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Adaptive Policy Making

Adaptive Policy Making is a dynamic decision-making framework within policy innovation that iteratively adjusts policy design and implementation in response to evolving socio-political feedback and environmental uncertainties, distinguishing itself from static or linear policy approaches through its emphasis on learning, flexibility, and systemic responsiveness.

258

Publications

19.8K

Citations

688

Authors

360

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

78

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Publications

258

Dynamic adaptive policy pathways: A method for crafting robust decisions for a deeply uncertain world

Marjolijn Haasnoot, Jan Kwakkel, Warren E. Walker et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2013 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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The lessons of learning: Reconciling theories of policy learning and policy change

Colin J. Bennett, Michael Howlett · Policy Sciences · 1992 · 1.3K citations

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The Uncertainty of the Past: Organizational Learning Under Ambiguity

James G. March, Johan P. Olsen · European Journal of Political Research · 1975 · 970 citations

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Challenges in Adaptive Management of Riparian and Coastal Ecosystems

Carl J. Walters · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2009 · 566 citations · Full text

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Challenges in adaptive management of riparian and coastal ecosystems

Carl J. Walters · Ecology and Society · 1997 · 467 citations

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Authors

688

  1. WE
    Warren E. Walker

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    8 publications · 2.5K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. JK
    Jan Kwakkel

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    7 publications · 1.9K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. VM
    Vincent Marchau

    Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

    5 publications · 315 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. MH
    Michael Howlett

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    4 publications · 1.7K citations

    4

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  5. GM
    Gianluca Misuraca

    Joint Research Center, Spain

    3 publications · 119 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

360

  1. Delft University of Technology

    Delft, The Netherlands

    18 h-index

    44 publications

    6.8K citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    816 citations

  3. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    689 citations

  4. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    447 citations

  6. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    289 citations

  8. Deltares

    Delft, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    4.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Energy Policy

    7 publications · 393 citations

    7

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  2. Environmental Science & Policy

    6 publications · 639 citations

    6

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  3. Ecological Economics

    6 publications · 644 citations

    6

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  4. Technological Forecasting and Social Change

    5 publications · 579 citations

    5

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  5. Ecology and Society

    5 publications · 775 citations

    5

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