Integrated water resources management in the Ruhr River Basin, Germany

Bode, H.; Evers, P.; Albrecht, Dieter

doi:10.2166/wst.2003.0674

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“…In the early 19th century, the Ruhr River Association for Water Quality Management (Ruhrverband) and the Ruhr Reservoirs Association for Water Quantity Management (Ruhrtalsperrenverein), which were established as independent organizations, have already been successful in tackling water quality and quantity problems across administrative borders for the Ruhr river basin (Bode et al, 2003). The Ruhr river basin in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, was promoted as a prime example of integrated water resources management practices in Germany long before the introduction of the WFD.…”

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“…The Ruhr river basin in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, was promoted as a prime example of integrated water resources management practices in Germany long before the introduction of the WFD. In the early 19th century, the Ruhr River Association for Water Quality Management (Ruhrverband) and the Ruhr Reservoirs Association for Water Quantity Management (Ruhrtalsperrenverein), which were established as independent organizations, have already been successful in tackling water quality and quantity problems across administrative borders for the Ruhr river basin (Bode et al, 2003).…”

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Germany's Light Version of Integrated Water Resources Management

Theesfeld

Schleyer

2013

Env Pol Gov

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The design and implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Germany has clearly been inspired by the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) concept. The paper shows, however, that Germany's current river basin management follows a light version of IWRM, by only coordinating groundwater and surface water responsibilities rather than integrating various water related sectors. When assessing the current implementation of the WFD, Article 14 on participation is crucial. This is because the establishment of participatory forums involving stakeholders and the general public is directly related to the question of fit between the administrative and political boundaries of water management and the hydrogeological territory of a river basin. We argue that management concepts that simultaneously aim at integration and participation, such as IWRM, seem to pull in opposite directions. Based on document analysis, an extensive literature review and interviews with key informants, two cases of river basin management in Germany – Ems and Warnow–Peene – empirically substantiate the argument that participation needs to be linked up effectively with the existing, democratically legitimized decision‐making structures, which becomes more complicated the more decision‐making power and responsibilities are integrated. Moreover, we found that most national, federal and regional state activities are still limited to simply informing and consulting people. The paper ends with recommendations on how to improve governance structures for water management while embracing Germany's approach of light IWRM. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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Section: Implementation Of the Wfd In Germanymentioning

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Germany's Light Version of Integrated Water Resources Management

Theesfeld

Schleyer

2013

Env Pol Gov

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“…18 The management structure consists of a cooperative assembly, a board of directors, and an executive directorate. See Gordon (1961) or Bode et al (2003) for details. 19 Kneese did not clarify whether the word "costs" implies transaction costs, which was suggested by Coase (1960) for the first time.…”

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A. V. Kneese’s Water Quality Management Research (1960s), Within the History of Environmental Economics

Nishibayashi

2019

J Hist Econ Thought

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Allen V. Kneese is called the “father” or “pioneer” of the field of environmental economics but, despite his contributions to that field and the importance of his works, Kneese has not been acknowledged sufficiently in the history of environmental economic thought, and differences between his research and that in the Pigouvian tradition have been obscured over time. This article focuses on his research in the 1960s on water quality management and inquires into differences between his work and that in the Pigouvian tradition. Kneese alternated between theoretical and empirical work and revised the Pigouvian framework pragmatically. The Kneesian framework consists of a two-stage approach, and its substructure is the institutional form of policy agents. To understand the historical meaning of the Kneesian approach, it is useful to compare it to John Krutilla’s “evaluation of non-market value,” Ronald Coase’s “comparative institutional approach,” and Elinor Ostrom’s “Commons.”

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“…The area belongs to the geology and geography of the Rhenish Slate Mountains to the east of the Rhine (Brudy-Zippelius, 2003). The average discharge at the confluence with the Rhine is about 80.5 m 3 s −1 (Bode et al, 2003). With a total of eight dams and five reservoirs the Ruhr and its tributaries form a complex hydrological system.…”

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Regional analysis of parameter sensitivity for simulation of streamflow and hydrological fingerprints

Höllering¹,

Wienhöfer²,

Ihringer³

et al. 2018

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Diagnostics of hydrological models are pivotal for a better understanding of catchment functioning, and the analysis of dominating model parameters plays a key role for region-specific calibration or parameter transfer. A major challenge in the analysis of parameter sensitivity is the assessment of both temporal and spatial differences of parameter influences on simulated streamflow response. We present a methodological approach for global sensitivity analysis of hydrological models. The multilevel approach is geared towards complementary forms of streamflow response targets, and combines sensitivity analysis directed to hydrological fingerprints, i.e. temporally independent and temporally aggregated characteristics of streamflow (INDPAS), with the conventional analysis of the temporal dynamics of parameter sensitivity (TEDPAS).The approach was tested in 14 mesoscale headwater catchments of the Ruhr River in western Germany using simulations with the spatially distributed hydrological model mHM. The multilevel analysis with diverse response characteristics allowed us to pinpoint parameter sensitivity patterns much more clearly as compared to using TEDPAS alone. It was not only possible to identify two dominating parameters, for soil moisture dynamics and evapotranspiration, but we could also disentangle the role of these and other parameters with reference to different streamflow characteristics. The combination of TEDPAS and INDPAS further allowed us to detect regional differences in parameter sensitivity and in simulated hydrological functioning, despite the rather small differences in the hydroclimatic and topographic setting of the Ruhr headwaters.

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Integrated water resources management in the Ruhr River Basin, Germany

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Germany's Light Version of Integrated Water Resources Management

Germany's Light Version of Integrated Water Resources Management

A. V. Kneese’s Water Quality Management Research (1960s), Within the History of Environmental Economics

Regional analysis of parameter sensitivity for simulation of streamflow and hydrological fingerprints

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