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Greening Government Contributions of a Water
Management District
Maya Burke Watershed Planner Southwest Florida
Water Management District
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What is Green Government?
Defining the terms- Are environmental agencies
necessarily green? What are the ends how
are those ends achieved? Infrastructure,
Regulatory Tools, or Something Different?
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Infrastructure
Hybrid Fleet 5 Ford Escapes 1 Toyota
Prius 3 Electric Vehicles Florida-friendly
Landscaping Recycling Efficient building
maintenance Temperature control
Water-conserving fixtures
LEEDing by example.
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Metonymy
The substitution of one word for another with
which it is associated. The use of a single
characteristic to identify a more complex entity.
Government ?
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Government_____
The system or form by which authority is
exercised over a community or other political
unit.
Regulation_______
A principle or condition that governs behavior
the control of something by rules, as opposed to
its prohibition.
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Regulation
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The End of Command Control
Changing Attitudes about Regulation Debate
over the Role Size of Government
Relationship between Citizens Government
Expert Rule ? Shared Governance
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Voluntary Programs Community Education Civic
Engagement
Technical Assistance Local Governments
Public Agencies Scientific Research Public
Input Meetings Community Outreach Community
Education Grants SPLASH! mini grants
Cooperative Funding Initiative
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Bioregional Governance
Florida Water Resources Act of 1972 Defined
water as a public resource benefiting the
entire state Required that water be managed
on a state and regional basis Established 5
water management districts Boundaries
determined by watersheds and other natural,
hydrologic, or geographic features
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Watershed Democracy
Reforms designed to create a democratic
political process that better represents concerns
about the economy, the people, and the
environment. Example Watershed-based
Electoral Districts Ecological checks and
balances in politics Facilitate an
ecological self-interest Feedback against
unsustainable development Competitive
elections Formal mechanism for civic
capital Lessons, Model for the future
SWFWMDs Organizational Logic
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Comments? Questions?