Handbook on adaptive governance / edited by Sirkku Juhola (Professor of Urban Environmental Policy, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Juhola, Sirkku, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in energy, the environment and climate change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Climate change mitigation--Government policy.

Climate change mitigation.

Natural resources--Government policy.

Natural resources.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"The interconnectedness of global society is increasingly visible through crises such as the current global health pandemic, emerging climate change impacts and increasing erosion of biodiversity. This timely Handbook navigates the challenges of adaptive governance in these complex contexts, stressing the necessarily compounded nature of bio-physical and social systems to ensure more desirable governance outcomes. Highlighting the dynamics and diversity of governance systems across the globe, leading experts in the field examine the successes and failures of these systems. Synthesising theory with methodology and practical case studies, chapters explore adaptive governance in forest management, marine environments and open data ecosystems, looking closely at the role of adaptive governance in climate mitigation and disaster risk reduction. Answering the call for large-scale transformations that move societies away from unsustainable development trajectories, this prescriptive Handbook explores the existing adaptive governance measures that have driven reflexive, sustainable change. Reflecting on the past decade of research in the field, it concludes by outlining new areas of contention and inquiry for the next decade of adaptive governance research. Interdisciplinary in scope, this comprehensive Handbook will prove an invigorating read for students and scholars of environmental law, governance and regulation, and political science and public policy. Policymakers looking to innovate their adaptive governance approaches will also find this a beneficial companion"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook on adaptive governance / Sirkku Juhola

Part I. Theoretical and conceptual developments

2. Operationalising adaptive governance: A research agenda / Barbara Cosens, Holly Doremus, J. B. Ruhl, Niko Soininen and Lance Gunderson

3. Adaptive governance, law and regulation / Niko Soininen, Barbara Cosens, J. B. Ruhl and Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen

4. Conceptualising the science-policy-practice interface of adaptive governance / Carina Wyborn, Jasper Montana, Amber Datta and Elena Louder

Part II. Latest trends in methods

5. Futures-thinking: Concepts, methods and capacities for adaptive governance / Carla Alexandra, Carina Wyborn, Claudia Munera Roldan and Lorrae van Kerkhoff

6. Spatial data, methods, and mismatches for adaptive governance research / Maija Nikkanen and Aleksi Räsänen

7. Serious games as an adaptive governance method / Peter Edwards

Part III. Governance contexts and case studies

8. Adaptive governance in forest management / Jesse Abrams and Marine Elbakidze

9. Adaptive governance for marine environments: Methods, challenges, and lessons for ocean fisheries / Barbara Quimby

10. Adaptive governance in open data ecosystems: Experiences and insights on the role of sociotechnical arrangements / Cancan Wang

11. Policy experimentation in the construction of ecological civilisation in China / Ping Huang and Linda Westman

12. The role of adaptive governance in climate mitigation and adaptation: A local perspective / Grete K. Hovelsrud and Hege Westskog

13. Adaptive and anticipatory governance in urban adaptation to climate change / Alexandra Jurgilevich

14. Towards adaptive property: Legal design for a climate-affected future / Daniel Fitzpatrick

15. Adaptive governance for disaster risk reduction / R. Patrick Bixler, Sandeep Paul, Debasmita Bhakta, Tamar Farchy, Jessica Olson, Matthew Preisser and Paola Passalacqua

16. The next decade of adaptive governance research: Concluding remarks / Sirkku Juhola

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800888241 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.