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Table 4 Chart showing how partnership functioning impacted the projects across sites, with positive partnership function ( +) correlating with positive project outcomes ( +) and negative partnership function (-) correlating with negative project outcomes (-)

From: The project-partnership cycle: managing city-university partnerships for urban sustainability and resilience transformations

CUP Site

Partnership Functioning

Project Impact

Mexico City & UNAM

(-) Partnership not solidified with official documentation

(-) Increased uncertainty about ability to tackle complex problems with extensive projects in the future

Luneburg & Leuphana

( +) Strong collaborative history was recognized and previous allies convened

( +) Re-energized interest in project and found place for project to be integrated into city work

Portland & PSU

( +) Partnership roles and responsibilities defined

( +) Tangible project work-flows developed

Karlsruhe & KIT

(-) Lack of stable and consistent partnership participants

(-) Difficult to devise useful project

Tempe & ASU

( +) Motivation to engaged increased as mutual understanding of need improved

( +) More participation at workshops and integration into city planning