Publications
Responses to Effects of Climate Change in Europe
Tol, R. S.J., M. Bohn, Downing, T.E., Guillerminet, M.L., Hisznyik, E., Kasperson, R., Lonsdale, K., Mays, P., Nicholls, R.J., Olsthoorn, A.A., Pfeifle, G., Poumadère,M., Toth, F.L., Vafeidis, N., van der Werff, P.E. and Yetkiner, I.H. (2006), ‘Adaptation to five meters of sea level rise.’ In Journal of Risk Research. Volume 9, No. 5, 467–482.Werff, P.E. van der & M. van Hulten (2004). Pool breekt af. European Adaptation to Sea Level Rise. Results of Neo-Atlantis Research Project. Hilversum: Teleac Radio, 8 December.
Del Moral, L., P.E. van der Werff, K. Bakker, J. Handmer (2003). ‘Global Trends and Water Policy in Spain.’ In Water International, 28 (3), 358-366.
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, June 19). The shift from modern to postmodern river basin management. Ede, Symposium of Environmental Research School (SENSE).
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, February 28). Rhine river basin and climate change. Thiruvananthapuram, State Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala.
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, October 23). Postmodern societal trends as driving forces in climate related flood management in Europe. Paris, European Commission Project SIRCH.
Responses to Effects of Climate Change in the Netherlands
Werff, P.E. van der (2010). ‘Het betere modderen: Het poldermodel komt uit de steden.’ In NRC Handelsblad Boeken, 15 January.
Werff, P.E. van der (2009). ‘Het poldermodel komt uit de steden.’ In NRC Handelsblad Weblog Discussion. About J.L. Heldring ‘Daar kwam geen landheer aan te pas’, 6 November.
Olsthoorn A.A., P.E. van der Werff, L.M. Bouwer, and D. Huitema (2008).‘Neo-Atlantis: The Netherlands under a five-meter sea level rise.’ In Climatic Change 91, 103-122.
Werff, P.E. van der (2008). ‘Kosten en baten van de zee’. In Het Financieele Dagblad, daily, 20 September.
Werff, P.E. van der (2006-2009). In Frans Bromet Het Water komt. Television program, NCRV Channel, 30 October 2006, 18 February 2007, 26 November 2009.
Grijp, N.M. van der, A.A. Olsthoorn, R.S.J. Tol and P.E. van der Werff (2006), ‘Flood Risk Institutions and Climate Change in the Netherlands’. In M. Ruth (editor) Smart Growth And Climate Change: Regional Development, Infrastructure and Adaptation.Cheltenham Glos: Edward Elgar, 269-290.
Olsthoorn, A.A., Werff, P.E. van der & Huitema, D. (2005). Neo-Atlantis: Dutch responses to five meter sea level rise. FNU (Ext. rep. 75). Hamburg: Hamburg Uni. and Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Science.
Werff, P.E. van der (2004).‘Stakeholder Responses to Future Flood Management Ideas in the Rhine River Basin: Nature or Neighbour in Hell's Angle’. In Regional Environmental Change, 4, 145-158.
Olsthoorn, A.A., Werff, P.E. van der, Huitema, D. & Bouwer, L.M. (2004, November 15). Neo-Atlantis: Dutch responses to a five meter sea level rise. Paris, 13th Annual Meeting of The Society for Risk Assessment Europe.
Werff, P.E. van der (2004, May 13). Main adaptation scenario for The Netherlands under five meter sea level rise. Amsterdam, EU Atlantis Project Meeting.
Tol, R.S.J., N. van der Grijp, A. Olsthoorn & P.E. van der Werff (2003). ‘Adapting to climate: a case study on riverine flood risks in the Netherlands.’ Risk Analysis, 23 (3), 575-583.
Werff, P.E. van der (2003). ‘Multiple Stakeholder Responses to Flood Management Plans in the Rhine River System.’ In M. Marchand, K.V. Heynert, H. van der Most, W.E. Penning (editors) Dealing with Flood Risk. Delft: Delft University Press, 70-85.
Werff, P.E. van der (2003, June 11). Future analysis of Dutch society: Behavioural trends and patterns. Commissioned by European Union, London, U.K., For Atlantis project: Future adaptation scenarios. Extreme sea level rise in Europe.
Tol, R.S.J., N.M. van der Grijp, A.A. Olsthoorn & P.E. van der Werff (2001) ‘Adapting to Climate Change: A Case Study on Riverine Flood Risks in The Netherlands’. In A.A. Olsthoorn & R.S.J. Tol (editors) Floods, Flood Management and Climate Change in The Netherlands. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, R-01/04, 125-139.
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, May 9). Perceptions of Rhine river basin risk and management: a social science contribution. Delft, Delft Hydraulics (Waterloopkundig Laboratorium).
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, February 4). Future river basin management in the Netherlands. Thiruvananthapuram, India: Centre for Development Studies.
Werff, P.E. van der (2000). Stakeholder responses to future flood management in the Rhine river basin: nature or neighbour in Hell's Angle. SIRCH Working Paper (Ext. rep. Number 9). Brussels: SIRCH.
Environmental Management in Developing Countries
Contribution to The World Bank (2003). Poverty and Climate Change: Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor through Adaptation. Washington DC: The World Bank, pp 55.
Werff, P.E. van der (2002). Stakeholder Research. From Normal to Post-Normal Approaches. Institute for Environmental Studies, W-02/12, pp 29.
Werff, P.E. van der (2002). Environmental management at the endogenous-exogenous interface: The stakeholder approach as an example. In Anon (Ed.), Proceedings of the conference on sustainable environment and urban development in Latin America and The Caribbean, Oaxaca, Mexico (pp. 119-126). Brussel: European Commission.
Gupta, J., P.E. van der Werff & Frederic Gagnon-Lebrun (editors) (2001). Bridging Interests, Classification and Technology Gaps in the Climatic Change Regime. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, E-01/06, pp 233.
Werff, P.E. van der (2000, November 10). Scenario structuring as a tool for sustainable management of the Ciremai-Ceribon river basin, Java. Linggarjati/West Java, Conference Towards Decentralized Environmental Management.
Werff, P.E. van der (1998). ‘Book Review of Biggelaar, Christoffel den (author) and Nancy Hart (ed.) (1996) Farmer experimentation and innovation: a study of knowledge generation processes in agroforestry systems in Rwanda. 134 pp. ISSN 1020-4466. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Forests, Trees and People Programme (FTPP), Community Forestry Case Study Series, No 12.’ In Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor, March, pp 1.
Werff, P.E. van der (1996). ‘Environmental Policies at the North-South Interface’. In F. Duijnhouwer & M. Veldhuis: Agenda 21: Lectures on Sustainable Development. ISBN 90-71-367-21-5. The Hague: Advisory Council for Scientific Research in Developing Countries (RAWOO), 65-76.
Werff, P.E. van der & J.F. Feenstra (1996). Reflections on the GEF Work Program. For Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to the Global Environment Facility, UNEP/STAP. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, W-96/02, pp 18.
Werff, P.E. van der & A. Olsthoorn (1995).‘Climate Change: More Feared than Fought - A Survey in Yokohama.’ In Stop Disasters, Number 23, Winter 1995, 22-3.
Werff, P.E. van der, R. Heintz, S. Barathan, P. Bhatia & G. Sethi (1995). Sustainable Energy Technology in the South. Geneva: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), pp 30.
Dorland, C., W.J. Maunder, A.A. Olsthoorn, R.S.J. Tol, P. Vellinga & P.E. van der Werff (1995). ‘Socio-economic and policy aspects of changes in incidence and intensity of extreme weather events. Preliminary results.’ In: Zwerver, S., R.S.A.R. van Rompaey, M.T.J. Kok & M.M. Berk (eds.), Climate Change Research. Evaluation and Policy Implications. ISBN 0-444-82143-0, Studies in Environmental Science 65A. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1377-1380.
Werff, P.E. van der (first editor), M. Nizer, B.A. Finamore & H.A. Anwar (editors) (1994). Priority Programme for China’s Agenda 21. Beijing: State Planning Commission and State Science and Technology Commission, pp 340.
See also: http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/wssd/china.pdf
Werff, P.E. van der (editor) (1994). Beperking van rampeffecten: Kansen voor noodhulp, ontwikkeling of milieu? (Limitations of Natural Disaster Effects: Chances for Relief Aid, Development or Environment?) Position Paper for Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, pp 45.
Environmental Management in India
Werff, P.E. van der, T.R. Kolanu, N. Dale, L.Brander (2004). State of the Environment in Uttar Pradesh, India. For The World Bank and Government of Uttar Pradesh. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, pp 118.
Werff, P.E. van der (2004, June 29). Dangerous climate change in the south. The case of Rajasthan. Norwich, U.K., Invited paper for conference of dangerous climate change: University of East Anglia.
Werff, P.E. van der (2004). ‘Ratrijoli’. In R. Rutten and L. Schenk-Sandbergen (editors) Andere Verhalen over Azië en Onderzoek. Amsterdam: Het Spinhuis, 187-191.
Werff, P.E. van der (2003). ‘Watershed Management in India.’ In IDPAD Newsletter, July-December, 38-41.
Werff, P.E. van der (2003, February 11). Analytic concepts for watershed management in Dhar district. Indore, Madhya Pradesh, For environmental NGO Institute for Resource Conservation, Ircon.
Werff, P.E. van der & D. Jose (2000). North-South Articulation in Mountain Management: The Case of Kerala, India. Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, D-00/07, pp 18.
Werff, P.E. van der (1998). ‘Divergent Approaches to the Environment in Kerala, India.’ In A. Kalland & G. Person (eds.) Environmental Movements in Asia. ISBN 0-7007-0617-8. Richmond: Curzon Press, 253-70.
Werff, P.E. van der (1998). North-South Articulation and Mountain Erosion in Kerala. For Conference on Marginalization and Integration in the Opening of the South Asian Region, Gothenburg, pp 11.
Werff, P.E. van der, Priya Deshingkar & Subhash Mittal (1998). Evaluation of the Fund for Environmental Urban NGOs in India. For Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi. R-98/05, Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, pp 98.
Werff, P.E. van der, P.E.M. Lammers &. R. Janssen (1994). Facts and Views Regarding Industrial Pollution in the Chitrapura River Basin, South India. ISBN 90-5383-370-6. R-94/11. For Foundation of Pure Scientific Research in the Tropics (WOTRO). Amsterdam: Institute for Environmental Studies, pp 62.
Werff, P.E. van der (1994). Forest-Plantation Transformation at the Cultural Interface. For International Congress on Kerala Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, pp 13.
Werff, P.E. van der (1992). Environmental Problems at the Interface of Cultures. For Green Ray Foundation, Goa, pp 11.
Werff, P.E. van der (1986). ‘Bos op papier: Keralese bossen.’ India Nieuwsbrief, September-October, 8-11.
Poverty, Emancipation and Development
Werff, P.E. van der (1992). Modern Poverty: The Culture of Distribution and Structural Unemployment in the Foothills of Kerala. ISBN 8185425612. Delhi: Manohar Publications, pp. 212.
Werff, P.E. van der (1992).‘Obstacles to Productive Investment in Kerala.’ In D. Rothermund & S.K. Saha (editors) Rural and Industrial Dimensions of Regional Disparities in India. ISBN 81-85425-61-7. Delhi: Manohar Publications, 82-103.
Werff, P.E. van der (1992). ‘Moraal’. In NRC Handelsblad, 23 January, pp 1.
Werff, P.E. van der (1989). ‘Kinderverschil.’ In India Nieuwsbrief, January-February, 15-18.
Werff, P.E. van der (1988). Obstacles to Productive Investment in Kerala. For 10th Conference on Modern Asian Studies, in Venice, pp 21.
Werff, P.E. van der (1988). A Place to Live: Poor Household Strategies in the Foothills of Kerala. For 8th KOTA Conference, Access to Land, pp 26.
Werff, P.E. van der (1987). Frontier Poverty: Labour Household Strategies and Limited Economic Circulation in the Foothills of Kerala, India. PhD Thesis. Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, pp 190.
Werff, P.E. van der (1986). ‘Stilte voor de storm: Persoonlijkheidsvorming in India.’ Intermediair Weekly, 19 December, 51-55.
Werff, P.E. van der (1985). ‘Armoede-onderzoek in groepsverband.’ IMWOO Bulletin, March, 10-12.
Werff, P.E. van der (1982). ‘Harijan Life in Kerala’, in L.P. Vidyarthi (editor). Rural Development in South Asia. Delhi: Naurang Rai, 1-18.
Werff, P.E. van der (1982). Social Strategies of Small Plantation Workers Facing Limited Economic Circulation. Kottayam Seminar of Indo-Dutch Kerala Research Project, pp 48.
Werff, P.E. van der (1982). ‘Ondanks meer voedsel kampt India met steeds meer honger’, NRC Handelsblad, 11 November, pp 1.
Werff, P.E. van der (1981). ‘Delhi verergert onderontwikkeling: recordlening van 14.5 miljard bij IMF.’ India Nieuwsbrief, November-December, 18-23.
Werff, P.E. van der (1981). ‘Social Reality More Complex than Great or Small Causes’. Rejoinder in Journal of Travel Research, 480-481.
Werff, P.E. van der, O. Nieuwenhuys, M. den Uyl and T. Schampers (1980). Follow-up of the Kerala Project. Interim Report Nr. 7, Indo-Dutch Kerala Research Project, pp 60.
Werff, P.E. van der (1980).’Polarizing implications of the Pescaia Tourist Industry’. Annals of Tourism Research, 197-223.
Werff, P.E. van der (1975). Pescaia: De splijtende werking van toeristenindustrie. University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam. pp 152.
Werff, P.E. van der (1974). The Tourist Industry and Polarization in the Maremma. Symposium on Tourism and Cultural Change, Mexico City, pp 7.
Development Cooperation
Werff, P.E. van der (2011). On limitations of western, scientific thinking, Short film used at Free University of Amsterdam. https://rapidshare.com/files/1663636169/Peter_-_Rationalisme.MP4
Werff, P.E. van der (2009). ‘Fouten in ontwikkelingssamenwerking.’ In NRC Handelsblad Weblog Discussion. About M. Luyten ´Moeten we stoppen met het geven van ontwikkelingshulp?´ 24 March.
Werff, P.E. van der (2007). ‘Het gaat om mensen bij ontwikkelingswerk’. In NRC Handelsblad, daily, 12 November 2007.
Werff, P.E. van der & L. Beumer (2004). Milieustaat: Berekening 0,1 ODA. The Hague: Directorate Environment and Water, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pp 91.
Werff, P.E. van der (1995) ‘Ontwikkelingshulp negeert zuidelijke realiteit’.In NRC-Handelsblad, 15 November 1995.
Werff, P.E. van der (1990). Evaluation of ADATS & Bagepalli Coolie Sangha. For NOVIB, The Hague, pp 58.
Werff, P.E. van der (1987). Evaluation of CROSS, Andhra Pradesh. For ICCO, Zeist, pp 36.
Werff, P.E. van der (1984). ‘Ontwikkelingsstrategieën: Pretenties en praktijk. ’ Intermediair Weekly, 13 April, 63.
Werff, P.E. van der (1983). The Sparkle of Awareness: Social Dynamics of the Amangal-AWARE-NOVIB Relations. Evaluation Study of AWARE. For NOVIB, The Hague, pp 27.
Werff, P.E. van der and H. Kiestra (1980). India: Appraisal Mission to Kerala. Rural Water Supply. Amersfoort: Dwars, Hederik & Verhey, pp 44.
Columns in Free University Periodicals
Werff, P.E. van der (6 June 2006). ‘Stronken’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (13 March 2006). ‘Brandy’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (28 November 2005). ‘Light’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (5 September 2005). ‘Business in Kerala’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (3 May 2005). ‘Armoede onder ogen’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (18 April 2005). ‘Postmodernisering, bèta, gamma en de faculteit’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (7 February 2005). ‘Tsunami’. In Faculteitsnieuws. Amsterdam: Faculteit Aard- en Levenswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit.
Werff, P.E. van der (5 November 2004). 'Postmodernisering van de faculteit'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (25 March 2004). 'Wat te doen na je pensioen'. Het Afdruk. Periodocal of Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (15 March 2004). ‘Fading Images'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (23 September 2003). 'Holland is te leeg'. Ad Valvas, Weekly of Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (26 June 2003). 'Goeiedag'. Ad Valvas, Weekly of Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (10 April 2003). 'Droog'. Ad Valvas, Weekly of Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (6 February 2003). 'De Kuttanadboot'. Ad Valvas, Weekly of Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (26 January 2002). 'Het drama van de Kattenlaan'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (7 June 2002). 'The Purpose of Nature'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (2 April 2002). 'Machines'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (7 January 2002). 'Yes or No: A Western Businessman in India'. Alweer. Weekly of Faculty Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Werff, P.E. van der (21 December 1995). 'My Mother is in the Hospital'. Het Afdruk. Periodocal of Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit. Amsterdam.
Articles in Quarterly Ons Bloemendaal
G. J. van Setten & P.E. van der Werff (2011). ‘Een Indische miljonairsfamilie op Duin en Daal’. Ons Bloemendaal, 35 (2), 9-11.
Werff, P.E. van der (2011). ‘Het vooroorlogse tuinbedrijf van mijn grootvader.’ Ons Bloemendaal, 35 (1), 20-22.
Werff, P.E. van der (2010). ‘De Honden van Terra Bella. Een kennel met koninklijke allure op het binnenduin van Bennebroek.’ Ons Bloemendaal, 34 (2), 14-17.
Werff, P.E. van der (2009). ‘Jagen op Caprera.’ Ons Bloemendaal, 33 (1), 22-23.
Werff, P.E. van der (2008). ‘Onaardse wandeling met Oma in 1946.’ Ons Bloemendaal, 32 (4), 8.
Werff, P.E. van der (2008). ‘Jurjans komt op verjaardagsvisite.’ Ons Bloemendaal, 32 (4), 9.
Werff, P.E. van der (2004). ‘Jeugdjaren op Lindenheuvel: Herinneringen van Mevrouw Marcelle Brandt-Burdet, Ons Bloemendaal 28 (2), 5-11.
Article on Internet
Werff, P.E. van der (2010). ‘Autobus’. Nationaal Archief: 65 Jaar Bevrijding. The Hague
