Mapping discourses using Q methodology in Matang Mangrove Forest, Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorJean Hug
dc.contributor.authorKatherine Vande Velde
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco Benitez-Capistros
dc.contributor.authorJan Harold Japay
dc.contributor.authorBehara Satyanarayana
dc.contributor.authorMohammad Nazrin Ishak
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-09T08:53:20Z
dc.date.available2017-04-09T08:53:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe sustainable management of natural resources requires the consideration of multiple stakeholders' perspectives and knowledge claims, in order to inform complex and possibly contentious decisionmaking dilemmas. Hence, a better understanding of why people in particular contexts do manage natural resources in a particular way is needed. Focusing on mangroves, highly productive tropical intertidal forests, this study's first aim is to map the diversity of subjective viewpoints among a range of stakeholders on the management of Matang Mangrove Forest in peninsular Malaysia. Secondly, this study aims to feed the reflection on the possible consequences of the diversity of perspectives for the future management of mangroves in Malaysia and beyond. The use of the semi-quantitative Q methodology allowed us to identify three main discourses on mangrove management: i. the optimization discourse, stressing the need to improve the current overall satisfactory management regime; ii. the ’change for the better’ discourse, which focuses on increasingly participatory management and on ecotourism; and iii. the conservative ‘business as usual’ discourse. The existence of common points of connection between the discourses and their respective supporters provides opportunities for modifications of mangrove management regimes. Acknowledging this diversity of viewpoints, reflecting how different stakeholders see and talk about mangrove management, highlights the need to develop pro-active and resilient natural resource management approaches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVol.183 ; 988-997 p.en_US
dc.identifier.issn3014797
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5503
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Environmental Managementen_US
dc.subjectMangrove managementen_US
dc.subjectDiscourseen_US
dc.subjectQ methodologyen_US
dc.subjectMalaysiaen_US
dc.subjectMatangen_US
dc.titleMapping discourses using Q methodology in Matang Mangrove Forest, Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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