Accounting for account-abilities: Examining the relationships between farm nutrient measurement and collaborative water governance dynamics in Canterbury, New Zealand
| Autor: | James Hale, Katharine Legun, Hugh Campbell |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Government
Sociology and Political Science Corporate governance 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Collaborative model 021107 urban & regional planning Citizen journalism 02 engineering and technology Development Environmental governance Dynamics (music) Accountability Life Science Water quality Business 050703 geography Environmental planning |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Rural Studies 92 (2022) Journal of Rural Studies, 92, 451-461 |
| ISSN: | 0743-0167 |
| Popis: | Water quality has become a significant concern for the New Zealand public. The source of its decline in recent years has been largely attributed to the expansion of the dairying industry, and its improvement, a focal point of environmental management. A collaborative model has been developed in the Canterbury region, where committees have been created including government representatives, water management experts, farmers, and non-farming community members. These committees develop water management plans in a water catchment and can be seen to embody a form of socialising accountability where different groups hold each other accountable and share responsibility. One feature of the plans is the establishment of nitrogen loss thresholds for farms in a catchment, implemented through a highly technical form of nutrient modelling. Drawing from interviews and observations in Canterbury water governance networks, we argue that there is a tension between collaborative forms of environmental governance that seeks to socialise accountability, and nutrient modelling that de-socialise accountability in practice. We discuss how these tensions may challenge participatory forms of governance. |
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