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Public policies enabling the social and solidarity economy in the city of Montreal

Mendell, Marguerite; Neamtan, Nancy; Yi, Hyuna - 2020

The paper describes the development of the social economy in Montreal between 2013 and 2019. In the Canadian political system, the provincial and federal governments play an important role in implementing enabling policies for the social economy, and municipalities have a limited capacity to...

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Smart specialization strategies and smart cities : an evidence-based assessment of EU policies

Caragliu, Andrea; Del Bo, Chiara - 2013 - This version: 30/5/2013

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Les politiques publiques en faveur de l'économie sociale et solidaire dans la Ville de Montréal

Mendell, Marguerite; Neamtan, Nancy; Yi, Hyuna - 2020

An enabling environment for the social and solidarity economy (SSE) largely depends on policy co-construction with stakeholders, and their commitment to implement policy across all levels of government, especially at the local level. The city of Durban is emerging as an exemplar for creating an...

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Cultural identity and knowledge creation in cosmopolitan cities

Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2009

We study how the city system is affected by the possibility for the members of the same cultural diaspora to interact across different cities. In so doing, we propose a simple two- city model with two mobile cultural groups. A localized externality fosters the productivity of individuals when...

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Policies and practices of low carbon city development in China

Wang, Can; Lin, Jie; Cai, Wenjia; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2014

Globally as well as in China, cities have contributed to most of the economic output and have accordingly given rise to … whatever climate commitments beyond 2020 that China may take. Given the paramount importance of cities, China is practicing low … characteristics of China's LCC development. The paper then identifies eight problems and challenges for China's LCC development …

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Reimagining India's urban future : a framework for securing high-growth, low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development in India

Tewari, Meenu; Aziz, Zeba; Cook, Mitchell; Goldar, Amrita; … - 2015

India is at the cusp of a major urban transition. In less than twenty years, India's urban population is expected to nearly double from 377 million today to over 600 million. Indian cities already contribute an estimated two-thirds of India's GDP, and this number is expected to rise to 75% by...

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Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change : findings from an applied adaptation assessment framework

Johnson, Katie; Breil, Margaretha - 2012

Urban areas have particular sensitivities to climate change, and therefore adaptation to a warming planet represents a challenging new issue for urban policy makers in both the developed and developing world. Further to climate mitigation strategies implemented in various cities over the past 20...

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Progressive cities : urban-rural polarisation of social values and economic development around the world

Luca, Davide; Terrero-Davila, Javier; Stein, Jonas; … - 2022

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Post-communist city on its way from grey to colourful : the case study from Slovakia

Bitusikova, Alexandra - 2003

The paper is a case study of the city of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia in the light of political, socio-economic and cultural changes. It discusses urban diversity and integrity from an anthropological qualitative perspective. On the example of three different historical periods (1918 1948: the...

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Bobos in paradise : urban politics and the new economy

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2015

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