Impact/Purpose:

The objective of this project is to develop a framework for evaluating community-based watershed management programs as a tool for community organizers, program managers, and policy makers. The questions I will seek to answer are 1) what characterizes a “successful” community-based conservation program? 2) in what ways could environmental policy be enhanced to promote effective community initiatives?

Description:

The criteria will be assembled into a manual to be used by community organizers, academics, managers, or policy makers in evaluating community-based watershed management initiatives and in designing new watershed management programs. The case study will also be added to the body of literature on the successes and limitations of community-based management of common-pool resources.

Record Details:

Record Type:PROJECT( ABSTRACT )

Start Date:09/01/2006

Completion Date:09/01/2007

Record ID: 175737

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Related Organizations:

Role :OWNER

Organization Name :DUKE UNIVERSITY

Mailing Address :103 Allen Bldg

Citation :Durham

State :NC

Zip Code :27708

Project Information:

Approach :

This study will include three phases that will utilize both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. During the first phase, I will analyze the current literature of community-based environmental management case studies to develop a general framework for comparative case study analysis. I will establish a set of criteria for evaluating the relative successes and limitations of community-based initiatives, looking at aspects of context, process and outcomes. During the second phase, I will conduct a pilot case study of community-based management in the Albemarle watershed, North Carolina to which I will apply the evaluative criteria. Specifically, I will assess the participation of agricultural land owners in conservation planning and land use decision-making. Case study data will be collected through open-ended interviews of community members and project managers, landowner surveys, document review, and site visits. The final phase will consist of data analysis and dissemination of results. The developed evaluative criteria will be tested on the pilot case study and modified as appropriate.

Cost :$111,172.00

Research Component :Academic Fellowships

Approach :

This study will include three phases that will utilize both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. During the first phase, I will analyze the current literature of community-based environmental management case studies to develop a general framework for comparative case study analysis. I will establish a set of criteria for evaluating the relative successes and limitations of community-based initiatives, looking at aspects of context, process and outcomes. During the second phase, I will conduct a pilot case study of community-based management in the Albemarle watershed, North Carolina to which I will apply the evaluative criteria. Specifically, I will assess the participation of agricultural land owners in conservation planning and land use decision-making. Case study data will be collected through open-ended interviews of community members and project managers, landowner surveys, document review, and site visits. The final phase will consist of data analysis and dissemination of results. The developed evaluative criteria will be tested on the pilot case study and modified as appropriate.

Cost :$111,172.00

Research Component :Economics and Decision Sciences

Approach :

This study will include three phases that will utilize both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. During the first phase, I will analyze the current literature of community-based environmental management case studies to develop a general framework for comparative case study analysis. I will establish a set of criteria for evaluating the relative successes and limitations of community-based initiatives, looking at aspects of context, process and outcomes. During the second phase, I will conduct a pilot case study of community-based management in the Albemarle watershed, North Carolina to which I will apply the evaluative criteria. Specifically, I will assess the participation of agricultural land owners in conservation planning and land use decision-making. Case study data will be collected through open-ended interviews of community members and project managers, landowner surveys, document review, and site visits. The final phase will consist of data analysis and dissemination of results. The developed evaluative criteria will be tested on the pilot case study and modified as appropriate.

Cost :$111,172.00

Research Component :Fellowship - Environmental Decision Making

Project IDs:

ID Code :F6C30837

Project type :Fellowship