Analyzing who is relevant to engage in environmental decision-making processes by interests, influence and impact: The 3i framework.

Autor: Reed MS; Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK. Electronic address: mark.reed@sruc.ac.uk., Jensen EA; Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK; Institute for Methods Innovation, 77 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, D02 XE80, Ireland., Noles S; Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK; Institute for Methods Innovation, 77 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, D02 XE80, Ireland., Conneely D; Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK., Kendall H; Centre for Rural Economy, School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK; Natural England, Area 5A, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR, UK., Raley M; Centre for Rural Economy, School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK., Tarrant A; School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK., Oakley N; Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre, Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK; Natural England, Area 5A, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR, UK., Hinson C; Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK., Hoare V; Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK., Marshall K; Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB15 8QH, UK., Pugliese L; Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, Tjele, 8830, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of environmental management [J Environ Manage] 2024 Dec 05; Vol. 373, pp. 123437. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123437
Abstrakt: Outcomes in participatory environmental processes are strongly affected by choices about who is engaged. Inclusive engagement diversifies the range of interests and perspectives represented, including those from vulnerable and marginalized groups, ultimately contributing to more socially and environmentally sustainable and equitable outcomes. However, existing "stakeholder analysis" methods often bias participant identification away from disenfranchised groups with limited pre-existing interest or influence, instead favoring the most easily accessed and influential stakeholders. This paper draws on research impact theory and practice to propose a new, more inclusive approach, adding impact to the existing interest and influence criteria (which each begin with the letter "i", hence the 3i framework) that are typically used to identify, categorize and prioritize those who are relevant to be included or excluded from engagement processes. As part of this proposed 3i analysis approach, we articulate a new typology of relevant parties to engage in environmental decision-making processes, including: uninterested; uninterested and impacted; uninterested influencers; disinterested, influential and impacted; only interested; interested and impacted; interested influencers; and interested, influential and impacted. Except for the first group, all types of relevant parties should be considered for engagement wherever possible, with participation strategies tailored to their specific 3i profile. The approach was developed and refined through a series of workshops before developing it into a survey instrument that was piloted to gather 3i data efficiently across several national contexts. Survey findings are presented for a case study identifying those relevant to wetland and peatland restoration in a Scottish catchment. If widely adopted, the 3i framework would be the most consequential change in stakeholder analysis methods since the introduction of interest-influence matrices in the 1980s.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:Mark Reed reports financial support was provided by Scottish GovernmentRural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division. Mark Reed reports financial support was provided by UK Research and Innovation. Mark Reed reports financial support was provided by Horizon Europe. Mark Reed reports a relationship with Institute for Methods Innovation that includes: speaking and lecture fees. Eric Jensen reports a relationship with Institute for Methods Innovation that includes: Employee; board membership. Corresponding author was previously CEO of Fast Track Impact Ltd If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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