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Scale and Cross-Scale Dynamics: Governance and Information in a Multilevel World
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Cash, D. W., W. Adger, F. Berkes, P. Garden, L. Lebel, P. Olsson, L. Pritchard, and O. Young. 2006. Scale and cross-scale dynamics: governance and information in a multilevel world. Ecology and Society 11(2): 8. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-01759-110208
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“In this regard, Cash et al. (2006) note that spatial scale mismatches occur when the extent of a decision maker's authority does not map coherently onto the spatial scale of the social or ecological problem at issue.”
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“The diverse mix of state and nonstate governance actors in a polycentric system may be an advantage in this regard because governance actors may be able to leverage complementary knowledge (e.g., local or traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge) about social and ecological systems to inform more contextually adapted institutions, thereby enhancing fit (see Cash et al., 2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cash, D. W., Adger, W. N., Berkes, F., Garden, P., Lebel, L., Olsson, P., Pritchard, L., & Young, O.
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- National Wildlife Federation (US)
- University of California System (US)
- Venue
- Ecology and Society
- Publisher
- Resilience Alliance, Inc.
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 1708-3087 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1768791706
- Cited by
- 2,254
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 113 · 2025: 70 · 2024: 97 · 2023: 119 · 2022: 113 · 2021: 142 · 2020: 172 · 2019: 162 · 2018: 158 · 2017: 148 · 2016: 127 · 2015: 129 · 2014: 185 · 2013: 113 · 2012: 107
- FWCI
- 37.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Ecology and Society (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Climate Program Office
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Coastal and Marine Management
- Keywords
- scale, cross-scale dynamics, multi-level governance, information flow, environmental governance
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