Track 06: governance

Can conflicts and contradictions be at the heart of urban policy-making and planning practices? After decades during which viewing the production of space from a ‘governance’ perspective (for instance, focusing on the dialogues, partnerships, negotiations, etc.) appeared to be commonsense, times are ripe now, more than ever, either for critical assessments and for experimental alternatives to this narrative. Conflicts are no longer systematically seen as problems. Through local experiments and networked exchange, urban political communities have started addressing tensions,contradictions, and failures of established governance practices. In doing so, they are turning critique and agonistic engagement into opportunities for cooperation and materials for innovation in urban planning and policies. At the core of these new emerging practices is the struggle for recovery and – as it were – for the reinvention of the role of the public in producing urban policies. New local democracy experiments thus dwell on a problematisation of governance that highlights such contradictions as well as the quest for alternatives.

This track aims at exploring the current state of local planning and governance as practices developing in a dialectic environment of de- and re-politicisation in agonistic arenas where the struggle for change is at the same time a struggle for new formats and principles of co-production that is at least partly based on conflicts, tensions and contradictions between stakeholders. The track welcomes contributions that aim at promoting scholarly analysis of current practices dealing with issues such as:

• emerging contentious issues of urban development, for which planning and governance struggle to find effective balances of divergent positions and interests;
• experimental governance initiatives by introducing new patterns of interaction and leaving some room for conflict;
• the role of conflicts and contradictions in urban planning techniques and in public policy instruments, which bring technical debates to a political level.
• new forms of public-civic cooperation potentially capable of introducing policy change and institutional innovation, despite (or rather thanks to) the tensions that can exist in this type of situation;
• directions towards overcoming formal-institutional 'invited' citizen participation and towards 'inventing' new forms of participatory governance;
• critical reflections on achievements of the 'new municipalism' in reinventing urban governance as well as on the mid-to-long-term challenges facing it.

Keywords: agonistic democracy; conflict; co-production; experimental governance; local democracy; Planning practices and instruments; public-civic cooperation

1. Felix Leo Matzke: Agonistic Planning In Practice: Is It Successful?
2. Sofia Guevara Viquez: Romain Leclercq, What Is The Relationship Between Participation And Conflict In The Implementation Of Development Projects? Lessons From Ault
3. Maude Cournoyer-Gendron: Planning Processes Between Agonistic Uses Of Participation And Participatory Uses Of Conflicts
4. Jonathan Metzger: The Attention Economy Of Planning Practice: The Variegated Allocation Of Attention To Different Issues In Planning
5. Jorge Mosquera: Navigating Contradictions: Institutions Of Commoning And Their Governance Impact In Naples
6. Prathiwi Putri: A Morphogenetic Approach To Conflict In Spatial 

1. Zhuyang Liu: Enterprise-Sponsored Or Government-Sponsored? Research On The Characteristics And Mechanisms Of Rural Gentrification In Metropolitan Suburbs Driven By Significant Projects: The Case Of Lianmin Village In Shanghai, China
2. Ziwen Luo: Discussion On Regional Differences And Development Paths Of Urbanization Models In The Pearl River Delta Region Under The Background Of Integration Of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
3. Cristina Cavaco: Strengthening Metropolitan Governance Through Soft Planning: Towards A Supra-Municipal Awareness In The Region Of Lisbon?
4. Lukas Häfner: Governing Complex Regions: The Formation Of Intermunicipal Structures In Various City-Regional Types In Germany
5. Lorena Figueiredo: The Top-Down Governance Of Metropolitan Regions In Brazil

1. Antoine Gosnet: Rescaling(s) Of The State(s) In Housing Production: Inter-State Conflicts In The Development Of The Grand Paris Express Station Areas
2. Neelakshi Joshi: Contentious Urban Infrastructure: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of A Conflict Between Renewable Energy And Biodiversity Conservation In Leipzig, Germany
3. Julie Pollard: How Do Conflicts Shape The Local Governance Of Housing Production? Findings From The Paris Metropolitan Area.
4. Isnu Pratama: Exploring Contradiction And Coherence Of Rural Commodification In Mandalika Megaproject, Indonesia

1. Kaixuan Lin: Study On The Governance Model Of "Integration Of Development Zone And Town" From The Perspective Of Scale Reconstruction - Take South Jiangsu Region Of China As An Example
2. Jingyan Xu : Research On The Correlation Between Higher Education Facilities And Innovative Economy In Yangtze River Delta Region - Based On The Data Of High-Tech Enterprises
3. Yanxia Mu: Study On Governance Model Of Multi-Subject Participation In Rural Industry Development -- A Case Study Of Shanghai Rural Revitalization Model Village
4. Cristiana Mattioli: Public-Private Collaborations For The Regeneration Of Productive Territories. The Case Of Medium-Sized Companies In Northern Italy
5. Cuiping Tan: Urban Shrinkage And Regional Governance In Southwestern China: A Case Study Of The Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration
6. Na An: Awareness And Willingness Of Chinese Households To Reduce Carbon Footprint In Daily Life

1. Meike Fienitz: How Do Land Use Conflicts Escalate? Unveiling The Causal Mechanisms In A Conflict Over A Biogas Plant
2. Deniz Ay: Disaster Capitalism Meets Authoritarian Urbanism: Post-Disaster Urban Redevelopment Planning In Hatay, Turkey
3. Laura Grassini, et al: Co-Production Strategies With An Agonistic Tension: Counter-Hegemonic Efforts For Local Development Of A Marginal Rural Area In Southern Italy
4. Pantoleon (Pantelis) Skayannis: The Metro Of Athens As A Wicked-Problems Mega Project: Conflicts And Contradictions Over The Siting Of Stations
5. Paul Tiensuu: Unplanned Anarchism As A Response To The Anarchism Planned In The Governance
6. Carolina Pacchi: Local Contention In Energy And Water Related Projects. Discussions Of Environmental Justice

1. Jiarui Li: Study On The Urban Low-Utility Land In The Context Of China's Territorial Spatial Planning Reform: Taking Linyi City As An Example
2. Jun Wen: Primate-Secondary City Relationships In Mega City-Regions: Regional Integration Through Urban Network Externalities
3. Polina Mihal: Planning Practices And Instruments – Evaluation Of City Alliances In The Context Of Central Place Concepts By The Example Of The Harz Region, Germany
4. Oswald Devisch: Drawing Up Cultural Historical Pattern Languages To Support Regional Transitions
5. Pieterjan Schraepen: How To Deal With Conflictual Central Policy Approaches? Spatial Regional Governance Dynamics In Flanders Unpacked
6. Sarah Isabella Chiodi: Territorial Development Strategies: Navigating The Complexities Of Multi-Level Governance In Northern Italy

1. Francesco Campagnari: The Institutionalisation Of Civic Initiatives
2. Isabella Rusconi: Democratic Innovations In Urban Governance: A Comparative Analysis Of Participatory Practices In Three Mediterranean Cities
3. Lea Fischer: Administrative Perspectives On The Role Of Citizens In Planning Processes
4. Kasia Piskorek: If Not Participatory Budgeting, Then What?
5. Valeria Lingua: The Engaged University Within River Agreements: Opportunities For Innovating Public-Civic Cooperation
6. Robin Neef: Obstructing institutional space for participatory governance? Contemporary applications of Ostrom’s IAD framework in spatial planning research

1. Diane Davis: New Territorialities Of Governance For The Anthropocene
2. Alessandra Manganelli: Socio-Ecological Justice Through A Governance Lens: The Superilla-Green Axes “Experiment” In Barcelona
3. Bruna Pincegher: Co-Production As A Planning Strategy. Insights From Implementing Urban Climate Shelter In Schoolyards
4. Yahya Shaker: Towards A Conceptual Framework For Implementing The Just Green Transitions In The European Union
5. Joey Koning: All For One And One For All: How Co-Creation Processes Of Urban Nature-Based Solutions In The Netherlands Facilitate The Delivery Of Co-Benefits
6. Alahwal Ahmed Tarek: Authority Arenas And Innovations In Cairo’s Climate Governance

1. Yuyao Mei: Flexible Citizenship As A Discursive Mechanism In Urban Planning: The Case Of Island Governance
2. Suzanne Barker: Can Urban Planning Facilitate Place Attachment, Social Connection, And Care Through Community Engagement?
3. Laura Cortizo: Collaborative Urban Governance: Actor Coalitions, Conflict And Consensus
4. Baptiste Colin: Who Said The Diagonal Was The Shortest Route? Designing, Letting Design, Co-Designing And Redesigning A City Block In A Central District Of Lyon
5. Valeria Monno: Knowledge Production Processes For Spatial Justice In Transition 

1. Ana Correa Do Lago: Accelerating Energy Retrofits In Residential Buildings In Spanish Cities: Connecting Citizen Everyday Needs With 2030 Decarbonization Objectives?
2. Elgar Kamjou: Informal Settlements And Greening Dilemmas
3. Camilo Vladimir De Lima Amaral: Conflictual Natures: The Role Of Architectural Imagination In Building Paths For Ecological Transition In The City Of Goias – Brasil
4. Fiona Imami: Just Green Transition(S) In The Western Balkans: Pathways Towards Conceptualization And Contextualization
5. Cassandra Fontana: Facing Environmental Conflicts: Insights From Participatory Co-Design And Co-Production In Institutional Ecological Transition Initiatives

1. Hana Elattar: Megacities And Participatory Planning: An Analysis Of Stakeholders
2. Lisna Rahayu: The Success And Failure Of Port Governance - A Review Of North Jakarta Ports After Two Decades Of Governance Reform
3. Xiaomeng Zhou: Co-Creation As An Institutional Innovation For Conflict Mitigation In Collaborative Planning In China
4. Ngoc Thao Linh Dang: Examining Waterfront Regeneration Planning In Da Nang, Vietnam
5. Galya Globerman: Community Planners In Jerusalem: The Role, Changes Over Time, And What Works
6. Ianira Vassallo: In The Name Of ‘Common’. Urban Commons As A Trick To Redefine Actors And Their Roles In The Urban Regeneration Project In The City Of Turin.

1. Martijn Gerritsen: Experimentation In Energy Transition Planning: Reflections On The Regional Energy Strategies Planning Instrument In The Netherlands
2. Suzanne Barker: Urban Intensification In Geelong, Australia: Drawing On Behavioural Insights And Attitude Theory To Explain Resident Responses To Higher Density Housing
3. Clarisse Protat: Paris’ Bioclimatic Local Urban Plan In The Face Of Slab Communities: Limits And Adaptability
4. Clarissa Attombri: Multi-Level Governance And Stakeholder Participation In The Development Of Local Climate Plans In Denmark
5. Lasse Schytt Nørgaard: Re-Imagining The Energy Transition From An Urban Planning Perspective. The Case Of Denmark
6. Paula Vale de Paula, et al: The Role of Governance in the Sustainability of the Port-City Relationship: Comparative Experiences

1. Tianzhu Liu: What Is The Role Of Land Policy In Urban Commons Governance? Lessons From Switzerland
2. Hilal Erkuş: Transformation From Public Sphere To Common Space: Comparative Cases From Istanbul And Barcelona
3. Wendy Steele: Planning For Planetary Commons
4. Verena Lenna: The Publicness Of Urban Commons. Insights From The Brussels Commoning Scene
5. Eugenia Spinelli: Exploring Relationships And Conflicts Between Practices, Policies, And Regulations In Wood Pasture Social-Ecological Networks: The Case Of Tuscany

1. Evangeline Linkous: From Chaotic Construction To Coevolution: Tbilisi’s 2019 Master Plan And The Right To The City
2. Gabriela Debrunner: Towards Flexible Planning In Swiss Urban Densification Practice - Just, Or Just Compact?
3. Xiaoxia Zhang: Governance In China’s Urban (Re)Development: Rethinking State Entrepreneurialism From An Assemblage Perspective
4. Marida Borrello: The Tiers Lieux : infrastructures for a “Situated Democracy” ?