Network segregation and learning in climate change adaptation policy

Adam Douglas Henry; Jessica Bolson; Timothy Kirby; Michael C. Sukop

doi:10.4337/9781035318759.00027

Network segregation and learning in climate change adaptation policy

Adam Douglas Henry
, Jessica Bolson
, Timothy Kirby
, Michael C. Sukop

Government and Public Policy, School of

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Abstract

This chapter introduces theory and methods to evaluate the landscape of collaborations among policy stakeholders, particularly in terms of network segregation-a common feature of networks that is a barrier to integrative ties. Using Southeast Florida, U.S.A., as a case, this chapter walks through an empirical test of the proposition that network integration enables policy learning. Overall, this advances the theory of networks and policy learning that helps to inform the practical strategies of organizations seeking to help regional stakeholders better address shared environmental risks.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Handbook of Social Networks and the Environment
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages	261-278
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781035318759
ISBN (Print)	9781035318742
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035318759.00027
State	Published - Jan 1 2025

Keywords

Climate change adaptation
Network segregation
Organizational networks
Policy learning
Policy process
Southeast Florida

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science
General Social Sciences

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