COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GOIÂNIA METROPOLITAN PARK

Abstract

This article analyzes the Goiânia Metropolitan Park as a collaborative governance arrangement focused on environmental recovery and land-use reorganization in the Meia Ponte River basin. Based on a qualitative approach and document analysis, legal frameworks, technical reports, sectoral diagnoses, and statistical databases are investigated. It argues that the linear park functions as green and blue infrastructure that integrates sanitation, sustainable urban drainage, riparian restoration, and low-carbon mobility, reducing pollutant loads and flood risk in a metropolitan context. At the institutional level, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Payments for Environmental Services (PES) offer predictability of execution and internalize ecosystem services, provided they are supported by auditable baselines and independent monitoring and verification systems. The results indicate that multi-scalar coordination, performance contracts, and social protection instruments in resettlement are crucial for effectiveness and territorial justice. Risks of contractual capture, weak environmental metrics, and gentrification are identified, but these can be mitigated through transparency, technical auditing, and risk-sharing clauses. It is concluded that the Goiânia case provides references for urban sustainability policies aligned with the 2030 Agenda, by articulating the planning of the linear park as an organizing structure and cooperative governance, guided by verifiable public goals.