Two Models of Local Development Politics

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Baglioni ◽  
S Vicari
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Business Interests ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Development Politics ◽  
Development Policies

In this paper three case studies of urban development policies are outlined in order to advance two models of the diverse structuring of interaction between business and politicians. The three cases concern the Italian cities of Pavia, Parma, and Modena. For each city we describe the economic and political context and review the planning policy, focusing on specific decisionmaking processes. This sets the stage for an analysis of the interaction between political and economic actors and for an evaluation of the results of that analysis with respect to the effectiveness of the decisionmaking and implementation processes of urban policy. Those factors which account for the relative strength of business interests and elected officials and favor their engaging in the bargaining relationships are discussed, and two contrasting models of their interaction are presented.

scholarly journals ASPECTS OF AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE AS A CULTURAL ASSET IN METROPOLITAN AREAS: CASE STUDY FOR BUCHAREST CITY / AGROKULTŪRINIO KRAŠTOVAIZDŽIO KAIP DIDMIESČIO KULTŪRINIO TURTO ASPEKTAI: BUKAREŠTO MIESTO STUDIJA

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea Popa
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Territorial Structure ◽  
Industrial Landscapes

Typical for the last decades economical and social processes at metropolitan level induce new models of spatial organization characterized by extensive urban development. These extensive processes configure various components of the cultural landscape in different ways. Such development modifies the rural, agricultural and industrial landscapes and generates new landscape typologies modeled by interaction between urban and rural space. Diverse approaches of urban development have modified the territorial structure and also the way in which the territory visually and dynamically responds to external factors by transforming the main cultural features. In such a context, preservation of common agricultural landscape as a part of cultural landscape is becoming an important issue for the local development policies. Santrauka Pastaraisiais dešimtmečiais didmiesčiuose vykstantys ekonominiai ir socialiniai procesai skatina naujus erdvių planavimo modelius, būdingus ekstensyviai urbanistinei plėtrai. Su plėtra susiję procesai skirtingais būdais konfigūruoja įvairius kultūrinio kraštovaizdžio komponentus. Ši plėtra keičia kaimo, agrokultūrinį ar produktyvųjį kraštovaizdį ir sukuria naujus kraštovaizdžio tipus, modeliuojamus esant kaimo ir miesto erdvių sąveikai. Įvairūs požiūriai į urbanistinę plėtrą pakeitė teritorinę struktūrą, vizualią ir dinamišką teritorijos reakciją į išorės veiksnius pagal pasikeitusius esminius kultūros požymius. Šiame kontekste įprasto agrokultūrinio kraštovaizdžio kaip dalies kultūrinio kraštovaizdžio išsaugojimas tampa opiu vietinės plėtros politikos klausimu.

scholarly journals From TOD to TAC: Why and How Transport and Urban Policy Needs to Shift to Regenerating Main Road Corridors with New Transit Systems

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Peter Newman ◽  
Sebastian Davies-Slate ◽  
Daniel Conley ◽  
Karlson Hargroves ◽  
Mike Mouritz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Transit Oriented Development ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Early Case ◽  
Entrepreneurship Theory ◽  
Road Corridors

The need for transit oriented development (TOD) around railway stations has been well accepted and continues to be needed in cities looking to regenerate both transit and urban development. Large parts of suburban areas remain without quality transit down main roads that are usually filled with traffic resulting in reduced urban value. The need to regenerate both the mobility and land development along such roads will likely be the next big agenda in transport and urban policy. This paper learns from century-old experiences in public–private approaches to railway-based urban development from around the world, along with innovative insights from the novel integration of historical perspectives, entrepreneurship theory and urban planning to create the notion of a “Transit Activated Corridor” (TAC). TACs prioritize fast transit and a string of station precincts along urban main roads. The core policy processes for a TAC are outlined with some early case studies. Five design principles for delivering a TAC are presented in this paper, three principles from entrepreneurship theory and two from urban planning. The potential for new mid-tier transit like trackless trams to enable TACs is used to illustrate how these design processes can be an effective approach for designing, financing and delivering a “Transit Activated Corridor”.

scholarly journals Imagining the smart city through smart grids? Urban energy futures between technological experimentation and the imagined low-carbon city

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110059
Author(s):  
Leslie Quitzow ◽  
Friederike Rohde
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Futures ◽  
Urban Energy ◽  
The City

Current imaginaries of urban smart grid technologies are painting attractive pictures of the kinds of energy futures that are desirable and attainable in cities. Making claims about the future city, the socio-technical imaginaries related to smart grid developments unfold the power to guide urban energy policymaking and implementation practices. This paper analyses how urban smart grid futures are being imagined and co-produced in the city of Berlin, Germany. It explores these imaginaries to show how the politics of Berlin’s urban energy transition are being driven by techno-optimistic visions of the city’s digital modernisation and its ambitions to become a ‘smart city’. The analysis is based on a discourse analysis of relevant urban policy and other documents, as well as interviews with key stakeholders from Berlin’s energy, ICT and urban development sectors, including key experts from three urban laboratories for smart grid development and implementation in the city. It identifies three dominant imaginaries that depict urban smart grid technologies as (a) environmental solution, (b) economic imperative and (c) exciting experimental challenge. The paper concludes that dominant imaginaries of smart grid technologies in the city are grounded in a techno-optimistic approach to urban development that are foreclosing more subtle alternatives or perhaps more radical change towards low-carbon energy systems.

The socio-economic and demographic characteristics of port cities: a typology for comparative analysis?

Urban History ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lee
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Common Factors ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Port Cities ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Merchant Capital ◽  
History Of

ABSTRACTThis article addresses a range of conceptual issues relating to the history of European port cities in order to construct a framework for comparative research. Port cities played a key role in European urban development and their growth was often determined by common factors. Particular attention is paid to the demography of port cities, their specific labour markets and the dominant ideology of merchant capital. The article establishes a basis for analysing case studies of individual port cities and for exploring their location within the overall process of European urbanization.

Local Development Policies and the Foreclosure Crisis in California

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett Glasgow ◽  
Paul G. Lewis ◽  
Max Neiman
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Foreclosure Crisis ◽  
Development Policies

Urban Politics, Urban Policy, Case Studies, and Political Theory

1977 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lester M. Salamon ◽  
Raymond E. Wolfinger ◽  
Frederick M. Wirt
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Urban Policy
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