[EQ] Creating Adaptive Policies - A Guide for Policy-making in an Uncertain World

de: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) : ruglucia@paho.org
fecha: 9 de agosto de 2010 08:55
asunto: [EQ] Creating Adaptive Policies - A Guide for Policy-making in an Uncertain World


Creating Adaptive Policies - A Guide for Policy-making in an Uncertain World


Edited by Darren Swanson and Suruchi Bhadwal
Sage/IDRC 2009 - ISBN 978-81-321-0147-5 - e-ISBN 978-1-55250-467-3
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada



Available online at: http://bit.ly/bFcJJe


“……….principles of complex adaptive systems and adaptive management into practical guidance for policy-makers. It describes the concept of adaptive policy-making and presents seven tools for developing such policies.


“….This book is the culmination of four years of research undertaken by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) based in Canada and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India. Financial support and advice for this initiative was provided by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

….The specific case examples drawn on throughout the book may resonate most closely with policy-makers working in agriculture and water resource management sectors, and for policy-makers dealing with climate change issues, because that is the context from which the cases were drawn. But the seven tools for creating adaptive policies are relevant to any complex policy issue, providing a means to craft and implement policies under dynamic and unpredictable socio-economic and ecologic circumstances….”
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Content:

Foreword
Chapter 1. The Need for Adaptive Policies
Chapter 2. Seven Guidelines for Policy-making in an Uncertain World
Chapter 3. Integrated and Forward-looking Analysis
Chapter 4. Multi-stakeholder Deliberation
Chapter 5. Automatic Policy Adjustment
Chapter 6. Enabling Self-organization and Social Networking
Chapter 7. Decentralization of Decision-making
Chapter 8. Promoting Variation
Chapter 9. Formal Policy Review and Continuous Learning
Chapter 10. Insights into Implementing Adaptive Policies
Appendix: Policy Case Study Overviews
Bibliography



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