Reflexive Urban Governance by Jurian Edelenbos, Beitske Boonstra - 9781803927336

Reflexive Urban GovernanceCritically Engaging with Urban Policies\nAuthor(s): Jurian Edelenbos, Beitske Boonstra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781803927336, 978-1803927336\nSynopsis\nThis innovative book sets out the concept and potential of reflexive urban governance. It argues that combining the practices of urban governance with continuous reflexivity on the assumptions underlying urban policies allows stakeholders to develop collaborative problem-solving capacity and to learn from the successes, failures and outcomes of policy interventions.\n\nIdentifying the thematic triggers for reflexivity; others, events, places, methods and tools, and attitudes; this book critically discusses the unintended outcomes of urban governance, such as inequality and injustice. Expert authors expand on the political associations and future directions of the use of city labels, such as healthy cities, resili.