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Coming to the table: collaborative governance and groundwater decision-making in coastal California

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  • Abigail Brown
  • Ruth Langridge
  • Kirsten Rudestam

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Collaborative governance is on the rise in the United States. This management approach brings together state and non-state actors for environmental decision-making, and it is frequently used in California for decisions regarding local groundwater management. This study examines groundwater decision-making groups and practices in a central California coastal community to understand whether groups meet specific collaborative governance criteria and whether and why certain subsets of the population are excluded from groundwater decision-making practices. It also identifies actions for better group inclusion. We find that small farmers, the Hispanic/Latino community, and the general public are often excluded from groundwater decision-making groups and practices due to unawareness, mistrust, and insufficient resources. Education and awareness as well as incentives could help increase inclusion. This study provides insights into more equitable groundwater decision-making groups and practices, and also calls for more critical examination of the current stakeholder approach to decision-making.

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  • Abigail Brown & Ruth Langridge & Kirsten Rudestam, 2016. "Coming to the table: collaborative governance and groundwater decision-making in coastal California," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(12), pages 2163-2178, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:59:y:2016:i:12:p:2163-2178
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1130690
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    1. Mancheva, Irina, 2018. "Which factors spur forest owners' collaboration over forest waters?," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 54-63.

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