Governing for Drought and Water Scarcity in the Context of Flood Disaster Recovery: The Curious Case of Somerset, United Kingdom

Browne, Alison; Dury, S.; Boer, Cheryl de; Jeunesse, Isabelle La; Stein, Ulf

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29671-5_5

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“…The unit of the analysis is the context formed by governance dimensions and qualities of each case study. For each of the five cases a paper has been written and published [19][20][21][22][23]. The authors of this paper contributed to the first three Dutch cases, while the fourth and fifths cases were part of the DROP (Benefits of Governance in Draught Adaptation) project in the frame of EU Interreg IVB programme, in which the first and the second author participated and contributed to as well.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Somerset county, which is among UK's most significant peat wetland natural environments, emerged by co-existence of agriculture and water/environmental management [19,30]. The area is sensitive to both serious floods and droughts.…”

Section: Resilience In the Selected Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The area is sensitive to both serious floods and droughts. Resilience in the area is threatened by shifts between extreme events within one year, e.g., shift from drought to flood events, like the great winter floods of 2013-2014 [19].…”

Section: Resilience In the Selected Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Droughts are projected to be more severe and to affect larger areas of the county in the future. Flash flooding could also become more frequent as extreme rainfall events are predicted to become more severe [19].…”

Section: Somerset Countymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comparative Assessment of Water Governance in Protected Areas

Lordkipanidze

Bressers

Lulofs

2020

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This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the governance systems of nature areas in relation to resilience measures in the field of water and nature management. The main question is to identify the key characteristics of governance that influence the resilience of the selected areas. The purpose of this comparative study is to understand and explain how aspects within the governance context influence the success of policy initiatives or measures towards resilience goals. For comparison, the hierarchic method is used. The results of the five case studies are compared: four cases from the Netherlands and one from UK. For the assessment of the governance of selected areas the governance assessment tool is used to systematically assess the relevant elements and qualities of the governance contexts and to understand the circumstances for the implementation of adaptive measures. The results of the comparison reveal different combinations of the governance qualities creating, to some extent, the setting for the resilience of the areas in which external factors and continuous interaction between layers of the governance system influence the adaptive capacity of the governance to manage resilience.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resilience In the Selected Areasmentioning

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Section: Resilience In the Selected Areasmentioning

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Section: Somerset Countymentioning

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Comparative Assessment of Water Governance in Protected Areas

Lordkipanidze

Bressers

Lulofs

2020

Water

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“…Several recent studies have explored the notion of water abundance as the other side of the water scarcity coin, highlighting the political nature and practical implications of an overly simplistic understanding of this contested concept [1][2][3][4][5], which still remains in the shadow of the overwhelming body of literature on water scarcity (see e.g., [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]). Typically, the literature on water abundance is quick to dismiss the popular imagination of a state of peace and harmony that should supposedly result from abundant natural water resources [1,3], pointing to the importance of developing a separate branch of critical research on the issue.…”

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The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Schulz

Ioris

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:While much effort has gone into studying the causes and consequences of water scarcity, the concept of water abundance has received considerably less attention in academic literature. Here, we aim to address this gap by providing a case study on the perceptions and political implications of water abundance in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Combining a political ecology perspective on contemporary water governance (empirically based on stakeholder interviews with members of the state's water sector) with an overview of the environmental history of this hydrosocial territory, we argue, first, that water abundance has become a foundational element of Mato Grosso's identity, situated in the wider context of natural resource abundance more generally and second, that water abundance today is a contested concept witnessing discursive struggles around its political implications and meaning. More specifically, there is a clash between the dominant conceptualisation of water abundance as a foundation for rich economic, ecological, social, and cultural values and benefits, often espoused by members of the political and economic elite, e.g., for marketing purposes, and a more critical but less widespread conceptualisation of water abundance as a source of carelessness, lack of awareness, and poor water governance, typically put forth by more informed technical staff of the public sector and civil society activists. By providing a distinct treatment and discussion of the concept of water abundance, our research has relevance for other water-rich regions beyond the immediate regional context.

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Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Jeunesse

Bressers

Browne

2019

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Governing for Drought and Water Scarcity in the Context of Flood Disaster Recovery: The Curious Case of Somerset, United Kingdom

Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Comparative Assessment of Water Governance in Protected Areas

Comparative Assessment of Water Governance in Protected Areas

The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

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