The Evolution of LME Management Regimes: The Role of Adaptive Governance

Drinking water quality problems are persistent and challenging for many of Canada's First Nations communities despite past and ongoing initiatives to improve the situation. These initiatives have often been employed without consideration for understanding the social context that is so critical for the development of appropriate water governance approaches. This article offers insights about the relationship between institutions for water governance and perceptions in three Ontario First Nations communities. Similarities among communities were particularly noticeable for gender where women valued water more highly and were less content with water quality. The findings presented here highlight potential impacts of displacement, gender, and water sources on perceptions of water quality and offer initial insights that indicate the need for further research to consider the potential for adaptive governance approaches that enhance fit between problem and social contexts.

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Postnatal care in pigs

BSAP Occasional Publication ◽

10.1017/s0263967x00004171 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

pp. 149-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. E. Hughes

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Postnatal Care ◽

Negative Influence ◽

Complex Interaction ◽

Activity Level ◽

Birth Process ◽

Management Regimes ◽

Endocrine Status ◽

Low Activity

AbstractIn the pig industry the mortality of piglets both during the birth process and in the subsequent 3 to 5 weeks is unacceptably high. This review attempts to summarize the major causes of these losses and to suggest means whereby such losses may be minimized in the commercial situation. Stillbirth rate is discussed in relation to various management regimes and it is concluded that anoxia (the primary cause of intra-partum piglet deaths) may be minimized by the provision of careful assistance during the birth process. Pre-weaning mortality is presented as a complex interaction of factors predominant amongst which are overlying by the sow, chilling, starvation and infection. Each of these areas is discussed in detail and recommendations are made to reduce their negative influence on the survival rate of piglets. Finally, the rōle of piglet activity level/vigour is considered in relation to pre-weaning survival rate. Various factors are discussed in relation to piglet vigour and it is concluded that the two major contributors to low activity level/vigour are intra-partum hypoxia and the endocrine status of the sow and piglet at birth. To reduce hypoxia, careful intervention is again suggested. The rôle of endocrine status is yet to be fully established but promising results are presented on the use of oestradiol treatment of piglets at birth to raise activity level and reduce pre-weaning mortality rate.

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Analysing the Role of Visions, Agency and Niches in Historical Transitions in Water Resources Management in the Lower Mississippi River

10.20944/preprints201811.0362.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Tom van der Voorn ◽

Jaco Quist

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Mississippi River ◽

Historical Case ◽

Early 19Th Century ◽

Major Transitions ◽

Management Regimes ◽

Lower Mississippi River ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Landscape Factors

This paper analyses six major transitions in watershed management in the Lower Mississippi River from the early 19th century till present. A conceptual framework is developed for analysing the role of visions, agency and niches in water management transitions and applied to a historical case on water management in the Lower Mississippi River. It is shown that water management regimes change over time and that major transitions were preceded by niches, in which new visions were developed and empowered. The case shows that: (i) emerging visions play an important role in guiding transitions; (ii) agency enables the further diffusion of visions and niches; (iii) vision champions play an important role in transitions, but are not decisive; (iv) each transition has led to an extension of the number of societal functions provided, which has led to more complex water management regimes in which functions are combined and integrated; and (v) external landscape factors are important, as they can lead to awareness and urgency in important decision making processes.

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Adaptive Governance: The Role of Loyalty

IFAC Proceedings Volumes ◽

10.1016/s1474-6670(17)40467-8 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 31 (16) ◽

pp. 111-116

Author(s):

Tomas B. Klos ◽

Bart Nooteboom

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Governance

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Adaptive institutional design in agri-environmental programs

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/ijccsm-12-2012-0076 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 145-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Margot Hurlbert

Keyword(s):

Institutional Design ◽

Adaptive Governance ◽

Agricultural Producers ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Environmental Programs ◽

Content Type ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Key Policy ◽

Over Time

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how and in what context adaptive governance might work in practice in relation to climate variability through the study of two successful agri-environmental programs. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained through semi-structured qualitative interviews with key policy informants as well as rural agricultural producers. The adaptive attributes of two successful agri-environmental programs with a proven track record in reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity of rural producers were studied, including program responsiveness, program framing, stakeholder engagement mechanisms, and the respective roles of key actors. Findings – The adaptive governance practices of program delivery through localized government personnel and organizations increased perceived responsiveness. Mechanisms of program delivery and stakeholder participation and review changed over time as well as the framing of programs. Producers and key policy informants agreed that producers responded to concretely framed issues. A possible disconnect was discovered in the anticipated role of government in relation to meeting and responding to the climate change challenge. Practical implications – This research shows a need to study changes in programs over time in relation to the attributes of adaptive management. Differing climatic events, geographies, and government and stakeholder priorities all contribute to changes in the institutional design of programs and policies. Originality/value – This paper documents adaptive governance practices in relation to two agri-environmental programs that have successfully facilitated producer adaptation to climate variability in the past, as well as the perceptions of agricultural producers of the future role of government in relation to responding to climate change.

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Adaptive Governance Features from Stakeholder Issues in Lake Limboto Management

Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Social Sciences Study ◽

10.47616/jamrsss.v2i4.196 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 19-29

Author(s):

Muh. Firyal Akbar ◽

Alwi Alwi ◽

Nur Indrayati Nur Indar ◽

Muhammad Tang Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Private Sector ◽

Direct Observation ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Adaptive Governance ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

Group Discussions ◽

The Government

This study aims to examine adaptive governance aspects of the issues from each stakeholder related to the management of Limboto Lake. The implementation of this research uses a qualitative deductive approach. The types of research that will be used are descriptive and explanative types. Sources of data from this research, namely documents and archival records grouped into documentation sources, interviews sourced from people/informants, and direct observation, observation of the role of physical devices grouped in observation sources, and Focus Group Discussions (FGD). The results of this study indicate that efforts to revitalize, rehabilitate and conserve are, of course, not the task of the Government alone but require the participation of the community in them. Conditions of good synergy between the Government, the community and the private sector in efforts to save and manage Lake Limboto are desirable, this is also in line with the achievement of the objectives of adaptive governance in terms of resilience to rapid and unpredictable environmental changes.

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