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0000-0002-9810-1891
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Murdoch University
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-2005
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-08-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date: 2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2005
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-08-2010
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 14-06-2019
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-09-2017
Publisher: AOSIS
Date: 17-09-2019
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2010
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09079
Abstract: A sustainability assessment of the Western Australian (WA) rangelands identified a range of issues associated with regional economic decline typical of many marginal rangeland regions in Australia. As part of a regional rejuvenation strategy, the WA state government purchased selected pastoral lease properties for incorporation into the conservation estate. It was intended as a means of land-use transition from mono-functional productivism to multi-functionality incorporating protection of significant rangeland bioregions and development of tourism. A 1-year project was conducted to assess the issues relating to this transition. Archived information was obtained from government relating to the characteristics of the lease properties at the time they were purchased. Site visits were undertaken to purchased leases acquired by the government as well as neighbouring leases. During site visits, interviews with pastoralists and purchased lease managers were conducted. A series of facilitated community discussion groups in the region was held to ascertain the views of landholders and managers, government representatives, indigenous interests and commercial operators in the region. This paper describes how the transition to a combination of protection and consumption exchanged one set of problems for another. This was due partly to the intrinsic character of the land, in terms of previous overgrazing, isolation, large distances, and limited infrastructure and services. More importantly, the top-down approach to land transition failed to allocate adequate management resources to replace those lost when the former pastoral leaseholders left. The consequences of inadequate management included theft and rapid degradation of assets, inadequate control of pests and weeds inadequate fire prevention management and poor communication between the government and other stakeholders over management decisions. This paper discusses the dynamics of this WA rangeland transition with reference to the multi-functional rural transition concept.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2020
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 19-04-2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 06-2022
DOI: 10.1017/INP.2022.16
Abstract: Invasive plant species (IPS) management in national parks is a complex problem often characterized by the involvement of various organizations with different responsibilities, legal mandates, and jurisdictions. These institutional arrangements shape the structure, function, and decision-making behaviors of organizations and influence management effectiveness. Drawing on institutional theory, this study analyzed institutional arrangements and how these influenced IPS management in Vietnam’s national parks. Data were collected between May and July 2017 using in-depth interviews with 39 key informants with responsibility for IPS management at different institutional levels (national, provincial, and local national parks). Results demonstrated that IPS management in Vietnam’s national parks was characterized by centralized management with overlaps and gaps in vertical institutional relationships that limited the effectiveness of horizontal relationships. These characteristics resulted in a lack of clear guiding regulations and limited resources that restricted decision making and hindered implementation at the local national park level. The study highlights the need for a common set of principles across agencies, governed by an overarching body to promote constructive relationships across the vertical and horizontal institutional dimensions of IPS management.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2020
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 27-10-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-11-2013
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 15-06-2020
DOI: 10.1111/REC.13162
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-2008
DOI: 10.2167/JOE137.0
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2007
Publisher: RFF Press
Date: 06-12-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-05-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-06-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-03-2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 24-06-2016
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 06-08-2018
DOI: 10.3390/SU10082767
Abstract: Environmental decision makers are required to understand complex ecological processes and ecological computer models are designed to facilitate this understanding. A set of interviews reveals three main perceptions affecting senior environmental decision makers’ trust in ecological computer models as decision facilitation tools: an ecological computer model is perceived as (i) a ‘black box’, (ii) processing poorly documented, sparse and out-of-date input data, and (iii) whose sensitivity to model parameters enables manipulation to produce desired outcomes justifying pre-conceived decisions. This leads to lack of trust towards both ecological computer models and model-users, including other scientists and decision makers. Model acceptance appears to depend on the amount, currency and geographical origin of input data. This is at odds with modellers’ communication style, which typically places more emphasis on highlighting the ecological computer model’s features and performance, rather than on describing the input data. Developing ‘big data’ capabilities could deliver the large, real-time, local data that may enhance acceptance. However, the size and complexity of ‘big data’ requires automated pre-processing, using modelling and algorithms that are even more inscrutable than current ecological computer models. Future trust in ecological computer models will likely depend on how this dilemma is resolved, which is likely to require improved communication between modellers and decision makers.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 05-05-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-12-2016
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-2006
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth
Date: 2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-03-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2003
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-09-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2018
DOI: 10.1071/PC17038
Abstract: This research note documents an observation of a wild western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) feeding on a dead silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) at Lucky Bay in the Cape Le Grand National Park on the south coast of Western Australia. Published evidence suggests that this behaviour is not unique and could be widespread in Western Australia and further afield. We consider why the kangaroo may be feeding on the dead gull and possible implications for conservation programs relying on poison meat baits to control introduced species.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-2010
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 08-04-2021
DOI: 10.3390/SU13084148
Abstract: Significant challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted that features of a modern, sustainable and resilient city should not only relate to fulfilling economic and social urban strategies, but also to functional urban design, in particular, related to urban blue and green infrastructure (BGI). Using results from a web-based questionnaire survey conducted May–July 2020 in Moscow (Russia) and Perth (Australia), this paper provides insights regarding citizens’ needs for and values of urban BGI as well as their changes during and after the COVID-19 restrictions. Survey data collected during the lockdown period have captured information about people’s ability to access green and blue spaces within urban BGI, inequalities in access, feelings, and values as well as needs and perceived pathways of future development of urban natural environment. In both cities, lockdowns limited access of people to green spaces which affected their mental and physical health. Survey results revealed that the quality, functionality, and location of open green spaces illustrated a disparity in distribution, meaning that in many cases several communities from particular neighborhoods suffered from limited access to BGI. Furthermore, in addition to analyzing perceptions and values of urban nature during the COVID-19 pandemic, some suggestions for improvement of urban BGI based on the survey responses are provided.
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2021
DOI: 10.1071/BT20089
Abstract: The rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide is leading to native habitat loss and ecosystem fragmentation and degradation. Although the study of urbanisation’s impact on bio ersity is gaining increasing interest globally, there is still a disconnect between research recommendations and urbanisation strategies. Expansion of the Perth metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain in south-western Australia, one of the world’s thirty-six bio ersity hotspots, continues to affect the Banksia Woodlands (BWs) ecosystem, a federally listed Threatened Ecological Community (TEC). Here, we utilise the framework of a 1989 review of the state of knowledge of BWs ecology and conservation to examine scientific advances made in understanding the composition, processes and functions of BWs and BWs’ species over the last 30 years. We highlight key advances in our understanding of the ecological function and role of mechanisms in BWs that are critical to the management of this ecosystem. The most encouraging change since 1989 is the integration of research between historically disparate ecological disciplines. We outline remaining ecological knowledge gaps and identify key research priorities to improve conservation efforts for this TEC. We promote a holistic consideration of BWs with our review providing a comprehensive document that researchers, planners and managers may reference. To effectively conserve ecosystems threatened by urban expansion, a range of stakeholders must be involved in the development and implementation of best practices to conserve and maintain both bio ersity and human wellbeing.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-03-2016
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