Law, Ecology, and the Management of Complex Systems: The Case of Water Governance

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Tiina Paloniitty (University of Helsinki, Finland)

Law, Ecology, and the Management of Complex Systems

The Case of Water Governance

Tiina Paloniitty (University of Helsinki, Finland)

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Constitutional & administrative law

Series: Law, Science and Society

This book addresses the role of law in the adaptive management of socio-ecological systems.

Recent years have witnessed a rise in discussion over the relation between adaptivity and law, as if after decades of insouciance, legal scholars have finally started to understand the impacts of the scientific paradigm called ‘adaptive management’ on the legal sphere. Even though the complicated relations between law and the adaptive management of socio-ecological systems have become more debated, a thorough examination of the scientific and theoretical fundamentals of such endeavours has yet to be presented. Using the illustrative example of European Union water governance and its path toward embracing adaptive management, this book emphasises the legal significance of properly understanding the manner in which scientific knowledge of the environment is produced. Though always pivotal, rigorously apprehending science is especially crucial when dealing with the management of complex ecosystems as the ‘normative’ is created gradually before law begins to examine the ‘facts’ of the matter. After examining the roots of adaptive management, this book argues that the legal needs to understand itself as an integral part of the process of the socio-ecological management of complex systems and not merely an external umpire resolving disputes.

As a whole, the book offers new insights into the EU regulator’s approaches to scientific realities, making it an interesting read not only to academics and legal scholars but also to regulators striving to deepen their understanding or pondering which approach to adopt in the face of new regulatory challenges, and to scientists interested in the science and law aspects of their work.

By: Tiina Paloniitty (University of Helsinki Finland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781032055008
ISBN 10: 1032055006
Series: Law, Science and Society
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tiina Paloniitty is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Eric Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science and Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland.