Sammanfattning

The paper seeks to shed new light on both the dynamics and possibilities for resolving complex land use conflicts by examining the development of the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) Agreement in British Columbia, Canada. This agreement signalled a major policy change in the region by increasing the protection of old growth forests from 9% to 33% of the total planning area and by promoting more environmentally friendly logging practices though the establishment of ecosystem-based management. It also gave rise to new land use planning relationships between the Province and First Nations. Our analysis shows that 'success' in reaching agreement in land use conflicts can be better understood when political science's work on policy regimes and their background conditions is combined with planning theory's work on deliberative processes. We suggest that collaborative planning theory can complement the policy regime approach by highlighting how process design and the interactions that occur within policy arenas provide the physical and organisational spaces for dialogue, collaboration and policy change. The policy regime approach, on the other hand, helps draws attention to the dynamics of policy processes and consequent changes in governance relations that motivate actors to work together, instead of against each other. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Nyckelord

Collaborative environmental management; Land use conflicts; Policy regime approach; Forest policy; Deliberative planning; Environmental governance

Publicerad i

Land Use Policy
2013, Volym: 32, sidor: 271-280
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU författare

• Raitio, Kaisa

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG15 Skydda, återställa och främja ett hållbart nyttjande av landbaserade ekosystem, hållbart bruka skogar, bekämpa ökenspridning, hejda och vrida tillbaka markförstöringen samt hejda förlusten av biologisk mångfald
SDG16 Främja fredliga och inkluderande samhällen för hållbar utveckling, tillhandahålla tillgång till rättvisa för alla samt bygga upp effektiva, och inkluderande institutioner med ansvarsutkrävande på alla nivåer
SDG12 Säkerställa hållbara konsumtions- och produktionsmönster


UKÄ forskningsämne

Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
Tvärvetenskapliga studier


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.10.019

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/51110