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Polycentric Water Governance in Spain: Understanding Determinants, Patterns, and Performance of Coordination
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Abstract Increasing irrigation efficiency has been high on the political agenda in Spain for many years. However, the overarching aim to reduce agricultural water consumption has not been met so far. To explore this phenomenon, the author investigates processes of coordination between the water and agricultu... view more
Increasing irrigation efficiency has been high on the political agenda in Spain for many years. However, the overarching aim to reduce agricultural water consumption has not been met so far. To explore this phenomenon, the author investigates processes of coordination between the water and agricultural sector in three Spanish river basins in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive implementation. From the perspective of polycentric governance, she identifies multiple mechanisms which illustrate how and why actors interact in certain ways, and thus shows why environmental aims of the Water Framework Directive remain unachieved.... view less
Keywords
Spain; agriculture; irrigation; efficiency; water management; environmental protection; environmental policy; EU
Classification
Ecology, Environment
Free Keywords
Water Governance; Irrigation; Polycentric Governance; European Politics; Human Ecology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
272 p.
Series
Political Science, 152
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839466896
ISSN
2702-9069
ISBN
978-3-8394-6689-6
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed