Dynamic adaptive policy pathways: A method for crafting robust decisions for a deeply uncertain world

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 485-498

  Haasnoot, Marjolijn ^a,b,d   Kwakkel, Jan H ^c   Walker, Warren E ^c   ter Maat, Judith ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation pathways; Adaptive policies; Policymaking; Rhine delta; Uncertainty; Water management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARADIGM SHIFT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS; RHINE DELTA;

EID: 84878015971     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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