relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2463/
title: Green roof adoption in the municipality of Groningen: barriers and opportunities
creator: Adriaanse, R.T.B.
description: This research aims to identify the main barriers and opportunities for green roof adoption in the municipality of Groningen, with a focus on homeowners and urban planners. This research employs a mixed method to achieve this goal by using a survey among homeowners and in depth interviews with urban planners and a green roof owner. The results of the analyses indicate that the main barriers include a lack of knowledge on green roofs among homeowners, a discrepancy in perceived responsibility for local water management between homeowners and urban planners, and a lack of shared urgency and reactive approach within the municipality. The proposed opportunities for increasing green roof adoption are community-based projects and increased proactive promotion of green roofs by the municipality. Furthermore, a linear regression analysis indicates that felt responsibility for local water management is significantly associated with gender, but not associated with other included sociodemographic factors.
date: 2019
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/2463/1/Ruben_Adriaanse_Bachelorprojec_1.pdf
identifier:   Adriaanse, R.T.B.  (2019) Green roof adoption in the municipality of Groningen: barriers and opportunities.  Bachelor thesis.