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Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

From Open Banking Regulation to Platform Orchestration: The Evolution of Digital Platform Governance

open access: yesInformation Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study contributes to information systems (IS) scholarship by extending platform governance theory to regulatory contexts, explaining how regulatory forces co‐evolve with technological architectures to shape openness and control. This research examines the evolution of platform governance in the context of open banking, where regulatory ...
Priyadharshini Muthukannan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatialising Agricultural Water Governance Data in Polycentric Regimes

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2015
Water governance in the Colorado River Basin (CRB) is based on a historical and complex set of policies, legal decisions, and operational guidelines called the Law of the River.
Faith Sternlieb, Melinda Laituri
doaj  

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

open access: yesSystems
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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A multi-scalar analysis of European cities [PDF]

open access: yes
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
core  

Polycentrism and Flux in Spatialized Management: Evidence from Maine\u27s Lobster (Homarus americanus) Fishery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Spatial approaches to fisheries management hold great promise but require continued conceptual and policy development. Polycentrism and flux emerge as useful concepts, drawing lessons from more customary, informal resourceuse patterns to produce more ...
Brewer, Jennifer F.
core   +1 more source

Implementing Transitional Care Interventions for Surgical Patients: A Scoping Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To synthesise the evidence on implementation strategies used to implement transitional care interventions for adult surgical patients. Design Scoping review. Data Sources Medline, CINAHL and EMBASE were searched in August 2023 and updated June 2025, followed by citation searches. Studies were screened independently by two researchers, and
G. Tobiano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesnpj 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

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

open access: yesTown 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive Water Governance: Assessing the Institutional Prescriptions of Adaptive (Co-)Management from a Governance Perspective and Defining a Research Agenda

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
This article assesses the institutional prescriptions of adaptive (co-)management based on a literature review of the (water) governance literature. The adaptive (co-)management literature contains four institutional prescriptions: collaboration in a ...
Dave Huitema   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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