The Water Framework Directive and Agricultural Diffuse Pollution: Fighting a Running Battle?
In order to provide a common ground for the Special Issue ‘Water quality and agricultural diffuse pollution in light of the EU Water Framework Directive,’ this review sets out to provide a concise overview of the academic literature on two topics. First, we review the issues in the governance litera...
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doaj-f4df183663d648eaad37b9277bdfefc62020-11-25T02:19:04ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-05-01121447144710.3390/w12051447The Water Framework Directive and Agricultural Diffuse Pollution: Fighting a Running Battle?Mark Wiering0Daan Boezeman1Ann Crabbé2Institute for Management Research, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Radboud University, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The NetherlandsNetherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), The Hague, The Netherlands & Institute for Management Research, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Radboud University, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The NetherlandsCentre for Research on Environmental and Social Change (CRESC), University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumIn order to provide a common ground for the Special Issue ‘Water quality and agricultural diffuse pollution in light of the EU Water Framework Directive,’ this review sets out to provide a concise overview of the academic literature on two topics. First, we review the issues in the governance literature on the ‘wicked problem’ of diffuse agricultural sources focussing on three principles: (1) fragmentation and the distribution of power to address diffuse sources, (2) the problem of source-oriented and effect-oriented measures, and (3) contested knowledge for policies for diffuse sources. Second, we briefly sketch the literature on policy instruments and confront that with the scholarly understanding of addressing diffuse agricultural sources under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1447diffuse pollutionWater Framework Directivewater governancewater qualitynutrientspolicy integration |
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The Water Framework Directive and Agricultural Diffuse Pollution: Fighting a Running Battle? |
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In order to provide a common ground for the Special Issue ‘Water quality and agricultural diffuse pollution in light of the EU Water Framework Directive,’ this review sets out to provide a concise overview of the academic literature on two topics. First, we review the issues in the governance literature on the ‘wicked problem’ of diffuse agricultural sources focussing on three principles: (1) fragmentation and the distribution of power to address diffuse sources, (2) the problem of source-oriented and effect-oriented measures, and (3) contested knowledge for policies for diffuse sources. Second, we briefly sketch the literature on policy instruments and confront that with the scholarly understanding of addressing diffuse agricultural sources under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). |
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