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- Title
Experiences with restoration of inland freshwater wetlands in the Netherlands: lessons for science and policy-making.
- Authors
Hasse Goosen; Pier Vellinga
- Abstract
The past decade has seen important changes in the approach to water management issues in the Netherlands. Urban development, recreational demands, agriculture, nature conservation and other space demanding functions compete with water management objectives in their claims for space. An analysis of some recent water management projects illustrates that the implementation of ?the new water management approach? is not always easy. Catchment-based multifunctional projects encounter major constraints. These constraints are: 1) national goals versus local constraints; 2) limited sense of urgency; 3) lack of institutional coordination in the water management community; 4) unclear views over nature conservation, and; 5) limited understanding of wetland functioning in relation to flood risk management. We promote platforms for collaborative planning as a way to improve stakeholder participation in early stages of decision-making. Negotiation and mediation support tools can enable stakeholders and mediators to formulate the problems that need to be addressed more effectively. Early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is almost a condition for successful implementation; however, it is no guarantee of success, and not all conflicts can be solved. Therefore assessment of the costs and benefits of different parties is important for compensation schemes to gain broad social acceptance.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; POLICY sciences; URBAN growth; WATER conservation
- Publication
Regional Environmental Change, 2004, Vol 4, Issue 2/3, p79
- ISSN
1436-3798
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10113-004-0068-9