Climate Adaptation in Canada: Governing a Complex Policy Regime

Climate adaptation is a complex policy area, in which knowledge, authority, and resources are fragmented among numerous public agencies, multiple levels of government, and a wide range of nongovernmental actors. Mobilizing and coordinating disparate public and private efforts is a key challenge in t...

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Published in:The Review of policy research 2017-05, Vol.34 (3), p.378-399
Main Author: Henstra, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Canada
Case studies
Climate
Climate adaptation
climate change
climate change adaptation
Collective action
Environmental policy
Governance
Government agencies
policy regime
public policy
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Summary:Climate adaptation is a complex policy area, in which knowledge, authority, and resources are fragmented among numerous public agencies, multiple levels of government, and a wide range of nongovernmental actors. Mobilizing and coordinating disparate public and private efforts is a key challenge in this policy domain, and this has focused research attention on the governance of adaptation, including the dynamics of interaction among interests and the institutions that facilitate collective action. This paper contributes to the study of adaptation governance by adopting the policy regimes perspective, an analytical framework designed to make sense of the loose governing arrangements surrounding complex, fragmented problems. The perspective's constructs are applied to a longitudinal case study of adaptation governance in Canada, which identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the policy ideas, institutions, and interests that comprise Canada's adaptation policy regime.
ISSN:1541-132X
1541-1338
DOI:10.1111/ropr.12236