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Adapting to a new style of water management? : implementation of the water framework directive in Germany

Neumann, Steffen (2011) Adapting to a new style of water management? : implementation of the water framework directive in Germany.

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Abstract:The cornerstone of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), which came into force on December 2000, is the river basin approach. That is, the WFD prescribes the management of water resources in the European Union along ecological rather than administrative boundaries. In order to understand the implementation process, the characteristics of the involved actors are assessed. The analysis reveals that even though all involved actors officially support the management of water resources along river basin boundaries, especially the environmental ministries of the states were reluctant to transfer too much competencies to unelected river basin authorities. As a consequence, a minimalist approach to river basin management was adopted. The thesis furthermore confirms the usefulness of Contextual Interaction Theory (CIT) as a methodological tool to understand implementation processes.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:ET: Engineering Technology
Subject:56 civil engineering
Programme:Civil Engineering BSc (56952)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/61522
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