Washbourne, C-L;
Culwick, C;
Acuto, M;
Blackstock, J;
Moore, R;
(2021)
Mobilising knowledge for urban governance: the case of the Gauteng City-region observatory.
Urban Research & Practice
, 14
(1)
pp. 27-49.
10.1080/17535069.2019.1651899.
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Abstract
The capacity to derive, analyse and communicate urban knowledge is increasingly essential for decision-makers managing the complex pressures of rapidly expanding cities. This paper examines the importance of transdisciplinary boundary organisations in generating and mobilising this knowledge. It introduces ‘urban observatories’ as an example of institutions catalysing information that can shape urban governance, considering in detail the experience of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) in South Africa. Insights drawn from GCRO’s recent work illustrate key operational considerations for these types of boundary institutions, highlighting opportunities and challenges in shaping the knowledge systems that underpin contemporary policymaking in and for cities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mobilising knowledge for urban governance: the case of the Gauteng City-region observatory |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17535069.2019.1651899 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2019.1651899 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Urban observatories, knowledge systems, co-production, urban governance, boundary organisations |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10079175 |
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