The success of the European economy depends on successful city regions. However, finding the right mechanisms of governance and planning, for the successful and the less successful cities and regions, continues to be elusive. The effectiveness of the European Union, national governments and a variety of regional and local governments in mobilizing both electorates and local economies, varies from city to city and from region to region. No single model of effective city regional government in Europe can be formed.
The success of the European economy depends on successful city regions. However, finding the right mechanisms of governance and planning, for the succ...
The success of the European economy depends on successful city regions. However, finding the right mechanisms of governance and planning, for the successful and the less successful cities and regions, continues to be elusive. The effectiveness of the European Union, national governments and a variety of regional and local governments in mobilizing both electorates and local economies, varies from city to city and from region to region. No single model of effective city regional government in Europe can be formed.
The success of the European economy depends on successful city regions. However, finding the right mechanisms of governance and planning, for the succ...
This volume makes a new contributution to the current lively debate on city regional governance, offering a genuinely comparative approach, covering Europe and North America, and thus different 'cultures' of city regionalism.
This volume makes a new contributution to the current lively debate on city regional governance, offering a genuinely comparative approach, covering E...
In recent years, "smartness" has risen as a buzzword to characterise urban policy that goes beyond a one-dimensional growth agenda by addressing the multifaceted quest for sustainability, itself a much used term. Hence, it is contended that there is a new emphasis on qualitative and responsible growth. Central to this shift has been the concept of "transition" - providing the broader context and points of reference for adopting smartness in reconciling competing interests and agendas in city-regional governance.
Hence, recent discourses of smartness and smart cities now typically...
In recent years, "smartness" has risen as a buzzword to characterise urban policy that goes beyond a one-dimensional growth agenda by addressing th...
This book investigates the ways in which city regions view themselves as single entities, how they are governed, what is meant by 'governance', why the question of city-regional governance matters, and the extent to which the balance between internal and external factors is important for finding governance solutions. Examples from North America and Europe are compared and contrasted to gain a better understanding of what matters 'on the ground' to people and policy makers when seeking answers to the challenges of a globalised, rapidly changing world.
In order to analyse the...
This book investigates the ways in which city regions view themselves as single entities, how they are governed, what is meant by 'governance', why...
This book explores the growing role of cities and regions as sub-national actors in shaping global governance. Far from being merely carried along by global forces, cities have become active players in making and maintaining the networks and connections that give shape to contemporary globalization. Exploring examples from Europe, North America and beyond, the authors reconcile the two separate, yet complimentary, theoretical and analytical lenses adopted by Urban Studies and International Relations, as they address the nature of 'cities' and 'internationality'. The authors challenge academic...
This book explores the growing role of cities and regions as sub-national actors in shaping global governance. Far from being merely carried along by ...
