JUSTNATURE PROJECT: DELIVERABLE 7.1 SUBMITTED
The “State-of-the-art Report on Good Practice for Co-governance of NbS” was submitted with ABUD’s contribution
The recently submitted Deliverable 7.1, within the Horizon2020 project JUSTNature, marks a significant milestone in understanding and enhancing the co-governance of nature-based solutions (NbS) for the development of just, low-carbon cities.
The comprehensive “State-of-the-art Report on Good Practice for Co-governance of NbS” was submitted by ISOCARP, with the collaboration of TUM and ABUD. The deliverable offers a systematic qualitative review of thestate-of-the-art of co-governance of nature-based solutions (NbS), to provide a comprehensive theoretical background on what are the principles, barriers, and enablers for “good” co-governance processes to reach just low-carbon cities.
As for ABUD’s contribution, Senior Sustainability Consultant Viktor Bukovszki wrote the chapter on institutional technologies, which explores emerging digital solutions that can enhance or even replace some governance institutions. The chapter offers guidance on how exactly tools like participatory GIS, decision-support systems, AI, blockchain, immersive technologies, or digital twinning could improve the social scalability and procedural justice of co-governance.
The report aims to fulfil research-based and practice-based objectives. Firstly, it aims to summarise the existing literature on good co-governance of NbS to arrive at a definition to be applied within the project; to define/explore existing modes of co-governance of NbS; establish principles that support “good” co-governance of NbS; identify barriers and enablers (based on these principles) to achieving good co-governance of NbS; and identify exemplary case studies.
Secondly, it is also essential from a practice point of view, as it aims to support the seven City Practicle Labs in JUSTNature project to reflect on their own governance arrangements and opportunities to implement it. The document further aims to inform a protocol to assess, monitor and seek ways to improve governance in each of the seven cities. Finally, it also supports the design and generation of tools to allow the implementation of co-governance for nature-based solutions in Europe and beyond.
We are grateful for the collaboration with ISOCARP and TUM, which proves to be another great example of interdisciplinary cooperation, fostering a holistic understanding of co-governance that is essential for the development of sustainable and just urban environments.
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