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River engineering projects are complex: actors with differing interests may severely hinder their progress. This summary introduces instruments for involving the different actors in the decision-making process. Real cases are used as examples to show practical implementation.

The Handbook (pdf 8.2 MB) "Collective planning of hydraulic engineering projects" (> Table of Contents) presents the most important instruments.

 

   handbook collective planning

Table of contents
 

1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1.1. MOTIVATION AND OBJECTIVES
  • 1.2. STAGES OF A HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING PROJECT
  • 1.3. FROM ANALYSIS TO PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

2. HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE IN PRACTICE

  • 2.1. "PHILOSOPHICAL SHIFTS": HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, PAST AND PRESENT
  • 2.2. HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING TODAY: STANDARDS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNDING
    • 2.2.1. Standards and principles
    • 2.2.2. Obligations and responsibilities
    • 2.2.3. Funding
  • 2.3. FORMING PUBLIC OPINION AND DECISION MAKING
    • 2.3.1. Project management and project team
    • 2.3.2. Stakeholders from within the administration
    • 2.3.3. Non-governmental stakeholders
  • 2.4. CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE
  • 2.5. CONCLUSION: COMPLEX PROCESSES

3. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND STAKEHOLDERS

  • 3.1. VIEW BEYOND PROJECT BOUNDARIES – CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
    • 3.1.1. Background analysis
    • 3.1.2. Contextual analysis: the checklist
    • 3.1.3. Stakeholders
  • 3.2. INCLUSION OF STAKEHOLDERS
    • 3.2.1. Background
    • 3.2.2. Stakeholders in the planning stages
    • 3.3.3. Survey of the population

4. FORMAL DECISION-MAKING TOOLS

  • 4.1. COMPARISON OF OPTIONS AND THE CONSENSUS-FINDING PROCESS
    • 4.1.1. Contextual analysis and overall concept
    • 4.1.2. Identifi cation of objectives
    • 4.1.3. How stakeholders assess objectives
    • 4.1.4. Elaboration of options
    • 4.1.5. Implications of options
    • 4.1.6. Finding consensus
    • 4.1.7. Catchment area and national level
  • 4.2. PREDICTIVE MODELS: ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS
    • 4.2.1. Background
    • 4.2.2. Sub-model hydraulics and morphology
    • 4.2.3. Further sub-models
    • 4.2.4. Optimisation of options

5. MODEL PROJECT PROCESS

  • 5.1. PROJECT LEVEL
  • 5.2. CATCHMENT AREA LEVEL

6. GLOSSARY

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 

Citation:
Hostmann M., Buchecker M., Ejderyan O., Geiser U., Junker B., Schweizer S., Truffer B. & Zaugg Stern M. 2005. Collective planning of hydraulic engineering projects. Manual for participation and decision support in hydraulic engineering projects. Eawag, WSL, LCH-EPFL, VAW-ETHZ, 48 p.