Chile ; Citizenship ; Municipality ; Participatory democracy ; Political geography ; Public policy ; Santiago ; citizen ; local ; municipalities ; participation ; policies
, and the municipalities play an important role in this development. As a result, there are expectations of policies for participation that direct the concerns of citizens with respect to public policies at a local level. Similar to other states in Latin America, Chile
enjoys policies that could be perfected in an effort to achieve better integration and synergy among them, especially in the municipalities. This article presents arguments and evidence in the case of Chile in respect of mechanisms of participation
, associative life and confidence in the municipalities, as well as proposing ways to perfect public policies for local participation.
Municipal preferences for state-imposed amalgamations : an empirical study based on the Swedish municipal reform of 1952
Administrative geography ; Administrative reform ; Cooperation ; District ; Municipality ; Political geography ; Public service ; Role of the State ; Sweden ; Territorial planning ; Wage inequality
Creative class ; Creativity ; Human capital ; Municipality ; Regional development ; Slovenia ; Social group ; Spatial distribution
The article analyzes the spatial dispersion of creative occupations in various municipalities in Slovenia. The main conclusion, drawn from the article, is the very uneven distribution of creative occupations, which are most dominant in national
The local politics of policy mobility : learning, persuasion, and the production of a municipal sustainability fix
British Columbia ; Canada ; Development ; Local development ; Local policy ; Local population ; Municipality ; Participation ; Resource management ; Sustainable development ; Tourism ; Urban economy
Political yardstick competition among Italian municipalities on spending decisions
Election ; Finance ; Italy ; Marche (Italy) ; Municipality ; Political geography ; Political party ; Public expenditure ; Tax policy ; Urban population
Political decision-making and the local provision of public goods : the case of municipal climate protection in the US
Climatic change ; Climatic hazard ; Decision ; Environment ; Financing ; Green house effect ; Local policy ; Local population ; Municipality ; Political geography ; Sustainable development ; United States of America
be stated that landscape planning has positively influenced the development of nature and landscape in the investigated municipalities. A considerable number of measures had been implemented, although landscape planning as a supply-side instrument proposes
and trends stemming from the 2011 municipal elections. It concludes that the South African political landscape is volatile, with political parties having the opportunity to seize political spaces. - (AJC)
made for landslides, rockfalls, and debris flows at the national scale for Slovenia, and the first maps for municipalities have also been created. This article presents the current state of production of such maps in Slovenia. - (IKR)
Brazil ; City-region ; Economic development ; Large city ; Municipality ; Paraná ; Social exclusion ; Socio-economic indicators ; Urban development ; Urban policy ; Urban population ; Urbanization
L’A propose une définition de la région métropolitaine à partir de l’analyse des indices de développement tels que (indice de développement humain, indice développement municipal FIRJAN, indice de carences en matière de logement, produit intérieur
Administrative geography ; Applied geography ; Brazil ; Comparative study ; Cooperation ; Decentralization ; Département ; Federalism ; France ; Municipality ; Political geography ; Rhône-Alpes ; Rio de Janeiro ; Role of the State
. A contrario, l’exemple brésilien présente des difficultés persistantes de gestion des distances inter-communales. Il conclut qu’ à l’aune du fédéralisme coopératif brésilien, les municipes ne parviennent pas à entamer des pratiques coopératives sans les
Comparative study ; Financing ; Infrastructure ; Municipality ; Poland ; Public service ; Rural economy ; Urban economy
Rural areas are characterized by lower income base and more dispersed settlements. Their investment potential may significantly differ from the municipalities, but their inhabitants require access to the same type of public services. Based
Economic development ; Housing ; Infrastructure ; Lublin ; Municipality ; Poland ; Quality of life ; Rural area ; Suburbanization ; Urban development ; Urban structure ; Urbanization
the years was accompanied by confusion in planning documents and legislation. The article focuses on the analysis of changes in the spatial structure of rural municipalities adjacent to Lublin in the years 1989–2009. The main objective is to determine
Administration ; Administrative unit ; Classification ; Local administration ; Local government unit ; Mazovia ; Municipality ; Poland ; Socio-economic system
variables grouped into three indicators. The index is applied to the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires at a municipal level. The mapping of the environmental contrasts and spatial inequities of this megalopolis indicates the utility of the index which can
The paper analyses selected social and demographic characteristics of municipalities in the Spodnje Posavje region based on a model of sustainable development at a local level. The main aim of the article is to present the model, its advantages