A hierarchy of participation capacities shapes procedural equity: Evidence from a state-wide survey of California’s groundwater reform

• In Event: Engaging Diverse Actors in Equitable Environmental Decision-making Processes

Brief Overview

This paper examines participation in California’s groundwater reform. We unpack participation into three levels of actor capacity: i) capacity to participate, ii) capacity to shape preferences, and iii) capacity to structure conditions.

Authors

• Linda Mendez-Barrientos, University of Denver

• Mark N. Lubell, University of California-Davis