Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Book chapters |
| DOI | 10.1007/3-540-27138-4_4 |
| Title (Primary) | Policy-windows for the declaration of protected areas - a comparative case study of East Germany and Guatemala |
| Title (Secondary) | Valuation and conservation of biodiversity. Interdisciplinary perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity |
| Author | Garrelts, H.; Birner, R.; Wittmer, H.
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| Publisher | Markussen, M.; Buse, R.; Garrelts, H.; Mañez Costa, M.A.; Menzel, S.; Marggraf, R. |
| Year | 2005 |
| Department | OEKON |
| Page From | 65 |
| Page To | 83 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | The declaration of protected areas is the most important policy instrument in nature conservation worldwide. Using the policy window approach developed by John Kingdon (cp. Kingdon 1984), this contribution deals with the conditions under which it is politically feasible to place comparatively large areas of land under protection. We compare the case of East Germany, as example of an industrialized country, and Guatemala, as an example of a developing country. The policy window approach stipulates an analysis that distinguishes between problem stream, policy steam and politics stream, and places attention on the coupling of these streams by political entrepreneurs and their ability to make use of windows of opportunity. Our comparative study of East Germany and Guatemala shows that in spite of country-specific differences a fundamental change of the political regime, the formation of a conservation movement and the development of policy options under the prior regime made it possible in both cases to place a comparatively large proportion of the country under protection in a short period of time. Further conditions were political entrepreneurship of leaders in the conservation movement as well as international support. Our study shows that this analytical approach provides valuable insights for the analysis of important events in conservation policy as there is a growing need to better understand the political conditions under which protected areas are being implemented. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=3335 |
| Garrelts, H., Birner, R., Wittmer, H. (2005): Policy-windows for the declaration of protected areas - a comparative case study of East Germany and Guatemala In: Markussen, M., Buse, R., Garrelts, H., Mañez Costa, M.A., Menzel, S., Marggraf, R. (eds.) Valuation and conservation of biodiversity. Interdisciplinary perspectives on the Convention on Biological Diversity Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, p. 65 - 83 10.1007/3-540-27138-4_4 |
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