Governance and policy
Why?
New policy directives require greater stakeholder input and
participation. In turn, this requires new forms of governance
and institutions to manage water resources. Voluntary action is expected to complement regulation and market incentives but in some cases, it may in fact be inhibited by the interactions of regulation and the market. These
processes need appraising to maximise their effectiveness
and longevity.
Link to related project page on governance.
We will:
- Characterise and assess who participates in planning and
implementation of catchment & river basin planning; and
if representation matter
- Develop context dependent criteria to evaluate and understand collaborative governance structures and processes
- Design and evaluate stakeholder mediated modelling
approaches to tackle water quality issues
- Explore how public views on governance structures inform public preferences for policy options
Outcomes
- Between a rock and a hard place: incompatible objectives at the heart of river basin planning?, Blackstock, K.L., (2009) Water Science and Technology, 59, 425-431.
- Climate proofing Scottish River Basin Planning: A future challenge., Blackstock, K.L.; Dunglinson, J.; Matthews, K.B.; Dilley, R.; Futter, M., (2009) Environmental Policy and Governance, 19, 374-387.
- Developing good practice in the use of models and other scientific data with stakeholders (372KB pdf)
- Evaluation of good practice based on UK catchment
management initiatives
- Policy guidance on the development and implementation
of River Basin Management Plans in Scotland
- Policy guidance and review of how to combine strategic
and community based planning and management
approaches to engagement
Contact
Dr. Kirsty Blackstock, The James Hutton Insitute |
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