Multi-level policies and adaptive social networks – A conceptual modeling study for maintaining a polycentric governance system

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 220-247

  Mathias, Jean Denis ^a   Lade, Steven J ^b   Galaz, Victor ^b  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive co management; Adaptive social network; Polycentric governance; Viability framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013995884     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.695     Document Type: Article

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