Urban Green Innovation: Public Interest, Territory Democratization and Institutional Design

摘要

This article analyzes the elements of urban green innovation based on the public interest, decentralizing the infrastructure to democratize the territory and innovating the institutional design to address the complexity of the challenges in cities. The method employed is the critical analysis supported by a review of the literature and consulting experts in the field. It is concluded that the urban green innovation capacity planning has a critical role in urban innovation development in specific areas of economic growth, social inclusion and equality, environmental sustainability, health, education, business, etc. To achieve these aims the propose actions are required.