Description: Das Projekt "Teilhabe, Führung und städtische Nachhaltigkeit" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institut für Politikwissenschaft durchgeführt. The quality of life in the towns and cities of Europe depends to a considerable extent on the quality of urban governance. Policy makers at all levels of government recognise that enhancing the quality of life requires a more sustainable approach to urban governance. The economic, social and environmental challenges facing European urban areas are intertwined and effective approaches to meeting these challenges require improvements in governance and local citizen empowerment. Strong leadership and effective public involvement are complementary and both need to be developed if the quality of urban living in Europe is to be enhanced. Sustainable urban development is a fundamental objective of the European Union. The EU policy document, sustainable urban development in the European Union: a framework for action (1998) refers to four interdependent policy aims: strengthening economic prosperity and employment in towns and cities; promoting equality, social inclusion and regeneration in urban areas; protecting and improving the urban environment; contributing to good urban governance and local empowerment. It is clear that the effectiveness of urban governance is of key importance in the achievement of sustainable city development. In order to realise effective urban governance it is crucial that city governments develop institutional forms and styles of leadership that promote decisiveness, facilitate the use of local knowledge and enhance public support. Certain cities have made progress towards these ends. They appear to be achieving more sustainable urban policies by combining strong urban leadership with expanded involvement of citizens in local decision making. The objective of this project is to accumulate and disseminate practical knowledge about the complementarity of political leadership and citizen involvement in cities which are active in promoting sustainable development. This will be achieved by: analysing, comparing and contrasting alternative approaches to urban leadership and community involvement in local decision-making in nine countries; promoting better urban leadership and more effective citizen involvement; studying urban governance in the fields of economic competitiveness and social inclusion; bringing together academics and policy makers; producing practitioner oriented outputs. Engagement with end users and public authorities is built in throughout the project.
Types:
SupportProgram
Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT
Tags: Darmstadt ? Ordnungsrecht ? Behörde ? Bürgerbeteiligung ? EU-Politik ? Innenstadt ? Lebensqualität ? Wohlstand ? Europäische Union ? Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung ? Internationaler Vergleich ? Kommunalpolitik ? Staatsform ? Stadtentwicklung ? Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ? Stadt ? Nachhaltige Entwicklung ? Europa ? Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung ? Beteiligung ? Urbaner Raum ? Führung ? Staatsbürger ?
Region: Hessen
Bounding box: 9° .. 9° x 50.55° .. 50.55°
License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0
Language: Deutsch
Time ranges: 2002-02-01 - 2004-07-31
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