Cooperation in district heating networks in the Netherlands

Although constructing a district heating network could be portrayed as a simple cost/benefit calculation, we suggest that other factors play an important role that cannot be ignored. In this contribution, we suggest that theories concerning cooperation (in industrial networks) roughly apply to micro (e.g. attitudes toward risk and trust), meso (e.g. social networks and club memberships) and macro (e.g. legislation and culture) influences. Given this framework, we present two case studies of district heating networks in the Netherlands and indicate to what extent the identified influences apply... Mehr ...