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Title:	Collaborative Frameworks in Land Management: a Case Study on Integrated Deer Management, 2006-2009
Keywords:	DEER (FARMED) LAND MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATION COOPERATION CONFLICT SOCIAL CONFLICT GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS RURAL ECONOMICS RURAL ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL PLANNING 2007-2009 England Scotland Wales
Description:	<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P> <p>This is a mixed method data collection. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.<br> <br>It is widely accepted, at least in principle, that most kinds of natural resources are best handled collaboratively. Collaborative management avoids conflict and enhances the efficiency with which the resource is managed. However, simply knowing that collaboration is a good idea does not guarantee that collaboration can be achieved. In this project, the researchers have addressed issues of conflict and collaboration in ecological resource management using the example of wild deer in Britain. Deer are an excellent example since they highlight problems around ownership and because they offer both societal benefits and drawbacks. Wild deer are not owned, though the land they occupy is. As deer move around, they usually cross ownership boundaries and thus provoke potential conflicts between neighbouring owners who have differing management goals. Deer themselves are valued and a key component of the natural environment, but their feeding commonly limits or prevents woodland regeneration and can thus be harmful to ecological quality. Deer provide jobs but they also provoke traffic accidents. <br> <br>This study used a variety of methods from across the natural and social sciences, including choice experiments, semi-structured interviews with individuals and focus groups. It also incorporated the use of participatory GIS to map deer distributions and habitat preferences in conjunction with stakeholders. The study confirmed conventional wisdom about the importance of collaboration. However, it also showed that there were many barriers to achieving effective collaboration in practice, such as contrasting objectives, complex governance arrangements, power imbalances and personal relationships. Mechanisms for enhancing collaboration, such as incentives and incorporating deer within broader landscape management objectives, were examined. Though these proposals were worked out for the case of deer, they are likely to be applicable much more widely and should be considered in other cases of disputed or rapidly changing ecological resource management.<br> <br>Ecology data from this study are available at the <a href="http://data.ceh.ac.uk/metadata/b75699cc-41c6-40a4-81ac-fc157958fc68" title="Environmental Information Data Centre">Environmental Information Data Centre</a> of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.<br> <br>Further information for this study may be found through the <a href="https://www.researchcatalogue.esrc.ac.uk/grants/RES-227-25-0014/read" target="_blank">ESRC Research Catalogue webpage: Collaborative Frameworks in Land Management: A Case Study on Integrated Deer Management.</a><br> </p> <B>Main Topics</B>:<BR> Wild deer, ecological resource management, conflict and collaboration, participation, stakeholders, and local knowledge.<br>
URI:	https://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/63529
Other Identifiers:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-6545-1 6545 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6545-1
Appears in Collections:	Cessda

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