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An analytical framework for strategic delta planning: negotiating consent for long-term sustainable delta development by Seijger, C., Douven, W., van Halsema, G., Hermans, L., Evers, J., Phi, H.L., Khan, M.F., Brunner, J., Pols, L., Ligtvoet, W., Koole, S., Slager, K., Vermoolen, M.S., Hasan, S., Hoang, V.T.M.

“…Sectoral planning on water, agriculture and urban development has not been able to prevent increased flood risks and environmental degradation in many deltas…”
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Games to Create Awareness and Design Policies for Transboundary Cooperation in River Basins: Lessons from the Shariva Game of the Mekong River Commission by Douven, W, Mul, M. L, Son, L, Bakker, N, Radosevich, G, Hendriks, A

“…International river basins cover a vast majority of the land surface, international cooperation is therefore important for the proper management, and to assure…”
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A framework to assess the performance of participatory planning tools for strategic delta planning by Evers, J., Douven, W., Van der Stroom, J., Hasan, S., Seijger, C., Phi, H.L.

“…Participatory planning tools are increasingly applied in strategic delta planning processes. Additional to its design criteria, such tools commonly promote a…”
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Tools for wetland management: Lessons learnt from a comparative assessment by Cools, J., Johnston, R., Hattermann, F.F., Douven, W., Zsuffa, I.

“…► Synthesis and lessons learnt of this special issue on “tools for wetland management”. ► Review of barriers for the integration of wetlands into river basin…”
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Capacity for sustainable management of wetlands: Lessons from the WETwin project by Ostrovskaya, E., Douven, W., Schwartz, K., Pataki, B., Mukuyu, P., Kaggwa, R.C.

“…► We examined capacity for wetland management with the set of indicators. ► Overall capacity is insufficient in all the studied wetlands selected from the…”
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Enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins: experiences from the Lower Mekong River Basin by Douven, W, Mul, M. L, Fernández-Álvarez, B, Lam Hung, S, Bakker, N, Radosevich, G, van der Zaag, P

“…This paper analyses the design and impact of capacity building programmes aimed at enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve…”
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Flood warning responses of farmer households: a case study in Uria Union in the Brahmaputra flood plain, Bangladesh by Shah, M.A.R., Douven, W.J.A.M., Werner, M., Leentvaar, J.

“…Flood warning aims at reducing flood damage through an adequate response. However, where warnings are provided, the response and particularly the factors that…”
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Spatial information for coastal zone management: the example of the Banten Bay seagrass ecosystem, Indonesia by Douven, W.J.A.M, Buurman, J.J.G, Kiswara, W

“…Geo-information technology can be useful in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). The benefits lie in the fact that geo-information technology can process…”
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Quantifying ecosystem service trade-offs: The case of an urban floodplain in Vienna, Austria by Sanon, Samai, Hein, Thomas, Douven, Wim, Winkler, Peter

“…Wetland ecosystems provide multiple functions and services for the well-being of humans. In urban environments, planning and decision making about wetland…”
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Aggregation issues of spatial information in environmental research by VAN BEURDEN, A. U. C. J., DOUVEN, W. J. A. M.

“…Political decisions concerning the environment are frequently based on aggregated versions of scientific results, obtained by post-processing. Decision makers…”
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The importance of context in delivering effective EIA: Case studies from East Africa by Marara, Madeleine, Okello, Nick, Kuhanwa, Zainab, Douven, Wim, Beevers, Lindsay, Leentvaar, Jan

“…This paper reviews and compares the condition of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) system in three countries in the East Africa region: Kenya, Rwanda…”
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Capacity for sustainable management of wetlands: Lessons from the WETwin project: Management of wetlands in river basins: the WETwin project by OSTROUSKAYA, E, DOUVEN, W, SCHWARTZ, K, PATAKI, B, MUKUYU, P, KAGGWA, R. C

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Tools for wetland management: Lessons learnt from a comparative assessment: Management of wetlands in river basins: the WETwin project by COOLS, J, JOHNSTON, R, HATTERMANN, F. F, DOUVEN, W, ZSUFFA, I

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Ecosystem Services Assessment of Two Watersheds of Lancang River in Yunnan, China with a Decision Tree Approach by Wang, Chongyun, Meer, Peter van der, Peng, Mingchun, Douven, Wim, Hessel, Rudi, Dang, Chenlin

“…In the Langcang (Upper-Mekong) watershed, degraded watershed ecosystems in upland areas threaten cultivation practices, water resources, and dam development…”
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