European Journal of Spatial Development, 2013 A local government can use innovative governance practices to expand its jurisdictional capacity, thereby promoting local economic development.
Adam Grydehøj
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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 +3 more
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Compact city development: High ideals and emerging practices
European Journal of Spatial Development, 2012 Compact city development has, over the last 20 years or so, emerged as the preferred response to the goal of sustainable development. As such, it is pertinent to examine planning practices to see whether the traditional economic bias in planning is now ...
Hege Hofstad
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Urban Sprawl and Sustainable Urban Policies. A Review of the Cases of Lima, Mexico City and Santiago de Chile [PDF]
, 2019 In recent decades, urban processes have experienced deep transformations. One of them has been the growing importance of urban sprawl. This article reviews its main features and the policies related to the paradigm of sustainability in three Latin ...
Asián-Chaves, Rosario +1 more
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Vision vs. Evaluation – Case Studies of Light Rail Planning in Denmark
European Journal of Spatial Development, 2017 Light rail transit (LRT) is a popular public transport mode used to upgrade the public transport system and support urban development strategies. Despite the seemingly poorer socio-economic return of LRT in cost benefit analyses (CBA) compared to bus ...
Morten Skou Nicolaisen +2 more
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An analysis of income polarization in rural and urban China [PDF]
The purpose of this article is to contribute to the analysis of Chinese income inequality by focusing more specifically on income polarization, which captures both alienation (i.e. heterogeneity between income groups) and identification (i.e. homogeneity
Céline BONNEFOND (GREThA, CNRS, UMR5113) +1 more
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Innovation Networks in Different Industrial Settings: From Flexible to Smart Specialization
European Journal of Spatial Development, 2016 The key research objective of this paper is to analyse industrial specialisation by developing innovative networks linked to the region. Institutional and entrepreneurial innovation systems, smart specialisation and a network based research framework ...
Håkan Ylinenpää +2 more
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Socio-economic differentials in child stunting are consistently larger in urban than rural areas [PDF]
Urban-rural comparisons of childhood undernutrition suggest that urban populations are better-off than rural populations. However, these comparisons could mask the large differentials that exist among socioeconomic groups in urban areas.
Menon, Purnima +2 more
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White Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions and their Development of Culturally Relevant Literacy Practices [PDF]
, 2019 Existent literature purports that providing White teacher candidates with increased exposure to urban schools in order to create culturally competent educators has failed. These findings reflect the notion that teacher ideologies and overall perspectives
Scott, Lakia M, Venegas, Elena
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Online survey as a tool in participatory urban governance - The Polish experience
European Journal of Spatial Development, 2011 Sustainable urban governance needs to be participatory. Municipal decision-making processes have to be responsive, transparent and inclusive, they should also actively promote citizen involvement.
Damurski Łukasz
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