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The social dimensions of a river’s environmental quality assessment

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Integrated water resources management, promoted in developed countries, obliges to integrate social aspects with hydrological and ecological dimensions when assessing river quality. To better understand these social aspects, we propose a mixed-method to study public perceptions of an impounded river. Since the 1930s, the management of the Ain river (France) has been challenged by conflicts about the river's quality. We surveyed (using interviews and mental maps) various stakeholders along the river. The results based on textual and content analysis show variations in the public's perceptions according to the residence area, practices, and the degree of emotional attachment to the river. The assessment of environmental quality needs to take into account different types of knowledge, sometimes conflicting, that reveal and shape the variety of waterscapes which compose the Ain River. The social dimensions highlight integrated water management's inherent complexity by considering the river basin as a place to live and by involving multiple stakeholders.

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halshs-01893489 , version 1 (11-10-2018)

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Anne-Lise Boyer, Emeline Comby, Silvia Flaminio, Yves-François Le Lay, Marylise Cottet. The social dimensions of a river’s environmental quality assessment. AMBIO: A Journal of Environment and Society, 2019, 48 (4), pp.409-422. ⟨10.1007/s13280-018-1089-9⟩. ⟨halshs-01893489⟩
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