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The good governance agenda and urban governance : the case of Dhaka, Bangladesh : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy (Arts) in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2001
This thesis argues that the good governance agenda has reached an impasse in Dhaka due to the absence of political will and commitment. The current status of the good governance agenda, its advocates and opponents, after ten years of advancement as a ...
Loveridge, Donna
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Domestic water accessibility during COVID-19: Challenges and coping strategies in Somanya and its surrounding rural communities of Ghana

Urban Governance, 2022
Reducing the spread of COVID-19 partly depends on easy access to water to ensure adherence to good hygienic practices. However, most communities in Ghana face a series of challenges in accessing improved water sources.
Shine Francis Gbedemah, Fatima Eshun, Louis Kusi Frimpong, Paulina Okine   +3 more
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School District Governance Reform: The Devil Is in the Details [PDF]

, 2009
Provides an overview of alternative approaches to governance in urban school districts, including integrated governance, district dissolution, and state receivership.

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Prevalence and influencing factors of obesity in preschool children in Suzhou, China

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
Background. The study aims to assess the prevalence of obesity among preschool children in Suzhou, China, and analyze potential risk factors to the condition. Methods. The study included preschool children aged 3-6 from various kindergartens in Suzhou.
Yu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Xiaohua Wang, Zhen Wu, Ying Wang, Hang Ding   +5 more
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Risk communication in an informal settlement during COVID-19: Case of Dinaweng, Bloemfontein South Africa

Urban Governance, 2022
This article interrogates the nuances of risk communication in a poor neighbourhood of South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. We argue that risk communication had multifaceted implications for managing and governing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abraham R Matamanda, Verna Nel, Lucia Leboto-Khetsi, Mischka Dunn   +3 more
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Strengthening the role of civil society in water sector governance towards climate change adaptation in African cities – Durban, Maputo, Nairobi [PDF]

, 2013
Water resources management is one of the most important climate change-related issues on international, national and urban public policy agendas. Income inequality in South Africa, Mozambique, and Kenya is among the largest in the world; in all three ...
Figueiredo, P, Lorimer, E., Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie), Saad, A.   +3 more
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Building of safer urban hubs: Insights from a comparative study on cyber telecom scams and early warning design

Urban Governance, 2023
As digital technologies and smart city development continue to grow, the threats of cybercrime and scams have become increasingly salient for city managers, businesses, and citizens worldwide.
Chunjin Zhu, Chenlu Zhang, Renke Wang, Jingwen Tian, Ruoxuan Hu, Jingtong Zhao, Yaxin Ke, Ning Liu   +7 more
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Reflexive urban governance: conclusions

This chapter concludes the edited volume on reflexivity in urban governance. The editors summarise and further critically discuss and elaborate on the insights gained from the chapters of this book regarding the triggers of reflexivity (others, events, spaces, methods and tools, and attitudes).
Beitske Boonstra, Jurian Edelenbos
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On handling urban informality in southern Africa [PDF]

, 2013
In this article I reconsider the handling of urban informality by urban planning and management systems in southern Africa. I argue that authorities have a fetish about formality and that this is fuelled by an obsession with urban modernity.
AAPS, Abdoul M., Amin A., Amin Y. Kamete, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, Bauman Z., Bayat A., Beall J., Berman M., Blunch N.‐H., Bromley R., Bromley R., Butcher C., Caldeira T. P. R., Campbell E. K., Castells M., CHRA, CITY of HARARE, CITY of HARARE, Cresswell T., de soto H., Foucault M., Friedman E., García canclini N., Ghertner D. A., Gospodini A., Gueye C., Hansen K. T., Hart K., Holston J., ILO, Jimu I. M., Kamete A. Y., Kamete A. Y., Kamete A. Y., Kamete A. Y., Kayuni H. M., King K., Legg S., Lindell I., Lindell I., Llobera J. R., Maloney W. F., Marcuse H., Meagher K., Misztal B. A., Misztal B. A., Mooya M. M., Moser C. O. N., MPSLSW, MPSLSW, Mubvami T., Odendaal N., Popke E. J., Prakash G., Rakodi C., Rakodi C., Robins S., Roy A., Roy A., Roy A., Roy A., Roy A., Rupiya M., Samers M., Sandercock L., SDI, SDI, Simone A., Simone A., Simone A., Stern R. E., Stren R. E., Swilling M., Thomas J., Tibaijuka A. K., Tipple A. G., Tokman V. E., UN‐HABITAT, UN‐HABITAT, Watson V., Watson V., Wekwete K. H., Yiftachel O.   +83 more
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Leader prohibitive voice shapes employee voice through psychological safety moderated by self-efficacy and generational differences

Scientific Reports
This study examines how leader prohibitive voice behavior shapes employees’ own prohibitive voice under conditions of uncertainty. Drawing on Uncertainty Management Theory, we explore the mediating role of psychological safety and the moderating effects ...
Xueqin Tian, Heesun Chae, Dian Song, Yu Zhang   +3 more
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