Managing Cities in Developing Countries

Dijk Meine Pieter van

ISBN 10: 1845428803 / ISBN 13: 9781845428808

Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2006

Beschreibung

pp. xx + 212.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 183475657

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Managing Cities in Developing Countries
• Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1845428803
• ISBN-13: 9781845428808
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Used

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the critical urban management issues facing developing countries.

The volume brings together a number of theoretical approaches and practical experiences in order to study the economic and financial aspects of urban management. The author argues that urban managers have to make their cities more competitive via the new opportunities provided by decentralization, and suggests that the formulation of a development strategy and the use of elements from new public management theory will improve urban governance and service delivery. In addition, emphasis is placed on the importance of involving different stakeholders, which will lead to an integrated analysis of urban problems and, therefore, integrated solutions. Related issues such as urban environmental sustainability and the role of modern information technology are also explored in detail. The book concludes with a review of the emerging new themes at the forefront of contemporary urban management studies.

This important new volume will be an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners with an interest in urban planning, development and management.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Meine Pieter van Dijk, Professor of Urban Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Economics, Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands