Balancing irrigation multifunctionality based on key stakeholders’ attitudes: Lessons learned from the Muzza system,Italy |
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| Institution: | 1. Departament of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Universitat de Girona, Plaça Ferrater Mora 1, 17071 Girona, Spain;2. Department of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy;1. Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana, José María Morelos 44, Col. Centro, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91000, México;2. Equilibio en Conservación y Desarrollo, A.C. Calle 5 de Mayo No. 28, Colonia Portón Colorado, C.P. 91158 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;3. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Veracruzana. Circuito Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán, Isleta, C.P. 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;4. Instituto de Ecologıa, A.C. Red de Ecología Funcional, Antigua Carretera a Coatepec No. 351, El Haya, C.P. 91070 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;5. The Nature Conservancy, 4245 Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, USA;1. U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 007 Agriculture Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Biological Sciences, National Wildlife Refuge System, Post Office Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103, USA;3. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1398 Highway 81 N., Calhoun, KY 42327, USA;4. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601, USA;5. Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, 008 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA;1. History Department, Mzuzu University, P/Bag 201, Mzuzu, Malawi;2. History Department, Chancellor College, P.O. Box 280, Zomba, Malawi;1. Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, CP 476, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil;2. Fundação Municipal do Meio Ambiente de Florianópolis, R. Felipe Schmidt 1320, 88010-002 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil;3. Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1347, 88034-901 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This research aims to evaluate the perceptions of and preferences for irrigation multifunctionality based on an analysis of stakeholder’ attitudes in a large irrigation system in Northern Italy, the Muzza canal. As the first artificial canal built in Northern Italy, this canal articulates a network of open earth canals that distribute water for irrigation, especially maize. The Stakeholder analysis approach and Governance model approach are applied. The collected data highlights: (1) each key stakeholder points of view regarding multifunctionality and ecosystem services, (2) the nature of conflicting attitudes regarding who and how the Muzza system is managed, and (3) the ability or inability to promote agreements among conflicting water demands. The results show how public administration is concerned about how to manage ecosystem services provided by irrigation practices, while private services are focused on how to guarantee the coexistence of consumptive and non-consumptive water uses, highlighting the persistent conflict between farming production and environmental protection. The rural community and civil society call for a debate about the future of irrigation multifunctionality in the Muzza system and the role of irrigation practices in landscape provision and management. In addition, the paper examines if multifunctionality is a characteristic or an objective of irrigation systems. These results can be used by researchers and relevant authorities to customize their interventions based on previous, well-structured knowledge of various stakeholders’ priorities. |
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| Keywords: | Irrigation Multifunctionality Stakeholders Qualitative analysis Muzza system Italy |
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