The projectified city: implications for stakeholder engagement

Through a qualitative analysis of four European Mission Cities—Valencia, Budapest, Amsterdam, and The Hague—this study explores how projectification influences multi stakeholder governance and the agency of these processes. The findings highlight the challenges of sustaining engagement and long-term collaboration in projectified governance models and emphasize the need for adaptive frameworks that balance short-term project-based initiatives with long-term institutional change. This paper contributes to ongoing discussions on sustainability governance by proposing strategies to enhance stakeholder agency and ensure systemic transformation in urban climate action.