Sechindra Vallury

Skip to content Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window Research Micaela Trimble, Tomás Olivier, Lidiane A. P. Anjos, Natalia Dias Tadeu, Gabriel Giordano, Lara Mac Donnell, Rosana Laura, Franco Salvadores, Igor Matheus Santana-Chaves, Pedro H.C. Torres, Miguel Pascual, Pedro R. Jacobi, Néstor Mazzeo, Cristina Zurbriggen, Lydia Garrido, Esteban Jobbágy, Claudia Pahl-Wostl

INTRODUCTION A major puzzle in the governance of water resources rests on understanding the circumstances under which governing arrangements can effectively address local resource challenges (Meinzen-Dick, 2007; Schipanski et al., 2023). In the last decades, state governments across the United States have developed a variety of participatory initiatives for addressing issues of water management, quality, and quantity.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Abstract It is puzzling how altruistic punishment of defectors can evolve in large groups of nonrelatives, since punishers should voluntarily bear individual costs of punishing to benefit those who do not pay the costs. Although two distinct mechanisms have been proposed to explain the puzzle, namely voluntary participation and group-level competition and selection, insights into their joint effects have been less clear.