Historical and sociopolitical context of the western watersheds movement

被引：36

作者：

Kenney, DS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Colorado, Sch Law, Nat Resources Law Ctr, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION | 1999年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

social and political; water policy/regulation/decision making; watershed management; water resources planning;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb03606.x

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The 1990s have featured a rapid proliferation of "watershed initiatives" in the western United States and elsewhere. Watershed initiatives are ad hoc, voluntary associations typically featuring both governmental and non-governmental actors organized together to collaboratively seek new strategies for addressing water and related natural resource problems at physically relevant regional scales. These efforts are a response to historical and sociopolitical trends that have resulted in increasingly ineffective forums and processes of resource management decisionmaking, and that have subordinated the role of local stakeholders in problem-solving efforts. In most cases, watershed initiatives appear to provide a pragmatic vehicle for resource managers and stakeholders to address common concerns in a more efficient manner than is otherwise possible, and as such, deserve further application and continued support.

引用

页码：493 / 503

页数：11