Civic Studies » Tyler Carlson http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation http://participedia.net/en/methods/open-standards-practice-conservation http://participedia.net/en/methods/open-standards-practice-conservation#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2016 22:12:34 +0000 http://civicstudies.org/?guid=8c966e978b8e7bdd2513e5e9dc2b1291
Nov 8 '16
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Overview: The Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (“Open Standards” or “OS”, hereafter) is an adaptive planning framework utilised by local governments and NGOs around the world to collaboratively and systematically conserve flora and fauna. The OS was created by the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) – a collaborative venture...
Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/11/08/open-standards-for-the-practice-of-conservation/feed/ 0 Watershed Governance in Coquitlam River: Fostering Participation through Integrated and Inclusive Watershed Planning http://participedia.net/en/cases/watershed-governance-coquitlam-river-fostering-participation-through-integrated-and-inclusive http://participedia.net/en/cases/watershed-governance-coquitlam-river-fostering-participation-through-integrated-and-inclusive#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:50:12 +0000 http://civicstudies.org/?guid=8a88fdcb2dc3be486f51abccac9e7c55
Sep 19 '16
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Problems and Purpose A new paradigm of watershed governance has emerged in recent decades, one which aims to improve stewardship and protection of rivers, lakes, and streams through community-based initiatives and cross-jurisdictional collaboration (Brandes, 2005; Parsons, 2015; Fielding, 2016). While past watershed regimes typically utilised technocratic and “command-and-control” approaches to...
Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/09/20/watershed-governance-in-coquitlam-river-fostering-participation-through-integrated-and-inclusive-watershed-planning/feed/ 0 From Stream Management to Watershed Governance: The Collaborative Restoration of Vancouver’s Still Creek http://participedia.net/en/cases/stream-management-watershed-governance-collaborative-restoration-vancouver-s-still-creek http://participedia.net/en/cases/stream-management-watershed-governance-collaborative-restoration-vancouver-s-still-creek#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:58:34 +0000 http://civicstudies.org/?guid=35a026bb3628b48d2a1ab9444c1b48ee
Jun 6 '16
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A study of the complex developments and interactions between government, private, and civil society actors behind the shift toward collaborative, community-driven planning in the case of Still Creek.
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