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Adaptive Comanagement: A Systematic Review and Analysis

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dc.contributor.author Plummer, Ryan
dc.contributor.author Crona, Beatrice
dc.contributor.author Armitage, Derek
dc.contributor.author Olsson, Per
dc.contributor.author Tengö, Maria
dc.contributor.author Yudina, Olga
dc.date.accessioned 2012-12-03T19:08:08Z
dc.date.available 2012-12-03T19:08:08Z
dc.date.issued 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/8539
dc.description.abstract "This paper outlines the results of a systematic review of the literature on adaptive comanagement (ACM). Adaptive comanagement is an emergent governance approach for complex social–ecological systems that links the learning function of adaptive management (experimental and experiential) and the linking (vertically and horizontally) function of comanagement. Given the rapid growth of adaptive comanagement scholarship, there is value in a systematic analysis of how the concept is being conceptualized to elucidate agreement and discrepancies and to examine the challenges this presents for cross-case comparisons and the possibility of arriving at more generalizable insights. A synthesis-based methodology has been developed involving a comprehensive search and screening of academic databases and the internet. A detailed analysis of 108 documents was undertaken to characterize the state of the ACM literature, unpack the construct of ACM, and examine relationships among aspects of ACM based on accumulated experiences to date. The systematic review and analysis reveals imprecision, inconsistency, and confusion with the concept. Robust evidentiary insights into how the variables or components of ACM interrelate as well as relate to goals and outcomes are, therefore, presently not possible. These findings lead to the discussion of a series of challenges for ACM scholarship. Opportunities remain for ACM scholars to pursue theoretical development in rigorous ways that facilitate empirically based cross-site comparisons." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject environmental policy en_US
dc.subject co-management en_US
dc.subject social-ecological systems en_US
dc.subject adaptive systems en_US
dc.title Adaptive Comanagement: A Systematic Review and Analysis en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.subject.sector Theory en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Ecology and Society en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 17 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 3 en_US


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