Public-private collaborations: the way forward in a circular urban public space?
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2019-08-30
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This study aims to identify preconditions of how the cooperation between public and
private actors can best be shaped when developing circular urban public space in the
Netherlands. This results in the following main research
question: In what way can the
cooperation between public and private actors best be shaped when developing circular
urban public space in the Netherlands?
Via theory on the institutional dimensions for collaboration, the most important success
factors and risks were identified. Defined preconditions were grouped in process, finance,
ownership & responsibility, social motivation and contract.
The testing phase consisted of a
focus group session, in which the defined hypotheses were tested via a case simulation,
which showed the difference between the traditional situation and circular situation. The
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indicate that no ‘best’ collaboration method can be defined that specifically provides
the best circular urban public space. Rather, there are common preconditions that can
substantially improve the cooperation
between public and private actors. Public actors
have to step away from traditional, restricting policies and on the other hand, private
actors have to be transparent
of their knowledge & experience, and should encourage
standardization
of circular measures. It can be concluded that by developing a
collaboration model that has a clear division of finance, ownership
and responsibilities, a
flexible and adaptive agreement can be made. While the circular economy is still in a
transition phase, circular collaboration models such
as Rapid Circular Contracting and
product-as-a-service provide clear tools that can help actors achieve their circular
ambitions.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen