The Swedish model for groundwater policy: legal foundations, decision-making and practical application

摘要: Public policy concerning groundwater is often complex, with diverse competing interests. With many countries facing similar challenges, it instructive to examine the approaches that have and not worked abroad. This article contributes an international exchange of ideas on how best approach these common problems by explaining Sweden regulates its resources. From constitutional foundations practical details associated applying existing policy, a synopsis provided jurisprudence in Sweden. Multiple governmental agencies are involved Sweden; this decentralized probably function natural abundance clean aquifers throughout country. Historically, easy accessibility high-quality made low priority context environmental policy. It has simply never been economic necessity control resources through single, unified agency. lagging behind industrialized when comes implementing policies protect manage groundwater. Despite this, there elements Sweden’s highly innovative possibly unique globally which therefore merit discussion.