This dissertation explores theoretical conceptualisations that see heritage as a manifestation of continually changing and interrelated processes of valuation and revaluation.

How actors ‘play the game’ of balancing renewable energy generation with other sea- and land-uses.

Urban resilience is almost unanimously identified as an inherently positive guiding principle in the risk reduction policy field. However, limited attention is paid to the learning dimension of resilience-building.

This PhD research adopts a policy design perspective that revolves around the conscious effort of matching policy instruments to policy goals in order to attain desired outcomes.