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Sustainable governance of natural resources and institutional change–an analytical framework
Author(s) -
Fischer Anke,
Petersen Lorenz,
Feldkötter Christoph,
Huppert Walter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.442
Subject(s) - corporate governance , context (archaeology) , natural resource , conceptual framework , sustainable development , natural (archaeology) , natural resource management , resource (disambiguation) , environmental resource management , institutional change , business , management science , process management , environmental economics , political science , computer science , economics , public administration , sociology , social science , history , paleontology , computer network , archaeology , finance , law , biology
This article presents a conceptual framework for analysing the governance of natural resource use, as governance is often the primary issue when natural resources are overexploited and degraded. It addresses both spontaneous and active governance, including institutional change induced by development co‐operation. Drawing on existing frameworks of institutional analysis, fundamental modifications are presented to adapt the concept to the context of international co‐operation, and to include dynamic aspects of institutional change as well as multiple actor interactions. Tested in several case studies, the framework was found suitable and relevant for use in project planning and evaluation, as well as for comparing governance issues across cases in a conceptually rigorous way. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.