Radical or incremental? Assessing experimental policy-based changes in the Dutch fens

“Once a large-scale low-lying wetland, the fen landscape of the Netherlands is now densely populated and intensively used, including for agricultural purposes; and is facing challenges in the management of its water, soil and space. A study uses the complex environmental challenges of the Dutch fens to test the effectiveness of two types of experiment-based policy approaches over time, considering the value of implementing small and incremental approaches versus synoptic, or radical, changes.”

(Citation: den Uyl, R.M., Munaretto, S. – Radical or incremental? Assessing experimental policy-based changes in the Dutch fens – Science for Environment Policy News Alert (2021)563)