Governing carbon mitigation and climate change within local councils: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia [PDF]
, 2012 There is growing concern about climate change impacts on local government areas. In Australia, the federal carbon tax (from 1 July 2012) will also increase costs for local councils. This paper evaluates what carbon mitigation (i.e.
Zeppel, Heather
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Metropolitan governance (or not!) in Poland and the United States
Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2017 In this paper, we address the issue of metropolitan governance by examining its current state and the factors responsible for that state in Poland and the U.S.
Lackowska Marta, Norris Donald F.
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Multiple Hazards and Governance Model in the Barranquilla Metropolitan Area, Colombia
Sustainability, 2021 The Barranquilla Metropolitan Area is exposed and often vulnerable to various natural and anthropogenic hazards. The paper’s main objective is to identify the level of understanding that local and regional institutions have of such a multi-hazard ...
C. Milanés +8 more
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Making polycentrism: Governance innovation in small and medium-sized cities in the West Midlands and Barcelona metropolitan regions [PDF]
, 2018 The development of metropolitan regions shows increasing patterns of polycentrism, with growing relevance of small and medium-sized municipalities, suburbs and outskirts, which become economic subcentres within enlarging metropolitan realities ...
Pradel, Marc
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The Speculative Frontier: Real Estate, Governance and Occupancy on the Metropolitan Periphery
, 2021 What is urban about the peri-urban? This paper explores the speculative frontier of volatile real estate investments and exceptional and transitional forms of local government that characterize this peri-urban terrain.
A. Sood
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Governance of metropolitan areas for delivery of public services in Latin America
REGION, 2018 One of the key issues at metropolitan level is the provision of public services and this paper highlights the importance of understanding the governance of public services in the context of increasing urbanization and decentralization.
Alejandra Berenice Trejo Nieto +2 more
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West European Politics, 2021 The appropriate scale of metropolitan governance has been the subject of long-running debates. These debates between institutional fragmentation and integration proponents have revolved around the efficiency and effectiveness of metropolitan governance ...
M. Strebel
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Energy planning for metropolitan context: potential and perspectives of sustainable energy action plans (seaps) of three italian big cities [PDF]
, 2016 Energy retrofitting of existing building stock and new expansion of urban settlements entail a new relationship between consumption and production sites.
Berghi, Saverio
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Regional studies, 2020 Through an empirical focus on Metropolitan Boston, this paper examines the effects of territorial politics and fragmented metropolitan governance on an urban data ecosystem and endeavours to enact a smart city-region.
Rob Kitchin, N. Moore‐Cherry
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Water Governance for Urban Resilience Analysis of Key Factors and the Role of Stakeholders in Metropolitan Area [PDF]
, 2017 Water governance is critical for water security and as enabling condition to achieve urban resilience. Water governance involves multi-actor, multi-sector and multi-level.
Mulyana, W. (Wahyu) +1 more
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