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resource management. New communication technologies offer tools for enhancing participation—
in terms of a deeper commitment from communities and participation of a wider range of groups—through their interactive qualities and capacity to link people in different
places. The research project evaluates the piloting, by the NationalMuseum of Australia, of
several innovative outreach activities which use information and communication technologies
specifically for community capacity building and developing platforms for change.
With an understanding of evaluation as research to inform decision-making at all phases of
project design, the Research Team is evaluating: (1) the effectiveness of each outreach activity
in meeting stakeholder objectives, including community participants; (2) the potential
each activity has to increase participation in the activity and other activities associated with
cultural heritage or natural resources; and (3) progress towards “the higher purpose”, that
is, the potential for such activities to affect natural resource management outcomes in the
long run. The research project is an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant involving
the University of Tasmania, the National Museum of Australia, and the Murray–Darling
Basin Commission." name="eprints.abstract" />
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">"Committing to Place" and evaluating the higher purpose: increasing engagement in natural resouce management through museum outreach and educational activities.</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Vanclay, Frank</span> and <span class="person_name">Lane, Ruth</span> and <span class="person_name">Wills, Joanna</span> and <span class="person_name">Coates, Ian</span> and <span class="person_name">Lucas, Damian</span> (2004) <xhtml:em>"Committing to Place" and evaluating the higher purpose: increasing engagement in natural resouce management through museum outreach and educational activities.</xhtml:em> Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 6 (4). pp. 539-564. ISSN 1464-3332</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2505/1/0412_Committing_to_Place_JEAPM_V6N4.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2505/1/0412_Committing_to_Place_JEAPM_V6N4.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />432Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input accept-charset="utf-8" value="3293" name="docid" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.worldscinet.com/jeapm/jeapm.shtml">http://www.worldscinet.com/jeapm/jeapm.shtml</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The Australian “Committing to Place” Research Project investigates the potential of outreach
activities and educational programmes to increase community commitment to natural
resource management. New communication technologies offer tools for enhancing participation—
in terms of a deeper commitment from communities and participation of a wider range of groups—through their interactive qualities and capacity to link people in different
places. The research project evaluates the piloting, by the NationalMuseum of Australia, of
several innovative outreach activities which use information and communication technologies
specifically for community capacity building and developing platforms for change.
With an understanding of evaluation as research to inform decision-making at all phases of
project design, the Research Team is evaluating: (1) the effectiveness of each outreach activity
in meeting stakeholder objectives, including community participants; (2) the potential
each activity has to increase participation in the activity and other activities associated with
cultural heritage or natural resources; and (3) progress towards “the higher purpose”, that
is, the potential for such activities to affect natural resource management outcomes in the
long run. The research project is an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant involving
the University of Tasmania, the National Museum of Australia, and the Murray–Darling
Basin Commission.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/300902.html">300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences > 300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management > 300902 Land and Parks Management</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/300900.html">300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences > 300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2505</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Scholarly Publications Librarian</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">22 Nov 2007 08:41</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2505;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2505">item control page</a></p>
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