Lessons learnt from adaptation planning in four deltas and coastal cities

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 711-728

  Jeuken, Ad ^a   Haasnoot, Marjolijn ^a   Reeder, Tim ^b   Ward, Philip ^c  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Cities; Climate change; Deep uncertainty; Deltas; Flood risk

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CITIES; DEEP UNCERTAINTIES; DELTAS; FLOOD RISKS;

FLOODS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DELTA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84957696134     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2014.141     Document Type: Article

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