1 Jayne Glass 1 , Alister Scott 2 and Martin Price 1 1 Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI Millennium Institute 2 Birmingham City University Global Change and the World’s Moutains Conference Wednesday 29 th September 2010 Knowledge systems and mountain sustainability concerns Beyond the usual suspects? The role of expert knowledge in sustainability indicator development for Scotland’s upland estates
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Jayne Glass1, Alister Scott2 and Martin Price1
1 Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI Millennium Institute2 Birmingham City University
Global Change and the World’s Moutains Conference Wednesday 29th September 2010
Knowledge systems and mountain sustainability concerns
Beyond the usual suspects?
The role of expert knowledge in sustainability indicator development for Scotland’s upland estates
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Outline
• Research context
• Methodology
• A toolkit for sustainable upland estate management
• Uncertainty about sustainability ‘on the ground’
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Research context II
Sustainable upland management
• Conflicts between sustainability principles present a stumbling
block (Jordan 2008)
• ‘Learning from doing’ (Berkes 2009;
Ioris et al. 2008)
• Integrating approaches and
interests (Bonn et al. 2009)
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Research context III
Sustainability indicators for natural resource management
• ‘Top-down’ vs. ‘bottom-up’
approaches (Reed et al. 2006)
• Local experience and values of
relevant stakeholders (Holden 2008)
• ‘Governance thinking’ (Rist et al.2007)
• Wider range of actors (Holman 2009)
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Methodology I
Estate management professionals
Academics & consultants
NGOs & other interest groups
Government agencies &
other bodies
Representative bodies
Land Agents
LandownersLand managers
LINK
RICS
SRPBA
SAC
Relu programme
ConsultantsInternational
Scottish Government
DCS
Sustainable Development Commission
CNPA
RSPBNTS
JMT
Moorland Forum
Southern Uplands Partnership
PanelPanel
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Methodology II
Round One: Establishing a context for
sustainability Compiling and feeding back ideas
Redrafting and piloting the toolkit
Developing second draft
Developing first draft
Round Two: Discussing practical
management strategies
Round Four: Reflecting on the second
draft
Round Three: Reflecting on the first draft
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Sustainability classes
Creativity
Innovation
Novel approaches
Leadership
Pre-empting change
Positive impacts
Sound science
A long-term view
Willing to collaborate
Adapting to change
Maintaining a status quo
A short-term view
Unwilling to collaborate
Not responding to change
Managing for personal preference
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Outcomes and opportunities
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Adapting management
Broadening options
Ecosystem thinking
Linking into social fabric
Thinking beyond the
estate
►Developing and implementing long-term management plans for all aspects of estate management
► Developing long-term income streams to cope with shocks
► Maintaining and enhancing environments for priority habitats and species► Restoring key habitats
► Playing a role in delivering community aspirations► Involving communities in estate decision-making and management
► Reducing carbon-focussed impacts of estate activities► Supporting local trades, suppliers and markets
► Adapting management on the basis of sound knowledge and understanding
► Adding value to estate products and services
► Maximising the carbon storage potential of the estate►Maintaining and enhancing catchments to good ecological condition► Conserving and protecting landscapes and upland cultural heritage
► Facilitating employment and people development opportunities
► Involvement in planning and delivery beyond the estate scale► Sharing knowledge and learning from others
Long-term planning
Economic resilience and
financial viability
A biodiverseenvironment
Improved quality of life and
representation
Environmentally and socially responsible
business(es)
Risk managementCustomer-led
approach
Well-maintained and enhanced
ecosystem services
Improved livelihood
opportunities
External collaboration and
dialogue
Adapting management
►Developing and implementing long-term management plans for all aspects of estate management
► Adapting management on the basis of sound knowledge and understanding
Long-term planning
Risk management
Proactive
Active
Under-active
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Using the toolkit
• Management plans and other documentation
• In-depth interview with estate representative
• Triangulating data
• Feeding back
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Reflections
• Creating a deliberative space for reflection and learning
• A qualitative tool that facilitates monitoring and learning
•Building on sustainability perceptions
• Active role of the researcher in stimulating knowledge generation for sustainability
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For more information about the research, please contact: [email protected]
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Holman, N., 2009. Incorporating local sustainability indicators into structures of local governance: a review of the literature. Local Environment, 14 (4), 365-375.
Ioris, A.A.R., Hunter, C. and Walker, S., 2008. The development and application of water management sustainability indicators in Brazil and Scotland. Journal of Environmental Management, 88 (4), 1190-1201.
Jordan, A., 2008. The governance of sustainable development: taking stock and looking forwards. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 26, 17-33.
Reed, M.S. et al., 2006. An adaptive learning process for developing and applying sustainability indicators with local communities. Ecological Economics, 59(4), 406-418.
Reed, M.S., et al., 2009. The future of the uplands. Land Use Policy, 26S, S204-S216.
Warren, C., 2009. Managing Scotland’s Environment. Second edition. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.