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associated with the different cases of environmental governance in the Baltic Sea,
rather than to strive for full-fl edged cross-case comparisons.
5
To start with, fi ve key environmental issues and risks from the Baltic Sea were
identifi ed for in-depth case studies: eutrophication, overfi shing , invasive alien species , chemical pollution and oil discharges linked to marine transports. These issues
have all been shown to be major, large-scale environmental problems in the Baltic
Sea and are prioritised in national, regional (e.g. BSAP) as well as European (e.g.
MSFD) marine regulatory frameworks (cf. Söderström et al. 2015b ). Moreover,
these cases represent a variety of types of environmental problems in terms of, for
example, complexity of causes, scientifi c uncertainty and sociopolitical controversy
(as will be described and analysed in the chapters of this volume).
The insights on governance in general and on environmental issues in particular
described in Sect. 1.2 were the motivation behind choosing the three governance
dimensions of primary design and analytic importance in the project: multilevel and
multi - sectoral governance structures , assessment - management processes and interactions and stakeholder participation and communication (Fig. 1.2 ). Hence, the
aim has been to study both the horizontal axis of risk governance focusing on a
plurality of actors and norms and the vertical axis focusing on the connections and
interactions between different scales in space and time (e.g. Lyall and Tait 2004 ).
This means that although the main focus has been on the regional (i.e. transnational)
Baltic Sea scale, interlinkages with other important levels such as nation states, the
EU and global collaboration have been included to facilitate a comprehensive
understanding of environmental governance of the Baltic Sea. In other words, the
focus is on Baltic Sea regional environmental governance , but without losing sight
of the relevance of other policy levels. Key research issues and governance challenges associated with the focused governance dimensions are further specifi ed in
Table 1.1 .
5 For other results from RISKGOV, please see project reports published on www.sh.se/riskgov .
Fig. 1.2 Outline of case
studies of environmental
governance and the key
governance dimensions of
Baltic Sea environmental
governance analysed in
this book
1 Environmental Governance of the Baltic Sea: Identifying Key Challenges,…
associated with the different cases of environmental governance in the Baltic Sea,
rather than to strive for full-fl edged cross-case comparisons.
5
To start with, fi ve key environmental issues and risks from the Baltic Sea were
identifi ed for in-depth case studies: eutrophication, overfi shing , invasive alien species , chemical pollution and oil discharges linked to marine transports. These issues
have all been shown to be major, large-scale environmental problems in the Baltic
Sea and are prioritised in national, regional (e.g. BSAP) as well as European (e.g.
MSFD) marine regulatory frameworks (cf. Söderström et al. 2015b ). Moreover,
these cases represent a variety of types of environmental problems in terms of, for
example, complexity of causes, scientifi c uncertainty and sociopolitical controversy
(as will be described and analysed in the chapters of this volume).
The insights on governance in general and on environmental issues in particular
described in Sect. 1.2 were the motivation behind choosing the three governance
dimensions of primary design and analytic importance in the project: multilevel and
multi - sectoral governance structures , assessment - management processes and interactions and stakeholder participation and communication (Fig. 1.2 ). Hence, the
aim has been to study both the horizontal axis of risk governance focusing on a
plurality of actors and norms and the vertical axis focusing on the connections and
interactions between different scales in space and time (e.g. Lyall and Tait 2004 ).
This means that although the main focus has been on the regional (i.e. transnational)
Baltic Sea scale, interlinkages with other important levels such as nation states, the
EU and global collaboration have been included to facilitate a comprehensive
understanding of environmental governance of the Baltic Sea. In other words, the
focus is on Baltic Sea regional environmental governance , but without losing sight
of the relevance of other policy levels. Key research issues and governance challenges associated with the focused governance dimensions are further specifi ed in
Table 1.1 .
5 For other results from RISKGOV, please see project reports published on www.sh.se/riskgov .
Fig. 1.2 Outline of case
studies of environmental
governance and the key
governance dimensions of
Baltic Sea environmental
governance analysed in
this book
1 Environmental Governance of the Baltic Sea: Identifying Key Challenges,…