Stakeholder integration predicts better outcomes from groundwater sustainability policy
Abstrak
Abstract Natural resources policies that promote sustainable management are critical for protecting diverse stakeholders against depletion. Although integrating diverse stakeholders into these policies has been theorized to improve protection, empirical evidence is lacking. Here, we evaluate 108 Sustainability Plans under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to quantify how well stakeholders are integrated into plans and protected from groundwater depletion. We find that the majority of Sustainability Plans do not integrate or protect the majority of their stakeholders. Nevertheless, our results show that when stakeholders are more integrated into a Sustainability Plan, they are more likely to be protected, particularly for those that lack formal access to decision-making processes. Our findings provide strong empirical evidence that integrating diverse stakeholders into sustainability planning is beneficial for stakeholders who are vulnerable to the impacts of natural resource depletion.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (17)
Debra Perrone
Melissa M. Rohde
Courtney Hammond Wagner
Rebecca Anderson
Samantha Arthur
Ngodoo Atume
Meagan Brown
Lauren Esaki-Kua
Martha Gonzalez Fernandez
Kelly A. Garvey
Katherine Heidel
William D. Jones
Sara Khosrowshahi Asl
Carrie Munill
Rebecca Nelson
J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida
E. J. Remson
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2023
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41467-023-39363-y
- Akses
- Open Access ✓