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Is public participation an added value for river basin management?

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The Water Framework Directive (WFD) represents one of the most advanced pieces of water policy developed during the last decades. Since its introduction in 2000, several technical and political issues arose regarding this Directive and its implementation, and have to be managed by European Member States at the national level, but in strict collaboration with local authorities and stakeholders. Whilst several studies have analysed the WFD from a technical point of view, a few are available that assess and compare the quality of public participation processes in river basin management at the European level. The present paper shows the outcomes of an own-developed questionnaire sent to European water and environmental authorities during 2015, which highlights the variable situation in terms of stakeholders’ involvement and methods adopted to interact with them, and also points out the scarce results that the consultation has obtained in terms of innovative measures to fulfil the requirements of the WFD. In light of the present situation, a better consideration of public consultation and associated methodologies is necessary for future management cycles, as well as a better coordination between Member States sharing river basins.

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  • Michael Nones, 2016. "Is public participation an added value for river basin management?," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(6), pages 1159-1174, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:24:y:2016:i:6:p:1159-1174
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2016.1164125
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    1. Domenica Mirauda & Marco Ostoich, 2018. "Assessment of Pressure Sources and Water Body Resilience: An Integrated Approach for Action Planning in a Polluted River Basin," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-19, February.
    2. Rodrigo Maia, 2017. "The WFD Implementation in the European Member States," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 31(10), pages 3043-3060, August.

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