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| Cook, Hadrian; School of Natural and Built Environments, Kingston University, London; h.cook@kingston.ac.uk; Benson, David; Environment and Sustainability Institute, Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Cornwall; d.i.benson@exeter.ac.uk; Couldrick, Laurence; Westcountry Rivers Trust, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall; Laurence@wrt.org.uk. |
| The adoption of bioregionalism by institutions that are instrumental in river basin management has significant potential to resolve complex water resource management problems. The Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) in England provides an example of how localized bioregional institutionalization of adaptive comanagement, consensus decision making, local participation, indigenous technical and social knowledge, and “win-win” outcomes can potentially lead to resilient partnership working. Our analysis of the WRT’s effectiveness in confronting nonpoint source water pollution, previously impervious to centralized agency responses, provides scope for lesson-drawing on institutional design, public engagement, and effective operation,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive comanagement; Bioregionalism; Bioregional planning; Institutions; Lesson-drawing; Partnership. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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