Gvrnnc s brdr cncpt thn gvrnmnt nd ls nclds th rls plyd by th cmmnty sctr nd th prvt sctr n mngng nd plnnng cntrs, rgns nd cts. Cllbrtv gvrnnc nvlvs th gvrnmnt, cmmnty nd prvt sctrs cmmnctng wth ch thr nd wrkng tgthr t chv mr thn ny n sctr cld chv n ts wn. nsll nd Gsh (2008) hv xplrd th cndtns rqrd fr ffctv cllbrtv gvrnnc. Thy sy "Th ltmt gl s t dvlp cntngncy pprch f cllbrtn tht cn hghlght cndtns ndr whch cllbrtv gvrnnc wll b mr r lss ffctv s n pprch t plcy mkng nd pblc mngmnt" Cllbrtv gvrnnc cvrs bth th nfrml nd frml rltnshps n prblm slvng nd dcsn-mkng. Cnvntnl gvrnmnt plcy prcsss cn b mbddd n wdr plcy prcsss by fclttng cllbrtn btwn th pblc, prvt nd cmmnty sctrs. Cllbrtv Gvrnnc rqrs thr thngs, nmly: spprt; ldrshp; nd frm. Th spprt dntfs th plcy prblm t b fxd. Th ldrshp gthrs th sctrs nt frm. Thn, th mmbrs f th frm cllbrt t dvlp plcs, sltns nd nswrs.
Thr r mny dffrnt frms f cllbrtv gvrnnc s sch s Cnsnss Bldng nd Cllbrtv Ntwrk:
Cnsnss Bldng – " prcss whr stkhldrs bld cnsnss n ctns t ddrss spcfc pblc plcy prblms; Cmmnty vsnng s prcss whr mmbrs f cmmnty bld cnsnss n dscrptns f th cmmnty’s dsrd ftr nd n ctns t hlp mk gls fr th ftr rlty."
Cllbrtv Ntwrk – "Ths systm s mnt t ccmplsh mr lgnmnt mng cmmnty nds, strtgs f srvc gncs, prrty tcms, nd rsrc llctn. t's ls mnt t ccmplsh bldng scl cptl; ntgrtn f hmn srvc dlvry; nd ntrcnnctd strtgs fr rltnshp bldng, lrnng prcsss, nd msrmnt nd mdlng mng th prtcpnts."