eprintid: 3614
rev_number: 5
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/00/00/36/14
datestamp: 2021-07-27 14:06:37
lastmod: 2021-07-27 14:06:37
status_changed: 2021-07-27 14:06:37
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Oud, Martijn
creators_id: S3430553
creators_email: martijnog96@gmail.com
title: A climate mitigation strategy analysis of the  most- and least sustainable cities of the  Netherlands
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This research assesses four Dutch cities on their sustainability strategies. The Netherlands has 
high energy consumption per capita while the share of renewable energy is the lowest of all EU 
countries, resulting in high greenhouse gas emissions per capita. EU legislation for climate action is 
proposed and Dutch legislation is put into practice. However, cities are currently not subject to legal 
obligations regarding climate change. Because cities are critical factors in the climate transition, their 
sustainability strategies need to be assessed. This research develops indicators for the economic and 
environmental sustainability of cities. Monitored data for these indicators on all cities are collected, 
the two best and lowest scoring cities relative to the Netherlands are selected for strategy content 
analysis. In respective order; Amsterdam, Zwolle, Rotterdam and Enschede. Results have shown that 
All cities have set ambitions that are in line with current assessment and all cities except Enschede 
have comprehensive strategies to reach their ambitions.
date: 2021
pages: 22
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Woltjer, J.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen
tutors_email: J.Woltjer@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Sustainability
keywords_local: Cities
keywords_local: Climate mitigation
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-07-27
citation:   Oud, Martijn  (2021) A climate mitigation strategy analysis of the most- and least sustainable cities of the Netherlands.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3614/1/Thesis%20Martijn%20Oud%20-%20S3430553.pdf