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“Holding course” towards environmental injustice. An explorative analysis of the environmental injustices in the decision-making process of the 9th dredging of the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany

Dedeck, Dana LU (2022) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20221
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract (Swedish)
Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course” towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure through dredging. Research focusing beyond distributional injustices is scarce and remains technocratically driven. To further our understanding of these processes, I conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis of affected actors using environmental justice elements of recognition, participation and distribution and combined with the lens of science & technology studies through the addition of epistemic injustice to the framework. My analysis illuminates the underlying perceived issues of transparencies and high complexity in which actors... (More)
Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course” towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure through dredging. Research focusing beyond distributional injustices is scarce and remains technocratically driven. To further our understanding of these processes, I conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis of affected actors using environmental justice elements of recognition, participation and distribution and combined with the lens of science & technology studies through the addition of epistemic injustice to the framework. My analysis illuminates the underlying perceived issues of transparencies and high complexity in which actors interviewed lack resources, to fully comprehend and participate in the decision-making process, and, in which group identities get misrecognized. Perceived epistemic issues reveal a systematic ignorance of other knowledges and the suppression of counter-expert stories to be told or produced. To deepen our understanding of this topic, future comparative studies are needed. (Less)
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author
Dedeck, Dana LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainability Science, Dredging, Environmental Justice, Hamburg, Science & Technology Studies, Port City
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2022:022
language
English
id
9084037
date added to LUP
2022-06-09 10:47:50
date last changed
2022-06-09 10:47:50
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  abstract     = {{Responding to the pressure of economies of scale, port cities like Hamburg “hold course” towards a development strategy, meeting demands of upscaling navigational infrastructure through dredging. Research focusing beyond distributional injustices is scarce and remains technocratically driven. To further our understanding of these processes, I conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis of affected actors using environmental justice elements of recognition, participation and distribution and combined with the lens of science & technology studies through the addition of epistemic injustice to the framework. My analysis illuminates the underlying perceived issues of transparencies and high complexity in which actors interviewed lack resources, to fully comprehend and participate in the decision-making process, and, in which group identities get misrecognized. Perceived epistemic issues reveal a systematic ignorance of other knowledges and the suppression of counter-expert stories to be told or produced. To deepen our understanding of this topic, future comparative studies are needed.}},
  author       = {{Dedeck, Dana}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{“Holding course” towards environmental injustice. An explorative analysis of the environmental injustices in the decision-making process of the 9th dredging of the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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