Conflict, Complexity, and Adaptation: The Evolution of Governance for the New York City Watersheds (Catchments)

We are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Edella Schlager, Professor at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, and Fulbright Austria Scholar at the Institute of Landscape Planning (ILAP), BOKU University.
People and governments with a deep history of conflict are not supposed to work cooperatively to provide one another with valued benefits. Yet, multi-level, collaborative governance is what emerged in the New York City watersheds and has persisted for almost thirty years. Despite hurricanes and a great recession, misunderstandings, and mistrust, more than 50 local governments, thousands of local landowners, environmental organizations, and state government agencies have worked together to provide unfiltered, safe drinking water for the 8 million residents of New York City.
Why and how did this occur, and what theoretical, methodological, and applied policy lessons can be learned? In this talk, Professor Schlager explores both the institutional design of the governing arrangements and the methods used for deriving and analyzing data from texts. She concludes with policy lessons for designing robust governing systems to address complex environmental challenges.
 

Date: Monday, 22 JuneTime: 17:00Location: Room SIMH [SR 19/2] (SIMH-DG/02)
 

The public lecture is open to all interested participants.