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Interdisciplinary approaches for analysing governance challenges across the Rhône basin

Bréthaut, Christian ; Clarvis, Margot

In: Regional Environmental Change, 2015, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 499-503

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    Titre
    • Interdisciplinary approaches for analysing governance challenges across the Rhône basin
    Auteur
    • Bréthaut, Christian. Institute for environmental sciences, University of Geneva, 7 Rte de Drize, D, 1227, Carouge, Switzerland
    • Clarvis, Margot. Institute for environmental sciences, University of Geneva, 7 Rte de Drize, D, 1227, Carouge, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Regional Environmental Change, 2015, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 499-503. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:331322
    Summary
    The Rhône basin is one of Europe's major rivers. It stretches from its source in the Swiss Alps through to the Lake Geneva and then down through France to its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, where its delta constitutes the Camargue Region. It crosses three different ‘cantonal' jurisdictions in Switzerland alone, while its course through Lake Geneva itself demarcates the border between France and Switzerland. This presents a valuable opportunity to analyse the multitude of challenges that face the management of a river flowing through such a variety of different hydrological contexts and institutional settings (Swiss, French and European). For the first time, this special issue collates interdisciplinary insights into the challenges faced by the governance systems across the entire Rhône basin. Papers present insights into barriers and opportunities for effectively responding to the many political, economic and climatological challenges facing the managers of the River Rhône over the coming decades.