Is ecosystem service research used by decision-makers? A case study of the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
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  • 作者:Darla Hatton MacDonald (1) (2)
    Rosalind H. Bark (3)
    Anthea Coggan (3)
  • 关键词:Policy ; Science ; policy interface ; Water re ; allocation ; Environmental benefits ; Ecosystem service assessment
  • 刊名:Landscape Ecology
  • 出版年:2014
  • 出版时间:October 2014
  • 年:2014
  • 卷:29
  • 期:8
  • 页码:1447-1460
  • 全文大小:510 KB
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  • 作者单位:Darla Hatton MacDonald (1) (2)
    Rosalind H. Bark (3)
    Anthea Coggan (3)

    1. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, PMB2, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia
    2. School of Accounting and Finance, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
    3. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD, 4102, Australia
  • ISSN:1572-9761
文摘
This paper investigates the accessibility and usefulness of the Ecosystem Services (ES) framework to policy analysts. Using a mixed methods approach of document analysis and semi-structured interviews we examine how an ES assessment of the benefits of restoring water to the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) in Australia has been used by government agencies in policy and planning. The ES assessment links changes in water management under the Basin Plan with modelled changes in water quality, river flows and inundation patterns and in turn to modelled freshwater and estuarine ecosystem response. These ecological responses were expressed in terms of incremental ES benefits which were valued monetarily using a variety of valuation techniques. To investigate how these pieces of information were used in the policy debate around the re-allocation of water in the MDB, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 Australian, State, and local government officials as well as academics and consultants. The interviews were designed to uncover the complex information dissemination process through networks within and among agencies. The results are mixed as to whether the assessment served to influence public policy. The report has been utilized and cited by Australian federal agencies, the downstream State of South Australia and conservation-based NGOs in their position statements and as such has been used as evidence in support of re-allocation of water in the MDB. A number of interview participants commented that the ES assessment raised awareness and this may lead to broader usage of the information and framework in the implementation phase of MDB water reform.

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