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- Title
- Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia
- Author/Creator
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Kim, Milena Kiatkoski |
Evans, Louisa |
Fidelman, P |
Scherl, Lea M |
Marsh, Helene
- Description
- Prioritisation methods have been adopted for >20 years to inform resource allocation in species conservation. The academic literature on prioritisation focuses on technical matters, with little attention to the socio-political factors affecting the uptake of priorities. We investigated the policy instruments employed to promote uptake, and the structural factors affecting the uptake of priorities, using as our case study a species prioritisation method adopted by the Queensland Government (Australia). We interviewed 79 key informants and analysed policy documents and plans. The Queensland Government relied on ‘information delivery’ as a policy instrument to foster uptake. We identified communication channels to assist ‘information delivery’ between Government and intended users, but also found that several structural factors limited their use: fragmentation of policies, the relative strength of alternative priorities and centralisation of power in decision-making. We discuss the results in relation to other conservation planning initiatives and suggest how structural barriers can be addressed.
- Relation
- Journal of Environmental Planning and Management / Vol. 60, No. 11, pp.1923-1943
- Relation
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2016.1268107
- Year
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Subject
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FoR multidisciplinary |
prioritisation |
social structures |
policy instruments |
conservation planning |
uptake
- Collection(s)
- Research Publications
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Identifier
- ISSN: 0964-0568
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