2.3.6
EU Groundwater Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.7
European Common Agricultural Policy . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4 Where to Go: A Conclusion on the Development
of the European Perspective on Drought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Governance Assessment Tool and Its Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hans Bressers, Nanny Bressers, Stefan Kuks and Corinne Larrue
3.1 Introduction: The Implementation Challenge. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2 Understanding Policy Implementation as Multi-actor
Interaction Process: Contextual Interaction Theory . . . . . . . . .
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3.3 The Governance Assessment Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4 Using the Governance Assessment Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.1
Diagnosing with the Governance Assessment
Tool in a Short Period and with a Limited
Number of People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.2
Diagnosing with the Governance Assessment
Tool in the DROP Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5 Summary and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4
Eifel-Rur: Old Water Rights and Fixed Frameworks
for Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Rodrigo Vidaurre, Ulf Stein, Alison Browne,
Maia Lordkipanidze, Carina Furusho, Antje Goedeking,
Herbert Polczyk and Christof Homann
4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2 The Who, What and When of Drought Governance
in the Eifel-Rur Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2.1
Water Management in North Rhine-Westphalia. . . . . .
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4.2.2
The Eifel-Rur Waterboard (WVER) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2.3
The Role of Municipalities and Lower Water
Authorities in Water Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2.4
Historical Approach to Droughts and Their
Effects on Drinking Water and Water Quality . . . . . .
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4.3 Measures Taken: Addressing Drought in the Eifel. . . . . . . . . .
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4.4 Governance Assessment: From High Coherence
to Low Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.1
Extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.2
Coherence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.3
Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4.4
Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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