Impact of the European Water Framework Directive on local-level water management: Case study Oxunda Catchment, Sweden

Andersson, Ingela; Petersson, Mona; Jarsjö, Jerker

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.05.006

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“…Against this position is a growing body of literature from across Europe on problems of poor collaboration between water and land-use planning highlighted by the river basin management approach of the WFD, e.g., relating to experiences in England and Wales (White and Howe 2003), the Netherlands (Huitema and Bressers, unpublished manuscript), and Sweden (Andersson et al 2011). Central government agencies in Germany recognize that water protection policy cannot be implemented by water protection agencies alone and that they need the cooperation of various sectors and actors (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit/Umweltbundesamt (BMU/ UBA) 2005:61-62).…”

Section: Institutionalizing Spatial Fit: the Eu Water Framework Direcmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial Fit, from Panacea to Practice: Implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

Moss¹

2012

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ABSTRACT. Within the broad discourse on the concept of fit and its relevance for the governance of social-ecological systems, problems of spatial fit have attracted particular attention. Mismatches abound between the geographical extent of an environmental resource and the territorial scope of the institutions affecting its use. Managing water resources around river basins is, perhaps, the most prominent illustration of attempts to reconcile the boundaries of an environmental resource with those of its respective institutions. Achieving perfect spatial fit has, however, proved an elusive task in practice. Beyond the difficulties of defining the physical boundaries of water and reordering institutional arrangements to reflect these, improving spatial fit for water can create new spatial misfits with other policy sectors upon which sustainable water management is dependent. The paper explores the way spatial fit is conceptualized, institutionalized, and practised, using the EU Water Framework Directive and its implementation in one sub-basin of the Rhine as an exemplar. The paper develops from the analysis a more differentiated and context-sensitive understanding of the concept of spatial fit of practical value to policy makers.

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Section: Institutionalizing Spatial Fit: the Eu Water Framework Direcmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial Fit, from Panacea to Practice: Implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

Moss¹

2012

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“…These examples show more generally that quite different target areas and measures can be needed to address WFD and BSAP goals, in contrast to implicit assumptions of common measures made by regulators and authorities (Andersson et al 2012). Since the goals cannot be fully met in the near future (Larsson and Pettersson 2009;Hering et al 2010), prioritization is needed as stated earlier.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…(iii) WFD implementation requires involvement at many administrative levels. Not least at the local (municipal) level, awareness of WFD targets is still relatively limited (Andersson et al 2012), which indicates that it may take time to address them in an effective way. The implementation also causes changes in the structure of water management and in e.g., Sweden this may cause tensions between different levels (Lundqvist 2004;Andersson et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Andersson

Jarsjö

Petersson

2014

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Nutrient loads from inland sources to the Baltic Sea and adjacent inland waters need to be reduced in order to prevent eutrophication and meet requirements of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). We here investigate the spatial implications of using different possible criteria for reducing water-borne phosphorous (P) loads in the Northern Baltic Sea River Basin District (NBS-RBD) in Sweden. Results show that most catchments that have a high degree of internal eutrophication do not express high export of P from their outlets. Furthermore, due to lake retention, lake catchments with high P-loads per agricultural area (which is potentially of concern for the WFD) did not considerably contribute to the P-loading of the Baltic Sea. Spatially uniform water quality goals may, therefore, not be effective in NBS-RBD, emphasizing more generally the need for regional adaptation of WFD and BSAP-related goals.

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“…These new management units thereby transcend and intersect established jurisdictional boundaries at multiple levels, requiring cooperation among authorities and units that may not have shared responsibilities previously [8]. The extent to which this scalar shift has actually occurred is the subject of some debate [9][10][11], but such reorganization clearly implies an important transition in European water governance.…”

Section: River Basin Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Five RBDs were designated, and associated River Basin District Authorities assigned. This role is assumed by a County Board in the RBD, which takes on responsibility for coordinating water management between the counties in the basin [9]. Within each RBD, formal decision-making lies with a Water Board comprised of government-appointed experts [70].…”

Section: Sweden: the Leap-frogmentioning

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Transforming European Water Governance? Participation and River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive in 13 Member States

Jager

Challies

Kochskämper

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Water

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Abstract:The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires EU member states to produce and implement river basin management plans, which are to be designed and updated via participatory processes that inform, consult with, and actively involve all interested stakeholders. The assumption of the European Commission is that stakeholder participation, and institutional adaptation and procedural innovation to facilitate it, are essential to the effectiveness of river basin planning and, ultimately, the environmental impact of the Directive. We analyzed official documents and the WFD literature to compare implementation of the Directive in EU member states in the initial WFD planning phase (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009). Examining the development of participatory approaches to river basin management planning, we consider the extent of transformation in EU water governance over the period. Employing a mixed quantitative and qualitative approach, we map the implementation "trajectories" of 13 member states, and then provide a detailed examination of shifts in river basin planning and participation in four member states (Germany, Sweden, Poland and France) to illustrate the diversity of institutional approaches observed. We identify a general tendency towards increased, yet circumscribed, stakeholder participation in river basin management in the member states examined, alongside clear continuities in terms of their respective pre-WFD institutional and procedural arrangements. Overall, the WFD has driven a highly uneven shift to river basin-level planning among the member states, and instigated a range of efforts to institutionalize stakeholder involvement-often through the establishment of advisory groups to bring organized stakeholders into the planning process.

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Impact of the European Water Framework Directive on local-level water management: Case study Oxunda Catchment, Sweden

Cited by 49 publications

References 18 publications

Spatial Fit, from Panacea to Practice: Implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

Spatial Fit, from Panacea to Practice: Implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

Saving the Baltic Sea, the Inland Waters of Its Drainage Basin, or Both? Spatial Perspectives on Reducing P-Loads in Eastern Sweden

Transforming European Water Governance? Participation and River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive in 13 Member States

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