Self-organized governance networks for ecosystem management: Who is accountable?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Hahn, Thomas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Adaptive cycle; Adaptive governance; Bridging organizations; Ecosystem service; Informal institutions; Leadership; Naturum; Panarchy; Path dependency

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SELF ORGANIZATION; STAKEHOLDER; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

KRISTIANSTAD BASIN; SWEDEN;

EID: 79959987814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04043-160218     Document Type: Article

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