TY - JOUR
T1 - Wastewater management by citizens
T2 - mismatch between legal rules and self-organisation in Oosterwold
AU - van Karnenbeek, Lilian
AU - Salet, Willem
AU - Majoor, Stan
PY - 2020/11/10
Y1 - 2020/11/10
N2 - Self-organisation in environmental service delivery is increasingly being promoted as an alternative to centralised service delivery. This article argues that self-organised environmental service delivery must be understood in the context of legal rules, especially environmental legislation. The article’s aim is twofold: first, to understand the changing relationship between the government and citizens in self-organised service delivery, and second, to explore how self-organised environmental service delivery complies with environmental quality requirements stipulated in legislation. The empirical study focuses on wastewater management in Oosterwold, the largest Dutch urban development that experimented with self-organisation. The results show that while individual wastewater management was prioritised and implemented at scale, the applicable legal rules were not adequately considered and integrated. Consequently, the experiment led to a deterioration of water quality. The article concludes that the success or failure of self-organisation in delivering environmental services such as wastewater management critically hinges on ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.
AB - Self-organisation in environmental service delivery is increasingly being promoted as an alternative to centralised service delivery. This article argues that self-organised environmental service delivery must be understood in the context of legal rules, especially environmental legislation. The article’s aim is twofold: first, to understand the changing relationship between the government and citizens in self-organised service delivery, and second, to explore how self-organised environmental service delivery complies with environmental quality requirements stipulated in legislation. The empirical study focuses on wastewater management in Oosterwold, the largest Dutch urban development that experimented with self-organisation. The results show that while individual wastewater management was prioritised and implemented at scale, the applicable legal rules were not adequately considered and integrated. Consequently, the experiment led to a deterioration of water quality. The article concludes that the success or failure of self-organisation in delivering environmental services such as wastewater management critically hinges on ensuring compliance with environmental legislation.
KW - experiment
KW - institutions
KW - legal rules
KW - self-organisation
KW - urban development
KW - wastewater management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85095829450&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2020.1829572
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2020.1829572
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095829450
SN - 0964-0568
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
ER -