Article | REF: W1710 V1

Institutional landscape of water management in France

Author: Véronique NICOLAS

Publication date: August 10, 2011

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1. From regulating water use to an integrated management policy

1.1 Ancient legacies across territories

Water has always been used by mankind for a variety of purposes, going far beyond human consumption. As a result, river development has long been based on a utilitarian perspective. Interventions are based on regulating flows and stabilizing river forms and dynamics. In France, hydraulic engineering has been used for canalization, agricultural development and the development of valley-bottom industries (mills and factories) ...

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