Disentangling Scale Approaches in Governance Research: Comparing Monocentric, Multilevel, and Adaptive Governance

Termeer, C.J.A.M.; Dewulf, Art; Lieshout, M. van

doi:10.5751/es-03798-150429

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“…Adaptive governance takes the challenge of really accepting uncertainty by being prepared for change and surprise and by enhancing the adaptive capacity to deal with disturbance (Folke et al, 2005;Termeer, Dewulf, & Van Lieshout, 2010). Learning has a central role (Gunderson & Holling, 2002), because the concept of learning acknowledges the inability to predefine and control all possible factors that come in.…”

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Adaptive governance: Towards a stable, accountable and responsive government

Janssen

Voort

2016

Government Information Quarterly

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Section: What Is Adaptive Governance?mentioning

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Adaptive governance: Towards a stable, accountable and responsive government

Janssen

Voort

2016

Government Information Quarterly

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141

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“…Various sustainability scholars have pointed out the crucial role of institutions in shaping the ways in which human society interconnects with natural environments. Interconnections which they often conceptualize as a "mismatch" (Folke et al 1998;Cumming et al 2006;Olsson et al 2007;Galaz et al 2008;Ekstrom and Young 2009;Ernstson et al 2010;Termeer et al 2010;Cumming et al 2013;Bergsten et al 2014) to draw attention to the degree of compatibility between natural environments and the institutional arrangements that manage human activities affecting these environments (Young 2002). When that compatibility is waning or poor, the "institutional jurisdiction [is] unable to cope with actors or drivers external or internal, and important for maintaining the ecosystem(s) or process(es) affected by the institution" (Galaz et al 2008: 150).…”

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Environmental change and social conflict: the northeast Atlantic mackerel dispute

2017

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A recurrent critique of the proposition of a causal relation between environmental change and social conflict is that it fails to account for the complexities and dynamics of processes of social-ecological change. In this article, we open the black box of contextual factors that influence the causal pathway from environmental change to social conflict. Firstly, we argue for the consideration of three social factors that influence that pathway: (a) institutions, (b) power, and (c) knowledge. Taking a deductive approach, we ascertain their causal importance in the case of the "mackerel dispute," an interstate conflict that unfolded after the abrupt and rapid change in distribution of the northeast Atlantic mackerel stock after 2007. We analyze the historical development of the mackerel dispute through process tracing and demonstrate the importance and causal role of the three factors. Secondly, based on our assessment, we argue to increase the diversity of the scope conditions relevant for the environmental changesocial conflict nexus. We propose to consider a wider variety of conflicts as outcome of environmental change, highincome regions as an arena for those conflicts, and a wider variety of environmental change, such as alterations in abundance in the context of climate change. Lastly, we discuss how future research on this topic can handle the wider scope conditions and greater case variability.

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“…Changes in climate conditions are likely to modify decisions and technology implementation in water resource management. Therefore, analysis of cross-scale dynamics and effects are important in the policy-making process of natural resource management [1,4,10]. As for the cross-scale dynamics, the different temporal and spatial scales have different movements and alterations in time frames and levels.…”

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“…Cross-scale dynamics and effects in water resource management are a challenging proposition in the environmental policy-making process. As Termeer et al [4] illustrate, how to govern and manage multi-scale problems is an open and important question in the policy-making process, where contemporary society interconnects with the complex nexus between nature and humans. Cross-scale dynamics and the effects of climate change ought to be an important consideration in the institutionalization of river basin management, especially regarding water allocation and distribution.…”

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Water Resource Management in Dry Zonal Paddy Cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Climate Change Impacts and Traditional Knowledge

Withanachchi

Köpke

Withanachchi

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Lack of attention to spatial and temporal cross-scale dynamics and effects could be understood as one of the lacunas in scholarship on river basin management. Within the water-climate-food-energy nexus, an integrated and inclusive approach that recognizes traditional knowledge about and experiences of climate change and water resource management can provide crucial assistance in confronting problems in megaprojects and multipurpose river basin management projects. The Mahaweli Development Program (MDP), a megaproject and multipurpose river basin management project, is demonstrating substantial failures with regards to the spatial and temporal impacts of climate change and socioeconomic demands for water allocation and distribution for paddy cultivation in the dry zone area, which was one of the driving goals of the project at the initial stage. This interdisciplinary study explores how spatial and temporal climatic changes and uncertainty OPEN ACCESSClimate 2014, 2 330 in weather conditions impact paddy cultivation in dry zonal areas with competing stakeholders' interest in the Mahaweli River Basin. In the framework of embedded design in the mixed methods research approach, qualitative data is the primary source while quantitative analyses are used as supportive data. The key findings from the research analysis are as follows: close and in-depth consideration of spatial and temporal changes in climate systems and paddy farmers' socioeconomic demands altered by seasonal changes are important factors. These factors should be considered in the future modification of water allocation, application of distribution technologies, and decision-making with regards to water resource management in the dry zonal paddy cultivation of Sri Lanka.

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Disentangling Scale Approaches in Governance Research: Comparing Monocentric, Multilevel, and Adaptive Governance

Cited by 271 publications

References 50 publications

Adaptive governance: Towards a stable, accountable and responsive government

Adaptive governance: Towards a stable, accountable and responsive government

Environmental change and social conflict: the northeast Atlantic mackerel dispute

Water Resource Management in Dry Zonal Paddy Cultivation in Mahaweli River Basin, Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Climate Change Impacts and Traditional Knowledge

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