capital cities in Nigeria (Ibadan, Osogbo and Ado-Ekiti). This came about based on the recognition that jumble development … hinders economic and environmental sustainability in cities. The perception study becomes imperative since perception is …Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine residents' perception of development control activities in three …

This policy brief argues in favor of a new urban model that harnesses the power that cities have to curb global warming … of diverse and compact cities. Such a model is essential for meeting complex challenges in cities, such as promoting a … key role that cities play in addressing global challenges such as climate change. Improved measures taken by cities should …

the smart cities as an ecosystem, that is to say a city that has systemic auto poeitic properties that are more than the …

related to smart cities such as terminological issues, the heterogeneous theoretical background and the methodological limits …

This essay attempt to summarise what is known about the mediterranean cities and their relationship to the so …-called Global Cities, principally based on immaterial fluxes, which offer a growing centrality to cities networks and communication … kind of identity. On the economic side, the need of entering in the global market lead these cities facing the …

This paper argues for a more systemic engagement with Latin American cities, contending it is necessary to reconsider … their unity in order to nuance the 'fractured cities' perspective that has widely come to epitomise the contemporary urban … notion of unity to a perception of fragmentation, highlighting how this had critically negative ramifications for urban …

transformation. This paper provides a political economy analysis of the lack of structural transformation in African cities, drawing … on the Deals and Development framework. It argues that limited structural transformation in African cities is due to the … nature of state-business relations in the cities, where manufacturing and tradeable services firms in the formal sector face …

This policy brief argues in favor of a new urban model that harnesses the power that cities have to curb global warming … of diverse and compact cities. Such a model is essential for meeting complex challenges in cities, such as promoting a … key role that cities play in addressing global challenges such as climate change. Improved measures taken by cities should …