Local Governance In The New Urban Agenda

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva,Anna Trono
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030471354

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Local Governance in the New Urban Agenda by Carlos Nunes Silva,Anna Trono Pdf

The book explores and discusses some of the changes, challenges and opportunities confronting local governance in the context of the new urban paradigm associated with the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda, a 20-year strategy for sustainable urbanization, adopted in October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador. The chapters included in the book address public policy issues from different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, written by authors from different academic disciplines within the broad area of social sciences (Geography, Political Science, Public Administration, Spatial Planning, Law, Regional Science, among other fields), and offer an inter-disciplinary vision of these issues. The chapters are written by members of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Geography of Governance.

Author : Bharat Dahiya,Ashok Das
Publisher : Springer
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811367090

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New Urban Agenda in Asia-Pacific by Bharat Dahiya,Ashok Das Pdf

This book explores significant aspects of the New Urban Agenda in the Asia-Pacific region, and presents, from different contexts and perspectives, innovative interventions afoot for transforming the governance of 21st-century cities in two key areas: (i) urban planning and policy; and (ii) service delivery and social inclusion. Representing institutions across a wide geography, academic researchers and development practitioners from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America have authored the chapters that lend the volume its distinctly diverse topical foci. Based on a wide range of cases and intriguing experiences, this collection is a uniquely valuable resource for everyone interested in the present and future of cities and urban regions in Asia-Pacific.

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva,Ján Buček
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3319439782

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Local Government and Urban Governance in Europe by Carlos Nunes Silva,Ján Buček Pdf

This book discusses innovative responses and reforms developed in critical areas of urban governance in European countries. It examines the impact of European Union’s policies on the urban agenda and on local governance, and the impact of the transition to democracy in Central and in Southern Europe on local self-government systems. The book is divided into three parts: i) Crisis, Reform and Innovation in Local Government; ii) EU Policies, the Urban Agenda and Local Governance; and iii) Citizen Participation in Local Government. Providing an extensive and updated overview of key challenges in the governance of cities in Europe, the book will be of interest to students and researchers in the broader field of urban studies, and for policy-makers, especially those engaged in urban governance in European countries. /div

Author : J. Ramon Gil-Garcia,Theresa A. Pardo,Taewoo Nam
Publisher : Springer
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319176208

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Smarter as the New Urban Agenda by J. Ramon Gil-Garcia,Theresa A. Pardo,Taewoo Nam Pdf

​This book will provide one of the first comprehensive approaches to the study of smart city governments with theories and concepts for understanding and researching 21st century city governments innovative methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of smart city initiatives. The term “smart city” is now generally used to represent efforts that in different ways describe a comprehensive vision of a city for the present and future. A smarter city infuses information into its physical infrastructure to improve conveniences, facilitate mobility, add efficiencies, conserve energy, improve the quality of air and water, identify problems and fix them quickly, recover rapidly from disasters, collect data to make better decisions, deploy resources effectively and share data to enable collaboration across entities and domains. These and other similar efforts are expected to make cities more intelligent in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, transparency, and sustainability, among other important aspects. Given this changing social, institutional and technology environment, it seems feasible and likeable to attain smarter cities and by extension, smarter governments: virtually integrated, networked, interconnected, responsive, and efficient. This book will help build the bridge between sound research and practice expertise in the area of smarter cities and will be of interest to researchers and students in the e-government, public administration, political science, communication, information science, administrative sciences and management, sociology, computer science, and information technology. As well as government officials and public managers who will find practical recommendations based on rigorous studies that will contain insights and guidance for the development, management, and evaluation of complex smart cities and smart government initiatives.​

Author : Silva, Carlos Nunes
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781799840190

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Citizen-Responsive Urban E-Planning: Recent Developments and Critical Perspectives by Silva, Carlos Nunes Pdf

Among the many ways the world has changed in recent decades, using technology for city planning has become one of the most innovative. Using new, pioneering methods that are reshaping the world into a more efficient and effective society has become the new reality. Citizen-Responsive Urban E-Planning: Recent Developments and Critical Perspectives is a collection of innovative research that presents and discusses various perspectives on facets of citizen engagement in open urban policy processes, all of them based on the widespread use of information and communication technologies in the field of urban/spatial planning. The book offers an updated outline of recent advances in this field as well as a critical perspective of the challenges with which citizen e-participation in urban e-planning is confronted. While highlighting topics including smart ecosystems, urban development, and global intelligence, this book is ideally designed for urban planners, IT consultants, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, and industry professionals.

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030525163

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Contemporary Trends in Local Governance by Carlos Nunes Silva Pdf

This book addresses and explores recent trends in the field of local and urban governance. It focuses on three domains: institutional reforms in local government; inter-municipal cooperation; and citizen participation in local governance. In the last decades, in different regions of the world, there is ample evidence that sub-national government, in particular the field of local governance, is in a permanent state of change and reflux, although with differences that reflect national particularities. Since these institutional changes have an impact in the local policy process, in the delivery of public services, in the local democracy, and in the quality of life, it is mandatory to monitor these continued institutional changes, to learn and develop with these changes, if possible before these experiences are transferred and replicated in other countries. The editor and contributors address issues of interest for a wide audience, comprising of students and researchers in various disciplines, and policy makers at both national and sub-national tiers of government.

Author : Nick Devas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136549304

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Urban Governance Voice and Poverty in the Developing World by Nick Devas Pdf

Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people, an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto little-studied relationship between urban governance and urban poverty. In their timely and in-depth examination of ten cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, they demonstrate that in many countries the global trends towards decentralization and democratization offer new opportunities for the poor to have an influence on the decisions that affect them. They also show how that influence depends on the nature of those democratic arrangements and decision-making processes at the local level, as well as on the ability of the poor to organize. The study involved interviews with key actors within and outside city governments, discussions with poverty groups, community organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as analyses of data on poverty, services and finance. This book presents insights, conclusions and practical examples that are of relevance for other cities. It outlines policy implications for national and local governments, NGOs and donor agencies, and highlights ways in which poor people can use their voice to influence the various institutions of city governance.

Author : Emanuela Macrì,Valeria Morea,Michele Trimarchi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030544188

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Cultural Commons and Urban Dynamics by Emanuela Macrì,Valeria Morea,Michele Trimarchi Pdf

Today, cities are being intensively reshaped by unexpected dynamics. The rise and growth of the digital economy have fundamentally changed the relationship between the urban fabric and its resident community, overcoming the conventional hierarchy based on production priorities. Moreover, contemporary society discovers new labour conditions and ways of satisfying needs and desires by developing new synergies and links. This book examines cultural and urban commons from a multidisciplinary perspective. Economists, architects, urban planners, sociologists, designers, political scientists, and artists explore the impact and implications of cultural commons on urban change. The contributions discuss both cases of successful urban participation and cases of strong social conflict, while also addressing a host of institutional contradictions and dilemmas. The first part of the book examines urban commons in response to institutional constraints from a theoretical point of view. The second and third parts apply the theories to case studies and discuss various practices of sustainable planning and re-appropriation in the urban context. In closing, the fourth part develops a new urban agenda as artists imagine it. This book will appeal to scholars interested in the social, economic and institutional implications of cultural and urban commons, and provide useful insights and tools to help local governments and policymakers manage social, cultural and economic change.

Author : United Cities and Local Governments
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317672838

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Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World by United Cities and Local Governments Pdf

UCLG’s Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD III) examines basic service provision and the current state-of-play of the local governance of basic services around the world. Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World examines the enormous challenge of ensuring the universal provision of basic services in a world that is being shaped by rapid global urbanization, climate change, and economic, social and technological transformation. The world’s urban population is predicted to reach 5 billion people within the next 20-30 years. The report analyses the conditions necessary for local governments to provide these new urban residents with quality basic services. Water, sanitation, waste management, transport and energy are essential, not only for the preservation of human life and dignity, but also in driving economic growth and ensuring social equality. Each chapter examines a world region, drawing on existing research and consultation with local authorities on the ground. The chapters review access levels, legal and institutional frameworks, and the different ways in which basic services are managed and financed, as well as showcasing diverse examples of innovation in the local and multi-level governance of services. It concludes with a set of recommendations for all stakeholders with a view to making the goal of basic services for all a reality. This report contributes to discussions on the Millennium Development Goals and the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda. The findings of GOLD III will also be essential to promoting the vision of local governments at the 2016 UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat III).

Author : Edgar A. Pieterse
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Municipal government
ISBN : 9789211314601

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Participatory Urban Governance by Edgar A. Pieterse Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264189843

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Cities for Citizens Improving Metropolitan Governance by OECD Pdf

Drawing on the lessons from successful and unsuccessful attempts at the reform of metropolitan governance, this book identifies ways by which central and metropolitan governments can work better to optimise the potential of each urban region.

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031058479

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Local Governance in Cape Verde by Carlos Nunes Silva Pdf

The book provides a pioneering overview of the evolution of the local government and urban policy in Cape Verde after independence, offering a multi-scale perspective of local governance in Cape Verde from 1970 - 2020. ​ It examines the process of urban development in the country, and in the capital city in particular, and explores the consequences and challenges for spatial planning, housing, urban heritage, and the environment, namely issues related to climate change in the post-independence period.

Author : Shabbir Cheema
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811529733

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Governance for Urban Services by Shabbir Cheema Pdf

This book examines three vital issues in urbanization and democratization: the institutional structures and processes of urban local governance to improve access to urban services; their outcomes in relation to low-income groups’ access to services, citizen participation in local governance, accountability of local leaders and officials, and transparency in local governance; and the factors that influence access to urban services, especially for the poor and marginalized groups. Further, it describes decentralization policies, views of the residents of slums on the effectiveness of government programs, and innovations in inclusive local governance and access to urban services.

Author : Patsy Healey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034430176

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Managing Cities by Patsy Healey Pdf

This book is about the contemporary city and its management. Relates the analysis of urban and regional change to challenges for urban governance. Explores the socio-spatial consequences of economic, social and political change as these impact on the urban city. It reviews the conceptual and empirical challenges of understanding the future of urban management.

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030911126

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Local Government and the COVID-19 Pandemic by Carlos Nunes Silva Pdf

The book provides a global perspective of local government response towards the COVID-19 pandemic through the analysis of a sample of countries in all continents. It examines the responses of local government, as well as the responses local government developed in articulation with other tiers of government and with civil society organizations, and explores the social, economic and policy impacts of the pandemic. The book offers an innovative contribution on the role of local government during the pandemic and discusses lessons for the future. The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact on public health, in the well-being of citizens, in the economy, on civic life, in the provision of public services, and in the governance of cities and other human settlements, although in an uneven form across countries, cities and local communities. Cities and local governments have been acting decisively to apply the policy measures defined at national level to the specific local conditions. COVID-19 has exposed the inadequacy of the crisis response infrastructures and policies at both national and local levels in these countries as well as in many others across the world. But it also exposed much broader and deeper weaknesses that result from how societies are organized, namely the insecure life a substantial proportion of citizens have, as a result of economic and social policies followed in previous decades, which accentuated the impacts of the lockdown measures on employment, income, housing, among a myriad of other social dimensions. Besides the analysis of how governments, and local government, responded to the public health issues raised by the spread of the virus, the book deals also with the diversity of responses local governments have adopted and implemented in the countries, regions, cities and metropolitan areas. The analysis of these policy responses indicates that previously unthinkable policies can surprisingly be implemented at both national and local levels.