The share of the world’s population living in urban areas is continually increasing, a trend which is likely to continue for the remainder of the 21st century. As more and more people from all walk of life live in cities, achieving sustainable development increasingly depends on whether or not...

Effective utilization of IT innovations requires changes in organization structure and management practices. Lately, globalization imperatives and competition imperatives have been added to technological imperatives to study changes in organization and are together labeled as drivers of change....

The aim of this study is to contribute to a process of learning about innovative and successful approaches to tackle problems and challenges of urban environmental protection. For this purpose, a detailed overview of the importance of environmental challenges, political priorities and successful...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Framework for the Analysis of Transnational Private Regulations -- Chapter 3: Case Study of TPRs for Economic Issues in Urban Development -- Chapter 4: Case Study of TPRs for Environmental Issues in Urban Development -- Chapter 5: Case Study of TPRs for...