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The Water Framework Directive: spatial and institutional integration
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In this paper, the authors discuss the potential of integrated planning and management of the environment in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and river basin planning, and highlight three aspects of the integrated management framework for water and other environmental resources.Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the prospects of integrated planning and management of the environment in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and river basin planning.Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses the legal framework of the WFD and other related water and environmental legislation as well as the provisions for integrative practice in the WFD. Moreover it analyses the potential for integration with issues that are not provided for in the WFD, such as land use. The procedural elements of the WFD and other EU legislation are analysed for identifying common elements within a modern consensus and efficiency based planning mode.Findings – Three aspects of the integrated management framework for water and other environmental resources are highlighted. The first concerns the need for interaction between spatial land use planning and the integrated river basin management plans of the WFD, in order to ensure that land‐use plans do not contradict water goals and th...read more
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How different institutional arrangements promote integrated river basin management. Evidence from the Baltic Sea Region
Helle Ørsted Nielsen,Pia Frederiksen,Heli Saarikoski,Anne-Mari Rytkönen,Anders Branth Pedersen +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore strengths and weaknesses of different institutional arrangements for integrated water management through a comparative analysis of river basin management planning processes in six countries around the Baltic Sea, using theories on multi-level governance, regime interplay and institutional effectiveness.
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The Water Framework Directive and Agricultural Diffuse Pollution: Fighting a Running Battle?
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the academic literature on water quality and agricultural diffuse pollution in light of the EU Water Framework Directive is presented, focusing on three principles: (1) fragmentation and the distribution of power to address diffuse sources, (2) the problem of source-oriented and effect-oriented measures, and (3) contested knowledge for policies for diffuse sources.
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Institutional change in water management collaboration: implementing the European Water Framework Directive in the German Odra river basin
Claas Meyer,Andreas Thiel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of the German Odra river basin and the governance of nutrient pollution whose origins are located all along the river and which specifically impacts coastal zones is presented, where actors most relevant to this management problem, that is, public administrations operating within different administrative boundaries, the agricultural sector and environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
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Practical integration of river basin and land use planning: lessons learned from two Finnish case studies
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential to integrate water protection objectives into land use planning and found several interfaces between river basin planning and land use in Finland, highlighting the linkages between the two planning processes and proposes ideas for further integration by drawing on the experiences gained from two pilot studies focusing mainly on water protection measures, which provide support to achieving the ecological objectives of WFD.
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The capacity of organizations to deliver effective water management through the provisions of the Water Framework Directive: the case of Malta
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