Towards integrated governance for water, health and social–ecological systems: The watershed governance prism

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margot W. Parkes ◽  
Karen E. Morrison ◽  
Martin J. Bunch ◽  
Lars K. Hallström ◽  
R. Cynthia Neudoerffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Watershed Governance

Polycentricity of urban watershed governance: Towards a methodological approach

Urban Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (16) ◽  
pp. 3525-3544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Urban Watershed ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Governing System ◽  
Watershed Governance ◽  
Middle Rio Grande

This paper makes an initial contribution towards building a polycentricity index to account for the governing of social–ecological systems. It develops three indices and an overall index, using an approach based on network science, to measure the extent to which actors develop ordered relationships to address scale mismatches in urban water governance. These indices are discussed with respect to the overarching system of rules governing actors’ decisions within the Middle Rio Grande (MRG) urban watershed. The analysis and discussions herein suggest that the governance of the MRG is a predominantly monocentric governing system with elements of polycentricity. They also suggest that polycentricity in governing the MRG urban water commons could primarily be about the politics of power and resource distribution as actors reconfigure their positionalities and align themselves and their interests strategically. The paper concludes with a succinct discussion about how quantitative measures of an overarching system of rules could be incorporated into future indices.

Systems theories

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Real World ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Real World Problem

This chapter covers systems theories relevant to understanding and working to enhance the resilience of social-ecological systems. Social-ecological systems contain natural resources, users of those resources, and the interactions between each. The theories in the chapter share lessons about how to build effective governance structures for common pool resources, how to facilitate the spread of worthwhile ideas across social networks, and how to promote collaboration for greater collective impacts than any one organization alone could achieve. Each theory is summarized succinctly and followed by guidance on how to apply it to real world problem solving.

scholarly journals Invasion landscapes as social‐ecological systems: Role of social factors in invasive plant species control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Yletyinen ◽  
George L. W. Perry ◽  
Olivia R. Burge ◽  
Norman W. H. Mason ◽  
Philip Stahlmann‐Brown
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Invasive Plant Species ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological

scholarly journals Scale Mismatches in Social-Ecological Systems: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme S. Cumming ◽  
David H. M. Cumming ◽  
Charles L. Redman
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological
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