The Role of Intermediate Collaborative Forums in Polycentric Environmental Governance
The Role of Intermediate Collaborative Forums in Polycentric Environmental Governance
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中级合作论坛在多中心环境治理中的作用
DOI：
10.1093/jopart/muad017
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Koebele, Elizabeth A.
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作者：
Wiechman, Adam;Alonso Vicario, Sara;Koebele, Elizabeth A.
在复杂、多中心的环境治理系统中，行为者可能会选择相互协作，以减少其集体脆弱性并增强系统功能。然而，协作可能代价高昂，而且几乎没有证据表明特定的协作论坛如何影响它们所嵌入的更广泛的治理系统。为了解决这一差距，我们调查了中间协作论坛在多中心治理系统中的角色，这些论坛支持系统参与者的子集之间的协作。在实证方面，我们分析了美国亚利桑那州凤凰城大都市区(PMA)的市政地表水治理网络中一个名为亚利桑那州市政用水用户协会(AMWUA)的中间协作论坛的结构和功能角色。为此，我们对PMA的21位水专业人士进行了采访，并通过网络分析和定性编码相结合的方式进行了分析。我们发现，AMWUA促进了成员之间强大的联系能力，允许简化与网络其余部分的联系，从而加强信息处理和对成员需求的宣传。我们的发现推进了多中心系统中协作作用的理论，并为协作机构的设计提供了信息，以改善环境治理。
In complex, polycentric environmental governance systems, actors may choose to collaborate with one another to reduce their collective vulnerability and enhance system function. However, collaboration can be costly, and little evidence exists for how particular collaborative forums impact the broader governance system in which they are embedded. To address this gap, we investigate the role of intermediate collaborative forums, which support collaboration among a subset of system actors, in polycentric governance systems. Empirically, we analyze the structural and functional role of an intermediate collaborative forum called the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) within the municipal surface water governance network for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area (PMA) in Arizona, United States. To do this, we draw from 21 interviews with water professionals in the PMA, which we analyze through a combination of network analysis and qualitative coding. We find that AMWUA facilitates strong bonding capacities among members, allowing for streamlined bridging to the rest of the network that enhances information processing and advocacy of member needs. Our findings advance theory on the role of collaboration in polycentric systems and inform the design of collaborative institutions to improve environmental governance.