Local Government and Urban Governance in Europe

1. Introduction
Carlos Nunes Silva, Ján Buček

Part I. Crisis, Reform and Innovation in Local Government

2. Political and Administrative Decentralization in Portugal: Four Decades of Democratic Local Government
Carlos Nunes Silva

3. Why and When Countries Implement Local Public Administration Reforms: A Long-Term View of Reform Dynamics in Slovakia, 1990–2015
Ján Buček

4. Local Self-Government in Hungary: The Impact of Crisis
Adrián Fábián

5. Local Government Innovation in Italy and its Impact on Urban and Regional Planning with a Focus on the Milanese Context
Renzo Riboldazzi

Part II. Eu Policies, The Urban Agenda and Local Governance

6. Urban Dimension of the European Policies and the New EU Urban Agenda in Croatia
Dana Dobrić

7. The Relationship Between the European Commission and Local Government Through European Urban Initiatives: Constraints and Solidarities
Oussama Kharchi

8. Mega-Events and New Patterns of Cooperation: The European Capitals of Culture
Ágnes Németh

9. Urban Regeneration and Local Governance in Italy: Three Emblematic Cases
Anna Trono, Maria Chiara Zerbi, Valentina Castronuovo

10. Involving Citizens in the Reuse and Regeneration of Urban Peripheral Spaces
Gerardo Sassano, Antonio Graziadei, Federico Amato, Beniamino Murgante

Part III. Citizen Participation in Local Self-Government

11. Assessment of Socio-Economic Status Relevance for Latvian Electoral Participation
Lilita Seimuskane, Inga Vilka, Edgars Brekis

12. Making Informed Citizens in Local Direct Democracy. What Part Does Their Government Perform?
Werner Pleschberger

Keywords: Geography, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Sustainable Development, Regional and Cultural Studies