| Benefits, efforts and risks of participants in landscape co-management: An analytical framework and results from two case studies in Austria. | |
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PMID: 21216520 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Participatory processes in general and also in relation to managing landscape issues are gathering importance mostly due to arguments surrounding legitimacy and effectiveness in decision-making. The main aim of this research, based on a transaction costs perspective, is to present an integrated analytical framework in order to determine individual efforts (time, money), benefits and risks of participants in landscape co-management processes. Furthermore a reflection on the analytical approach developed and arising lessons to be learned for landscape co-management are presented. In the analytical framework benefit-components comprise of factors such as 'contributing to landscape maintenance/development and nature protection', 'representing one's interest group', 'co-deciding on relevant topics', 'providing and broadening one's knowledge' and 'building networks'. The risks of participation are related to a lack of information and agreements, missing support and actual decision-making power. The analytical framework is applied to two case studies in Austria: an EU LIFE-Nature project and a Cultural Landscape Project of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria. Analysis of the effort-benefit-relations provides an indication for a more effective design of co-management. Although the processes are rated as quite adequate, there is a low willingness of participants to commit additional time to co-management processes. In contrast to the Cultural Landscape Project, in the LIFE-Nature project, professionally involved persons participate next to partly and full volunteers. These uneven conditions of participation and an unfair distribution of transaction costs, jeopardize the promising chances co-management bears for landscape governance. |
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Barbara Enengel; Marianne Penker; Andreas Muhar; Rachael Williams |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-01-08 |
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Title: Journal of environmental management Volume: 92 ISSN: 1095-8630 ISO Abbreviation: J. Environ. Manage. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-02-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401664 Medline TA: J Environ Manage Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1256-67 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Doctoral School Sustainable Development, BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Feistmantelstraße 4, 1180 Vienna, Austria. |
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