Relating social networks, ecological health, and reservoir basin governance
Abstract The Columbia River Basin is a complex social‐ecological system, spanning political, legal, socio‐economic, geographic, and biophysical boundaries. Outreach to others in social networks develops fundamental communications needed for sustainable collaborations in adaptive management. However,...
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crwiley:10.1002/rra.3745 2024-06-02T08:06:46+00:00 Relating social networks, ecological health, and reservoir basin governance Trebitz, Karen I. Wulfhorst, J.D. National Science Foundation 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.3745 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rra.3745 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/rra.3745 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/rra.3745 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor River Research and Applications volume 37, issue 2, page 198-208 ISSN 1535-1459 1535-1467 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3745 2024-05-03T10:55:45Z Abstract The Columbia River Basin is a complex social‐ecological system, spanning political, legal, socio‐economic, geographic, and biophysical boundaries. Outreach to others in social networks develops fundamental communications needed for sustainable collaborations in adaptive management. However, operationalizing and comparing measures of social processes and outcome success in biophysical indicators remains challenging for resource managers. Using survey‐based research, we examined the interactions for water resource governance of five Columbia River reservoir basins in the northwestern US and Canada: Lakes Chelan, Roosevelt, Pend Oreille, Koocanusa, and člq'etkw (Flathead). Respondents included: water resource professionals working for Tribes/First Nations, federal, state, or provincial departments in water quality and/or fisheries, and people who engage in the networks on behalf of area businesses, government offices, public services, non‐profit organizations, and other entities. Perceived social process metrics in these governance networks included the levels of collaboration and inclusiveness, common goals, common strategies, identifying issues, implementing action, and the adequacy of available scientific data. We evaluated social measures relative to participant‐reported changes in physical lake health indicators. Qualitative data‐enhanced understanding of basin‐specific differences. Correlations of social by ecological measures varied widely between basins. Even moderate to strong functionality parameters did not scale well from individual to cross‐basin levels, as many correlations vanished with data aggregated. However, data analysis at the basin scale revealed important variability across the region in scope and governance functionality. Process indicators such as identifying issues and implementing action yielded stronger relationships for 10‐year horizons than for 2 years, reflecting the lag‐time in resource action. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library Canada River Research and Applications 37 2 198 208 |
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Abstract The Columbia River Basin is a complex social‐ecological system, spanning political, legal, socio‐economic, geographic, and biophysical boundaries. Outreach to others in social networks develops fundamental communications needed for sustainable collaborations in adaptive management. However, operationalizing and comparing measures of social processes and outcome success in biophysical indicators remains challenging for resource managers. Using survey‐based research, we examined the interactions for water resource governance of five Columbia River reservoir basins in the northwestern US and Canada: Lakes Chelan, Roosevelt, Pend Oreille, Koocanusa, and člq'etkw (Flathead). Respondents included: water resource professionals working for Tribes/First Nations, federal, state, or provincial departments in water quality and/or fisheries, and people who engage in the networks on behalf of area businesses, government offices, public services, non‐profit organizations, and other entities. Perceived social process metrics in these governance networks included the levels of collaboration and inclusiveness, common goals, common strategies, identifying issues, implementing action, and the adequacy of available scientific data. We evaluated social measures relative to participant‐reported changes in physical lake health indicators. Qualitative data‐enhanced understanding of basin‐specific differences. Correlations of social by ecological measures varied widely between basins. Even moderate to strong functionality parameters did not scale well from individual to cross‐basin levels, as many correlations vanished with data aggregated. However, data analysis at the basin scale revealed important variability across the region in scope and governance functionality. Process indicators such as identifying issues and implementing action yielded stronger relationships for 10‐year horizons than for 2 years, reflecting the lag‐time in resource action. |
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