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 …

Cities have grown rapidly—while they provide opportunities for many, they must also
confront pervasive and rising inequality, unsustainable consumption, and growing …

Cities are challenged by climate change, natural and technological disasters and related
injustices. At least three fields address these challenges within cities: sustainability …

Transnational Municipal Networks (TMNs) are increasing in size, scope and number on the
global arena. They reflect a tendency for city governments to coordinate environmental …

ABSTRACT Urban Social Innovation Capacity is determined as a key aspect to explain
Social Value creation in European cities suffering increased social problems derived from …

A well-developed economy and low-carbon emission intensity are important characteristics
of low-carbon cities; they also represent important tasks for achieving global climate change …

This special issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs brings together a series of 10 papers that
illustrate the range of ways that networks can be used to better understand cities and …

Knowledge sharing is deemed an important function of transnational municipal networks.
However, in the literature on these organisations, a critical discussion of the implications of …

If degrowth as a project of socio-ecological transformation is to become real, it needs to
become a reality in space. But how? Will the macro-political implementation of degrowth …

Cities and networks play an important role in climate change mitigation. Various
international, regional, and local networks seek to increase cooperation between cities or …