Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation

ISBN-13: 9781138713291 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 180 str.

Opis

Drawing on evidence from implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) in eight case studies, this book examines a range of approaches to participatory river basin management planning, and considers how participation impacted on the environmental standard of planning documents, quality of implementation, and social outcomes.

Spis treści

Part I Concepts and research design  1. Researching participation in environmental governance through the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive  2. Concepts: How participation leads to effective environmental governance  3. Paired case research design and mixed-methods approach  Part II Empirical case studies of participatory water governance  4. Stakeholder involvement for Water Framework Directive implementation in Germany: Three case studies from Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein  5. Stakeholder and citizen involvement for Water Framework Directive implementation in Spain: Three case studies from Andalusia, Cantabria and Catalonia  6. Stakeholder engagement in Water Framework Directive planning in the United Kingdom: Two case studies from Northern Ireland and Scotland  Part III Comparative Analysis and Conclusions  7. Impact of participation on sustainable water management planning: Comparative analysis of eight cases  8. Participation and Effective Environmental Governance: Causal mechanisms, and beyond