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Local Policy Networks and Agricultural Watershed Management

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: This article emphasizes the critical role of local policy networks for the implementation of agricultural watershed management and the adoption of environmental best management practices. Local networks facilitate diffusion of innovations, the development of social capital, and cultural change. All of these elements are essential for the ability of watershed management programs to successfully solve the water quality collective action problems caused by agricultural nonpoint source pollution. Analyses of survey data from 408 orchard growers in California's Sacramento River watershed demonstrate that exposure to policy networks substantially increases the probability of adopting environmental practices. These findings have important implications for public administration and policies where implementation depends on widespread cooperation and the development of networks with public agencies.

Source: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mum031

Authors: M. Lubell, A. Fulton

Institution: University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Policy Transfer and Learning

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Russell Sage Foundation, Sage Foundation