| Title: |
Water System Science and Policy Interfacing
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> book / book chapter(s)
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| Country: |
European Union
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| Year of publication: |
2009 |
| Author 1/Producer: |
Philippe Quevauviller (Editor)
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Publisher: |
RSC Publishing
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| ISBN: |
978-1-84755-861-9
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Soil and groundwater processes overview
Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview
Diffuse pollution-->Scales
Diffuse pollution-->Sources
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
Water resources and their management -->Costs, benefits and sustainability
Water resources and their management -->River basins
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT:
Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration projects is not reaching policymakers in an efficient way. Conversely, the consideration of research results by the policy making community is not straightforward, and difficulties arise in integrating the latest research developments in legislation. The difficulty is enhanced by the fact that the policy-making community is not defining its role as 'client' sufficiently well and the dialogue and communication channels are far from ideal to ensure an efficient flow of information. An increasing number of experts consider that improvements could be achieved through the development of a 'science-policy interface' so that R&D results are synthesised in a way to efficiently feed policy implementation and that short, medium and long term research needs may be identified.
This book examines the issue of integrating science into policy, with an emphasis on water system knowledge and related policies. An important feature of the book is the discussion of science-policy interfacing needs, illustrated by examples from authors from different countries in relation to water system management. This publication is timely in that the science-policy interfacing is now identified as a key challenge worldwide with regard to integrated water resource management, and therefore the book will be of great interest to scientists, water managers and stakeholders. Readers will also benefit from a better understanding of the needs, benefits and drawbacks of an established transfer mechanism of scientific outputs to policies.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 15/01/2010
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