TY - JOUR
T1 - Co-production of urban forests as nature-based solutions
T2 - Motivations and lessons-learnt from public officials
AU - Roitsch, Dennis
AU - da Schio, Nicola
AU - Ostoić, Silvija Krajter
AU - Zivojinovic, Ivana
AU - Vuletic, Dijana
AU - Armstrong, Andrea
AU - Czaplarska, Agata
AU - Baró, Francesc
AU - Whitehead, Ian
AU - Buijs, Arjen
AU - de Vreese, Rik
PY - 2024/7
Y1 - 2024/7
N2 - The governance of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) in cities presents numerous challenges for public officials as different socio-cultural, environmental, political, and economic priorities must be bridged. In this context, co-production emerges as a collaborative approach that brings together stakeholders from various sectors to generate new knowledge and address challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and research. This study aims to investigate the experiences and perspectives of public officials involved in the design, implementation, and governance of co-production for UF-NBS. Based on 22 semi-structured interviews conducted in seven European cities, we show that public officials generally have a positive perception of applying co-production in the context of UF-NBS and express willingness to adopt the approach in the future. Meanwhile, the findings also point to important lessons such as professional facilitation, early participation, participation in networks, institutionalised planning, and the use of platforms for knowledge exchange for successfully exercising UF-NBS co-production.
AB - The governance of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) in cities presents numerous challenges for public officials as different socio-cultural, environmental, political, and economic priorities must be bridged. In this context, co-production emerges as a collaborative approach that brings together stakeholders from various sectors to generate new knowledge and address challenges at the intersection of policy, practice, and research. This study aims to investigate the experiences and perspectives of public officials involved in the design, implementation, and governance of co-production for UF-NBS. Based on 22 semi-structured interviews conducted in seven European cities, we show that public officials generally have a positive perception of applying co-production in the context of UF-NBS and express willingness to adopt the approach in the future. Meanwhile, the findings also point to important lessons such as professional facilitation, early participation, participation in networks, institutionalised planning, and the use of platforms for knowledge exchange for successfully exercising UF-NBS co-production.
KW - Co-creation
KW - Governance
KW - Interviews
KW - Public administration
KW - Public participation
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103764
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103764
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85191178874
SN - 1462-9011
VL - 157
JO - Environmental Science and Policy
JF - Environmental Science and Policy
M1 - 103764
ER -