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Governo del territorio e paesaggio: riflessioni sulla Lr 13 agosto 2020, n. 19 della Regione Sicilia
2021
A quasi un anno dall'approvazione della nuova Legge Urbanistica in Sicilia possono essere avviate alcune riflessioni sia sull'iter che ha portato alla sua approvazione sia sul tema della tutela del paesaggio all'interno della stessa. L'articolo vuole sottolineare in particolar modo le questioni culturali, di metodo e di azione che ruotano attorno al rapporto tra pianificazione del paesaggio e pianificazione territoriale partendo proprio dalla recente approvazione della Lr 13 agosto 2020, n. 19 contenente “Norme per il governo del territorio”. Infatti, tale provvedimento non solo si inserisce su questi temi dopo anni di acceso dibattito disciplinare ma anche a seguito di un processo di innov…
From My Postdoc at the “Abteilung Cardona”
2015
Before finishing my Ph.D. in September 1986, I had already a non permanent position at the University of Valencia, it was called at this time assistant professor (profesor ayudante), with a lot of teaching. I sent a letter to Manuel at the beginning of 1987 and, after receiving the letter, he called immediately by phone my thesis advisor, Prof. Alfredo Segura. Manuel told him: I have a lot of people at the moment, but if he is very good, I will accept him. Finally, he sent me an acceptation letter and I got a fellowship from the local government and the Ministry of Education. I did my postdoc from December 87 to 89.
Il dopo-urban nelle città italiane: storia di un mainstreaming interotto
2016
L’articolo si propone di riflettere sulla diffusione dell’approccio integrato proposto dall’iniziativa comunitaria Urban nelle politiche di coesione regionale nel più ampio contesto della questione urbana in Italia. L’attenzione è centrata sul ciclo di programmazione 2007-2013, periodo deputato a trasferire le buone pratiche acquisite da Urban nei programmi urbani sostenuti dai fondi strutturali, ma condizionato da vari fattori di contesto tra i quali l’insorgere della crisi post-2008. Proponendo un giudizio sostanzialmente negativo su tale processo di diffusione, il testo propone alcune spiegazioni, tra le quali: le mutazioni del ciclo politico, con le relative influenze sulla formulazione…
INFLUENCE OF INTEREST GROUPS IN LATVIA ON CENTRALIZATION
2021
Latvia has experienced four administrative-territorial reforms in 30 years. In 1989, local and regional elections were the first democratic elections in Latvia since 1934. From 1990 to 1992, self-governments were the main authority for re-establishing national independence and transforming the country from totalitarianism to democracy. The transformation process starts with wide decentralization, including substantial fiscal decentralization and substantial administrative decentralization.
 The first reform was the centralization (1994) of Rīga city government (1 self-government instead of a two-tier system, with 6 district local governments and 1 city local government). The second re…
Directly Elected Mayors vs. Council Appointed Mayors – Which Effects on Local Government Systems?
2016
This chapter compares the Italian and the Spanish case discussing the influence of having elected or appointed mayors on local government systems. Five elements of the local government systems are compared: the electoral system and its influences on the political composition of the local government; the local government structure and the distribution of functions and powers between Mayor and council; the role of political parties; scrutiny of executive and accountability; citizen participation. Our comparative analysis highlights that overall directly elected mayors have ensured better efficiency in terms of quicker and faster decision making processes, even if mostly at the expenses of dem…
Zasada subsydiarności w organizacji i funkcjonowaniu samorządu terytorialnego w III Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
2016
The principle of subsidiarity in organisation and functioningof the local government in the Third Republic of PolandThis article aims to show the impact of subsidiarity on the shape and functioning of self-government at the local level after the political transformation in the Republic of Poland. The analysis covers the main determinants of implementation of the principle of subsidiarity — from the territorial ones, determining the place of local government in the organizational structure of the State, those relating to the distribution of power public tasks and competence to perform them between the central government and the local government degree of autonomy and between local government…
Perception of Political Leadership in Local Governments in Latvia
2018
Theme of the paper is political leadership in local governments in Latvia. The work uses secondary data analysis and case studies. The aim of the study is to find out what kind of role does the chairperson of the municipality have as a political leader and what kinds of factors are influencing him/her. The results revealed that formally the chairperson of the municipality has no decisive influence on the municipality and that both types of factors (internal and external) interact with each other limiting the political leader’s (chairperson’s of a municipality) freedom of action.
Cel uświęca środki? O współczesnym wymiarze politycznego makiawelizmu na przykładzie wyborów samorządowych w 2010 roku w województwie opolskim
2012
The paper is an attempt to analyze the marketing activities of selected candidates running for office in the local authorities of the Opolskie Region in 2010. A large proportion of these candidates implemented the Machiavellian principle that the end justifies the means, and they tried to win power, almost trampling over corpses, using all available methods to succeed. Niccol ò Machiavelli, the author of The Prince argued five centuries earlier that the good of state justifies ruses, cruelty and violence. The present face of political Machiavellianism is different, as many people value power itself rather than the good of the state or region. As a result, voters observe a political farce un…
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING IN SPAIN
1996
This paper provides an analysis of the present situation concerning local government accounting in Spain following recent reforms introduced in the early nineties. It presents a picture of the main features of Spanish local finance—budgeting and accounting, the measurement focus, and the basis of accounting—and analyses the financial reporting system adopted by Spanish municipalities. This is followed by a critical review of several weak points in the reform which in the author's view will encourage further developments.
Innovation in E-government: Analysis of municipal web pages in the Nordic countries
2008
The article seeks to test propositions about innovation in e-government inspired by innovation theory. The tests are carried out on data from a survey of municipal web pages in the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The research question is concerned with explaining variations among Nordic municipalities as to the features of their respective web pages. A model of innovation is developed, aiming at capturing typical features of local government as a setting for innovations in e-governance. Web pages were analyzed according to their information and communication features. Sources of innovation investigated include motivating, enabling and predisposing factors. All …