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Author(s): Elinor Ostrom, Marco A. Janssen, and John M. Anderies
Citation: PNAS | September 25, 2007 | vol. 104 | no. 39 | 15176-15178
URL: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/39/15176 (Article Information)
In the context of governance of human–environment interactions, a panacea refers to a blueprint for a single type of governance system (e.g., government ownership, privatization, community property) that is applied to all environmental problems. The aim of this special feature is to provide theoretical analysis and empirical evidence to caution against the tendency, when confronted with pervasive uncertainty, to believe that scholars can generate simple models of linked social–ecological systems and deduce general solutions to the overuse of resources. Practitioners and scholars who fall into panacea traps falsely assume that all problems of resource governance can be represented by a small set of simple models, because they falsely perceive that the preferences and perceptions of most resource users are the same. Readers of this special feature will become acquainted with many cases in which panaceas fail. The articles provide an excellent overview of why they fail. Furthermore, the articles in this special feature address how scholars and public officials can increase the prospects for future sustainable resource use by facilitating a diagnostic approach in selecting appropriate starting points for governance and monitoring, as well as by learning from the outcomes of new policies and adapting in light of effective feedback.
Other articles in this issue:
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Future challenges- Charles Perrings
PNAS 2007 104: 15179-15180. [Extract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: A diagnostic approach for going beyond panaceas- Elinor Ostrom
PNAS 2007 104: 15181-15187. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Community-based conservation in a globalized world- Fikret Berkes
PNAS 2007 104: 15188-15193. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Panaceas, uncertainty, and the robust control framework in sustainability science- John M. Anderies, Armando A. Rodriguez, Marco A. Janssen, and Oguzhan Cifdaloz
PNAS 2007 104: 15194-15199. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Beyond panaceas in water institutions- Ruth Meinzen-Dick
PNAS 2007 104: 15200-15205. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Panaceas and diversification of environmental policy- William A. Brock and Stephen R. Carpenter
PNAS 2007 104: 15206-15211. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: The precursors of governance in the Maine lobster fishery- James Wilson, Liying Yan, and Carl Wilson
PNAS 2007 104: 15212-15217. [Abstract]
Going Beyond Panaceas Special Feature: Drivers of reforestation in human-dominated forests- Harini Nagendra
PNAS 2007 104: 15218-15223. [Abstract]
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