Co-Production in the Urban Setting: Fostering Definitional and Conceptual Clarity Through Comparative Research

• DOI: 10.17645/up.8262
• Publication Date: 2024-03-26T15:17:40Z
• Authors: Dahae Lee; Patricia Feiertag; Lena Unger
• Keywords: 0211 other engineering and technologies; 710; co-7-framework; urban development; 0506 political science; co-production; HT165.5-169.9; comparative research; Koproduktion; City planning; Urbanität; Vergleichende Forschung

Co-production is a concept which is increasingly popular in the planning field to refer to multi-stakeholder collaboration and partnership with citizens. However, the existing literature suggests that the rapid growth of the concept has resulted in ambiguity about its meaning. Given that the concept has a potential in planning research and practice, the thematic issue aims to present studies that use comparative approaches as a way to sharpen the understanding of co-production. The issue includes one commentary and six articles with empirical evidence from various countries across the world. The editorial provides overarching context and introduces each contribution of the issue.