Prof. dr. Peter Driessen

Prof. dr. Peter Driessen

Professor
Environmental Governance
+31 30 253 6112
p.driessen@uu.nl

Activities

2022

Expertmeeting: De KRW na 2027 Peter Driessen (Participant)
17 Jan 2022

2021

Turning science into societal transformationsPeter Driessen (Speaker)
23 Nov 2021
, Transdisciplinary workshop University of Graz
Member PhD committee defence Pim Post (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
19 Oct 2021
Member PhD committee defence Peter Davids (Universiteit van Gent)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
22 Aug 2021
Member PhD committee defence Anik Glaus (University of Bern)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
22 Aug 2021
Member PhD committee defence Sean Low (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
14 Apr 2021
Member PhD committee defence Huaxiong Jiang (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
10 Mar 2021
Member PhD committee defence Diana Giebels (Erasmus Universiteit)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
4 Mar 2021
Waarderingskamer, Ministry of Finance (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2021
LUCSUS, Lund University (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
20212023
FORMAS expert review panel (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
20212023

2020

Member PhD committee defence Sandra van der Hel (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
11 Sept 2020
Waarderingskamer, Ministry of Finance (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2020
Sustainability (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Editorial board member)
2020 → …
Programme Committee NWA-call Climate Adaptation and Health, NWO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2020
"Field of Excellence Climate Change", University of Graz, Austria (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2020
Earth System Governance (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Editorial board member)
2020 → …

2019

Member PhD committee defence Sara Ramirez-Gomez (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
27 Sept 2019
Member PhD committee defence Lin Zhang (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
29 May 2019
Waarderingskamer, Ministry of Finance (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2019
University of Graz (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
20192024
Sustainability (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Editorial board member)
2019
"Field of Excellence Climate Change", University of Graz, Austria (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2019
Earth System Governance (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Editorial board member)
2019

2018

Granting Rights to the River? An Exploration of Potential Governance ImplicationsP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
5 Nov 20188 Nov 2018
From Citizen Participation to Government Participation: An exploration of the roles of local governments in community initiatives for climate change adaptation in the Netherlands"P.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
5 Nov 20188 Nov 2018
Collaborative Learning for Flood Risk Management: Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems as a Policy InnovationP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
5 Nov 20188 Nov 2018
Analysing the Politics of Foresight for Social-ecological Systems GovernanceP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
5 Nov 20188 Nov 2018
Discussant PhD defence Ebba Brink (Lund University)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
7 Jun 2018
Member PhD committee at defence Yasemin Atalay (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
16 Jan 2018
Earth System Governance (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Editorial board member)
2018

2017

Member PhD committee at defence Pieter Pauw (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
22 Dec 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Carola-Anne Sénit (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
11 Dec 2017
Governance lessons derived from bottom-up initiatives in Dutch flood risk management. Insights on public participation and stimulation of citizen initiativesP.P.J. Driessen (Invited speaker)
19 Oct 2017
, Meeting for French stakeholders involved in flood risk governance, in the context of the TRANS-ADAPT project
Member PhD committee at defence Maria Kaufman (RUN)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
18 Oct 2017
Improving flood resilience, ten governance lessonsP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
10 Oct 2017
, 2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance
The objectives and design of public participation: who participates, when and how? Insights from public participation in climate adaptation planning processes in the NetherlandsP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
9 Oct 201711 Oct 2017
, 2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance
A shift in public to citizen responsibilities in Local Climate AdaptationP.P.J. Driessen (Speaker)
9 Oct 201711 Oct 2017
, 2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance
Adaptation Futures 2018 (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
Oct 2017
Towards productive interactions between science and society: challenges, strategies and dilemmasP.P.J. Driessen (Invited speaker)
29 Jun 2017
, Utrecht University Research Funding Days
How ICT Applications Influence Public Participation in Urban Environmental GovernanceP.P.J. Driessen (Invited speaker)
28 Jun 201730 Jun 2017
, 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP)
3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA)P.P.J. Driessen (Organiser)
8 Jun 2017
, 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA)
Member PhD committee at defence Sjors Witjes (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
4 Apr 2017
Lund Conference Earth System Governance Project (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
Apr 2017
Enhancing Urban Water Governance: ICT and Collaborative LearningP.P.J. Driessen (Invited speaker)
23 Mar 201724 Mar 2017
, Symposium on Learning and Innovation in Resilient Systems
NWO - The New Netherlands Polar Programme 2016 (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Chair)
Mar 2017
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2017
FORMAS Review Panel on Climate Change Research, Annual Call, Stockholm, Sweden (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20172020

2016

Member PhD Assessment Committee Pita Spruijt (UU)Peter Driessen (Member of committee)
23 Jun 2016
Member PhD Assessment Committee Liz Root (RUN)Peter Driessen (Member of committee)
6 Jun 2016
S. DavoudiPeter Driessen (Host)
3 May 2016
, Lecture - Resilience: From ecology to society, Utrecht University
Flood Risk Governance in Europe. Towards a diversification of strategiesPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
15 Apr 2016
Social Sciences and Climate Change Adaptation Research. Taking stock and looking forwardPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
14 Apr 2016
the STARFLOOD Conference ‘Towards more resilient flood risk governance’Peter Driessen (Chair)
4 Feb 20165 Feb 2016
4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference , Adaptation Futures 2016 practices and solutionsPeter Driessen (Chair)
4 Feb 20165 Feb 2016
4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference , Adaptation Futures 2016 practices and solutionsPeter Driessen (Chair)
4 Feb 20165 Feb 2016
4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference , Adaptation Futures 2016 practices and solutionsPeter Driessen (Chair)
4 Feb 20165 Feb 2016
4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference , Adaptation Futures 2016 practices and solutionsPeter Driessen (Chair)
4 Feb 20165 Feb 2016
The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2016
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s (SEPA)review panel on Management of Ecosystems in a Changing Climate, Stockholm, Sweden (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
20162017
Programme Committee of "Tackling Global Challenges through Use-Inspired Research", NWO-WOTRO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20162017
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2016
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2016
Ecology and Society (Journal)Peter Driessen (Guest editor)
2016
Best Master Thesis category (Event)Peter Driessen (Member)
2016
, Best Master Thesis category

2015

Social science climate adaptation research: taking stock and looking forward, invited presentationPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
5 Nov 2015
Expert panel on Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)JPI Climate 2016-2020, JPI Climate, Brussels (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
28 Sept 2015
Expert panel on Transformations to Sustainability, Norface-Belmont Forum-Future Earth-ISSC-EC, London (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
21 Sept 201522 Sept 2015
Tanende ambities in het milieubeleid, Holland Spoor DebatPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
2 Sept 2015
Member PhD committee defence Angela Mwenda (WUR)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
16 Jun 2015
The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA)2015Peter Driessen (Chair)
12 May 201514 May 2015
, The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) 2015
Member PhD committee defence Dorien Korbee (WUR)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
20 Feb 2015
Member PhD committee defence Thomas Thaler (Middlesex University)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
10 Feb 2015
The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2015
Programme Committee "Smart Urban Regions of the Future (SURF), NWO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2015
Programme Committee of "the Netherlands National Research Programme Water & Climate (NKWK)" (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20152017
Netherlands Research Programme Knowledge for Climate (Kennis voor Klimaat)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Chair)
2015
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2015
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijke Onderzoek (NWO)(External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2015
Best Master Thesis category (Event)Peter Driessen (Member)
2015
, Best Master Thesis category

2014

Member PhD committee defence Chris Seijger (UT/WUR)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
17 Dec 2014
Member PhD committee defence Caroline Uittenbroek (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
28 Nov 2014
Workshop of international research funding agencies on Societal Transformations in the Face of Climate Change, NWO & JPI Climae, The HaguePeter Driessen (Organiser)
17 Oct 2014
Societal transformation in the face of climate change: scoping process and conclusions. Workshop JPI Climate Research Funders, NWOPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
17 Oct 2014
, Workshop JPI Climate Research Funders, NWO
Deltas in times of climate change II international conferencePeter Driessen (Chair)
24 Sept 201426 Sept 2014
Deltas in times of climate change II international conferencePeter Driessen (Member of programme committee)
24 Sept 201426 Sept 2014
Member PhD committee defence Ingmar van Meerkerk (EUR)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
5 Sept 2014
Member PhD committee defence Akshay Patel (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
29 Aug 2014
Member PhD committee defence Hong Hu (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
17 Mar 2014
Circle 2 conference Adaptation Frontiers: Conference on European Climate Adaptation Research and PracticePeter Driessen (Chair)
10 Mar 201412 Mar 2014
Member PhD committee defence Gerrit Kremers (UU)P.P.J. Driessen (Member of committee)
17 Jan 2014
Kenniscocreatie: ervaringen uit het KvK programma. Key note: Workshop 'Verder met kennisscocreatie', ICIC/KVK/UU/NWOPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
13 Jan 2014
, Workshop 'Verder met keeniscocreatie' , ICIS/KVK/UU/NWO
From climate change to social change: Directions for future social science research and science-policy interactions. Key note: KlimaCampus Colloquium Hafen City University, HamburgPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
9 Jan 2014
, KlimaCampus Colloquium Hafen City University
Supervision PhD Philipp Lange (Basel University)P.P.J. Driessen (Supervisor)
20142016
Supervision PhD Hannelore Mees (University of Antwerp: STARFLOOD)P.P.J. Driessen (Supervisor)
2014
Regional Environmental Change (Journal)P.P.J. Driessen (Guest editor)
2014

2013

The JPI Climate Stakeholders Workshop on Societal Transformations in the Face of Climate ChangePeter Driessen (Organiser)
3 Oct 20134 Oct 2013
The JPI Climate Future Research Leaders WorkshopPeter Driessen (Organiser)
17 Jun 201318 Jun 2013
Workshop at the "Kennisconferentie Deltaprogramma"Peter Driessen (Organiser)
23 Apr 2013
STARFLOOD, STrengthening And Redesigning European FLOOD risk practices, Towards appropriate and resilient flood risk governance arrangementsP.P.J. Driessen (Presenter)
28 Jan 201331 Jan 2013
, Earth System Governance Conference
JPI Climate (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20132016

2012

Chair organizing committeePeter Driessen (Organiser)
18 Oct 201219 Oct 2012
Chair organizing committeePeter Driessen (Organiser)
4 Oct 2012
Hydrophobia or water management?Peter Driessen (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2012
, Public lecture for Geohuis, Academiegebouw, Utrecht University (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Steering Committee Urbanizing Deltas of the World (UDW), NWO-WOTRO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20122019

2011

Organisers of a session during the IenM m.e.r.-dag "25 jaar milieueffectrapportage, en nu? organised by Ministry IE in cooperation with Ministry of EA, AI and ECSPeter Driessen (Organiser)
10 Nov 2011
Review panel of the Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP), Vienna, Austria (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
2011 → …

2010

International conference Deltas in Times and Climate ChangePeter Driessen (Organiser)
29 Sept 20102 Oct 2010
Governing climate change related risks in the Netherlands': challenges and responses of urban plannersPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
7 Jul 2010
, Presentation at the 24th Annual AESOP conference
Climate greening London, Rotterdam and Toronto: a comparative analysis of the governance capacity of adaptation to climate change in urban areasPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
7 Jul 2010
, Presentation at 24th Annual AESOP conference
Dealing with uncertainties in water management practice: lessons form the regional implementation of the Water Framework Directive in the NetherlandsPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
20 Jan 2010
, Presentation at the Conference on Governance of Natural Resources in a Multi-level Context

2009

Shifts in Environmental Health Risk Governance: An Analytical FrameworkPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
22 Sept 2009
, ESREL Conference
Environmental Policy Integration: Noise Policy Windows and Barries in Integration of Noise and Spatial PlanningPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
15 Jul 2009
, Paper presented at AESOP conference
Programme Committee "Urban Regions in the Delta (URD)", NWO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20092014

2008

Planning tools for environmental policy integration: exploring the balance between supply and demandPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
10 Dec 2008
, Paper presented at the 7th International Workshop on Evaluation in Planning
Good ecological status or endangered species? Adaptive governance of Dutch regional water policy networks and the implementation of the EU Water Framework and Birds and habitat DirectivesPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
21 Aug 2008
, Paper for the International Sustainability Conference
Chain-network constraints to conversion towards organic hard fruit productionPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
29 May 2008
, Conference proceedings 8th International Conference on Management in AgriFood Chains and Networks
Master's Degree Programme in Sustainable DevelopmentPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
18 Apr 2008
, Lecture for Delegation of Scientist of Belarus Universities (Utrecht)
De studie naar een duurzame samenleving: Sustainable DevelopmentPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
15 Feb 2008
, Lezing gehouden tijdens de alumni borrel van het U-fonds (Academiegebouw, Utrecht)

2007

Sustainable urban development and the challenge of policy integration. An assessment of planning tools for integrating spatial and environmental planning in the NetherlandsPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
11 Jul 2007
, AESOP Conference Planning for the risk society. Dealing with uncertainty, challenging the future
Environmental teaching at Utrecht University (NL)- multidisciplinary bachelor and master programmes.Peter Driessen (Invited speaker)
30 Apr 2007
, Symposium The International Advanced Research Workshop on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Public Private Partnerships for Sustainable Urban DevelopmentPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
2 Apr 2007
, International conference New Concepts and Approaches for Urban and Regional Policy and Planning
Programme Committee "Sustainable Accessibility of the Randstad (DBR)", NWO (External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20072014

2006

What makes Strategic Envrionmental Assessment become Successful Environmental Assessement? The role of context in the contribution of SEA to decision-makingPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
23 May 2006
, Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Association of Impact Assessment "Power, Poverty and Sustainability, The role of Impact Assessment"

2005

International Sustainability Conference: Strategies for a sustainable societyPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
13 Oct 2005
Large-scale reconstruction of rural areas. Effects of re-allocating intensive livestock in the NetherlandsPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
14 Jul 2005
, AESOP conference
Sturen op kwaliteitPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
23 Jun 2005
, Curriculum Landelijk Gebid, DHV-Amersfoort (Oisterwijk the Netherlands)
Policy analysis for sustainable development. Complexities and methodological responsesPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
22 Jun 2005
, 1st international Workshop on Complexity and Policy Analysis
Exploring a sustainable world; research and education on sustainable development at Utrecht UniversityPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
20 Apr 2005
, Conference 'Committing Universities to Sustainable Development'
Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat (External organisation)Peter Driessen (Member)
2005 → …

2003

Transitiemanagement en gebiedsgerichte aanpakPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
1 Jul 2003
, Voordracht tijdens het symposium ' Sturing op duurzame plattelandsontwikkeling' van het Interprocvinciaal Overleg (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Integrale omgevingsplanning in de provincie ZeelandPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
5 Mar 2003
, Bijeenkomst Provinciale Commissie Omgevingsbeleid, Provincie Zeeland (Middelburg, the Netherlands)

2001

Post-moderne beleidsarrangementenPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
22 Mar 2001
, Chair of workshop, Symposium 'Political Modernisation and the Environment'. Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen

2000

Management van complexe inhoudelijke en bestuurlijke projectenPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
3 Oct 2000
, Geoplan PAO-cursus 'Milieu en ruimtelijke ordening; omgevingsbeleid in stad en land' (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Nieuwe manier van kijken naar de mestproblematiekPeter Driessen (Invited speaker)
14 Jun 2000
, Workshop 'LTO in beweging' georganiseerd door de Land- en Tuinbouworganisatie Nederland
Beschermingsformules: ... en nu de praktijk ...'Peter Driessen (Invited speaker)
19 Apr 2000
, Chair of symposium van Vereniging van Milieukundigen (VVM) (Woerden , the Netherlands)
Netherlands Inter University Commission on Environmental Sciences (ICM)(External organisation)P.P.J. Driessen (Member)
20002016