TY - JOUR

T1 - Socioeconomic analysis within an interdisciplinary spatial decision support system for an integrated management of the Werra River Basin

AU - Hirschfeld, Jesko

AU - Dehnhardt, Alexandra

AU - Dietrich, Jörg

N1 - Funding Information: We thank the leader of the Werra project, Prof. Schumann from the University of Bochum, all project partners and participants of the Werra River Basin management project for their input and support during the project, and the cooperating partners Federal State of Hesse, Free State of Thuringia, and Flussgebietsgemeinschaft Weser, who provided a huge amount of data, expert knowledge and personal commitment. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is acknowledged for financial support of the project. And finally we thank the editor and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments.

PY - 2005/9

Y1 - 2005/9

N2 - The implementation of the European Water Framework Directive is highly challenging to researchers, planning authorities and stakeholders. Presenting results from an interdisciplinary research project at the Werra River in central Germany, this paper focuses on a socioeconomic analysis and its integration into a spatial decision support system (SDSS). Starting from a status quo description, two baseline scenarios concerning the use of land and water up to the years 2015 and 2021 have been formulated. Potential measures to reach a good ecological status have been evaluated in a cost and benefit analysis. Additionally, an actor network analysis and an institutional analysis were carried out to evaluate the acceptance and social dimension of the potential policy measures. A newly formulated "cooperation index" summarizes these findings. Finally, a spatial decision support system helps to integrate and evaluate planning results from all disciplines involved (hydrology, ecology, sanitary engineering, social sciences). The system provides a tool for decision makers and stakeholders to screen and discuss alternative strategies for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

AB - The implementation of the European Water Framework Directive is highly challenging to researchers, planning authorities and stakeholders. Presenting results from an interdisciplinary research project at the Werra River in central Germany, this paper focuses on a socioeconomic analysis and its integration into a spatial decision support system (SDSS). Starting from a status quo description, two baseline scenarios concerning the use of land and water up to the years 2015 and 2021 have been formulated. Potential measures to reach a good ecological status have been evaluated in a cost and benefit analysis. Additionally, an actor network analysis and an institutional analysis were carried out to evaluate the acceptance and social dimension of the potential policy measures. A newly formulated "cooperation index" summarizes these findings. Finally, a spatial decision support system helps to integrate and evaluate planning results from all disciplines involved (hydrology, ecology, sanitary engineering, social sciences). The system provides a tool for decision makers and stakeholders to screen and discuss alternative strategies for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

KW - Benefits

KW - Costs

KW - Decision support system

KW - Multi-criteria analysis

KW - Public participation

KW - Socioeconomic analysis

KW - Water framework directive

KW - Werra River

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U2 - 10.1016/j.limno.2005.06.007

DO - 10.1016/j.limno.2005.06.007

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:24944468086

VL - 35

SP - 234

EP - 244

JO - LIMNOLOGICA

JF - LIMNOLOGICA

SN - 0075-9511

IS - 3

ER -