4.5 Improving Drought Governance in the Eifel: Conclusions
and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.5.1
Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
4.5.2
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Governing for Drought and Water Scarcity in the Context
of Flood Disaster Recovery: The Curious Case of Somerset,
United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Alison L. Browne, Steve Dury, Cheryl de Boer,
Isabelle la Jeunesse and Ulf Stein
5.1 Introduction to Somerset, UK: The Land
of the Summer People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2 National and Regional Climate Change, Water
Management and Drought Governance Contexts . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2.1
The Geo-Hydro Context of Somerset Water
System and Future Climate Impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2.2
Regulatory and Governance Context of English
Water Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2.3
Drought Governance Context: Managing Water
During Normal and Crisis Periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.2.4
Flood Policy Developments in Somerset Since
the Floods of 2013/2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.3 Drought Measures Taken Within Somerset
in the Context of Flooding Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.3.1
Agriculture and Drought Resilience. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
5.3.2
Nature and Drought Resilience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4 Assessment of Drought Governance in Somerset. . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4.1
Extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4.2
Coherence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98
5.4.3
Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5.4.4
Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5.5 Conclusions: Planning for Adaptation in the Context
of Contested Material Water Histories
and Meta-Governance Failures Within the Broader
Water Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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The Governance Context of Drought Policy and Pilot
Measures for the Arzal Dam and Reservoir, Vilaine
Catchment, Brittany, France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Isabelle La Jeunesse, Corinne Larrue, Carina Furusho,
Maria-Helena Ramos, Alison Browne, Cheryl de Boer,
Rodrigo Vidaurre, Louise Crochemore, Jean-Pierre Arrondeau
and Aldo Penasso
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