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A synthesis on strategic delta planning in action: wishful thinking, vested practices and unexpected changes

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  • Chris Seijger
  • Gerardo E. van Halsema
  • Dorien Korbee

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In this review, we take stock of 10 research articles that cover strategic delta planning processes in Asia, Europe, and the US. We test working hypotheses about consent, innovations, actor coalitions, and planning tools in different phases. We posit that strategic delta planning is a deliberate effort to influence delta developments, wherein wishful thinking on how a delta could develop is repeatedly confronted with vested practices and interests. These confrontations produce expected (e.g., institutional embedment, changing people’s minds) and unexpected changes (e.g., actors suddenly consenting or stepping out). Strategic delta planning is therefore not only an ambitious planning process, it is also highly uncertain, as consent on strategic directions has to be renegotiated across phases and arenas. Recommendations for practice are therefore highlighted that cover vocabulary, persuasiveness and tools. Further research is proposed to study the vagaries of strategic delta plans in urbanising deltas.

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  • Chris Seijger & Gerardo E. van Halsema & Dorien Korbee, 2019. "A synthesis on strategic delta planning in action: wishful thinking, vested practices and unexpected changes," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 62(9), pages 1654-1674, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:62:y:2019:i:9:p:1654-1674
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1622516
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    1. Seijger, Chris & Hellegers, Petra, 2023. "How do societies reform their agricultural water management towards new priorities for water, agriculture, and the environment?," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 277(C).
    2. Hoang Thi Minh Vo & Gerardo van Halsema & Petra Hellegers & Andrew Wyatt & Quan Hong Nguyen, 2021. "The Emergence of Lotus Farming as an Innovation for Adapting to Climate Change in the Upper Vietnamese Mekong Delta," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-19, April.

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