Knowledge sharing for the advancement of ecological restoration

As public land management agencies develop, the amount of knowledge they have about the land increases. This increase creates a web of knowledge that is accessed in different ways by individuals and groups. Although compiling institutional knowledge in a coherent manner can increase efficiency and enable coordinated restoration efforts, land managers can be wary of sharing knowledge organization widely and might even refrain from disseminating documents and other resources they develop. In this study, a conceptual framework is developed to understand the relationship between risk and knowledge sharing in ecological restoration. I applied a mixed method approach including nine in-person interviews and a survey that employed an experimental design. The survey was distributed to the professional staff (N = 51) of the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Results indicated that risk significantly affected a model for knowledge sharing to advance ecological restoration.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Recreation, Sport, and Tourism

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2018

Author dc:creator

• Strauser, John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stewart, William P.
• Benson, Thomas J.
• van Riper, Carena

• Trust, Ecological Restoration, Knowledge Sharing

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2018 John Strauser

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/101725

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/101725