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Design of a participatory approach to assess the climate resilience of the “Utrechtse Heuvelrug” region
Domhof, Menno (2022) Design of a participatory approach to assess the climate resilience of the “Utrechtse Heuvelrug” region.
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| Abstract: | Due to its characteristics, the Utrechtse Heuvelrug region is vulnerable to wildfires. This existing risk is exacerbated by multiple developments, most notably climate change. To reduce the vulnerability of the region, there is an urge to strengthen its climate resilience. As safety region Utrecht lacks authority to impose or take resilience improvement measures, it is dependent on stakeholders with implementation power. However, a common awareness among stakeholders on wildfire risks currently lacks and results in a limited interest to take interventions that improve resilience. To add, before targeted interventions can take place the stakeholder must be familiar with the features of an area under consideration that are vulnerable to the wildfires. Hence, assessing the current state of resilience by means of a climate resilience assessment is an essential first step. Especially because of the normative nature of resilience on what constitute desirable area features that should be maintained to consider an area resilient, stakeholder engagement is key. Furthermore, involving stakeholders in a resilience assessment creates a common understanding on the hazard risks that is desired by safety region Utrecht. Creating a common understanding already contributes to the disaster-preparedness of stakeholders and hence enhances the resilience of the area by itself. Next, the participation of stakeholders with implementation power brings about other benefits related to the actual implementation of measures for resilience enhancement in the future. Against this background, the aim of this research is to design a participatory approach that safety region Utrecht can use to assess climate resilience in the context of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug region. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Subject: | 56 civil engineering |
| Programme: | Civil Engineering and Management MSc (60026) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97237 |
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