Abstract
To understand how institutions impact the operation of complex water systems, this chapter first reviews definitions of the term “institution” in the literature and in common usage. In U.S. Government reports the term is used frequently as a synonym for “organization.” But not all organizations are institutions and not all institutions are organizations! The definition used here draws on concepts of sociology and stresses the process of institutionalization, suggesting that an institution is the structured outcome of a process by which values (norms) are articulated, arranged, communicated, and applied. There is continuity over time, and influence or control on the behavior of persons involved with the institution but who may not have participated in the process of institutionalization. In the analysis of complex water system operations, it is necessary to consider how cultural norms, societal rules, values people pursue, individual group, community and organization behavior, as well as structures and organizations that determine and support regularized social interaction have become institutionalized and continue dynamically to change and evolve.
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Wengert, N. (1983). Water Management Institutions. In: Guggino, E., Rossi, G., Hendricks, D. (eds) Operation of Complex Water Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6807-3_16
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