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- Jewiss, J, et al.
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A National Park and Associated “Think Tank” Critically Reflect on Their First Decade : Client and Evaluator Perspectives on Lessons Learned
- 2009
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Weiss defines the unit of analysis as 'the entity about which data are collected, analyzed, and conclusions drawn.' In contrast to most evaluations that are conducted at the program level, this study examined the work of two affiliated organizations within the U.S. National Park Service (NPS): Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and the Conservation Study Institute co-located in Woodstock, Vermont. The evaluation elicited critical reflections from stakeholders on the successes and challenges of the Park's and Institute's major undertakings. Interviewees also considered strategic directions for the organizations' next decade given the NPS context and broader trends in conservation. The most valuable findings included insights about the evolving context in which these two entities operate and stakeholders' articulation of the role that future Park and Institute programming might play in advancing collaborative conservation. The session will feature client and evaluator perspectives on the organizational learning prompted by a study of this scope.
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- Jewiss, J, et al.
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National Heritage Areas : Building a Cyclic Program Theory Model from Qualitative Data and Practitioner Knowledge
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- National Heritage Areas (NHAs) represent a recent model for protected areas in the U.S. NHAs operate through partnerships with local communities, government agencies, and other organizations. Since 1984, 37 NHAs have been established by Congress, making this one of the fastest growing programs affiliated with the National Park Service and raising important national policy questions. Qualitative research conducted at three NHAs identified several common themes despite wide variations in their geographic, social, economic, and political contexts. This paper reflects on a project that engaged practitioners and other stakeholders in building a collective understanding of NHAs. The group developed a common program theory model, which represents the cyclic and long-term nature of heritage stewardship and is designed to serve as the foundation for an evaluation strategy applicable to all NHAs. The presentation will consider the approaches used, the challenges encountered, and the high stakes policy and management issues entailed.
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- Laven, Daniel, 1973, et al.
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From Models to Management: Lessons learned from evaluating U.S. National Heritage Landscapes
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Ingår i: 10th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference, Stockholm 14-16 juni 2011.
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- In many parts of the world there is a growing interest in how to manage, protect and develop landscapes as evidenced by the advancement of the European Landscape Convention (ELC) during the last decade. In Sweden, the ELC was recently ratified and decision makers have now turned their attention to implementing the Convention. The ELC underlines the importance of local perspectives and democratic processes to successful and sustainable landscape management. This paper will present experiences from a landscape-scale management and governance program in the United States, and discuss if and how these experiences may inform the ELC process currently underway in Sweden. U.S. National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are one of the oldest and most well-established federal landscape scale programs in the United States. NHAs operate through partnerships with the U.S. National Park Service (NPS), local communities, private and third sector organizations, as well as other governmental agencies and seek to integrate resource conservation with social and economic objectives. Previous research on NHAs reveals the importance of heritage as a discourse tool, inter-sectoral networks and network governance, and entrepreneurial approaches to managing and decision-making. Despite important differences between the NHA environment and the ELC, the NHA experience may be sufficiently similar to the ELC such that thoughtful treatment of these issues will be necessary for successful implementation efforts. We conclude by offering our perspectives on future research.
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- Laven, Daniel, et al.
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Lessons Learned from U.S. Experience with Regional Landscape Governance: Implications for Conservation and Protected Areas
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Ingår i: Nature Policies and Landscape Policies. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319054100 - 9783319054094 ; , s. 323-330
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- It is generally acknowledged that protected areas do not encompass the scale necessary for effective conservation of socio-ecological systems. Consequently, there have been repeated calls for a "new paradigm" for conservation that transitions from "islands" to "networks." By extending conservation to reflect wider landscape perspectives, this approach integrates community development and economic and quality of life interests, thereby forging productive relationships between protected areas and their regional context. This broadened agenda involves many more landowners, organizations, and levels of government and requires coordination, partnerships, and new forms of governance. Drawing from nearly a decade of research, this contribution examines US experience with this new paradigm for conservation and models of network governance. The findings from this research program indicate that three key dimensions are fundamental to governance: engaging a diversity of stakeholders and building consensus, creating and sustaining ongoing networks of partners, and developing a central hub for the network. This central coordinating and facilitating function appears to be an essential governance element as it is the activity of these networks of private and public partners that deliver accomplishments. This contribution suggests that despite their challenges, networked-based models can strengthen social capital at regional levels, thereby increasing capacity for innovation, adaptation, and resiliency.
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