Multilevel polycentric governance in urban development policies - national urban policy structure in Slovakia

In this paper three case studies of urban development policies are outlined in order to advance two models of the diverse structuring of interaction between business and politicians. The three cases concern the Italian cities of Pavia, Parma, and Modena. For each city we describe the economic and political context and review the planning policy, focusing on specific decisionmaking processes. This sets the stage for an analysis of the interaction between political and economic actors and for an evaluation of the results of that analysis with respect to the effectiveness of the decisionmaking and implementation processes of urban policy. Those factors which account for the relative strength of business interests and elected officials and favor their engaging in the bargaining relationships are discussed, and two contrasting models of their interaction are presented.

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Estudos recentes sobre a rede urbana brasileira: diferenças e complementaridades

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais ◽

10.22296/2317-1529.2011v13n2p55 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Alessandra D’Ávila Vieira ◽

Liliane Janine Nizzola ◽

Luana Miranda Esper Kallas ◽

Manuelita Falcão Brito ◽

Benny Schvasberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Public Management ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Public Policies ◽

Urban Network ◽

Political Economic ◽

Social Management ◽

National Urban Policy

A classificação da rede urbana brasileira é importante ferramenta de gestão governamental, econômica e social, pois possibilita um direcionamento mais acertado de investimentos urbanos. Partindo-se da análise de três estudos recentes que elaboraram classificações para a Rede Urbana – o primeiro, Configuração Atual e Tendências da Rede Urbana, desenvolvido pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Aplicadas juntamente com o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; o segundo, Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional, do Ministério da Integração Nacional, e o terceiro, Tipologia das Cidades Brasileiras, elaborado pelo Observatório das Metrópoles, – percebe-se a permeabilidade e complementaridade entre eles, as grandes contribuições trazidas e o desafio que é produzir uma classificação condizente com a diversidade das cidades brasileiras. Destaca-se ainda como as diferentes leituras da rede urbana incorporam-se às políticas públicas, sendo os estudos realizados parte do processo de construção da política urbana nacional. Assim, acredita-se que grandes desafios foram vencidos. Palavras-chave: cidades; desenvolvimento urbano; gestão governamental; políticas públicas; rede urbana brasileira. Abstract: The Brazilian urban network classification is an important tool of political, economic and social management, since it allows a more accurate direction for urban investments. Analyzing three recent studies that have developed ratings for Urban Network – Configuração Atual e Tendências da Rede Urbana, developed by Instituto de Pesquisas Aplicadas and Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional, by Ministério da Integração Nacional, and, Tipologia das Cidades Brasileiras, by Observatório das Metrópoles – we can detect the permeability and complementarity between them, their contributions of them and the challenge to produce a consistent classification with the diversity of Brazilian cities. We highlight how the different interpretations of the urban network are incorporated into public policies, showing that the studies are part of the construction of a national urban policy. In this way, we believe that major challenges have been overcome. Keywords: cities; urban development; public management; public policies; brazilian urban network.

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Towards a Theology of Urban Regeneration: Stories from Devonport

International Journal of Public Theology ◽

10.1163/15697320-12341343 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 223-245 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David Nixon

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

Urban Communities ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Urban Regeneration ◽

Faith Communities ◽

Public Theology ◽

Place And Space ◽

Theological Understanding ◽

National Urban Policy

AbstractThis article seeks to explore a public theology of urban regeneration, developed out of liberation and postmodern theologies, as well as reflections on place and space, and augmented by critical discussions about the involvement of faith communities in urban development. This theology is actualized in the experience of one uk regeneration programme in Devonport, Plymouth via an analysis of local neighbourhood stories, and extended to include a critique of national urban policy. These local voices expand traditional concepts such as death and resurrection, sin and redemption to provide a richer theological understanding of God’s relationship to the human creation; equally, attention to the tradition provides further insights into what is happening at the level of the street. When neighbourhood and global configurations are juxtaposed, they result in an imaginative Devonport Trinity, which allows and heals the binaries and complexities of (post)modern urban communities.

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Urban Development Policies in the 1990s: A Summary of World Bank Urban Policy Paper and Research Update

Regional Science in Developing Countries ◽

10.1007/978-1-349-25459-0_2 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 7-15

Author(s):

Michael A. Cohen ◽

Kyu Sik Lee

Keyword(s):

Urban Development ◽

World Bank ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Policy Paper ◽

Development Policies

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From TOD to TAC: Why and How Transport and Urban Policy Needs to Shift to Regenerating Main Road Corridors with New Transit Systems

Urban Science ◽

10.3390/urbansci5030052 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Peter Newman ◽

Sebastian Davies-Slate ◽

Daniel Conley ◽

Karlson Hargroves ◽

Mike Mouritz

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Urban Development ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Land Development ◽

Transit Oriented Development ◽

Transit Systems ◽

Historical Perspectives ◽

Early Case ◽

Entrepreneurship Theory ◽

Road Corridors

The need for transit oriented development (TOD) around railway stations has been well accepted and continues to be needed in cities looking to regenerate both transit and urban development. Large parts of suburban areas remain without quality transit down main roads that are usually filled with traffic resulting in reduced urban value. The need to regenerate both the mobility and land development along such roads will likely be the next big agenda in transport and urban policy. This paper learns from century-old experiences in public–private approaches to railway-based urban development from around the world, along with innovative insights from the novel integration of historical perspectives, entrepreneurship theory and urban planning to create the notion of a “Transit Activated Corridor” (TAC). TACs prioritize fast transit and a string of station precincts along urban main roads. The core policy processes for a TAC are outlined with some early case studies. Five design principles for delivering a TAC are presented in this paper, three principles from entrepreneurship theory and two from urban planning. The potential for new mid-tier transit like trackless trams to enable TACs is used to illustrate how these design processes can be an effective approach for designing, financing and delivering a “Transit Activated Corridor”.

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Institutional capacity development within the national urban policy formation process – Participants’ views

Environment and Planning C Politics and Space ◽

10.1177/23996544211002188 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 239965442110021

Author(s):

Ratka Čolić ◽

Đorđe Milić ◽

Jasna Petrić ◽

Nataša Čolić

Keyword(s):

Formation Process ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Resistance To Change ◽

Capacity Development ◽

Policy Formation ◽

Institutional Capacity ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Institutional Capacity Development ◽

National Urban Policy

In 2019, Serbia adopted its first national urban policy. This document was established through a communicative process during 2018–2019, formally encouraging urban governance as a practical innovation in Serbia’s planning doctrine. The main aim of this research is to explore institutional capacity development within a live setting of the policy formation process. The participants of this process are the primary subjects of the research. Data was collected through participatory events in four instances during the process. The concept of institutional capacity development is used in this paper as a basic framework to assess knowledge, relational and mobilisation capacity for urban governance. The main contribution of this paper is providing an understanding of the challenges and potentials for establishing urban governance practices in a post-socialist country planning context. Findings indicate an increase in the participants’ knowledge and understanding of governance instruments such that coordination and cooperation are continually unfolding. The identified challenges relate to the mobilisation capacity and fragility of institutions and resistance to change, while a need to deal with complexity and uncertainty remains present.

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Imagining the smart city through smart grids? Urban energy futures between technological experimentation and the imagined low-carbon city

Urban Studies ◽

10.1177/00420980211005946 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004209802110059

Author(s):

Leslie Quitzow ◽

Friederike Rohde

Keyword(s):

Smart Grid ◽

Urban Development ◽

Smart City ◽

Smart Grids ◽

Urban Policy ◽

Radical Change ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Energy Futures ◽

Urban Energy ◽

The City

Current imaginaries of urban smart grid technologies are painting attractive pictures of the kinds of energy futures that are desirable and attainable in cities. Making claims about the future city, the socio-technical imaginaries related to smart grid developments unfold the power to guide urban energy policymaking and implementation practices. This paper analyses how urban smart grid futures are being imagined and co-produced in the city of Berlin, Germany. It explores these imaginaries to show how the politics of Berlin’s urban energy transition are being driven by techno-optimistic visions of the city’s digital modernisation and its ambitions to become a ‘smart city’. The analysis is based on a discourse analysis of relevant urban policy and other documents, as well as interviews with key stakeholders from Berlin’s energy, ICT and urban development sectors, including key experts from three urban laboratories for smart grid development and implementation in the city. It identifies three dominant imaginaries that depict urban smart grid technologies as (a) environmental solution, (b) economic imperative and (c) exciting experimental challenge. The paper concludes that dominant imaginaries of smart grid technologies in the city are grounded in a techno-optimistic approach to urban development that are foreclosing more subtle alternatives or perhaps more radical change towards low-carbon energy systems.

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