Governability of Fisheries and Aquaculture: Theory and Applications [electronic resource] /
Bavinck, Maarten.editor.
Chuenpagdee, Ratana.editor.
Jentoft, Svein.editor.
Kooiman, Jan.editor.
Following in the footsteps of the book Fish for Life – Interactive Governance for Fisheries (Kooiman et al., 2005), and the interdisciplinary approach it presents, this volume illustrates the contribution of interactive governance theory to understanding core fisheries and aquaculture challenges. These challenges are invariably linked to broader concerns such as ecosystem health, social justice, sustainable livelihoods and food security. The central concept in this perspective is governability – the varied capacity to govern fisheries and aquaculture systems sustainably. Many of these systems are characterized by problems that are inherently 'wicked' and therefore difficult to address.  The authors of this edited volume argue that responses to such problems must consider context; specifically the character of the fisheries and aquaculture systems themselves, their institutional conditions, and the internal and external interactions that affect them. Drawing on a diverse set of international experiences, the volume offers a new lens and systematic approach to analysing the nature of governance problems and opportunities in fisheries and aquaculture, exploring pressing challenges and identifying potential solutions.  ”It now seems clear that the crisis in the world’s fisheries [is] a much larger and more complex problem than many had imagined.   Yet, examining it through the lens of governability may offer the best hope for alleviating it--as well as alleviating similar crises in other social systems.” James R. McGoodwin (Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado).
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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Introducing Governability; Chapter 1: Governability - New Directions in Fisheries Governance; References; Chapter 2: Theorizing Governability - The Interactive Governance Perspective; Introduction; The Range of Governance Theory; Interactive Governance; Governability; Societal Systems; Diversity, Complexity, Dynamics and Scale; System-to-Be-Governed; Governing System; Realms of Governing; Elements of Governing; Orders of Governing; Governing Interactions; Governing Interactions at the Actor Level
Governing Interactions at the Structural LevelModes of Governing; Self-Governing Interactions; Hierarchical Governing Interactions; Co-governing Interactions; Working with Governability; Conclusion; References; Part II: Meta Concerns; Chapter 3: Concerns and Problems in Fisheries and Aquaculture - Exploring Governability; Introduction; Conceptualization of Concerns and Problems; Operationalizing Governability Assessment; Structural Governability; Functional Governability; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Social Justice in the Context of Fisheries - A Governability Challenge; Introduction
Justice ConceptsJustice at Different Governance Orders; Meta Order; Second Order; First Order; Governability and Social Justice; Property Rights; Functions of Justice; Social Contract; Governability Assessment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Livelihoods in the Context of Fisheries - A Governability Challenge; Introduction; Employment and Livelihoods; Employment; Livelihoods; Livelihoods and the Governability of the System-to-Be-Governed; Livelihoods Governability: Other Dimensions; Conclusion; References
Chapter 6: Food Security in the Context of Fisheries and Aquaculture - A Governability ChallengeIntroduction; Importance of Food Security: The Right-to-Food Approach; Definitions of Food Security; Dimensions of Food Security; Food Safety; Contributions of Fish to Food Security; Aquaculture; Capture Fisheries; Governability and Human Behavior in Food Security Scenarios; Food Security: The Case for an Interactive Governance Approach; Governability Assessments for Three Aquaculture Fish Chains; General Discussion; References
Chapter 7: Ecosystem Health in the Context of Fisheries and Aquaculture - A Governability ChallengeStresses and Challenges to Ecosystem Health; Coastal Zones: Diversity, Complexity and Dynamics on the Rise; Coastal Transformations; Coastal Processes Accelerating Changes; Population Growth and Displacement; Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture: Dynamics and Scale Issues; The Development of Trawling and Gear Conflicts; Aquaculture Increasing Diversity, Complexity and Impacts on Ecosystem Health; Sea Level Rise and Global Warming: Widening the Scale; Governability Analyses
Governability of Multiple Stressors Affecting Ecosystem Health
Following in the footsteps of the book Fish for Life – Interactive Governance for Fisheries (Kooiman et al., 2005), and the interdisciplinary approach it presents, this volume illustrates the contribution of interactive governance theory to understanding core fisheries and aquaculture challenges. These challenges are invariably linked to broader concerns such as ecosystem health, social justice, sustainable livelihoods and food security. The central concept in this perspective is governability – the varied capacity to govern fisheries and aquaculture systems sustainably. Many of these systems are characterized by problems that are inherently 'wicked' and therefore difficult to address.  The authors of this edited volume argue that responses to such problems must consider context; specifically the character of the fisheries and aquaculture systems themselves, their institutional conditions, and the internal and external interactions that affect them. Drawing on a diverse set of international experiences, the volume offers a new lens and systematic approach to analysing the nature of governance problems and opportunities in fisheries and aquaculture, exploring pressing challenges and identifying potential solutions.  ”It now seems clear that the crisis in the world’s fisheries [is] a much larger and more complex problem than many had imagined.   Yet, examining it through the lens of governability may offer the best hope for alleviating it--as well as alleviating similar crises in other social systems.” James R. McGoodwin (Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado).
Political science.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Marine sciences.
Freshwater.
Social sciences.
Physical geography.
Political Science.
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.
Marine & Freshwater Sciences.
Social Sciences, general.
Earth System Sciences.


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