T he study of institutions for managing common-pool resources has matured considerably
since 1985. This chapter assesses the progress of the field as a scientific enterprise …

It is widely argued that increased community participation in government decision making
produces many important benefits. Dissent is rare: It is difficult to envision anything but …

This article examines the concept of the corporate “social license,” which governs the extent
to which a corporation is constrained to meet societal expectations and avoid activities that …

Citizen participation in the decisions that affect their lives is an imperative of contemporary
society. For the first half of the 20th century, citizens relied on public officials and …

Many tout the benefits of collaborative environmental management as an alternative to
centralized planning and command and control regulation, but the excitement over …

Winner, 2007 Louis Brownlow Award presented by the National Academy of Public
Administration (NAPA) and 2006 Best Book in Environmental Management and Policy …

A bold and profoundly new way of governing environmental problems is palpable around
the globe and aims to overcome the limitations of the interventionist state and its market …

This paper addresses public participation in sustainability initiatives and in the development
of sustainable communities. In particular, it examines two models of public participation in …

Institutional barriers and bridges to local climate change impacts adaptation affecting small
rural municipalities and Conservation Authorities (CAs are watershed agencies) in Eastern …

Collaborative efforts are increasingly being used to address complex environmental
problems, both in the United States and abroad. This is especially true in the growing field of …