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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZENS’ TRUST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE

2021

The article analyses the relationship between citizens’ trust in local government institutions and participation in local governance. The research results have revealed that citizens’ trust in local government is still low and participation lacks activeness. Civic participation is more active than political participation. According to the research results, the main reasons of absence of participation in local governance are lack of information and knowledge about public participation, lack of information about participation opportunities, lack of communication and response to expressed opinion and suggestions. The results of quantitative research showed that participation and trust dimensio…

DistrustWeak relationshipmedia_common.quotation_subjectPublic administrationLocal governancelocal government ; citizens’ trust ; citizens’ political and civic participation ; local governance ; democracy.General Business Management and AccountingDemocracyPoliticsPolitical sciencePublic participationLocal governmentGeneral Economics Econometrics and Financehealth care economics and organizationsmedia_commonScientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series D: Faculty of Economics and Administration
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The Reshaping of the City-Port Interface in Palermo: A Case of Successful Urban Governance?

2023

In the last decades, various port cities in western countries have developed policies to make shipping activities more compatible with the urban environment and organization. This paper provides a critical interpretation of the process that is leading to the regeneration of the waterfront area of Palermo, the Italian fifth largest city by population. In a first part of the paper the events and economic factors that have negatively impacted on the city-port spatial relations are outlined. Subsequently, in the light of the new governance relations established between the city and port authorities, the strategy and main interventions of the port masterplan that is currently reshaping the city-…

Waterfront regeneration local governance urban regeneration urban planning port development Southern ItalySettore ICAR/21 - Urbanistica
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