A methodology to determine the contribution of stakeholders to the robustness of environmental policy decisions

R.M. Bijlsma; H.A. Wolters; J.L. de Kok; A.Y. Hoekstra

A methodology to determine the contribution of stakeholders to the robustness of environmental policy decisions

R.M. Bijlsma
, H.A. Wolters
, J.L. de Kok
, A.Y. Hoekstra

Water Management

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Abstract

A methodology is developed in this paper to test the effectiveness of successful
stakeholder participation in creating substantively more robust policy,
and to identify the factors responsible for that. The comparison is
made to a more traditional management of government policy, in which
experts in administrative agencies perform the policy analyses. The methodology
compares the substantive robustness of the preferred alternative
developed in a stakeholder participation process to the robustness of the
preferred alternative developed for the same case in an expert-based process.
It comprises a case study design that enables realistic performance of
both processes, ensures their comparability and guards their quality. The
developed methodology appears promising and is currently being applied.
A systematic investigation of the relation between stakeholder contribution
and the robustness of policy analyses helps formulating arguments for stakeholder involvement. Furthermore it can improve the effectiveness of a
participation activity.

Original language	English
Pages	1-18
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2007
Event	1st International Conference on Adaptive & Integrated Water Management, CAIWA 2007 - Basel, Switzerland Duration: 12 Nov 2007 → 15 Nov 2007 Conference number: 1

Conference

Conference	1st International Conference on Adaptive & Integrated Water Management, CAIWA 2007
Abbreviated title	CAIWA
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Basel
Period	12/11/07 → 15/11/07

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Environmental policy
Stakeholder participation
Robustness
Policy risk
Perceptions
Uncertainty

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