Innovation and Governance for Policy Approaches for the Delivery of Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Municipalities

This paper explores how different systems of governance innovation work at the city level (Bulkeley, 2010) in relation to the capacity of cities to include Nature-Based Solutions to urban problems related to issues such as flooding, social exclusion, health, etc. In so doing it examines different policy approaches, tools and measures in the design of transition policies for and in the planning of a sustainable, climate resilient and just city. The paper identifies and assesses key mechanisms of urban governance architectures aimed at integrating nature-based solutions from a multi-level governance perspective, thus acknowledging the embedding of urban governance institutions in the local context while also being integrated with national, regional and supra national governing structures.