Ras, Martijn (2022) Holwerd and its values. An investigation of the heritage values of a cultural landscape among inhabitants, professionals and academics in the process of a bottom-up spatial development. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Bottom-up spatial developments are often praised for the incorporation of the values of the people instead of implementing the vision of the expert in a top-down fashion. However, the incorporation of heritage values in the development of cultural landscapes is also a matter of choice and consequently, power. This research looks at the case of Holwerd aan Zee, a bottom-up initiative that aims to create a tidal lake by removing part of a sea dyke to stimulate the local economy. By interviewing experts and conducting a survey among residents, different heritage values and narratives are investigated. This research found different valuation mechanisms for the inhabitant, academic and professional discourse as a result of different objectives. The inhabitants and academics both valued landscape as an ensemble. However, inhabitants tend to value based on aesthetic and scenic qualities whereas academics value the dynamics of the entire landscape. Furthermore, academics ascribe value the landscape on the basis of the information it provides and the societal purposes it can serve. In the professional discourse both elements are valued that fit the narrative of the development plan and elements that were valued by academics. The reliance on the academic discourse is especially noticeable as the engagement of citizens can be difficult. In sum, this research identified salient interaction, interdependence and overlap between these discourses. This thesis therefore suggests further integration of the ways in which heritage is conceptualised in projects to come to a common understanding that employs heritage in a sustainable and cooperative fashion.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Meijles, E.W. |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2023 07:44 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2023 07:44 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4101 |
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