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Home»GSDRC Publications»Urbanisation and Governance

Urbanisation and Governance

Helpdesk Report
  • Oliver Walton
May 2011

Question

What are the key governance issues and trends in relation to urbanisation? This should include, but not focus exclusively on, urban governance issues.

Summary

This paper identifies the main governance issues and trends related to urbanisation. It is based on a rapid review of the available literature and inputs from several experts in the field of governance and urbanisation. There is a growing consensus that issues relating to urbanisation cannot simply be tackled by monetary or technical interventions, but that new governance approaches and ‘institutional innovation’ are required to meet these challenges.

 

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  • UNDP Oslo Governance Centre

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