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This chapter examines how the dynamics of institutions at the local level triangulates and interfaces, affecting the management of environmental resources for an effective environmental governance. Locating institutional developments at the local level provides insights into the areas of convergence and divergence particularly when it is an acknowledged fact that the institutions at multilevels are often complex, evolving and incomplete. It is argued that institutions facilitate the resolving environmental conflicts. The case of Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (BMA) has been selected to demonstrate how diverse institutions and governance structures at the local level impact the regulating of environmental governance. The study has focused on how the environment and resource management issues at the local level contribute to environmental governance. The study has followed an interdisciplinary approach, deriving methods from both environmental economics and political science to explore and analyse the role of institutions and governance structures in environmental governance.
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Refer Chapter V for complete details on BWSSB and its organisational structure.
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BWSSB is a parastatal body constituted in 1964.
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Interview with officials of BWSSB on April 11, 2014.
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Interview with Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on April 28, 2014.
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Global consultancy firm Knight Frank’s Prime Asia Development Land Index.
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Refer Times of India (2014): Bengaluru is second in land price appreciation, 31st May, 2014. Access the (link http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Bangalore-is-second-in-land-price-appreciation/articleshow/35811716.cms.)
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Interview with EOI, Dept. of Town and Country Planning, BDA, April 26, 2014.
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Interview with EOI, Dept. of Town and Country Planning, BDA, April 26, 2014.
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Interview with Chairman, BESCOM, Corporate Office, Bengaluru, April 24, 2014.
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An observation by Justice N.K. Patil on the deteriorating status of Bengaluru Lakes.
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Information collected from Lake Development Authority (LDA), Office, Bengaluru, on April 24, 2014.
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Interview with Chief Executive Officer, LDA, Bengaluru, April 24, 2014.
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Raju, K.V., Ravindra, A., Manasi, S., Smitha, K.C., Srinivas, R. (2018). Local Institutions and Governance Structures for Environmental Governance: Critical Issues and Emerging Options. In: Urban Environmental Governance in India. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73468-2_7
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