A Conceptual Framework for Analysing Inter-municipal Cooperation on the Environment. Issue 6 (2nd June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lintz, Gerd
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 50:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 956
• Page End: 970
• Publication Date: 2016-06-02
• Subjects: Inter-municipal cooperation -- Environmental governance -- Policy integration -- Local and regional governance -- Green space -- Climate change; 跨辖区合作 -- 环境治理 -- 政策整合 -- 地方与区域治理 -- 绿色空间 -- 气候变迁; Coopération intermunicipale -- Gouvernance environnementale -- Intégration politique -- Gouvernance locale et régionale -- Espace vert -- Changement du climat; Interkommunale Kooperation -- Umweltpolitische Steuerung -- Politikintegration -- Politische Steuerung auf lokaler und regionaler Ebene -- Grünflächen -- Klimawandel; Cooperación intermunicipal -- Gobernanza medioambiental -- Integración política -- Gobernanza local y regional -- Espacio verde -- Cambio climático; H1 -- H7 -- Q5 -- R; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1020776
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

Abstract : Lintz G. A conceptual framework for analysing inter-municipal cooperation on the environment, Regional Studies . While there is a wealth of literature on cooperation between cities, local environmental policy-making and regional sustainable development, voluntary inter-municipal collaboration between neighbouring municipalities on environmental issues seems to have been neglected. This paper presents a conceptual framework for analysing the factors that influence such cooperation, drawing on actor-centred and discursive institutionalism and explicitly considering the aspects knowledge, values and power. It integrates substantive and interaction-oriented analysis of sectoral and territorial coordination in a two-level governance setting, examining intra- and inter-municipal as well as global environmental effects. The study thus provides a systematic basis for further theoretical and empirical research. Abstract :