Adaptive Water Governance: Assessing the Institutional Prescriptions of Adaptive (Co-)Management from a Governance Perspective and Defining a Research Agenda
Keywords
adaptive systemsgovernance and politics
bioregionalism
experimental economics
community participation
water management
Social Organization
Water Resource & Irrigation
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http://hdl.handle.net/10535/2566Abstract
"This article assesses the institutional prescriptions of adaptive (co-)management based on a literature review of the (water) governance literature. The adaptive (co-)management literature contains four institutional prescriptions: collaboration in a polycentric governance system, public participation, an experimental approach to resource management, and management at the bioregional scale. These prescriptions largely resonate with the theoretical and empirical insights embedded in the (water) governance literature. However, this literature also predicts various problems. In particular, attention is called to the complexities associated with participation and collaboration, the difficulty of experimenting in a real-world setting, and the politicized nature of discussion on governance at the bioregional scale. We conclude this article by outlining a common research agenda that invites the collaborative efforts of adaptive (co-)management and governance scholars."Date
2009-07-31Type
Journal ArticleIdentifier
oai:http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu:10535/2566http://hdl.handle.net/10535/2566
Ecology and Society
14
1
January