Planning Salmon Recovery: Applying Sociological Concepts to Spawn New Organizational Insights

• Published in: Society & natural resources Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 751 - 766
• Main Authors: Safford, Thomas G., Norman, Karma C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2011; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Civil society; collaborative planning; Culture; Environmental policy; Federal legislation; Fish farming; Fish preservation; Fishery management; Legislation; Local Planning; Localism; Natural resource management; Natural Resources; Organizational behavior; Organizational behaviour; Organizational Culture; Organizational Sociology; Planners; Planning; Planning methods; Regulation; Resource Management; Salmon; Salmon industry; salmon recovery; Salmonidae; Seattle; Social sciences; Studies; Washington; Washington State; United States > US; Puget Sound; INE, USA, Washington, Puget Sound

Restoring salmon is a complex organizational as well as technical endeavor. The Washington Salmon Recovery Planning Act has played a key role in these efforts by stimulating the creation of local planning organizations known as lead entities. This study utilizes conceptual and theoretical tools from...