Multi-Level and Multi-Stakeholder Governance in Essential Services. The Case of the Public Transport System in Madrid
Multi-Level and Multi-Stakeholder Governance in Essential Services. The Case of the Public Transport System in Madrid

Author(s): Javier Ruano, Aída Díaz-Tendero
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Transport / Logistics
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: multi-level governance; multi-stakeholder governance; public-private partnerships; public transport services; public governance;
Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, public transport in large cities is facing multiple challenges worldwide due to increasing mobility needs and greater complexity. On the one hand, urban sprawl has led to a significant increase in travel between urban centres and their periphery, and between the periphery and suburban areas. The construction of new infrastructures to facilitate mobility and the traditional lack of adaptation of urban planning policies to urban transport policies has encouraged the use of private vehicles. However, the serious air pollution problems in cities, which cause millions of deaths annually worldwide, the problems of road congestion, the need for sustainable transport models that limit dependence on fossil fuels, and the need, evidenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, for healthy cities based on the design of open and shared spaces, make public transport systems a central element in building liveable cities.

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