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The cities and towns of India are growing at an unprecedent pace. This book outlines people, projects and ideas that are changing the subcontinent through:
- Millenium goals
- Slum renewal
- New cities
- Riverfront
- Traffic systems
- Waterways
Commissions’ goals and activities
Content:
• Commission 1: Ecological Regions
• Commission 2: Urban Growth Management
• Commission 3: Integrated Urban Governance
• Commission 4: Megacities
• Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation
• Commission 6: Metropolis Women International Network
Report presenting the results of Commission 1: Ecological Region for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Introduction
- Commission activities
- Open spaces: peri-urban agriculture, water, biodiversity and food security
- Cities and climate change
- Recommendations
Report presenting the results of Commission 2: Managing Urban Growth for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Urbanisation and governance
- Infrastructure and service: management of urban infrastructure
- Inequities and social inclusion
- Local, Regional and Global Economies
- The Environment: Issues and challenges
Report presenting the results of Commission 3: Integrated Urban Governance for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- The approach: what is Integrated Urban Governance?
- Benefits and costs of Integrated Urban Governance
- Public participation
- Political and organisational arrangements
- Enabling Integrated Urban Governance: political and administrative framework for policy integration
- Organising integrated projects: tools and instruments
Report presenting the results of Commission 4: Megacities for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Introduction
- Goals of the Commission
- Activities of the Commission
- Final Declaration on Megacities
Report presenting the results of Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Introduction and Objectives of the commission
- Activities
- Processes and transmission of urban innovations
- Specific alliances for urban innovation in cities
Report presenting the results of Commission 6: Metropolis Women International Network for the period 2009-2011.
Content:
- Presentation of the Network
- Achievements of the Network 2009-2011
- 2nd International Forum Dynamic Cities Need Women
- Seoul declaration
Print edition available
Summary
- X World Congress of Metropolis – Cairo 2011
- Board of Directors – Barcelona 2010
- Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) Meetings
- Commission Meetings and International Activities
- Metropolis Awards 2011
- Calendar of Events
Summary:
- Conclusions of the Last Metropolis Board of Directors meeting
- Summary of Standing Commissions and Training Activities
- Appointments
- Metropolis website upgrade
- Calendar of Events
Summary:
- Outcomes of the Metropolis Board of Directors meeting, Moscow 21-24 May 2009
- Launch of the Global Fund for Cities Development
- II Metropolis International Women’s Network Forum
- Commission Meetings and International Activities
- New Members
- Calendar of Events
Print edition available
This publication sets out some of the innovative technology and sustainability actions from Metropolis member cities, the Connected Urban Development partner cities and other progressive cities worldwide. These provide an insightful and inspiring benchmark of best practices towards Smart+Connected Communities. These signify the emergence of an urban services platform approach towards the role of technology in the sustainable development of cities. The following information from Metropolis and Cisco forms an important contribution towards a blueprint of economic, environmental and socially sustainable best practices, technology platforms and methodologies that can be implemented as a reference by other cities around the globe.
Results of the Metropolis research project on the world’s main metropolitan regions to identify the forms of institutional organization and the system of government of the world’s leading metropolitan regions.
Summary:
- Outcomes of the Metropolis Board of Directors meeting, Moscow 21-24 May 2009
- Partnership for Urban Innovation Launch Meeting
- Metropolis Website Redesign
- Forthcoming Commission Meetings and International Activities
- New Members
- Calendar of Events
Summary:
- Outcomes of the 9th Metropolis World Congress, 22-25 October 2008
- New Strategic and Action Plan 2009-11
- Forthcoming Board of Directors Meeting: Moscow, 21-24 May 2009
- Restructuring of the Metropolis Secretariat General
- Calendar of Events
Study prepared by Commission 5: Partnership for Urban Innovation, in collaboration with the firm CISCO, targeted at the analysis, via an extensive survey, of strategies and initiatives for urban sustainability in cities from around the world. Includes an urban innovation appendix.
Basic information on Metropolis
Print edition available
Introduction by Chris Johnson
The Sydney Olympic Park Model: Evolution and Realisation by Adjunct Professor Richard Cashman
The Operation of the Bejing 2008 Olympic Precinct by Professor Hai Ren
Planning London Olympic Park as a Global and Local Place - A Comparative Analysis with Sydney Olympic Park by Hiromasa Shirai
The Influence of Mega Events on City Structure under Contemporary Urban Governance by Dr Glen Searle
Urbanising a Post-Olympic Landscape by Darlene van der Breggen
Sydney Olympic Park: Centrality, Mobility and Metropolitan Publics by Professor Donald McNeill and Doctor Mark Davidson
Marketing the Park to the Community - Visitors and Audiences at Sydney Olympic Park by Alan Marsh
Introduction by Chris Johnson
Chinese Cities in Contemporary Globalisation by Peter Taylor and Michael Hoyler
Urbanisation in China: Causes and Consequences by Eric Heikkila
Three City Regions in China by CB Richard Ellis
Mega-City Region Development in the Greater Pearl River Delta by Anthony Yeh and Jiang Xu
The Chinese Urban Age by Richard Hu
Shanghai's Waterfront by Richard Marshall
Introduction by Chris Johnson
Urban India: Comparing Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore by Phillipp Rode and Rit Chandra
Globalisation and Exclusionary Urban Growth in Developing Countries: the Indian case by Amitabh Kundu
Vision Mumbai by Bombay First
The Emergence of a World City: Bangalore by H.S. Sudhira
Creative Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India through Market-based Financing and Public-private Partnership Options by Chetan Vaidya
Introduction by Chris Johnson
Cities in Today's Global Age by Saskia Sassen
World City Network by Peter Taylor
Physical Connection: Airline Networks by Ben Derudder & Frank Witlox
Virtual Connection: Information Networks and Cities by Johnathan Rutherford
Global Knowledge Networks by Michael Hoyler and Heike Jons
D_City: Networking the Data Modelling Revolution by Davina Jackson
Introduction by Chris Johnson
City Regions and Economic Development by Kathy Pain
City-Regions and Governance by John Harrison
Polycentric Structuring of Sydney's Metropolitan Region by Chris Johnson
Urban Transport Sustainability by Jeffrey Kenworthy
Polycentric Employment Formation in Australasian Cities by John Black
14-Hour City by James Calder
III Metropolis Awards:
- First Prize: Berlin. Neighborhood Mothers
- Second Prize: Canton. Conservation Plan for the Historical District of Xin He Pu
- Third Prize: Belo Horizonte. Vila Viva Program. Aglomerado da Serra
- Special Mention: Porto Alegre. Vila dos Papeleiros – Santa Terezinha
- Other projects presented
Summary:
- Preparation for the 9th World Congress - Sydney, 22-25 October 2008
- Commission 1 Meeting in Paris
- Metropolitan Regions Conference in Sao Paulo
- International Activities and Meetings
- Calendar of Events
Basic document for the meeting of Commission 4: Urban Mobility Management, addressing commercial transport and related matters. It presents the problems observed, a number of solutions adopted and the results obtained through different good practices.
Urban Mobility Management: Commission goals and activities during the 2002-2008 period
Commission goals and activities
Report presenting the standing commission results as presented at the Metropolis Congress in Sydney 2008. Connecting Cities.
Content:
- Commission 1 Eco-Regions
- Commission 2 Financing of Urban Services and Infrastructure
- Commission 3 Comprehensive Neighborhood Regeneration
- Commission 4 Urban Mobility Management
- Commission 5 Metropolitan Performance Management
Publication on the Sydney 2008 Congress, containing news on all the day-to-day activities (sessions, workshops, meetings, technical visits) and a summary of the key results of the statutory sessions.
Print edition available
Summary:
- Conclusions of the Last Metropolis Board of Directors Meeting held in Antananarivo from 17 to 19 September 2007
- Summary of Commissions 2, 3 and 5 Meetings
- International Activities and Meetings
- Calendar of Events
Summary:
- Summary of the Metropolis Board of Directors Meeting held in Antananarivo from 17 to 19 September 2007
- Summary of Commissions 3, 4 and 5 Meetings
- International Seminar on Eco-regions
- International Activities and Meetings
- Appointments
- Calendar of Events
Summary:
- Summary of the Metropolis Extraordinary Board of Directors Meeting
- Biography of the New President
- Metropolis World Report
- Cities Bank
- Appointments
- Calendar of Events
Documentation of the joint meeting of Commission 4 “Urban Mobility Management” and Commission 2 “Financing Infrastructures and Services” in Seoul, 14 and 15 June 2007
Metropolis organized a technical training workshop in September 2007 that was principally targeted at African member cities of Commission 3: Comprehensive Neighborhood Regeneration, interested in comprehensive regeneration projects of informal or precarious neighborhoods, in which diverse experts presented the cases of Antananarivo, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Río de Janeiro,
Content:
- Planning and urban-development experiences of precarious neighborhoods
- Comprehensive regeneration project of the neighborhoods of Andavanamba and Anosibe (Antananarivo)
- Metropolitan environmental problems with regard to water-bearing springs: The Case of São Paulo
- Vila Viva. Aglomerado de la Sierra Program and Structural Interventions
- Favela-bairro program in the city of Río de Janeiro
Summary:
- Board of directors of Metropolis Meeting in Toronto
- Commission 3 and Commission 6 Meetings
- Study on Metropolitan Regions
- Launch of the new Action Plan 2006-2008
- International Activities and Meetings
- Appointments
Base document for the meeting of Commission 4: Urban Mobility Management, addressing the issue of interrelations between urban mobility and social cohesion and in particular the impact mobility has on poverty and social exclusion. It includes an appendix with the results of a survey on mobility and social cohesion.
Results of the Metropolis research project on the world’s main metropolitan regions to identify the forms of institutional organization and the system of government of the world’s leading metropolitan regions. Includes a selection of 16 Metropolis member cities.
Summary:
- Conclusions of the 8th World Congress of Metropolis, held between the 11th and the 15th of May 2005
- II Metropolis Award
- Abstracts of the Standing Commissions, Parallel Events, Women’s Congress and Youth Congress
- Calendar of Events
III Metropolis Awards:
- First Prize: Antananarivo. Redevelopment of the Districts in the Southwest of the Capital
- Second Prize: Seoul. Reform of the Bus System
- Third Prize: Alexandria. Solid Urban Waste Comprehensive Management Project
- Special Mention: Berlin. Energy Saving Agreement in Berlin
- Special Mention: Brasilia. Samambaia: An Example of a Human Settlement
- Special Mention: Montreal. Quartier International
- Other projects presented
Set of journals published by Commission 3: Solid Waste Management, detailing its training and technical assistance activities in Quito, La Paz, Brazzaville and Casablanca
Commission 4 Report, centered on urban mobility management, which addresses the debate over six thematic areas of urban transport: Mobility and Urban Development – Mobility and Social Cohesion – Environmental Impact – Urban Transport Financing – Urban Transport of Goods Management – Mobility Planning and Public Participation.
Includes numerous good practices from cities in the Metropolis network and a complete bibliography with information on the thematic areas and cities addressed.
Print edition available
Manual on urban waste management which brings together the materials used in Metropolis Commission 3 training courses. Includes good practices from Alexandria, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, Cuenca, Jalisco, Havana, the state of Mexico, Montreal and Quito. Structured into five basic themes:
- Municipal waste: problems and management
- Recycling, composting and methanation of waste
- Incineration and controlled dumping
- Legislation and human and financial resources
- Environmental education and public awareness-building
Includes bibliography, websites and sector businesses.
By commission from the Metropolis Secretariat General, the Evolution of Institutions Observatory at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University carried out a comparative study on the governance of large cities. The chosen cities were Barcelona, Buenos Aires, London, Montreal, Mexico City, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Seoul.
Project manager: Dr. Enric Argullol i Murgadas
Summary: I. Metropolitan Phenomenon and Institutional Response – II. Relations and Tensions – III. Organizational Options – IV. Metropolitan Powers – V. Organization of the Territory – VI. Financial Aspects – VII Final Considerations
Report presenting the results of the Standing Commissions as presented at the Metropolis Berlin 2005 Congress.
Content:
- Commission 1 Metropolitan Governance
- Commission 2 Urban Poverty and Environment
- Commission 3 Urban Waste Management
- Commission 4 Urban Mobility Management
- Commission 5 Metropolitan Performance Management
- Commission 6 Water Management
Print edition available
Commemorative publication on the 20th anniversary of Metropolis.
Content: 1. Metropolis: History and Activities of the Organization – 2. A World of Metropolises: History of the Metropolises; Current Trends and Prospects – 3. Metropolitan Problems and Challenges: Governance; Impact of Major Events on City Development; Mobility; Environment; Poverty and Housing; Employment – 4. Appendix: Metropolis Members.
Print edition available
Document that sets out the results of a questionnaire carried out with 15 Metropolis member cities on the following matters: 1. Conditions – Traffic Framework of Development – 2. Basic Indicators – 3. Principal Traffic Problems – 4. Transport Policy Objectives – 5. Is There a Strategic Approach to Planning? – 6. Good Practices – 7. Proposals for the Exchange of Experiences
Print edition available
Report presenting the results of Commission 4: The Information Society and the City, as part of the Metropolis Congress in Seoul 2002.
Report presenting the results of Commission 3: Enhancing and Maintaining Water Quality for Metropolises, as part of the Metropolis Congress in Seoul 2002.
Report presenting the results of Commission 2: Urban Poverty Reduction Strategies, as part of the Metropolis Congress in Seoul 2002.
Print edition available
Report presenting the results of Commission 1: Impact of Major Sporting and Cultural Events on Development of Large Cities, as part of the Metropolis Congress in Seoul 2002.
Summary:
- Countdown to the Metropolis X World Congress (Porto Alegre)
- 1st Metropolis A sian Women's Network Forum (Seoul)
- Jean-Paul Huchon candidate for a new term President of Metropolis
- New Acting Secretary General of Metropolis
- Metropolis engaging with urban India
- Calendar of Events
