Strategic Planning and Urban Governance in Mediterranean Countries Edited by Marcello Balbo As a consequence of globalization and decentralization, the effectiveness of traditional urban planning is being questioned in high as well as in medium and low-income economies In a growing number of cities, particularly the large cities and metropolitan areas, the urban planning discourse has moved from a government to a governance-based model, within which strategic planning has substituted the traditional master planning approach. As it is well known, strategic planning is looked at as the main instrument to improve competitiveness while building a shared perspective among the stakeholders on the economic and social perspectives in a given area. The Report presents the findings of a research carried out on the process through which the Strategic Plan for Venice (Italy) has been decided and approved and the actual impact of it on the transformations of the city and its metropolitan area. Similarly, the case study of the Casablanca-Rabat conurbation (Morocco) is presented, highlighting the objectives and the results achieved through the Schéma d’Organisation Fonctionnelle et d’Aménagement (SOFA). An essay on the notions of strategic planning and urban governance introduces the two case studies offering a critical view on the somewhat mechanical application of the these two concepts in very different social, economic and political contexts. In the North as well as in the South.
Pianificazione strategica e governance urbana nel contesto del Mediterraneo
BALBO, MARCELLO
2008-01-01
Abstract
Strategic Planning and Urban Governance in Mediterranean Countries Edited by Marcello Balbo As a consequence of globalization and decentralization, the effectiveness of traditional urban planning is being questioned in high as well as in medium and low-income economies In a growing number of cities, particularly the large cities and metropolitan areas, the urban planning discourse has moved from a government to a governance-based model, within which strategic planning has substituted the traditional master planning approach. As it is well known, strategic planning is looked at as the main instrument to improve competitiveness while building a shared perspective among the stakeholders on the economic and social perspectives in a given area. The Report presents the findings of a research carried out on the process through which the Strategic Plan for Venice (Italy) has been decided and approved and the actual impact of it on the transformations of the city and its metropolitan area. Similarly, the case study of the Casablanca-Rabat conurbation (Morocco) is presented, highlighting the objectives and the results achieved through the Schéma d’Organisation Fonctionnelle et d’Aménagement (SOFA). An essay on the notions of strategic planning and urban governance introduces the two case studies offering a critical view on the somewhat mechanical application of the these two concepts in very different social, economic and political contexts. In the North as well as in the South.
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