Governance Networks for Sustainable Cities: Connecting Theory and Practice in Europe

171 Pages·2022·9.762 MB·English

by  Katherine Maxwell

Governance Networks for
Sustainable Cities
This book explores the effectiveness of governance networks on the design
and implementation of sustainability strategies.
European cities are actively developing sustainability strategies to address
the impact of climate change. One recent approach many cities have taken is
the creation of ‘governance networks’: groups of public, private, and third
sector organisations, which collaborate to support urban sustainability efforts.
Drawing on two case studies in Glasgow and Copenhagen, this book explores
the concept of governance networks in theory and practice, revealing how
stakeholder collaboration, leadership, and innovation within these networks
can help or hinder the decision-making process. It also highlights the many
benefits of these networks, including increased participation in the decision-
making process, increased levels of resources and expertise on sustainability
issues, as well as stakeholder buy-in for sustainability policies.
This book provides recommendations for improving the efficiency of gov­
ernance networks and will be of interest to academics and practitioners
working in the areas of urban governance and sustainability.
Katherine Maxwell is currently Visiting Fellow at the Global Centre for
Healthcare and Urbanisation (GCHU) at Kellogg College, University of
Oxford. She is also an Associate at WSP, leading the Net Zero Cities team.
With over a decade of experience working with municipalities on their ambi­
tious sustainability strategies, Dr Maxwell has worked with C40 Cities Cli­
mate Leadership Group, LSE Cities, the University of Edinburgh, Cambridge
ZERO, and the Scottish Government.
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Connecting Theory and Practice in Europe
Katherine Maxwell
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Contents

List of illustrations vi

Abbreviations of stakeholder organisations vii

1 Introduction to governance networks for sustainable development 1

2 Governance networks for sustainable development: Connecting

theory and practice 33

3 European cities’ approach to governance networks: Observations

from Glasgow and Copenhagen 68

4 Synthesis and recommendations for future sustainable cities 152

Index 160
Illustrations

Figures
1.1 Glasgow City Council municipal boundaries 16
1.2 City of Copenhagen municipal boundaries 17
3.1 Sustainable Glasgow stakeholder interaction network map 72
3.2 Sustainable Glasgow pluralism network map 74
3.3 RUGGEDISED stakeholder interaction network map 80
3.4 RUGGEDISED pluralism network map 82
3.5 Copenhagen Climate Panel stakeholder interaction
network map 92
3.6 Copenhagen Climate Panel pluralism network map 94
3.7 Energy Lab stakeholder interaction network map 100
3.8 Energy Lab pluralism network map 103
Tables
3.1 Sustainable Glasgow stakeholders list 68
3.2 RUGGEDISED stakeholders list 77
3.3 Glasgow sectoral stakeholders list 86
3.4 Copenhagen Climate Panel stakeholders list 89
3.5 Energy Lab stakeholders list 97
3.6 Copenhagen sectoral stakeholders list 106
Abbreviations of stakeholder organisations
Glasgow
Abbreviation Organisation Description Sector
COC Glasgow Chamber of Private sector Third
Commerce membership
CSIC Construction Scotland Construction support Public – agency
Innovation Centre
GCC Glasgow City Council Municipality Public
GCPH Glasgow Centre for Regional health Third
Population Health research
GHA Glasgow Housing Housing support Public – agency
Association
HWU Heriott Watt Academic institution Third
University
NHS National Health National health Public
Service
SDS Skills Development Training and skills Public – agency
Scotland
SE Scottish Enterprise Private sector support Private
SEPA Scottish Environment Environmental Public – agency
Protection Agency services
SG Scottish Government National government Public
SIEM Siemens Manufacturing Private
SIR Scottish Institute for Manufacturing Third
Remanufacturing support
SNF Sniffer Environmental Private
consultancy
SP Scottish Power Utilities Private
SPT Strathclyde Partnership Regional transport Public – agency
for Transport
SUST Sustrans Active travel Third
SW Scottish Water National utilities Public – agency
viii Abbreviations of stakeholder organisations
Abbreviation Organisation Description Sector
TNT Tennants Food manufacturer Private
TS Transport Scotland National transport Public – agency
UOG University of Glasgow Higher education Third
establishment
UOS University of Higher education Third
Strathclyde establishment
ZWS Zero Waste Scotland Waste and circular Public – agency
economy
Copenhagen
Abbreviation Organisation Description Sector
ABB ABB Denmark Technology and AI Private
BOH By og Havn Port development Public – agency
C40 C40 Cities Global climate city Third
network
C-KIC Climate-KIC European climate Third
innovation
CLEN Clean Cluster Environmental consultancy Third
and network
COCP City of Copenhagen Municipality Public
CONC Concito Environmental consultancy Private
CSLAB Copenhagen Solu­ Environmental solutions Public
tions Lab
DANF Danfoss Engineering Private
DEA Danish Energy National energy Public
Agency
DTU Technical Uni­ Higher education Third
versity of Denmark establishment
G21 Gate 21 National climate advice Private
HOF Hofor Utilities Private
RAMB Ramboll Multinational infra­ Private
structure and planning
SHC Sharing Social and environmental Public
Copenhagen
SKF Den Sociale Social investment Private
Kapitalfond
SUST Sustania Environmental consultancy Private
TN Transition Now Youth climate movement Third
UOC University of Higher education Third
Copenhagen establishment
1 Introduction to governance networks for
sustainable development
1 Governing sustainable development within cities
a. Sustainability governance networks
In recent years, the emergence of the concept ‘sustainable development’ has
been a key focus for both societal and government action within Europe
(Meadowcroft 2011). The political shift to focus on sustainable development
issues has been largely driven by economic development trends and pressure
on natural resources in urban areas. In response to this shift municipalities
around the globe are coming to terms with how to develop more sustainable
policies and practices (Meadowcroft 2011).
Municipal intervention has been accelerated in response to both national
sustainability targets and pressure from international sustainability commit­
ments (e.g., from United Nations ‘Agenda 21’ in 1992 to the publication of the
Sustainable Development Goals in 2016), which has put cities at the centre of the
sustainability and governance debate (Beatley 2014). This has resulted in many
twenty-first-century European municipalities actively developing strategies to
progress towards more sustainable approaches to development. With many
international agreements focusing on sustainable development, municipalities
are held accountable to deliver on these carbon emission reduction commit­
ments. As such, it is necessary to measure climate policy progress and impact by
using market-based mechanisms such as indicators (Bevir 2011; Khan 2013).
Within sustainability strategies municipalities have incorporated sustainable
development indicators (hereafter SDIs) to identify past and present policy
trends as well as shape policy outcomes going forward (Boyko et al. 2012).
With the onus on municipalities to deliver ambitious sustainability policies
and meet commitments, many European municipalities have increasingly
sought input (e.g., resources, expertise, partnerships, etc.) from a range of city
stakeholders to help meet these targets through governance networks. In this
book, we explore the effectiveness of these public management networks in an
urban context, based functionally on sustainable development policy. Draw­
ing on network stakeholder perceptions (including those of the munici­
palities), the book seeks to further understand the role of these governance
DOI: 10.4324/9781003206545-1