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Perceived Fairness And Effectiveness Of Rangeland Collaborative Processes, Kimberly J. Richardson
Perceived Fairness And Effectiveness Of Rangeland Collaborative Processes, Kimberly J. Richardson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Involvement in collaborative partnerships in natural resource management has become a popular method for natural resource management agencies to collect public input, cope with conflicts, and develop ecosystem management plans. This thesis evaluates various collaborative processes, emphasizing multiple-owner partnerships. Qualitative interviews of 46 landowners in Utah were conducted to reveal concerns and suggestions regarding multiple-owner landscape-level collaborative partnerships. Landowners were concerned about private property rights infringement and losing control of their private land. Landowners were primarily concerned about the fairness and effectiveness of any partnership in which they were involved.
However, they were willing to consider participating if certain procedural …