Spatial data, methods, and mismatches for adaptive governance research

Adaptive Governance of Disaster Preparedness? The Case of Regional Networks in Finland

“…The concept of scale is viewed broadly in the adaptive governance literature: spatial, jurisdictional, temporal, institutional, management, network, and knowledge scales are considered. AG recognizes both cross-scale issues (e.g., the existence of multiple relevant scales) and cross-level issues (e.g., short-term solutions can aggregate into long-term problems) [4,43]. In our data, this trait manifests as horizontal cross-jurisdictional interactions (between parallel administrative areas, like neighboring regions), and cross-sector interactions (between rescue, environment, and the health sector, etc., and the public, private, and third sectors).…”