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A new mode of river basin management in South Korea
Author(s) -
Lee Seungho,
Kim Sung
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2008.00114.x
Subject(s) - drainage basin , structural basin , public participation , variety (cybernetics) , empowerment , environmental planning , interbasin transfer , geography , public administration , environmental resource management , political science , law , environmental science , geology , cartography , computer science , paleontology , artificial intelligence
This study aims to explore a new mode of river basin management in South Korea by evaluating the current river basin management system and taking lessons from the British and French cases. This research is based on literature reviews and interviews in the United Kingdom, France and South Korea. The British case emphasizes the importance of regulatory framework and limitations of public participation. The French experience epitomizes the empowerment of river basin organizations. The new system in South Korea includes an enactment of water law, a set‐up of the National Water Council, the River Basin Authorities and the River Basin Committees. The new model will not be established soon but needs to take a step‐by‐step approach to minimize social conflicts, accommodate diverse opinions in society and satisfy a variety of demands.