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Water renewal and stratification modelling in small estuaries

Slinger, J (author)

Water renewal and flushing in small, intermittently open or closed estuaries is receiving increasing attention particularly in light of the climate change induced alterations in run-off, wave and sediment transport conditions along coasts. The challenges of predicting the stratification-circulation state and the balance between tidal or...

journal article 2024

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Implications of the breakdown in the indigenous knowledge system for rangeland management and policy: a case study from the Eastern Cape in South Africa

Finca, Andiswa (author), Linnane, Suzanne (author), Slinger, J (author), Getty, David (author), Samuels, M. Igshaan (author)

Communal rangelands in South Africa are generally perceived as overgrazed owing to complexities in their histories and collective utilisation which often leads to improper management. A suitable solution has not been found in land management policies because local people’s contexts and their indigenous knowledge are ignored. Hence, this paper is...

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Quantifying the trade-offs in re-operating dams for the environment in the Lower Volta River

Owusu, A.G. (author), Zatarain Salazar, J. (author), Mul, Marloes (author), van der Zaag, P. (author), Slinger, J (author)

The construction of the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the Lower Volta River basin in Ghana changed the downstream riverine ecosystem and affected the lives of downstream communities, particularly those who lost their traditional livelihoods. In contrast to the costs borne by those in the vicinity of the river, Ghana has enjoyed vast economic...

journal article 2023

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Where space is created societal values are generated: The case of the Sand Engine

Vreugdenhil, H.S.I. (author), Slinger, J (author)

A large sandy peninsula and beach were realized in Dutch coastal waters in the Sand Engine pilot project. In addition to the benefits for flood protection, the Sand Engine generates multiple other societal values. It provides a new type of landscape of uncommon size along the Holland coast where nature, culture, history and the future come...

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Developing a long-term management strategy to prepare the Dutch coast for the future, editorial of the VSI future Dutch coast

Wang, Zhengbing (author), Lodder, Q.J. (author), van der Spek, A.J.F. (author), Slinger, J (author), Hoekstra, Piet (author)

journal article 2023

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The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact

Lodder, Q.J. (author), Slinger, J (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), van der Spek, A. J.F. (author), Hijma, M. P. (author), Taal, M. (author), van Gelder-Maas, C. (author), de Looff, H. (author), Litjens, J. (author), Schipper, C. A. (author), Löffler, M. (author), Nolte, A. J. (author), van Oeveren, C. (author), van der Werf, J. J. (author), Grasmeijer, B. T. (author), Elias, E. P.L. (author), Holzhauer, H. (author), Tonnon, P. K. (author)

The long-term sediment demand of the Dutch coast is integral to the current Dutch Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy. The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme was initiated to address the sustainability of this policy under sea level rise by focusing on key uncertainties in the conceptual model of the sediment demand of the Dutch...

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A co-design method for including stakeholder perspectives in nature-based flood risk management

Slinger, J (author), Cunningham, S. (author), Kothuis, B.L.M. (author)

Intervention methods to establish commitment to (collaborative) action are of potential interest to researchers and policymakers intent upon including stakeholder perspectives in natural risk governance (Scolobig, Nat Hazards 81:27–43, 2016). In this paper, a 6-step co-design method for engaging with local people in collaboratively...

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A historical perspective on water governance in Republic of Ireland

Hammond Antwi, Sarpong (author), Linnane, Suzanne (author), Rolston, Alec (author), Getty, David (author), Slinger, J (author)

This paper provides a historical perspective on the evolution of water governance in the Republic of Ireland where long-term shifts in agricultural activities, demographic characteristics, water and debates over drinking water supply charges have influenced water resources governance and the integration of management practices. Drawing on...

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Developing the transboundary Long Term Vision of the Scheldt Estuary–an untold story

Slinger, J (author)

The development of the bilateral Long Term Vision for the Scheldt Estuary between 1999 and 2001 reveals that it is possible to move from a history of conflict to cooperation in just two years. A retrospective, insider perspective is used to analyse the integrated three-layer hybrid modelling at the heart of this groundbreaking agreement. We...

journal article 2023

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Relaunching International Journal of Water Governance (IJWG 2.0)

Warner, Jeroen (author), Vos, Jeroen (author), Dewulf, Art (author), Slinger, J (author), Vreugdenhil, H.S.I. (author), Vij, Sumit (author)

journal article 2022

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Including local knowledge in coastal policy innovation: comparing three Dutch case studies

d’Hont, Floortje (author), Slinger, J (author)

In the context of a growing emphasis on research and application of citizen engagement methods in environmental planning and management (e.g. Reed 2008; Von Korff et al. 2010), we compare three collaborative activities aimed at finding innovative coastal policy solutions in the Netherlands. In these activities, participants across the citizen...

journal article 2022

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May the Odds Be in Your Favor: Why Many Attempts to Reoperate Dams for the Environment Stall

Owusu, A.G. (author), Mul, Marloes (author), van der Zaag, P. (author), Slinger, J (author)

The provision of flows for the environment, e-flows, is a means to restore the benefits of naturally flowing rivers. Despite the development of numerous methodologies to determine e-flows and optimize dam releases, actual implementation is relatively limited. Examples of successful e-flows implementation through dam reoperation exist in...

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Cooperating for added value: Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences

Vreugdenhil, H.S.I. (author), Janssen, Stephanie (author), Hermans, L.M. (author), Slinger, J (author)

The increasingly active role of stakeholders in the development of innovative nature-based solutions calls for appropriate instruments to support and realise added value from their involvement. In this paper we apply a newly developed instrument “Cooperation for Added Value” (Co-Add) to a study area on the Dutch coast. The instrument draws on...

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The ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in Dutch coastal flood risk management: The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme

Lodder, Q.J. (author), Slinger, J (author)

The development of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme and its role in contributing to Dutch coastal policy are described in the paper. The organisation of policy development related to coastal flood risk and erosion in The Netherlands is addressed, highlighting the division of responsibilities between the policy and operational...

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Engineering Roles in Building with Nature Interdisciplinary Design: Educational Experiences

Klaassen, R.G. (author), Kothuis, B.L.M. (author), Slinger, J (author)

Building with Nature (BwN) infrastructure designs are characterised by disciplinary integration, non-linearity, diverse and fluid design requirements, and long-term time frames that balance the limitations of earth’s natural systems and the socio-technical systems created by humans. Differentiating roles in the engineering design process may...

journal article 2021

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The natural environment in port development: A ‘green handbrake’ or an equal partner?

Taljaard, S. (author), Slinger, J (author), Weerts, S. P. (author), Vreugdenhil, H.S.I. (author)

Rapid urbanization of the coast, growing global trade, stakeholder emancipation and ongoing depletion of natural resources mean that ports can no longer operate and develop without acknowledging and incorporating societal and environmental considerations. Drawing primarily on first-hand experiences in South African ports, supplemented with...

journal article 2021

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The clam and the dam: A Bayesian belief network approach to environmental flow assessment in a data scarce region

Owusu, A.G. (author), Mul, Marloes (author), Strauch, Michael (author), van der Zaag, P. (author), Volk, Martin (author), Slinger, J (author)

The Volta clam, Galatea paradoxa, is a freshwater macrobenthic bivalve which is endemic to the Lower Volta River in Ghana. The range of occurrence of the clam has been influenced by the flow regime in the Lower Volta which is in turn controlled by operation of two dams located upstream. Previous research has documented the changes to the Lower...

journal article 2021

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Re-operating dams for environmental flows: From recommendation to practice

Owusu, A.G. (author), Mul, Marloes (author), van der Zaag, P. (author), Slinger, J (author)

Dam construction and operation are known to alter the hydrology of rivers and degrade riverine ecosystems. In recent decades, the call to reverse these negative impacts by re-operating dams has become stronger. Dams can support riverine ecosystems by releasing environmental flows (e-flows). Unfortunately, despite the development of numerous...

journal article 2020

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Evaluating a planning support system's use and effects in urban adaptation: An exploratory case study from Berlin, Germany

McEvoy, S. (author), van de Ven, F.H.M. (author), Brolsma, Reinder (author), Slinger, J (author)

Planning Support Systems (PSS) are increasingly used to support collaborative planning workshops in urban adaptation practice. Research has focused on developing such tools and evaluating their use in workshops but has not measured tools' effects over time on real planning processes, on the participants involved, and on the final outcomes....

journal article 2020

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Narrative and frame analysis: Disentangling and refining two close relatives by means of a large infrastructural technology case

Aukes, Ewert J. (author), Bontje, L.E. (author), Slinger, J (author)

Social science literature frequently conflates the concepts "narrative" and "frame." We argue not only that using the terms interchangeably is conceptually imprecise but also that analyses based on them actually produce different kinds of knowledge. A systematic disentanglement, contrast and refinement of both concepts benefits from a...

journal article 2020