Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia

Milena Kiatkoski Kim; Louisa Evans; Pedro Fidelman; Lea M Scherl; Helene Marsh

doi:10.1080/09640568.2016.1268107

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Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia

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Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia

Milena Kiatkoski Kim, Louisa Evans, Pedro Fidelman, Lea M Scherl and Helene Marsh

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.60(11), pp.1923-1943

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2016.1268107

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prioritisation

social structures

policy instruments

conservation planning

uptake

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.

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Title: Structural factors influencing conservation decision-making: a case of species prioritisation in Australia
Authors: Milena Kiatkoski Kim (Author) - James Cook University
Louisa Evans (Author) - James Cook University
Pedro Fidelman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Lea M Scherl (Author) - James Cook University
Helene Marsh (Author) - James Cook University
Publication details: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.60(11), pp.1923-1943
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1268107
ISSN: 0964-0568
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450572902621
Output Type: Journal article

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