@phdthesis{Doerendahl2015,
  author    = {D{\"o}rendahl, Esther},
  title     = {Boundary work for collaborative water resources management : conceptual and empirical insights from a South African case study},
  series = {Wissenschaftliche Schriften der WWU M{\"u}nster / Reihe XVII},
  volume    = {2},
  publisher = {Monsenstein und Vannerdat},
  address   = {M{\"u}nster},
  isbn      = {978-3-8405-0131-9},
  pages     = {272},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Water is a basis for life and ecosystem health. And water, especially in regions affected by water scarcity, is a highly contested and politicised natural resource. The state-of-the-art in sustainable water resources management requires collaborative approaches that foster the integration of conflicting interests of multiple stakeholders. Achieving integration in complex and contested real life situations however remains a major challenge. Boundary work can facilitate this ambitious goal. This study evolves boundary work science to improve collaboration in the water sector. It develops a framework for boundary work that enables understanding, structuring and approaching barriers for collaborative water resources management. A case study from the Garden Route region, South Africa gives a grounded basis for the conceptual developments and further provides in-depth insights into reasons and obstacles for collaborative water resources management in a contested local case. The case study serves both: An intrinsic analysis of a conflictive case, and conceptual developments to the boundary work framework - tested against local realities.},
  language  = {en}
}