Integrated Collaborative Governance Approaches towards Urban Transformation: Experiences from the CLEVER Cities Project

Abstract

Within the framework of CLEVER Cities Horizon 2020, London, Milan, and Hamburg are putting in place nine Urban Living Labs in order to implement Nature-based Solutions that address urban challenges in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. In this article, the means by which co-creation processes and pathways may lead to innovation in governance structures are considered. Through a comparative case study analysis, this research aims to identify integrated, collaborative governance frameworks that are complex and adaptive, as well as reflect the actual changes in governance in cities. Herein, ULLs are intended not just as a vehicle for place-based urban regeneration but also as a starting point for collaborative governance. In this article, it is considered how co-creation pathways may lead to innovation in current local governance structures and achieve transformational change. This paper analyzes the collaborative governance dynamic models at three points in time in the three cities. It is also considered how co-creation pathways may lead to innovation in current local governance structures and achieve transformational change.

Strategies for Co-Creation and Co-Governance in Urban Contexts: Building Trust in Local Communities with Limited Social Structures

“…Critical to the early stages of co-creation is the meticulous analysis of context, and the assembly of stakeholders is pivotal to the success of the project. Understanding the nuances of the core communities and organisations is integral, as these entities transition from historically top-down, command-and-control methodologies to more horizontally organised models [13,17].…”

“…• Test co-governance models including the way the roles evolve and information is exchanged, as well as how cross-perspective collaboration occurs. (A deeper look at how these co-governance structures emerge and evolve can be found in [17]. )…”

“…Co-governance structures can be complex. In the London model, there was delegated responsibility to create a relatively horizontal governance structure that evolved and changed over time to include multiple semi-independent networks with significant levels of community participation [17]. For such networking and horizontal integration to occur, solid levels of trust are important.…”

Navigating the complexities: assessing governance mechanisms for inter-regional cooperation

“…Kourliouros, in a discussion in his research about the theoretical analytical framework of collaborative planning and local development (Mahardhani et al, 2021), describing the urgency of collaboration and cooperation between adjacent regions, he considered that centralized development planning would provide the best solution in long-term development activities. Collaborative development will make the area grow and develop optimally (Bradley et al, 2022;Florini & Pauli, 2018). *) Corresponding Author E-mail : ardhana@umpo.ac.id This article will explain further the inter-regional governance cooperation required by regions that touch each other, as well as by regions that have similar areas and natural products.…”

An Experimental Portuguese Social-Enterprise Project in Urban Agriculture: A Case Study on the Influence of the Interaction of Stakeholder Roles on Sustainable Governance

“…This dimension broadly contains the decision-making process related to the implementation of solutions and activities at local, national and global levels [11]. Specifically, researchers have been encouraged to move beyond merely describing governance models and to analyse the impacts of governance approaches for sustainability in organisations and projects [12]. While applied-research examples are still emerging in the literature, one study proposed seven factors and their interactions that are important to the effective implementation of sustainability in organisations, public-sector organisations and civil society.…”