Collaborative Governance and Overcoming Barriers to Consolidated Local Public Service

• In Event: Water Politics in the Age of Distrust: Governance, Risk, and Reform

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes 701 regional water planning meetings to understand how collaborative governance helps overcome barriers to consolidating public water systems amid infrastructure, equity, and political challenges.

Authors

• Emily V. V. Bell, University of Georgia

• Jesse Barnes, University of Texas at San Antonio