How multilevel societal learning processes facilitate transformative change: A comparative case study analysis on flood management

Ecology and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Pahl Wostl, Claudia ^a   Becker, Gert ^b   Knieper, Christian ^a   Sendzimir, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Comparative analysis; Integrated flood protection; Rhine; Societal learning; Tisza; Transformative change; Water governance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOOD CONTROL; LEARNING; SOCIAL CHANGE;

GERMANY; HUNGARY; NETHERLANDS; RHINE RIVER; TISZA RIVER;

EID: 84891870126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05779-180458     Document Type: Article

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