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- Title
The Wicked Problem of Diffuse Nutrient Pollution from Agriculture.
- Authors
Sharma, Annabel
- Abstract
Diffuse nutrient pollution from agriculture has been the concern of policymakers for several decades, and yet it remains a persistent environmental issue. The current approach to mitigating the problem is predominantly via command and control regulation within the Nitrates Directive and the Water Framework Directive. This article will set out how diffuse pollution can be considered a wicked policy problem which acts as an explanation of how it has eluded the current regulatory regime. It will further establish that the traditional planning process overlooked the complexity of the problem. Finally, it will illustrate the ineffectiveness of the current regulatory framework to mitigate the problem. This will be exemplified through the legal framework of Northern Ireland.
- Subjects
NORTHERN Ireland; NUTRIENT pollution of water laws; NONPOINT source pollution laws; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; COMMAND &; control systems
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Law, 2020, Vol 32, Issue 3, p471
- ISSN
0952-8873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jel/eqaa017