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1. Introduction: Studying Strategies for Urban Network Learning. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap -- 2. Learning processes in an urban governance context: a theoretical exploration. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap -- 3. From "Best Practice" to "Relevant Practice" in International City-to-City Learning. Robin Hambleton -- 4. City-Region Governance Labs: Governance Learning by Strategic Policymakers from European City Regions. Linze Schaap, Niels Karsten, Carlo Colombo, Maaike Damen -- 5. Networking and Learning in Urban Living Labs: the Case of the Housing Innovation Lab in Boston. Giorgia Nesti -- 6. Understanding Gentrification: Learning through Field Visits to Amsterdam, Yogyakarta, and Rotterdam. Remco Vermeulen -- 7. Learning Through Collaboration: the Case of City Deals in The Netherlands. Marloes Dignum, David Hamers, David Evers -- 8. Two Reflexive Methods for Evaluating Public Policy Practice in Urban Network Contexts: Learning History and Learning Evaluation. Michael Duijn -- 9. Learning in Complex Urban Networks: Can Group Mentoring Help? Leon van den Dool -- 10. City Visitations as Instruments of Urban Network Learning: the Case of the 2011 Flemish City Visitations. Herwig Reynaert, Arno Korsten, Tom Verhelst -- 11. Crowd-Sourced Planning, Crowd-Monitoring, and Organisational Learning. Norbert Kersting -- 12. Can Peer-to-Peer Learning Support Energy Transition in Cities and Regions? Elena Marie Ensenado and Jen Heemann -- 13. Lessons about Learning from Serious Games: the Learning Potential of Co-creation and Gameplay in Participatory Urban Planning Processes. Cristina Ampatzidou -- 14. Urban Gaming: Learning about the Energy Transition at the Local Level with Go2Zero. Geertje Bekebrede -- 15. Urban Network Learning: Conclusions. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap.

This book demonstrates both successes and failures in attempts to get closer to the ideal of good urban governance in cities in North-America, Europe, and Asia. It presents a value menu and deliberately does not come up with "one best way" for improving urban governance. Good urban governance is presented as a balancing act, an interplay between government, business and civil society in which the core values need careful and timely attention. The authors address questions such as "What is deemed "good" in urban governance, and how is it being searched for?", and "What (re)configurations of interactions between government, private sector and civil society are evolving, and to what results?". Contents Reflections on Good Governance Designing Good Urban Governance Partnerships in European, Indian and Chinese Cities Multi-level Governance Citizen Participation Target Groups Lecturers and Students of Sociology, Urban Studies, Public Administration, Political Science, Development Studies Practitioners in Cities all over the World The Authors Leon van den Dool is Senior Researcher at Tilburg University and Senior Manager at PwC Advisory in the field of Local Government, the Netherlands. Frank Hendriks is Professor in Comparative Governance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Alberto Gianoli is Senior Expert in Urban Governance at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Linze Schaap is Associate Professor Public Administration at Tilburg University, the Netherlands

Both India and China are countries in transition. Both are fast growing economies showing enormous growth rates; but this growth comes at a cost: the burgeoning population in the cities is putting pressure on water and energy resources, public health, education, and infrastructure. Urban governments are unable to address these major challenges on their own. Private capital, investments, and knowledge are needed as well as a strong civil society and active citizenship in order to create legitimate and economically sustainable public services.