LEADER 05461nam 22005775 450 001 9910254002803321 005 20200705015621.0 010 $a3-319-55693-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-55693-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000001364154 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-55693-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4855857 035 $a(PPN)201473429 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001364154 100 $a20170506d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom Network Structure to Policy Design in Water Protection $eA Comparative Perspective on Micropollutants in the Rhine River Riparian Countries /$fby Florence Metz 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (XXVI, 317 p. 10 illus.) 225 1 $aSpringer Water,$x2364-6934 311 $a3-319-55692-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theory -- Chapter 3. Case selection -- Chapter 4. Research design and methods -- Chapter 5. Results -- Chapter 6. Discussion: Can policy networks explain some part of the variance of policy design? -- Chapter 7. Conclusion. 330 $aThe book examines a new concern in water quality policy, namely aquatic micropollutants. Micropollutants are chemicals detected in small concentrations in waterbodies today, originating from pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, or detergents, among others. Since the regulation of micropollutants is a fairly new issue, it has been largely neglected in social sciences. However, the search for appropriate solutions is of high political relevance at both the national and international levels, with many open questions arising that concern the most adequate governance structures and steering mechanisms. Solutions suitable for classical, macro-pollutants, such as nutrients, do not necessarily apply to micropollutants because of the diversity of compounds and sources, and for technical, financial, and societal reasons. The book addresses this knowledge gap by investigating the steering mechanisms at hand and their prospect for problem solving. In this regard, the research provides a systematic depiction and comparison of policy designs in place for the reduction of micropollutants in the Rhine basin. Moreover, the study yields insights into the governance structures in place, into actors? responsibilities and constellations, and policy processes regarding micropollutants. The study is furthermore embedded into broader theoretical questions of policy research. More precisely, this research is a contribution to policy analysis that aims to achieve more optimal policy results by providing for a better understanding of the nature of policy designs and the social mechanisms behind the choice of them. Despite the intrinsic aim of policy analysis at contributing to more optimal policy outcomes, there remains a lack of research regarding analytical tools that enable an ex-ante assessment of policy designs? problem-solving abilities. To explore such a research path, this book proposes a novel index of policy comprehensiveness for quantifying the prospective performance of policy designs in alleviating an underlying policy issue, e.g. reducing pollutants in waters. Furthermore, the book uncovers the social mechanisms behind policymaking and turns to the question: In which social settings is it possible to achieve a comprehensive policy design? Compared to purely micro-level explanations, the advantage of the network approach is that it goes beyond the mere aggregation of policy actors? attributes by taking into consideration actors? interdependencies. In order to take the network approach seriously, the study systematically links the structure of a policy network with comprehensive policy designs. Network concepts, such as coalition structure, interconnectedness, and belief similarity, are employed from policy change research here in order to explore the link between structural network characteristics and comprehensive policy design. By studying how network structures affect policy design, the book critically examines the explanatory value of the network approach. 410 0$aSpringer Water,$x2364-6934 606 $aEnvironmental policy 606 $aWater 606 $aWater$xPollution 606 $aEnvironmental Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X33040 606 $aWater, general$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/200000 606 $aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U35040 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 615 0$aWater. 615 0$aWater$xPollution. 615 14$aEnvironmental Policy. 615 24$aWater, general. 615 24$aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. 676 $a333.91 700 $aMetz$b Florence$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01065008 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254002803321 996 $aFrom Network Structure to Policy Design in Water Protection$92542229 997 $aUNINA