Schreuder, W.E. (2021) Fostering citizen involvement in urban green space for climate adapatation. Master thesis.
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Abstract
To successfully plan for urban green space and climate adaptation there should be a focus on developing awareness amongst city stakeholders such as citizens. Practices of green urban citizen initiatives are known to increase environmental awareness among citizens and to mobilize them to act. The aim of this study is to understand how green urban citizen initiatives foster citizen involvement in urban green space for climate adaptation. A multiple case study research was done in the city of Groningen by using a mixed-method approach. Semi-structured interviews were held with several members of green urban citizen initiatives in Groningen. Accordingly, an online survey was distributed among citizens living in close proximity to the practices of the initiatives. To interpret the result and create a better understanding of the context in which the cases are embedded in, documentary research was done that included multiple climate adaptation policy documents of the city of Groningen. This identified several impact pathways in which citizen initiatives can foster citizen involvement in urban green space for climate adaptation. By framing their activities, using their social aspect and linking citizens with other parties, the following impact pathways were identified: (public) support, institutional resilience and social learning. Citizen initiatives were found to be relevant to transform citizens’ willingness but passive behaviour towards proactive stewardship action because they augment the capacity to citizens to do so.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Rauws, W.S. and Horlings, L.G. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2021 12:53 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2021 12:53 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3427 |
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