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Legal governance of smart heat infrastructure development under modes of liberalization; how to analyze and overcome deadlocks in heat projects

open access: yesEnergy, Sustainability and Society, 2017
The background of this article is how the challenge to accomplish a sustainable energy transition—in service of various objectives, such as environmental and geopolitical concerns—has recently brought the development of smart heat infrastructures to the ...
Michiel A. Heldeweg   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insouciant, powerless or helpless: An assessment of the factors that contribute to the non-compliance with the regulations that protect ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2023
The complexities involved in the urbanization process and its effect on environmental sustainability and city aesthetics has been extensively researched in the conventional literature.
Augustine Chiga Awolorinke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New (sub)urbanism? - How German cities try to create “urban” neighborhoods in their outskirts as a contribution to solving their recent housing crises

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2022
The paper explains the current state of greenfield development for housing in major German cities. The respective projects are a result of the ways metro regions are structured both administratively and physically, the resulting governance arena that is ...
Uwe Altrock
doaj   +1 more source

Pakistani migrant workers’ social practices to deal with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2023
This qualitative research investigates the impact of the lockdowns (which started in March 2020) and other factors on Pakistani migrant workers’ food access and consumption practices in Kuala Lumpur. It also explores how they managed food supply.
Abdullah Khoso
doaj   +1 more source

Decisions institutions, policy arenas, and inter-departmental collective action around urban sustainability

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2023
The implementation of urban sustainability policy efforts often require collaboration across multiple semi-independent units within a single government organization.
Christopher V. Hawkins, Rachel M. Krause
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Governance of Disease [PDF]

open access: yesAdministrative Sciences, 2012
Rapid population growth, urbanization, and the growing challenges faced by the urban poor require redefining the paradigm for public health interventions in the 21st century, creating new approaches that take urban determinants of health into consideration.
Rebecca Katz   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Characterisation and typology of urban wetlands in Ghana: Implications for the governance of urban commons in secondary cities in Africa

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2021
Urban wetlands continue to provide essential ecosystem services to the urban populace and are largely seen as urban commons that need to be managed properly for continuous wise use of wetlands.
E.D. Kuusaana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governing urban sustainability transitions: urban planning regime and modes of governance [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2020
There is an increasing need for urban sustainability transitions, though empirical cases that focus on the governance of these processes over time are not plentiful.
Salomaa Anna   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Conceptualizing local development practitioners: creators, coordinators or inside lobbyists?

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2021
Local development practitioners in local government administration play a significant role in the governance of local development. This category of public officials – development officers, managers, strategists, secretaries, etc.
Albin Algotson, Petra Svensson
doaj   +1 more source

Urban living labs: governing urban sustainability transitions [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2016
Urban Living Labs (ULL) are advanced as an explicit form of intervention delivering sustainability goals for cities. Established at the boundaries between research, innovation and policy, ULL are intended to design, demonstrate and learn about the effects of urban interventions in real time.
Bulkeley, H.   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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