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

1st Edition

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

Edited By Elisa Kochskämper, Edward Challies, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig Copyright 2018
180 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 39 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Does participatory governance benefit the environment? The European Water Framework Directive (WFD), which came into force in 2000 with the aim of revolutionizing European water governance, mandates participatory river basin management planning across the European Union. The belief of European policymakers and the European Commission is that participation will deliver better policy outputs and... Read more

Part I Concepts and research design

1. Researching participation in environmental governance through the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

Jens Newig, Elisa Kochskämper, Edward Challies, Nicolas W. Jager

2. Concepts: How participation leads to effective environmental governance

Jens Newig, Edward Challies, Nicolas W. Jager, Elisa Kochskämper

3. Paired case research design and mixed-methods approach

Nicolas W. Jager, Elisa Kochskämper, Edward Challies, Jens Newig

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

Nora Schütze, Elisa Kochskämper

5. Stakeholder and citizen involvement for Water Framework Directive implementation in Spain: Three case studies from Andalusia, Cantabria and Catalonia

Elisa Kochskämper, Nora Schütze, Alba Ballester

6. Stakeholder engagement in Water Framework Directive planning in the United Kingdom: Two case studies from Northern Ireland and Scotland

Edward Challies

Part III Comparative Analysis and Conclusions

7. Impact of participation on sustainable water management planning: Comparative analysis of eight cases

Elisa Kochskämper, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig, Edward Challies

8. Participation and Effective Environmental Governance: Causal mechanisms, and beyond

Elisa Kochskämper, Nicolas W. Jager, Jens Newig, Edward Challies

Biography

Elisa Kochskämper is a Research Associate with the Research Group on Governance, Participation and Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

Edward Challies is Senior Research Associate with the Research Group on Governance, Participation and Sustainability, at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

Jens Newig holds a chair in governance and sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany, affiliated with the university's Faculty of Sustainability and its Center for the Study of Democracy.

Nicolas W. Jager is a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Research Group on Governance, Participation and Sustainability, at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

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