Functional fit versus politics of scale in the governance of floodplain retention capacity

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

卷:519

Article

Guerrin, Joana¹  Bouleau, Gabrielle²  Grelot, Frederic¹ 

[1] UMR G EAU, French Natl Res Inst Sci & Technol Environm & Agr, IRSTEA, F-34196 Montpellier, France

[2] UR ADBX Amenites & Dynam Espaces Ruraux, IRSTEA, F-33612 Gazinet Cestas, France

关键词: Flood;    Public policy;    Politics of scale;    Functional fit;    Floodplain restoration;    Rhone;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.08.024

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

After major floods occurred in 2003 on the Rhone River (France), the State and local authorities created a new institution at river level, in order to tackle flood issues at a supposedly more functional scale. Called Plan Rhone, this new partnership combined several policy sectors and several administrative levels, with the aim of developing the river territory and preserving floodplain retention capacity. The plan included a floodplain restoration project. However, after five years of negotiation, the project was finally abandoned. In this article, we analyze the drivers behind the failure to preserve floodplain retention capacity by focusing on scale issues, using two theoretical frameworks: the concept of functional fit between the scale of ecological issues and that of the institutions in charge of those issues, and the concept of politics of scale in which scale results from historical processes. We conclude that the scaling of an issue results from history. It legitimates a specific point of view and hampers alternative ways of seeing reality at other scales. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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