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Marine mammal co-management in Canada's Arctic: Knowledge co-production for learning and adaptive capacity

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  • Dale, Aaron
  • Armitage, Derek

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This paper examines the challenge of knowledge co-production and the implications for learning and adapting in the context of a narwhal co-management in Nunavut, Canada. Knowledge co-production is the collaborative process of bringing a plurality of knowledge sources and types together to address a defined problem and build an integrated or systems-oriented understanding of that problem. The paper considers knowledge co-production by examining five interrelated dimensions: knowledge gathering, sharing, integration, interpretation, and application. Voices of hunters, community representatives, and managers engaged in co-management are highlighted to identify primary challenges and opportunities. The analysis reveals how compartmentalized views of knowledge continue to constrain adaptive and collaborative management. An understanding of knowledge co-production processes, however, may help to overcome the resilience of top-down management approaches.

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  • Dale, Aaron & Armitage, Derek, 2011. "Marine mammal co-management in Canada's Arctic: Knowledge co-production for learning and adaptive capacity," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 440-449, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:35:y:2011:i:4:p:440-449
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    1. M. Barrett, 2013. "Enabling hybrid space: epistemological diversity in socio-ecological problem-solving," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 46(2), pages 179-197, June.
    2. Cvitanovic, C. & Hobday, A.J. & van Kerkhoff, L. & Marshall, N.A., 2015. "Overcoming barriers to knowledge exchange for adaptive resource management; the perspectives of Australian marine scientists," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 38-44.

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