Refining a practical approach to participatory decision making: an example from coastal zone management
Treby, E.J. and Clark, M.J. (2004) Refining a practical approach to participatory decision making: an example from coastal zone management. Coastal Management, 32, (4), 353-372. (doi:10.1080/08920750490487197).
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Participation in the coastal zone management decision-making system by expert and nonexpert stakeholders has a broadly acknowledged potential, but in practice the implementation of participatory roles varies greatly from country to country. The traditional "linear" model by which expert information is deemed to lead directly to enhanced awareness and convergent decisions/actions is largely discredited. An alternative and more flexible system, based on a series of equal-status roles that are adopted by stakeholders in relation to their needs at a specific time, is proposed. It is suggested that coastal management practice in the United Kingdom currently tends towards the conventional and conservative interpretation of participation and thus fails to exploit the full potential of a broader arrangement. The importance of a practical model through which to engage stakeholders in what has until recently been an expert-led process remains a worthwhile but challenging target.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Geography > Environmental Processes and Change |
| Item ID: | 15453 |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 08:25 |
| Contributors: | Treby, E.J. (Author) Clark, M.J. (Author) |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15453 |
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