Adapt or perish: A review of planning approaches for adaptation under deep uncertainty

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 955-979

  Walker, Warren E ^a,b   Haasnoot, Marjolijn ^c,d,e   Kwakkel, Jan H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation pathways; Adaptation tipping points; Adaptive policymaking; Deep uncertainty; Dynamic adaptive policy pathways; Exploratory modeling and analysis; Meta models; Robust decision making; Scenario discovery; Sustainable adaptive plans

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84879306495     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5030955     Document Type: Article

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