Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit im Koordinierungsraum Havel

Publication: Report
Citation: Kranz, Nicole; Antje Vorwerk and Wenke Hansen 2004: Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit im Koordinierungsraum Havel. [Schriftenreihe Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin 1]. Berlin.

The study on "Public participation in water management in the co-ordination area Havel (Berlin-Brandenburg)" authored by Nicole Kranz, Antje Vorwerk and Wenke Hansen was published as the first volume of the new publication series of the KompetenzZentrum Wasser Berlin (KWB - Berlin Centre of Competence for Water).

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) introduces an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to river basin management to ensure the protection of water resources across Europe. Article 14 of the WFD specifically stipulates that public participation is a key tool for ensuring the effective management of river basins through the involvement of relevant stakeholders in decision-making processes. In this sense, public participation not only refers to information and consultation but requires the active involvement of the interested public as well.

The report provides an overview and analysis of the current situation with regard to public participation in water management in the co-ordination area Havel, which forms part of the Elbe river basin, focusing on the German Länder Brandenburg and Berlin.

Public Participation in the Havel River Basin (Berlin-Brandenburg)

Jun - Dec 2003

Language: German
Authorship: Dr. Nicole Kranz

Antje Vorwerk

Wenke Schönfelder
Funding: Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB), Germany
Published in: Series: Schriftenreihe Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin, Vol.1
Year: 2004
Dimension: 93 pp.
Project: Public Participation in the Havel River Basin (Berlin-Brandenburg)
Project ID: 1984
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Einleitung
1.1 Hintergrund und Zielsetzung
1.2 Vorgehen
1.3 Struktur und Aufbau

2 Koordinierungsraum Havel
2.1 Naturräumliche Gegebenheiten und Gewässernutzungen
2.2 Sozioökonomische Bedingungen
2.3 Wasserwirtschaft vor der Wende
2.4 Neuordnung der Wasserwirtschaft nach der Wende

3 Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit
3.1 Öffentlichkeit und Akteure
3.2 Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit in der Wasserrahmenrichtlinie
3.3 Nutzen einer Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit
3.4 Rückblick

4 Rolle der Öffentlichkeit im Koordinierungsraum Havel
4.1 Die wasserwirtschaftlichen Themen und ihre Akteure in Berlin und Brandenburg
4.2 Ansätze für die Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit
4.3 Zwischenfazit

5 Bewertung der bisherigen Beteiligung im Koordinierungsraum Havel
5.1 Sichtweise der Behörden
5.2 Sichtweise der Unternehmen der Wasserwirtschaft
5.3 Sichtweise der Verbände
5.4 Bewertung der Beteiligungsaktivitäten mit Hinblick auf die Umsetzung der WRRL
5.5 Ausblick

6 Liste der Akteure

7 Quellenangaben
Keywords: Water

Water, KWB, public participation, WFD

Havel, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

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