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

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

Urban 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, A. Ahmed, B.B. Campion, A. Dongzagla   +3 more
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Conceptualizing local development practitioners: creators, coordinators or inside lobbyists?

Urban 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
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Resilience, Fragility, and Robustness: Cities and COVID-19

Urban Governance, 2021
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on cities around the world. In this paper, we analyse city fragility and resilience through the lens of the social compact framework.
Michael Hunter
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Defining urban open space governance and management

, 2020
This chapter introduces and defines central terms needed to understand and discuss contemporary urban open space (UOS) governance and management. It discusses how governance and management already are, and can increasingly become, related to each other ...
Fors, Hanna,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Vogel, Nina,, Randrup, Thomas,, Jansson, Märit,   +4 more
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Stakeholder networks and inclusive public participation mechanisms in the public budgeting process

Urban Governance, 2021
The local government budget process involves a variety of stakeholders. As part of this process, local governments may use public participation mechanisms, ranging from neighborhood meetings to citizen committees, to engage stakeholder groups and ...
Brad Johnson, Peter A. Jones, Vincent Reitano   +2 more
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN POLICY

, 2005
During the last decade, in many European countries and cities, area-based Urban Development Programmes have been initiated, in response to major problems of poverty and social exclusion.
Tosics, Ivan, Dukes, Thea, IVÁN TOSICS, Dukes, M.J.M., THEA DUKES, Tosics, I.   +5 more
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Do smart cities perform better in governing the COVID-19 crisis? Empirical evidence from Indonesian cities

Urban Governance, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the world due to its pronounced mortality rate, rapid worldwide spread, and profound socioeconomic effects across all societies.
Arif Budy Pratama, Hina Amber, Yauheniya Shershunovich, André Bueno Rezende de Castro   +3 more
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Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe : Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project [PDF]

, 2019
Urban green infrastructure (UGI) is a promising concept when developing multifunctional green space systems to address major challenges of urbanization such as increasing social cohesion, promoting the transition to a green economy, adaptation to climate
Jagt, Alexander P.N. van der, Environmental Governance, Pauleit, Stephan, Jagt, Alexander P.N., van der, Buijs, Arjen, van den Bosch, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Kronenberg, Jakub, Mattijssen, Thomas, Rall, Emily, Anton, Barbara, Elands, Birgit, van der Jagt, Alexander P. N., Innovation Studies, Stahl Olafsson, Anton, Hansen, Rieke, Konijnendijk van den Bosch, Cecil, Andersson, Erik, Ambrose-Oji, Bianca, Olafsson, Anton Stahl, Kowarik, Ingo, Andersson, Erik,, van der Jagt, Alexander P.N., Van der Jagt, Sander, Haase, Dagmar, van der Jagt, Alexander P. N.; id_orcid, van den Bosch, Cecil Konijnendijk, Dynamics of Innovation Systems   +26 more
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Building new cities in the Global South: Neoliberal planning and its adverse consequences

Urban Governance, 2023
Mushrooming new city developments have occurred in many developing countries in the past two decades, which generate profound socio-economic, environmental, and politico-institutional consequences.
Xing Su
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