relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3936/
title: Comparative policy analysis of delta cities Rotterdam, New Orleans and Freetown: Justice in climate change mitigation and adaptation plans
creator: Assen, Daniël van
description: In this thesis policy documents on climate change action plans are compared for the delta cities Rotterdam, New Orleans, and Freetown. These policy documents are being researched to see whether and how justice dimensions are included in the cities’ climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. The method used in this thesis is comparative policy analysis. It becomes clear from comparison that procedural discourses of justice are more prevalent in Freetown’s and New Orleans’ plans than in Rotterdam’s. On the other hand, in Freetown, the protection of marginalized residents is still insufficient, and not enough is being done to ensure that they are adequately protected from floods and landslides. The lack of institutional capacity and financial resources, which is common in cities in the Global South, is one of the reasons for this.  This is not the case in Rotterdam, which has various climate adaptation plans and other measures in place to reduce the city's vulnerability. Adaptation initiatives in New Orleans result in 'acts of commission,' in which marginalized populations are displaced as a result of infrastructure improvements or new protected zones.
date: 2022
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3936/1/Thesis%20Daniel%20van%20Assen.pdf
identifier:   Assen, Daniël van  (2022) Comparative policy analysis of delta cities Rotterdam, New Orleans and Freetown: Justice in climate change mitigation and adaptation plans.  Bachelor thesis.