title: Conflict resolution by participatory management: remote sensing and GIS as tools for communicating land-use needs for reindeer herding in northern Sweden.
abstract: When seeking to resolve complex land-management issues, geographical assessment of resources that are in short supply or in dispute can aid the communication of knowledge and the understanding among and between different stakeholders. In this paper, we illustrate how remote sensing and GIS can be used to gather and compile information regarding land-use activities and patterns among reindeer herders and other land users (forestry, mining, tourism, etc) in northern Sweden. The project represents a novel user-oriented effort largely based on the work carried out by the principal end user, i.e. the reindeer herders themselves. The basis for development of land-use plans for reindeer husbandry, was the following: to collect and digitally systemize traditional ecological and landscape knowledge of reindeer habitat use; to integrate this information with results from field inventories and satellite-based vegetation classifications; to map activities of other land users. The resulting land-use plans provide information that can facilitate consultation between the reindeer herders and other stakeholders and can facilitate operational work in reindeer management. This project can serve as a model for participatory involvement and planning, bringing indigenous knowledge and advanced remote-sensing techniques together in an interactive process.
authors.affiliation: Remote Sensing Laboratory, Department of Forest Resource Management and Geomatics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU, Umeå, Sweden. per.sandstrom@mso.umt.edu
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandström
authors.forename: Tina Granqvist
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Pahlén
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edenius
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tømmervik
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hagner
authors.forename: Leif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hemberg
authors.forename: Håkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stenlund
authors.forename: Lars Göran
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Egberth
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D003142:Communication; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D016468:Forestry; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008906:Mining; D011340:Problem Solving; D011998:Recreation; D012053:Reindeer; D013548:Sweden