Urban heat adaptation. Understanding the emergence of institutional barriers for heat adapation

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dc.contributor.advisorCarton, L.J.
dc.contributor.authorBruinsel, Lotte
dc.date.issued2020-03-31
dc.description.abstractWhile over the last decade planning for climate change adaption has gained more attention in the Netherlands, climate change adaptation remains predominantly a water issue. Apart from some frontrunner cities, most municipalities are not taking action to address heat stress. This thesis therefore investigates the institutional barriers that impede the mainstreaming of heat adaptation. So far, most studies have focussed on identifying the institutional barriers that impede climate change adaptation. This research, however, takes it one step further, by not only identifying which institutional barriers emerge, but also looking into the underlying causes that explain why they emerge. As literature indicates that mainstreaming climate change adaptation is especially difficult for small- and mid-sized cities in the Netherlands, due to limited human and financial resources, the case study used in this research is Alkmaar. The results show that various institutional barriers emerge that impede heat adaptation. The emergence of these barriers can be attributed to four factors: low perceptions of risk, governance arrangements, path-dependency and a lack of leadership. Simultaneously, in order to understand how barriers emerge attention needs to be given to the relationship between the various barriers as institutional barriers do not arise in isolation but are interlinked.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/9174
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationCities, Water and Climate Changeen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Spatial Planningen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleUrban heat adaptation. Understanding the emergence of institutional barriers for heat adapationen_US
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