TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards sustainable urban water governance in Denmark
T2 - Collective building of capabilities in local authorities
AU - Nielsen, Susanne Balslev
AU - Jensen, Marina Bergen
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Appreciative communication
KW - Climate adaptation of cities
KW - Education
KW - Integrated storm water management
KW - Organisational learning
KW - Public sector innovation
KW - Stakeholder dialogues
KW - Sustainable urban water course
KW - Sustainable urban water design
KW - Transdisciplinary approach
U2 - 10.1504/IJISD.2016.075532
DO - 10.1504/IJISD.2016.075532
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84962050659
SN - 1740-8822
VL - 10
SP - 103
EP - 119
JO - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
JF - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
IS - 2
ER -
