This review critically assesses a large and growing literature on multiactor environmental
governance. The first section provides an historical and conceptual background to the …

Since the early days of the self-help construction school that gave a definite switch to the
urban housing debate in Latin America, the urban development discourse has shown some …

In local government systems worldwide, financial pressures have obliged local authorities to
focus on cost-efficient methods for providing local services, including inter-municipal …

Desenvolvido a partir da década de 1960 (Provan; Milward, 1999), o modelo de governança
pública caracteriza-se pela inovação aquando da inclusão de atores não-governamentais …

By 2050, 90% of the population in Latin America will live in cities, but there is a lack of up-to-
date spatial information about the urban extent and patterns of urbanization in cities of this …

The challenges of urban areas and their authorities that have risen from decentralisation
and public sector reform, ongoing urbanisation, and persistent poverty, call for new forms of …

3 The policy framework: C2C in the development debate 73 3.1 The rise of city-to-city
cooperation explained 73 3.2 The C2C policy framework in The Netherlands 78 3.2. 1 Dutch …

City-to-city learning processes have gained importance around the world. However, few
cities have given systemic thought to which knowledge travels and in which way. This paper …

The importance of strengthening local governments is widely recognised as local
governments face new challenges against the backdrop of global decentralisation …

Some scholar indicated the leadership factors contribute to the success of sister city
cooperation. However, research on the extent of its contribution is still limited. To fill this gap …