Governing Sustainable Cities

Description:

"Drawing on three years of field research in 40 European towns and cities, Governing Sustainable Cities is the first book to examine empirically the processes of urban governance in sustainable development. Looking at a host of core issues including institutional and social capacity, institutional design, social equity, politics, partnerships and cooperation and creative policy-making, the authors draw conclusions and offer strong guidance. This book is essential reading for policy-makers, politicians, activists and NGOs, planners, researchers and academics, whether in Europe, North America, Australasia or transitional and developing countries, concerned with advancing sustainability in our rapidly urbanizing world."--Jacket.

subjects: City planning,  Local government,  Citizen participation,  Sustainable development,  Sustainability,  Urban & municipal planning,  Social Science,  Europe,  Sociology - Urban,  Politics / Current Events,  Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.,  Sociology,  Urban & Regional,  Social Science / Sociology / Urban,  Environmental aspects,  Local government, europe,  Administration locale,  Développement durable,  Participation des citoyens,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Public Policy,  Regional Planning

Places: Europe