What do we know and need to know about the environmental outcomes of collaborative management?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Koontz, Tomas M.; Thomas, Craig W.
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00671.x
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 111-121
• 关键词: stakeholder participation; ecosystem management; watershed management; resource-management; POLICY-MAKING; institutions; partnerships; california; FRAMEWORK; science

摘要

Many tout the benefits of collaborative environmental management as an alternative to centralized planning and command and control regulation, but the excitement over collaborative processes has not been matched by evidence that these processes actually improve the environment. The most crucial question in collaborative environmental management remains unanswered and often unasked- To what extent does collaboration lead to improved environmental outcomes? We know much about why collaboration is occurring and bow collaborative processes and out puts vary. The primary goal of future research on collaborative environmental management should be to demonstrate whether collaboration improves environmental conditions more than traditional processes and newer market-based processes. Collaboration is not a panacea; it is a choice that policy makers and public managers should make based on evidence about expected outcomes.