ABSTRACT
This chapter describes modes of public participation in urban open space (UOS) governance and management. The reasons behind participation and examples of various theories and methods from across the world are presented. These approaches are related to both long-term governance and management and more short-term arrangements on the operational (maintenance) or overall strategic UOS management level. With the acknowledged importance of including a range of societal groups in various ways, specific attention is paid to the participation of children, mosaic governance approaches and the changing role of UOS managers as user participation continues to increase in practice.
