Print Email Facebook Twitter Water Boards Navigating the Transition Towards Circular Use of Dredged Sediment Title Water Boards Navigating the Transition Towards Circular Use of Dredged Sediment Author Loudon, Joséphine (TU Delft Technology, Policy and Management) Contributor Pesch, U. (mentor) Quist, J.N. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Industrial Ecology Date 2024-01-25 Abstract This research critically examines Dutch water boards' journey towards the circular use of dredged sediment, set against the backdrop of water boards’ ambitious targets for circularity. Water boards, carrying the majority of responsibility for regional dredging, must navigate the surplus of approximately 40 million cubic meters of dredged material annually, with the declining availability of disposal permits. This has made the pursuit of circular solutions essential. Despite the central role of water boards in managing dredged material, particularly in freshwater contexts, there has been a lack of empirical study on how these actors are navigating and shaping the transition towards the repurposing of this material. As they confront this challenge, Dutch water authorities have set bold targets, aligning with national circularity goals: achieving 50% circularity by 2030 and reaching 100% by 2050. Subject Dredged materialCircularityWater BoardsDiscourseSustainability TransitionsDiscursive Institutionalism To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:6645b15b-ed31-45e6-b14d-96d516d23cf0 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2024 Joséphine Loudon Files PDF Thesis_IE_J.Loudon_FINAL.pdf 5.34 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:6645b15b-ed31-45e6-b14d-96d516d23cf0/datastream/OBJ/view