SYSTEMIC EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES

Authors

  • Jeff Lawrence Foote ESR
  • Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
  • Maria Hepi

Keywords:

Systemic evaluation, Community Environmental Management, Soft Systems Methodology, Developmental Work Research, New Zealand

Abstract

Community environmental management (CEM) is increasingly seen as a solution to complex environmental issues facing regulatory authorities. Little is written in the literature about how CEM programmes should be evaluated given the complex relationship between community participation and environmental outcomes. CEM programmes have much potential, but the lack of evidence-base means that their role in resource management is not necessarily well understood. This paper reports on action research that developed and trialled a systemic CEM evaluation methodology that blends three evaluation paradigms: stakeholder, goal-based and organisational.

Author Biographies

Jeff Lawrence Foote, ESR

Senior Systems Scientist Integrative Research for Sustainability Group

Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll

Maori Researcher Integrative Research for Sustainability Group

Maria Hepi

Social Scientist Integrative Research for Sustainability Group

Published

2009-07-05

How to Cite

Foote, J. L., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., & Hepi, M. (2009). SYSTEMIC EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES. Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the ISSS - 2009, Brisbane, Australia, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings53rd/article/view/1237