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A Polycentric Approach to Global Climate Governance

open access: yes, 2017
As international climate negotiations under the UNFCCC have adopted the goal to limit the increase in global mean temperature to well below 2° C, a highly differentiated—but largely uncoordinated—global climate governance system has emerged.
Marcel J. Dorsch, Christian Flachsland
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Green Hydrogen as a Sustainability Transition in Spain: Motivations and Implications for Energy Governance

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green hydrogen has emerged as a strategic component of Spain's decarbonization agenda, with the country leveraging its renewable energy potential and industrial capabilities to align with the European Union's climate goals. Drawing on a multidimensional theoretical framework, this article examines the key drivers shaping Spain's green hydrogen
Zeynep Arıöz, Xira Ruiz‐Campillo
wiley   +1 more source

Polycentric governance can compensate an incoherent regime under climate change. The case of multifunctional water use in Oberhasli, Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Many resource regimes in advanced democracies are complex rather than integrated (due to the sectoral division of labor within public administrations, the lack of transversal coordination, competition for resources, strong property rights, etc.), leading
Oberlack, Christoph   +3 more
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Promoting Climate‐Friendly Behaviour Under Cognitive and Coordination Constraints: A Multi‐Level Framework for Sustainable Development Governance

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite widespread concern about climate change, climate‐friendly behaviour remains difficult to sustain in practice. This article argues that the core challenge lies less in insufficient motivation than in the cognitive and coordination demands imposed by prevailing decision environments.
Luca Lancini
wiley   +1 more source

Polycentric Development to Combat Regional Disparities? the Relation Between Polycentricity and Regional Disparities in European Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Trends in regional disparities have been a major issue in regional science for many decades and knowledge of ways to overcome such disparities has great importance for regional policy-making. Strong initial differences between regions affect the capacity
Krister Sandberg, Evert Meijers
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Peace and Inclusive Governance in Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions and Environmental Services

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) emphasizes peace, justice, and strong institutions as essential foundations for sustainable development. This study adopts a desktop‐based qualitative research approach to examine how institutional quality and governance systems influence progress toward SDG 16 and broader development outcomes.
Maryem Souiai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deliberative–Polycentric Governance for the Energy Transition Trilemma: The Case of Heat Pumps

open access: yesEnergies
This study explores the potential of deliberative and polycentric governance models to address the complex challenges of the energy transition trilemma, balancing energy security, environmental sustainability, and energy equity.
Olga Janikowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implications of the EU Multi-Level Governance in the Field of Competition Policy – A Comparative Analysis of the Characteristics of Cohesion and Competition Policies [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of European Affairs, 2011
The paper aims at analyzing the intrinsic characteristics of the European Union and to show that these characteristics objectively require the implementation of multi-level governance.
Florin Bonciu
doaj  

A Polycentric Governance Lens on Data Infrastructures

open access: yesComputer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
Abstract Funding policies for data infrastructure promote open data sharing to drive positive social impact. However, concerns regarding the long-term management of data within and across distributed infrastructures can hinder data sharing.
Elena Parmiggiani, Nana Kwame Amagyei
openaire   +2 more sources

The Hidden Harvest: Harnessing Colorado's Geodiversity and Environmental Heterogeneity for Sustainable Agritourism

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Colorado's geologic, pedologic, topographic, hydrological, and climatic contrasts create strong but under‐synthesized opportunities for sustainable agritourism. This review investigates how geodiversity, and the broader environmental heterogeneity within which it operates, can be used to diversify farm income, strengthen place‐based visitor ...
Bonface O. Manono
wiley   +1 more source

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