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What are the challenges of multilevel governance for urban sustainability? Evidence from Ottawa and Canada's national capital region
Author(s) -
Zeemering Eric S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12167
Subject(s) - sustainability , corporate governance , multi level governance , collaborative governance , social capital , public administration , urban planning , environmental planning , environmental governance , political science , business , regional science , sociology , geography , ecology , finance , law , biology
Urban sustainability is a priority for cities, challenging public administrators to coordinate action on environmental policy, economic development and social policy. Multilevel governance is now a popular theoretical framework but research must illuminate the constraints on local administrators. This case study reviews efforts of public administrators in the City of Ottawa and Canada's national capital region to implement sustainability policies with collaborative governance, but new governance relationships are constrained by traditional intergovernmental relations. Case study research illuminates the challenges of multilevel governance for local governments and provides insights on the pursuit of sustainability with environmental programs, land use, and urban and development by Crown corporations.