The challenges of collaboration in environmental governance : barriers and responses / edited by Richard D. Margerum, Cathy J. Robinson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:1. Introduction: The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental GovernanceRichard D. Margerum and Cathy J RobinsonPART I Theory and Context2. Theoretical perspectives on the Challenges of CollaborationRichard D. Margerum3. Back to the Future? Collaborative Environmental Governance Theory and PracticeTomas M. Koontz4. The Other Side of Managing in NetworksRobert Agranoff5. Vitality in interactive governance: conditions and challengesJurian Edelenbos and Ingmar van MeerkerkPART II Problems and Context6. Where has all the salinity gone? The challenges of using science to inform local collaborative efforts to respond to large-scale environmental changeMat Gilfedder, Cathy J Robinson and Mike Grundy7. Collaborative governance - does it work for climate change adaptation? Insights from the Dutch Delta Program Arwin van Buuren and Jitske van Popering 8. Collaboration challenges in addressing natural resource management problems: Australian regional case studiesHelen Ross, Jennifer Bellamy and Brian HeadPART III Policy, Politics and Power9. When Voluntary is Prescribed but Mandated is Necessary: The Challenges of Compulsory Collaboration on Complex Public IssuesJulia M. Wondolleck and Susan D. Lurie10. Politicians and Collaborative Governance: The New Logic of SupportEdward P. Weber11. The Role of Power in Collaborative GovernanceJill M. PurdyPART IV Organizations, Stakeholders and Governance12. Collaboration Across Boundaries in the Indian Forest ServiceDaniel H. Nelson, Rosemary O'Leary, Larry D. Schroeder, Misty Grayer, Nidhi Vij13. Towards a Joint Maintenance Approach for floodplain management in the Netherlands: tensions and possibilities Jeroen F. Warner, Jan M. Fliervoet and Antoine J.M. SmitsPART V Process and Participation14. From the table to the street: Strategies for building a more inclusive collaborative processJane Rongerude and Gerardo Sandoval15. The Challenge of Transformative Learning: Mining Practice Stories to Study Collaboration and Dispute Resolution StrategiesJohn Forester16. Hunting for country and culture: The challenges surrounding Indigenous collaborative partnerships on the coast of northern AustraliaCathy J. RobinsonConclusion17. The Challenges of Collaborative Governance: Towards a New Research AgendaRichard D. Margerum, Cathy J. Robinson and Ken GenskowIndex

"Collaborative approaches to governance are being used to address some of the most difficult environmental issues across the world, but there has been less attention paid to the challenges of practice. The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental Governance brings together leading scholars from the United States, Europe and Australia ... The authors explore the theory, problems and context of collaboration challenges through a diverse set of international case studies from around the world. ... The goal is to highlight consistent difficulties from practice, and examine potential strategies for addressing conceptual weaknesses--all with an eye towards improving environmental governance results."--Page 4 of cover.