Meghan Alexander

Biographic Data

ID3708312
NAMEMeghan Alexander
GIVEN NAMESMeghan
FAMILY NAMEAlexander
SIGNATUREALEXANDER M
AFFILIATIONSMiddlesex University
ORCID0000-0003-3147-085X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS39
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • Unpacking adaptation lock-ins

    Open AccessNicolas W Jager, Meghan Alexander et al.ARTICLEEarth System Governance2026References: 19

    Climate change adaptation is increasingly outpaced by accelerating climate risks, resulting in a persistent and widening adaptation gap. Many current interventions remain incremental and insufficient, failing to address the scale of transformation required. We argue that this shortfall is best understood through the concept of adaptation lock-ins—systemic constraints that both cause and result from maladaptation. These lock-ins generate self-rein…

  • Re-examining policy stability in climate adaptation through a lock-in perspective

    Open AccessLisanne Groen, Meghan Alexander et al.ARTICLEJournal of European Public Policy2023Cited by: 11References: 48

    Responding to current and future climate change demands urgent, transformative adaptation, yet in many policy systems inaction continues to prevail. This paper examines apparent resistance to policy change and the persistence of business-as-usual through a ‘lock-in perspective’, which means that attention is paid to how reinforcing mechanisms drive stabilisation and resistance in policy systems. Offering a fresh synthesis of known lock-in mechani…

  • Shaping flood risk governance through science-policy interfaces

    Open AccessDries Hegger, D L T Hegger et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2020Cited by: 3References: 4

    In the face of increasing threats from flooding, there are growing calls to strengthen and improve arrangements of flood risk governance (FRG). This endeavour requires an appreciation of the multitude of factors stabilising and driving governance dynamics. So-called catalyst flood events, policy champions and advocacy coalitions have tended to dominate this study to date, whilst the potential role played by Science Policy Interfaces (SPIs) has be…

  • A framework linking ecosystem services and human well‐being

    Open AccessOlivia Rendon, Angus Garbutt et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2019

    The ecosystem services approach is based on the interdependencies between nature and human well‐being. However, while the ecosystem services aspect of this approach is well‐developed, the human well‐being aspect remains unstructured and vaguely defined. An integrated conceptual framework was developed by adapting and linking the UK National Ecosystem Assessment‐Follow On framework with human well‐being domains. As well as benefits, the notion of …

  • Typologies of citizen co-production in flood risk governance

    Open AccessHannelore Mees, Meghan Alexander et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2018Cited by: 8References: 15

  • The risk of ill‐informed reform

    Open AccessMeghan Alexander, Sally Priest et al.ARTICLEArea2018Cited by: 1References: 4

    Flood risk in the UK is recognised by many as a major 21st‐century challenge. However, flood risk management has become widely contested, with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee recently calling for major governance reform. Engaging this debate, this commentary evaluates the extent to which such reform is necessary or wise when it appears that it may ironically, albeit inadvertently, exacerbate key criticisms of the current …

  • A framework for evaluating flood risk governance

    Open AccessMeghan Alexander, Sally Priest et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2016Cited by: 10References: 13

  • Flood risk mitigation in Europe

    Open AccessMarie Fournier, Corinne Larrue et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 4

    Fournier, M., C. Larrue, M. Alexander, D. Hegger, M. Bakker, M. Pettersson, A. Crabbé, H. Mees, and A. Chorynski. 2016. Flood risk mitigation in Europe: how far away are we from the aspired forms of adaptive governance? Ecology and Society 21(4):49. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08991-210449

  • A framework for evaluating the effectiveness of flood emergency management systems in Europe

    Open AccessHerman Kasper Gilissen, Meghan Alexander et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016

    Gilissen, H. K., M. Alexander, P. Matczak, M. Pettersson, and S. Bruzzone. 2016. A framework for evaluating the effectiveness of flood emergency management systems in Europe. Ecology and Society 21(4):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08723-210427

  • Coproducing flood risk management through citizen involvement

    Open AccessHannelore Mees, Ann Crabbé et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2016Cited by: 2

    Mees, H., A. Crabbé, M. Alexander, M. Kaufmann, S. Bruzzone, L. Lévy, and J. Lewandowski. 2016. Coproducing flood risk management through citizen involvement: insights from cross-country comparison in Europe. Ecology and Society 21(3):7.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08500-210307