by alessandro vasta andreas dietzel cosmina dinu irene litina jason young nadine boevé

By

Alessandro VastaAndreas DietzelCosmina DinuIrene LitinaJason YoungNadine BoevéPaul Frederiks

Utrecht University

Towards enhanced participation and sustainable building blocks

transition

participation

water

energy


Study area Linnaeusparkweg region


Background and problem description

Our client: WaterNet

Tasks:


Replace polder sewage system

Enhance overallsustainability

Obstacles

Broader perspective

Solution

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Background and problem description

Main tasks for us...

1) identify and overcome obstacles in participation

2) assess the possibilities and incentives for reducing stress on the sewage system and identify benefits of decoupling polder sewage system

3) assess the possibilities for increasing energy efficiency and installing renewable energy sources


Research question

“To what extent can Waternet improve its engagement process

with stakeholders as it seeks to better the current groundwater

situation while at the same time, stimulate the transition towards a

more sustainable state of the existing building blocks in the

Linnaeusparkweg region of Watergraafsmeer?”




Research questionResult integration

Sustainability case study Watergraafsmeer

Research question





Research question




Installing the participatory governance framework

Investigate TM & technological solutions

Investigate policy options and establish engagement plan for stimulating realization of choices

Phase 3

Phase 1

Phase 2


Research question



Research questionPhase 1

Installing the participatory governance framework

1) Assessing the community profile to gain better understanding of participants

2) Evaluate the needed Governance model that should focus on; trust building, equal representation, inclusiveness and legitimacy

3) Build up a management and leadership formula to facilitate the process

4) Evaluate TM as a guiding framework for the transition of the blocks


Research question




Investigate transition management and technological solutions

1) Monitor the renovation of the polder sewage system as a test case to assess its benefits

2) An in depth study of the specific area and housing characteristics so to realize the applicability of the technological solutions

3) Create a water balance model to asses the potential contribution of green roofs,rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling towards reducing pressure on the polder sewage system

4) A study into the possibilities for hybrid systems

5) An economic feasibility study of the technologies with a cost-benefit analysis that include existing incentives


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Investigate policy options and establish engagement plan for stimulating realization of choices

1) Assess legal constraints considering new regulations, implications of property rights, limits to introducing fees, etc.

2) Assess economic potential for additional policy incentives needed to bridge cost gap

3) Assess political feasibility of incentives 4) Develop communication and engagement strategy

5) Develop monitoring and reporting strategy


Research question




QUESTIONS ?

by alessandro vasta andreas dietzel cosmina dinu irene litina jason young nadine boevé

Documents

trust building

sustainable state

existing building blocks

depth study

test case

transition management

needed governance model

specific area