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Governing urban sustainability transitions: urban planning regime and modes of governance

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  • Jenni Nieminen
  • Anna Salomaa
  • Sirkku Juhola

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There is an increasing need for urban sustainability transitions, though empirical cases that focus on the governance of these processes over time are not plentiful. This study addresses that gap by examining the governance of an urban transition in an eco-neighbourhood in Helsinki, using the framework of a multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions and modes of governance. This study shows how the modes of governance have changed from the start of the planning in 1994–2018 and how the different dimensions of the urban planning regime have enabled or constrained a sustainability transition, based on a document analysis and semi-structured expert interviews. As for the modes of governance, hierarchical and network were most widely used. The plot assignment stipulations that contained sustainability requirements, as well as the collaborative area working group method, have been scaled up city-wide since. This study concludes that more process-focussed policy instruments are needed.

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  • Jenni Nieminen & Anna Salomaa & Sirkku Juhola, 2021. "Governing urban sustainability transitions: urban planning regime and modes of governance," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(4), pages 559-580, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:64:y:2021:i:4:p:559-580
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2020.1776690
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