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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorShannon, Murtah
dc.contributor.authorJudicibus, I. de
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-16T18:00:14Z
dc.date.available2020-09-16T18:00:14Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/37657
dc.description.abstractSustainability transition studies mostly deal with normative views of ”sustainable development”, only marginally referring to the fact that citizens, governments, companies and other stakeholders have not only different interests, but also diverging ideas of ”what ought to be transformed” in society. By doing so, the literature often fails to picture those cases where bottom-up actors attempt to push for more radical transformations, by engaging in politically-charged conflicts with other stakeholders. These conflicts can take place in many different ways, but they are especially relevant for sustainability sciences when what is at stake is the use of natural resources. Acknowledging that land is one of the most basic and fundamental resources for human activities and considering how the fast-growing rate of urbanization in the Netherlands has potential negative implications for ecosystems and climate regulation, this research analyzes how a transition can unfold on a land region located in the outskirts of Amsterdam. The approach uses a case-study to unravel how power dynamics shaped an ongoing struggle over land-use of two different coalitions of actors, which hold different interests and views of ”how the land should be transformed”. The results of the study indicate that power imbalances between the groups are the main factors which prevented the bottom-up radical sustainability transition to occur. It did so by mean of a thick description of the case, 15 stakeholders interviews and document and policy analysis. The findings also point out the necessity of challenging more systematically normative views of sustainability in the transition literature, possibly comparing different empirical cases. One of the aims of further research could involve additional exploration of the highly-debated role of power in transition studies and its implications for sustainability discourses.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.format.extent2785205
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleSustainability of land-use: competing interests and power dynamics. A case-study of the Lutkemeerpolder in Amsterdam
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsLand-use; the Netherlands; Power; Sustainability transition studies.
dc.subject.courseuuSustainable Development


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