Water and sanitation (wastewater) infrastructure in the United States is aging and
deteriorating, with massive underinvestment over the past several decades. For many years …

This chapter focuses on the institutional analysis and development (IAD) framework that has
evolved out of the work of many colleagues at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy …

In the context of governance of human–environment interactions, a panacea refers to a
blueprint for a single type of governance system (eg, government ownership, privatization …

We argue that globalization is a central feature of coupled human–environment systems or,
as we call them, socio-ecological systems (SESs). In this article, we focus on the effects of …

The relationship between private property and common property has engaged both legal
and economic scholars in a long series of controversies over the meaning, the sequence of …

The 21st century will witness the collision of two powerful forces-burgeoning population
growth, together with a changing climate. With population growth, water scarcity will …

The Public Policy Institute of California is dedicated to informing and improving public policy
in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research. It does not take or …

Elinor Ostrom, co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, argued that we should not
be limited to the conceptions of order derived from the work of Adam Smith and Thomas …

Groundwater use, particularly for agricultural purposes, has exploded globally. This was
driven by the advent of deep tubewell groundwater lifting technology, state‐led incentives for …

Water policy seems in perpetual crisis. Increasingly, conflicts extend beyond the statutory
authority, competence, geographical jurisdictions, and political constituencies of highly …