Allan / Stankey Adaptive Environmental Management

A Practitioner's Guide
2009
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9632-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 351 Seiten

Adaptive management is the recommended means for continuing ecosystem management and use of natural resources, especially in the context of 'integrated natural resource management'. Conceptually, adaptive management is simply learning from past management actions to improve future planning and management. However, adaptive management has proved difficult to achieve in practice. With a view to facilitating better practice, this new book presents lessons learned from case studies, to provide managers with ready access to relevant information. Cases are drawn from a number of disciplinary fields, including management of protected areas, watersheds and farms, rivers, forests, biodiversity and pests. Examples from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the UK and Europe are presented at a variety of scales, from individual farms, through regional projects, to state-wide planning. While the book is designed primarily for practitioners and policy advisors in the fields of environmental and natural resource management, it will also provide a valuable reference for students and researchers with interests in environmental, natural resource and conservation management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allan, Catherine

Stankey, George Henry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;5
2;Contents;6
3;Contributors;9
4;Part I Understanding Adaptive Management;15
4.1;Chapter 1 Introduction;16
4.1.1;Introduction;16
4.1.2;How This Book Is Presented;19
4.1.3;References;20
4.2;Chapter 2 Components of Adaptive Management;23
4.2.1;Introduction;23
4.2.2;Cycling Through Adaptive Management;25
4.2.3;Passive/Active Adaptive Management;45
4.2.4;Adaptive Management, Resilience, Hierarchy Theory and Thresholds;47
5;Part II Varying Contexts;49
5.1;Chapter 3 Lessons Learned from Adaptive Management Practitioners in British Columbia, Canada;50
5.1.1;Introduction;50
5.1.2;Case Study 1: Coast Forest Strategy;51
5.1.3;Case Study 2: The Forest and Range Evaluation Program;55
5.1.4;Case Study 3: Pine–Lichen Woodlands and Northern Caribou Adaptive Management Project;57
5.1.5;Case Study 4: Ospika Mountain Goat Project;59
5.1.6;Discussion;62
5.1.7;References;65
5.1.8;Adaptive Management and the Precautionary Principle;67
5.2;Chapter 4 Using Adaptive Management to Meet Multiple Goals for Flows Along the Mitta Mitta River in South-Eastern Australia;69
5.2.1;Background;70
5.2.2;Case Study;70
5.2.3;Conclusion;77
5.2.4;References;78
5.3;Chapter 5 Adaptive Management of a Sustainable Wildlife Enterprise Trial in Australia’s Barrier Ranges;82
5.3.1;Introduction;82
5.3.2;The Origins of the Barrier Ranges Sustainable Wildlife Enterprise Trial;85
5.3.3;Problem Analysis – Is It Fertile Ground for Adaptive Management?;86
5.3.4;Reasons for Taking an Adaptive Management Approach;92
5.3.5;The Adaptive Management Trial of Group Licencing Under the NSW Commercial Kangaroo Harvest Management Plan (KMP);99
5.3.6;Evaluating the Project;102
5.3.7;References;103
5.4;Chapter 6 Learning About the Social Elements of Adaptive Management in the South Island Tussock Grasslands of New Zealand;104
5.4.1;Introduction;104
5.4.2;Case Study Context;105
5.4.3;Integrated Systems for Knowledge Management (ISKM);109
5.4.4;Broader Lessons on Sharing Information and Tracking Progress;115
5.4.5;Looking for Measures of Success;117
5.4.6;Concluding Comments;119
5.4.7;References;121
5.4.8;Participation;124
5.4.9;References;125
5.5;Chapter 7 Kuka Kanyini, Australian Indigenous Adaptive Management;126
5.5.1;Remote Indigenous Communities;126
5.5.2;Why Are Indigenous Land and Wildlife Management Plans Important?;128
5.5.3;An Adaptive Approach to Indigenous Land and WildLife Management;129
5.5.4;Role of Traditional Knowledge and Culture;130
5.5.5;A Regional Wildlife Adaptive Management Plan for Indigenous Communities;133
5.5.6;Status of the Case Studies (Where Do Things Stand);145
5.5.7;Conclusion;148
5.5.8;References;149
5.6;Chapter 8 Crisis as a Positive Role in Implementing Adaptive Management After the Biscuit Fire, Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.;151
5.6.1;Introduction;151
5.6.2;Role of Disturbance in the Plan;155
5.6.3;The Biscuit Fire as a Case Study;156
5.6.4;Societal and Organizational Responses to the Fire;157
5.6.5;A Regional Framework for Adaptive Management;164
5.6.6;Conclusions;169
5.6.7;References;174
5.6.8;Loop Learning in Adaptive Management;176
5.6.9;References;177
6;Part III Tools for Adaptive Management;178
6.1;Chapter 9 Modelling and Adaptive Environmental Management;179
6.1.1;Introduction;179
6.1.2;Modelling in the Adaptive Management Process;181
6.1.3;A Rigorous Approach to Modelling Practice;182
6.1.4;A Rigorous Approach to Modelling Practice;182
6.1.5;Participatory Processes and Adaptive Management;183
6.1.6;Selecting the Appropriate Modelling Approach;183
6.1.7;Sensitivity Assessment;186
6.1.8;Information and Decision Support Systems;187
6.1.9;An Illustrative Problem in Catchment Management;188
6.1.10;Vegetation Management in a Conservation Reserve;189
6.1.11;Barriers to Modelling for Adaptive Management;191
6.1.12;Conclusions;192
6.1.13;References;192
6.2;Chapter 10 Lessons Learned from a Computer-Assisted Participatory Planning and Management Process in the Peak District National Park, England;194
6.2.1;Context and Problem Description;195
6.2.2;The Approach;196
6.2.3;Reflections;202
6.2.4;References;205
6.3;Chapter 11 Signposts for Australian Agriculture;208
6.3.1;Introduction;208
6.3.2;The Signposts Partnership;209
6.3.3;Lessons;211
6.3.4;References;212
6.4;Chapter 12 Environmental Management Systems as Adaptive Natural Resource Management: Case Studies from Agriculture;213
6.4.1;Adaptive Management and Environmental Management Systems;213
6.4.2;Review of Case Studies of the Adoption of EMS in Agriculture;217
6.4.3;References;229
6.5;Chapter 13 The Adaptive Management System for the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area – Linking Management Planning with Effectiveness Evaluation;231
6.5.1;Introduction;231
6.5.2;Discussion;250
6.5.3;References;261
7;Part IV The Importance of People;263
7.1;Chapter 14 Adaptive Management of Environmental Flows – 10 Years On;264
7.1.1;Introduction;264
7.1.2;A Brief History of Environmental Flow Research and Policy;265
7.1.3;A Brief History of Environmental Flow Deeds;266
7.1.4;Wither Adaptive Management?;271
7.1.5;References;274
7.2;Chapter 15 Collaborative Learning as Part of Adaptive Management of Forests Affected by Deer;277
7.2.1;Introduction;278
7.2.2;The Adaptive Management Process;280
7.2.3;Lessons from the Project;287
7.2.4;What Was Learnt?;291
7.2.5;References;294
7.3;Chapter 16 Effective Leadership for Adaptive Management;297
7.3.1;Introduction;297
7.3.2;A Focus on Leadership…;298
7.3.3;…But Not in the Traditional Sense;299
7.3.4;Leading for Adaptability and Learning;299
7.3.5;Leading for Collaboration and Participation;301
7.3.6;Leading for Transformation;301
7.3.7;Leadership Skills and Characteristics;303
7.3.8;Key Messages;304
7.3.9;References;304
7.4;Chapter 17 Institutionalising Adaptive Management: Creating a Culture of Learning in New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service;306
7.4.1;Introduction;307
7.4.2;Case Study Background;308
7.4.3;The Application of Adaptive Management – Beyond Ecosystems and Single Issues;312
7.4.4;Building Support for Adaptive Management;316
7.4.5;Concluding Comments;319
7.4.6;References;320
7.5;Chapter 18 Adaptive People for Adaptive Management;323
7.5.1;Introduction;323
7.5.2;Adaptive Experts;324
7.5.3;How Beliefs of Knowledge and Knowing Influence Capacity to Learn About Complex Systems;330
7.5.4;Structure and Culture of Learning Organizations;333
7.5.5;Key Messages;336
7.5.6;References;336
8;Part V Conclusion;339
8.1;Chapter 19 Synthesis of Lessons;340
8.1.1;Introduction;340
8.1.2;Key Lessons;341
8.1.3;Purposeful and Deliberate;342
8.1.4;Careful Documentation;343
8.1.5;Designed to Promote Learning That Translate into Action;343
8.1.6;The Future of Adaptive Management;345
9;Index;346