Integrated water resource management and institutional integration: realising the potential of spatial planning in England

Kidd, Sue; Shaw, David

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2007.00260.x

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“…There is a growing body of work on adaptation to climate change and the role of spatial planning for dealing with water supply management in terms of flood management, particularly in the case of The Netherlands [146][147][148], and the UK [43,111,120]. However, attention to its role in adaptation to climate change in the urban water supply sector receives less attention.…”

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Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Hurlimann

Wilson

2018

Water

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Abstract:The provision of a sustainable supply of water is an increasingly difficult task to achieve in many urban environments. This arises because of pressures related to population growth and increased per capita demand for water. Additionally, climate change is impacting the natural cycle of water in many locations, with a significant impact projected for the future. Many scholars advocate 'sustainable urban water management' (SUWM) as an approach that can address the root causes of these challenges. Yet the implementation of SUWM and adaptation to climate change in the urban water sector remains limited. This paper argues that spatial planning provides tools and processes that can facilitate the full implementation of SUWM goals, and adaptation to climate change. The potential of spatial planning to achieve SUWM, including sustainable urban water supply management through both supply and demand end initiatives, in light of climate change, is discussed. A framework is developed to consider a broad range of spatial planning interventions that can facilitate adaptation to climate change and SUWM concurrently. The paper provides information and tools to assist water planners achieve SUWM and a well-adapted water sector and urban environment, in an integrated, holistic and comprehensive manner, to meet future water supply needs. Achieving these goals will need collaborative activities across multiple built environment disciplines. Future research activities to advance these goals are outlined.

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Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Hurlimann

Wilson

2018

Water

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“…IWRM has been defined as a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems (GWP 2000). IWRM recognizes the complex interaction between natural and human systems and the need for the integration of management mechanisms within and between these to support sustainable water management objectives (Kidd and Shaw 2007).…”

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Evaluation of water quality and management of Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake along the Grand Canal in Eastern China

Guo

Mitchell

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake are the source of water for the Grand Canal and the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Transfer (SNWT) project. With the accelerating pace of construction of the SNWT and the initiative to achieve "World Heritage " status for the canal, the water quality and management of the lakes have gained attention in China. Based on analysis of water samples, monitoring data, and the content of heavy metal elements in surface sediments, the water quality of Gaoyou Lake and Hongze Lake have been examined. According to the analysis of the water samples taken in 2003, the content of the heavy metals met the water demands for Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake. However, monitoring data of 2004 indicate that the water quality of Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake both were worse than grade III which cannot meet the required standard. The heavy metal elements of sediment samples also were above the acceptable environmental standard values. Some projects were launched to promote the lake environment by controlling wastewater emissions, standardizing the types of boats and introducing regulations to protect the lakes. However, problems of vertical and horizontal fragmentation and insufficient public participation in the current management system still exist in the area. Considering the problems confronting the lakes, Integrated Water Resource Management is discussed as an effective approach to overcome the problems.

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“…The approach has been described (Kidd and Shaw 2007), explained (Fischhendler 2008), evaluated (Fritsch and Benson 2013), and explored in conceptual terms (Grigg 2014). The overall message this literature, and the wealth of policy documents building on IWRM, sends out is one of conceptual pluralism.…”

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Integrated and adaptive water resources management: exploring public participation in the UK

Fritsch

2016

Reg Environ Change

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Contemporary water management practices worldwide are informed by two leading paradigms: integrated water resources management and adaptive management. While previous scholarship has already studied the two paradigms, as well as their central principles, in isolation, there are few attempts only to theorise their interaction and to explore empirically their parallel implementation and co-existence. This article contributes to this emerging literature. Its ambition is to review and complement current frameworks conceptualising the impact of integrated water resources management on adaptive capacity. To this end, the article analyses the involvement of non-state actors in United Kingdom water and flood risk management, specifically in England and Wales. This is an exciting case to study: for many decades, environmental management in England and Wales had a reputation for being a technocratic exercise. In the past 15 years, however, environmental authorities undertook major efforts to lay the foundations for enhanced collaboration and stakeholder participation, amongst others encouraged by two European Union initiatives reflecting integrated and adaptive management principles: the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive. The empirical evidence suggests a spurious link only between the two paradigms. This contradicts conventional wisdom which, so I argue, tends to oversimplify a complex relationship. I introduce three theory-informed arguments -relating to conceptual diversity, path dependency, and the nature of the dependent variable -to address these shortcomings and to contribute to theory building.

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Integrated water resource management and institutional integration: realising the potential of spatial planning in England

Cited by 61 publications

References 24 publications

Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Sustainable Urban Water Management under a Changing Climate: The Role of Spatial Planning

Evaluation of water quality and management of Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake along the Grand Canal in Eastern China

Integrated and adaptive water resources management: exploring public participation in the UK

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