Community Control in Resource Management

Traditional public participation in resource
management planning and decision making processes in
British Columbia has often resulted in little or no
public influence in the process, or over the
decisions made. This study of the Bulkley Valley
Community Resources Board (BVCRB) explores how public
input through this body was conceptualized and
incorporated into the Bulkley Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP) process. This work explores
the linkages between public participation, community
conflict, community organization and community power.
Community support and community representation are
central to the BVCRB's influence in the development
of the Bulkley LRMP. The goal of this work is to
examine how a level of public input which went beyond
tokenism was achieved and resulted in community
control and community power. This provides insight
into the legitimacy of community organization,
community representation, and community support for
public participation to influence resource management
planning and decision making.

Autorentext

Kelly A. Giesbrecht, MA: Completed BA, Political Science (2001)and MA, Geography (2004) at the University of Northern BritishColumbia (UNBC). Currently (2009) starting as a PhD Student inthe Geography Program at UNBC.

Klappentext

Traditional public participation in resourcemanagement planning and decision making processes inBritish Columbia has often resulted in little or nopublic influence in the process, or over thedecisions made. This study of the Bulkley ValleyCommunity Resources Board (BVCRB) explores how publicinput through this body was conceptualized andincorporated into the Bulkley Land and ResourceManagement Plan (LRMP) process. This work exploresthe linkages between public participation, communityconflict, community organization and community power.Community support and community representation arecentral to the BVCRB's influence in the developmentof the Bulkley LRMP. The goal of this work is toexamine how a level of public input which went beyondtokenism was achieved and resulted in communitycontrol and community power. This provides insightinto the legitimacy of community organization,community representation, and community support forpublic participation to influence resource managementplanning and decision making.