TY  - UNPB
ID  - theses_frw3958
M1  - bachelor
N2  - 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.
AV  - public
TI  - The Role of civil protests in the social impact assessment of the Berlin airport (BER)
EP  - 19
A1  - Rindelhardt, Adam
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3958/
Y1  - 2022///
ER  -