Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
‘Urban management’ in development assistance
An elusive concept
AbstractAs the relationship between development and urbanization emerges more sharply, the concept of ‘urban management’ has attracted considerable institutional support at the international level. However, the concept itself is inadequately defined. As a result, the institutional expression of urban management at the international level lacks coherence, and the implications of its use are vague and contradictory. One important reason for the absence of intellectual clarity is the failure of the research community — as illustrated by the African case — to come to terms with the concept. To avoid the pitfalls of the continued use of such an ‘unanalysed abstraction’, and for the concept to gain in both interpretive power and practical value, more attention needs to be given by both researchers and international agencies to the substantive content and meaning of urban management in different settings.
‘Urban management’ in development assistance
An elusive concept
AbstractAs the relationship between development and urbanization emerges more sharply, the concept of ‘urban management’ has attracted considerable institutional support at the international level. However, the concept itself is inadequately defined. As a result, the institutional expression of urban management at the international level lacks coherence, and the implications of its use are vague and contradictory. One important reason for the absence of intellectual clarity is the failure of the research community — as illustrated by the African case — to come to terms with the concept. To avoid the pitfalls of the continued use of such an ‘unanalysed abstraction’, and for the concept to gain in both interpretive power and practical value, more attention needs to be given by both researchers and international agencies to the substantive content and meaning of urban management in different settings.
‘Urban management’ in development assistance
An elusive concept
Stren, Richard (Autor:in)
Cities ; 10 ; 125-138
01.01.1993
14 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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