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Equity and justice in polycentric climate governance

, 2018
With the signing of the Paris Agreement heralding a new, more voluntary approach to international climate cooperation (through nationally determined contributions, NDC), and with the increasing proliferation and diversity of actors in the climate ...
Okereke, Chuks
core   +4 more sources

The climate regime after Paris: an opportunity for regional leadership beyond the State?

npj Climate Action
In the fast-changing landscape of global climate governance, a more polycentric climate regime was recognized with the Paris Agreement. Given the possibility for non-state actors to become agents of change, this paper observes that dynamics of climate ...
Ana Dias, Sandrina Antunes
doaj   +1 more source

Federal–State Perspective Desalignment as an Emerging Meta-System Pathology in U.S. Climate Governance: A Conceptual Framework, Implications, and Recommendations

Systems
Polycentric governance enables decentralized yet coherent multilevel decision-making by fostering alignment across governance, policy, and strategic goals. In the United States (U.S.), a prominent global climate actor, this polycentric structure is being
Anouar Hallioui, Nicola Pedroni, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, Marcelo Masera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governance of a complex system: water [PDF]

, 2014
This paper sets out a complex adaptive systems view of water governance. Overview Fresh water is a life - enabling resource as well as the source of spiritual, social and economic wellbeing and development.
Elizabeth Eppel, Eppel, Elizabeth
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Indigenous Relational Thought and Climate Crisis Response: Rethinking Human‐Environment Relations Beyond Technocratic Governance

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is frequently framed as a technical problem of emissions, risk, finance, adaptation planning, and institutional coordination. This critical integrative review, supported by scoping‐informed searching and transparent eligibility and synthesis procedures, examines how selected Indigenous relational literatures can deepen climate ...
Jacob Kwakye, Basin Nawai Sumaila
wiley   +1 more source

Marine spatial planning in the Pacific Islands - a transformative approach to ocean governance?

Frontiers in Marine Science
Marine spatial planning (MSP) is gaining prominence as an ocean governance tool in the Pacific Islands, yet its application and transformative potential remain under-examined.
Priyatma Singh
doaj   +1 more source

A multi-scalar analysis of European cities [PDF]

In this article, we observe existing links between sustainable development and cities’ structural features. First, we identify cluster of cities that are homogenous in structural terms. We then adopt a multiscalar perspective.
Enrico Giovannetti, Francesco Pagliacci
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Realizing a Regenerative Future by Revisiting Our Roots: A Dialectical Model of Management for the Circular Economy

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract The circular economy (CE) is often treated as a technological or system‐design challenge. We argue that it is also a managerial transition that remains under‐theorized. Rather than assuming that CE requires wholly new managerial frameworks, we revisit Fayol's functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling as enduring managerial ...
Kerry Hudson, Roberta De Angelis
wiley   +1 more source

Polycentric governance: Evaluating the relevance of traditional authorities in good governance in South Africa

Town and Regional Planning
This article explores the role of traditional authorities within the complex governance structures of South Africa, specifically in the North-West and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
Samson Faboye , Trynos Gumbo , Jackson Sebola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Climate, Innovation, and Policy Disruptions: A Systems-Based Adaptive Governance Framework for the UAE

Qubahan Academic Journal
Governance systems globally face mounting pressure from simultaneous climate, technology, and policy disruptions. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with its rapid development trajectory, high innovation intensity, and environmental vulnerability ...
Eng Khalil Rafiq Al- Battat , Shankar Subramanian Iyer , Brinitha Raji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source