Wicked conflict: Using wicked problem thinking for holistic management of conservation conflict.

ABSTRACT: Conservation conflict is widespread, damaging, and has proved difficult to manage using conventional conservation approaches. Conflicts are often "wicked problems," lacking clear solutions due to divergent values of stakeholders, and being embedded within wickedly complex environments. Drawing on the concept of wicked environmental problems could lead to management strategies better suited to tackling conflict. However, it is unclear whether managers are embracing ideas from the wicked problems concept. There is currently a lack of guidance for applying strategies to tackle particular wicked problems, such as conservation conflict. We explored the suitability of wicked problems-inspired management, using eight contemporary conflict case studies. Conservation conflict was managed predominan

SUBMITTER: Mason THE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6360488 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature