dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Vijge, Marjanneke | |
dc.contributor.author | Maiwald, L.C.E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-02T18:00:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-02T18:00:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/1206 | |
dc.description.abstract | The concept of urban nexus and its governance has been gradually evolving during the
past years. Yet, urban nexus studies still appear as majorly underrepresented compared
to a broad range of nexus research focusing on the international or national context. The
nexus concept for local studies is still undertheorized. Therefore, the thesis targets on a
sharper characterization of nexus to conclude on urban nexus governance. For this reason,
the mixed-methods study examines the interactions between water and energy resources
and the interaction between institutions facing the nexus issue in two case studies (Amman,
Jordan and Pune, India). The Socio-Ecological Systems (SES) concept is utilized to establish
a theory-neutral framework that bridges both material and institutional analysis. Concerning the material part of the work, the nexus footprint concept is elaborated to operationalize
the nexus term in order to reflect on micro-scale resource interlinkages. In the institutional
analysis, policy integration as complementary theory to nexus governance is utilized. As a
final step, the thesis discloses the alignment of governance with the respective urban water-energy nexus issue in the regarded cases. The explorative approach of the work closes a
persistent gap in urban nexus research as it combines both the study of material conditions
and the subsequent implications for policy. Additionally, it gives valuable insights in the
nexus challenges of two specific cities in the global south. Concludingly, the practicality
of the nexus footprint concept to operationalize the nexus is confirmed. Thus, the mixed-methods approach of the thesis enhances the local perspective on resource interrelations and
stresses the importance of the urban level for nexus governance. Policy integration theory
for analyzing nexus governance in the face of a resource challenge is found to be beneficial in
establishing a horizon for institutional comprehension of the nexus. Both case studies reveal
a low governmental recognition concerning the identified nexus issues. Lastly, the approach
of the thesis offers a template for future nexus studies by strengthening the attractiveness of
urban nexus research. The template could be expanded to include the full spectrum of FEW
(food-energy-water) nexus resources in the study approach which is already incentivized by
the nexus footprint concept. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 1980926 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | The contribution of a mixed-methods approach on urban resource nexus governance-operationalizing nexus footprints and policy integration in two case studies | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | urban nexus, nexus footprints, nexus governance, urban system, policy
integration, resources, water-energy nexus, mixed-methods | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Sustainable Development | |