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Understanding Engagement in Collaborative Governance Networks Through Motivation, Learning, and Values

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborative governance networks are increasingly central to local climate action, yet research offers limited understanding of the personal, psychological, and informal factors that sustain engagement within them. This paper examines how such networks facilitate meaningful and lasting participation through an in‐depth study of Malmö Works, a
Gustav Osberg
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From Contingency Management to Transformative Climate Risk Adaptation? Analysis of Private Sector Agency in Navigating Complex Climate Risk Realities

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing complexity and severity of cross‐border climate risks characterised by non‐linear impact chains and deep uncertainty questions the capacity of environmental governance to tackle these problems effectively and in a just manner. To increase the efficiency of climate action, the private sector has been called upon to leverage market ...
Päivi Tikkakoski, Sirkku Juhola
wiley   +1 more source

Political and ethnic representation in Chinese local governance : analysis of the roles of the deputies of Leishan County People's Congress, Guizhou Province, China : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2016
This thesis investigates the political and ethnic environment of local Chinese political actors and their representational dilemmas in the Miao-dominant area of Leishan County, Guizhou Province, China.
Zheng, Yuanheng
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Innovations for Stakeholder Engagement in Water Governance: A Systematic Literature Review From a Sustainability Transition Perspective

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable and equitable governance of water resources is among the most pressing global challenges, emphasising the need for innovations towards transitions in the water sector. Innovations for stakeholder engagement can contribute to such transitions through public participation and cross‐sectoral collaboration.
Anne Ellermann, Gül Özerol, Joanne Vinke‐de Kruijf, César Casiano Flores, Vuokko Laukka, Ulf Stein, Suvi Sojamo, Rob Collins   +7 more
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The Impact of Polycentric Structure on CO₂ Emissions: Evidence from China

Applied Sciences, 2023
Driven by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the importance of sustainable urbanization has taken center stage. In this study, we investigate the impact of polycentric structures on CO2 emissions using data from 279 Chinese cities and employing
Jing Wen, Xin Zhang, Wenjie Du, Xiaoying Ouyang, Zhongchang Sun   +4 more
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
wiley   +1 more source

Trialogue in raising good news agents: A case study from InnerCHANGE South Africa

Verbum et Ecclesia
This article is a case study. It reflects on InnerCHANGE South Africa’s (ICSA) efforts to develop missionaries emerging from African neighbourhoods of poverty. ICSA calls those missionaries, good news agents.
Kasebwe T.L. Kabongo
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
wiley   +1 more source

A Passive Polycentric Mechanism to Improve Active Mediolateral Balance in Prosthetic Walking

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Prosthetic legs are typically passive systems without active ankle control, restricting mediolateral balancing to a hip strategy. Resulting balance control impairments for persons with a lower extremity amputation may be mitigated by increasing hip ...
Evert S. van Hal, Juha M. Hijmans, Klaas Postema, Egbert Otten   +3 more
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Transforming Agricultural Water Management Through the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Trends, Opportunities, Barriers and Solutions

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo, Cuthbert Taguta, Sylvester Mpandeli, Tinashe Dirwai, Stanley Liphadzi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source