The enabling institutional context for integrated water management: Lessons from Melbourne

Ferguson, Briony Cathryn; Brown, Rebekah Ruth; Frantzeskaki, Niki; Haan, Fjalar J. de; Deletić, Ana

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.045

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“…The story of Melbourne shows that regulation and standardisation are beneficial and that both normative, cognitive and regulative institutions are needed (Bettini et al, 2014;Ferguson et al, 2013). In…”

Section: Comparative Discussionmentioning

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Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

Madsen

Brown

Elle

et al. 2017

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Section: Comparative Discussionmentioning

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Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

Madsen

Brown

Elle

et al. 2017

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…Melbourne's urban stormwater management system changed profoundly from 1960 -2015 which is the time period under investigation for this longitudinal research (see Brown and Clark, 2007;Brown et al, 2013;Ferguson et al, 2013).…”

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“…The case of Melbourne's urban stormwater management transformation has thus far been researched separately from an agency (Ferguson, Brown, de Haan, & Deletic, 2014) or structural perspective (Ferguson, Brown, Frantzeskaki, de Haan, & Deletic, 2013) which advanced our understanding on the importance of either dimensions. While research thus far touched on the relationship between different actions of actors and structural system elements (e.g.…”

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The Co-Evolution of Institutional Logics and Boundary Spanning in Sustainability Transitions: the Case of Urban Stormwater Management in Melbourne, Australia

Brodnik¹,

Brown²

2017

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Institutions and actors both play a critical role in sustainability transitions, yet they have never been investigated together. This study combines both dimensions, systematically applying an institutional logics and boundary spanning lens to examine the interplay between structure and agency over the course of a particular system innovation: the case of urban stormwater management in Melbourne, Australia. Looking through this dual lens reveals the socio-institutional patterns and mechanisms that determine inertia and practice change in the urban stormwater management system. We found that structure and agency co-evolve; when their relationship changes, the dynamics between boundary spanning and institutional logics change too -as do the corresponding niche and regime developments. Our findings suggest that even radical innovations can be successfully institutionalized when using certain forms of boundary spanning at specific phases of a system innovation.

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“…This has been partially motivated by extreme weather conditions experienced within the region, such as the Millennium Drought [40][41][42], which lasted more than a decade and has shifted the primary focus towards issues of water supply security (e.g., seawater desalination, rain water harvesting) even though water quality remains a serious concern, particularly for recreation and consumption [43,44]. Direct uptake of research into practice being the main objective, a large part of this work has been Water 2017, 9, 983 6 of 28 devoted to adoption pathways and socio-technical transitions, resulting in tools that lean towards practical application as a primary function.…”

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Use and Utility: Exploring the Diversity and Design of Water Models at the Science-Policy Interface

Chong

Bach

Moilleron

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Water

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Effort to narrow the gap between the production and use of scientific knowledge for environmental decision-making is gaining traction, yet in practice, supply and demand remains largely unbalanced. A qualitative study based on empirical analysis offers a novel approach to exploring key factors, focussing on seven water models in the context of two organisations at the science-policy interface: the PIREN-Seine in France and the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities in Australia. Tentative linkages drawn from these examples identify: (1) objective and expertise; (2) knowledge and tools; and (3) support structures as main drivers influencing the production of scientific knowledge which, in turn, affect the use and utility of modelling tools. Further insight is gained by highlighting the wide spectrum of uses and utilities existing in practice, suggesting that such 'boundary organisations' facilitate interactions and exchanges that give added value to scientific knowledge. Coordinated strategies that integrate inter-, extra-, and intra-boundary activities, framed through collaborative scenario building and the use of interactive modelling platforms, may offer ways to enhance the use and utility of scientific knowledge (and its tools) to better support water resources management, policy and planning decisions, thus promoting a more cohesive relationship between science and policy.

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The enabling institutional context for integrated water management: Lessons from Melbourne

Cited by 139 publications

References 34 publications

Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

The Co-Evolution of Institutional Logics and Boundary Spanning in Sustainability Transitions: the Case of Urban Stormwater Management in Melbourne, Australia

Use and Utility: Exploring the Diversity and Design of Water Models at the Science-Policy Interface

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