Collaborative forms of governance in sustainable urban mobility schemes at the sub-governmental levels: a scoping literature review

Abstract

This scoping review examines governance models in sustainable urban mobility schemes, focusing on citizen participation. Analysing 15 papers from 2010 to March 2023, it differentiates between Democracy-Driven Governance (DDG) and Governance-Driven Democratisation (GDD). Key considerations are stakeholder composition, scheme design, and collaboration motives. Findings indicate that GDD approaches are prevalent, impacting stakeholder integration and exposing participation limitations. The latter accentuates the significance of Collaborative Forms of Governance (CFoG) in fostering substantive citizen participation, thereby contributing to the attainment of SDG 16.7 and SDG 11.2. Consequently, this review elucidates CFoG dynamics, providing critical insights into sustainable urban mobility decision-making practices.

Keywords

• Sustainable urban mobility
• collaborative forms of governance
• governance-driven democratisation
• democracy-driven governance
• scoping review