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Downscaling Scenarios as an Exploratory Tool for River Basin Management: An Introduction

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Abstract

Global change in river basins can be anticipated by using downscaled scenarios. This approach is introduced in this chapter, and it is argued that scenarios are a well-developed and suitable tool to explore the uncertain bandwidth of the future states of river basins, their rivers and occupant societies. Quantitative and qualitative scenario exercises are introduced and a worked-out example is presented for the Scheldt river basin.

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    See http://www.responsesproject.eu

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    See also http://ebmtoolsdatabase.org/tool/diva-dynamic-interactive-vulnerability-assessment

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    See also http://www.lumos.info/landusescanner.php

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    See http://www.spicosa.org

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  1. Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jan E. Vermaat, Wim Salomons, Alison J. Gilbert & Fritz A. Hellmann

  2. Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Section Earth Sciences and Economics, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jan E. Vermaat

  3. Arcadis, Polarisavenue 15, 2132 JH, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

    Fritz A. Hellmann

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Vermaat, J.E., Salomons, W., Gilbert, A.J., Hellmann, F.A. (2014). Downscaling Scenarios as an Exploratory Tool for River Basin Management: An Introduction. In: Brils, J., Brack, W., Müller-Grabherr, D., Négrel, P., Vermaat, J. (eds) Risk-Informed Management of European River Basins. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 29. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38598-8_5

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