Stakeholder participation and the use of web technology for MPA management

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology

Massimo Ponti¹  Carlo Cerrano²  Markantonatou Vasiliki²  Eleni Oikonomou³  Marcello Sano⁴  Manuel Meidinger⁵  Marco Palma⁶  Giuseppe di Carlo⁷ 

[1] Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna;Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona;Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Knights Park, London;UBICA s.r.l., Genova and Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna and Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast 4222, Queensland;UBICA s.r.l., Genova and Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna;UBICA s.r.l., Genova;World Wide Fund for Nature (or WWF), Mediterranean Programme Office, Rome;

关键词: stakeholder participation, marine protected area, resource management, decision support systems, web tools;   

DOI  :  10.4081/aiol.2013.5347

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Stakeholder participation has received increased attention as a key process for enhancing mitigation of conflicts between different interests for the same resources and transparent decision-making in marine protected areas (MPAs). A wide range of advanced web tools is available nowadays that integrate stakeholder participation by generating new information and allow interaction between actors in MPA management. However, such technologies are frequently used without much consideration regarding the complexity of the decision to be made and the heterogeneity of stakeholder preferences and understanding in order to be related to these technologies. In order to understand how technology corresponds to the changing needs of MPA management, we have reviewed a range of different participation strategies adopted by web technology, based on a set of criteria that define a successful participation approach. We start from simple towards more sophisticated tools that have been developed worldwide in order to better inform decisions, and contribute to more effective and efficient MPA management. Finally, we draw a theoretical framework for the development of a community-based web tool with the capacity to incorporate the philosophy of stakeholder participation by generating new and high quality information flow for effective MPA management.

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