A book on the renaturalization of the Regge River by IWA Publishing authors Hans Bressers and Cheryl de Boer is now available to download free in its entirety from the WaterWiki.

Complex and dynamic implementation processes: the renaturalization of the Dutch Regge River was previously published in hard copy by EU Interreg IVB project ―WAVE but has now been made open-access through the University of Twente website and the WaterWiki.

Complex and Dynamic Implementation Processes presents and examines multiple approaches to river restoration from the perspective of project stakeholders including the Water Board of Regge and Dinkel, with an emphasis on policy implementation and project management.

The book pulls together research sponsored by the A.N.R. Systerra ANR-08STRA-09 project ―New Rurality, and, similar to other multi-document projects which are hosted on the wiki – such as the EU Project Neptune, can be accessed through separate article pages for each chapter which each feature a chapter abstract followed by a link to the full pdf download.

Co-author Cheryl de Boer offered the book as a free resource through the WaterWiki as a way of reaching a wider audience and was pleased with the presentation of the materials within the wiki format:

“Breaking it up certainly makes it more accessible”

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