Environmental Governance

Environmental governance is the system of institutions, processes, and mechanisms through which environmental decisions are collectively made, implemented, and enforced among multiple levels of authority and diverse stakeholders.

12.7K

Publications

858.7K

Citations

23.2K

Authors

5.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5.1K

Parents

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental Social ScienceHuman Dimensions Of Natural ResourcesNatural Resource PolicySustainable Resource Management

Children

AccountabilityAdaptive GovernanceBiodiversityClimate GovernanceCollaborative GovernanceCommon-pool Resource GovernanceEnvironmental ConflictEnvironmental InstitutionsEnvironmental Policy DesignEnvironmental Risk

Publications

12.7K

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation · 2005 · 6.7K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Environmental Policy, Environmental Sciences +8

US Environmental Protection Agency

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 5.9K citations

Public Affairs, Environmental Policy, Environmental Sciences +6

ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Carl Folke, Thomas P. Hahn, Per Olsson et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2005 · 5.5K citations · Full text

Management, Environmental Management, Leadership +15

The Struggle to Govern the Commons

Thomas Dietz, Paul C. Stern · Science · 2003 · 4.1K citations

Social Sciences, Environmental Management, Natural Resource Governance +15

Ecosystems and human well-being: a framework for assessment

Choice Reviews Online · 2004 · 2.9K citations

Natural Resources, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences +15

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Authors

23.2K

AJ
Andrew Jordan
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
60 publications · 7.6K citations
40
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Jens Newig
Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
46 publications · 5.6K citations
34
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Frank Biermann
Utrecht University, Netherlands
51 publications · 7K citations
34
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Peter Driessen
Utrecht University, Netherlands
38 publications · 3K citations
28
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Oran R. Young
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
36 publications · 6.7K citations
28
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Institutions

5.2K

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Venues

Journal of Cleaner Production
298 publications · 26.2K citations
90
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 158 publications · 31.1K citations
79
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Environmental Politics
278 publications · 19.7K citations
74
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Global Environmental Politics
177 publications · 17K citations
73
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Ecological Economics
170 publications · 21K citations
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See also Environmental Governance
Institutions	Standards Organizations Environmental Co-management Informal Political Networks Regional Fisheries Management Organizations Cooperative River Basin Organizations Municipal Government
Policy Instruments	Regulation Environmental Taxation Carbon Markets Regulatory Instruments Governance Frameworks Market-based Environmental Regulation Environmental Co-management
Stakeholder Roles	Civil Society Non-governmental Organizations Public-private Partnerships Non-state Actors Multinational Corporations Multi-stakeholder Collaboration
Governance Levels	Global Governance Multi-level Environmental Governance Transboundary Environmental Governance
Compliance Mechanisms	Remote Sensing Monitoring Graduated Penalties Sanction Credibility