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RESEARCH ARTICLES: Case Study: Collaborative Governance as a Tool for Natural Resource Management in China and the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2013

Marcelle E. DuPraw ,
Bernadette V. Brennan  and
Maria T. Placht
Marcelle E. DuPraw*
Affiliation:
Senior Collaboration Specialist, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State University, Sacramento
Bernadette V. Brennan
Affiliation:
Member, SIRAN, LLC, Arlington, Virginia
Maria T. Placht
Affiliation:
Conflict Resolution Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia
*
Marcelle E. DuPraw, CSUS Center for Collaborative Policy, 815 S Street, 1st Floor, Sacramento, CA, 95811; (phone) 571-251-2721; (e-mail) [email protected]
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Abstract

This case study considers the applicability of collaborative governance to natural resource management challenges in China, particularly when compared with its use in the United States (US). The specific case in point centers on a June 2012 workshop in Beijing co-organized by the China Environmental Law Project of the Beijing Representative Office of the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Beijing Zhonglin Union Forestry Consulting Company, Ltd. The case study is based on participant observation, literature review, and policy analysis. The critical distinction between the applicability of collaborative governance in China and in the US relates to the incentives to collaborate, which differ in China and in the US. The authors suggest eight possible next steps encompassing research, practice, and education.

Environmental Practice 15:228–239 (2013)

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Environmental Practice , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 228 - 239
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Copyright © National Association of Environmental Professionals 2013 

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