Urban Open Space Governance and Management

by Märit Jansson (Editor), Thomas B. Randrup (Editor)

Overview

This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces (UOSs) such as long-term management, combined governance and management and strategic management of UOSs. Perspectives such as ethical considerations, user participation and changes in local governmental structures frame the governance and management of UOSs. Jansson and Randrup create a comprehensive resource detailing global trends from framing and understanding to finally practising UOS governance and management. They conclude by promoting positive changes, such as proactive management and strategic maintenance plans to encourage the creation of more sustainable cities.

Illustrated in full colour throughout, this book is an essential read for students and academics of landscape architecture, planning and urban design, as well as those with a particular interest in governance and management of UOSs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367173036
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/22/2020
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Märit Jansson is a landscape architect and associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden. She specialises in landscape management and planning for people and their well-being, especially concerning children’s perspectives and uses of outdoor environments and aspects of inclusion and participation.

Thomas B. Randrup is a professor in UOS management and head of the Governance and Management Theme Group at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, SLU, Sweden. He focuses on the concepts of strategic management and nature-based solutions. He was co-founding editor in chief of the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

Table of Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• Foreword by Editors
• List of Acronyms
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgements

PART I Framing Urban Open Space Governance and Management

1. Introduction: Urban open space governance and management - the long-term perspective

Thomas B. Randrup & Märit Jansson

2. Defining urban open space governance and management

Märit Jansson, Nina Vogel, Hanna Fors, Nicola Dempsey, Arjen Buijs & Thomas B. Randrup

3. Urban open spaces and the urban matrix: elements, form and functions

Dagmar Haase, Stefan Pauleit & Thomas B. Randrup

4. Organisational development of urban open space management

Bengt Persson, Peter Neal, Anna Steidle & Thomas B. Randrup

PART II Understanding Relations and Values

5. User-oriented urban open space governance and management

Märit Jansson, Hanna Fors, Elin Pritzel Sundevall, Anna Bengtsson, Inger Lerstrup, Patrick Hurley, Mattias Qviström & Thomas B. Randrup

6. Ethical dimensions in urban open space governance and management

Nina Vogel, Finn Arler, Natalie Gulsrud & Märit Jansson

7. Participation in urban open space governance and management

Hanna Fors, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Helena Mellqvist & Märit Jansson

8. Urban open space valuation for policy-making and management

David N. Barton, Natalie Gulsrud, Nadja Kabisch & Thomas B. Randrup

PART III Practising Urban Open Space Governance and Management

9. Managing the maintenance of urban open spaces

Thomas B. Randrup, Andrej Christian Lindholst & Nicola Dempsey

10. Digital systems and tools to support urban open space governance and management

Jessica Svännel, Åsa Ode Sang, Neil Sang, Johanna Deak Sjöman & Märit Jansson

11. Strategic management of urban open spaces

Thomas B. Randrup & Märit Jansson

12. Urban open space governance and management today and in the future

Thomas B. Randrup, Elizabeth Shelley & Märit Jansson

• Index