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Peter P.J. Driessen

Peter P.J. Driessen

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
59
Citations
10790
World Ranking
1592
National Ranking
63

Overview

Peter P.J. Driessen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with 63 publications in this area. Subfields of study include global and planetary change, sociology and political science, management, monitoring, policy and law, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and economics and econometrics.

The topics covered by Driessen's work span sustainability and climate change governance, climate change adaptation and migration, impacts of climate change on agriculture, disaster management and resilience, environmental and social impact assessments, climate change policy and economics, and climate change and geoengineering.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Driessen include:

  • A diagnostic tool for supporting policymaking on urban resilience (2020), published in Cities
  • The anticipatory governance of sustainability transformations: Hybrid approaches and dominant perspectives (2022), published in Global Environmental Change
  • Enacting theories of change for food systems transformation under climate change (2021), published in Global Food Security
  • Strengthening foresight for governance of social-ecological systems: An interdisciplinary perspective (2022), published in Futures
  • Institutional work in diverse niche contexts: The case of low-carbon housing in the Netherlands (2020), published in Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Driessen include:

  • D.L.T. Hegger (20 coauthored publications)
  • Heleen Mees (16)
  • Joost Vervoort (14)
  • Frank van Laerhoven (11)
  • H.F.M.W. van Rijswick (7)

Driessen publishes regularly in specific journals and venues, such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Policy (4)
  • Environmental Policy and Governance (4)
  • Cities (3)
  • Futures (3)

Their body of work contributes to understanding governance, policy frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches related to environmental challenges, climate change, and sustainability transformations.

Best Publications

  • Public participation in environmental impact assessment: why, who and how?

    Anne N. Glucker;Peter P.J. Driessen;Arend Kolhoff;Hens A.C. Runhaar

  • Towards a Conceptual Framework for The Study of Shifts in Modes of Environmental Governance – Experiences From The Netherlands

    Peter P. J. Driessen;Carel Dieperink;Frank van Laerhoven;Hens A. C. Runhaar

  • Governing Towards Sustainability—Conceptualizing Modes of Governance

    Philipp Lange;Peter P.J. Driessen;Alexandra Sauer;Basil Bornemann

  • Eco-labeling and information asymmetry: a comparison of five eco-labels in the Netherlands

    Mariëtte van Amstel;Peter Driessen;Pieter Glasbergen

  • Mineral resources: Geological scarcity, market price trends, and future generations

    M.L.C.M. Henckens;E.C. van Ierland;P.P.J. Driessen;E. Worrell

  • What makes strategic environmental assessment successful environmental assessment? : The role of context in the contribution of SEA to decision-making

    Hens Runhaar;Peter P J Driessen

  • Adaptation to climate change related risks in Dutch urban areas: stimuli and barriers

    Hens Runhaar;Heleen Mees;Arjan Wardekker;Jeroen van der Sluijs

  • Toward more flood resilience: is a diversification of flood risk management strategies the way forward?

    Dries L. T. Hegger;Peter P. J. Driessen;Mark Wiering;Helena F. M. W. Van Rijswick

  • Differences in flood hazard projections in Europe–their causes and consequences for decision making

    Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz;V. Krysanova;R. Dankers;Y. Hirabayashi

  • Assessing Stability and Dynamics in Flood Risk Governance

    Dries L. T. Hegger;Peter P. J. Driessen;Carel Dieperink;Mark Wiering

  • Towards a systematic framework for the analysis of environmental policy Integration

    Hens Runhaar;Peter Driessen;Caroline Uittenbroek

  • Metal scarcity and sustainability, analyzing the necessity to reduce the extraction of scarce metals

    M.L.C.M. Henckens;P.P.J. Driessen;E. Worrell

  • The effectiveness of EIA as an instrument for environmental governance – a comparison of 25 years of EIA practice in the Netherlands and the UK

    Jos Arts;H. Runhaar;U. Jha-Thakur;F. van Laerhoven

  • Assessing the Governance Capacity of Cities to Address Challenges of Water, Waste, and Climate Change

    S. H. A. Koop;L. Koetsier;A. Doornhof;O. Reinstra

  • Interactive policy-making - a model of management for public works

    Peter P.J. Driessen;Pieter Glasbergen;Co Verdaas

  • Making sense of Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploring organizational processes and strategies

    Angela van der Heijden;Peter P.J. Driessen;Jacqueline M. Cramer

  • From citizen participation to government participation: An exploration of the roles of local governments in community initiatives for climate change adaptation in the Netherlands

    Heleen L.P. Mees;Caroline J. Uittenbroek;Dries L.T. Hegger;Peter P.J. Driessen

  • Exploring the Scope of Public and Private Responsibilities for Climate Adaptation

    Heleen L.P. Mees;Peter P.J. Driessen;Hens A.C. Runhaar

  • Toward more resilient flood risk governance

    Peter P. J. Driessen;Dries L. T. Hegger;Marloes H. N. Bakker;Helena F. M. W. van Rijswick

  • The design of public participation: who participates, when and how? Insights in climate adaptation planning from the Netherlands

    Caroline J. Uittenbroek;Heleen L. P. Mees;Dries L. T. Hegger;Peter P. J. Driessen

  • Sustainable Urban Development and the Challenge of Policy Integration: An Assessment of Planning Tools for Integrating Spatial and Environmental Planning in the Netherlands:

    Hens Runhaar;Peter P J Driessen;Laila Soer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hens Runhaar
Hens Runhaar Utrecht University
Pieter Glasbergen
Pieter Glasbergen Maastricht University
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Pavel Kabat
Pavel Kabat Wageningen University & Research
Sven Fuchs
Sven Fuchs BOKU University
Fred Hattermann
Fred Hattermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Yukiko Hirabayashi
Yukiko Hirabayashi Shibaura Institute of Technology
Jeroen P. van der Sluijs
Jeroen P. van der Sluijs University of Bergen
Philip K. Thornton
Philip K. Thornton Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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