Grieken, Helena A. van (2023) How public participation methods help overcome social barriers in the case of Amsterdam Rainproof. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Due to climate change, there is a need for climate adaptation within cities, which can be seen as a wicked planning problem. In order to implement these climate adaptive measures, there is a need for public participation. This thesis researches the public participation methods used in the case of the climate adaptive programme Amsterdam Rainproof and how these methods help overcome social barriers. The proposed research question is: What public participation methods are used in the programme Amsterdam Rainproof and how do these help overcome social barriers associated with the implementation of climate adaptative measures within the municipality of Amsterdam? According to Biesbroek et al. (2009), in climate adaptive planning there are two main barriers that arise, social and material barriers. Social barriers can be categorized into actor specific and institutional barrier. For this thesis the focus is on social barriers. In terms of public participation methods, Dietz and Stern (2008) present three categories, information exchange, involvement and engagement. The categories can be linked to Arnstein’s ladder of citizen participation. In order to answer the research question, primary and secondary data are collected and analysed. The primary data used is in the form of semi-structured interviews with managers from the programme. The secondary data are academic articles and 222 projects from the website of Amsterdam rainproof. In the results the institutional barriers identified are categorized into actor specific an institutional barriers. The public participation methods identified are categorized into information exchange, involvement, and engagement. All three categories were represented in the project of Amsterdam Rainproof. Lastly, it is discussed how certain participation methods help overcome particular barriers. It can be concluded that there are several social barriers that arise in the municipality of Amsterdam when implementing climate adaptive policies. The programme Amsterdam Rainproof uses a variety of different participation methods, these participation methods help overcome the barriers identified. However, the majority of the data does not indicate ‘how’ a public participation method helps overcome a certain barrier. Further research into the effectiveness of public participation methods by for example a comparative case study would be desirable.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Verweij, S. |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2023 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2023 14:06 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4299 |
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