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DOI 10.3390/resources6010009
Title (Primary) Key issues of interdisciplinary NEXUS governance analyses: lessons learned from research on integrated water resources management
Author Hagemann, N.; Kirschke, S.
Source Titel Resources
Year 2017
Department OEKON; ASAM
Volume 6
Issue 1
Page From art. 9
Language englisch
Keywords NEXUS governance; science policy interface; complexity; complex problem solving; IWRM
UFZ wide themes RU2
Abstract Governance has become a cornerstone in addressing complex linkages between multiple resources such as water, energy, and food. However, contributions of governance research in interdisciplinary research projects are either lacking or highly controversial. Drawing on Integrated Water Resources Management-related experiences of German research projects in emerging and developing countries, we demonstrate how to strengthen NEXUS-related governance analyses: There has to be a stronger focus on the analyses of existing and useful governance strategies as well as of conditions for governance transitions; governance analyses should refer to different types of problems, instead of only focusing on single cases and abstract analyses; and answers must be based on a more elaborate practice of inter- and transdisciplinary research. These suggestions should be implemented on the level of single researchers, but should also require incentives on an institutional level.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=18382
Hagemann, N., Kirschke, S. (2017):
Key issues of interdisciplinary NEXUS governance analyses: lessons learned from research on integrated water resources management
Resources 6 (1), art. 9 10.3390/resources6010009