Planning for change? Assessing the integration of climate change and land-based livelihoods in Colorado BLM planning documents

被引:7
作者
Nave, Julia [1 ]
Knapp, Corrine Noel [2 ]
McNeeley, Shannon [3 ]
机构
[1] Western Colorado Univ, Gunnison, CO 81231 USA
[2] Univ Wyoming, Haub Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Laramie, WY 82071 USA
[3] Colorado State Univ, Nat Resource Ecol Lab, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
关键词
Land-based livelihoods; Climate change; BLM; Gray literature; Planning; NEPA; VULNERABILITY; MITIGATION; LIVESTOCK;
D O I
10.1007/s10113-020-01590-0
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Many western communities are surrounded by public lands that support land-based and local economies. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision-making affects the vulnerability of those land-based livelihoods, especially in the context of climate change. We analyzed Colorado BLM planning documents to evaluate how they are considering climate change, sensitive resources, impacts, and land-based livelihoods in their planning processes using both quantitative word counts and qualitative coding. Documents published in recent years (2011-2015) include more mentions of climate change than older documents (1985-1997). However, the review showed that while climate change is discussed within the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning documents, the final Resource Management Plans contain few mentions of climate change. Further, there is minimal consideration of how climate change may impact land-based livelihoods. These results prompt questions about the planning process, how climate change considerations are integrated into the final documents, and how that impacts on-the-ground management. The review suggests a need for increased consideration of climate change throughout the BLM's planning process so that landscapes can be managed with more attention and awareness to climate change and the associated impacts to resources and dependent communities.
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