National Estuary Program Project

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Collaborative Watershed Institutions and the National Estuary Program

Collaborative watershed institutions are an experiment in democratic governance. Instead of the coercive policies typical of traditional environmental policy, collaborative institutions attempt to build voluntary cooperation between competing stakeholders in order to promote long-term resource protection. Collaborative institutions have both critics and advocates, and to date, the academic community has not reached a verdict on their effectiveness. This research attempts to understand the mechanics of collective action within watersheds, including an assessment of the success of collaborative institutions. 

 The National Estuary Program is a collaborative planning process sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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