Muddling through water governance and water quality-comparative lessons from three governance regimes

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/w17182685" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/w17182685</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w17182685" target="_blank" >10.3390/w17182685</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Muddling through water governance and water quality-comparative lessons from three governance regimes

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper addresses water governance in the context of dissolved organic matter emissions into water bodies and cultural eutrophication. Through a comparative interdisciplinary analysis of cases from Norway, the Czech Republic, and China, it seeks to identify core principals of effective water governance and suggest strategies for achieving good ecological and chemical status of raw water. The analysis presents each case by exploring natural and societal processes, emphasising the interdependence between society and nature, and applying a theoretical framework. In this way, the paper contributes to the broader field of water governance studies. The central conclusion is that raw water quality results from 'muddling through' processes involving stakeholders with diverse and sometimes conflicting interests. Building the capabilities to manage such contingencies is essential for successful governance. Four critical dimensions are identified as key to this capability: (i) robust environmental knowledge and literacy., (ii) stronger representation of non-human interest., (iii) regulatory measures and economic incentives to enhance raw water quality., and (iv) integrated multi-level governance combining top-down and bottom-up approaches. Strengthening these dimensions can also help mitigate the structural economic pressure driving the exploitation of 'cheap nature'.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Muddling through water governance and water quality-comparative lessons from three governance regimes

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper addresses water governance in the context of dissolved organic matter emissions into water bodies and cultural eutrophication. Through a comparative interdisciplinary analysis of cases from Norway, the Czech Republic, and China, it seeks to identify core principals of effective water governance and suggest strategies for achieving good ecological and chemical status of raw water. The analysis presents each case by exploring natural and societal processes, emphasising the interdependence between society and nature, and applying a theoretical framework. In this way, the paper contributes to the broader field of water governance studies. The central conclusion is that raw water quality results from 'muddling through' processes involving stakeholders with diverse and sometimes conflicting interests. Building the capabilities to manage such contingencies is essential for successful governance. Four critical dimensions are identified as key to this capability: (i) robust environmental knowledge and literacy., (ii) stronger representation of non-human interest., (iii) regulatory measures and economic incentives to enhance raw water quality., and (iv) integrated multi-level governance combining top-down and bottom-up approaches. Strengthening these dimensions can also help mitigate the structural economic pressure driving the exploitation of 'cheap nature'.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10503 - Water resources

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Water

ISSN

2073-4441

e-ISSN

2073-4441

Svazek periodika

17

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

18

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

2685

Kód UT WoS článku

001579553800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105017856198