Collective action problems and governance barriers to sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco Bay

Mark Lubell (), Mark Stacey () and Michelle A. Hummel ()
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Mark Lubell: UC Davis
Mark Stacey: UC Berkeley
Michelle A. Hummel: University of Texas, Arlington

Climatic Change, 2021, vol. 167, issue 3, No 20, 25 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper translates Ostrom’s “diagnostic approach” for social-ecological systems to identify the collective action problems and core governance barriers for sea-level rise adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area. The diagnostic approach considers variables related to the resource system, the resource units, the users, and the governance system. Coupled ecological-infrastructure models identify two core collective action problems: vulnerability interdependency and adaptation interdependency. Qualitative social science case study methods identify the key structural governance and behavioral barriers to cooperation and ongoing activities to address them. The diagnostic approach is potentially applicable to any coastal regions that are vulnerable to sea-level rise and also other climate adaptation issues where vulnerability and adaptation interdependencies require overcoming governance challenges to collective action.

Keywords: Climate adaptation; Sea level rise; Polycentric governance; Cooperation; Social-ecological systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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