Managing Cities in Developing Countries: The Theory And Practice of Urban Management - Rilegato

Dijk, Meine Pieter Van

 
9781845428808: Managing Cities in Developing Countries: The Theory And Practice of Urban Management
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 1845428803 ISBN 13: 9781845428808
Casa editrice: Edward Elgar Pub, 2006

Sinossi

Urban management is a relatively new topic, which has gained increasing importance due to a rise in urbanization and a wave of decentralization programs in recent decades. This innovative book is the first systematic treatment of the critical urban management issues facing developing countries.

The volume brings together a number of theoretical approaches and practical experiences in order to study the economic and financial aspects of urban management. The author argues that urban managers have to make their cities more competitive via the new opportunities provided by decentralization, and suggests that the formulation of a development strategy and the use of elements from new public management theory will improve urban governance and service delivery. In addition, emphasis is placed on the importance of involving different stakeholders, which will lead to an integrated analysis of urban problems and, therefore, integrated solutions. Related issues such as urban environmental sustainability and the role of modern information technology are also explored in detail. The book concludes with a review of the emerging new themes at the forefront of contemporary urban management studies.

This important new volume will be an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners with an interest in urban planning, development and management.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Meine Pieter van Dijk, Professor of Urban Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Economics, Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands

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Editore
Edward Elgar Pub
Data di pubblicazione
2006
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1845428803
ISBN 13 
9781845428808
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
212
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9781847207753: Managing Cities in Developing Countries: The Theory and Practice of Urban Management

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1847207758 ISBN 13:  9781847207753
Casa editrice: Edward Elgar Pub, 2008
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