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Urban Governance for a Sustainable Future. [PDF]

open access: yesOne Earth, 2020
Cities have the potential to lead the way to a cleaner, greener, more inclusive future, but this cannot be achieved without effective leadership and governance. Here, we ask experts to reflect upon the governance challenges on the way to a sustainable urban world.
Davidson, K   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Urban Governance and Finance in India [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2010
Over 330 million people live in India’s cities; 35 cities have a population of over a million and three (Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata) of the 10 largest metropolises in the world are in India. India’s cities are large, economically important, and growing. However, neither urban infrastructure nor the level of urban public services is adequate for current ...
M. Govinda Rao, Bird, Richard M.
core   +4 more sources

The governance of urban regeneration: a critique of the ‘governing without government’ thesis [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Administration, 2002
This paper offers a critique of the concept of governance as networks. Using the complementary concept of regime governance, it argues that networks are not the primary mode of governance in the politics of urban regeneration in the UK. Drawing on primary and secondary material, it is argued that Central Government is becoming more influential in the ...
Davies, Jonathan S.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Urban Governance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
AbstractIn this chapter, we discuss how the availability of new urban data has the potential to transform the governance of cities. Such effects are realized in several ways: by increasing transparency; creating greater scope to appropriately set and measure municipal policy outcomes; and by design of well-planned and managed digital infrastructure ...
Alex D. Singleton, Seth E. Spielman
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluating Territorial Targets of European Integrated Urban Policy. The URBAN and URBANA Initiatives in Spain (1994–2013)

open access: yesLand, 2021
Since the 1990s, the EU has promoted urban integrated programmes in vulnerable urban areas, combining top-down and bottom-up approaches to select the target areas.
Manuel Fernández-García   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Potential Land Use Conflict Into Ecological Security Pattern in Response to Land Use/Cover Changes at a County Scale in Yangtze River Delta, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Identifying key ecological nodes/corridors and priority restoration areas (KENPRA) is the key link for optimizing land use and ecological security patterns (ESPs).
Wanting Peng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrality in the Design of Urban Development Plans. Analysis of the Initiatives Promoted by the EU in Spain

open access: yesLand, 2021
Policy integration is a substantive and innovative strategy, used to address complex problems that go beyond the scope of sectoral policies, and require a joint and integrated response.
María José Dorado-Rubín   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-linear Relationships Between the Built Environment and Walking Frequency Among Older Adults in Zhongshan, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Aim: Promoting walking activity is an effective way to improve the health of older adults. Walking frequency is a critical component of walking behavior and an essential determinant of daily walking levels.
Jiani Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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