Developing dynamic adaptive policy pathways: a computer-assisted approach for developing adaptive strategies for a deeply uncertain world

Climatic Change

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 373-386

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

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHANGING ENVIRONMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; MODEL DRIVEN APPROACH; MULTI OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTIPLE-OBJECTIVES; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ALGORITHM; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND USE CHANGE; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84942328755     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1210-4     Document Type: Article

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