%0 Thesis
%9 Bachelor
%A Ferreira Lok, Ida Valentina
%D 2022
%F theses_frw:3970
%P 25
%T Private actors' role in creating trust: Stadshavens redevelopment project
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3970/
%X The legitimacy of collaborative governance is, in theory, based on direct participation by members of  stakeholder groups. However in practice there are varying levels of participation often due to power  imbalance. The increasing level of private participation in redevelopment projects suggests that private  actors are to an extent creating the feeling of legitimacy. This research examines the role that private  actors play in creating trust among residents. Trust being a key component of legitimacy. Using  interviews and official documents, a case study of the Stadshavens redevelopment project was  conducted. It was found that private actors do not consider themselves to play a role in the creation  of trust in the planning process. Neither residents nor private actors believe private actors to be  accountable for the creation of trust. Private actors were considered to not be trustworthy by  residents. However the residents expressed trust in the public sphere (the democratic process),  believing that the municipality had the final say in the project. This research concludes that planners  should consider educating civil actors on the primary role of power that private actors hold as residents  do not seem to be aware of how decision making takes place in these large projects.