Green milieu: the milieu effects on sustainable development of watershed collaborations with a case study of the New York City Watershed Agreement

摘要

Local economic development literature has directed attention to the "milieu" effects of local interactions among firms and with governments on the qualitative nature of economic development. This article introduces the concept of the green milieu: a local economic development climate that is conducive to promoting sustainable economic development and encourages a local area to succeed economically over the long run while protecting its environmental base. It argues that watershed collaborations can create such a milieu. New York City's complex watershed collaboration is analyzed for the ingredients of a green milieu and its current record reviewed for indicators of success as a green milieu.