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The challenge of urban government [[electronic resource] ] : policies and practices / / edited by Mila Freire and Richard Stren
| The challenge of urban government [[electronic resource] ] : policies and practices / / edited by Mila Freire and Richard Stren |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (490 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FreireMila
StrenRichard E |
| Collana | WBI development studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Municipal government
Metropolitan areas City planning Urban poor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-08699-8
9786610086993 0-585-41688-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Glossary of Abbreviations; The Challenges of Urban Government; Introduction; 1. Metropolitan Issues; Editor's Introduction; The Impact of the Global Economy on Cities; The Metropolitan Project: The Management of a Variable Geometry; Designing a Metropolitan Region: The Lessons and Lost Opportunities of the Toronto Experience; 2. City Strategy and Governance; Editor's Introduction; Preparing an Economic and Strategic Vision for a City; The Promotion of Sustainable Cities; The Coimbatore City Corporate Plan: A Case Study of Strategic Management
Challenges of Local Governance: The Experience of One African MayorFrom Violence to Justice and Security in Cities; 3. Municipal and Subnational Financial Management; Editor's Introduction; Setting the Stage: Municipal and Intergovernmental Finance; Learning Democratic Practice: Distributing Government Resources through Popular Participation in Porto Alegre, Brazil; A Conversation with Raul Pont, Mayor of Porto Alegre; 4. Financial Management-Revenue Raising; Editor's Introduction; Fiscal Decentralization and Financing Urban Governments: Framing the Problem User Charges in Local Government FinanceThe Demand-Side Approach to Planning Water Supply; 5. Private Involvement in the Provision of Public Services; Editor's Introduction; Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Services; The Role of the Private Sector in Municipal Solid Waste Service Delivery in Developing Countries: Keys to Success; Public-Private Participation in the Provision of Infrastructure to Tirrupur, India; 6. Land and Real-Estate Markets; Editor's Introduction; Land Markets and Urban Management: The Role of Planning Tools; Tools for a Land and Housing Market Diagnosis Property TaxationThe Portland Experience; 7. Urban Poverty; Editor's Introduction; The City Poverty Assessment: An Introduction; Poverty Reduction in Urban Areas: Employment and Income Generation through Partnerships; Integrating Gender into Urban Development and Poverty Reduction: The Bolivia Sustainable Urban Development Project; 8. Managing the Urban Environment; Editor's Introduction; Exploring a New Vision for Cities; Environment, Health, and Gender in Latin America: The Case of the Maquiladoras; Community Experience of Urban Environmental Quality 9. Transportation and Metropolitan GrowthEditor's Introduction; Management of Traffic and the Urban Environment; Transportation in Bogotá: Problems and Solutions; A View of Urban Transport, Infrastructure, and Environment from the Female Condition; Integration of Urban Transport and Urban Planning; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455958603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : World Bank | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The challenge of urban government : : policies and practices / / edited by Mila Freire and Richard Stren
| The challenge of urban government : : policies and practices / / edited by Mila Freire and Richard Stren |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank |
| Descrizione fisica | xli, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 352.16 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FreireMila
StrenRichard E |
| Collana | WBI development studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Municipal government
Metropolitan areas City planning Urban poor |
| ISBN |
1-280-08699-8
9786610086993 0-585-41688-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Glossary of Abbreviations; The Challenges of Urban Government; Introduction; 1. Metropolitan Issues; Editor's Introduction; The Impact of the Global Economy on Cities; The Metropolitan Project: The Management of a Variable Geometry; Designing a Metropolitan Region: The Lessons and Lost Opportunities of the Toronto Experience; 2. City Strategy and Governance; Editor's Introduction; Preparing an Economic and Strategic Vision for a City; The Promotion of Sustainable Cities; The Coimbatore City Corporate Plan: A Case Study of Strategic Management
Challenges of Local Governance: The Experience of One African Mayor From Violence to Justice and Security in Cities; 3. Municipal and Subnational Financial Management; Editor's Introduction; Setting the Stage: Municipal and Intergovernmental Finance; Learning Democratic Practice: Distributing Government Resources through Popular Participation in Porto Alegre, Brazil; A Conversation with Raul Pont, Mayor of Porto Alegre; 4. Financial Management-Revenue Raising; Editor's Introduction; Fiscal Decentralization and Financing Urban Governments: Framing the Problem User Charges in Local Government Finance The Demand-Side Approach to Planning Water Supply; 5. Private Involvement in the Provision of Public Services; Editor's Introduction; Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Services; The Role of the Private Sector in Municipal Solid Waste Service Delivery in Developing Countries: Keys to Success; Public-Private Participation in the Provision of Infrastructure to Tirrupur, India; 6. Land and Real-Estate Markets; Editor's Introduction; Land Markets and Urban Management: The Role of Planning Tools; Tools for a Land and Housing Market Diagnosis Property Taxation The Portland Experience; 7. Urban Poverty; Editor's Introduction; The City Poverty Assessment: An Introduction; Poverty Reduction in Urban Areas: Employment and Income Generation through Partnerships; Integrating Gender into Urban Development and Poverty Reduction: The Bolivia Sustainable Urban Development Project; 8. Managing the Urban Environment; Editor's Introduction; Exploring a New Vision for Cities; Environment, Health, and Gender in Latin America: The Case of the Maquiladoras; Community Experience of Urban Environmental Quality 9. Transportation and Metropolitan Growth Editor's Introduction; Management of Traffic and the Urban Environment; Transportation in Bogotá: Problems and Solutions; A View of Urban Transport, Infrastructure, and Environment from the Female Condition; Integration of Urban Transport and Urban Planning; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780021703321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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