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 Bolognesi, Thomas, and Pflieger, Geraldine, Environmental Science &#38; Policy 99 (September 1, 2019): 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.05.003Abstract: Coherence is pivotal to  integrate governance and, presumably, to improve sustainability because  of more coordination efficiency. The coherence of governance refers to  the clarity and the compatibility of public policies  and property rights. The institutional resource regimes framework put  forward that integration also depends on the scope of uses regulated  (extent). Coherence has been under-investigated in comparison to extent.  Notably, there is no common avenue of appraising  it. In this paper, we propose a typology of coherence and assess it  through an operationalisation in the Swiss water supply sector. It  offers methodological tools and theoretical developments contributing to  the comparative analysis of these policy studies  central aspects. The typology stands on the IRR definition of  integration, and we introduce the relation of coherence to extent, which  emphasises the impact of polycentricity and transaction costs. To put  into practice the typology and assess the different  types of coherence, we gathered data from 96 water utility managers in  French-speaking Switzerland. Results indicate that extent-related  coherence is troublesome while the discrete coherence of each public  policy and property right reveal satisfying. Despite  an increasing focus on horizontal issues (siloisation, intersectoral),  we observe more coherence issues related to vertical aspects of the  governance. 