About Rutger van der Brugge

Dr. Rutger van der Brugge is an expert in the field of transition processes and adaptive water management. He is interested in the governance issues of complex problems related to climate adaptation and sustainability.


Fields of expertise:

  • Transition management
  • Adaptation & transition pathways
  • Strategy development under uncertainty
  • Multi-stakeholder processes
  • Policy analysis
  • Scenario analysis
  • Resilience
  • Innovation management

Working experience

  1. Deltares

    Senior Researcher & Consultant

    2009 - present
  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    PhD-researcher & consultant

    2004 - 2009
  3. Maastricht University

    Researcher & consultant

    2002 - 2004

Share this page.