dc.contributor.author | Turner, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Forster, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Fitzsimmons, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Gill, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Mahon, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Peterson, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Stead, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-20T15:54:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Improved natural resource governance is critical for the effective conservation of
ecosystems, and the well-being of societies that depend on them. Understanding the
social fit of institutional arrangements in different contexts can help guide the design
of effective environmental governance. This empirical study assessed individual-level
variation in institutional acceptance of coral reef governance among 652 respondents
in 12 fishing and tourism-oriented communities in the Wider Caribbean. High institutional
acceptance was strongly associated with perceptions of community cohesiveness,
underlining the potential contribution of civil society to effective governance
processes. Institutional acceptance was also influenced by reef use, awareness of rules,
perceived trends in reef fish populations, education, and contextual community-level
factors. Understanding what influences diverse perceptions of coral reef governance
among individuals can help to assess the likelihood of support for conservation measures.
This study highlights how knowledge of institutional acceptance can inform
the design of more targeted interventions that enhance the social fit of conservation
governance to local contexts and diverse resource users. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | The research leading to these results
has received funding from the European Union 7th Framework
Programme (P7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No.
244161. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | 2017; e12422. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/conl.12422 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/30376 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original
work is properly cited.
Copyright and Photocopying: © 2017 The Authors. Conservation Letters published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Caribbean | en_GB |
dc.subject | community perceptions | en_GB |
dc.subject | institutional fit | en_GB |
dc.subject | natural resource management | en_GB |
dc.subject | social acceptance | en_GB |
dc.title | Social fit of coral reef governance varies among individuals | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2017-11-20T15:54:44Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1755-263X | |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Conservation Letters | en_GB |