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<p>The application of ecosystem services (ES) and related ideas is believed to improve urban environmental planning processes and policy, but the uptake of ES ideas in urban planning is limited. The purpose of this research was to understand the tactics of policy entrepreneurs (PEs) to promote ES and related ideas in urban planning. PEs are persistent and resourceful public policy actors who advocate for ideas and policy proposals they favor with the goal of producing policy change. Research participants employed in urban planning in three Canadian cities were interviewed about their experiences in applying ES and related ideas. After narrowing the criteria for participation in the analysis for this research project, we identified 11 PEs among the participants who were applying a range of tactics to overcome resistance to policy change. Their tactics included framing issues (such as those presented by climate change) with ES to connect with politicians’ concerns and convening cross-disciplinary discussions to bridge divides. We argue that PEs may play important roles in advancing the use of ES and meeting sustainability objectives in urban planning. Recommendations for research include evaluating the success of PEs in policy change and expanding the under-researched area of policy entrepreneurship in planning, including case study research to understand the role of organizational context in enabling policy entrepreneurship.</p>

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Policy entrepreneurship in urban planning: Tactics for promoting and engaging the ecosystem services concept for urban environmental sustainability

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    2025年7月16日

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  • Kate Thompson,
  • Kate Sherren,
  • Peter N. Duinker,
  • Anders Hayden,
  • Mikiko Terashima

摘要

The application of ecosystem services (ES) and related ideas is believed to improve urban environmental planning processes and policy, but the uptake of ES ideas in urban planning is limited. The purpose of this research was to understand the tactics of policy entrepreneurs (PEs) to promote ES and related ideas in urban planning. PEs are persistent and resourceful public policy actors who advocate for ideas and policy proposals they favor with the goal of producing policy change. Research participants employed in urban planning in three Canadian cities were interviewed about their experiences in applying ES and related ideas. After narrowing the criteria for participation in the analysis for this research project, we identified 11 PEs among the participants who were applying a range of tactics to overcome resistance to policy change. Their tactics included framing issues (such as those presented by climate change) with ES to connect with politicians’ concerns and convening cross-disciplinary discussions to bridge divides. We argue that PEs may play important roles in advancing the use of ES and meeting sustainability objectives in urban planning. Recommendations for research include evaluating the success of PEs in policy change and expanding the under-researched area of policy entrepreneurship in planning, including case study research to understand the role of organizational context in enabling policy entrepreneurship.