Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust

Hadrian Cook; David Benson; Laurence Couldrick

doi:10.5751/ES-08504-210238

Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust

Hadrian Cook
, David Benson
, Laurence Couldrick

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Abstract

The adoption of bioregionalism by institutions that are instrumental in river basin management has significant potential to resolve complex water resource management problems. The Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) in England provides an example of how localised bioregional institutionalisation of adaptive co-management, consensus decision-making, local participation, indigenous technical and social knowledge and 'win-win' outcomes can potentially lead to resilient partnership working. Our analysis of the WRT's effectiveness in confronting non-point source water pollution, previously impervious to centralised agency responses, provides scope for lesson-drawing on institutional design, public engagement and effective operation, although some evident issues remain.

Original language	English
Article number	38
Journal	Fusion Science and Technology
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08504-210238
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Earth systems and environmental sciences
adaptive co-management
bioregional planning
bioregionalism
institutions
lesson-drawing
partnership

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Partnering for bioregionalism in England: a case study of the Westcountry Rivers Trust

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