New urban governance: A review of current themes and future priorities

Abstract

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 a survey of local government officials, it provides a big picture on the topic and identifies areas for future research. Bridging the gap between the scholarly research focus and the perceptions and requirements of city administrators represents a major challenge for the field. Furthermore, because global and comparative research on urban governance is confronted with an absence of systematically collected, comparable data, the article argues that future efforts will require experimenting with methodologies that can generate new empirical insights.

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“…Collaboration The slum handling of the Untia coastal area is carried out based on the characteristics of slums, policy studies, and handling programs that have been carried out both by the central and regional governments, the private sector and all stakeholders (Cruz et. al, 2019).…”

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