Powerless Spectators, Coping Actors, and Adaptive Co-managers: a synthesis of the role of communities in Ecosystem Management
Fabricius, Christo
,
Folke, Carl
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Cundill, Georgina
,
Schultz, Lisen
Powerless Spectators, Coping Actors, and Adaptive Co-managers: a synthesis of the role of communities in Ecosystem Management
This article reviews the literature on the adaptive capacity of local communities and divides them into three broad categories: powerless spectator, coping actor and adaptive manager. The authors stress the elements of leadership and vision, knowledge networks, institutions that are nested across scales, linking culture with management, enabling policy and motivation. The article seems to say that capacity is endogenous and gives little play to outside forces and rights and duties.
Jon Anderson
IRG/Engility
2013-02-19
Ecology and Society 12 (1):29
- Journal article
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- Global
- Fostered innovation, social learning, and adaptive management - [Relevant]
- Built capacity and invested in human resources - [Relevant]
- Improved information and knowledge management systems - [Relevant]
- Promoted cost effective technical advisory and intermediary services - [Relevant]
- Created a framework for better NRM choices - [Relevant]
- Invested in local organizations - [Relevant]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Environmental/productivity - [Yes]
- Governance/empowerment - [Yes]
- Lessons learned (Success Story)
- Governance - [External or structural policies that influenced success or failure]
