Verschillen in schattingen tussen koolstofbudgetten nader bekeken
Een studie in Nature Climate Change geeft nieuwe schattingen voor het zogenaamde koolstofbudget. Dit is de maximale hoeveelheid van het belangrijkste broeikasgas, CO 2, wat vanaf nu nog wereldwijd mag…
Dealing with long-term policy problems: Making sense of the interplay between meaning and power
This introductory paper shows how explicating the interaction between meaning and power helps us to explain the successes of some cases of long-term policy making, for instance in the domain of…
Puzzling, powering and perpetuating: Long-term decision-making by the Dutch Delta Committee
Long term policy issues like climate change adaptation are considered wicked in the sense that uncertain knowledge and volatile societal understandings associated to the issue might jeopardize long…
Nederland heeft in nieuwe ‘stroomgebiedbeheer-plannen’ voor de periode 2016-2021 vastgelegd welke maatregelen het wil nemen om de ecologische einddoelen te halen die het zich heeft gesteld binnen de…
Trends in Global Vegetation Activity and Climatic Drivers Indicate a Decoupled Response to Climate Change
Detailed understanding of a possible decoupling between climatic drivers of plant productivity and the response of ecosystems vegetation is required. We compared trends in six NDVI metrics (1982–2010)…
Management options for restoring estuarine dynamics and implications for ecosystems: A quantitative approach for the Southwest Delta in the Netherlands
The Delta Works protect against flooding, but simultaneously cause environmental and socio-economic problems. We explore the consequences of management options and their implications for the…
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: A SWOT analysis of the ecosystem services framework
The ecosystem services concept is a cornerstone of contemporary sustainability thought. Challenges with this concept and its applications are well documented, but have not been systematically assessed…
Understanding global future river flood risk is a prerequisite for the quantification of climate change impacts and planning effective adaptation strategies. Existing global flood risk projections…
Adaptation to climate change in the Netherlands - Studying related risks and opportunities
The Netherlands, similar to many other countries, is vulnerable to climate change. With its new Delta Programme, the Dutch Government has made an important step forward towards national climate…
Dit artikel is een reactie op de stelling van de secretaris-generaal van het ministerie van Economische Zaken in Economisch Sociale Berichten (Camps, 2015) dat binnen het Nederlandse…
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