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What makes catchment management groups ?tick??
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Water Science & Technology . 2001, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p263. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- The work of catchment management groups throughout Australia represents a significant economic and social investment in natural resource management. Institutional structures and policies, the role of on-ground coordinators, facilitation processes, citizen participation and social capital are critical factors influencing the success of catchment management groups. From a participant-researcher viewpoint, this paper signposts research directions and themes that are being pursued from the participant/coordinator, catchment group, and lead government/non-government agency perspective on the influence of these factors on the success of a catchment management group in the Pumicestone Region of Southeast Queensland, Australia. Research directions, themes and discussion/reflection points for practitioners include - the importance of understanding milieu; motivation; success; having fun; "networking networks"; involvement of "non-traditional" stakeholders; development of stakeholder/participant partnerships; learning from other practitioners; methods of stakeholder/participant representation; evaluation; the need for guiding principles or philosophy; the equivalence of planning, implementation, evaluation, and resourcing; catchments as fundamental units of Nature; continuity of support for groups; recognising a new role for government; working with existing networks; and the need for an eclectic approach to natural resource management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *NATURAL resources
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02731223
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Water Science & Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8788747
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0555