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1436-378X

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The transition in Dutch water management

Authors: Rutger van der Brugge Jan Rotmans Derk Loorbach
Publish Date: 2005/05/10
Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 164-176
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Over the past decades the Dutch people have been confronted with severe waterrelated problems which are the result of an unsustainable water system arising from human interventions in the physical infrastructure of the water system and the water management style The claims of housing industry infrastructure and agriculture have resulted in increasing pressure on the water system The continuous subsidence of soil and climate change has put pressure on the land Hence the nature and magnitude of waterrelated problems have changed Longitudinal research of relevant national policy documents reveals that the water management regime has changed its water management style over the past 30 years from a technocratic scientific style towards an integral and participatory style We have investigated if the historical development in Dutch Water management can be characterized as a transition Based on longitudinal research through an integrated systems analysis document research and expert interviews we have reconstructed the historical narrative by using the transition concepts of multilevel and multiphase This research indicates that the shift in Dutch Water management can be characterized as a transition This transition is currently in the takeoff stage and near the acceleration stage This is a crucial stage as long as the considerable gap between the strategic macrovision and the practical implementation at the microlevel remains As long as these levels are not compatible modulation the transition will not be completed successfully Transition management as multilevel governance model should therefore be adopted to facilitate the modulationWe would like to thank the following persons for their cooperation in the interviews done Prof Dr H L F Saeijs Ir W van der Kleij TAW Technical Advisory Committee for Embankment Ir G Verwolf Regional Waterboard ‘ de Veluwe’ Dr W Overmars Consultancy Bureau Willem Overmars Dr L de Jong World Wildlife Fund Dr H Kamphuis Ministry of Housing Spatial Planning and Environment Dr JW Bruggenkamp RIZA

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