Transient scenarios for robust climate change adaptation illustrated for water management in the Netherlands

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Haasnoot, M ^a,b   Schellekens, J ^a   Beersma, J J ^c   Middelkoop, H ^d   Kwadijk, J C J ^a,e  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adaptation pathways; adaptation tipping points; adaptive water management; deep uncertainty; rainfall generator; serious game; signposts

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION MAKING; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SEA LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTATION PATHWAYS; ADAPTIVE WATER MANAGEMENTS; DEEP UNCERTAINTIES; SERIOUS GAMES; SIGNPOSTS; TIPPING POINT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS; RHINE BASIN;

EID: 84956681718     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/10/105008     Document Type: Article

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