Minkes, Marit (2022) Preventing lock-in situations in citizens-initiated infrastructure projects. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Bottom-up initiatives are on the rise and the participation society is highly supported by governmental institutions. Successful examples of citizens’ initiatives are often discussed in literature and used to promote community-led practices in rural depopulating areas. This focus results in a bias towards useful practices. Understanding the conditions of challenging initiatives can be of great use for learning more about the support of initiatives. In the village of Holwerd the citizens want to create a dike breach to increase the livability and attractiveness. This thesis will elaborate on preventing lock-in situations and presents recommendations to deal with challenging citizens’ initiatives. A single case study of Holwerd aan Zee was carried out to research how theory and practice are interacting in the institutional processes. Combining literature review with semi-structured interviews, will provide in-depth insights in the way challenging citizens’ initiatives are dealt with. Results obtained highlight that literature lacks in understanding of challenging citizens’ initiatives. Interesting perspectives on how to deal with such initiatives were found in the qualitative research, yet this remains a tailor-made process that varies across other depopulating rural areas. Three recommendations for Dutch municipalities are provided: 1) involve relevant expertise, citizens may not have all the in-depth knowledge; 2) communication is key, direct collaboration between the citizens and institutions will benefit the process; and finally, 3) stay open for alternatives, citizens’ initiatives can open doors to other development opportunities in the region. These recommendations will help other rural municipalities in preventing lock-in situations in challenging citizens’ initiatives.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Environmental & Infrastructure Planning |
| Supervisor: | Lamker, C.W. |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2022 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2022 08:44 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3920 |
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