Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Public management and change series |
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Public management and change.
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Contents |
Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Innovation, Implementation, and Institutions; Chapter 2 The Evolution of Environmentaland Natural Resource Governance; Chapter 3 Aligning InstitutionalCharacteristics; Chapter 4 Intermittent Alignment ofInstitutional Characteristics; Chapter 5 Misalignment ofInstitutional Characteristics; Chapter 6 Fostering Enduring Change; Index |
Summary |
Over the past three decades, governments at the local, state, and federal levels have undertaken a wide range of bold innovations, often in partnership with nongovernmental organizations and communities, to try to address their environmental and natural resource management tasks. Many of these efforts have failed. Innovations, by definition, are transitory. How, then, can we establish new practices that endure? Toddi A. Steelman argues that the key to successful and long-lasting innovation must be a realistic understanding of the challenges that face it. She examines three case studiesùland ma |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Environmental policy -- United States
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy -- United States
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Forest policy -- United States
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Soil management -- Government policy -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Conservation of natural resources -- Government policy
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Environmental policy
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Forest policy
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Soil management -- Government policy
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2009024525 |
ISBN |
9781589016705 |
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158901670X |
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1589016270 |
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9781589016279 |
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