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Managing the Long Point Biosphere Reserve in the context of Rural Transition

Managing the Long Point Biosphere Reserve in the context of Rural Transition. Ryan Bullock Department of Geography, University of Waterloo CAG 2007. 1. Outline. Outline Biosphere Reserves Rural Transition: Perspectives Long Point Biosphere Reserve, Norfolk County

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Managing the Long Point Biosphere Reserve in the context of Rural Transition

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  1. Managing the Long Point Biosphere Reservein the context of Rural Transition Ryan Bullock Department of Geography, University of Waterloo CAG 2007

  2. 1. Outline • Outline • Biosphere Reserves • Rural Transition: Perspectives • Long Point Biosphere Reserve, Norfolk County • Implications for BR Research & Mgt. • Acknowledgments

  3. Core Buffer Transition/Cooperation 1. Biosphere Reserves • 3 inter-connected functions: • Conservation: landscapes, ecosystems, species & genetic variation • Logistic support: research, monitoring, education & training • Development: local & regional social & economic sustainability (bottom-up effort)

  4. 2. Biosphere Reserves • Development role limited by: • Initial conservation focus (Batisse 1986; Price 1996) • Less-defined transition zones • Vagueness of “sustainability” (Francis 2004) • 1986, embrace all roles to become “fully functioning” (Batisse 1986)

  5. 2. Biosphere Reserves • Key concern for LPBR due to decline of tobacco & processes of rural change in Norfolk County (transition zone) • How is Norfolk changing? • Role for LPBR in community/regional development? • Implications for mgt. & research?

  6. 3. Rural Transition: Perspectives (e.g. Randall and Ironside 1996; Gill and Reed 1997; 1999; Ilbery 1998; Parson 1999;Hayter 2000; Bryant and Joseph 2001; Ramsey et al 2003; Smithers and Johnson 2004; Hanna 2005)

  7. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Adopted from Pollock 2004

  8. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County >90% of ON 85% national flue-cured tobacco Ramsey et al 2003 Norfolk 60% of crop & supporting businesses Gowan 2004

  9. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Regional trends 1951 - 1986 Wilcox 1996; DPA Group 1987

  10. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Economic changes Wilcox 1996; Statscan 2001; Norfolk County 2004; Gowan 2004

  11. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Economic changes • 50% of tobacco producers to quit by 2009 (Gowan 2004) • 68% cannot afford to continue • 44% will quit farming completely

  12. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Socio-demographic changes • In-migration of retirees & commuters • Greying population • Out-migration of young people & young families “real concern” (Gowan 2004; Whitelaw & McCarthy 2006) • 2006 pop. 65 563, ↑ 2.8% from 2001 (Statscan 2001) • Despite this, population ‘stable’ • i.e. growth in ¾ intercensal periods 1981-2001(Mawansa et al 2005)

  13. 4. LPBR / Norfolk County Environmental changes • How much dev & where? • Ecotourism opportunities (Whitelaw & McCarthy 2006) • Past tourism & cottage construction impacted wetlands & fishing, nature viewing in Inner Bay (Wilcox 1996) • e.g. wetlands ↓ 1/3 by total area 1955 to 1990(Lawrence et al 1996) • Lake Erie Fast Ferry (Gowan 2004)

  14. 5. LPBR Research & Mgt.: Implications? • Improve horizontal & vertical integration • Youth out-migration & rural to urban shifts • Who is moving Norfolk? Retirees? • Ecotourism marketing research • New agricultural products & markets • Broaden ties with partner universities & colleges, promote multi/interdisciplinary research in support of ‘new’ development role

  15. Social Sciences & Humanities Conseil de recherches en Research Council of Canada sciences humaines du Canada 6. Acknowledgements Thank you! Full reference information can be provided via email: rclbullo@fes.uwaterloo.ca

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