Assessing the soundness of water governance: lessons learned from applying the 10 Building Blocks Approach

Liping Dai; Carel Dieperink; Susanne Wuijts; Marleen van Rijswijck

doi:10.1080/02508060.2022.2048487

Assessing the soundness of water governance: lessons learned from applying the 10 Building Blocks Approach

Liping Dai^*, Carel Dieperink, Susanne Wuijts, Marleen van Rijswijck

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Abstract

Sound governance is needed to address water issues, but soundness is a contested concept that should be further specified in societal debates. These debates can benefit from interdisciplinary knowledge. The 10 Building Blocks Approach, a tool developed to generate such knowledge, has been widely applied in research and teaching. In this paper, we draw on the literature and reflect on the experiences of using this approach by elucidating the strengths and weaknesses identified during its applications. Based on our reflections, we propose a revised version of the approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	610-631
Journal	Water International
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2048487
Publication status	Published - 2022

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This research was funded by seed money offered by Hub Water, Climate and Future Deltas of Utrecht University

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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Water governance
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