Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies : Paradigm Shifts

Fransen, Jan (EDT); Van Dijk, Meine Pieter (EDT); Edelenbos, Jurian (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1800883838 / ISBN 13: 9781800883833

Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 42496010-n

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Exploring how urban professionals plan, manage and govern cities in emerging economies, this insightful book studies the actions and instruments they employ. It highlights how the paradigms of interventions and approaches to urban management are shifting, indicating that urban governance is becoming increasingly important in dealing with wicked issues, like climate change and social and economic inequalities in cities.

Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies offers rich international examples looking at housing, public space, water, climate change, the environment and economic development. Chapters showcase the changing role of urban professionals, with a particular focus on the dynamic social, cultural and economic transformations of cities in emerging economies. Exploring contemporary approaches to urban governance, contributors draw attention to the prevalence of smart cities, new forms of partnerships and just transitions in a changing urban landscape.

Researchers and students of urban development, planning, management and governance will appreciate the multiple theoretical angles and the key case studies used throughout the book. The examples and theories will be helpful for urban leaders, strategists and advocates working in emerging economies.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Edited by Jan Fransen, Senior Researcher of Urban Economic Development and Resilience, the Institute of Housing and Urban Development, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Meine Pieter van Dijk, Professor of Urban Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Economics, Maastricht School of Management and Jurian Edelenbos, Professor of Governance, State and Society, Department of Public Administration and Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Urban Planning, Management and Governance in...
Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New