Integrated and Participatory Analysis of Water Governance Regimes: The Case of the Costa Rican Dry Tropics

Christopher Kuzdas, Arnim Wiek, Benjamin Warner, Raffaele Vignola and Ricardo Morataya

World Development, 2015, vol. 66, issue C, 254-268

Abstract: We present a comprehensive analysis of water governance in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Methods included interviews, workshops, and participatory processes. The study zooms in on water-related rules and regulations, people’s actions, and the physical water system that people depend on. The results indicate complex governance problems and provide focal points for sustainable governance efforts. Focal points include: respecting scarcity and the limits of groundwater availability; building broad governance capacity; reconciling disenfranchised rural groups; and supporting creative local leadership. The study asserts the need for combining critical governance analysis with transformational and solution-oriented research in support of sustainable water governance efforts.

Keywords: sustainable water governance; leadership; polycentric systems; social network analysis; Costa Rica; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.08.018

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