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Environmental information in European transboundary water management

Autor
Timmerman J., Langaas S. (eds.)
Fecha
2004
Fuente
IUCN (ID: MON-072324)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
International Water Association (IWA) Publishing | London, UK
ISBN
1-84339-038-8
Páginas
258 p.
Tipo de documento
Monografía/libro
Idioma
Inglés
Campo de aplicación
Internacional
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Manejo de recursos hídricos Efectos transfronterizos Acceso-a-la-información
Área geográphica
Europa
Resumen

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