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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES: Participatory Watershed Management: A Case Study from Maritime Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2012

Nicholas Guehlstorf  and
Lars K. Hallstrom
Nicholas Guehlstorf*
Affiliation:
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Lars K. Hallstrom
Affiliation:
PhD, Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities, Associate Professor of Political Studies/Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, Department of Social Sciences (Augustana Faculty) and Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
*
Nicholas Guehlstorf, Department of Political Science, Environmental Sciences Program, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville, 3233 Peck Hall, Box 1453, Edwardsville, IL 62026; (phone) 618-650-3852; (fax) 618-650-3509; (e-mail) nguehls@siue.edu
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Abstract

Canada has seen some community approaches to watershed management similar to network governance, citizen advisory boards, and participatory action mechanisms. These collaborative approaches are highlighted in scholarship, but are limited by context as implementation is not utilized well beyond local situations. The successes of Nova Scotia wetlands are generalizable, as they provide applicable knowledge about natural resource governance with limited federal guidelines, numerous exclusionary authorities, and new regional development tactics that are beneficial for many. In practice, this case study specifically explains the role of earnest, local, and inclusive participation that is well coordinated with multiple civic agencies.

Environmental Practice 14:143–153 (2012)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 143 - 153
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2012

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