ABSTRACT
ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE requires governing institutions to learn from science and experience and make necessary changes in policy. This chapter considers whether the legal, administrative, and political institutions of Florida have that capability. In the case studies, the challenges of water management have compelled them to learn and adapt. Whether they can change quickly enough, however, is an open question. The constraints on change are substantial. In the absence of natural disaster, the most effective agent for change appears to be litigation.
