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Peter Driessen is a full professor of Environmental Governance at Utrecht University, where he has been teaching and conducting research since 2004. He leads a research group focused on Environmental Governance at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. His work primarily revolves around finding innovative governance strategies for climate adaptation, particularly in addressing the challenges of soil subsidence in the Dutch lowlands. Driessen's research actively contributes to discussions on sustainable governance, exploring the potential impacts of various interventions on achieving sustainability goals. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the institutional, legal, and social contexts that enable or hinder sustainable development. His research spans practices associated with climate adaptation, sustainable urban development, and water management, while also investigating the dynamics of science-policy interactions and new forms of interactive governance.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Full professor leading the research group in Environmental Governance.
Department of Psychology