Can England learn lessons from Bangladesh in introducing participatory floodplain management?

Water Resources Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-376

  Sultana, Parvin ^a   Thompson, Paul ^a   Green, Colin ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; England; Floodplains; Participation; Stake holders; Water

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAINS; STAKEHOLDERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOODPLAIN; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RURAL POPULATION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39049120892     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-007-9166-z     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Adnan S, Barrett A, Alam SMN, Brustinow A (1992) People's participation NGOs and the Flood Action Plan, Research and Advisory Services, Dhaka
2. Agarwal A, Ribot J (1999) Accountability in decentralisation - a framework with South Asian and West African cases. J Dev Areas 33(4):473-502
3. Arnstein S (1969) A ladder of citizen participation. J Am Inst Plann 35(4):216-224
4. Audit Commission (1999) Listen up! Effective Community Consultation, Audit Commission, London
5. Beierle TC, Konisky DM (2001) What are we gaining from stakeholder involvement? Observations from environmental planning in the Great Lakes. Environ Plann C 19:515-527
6. Béné C, Neiland AE (2004) From participation to governance. Challenge Program on Water and Food, WorldFish Center, Penang
7. BETS, BUP (1996) Inception report, component C - Agricultural Development, KJDRP, Bangladesh Engineering and Technical Services and Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Dhaka
8. Brammer H (2000a) Flood hazard vulnerability and flood disasters in Bangladesh. In: Parker DJ (ed) Floods, vol 1. Routledge, London, pp 100-115
9. Brammer H (2000b) Controversies surrounding the Bangladesh Flood Action Plan. In: Parker DJ (ed) Floods, vol 1. Routledge, London, pp 302-315
10. Cabinet Office nd A policy maker's guide to public involvement. Cabinet Office, London
11. Chambers R (1983) Rural development putting the last first. Longman, London
12. Clark J, Stirling A, Studd K, Burgess J (2001). Local outreach R&D Report SWCON 204. Environment Agency, Bristol
13. Cohen JM, Uphoff N (1980) Participation's place in rural development: seeking clarity through specificity. World Dev 8(3):213-235
14. Cooke B, Kothari U (2002) The case for participation as tyranny. In: Cooke B, Kothari U (eds) Participation: The new tyranny? Zed, London, pp 1-15
15. Duyne JE (1998) Local initiatives for sustainable water resource management. Volume VI of Community partnership for sustainable water management experiences of the BWDB Systems Rehabilitation Project. University Press, Dhaka
16. Edmunds D, Wollenberg E (2001) A strategic approach to multistakeholder negotiations. Dev Change 32(2):231-253
17. EGIS (1998) Environment and Social Impact Assessment of Khulna-Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation Project, Environment and GIS Project, Ministry of Water Resources Management, Dhaka
18. Environment Agency (2004a) Response to Defra consultation 'Making Space for Water'. Environment Agency, Bristol
19. Environment Agency (2004b) Ribble River basin: Public participation and River Basin Planning - early experiences. Environment Agency, Bristol
20. Environment Agency (2005) Developing a national strategy for public participation in river basin planning for the WFD - Phases 1-2, WRc Report No.: EA6514. Environment Agency, Bristol
21. Environment Agency (2006) Water for life and livelihoods; a strategy for river basin planning - a framework for stakeholder engagement. Environment Agency, Bristol
22. Evans E, Ashley R, Hall J, Penning-Rowsell EC, Sayers P, Thorne C, Watkinson A (2004) Foresight: Future flooding vol 2 - managing future risks. Office of Science and Technology, London
23. Green CH (2003) The water framework directive: A poisoned chalice?, Paper given at the Annual Conference of the Royal Geographic Society-IBG, London
24. Hanchett S (1997) Participation and policy development: The case of the Bangladesh Flood Action Plan. Dev Policy Rev 15(3):277-295
25. Henkel H, Stirrat R (2002) Participation as spiritual duty; empowerment and secular subjection. In: Cooke T, Kothari U (eds) Participation: the new tyranny? Zed, London, pp 168-184
26. House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (2003) The Water Framework Directive, House of Commons, London
27. IIRR (1998) Participatory methods in community-based coastal resource management. vol 3 International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite, Philippines
28. Le Quesne T, Green C (2005) Can we afford not to? The costs and benefits of a partnership approach to the Water Framework Directive. WWF-UK, Godalming
29. LGED (2002) Final report of the Small Scale Water Resources Development Project. Local Government Engineering Department, Dhaka
30. Michener V (1998) The participatory approach: Contradiction and co-option in Burkina Faso. World Dev 26(12):2105-2118
31. Middendorp AJ, Thompson PM, Pomeroy RS (eds) (1999) Sustainable inland fisheries management in Bangladesh. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 58, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Manila
32. MWR (1999) National water policy. Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka
33. MWR (2001) Guidelines for participatory water management. Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka
34. OFWAT (2003) Setting water and sewerage price limits for 2005-10: Framework and approach. Office of Water Services, Birmingham
35. Penning-Rowsell EC, Johnson C, Tunsall S, Tapsell S, Morris J, Chatterton J, Green C (2005) The benefits of flood and coastal risk management: A manual of assessment techniques. Middlesex University Press, London
36. Petts J, Leach B (2000) evaluating methods for public participation: literature review. R&D technical report E135. Environment Agency, Bristol
37. Pretty JN, Guyt I, Thompson J, Scoones I (1995) Participatory learning and action: A trainer's guide. International Institute for Environment and Development, London
38. Rahman A (1995) Beel Dakatia the environmental consequences of a development disaster. University Press, Dhaka
39. Soussan J, Datta A (1998) Community partnership for sustainable water management: Experiences of the BWDB Systems Rehabilitation Project vol 1, summary report. University Press, Dhaka
40. Sultana P (2003) Output of regional community based organisation networking workshops, Community Based Fisheries Management Project Working Paper 6, WorldFish Center, Dhaka
41. Sultana P, Thompson P (2004) Methods of consensus building for community based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong Delta. Agric Syst 82(3):327-353
42. Sultana P, Thompson PM, Daplyn MG (1995) Impact of surface water management projects on agriculture in Bangladesh. Proj Appraisal 10(3):243-259
43. Thompson PM, Sultana P (2000) Shortcomings of flood embankment strategies in Bangladesh. In: Parker DJ (ed) Floods, vol 1. Routledge, London, pp 316-333
44. Thompson PM, Sultana P, Islam N (2003) Lessons from community based management of floodplain fisheries in Bangladesh J Environ Manag 69(3):307-321
45. Tunstall S, Green C (2003) From listener to talker: The changing social role of the citizen in England and Wales. Report produced as part of Work Package 4 of the HarmoniCOP Project, Flood Hazard Research Centre. Middlesex University, Enfield
46. UNEP (1993) Agenda 21: Programme of action for sustainable development. United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva
47. University of Manchester (2005) http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/planning/ research/waterframework/participation.htm
48. White GF (1936) The limit of economic justification for flood protection. Journal of Land and Public Utility Economics 12:133-148
49. WWF, EA (2004) The Ripple Effect: Encouraging active involvement in the Water Framework Directive. In: Proceedings from the Ripple Effect conference, Bolton, October 12-14 2004, World Wide Fund for Nature and Environment Agency