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

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Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure : fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance. / Buijs, Arjen E.; Mattijssen, Thomas JM; Van der Jagt, Alexander PN; Ambrose-Oji, Bianca; Andersson, John-Erik; Elands, Birgit HM; Møller, Maja Steen.

In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 22, 2017, p. 1-6.

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Buijs, AE, Mattijssen, TJM, Van der Jagt, APN, Ambrose-Oji, B, Andersson, J-E, Elands, BHM & Møller, MS 2017, 'Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 22, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.002

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Buijs, A. E., Mattijssen, T. JM., Van der Jagt, A. PN., Ambrose-Oji, B., Andersson, J-E., Elands, B. HM., & Møller, M. S. (2017). 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

Vancouver

Buijs AE, Mattijssen TJM, Van der Jagt APN, Ambrose-Oji B, Andersson J-E, Elands BHM et al. Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2017;22:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.01.002

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Buijs, Arjen E. ; Mattijssen, Thomas JM ; Van der Jagt, Alexander PN ; Ambrose-Oji, Bianca ; Andersson, John-Erik ; Elands, Birgit HM ; Møller, Maja Steen. / Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure : fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance. In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2017 ; Vol. 22. pp. 1-6.

Bibtex

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title = "Active citizenship for urban green infrastructure: fostering the diversity and dynamics of citizen contributions through mosaic governance",
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.",
author = "Buijs, {Arjen E.} and Mattijssen, {Thomas JM} and {Van der Jagt}, {Alexander PN} and Bianca Ambrose-Oji and John-Erik Andersson and Elands, {Birgit HM} and M{\o}ller, {Maja Steen}",
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