Ricart S., Rico-Amorós A.M. (2022). Can agriculture and conservation be compatible in a coastal wetland? Balancing stakeholders narratives and interactions in the management of El Hondo Natural Park, Spain. Agriculture and Human Values, 01/06/2022, vol. 39, n. 2, p. 589-604.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-021-10271-5
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-021-10271-5
Titre : | Can agriculture and conservation be compatible in a coastal wetland? Balancing stakeholders narratives and interactions in the management of El Hondo Natural Park, Spain (2022) |
Auteurs : | S. Ricart ; A.M. Rico-Amorós |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Agriculture and Human Values (vol. 39, n. 2, June 2022) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 589-604 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 07 - ENVIRONNEMENT ; 7.4 - Ressources Naturelles : Paysage, Biodiversité, Patrimoine naturelThésaurus IAMM AGRICULTURE ; CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE ; PARTIE INTERESSEE ; ZONE HUMIDE ; COTES ; PARC NATUREL REGIONAL ; GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ; SERVICE ECOSYSTEMIQUE ; EAU DISPONIBLE ; QUALITE DE L'EAU ; ANALYSE QUALITATIVE ; ESPAGNE |
Résumé : | Coastal wetlands are among the most productive and valuable ecosystems worldwide, although one of the main factors affecting their survival is the coexistence between agriculture and conservation. This paper analyses the complex balance between agriculture and conservation coexistence in El Hondo Natural Park (Alicante, Spain) coastal wetland by examining stakeholders narratives, perceptions, and interactions. The aim is to highlight the concurrence between socio-economic progress and socio-environmental justice perspectives by identifying those driving factors motivating stakeholders conflicts while expanding stakeholders behaviour and interaction when discussing the current and future management of this socio-ecological system. Data were collected between April and June 2019 from semi-structured interviews and questionnaires to river basin authorities, regional governments, municipalities, irrigation communities, union farms, regional and local ecologist groups, and social movements; and scrutinized through qualitative data analysis and descriptive statistics. Stakeholders discussed the main driving factors identified through the local newspapers to motivating current conflicts and confronting perspectives in El Hondo Natural Park: (1) the origin and evolution of the coastal wetland, (2) the provision and value of ecosystem services, (3) the management of water scarcity and water quality standards, (4) the guarantee and management of public and private investment, and (5) consequences of a natural park declaration. Likewise, the triple-loop analysis of stakeholders representativeness, relevance and collaboration highlighted examples of stakeholders underrepresentation and power imbalance, a negative assessment of the stakeholders actions, and how agreements are based on both stakeholders predisposition to collaborate and affinity. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-021-10271-5 |