Water policy seems in perpetual crisis. Increasingly, conflicts
extend beyond the statutory authority, competence, geographical
jurisdictions, and political constituencies of highly specialized
governing authorities. While other books address specific policy
approaches or the application of adaptive management strategies to
specific problems, this is the first book to focus more broadly on
adaptive governance, or the evolution of new institutions that
attempt to resolve conflicts among competing authorities.
Adaptive Governance and Water Conflict investigates new types of
water conflicts among users in the seemingly water-rich Eastern
United States. Eight case studies of water quality, water quantity,
and habitat preservation or restoration in Florida were chosen to
span the range of conflicts crossing fragmented regulatory
boundaries. Each begins with a history of the conflict and then
focuses on the innovative institutional arrangements-some
successful, some not-that evolved to grapple with the resulting
challenges. In the chapters that follow, scholars and practitioners
in urban planning, political science, engineering, law, policy,
administration, and geology offer different theoretical and
experience-based perspectives on the cases. Together, they discuss
five challenges that new institutions must overcome to develop
sustainable solutions for water users: Who is to be involved in the
policy process? How are they to interact? How is science to be
used? How are users and the public to be made aware? How can
solutions be made efficient and equitable?
In its diverse perspectives and unique combination of theory,
application, and analysis, Adaptive Governance and Water
Conflictwill be a valuable book for water professionals, policy
scientists, students, and scholars in natural resource planning and
management.
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