5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY THE RESEARCH STRATEGY IS TWO PRONGED. IT W...

1.5  Research  Methodology  

The research strategy is two pronged. It will first consider what advantages a transition towards some

degree of private flood insurance may entail for the twenty first century Dutch. Secondly, it seeks to

understand under which conditions this might take place. To reach these dual goals a five step

research methodology is followed. Each step is designed to address a research sub-question that has

been designed to steer the research towards a conclusion that will answer the main research question.

In doing so it is hoped that the research objectives of this thesis will also be met. The data sources

used to answer the research questions and justification for comparative case study approach chosen

for this thesis are also described in the section below.