This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and
approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools
supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty and their testing in the real
world including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional
approaches and tools to include the analysis of actors and networks related to the problem at
hand. It also shows how lessons learned in the application process can be used to improve the
approaches and tools used in the design process. The book offers guidance in identifying and
applying appropriate approaches and tools to design plans as well as advice on implementing
these plans in the real world. For decisionmakers and practitioners the book includes
realistic examples and practical guidelines that should help them understand what
decisionmaking under deep uncertainty is and how it may be of assistance to them. Decision
Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice is divided into four parts. Part I
presents five approaches for designing strategic plans under deep uncertainty: Robust Decision
Making Dynamic Adaptive Planning Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways Info-Gap Decision Theory
and Engineering Options Analysis. Each approach is worked out in terms of its theoretical
foundations methodological steps to follow when using the approach latest methodological
insights and challenges for improvement. In Part II applications of each of these approaches
are presented. Based on recent case studies the practical implications of applying each
approach are discussed in depth. Part III focuses on using the approaches and tools in
real-world contexts based on insights from real-world cases. Part IV contains conclusions and
a synthesis of the lessons that can be drawn for designing applying and implementing
strategic plans under deep uncertainty as well as recommendations for future work.The
publication of this book has been funded by the Radboud University the RAND Corporation Delft
University of Technology and Deltares.
