A Typology of Indigenous Engagement in Australian Environmental Management: Implications for Knowledge Integration and Social-Ecological System Sustainability

dc.contributor.authorHill, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Chrissy
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Catherine J.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Sue
dc.contributor.authorAbel, Nick
dc.coverage.countryAustraliaen_US
dc.coverage.regionPacific and Australiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-23T20:25:30Z
dc.date.available2012-08-23T20:25:30Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstract"Indigenous peoples now engage with many decentralized approaches to environmental management that offer opportunities for integration of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK) and western science to promote cultural diversity in the management of social-ecological system sustainability. Nevertheless, processes of combining IEK with western science are diverse and affected by numerous factors, including the adaptive co-management context, the intrinsic characteristics of the natural resources, and the governance systems. We present a typology of Indigenous engagement in environmental management, derived through comparative analysis of 21 Australian case studies, and consider its implications for the integration of IEK with western science. Sociological and rational choice institutionalism underpin our analytical framework, which differentiates on three axes: (1) power sharing, incorporating decision making, rules definition, resource values and property rights; (2) participation, incorporating participatory processes, organizations engaged, and coordination approaches; (3) intercultural purpose, incorporating purposes of environmental management, Indigenous engagement, Indigenous development and capacity building. Our typology groups engagement into four types: Indigenous governed collaborations; Indigenous-driven cogovernance; agency-driven co-governance; and agency governance. From our analysis of manifestations of knowledge integration across the types, we argue that Indigenous governance and Indigenous-driven co-governance provides better prospects for integration of IEK and western science for sustainability of social-ecological systems. Supporting Indigenous governance without, or with only a limited requirement for power sharing with other agencies sustains the distinct Indigenous cultural purposes underpinning IEK, and benefits knowledge integration. We conclude by advocating that the typology be applied to test its general effectiveness in guiding practitioners and researchers to develop robust governance for Indigenous knowledge integration in environmental management."en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournalEcology and Societyen_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber1en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume17en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/8324
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectindigenous knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectintegrationen_US
dc.subjectnatural resourcesen_US
dc.subjectgovernance and politicsen_US
dc.subjectresource managementen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental policyen_US
dc.subject.sectorGeneral & Multiple Resourcesen_US
dc.subject.sectorSocial Organizationen_US
dc.titleA Typology of Indigenous Engagement in Australian Environmental Management: Implications for Knowledge Integration and Social-Ecological System Sustainabilityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.methodologyCase Studyen_US
dc.type.publishedpublisheden_US

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