Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Cham, Switzerland
Physical Description:
266p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41554
Legacy PEIN ID:
81661
General Notes
Open Access and available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Environment
Climate Change
Climate Change Management and Policy
Water Policy
Water Governance
Water Management
Abstract
This book is about governance for drought resilience. But that simple sentence alone might rouse several questions. Because what do we mean with drought, and how does that relate to water scarcity? And what do we mean with resilience, and why is resilience needed for tackling drought? And how does governance enter this equation? We argue that governance assessmentthe study of restricting and facilitating characteristics of a governance settingcan greatly aid implementation of drought adaptation measures, thereby increasing drought resilience. In this chapter we will first discuss the occurrence of drought in (Northwest) Europe, and why governance matters for increasing drought resilience (Sect. 1.1). Second, we will shed more light on the notion of governance and how governance is dealt with by us (Sect. 1.2). Third, we will review existing governance assessment methods (Sect. 1.3). Fourth, we will use this knowledge on governance and governance assessment to introduce our key principles in governance assessment, and discuss how we have applied these in a real-life project setting (Sect. 1.4). Fifth, and last, this chapter ends with an outlook into the rest of the book, to guide the reader in reading (Sect. 1.5).
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Cham, Switzerland
Physical Description:
266p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41554
Legacy PEIN ID:
81661
General Notes
Open Access and available online
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