Water governance as connective capacity

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Title:

Author:

Edelenbos, Jurian.

ISBN:

9781409447467

9781409447474

Personal Author:

Edelenbos, Jurian.

Publication Information:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2013.

Physical Description:

xvii, 354 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Conceptualizing Connective Capacity in Water Governance / Peter Scholten -- 2.The Role of Political-public Leadership for Connective Capacity in Water Governance / Jurian Edelenbos -- 3.Connective Capacity in a Dynamic Context: Changing Water Governance Structures in Romania / Denie Augustijn -- 4.Connecting Multiple Levels of Governance for Adaptation to Climate Change in Advanced Industrial States / Lisa Westerhoff -- 5.Framing and Linking Space for the Grensmaas: Opportunities and Limitations to Boundary Spanning in Dutch River Management / Jeroen Warner -- 6.The Climate Game: Connecting Water Management and Spatial Planning through Simulation Gaming? / Maxim Knepfle -- 7.Connecting Levels and Disciplines: Connective Capacity of Institutions and Actors Explored / Rebekah Brown -- 8.Short-term and Long-term Tensions in Water Programs: The Role of Leadership and Organization / Ytsen Deelstra --

Contents note continued: 9.Connecting Long and Short-term via Envisioning in Transition Arenas / Derk Loorbach -- 10.Connecting Time Spans in Regional Water Governance: Managing Projects as Stepping-stones to a Climate Proof Delta Region / Arwin van Buuren -- 11.Framing Strategies and Connective Capacity in Water Governance Policy: The Case of the Second Delta Committee / Simon Verduijn -- 12.Bridging Knowledge Frames and Networks in Climate and Water Governance / Helen Ingram -- 13.Values Connecting Societies and Water Systems / Mansee Bal -- 14.Creating Legitimacy in Water Governance Networks through Complexity Sensitive Management / Erik Hans Klijn -- 15.The Influence of Connective Capacity on the Legitimacy of Flood Management / Joanna Pardoe -- 16.Great Lakes Water Governance: A Transboundary Inter-Regime Analysis / Gail Krantzberg -- 17.Conclusions: Towards a Synchronization Perspective of Connective Capacity in Water Governance / Peter Scholten.

Subject Term:

Public-private sector cooperation.

Interprofessional relations.

Water-supply -- Management.

Water resources development.

Communication in water resources development.

Flood control -- Planning.

Added Author:

Edelenbos, Jurian,

Bressers, Nanny,

Scholten, Peter, 1980-

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Summary

Water is becoming one of the world's most crucial concerns. A third of the world's population has severe water shortage, while three quarters of the global population lives in deltas which run the risk of severe flooding. In addition, many more face problems of poor water quality. While it is apparent that drastic action should be taken, in reality, water problems are complex and not at all easy to resolve. There are many stakeholders involved - industries, local municipalities, farmers, the recreational sector, environmental organisations, and others - who all approach the problems and possible solutions differently. This requires delicate ways of governing multi-actor processes. This book approaches the concept of 'water management' from an interdisciplinary and non-technical, but governance orientation. It departs from the fragmented nature of water management, showing how these lack cooperation, joint responsibility and integration and instead argues that the capacity to connect to other domains, levels, scales, organizations and actors is of utmost importance. Connective capacity revolves around connecting arrangements (such as institutions), actors (for instance individuals) and approaches (such as instruments). These three carriers of connectedness can be applied to different focal points (the objects of fragmentation and integration in water management). The book distinguishes five different focal points: (1) government layers and levels; (2) sectors and domains; (3) time orientation of the long and the short term; (4) perceptions and actor frames; (5) public and private spheres. Each contributor pays attention to a specific combination of one focal point and one connective carrier. Bringing together case studies from countries including The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Italy, India, Canada and the United States, the book focuses on the question of how to deal with the various sources of fragmentation in water governance by organizing meaningful connections and developing 'connective capacity'. In doing so, it provides useful scientific and practical insights into how 'connective capacity' in water governance can be enhanced.