Linking expert evaluations with public consultation to design water policy at the watershed level

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 263-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Garin ◽  
J.-D. Rinaudo ◽  
J. Ruhlmann
Keyword(s):  
Water Policy ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
European Water ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Increasing Demand

In view of the increasing demand for public participation in public affairs, the European Water Framework Directive requires public consultation when drawing up watershed management plans. Implementation of this Directive requires the development of methods for linking the scientific and technical knowledge of experts with the viewpoints expressed by local actors. The objective of this paper is to propose a public consultation method that can be used as early as the preliminary assessment of river basin characteristics, defined by the Directive, and at the scale of sub-watersheds that make up the district. A case study of a watershed in southern France illustrates this method.

The use of technical knowledge in European water policy-making

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 322-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perry J. M. van Overveld ◽  
Leon M. Hermans ◽  
Arne R. D. Verliefde
Keyword(s):  
Water Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
European Water

scholarly journals THE COMPLEX OF SANTA CROCE IN RAVENNA AS A CASE STUDY: INTEGRATION OF 3D TECHNIQUES FOR SURVEYING AND MONITORING OF A HISTORICAL SITE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Bitelli ◽  
Ester Barbieri ◽  
Valentina Alena Girelli ◽  
Alessandro Lambertini ◽  
Emanuele Mandanici ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Santa Croce ◽  
First Results ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Eu Project ◽  
Expected Outcomes ◽  
The Eu

Over the last decades, climate change has brought more and more challenges to managers of cultural heritage and researchers. The increasing effects of natural hazards on assets have required the development of a new protocol of techniques and methodologies for the monitoring of Cultural Heritage and the adoption of management plans adapted to the new challenges at every stage of risk management. The work here presented aims at providing an insight of the work undertaken under the framework of the H2020 SHELTER project, to showcase the first steps of the multi-disciplinary research conducted in one of the project’s case studies, the complex of Santa Croce in Ravenna, Italy. The paper provides the presentation of the case study and the description of the surveying activities with some first results, to provide a preliminary assessment of the site criticalities to be addressed in the future activities in the area, in line with the EU project expected outcomes.

Performance of water policy reforms under scarcity conditions: a case study in Northeast Brazil

Water Policy ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho ◽  
Casey M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Water Policy ◽  
Water Markets ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Policy Alternatives ◽  
Priority Systems ◽  
Scarce Water ◽  
Market Allocation ◽  
Increasing Demand

Increasing demand for water amid variable hydrology and climate uncertainty challenges the traditional methods of allocating scarce water resources. Water markets are an oft-promoted allocation method but their adoption is limited. This paper evaluates the performance of policy alternatives to water markets in terms of economic efficiency using analytical models of allocation. Priority systems, pricing systems and negotiation are compared for varying levels of scarcity. The analysis finds that the performance of each system depends on the level of scarcity. In general, a priority-based system is best in the worst conditions, while negotiation is better otherwise. This finding is pertinent to water policy and drought management, as negotiation is often only used in the worst conditions and priority used at other times. These results imply the reverse should be true. The paper also shows the means for evaluating non-market allocation in economic terms.

An optimised and standardised test to determine the presence of the protozoa Cryptosporidium and Giardia in water

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Stanfield ◽  
E. Carrington ◽  
F. Albinet ◽  
B. Compagnon ◽  
N. Dumoutier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Phase ◽  
Immunomagnetic Separation ◽  
Ferric Sulphate ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
New Methods ◽  
European Water ◽  
Conventional Analysis ◽  
Time Savings ◽  
Initial Recovery ◽  
Microscopic Counting

With funding from the European Commission, a consortium of members of the European Water Research Institutes is carrying out a programme of work with the objective of optimising and standardising a method for determining the presence in water of (oo)cysts of Cryptosporidium and Giardia. Each of the stages of the conventional analysis procedure (initial concentration, recoveryand identification and enumeration) are being investigated and the relative merits of existing and new methods are being assessed. Newly developed filters (Envirochek and Filta-Max) have been shown to be more efficient for initial recovery of (oo)cysts from water than the previously used Cuno cartridge filters. In addition, for the analysis of raw waters, flocculationwith ferric sulphate has been shown to give recoveries similar to the Envirochek and Filta Max. Modern purification systems such as immunomagnetic separation have also been assessed and found to offer some advantages over flotation although optimisation of the latter has brought improved efficiency. Preliminary assessment of solid phase cytometry has indicated that this technique could offer significant time savings compared to conventional microscopic counting. The results of the study will be used to propose a revised standard method to CEN.

scholarly journals Rural-Spatial Restructuring Promoted by Land-Use Transitions: A Case Study of Zhulin Town in Central China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Dong Han ◽  
Jiajun Qiao ◽  
Qiankun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Central China ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Spatial Restructuring ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
The Impact

Rural-spatial restructuring involves the spatial mapping of the current rural development process. The transformation of land-use morphologies, directly or indirectly, affects the practice of rural restructuring. Analyzing this process in terms of the dominant morphology and recessive morphology is helpful for better grasping the overall picture of rural-spatial restructuring. Accordingly, this paper took Zhulin Town in Central China as a case study area. We propose a method for studying rural-spatial restructuring based on changes in the dominant and recessive morphologies of land use. This process was realized by analyzing the distribution and functional suitability of ecological-production-living (EPL) spaces based on land-use types, data on land-use changes obtained over a 30-year observation period, and in-depth research. We found that examining rural-spatial restructuring by matching the distribution of EPL spaces with their functional suitability can help to avoid the misjudgment of the restructuring mode caused by the consideration of the distribution and structural changes in quantity, facilitating greater understanding of the process of rural-spatial restructuring. Although the distribution and quantitative structure of Zhulin’s EPL spaces have changed to differing degrees, ecological- and agricultural-production spaces still predominate, and their functional suitability has gradually increased. The spatial distribution and functional suitability of Zhulin are generally well matched, with 62.5% of the matched types being high-quality growth, and the positive effect of Zhulin’s spatial restructuring over the past 30 years has been significant. We found that combining changes in EPL spatial area and quantity as well as changes in functional suitability is helpful in better understanding the impact of the national macro-policy shift regarding rural development. Sustaining the positive spatial restructuring of rural space requires the timely adjustment of local actors in accordance with the needs of macroeconomic and social development, and a good rural-governance model is essential.

scholarly journals Mapping Complex Land Use Histories and Urban Renewal Using Ground Penetrating Radar: A Case Study from Fort Stanwix

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2478
Author(s):  
Tyler Stumpf ◽  
Daniel P. Bigman ◽  
Dominic J. Day
Keyword(s):  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Educational Programming ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Early Colonial ◽  
Historic Structures ◽  
Economic Revitalization ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Fort Stanwix National Monument, located in Rome, NY, is a historic park with a complex use history dating back to the early Colonial period and through the urban expansion and recent economic revitalization of the City of Rome. The goal of this study was to conduct a GPR investigation over an area approximately 1 acre in size to identify buried historic features (particularly buildings) so park management can preserve these resources and develop appropriate educational programming and management plans. The GPR recorded reflection events consistent with our expectations of historic structures. Differences in size, shape, orientation, and depth suggest that these responses likely date to different time periods in the site’s history. The GPR recorded other reflection anomalies that are difficult to interpret without any additional information, which suggests that pairing high-density geophysical data with limited excavations is critical to elaborate a complex site’s intricate history.

Reform at the Intersection of Loose Coupling and Pedagogic Modalities: The Case of Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110019
Author(s):  
Trevor Tsz-lok Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Global City ◽  
Coupling Agents ◽  
Loose Coupling ◽  
Secondary Curriculum ◽  
Reform Policy ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Senior Secondary

This paper contributes to our understanding of the micro-policy experience of an implemented curriculum from the perspective of students, in addition to teachers, as the key coupling agents in the schools of a Chinese global city. Although the phenomenon of decoupling in educational policy is widely recognized, much less attention has been paid to the micro-dynamics involved in implementing education reform policy from the perspective of students and teachers. It is argued that these local actors’ experiences are best captured by the bi-dimensional framework of loose coupling and pedagogic modalities. This argument is illustrated through a case study of the implementation of the Liberal Studies reform under Senior Secondary Curriculum in Hong Kong since 2009. The study demonstrates how students and teachers interpret and make sense of policy, strategic, and practical needs manifested in the microprocesses of policy coupling and decoupling.

Integrated watershed management in Quebec (Canada): a participatory approach centred on local solidarity

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Baril ◽  
Y. Maranda ◽  
J. Baudrand
Keyword(s):  
Water Policy ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Perspective ◽  
Initial Process

The Quebec Water Policy was launched in November 2002 in support of reform of the water governance. One of the government commitments is to gradually implement watershed-based management for 33 major watercourses located primarily in the St. Lawrence plain. At the local and regional levels, watershed organizations are responsible for implementing integrated management, from a sustainable-development perspective, by preparing a master plan for water (MPW), which will include watercourses, lakes, wetlands and aquifers. These watershed organizations rely on public consultation, as well as local and regional expertise, on the responsibilities for water of the municipalities and regional county municipalities of the territory, as well as those of the ministries and other government agencies. They are also required to observe national priorities regarding protection, restoration, and development of water resources and to comply with relevant guidelines, directives, standards, regulations, and legislation. The role of watershed organizations is to act as planning and consultation tables. Government representatives are present, on the initial process, as the facilitator and for scientific and technical support. They do not have, at this moment, any voting or decisional rights. After two years, integrated water management mobilized water stakeholders on watersheds and they are on their way to initiating their first MPW.

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