The creation of coastal space – how local ecological knowledge becomes relevant
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/6537Date
2014Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
Abstract
Since the 1990s, substantial efforts have been invested in Local Ecological
Knowledge (LEK) research, but LEK has only been applied in western fisheries and
resource management to a limited extent. The attempts to link LEK to model-based
fish stock assessment seem to have failed largely because the format of LEK does
not fit into the models currently in use. However, LEK is still relevant for natural
resource management. This article approaches LEK from a different position, not as
knowledge about fish stocks but as a constituent in the creation of coastal space as
a management object. Through the description of procedures and practices for
collection, mapping and authorisation of LEK in Norway, the article illustrates how
LEK can potentially become a central element in fisheries and coastal management by
using the construction of coastal space as a core management object. As the article will
show, the translation of users’ experiences into formal knowledge (LEK) about specific
activities in certain localities imbues the coastal space with formerly unknown properties
and contributes to turning it into a more complex management object. Thus, the article
illustrates that LEK becomes relevant for management when it is presented in a format
that fits into the frames of reference used in coastal zone management.
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SpringerOpenCitation
Maritime Studies 13(2014) nr. 2Metadata
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