Rindelhardt, Adam (2022) The Role of civil protests in the social impact assessment of the Berlin airport (BER). Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This study tries to contribute knowledge about the dynamics of protests in line with infrastructure developments. In this case, focused on the Berlin Airport (BER) and the surrounding municipalities and people. Key objective is, on what level and to what extend protests can influence a project like the BER, this research tries to find out, why people started to protest and what have changed over time. Furthermore, what have been achieved by protesting people and municipalities during the approximately thirty years of process. To find answers, in-depth interviews were hold with 5 different stakeholders, an active citizen, a neutral dialogue-forum, an aviation law expert, a mayor of an affected municipality and a representative of the aircraft noise grievance office. These interviews formed an understanding of what triggered unrest and uncovered the complexity of the BER problems. A chronological narrative explains the different phases of the project. Forced by missing communication and transparency, the legacy of a location decision, which none of the respondents could explain nor understand, reoccurring reasons for unrest and protests is the feeling of not be taken seriously, the feeling of being betrayed and a following helplessness and lost in trust towards responsible institutions. A parallel tone of all held interviews is the perception, that the decision on this specific location, just beyond Berlins southern border, has been the starting point of all following problems, conflicts and discussions. A legacy the region now has to deal with.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, P. |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2022 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2022 12:34 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3958 |
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