Abstract

Governance is assumed to be a core challenge for urban sustainability. Rather than a sectorial topic, urban sustainability is a cross cutting concern affecting – and being affected – by many different interests and strategic urban issues. For this reason, urban sustainable development is mainly about how strategic decisions are made in the city, who is involved in these decision-making processes and how accountability is rendered. In this article we propose a set of governance principles for programs on urban sustainability planning and management. They are derived from UNHABITAT experience in building capacities in cities around the world through two specialized programmes: Localizing Agenda 21 (LA21) and Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP).

Details

Title
Key Governance Principles Underpinning Urban Sustainable Development Planning And Management
Author
J. Peris Blanes
Pages
55-65
Publication year
2008
Publication date
2008
Publisher
W I T Press
ISSN
1746-448X
e-ISSN
1743-3541
Source type
Other Source
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2259534649
Copyright
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