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The Importance of Social Learning in Restoring the Multifunctionality of Rivers and Floodplains

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dc.contributor.author Pahl-Wostl, Claudia en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-31T14:57:52Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-31T14:57:52Z
dc.date.issued 2006 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2009-06-03 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2009-06-03 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/3154
dc.description.abstract "Those involved in floodplain restoration have to cope with historical conflicts between human and ecosystem needs. The topic is of high importance in Europe due to the European Water Framework Directive that requires restoration and/or maintenance of a 'good ecological status of aquatic ecosystems.' However, the seeming trade-off between flood protection and floodplain restoration may change due to a shift in the water management paradigm toward more integrated approaches, in contrast to the command and control approach of the past. This shift in paradigm is summarized in the guiding principle for water management in the Netherlands --Living with floods and give room to water--rather than 'Fighting against water.' The paper discusses the role of social learning in the transition toward the adaptive management of floodplains and rivers that is required to restore and maintain multifunctional riverine landscapes. In addition to the uncertainties resulting from our limited knowledge about the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of floodplains, we have to take into account the ambiguities that arise as a result of the different perceptions of stakeholders." en_US
dc.subject conflict en_US
dc.subject social behavior en_US
dc.subject adaptive systems en_US
dc.subject participatory development en_US
dc.subject rivers en_US
dc.subject restoration en_US
dc.title The Importance of Social Learning in Restoring the Multifunctionality of Rivers and Floodplains en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.coverage.region Europe en_US
dc.subject.sector Social Organization en_US
dc.subject.sector Water Resource & Irrigation en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Ecology and Society en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 11 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 1 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth June en_US


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