Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica
Summary. This paper examines how social innovation drives adaptive governance in Costa Rica's Juan Castro Blanco National Water Park. Local community mobilization sparked social innovation that produced three key outcomes: satisfied stakeholder interests, effective governance arrangements, and community empowerment. The socially-innovative approach to park management improved both environmental sustainability and social-ecological outcomes across multiple levels.
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Castro-Arce, K., Parra, C., & Vanclay, F.. (2019). Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976
Castro-Arce, Karina, et al. “Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976.
Castro-Arce, Karina, Constanza Parra, and Frank Vanclay. 2019. “Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976.
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title = {Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica},
author = {Karina Castro-Arce and Constanza Parra and Frank Vanclay},
journal = {Journal of Environmental Planning and Management},
year = {2019},
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TY - JOUR TI - Social innovation, sustainability and the governance of protected areas: revealing theory as it plays out in practice in Costa Rica AU - Karina Castro-Arce AU - Constanza Parra AU - Frank Vanclay JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management PY - 2019 DO - 10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976 UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1080/09640568.2018.1537976
- Countries
- Costa Rica
- Regions
- Central America
- Categories
- climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems, policy, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28