NDLI: The Development of Water Allocation Management in The Yellow River Basin

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Author	Xia, Chun Pahl Wostl, Claudia
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	For decades, the Chinese government has been searching for solutions to cope with the increasing imbalance between the supply and demand of water in the Yellow River Basin. This paper aims at a better understanding of the development of the water allocation regime in the Yellow River Basin between 1950 and 2009, introducing a fresh perspective based on the notion of “regime transition”. Accordingly, we investigated 1) whether so-called “Windows of Opportunity for Transition (WOPTs)” emerged, triggering a transition, and whether WOPT(s) resulted in a stable transition towards the new regime; 2) how informal learning processes and epistemic communities have contributed to the regime change. We adapted Kingdon’s “multiple stream model” and identified four WOPTs from the 1950s, analyzing the reconfiguration process of the regime after the onset of the transition. Our examples of two types of informal learning processes demonstrate their contribution to the creation of WOPTs and the reconfiguration of the regime. Furthermore, this study indicates, in a qualitative manner, how epistemic communities contribute to the knowledge base of the regime, and thus to its development. Finally, we have provided a general insight into the further development of the water allocation regime and highlighted potential avenues for further studies.
Starting Page	3395
Ending Page	3414
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09204741
Journal	Water Resources Management
Volume Number	26
Issue Number	12
e-ISSN	15731650
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-06-03
Publisher Institution	European Water Resources Association (EWRA)
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Yellow River Basin Regime transition Water allocation Informal learning Epistemic communities Meteorology/Climatology Hydrogeology Environment Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Civil Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering

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