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João Igreja
Collaborative Governance in Portugal – Yes or No? A critical approach based on an empirical survey
Collaborative governance can be defined as a concerted type of decision-making and collective action in which government bodies and private sector stakeholders interact as equal partners with the aim of achieving outcomes of interest for both parties. In practical terms, this is a type of governance where special meetings and negotiations are held – typically in somewhat elitist and secretive settings – with the aim of defining shared responsibilities and benefits associated with joint public-private ventures. Academic authors in favour of the adoption of collaborative governance in Portugal tend to present a rather positive view on the merits of this approach. They argue that it is potenti…
Collaborative Governance in Portugal? A Critical Perspective Based on an Empirical Survey
A governança colaborativa constitui um tipo de processo de tomada de decisão e de ação coletiva em que entidades governamentais e agentes privados interagem como parceiros em pé de igualdade com o intuito de alcançar resultados benéficos para ambas as partes. Investigadores a favor do uso da governança colaborativa em Portugal tendem a apresentar os méritos da mesma de uma forma bastante positiva. Estes investigadores argumentam que essa forma de governança é a potencialmente mais apropriada em Portugal devido às tendências burocráticas e paternalistas do sistema de planeamento português. Esta perspetiva é a oposta à de autores mais críticos – dentro dos quais nos incluímos – que consideram…
Nascita, evoluzione e prospettive di due insediamenti rurali di colonizzazione: Borgo Carso e La Bazana
In Italy and Spain, under the colonisation policies of the 20th century, different villages were built as a strategic effort to improve rural areas. Overtime such villages have been subject to external and internal drivers of change with direct and indirect effects on its socio-economic, cultural, physical and environmental context. In the face of such challenges and due to the need to adapt to new requirements, activities, and functions, the design ideas that initially steered the development of the villages suffered several shifts. Thus, existing villages of colonisation in Italy and Spain hold valuable information to achieve a better understanding of spatial transformations, expansion pr…