Barriers to, and Enablers for, Stakeholder Collaboration in Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning: A Systematised Literature Review

Pavithra Ganeshu (), Terrence Fernando and Kaushal Keraminiyage
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Pavithra Ganeshu: School of Science Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
Terrence Fernando: School of Science Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK
Kaushal Keraminiyage: School of Science Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-24

Abstract: The lack of stakeholder collaboration has been recognised as a prominent hindrance in implementing risk-sensitive urban planning for creating resilient environments for communities against climate-induced risks. This study presents the outcome of a systematised literature review that was conducted to identify the barriers to stakeholder collaboration, as well as the enablers that assist stakeholder collaboration in risk-sensitive urban planning. The study identified thirty-three barriers which were classified under thirteen themes and four major categories (external barriers, inter-organisational barriers, intra-organisational barriers, and personal barriers). The review also identified forty-five enablers which can be used in surmounting the identified barriers. The dependency analysis of the barriers, conducted by adopting the interpretive structural modelling approach, shows that the barriers with a high driving power are external barriers, which are political barriers, policies and legislation-related barriers, and governance-related barriers that are beyond the organisational boundary and control. The research found that the enablers to overcome those high driving barriers are gaining political support for implementing inter-organisational collaboration or adapting the apolitical approach for the collaboration process, strengthening the laws and forming adaptive policies to support collaboration, and establishing transparent and accountable collaborative governance.

Keywords: barriers; enablers; stakeholder collaboration; urban planning; interpretive structural modelling; systematised literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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