Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach

Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach

In the State of Israel, advanced legislation for the management of scarce water resources, including legislation to prevent water pollution, were put in place in the early stages of the State’s formation. Despite that, on-going uncontrolled pollution has deteriorated the quality of water sources for...

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Main Author: Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
water pollution prevention
pollution control legislation
wastewater management
contextual interaction theory
Israel
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/3/1393
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spelling doaj-a3312d3ede1a42b5ad35db192c0a6a472020-11-24T21:03:43ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412013-09-01531393141810.3390/w5031393Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered ApproachSharon Hophmayer-TokichIn the State of Israel, advanced legislation for the management of scarce water resources, including legislation to prevent water pollution, were put in place in the early stages of the State’s formation. Despite that, on-going uncontrolled pollution has deteriorated the quality of water sources for decades, with the main source of pollution being untreated or partially treated domestic wastewater. This has been mainly the result of lack of enforcement of the existing laws. During the 1990s and onwards, a shift to forceful enforcement has been observed and wastewater treatment substantially improved. The paper analyzes the implementation processes of the pollution control legislations (the lack-of and the shift to forceful enforcement) based on an actor-centered approach, using the contextual interaction theory.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/3/1393water pollution preventionpollution control legislationwastewater managementcontextual interaction theoryIsrael
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author Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich
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Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
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water pollution prevention
pollution control legislation
wastewater management
contextual interaction theory
Israel
author_facet Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich
author_sort Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich
title Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
title_short Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
title_full Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
title_fullStr Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
title_full_unstemmed Water Pollution Control Legislation in Israel: Understanding Implementation Processes from an Actor-Centered Approach
title_sort water pollution control legislation in israel: understanding implementation processes from an actor-centered approach
publisher MDPI AG
series Water
issn 2073-4441
publishDate 2013-09-01
description In the State of Israel, advanced legislation for the management of scarce water resources, including legislation to prevent water pollution, were put in place in the early stages of the State’s formation. Despite that, on-going uncontrolled pollution has deteriorated the quality of water sources for decades, with the main source of pollution being untreated or partially treated domestic wastewater. This has been mainly the result of lack of enforcement of the existing laws. During the 1990s and onwards, a shift to forceful enforcement has been observed and wastewater treatment substantially improved. The paper analyzes the implementation processes of the pollution control legislations (the lack-of and the shift to forceful enforcement) based on an actor-centered approach, using the contextual interaction theory.
topic water pollution prevention
pollution control legislation
wastewater management
contextual interaction theory
Israel
url http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/3/1393
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