Participation for effective environmental governance? Evidence from Water Framework Directive implementation in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 737-748

  Kochskämper, Elisa ^a   Challies, Edward ^a   Newig, Jens ^a   Jager, Nicolas W ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implementation; Learning; Mandated participatory planning; Public policy; Stakeholder involvement; Water governance

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; IMPLEMENTATION; LEARNING; MANDATED PARTICIPATORY PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY PLANNING; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER GOVERNANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

WATER;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GERMANY; HUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; COOPERATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RIVER; WATER POLLUTION;

GERMANY; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; RIVERS; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84994580429     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.007     Document Type: Article

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