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

Van Dijk, Meine Pieter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847207758 ISBN 13: 9781847207753

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

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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About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847207758
• ISBN 13: 9781847207753
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232