EUs vanndirektiv og medvirkning - Erfaringer fra Norge
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Hanssen, G. S. & Hovik, S. (2013). EUs vanndirektiv og medvirkning - Erfaringer fra Norge. Kart og Plan, 73 (5)Sammendrag
This paper examines participation in water management, more specifically in implementing the EU Water Framework
Directive (WFD) in Norway. Attainment of the goals of the
WFD depends on new ways of
coordinating the activities,
knowledge and resources of many sectors
and levels of government, including the
private sector. The WFD explicitly emphasizes broad stakeholder involvement and public participation. The new network arena of River Basin District Water
Boards at the regional level and Sub-District Boards at the sub-regional level, cut across existing municipal, regional
and national borders. In each River Basin District, broad
reference groups are established. Through surveys and qualitative case studies, we examine how this
norm of participation is operationalized in the River Basin Districts, and how
different actors evaluate it. We find that the reference grou
ps have mobilized many actors from civil society and the private sector, but they do not report having influe
nce. The role of the reference group is unclear.