Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 920-940 |
| Journal | Journal of environmental planning and management |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- adaptive policies
- strategic planning
- flood risk management
- flood resilience
- water management
- netherlands
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Between adaptability and the urge to control: making long-term water policies in the Netherlands. / Restemeyer, Britta; van den Brink, Margo; Woltjer, Johan.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Between adaptability and the urge to control: making long-term water policies in the Netherlands
AU - Restemeyer, Britta
AU - van den Brink, Margo
AU - Woltjer, Johan
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Triggered by recent flood catastrophes and increasing concerns about climate change, scientists as well as policy-makers increasingly call for making long-term water policies to enable a transformation towards flood resilience. A key question is how to make these long-term policies adaptive so that they are able to deal with uncertainties and changing circumstances. The paper proposes three conditions for making long-term water policies adaptive, which are then used to evaluate a new Dutch water policy approach called 'Adaptive Delta Management'. Analysing this national policy approach and its translation to the Rotterdam region reveals that Dutch policy-makers are torn between adaptability and the urge to control. Reflecting on this dilemma, the paper suggests a stronger focus on monitoring and learning to strengthen the adaptability of long-term water policies. Moreover, increasing the adaptive capacity of society also requires a stronger engagement with local stakeholders including citizens and businesses.
AB - Triggered by recent flood catastrophes and increasing concerns about climate change, scientists as well as policy-makers increasingly call for making long-term water policies to enable a transformation towards flood resilience. A key question is how to make these long-term policies adaptive so that they are able to deal with uncertainties and changing circumstances. The paper proposes three conditions for making long-term water policies adaptive, which are then used to evaluate a new Dutch water policy approach called 'Adaptive Delta Management'. Analysing this national policy approach and its translation to the Rotterdam region reveals that Dutch policy-makers are torn between adaptability and the urge to control. Reflecting on this dilemma, the paper suggests a stronger focus on monitoring and learning to strengthen the adaptability of long-term water policies. Moreover, increasing the adaptive capacity of society also requires a stronger engagement with local stakeholders including citizens and businesses.
KW - adaptive policies
KW - strategic planning
KW - flood risk management
KW - flood resilience
KW - water management
KW - netherlands
KW - watermanagement
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U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189403
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2016.1189403
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 920
EP - 940
JO - Journal of environmental planning and management
JF - Journal of environmental planning and management
SN - 0964-0568
IS - 5
ER -