relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4790/
title: Limitations and possibilities of Dynamic Adaptive Pathways as a planning approach regarding Salinization
creator: Dontje, Daphne
description: The Netherlands is expected to face substantial changes to its climate and landscape due to the destabilizing effects as a consequence of global climate change. These changes are likely to impact the possible function and land-use of certain places in the Netherlands. What, where, when and to what extent these changes will occur is clouded by uncertainty. Based on recent climate events, experts can make preliminary assumptions on what is most likely to happen. Climate change is expected to destabilise the current climate, increase precipitations in winter and decrease precipitation in summer. This will increase vulnerability for both flooding and droughts. Dutch water management planners have ample experience with: flood protection, land reclamation and drainage. Or in other words, managing excess water. Drought management, on the other hand, is an aspect of water management that, until recently, did not receive the same priority. The phenomena of drought, brings new challenges to the planning field, that Dutch planners have less experience with. One such challenge is salinization. In periods of low precipitation, saline water seeps up to the surface water. Causing the fresh surface water to become brackish or even completely saltwater. Most crops are unable to grow in these conditions and high salt concentrations have long term damaging effects on clay soils. Without planning intervention, the process of salinization will amplify the negative consequences of climate change. When water related phenomenon change, a transition in water management is required. The Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways approach (DAPP) is a planning approach that has been implemented in more general water management planning. To gauge weather or not the DAPP approach would add value for planners dealing with salinization, mixed methods were implemented. Academic and grey literature was consulted, and interviews were conducted with various stakeholders. Resulting in an overview of measures with varying in implementability. Eventually too little measures could be identified at all stages of salinization to create one or more definitive pathways. Although the most desirable outcome would be that a pathway can be chosen, we now have a better idea of the type of measures we have and who is responsible for implementation. The gaps in the final DAPP model do show us in what cases we are unprotected against salinization. Creating insight into vulnerabilities and reducing uncertainty. In addition to this, the gaps in the DAPP model can be used as a base to implement more specific future research.
date: 2024
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4790/1/Thesis-Dynamic-Adaptive-Pathways-as-the-solution-for-Salinization-Daphne-Dontje.pdf
identifier:   Dontje, Daphne  (2024) Limitations and possibilities of Dynamic Adaptive Pathways as a planning approach regarding Salinization.  Master thesis.