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Climate Governance: Comparing Centralized and Decentralized Approaches

Journal of Central Asian Studies
Climate governance is entering a period of turbulence, with policy reversals in some democracies and rapid expansions elsewhere. This paper compares how centralized, decentralized (federal), and polycentric/hybrid governance designs shape mitigation and ...
Sandra Ingelkofer, Renata Faizova
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Local responses to the threats of dramatic crises: do institutional leaders make a difference, and if so, how? [PDF]

Disasters
Abstract This study examines the complexity of disaster response management and the role of local institutional leadership. Drawing on a comparative analysis of the May 2023 floods in two Emilia‐Romagna provinces in Italy, it explores how local leadership influences the outcomes of crisis management within a shared institutional and hazard context ...
Capano G, D Angelo A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Snapshots from a Fast‐Moving Train: Religious History 1960–2025

Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Alexandra Walsham
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurial State as a Creative Destroyer: Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore's Creative Industries

Creativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
wiley   +1 more source

CSOs and Polycentric Haze Governance in Southeast Asia

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Over the past three decades, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has sought to address transboundary haze pollution resulting from land and forest fires in Southeast Asia.
Paruedee Nguitragool, Helena Varkkey
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial identification of areas suitable for other effective area‐based conservation measures in the European Union

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Although significant biodiversity has been safeguarded by protected areas (PAs), biodiversity trends continue downward. Within the frameworks of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the new EU Restoration Regulation (2024), conserving critical biodiversity areas is essential.
George Kefalas, Roxanne Suzette Lorilla, Stefanos Boutsios, Dimitrios Bormpoudakis, Pierre Bonnet, Alexandra Demertzi, Camino Liquete, Ioannis Ν. Vogiatzakis, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Jasmin Upton, Emily Howland, Heather Bingham, Konstantina Apostolopoulou, Neil Burgess, Evangelia G. Drakou   +14 more
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Reality vs. Expectations in the Implementation of Urban Agricultural Projects—A Polycentric Governance Analysis

Urban Science
Population growth and urbanization are threatening food security. Urban agriculture is therefore a solution for urban food production and distribution. This paper investigates a multi-level governance framework to evaluate how local authorities implement
Ouiam Fatiha Boukharta, Loïc Sauvée, Leticia Chico-Santamarta, Fabiana Pena-Fabri, Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia   +4 more
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Twelve principles for successful governance of community‐based coastal marine restoration

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Global agreements, such as the Global Biodiversity Framework, call for urgent, large‐scale action to halt biodiversity loss through a whole‐of‐society approach. Community‐based restoration can play a crucial role in achieving this goal, yet there remains limited understanding of what makes these projects effective and sustainable.
Michelle M. Holian, Sean D. Connell, Dominic McAfee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking informal circularity through metanarratives: Tensions, insights and directions for management research

International Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the intersection of the informal and circular economies and its implications for business, management and organization (BMO) scholarship and practice. Informal circularity, practices of collecting, reusing, repairing, recycling and repurposing materials outside formal economic, legal and regulatory arrangements, constitutes
Tulin Dzhengiz, Ling Li, Vildan Tasli Karabulut, Maryline Kiptoo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

FROM POLYCENTRIC PLANNING TO POLYCENTRIC GOVERNANCE [PDF]

Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 2019
openaire   +1 more source