Assessing the Level of Inter-Sectoral Policy Integration for Governance in the Water–Energy Nexus: A Comparative Study of Los Angeles and Beijing
| Autor: | Jingjing Zhang, Gregory N. Sixt, Jie Liu, Guoyi Han, Nicholas Chow, Claudia Strambo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Energy management
020209 energy Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Context (language use) water-energy nexus 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Water scarcity Beijing Affordable and Clean Energy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Regional science GE1-350 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water-energy nexus Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Corporate governance Prevention environmental policy integration Energy security Los Angeles Environmental sciences Clean Water and Sanitation comparative governance urban sustainability Built Environment and Design Business water–energy nexus Nexus (standard) |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, vol 12, iss 17 Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 17 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 7220, p 7220 (2020) |
| Popis: | As concerns around water scarcity and energy security increase, so too has interest in the connections between these resources, through a concept called the water&ndash energy nexus. Efforts to improve the integration of water and energy management and to understand their cross-sector relevance are growing. In particular, this paper develops a better empirical understanding on the extent to which governance settings hinder and/or enable policy coherence between the water and energy sectors through a comparative analysis of two case studies, namely, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, and the city of Beijing, China. This paper examines the extent to which the institutional context enables policy coordination within (vertically) and between (horizontally) the water and energy sectors in Beijing and Los Angeles. To do so, we propose a framework for analyzing policy integration for the water energy nexus based on environmental policy integration (EPI). The results highlight the multiple and flexible approaches of EPI in nexus governance, not least with regards to horizontal and vertical policy integration, but also in terms of explicit (i.e., intended) and implicit (i.e., unintended) coordination. The level of nexus-focused policy integration is highly dependent on the motivation at the local context and the criteria to evaluate policy success in each sector. |
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