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Refining a practical approach to participatory decision making: an example from coastal zone management

Refining a practical approach to participatory decision making: an example from coastal zone management
Refining a practical approach to participatory decision making: an example from coastal zone management
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.
0892-0753
353-372
Treby, E.J.
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Clark, M.J.
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Treby, E.J.
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Clark, M.J.
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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.

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Published date: 2004

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Local EPrints ID: 15453
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/15453
ISSN: 0892-0753
PURE UUID: 978e203d-f300-421b-b263-cae1730042b2

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Date deposited: 14 Apr 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:39

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Author: E.J. Treby
Author: M.J. Clark

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