GIS as a Rapid Decision-support Tool for Raptor Conservation Planning in Urbanising Landscapes

Jennifer Carter; Vanessa Moscato; Neil W Tindale

doi:10.1080/00049180903312661

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GIS as a Rapid Decision-support Tool for Raptor Conservation Planning in Urbanising Landscapes

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GIS as a Rapid Decision-support Tool for Raptor Conservation Planning in Urbanising Landscapes

Jennifer Carter, Vanessa Moscato and Neil W Tindale

Australian Geographer, Vol.40(4), pp.471-494

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00049180903312661

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conservation planning

urbanisation

decision support

data integration

raptors

Sunshine Coast

Rapidly transforming landscapes are places in which biodiversity loss is likely. Where urbanisation is rapid, conservation planners are often unable to afford the necessary time to adequately gather data and assess threats to biodiversity. Better methodologies are required to inform decision making about development assessments and conservation planning. This paper argues for adopting GIS (geographic information systems) that incorporate available scientific and community-based data and scenarios modelling within the policy framework, to derive geographic surrogates and impact surrogates for conservation planning. This methodology is applied to a pilot study of raptors on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and evaluates its efficacy. Preliminary results suggest that, while there are some limitations, this methodological approach offers useful insights to conservation planning. Other key findings imply that current planning frameworks are insufficient to protect raptors in this area. Non-remnant vegetation was an important habitat at the regional scale; while the importance of the 'sustainable caneland' precincts was demonstrated for most species, including critical species. In the Sunshine Coast, both of these habitats are vulnerable to future urban development.

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Title: GIS as a Rapid Decision-support Tool for Raptor Conservation Planning in Urbanising Landscapes
Authors: Jennifer Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Vanessa Moscato (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Neil W Tindale (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Publication details: Australian Geographer, Vol.40(4), pp.471-494
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1080/00049180903312661
ISSN: 0004-9182
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449981502621
Output Type: Journal article

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