Dijk, Meine P. V. <br/><br/>
Managing cities in developing countries: the theory and practice of urban management/ 
Meine P. V. Dijk 
 - UK:  Edward Elgar,  2006. 
 - 212 p. 
<br/><br/>PART I: OLD ISSUES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT <br/>1. Introduction <br/>2. New Opportunities for Urban Managers <br/><br/>PART II: THE NEED FOR THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING AND A DEFINITION OF URBAN MANAGEMENT <br/>3. A Theoretical Framework for Urban Management <br/>4. What is Urban Management? 5. Methods and Tools for Urban Management <br/><br/>PART III: EXAMPLES OF URBAN MANAGEMENT <br/>6. Improving Urban Service Delivery: Water Sector Reform in Ethiopia and its Impacts in Addis Ababa <br/>7. Urban Environmental Management in Cities in The Netherlands <br/>8. Financing Options for Urban Infrastructure in India <br/>9. The Use of Information Technology in Urban Management <br/><br/>PART IV: CHINESE CASES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT <br/>10. Urban Employment Promotion, the Importance of Micro and Small Enterprises <br/>11. Urban Management in Nanjing and the Role of the IT Sector <br/>12. Competition Based on Successful Urban Management: Pearl River Delta Versus the Yangtze River Delta <br/><br/>PART V: NEW CHALLENGES AND EMERGING THEMES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT <br/>13. Conclusions References Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847207753  1847207758 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urban policy<br/>Urbanization
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries--City planning
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9  / DIJ/M