Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance

Arjen E. Buijs; Thomas J. M. Mattijssen; Alexander P. N. Van der Jagt; Bianca Ambrose-Oji; Erik Andersson; Birgit H. M. Elands; Maja Steen Møller

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.002

Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance

Arjen E. Buijs
, Thomas J. M. Mattijssen
, Alexander P. N. Van der Jagt
, Bianca Ambrose-Oji
, Erik Andersson
, Birgit H. M. Elands
, Maja Steen Møller

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Abstract

Active citizens may contribute to the environmental, social, and institutional resilience of cities. This review discusses how citizen initiatives protect biodiversity hotspots, contribute to social cohesion, institutional innovation, and diversity in urban green space management. Challenges related to social inclusiveness, ecological connectivity and continuity suggest government involvement is pertinent, but needs to be refocused. To maximise environmental outcomes of active citizenship, governments may adopt an enabling and stimulating governance style that harnesses the transformative potential of active citizenship. This paper argues for mosaic governance to work with the heterogeneous array of people, institutions, and spatial practices associated with active citizenship. Mosaic governance aims for a context-sensitive way of urban green infrastructure planning, enhancing relationships between the diversity of landscapes and communities across cities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.002
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016

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Buijs, A. E., Mattijssen, T. J. M., Van der Jagt, A. P. N., Ambrose-Oji, B., Andersson, E., Elands, B. H. M., & Steen Møller, M. (2016). Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 22, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.002

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