Framing fragmentation in strategic policy documents in spatial planning and environmental domains: differences and similarities

Fragmentation is a complex issue and the way it is framed will impact on policy decisions. The Czech Republic has adopted several strategic policy documents in spatial planning and environmental domains that address fragmentation. However, these documents differ in how they frame fragmentation. Our...

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Published in:Journal of environmental planning and management 2020-02, Vol.63 (3), p.415-432
Main Authors: Semančíková, Eva, Grădinaru, Simona R., Aubrechtová, Tereza, Hersperger, Anna M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content analysis
Criteria
Divergence
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Fragmentation
Frame analysis
Framing
habitat fragmentation
Land cover
Land use
landscape fragmentation
Mitigation
planning
policy domain
problem framing
Segmentation
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Summary:Fragmentation is a complex issue and the way it is framed will impact on policy decisions. The Czech Republic has adopted several strategic policy documents in spatial planning and environmental domains that address fragmentation. However, these documents differ in how they frame fragmentation. Our goal was to evaluate the differences in 1) framing the problem of fragmentation and 2) suggested solutions. We performed a content analysis of the strategic policy documents by coding text using the key fragmentation aspects - biological organization, land cover, and connectivity. Next, we categorized data either to species-oriented, pattern-oriented, or ecosystem service frames and suggested criteria to evaluate the quality of the framing. This method was useful to show the divergence in the framing of fragmentation as a problem between two policy domains. The results show that the pattern-oriented frame and mitigation solutions are the most prominent aspects, and also fragmentation is not well framed.
ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
DOI:10.1080/09640568.2019.1589433