Geographies of Urban Governance Advanced Theories, Methods and Practices /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Joyeeta (Editor), Pfeffer, Karin (Editor), Verrest, Hebe (Editor), Ros-Tonen, Mirjam (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Political science.; Political economy.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Sustainable development.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Economy.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

With a current population inflow into cities of 200,000 people per day, UN Habitat expects that up to 75% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Influenced by forces of globalization and global change, cities and urban life are transforming rapidly, impacting human welfare, economic d...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Theories of Urban Governance
• 1. Setting the Scene: The Geographies of Urban Governance
• 2. Theorizing Governance
• 3. Governance Networks: Conceptualization, Genealogy, and Research Frontiers
• 4. Beyond the Network Effect: Towards an Alternative Understanding of Global Urban Organizations
• 5. Governing Beyond Cities: The Urban-Rural Interface
• Part II: Instruments, Methods and Practices of Urban Governance
• 6. Instruments of Urban Governance
• 7. Participatory Instruments and Practices in Urban Governance
• 8. Geo- ig Data and Urban Governance
• 9. Scenario-building as a Process and Tool in Urban Governance
• Part III: 10. An Inclusive Development Perspective on the Geographies of Urban Governance.