Tischa A. Muñoz?Erickson|Bethany B. Cutts|Elaine Larson|Kate J. Darby|Mark W. Neff|Amber Wutich|Bob Bolin
Spanning Boundaries in an Arizona Watershed Partnership: Information Networks as Tools for Entrenchment or Ties for Collaboration?
Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University
need develop successful collaborative strategies enduring problem sustainable resource managementour goal evaluate relationship information networks conflict context collaborative groundwater management rapidly growing central highland region arizonain region watermanagement conflicts emerged stakeholders differing geographic perspectives competing scientific claimsusing social network analyses explored extent verde river basin partnership vrbp charged developing sharing scientific information contributed collaboration regionto accomplish examined role stakeholder partnership plays reinforcing overcoming geographic ideological expert power conflicts among membersfocusing information sharing tested extent several theoretically important elements successful collaboration evidenced data vrbpthe structure information sharing provides insight ways barriers diverse perspectives might retained elucidates weaknesses partnershipto characterize information sharing examined interaction ties among individuals different geographic concerns hierarchical scales interest belief systems science environment role partnership selfidentified expertise typesresults showed partnerships informationsharing network spans boundariesbased current theories collaboration would expect partnership network conducive collaborationwe found information exchanges limited differences connection patterns across actor expertise environmentalbelief systemsactors view scientists advocates significantly likely occupy boundaryspanning positions appear impede success partnershipthis analysis challenges widely held assumptions properties separate successful collaborations less successfulit implications understanding factors constrain information processing knowledge production collectiveaction capability institutions