Towards a Tailored Institutional Analysis within the Complex Systems of Delta Regions The Design of a Tool for Institutional Analysis regarding Flood Risk Management in the Delta Cities of New Orleans, USA and Rotterdam, the Netherlands MSc Thesis Marga van den Hurk May, 2013 2 Towards a Tailored Institutional Analysis within the Complex Systems of Delta Regions 3 MSc Thesis Marga van den Hurk Towards a Tailored Institutional Analysis within the Complex Systems of Delta Regions The Design of a Tool for Institutional Analysis regarding Flood Risk Management in the Delta Cities New Orleans, USA and Rotterdam, the Netherlands Information Marga van den Hurk (1322192)
[email protected] Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Section Policy Analysis MSc Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis & Management SPM5910 Master Thesis Project May 2013, Delft Graduation Committee Chairman: Prof.dr.ir. W.A.H. Thissen (Section Policy Analysis) First supervisor: Dr.ir. M.P.M. Ruijgh-van der Ploeg (Section Policy Analysis) Second supervisor: Dr. ir. B. Broekhans (Section POLG) External supervisor: Ir. J. van den Berg (RoyalHaskoingDHV) External Sponsor Royalhaskoning DHV NWO: Integrated Planning and Design in Delta regions (IPDD) Urban Regions in the Delta (URD) 4 Towards a Tailored Institutional Analysis within the Complex Systems of Delta Regions 5 MSc Thesis Marga van den Hurk Achieving water security and safety requires institutional, legal and regulatory support and capacity for change, adaptive management structures, new forms of relationships, and multilayered models capable of integrating complex natural and social dimensions. Michel Jarraud, UN – Water Chair, Analytical Brief, World Water Day, 22 March 2013, The Hague.