Jocker, Florens (2022) The Role of Citizen Participation in the Implementation of a Circular Economy in Amsterdam, Melbourne, and New York City in Response to Climate Change. Bachelor thesis.
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Jocker (2022). The Role of Citizen Participation in the Circular Economy (S3321622) (BA SPD Thesis Final Version).pdf Download (4MB) | Preview |
Abstract
We live on a planet with a finite amount of resources and are already experiencing the impacts of climate change (CC). The transformation from a linear economy to a circular economy (CE) could be a solution for this issue. CE focuses on the reuse of products, cutting of environmental impacts, and recyclability of materials. This thesis researches the research question: How does citizen participation (CP) influence the implementation of CE in Amsterdam, Melbourne, and New York City in response to CC? To conduct this research, a comparative and exploratory case-study approach using deductive coding in a document analysis was chosen to investigate the cases: Amsterdam, Melbourne, and New York City. The results have then been visualized using Sankey diagrams to get an overview of the differences and similarities. The analysis states enabling factors as creating awareness and sharing information, while hindering factors are mainly found in financing and breaking old habits. The researcher concludes that the three cities see the role of CP in the implementation of CE in a beneficial way. The three cases do show differences where New York City is, currently, the front runner in the implementation of CE. This has mainly to do with the research conducted by New Lab on circular data (CD) which seems a good start for the implementation of a circular economy. Future research should conduct semi-structured interviews in each city with government and non-state stakeholders regarding the utilization of CD.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Horlings, L.G. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2022 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2022 08:45 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3771 |
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