Scenario analysis of perspective change to support climate adaptation: Lessons from a pilot study on Dutch river management

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-241

  Valkering, P ^a   van der Brugge, R ^b   Offermans, A ^a   Rijkens Klomp, N ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c Pantopicon   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Perspectives mapping tool; River management; Scenario analysis; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958067521     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0146-0     Document Type: Article

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