Collaborative Governance and Planning for Urban Biodiversity Nexus: An Explorative Study

Research on urban biodiversity has been advancing exponentially in the last ten years, especially in relationship to topics correlated with citizen engagement and public participation. This research analyses a literature review executed on the topics of “Urban Biodiversity” and “co-creation and co-governance”. The results are elaborated by looking at the clustering of topics from network mapping exercises. The networks clearly put into perspective a few other key, related concepts such as the role of urban living labs in spatialising the exchanges where collaborative governance effectively takes place. In addition, ad hoc guidelines are given to highlight the importance of collaborative governance in advancing citizen engagement and readiness in local actions related to supporting, provisioning and protecting urban biodiversity while integrating important cultural services in urban areas.