• Planning
• Planning research
• Water Framework Directive
  • ENMaR
  • The WFD and the SEA Directive
  • Stakeholder participation
  • Ribble pilot

Water Framework Directive (WFD)

The WFD is perhaps the most significant piece of environmental legislation to be passed by the European parliament to date, and ushers in a new approach to water resource management based around river catchments. Related research activities and outputs include:

• European Network of Municipalities and Rivers (ENMaR).
• The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (SEAD) : exploring the linkages.
• Stakeholder participation and the Water Framework Directive.
• Stakeholder participation during the Ribble pilot - an independent overview.