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Out of the dump, into the fire. An analysis of governance challenges in transitioning to a sustainable waste management system in Greenland

Ravn, Martina Louise Friis LU (2021) In Master Thesis in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20211
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
A transformation of the waste management system in Greenland has begun in 2020 to solve environ-mental, health and technical issues of landfilling and incineration. This thesis poses the question whether the new system is tackling the challenges of the current system. Progressing from sustaina-bility transition studies and governance theory, the thesis assesses governance challenges of the insti-tutional and socio-cultural dimensions. It analyzes to what extent the challenges are being tackled in the new system using semi-structured interviews. The thesis finds that overall, the challenges are not tackled, pointing at two intervention points to be further addressed: 1) the collaboration between citizens and municipalities and 2) the focus... (More)
A transformation of the waste management system in Greenland has begun in 2020 to solve environ-mental, health and technical issues of landfilling and incineration. This thesis poses the question whether the new system is tackling the challenges of the current system. Progressing from sustaina-bility transition studies and governance theory, the thesis assesses governance challenges of the insti-tutional and socio-cultural dimensions. It analyzes to what extent the challenges are being tackled in the new system using semi-structured interviews. The thesis finds that overall, the challenges are not tackled, pointing at two intervention points to be further addressed: 1) the collaboration between citizens and municipalities and 2) the focus on the onsite waste workers. The thesis reflects on how Co-production can guide the two to support a transition to a sustainable waste management system. It concludes that Co-production Theory can contribute to guide the first challenge, whereas the second requires additional measures. (Less)
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author
Ravn, Martina Louise Friis LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
sustainable waste management, governance modes, co-production theory, institutional & sociocultural dimensions, sustainbility science, Greenlamd
publication/series
Master Thesis in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2021:012
language
English
id
9047389
date added to LUP
2021-06-01 09:02:29
date last changed
2021-06-01 09:02:29
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  abstract     = {{A transformation of the waste management system in Greenland has begun in 2020 to solve environ-mental, health and technical issues of landfilling and incineration. This thesis poses the question whether the new system is tackling the challenges of the current system. Progressing from sustaina-bility transition studies and governance theory, the thesis assesses governance challenges of the insti-tutional and socio-cultural dimensions. It analyzes to what extent the challenges are being tackled in the new system using semi-structured interviews. The thesis finds that overall, the challenges are not tackled, pointing at two intervention points to be further addressed: 1) the collaboration between citizens and municipalities and 2) the focus on the onsite waste workers. The thesis reflects on how Co-production can guide the two to support a transition to a sustainable waste management system. It concludes that Co-production Theory can contribute to guide the first challenge, whereas the second requires additional measures.}},
  author       = {{Ravn, Martina Louise Friis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Out of the dump, into the fire. An analysis of governance challenges in transitioning to a sustainable waste management system in Greenland}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}