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TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating water and agricultural management: Collaborative governance for a complex policy problem
AU - Fish, Rob D.
AU - Ioris, Antonio A. R.
AU - Watson, Nigel M.
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - This paper examines governance requirements for integrating water and agricultural management (IWAM) The institutional arrangements for the agriculture and water sectors are complex and multi-dimensional, and integration cannot therefore be achieved through a simplistic 'additive' policy process Effective integration requires the development of a new collaborative approach to governance that is designed to cope with scale dependencies and interactions, uncertainty and contested knowledge, and interdependency among diverse and unequal interests. When combined with interdisciplinary research, collaborative governance provides a viable normative model because of its emphasis on reciprocity, relationships, learning and creativity. Ultimately, such an approach could lead to the sorts of system adaptations and transformations that are required for IWAM (C) 2009 Elsevier B V. All rights reserved.
AB - This paper examines governance requirements for integrating water and agricultural management (IWAM) The institutional arrangements for the agriculture and water sectors are complex and multi-dimensional, and integration cannot therefore be achieved through a simplistic 'additive' policy process Effective integration requires the development of a new collaborative approach to governance that is designed to cope with scale dependencies and interactions, uncertainty and contested knowledge, and interdependency among diverse and unequal interests. When combined with interdisciplinary research, collaborative governance provides a viable normative model because of its emphasis on reciprocity, relationships, learning and creativity. Ultimately, such an approach could lead to the sorts of system adaptations and transformations that are required for IWAM (C) 2009 Elsevier B V. All rights reserved.
KW - Institutional arrangements
KW - Governance
KW - Collaboration
KW - Inter-disciplinary research
KW - Adaptive environmental management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958084204&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 408
SP - 5623
EP - 5630
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
IS - 23
ER -