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Upland estate management objectives and land uses are wide-ranging - agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, property and sporting interests – set
within discourses of sustainability and multifunctionality and also including new
developments in tourism, renewable energy and biodiversity conservation. The
complexity of upland estate management presents a great challenge, both
theoretically and practically.
To tackle this complexity, indicators were developed using a transdisciplinary
research approach, combining academic and non-academic knowledge within a
deliberative research process to address a ‘real world’ problem. A conceptual
framework guided the adaptation of the Delphi technique so that the indicators
were selected in a manner which: (1) increased transdisciplinary capacity; (2)
facilitated knowledge integration; and (3) enhanced the potential for social
learning. Using the adapted technique, the researcher facilitated an anonymous,
iterative research process that took place over four rounds, and involved a mixed
panel of individuals who comprised expertise in sustainability, rural and upland
land use, and estate management. A contemporary and consensual definition of
‘sustainable upland estate management’ was developed by the panel, through the identification of five ‘sustainable estate principles’ (Adapting Management;
Broadening Options; Ecosystem Thinking; Linking into Social Fabric; Thinking
beyond the Estate) and 16 corresponding indicators (‘opportunities for
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The<br/>complexity of upland estate management presents a great challenge, both<br/>theoretically and practically.<br/><br/>To tackle this complexity, indicators were developed using a transdisciplinary<br/>research approach, combining academic and non-academic knowledge within a<br/>deliberative research process to address a ‘real world’ problem. A conceptual<br/>framework guided the adaptation of the Delphi technique so that the indicators<br/>were selected in a manner which: (1) increased transdisciplinary capacity; (2)<br/>facilitated knowledge integration; and (3) enhanced the potential for social<br/>learning. Using the adapted technique, the researcher facilitated an anonymous,<br/>iterative research process that took place over four rounds, and involved a mixed<br/>panel of individuals who comprised expertise in sustainability, rural and upland<br/>land use, and estate management. A contemporary and consensual definition of<br/>‘sustainable upland estate management’ was developed by the panel, through the identification of five ‘sustainable estate principles’ (Adapting Management;<br/>Broadening Options; Ecosystem Thinking; Linking into Social Fabric; Thinking<br/>beyond the Estate) and 16 corresponding indicators (‘opportunities for<br/>sustainable estates’) within a ‘Sustainable Estates Toolkit’. 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Upland estate management objectives and land uses are wide-ranging - agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, property and sporting interests – set
within discourses of sustainability and multifunctionality and also including new
developments in tourism, renewable energy and biodiversity conservation. The
complexity of upland estate management presents a great challenge, both
theoretically and practically.
To tackle this complexity, indicators were developed using a transdisciplinary
research approach, combining academic and non-academic knowledge within a
deliberative research process to address a ‘real world’ problem. A conceptual
framework guided the adaptation of the Delphi technique so that the indicators
were selected in a manner which: (1) increased transdisciplinary capacity; (2)
facilitated knowledge integration; and (3) enhanced the potential for social
learning. Using the adapted technique, the researcher facilitated an anonymous,
iterative research process that took place over four rounds, and involved a mixed
panel of individuals who comprised expertise in sustainability, rural and upland
land use, and estate management. A contemporary and consensual definition of
‘sustainable upland estate management’ was developed by the panel, through the identification of five ‘sustainable estate principles’ (Adapting Management;
Broadening Options; Ecosystem Thinking; Linking into Social Fabric; Thinking
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within discourses of sustainability and multifunctionality and also including new
developments in tourism, renewable energy and biodiversity conservation. The
complexity of upland estate management presents a great challenge, both
theoretically and practically.
To tackle this complexity, indicators were developed using a transdisciplinary
research approach, combining academic and non-academic knowledge within a
deliberative research process to address a ‘real world’ problem. A conceptual
framework guided the adaptation of the Delphi technique so that the indicators
were selected in a manner which: (1) increased transdisciplinary capacity; (2)
facilitated knowledge integration; and (3) enhanced the potential for social
learning. Using the adapted technique, the researcher facilitated an anonymous,
iterative research process that took place over four rounds, and involved a mixed
panel of individuals who comprised expertise in sustainability, rural and upland
land use, and estate management. A contemporary and consensual definition of
‘sustainable upland estate management’ was developed by the panel, through the identification of five ‘sustainable estate principles’ (Adapting Management;
Broadening Options; Ecosystem Thinking; Linking into Social Fabric; Thinking
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