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Territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania
Territories as relational geographical constructs are in constant formation and reformation, or rescaling, which results in spatial typologies of complex governance.
Dritan Shutina, Rudina Toto
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This paper contributes insights to discussions of adaptive governance in marine socio-ecological systems by elucidating the conditions which limit or enable the transition from co-management to polycentric governance at the local scale.
Sarah A. Ebel
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Polycentric governance represents a significant strand in environmental social science research. Polycentric systems are those in which authority is dispersed to separately constituted bodies with overlapping jurisdictions that do not stand in a hierarchical relationship to each other. Over the course of six decades, polycentric thinking has emerged as
Jordan, Andrew, Huitema, Dave
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One of the central tenets of adaptive management is polycentric governance. Yet, despite the popularity of the concept, few detailed case studies of polycentric governance systems exist. In this paper, we aim to partly fill this gap.
Erik Mostert
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Recreational fishery is one of the most popular outdoor activities in the United States. During its development, it has created huge economic and social benefits for the United States and formed a governance mechanism with polycentric participation ...
Wang Juan, Wang Kexin, Yang Chen
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The conflicts between nature reserves and surrounding communities are attracting growing attention. These conflicts, through complexities of resource, socio-economic, and governance conditions, are produced through interactive processes. We report a case
Yaxin Zhang +5 more
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Complex challenges emerging in transboundary river basins reveal a need to include a range of interests and actors in governance processes. Polycentric governance is one framework that can address this need and inform adaptive and resilient governance ...
William Jesse Baltutis +1 more
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We address the development of policy by polycentric governance configurations, taking Caribbean overseas territories and their advancements on invasive alien species (IAS) policy as an example.
Jetske Vaas +4 more
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Polycentric Governing and Polycentric Governance
Abstract Existing literature has tended to define polycentric governance in the sense developed by the Bloomington School of Political Economy. In contrast, this chapter promotes polycentricity as a lens for analysing governance from an institutionalist perspective. Such an approach can be applied locally (e.g. to metropolitan, water,
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This paper explores the motivations behind urban climate governance in eight Swedish municipalities. The study demonstrates that political consensus among, and willingness of, urban political leaders is of importance for motivating climate actions ...
Daniel Lindvall
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