Implementing participatory monitoring in river management: The role of stakeholders' perspectives and incentives

Verbrugge, Laura; Ganzevoort, Wessel; Fliervoet, Jan M.; Panten, K.; Born, R.J.G. van den

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.035

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“…The results can help to argument in favor of establishing multi-stakeholder platforms, such as river basin organizations, collaborative watershed partnerships, Stewardship council (in Dutch Waardschap) and 'collaborative superagencies' (Fliervoet and van den Born, 2017;Jaspers, 2003;Pratt Miles, 2013;Verbrugge et al, 2017). With such collaborative structures, the major problem of fragmentation in terms of the number of land owners (Table 1, Fig.…”

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“…The implementation of large-scale measures requires the alignment of governance at national, provincial and municipal level and the involvement, compensation, or expropriation of different land owners. Land owners and actors involved in river management have diverse perspectives on, and incentives for, implementing river management measures based on socioeconomic, cultural, and land-use characteristics (Rosenberg and Margerum, 2008;Verbrugge et al, 2017). New adaptation measures could therefore be implemented faster when fewer stakeholders are involved, provided they can agree about the type of measure.…”

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Abstract. Adapting densely populated deltas to the combined impacts of climate change and socioeconomic developments presents a major challenge for their sustainable development in the 21st century. Decisions for the adaptations require an overview of cost and benefits and the number of stakeholders involved, which can be used in stakeholder discussions. Therefore, we investigated the balance between multi-faceted costs and benefits of common landscaping measures to compensate for changes in discharge and sea level rise on the basis of relevant, but inexhaustive, quantitative variables for physical, ecological and societal costs and benefits. We modelled the largest delta distributary of the Rhine River with adaptation scenarios driven by (1) the choice of seven measures, (2) the areas owned by the two largest stakeholders (LS) versus all stakeholders (AS), and (3) the ecological or hydraulic design principle. We evaluated measures by their efficiency in flood hazard reduction, potential biodiversity, number of stakeholders as a proxy to governance complexity, and measure implementation cost. We found that only floodplain lowering over the whole study area can offset the altered hydrodynamic boundary conditions; for all other measures, additional dike raising is required. LS areas comprise low hanging fruits for water level lowering due to the governance simplicity and hydraulic efficiency. Measures implemented in LS areas are 3 to 74 % more efficient than in AS areas. Clear trade-offs were revealed between evaluation parameters, but no single measure represented the optimal combination on all aspects. The multidimensional evaluation space provides a frame for the co-creation of adaptation paths for climate-proofing deltas.

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“…We prepared three storylines, each focusing on one aspect and time scale of the studied river interventions. Each storyline was based on a scientific publication: one about public perceptions of river landscapes and management (Verbrugge et al 2017), one on side-channel development (van Denderen et al 2018), and one on the origin of stream bends (Candel et al 2017).…”

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Storylines for practice: a visual storytelling approach to strengthen the science-practice interface

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A growing number of scientific publications is available to promote sustainable river management. However, these publications target researchers rather than water management professionals who are responsible for the implementation of management practices. To bridge this science-to-practice gap, we conceptualize and propose a series of steps to prepare effective storylines targeted at a practitioner audience. We developed this approach within a research program that supports integrated and collaborative river management. We prepared three storylines, each based on one scientific publication. The storylines combined text and interactive visuals using the ESRI StoryMaps tool to make them available online. Via focus groups with 44 participants from research and practice, we evaluated the perceived usefulness of and engagement with the content and design. We collected feedback from participants using a survey as well as via audio and screen recordings. Our findings show that we should narrow down the audience of the storylines by tailoring them to the needs of project managers rather than specialized advisors. Therefore, the content should offer more than a visual summary of the research by showing examples of the management application. A more engaging sequence with a clear protagonist is further required to better relate to the problem and the potential application. Although visuals and interactive elements were considered attractive, a multi-disciplinary editorial team is necessary to better complement the visuals' design to the text. The level of detail of participants' feedback shows that involving project managers to co-create storylines can be an important step for improvement.Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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“…Data gathered via 'traditional' surveys also provided relevant outcomes for participatory processes. Findings from the Waal study informed the design of a participatory monitoring project by identifying stakeholder groups who had high levels of concern in combination with high levels of attachment (Verbrugge et al 2017). Moreover, data were shared in stakeholder meetings to support adaptive management and communication activities.…”

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Integrating sense of place in planning and management of multifunctional river landscapes: experiences from five European case studies

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River landscapes are complex social-ecological systems with many benefits for people. A common challenge is to integrate social values in river planning and management. In particular, there is a paucity of research on the meaning and significance of place in river recreation and how people feel emotionally and spiritually connected to river landscapes. Based on five European case studies, this study compares different methods and approaches for mapping sense of place in river landscapes and subsequently addresses the question of how these studies can inform participatory processes. The case studies are set in diverse geographical, institutional and policy contexts, including the planning and evaluation of river restoration projects in Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and Spain and the monitoring of the effects of newly constructed river dams in the Netherlands. This comparative study is a first step in understanding the breadth of analytical and spatial approaches that can be used to assess sense of place in river landscapes and their implications for resilient river landscape planning and management.

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Implementing participatory monitoring in river management: The role of stakeholders' perspectives and incentives

Cited by 54 publications

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Low-hanging fruits in large-scale fluvial landscaping measures: trade-offs between flood hazard, costs, stakeholders and biodiversity

Low-hanging fruits in large-scale fluvial landscaping measures: trade-offs between flood hazard, costs, stakeholders and biodiversity

Storylines for practice: a visual storytelling approach to strengthen the science-practice interface

Integrating sense of place in planning and management of multifunctional river landscapes: experiences from five European case studies

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