Goedhart, Ysabella (2022) Breaking Down Boundaries for a Wave of Opportunities: The role of boundary spanners in Adaptive Delta Management. Master thesis, Cultural Geography - Climate Adaptation Governance (CAG).
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Abstract
Coastal cities are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of more extreme weather events. As a result, governments are turning to policies that facilitate Adaptive Delta Management, such as the Dutch Delta Approach (DDA). The DDA has become an export product that could aid other regions in managing their vulnerable delta system. However, complex urban water projects can face complications when stakeholders cannot reach an agreement or have contested interpretations. To combat this, boundary spanning is seen as a mechanism to consolidate collaboration and alleviate challenges (Van Meerkerk & Eldenbos, 2018). As a result, this paper tries to answer the question: ‘How do stakeholders perceive or experience boundary spanning during Adaptive Delta Management?’. To approach this question, an in-depth case study was chosen, guided by four semi-structured in-depth interviews and a document analysis. The chosen case study was the Rebuild by Design competition with a focus on the Big U and East Side Coastal Resiliency project (ESCR) in New York City. The results produced four themes which included: 1) catalysts for boundary spanning, 2) activities, skills and behaviors, 3) inhibiting and enabling factors and 4) community engagement. The ultimate aim of this paper is to contribute to the growing understanding of boundary spanning during Adaptive Delta Management in vulnerable delta regions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Mc Dermott, R.P. and Schulz, K.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2022 12:04 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2022 12:04 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/209 |
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