Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/125748 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 93
Publisher: 
WWWforEurope, Vienna
Abstract: 
Taking into account the potentially different starting and framework conditions of cities in different regions of the European Union, we present a new approach for sustainability transition analysis with a special focus on the governance of urban common-pool resources. The aim is to identify the conditions which are supportive for innovative institutional arrangements, like self-organised and co-operative forms of governance for urban resource systems like energy, water and green spaces. This report explores these conditions systematically focussing on the overarching research question: What is the transformative role of institutional diversification and innovation in the governance of core urban common pool resources? The role of the resource systems energy, urban green spaces and drinking water is empirically analysed in field studies of 40 European cities, exploring the potential for local self-organisation and socio-ecological transition.
Subjects: 
Beyond GDP
Biophysical constraints
Common-pool resources
Energy
Green spaces
Water
Multi-level governance
Urban commons
Socio-ecological transition
Sustainable cities
Sustainable urban transitioning
JEL: 
Q56
R11
D70
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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