Informal Collaborative Network: a Case Study of Meinung, Taiwan
Journal
Science for Sustainable Societies
Part Of
Sustainable Landscape Planning in Selected Urban Regions
Start Page
249
End Page
260
ISSN
2197-7348
2197-7356
ISBN (of the container)
978-4-431-56443-0
978-4-431-56445-4
ISBN
9784431564430
9784431564454
Date Issued
2017-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Since 1994, collaborative planning has gradually become more commonplace in Taiwan following the introduction of bottom-up policies for community development. Collaborative planning is a possible way for a city region to achieve sustainability. Thus far, however, few studies have examined regional decision making in Taiwan that involves collaborative planning with local voluntary organizations. Without such local involvement, planning efforts for a city region may give rise to conflicts between core and peripheral areas. To fill this gap in the research, this chapter investigates a case of local voluntary organizations that were able to establish an informal collaborative network, which was able to achieve governance at the city-regional level. This chapter describes the processes and issues relating to informal collaborative networks in Meinung, a city region in southern Taiwan. This study reveals that adaptation and flexibility are necessary for the formation, consolidation, multifunctional character, and development of an informal collaborative network.
Subjects
Collaborative planning
Voluntary organization
Network
Governance
City-region
Taiwan
Publisher
Springer Japan
Type
book part