scholarly journals Quantifying the checks and balances of collaborative governance systems for adaptive carnivore management

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy J. Cusack ◽  
Erlend B. Nilsen ◽  
Markus F. Israelsen ◽  
Henrik Andrén ◽  
Matthew Grainger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
Governance Systems

scholarly journals Quantifying the checks and balances of decentralised governance systems for adaptive carnivore management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Cusack ◽  
Erlend B. Nilsen ◽  
Markus Fjellstad Israelsen ◽  
Henrik Andren ◽  
Matthew Grainger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
Population Forecasts ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Decision Making Models

1.Recovering or threatened carnivore populations are often harvested to minimise their impact on human activities, such as livestock farming or game hunting. Increasingly, harvest quota decisions involve a set of scientific, administrative and political institutions operating at national and sub-national levels whose interactions and collective decision-making aim to increase the legitimacy of management and ensure population targets are met. In practice, however, assessments of how quota decisions change between these different actors and what consequences these changes have on population trends are rare.2.We combine a state-space population modelling approach with an analysis of quota decisions taken at both regional and national levels between 2007 and 2018 to build a set of decision-making models that together predict annual harvest quota values for Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Norway. 3.We reveal a tendency for administrative decision-makers to compensate for consistent quota increases by political actors, particularly when the lynx population size estimate is above the regional target. Using population forecasts based on the ensemble of decision-making models, we show that such buffering of political biases ensures lynx population size remains close to regional and national targets in the long-term.4.Our results go beyond the usual qualitative assessment of decentralised governance systems for carnivore management, revealing a system of checks and balances that, in the case of lynx in Norway, ensures both multi-stakeholder participation and sustainable harvest quotas. 5.Our work provides a predictive framework to evaluate co-participatory decision-making processes in wildlife management, paving the way for scientists and decision-makers to collaborate more widely in identifying where decision biases might lie and how institutional arrangements can be optimised to minimise them. We emphasise, however, that this is only possible if wildlife management decisions are documented and transparent.

scholarly journals Impacts of nonstate, market-driven governance on Chilean forests

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (11) ◽  
pp. 2910-2915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Heilmayr ◽  
Eric F. Lambin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
The Impact

Global markets for agricultural products, timber, and minerals are critically important drivers of deforestation. The supply chains driving land use change may also provide opportunities to halt deforestation. Market campaigns, moratoria, and certification schemes have been promoted as powerful tools to achieve conservation goals. Despite their promise, there have been few opportunities to rigorously quantify the ability of these nonstate, market-driven (NSMD) governance regimes to deliver conservation outcomes. This study analyzes the impacts of three NSMD governance systems that sought to end the conversion of natural forests to plantations in Chile at the start of the 21st century. Using a multilevel, panel dataset of land use changes in Chile, we identify the impact of participation within each of the governance regimes by implementing a series of matched difference-in-differences analyses. Taking advantage of the mosaic of different NSMD regimes adopted in Chile, we explore the relative effectiveness of different policies. NSMD governance regimes reduced deforestation on participating properties by 2–23%. The NSMD governance regimes we studied included collaborative and confrontational strategies between environmental and industry stakeholders. We find that the more collaborative governance systems studied achieved better environmental performance than more confrontational approaches. Whereas many government conservation programs have targeted regions with little likelihood of conversion, we demonstrate that NSMD governance has the potential to alter behavior on high-deforestation properties.

scholarly journals Collaborative governance towards cities sustainability transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego de Melo Conti ◽  
Arnoldo José de Hoyos Guevara ◽  
Harald Heinrichs ◽  
Luciano Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Cristiano Capellani Quaresma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Constant Growth

Abstract Cities and their constant growth have a crucial role in global sustainable development. The objective of this article is to present a conceptual framework of collaborative governance for the shaping of sustainable cities. The adoption of the multiple case study (5) method allowed understanding the reality of the cities of Copenhagen (Denmark), Amsterdam (Netherlands), London (England), Hamburg (Germany) and Barcelona (Spain). Sources of evidence were collected through in-depth interviews, documents, and observation, plus the data analysis was performed by using the NVivo software. For that, exploratory-descriptive research was conducted with the use of a qualitative research approach. The results exhibit strategies, benefits, risks, and limits inherent to collaborative governance systems in the cities and bring contributions to the development of the governance theory.

scholarly journals Collaborative place-based health governance systems: stakeholders’ perceptions in the Portuguese Baixo Vouga sub-region

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 2415-2430
Author(s):  
Carlos Gonçalves ◽  
Gonçalo Santinha ◽  
Anabela Santiago ◽  
Gonçalo Barros
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Shared Structure

Abstract This study aimed to assess the Baixo Vouga sub-region (Portugal) governance system through 15 interviews with leaders of institutions with decision-making power and provide healthcare. The interviews were subjected to a content analysis, organized in matrices by cases, categories, subcategories, and indicators. Recording units were extracted from the interviews to produce data for each indicator. A Collaborative Place-based Governance Framework systematizing operational definitions of collaborative governance was implemented to serve as a benchmark for assessing the collaborative and place-based dimensions. The Baixo Vouga sub-Region governance system is collaborative because it is based on a shared structure of principles that translates into the services provided. It has a multilevel and multisector collaboration, and can undertake shared decisions. These dimensions could be reinforced through increased participation, autonomy, subsidiarity if more place-based information and practical knowledge were sought. The system would also benefit from an extensive adoption of bottom-up methods to formulate and implement policies.

Empowering the marginalized: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India

Human Affairs ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Vij
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Mahatma Gandhi ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The Right ◽  
Employment Guarantee

AbstractSocial protection programs have been an important part of development process and planning in India since its Independence. However, after sixty-five years, around one-fourth of its population lives in poverty. Despite a plethora of social protection programs, vulnerable groups among the poor have not been well targeted. However, the recent paradigm shift towards rights-based legislations may have hit the right chord with its self-targeting mechanism. The Right to Work, or the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provided employment to almost 55 million households and spending nearly 8 billion US dollars in April 2010–March 2011. Participation of women and socially backward groups has been exceptionally high. This paper analyzes the policy provisions, implementation and monitoring mechanism of MGNEGA to argue that policy designs with legal enforceable mechanisms and collaborative governance systems can lead to empowerment of the marginalized sections.

scholarly journals Adaptive Governance System through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Natural Resource Conservation in Serangan Island, Denpasar City

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Chori Amelia ◽  
Syamsul Alam Paturusi ◽  
I Nyoman Merit
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Natural Resource Conservation ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

This research aims to understand environmental partnerships that have built in Serangan Island, Denpasar, to understand the governance systems based on environmental partnerships in Serangan Island, Denpasar, and analyze adaptive capacity of those governance systems to changes in socioeconomic and environmental conditions in Serangan Island, Denpasar. This research is conducted in the settlements and tourism areas outside the BTID tourism area in Serangan Island, Denpasar, on December 2018 until Februari 2019, using qualitative approach is used through indepth interviews to sixteen informans, which have particular roles in natural resource conservation in Serangan Island, Denpasar, which include conservation and utilization of turtles, coral reefs, sea biota, and many types of governance and partnerships in Serangan Island. Result shows that the government and business partnerships were initiated from provision of tourism infrastructure which was developed into wider partnerships with NGOs and communities in the area of turtle conservation, while collaborative governance in the shape of community-based coastal resources management in Serangan Island. Meanwhile, adaptive co-management was developed through devolution of partial responsibility of turtle’s conservation and utilization to local communities through various deals and MoUs. Result also shows that adaptive capacity of Serangan Islanders has developed towards resilience to changes of environmental and socioeconomic conditions. Two recommendations are advised to natural resource managers in Serangan Island. Firstly, robust data collection and supervision systems needs to be developed for governance of turtles, coral reefs, and sea biota. Secondly, social learning through dialogue, reflexions, and evaluation needs to be implemented to reassess the outdated governance practices.

International cooperation in developing countries health systems: in-depth analyses from Gaslini Children Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiorella Pia Salvatore ◽  
Simone Fanelli ◽  
Chiara Carolina Donelli ◽  
Ubaldo Rosati ◽  
Paolo Petralia
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
International Governance ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a framework useful for identifying the elements that aim for success in the construction of collaborative governance and to investigate how international governance systems have characterized the international collaborative projects developed by the International Division of Gaslini Children Hospital in Genoa (Italy). Critical and successful factors in developing partnerships in the healthcare sector have been identified. Design/methodology/approach A total of 15 projects implemented by the Gaslini Hospital in collaboration with a global network of low and middle-income countries were examined using a content analysis of the project reports. Later, a conceptual framework proposed by Emerson and colleagues was used to design a theoretical map for investigating elements of international governance systems. Findings A matrix developed in two categories (health cooperation and training, and exchange of best practices) and three branches of medicine (oncology, paediatrics and cardiology) made it possible to cluster the research projects. However, details of the collaborative process often overlooked by research on public-private partnerships emerged from the framework. Originality/value The growing demand for higher quality health services in low- and middle-income countries has led to an increasing number of partnerships with industrialized countries to enable access to wider resources and technologies and develop useful skills to adapt to changes in society. Through the application of collaborative governance’s framework to healthcare collaboration, different elements of the collaborative process emerged which have been previously neglected.

E-Government as Collaborative Governance

2005 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Allen ◽  
Luc Juillet ◽  
Gilles Paquet ◽  
Jeffrey Roy
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Internal Integration ◽  
And Control ◽  
Critical Link

In discussions on e-government, terms such as “seamless” and “joined-up” are often deployed in reference to restructuring the public sector for more effective performance. There is a critical link between delivering services online in a more client-centric fashion and government organization. This critical link often involves new coordinating mechanisms (i.e., new forms of governance) that are more collaborative than before — thus, e-government becomes collaborative government — and as such, many challenges present themselves. In government, however, collaborating is both complex and contentious, as much of public management has traditionally been premised on a command and control regime, where clear structures and rules dictate the behavior of public servants. The contentious nature of collaboration is also amplified by the political nature of government activity, and the difficulties in coordinating activities horizontally across traditional organizational units: there are structural, accountability and cultural dimensions of such coordination. E-government must be built on a fluid and constantly adapting of collaborative governance systems that respond to the twin challenges of external alignment and internal integration and cooperation.

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