Broeke, Mart (2020) Warmtestad: towards a zero-energy city of Groningen: A case study report on the process of stakeholder participation. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Warmtestad Groningen is a sustainable company that is working towards a zero-energy city of Groningen. Its start has been problematic and this research tries to find some of the reasons for that. Stakeholder participation is a way of increasing the success rate of a building project because it will increase trust and often times improve the project because of different interests that are all taken into account. Warmtestad so far has operated quite top-down orientated, with plans being made by the municipality and Warmtestad, without proper say of other stakeholders. The power-relations are somewhat skewed and involved companies feel like Warmtestad imposes their will upon the other stakeholders. The inhabitants of areas that Warmtestad is building in have been neglected sofar, there has been little to no information or say for the inhabitants as to how the projects should be handled. Warmtestad should make strides to work with multiple different stakeholders rather than sticking with the same ones, as this can lead to unfair advantages. Warmtestad has struggled with planning of their projects, expertise of the stakeholders has not been used to the fullest and doing so could improve their planning drastically. Inhabitants are not informed in the projects but research shows that they actually would want to be included in future Warmtestad projects. Warmtestad has been vague about their work so far, they offer zero-energy or gas-free building but the water is still being heated by off-site gas installations for the majority of their projects. This has to do with developments not solely of Warmtestad’s doing, but the lack of clarity about their product is risky for a company already struggling with public perception and support.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Zhao, Y. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2020 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2020 08:42 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3284 |
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