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Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe

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First book to consider citizens playing a role in the science-policy interface to help formulate durable responses to sustainability challenges  Discusses all aspects to enhance the connectivity of actors in the sustainable water management field, with three pilot case studies showing how citizens and stakeholders can be engaged early and effectively in the river basins and coastal waters planning processes  Provides tips and recommendations for the transferability of the approach in different coastal areas of Europe and beyond.  Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe examines the anthropogenic deterioration of water ecosystems, in particular in coastal areas. It proposes a new approach to enhance connectivity between research and policy-making. The book exploits the concept of integrated adaptive ecosystem management, by engaging scientists, policy makers and the public (the latter including both stakeholders and lay citizens/water users) in comparable case studies. Emphasis is given to the role of the public to enlarge the concept of organisational learning to the wider concept of social learning.  The EC 7th Research Framework Program funded project AWARE engaged a panel of randomly selected citizens living in three different coastal areas of Europe – in a pilot experience of knowledge brokerage with water scientists and decision makers focused on coastal waters quality.  Results and lessons learned from the project are summarized in this volume, and recommendations are made for this pilot’s replication and transferability to different coastal areas and sustainable water management tasks - and beyond to other sustainability research and policy issues. This book is a must-read for water managers and policy makers looking to effectively organize citizen and stakeholder participation in river basin and coastal water planning, as required by the EU Water Framework Directive. Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe provides useful recommendations for organising effective participation of citizens in the science and policy dialogue, promoting a collective awareness of the plans and actions needed to protect the water environment and ensure sustainable use of water resources.  Editor: Carlo Sessa, AWARE Project Coordinator, Director at ISIS – Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems, Italy 

Author Biography:

EDITOR Carlo Sessa, AWARE Project Coordinator, Director at ISIS - Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems, Italy
Release date Australia
July 31st, 2012
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Edited by Carlo Sessa
Pages
143
Dimensions
156x234x18
ISBN-13
9781780401140
Product ID
19713474

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