TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dijk, Meine P. V.
TI  - Managing cities in developing countries: the theory and practice of urban management
SN  - 9781847207753 
U1  - 338.9 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - UK
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Urban policy
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - City planning
N1  - PART I: OLD ISSUES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 
1. Introduction 
2. New Opportunities for Urban Managers 

PART II: THE NEED FOR THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING AND A DEFINITION OF URBAN MANAGEMENT 
3. A Theoretical Framework for Urban Management 
4. What is Urban Management? 5. Methods and Tools for Urban Management 

PART III: EXAMPLES OF URBAN MANAGEMENT 
6. Improving Urban Service Delivery: Water Sector Reform in Ethiopia and its Impacts in Addis Ababa 
7. Urban Environmental Management in Cities in The Netherlands 
8. Financing Options for Urban Infrastructure in India 
9. The Use of Information Technology in Urban Management 

PART IV: CHINESE CASES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 
10. Urban Employment Promotion, the Importance of Micro and Small Enterprises 
11. Urban Management in Nanjing and the Role of the IT Sector 
12. Competition Based on Successful Urban Management: Pearl River Delta Versus the Yangtze River Delta 

PART V: NEW CHALLENGES AND EMERGING THEMES IN URBAN MANAGEMENT 
13. Conclusions References Index
ER  -