TY - JOUR
T1 - Constraints to watershed planning
T2 - Group structure and process
AU - Floress, Kristin
AU - Mangun, Jean C.
AU - Davenport, Mae A.
AU - Williard, Karl W.J.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The roles that agencies and other partners play in collaborative watershed management are not always clearly identified. Key factors contributing to group-level outcomes in watershed groups include both structural and procedural elements. Structural elements include membership systems, project partners, and funding, while procedural elements include leadership, shared vision, and mission development. The current research reports on a case study conducted with a Midwestern watershed group that received Clean Water Act Section 319 funds to undertake a watershed planning process. Data come from focus groups, interviews, public comments, and meeting observation, and were analyzed using grounded theory. Findings of this study indicate that homogenous skill set, discord over group and partner roles, and failed problem identification contributed to the organizational inertia experienced by the watershed group. Implications of this research for groups receiving 319 funds are provided.
AB - The roles that agencies and other partners play in collaborative watershed management are not always clearly identified. Key factors contributing to group-level outcomes in watershed groups include both structural and procedural elements. Structural elements include membership systems, project partners, and funding, while procedural elements include leadership, shared vision, and mission development. The current research reports on a case study conducted with a Midwestern watershed group that received Clean Water Act Section 319 funds to undertake a watershed planning process. Data come from focus groups, interviews, public comments, and meeting observation, and were analyzed using grounded theory. Findings of this study indicate that homogenous skill set, discord over group and partner roles, and failed problem identification contributed to the organizational inertia experienced by the watershed group. Implications of this research for groups receiving 319 funds are provided.
KW - Clean Water Act Section 319
KW - Collaboration
KW - Planning
KW - Public participation
KW - Watershed management
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00368.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00368.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:72249089965
SN - 1093-474X
VL - 45
SP - 1352
EP - 1360
JO - Journal of the American Water Resources Association
JF - Journal of the American Water Resources Association
IS - 6
ER -