Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research
We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management p...
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ftkentuniv:oai:kar.kent.ac.uk:90694 2023-05-15T17:44:27+02:00 Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research Poudyal, Mahesh Lidestav, Gun Sandström, Per Sandström, Stefan 2015-09-30 https://kar.kent.ac.uk/90694/ https://doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal unknown Poudyal, Mahesh, Lidestav, Gun, Sandström, Per, Sandström, Stefan (2015) Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research. International Journal of Action Research, 11 (3). pp. 236-264. ISSN 1861-1303. (doi:10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal <https://doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal>) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:90694 </90694>) Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftkentuniv https://doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal 2023-03-12T19:19:49Z We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management plans, and as a tool for communication between management and the shareholders. We found that the board and shareholders were initially resistant to adopting PGIS. However, continued collaboration and engagement seem to have encouraged the board to be more pro-active in their communication with the shareholders, and also more transparent regarding the management/governance of VUFC. We also find increasing interest among previously passive shareholders to engage in their forest common's management.We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management plans, and as a tool for communication between management and the shareholders. We found that the board and shareholders were initially resistant to adopting PGIS. However, continued collaboration and engagement seem to have encouraged the board to be more pro-active in their communication with the shareholders, and also more transparent regarding the management/governance of VUFC. We also find increasing interest among previously passive shareholders to engage in their forest common�s management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden University of Kent: KAR - Kent Academic Repository |
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We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management plans, and as a tool for communication between management and the shareholders. We found that the board and shareholders were initially resistant to adopting PGIS. However, continued collaboration and engagement seem to have encouraged the board to be more pro-active in their communication with the shareholders, and also more transparent regarding the management/governance of VUFC. We also find increasing interest among previously passive shareholders to engage in their forest common's management.We use the case of Vilhelmina Upper Forest Common (VUFC) in northern Sweden to test whether the introduction of a Participatory Geographic Information System (PGIS) can increase shareholder engagement. We take an Action Research approach to introduce a PGIS as a tool to help with forest management plans, and as a tool for communication between management and the shareholders. We found that the board and shareholders were initially resistant to adopting PGIS. However, continued collaboration and engagement seem to have encouraged the board to be more pro-active in their communication with the shareholders, and also more transparent regarding the management/governance of VUFC. We also find increasing interest among previously passive shareholders to engage in their forest common�s management. |
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Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research |
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Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research |
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Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research |
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supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory gis through action research |
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Poudyal, Mahesh, Lidestav, Gun, Sandström, Per, Sandström, Stefan (2015) Supporting community governance in boreal forests by introducing participatory GIS through action research. International Journal of Action Research, 11 (3). pp. 236-264. ISSN 1861-1303. (doi:10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal <https://doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2015-03-Poudyal>) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:90694 </90694>) |
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