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Environmental information in European transboundary water management

Author
Timmerman J., Langaas S. (eds.)
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-072324)
Publisher | Place of publication
International Water Association (IWA) Publishing | London, UK
ISBN
1-84339-038-8
Pages
258 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Water
Keyword
Transboundary effects Access-to-information Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Europe
Abstract

Transboundary water management describes the role and use of environmental data and information in transboundary water contexts with the aim of improving the information supply to decision-makers, stakeholders and the public. In the book, the role and use of environmental data and information will be examined from a wide variety of perspectives including: Communication: Information is connected to communication Rationality: The paradigm among ' information producers ' is that more and better information leads to better decisions Risk perception: What is the relation between actual and perceived risk, and what consequences does this have for producing information for decision making Legal dimensions: Legal aspects concerning who may use water, how is the division between users made, what are the institutions to regulate the division, and how is this verified Tools and technologies: How are new tools and technologies such as internet and geographic information system changing the ways in which transboundary environmental information is being managed and disseminated? Politics and policy-analysis: What is the role of information in politics and policy-analysis and how is thiss included in policy theories? Transboundary water management: What is the role of environmental information in transboundary water management, how is it used and what is its impact? Integration of information: Integrated water management requires integrated information