Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example

Rachele Wilson; Tristan Pearce; K Jones; S Fleischfresser; B Davis; G Jones; Scott Lieske

doi:10.1080/08941920.2017.1383543

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Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example

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Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example

Rachele Wilson, Tristan Pearce, K Jones, S Fleischfresser, B Davis, G Jones and Scott Lieske

Society & Natural Resources, Vol.31(3), pp.335-350

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1383543

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Abstract

conservation

exurban

Gubbi Gubbi

Kabi Kabi

urban-rural fringe

This article examines roles, opportunities, and challenges for Indigenous land management in rapidly developing landscapes through a case study of Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation, a not-for-profit organization on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. An analysis of data collected through semistructured interviews, participant observation, and analysis of secondary sources reveals that Aboriginal land managers work in a variety of roles to manage issues affecting the local environment and cultural heritage sites. These efforts are challenged by the absence of Native Title and colonial land management policies, which restrict Aboriginal involvement in land management. We conclude that there is a need for alternative pathways to engage with Aboriginal land managers who cannot, or choose not to, proceed with Native Title. Decolonized decision-making tools and sustainable enterprises are viable opportunities that partially address these challenges and could deliver tangible socio-economic and cultural benefits to local Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

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Title: Indigenous Land Management in Peri-Urban Landscapes: An Australian Example
Authors: Rachele Wilson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
K Jones (Author) - Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation
S Fleischfresser (Author) - Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation
B Davis (Author) - Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation
G Jones (Author) - Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation
Scott Lieske (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Society & Natural Resources, Vol.31(3), pp.335-350
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2017.1383543
ISSN: 0894-1920
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 Taylor & Francis Inc. Reproduced with permission. This is an electronic version of an article published in Society and Natural Resources, 31:3. 335-350. Traffic Injury Prevention is available online at: www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/08941920.2017.1383543
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451232202621
Output Type: Journal article

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