Research Handbook on EU Water Law

Name: Research Handbook on EU Water Law
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035336425
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Author: Marleen van Rijswick; Cathy Suykens
ISBN: 9781035336425

Edited by Marleen van Rijswick · Cathy Suykens

New Arrival Edward Elgar Publishing June 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781035336425
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: June 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This impactful Research Handbook tackles the pressing challenge of ensuring water security and resilience. It provides a comprehensive overview of water law and governance in the EU including the regulation of water usage and the safeguarding of resources.

Leading experts examine key governance approaches and risk management strategies, particularly in the context of mitigating floods, droughts, and other hazards. They explore crucial interconnections, including water’s interaction with energy, agriculture, land use, and sustainability, as well as links to international water law and the wider field of EU environmental law. Combining scientific understanding with practical orientation, chapters present ways to improve water governance with novel approaches such as river rights and nature-based solutions.

The Research Handbook on EU Water Law is greatly beneficial for students and scholars of environmental, water, and European law. Its insights into the interaction of law and practice make it a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners including spatial planners and water managers.

List of figures x; Foreword xxi; Preface xxii; List of abbreviations xxiii; PART I. EU WATER LAW: SETTING THE SCENE; 1.
Introduction to the Research Handbook on EU Water Law 2: Cathy Suykens and Marleen van Rijswick; 2.
The history of EU water law 10: Marleen van Rijswick; 3.
EU water law as part of EU environmental law 20: Antti Belinskij, Elina Heikkilä, and Anton Ruotsalainen; 4.
Water in the EU Green Deal and recent evolutions in EU water law and policy 36: Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen; 5.
EU water law and international water law: mutually reinforcing frameworks 56: Owen McIntyre; PART II. WATER MANAGEMENT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND CONFLICTS; 6.
Human rights and consumer protection in the EU Drinking Water Directive 73: Iris Benöhr; 7.
Review of permits: the interplay between Article 11(5) of the Water Framework Directive and Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights 89: Víðir Smári Petersen and Flore Vavourakis; 8.
River rights: exploring how river personhood could connect to EU river laws 112: Cathy Suykens, Katie O’Bryan, and Erin O’Donnell; 9.
Participatory rights and access to justice: water and the Aarhus Convention in the EU 137: Jerzy Jendrośka; 10.
European basin organizations in the context of climate-induced conflict risks 157: Susanne Schmeier and Gábor Baranyai; PART III. THE SUBSTANTIVE WATER LEGAL LANDSCAPE; SECTION 1 RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES; 11.
Goals of the Water Framework Directive: prevent deterioration and protect, enhance and restore ecological status 180: Moritz Reese; 12.
Environmental quality standards for water and the long road towards achieving good chemical status for surface water 209: Henrik Josefsson; 13.
Planning: management cycles and implications for industrial permits 234: Lasse Baaner; 14.
Monitoring, compliance and enforcement: the Water Framework Directive 249: Oda Essens; 15.
Cost recovery as a water policy principle 266: Petra Lindhout; 16.
The regulation of groundwater in EU Law: the Groundwater Directives 283: Henrik Josefsson; 17.
The marine environment and coastal zones: the Marine Strategy Directive and marine planning 306: David Langlet; 18.
The Drinking Water Directive 326: Jasper van Kempen; 19.
Safe bathing water 342: Susanne Wuijts, Ciska Schets, and Marleen van Rijswick; SECTION 2 REGULATING PRESSURES AND RISKS; 20.
Flood risk management in Europe: a deep dive into the Floods Directive 355: Willemijn van Doorn-Hoekveld and Frank Groothuijse; 21.
Water scarcity and drought risk management in the EU: towards an EU Water Scarcity and Droughts Directive? 368: Marchien van Steinvoorn and Herman Kasper Gilissen; 22.
Circular water management: wastewater and water reuse 385: Annalies Outhuijse and Dafne van der Kraan; 23.
The regulation of polluting substances in relation to EU water law 401: Valérie van ‘t Lam; PART IV. WATER-NEXUSES; 24.
Water and agricultural pollution 422: Helle Tegner Anker; 25.
Reconciling flood-risk management with nature protection law: the promise of nature-based solutions 443: Anne Lansink and Bente de Leeuw; 26.
Water and land use: role and scope of EU legislation 467: Juliane Albrecht and Thomas Hartmann; 27.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and EU Taxonomy: a waterproof European plan for the energy transition? Zooming in on the water–energy nexus 482: Cathy Suykens, Kelly Verreth, and Leonie Reins; PART V. APPROACHES TO IMPROVING WATER GOVERNANCE; 28.
Nature-based solutions in sustainable water governance 506: Froukje Maria Platjouw, Maximilian Nawrath, Isabel Seifert-Dähnn, Line Johanne Barkved, and Ingvild Skumlien Furuseth; 29.
Social-ecological systems approach to water: resilience and adaptivity in water management, governance and law 529: Niko Soininen and Marleen van Rijswick; 30.
Water and spatial planning: exploring governance synergies in the Netherlands – a case study and lessons for the EU 548: Liping Dai; 31.
Water law, water management and water governance: towards a multidisciplinary approach ensuring coherence, adaptiveness, and effectiveness 566: Susanne Wuijts, Peter Driessen, and Marleen van Rijswick; Index 586