Dr.ir. L.M. (Leon) Hermans
Dr.ir. L.M. (Leon) Hermans
Profile
Leon Hermans works as associate professor on water and environmental policy analysis at TU Delft, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, as well as with IHE Delft, an academic institute for water education and research under the auspices of UNESCO.
Research interests are monitoring, evaluation and learning to support adaptive delta management and water-related transformations to sustainability. This is combined with a longer-standing interest in the use of actor and strategy models for water governance and strategic planning. Leon is (co-)leading projects on transformative and adaptive planning in the water sector, nature-based solutions, evaluation of water partnerships, and water allocation and rights.
Teaching includes courses on policy analysis in multi-actor systems, actor and strategy models, and water policy and partnerships. In addition to on-campus courses, also online courses are an important part of teaching, including an online programme on Water Strategy and Planning jointly offered by TU Delft and IHE Delft.
Leon obtained a PhD degree in Policy Analysis from TU Delft. After his PhD, he worked for a few years for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, before continuing his academic career in Delft.
Expertise
Publications
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2018
Actor and Strategy Models
Practical Applications and Step-wise Approaches
Leon Hermans / Scott Cunningham / Mark de Reuver / Jos Timmermans -
2022
Policy Analysis of Multi-Actor Systems
B. Enserink / P.W.G. Bots / C. van Daalen / L.M. Hermans / L.J. Kortmann / Joop Koppenjan / J.H. Kwakkel / M.P.M. Ruijgh-van der Ploeg / J Slinger / W.A.H. Thissen
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2022
Power and empowerment in transdisciplinary research
a negotiated approach for peri-urban groundwater problems in the Ganges Delta
L.M. Hermans / Vishal Narain / Remi Kempers / S.L. Gomes / Poulomi Banerjee / Rezaul Hasan / ATM Zakir Hossain / Partha Sarathi Banerjee / W.A.H. Thissen / More Authors -
2023
A Delphi-based methodology for participatory adaptation pathways building with local stakeholders
Methodological considerations and an illustrative application in peri-urban India
Sharlene L. Gomes / Leon M. Hermans / Carsten Butsch / Partha Sarathi Banerjee / Sarah Luft / Shreya Chakraborty -
2022
Cooperating for added value
Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences
Heleen Vreugdenhil / Stephanie Janssen / Leon Hermans / Jill Slinger -
Ancillary activities
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2024-04-01 - 2026-03-31
Education