Stakeholder engagement in water resource management: A systematic review of definitions, practices, and outcomes

Hannah Whitley; Elyzabeth W Engle; Kathryn J Brasier; Weston M Eaton; Mark E Burbach; Lara B Fowler; Sara Bonilla Anariba; Emma Butzler; Kathryn Dixon; Anil Kumar Chaudhary; Walt Whitmer

doi:10.1080/09640568.2024.2323611

Stakeholder engagement in water resource management

A systematic review of definitions, practices, and outcomes

Bibliographic Data

ID	21600301
Authors	Hannah Whitley (0000-0002-8634-0908, Virginia Tech), Elyzabeth W Engle (0000-0001-6328-0298, McDaniel College), Kathryn J Brasier (0000-0002-7611-8895, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University), Weston M Eaton (0000-0001-7815-6855, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming), Mark E Burbach (0000-0002-1503-8963, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Lara B Fowler (Penn State Law, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and the Sustainability Institute, The Pennsylvania State University), Sara Bonilla Anariba (0000-0002-4072-6338, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University), Emma Butzler (North Carolina State University), Kathryn Dixon (Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland), Anil Kumar Chaudhary (0000-0001-5809-8854, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University), Walt Whitmer (0000-0002-4380-2818, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, The Pennsylvania State University)
Year	2025
Volume	68
Issue	11
Pages	2523-2544
Publication date	2025-09-19
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0964-0568 • E-ISSN: 1360-0559
Publisher	Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1080/09640568.2024.2323611
Language	NL
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Highly cited	No