Essays about: "Open governance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 85 essays containing the words Open governance.

  1. 11. Disseminating Nature-based Thinking across Local and Global Networks : the case study of Turin (IT), CONEXUS (H2020, grant agreement n. 867564)

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Mariangela Pastorello; [2022]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation strategies; urban planning; transformative learning; participatory communication; living labs; NBS projects; participatory governance; citizen science; European programmes;

    Abstract : Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are currently considered among the most effective tools available to city administrations and urban planners to tackle the negative effects of climate change.This umbrella concept comprises a large set of different low-impact technical solutions that are inspired/supported, or copied, from nature. READ MORE

  3. 12. Exploring culture as a driver for urban sustainability

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Annete Priyadarshini; Irene Riquelme Fernández; Nicole Macharová; [2022]
    Keywords : cultural governance; collaborative governance; culture for urban sustainability.;

    Abstract : Many scholars and practitioners consider culture an essential ingredient of sustainability that is often underrepresented in the mainstream discourse on sustainability. However, in the last decade, the idea of culture as an agent of transformation capable of driving urban sustainability has gained momentum. READ MORE

  4. 13. Overcoming social barriers to urban green adaptation : a social representations approach to local environmental governance

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Desthon; [2022]
    Keywords : urban green adaptation; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; social representations;

    Abstract : In May 2020, the Stockholm City Council adopted a new environmental program for the period 2020–2023. The sustainability goals within Agenda 2030 have been a guide for the environmental program, and the purpose of the program is to manage and coordinate the city's operations to achieve the vision of a climate-smart and ecologically sustainable Stockholm. READ MORE

  5. 14. Achieving aid effectiveness through results-based management: : A chimera?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Erika Nytting; [2022]
    Keywords : Development aid; Development co-operation; New Public Management; Results Based Management; New Public Service; Management theories; Governance; Results; OECD-DAC; Aid Effectiveness Agenda; Paris Declaration.;

    Abstract : New Public Management has been the prevailing governance model in public sector administration since the late 1980s. In 2005, OECD-DAC member states adopted the resultsbased management model ‘Paris Agenda for Aid Effectiveness’, building on new public management theory and values. READ MORE

  6. 15. Contractor Coopetition: The Potential Outcomes for the Public Transport Sector : A case study on co-sharing of bus depots

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Gabriel Akdemir; Sebastian Tellgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Coopetition; Public Transport Sector; Public Transport; Co-sharing; Bus depots; Subcontractor; Coopetition Governance Function CGF .; Kollektivtrafikssektorn; Kollektivtrafik; Samutnyttjande; Bussdepåer; Underleverantörer; Trafikutövare; Driftgrupp.;

    Abstract : Coopetition, a combined word for cooperation and competition, is a business strategy in which two or more parties within a competing market use a cooperative action. This concept is mainly practical in situations where companies are rich in resources and have considerable assets. READ MORE