Resilience in a Watershed Governance Context: A Primer

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dc.contributor.authorKrievins, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Julia
dc.contributor.authorPlummer, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorBrandes, Oliver M.
dc.contributor.authorCurry, Allen
dc.contributor.authorImhof, Jack
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Michele-Lee
dc.contributor.authorSwartling, Åsa Gerger
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T17:12:00Z
dc.date.available2017-04-19T17:12:00Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.descriptionWatersheds are complex systems involving social, economic, and ecological dimensions that are constantly interacting and influencing each other. Often the interactions among the different dimensions in a watershed are unpredictable and uncertainty is inevitable.In this time of complexity and change, infusing conventional watershed governance with resilience thinking can help by offering a way to understand and navigate these emerging challenges.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis primer is a first step in establishing resources that practitioners can turn to when applying resilience thinking to watershed governance. It introduces key ideas associated with resilience and how they may be applied by those engaging in various facets of governance in Canada. Released by Brock University's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, the primer is the product of collaboration involving Canadian and international researchers as well as Canadian watershed practitioners.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBrock University's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, Canadian River Institute, Stockholm Environmental Institute, University of Victoria's Water Innovation and Global Governance Lab, Meduxbekeag River Association, World Wildlife Foundation, and Trout Unlimited Canadaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKrievins, K., Baird, J., Plummer, R., Brandes, O., Curry, A., Imhof, J., Mitchell, S., Moore, M-L., and Gerger Swartling, Å. (2015). Resilience in a Watershed Governance Context: A Primer. St. Catharines, ON: Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironmental Sustainability Research Centreen_US
dc.subjectWatershed Governance
dc.subjectsocial-ecological system
dc.subjectResilience
dc.subjectInclusive Participation
dc.subjectBuilding Shared understanding
dc.subjectdecentralized planning
dc.subjectPOLIS Project on Ecological Governance
dc.subjectCentre for Global Studies
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Health Information Science
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.titleResilience in a Watershed Governance Context: A Primeren_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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