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The moderating role of Covid-19-related support on urban livelihood capitals: Evidence from suburban Accra

open access: yesUrban Governance, 2023
In the Global South, the COVID-19 crisis has compelled varied efforts to quickly address the pandemic's impact on urban livelihoods. Families, friends as well as public, private, and civil society organizations have mobilized various resources to avert ...
Seth  Asare Okyere   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coproducing Urban Governance

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2018
There are many critiques of existing forms of urban governance as not fit for purpose. However, what alternatives might look like is equally contested. Coproduction is proposed as a response to address complex wicked issues. Achieving coproduction is a highly complex and daunting task. Bottom up approaches to the initiation of coproduced governance are
Richardson, L., Durose, C., Perry, B.
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What makes urban governance co-productive? Contradictions in the current debate on co-production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Following a number of prominent concepts in urban planning, like participatory planning or self-help housing, co-production has started to gain momentum in the global South context. While it is has been long discussed as a means of service provision, the
Galuszka, Jakub
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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
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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

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

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

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