Responding to a Forest Catastrophe: The Emergence of New Governance Arrangements in Southern California

Table 4

MAST’s institutional dimension.

Institutional indicators	MAST
Quantity and diversity of actors engaged in the institutionalized process in question	The most inclusive forest planning process in the region, MAST involved a comprehensive set of public and private interests in the decision-making process.
Origin and nature of mandate	Informal mandate agreed upon by diverse actors in response to looming forest catastrophe.
Nature and extent of consultation with affected interests	Created inclusive polycentric working group tasked with implementing shared goals and objectives.