TY - BOOK
T1 - Integrating stakeholders preferences to support lake co-management in developing nations: A case study of Phewa Lake, Nepal
AU - Basnet, Deepa
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Phewa Lake confronts severe challenges, including sedimentation, pollution, lakeshore encroachment due to unsustainable practices, and weak governance. Effective management requires integrated strategies that align stakeholder interests and enhanced governance frameworks. This thesis utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods, including Ostrom’s design principles, to propose comprehensive solutions. Stakeholders' engagement via discrete choice experiments reveals diverse preferences and values, which are central to designing effective incentives and governance. Implementing payment for watershed services emerges as 'viable strategy', incentivizing sustainable practices upstream and conservation efforts downstream. Addressing complexities with robust monitoring and inclusive governance ensures sustainable management for preserving Lake’s ecosystem amidst socioeconomic dynamics.
AB - Phewa Lake confronts severe challenges, including sedimentation, pollution, lakeshore encroachment due to unsustainable practices, and weak governance. Effective management requires integrated strategies that align stakeholder interests and enhanced governance frameworks. This thesis utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods, including Ostrom’s design principles, to propose comprehensive solutions. Stakeholders' engagement via discrete choice experiments reveals diverse preferences and values, which are central to designing effective incentives and governance. Implementing payment for watershed services emerges as 'viable strategy', incentivizing sustainable practices upstream and conservation efforts downstream. Addressing complexities with robust monitoring and inclusive governance ensures sustainable management for preserving Lake’s ecosystem amidst socioeconomic dynamics.
KW - Phewa Lake
KW - unsustainable practices
KW - weak-governance
KW - Ostrom's design principles
KW - Discrete Choice Experiment
KW - sustainable lake management
U2 - 10.26182/snqh-pe84
DO - 10.26182/snqh-pe84
M3 - Doctoral Thesis
ER -