TIGHTLY COUPLED POLICIES AND LOOSELY COUPLED NETWORKS IN THE GOVERNING OF FLOOD RISK MITIGATION IN MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Tightly coupled policies and loosely coupled networks in the governing of flood risk mitigation in municipal administrations

Flood risk is a complex and transboundary issue that is expected to escalate with climate change and requires to be governed by collaborative networks of actors.Municipal administrations have been suggested to have a particularly important and challenging role in such governance.Although collaborative governance has attracted intense scientific att

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The effect of a prosocial environment on health and well-being during the first COVID-19 lockdown and a year later

Abstract The outset of the COVID-19 pandemic was characterized by prolonged periods of chronic stress and social isolation.While studies have investigated the changes to well-being (WB) during this period, the impact of the social environment on long-term physical and mental health requires further study.This study aimed to assess the factors influ

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Bayesian feedback in the framework of ecological sciences

In ecological studies, it is not uncommon to encounter scenarios where the same phenomenon (e.g., species occurrence, species abundance) is observed using two different types of samplers.For example, species data can be collected from scientific sampling with a completely random sample pattern, but also from opportunistic sampling (e.g., whale watc

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