Collaborative Governance in the Rideau Canal: Barriers and Opportunities

A tiered co-governance framework could democratize environmental management on the Rideau Canal, addressing system-wide issues like shoreline development and invasive species. The study analyzed stakeholder perspectives and compared collaborative causal mapping exercises to current government engagement efforts, revealing that multi-scale governance with public involvement is key to improving ecological integrity. This approach offers practical solutions for managing complex, multi-watershed systems with both natural and constructed features.

Mistry, I. (2020). Collaborative Governance in the Rideau Canal: Barriers and Opportunities. Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa. https://doi.org/10.20381/RUOR-25812