scholarly journals Taking the pulse of civic engagement in forest management

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 692-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robson ◽  
John R. Parkins
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Sustainable Forestry ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Special Issue

Outdated and unresponsive institutional arrangements are the greatest single obstacle to the achievement of sustainableforestry in Canada. More open civic engagement processes and institutional arrangements are now emerging, however,compelling traditional actors to interact with many more issues and social forces. This article introduces a way of understandingand evaluating civic engagement processes for this special issue on civic engagement in forest management.It reviews the articles for this special issue and critically assesses where we have come from and where we might needto go as forest governance continues to evolve and meet the challenges of a 21st Century Canada.Key words: institutional arrangements, sustainable forestry, forest governance, civic engagement, public participation,evaluation

scholarly journals Assessing the effects of public participation processes from the point of view of participants: significance, achievements, and challenges

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 753-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Martineau-Delisle ◽  
Solange Nadeau
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Citizen Involvement ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Stakeholder Consultation ◽  
Practical Information

Public participation practices are now common and recognized as a way of including a broader range of interests andsocial values in forest management. However, we know little about their real benefits. This article presents the results of astudy aimed at developing a deeper understanding of the diverse impacts of public participation and, in particular, of forest-related deliberative forums (i.e. committee types of processes). The study is based on an analysis of data collected from137 respondents–participants and coordinators–who have been involved in more than 120 forest-related public participationprocesses in the province of Quebec. The study examined the diversity of potential impacts of public participationprocesses, assessed the significance of the impacts, and evaluated the capacity of existing processes to achieve them.Overall, the study provides practical information to support the evaluation of public participation processes, a requirementthat is increasingly imposed on forest practitioners and decision-makers.Key words: forest governance, forestry, outputs/outcomes, impacts of citizen involvement/public participation processes,stakeholder consultation, advisory committees, evaluation, performance measurement, criteria and indicators, sustainableforest management, Canada, Quebec

scholarly journals First Nations’ involvement in forest governance in Québec: The place for distinct consultation processes

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (6) ◽  
pp. 730-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Wyatt ◽  
Jean-François Fortier ◽  
Catherine Martineau-Delisle
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Aboriginal Rights ◽  
Distinct Process ◽  
Participation Mechanisms ◽  
Special Case

Aboriginal peoples in Canada present a special case of citizen involvement in forest governance, with rights and statusthat go beyond those of other stakeholders and individuals. Increasingly, participation processes aimed specifically atAboriginal representatives are being used to encourage their involvement in forest management. This article asks whatwould be the characteristics of a distinct process that could respond to Aboriginal rights, needs and expectations. We doso by combining the results of a broad Québec-wide study with those from a case study of forestry participation in a singlecommunity. A total of 68 consultation processes are analyzed. These experiences enable the identification of severalcharacteristics of consultation processes used for First Nations. We also note that distinct consultations typically reflectthe same practices that are used more generally for public participation in forestry, raising the question of whether or notthese consultations truly respond to Aboriginal rights, needs and expectations in Québec.Key words: Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal forestry, forest management, public participation mechanisms, duty to consult,Canada

scholarly journals Framing Forest Carbon for Policy in Temperate North America: Baby Steps toward National Carbon Goals

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1033
Author(s):  
Lloyd C. Irland ◽  
John Hagan
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
North America ◽  
North American ◽  
American Options ◽  
Forest Carbon ◽  
Special Issue

Why have a special issue on North American options for reducing national CO2 footprints through forest management [...]

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Innovations: Introduction to the Special Issue

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petter Bae Brandtzaeg ◽  
Asbjørn Følstad
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Social Media Use

This special issue on "Social media use and innovations" of the Journal of Media Innovation provides an engaging view into innovative uses of social media as well as approaches for utilizing social media in innovation.  With three papers included, we cover experiences with an online social network for children (Stephanie Valentine and Tracy Hammond), design by youth for youth in projects on social media for civic engagement (Henry Mainsah, Petter Bae Brandtzaeg, and Asbjørn Følstad), and social platforms for corporate and community innovation (Marika Lüders).

Institutional Arrangements and Political Shifts in Curitiba, Brazil: A Comparative Analysis of the 2004 and 2014 Master Plans

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Follador ◽  
Fábio Duarte ◽  
Mario Carrier
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
Political Upheaval ◽  
New Public

In theory, shifts in institutional arrangements result in new public policies. This articles focuses on Curitiba, Brazil, an international flagship city of urban planning recognized for its technocratic government. The 2012 municipal elections and the 2013 nationwide political upheaval led to a change in the city's institutional arrangement. As a consequence, the 2014 Master Plan was conceived with the tagline of more public participation. This paper analyzes whether the changes in institutional arrangements influenced the city's planning process and the Master Plan.

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