Everyday governance and urban environments: Towards a more interdisciplinary urban political ecology

Cornea, Natasha; Véron, René; Zimmer, Anna

doi:10.1111/gec3.12310

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“…Turning to post-structuralism, the UPE scholarship has drawn attention toward the notion of governance, taking a critical stance towards the "apolitical" and "naïve" nature of the related literature [22] (p. 2). In particular, UPE scholars point out the underlying normativity of the "good governance" concept, which conceals an attempt to favour technical solutions overlooking social inequalities, as well as the illusion that the inclusion of actors other than the state in policy-making would equate with a more horizontal type of government [22] (p. 2, converted commas in original). Given the prominent role of politics in constructing socio-economic inequalities and their link with nature, some authors have examined the "techno-managerial" turn in environmental policy, which reifies cities as "physical containers", as "built environments" [23] (p. 49).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Greening Vienna. The Multi-Level Interplay of Urban Environmental Policy–Making

2020

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Vienna is widely recognised as an example of urban sustainability, crowned as one of the most liveable cities worldwide by several quality of life rankings. Despite being highly committed to incorporating the ecological and social dimension into its urban development strategy, Vienna is undergoing a deep transition, orienting its urban policy more closely toward economic criteria and techno-managerial solutions to climate change. While European capitals have been extensively studied, research on Vienna's environmental policy strategies lacks international visibility in urban studies. To address this paucity of research, this article identifies and unpacks critical junctures, moments characterised by policy shifts occurred in the last 30 years. The article disentangles the synchronisation or de-synchronisation of the inter-and cross-level relations underpinning Vienna's policy changes. From a methodological standpoint, we employ a process tracing method relying on evidence gathered through the analysis of regulatory and policy documents complemented by interviews with key informants involved in the policy-making process at different territorial levels. The findings cast light on the benefits of and barriers to multilevel coordination in the realm of climate policy and adaptation strategies, pinning down the critical junctures and the multilevel interaction in Vienna's climate policy evolution.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

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Greening Vienna. The Multi-Level Interplay of Urban Environmental Policy–Making

2020

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“…This will also help to further break down the divide that has been identified between studies in the global North and South by postcolonial scholars such as Ananya Roy, which is something that UPE has been making great strides in (e.g. Ranganathan and Balazs, 2015;McFarlane et al, 2016;Cornea et al, 2017).…”

Section: In Search Of 'The City'mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Political Ecology Beyond Methodological Cityism

Connolly

2018

Int J Urban Regional Res

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The concept of planetary urbanization has emerged in recent years amongst neo‐Lefebvrian urban scholars who see urbanization as a process taking place at all spatial scales. This article analyses recent critiques of the urban political ecology (UPE) literature which argue that much of the work in the field has been guilty of focusing exclusively on the traditional bounded city unit rather than urbanization as a process. In response, the article reviews various strands of the UPE literature which have (always) moved beyond ‘the city’ to consider the various metabolisms and circulations of humans and non‐humans connecting cities with places outside of their borders at a variety of scales. Furthermore, it suggests how these approaches can productively work with the insights of the planetary urbanization literature, in considering both the changing nature of urbanization and also the socio‐ecological and political implications of these changes. Finally, the article suggests how the methodological approach of the ‘site multiple’ and its focus on everyday practices and lived experiences can be useful for researching diverse urban phenomena and their more‐than‐urban connections.

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“…In fact, the relationship between water and society is one of the main focuses of research into issues such as water shortages, river basin management and privatization processes in water management in urban areas today [17]. In this regard, and in reference to the latter, research on governance allows us to explore changes and trends in power relations around water management, understanding governance as an analytical concept that allows us to examine how the different agents involved, such as a state government and/or the non-state agents involved in water management (private sector, non-governmental organizations, neighbourhood associations and/or the local community) [19] negotiate and agree certain objectives in order to guarantee the water needs of the population [20]. Complementary it resolve conflicts of an organizational or social nature at the national and/or international level [21].…”

Section: Water Governance Public Versus Private Managementmentioning

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What Governance? The Role of Public and Private Stakeholders in Water Supply Management in Mediterranean Coastal Tourist Destinations: The Case of the Costa Brava

Gamero

Gabarda-Mallorquí

Palom

2018

Water

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A large number of services have been privatized in recent decades, leaving less responsibility for public administration management. This trend has resulted in an intense debate on which services should be guaranteed and the equity and efficiency criteria that should be applied in their provision. The move to privatize the potable water supply in one of the main international tourist destinations-the Costa Brava (Spain)-can be included within this context. Our aim is to identify and characterize the main water governance systems on the Costa Brava in order to explore the different forms of water supply governance. To this end, an analysis has been carried out to explain the different interrelations between the expansion of tourism and the management of water supply infrastructures. The insufficient technical and financial resources of local and regional governments encourage the entry of private initiatives. In this process, we must also take into account the consolidation of a larger customer market linked to tourism development. Our main conclusion is that water governance models in coastal tourist destinations such as these are determined not only by territorial needs and the lack of technical capacity, but also by the emergence of business opportunities in the private sector.

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Everyday governance and urban environments: Towards a more interdisciplinary urban political ecology

Cited by 78 publications

References 71 publications

Greening Vienna. The Multi-Level Interplay of Urban Environmental Policy–Making

Greening Vienna. The Multi-Level Interplay of Urban Environmental Policy–Making

Urban Political Ecology Beyond Methodological Cityism

What Governance? The Role of Public and Private Stakeholders in Water Supply Management in Mediterranean Coastal Tourist Destinations: The Case of the Costa Brava

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