Community governance of green urban infrastructure: lessons from the Australian context

Community governance is an approach to green urban infrastructure that prioritises the community's role in the visioning, decision-making and managing process. Its success also relies on trusted partnerships. Building on a 5-year research project, this article focuses on selected Australian examples of community-led green infrastructure governance which have been delivering community benefits over several decades, particularly green corridors and trails. Common good outcomes and successes in sustainability and resilience capacity are emerging as features of this approach. Lessons from successes in community-led governance of urban green infrastructure in Australia are discussed and analysed in the context of international and local examples.