Towards sustainable urban water governance in Denmark: collective building of capabilities in local authorities

Susanne Balslev Nielsen and Marina Bergen Jensen

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2016, vol. 10, issue 2, 103-119

Abstract: To address the climate adaptation of cities, today's water managers need more than technical skills to drive sustainable urban water projects, which also stimulate demand for post-graduate education so that professionalisation of integrated sustainable water management in the public sector can be achieved. The 'urban water platform' was tested and is hereby presented as a course concept for building collective capabilities for integrated sustainable water design among local authorities in Denmark. The course is an innovation because: 1) it invites urban planners, road and park managers and sewage managers to take part in a dialogue about sustainable urban water projects, while collectively exploring new design solutions; 2) it facilitates an appreciative communication between several disciplines; 3) it promotes careful planning in the early stages of an urban water construction project.

Keywords: sustainable water design; climate adaptation; cities; post-graduate education; public sector innovation; stakeholder dialogues; appreciative communication; transdisciplinary approach; organisational learning; integrated storm water management; sustainable urban water courses; sustainable governance; urban water governance; Denmark; capability building; local authorities; sustainability; urban planning; road management; park management; sewage management. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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