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dc.contributor.authorHughes, M.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Tod
dc.contributor.authorPhau, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:48:10Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:48:10Z
dc.date.created2016-05-02T19:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationHughes, M. and Jones, T. and Phau, I. 2016. Community Perceptions of a World Heritage Nomination Process: The Ningaloo Coast Region of Western Australia. Coastal Managemant. 44 (2): pp. 139-155.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35187
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08920753.2016.1135275
dc.description.abstract

The remote Ningaloo Coast region, the location of Australia's largest fringing coral reef, was designated as World Heritage (WH) in 2011 based on its outstanding natural values. In the past, the WH nomination process predominantly involved experts and state officials. More recently, local community involvement has become a required part of the process, representing a move toward participatory governance that can potentially influence WH designation. Understanding community perceptions of the WH nomination process provides insights into the consequences of community involvement. Interviews were conducted with key local community members involved in the Ningaloo Coast WH nomination. Interviews focused on the perceptions and experience of the nomination process and local meanings of WH designation.Results indicated that while there was support for WH designation, the nomination process was seen as controversial. Community involvement was dominated by local political and social concerns, mistrust, misinformation, and perceived unfairness. Concerns were influenced by past and current government actions and decision-making in the region. The article identifies some challenges associated with local community involvement in a WH nomination process. These challenges raise questions about participatory governance and how local community's engage in the WH nomination process for coastal regions identified by experts as globally significant.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.titleCommunity Perceptions of a World Heritage Nomination Process: The Ningaloo Coast Region of Western Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume44
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage139
dcterms.source.endPage155
dcterms.source.issn0892-0753
dcterms.source.titleCoastal Managemant
curtin.departmentSchool of Marketing
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.contributor.orcidPhau, Ian [0000-0002-0759-6092]


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