The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach

The four-decade evolution of drinking water policy of the European Union is analysed using a policy change framework through documentary analysis and in-depth interviews. Our findings suggest that this policy has always targeted the protection of human health while inching closer to the concept of ‘...

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Autores: Andries, Delia Marina, Garrido, Alberto, De Stefano, Lucia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Water policy
Policy change
European Union drinking water policy
Risk-based approach
Hidrología
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spelling The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approachAndries, Delia MarinaGarrido, AlbertoDe Stefano, Lucia628.1(4)Water policyPolicy changeEuropean Union drinking water policyRisk-based approachHidrología2508 HidrologíaThe four-decade evolution of drinking water policy of the European Union is analysed using a policy change framework through documentary analysis and in-depth interviews. Our findings suggest that this policy has always targeted the protection of human health while inching closer to the concept of ‘safely managed drinking water’, which implies the protection of the sources of drinking water and the application of a risk-based approach to the entire water supply chain. Influenced by a variety of factors, it has experienced incremental changes leading to more comprehensive provisions while seeking flexibility to accommodate the diversity of Member States forming the Union.Taylor and FrancisUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20242024-03-2220242024-03-22journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119226reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1192262026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
spellingShingle The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
Andries, Delia Marina
628.1(4)
Water policy
Policy change
European Union drinking water policy
Risk-based approach
Hidrología
2508 Hidrología
title_short The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
title_full The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
title_fullStr The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
title_full_unstemmed The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
title_sort The evolution of the EU drinking water policy towards a source-to-mouth approach
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andries, Delia Marina
Garrido, Alberto
De Stefano, Lucia
author Andries, Delia Marina
author_facet Andries, Delia Marina
Garrido, Alberto
De Stefano, Lucia
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De Stefano, Lucia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 628.1(4)
Water policy
Policy change
European Union drinking water policy
Risk-based approach
Hidrología
2508 Hidrología
topic 628.1(4)
Water policy
Policy change
European Union drinking water policy
Risk-based approach
Hidrología
2508 Hidrología
description The four-decade evolution of drinking water policy of the European Union is analysed using a policy change framework through documentary analysis and in-depth interviews. Our findings suggest that this policy has always targeted the protection of human health while inching closer to the concept of ‘safely managed drinking water’, which implies the protection of the sources of drinking water and the application of a risk-based approach to the entire water supply chain. Influenced by a variety of factors, it has experienced incremental changes leading to more comprehensive provisions while seeking flexibility to accommodate the diversity of Member States forming the Union.
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