Participation can be a valuable tool for River Basin Management Planning (RBMP), if used properly. In many planning procedures, participation moments are envisioned, but are poorly implemented due to an underestimation of the required time and effort. The design of an “integrated” river basin management plan requires participation as a medium for collaboration among policy domains, scientific disciplines and stakeholders. It is clear that the tools and strategies that are used for participation vary and depend on the stage of plan design, the objectives of the participation and the involved partners. A pilotstudy implementation of a RBMP-methodology revealed a series of practical shortcomings and challenges. The success or failure of participation depends largely on an adaptive and flexible planning team that unites a great deal of insight in human nature with an adequate competence to support decisionmaking. Decisional support should have an appropriate level of transparency, accuracy, integration and complexity that complies with the type of participation and the type of decisions to be made. More effort should be put in the analysis of the stakeholder positioning and the creation of incentives for cooperation.
Keywords: Integrated River Basin Management, Water Framework Directive, Participation, Decision Support, PPGIS, Land-Use Planning
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Staes, J., Meire, P., Coenen, M. (2008). Participation Aspects in the Realisation of the Nete River Basin Management Plan: Methodology and Application. In: Meire, P., Coenen, M., Lombardo, C., Robba, M., Sacile, R. (eds) Integrated Water Management. NATO Science Series, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6552-1_20
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