TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating governance influences into social-ecological system models
T2 - a case study involving biodiversity conservation
AU - Mitchell, Michael
AU - Lockwood, Michael
AU - Moore, Susan A.
AU - Clement, Sarah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Addressing environmental problems requires sophisticated approaches to complexity and uncertainty. Conceptual models are increasingly used to improve understanding of complex system interactions. However, cursory treatment of governance limits their analytical potential. This study included governance considerations in a social-ecological system model of biodiversity conservation in the Tasmanian Midlands (Australia). Effectiveness of engagement processes and conservation programme longevity were identified as critical governance influences. The conceptual representation of this system enabled exploration of how governance influences interact with social drivers (e.g. landholder engagement in conservation practices) to modify the effect of biophysical drivers (e.g. land use) on biodiversity outcomes. Such a methodology provides essential information for identifying and guiding governance related points of intervention.
AB - Addressing environmental problems requires sophisticated approaches to complexity and uncertainty. Conceptual models are increasingly used to improve understanding of complex system interactions. However, cursory treatment of governance limits their analytical potential. This study included governance considerations in a social-ecological system model of biodiversity conservation in the Tasmanian Midlands (Australia). Effectiveness of engagement processes and conservation programme longevity were identified as critical governance influences. The conceptual representation of this system enabled exploration of how governance influences interact with social drivers (e.g. landholder engagement in conservation practices) to modify the effect of biophysical drivers (e.g. land use) on biodiversity outcomes. Such a methodology provides essential information for identifying and guiding governance related points of intervention.
KW - Tasmanian Midlands
KW - adaptive governance
KW - conservation programme design
KW - landholder engagement
KW - resilience assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940577376&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2014.967387
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2014.967387
M3 - Article
SN - 0964-0568
VL - 58
SP - 1903
EP - 1922
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
IS - 11
ER -