Julia Baird

TL;DR: In this article, a participatory decision-making process for climate change adaptation in the Niagara region, Canada, was investigated, and three types of learning were identified: cognitive learning, related to the acquisition of new or the structuring of existing knowledge; normative learning, which concerns a shift in viewpoints, values or paradigms, and relational learning, referring to an improved understanding of others' mindsets, enhanced trust and ability to cooperate.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined relationships among perceived processes and outcomes in four UNESCO biosphere reserves (BRs) and found that a better process is associated with more positive outcomes and that collaboration and learning make unique contributions to outcomes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined social relationships from a network perspective while initiating a collaborative multiactor initiative aimed to develop into adaptive co-management for climate change adaptation, an action research project undertaken in the Niagara region of Canada.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review of water policy reform literature was undertaken to investigate how innovation is defined in this area of scholarship and the enabling conditions or barriers shaping the innovation process.

TL;DR: Adaptive co-management is a governance approach gaining recognition as discussed by the authors, it emphasizes pluralism and communication; shared decision-making and authority; linkages within and among levels; actor autonomy; and, learning and adaptation.