Publications

Peer reviewed articles

Foster, N.; Ison, R.; Blackmore, C.; Collins, K. Revisiting deliberative policy analysis through systemic co-inquiry: some experiences from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in England. Policy Studies (2019)
Melo Zurita, M.L.; Thomsen, D.C.; Holbrook, N.J.; Smith, T.F.; Lyth, A.; Munro, P.G.; de Bruin, A.; Seddaiu, G.; Roggero, P.P.; Baird, J.; Plummer, R.; Bullock, R.; Collins, K.; Powell, N. Global Water Governance and Climate Change: Identifying Innovative Arrangements for Adaptive Transformation. Water, 10(1), 29 (2018)
Powell, N., Kløcker Larsen, R., de Bruin, A., Powell, S., Elrick-Barr, C. Water Security in times of climate change and intractability: Reconciling conflict by transforming security concerns into equity concerns. Water, 9(12), 934 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2017)
Wehn, U., Collins, K., Anema, K., Basco-Carrera, L., Lerebours, A. Stakeholder engagement in water governance as social learning: lessons from practice. Water International 43(1), 34-59 (2017)
Plummer, R., Renzetti, S., Bullock, R., de Lourdes Melo Zurita, M., Baird, J., Dupont, D., Smith, T., Thomsen, D. The roles of capitals in building capacity to address urban flooding in the shift to a new water management approach. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space (0)0 1-20 (2017)
Ruiu, M. L., Seddaiu, G., & Roggero, P. P. Developing adaptive responses to contextual changes for sustainable agricultural management: The role of social capital in the Arborea district (Sardinia, Italy). Journal of Rural Studies 49, 162–170 (2017)
Ruiu, M., Maurizi, S., Sassu, S., Seddaiu, G., Zuin, O., Blackmore, C., & Roggero, P. Re-Staging La Rasgioni: Lessons Learned from Transforming a Traditional Form of Conflict Resolution to Engage Stakeholders in Agricultural Water Governance. Water 9(4), 297 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2017)
de Vries, J.R., van Bommel, S., Blackmore, C.P., Asano, Y. Where There Is No History: How to Create Trust and Connection in Learning for Transformation in Water Governance. Water 9(2), 130 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2017)
Foster, N., Collins, K., Ison, R., Blackmore, C. Water Governance in England: Improving Understandings and Practices through Systemic Co-Inquiry. Water, 8(11), 540 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2016)
Nguyen, T., Mula, L., Cortignani, R., Seddaiu, G., Dono, G., Virdis, S., Pasqui, M., Roggero, P. (2016). Perceptions of Present and Future Climate Change Impacts on Water Availability for Agricultural Systems in the Western Mediterranean Region. Water, 8(11), 523 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2016)
Blackmore, C., van Bommel, S., de Bruin, A., de Vries, J., Westberg, L., Powell, N., Foster, N., Collins, K., Roggero, P, Seddaiu, G. Learning for Transformation of Water Governance: Reflections on Design from the Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance (CADWAGO) Project. Water, 8(11), 510 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2016)
van Bommel, S, Blackmore, C., Foster, N., de Vries, J. Performing and orchestrating governance learning for systemic transformation in practice for climate change adaptation. Outlook on Agriculture, 45(4), 231-237 (2016) (or also available here)
Ison, R. Governing in the Anthropocene: What Future Systems Thinking in Practice? Systems Research and Behavioral Science 33(5) 595-613 (Special Issue: Governing in the Anthropocene: Contributions from Systems Thinking in Practice?) (2016)
Baird J, Dzyundzyak A, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, Jollineau M, Kubik W, Pickering G, Vasseur L Ecosystem Perceptions in Flood Prone Areas: A typology and its Relationship to Preference for Governance Water 8 (5) 191 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2016)
Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, Heinmiller T, Jollineau M, Kubik W, Renzetti, S. L, Vasseur L Contemporary water governance: navigating crisis response and institutional constraints through pragmatism Water 8, 6, 224 (Special issue: Water Governance in Times of Change: Perceptions, Institutions, Praxis and Learning) (2016)
Plummer R, Baird J, Bullock R, Dupont, D., and Renzetti, S., Probing the relationship between ecosystem perceptions and approaches to environmental governance: an exploratory content analysis of seven water dilemmas. Resilience, 1–20 (2016)
Powell, N.S., Kløcker Larsen, R., de Bruin, A., Elrick-Barr, C. “Vatten, rättvisa och hållbar fred“, p. 91-106, i Jenny Björkman & Arne Jarrick (red.), Från krig till fred. RJ:s årsbok 2016/2017, Göteborg & Stockholm: Makadam förlag (2016)
de Lourdes Melo Zurita, M. et al. Reframing water: Contesting H2O within the European Union. Geoforum 65, 170–178 (2015)
Powell, N. S., Larsen, R. K. & van Bommel, S. Meeting the ‘Anthropocene’ in the context of intractability and complexity: infusing resilience narratives with intersubjectivity. Resilience 2, 135–150 (2014)
Ruiu M.L., Maurizi S., Nguyen Thi P.L., Roggero P.P. & Seddaiu G. Looking for ‘win-win’ responses for the water governance: “action research in the Arborea district (Oristano). Agriregionieuropa 10, (2014). (In Italian)
Westberg, L. & Powell, S. Participate for Women’s Sake? A Gender Analysis of a Swedish Collaborative Environmental Management Project. Society & Natural Resources 1–16 (2015)

Reports and conference papers

Final project report CADWAGO for the funder ‘Riksbanken Jubileumsfond’ (May 2016).
CADWAGO team, 2016. CADWAGO Final water governance learning workshop, Sassari, Italy, 14-16 October 2015 Workshop report.
Zuin O “La società e l’acqua ad Arborea. Etnografia delle percezioni di rischio in un paese sardo dalle origini venete. (Society and water in Arborea. Ethnography of risk perceptions in a Sardinian town with Venetian origins)”, MSc thesis, Venice University, Venice, Italy (2016)
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, 2015a, “A survey of stakeholders about flooding and governance: The Red River, Canada”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, 2015b, “CADWAGO Cross-case Report”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, Gerger Swartling A, Johannessen A, 2015a, “A survey of stakeholders about flooding and governance: Kristianstad, Sweden”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, de Lourdes Melo Zurita M, Lyth A, Smith T F, Thomsen D C, 2015b, “A survey of stakeholders about flooding and governance: Southeast Queensland, Australia”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer R, Bullock R, Dupont D, Munaretto S, 2015c, “A survey of stakeholders about flooding and governance: Venice, Italy”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Dzyundzyak A, Baird J, Plummer, R., Bullock R, Dupont, D., Huitema D, 2015, “A survey of stakeholders about flooding and governance: Meuse River, The Netherlands”, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Mula L, Dono G, Cortignani R, dell’Unto D, Doro L, Lacetera N, Pasqui M, Seddaiu G, Roggero P P, 2015, “Integrated assessment of the CC impact on rainfed and irrigated forage cropping systems”, in Proceedings of the XLIV of the Italian Society of Agronomy Conference (Bologna, Italy)
Ison R L, 2015, “Governing in the Anthropocene: what future systems thinking in practice?”, in Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting of the ISSS (Berlin, Germany)
Bonus-MIRACLE project, 2015, “Kristianstad event: learning by sharing experiences in water governance and disaster management. 12 October 2015, Office of Fire and Rescue Services in Kristianstad” Workshop report (BONUS-MIRACLE, Sweden)
Foster, N., Collins, K., Ison, R., Blackmore, C., 2015. Water governance in the UK and EU: So far, so what and what next? Royal Society, London, 16th September 2015. Symposium report (Open University, Milton Keynes)
Foster, N., K. Collings, C. Blackmore & R. Ison, 2015. Water governance in England: Improving understandings and practices through systemic co-inquiry. Workshop report. (Open University, Milton Keynes)
Nguyen T.P.L., Seddaiu G., Tidore C. & Roggero, P. P. Adaptation to climate change of Italian agricultural systems: the analysis of explorative scenarios. (2014)
UK Catchment System Group, 2015. Response to OECD Draft Principles of Water Governance. (Open University, Milton Keynes)
de Lourdes Melo Zurita, M., 2014. Climate change adaptation and water governance: an institutional and organisation analysis of nine case studies. Presented at the Australian National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), Gold Coast, Australia.
Blackmore, C., 2014. Learning to change farming and water managing practices in response to challenges of climate change and sustainability. Presented at the European Farming Systems Research Conference, Berlin, Germany.
K. Lonsdale, R. Ison, K. Collins, C. Blackmore, 2014. WP3 case study report. Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
M Melo Zurita, T Smith, D Thomsen, A Lyth, S Baum, B Preston, 2014. Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance: First Phase Case Study Report. USC, Queensland, Australia.
Plummer, R., Baird, J., Bullock, R., Dupont, D., Renzetti, S., Morris, S., Krievins, K., Pickering, K., 2013. Work Package One Cross-Case Report. Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University, St Catherines, Canada.
CADWAGO team, 2013. Global challenges. Climate Adaptation and Water Governance. Presented at the Europe and Global Challenges, Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover.
Catchment Systems Group, 2013. Challenges and Choices – National Consultation. A response by the Catchment Systems Group. Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
WP 1 team, 2013. WP1 Project brief “Ecological components of ecosystems.” BESRC, Brock University, St Catherines, Canada.
WP2 team, 2013. WP2 Project brief “Climate change adaptability in water governance institutions and organisations.” USC, Queensland, Australia.
WP3 team, 2013. WP3 Project brief “Systemic governance practices.” Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
WP4 team, 2013. WP4 Project brief “Governance learning.” WUR, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Media coverage

Löfdahl, A., 2015. Australians visit Kristianstad for learning exchange on flood management. Article available here.
Diana, C., 2015. Un tribunale speciale per un processo sull’uso dell’acqua. La Nuova Sardegna. Article available here.
Maurizi, S., 2015. Come gestire l’acqua La lezione che arriva dalle comunità locali. La Nuova Sardegna. Article available here.
Bullock, R., 2013. Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Centre Takes North American Lead on a Major International Project Addressing Global Water Challenges and Adaptation. News around Campus, Brock University. Article available here.

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