Implementing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems: Themes of Cultural Conflicts and Public Resistance—A Case Study

Bridget O’Brien Thodesen (), Erlend Andenæs and Tore Kvande
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Bridget O’Brien Thodesen: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7034 Trondheim, Norway
Erlend Andenæs: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7034 Trondheim, Norway
Tore Kvande: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7034 Trondheim, Norway

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: A six-year study investigates the challenges of balancing stakeholders’ interests when implementing climate adaptation regulations and makes a case for analytical tools that can improve the acceptance and adoption of local planning initiatives. In this study, the challenges of adopting European Union and Norwegian national climate adaptation regulations at a local level are examined through the analysis of the ‘Fredlybekken Water Management Proposal’ case study. This study includes an overview of the proposed climate adaptation project ‘Fredlybekken’, a site analysis, quantitative surveys, and qualitative interviews with the project’s stakeholders. Reflexive thematic analysis is employed to establish themes of the project and categorically describe the feedback and objections of residents. The findings of the study set forth recommendations to improve the implementation processes of stormwater management infrastructure and other urban climatic adaptation initiatives. These findings are aimed at public policy makers and municipal administrations. The general conclusions within this paper are also relevant for egalitarian countries with similar societal challenges attempting to implement climate policy at the local level.

Keywords: conflict; brook restoration; SUDS; municipal–public relations; cultural conflict; public resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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