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Strategies for Urban Network Learning

International Practices and Theoretical Reflections

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  • © 2020

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Editors:
  1. Leon van den Dool

    1. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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  • Provides and overview of urban network learning methods
  • Presents international experiences and how the learning process was helped or hindered
  • Develops an approach to design and continuously improve urban network learning processes

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance (PSSNG)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: Studying Strategies for Urban Network Learning

    • Linze Schaap, Leon van den Dool
    Pages 1-9

  3. Theories and Reflections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Learning Processes in an Urban Governance Context: A Theoretical Exploration

      • Leon van den Dool, Linze Schaap
      Pages 13-29

    3. From “Best Practice” to “Relevant Practice” in International City-to-City Learning

      • Robin Hambleton
      Pages 31-56

  4. Approaches to Urban Governance Network Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. City-Region Governance Labs: Governance Learning by Strategic Policymakers from European City Regions

      • Linze Schaap, Niels Karsten, Carlo Colombo, Maaike Damen
      Pages 59-80

    3. Networking and Learning in Urban Living Labs: The Case of the Housing Innovation Lab in Boston

      • Giorgia Nesti
      Pages 81-98

    4. Understanding Gentrification: Learning Through Field Visits to Amsterdam, Yogyakarta, and Rotterdam

      • Remco Vermeulen
      Pages 99-122

    5. Learning Through Collaboration: The Case of City Deals in The Netherlands

      • Marloes Dignum, David Hamers, David Evers
      Pages 123-152

    6. Two Reflexive Methods for Evaluating Public Policy Practice in Urban Network Contexts: Learning History and Learning Evaluation

      • Michael Duijn
      Pages 153-177

  5. Techniques for Urban Governance Network Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Learning in Complex Urban Networks: Can Group Mentoring Help?

      • Leon van den Dool
      Pages 181-197

    3. City Visitations as Instruments of Urban Network Learning: The Case of the 2011 Flemish City Visitations

      • Herwig Reynaert, Arno Korsten, Tom Verhelst
      Pages 199-232

    4. Crowd-Sourced Planning, Crowd-Monitoring, and Organisational Learning

      • Norbert Kersting
      Pages 233-254

    5. Can Peer-to-Peer Learning Support Energy Transition in Cities and Regions?

      • Elena Marie Enseñado, Jen Heemann
      Pages 255-280

    6. Lessons About Learning from Serious Games: The Learning Potential of Co-creation and Gameplay in Participatory Urban Planning Processes

      • Cristina Ampatzidou
      Pages 281-305

    7. Urban Gaming: Learning About the Energy Transition at the Local Level with Go2Zero

      • Geertje Bekebrede
      Pages 307-329

    8. Urban Network Learning: Conclusions

      • Leon van den Dool, Linze Schaap
      Pages 331-361
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About this book

This book presents international experiences in urban network learning. It is vital for cities to learn as it is necessary to constantly adapt and improve public performance and address complex challenges in a constantly changing environment. It is therefore highly relevant to gain more insight into how cities can learn. Cities address problems and challenges in networks of co-operation between existing and new actors, such as state actors, market players and civil society. This book presents various learning environments and methods for urban network learning, and aims to learn from experiences across the globe. How does learning take place in these urban networks? What factors and situations help or hinder these learning practices? Can we move from intuition to a strategy to improve urban network learning?

Editors and Affiliations

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Leon van den Dool

About the editor

Leon van den Dool is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is also a senior manager within the consultancy practice of PwC for local governments.

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