1. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 WATERgraafsmeer; Urban transition, water cycle and a sustainable organisation (Case 10) By: Vasco DiogoEnergy & Resources Iris PitLand use, Environment & Biodiversity Mirte van GeenenLand use, Environment & Biodiversity Daniel WiegantInternational development Marieke KesselsPolicy & Management Marjolein van GelderJoint Degree Programme Jana Platau-WagnerPolicy & Management Case Supervisor: Nadia Lugt, Waternet

2. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Overview of presentation  Our client: Waternet and Nadia Lugt  The case study  Main Research Question  Individual work  Conclusions  Bringing it all together

3. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Our Client  Waternet  Nadia Lugt

4. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 The Case Study  WATERgraafsmeer/Adaptable Cities  The problems  The gaps in knowledge & implementation

5. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Main research question  What vulnerabilities can be identified in the urban water system of Watergraafsmeer?  What strategies could help steering a transition towards a sustainable urban water system in Watergraafsmeer?

6. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Overview individual chapters 1. Assessing Watergraafsmeer’s water system 2. Current and future outlooks on water quality in Watergraafsmeer 3. Ecological potentials for Watergraafsmeer 4. Balancing ‘top down’ and ‘bottom up’ in decision-making 5. Stakeholder analysis 6. Awareness raising 7.Effective stakeholder dialogue

7. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 1. Vasco Diogo Assessing Watergraafsmeer’s water system 1. What is known about the water system and where are the knowledge gaps? 2. How can knowledge be improved in order to realize future options?

8. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010CS 10: Urban Transition… Individual Work 1. Vasco Diogo  Knowledge gap: integrity of the urban water system during extreme rainfall events  Recommendations: system analysis using GIS and assemble the results in a water-atlas

9. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 2. Iris Pit Current and future outlooks on water quality in Watergraafsmeer 1. What is the current state of the water quality within Watergraafsmeer and what are the main causes? 2. What are the future perspectives on water quality in Watergraafsmeer?

10. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010CS 10: Urban Transition… Individual Work 1. Vasco Diogo Assessing Watergraafsmeer’s water system 1. What is known about the urban water system and where are the knowledge gaps? 2. How can knowledge be improved in order to realize future water management options?

11. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 2. Iris Pit  Knowledge gap: The current management on water quality is incoherent and knowledge on future perspectives is lacking  Recommendations: Site-specific data collection to perform a data analysis.

12. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 3. Mirte van Geenen Ecological potentials for Watergraafsmeer 1. What is the current state of the ecology within Watergraafsmeer and what are the vulnerabilites? 2. How can we improve the resilience of Watergraafsmeer by means of ecological services?

13. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010CS 10: Urban Transition… Individual Work 3. Mirte van Geenen  Knowledge gap: incoherent knowledge and management of ecosystems in Watergraafsmeer  Recommendations: ecosystem- analysis of Watergraafsmeer and use of ecosystem services

14. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 4. Daniel Wiegant Balancing ‘top down’ and ‘bottom up’ in decision-making 1. How can community-based processes contribute to an increased communal adaptiveness? 2. How can institutions fulfill a facilitating role to foster bottom-up decision-making processes?

15. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 4. Daniel Wiegant  Knowledge gap: How to manage large scale problem by a bottom up structure  Recommendations: stakeholder involvement to improve the quality and legitimacy of decisions, needs to happen with a participation plan that clearly states the role and input of stakeholders.

16. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 5. Marieke Kessels Stakeholder analysis 1. What definitions of the “stakeholder” concept can be discerned? 2. What different approaches toward stakeholder analysis can be discerned? 3. What guidelines exist for selecting the appropriate stakeholder analysis method and how can these be applied to the case?

17. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 5. Marieke Kessels Knowledge gap: Waternet has no clear goal in mind for conducting a stakeholder analysis Recommendations: Decide on the goal and perform a stakeholder analysis that supports this goal

18. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 6. Marjolein van Gelder Raising awareness among Watergraafsmeer’s inhabitants How can awareness of the ecological risks in Watergraafsmeer be raised at the inhabitants of the district?

19. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 6. Marjolein van Gelder  Knowledge gap: Gaps in implementing and defining policy that reaches the inhabitants of Watergraafsmeer and makes them more aware  Recommendations: Raise awareness by urban planning  place attachment & environmental education

20. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 7. Jana Platau-Wagner Effective Stakeholder Dialogue Which factors influence an effective stakeholder dialogue? 1. How can effectiveness be defined? 2. What stakeholder dialogue tools adhere to the chosen concept of effectiveness?

21. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Individual Work 7. Jana Platau-Wagner  Knowledge gap: Definition of effective Stakeholder dialogue for public- private Organisation; Set of Stakeholder dialogue tools adhering to specific effectiveness  Recommendations: finish the partly executed research; use elaborated set as baseline to apply dialogue tools to varying contexts of WATERgraafsmeer

22. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Conclusion  What vulnerabilities in the ecological system of the Watergraafsmeer can be identified?  What elements can increase the adaptive capacity to improve the resilience of Watergraafsmeer?

23. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition Daniel: Giving institutions a human face Marieke: Stakeholder analysis Jana: Effective stakeholder dialogue Marjolein: Awareness raising Vision for 2030 “Water as a guiding principle for social cohesion” Vasco: Assessing WATERgraafsmeer water system Mirte: Ecological potentials for WATERgraafs meer Iris: Technical solutions and soil subsidence (geology) Identificati on: layers of stakeholde rs Concepts of attention bundling/educat ion Commun ity

24. WATERgraafsmeer: Urban Transition 29 oct 2010 Bringing it all together Problem definitions Recommen -dations Identification of obstacle and vulnerabilities Increase sustainability