scholarly journals Windows of Opportunity for Whom? Commissioners, Access, and the Balance of Interest in European Environmental Governance

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Doris Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Balance Of Interest

The World Commission on Dams and trends in global environmental governance

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Conca
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Global Environmental Governance ◽  
Stakeholder Dialogue ◽  
Interpersonal Dynamics ◽  
Consensus Document ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Large Dams ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The World ◽  
World Commission On Dams

The World Commission on Dams marks a moment of real progress in the large-dams controversy. It does so in at least two ways: as a statement of the norms that should govern dam-related decision-making and as a process of dialogue between dam proponents and critics. Whether this progress translates into consistently better dam-related decisionmaking is a question that remains to be answered. Also unanswered is the larger question of whether the WCD experience will prove to be a replicable model for other environment-development controversies. The Commission emerged from a curious situation in which both dam builders and dam critics felt stymied in their ability to achieve their aims, and in which both saw opportunities in the idea of stakeholder dialogue. Such windows of opportunity may prove rare. The skillful leadership and interpersonal dynamics among the commissioners that helped forge a consensus document may be difficult to reproduce.

Das Ende der Postdemokratie, den Pessimismus überwinden.

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (188) ◽  
pp. 487-494
Author(s):  
Daniel Mullis
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Decline ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Windows Of Opportunity ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
The One

In recent years, political and social conditions have changed dramatically. Many analyses help to capture these dynamics. However, they produce political pessimism: on the one hand there is the image of regression and on the other, a direct link is made between socio-economic decline and the rise of the far-right. To counter these aspects, this article argues that current political events are to be understood less as ‘regression’ but rather as a moment of movement and the return of deep political struggles. Referring to Jacques Ranciere’s political thought, the current conditions can be captured as the ‘end of post-democracy’. This approach changes the perspective on current social dynamics in a productive way. It allows for an emphasis on movement and the recognition of the windows of opportunity for emancipatory struggles.

IMPLEMENTASI PRINSIP GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE DALAM PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH DI INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Umi Mustaghfiroh ◽  
Lailatul Khoirun Ni’mah ◽  
Asfiyatus Sundusiyah ◽  
Hilmi Alwi Addahlawi ◽  
Ahmad Fauzan Hidayatullah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Governance

Values Underlying Preferences for Adaptive Governance in a Chilean Small-Scale Fishing Community

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Ebel ◽  
Christine M. Beitl ◽  
Michael P. Torre
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Adaptive Governance ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
A Value ◽  
Ways Of Life ◽  
Value Frames

Environmental change requires individuals and institutions to facilitate adaptive governance. However, facilitating adaptive governance may be difficult because resource users’ perceptions of desirable ways of life vary. These perceptions influence preferences related to environmental governance and may stem from the ways individuals subjectively value their work and their connections to their environment. This paper uses a value-based approach to examine individual and institutional preferences for adaptive governance in Carelmapu, Chile. We show that two groups had different value frames rooted in divergent ontologies which influenced their actions related to adaptive governance, creating conflict.

GOVERNANÇA AMBIENTAL SOB A ÓTICA DAS INSTITUIÇÕES PÚBLICAS MUNICIPAIS: UM ENFOQUE SOBRE GESTÃO DA COSTA DO ESTADO DO CEARÁ, BRASIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1019-1037
Author(s):  
Érica Nadia Costa Sousa ◽  
Davis Pereira de Paula
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Management ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Institutional Power ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
Technical Structure ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Technical Capacity ◽  
Environmental Agencies

A governança ambiental no Brasil tem avançado significativamente nas últimas décadas, principalmente no que concernem as políticas públicas. No contexto da descentralização do poder institucional, o município vem adquirindo papel de relevância como entidade executora das ações orientadas pela governança. No âmbito da gestão costeira, hoje há diversos meios legais que reafirmam a importância do gerenciamento do litoral em áreas densamente urbanizadas, nesse quesito, todos os níveis detêm diversos mecanismos que podem auxiliar significativamente para a gestão adequada das áreas litorais. Dessa forma, a partir das diretrizes da governança ambiental brasileira, o presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a gestão costeira dos municípios litorâneos cearenses a partir da atuação das secretarias municipais de meio ambiente dos referentes municípios. Sendo assim, foi aplicado um questionário eletrônico direcionado aos gestores públicos de órgãos e/ou secretarias de meio ambiente. Em que foram analisados aspectos da sua estrutura técnica de implementação das políticas públicas de gestão costeira, bem como as respostas municipais de gestão com base local. Levou-se em consideração para esta análise apenas os municípios que possuem orla marítima.  Com base na estrutura que orienta a boa gestão, aqui entendida como Governança, foi possível identificar a capacidade técnica de resposta dos órgãos de meio ambiente dos municípios costeiros cearenses frente as problemáticas de gestão de suas orlas.  E sobre todas essas questões, a governança assume o papel direcionador de boas práticas para melhorar a gestão costeira.Palavras-chave: Governança. Gestão Costeira. Instituições Públicas. ABSTRACTEnvironmental governance in Brazil has advanced significantly in recent decades, especially regarding public policies. In the context of the decentralization of institutional power, the municipality has been acquiring a relevant role as an executing entity of governance-oriented actions. In the context of coastal management, today there are several legal means that reaffirm the importance of coastal management in densely urbanized areas. In this regard, all levels have several mechanisms that can significantly assist in the proper management of coastal areas. Thus, based on the guidelines of the Brazilian environmental governance, this article aims to analyze the coastal management of the coastal municipalities of Ceará from the performance of the municipal environmental secretariats of the referred municipalities. Thus, an electronic questionnaire was applied to public managers of environmental agencies and / or departments. In which aspects of its technical structure for the implementation of coastal management public policies were analyzed, as well as the municipal based management responses. For this analysis, only the municipalities with seafronts were considered. Based on the structure that guides good management, understood here as Governance, it was possible to identify the technical capacity of the environmental agencies of Ceará coastal municipalities to respond to the problems of managing their borders. And on all these issues, governance assumes the guiding role of good practice for improving coastal management.Keywords: Governance. Coastal Management. Public Institutions. RESUMENLa gobernanza ambiental en Brasil ha avanzado significativamente en las últimas décadas, especialmente con respecto a las políticas públicas. En el contexto de la descentralización del poder institucional, el municipio ha adquirido un papel relevante como entidad ejecutora de acciones orientadas a la gobernanza. En el contexto del manejo costero, hoy existen varios medios legales que reafirman la importancia del manejo costero en áreas densamente urbanizadas, en este sentido, todos los niveles tienen varios mecanismos que pueden ayudar significativamente en el manejo adecuado de las áreas costeras. Por lo tanto, con base en los lineamientos de la gobernanza ambiental brasileña, este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el manejo costero de los municipios costeros de Ceará a partir del desempeño de las secretarías ambientales municipales de los municipios referidos. Por lo tanto, se aplicó un cuestionario electrónico a los administradores públicos de agencias y / o departamentos ambientales. En qué aspectos de su estructura técnica para la implementación de la gestión costera se analizaron las políticas públicas, así como las respuestas de gestión con base municipal. Para este análisis, solo se consideraron los municipios con zonas marítimas. Con base en la estructura que guía la buena gestión, entendida aquí como Gobernanza, fue posible identificar la capacidad técnica de las agencias ambientales de los municipios costeros de Ceará para responder a los problemas de gestión de sus fronteras. Y en todos estos temas, la gobernanza asume el papel rector de las buenas prácticas para mejorar la gestión costera.Palabras clave: Gobernanza. Manejo costero. Instituciones públicas.

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