Demuth, Constantin (2020) Stakeholder Participation in Community Supported Agriculture in Groningen - A qualitative analysis of the Eetbare Stad initiative. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
In recent years the demand for locally sourced food has become increasingly important and with it the number of urban residents engaging in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has increased. Despite its importance for the individual, Food and Agriculture policies should be recognised in the municipal policy agenda as well. By including CSA into urban policy, cities could profit from its multifunctionality and its effect on the Urban Sustainability Transformation (UST). To ensure its success, it is vital to sufficiently include stakeholders into the process. To do so, it is essential to apply a Multi Stakeholder Process (MSP) through the means of a “bottom-up” or “top-down” approach. This research investigates the Eetbare Stad, a CSA initiative in the municipality of Groningen. By applying qualitative research methods, the dynamics among stakeholders is aimed to be studied. The results indicate a misbalance of “bottom-up” and “top-down” and show that currently there is no sufficient MSP being applied. Still, the findings also display a positive impact of the initiative on the UST. Therefore, this paper concludes that the overall positive impact of the initiative has to be recognised, yet the municipality can intensify the initiatives impact by applying a better coordinated MSP.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Zhao, Y. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2020 10:08 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 10:08 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3256 |
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