Improving Policy for Stormwater Management
Implications for Climate Change Adaptation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22332004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee Tryhorn (Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-126 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Weather, Climate, and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-8327 • E-ISSN: 1948-8335 |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1175/2009wcas1015.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2118333494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Lack of local information on climate change impacts is increasingly recognized as an important barrier to progress in adaptation. However, simply providing decision makers with higher-resolution climate information will not ensure successful adaptation. In order for there to be appropriate information uptake and use, it is essential to understand the political constraints and conditions under which decision makers operate. A detailed examination of the current regulatory context in relation to climate and weather impacts can provide insight into the barriers and obstacles affecting decision makers in adaptation endeavors. This study examines the experiences of the municipalities of Tompkins County, New York, as they attempt to manage stormwater in compliance with federally mandated regulations. The current policies fail to adequately address the fundamental problems affecting local government in New York: fragmented jurisdiction, interagency communication, inability to cope with unfunded mandates, enforcement, and the promotion of informed decision making. The way forward may be the adaptive governance approach for the management of complex environmental issues. This article is intended to serve as an initial model for other university-based researchers that are interested in serving their local communities with weather, climate, and policy research and are willing to engage in the complexities involved
Business · Climate change · Corporate governance · Economics · Enforcement · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Jurisdiction · Local government · Political science · Politics · Stormwater · Disaster Management and Resilience · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Public Administration · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
Adaptation to Environmental Change
Successful adaptation to climate change across scales
Research Note A Typology of Collaborative Watershed Groups
State Regulatory Principals and Local Bureaucratic Agents
Unfunded Mandates
Climate change adaptation in the Alpine Shire of Australia
The Political Control of Bureaucracies under Asymmetric Information
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |