Good governance for terrestrial protected areas: A framework, principles and performance outcomes
Good governance for terrestrial protected areas: A framework, principles and performance outcomes
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.10.005
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
8.7
通讯作者：
Lockwood, Michael
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作者：
Lockwood, Michael
指导传统政府职能的管理规范已经确立并得到充分理解;但是，作为保护区管理特点的新的多层次和协作办法却并非如此。这在很大程度上是一个新领域，对治理机构和政策提出了新的要求。在这方面，在各种所有权和责任安排中建立和维持善政，对保护区今后的效力和可接受性至关重要。要实现这一承诺并避免当代保护区治理中固有的缺陷，就需要理解“善治”的含义，并建立相关机制，以评估业绩并为改进提供依据。本文的贡献在于它为迄今为止欠发达的治理质量评估领域提供了指导。我首先提出了一个框架，定位治理质量的治理和管理效率。然后，我根据一套七项原则-合法性，透明度，问责制，包容性，公平性，连通性和弹性-描述良好的保护区治理。该框架、治理原则和相关绩效成果共同为评估单个陆地保护区、若干保护区网络或国家保护区系统的治理质量提供了一个平台。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Governing norms by which to steer traditional government functions are well established and understood; however, this is not the case for the new multi-level and collaborative approaches that characterize protected area governance. This is largely new territory that makes novel demands on governance institutions and policy. In this context, establishing and maintaining good governance across the diversity of ownership and responsibility arrangements is critical for the future effectiveness and acceptability of protected areas. Fulfilling the promise and avoiding the pitfalls inherent in contemporary protected area governance will require an understanding of what is meant by 'good governance' and development of associated mechanisms to assess performance and provide a basis for improvement. This paper's contribution lies in the guidance it provides for the hitherto under-developed area of governance quality assessment. I first present a framework that positions governance quality in relation to governance and management effectiveness. I then characterize good protected area governance according to a set of seven principles - legitimacy, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness, fairness, connectivity and resilience. Together, the framework, governance principles and related performance outcomes provide a platform for assessment of governance quality for an individual terrestrial protected area, a network of several protected areas, or a national protected area system. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.