The integration of scientific knowledge for managing multiple pressures on coastal waters

State-of-the-lagoon reports as vehicles of cross-disciplinary integration

An integrative approach across disciplines is needed for sustainable lagoon and estuary management as identified by integrated coastal zone management. The ARCH research project (Architecture and roadmap to manage multiple pressures on lagoons) has taken initial steps to overcome the boundaries between disciplines and focus on cross-disciplinary...

Creating legitimacy in water governance networks through complexity sensitive management

Interpassivity, mild despotism and democratic vitality: Emptying out democracy

Self-organization in urban regeneration: A two-case comparative research

Urban regeneration processes in which local stakeholders take the lead are interesting for realizing tailor made and sustainable urban regeneration, but are also faced with serious difficulties. We use the concept of self-organization from complexity theory to examine the relationship between local stakeholders’ initiatives and vital urban...

The Effects of Boundary Spanners on Trust and Performance of Urban Governance Networks

Previous research has extensively analyzed the role, and indicated the importance, of network management for the functioning and performance of public or governance networks. In this article, we focus on the influence of boundary spanning actors in such networks – an aspect less examined in the governance network literature. Boundary spanners...

Harnessing Complexity within Governance Networks in a Legitimate Way: The Effects of Connective Management and Throughput Legitimacy on Network Performances

The relationship between network management, network performances, and democratic legitimacy is a highly debated issue. In this article, we explore this relationship theoretically. Building on the literature, we expect to find that democratic throughput legitimacy has a partly mediating role in the relationship between connective network...

Institutional Evolution Within Local Democracy – Local Self-Governance Meets Local Government