Table 7 Analysis of reflexivity characteristics of governance arrangements in cities
| Â | Transdisciplinary knowledge production | Adaptivity of strategies and institutions | Anticipation of long-term systemic effects of measures | Iterative participatory goal formulation | Interactive strategy development |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Who is involved in producing knowledge, specifically in defining the problem and the proposed solutions, and how is this organised? | What mechanisms are in place to organise the modification of strategies and institutions? | To what extent and how is systems thinking embedded in governance arrangements? | What structures are in place to revise and adapt goals in agenda-setting in an iterative and participatory way? | What perspectives involved in defining problems, visioning, agenda-setting and learning, and how is this done? |
Brașov (RO) | Transition team and citizens through public consultations | - Annual transition team meeting - Bi-annual roadmap monitoring | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | - Annual transition team meeting - Bi-annual roadmap monitoring | - Annual transition team meeting - Bi-annual roadmap monitoring - Consultation with public |
Brest métropole (FR) | Transition team and actors involved through charters, coalitions, and micro-projects | - Self-written reflections for performance on commitments in Charter - Transition team meetings | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | - Periodic revision with actors involved in Charter | - Transition team meetings - Actors involved through charters and coalitions |
Dublin (IE) | Transition team, strategic partnerships, and public engagement | - Transition team meetings - Citizen assembly | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | - Transition team meetings | - Transition team meetings (internal) - Citizen assembly |
Mouscron (BE) | Transition team and citizens through participatory budgeting | - Transition team meetings | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | Not defined | - Transition team meeting (internal) |
Niš (RS) | Energy Transition Council and energy transition officers in public institutions | - Energy Transition Council meetings | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | Not defined | - Energy Transition Council meetings |
València (ES) | Energy transition board, demonstration project commissions and citizens through public engagement | - Energy transition board meetings - My neighborhood in transition - Citizen assembly | Initial system and actor analyses were conducted at the beginning of the process, but no updating mechanisms in place | - Energy transition board meetings - My neighborhood in transition - Citizen assembly | - Energy transition board meetings - My neighborhood in transition - Citizen assembly |