A review of water quality policies in relation to public good benefits and community engagement in rural Ireland

Daly Karen (), Breuil Marion, Buckley Cathal (), Donoghue Cathal O’ (), Ryan Mary () and Seale Catherine ()
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Daly Karen: Environment Soils and Land Use Department, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Wexford, Ireland
Breuil Marion: VetAgro Sup, Campus Agronomique de Clermont-Ferrand, 89 Avenue de l’Europe – BP 35, 63370 Lempdes, France
Buckley Cathal: Rural Economy and Development, Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Galway, Ireland
Donoghue Cathal O’: Rural Economy and Development, Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Galway, Ireland
Ryan Mary: Rural Economy and Development, Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Galway, Ireland
Seale Catherine: Rural Economy and Development, Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Galway, Ireland
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Cathal O'donoghue

European Countryside, 2017, vol. 9, issue 1, 99-115

Abstract: This paper examines current recreational water use in the rural landscape in Ireland and reviews current EU policies and national regulations aimed at protecting water quality and the wider environment under agri-environmental schemes. Specifically, we review policy instruments that protect water for recreational use, their impacts and the challenges they pose for rural development against current requirements to increase public awareness and participation. In Ireland, there is limited experience in public participation in water quality protection and restoration and we highlight how this can be addressed by focussing on the specific contribution of water quality in rural areas in relation to the provision of recreational ecosystem services. These services provide the infrastructure for much of Ireland’s rural tourism sector. In this context, emerging participatory approaches to policy implementation are also assessed as national and local government prioritise community engagement for the second cycle under the EU Water Framework Directive.

Keywords: agriculture; nutrients; water quality; participation; benefits; Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/euco-2017-0006

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