GOVERNING MAJOR CITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

DANEŠ BRZICA^{^[1]}

https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2022.3.218-238

Abstract: The management of large cities is an area that is gaining importance in relation to new complex challenges. Among them there is also the issue of environmental quality in agglomerations. The paper points to the changing nature of the challenges (especially the so-called bad problems) that the management of large cities have currently been facing, and to the need to approach tackling of these challenges in new ways. It presents a comparison of the traditional and modern models. Using the example of selected European cities for the SDG 11 - sustainable development goals within the UN program (focus is on indicators related to environmental pollution – especially PM2.5 particles), it points out the non-optimal situation of some cities, including Slovak ones. Effective management of cities and efforts to solve new "wicked" challenges also require the ability to find consensus from city management and stakeholders. Traditional approaches to solving new complex challenges can cause upheavals in the functioning of large cities, weaken their resilience, and thus threaten their further development.

Keywords: governance, resilience, new complex challenges, environment, cities

JEL Classification: O18, Q50, R11

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Online publication date: 20 September 2022

To cite this article (APA style):

Brzica, D. (2022). Governing Major Cities in the Context of New Environmental Challenges. Ekonomické rozhľady – Economic Review, 51(3), 218 – 238.

https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2022.3.218-238

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