Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Recent research suggests that transitions toward adaptive water management regimes are needed because current water management regimes cannot adequately respond to uncertainty.The pivotal question is how to understand and manage such transitions.The literature on adaptive management addresses this question in part, but must now move beyond the descriptive toward a prescriptive management framework.Transition management theory could help in meeting this challenge.The similarity of the theoretical starting points yet different applications offer fertile conditions for cross-pollination.We investigate three central concepts from the transition management literature for their potential contribution to adaptive management.In particular, the notions of arenas and shadow networks merit further study through joint research.
Source: Ecology and Society
Authors: Rutger van der Brugge, Roel van Raak
Institution: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $975
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W2551213792