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type: thesis
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creators_name: Martens, Mike
title: The role of 'Building with Nature' in water management – theoretical aspiration and practical implementation of the new approach
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full_text_status: public
abstract: The Dutch 'Building with Nature' (BwN) approach seeks for sustainable, adaptable and multi-functional solutions in the development of water infrastructures. However, the international uptake of BwN is currently hampered due to scepticism about its actual feasibility and outcomes. This thesis analyses the basic principles and ambitions that underlie the approach and presents a conceptual framework that is used to assess two BwN projects in Hamburg (Germany) and Delfzijl (The Netherlands). The research reveals some conceptual weaknesses and 'loopholes' that jeopardize BwN to become a 'greenwashing' tool for rather unsustainable purposes. To play a major role in future water management, BwN requires sharper definitions and more large-scale business cases. Another crucial pre-condition is the transformation of the corresponding water management regimes.
date: 2017
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Gugerell, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. nat. techn. Katharina
tutors_name: Karrasch, Dr. Leena
keywords_local: Sustainable Development
keywords_local: Resilience
keywords_local: Estuary Management
keywords_local: Social-Ecological Systems
keywords_local: Water Management
keywords_local: Building with Nature
keywords_local: Ecological Engineering
keywords_local: Paradigm Shift
keywords_local: Adaptive Management
language_iso: en
titleorder: Role of 'Building with Nature' in water management – theoretical aspiration and practical implementation of the new approach
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date_issued: 2017-01-01
citation:   Martens, Mike  (2017) The role of 'Building with Nature' in water management – theoretical aspiration and practical implementation of the new approach.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/741/1/MasterThesis_Mike-Martens_2017_FINAL.pdf