TY - JOUR
T1 - Deliberating in the Reef world
T2 - how can place-based deliberation help to envision sustainable regional futures for the Great Barrier Reef?
AU - Benham, Claudia
AU - Duce, Stephanie
AU - Niemeyer, Simon
AU - Barrowman, Hannah
AU - Bauer-Civiello, Annie
AU - Fisher, Kath
AU - Sheaves, Marcus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Achieving a sustainable future for lived landscapes like the Great Barrier Reef requires understanding how local communities collectively envision their futures and prioritise socio-economic and environmental goals. Public deliberation is a method for creating conditions whereby citizens reflect on how their collective values and beliefs–including social, economic and environmental goals–inform decisions regarding the best course of action. In this article, we explore the potential of place-based, small-group deliberation as a method for envisioning and prioritising the social, economic and environmental goals of communities within the Great Barrier Reef region. Drawing on observations from a pilot process conducted with local residents in Townsville, the largest population centre in the Reef region, we examine and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of implementing deliberative methods in the real-world context of the Reef. We also discuss how place-based forms of deliberation could play a role in supporting communities to envision and navigate sustainable regional futures within the context of climate change and other pressures on the Reef, and identify areas for future research and practice.
AB - Achieving a sustainable future for lived landscapes like the Great Barrier Reef requires understanding how local communities collectively envision their futures and prioritise socio-economic and environmental goals. Public deliberation is a method for creating conditions whereby citizens reflect on how their collective values and beliefs–including social, economic and environmental goals–inform decisions regarding the best course of action. In this article, we explore the potential of place-based, small-group deliberation as a method for envisioning and prioritising the social, economic and environmental goals of communities within the Great Barrier Reef region. Drawing on observations from a pilot process conducted with local residents in Townsville, the largest population centre in the Reef region, we examine and reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of implementing deliberative methods in the real-world context of the Reef. We also discuss how place-based forms of deliberation could play a role in supporting communities to envision and navigate sustainable regional futures within the context of climate change and other pressures on the Reef, and identify areas for future research and practice.
KW - Citizen deliberation
KW - collaborative governance
KW - coral reef management
KW - marine and coastal management
KW - participatory mapping
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85212208887&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14486563.2024.2391307
DO - 10.1080/14486563.2024.2391307
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85212208887
SN - 1448-6563
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
ER -