Prioritising water-related regional development project ideas based on stakeholder involvement activities: A case study from Szigetköz, Hungary

Q2 Environmental Science Environmental Challenges Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.envc.2024.100994
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Szigetköz—a large island of the Danube in Hungary—is attracting a new wave of interest in water-related regional development projects from the public and private sectors alike. The revived interest in the Szigetköz floodplain area, which has historically endured the adverse effects of large-scale water management initiatives, draws attention to the necessity for careful consideration and the active involvement of local stakeholders in the decision-making process.

In our research, we conducted various stakeholder engagement activities, including interviews, questionnaires, and workshops. These activities helped define the problems and objectives of each stakeholder group. Through collaborative consultations, we gathered over 100 proposed water related development project ideas. Additionally, to address key issues in project development and selection, we evaluated the integrative potential of each proposed project, considering the number of distinct water management issues it addressed. We also assigned an attitude score to each project, derived from the diverse objectives of various stakeholder groups, and analysed these quantities using a multiple-criteria analysis.

This paper details a novel approach to assess and rank the proposed water-related regional development project ideas based on the calculated integrative potential and attitude scores. The goal was to prioritise and further develop these proposed projects to benefit Szigetköz and its surrounding areas.

Main results of the study have shown the average project scored between 0.33–0.50 in integrative potential out of a maximum of 1.00 For positive attitude score the average was between 0.28–0.43, out of a maximum of 1.00 while for the negative attitude score the average project scored between -0.14–0.00 out of a minimum of -1.00.

The ranking of projects that was based on these scores, highlighted three types of proposed projects that need to be further developed in different ways. The top-ranked positive attitude integrative projects need cost-benefit calculations involving all ecosystem services to justify their economic sustainability. Top-ranked opposing attitude integrative projects need conflict resolution to be socially sustainable. Finally, project ideas that scored low on integrative potential need to be developed to make use of blue-green infrastructure, and circular economical advancements to foster their environmental sustainability.

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在利益相关者参与活动的基础上确定与水有关的区域发展项目构想的优先次序:匈牙利 Szigetköz 案例研究
西盖特柯兹是匈牙利多瑙河上的一个大岛,它正吸引着公共和私营部门对与水有关的区域发展项目的新一轮兴趣。西盖特柯兹洪泛区在历史上曾遭受过大规模水资源管理项目的不利影响,如今该地区重新受到关注,这提醒我们在决策过程中必须慎重考虑并让当地利益相关者积极参与。这些活动有助于确定每个利益相关者群体的问题和目标。通过合作协商,我们收集了 100 多个与水相关的开发项目建议。此外,为了解决项目开发和选择中的关键问题,我们对每个建议项目的综合潜力进行了评估,同时考虑了其所解决的不同水资源管理问题的数量。我们还根据各利益相关群体的不同目标,对每个项目进行了态度评分,并使用多重标准分析法对这些数量进行了分析。本文详细介绍了一种新颖的方法,即根据计算得出的综合潜力和态度评分,对拟议的与水相关的区域发展项目构想进行评估和排序。研究的主要结果表明,在综合潜力方面,项目的平均得分在 0.33-0.50 之间,最高分为 1.00;在积极态度方面,平均得分在 0.28-0.43 之间,最高分为 1.00。根据这些分数对项目进行的排序,突出了需要以不同方式进一步开发的三类拟议项目。排名靠前的积极态度综合项目需要进行涉及所有生态系统服务的成本效益计算,以证明其经济可持续性。排名靠前的反对态度整合项目需要解决冲突,以实现社会可持续性。最后,综合潜力得分较低的项目创意需要开发利用蓝绿基础设施和循环经济进步,以促进其环境可持续性。
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