Social uncertainties in social-ecological systems: Policy dynamics in the dutch delta programme

Nanda Wijermans*, Heleen Vreugdenhil

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Policy arenas are of major importance for long-term water management. Here, decisions are made. Nevertheless, the uncertainties deriving from the policy arenas have gained very limited attention so far in future studies. We analyse longterm water management in The Netherlands, i.e. the Dutch Delta Programme to identify factors causing shocks and the system's responses to that. We identified a participatory policy structure as a major shock. The results of this shock-system response analysis result in a means to address explicate and include social uncertainties.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationiEMSs 2012 - Managing Resources of a Limited Planet
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society
Pages2601-2610
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event6th Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society: Managing Resources of a Limited Planet, iEMSs 2012 - Leipzig, Germany
Duration: 1 Jul 20125 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameiEMSs 2012 - Managing Resources of a Limited Planet: Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society

Conference

Conference6th Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society: Managing Resources of a Limited Planet, iEMSs 2012
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityLeipzig
Period1/07/125/07/12

Keywords

  • Dutch delta programme
  • Participatory policy structure as a shock
  • Policy arena
  • Social uncertainty
  • Water management

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