Middle-out approach to planning of Eco-industrial park Case of GreenLab Skive
Author
Alashpekova, Assel
Term
4. semester
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-06-08
Pages
58
Abstract
Industriel symbiose betyder, at virksomheder udveksler restprodukter og ydelser, så én virksomheds spild bliver en andens ressource. Det skal både give økonomiske, miljømæssige og sociale gevinster. Når dette organiseres i en industripark, taler man om en øko-industriel park. En tidlig og vigtig fase er arealplanlægning: at vurdere, hvordan området skal indrettes og udvikles i samspil med byudvikling, økonomi, nationale planer samt virksomheders og lokalsamfundets behov. Planlægningen er tværgående og omfatter blandt andet arealanvendelse, transport, miljø, infrastruktur, boliger og lokalsamfund. Planlægningen involverer mange interessenter, som kan arbejde top-down (offentligt styret og centraliseret), bottom-up (drevet af virksomheder og decentraliseret) eller middle-out (samarbejdsbaseret). Forskningen peger ofte på, at top-down har svært ved at lykkes, mens bottom-up oftere lykkes. Succes hænger dog sammen med faktorer som fælles mål, tillid, løbende dialog og videndeling. Middle-out-tilgangen søger at indbygge disse faktorer og fremmer samarbejde, men er relativt ny og kræver mere undersøgelse af begreb og praksis. Dette speciale undersøger middle-out-tilgangen til planlægning af øko-industrielle parker ved at beskrive dens kendetegn, dens betydning for interessenter og dens påvirkning af dem. Som case analyseres GreenLab Skive i Skive Kommune, Danmark. Metodisk anvendes en eksplorativ, kvalitativ tilgang med grounded theory, baseret på litteraturgennemgang, et kronologisk kontekststudie af planlægningen, dokumenter og interviews med involverede interessenter. Resultaterne identificerer yderligere faktorer, der understøttede den vellykkede planlægning i GreenLab Skive og gjorde de første skridt til implementering mulige. Specialet tydeliggør også planlægningens rolle for interessenter og dens påvirkning af dem.
Industrial symbiosis means that companies exchange by-products and services so that one company’s waste becomes another’s resource, creating economic, environmental, and social benefits. When this is organized within an industrial park, it is called an eco-industrial park. A key early step is land-use planning: deciding how the area should be designed and developed in line with urban development, the economy, national policies, and the needs of companies and the local community. This planning is cross-cutting and covers land use, transport, environment, infrastructure, housing, and community. Many stakeholders are involved, and they can work top-down (government-led and centralized), bottom-up (company-led and decentralized), or middle-out (collaborative). Research often argues that top-down struggles to succeed, while bottom-up tends to do better. Success is linked to factors such as shared goals, trust, ongoing communication, and knowledge sharing. The middle-out approach builds in these factors and encourages collaboration, but it is relatively new and needs more study in concept and practice. This thesis examines the middle-out approach to planning eco-industrial parks by outlining its characteristics, its role for stakeholders, and how it affects them. It uses GreenLab Skive in Skive Municipality, Denmark, as a case. Methodologically, it follows an exploratory, qualitative design with a grounded theory approach, drawing on a literature review, a chronological context study of the planning process, document analysis, and interviews with involved stakeholders. The findings identify additional factors that supported successful planning at GreenLab Skive and enabled the first implementation steps. The thesis also clarifies the role of planning for stakeholders and its influence on them.
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Keywords
industrial symbiosis ; eco-industrial park ; planning of eco-industrial park ; planning approaches of eco-industrial parks ; middle-out approach to planning of eco-industrial park ; stakeholder engagement in planning of eco-industrial park ; top-down approach to planning of eco-industrial park ; bottom-up approach to planning of eco-industrial park
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