The dependency of people on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Marshall, Nadine, Curnock, Matthew I., Goldberg, Jeremy, Gooch, Margaret, Marshall, Paul A., Pert, Petina L., and Tobin, Renae C. (2017) The dependency of people on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coastal Management, 45 (6). pp. 505-518.

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Abstract

Understanding how people are dependent on Large Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPAs) is important for understanding how people might be sensitive to changes that affect these seascapes. We review how resource dependency is conceptualized and propose that it be broadened to include cultural values such as pride in resource status, scientific heritage, appreciation of aesthetics, biodiversity, and lifestyle opportunities. We provide an overview of how local residents (n D 3,181 face-to-face surveys), commercial fishers (n = 210, telephone surveys), and tourism operators (n = 119 telephone surveys) are potentially dependent on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a region currently experiencing significant environmental, social, and economic change. We found that commercial fishers and tourism operators were dependent not only financially on the GBR, but also because of their age, years in the industry and region, lack of education, and the number of dependents. These stakeholders lacked flexibility to secure alternative employment. All stakeholder groups, regardless of economic imperatives, were dependent on the GBR because of their cultural connections. We propose that resource dependency also provides an umbrella concept to describe the cultural services provided by an ecosystem, which can be described through place-based dependence and place-identity.

Item ID: 51821
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1521-0421
Keywords: cultural services, cultural values, ecosystem services, resource dependency, social
Funders: CSIRO, Land and Water
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2017 07:35
FoR Codes: 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3005 Fisheries sciences > 300505 Fisheries management @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960507 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments @ 100%
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