Public access to spatial data on private-land conservation
| Autor: | Chloe B. Wardropper, Adena R. Rissman, Andrew W. L’Roe, Amy Wilson Morris, Jessica Owley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Geographic information system Geospatial analysis QH301-705.5 tax incentive 0211 other engineering and technologies Information access Easement 02 engineering and technology privacy computer.software_genre 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Biology (General) land trusts private-land conservation QH540-549.5 transparency Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management conservation easements environmental governance 021107 urban & regional planning 15. Life on land Conservation easement 13. Climate action Accountability Geographic Information Systems The Right to Privacy Conservation Reserve Program business cost share computer |
| Zdroj: | Ecology and Society, Vol 22, Iss 2, p 24 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1708-3087 |
| Popis: | Information is critical for environmental governance. The rise of digital mapping has the potential to advance private-land conservation by assisting with conservation planning, monitoring, evaluation, and accountability. However, privacy concerns from private landowners and the capacity of conservation entities can influence efforts to track spatial data. We examine public access to geospatial data on conserved private lands and the reasons data are available or unavailable. We conduct a qualitative comparative case study based on analysis of maps, documents, and interviews. We compare four conservation programs involving different conservation tools: conservation easements (the growing but incomplete National Conservation Easement Database), regulatory mitigation (gaps in tracking U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species habitat mitigation), contract payments (lack of spatial data on U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Reserve Program due to Farm Bill restrictions), and property-tax incentives (online mapping of Wisconsin's managed forest tax program). These cases illuminate the capacity and privacy reasons for current incomplete or inaccessible spatial data and the politics of mapping private land. If geospatial data are to contribute fully to planning, evaluation, and accountability, we recommend improving information system capacity, enhancing learning networks, and reducing legal and administrative barriers to information access, while balancing the right to information and the right to privacy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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