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The chapters on this book were originally published in Urban Research and Practice, vol. 4, issue 3 (November 2011).

This text frames a reflection upon the recent evolution on the sociopolitical and governance landscapes in urban Southern Europe. A global analysis of urban/metropolitan geographical and political tendencies is here made, from the most recent economic crisis and austerity politics years, towards expected future perspectives. The example of Lisbon metropolitan Area is exposed as a concrete case to show the pressures and the induced (and deduced) changes presently at stake. The analysis is set out on three different parts: a general reflection upon urban paradigm shifts and it's still quite relevant unbalances and misunderstandings; an overall southern European geographical and political urban analytical perspective; and a proposed systematization of consequent political as well as research development needs. The text concludes with a systematized proposal of main diagnosis vectors, as well of possible main drivers and focuses for present and future southern European urban sociopolitical analysis.

This text frames a reflection upon the recent evolution on the sociopolitical and governance landscapes in urban Southern Europe. A global analysis of urban/metropolitan geographical and political tendencies is here made, from the most recent economic crisis and austerity politics years, towards expected future perspectives. The example of Lisbon metropolitan Area is exposed as a concrete case to show the pressures and the induced (and deduced) changes presently at stake. The analysis is set out on three different parts: a general reflection upon urban paradigm shifts and it's still quite relevant unbalances and misunderstandings; an overall southern European geographical and political urban analytical perspective; and a proposed systematization of consequent political as well as research development needs. The text concludes with a systematized proposal of main diagnosis vectors, as well of possible main drivers and focuses for present and future southern European urban sociopolitical analysis.

In the city, the reconfigurations - empirical and theoretical - about conceptualizations and figurations of governance and political and social influence (such as political communities, socio-territorial actors, or even the processes and relational dynamics of influence and of taking have steadily accentuated the debates, discourses and even the operatives around the concepts of urban governance and social capital. It will obviously be of an axiomatic nature the interconnection between the two, and between the respective valuation elements. Especially when the natural and desired urban complexity places them-and their hypothetical consolidation-in the face of a vast and cross-series of uncertainties, risks, and expectations. ; Na cidade, as reconfigurações- empíricas e teóricas- em tomo de conceptualizações e figurações de governação e de influência política e social (tais como as comunidades políticas, os actores socio-territoriais, ou mesmo os próprios processos e dinâmicas relacionais de influência e de tomada de decisão) têm constantemente acentuado os debates, os discursos e mesmo as operacionalidades em torno dos conceitos de governança urbana e de capital social. Será obviamente de carácter axiomático a interligação entre ambos, e entre os respectivos elementos de valoração. Especialmente quando a natural e desejada complexidade urbana, os coloca- e à sua hipotética consolidação- perante uma vasta e cruzada série de incertezas, de riscos, e também de expectativas.

This text poses as a proposal of conceptual reflection the new possible systems of governance of the western city that appear in this beginning of century. In order to contribute to a greater analytical clarity - and even prospective - in the face of the challenges facing the city today, questions arise that propose combining what is known as the city-system and the governance system of City. We suggest a conceptual and analytical opening on three fronts: the perspective of a greater sociocultural and institutional manifestation of the political attitudes in the city; strengthening the latter's capacity for understanding; the centralization of the concept of governance as a systemic concept and integral to the different dimensions and values of socio-political action. ; Este texto coloca-se como uma proposta de reflexão conceptual em torno dos possíveis novos sistemas de governação da cidade ocidental que surjam neste início de século. Procurando contribuir para uma maior clareza analítica - e mesmo prospectiva - perante os desafios com que a governação da cidade de hoje se depara, levantam-se questionamentos que propõem uma perspectiva de conjugação entre o que se denomina de sistema-cidade e sistema de governação de cidade. Sugere-se uma abertura conceptual e analítica em três frentes: a perspectiva de uma maior manifestação sociocultural e institucional das atitudes políticas na cidade; um reforço das capacidades de entendimento desta; a centralização do conceito de governação como conceito sistémico e integrante das diferentes dimensões e valores de acção sociopolítica.

The advent of a new paradigm of informational and cultural representation (after two centuries of development and crystallization of the industrial, and therefore social, paradigm) has caused significant mutations in society and the planet. Such mutations, confronting long-established socio-political systems and structures, carry with them states of great discomfort and even manifest crisis in multiple systems of governance. The difficulty reaction from institutions has even been reciprocated (intentionally or not) by multiple appropriations of the public action. At the same time, however, a series of new social and political opportunities emerge. The new paradigm, strongly based on the composition and production of informational and cultural structures, is particularly evident in cities, once again the mainstay of civilizational evolution. With this background, a state-of-the-art picture of the contemporary city (namely, the contemporary European city) is systematized by seven points: position, competitiveness, imagery, physical expression, personality, restlessness and hope. Through these seven points, the proposals are aimed at developing (also new) regulatory structures, but especially structures of (socio-political) action of a more collective sense, given the new realities and new challenges. ; O advento de um novo paradigma de representação informacional e cultural (após dois séculos de desenvolvimento e de cristalização do paradigma industrial, e por conseguinte social) tem provocado significativas mutações na sociedade e no planeta. Tais mutações, confrontando sistemas e estruturas socio-políticas demoradamente consolidadas, transportam consigo estados de grande desconforto e mesmo de manifesta crise em múltiplos sistemas de governação. A dificuldade de reacção por parte das instituições tem sido inclusive correspondida (com ou sem propósito) por múltiplas apropriações da acção pública. Ao mesmo tempo, porém, surgem uma série de novas oportunidades sociais e políticas. O novo paradigma, fortemente ...

Given the current political and institutional crossroads of the metropolis of Lisbon, there is a need for new (and urgent) approaches, as well as corresponding actions. The understanding of these approaches calls for a dynamic perspective, in the understanding and management before the perceptions and the strategies of the different actors, and the consequent processes of urban change. From this perspective, an inductive research is suggested, questioning the actors on the main urban governance challenges that arise, after an analysis of the metropolitan challenges themselves. A corresponding critical analysis seeks to clarify the main areas of reflection, and suggests levels for further research. ; Perante a presente situação de encruzilhada político-institucional da metrópole de Lisboa, surge a necessidade de novos (e urgentes) enfoques, bem como correspondentes acções. O entendimento destes enfoques apela para uma perspectiva dinâmica, na compreensão e gestão perante as percepções e as estratégias dos diferentes actores, e os consequentes processos de mudança urbana. Nesta perspectiva, sugere-se uma investigação de carácter indutivo, questionando os actores sobre os principais desafios de governância urbana que se colocam, após uma análise sobre os próprios desafios metropolitanos. Uma correspondente análise crítica procura clarificar as principais áreas de reflexão, e sugere níveis de aprofundamento.

Difficult and diffuse perceptions of the great city, in the most varied sectors of society, have rendered increasingly complex exercise of sustainable management and regulation of these urban territories. However, major changes in the political, institutional and administrative systems have not been witnessed in practice. The "royal city" continues its journey away from the "legal city." The most recent lines of thought about urban policies point us to interesting paths towards a more pluralistic, efficient and visionary urban governance, recognizing that as well as in the diversity that creativity and dynamics develop. While state institutions, at different levels, should play a pivotal role in catalysing cultural motivation in this sense, the current executive, political and normative frameworks still do not seem very enthusiastic. But faced with the urgencies of action, tensions and expectations will occur in the urban scenario of multiple actors and influences. Consequently, this role of raising awareness, by political pressure, of many "non-visible" dimensions in the city was highly competitive with civil movements. Also, strengthening urban identities and representations is essential. Culture alone can fill the "no man's land" between institutional immobility and social unresponsibility. ; Perante difíceis e difusas percepções da grande cidade, nos mais variados sectores da sociedade, tem-se tornado cada vez mais complexo exercício de uma gestão e regulação sustentáveis destes territ6rios urbanos. Porem, não se tem assistido na prática a grandes alterações nos sistemas político, institucional e administrativo. A "cidade real" prossegue o seu caminho de afastamento da "cidade legal". As mais recentes linhas de pensamento ao nível das políticas urbanas apontam-nos interessantes caminhos no sentido de uma governação urbana mais plural, eficiente e visionária, reconhecendo que e também na diversidade que a criatividade e as dinâmicas se desenvolvem. Se as instituições do Estado, nos seus diferentes níveis ...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The Improbable Metropolis: Decentralisation and Local Democracy Against Metropolitan Areas in the Western World -- 2 The Institutional Dimension to Urban Governance and Territorial Management in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area -- 3 Competitiveness and Cohesion: Urban Government and Governance's Strains of Italian Cities -- 4 Urban Governance and the 'Profiles' of Southern Italy Cities -- 5 The Challenges of Urban Renewal: 10 Lessons from the Catalan Experience -- 6 Cities and Urban and Metropolitan Regions in Spain: A New Agenda in a Global Context -- 7 The Governance of French Towns: From the Centre-Periphery Scheme to Urban Regimes -- 8 Integrated Urban Interventions in Greece: Local Relational Realities Unsettled -- 9 A City Hall for the Competitive City: Urban Management and Urban Governance in Slovenia -- 10 Urban Governance in Istanbul -- 11 Urban Governance in the South of Europe: Cultural Identities and Global Dilemmas -- Index.

This volume examines the issues of urban governance in the Southern European context. Illustrated by case studies of several main cities and metropoles on the North Mediterranean coast, it introduces and critically analyses the latest theories and approaches to urban governance. It questions how the 'real' or socio-cultural notion of city seems to have been separated from that of the 'political' city and explores how more integrated socio-political forms might be developed. It looks at current structures, dynamics and cultures of governance in urban development and questions whether they are w.