scholarly journals Reconfiguring urban waterscape: water kiosks in Delhi as a new governance model

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 996-1011
Author(s):  
Uma Dey Sarkar ◽  
Bikramaditya K. Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Urban Governance ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Neoliberal Reforms ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
The City

Abstract International organizations firmly ratifying the human right to water though neoliberal reforms have pushed for increasing commodification and marketization of water. Accelerated urbanization in cities of the Global South have intensified problems associated with access to water and innovative solutions such as water kiosks are seen as the future of water access in underserved areas. This paper studies access to potable water in four resettlement colonies of Delhi with a focus on the water kiosks which operate in these colonies. Tracing the broader reforms which have been initiated in the public utility (Delhi Jal Board), the paper investigates the model of water kiosk of these colonies and the extent to which access to water has been impacted by the introduction of the water kiosks. Based on the processes of changes and continuities in the waterscapes of formal yet marginal spaces in the city and concomitant reconfigurations in urban governance, the paper argues that water kiosks serve to reproduce the uneven power relations embedded in the process of neoliberal urbanization.

Private Water, Public Good

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Baer
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Strong State ◽  
Neoliberal Reforms ◽  
Narrow Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
State Interventions

Chapter 4 provides an in-depth case study of water policy in Chile from the 1970s to present, including an evaluation of the outcomes of water policy under the privatized system from a human rights perspective. The chapter interrogates Chile’s reputation as a privatization success story, finding that although Chile meets the narrow definition of the human right to water and sanitation in terms of access, quality, and price, it fails to meet the broader definition that includes citizen participation in water management and policy decisions. The chapter argues that Chile’s relative success in delivering water services is attributable to strong state capacity to govern the water sector in the public interest by embedding neoliberal reforms in state interventions. The Chile case shows that privatization is not necessarily antithetical to human rights-consistent outcomes if there is a strong state role in the private sector.

Governing urban diversity in Istanbul: Pragmatic and non-discriminatory solutions of governance initiatives in response to politicisation of diversity

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-282
Author(s):  
Ozge Yenigun ◽  
Ayda Eraydin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Rhetorical Device ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Diverse Groups ◽  
The City ◽  
Governance Arrangements ◽  
Urban Diversity

This paper examines the discourses and practices of central and local governments, as related to the issues of urban governance and diversity, and the emergence of new governance arrangements in different fields of Istanbul’s diversity. The paper claims that current diversity discourses and policies in Turkey are being increasingly used as a rhetorical device to promote the economic development of the city, and to circumvent the different demands of people of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. In such processes of politicising diversity, governance initiatives undertake an important mission in coming up with pragmatic and non-discriminatory solutions to diversity-related issues. Through an examination of recent changes in the diversity policies of Istanbul and the emerging governance arrangements, this paper uncovers the conflicts and the mismatches that exist between the highly politicised discourses, policies and practices, and explores how different types of governance arrangements bring new arenas of expression to the diverse groups.

scholarly journals Factors that determine the sustainability of the basic sanitation service in Manizales

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Cristina Castano-Isaza ◽  
María Arango-Ospina ◽  
Diana Cardenas-Villamizar
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
Basic Sanitation ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
The City

Sewage treatment is one of the great challenges in water management. In this regard, 80% of wastewater is discharged into water sources without any treatment, thus ignoring the fundamental right of access to water and sanitation and its implications for the well-being and development of populations. Colombia since the 50's began the strategy of improving water and sanitation. Seven decades of design and implementation of policies in favor of the expansion of coverage in aqueduct, sewerage and sanitation services, with significant advances for aqueduct and sewerage services and with great challenges facing the need to focus and optimize efforts to be more efficient and make the sanitation. The study and understanding of sustainable basic sanitation was carried out through the search for secondary information carried out in sectoral reports and research documents, where factors that positively or negatively affected the provision of the sanitation service were identified. On the other hand, the understanding of the social and political dynamics of the territory allows in the context of the city of Manizales to identify and analyze the perceptions from the three pillars of sustainability, natural environment, social environment and economic environment of two interest groups in the company Aguas de Manizales SA ESP, provider of the aqueduct and sewerage service in the city, through the application of a user survey and the carrying out of focus groups with institutions and community leaders. Lastly, solutions and strategies are proposed that eliminate causes or reduce the impacts that make it impossible to consolidate the public sanitation service or to maintain it over time.

scholarly journals Enacting governance through strategy: A comparative study of governance configurations in Sydney and Vienna

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 1075-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christof Brandtner ◽  
Markus A Höllerer ◽  
Renate E Meyer ◽  
Martin Kornberger
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
City Government ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Central Claim ◽  
Sydney Australia

Over the past two decades, research has emphasised a shift from city government to urban governance. Such a shift brings about its very own challenges, namely governance gaps, uncertain configurations in governance and a limited capacity to act. In this paper, we argue that the concurrent rise of strategy documents in city administration addresses these challenges. Our central claim is that strategy documents can be understood as a distinct discursive device through which local governments enact aspired governance configurations. We illustrate our argument empirically using two prominent examples that, while showing similar features and characteristics, are anchored in different administrative traditions and institutional frameworks: the city administrations of Sydney, Australia, and Vienna, Austria. The contribution of the paper is to show how strategy documents enact governance configurations along four core dimensions: the setting in space and time, the definition of the public, the framing of the res publica and legitimacy issues. Moreover, our comparative analysis of Sydney and Vienna gives evidence of differences in governance configurations enacted through strategy documents.

Public–Private Partnerships in Switzerland: Crossing the Bridge with the Aid of a New Governance Approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Hofmeister ◽  
Heiko Borchert
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Private Governance ◽  
New Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Moment

New Public Management was instrumental in modernizing the Swiss public sector. The first stage of modernization has focused on streamlining processes and structures and improving instruments in order to increase the public sector’s efficiency and effectiveness. At the moment, reform projects are about to enter a second stage which puts more emphasis on modifying the way in which the public sector offers its services. Although the general political environment in Switzerland favors cross-sector cooperation, there is a potential risk of deadlock. Traditional behavior, familiar values, and the management instruments already in place are not enough to access the potential of these partnerships fully. Rather both sides need to join forces to set up and develop common approaches to improve their cooperability. This article sets forward concrete proposals to launch a code of conduct for public–private governance and presents some initial ideas for a public–private governance model which looks for sustainable outcomes.

scholarly journals Public participation and ‘good’ urban governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Yuanhui
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Maximum Range ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Service Object ◽  
Important Position ◽  
High Level ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

In the 21st century, with the development of globalization and urbanization in the whole world, and the economic and social advancement, the managing structure and methods of the urban governance are changing rapidly. This situation shows that the good urban governance is facing a wide variety of challenges and issues to serve the contemporary cities.   Among those numerous challenges and issues, public participation is a key factor that should be well considered if the urban governance wants to be a good one in the future. The reason for this statement is that almost all of the decisions, policies and regulations made by the urban governance are relevant to the daily life of people living in the city. On the other side, good urban governance should connect well with all the relevant people, organizations, government sections, and consider all advices and needs of them to make sure that the policies could serve public in the maximum range. That means the residents in the city are the majority service object of the urban governance, and providing the needs of the public can help the urban governance turn to a positive image to the residents. Under that situation, public participation offers the chance for urban governance to make correct and satisfied decisions for the residents, and it is being accepted that public participation takes a vitally important position in a good urban governance in the contemporary ages. In this essay, the importance of public participation in urban governance will be exhibited in detail firstly, and then discuss the problems of public participation and increase engagement of public participation in urban governance. To compare with the bad governance, the redevelopment process of Liede village could be used as an example to discuss the benefits of the good urban governance with high-level public participation in China. Finally, the conclusion would be given out at the end of the essay

Between Global Governance and Local Governance: the Shanghai Model of Anti-Covid-19 Epidemic Measures

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ye Zhudi ◽  
Yang Yicheng ◽  
Sun Guanhao
Keyword(s):  
Urban Governance ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Spiritual Support ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Internal Mechanism ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The City

Given its special geographical location and size, Shanghai is a key hub linking world and locality, in this case China, in the implementation of anti-Covid-19 measures. By coordinating all the work according to the rule of law, Shanghai has outlined the basic framework for fighting the epidemic; by establishing the community grid governance model, Shanghai has soundly harnessed the ‘political potential energy’ and effectively filled in the internal mechanism of anti-Covid-19 and urban governance; and by respecting professionalism and the role of the masses, Shanghai seized the best opportunity to fight against the epidemic. Therefore, Shanghai has built up public value and gained spiritual support to fight against the epidemic and fundamentally improved the governance efficiency of the city. The experience of Shanghai’s anti-epidemic measures and governance forms an organic whole through mutual embedding and ultimately relies on efficient and fair governance.

scholarly journals Evaluation of land resources carrying capacity in Harbin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Guo ◽  
◽  
Ye Gao ◽  
Yujing Bai ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Space Environment ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
Intelligent Analysis ◽  
Green Transportation ◽  
The City

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in early 2020, cities in China and even around the world have encountered great challenges, placing higher demands on urban governance and urban resilience, and the creation of healthy urban resilience public spaces is imminent. As an important stage of life for urban residents, urban public space is a complex manifestation of urban functions and an indispensable link in strengthening the city's resilience. In this paper, through the analysis of the connotation of urban resilience and related research at home and abroad, we further interpret the connotation and characteristics of urban public space resilience, and build a model of urban public space resilience based on the timeline of disasters. 1. Optimize the structure of public space and create a resilient spatial pattern; 2. Improve the infrastructure of public space and reserve emergency sites during disasters to use urban land flexibly; 3. Adjust the internal and external transportation system of public space to create healthy and green transportation; 4. Optimize the city Ventilated corridors to improve the resilience of the public space environment; 5. Make full use of the intelligent analysis of the GIS platform to improve the ecological disaster prevention capabilities of public spaces

scholarly journals GIS application in the spatial analysis of illegal landfills in big cities: A case study of Belgrade

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Paunovic ◽  
Filip Krstic
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Geospatial Database ◽  
Utility Companies ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City ◽  
Cover Up

This paper represents the attempt to map and analyze spatial distribution of illegal landfills in the City of Belgrade. To make this happen the main tasks were to form the geospatial database of illegal landfills in the study area and to analyze the patterns in their spatial distribution. The data on the landfill locations were obtained from the Agency of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia, while the ArcGIS software was used for their spatial analysis. The City of Belgrade, respectively the public utility companies use five landfills, which cover up the area of 89 ha. On the other hand, in the study area there are 223 illegal landfills. The spatial analysis showed two patterns: (1) increasing of the number of illegal landfills with distancing from the city urban center, and (2) increasing of their number with distancing from the municipal centers. This paper also showed that there is landfill clustering, or that their spatial distribution is not random.

scholarly journals Water governance: assumptions to assign a new meaning to it

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Jane Márcia Mazzarino ◽  
Luciana Turatti
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traditional Format ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Subsequent Loss ◽  
Governance Processes

Taking into consideration the current scenario of access to water resources and their significance for human survival, as well as the fact they have become a human right, it can be said that public policies of governance in this aspect need to go beyond their traditional format to effectively encompass participatory processes. Environmental public policies have shown not to satisfactorily respond to the challenges posed, which is partly due to the governance models employed. Studies on governance processes in the Brazilian context have indicated that, despite the alleged inclusiveness in the public policies processes, these transformative ideals have not been attained yet. This study aims at establishing theoretical assumptions on the concept of governance, so as to find elements to assign a new meaning to it, once it has been overused, with a subsequent loss of its signification, in order to contribute to studies on water governance in the scope of hydrographic basins. The method used is qualitative and bibliographic.

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