Dolan, T;
Parsons, DJ;
Howsam, P;
Whelan, MJ;
Varga, L;
(2014)
Identifying Adaptation Options and Constraints: The Role of Agronomist Knowledge in Catchment Management Strategy.
Water Resources Management
, 28
(2)
pp. 511-526.
10.1007/s11269-013-0498-6.
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Abstract
Water suppliers in parts of Europe currently face occasional Drinking Water Directive compliance challenges for a number of pesticide active substances including metaldehyde, clopyralid and propyzamide. Water Framework Directive (WFD) Article 7 promotes a prevention-led (catchment management) approach to such issues. At the same time, European pesticide legislation is driving reduced active substance availability. In this context, embedding agronomic drivers of pesticide use into catchment management and regulatory decision making processes can help to ensure that water quality problems are addressed at source without imposition of disproportionate cost on either agriculture or potable water suppliers. In this study agronomist knowledge, perception and expectations of current and possible future pesticide use was assessed and the significance of this knowledge to other stakeholders involved with pesticide catchment management was evaluated. This was then used to provide insight into the possible impacts of active substance restrictions and associated adaptation options. For many arable crops, further restrictions on the range of pesticides available may cause increased use of alternatives (with potential for “pollution swapping”). However, in many cases alternatives are not available, too costly or lack a proven track record and other adaptation options may be selected which catchment managers need to be able to anticipate.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Identifying Adaptation Options and Constraints: The Role of Agronomist Knowledge in Catchment Management Strategy |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11269-013-0498-6 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-013-0498-6 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2014. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. |
| Keywords: | Catchment management, Water framework directive, Agronomist, Adaptation options, Drinking water, Pesticides |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10069382 |
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