Stakeholder participation and the use of web technology for MPA management


Submitted: 8 June 2015
Accepted: 8 June 2015
Published: 20 November 2013
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Authors

  • Markantonatou Vasiliki Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
  • Manuel Meidinger UBICA s.r.l., Genova and Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Marcello Sano UBICA s.r.l., Genova and Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna and Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University, Gold Coast 4222, Queensland, Italy.
  • Eleni Oikonomou Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Knights Park, London, United Kingdom.
  • Giuseppe di Carlo World Wide Fund for Nature (or WWF), Mediterranean Programme Office, Rome, Italy.
  • Marco Palma UBICA s.r.l., Genova, Italy.
  • Massimo Ponti Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali (BiGeA), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Carlo Cerrano Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Stakeholder participation has received increased attention as a key process for enhancing mitigation of conflicts between different interests for the same resources and transparent decision-making in marine protected areas (MPAs). A wide range of advanced web tools is available nowadays that integrate stakeholder participation by generating new information and allow interaction between actors in MPA management. However, such technologies are frequently used without much consideration regarding the complexity of the decision to be made and the heterogeneity of stakeholder preferences and understanding in order to be related to these technologies. In order to understand how technology corresponds to the changing needs of MPA management, we have reviewed a range of different participation strategies adopted by web technology, based on a set of criteria that define a successful participation approach. We start from simple towards more sophisticated tools that have been developed worldwide in order to better inform decisions, and contribute to more effective and efficient MPA management. Finally, we draw a theoretical framework for the development of a community-based web tool with the capacity to incorporate the philosophy of stakeholder participation by generating new and high quality information flow for effective MPA management.

Vasiliki, M., Meidinger, M., Sano, M., Oikonomou, E., di Carlo, G., Palma, M., Ponti, M., & Cerrano, C. (2013). Stakeholder participation and the use of web technology for MPA management. Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 4(2), 260–276. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2013.5347

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