“Governance is focused on the protection and enhancement of the public realm.  Included are both tangible and intangible values: streets and sidewalks, water resources and wildlife, markets and settlements, peace and prosperity.  Sharing a common resource, we have learned from studies of collective action, is often problematic.  The problems of sharing – from the scale of a household to the scale of the planet – constitute the agenda of governance.” [Ronald J. Oakerson, 'The Study of Metropolitan Governance,' in 'Metropolitan Governance: Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation', R.C. Feiock, editor]

-Edward Jensen