Local Governance in the New Urban Agenda 2020 ed. [Mīkstie vāki]

Chapter
1. Local Governance in the New Urban Agenda: An Introduction
(Carlos Nunes Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal).- Part
1. Local
Government Institutional Reforms.
Chapter
2. Local Governance Cultures in
Comparative Perspective: Decentralization Reforms in Lusophone Countries
(Carlos Nunes Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal).
Chapter
3. Changing
Paradigm of Local Governance in Hungary (Ilona Pįlné Kovįcs , Hungarian
Academy of Science, University of Pécs, Hungary).
Chapter
4. Division of
Public Tasks Between the State and Local Government: Case of Hungary After
the Reform (Laszlo Kakai, University of Pécs, Hungary).
Chapter
5.
Exemplarily National Urban Policy in the Shadow of the New Local Government
Model Characterized by Nationalization in Hungary (Edit Somlyódy-Pfeil,
Széchenyi Istvįn University, Hungary).- Part
2. Metropolitan and
Intermunicipal Governance Challenges.
Chapter
6. Interrogating the
Metropolitan Question Beyond the Institutional Interpretation. ThreeResearch
Directions (Simonetta Armondi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy).
Chapter
7.
Metropolitan Governance in Post-Socialism: Searching for a Theoretical Model
(Lukasz Mikula, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland).
Chapter
8. Institution
of Urban Agglomeration of Zagreb as a Tool for Sustainable Management of
Spatial Development (Jadranka Veselic Bruvo, City Bureau for Physical
Planning, City of Zagreb, Croatia).
Chapter
9. Collaborative Governance
Under Siege: The Uncertain Prospects for Inter-Municipal Associations
('Mancomunidades') in Spain (Tony Gore, Sheffield Hallam University, United
Kingdom).
Chapter
10. The 2016-2018 Milanese Metropolitan Strategic Plan:
Features and Limits of an Innovative Tool Within the Local Planning Framework
(Renzo Riboldazzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy).
Chapter
11. Demographical
and Economic Challenges for Largest Cities Local Governments in Hungary
(Zoltįn Hajdś, Institute for Regional Studies of Hungary Academy of Science,
Hungary).- Part
3. Key Areas in the New Urban Agenda: Citizen Participation,
Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Smart Mobility.-
Chapter
12. Problems and Determinants of Social Participation in the Creation
of Public Space (Mariusz Sienkiewicz, Marie Curie Sklodowska University,
Poland).
Chapter
13. Can Citizens Committees Play a Role in Urban
Governance? Theoretic Remarks and Local Practices in the Context of the City
of Rome (Maria Cristina Antonucci, National Research Council of Italy,
Italy).
Chapter
14. Sidelining Sustainable Development: Structural
Constraints on the Implementation of Local Sustainable Development Policies
in the UK (Alan Patterson, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom).-
Chapter
15. The Idea of Slow City as a Way to Sustainable Development.
Perspective of Small Towns in Poland (Urszula Kaczmarek, Adam Mickiewicz
University, Poland).
Chapter
16. Reflections of Cittaslow in Turkey and the
Roles of Local Government (Füsun Baykal, Ege University,Turkey).
Chapter
17.
Factors Explaining Polish Local Governments' Preferences and Activities
Concerning Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (Pawel Swianiewicz,
University of Warsaw, Poland).
Chapter
18. The Reinforcement of the Role of
the City Council as an Important Direct Democratic Stakeholder at the
Municipality of Tirana (Albania) for the Implementation of the Climate Change
Adaptation Action Plan Measures at the Territory of the City (Romeo Hanxhari,
University of Tirana, Albania).
Chapter
19. Tackling Sustainability,
Conservation and Growth: World Heritage Sites in a Global City (Eda Yucesoy,
Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey).
Chapter
20. Governance of Cultural
Heritage: The Territorial Quality Indicators Between Prevention and New
Programming Perspectives (Valentina Castronuovo, University of Salento,
Italy).
Chapter
21. Local Strategies of Urban Regeneration. The Case of
Novara (Raffaella Afferni, Universitą del Piemonte Orientale, Italy).-
Chapter
22. AdaptiveReuse Assessment of Architectural Heritage by Means of
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods (Raffaella Afferni, Universitą del
Piemonte Orientale, Italy).
Chapter
23. The Role of Local Government and the
Changes Experienced During and After Bergamas (Izmir/Turkey) Process of
UNESCO Membership (Emre Ataberk, Ege University, Turkey).
Chapter
24.
Sustainable Urban Mobility and Local Governance Practices. The Case of
Cycling in the Italian Cities (Donatella Privitera, University of Catania,
Italy).
Chapter
25. Smart Mobility and Sustainable Tourism in Urban Areas:
Two Case of Study in South of Italy (Gabriella Trombino, University of
Trento, Italy).

Carlos Nunes Silva is Professor Auxiliar at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is Chair of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Geography of Governance and founding Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of E-Planning Research. His research areas include urban and metropolitan governance, history and theory of urban planning, urban planning in Africa, urban e-planning, urban planning ethics, local government policies, local e-government, research methods. Anna Trono, associate professor of Political and Economic Geography at the Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, Italy, is an experienced researcher in tourism, environmental problems and urban planning in EU Countries. These skills and competencies have also been acquired during study visits in Universities in other countries. She has published numerous essays and books on these themes, many of which in connection with large-scale projects involving international universities and under the aegis of European Union research programs.