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Intersections in delta development; analyzing actors for complexity-sensitive spatial concepts

Challenges Of Making Public Administration and Complexity Theory Work, La Verne (CA), USA, June 5-8 2013 dr. Bonno Pel, Jitske Verkerk MSc., dr. Arwin van Buuren & prof.dr. Jurian Edelenbos Governance of Complex Systems, Dep. Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL).

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Intersections in delta development; analyzing actors for complexity-sensitive spatial concepts

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  1. Challenges Of Making Public Administration and Complexity Theory Work, La Verne (CA), USA, June 5-8 2013 dr. Bonno Pel, Jitske Verkerk MSc., dr. Arwin van Buuren & prof.dr. Jurian Edelenbos Governance of Complex Systems, Dep. Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL) Intersections in delta development; analyzing actors for complexity-sensitive spatial concepts

  2. Content • Delta complexity and the need for integrative spatial concepts • Delta areas as Complex Adaptive Systems • Disclosing diversity: Intersections analysis • Identifyingsystemicconfigurations • Conclusions & reflection

  3. 1. Delta areas - need for integrative spatial concepts Southwest Delta: • Marine & fluvialdynamics, floodingrisks • Major seaports: Antwerpen, Rotterdam • Highlyindustrialized • Ecologicalvalues; restoration Estuarinedynamics? • Agriculture • Local initiatives: tourism, housing • Multiple coincidingdynamics & development plans, how to arrive at integrative spatial concepts through which perceptions, interests and ambitions for developing delta areas can become aligned. Southwest Delta: Rhine, Meuse, Scheldt, North sea

  4. 2.1 Delta areas as Complex Adaptive Systems ‘Integrative Planning and Design in the southwest Delta’ (IPDD): Coinciding challenges & complexity… …need for inter-/transdisciplinary knowledge integration IPDD • Beyond: • …technocratic or uninformed spatial design • …uninformed governance, inarticulate vision • …irrelevant geodata • Towards integrative method Spatial design Gover-nance Geo-info

  5. 2.2 Southwest Delta as CAS: layers & subsystems General societal trends Harbours, industry Recreation, tourism Occupations layer Agriculture Urban structure Energy Networks layer Hydro-infra Transport Ecosystems Base layer (Substrate) Soil & water General biophysical trends

  6. 3.1 Disclosing diversity: intersections analysis CAS thinking for spatial design: • Layers’ model (Priemus, 2004, van Schaick & Klaasen, 2011)rel. crude • Closer correspondence needed with complexity of actor constellations (Teisman et al., 2009, Jørgensen, 2012). • Attentiveness needed to ‘transformative diversity’ & spatial unevenness (Stirling, 2011, Raven et al., 2012) • Importance of differentiated view on systemic interactions (Odum & Barrett, 1985, Sandén & Hillman, 2011, Pel, 2013) • ‘Intersections analysis’; systems-oriented actor analysis (Susskind and Cruikshank, 1987, De Bruijn et al., 1998; Edelenbos, 2000, Koppenjan & Klijn, 2004)

  7. 3.2 Intersections Actors: -ambitions -interpretation past/future -perceived interdependencies - frames time/scale Subsystems Intersections: -interference -symbiosis

  8. 4.1 Identifyingsystemicconfigurations Intersections analysis: from broad stock-taking (diversity) towards identification of salient systemic ‘configurations’ (selection) Disclosure of actors’ system understandings and positioning in delta system (interviews, document analysis) 2. Condensingvariety: Selection of salientintersections (categorization) 3. Identifying clusters of system intersections (synthesis) 4. Elaboration & testing of these ‘configurations’

  9. 4.2 Configurations, an example Configuration 1: ‘settlement & employment’ • Subsystems involved: harbors & industry, transport, energy, urban structure • Enhancement economic development vs. safeguarding attractive living conditions • configuration seen to be path-dependent: ‘red circle’ around ‘blue-green hart’ • spatio-economicunevenness • harbor-industrial and transport subsystems widely considered to be leading Configurations, as delta’s main systemic challenges, to be elaborated as inputs for ‘complexity-sensitive’ spatial concepts.

  10. 5. Conclusion & reflection Configurations… • …mixtures of interaction modes,momentary and location-specific symbioses & interferences, recurring issues of distributive justice, diverging interpretations of past Intersections analysis: • Attentive to transformative diversity, situated agency, spatial unevenness, development vs conservation • Yet interference/symbiosis rather crude ->diversified intersections typology? • Spatial concreteness limited – ‘creative gap’ towards spatial design? ->greater sensitivity to functional symbioses?

  11. … Thank you for your attention! pel@fsw.eur.nl

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