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Program Leader Green Cities at Wageningen University and Research Expertise: Sustainable urbanisation. Food systems. Green business development. Governance. Anthropology. Degrees: PhD Wageningen University, MSc Wageningen University Strategic and visionary leader with elaborate experience in senior roles. Robust track record in Social Sciences. Pro-active in multi-stakeholder programs (research, education, business development) for sustainable urbanisation, green growth, inclusive development, good governance, and food systems. Global expert and coalition builder within government, business, and community sectors. Profound commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
This article presents a vision for an urban food system in Washington DC in 2050 that serves as the centerpiece of a circular economy for the capital region of the United States. Food serves as the connecting link for an inclusive, adaptive, and resilient urban economy embedded in the region. This food economy values natural resources, cultural diversity, and commitment to nature-based innovations. The vision is the result of a three-pronged methodology of: (1) community engagement; (2) a thoughtful, process-focused transformation; and (3) the scaling up of existing urban food initiatives. We argue that small, hyperlocal, neighborhood-based initiatives can become crucial game changers and catalysts of change for entire neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Therefore, we propose a design-based approach to advance our 2050 vision of a circular food system. Our design-based approach consists of three building blocks: (A) systems thinking; (B) the ability to manage wins and tradeoffs; and (C) transitional leadership and cooperation. We explain these building blocks and the way in which they are incorporated in the 2050 vision of Washington DC. We further argue that the food economy is an ideal sector to embark on such a design-based approach due to its systemic nature, its critical position as an indispensable economic sector, and the complex connections it brings to multiple other sectors of the economy. An urban food system can therefore offer the ideal starting point for a transition towards a circular economy.
Marian Stuiver; Sabine O’Hara. Food Connects Washington DC in 2050—A Vision for Urban Food Systems as the Centerpieces of a Circular Economy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7821 .
AMA StyleMarian Stuiver, Sabine O’Hara. Food Connects Washington DC in 2050—A Vision for Urban Food Systems as the Centerpieces of a Circular Economy. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7821.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarian Stuiver; Sabine O’Hara. 2021. "Food Connects Washington DC in 2050—A Vision for Urban Food Systems as the Centerpieces of a Circular Economy." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7821.
Lotte Roosendaal; Cdi Advisory; Marion Herens; Nina De Roo; Marian Stuiver; Katherine Pittore; Katrine Soma; Bas Hetterscheid; Programme Team Esg; Wass; Lei Green Economy And Landuse; FBR Supply Chain & Information Management. City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world. City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleLotte Roosendaal, Cdi Advisory, Marion Herens, Nina De Roo, Marian Stuiver, Katherine Pittore, Katrine Soma, Bas Hetterscheid, Programme Team Esg, Wass, Lei Green Economy And Landuse, FBR Supply Chain & Information Management. City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world. City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLotte Roosendaal; Cdi Advisory; Marion Herens; Nina De Roo; Marian Stuiver; Katherine Pittore; Katrine Soma; Bas Hetterscheid; Programme Team Esg; Wass; Lei Green Economy And Landuse; FBR Supply Chain & Information Management. 2020. "City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world." City region food system governance : guiding principles and lessons learned from case studies around the world , no. : 1.
Bertram De Rooij; Alterra - Regional development and spatial use; Marian Stuiver; Xiaolu Hu; Programme Team Esg; Alterra - Spatial Knowledge Systems. Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes. Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleBertram De Rooij, Alterra - Regional development and spatial use, Marian Stuiver, Xiaolu Hu, Programme Team Esg, Alterra - Spatial Knowledge Systems. Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes. Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBertram De Rooij; Alterra - Regional development and spatial use; Marian Stuiver; Xiaolu Hu; Programme Team Esg; Alterra - Spatial Knowledge Systems. 2020. "Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes." Scoping mission Uganda : 6-13 March 2020 : Circular refugee settlements, feeding cities and migration & changing routes , no. : 1.
European seas are encountering an upsurge in competing marine activities and infrastructures. Traditional exploitation such as fisheries, tourism, transportation, and oil production are accompanied by new sustainable economic activities such as offshore windfarms, aquaculture, and tidal and wave energy. One proposed solution to overcome possible competing claims at sea lies in combining these economic activities as part of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea (MUPS). MUPS can be understood as areas at sea, designated for a combination of activities, either completely integrated in a platform or in shared marine space. MUPS can potentially benefit from each other in terms of infrastructure, maintenance, etc. Developing MUPS in the marine environment demands adequate governance. In this article, we investigate four European sites to find out how governance arrangements may facilitate or complicate MUPs. In particular, we apply a framework specifying policy, economic, social, technical, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) factors to explore governance arrangements in four case study sites in different sea basins around Europe (the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea). The article concludes with policy recommendations on a governance regime for facilitating the development of MUPS in the future.
Marian Stuiver; Katrine Soma; Phoebe Koundouri; Sander Van Den Burg; Alwin Gerritsen; Thorbjørn Harkamp; Niels Dalsgaard; Fabio Zagonari; Raul Guanche; Jan-Joost Schouten; Saskia Hommes; Amerissa Giannouli; Tore Söderqvist; Lars Rosen; Rita Garção; Jenny Norrman; Christine Röckmann; Mark De Bel; Barbara Zanuttigh; Ole Petersen; Flemming Møhlenberg. The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas. Sustainability 2016, 8, 333 .
AMA StyleMarian Stuiver, Katrine Soma, Phoebe Koundouri, Sander Van Den Burg, Alwin Gerritsen, Thorbjørn Harkamp, Niels Dalsgaard, Fabio Zagonari, Raul Guanche, Jan-Joost Schouten, Saskia Hommes, Amerissa Giannouli, Tore Söderqvist, Lars Rosen, Rita Garção, Jenny Norrman, Christine Röckmann, Mark De Bel, Barbara Zanuttigh, Ole Petersen, Flemming Møhlenberg. The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (4):333.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarian Stuiver; Katrine Soma; Phoebe Koundouri; Sander Van Den Burg; Alwin Gerritsen; Thorbjørn Harkamp; Niels Dalsgaard; Fabio Zagonari; Raul Guanche; Jan-Joost Schouten; Saskia Hommes; Amerissa Giannouli; Tore Söderqvist; Lars Rosen; Rita Garção; Jenny Norrman; Christine Röckmann; Mark De Bel; Barbara Zanuttigh; Ole Petersen; Flemming Møhlenberg. 2016. "The Governance of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea for Energy Production and Aquaculture: Challenges for Policy Makers in European Seas." Sustainability 8, no. 4: 333.
European oceans are subject to rapid development. New activities such as aquaculture and ocean energy have gained importance. This triggers interest in “multi-use platforms at sea” (MUPS), i.e., areas at sea in which different activities are combined. MUPS are complex features with regards to technology, governance, and financial, socioeconomic, and environmental aspects. To identify realistic and sustainable solutions and designs for MUPS, the MERMAID project applied a participatory design process (PDP) involving a range of stakeholders representing companies, authorities, researchers, and NGOs. This paper evaluates if and how the participatory design process contributed to the design of multi-use platforms. It is based on interviews with the managers of the case study sites and a questionnaire administered to all stakeholders participating in the PDP workshops. Analyzing the four case studies, we conclude that the participatory design process has had a valuable contribution to the development of the four different designs of MUPS, even though the preconditions for carrying out a participatory design process differed between sites. In all four cases, the process has been beneficial in generating new and shared knowledge. It brought new design issues to the table and increased knowledge and understanding among the different stakeholders.
Sander Van Den Burg; Marian Stuiver; Jenny Norrman; Rita Garção; Tore Söderqvist; Christine Röckmann; Jan-Joost Schouten; Ole Petersen; Raul Guanche García; Pedro Diaz-Simal; Mark De Bel; Lucía Meneses Aja; Fabio Zagonari; Barbara Zanuttigh; Javier Sarmiento; Amerissa Giannouli; Phoebe Koundouri. Participatory Design of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea. Sustainability 2016, 8, 127 .
AMA StyleSander Van Den Burg, Marian Stuiver, Jenny Norrman, Rita Garção, Tore Söderqvist, Christine Röckmann, Jan-Joost Schouten, Ole Petersen, Raul Guanche García, Pedro Diaz-Simal, Mark De Bel, Lucía Meneses Aja, Fabio Zagonari, Barbara Zanuttigh, Javier Sarmiento, Amerissa Giannouli, Phoebe Koundouri. Participatory Design of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (2):127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSander Van Den Burg; Marian Stuiver; Jenny Norrman; Rita Garção; Tore Söderqvist; Christine Röckmann; Jan-Joost Schouten; Ole Petersen; Raul Guanche García; Pedro Diaz-Simal; Mark De Bel; Lucía Meneses Aja; Fabio Zagonari; Barbara Zanuttigh; Javier Sarmiento; Amerissa Giannouli; Phoebe Koundouri. 2016. "Participatory Design of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea." Sustainability 8, no. 2: 127.
In this paper we use a network perspective to study the micro level of agricultural innovation systems and investigate the different roles and functions that collaborating actors have to perform to spread their innovation both horizontally and vertically. Based on a literature review, we distinguish between three separate network functions: (1) learning and knowledge co-creation, (2) upscaling and institutional entrepreneurship and (3) outscaling and innovation brokerage. We investigate how these different functions have been performed in the case of the Northern Frisian Woodlands (NFWs) in the Netherlands over a period of 17 years. We have constructed the two-mode affiliation networks of the actors involved in various multidisciplinary research projects and lobbying events. We have analysed these networks using Social Network Analysis and measured the participation rates, relative degrees and the main paths through time with the Search Path Node Pairs algorithm. The results show that the three functions are not evenly distributed over all participants in an innovation network. For each of these three functions there is a small group of people that form a core group of knowledge creators, institutional entrepreneurs and innovation brokers. The analysis of the main paths through these projects and events shows the close interaction between the lobbying and knowledge co-creation functions. The ability to perform more than one innovation function over a longer period of time is extremely rare, but those people who can pull this off are very important for the success of an innovation network. This paper therefore concludes that the organisers of innovation networks should take try to organise their collaboration in such a way that it becomes easier for individuals to perform multiple roles within an innovation network.
Frans Hermans; Marian Stuiver; P.J. Beers; Kasper Kok. The distribution of roles and functions for upscaling and outscaling innovations in agricultural innovation systems. Agricultural Systems 2012, 115, 117 -128.
AMA StyleFrans Hermans, Marian Stuiver, P.J. Beers, Kasper Kok. The distribution of roles and functions for upscaling and outscaling innovations in agricultural innovation systems. Agricultural Systems. 2012; 115 ():117-128.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrans Hermans; Marian Stuiver; P.J. Beers; Kasper Kok. 2012. "The distribution of roles and functions for upscaling and outscaling innovations in agricultural innovation systems." Agricultural Systems 115, no. : 117-128.
This article explores the potentials of art to involve citizens in regional transitions. The Haarzuilens case in the Netherlands is analysed as to how site-specific performances possibly can have added value for regional planning activities. We investigate the artists' use of narratives as an art form to exemplify and make explicit citizens' understanding of their living environment. Our point of departure is the assumption that people make sense of their living environments through narratives. Narratives are understood as subjective representations of a series of events that involve problem definitions, worldviews and aspects of social reality. Our analysis indicates that art is indeed capable of making the narratives of local citizens about their intrinsic place attachments more explicit. This information can be used by planners in their regional activities. Art makes explicit the emotional values, social values and identities connected with the region. It is a challenge to match these narratives with the planners' narrative on regional transitions. We suggest three scenarios for the cooperation of artists and planners in the future.
Marian Stuiver; Pat Van Der Jagt; Eugene Van Erven; Isabel Hoving. The potentials of art to involve citizens in regional transitions: exploring a site-specific performance in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands. Community Development Journal 2012, 48, 298 -312.
AMA StyleMarian Stuiver, Pat Van Der Jagt, Eugene Van Erven, Isabel Hoving. The potentials of art to involve citizens in regional transitions: exploring a site-specific performance in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands. Community Development Journal. 2012; 48 (2):298-312.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarian Stuiver; Pat Van Der Jagt; Eugene Van Erven; Isabel Hoving. 2012. "The potentials of art to involve citizens in regional transitions: exploring a site-specific performance in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands." Community Development Journal 48, no. 2: 298-312.
This article will assess the potential role of boundary objects when farmers and scientists meet and start to work together on collaborative knowledge development. Boundary objects are entities that are shared by actors coming from different communities. The boundary objects create opportunities for alignment between the actors. Thus, they are instrumental in developing a shared discourse, the clustering of knowledge and building a new community of discourse among the farmers and scientists. The case study is the ‘VEL and VANLA Nutrient Management Project’ in Friesland in the Netherlands that took place between 1999 and 2004. Farmers that were members of the environmental co-operatives VEL and VANLA worked together with a heterogeneous group of scientists to reduce the nitrogen losses at their dairy farms. During this project, the participants adopted a shared perspective: the so-called soil-plant-animal system. This soil-plant-animal system represents nitrogen flows on a dairy farm and introduces the notions of a system approach which means the importance of acknowledging the interdependency of different physical, chemical and biological subsystems. The development of the soil-plant-animal system is analysed as a boundary object. The article will address the learning processes of the participants in developing a shared discourse as well as the conflicts that emerged between the scientists and farmers. The article will conclude with the new role of scientists as boundary workers within this type of collaborative knowledge development.
Marian Stuiver; Annemarie Paassen. The soil-plant-animal system as a boundary object for collaborative knowledge development. The arena of everyday life 2011, 153 -168.
AMA StyleMarian Stuiver, Annemarie Paassen. The soil-plant-animal system as a boundary object for collaborative knowledge development. The arena of everyday life. 2011; ():153-168.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarian Stuiver; Annemarie Paassen. 2011. "The soil-plant-animal system as a boundary object for collaborative knowledge development." The arena of everyday life , no. : 153-168.