Politics and performance: The implications of emerging governance arrangements for urban management approaches and information systems

Habitat International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-547

  Rakodi, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems (GIS); Governance; Participation; Urban management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; GIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC SECTOR; URBAN POLITICS;

EID: 0141942214     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(03)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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