Prognostic framing of stakeholders' subjectivities: a case of all-terrain vehicle management on state public lands |
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Authors: | Asah Stanley T Bengston David N Wendt Keith DeVaney Leif |
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Institution: | (1) College of the Environment, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, Washington, USA;(2) Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA;(3) MN DNR, Policy, Research, and Planning, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;(4) Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA |
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Abstract: | Management of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use on Minnesota state forest lands has a contentious history and land managers are
caught between ATV riders, non-motorized recreationists, private landowners, and environmental advocates. In this paper, we
demonstrate the usefulness of framing distinct perspectives about ATV management on Minnesota state public forests, understand
the structure of these management perspectives, identify areas of consensus and disagreement, specify which stakeholders hold
the various perspectives, clarify stakeholder perceptions of other stakeholders, and explore the implications for ATV planning
and management. Using Q methodology, three distinct perspectives about how we should or should not manage ATVs resulted from
our analysis, labeled Expert Management, Multiple Use, and Enforcement and Balance. A surprising degree of unanimity among
the three management perspectives was found. Although some of the areas of agreement would be difficult to implement, others
would be relatively simple to put into place. We suggest that land managers focus on widely accepted management actions to
ameliorate commonly recognized problems, which may ease tensions between stakeholders and make tackling the tougher issues
easier. |
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