The Administration And Management Of Environmental Sustainability Initiatives: A Collaborative Perspective

Keywords

collaborative networks; governance; integrated city sustainability database

Abstract

Local climate and energy issues provide fertile ground for collaboration in pursuit of shared goals, yet coordination problems can stymie their achievement. Collaborative networks enable integration of local sustainability initiatives across regions and are one mechanism available to mitigate coordination problems and expand the access of resources to local governments. Building on the Institutional Collective Action framework, we examine the scope of the collaborative networks formed by US cities around issues of climate and energy sustainability. Drawing data from the integrated city sustainability database, our analysis finds that the number of partners a city collaborates with on climate and energy issues is influenced by city administrative capacity and community stakeholder support; on average, cities with greater capacity and more interest group support engage a larger number of partners. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for understanding the use of collaborative networks to resolve coordination and cooperation problems.

Publication Date

9-19-2018

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volume

61

Issue

11

Number of Pages

2015-2031

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2017.1379959

Socpus ID

85031498047 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85031498047

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