How 'just' is hybrid governance of urban nature-based solutions?
Toxopeus, Helen S. (University of Utrecht. Utrecht School of Economics)
Kotsila, Panagiota (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Conde, Marta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Polítiques i Socials)
Katona, Attila (Central European University (Hungria))
van der Jagt, Alexander (University of Utrecht)
Polzin, Friedemann (University of Utrecht. Utrecht School of Economics)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	Hybrid (or multi-actor) governance has been identified as a key opportunity for upscaling urban nature-based solutions (referred to as urban NBS), representing a demand-driven and cost-effective realization of urban green infrastructure. However it is unclear how such hybrid governance affects the justice outcomes of urban NBS. Through six in-depth cases of urban NBS we show that hybrid governance can lead to both improvements and deterioration of distributional, procedural and recognition justice, depending on the hybrid governance choices. By exploring the tensions between these justice impacts we formulate three main policy implications for hybrid governance settings: the need for transparent decision-making on the distribution of costs and benefits; safeguarding public control over the urban NBS and the use of scientific expertise in combination with bottom-up consultation procedures to recognize both current and future voices.
Grants:	European Commission 730243
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Environmental justice ; Hybrid governance ; Public-private partnerships ; Urban greening ; Urban nature-based solutions
Published in:	Cities (Amsterdam), Vol. 105 (October 2020) , art 102839, ISSN 1873-6084

DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102839

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