Engaging the tourism industry in forest management planning: An evaluation of Ontario's Resource Stewardship Agreement process.

详细信息   

• 作者：Browne ; Sarah Anne.
• 学历：Master
• 年：2006
• 毕业院校：Simon Fraser University
• 专业：Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife.;Environmental Sciences.;Recreation.
• ISBN：9780494240298
• CBH：MR24029
• Country：Canada
• 语种：English
• FileSize：7887093
• Pages：161

文摘

With the introduction of the Resource Stewardship Agreement (RSA) process the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has incorporated shared decision-making into its management of Crown forests. Within the RSA process, tourism and forestry operators negotiate mutually agreeable solutions to forest harvesting/tourism conflicts. I reviewed RSA policy documents and surveyed tourism operators to evaluate the RSA process and outcomes. I found the RSA process benefited forest management in Ontario by: including tourism operators in forest planning; promoting dialogue between the two industries; and balancing power relationships. However, RSAs could be improved by including more stakeholders, having a broader mandate and providing more equal opportunities to negotiating parties. Beyond the scope of RSAs, Ontario should consider undertaking large-scale land-use planning, incorporating shared decision-making into forest management planning, enhancing enforcement and correcting the perceived bias of the Ministry of Natural Resources towards the forest industry.;Keywords. shared decision-making, resource-based tourism, tourism, forest management, Ontario.