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View article: Everyone’s Adaptation: Exploring individual heat stress adaptation
Everyone’s Adaptation: Exploring individual heat stress adaptation Open
Due to rising temperatures, heat stress affects nearly everyone’s way of living. Adapting to heat stress is very individual, but our understanding of the process and conditions that influence such individual adaptation remains fragmented a…
View article: The transformative potential of environmental governance integration for sustainable land use: The case of subsidence in the Dutch peatlands
The transformative potential of environmental governance integration for sustainable land use: The case of subsidence in the Dutch peatlands Open
Transformations of existing systemic structures are needed to address the root cause of many environmental land‐use (ELU) problems: unsustainable land use. One policy principle that can help achieve such transformation entails integrating …
View article: Variations of riskification: Climate change adaptation in four European cities
Variations of riskification: Climate change adaptation in four European cities Open
This study explores the manifestations of riskification in climate change adaptation (CCA) across four European cities, examining the roles of actors, discourses, and tools. Through comparative analysis, it aims to delineate local riskific…
View article: The roles and unexplored potential of policy experimentation in climate adaptation governance: A systematic literature review
The roles and unexplored potential of policy experimentation in climate adaptation governance: A systematic literature review Open
Policy experimentation has emerged globally as a novel governance approach to address complex socio‐environmental problems. In the climate adaptation literature, policy experiments that test technical and governance innovations on a small …
View article: Securitization of local adaptation: Signs of riskification in a Dutch region
Securitization of local adaptation: Signs of riskification in a Dutch region Open
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events and sea level rise, causing scholars to argue that it has become a security issue and that extraordinary measures are being legitimized by its perceived threat, referred …
View article: Breaking out of conventions: How scenario planners can increase their reflexivity regarding societal imaginaries
Breaking out of conventions: How scenario planners can increase their reflexivity regarding societal imaginaries Open
Futures imagined in scenario processes reflect both stakeholder perspectives and broader societal imaginaries: collectively-held, institutionally-stabilized visions of the future. The presence of imaginaries has mostly remained implicit in…
View article: Conceptualising boundary work activities to enhance credible, salient and legitimate knowledge in sustainability transdisciplinary research projects
Conceptualising boundary work activities to enhance credible, salient and legitimate knowledge in sustainability transdisciplinary research projects Open
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) is one method where scientific and societal actors, each with various backgrounds, collaborate to address complex problems through knowledge co-creation. Despite its widespread use, TDR still lacks a common…
View article: The transformative potential of experimentation as an environmental governance approach: The case of the Dutch peatlands
The transformative potential of experimentation as an environmental governance approach: The case of the Dutch peatlands Open
Governance of societal transformations toward sustainability is needed to address the fundamental system failures responsible for environmental problems. Possible transformation pathways range from radical shifts to more incremental change…
View article: Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: Securitization in focus
Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: Securitization in focus Open
Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, if climate cha…
View article: Dutch national climate change adaptation policy through a securitization lens: Variations of securitization
Dutch national climate change adaptation policy through a securitization lens: Variations of securitization Open
Climate change has been framed as a threat to human security and has therefore become securitized, scholars argue. But what about the securitization of climate change adaptation as a policy response to fight climate change? Adaptation has …
View article: Facilitating professional normative judgement through science-policy interfaces: the case of anthropogenic land subsidence in the Netherlands
Facilitating professional normative judgement through science-policy interfaces: the case of anthropogenic land subsidence in the Netherlands Open
Science-policy interactions can both facilitate and hamper professional normative judgement, i.e. a value judgement about the desirability of a certain situation. Anthropogenic land subsidence, contributing to relative sea-level rise in th…
View article: Mechanisms influencing mainstreaming of adaptation in spatial development: case studies in three Dutch municipalities
Mechanisms influencing mainstreaming of adaptation in spatial development: case studies in three Dutch municipalities Open
Despite adopting a mainstreaming approach to spatial adaptation, few cities actually implement it. Why this is so is disputed, as the implementation stage has been under-researched. Inspired by the "mechanism-based" strand, this paper anal…
View article: Unpacking notions of residents' responsibility in flood risk governance
Unpacking notions of residents' responsibility in flood risk governance Open
Environmental disasters, and especially floods, are among today's biggest sustainability challenges. The number and intensity of floods are increasing, challenging current governance approaches. Governments worldwide are looking to diversi…
View article: Everybody should contribute, but not too much: Perceptions of local governments on citizen responsibilisation in climate change adaptation in the <scp>Netherlands</scp>
Everybody should contribute, but not too much: Perceptions of local governments on citizen responsibilisation in climate change adaptation in the <span>Netherlands</span> Open
Arguments for so‐called citizen responsibilisation, the transfer of responsibilities for public services to citizens, are increasingly put forward in several Western‐European countries. An important domain in which citizen responsibilisati…
View article: The role of citizens in sustainability and climate change governance: Taking stock and looking ahead
The role of citizens in sustainability and climate change governance: Taking stock and looking ahead Open
Climate change mitigation and adaptation are key for achieving sustainable development.International policy documents such as the 2021 Despite the laudable advances described above, scholars and practitioners generally agree that the notio…
View article: Why do citizens engage in climate action? A comprehensive framework of individual conditions and a proposed research approach
Why do citizens engage in climate action? A comprehensive framework of individual conditions and a proposed research approach Open
According to many policy makers and scientists, citizen‐led initiatives such as community renewable energy initiatives, have the potential to contribute to the transformation towards a sustainable and carbon neutral society. Citizens can c…
View article: The rising stars of social innovations: How do local governments facilitate citizen initiatives to thrive? The case of waste management in Brussels and Hong Kong
The rising stars of social innovations: How do local governments facilitate citizen initiatives to thrive? The case of waste management in Brussels and Hong Kong Open
Waste management is an important issue in cities. The achievement of a zero‐waste future relies on the collective actions of individual households. Indeed, citizens are initiating social innovations in waste management in their communities…
View article: Participatory scenario planning and framing of social-ecological systems: an analysis of policy formulation processes in Rwanda and Tanzania
Participatory scenario planning and framing of social-ecological systems: an analysis of policy formulation processes in Rwanda and Tanzania Open
Governance of social-ecological systems (SES) involves multiple stakeholders with different perspectives on the system and associated problems, and different ways to value and use the system. This has implications for decision making becau…
View article: Opening up the Black Box of Group Decision-Making on Solar Energy: The Case of Strata Buildings in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Opening up the Black Box of Group Decision-Making on Solar Energy: The Case of Strata Buildings in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Open
The adoption of solar energy is lagging behind in urban areas worldwide. Although the literature on energy transition is abundant, it has been focused mostly at the systems level. Few studies have addressed on-the-ground implementation. Th…
View article: Local narratives of change as an entry point for building urban climate resilience
Local narratives of change as an entry point for building urban climate resilience Open
Cities face increasing risks due to climate change, and many cities are actively working towards increasing their climate resilience. Climate change-induced risks and interventions to reduce these risks do not only impact urban risk manage…
View article: A method for the deliberate and deliberative selection of policy instrument mixes for climate change adaptation
A method for the deliberate and deliberative selection of policy instrument mixes for climate change adaptation Open
"Policy instruments can help put climate adaptation plans into action. Here, we propose a method for the systematic assessment and selection of policy instruments for stimulating adaptation action. The multi-disciplinary set of six assessm…
View article: The design of public participation: who participates, when and how? Insights in climate adaptation planning from the Netherlands
The design of public participation: who participates, when and how? Insights in climate adaptation planning from the Netherlands Open
The planning and implementation of climate adaptation measures requires the participation of citizens. The design of public participation is often determined by local government. Yet, it remains largely unclear to what extent there is deli…
View article: From citizen participation to government participation: <scp>A</scp>n exploration of the roles of local governments in community initiatives for climate change adaptation in the <scp>N</scp>etherlands
From citizen participation to government participation: <span>A</span>n exploration of the roles of local governments in community initiatives for climate change adaptation in the <span>N</span>etherlands Open
Citizens' initiatives for climate action are actively encouraged by governments to enhance the resilience of communities to climate change. This increased responsibilisation of citizens has implications for the roles of governments. The de…