A simple mediation and negotiation support tool for water management in the Netherlands

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 71-84

  Janssen, Marco A ^a   Goosen, Hasse ^b   Omtzigt, Nancy ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support; GIS; Mediation and negotiation support; Participatory approaches; Platforms for collaborative planning; Regional water management; Spatial conflicts

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING; NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES; REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL CONFLICTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PLANNING PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748708275     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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