Blending adaptive governance and institutional theory to explore urban resilience and sustainability strategies in the Rome metropolitan area, Italy

International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 126-143

  Vandergert, Paula ^a   Collier, Marcus ^b   Kampelmann, Stephan ^c   Newport, Darryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adaptive governance; institutions; urban resilience; urban sustainability; urban transitions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84946430327     PISSN: 19463138     EISSN: 19463146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2015.1102726     Document Type: Article

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