Edited by Richard D. Margerum, Professor, University of Oregon, US and Cathy J. Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and University Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Australia

'The significant strength of this edited volume is that it goes beyond normative approaches to collaborative governance in a cross-disciplinary effort to analyze ''how to do collaboration'' and how to overcome the challenges involved in using collaboration in environmental governance.' --Eva Sorensen, Roskilde University, Denmark'This book will be invaluable for anyone interested in collaborative planning, management or governance. It includes significant chapters from some of the leading scholars in these fields, as well as insightful research from a new generation. It is an impressive compendium, a good read, and a useful coursebook.' --Judith Innes, University of California, Berkely--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

• Contents:1. Introduction: The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental GovernanceRichard D. Margerum and Cathy J RobinsonPART I Theory and Context2. Theoretical perspectives on the Challenges of CollaborationRichard D. Margerum3. Back to the Future? Collaborative Environmental Governance Theory and PracticeTomas M. Koontz4. The Other Side of Managing in NetworksRobert Agranoff5. Vitality in interactive governance: conditions and challengesJurian Edelenbos and Ingmar van MeerkerkPART II Problems and Context6. Where has all the salinity gone? The challenges of using science to inform local collaborative efforts to respond to large-scale environmental changeMat Gilfedder, Cathy J Robinson and Mike Grundy7. Collaborative governance – does it work for climate change adaptation? Insights from the Dutch Delta Program Arwin van Buuren and Jitske van Popering 8. Collaboration challenges in addressing natural resource management problems: Australian regional case studiesHelen Ross, Jennifer Bellamy and Brian HeadPART III Policy, Politics and Power9. When Voluntary is Prescribed but Mandated is Necessary: The Challenges of Compulsory Collaboration on Complex Public IssuesJulia M. Wondolleck and Susan D. Lurie10. Politicians and Collaborative Governance: The New Logic of SupportEdward P. Weber11. The Role of Power in Collaborative GovernanceJill M. PurdyPART IV Organizations, Stakeholders and Governance12. Collaboration Across Boundaries in the Indian Forest ServiceDaniel H. Nelson, Rosemary O'Leary, Larry D. Schroeder, Misty Grayer, Nidhi Vij13. Towards a Joint Maintenance Approach for floodplain management in the Netherlands: tensions and possibilities Jeroen F. Warner, Jan M. Fliervoet and Antoine J.M. SmitsPART V Process and Participation14. From the table to the street: Strategies for building a more inclusive collaborative processJane Rongerude and Gerardo Sandoval15. The Challenge of Transformative Learning: Mining Practice Stories to Study Collaboration and Dispute Resolution StrategiesJohn Forester16. Hunting for country and culture: The challenges surrounding Indigenous collaborative partnerships on the coast of northern AustraliaCathy J. RobinsonConclusion17. The Challenges of Collaborative Governance: Towards a New Research AgendaRichard D. Margerum, Cathy J. Robinson and Ken GenskowIndex