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Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch12.html CHAPTER 12 Concluding reflections and planning the next research cycle [Chapter 12 in:  Allen, W.J.  allenw@landcare.cri.nz  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] This chapter summarises the aims and activities of the work undertaken through this action research inquiry, and briefly reviews the outcomes as a means of demonstrating relevance. Future areas of activity with the potential to leverage improved information flows within environmental research and management are suggested as: i) improving participation and the use of local knowledge in the research process; ii) improving the dissemination and use of this knowledge in the wider community through improved networking and collaboration; and iii) capacity building -- supporting these approaches -...

Back to contents Copy paste from:  CHAPTER 11 The need to link 'soft' and 'hard' research activities within multi-disciplinary science teams [Chapter 11 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J. & Kilvington, M.J. (1999)  Why involving people is important: The forgotten part of environmental information system management.  Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management (MODSS '99) Brisbane, Australia, 1- 6 August 1999. The importance of ensuring that the 'participatory' component of a science progr...

Back to contents Copy paste from:  http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch11.html CHAPTER 11 The need to link 'soft' and 'hard' research activities within multi-disciplinary science teams [Chapter 11 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J. & Kilvington, M.J. (1999)  Why involving people is important: The forgotten part of environmental information system management.  Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management (MODSS '99) Brisbane, Australia, 1- 6 August 1999. The impor...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch10.html CHAPTER 10 The role of the Internet in supporting information sharing among change management professionals [Chapter 10 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W. (2000) NRM-changelinks: Improving Community Participation in Environment & Development. Available from <http://nrm-changelinks.net/> (Accessed 4 October 2000). The use of the Internet for bringing a diverse range of information together is illustrated through the accompanying website, and it is used here as a case study example. The growing need for thi...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch9.html CHAPTER 9 Helping groups to learn enthusiastically -- roles for information, the Internet, and agency support [Chapter 9 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W., Bosch, O., Kilvington, M., Oliver, J.& Gilbert, M. (2000)  Benefits of collaborative learning for environmental management: Applying the Integrated Systems for Knowledge Management approach to support animal pest control. Journal of Environmental Management 27(2): 215-223  * This chapter looks more closely at the application of ISKM through a case ...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch8.html CHAPTER 8 Social and organisational issues with adaptive management for environmental management [Chapter 8 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J., Bosch, O.J.H., Kilvington, M.J., Harley, D.G. & Brown I. (2001)  Monitoring and adaptive management: resolving social and organisational issues to improve information sharing .  Natural Resources Forum * Although the HMP concluded in June 1996, its work carried on within the expanded tussock grasslands research programme which still emphasised the need for a...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch7.html CHAPTER 7 Addressing conflict in multi-stakeholder situations [Chapter 7 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W., Brown, K., Gloag, T., Morris, J., Simpson, K., Thomas, J. & Young, R. (1998).  Building partnerships for conservation in the Waitaki/Mackenzie basins.  Landcare Research Contract Report LC9899/033, Lincoln, New Zealand. The importance of conflict as a condition for learning is discussed, as are some of the challenges posed for action researchers as they manage processes which are conflict-laden....

Back to contents Copas from: http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch6.html CHAPTER 6 Evaluating multi-stakeholder research and development programmes [Chapter 6 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J. (1997)  Towards improving the role of evaluation within natural resource management R&D programmes: The case for 'learning by doing'.   Canadian Journal of Development Studies XVIII , Special Issue: 625-638. This chapter opens with a discussion of the need for new approaches to evaluation, particularly in programmes which involve a number of different interest groups. Som...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch5.html CHAPTER 5 Sharing experiences and developing 'useful knowledge' [Chapter 5 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J. & Bosch, O.J.H. (1996)  Shared experiences: the basis for a cooperative approach to identifying and implementing more sustainable land management practices.  Pp. 1-10 in Proceedings of Symposium "Resource management: Issues, visions, practice' Lincoln University, New Zealand, 5-8 July 1996 The background to the second version of ISKM, and a re-evaluation of the need for such an adaptive program...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch4.html CHAPTER 4 Getting started: a case study in community-based adaptive management or 'learning by doing' [Chapter 4 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] Getting started: a case study in community-based adaptive management or 'learning by doing' Time period in which main work on this issue carried out: Jul- 94 Jan- 95 Jul- 95 Jan- 96 Jul- 96 Jan- 97 Jul- 97 Jan- 98 Jul- 98 Jan- 99 Jul- 99 Jan- 00 Allen, W.J., Bosch, O.J.H., Gibson, R.G. & Jopp, A.J. (1995) Co-learning our way to sustainability: Integrating local and scientific knowledge through an evolutionary research approach to support land management decision-making. Paper presented at Malama Aina 95, 1st International Confe...

Back to contents http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_ch3.html CHAPTER 3 The role of action research in environmental management [Chapter 3 in:  Allen, W.J.  webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net  (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] As indicated in Chapter 2, we can look towards the body of knowledge that has been generated through action research for guidance in developing frameworks for the new approaches that seek to emphasise sustainable policy orientations and people-centred research and development . Accordingly, this chapter begins by outlining the underlying concepts of action research in more detail. Some differences between action research and mainstream science are then explained, particularly to justify its use as an appropriate methodology to the research and development challenges outlin...

Back to contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction, structure and outline [Chapter 1 in:  Allen, W.J. (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University.  http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_contents.php ] This thesis represents an inquiry into how an adaptive management ethic and practice that supports the concept of sustainable development can be initiated and implemented in complex, regional or large-scale contexts. An action research inquiry process is used to find improved ways of managing collaborative or multi-stakeholder approaches to environmental management, and to develop an integrated information framework to underpin subsequent decision making. The research involves one main case study (tussock grasslands) and two smaller, but related, ones (black stilt, and bovine Tb vector control).

Back to contents ABSTRACT http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_abstract.html [Reference as:  Allen, W.J. (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. Available on-line http://nrm.massey.ac.nz/changelinks/thesis_contents.php  ] Resource management issues continually change over time in response to co-evolving social, economic and ecological systems. Under these conditions adaptive management, or ‘learning by doing', offers an opportunity for more proactive and collaborative approaches to resolving environmental problems. Effective collaborative management requires different stakeholders associated with environmental problems to develop and enact solutions co-operatively, as opposed to acting as advocates purely in their own interest. However, because environmental issues are generally characterised by conflicting social perception...

Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning Copy paste from:  http://learningforsustainability.net/research/thesis/thesis_contents.php Will Allen ( webmanager (at) learningforsustainability.net ) (2001) A dissertation presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealand [Reference as:  Allen, W.J. (2001) Working together for environmental management: the role of information sharing and collaborative learning. PhD (Development Studies), Massey University. ] This thesis represents an inquiry into how an adaptive management ethic and practice that supports the concept of sustainable development can be initiated and implemented in complex, regional or large-scale contexts. An action research inquiry process is used to find improved ways of managing collaborative or multi-stakeholder approaches to environmental management, and to develop an integr...