Water Governance as Connective Capacity

Jurian Edelenbos, Nanny Bressers, Peter Scholten

Contents: Introduction: conceptualizing connective capacity in water governance, Jurian Edelenbos, Nanny Bressers and Peter Scholten; The role of political-public leadership for connective capacity in water governance, Peter Scholten and Jurian Edelenbos; Connective capacity in a dynamic context: changing water governance structures in Romania, Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf, Stefan Kuks and Denie Augustijn; Connecting multiple levels of governance for adaptation to climate change in advanced industrial states, Carina Keskitalo, Sirkku Juhola and Lisa Westerhoff; Framing and linking space for the Grensmaas: opportunities and limitations to boundary spanning in Dutch river management, Jeroen Warner; The climate game: connecting water management and spatial planning through simulation gaming?, Qiqi Zhou, Geertje Bekebrede, Igor Mayer, Jeroen Warmerdam and Maxim Knepflé; Connecting levels and disciplines: connective capacity of institutions and actors explored, Yvette Bettini, Jeroen Rijke, Megan Farrelly and Rebekah Brown; Short-term and long-term tensions in water programs: the role of leadership and organization, Nanny Bressers and Ytsen Deelstra; Connecting long and short-term via envisioning in transition arenas, Josee van Eijndhoven, Niki Frantzeskaki and Derk Loorbach; Connecting time spans in regional water governance: managing projects as stepping-stones to a climate proof delta region, Corniel van Leeuwen and Arwin van Buuren; Framing strategies and connective capacity in water governance policy: the case of the Second Delta committee, Simon Verduijn; Bridging knowledge frames and networks in climate and water governance, Art Dewulf, Marcela Brugnach, Catrien Termeer and Helen Ingram; Values connecting societies and water systems, Jacko van Ast, Jan Jaap Bouma and Mansee Bal; Creating legitimacy in water governance networks through complexity sensitive management, Jurian Edelenbos, Ingmar van Meerkerk and Erik Hans Klijn; The influence of connective capacity on the legitimacy of flood management, Miriam Cuppen and Joanna Pardoe; Great Lakes water governance: a transboundary inter-regime analysis, Cheryl de Boer and Gail Krantzberg; Conclusions: towards a synchronization perspective of connective capacity in water governance, Jurian Edelenbos, Nanny Bressers and Peter Scholten; Index.