Risk equivalent safe operating space as an inclusive framework for living resource management in a multisectoral, multicultural world

Governance processes for management of living resources are increasingly inclusive and participatory, with more use of integrated risk-based approaches. Progress has been challenged by diverse participants holding different values, evidence rooted in different knowledge systems, and participants pla...

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Main Authors: Jake Rice, Daniel E. Duplisea, Karen L. Hunter, Marie-Julie Roux
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Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0120
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description Governance processes for management of living resources are increasingly inclusive and participatory, with more use of integrated risk-based approaches. Progress has been challenged by diverse participants holding different values, evidence rooted in different knowledge systems, and participants placed in adversarial roles. Drawing together developments in risk equivalence, the concept of safe operating space, and viability theory, Risk Equivalent Safe Operating Spaces address these challenges. Within the framework diverse perspectives can express their desired ecological, economic, and social outcomes using their own values and indicators. The aggregate suite of all indicators delineates a multidimensional space within which each perspective can describe their relative risk tolerances along each axis, using evidence from all relevant knowledge systems. The “present state” of the socio-ecological system is identified within this space, along with zones of equivalent risk for each perspective, and (if it exists) a zone of Safe Operating Space (SOS) within some acceptable risk tolerance for all perspectives. Pathways can be developed that first seek equivalent risk for all perspectives, then lead towards the center of the common, shared SOS. Where certain perspectives or dimensions of the multidimensional space have explicit priority, the pathways can prioritize minimizing these risks.
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spelling doaj-art-f963ac2c65b54b51b733b9ff77cb77f02025-08-20T02:27:46ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712025-01-011011810.1139/facets-2024-0120Risk equivalent safe operating space as an inclusive framework for living resource management in a multisectoral, multicultural worldJake Rice0Daniel E. Duplisea1Karen L. Hunter2Marie-Julie Roux3Fisheries and Oceans Canada (retired), National Capital Region, Ottawa, ON, CanadaFisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, Mont Joli, QC, CanadaFisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Nanaimo, BC, CanadaFisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, Mont Joli, QC, CanadaGovernance processes for management of living resources are increasingly inclusive and participatory, with more use of integrated risk-based approaches. Progress has been challenged by diverse participants holding different values, evidence rooted in different knowledge systems, and participants placed in adversarial roles. Drawing together developments in risk equivalence, the concept of safe operating space, and viability theory, Risk Equivalent Safe Operating Spaces address these challenges. Within the framework diverse perspectives can express their desired ecological, economic, and social outcomes using their own values and indicators. The aggregate suite of all indicators delineates a multidimensional space within which each perspective can describe their relative risk tolerances along each axis, using evidence from all relevant knowledge systems. The “present state” of the socio-ecological system is identified within this space, along with zones of equivalent risk for each perspective, and (if it exists) a zone of Safe Operating Space (SOS) within some acceptable risk tolerance for all perspectives. Pathways can be developed that first seek equivalent risk for all perspectives, then lead towards the center of the common, shared SOS. Where certain perspectives or dimensions of the multidimensional space have explicit priority, the pathways can prioritize minimizing these risks.https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0120risk equivalencesafe operating spaceobjectivesstrategic planninginclusive governanceknowledge systems
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title Risk equivalent safe operating space as an inclusive framework for living resource management in a multisectoral, multicultural world
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title_short Risk equivalent safe operating space as an inclusive framework for living resource management in a multisectoral, multicultural world
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safe operating space
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strategic planning
inclusive governance
knowledge systems
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