City-to-city networks: Asian perspectives on key elements and areas for success

Habitat International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Tjandradewi, Bernadia Irawati ^a   Marcotullio, Peter J ^b  

^a International Organizations Center   (Japan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

City networks; City to city cooperation; Exchange programmes; Technical cooperation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 61349190948     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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