NETWORKS AND INSTITUTIONS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ED. BY YVONNE RYDIN

Managing natural resources sustainably is a complex task that demands the involvement of many different stakeholders. Network arrangements are increasingly used to try and achieve such sustainable management. This book assesses the practice of such networks using original research into case studies of landscape, habitat and water management from England, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Zimbabwe. Informed by institutionalist theory, the case studies explore the role of social capital and institutional capacity in successful networking. They demonstrate the importance of policy champions and of developing a common problem framework, often based on a common knowledge base. Norms of mutuality and reciprocity together with trust are shown to play a major role in implementing jointly developed strategies for managing natural resources. While highlighting the potential of networks, the research also identifies the limitations of such arrangements, suggesting a continuing need for national frameworks to provide financial incentives and regulate local action.This original and up-to-date research will appeal to scholars as well as undergraduates, graduates and practitioners interested in geography, environmental studies, planning studies and environmental politics. Fragmented Institutions: The Problem Facing Natural Resource Management / Inger-lise Saglie -- Institutions And Networks: The Search For Conceptual Research Tools / Yvonne Rydin -- The New Forest, England: Cooperative Planning For A Commons / Yvonne Rydin And Tove Matar -- Setesdal Vesthei-tyfylkeheiane, Norway: Local Co-management In A Protected Area / Eva Falleth -- Cannock Chase, England: A Policy Champion For A Local Landscape / Yvonne Rydin And Tove Matar -- The Rondane Region, Norway: Common Pool Resource Management Through Statutory Planning / Hans Olav Brata -- Mafungautsi Area, Zimbabwe: Decentralized Management Of Forests / Everisto Mapedza -- The Morsa River Basin, Norway: Collective Action For Improving Water Quality / Knut Bjorn Stokke -- The Lake District, England: Participation In Managing Water Abstraction / Yvonne Rydin And Tove Matar -- Castilla-la Mancha, Spain: Collective Action And Inaction In Groundwater Management / Elena Lopez-gunn -- The Rönne And Em Rivers, Sweden: Resilience, Networks And Bargaining Power In Water Management / Victor Galaz -- Conclusion / Yvonne Rydin. Edited By Yvonne Rydin, Eva Falleth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-235) And Index. Contents......Page 5 Figures......Page 7 Abbreviations......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 1. Fragmented institutions: the problem facing natural resource management......Page 13 2. Institutions and networks: the search for conceptual research tools......Page 27 3. The New Forest, England: cooperative planning for a commons......Page 46 4. Setesdal Vesthei-Ryfylkeheiane, Norway: local co-management in a protected area......Page 69 5. Cannock Chase, England: a policy champion for a local landscape......Page 86 6. The Rondane Region, Norway: common pool resource management through statutory planning......Page 102 7. Mafungautsi area, Zimbabwe: decentralized management of forests......Page 119 8. The Morsa River Basin, Norway: collective action for improving water quality......Page 135 9. The Lake District, England: participation in managing water abstraction......Page 151 10. Castilla-La Mancha, Spain: collective action and inaction in groundwater management......Page 173 11. The Rönne and Em rivers, Sweden: resilience, networks and bargaining power in water management......Page 193 12. Conclusion......Page 213 Appendix – Methodology......Page 229 Bibliography......Page 231 Index......Page 249