How Much Collaboration Is Enough? Examining the Links Between Mechanisms To Facilitate Interagency Coordination and Collective Action Outcomes

• In Event: Collaborative Governance in Complex Water Resources Management: Studies from California and the Great Lakes

Brief Overview

A comparative case study examining how different combinations of coordination mechanisms influence planning outcomes within the context of a groundwater management mandate. Results indicate multiple pathways can achieve high levels of coordination.

Authors

• Michael Roberts, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

• Anita Milman, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• William A. Blomquist, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis