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Evaluating Collaborative Natural ResourceManagement

CONLEY, ALEXANDER, MOOTE, MARGARET A.·2003·Society & Natural Resources

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In this article, we look at the evolving collaborative natural resource management movement in the United States and discuss current calls to evaluate it. We then explore approaches researchers have used to evaluate both specific efforts and the broader movement. Evaluative criteria developed thus far by several researchers show commonalities as well as differences. We argue that evaluation approaches will necessarily vary with the evaluation's intent, the type of collaborative effort being evaluated, and the values of the evaluator. Evaluators need to consider and make explicit their standards for comparison, criteria, and methods in order to clarify the nature of an evaluation and facilitate the synthesis of findings.

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Authors: CONLEY, A., & MOOTE, M. A.
Affiliations: Northern Arizona University (US)
Venue: Society & Natural Resources
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2003-05
Volume: 16
Issue: 5
Pages: 371-386
ISSN: 0894-1920 (ISSN-L)
1521-0723
DOI: 10.1080/08941920309181
OpenAlex: W2157693829
Cited by: 505
References: 53
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 25 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 36 · 2012: 23
FWCI: 13.46
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Society & Natural Resources (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Keywords: collaborative natural resource management, evaluation approaches, evaluation criteria, evaluation standards, collaborative governance

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