Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust
The adoption of bioregionalism by institutions that are instrumental in river basin management has significant potential to resolve complex water resource management problems. The Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) in England provides an example of how localized bioregional institutionalization of adapt...
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| description | The adoption of bioregionalism by institutions that are instrumental in river basin management has significant potential to resolve complex water resource management problems. The Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) in England provides an example of how localized bioregional institutionalization of adaptive comanagement, consensus decision making, local participation, indigenous technical and social knowledge, and "win-win" outcomes can potentially lead to resilient partnership working. Our analysis of the WRT's effectiveness in confronting nonpoint source water pollution, previously impervious to centralized agency responses, provides scope for lesson-drawing on institutional design, public engagement, and effective operation, although some evident issues remain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fdc7efe54f147f99ae827e01ea979a02022-12-21T20:46:54ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872016-06-012123810.5751/ES-08504-2102388504Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers TrustHadrian Cook0David Benson1Laurence Couldrick2School of Natural and Built Environments, Kingston University, LondonEnvironment and Sustainability Institute, Department of Politics, University of Exeter, CornwallWestcountry Rivers Trust, Stoke Climsland, Callington, CornwallThe adoption of bioregionalism by institutions that are instrumental in river basin management has significant potential to resolve complex water resource management problems. The Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) in England provides an example of how localized bioregional institutionalization of adaptive comanagement, consensus decision making, local participation, indigenous technical and social knowledge, and "win-win" outcomes can potentially lead to resilient partnership working. Our analysis of the WRT's effectiveness in confronting nonpoint source water pollution, previously impervious to centralized agency responses, provides scope for lesson-drawing on institutional design, public engagement, and effective operation, although some evident issues remain.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art38/adaptive comanagementbioregionalismbioregional planninginstitutionslesson-drawingpartnership |
| spellingShingle | Hadrian Cook David Benson Laurence Couldrick Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust Ecology and Society adaptive comanagement bioregionalism bioregional planning institutions lesson-drawing partnership |
| title | Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust |
| title_full | Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust |
| title_fullStr | Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust |
| title_short | Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust |
| title_sort | partnering for bioregionalism in england a case study of the westcountry rivers trust |
| topic | adaptive comanagement bioregionalism bioregional planning institutions lesson-drawing partnership |
| url | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss2/art38/ |
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