The transformative potential of co-governance in the green transition of neighbourhoods

investigación innovación I+D+i desarrollo tecnológico europeo. HORIZON Innovation Actions Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policy makers, local administrations and neighbourhood [1] actors across Europe and beyond have access to evidence-based guidance and recommendations to support public participation in the green transition [1] of neighbourhoods, including their nature-positive [3] transformation. Co-governance [1] approaches aligned with NEB help balance interests, power and knowledge asymmetries and adopt more-than-human [1] approaches at the neighbourhood level; and inform policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks at the national and EU levels. Scope: Public participation in the governance of the green transition of neighbourhoods presents an opportunity to improving inhabitant’s quality of life while addressing climate, biodiversity, and pollution challenges. For instance, co-governance may contribute to enhancin g representation, legitimacy, transparency and accountability, but also to balancing interests, flattening knowledge hierarchies, fostering inclusion and equity, and building a more balanced human-nature relationship. However, despite robust evidence, the connection betwe