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Local Government and Urban Governance: Citizen Responsive Innovations in Europe and in Africa
April 9, 2015 - April 10, 2015
Venue: Lisbon, Portugal
Organizer(s): Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal and International Geographical Union Commission on Geography of Governance
Language: English
Contact: Carlos Nunes Silva
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning
University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: locgovgeo@gmail.com, cs@campus.ul.pt
Info link: https://sites.google.com/site/locgovgeo2015/home
Theme 1 - Local Government and Urban Governance in Europe: the impact of austerity, recent reforms and the role of local government in an 'EU Urban Agenda'
Theme 2 - Local Government and Urban Governance in Africa: democratic decentralization, good governance and the role of local government in the 'Post-2015 Agenda'
Theme 3 - The use of ICT to expand the role of citizens in Urban Governance: national cases and international comparisons
Important dates:
Abstracts: 15 December 2014
Acceptance notification: 5 January 2015
Registration & Payment: 6 - 20 January 2015 (conference fee is EUR 100)