… cities. This review examines the state of smart city development in developing countries, …
drivers behind (and barriers to) smarty city development. A total of 56 studies were identified …

To begin to comprehend the massive changes taking place in cities of the developing world,
we need to start with some large demographic numbers. As the world moves inexorably …

… How do we assess the dimensions of governance, presented above, in any one city?
Paproski (1993) suggests the use of performance criteria. For example, the provision of drinking …

… and development takes place. This paper focuses on the relationship between city governance,
… over the decisions of the various institutions of city governance and thereby to benefit. …

… for urban areas in developing countries due to rapid urban … felt the most by the poorest in a
city, make it an urgent issue to tackle. … for the majority of urban areas in developing countries. …

… city governance. Our concern in this volume is how the processes and relationships of city
governance … developing countries’, in Stren, R. with Kjellberg Bell, J. (eds) Perspectives on the …

… There was little scope for governance at the local level and considerable inequality in the
distribution of public spending between the main cities and the rest of the country. The impetus …

… Ongoing urbanisation is picking up speed particularly in developing countries. As a result,
poverty is increasingly becoming urbanised. The challenges of urban communities and local …

… The initial and continuing formal purpose of GURI was to highlight the contribution of
researchers from developing countries in improving our understanding of the dilemmas and …

… in five centrally managed cities, we found that citizens in large cities and … developing
countries, governmental participation from the poor has experienced a declining trend as countries …