Climate change scenario planning in Alaska's National Parks: Stakeholder involvement in the decision-making process |
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| Institution: | 1. Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States;2. Alaska Climate Science Center, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States;3. University of Alaska Fairbanks, 930 Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States;1. Vrije Univerisiteit Brussel, MOBI Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium;2. Department BUTO, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium;3. Department ETEC, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels Belgium |
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| Abstract: | This article studies the participation of stakeholders in climate change decision-making in Alaska's National Parks. We place stakeholder participation within literatures on environmental and climate change decision-making. We conducted participant observation and interviews in two planning workshops to investigate the decision-making process, and our findings are three-fold. First, the inclusion of diverse stakeholders expanded climate change decision-making beyond National Park Service (NPS) institutional constraints. Second, workshops of the Climate Change Scenario Planning Project (CCSPP) enhanced institutional understandings of participants' attitudes towards climate change and climate change decision-making. Third, the geographical context of climate change influences the decision-making process. As the first regional approach to climate change decision-making within the NPS, the CCSPP serves as a model for future climate change planning in public land agencies. This study shows how the participation of stakeholders can contribute to robust decisions, may move climate change decision-making beyond institutional barriers, and can provide information about attitudes towards climate change decision-making. |
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| Keywords: | Climate change Decision-making Stakeholder participation Adaptation Alaska |
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