| dc.contributor.author |
Jantarasami, Lesley C. |
|
| dc.contributor.author |
Lawler, Joshua J. |
|
| dc.contributor.author |
Thomas, Craig W. |
|
| dc.date.accessioned |
2011-06-02T19:36:33Z |
|
| dc.date.available |
2011-06-02T19:36:33Z |
|
| dc.date.issued |
2010 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/7433 |
|
| dc.description.abstract |
"Climate change will increasingly challenge ecosystem managers' ability to protect species
diversity and maintain ecosystem function. In response, the National Park Service and the United States
Forest Service have promoted climate change adaptation as a management strategy to increase ecosystem
resilience to changing climatic conditions. However, very few examples of completed adaptation plans or
projects exist. Here, we examine managers' perceptions of internal and external institutional barriers to
implementing adaptation strategies. We conducted semi-structured interviews (n=32) with regional
managers and agency staff in six park and forest units in Washington State. We found that internal barriers,
including unclear mandates from superiors and bureaucratic rules and procedures, are perceived as greater
constraints than external barriers related to existing federal environmental laws. Respondents perceived
process-oriented environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, as enablers of
adaptation strategies, and prescriptive laws, such as the Endangered Species Act, as barriers. Our results
suggest that climate change adaptation is more often discussed than pursued, and that institutional barriers
within agencies limit what can be accomplished." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
adaptation |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
climate change |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
ecosystems |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
resource management |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
institutional analysis |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Institutional Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in U.S. National Parks and Forests |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal Article |
en_US |
| dc.type.published |
published |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Case Study |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.region |
North America |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.country |
United States |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
General & Multiple Resources |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationjournal |
Ecology and Society |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationvolume |
15 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationnumber |
4 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationmonth |
December |
en_US |