Since Hardin first formulated the tragedy of the commons, researchers have described various ways that commons problems are solved, all based on the model of individual rationality. Invariably, these institutional solutions involve creating some system of property rights. We formulate an...

1. Representation and policy : a framework for analysis -- 2. Four corners states under stress -- 3. Citizen legislatures : the barriers to good policy -- 4. The voters' logic : how issues are clustered -- 5. Water scarcity and the politics of plenty -- 6. Environmental issues : symbols and...

1. Converging global food and water trade-offs / Robert Sandford -- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production / Elias Fereres -- 3. Modern agricultural under stress : lessons from the Murray-Darling in Australia / Wendy Craik and James Cleaver -- 4. Integrated watershed management :...

This article demonstrates the empirical relevance and elaborates the theoretical foundation of a "polity-centered" causal mechanism of international environmental regulation which has been only superficially touched upon in international environmental regime theory and which challenges the...

This article traces international activities of regional governments in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy. We describe how intensively the regions are investing in economic, cultural, and political activities, and how broad the different activities are spread. Then we...