This review article explores some of the key concepts, trends, and approaches in
contemporary urban governance research. Based on a horizon scan of recent literature and …

The last 20 years have witnessed an impressive outpouring of comparative politics research
examining urban politics in the developing world. This research advances our …

The pace and growth of urbanization in India poses enormous challenges to urban
governance. This article examines the institutional features and devolution mechanisms of …

Uncontrolled urban growth, subsequent suburbanization, sprawling, and haphazard land
development are the crucial urban development problems of Addis Ababa and the …

Abstract From the Thika Superhighway to the opening of the Expressway, Nairobi's recent
history has been marked by the rapid development of large-scale mobility infrastructures …

Urban governance has been thrust into the spotlight in the wake of the Sustainable
Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. A number of the 17 …

An examination of the process of prioritizing private motorized transportation in Bengaluru, a
rapidly growing megacity of the Global South. Automobiles and their associated …

This paper considers the foundations of contemporary African urban economies and how
these intersect with the evolution of urban politics, carving a route through a wide range of …

City governments in sub-Saharan Africa have historically been beholden to national
governments. Lack of national urban policies and tensions between national and city …

Metropolitan reforms, which include the creation of unified metropolitan governments
through municipal mergers and reclassification, are emerging as one strategy to address …