Abstract
Sustainable water management has become the focal point of a highly important issue in Spain. Citizens' participation in this controversy it is fundamental. Having carried out the analysis of several focus groups in six Catalonian cities (Spain), this study reflects on the perception of participating in discussions on water. Five actors mentioned in interviewees' discourse are presented: the «experts», the «affected», the «benefited», the «interested», and the «conscious». Then, the criteria permitting to identify among these actors those considered to be legitimate participants in hydrological controversies are examined.
| Translated title of the contribution | Percepciones de los ciudadanos catalanes acerca de la participación del público y los expertos en las controversias sobre el agua |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 227-244 |
| Journal | Papers: Revista de Sociologia |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- Social perception
- Hydrological policies
- Public participation
- Scientific and technological controversies