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Benefits, efforts and risks of participants in landscape co-management: an analytical framework and results from two case studies in Austria.

Abstract：

:Participatory processes in general and also in relation to managing landscape issues are gathering importance mostly due to arguments surrounding legitimacy and effectiveness in decision-making. The main aim of this research, based on a transaction costs perspective, is to present an integrated analytical framework in order to determine individual efforts (time, money), benefits and risks of participants in landscape co-management processes. Furthermore a reflection on the analytical approach developed and arising lessons to be learned for landscape co-management are presented. In the analytical framework benefit-components comprise of factors such as 'contributing to landscape maintenance/development and nature protection', 'representing one's interest group', 'co-deciding on relevant topics', 'providing and broadening one's knowledge' and 'building networks'. The risks of participation are related to a lack of information and agreements, missing support and actual decision-making power. The analytical framework is applied to two case studies in Austria: an EU LIFE-Nature project and a Cultural Landscape Project of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria. Analysis of the effort-benefit-relations provides an indication for a more effective design of co-management. Although the processes are rated as quite adequate, there is a low willingness of participants to commit additional time to co-management processes. In contrast to the Cultural Landscape Project, in the LIFE-Nature project, professionally involved persons participate next to partly and full volunteers. These uneven conditions of participation and an unfair distribution of transaction costs, jeopardize the promising chances co-management bears for landscape governance.

journal_name

J Environ Manage

journal_title

Journal of environmental management

authors

Enengel B,Penker M,Muhar A,Williams R

doi

10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.12.005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1256-67

issue

eissn

0301-4797

issn

1095-8630

pii

S0301-4797(10)00446-9

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Benefits, efforts and risks of participants in landscape co-management: an analytical framework and results from two case studies in Austria.