一步研究如何更好地将 SoP 纳入海洋保护区管理,并概述了如何通过研究亮点来实现这一目标。
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Ocean & Coastal Management
Ocean & Coastal Management 环境科学-海洋学
CiteScore
8.50
自引率
15.20%
发文量
321
审稿时长
60 days
期刊介绍: Ocean & Coastal Management is the leading international journal dedicated to the study of all aspects of ocean and coastal management from the global to local levels. We publish rigorously peer-reviewed manuscripts from all disciplines, and inter-/trans-disciplinary and co-designed research, but all submissions must make clear the relevance to management and/or governance issues relevant to the sustainable development and conservation of oceans and coasts. Comparative studies (from sub-national to trans-national cases, and other management / policy arenas) are encouraged, as are studies that critically assess current management practices and governance approaches. Submissions involving robust analysis, development of theory, and improvement of management practice are especially welcome.
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