Towards a Metropolitan Governance in the Schiphol Airport Region? The issues and opportunities from a stakeholder perspective

Characterizing stakeholders: Comparing the mindset, role, interest and control of each stakeholder

The Netherlands has an excellent infrastructure, it is one of the main points of entry and hub for goods into Europe. Other countries in Europe are expanding their industry and infrastructure to overtake this position, that is why it is very important for the Netherlands to maintain its position by investing in new industry and infrastructure....

Relating Actor Analysis Methods to Policy Problems

For a policy analyst the policy problem is the starting point for the policy analysis process. During this process the policy analyst structures the policy problem and makes a choice for an appropriate set of methods or techniques to analyze the problem (Goeller 1984). The methods of the policy analyst are often referred to as the toolbox or...

Exploring the Promise of Actor Analysis for Environmental Policy Analysis: Lessons from Four Cases in Water Resources Management

A persistent challenge for the development of well-informed and sound environmental policies is to improve the connection between environmental experts, decision makers, and other involved actors. Answers are sought in processes for social learning and adaptive co-management that engage experts, decision makers, and local actors in an...

Actor analysis for water resources management: Putting the promise into practice

Water related problems such as floods, droughts, declining groundwater tables or polluted rivers have a major impact on numerous societies throughout the world. Despite these serious problems, policy makers seem to make scant use of the knowledge that is available with water experts. Conversely, water experts face the task of finding out how...