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Book SynopsisExploring how urban professionals plan, manage and govern cities in emerging economies, this insightful book studies the actions and instruments they employ. It highlights how the paradigms of interventions and approaches to urban management are shifting, indicating that urban governance is becoming increasingly important in dealing with wicked issues, like climate change and social and economic inequalities in cities.
Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies offers rich international examples looking at housing, public space, water, climate change, the environment and economic development. Chapters showcase the changing role of urban professionals, with a particular focus on the dynamic social, cultural and economic transformations of cities in emerging economies. Exploring contemporary approaches to urban governance, contributors draw attention to the prevalence of smart cities, new forms of partnerships and just transitions in a changing urban landscape.
Researchers and students of urban development, planning, management and governance will appreciate the multiple theoretical angles and the key case studies used throughout the book. The examples and theories will be helpful for urban leaders, strategists and advocates working in emerging economies.
Trade Review’The authors argue that cities in emerging economies can increase their sustainable competitiveness by replacing their traditional system of urban planning and management with a modern system of urban governance. This is a must-read for those interested to understand how cities in emerging economies can cope with societal dynamics.’Table of ContentsContents: 1 Urban paradigm shifts in emerging economies 1 Jan Fransen, Meine Pieter van Dijk and Jurian Edelenbos 2 Urban management in practice, issues at stake and overview of the book 20 Meine Pieter van Dijk 3 Managing a just transition in urban contexts 40 Darren McCauley 4 Structural change, labour markets and urban economic policy in emerging economies 57 Frank van Oort, Paula Nagler and Indriany Lionggo 5 Smart city for comprehensive urban management: concepts, impacts, and the South Korean experience 80 Yirang Lim 6 How sustainable, green and smart eco-cities deal with water issues 99 Meine Pieter van Dijk 7 Urban commons in emerging economies 117 Rudina Toto, Marija Ćaćić, Zvezdina Ivanova, Peter Nientied and Katarzyna Stachowiak-Bongwa 8 Knowledge and skill transfer in Addis-Ababa’s light-rail transport 142 Taslim Adebowale Alade and Alberto Gianoli 9 Financing urban infrastructure and services in Africa 162 Aloysius N. Bongwa and Meine Pieter van Dijk 10 Collaborative capacity of public–private partnerships in housing projects: case studies from Nigeria 186 Daniel Adamu and Alberto Gianoli 11 Planning for all? Guiding principles for selecting multi-stakeholder tools in urban planning processes 204 Els Keunen and Saskia Ruijsink 12 Conclusions: new insights in urban planning, management and governance in emerging economies 225 Jan Fransen Index
