Stakeholder participation in the planning and design of nature-based solutions : insights from CLEVER Cities Project in Hamburg

Cities are essential players in responding to the present complex environmental and social challenges, such as climate change. The nature-based solution (NbS) concept is identified in the scientific discourse and further recognized by the European Commission as a part of the solution to address such challenges. Deploying NbS in urban contexts requires the cooperation of different public and private stakeholders to manage those processes. In this paper, the experiences of establishing and managing NbS-related processes following a co-creation approach in the city of Hamburg within the framework of an EU-funded research project (CLEVER Cities) are described and analyzed. The paper identifies and discusses the main emerging factors and challenges from (1) a procedural and methodological perspective and (2) concerning the different roles of the diverse stakeholders involved. This discussion is grounded in the context of existing regulations and novel concepts for citizens’ participation in urban decision-making processes. As research results, the article defines the leading players involved in the process and their roles and interrelationships, along with recommendations for future policy agendas in cities when dealing with NbS planning.

Subjects

stakeholder participation

nature-based solutions

multi-level governance

co-creation

urban living lab

sustainable urban development

urban planning

DDC Class

710: Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung

Funding(s)

CLEVER Cities - Co-designing Locally tailored Ecological solutions for Value added, socially inclusivE Regeneration in Cities

Publication version

publishedVersion

Lizenz

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Name

sustainability-13-02572.pdf

Size

9.87 MB

Format

Adobe PDF

Options

Stakeholder participation in the planning and design of nature-based solutions : insights from CLEVER Cities Project in Hamburg