Problems with the reconciliation of good ecological status and public participation in the Water Framework Directive

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 433, Issue , 2012, Pages 482-490

  Valinia, S ^a   Hansen, H P ^a   Futter, M N ^a   Bishop, K ^a,b   Sriskandarajah, N ^a   Folster J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EU Water framework Directive; Good ecological status; Lay knowledge; Public participation; Reference condition; Undisturbed state

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STATUS; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; LAY KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; REFERENCE CONDITION; UNDISTURBED STATE;

LAKES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGY;

SURFACE WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; LAKE WATER; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; LAKE; LAW; LAY PEOPLE; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NONHUMAN; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SWEDEN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84864027262     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.087     Document Type: Article

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