City power: urban governance in a global age

Rivero, Juan J.

doi:10.1080/02723638.2019.1567204

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“…Within sociology, ICCs could be examined using social network analysis to determine the extent to which ICCs are important in the spreading of ideas between cities (Acuto & Leffel, 2021;Castells, 2009). Within political science, ICCs could be explored through the lens of governance relationships to examine the extent to which horizontal collaboration between cities amounts to a higher level of political and fiscal power compared to state or national government (Schragger, 2016). Study is also needed on ICC form and value in relation to federal-local power divides.…”

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“…While previous studies have found that cities are less likely to collaborate on issues of economic development (Leroux & Carr, 2010), we did not find this to be the case in our interviews. This may be because, with increased globalisation, cities are increasingly likely to collaborate (rather than compete) in regional development strategies (Schragger, 2016). For example, the Mayor of Pittsburgh brought other mayors together to cooperate around a regional Marshall Plan, a collaborative effort to move away from fossil fuels and invest in sustainable economic development.…”

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City leaders around the world are looking for ways to address the social, economic and environmental challenges that urban populations face (Barber, 2013;Schragger, 2016). While many challenges, such as climate change, social inequality and economic development, depend on action at regional, national or global levels, cities represent the last mile for service delivery and citizen engagement.

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Inter‐city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together

Robb,

LaPointe,

Hemsing

et al. 2023

Global Policy

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City governments are at the forefront of public problem‐solving. As they deliver services to residents and work to tackle complex social challenges, they often coordinate and communicate with each other. Against the backdrop of globalisation and urbanisation, which have been documented and analysed widely, the phenomenon of inter‐city collaboration (ICC) has remained understudied. In this article, we examine existing and emergent patterns of how and why cities collaborate. We conducted a desk review of ICCs in 64 US cities. We interviewed city leaders in US and international cities (N = 13) and leaders of ICCs (N = 20). We also surveyed leaders from 47 US cities. Through our analysis, we put forth an analytical framework of ICCs, describing the forms they take and the value they deliver. We identify various forms of value ICCs produce for cities and examine under what conditions they are likely to be effective. While not all collaborations are successful, ICCs have the potential to generate substantial benefits through mutual learning, economies of scale and the power of collective action. Intentional design and management of ICCs can make them effective platforms of ‘horizontal governance’ and solving collective action problems.

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Inter‐city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together

Robb,

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Hemsing

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Global Policy

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“…Legal rules' structure markets for cities, including housing markets. They also create boundaries among cities, markets, the government, unions, and corporations (Schragger, 2016). Human judgment on where to establish these boundaries precedes this law (Schragger, 2016).…”

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“…They also create boundaries among cities, markets, the government, unions, and corporations (Schragger, 2016). Human judgment on where to establish these boundaries precedes this law (Schragger, 2016). Likewise, city authorities deploy their power both through formal authority and actual capacity to govern (Schragger, 2016).…”

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Breathing in and out: Domestic workers high exposure to air pollution in Bogota’s public transportation system

Montoya-Robledo

Iguavita²,

López³

2022

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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More than 150,000 low-income women perform domestic work in Bogotá, Colombia. They are captive public transit commuters, traveling from low-income to high and middle-income residential sites for work. However, the transport system between these neighborhoods suffers from missing links. Hence, domestic workers spend more time commuting to work relative to any other urban worker in Bogotá. Moreover, the system affects domestic workers’ overall health conditions, where they inhale high doses of air contaminants. In the face of laws and policies in place perpetuating patriarchy, violence, and segregation, these poor and often-racialized women face a conundrum: they must ensure their livelihood facing pervasive health hazards. This paper analyzes the lived realities of domestic workers in terms of their commutes and the environmental hazards they face, depicting grounded legal geography. Fundamentally, it examines how legally constituted housing markets and related transportation infrastructure contribute to highly gendered and class-based geographical divides, placing domestic workers into the spatial and policy periphery and making their bodies disposable, but obliging them to negotiate these divides using inadequate and death-delivering transportation infrastructure. Finally, it reflects on the city’s planning methods that often ignore important gender, social, and economic considerations. Based on a mixed-methods approach, the paper brings material that is not often placed together, including a study of exposure to particulate matter, transportation, and legal analysis, decentering current ontologies by connecting law, environment, public health, gender, and class divides, and grounding legal geography on the daily commuting experiences of domestic workers.

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Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY

Robb,

Marcoux,

Dickens

et al. 2024

Administration & Society

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To tackle persistent boundary-spanning problems with limited resources, some cities engage in collaborative innovation, combining expertise, effort, and creativity within and outside city hall to overcome limitations of conventional practices and siloed work. This article illustrates how collaborative innovation works in practice by examining specifics of how the Buffalo Clean Sweep Initiative, unique in longevity, scope, and scale, overcame common challenges and managed typical trade-offs. We describe, based on analyses of interviews and focus groups with city staff, community partners, and residents, how problem-solving, making an impact, and learning together helped Buffalo, New York, improve quality-of-life in its poorest neighborhoods.

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City power: urban governance in a global age

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Inter‐city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together

Inter‐city collaboration: Why and how cities work, learn and advocate together

Breathing in and out: Domestic workers high exposure to air pollution in Bogota’s public transportation system

Tackling Persistent, Boundary-Spanning Problems Through Collaborative Innovation: Lessons From the Clean Sweep Initiative in Buffalo, NY

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