Details zur Publikation |
| Kategorie | Textpublikation |
| Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11269-025-04383-4 |
| Volltext | Shareable Link |
| Titel (primär) | Sustainable water governance: insights from Living Lab experiences |
| Autor | Vozinaki, A.-E.K.; Anyfanti, I.V.; Karatzas, G.P.; Varouchakis, E.A.; Ceseracciu, C.; Branca, G.; Deriu, R.; Roggero, P.P.; Cetinkaya, I.D.; Aydın, C.İ.; Copty, N.; Jomaa, S. |
| Quelle | Water Resources Management |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2026 |
| Department | ASAM |
| Band/Volume | 40 |
| Heft | 1 |
| Seite von | art. 10 |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Keywords | Stakeholder engagement; Stakeholder mapping; Living labs; Semi- structured interviews; Mediterranean region; Crete (Greece) |
| Abstract | Competing
demands from agriculture and tourism place significant strain on water
governance in Mediterranean regions, highlighting the need for more
inclusive and adaptive management strategies. This study examines
participatory water governance through co-design processes, in the form
of “Living Labs”, implemented at the Malia and Agia sites in Crete,
Greece, as part of two PRIMA projects. Living Labs involved key
stakeholders in addressing water management challenges related to
tourism and agriculture at these Cretan sites. Participants participated
in dynamic sessions mediated by digital tools such as Mentimeter and
spatial mapping activities. These participatory activities and research
experiments promoted social learning, facilitated open dialogue, built
trust, and encouraged cross-sector collaboration, ensuring that
stakeholder perspectives were integrated with scientific evidence and
modeling results. The Living Labs identified key challenges, including
competing water demands, governance fragmentation, and limited capacity,
but also enabled stakeholders to propose context-specific solutions
such as treated wastewater reuse, rainwater harvesting, and training in
sustainable practices. This study demonstrates that participatory
activities can create dynamic social learning spaces and strengthen
stakeholder engagement in groundwater decision-making to address current
and future challenges. The study offers a novel application of Living
Labs for groundwater governance in Mediterranean tourism–agriculture
contexts, providing insights transferable to other regions. |
| Vozinaki, A.-E.K., Anyfanti, I.V., Karatzas, G.P., Varouchakis, E.A., Ceseracciu, C., Branca, G., Deriu, R., Roggero, P.P., Cetinkaya, I.D., Aydın, C.İ., Copty, N., Jomaa, S. (2026): Sustainable water governance: insights from Living Lab experiences Water Resour. Manag. 40 (1), art. 10 10.1007/s11269-025-04383-4 |
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