PORTALE DELLA DIDATTICA

PORTALE DELLA DIDATTICA

PORTALE DELLA DIDATTICA

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Innovation and urban governance

01SDIRS

A.A. 2020/21

Course Language

Inglese

Degree programme(s)

Doctorate Research in Urban And Regional Development - Torino

Course structure
Teaching Hours
Lezioni 15
Lecturers
Teacher Status SSD h.Les h.Ex h.Lab h.Tut Years teaching
Di Mascio Fabrizio   Personale di altra universita   15 0 0 0 5
Co-lectures
Espandi

Context
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A vast body of literature emphasizes that innovation is a key requirement for enhancing urban competitiveness against the backdrop of rapid technological change. The course explores analytical tools for studying urban innovation through the lenses of a public policy approach. It does so by proposing a framework for the comparative study of cases of urban innovation as policy decisions. The framework does not only deal with theoretical issues but it also develops a methodology to analyze experiences of urban innovation for purposes of transfer and adaptation of successful practices in different contexts. This implies dealing not only with the institutional dimensions of local governance but also with the strategies that the promoters of innovation can employ in order to maximize the chance of successfully implementing urban transformation. The latter constitutes a complex process where different actors (political executives, bureaucracies, experts, social and economic groups, media) operating at different levels (international, national, regional, local) mobilize and exchange resources in the attempt to influence the outcome of the policy decision (i.e. the distribution of costs and benefits across the actors affected by the decision).
A vast body of literature emphasizes that innovation is a key requirement for enhancing urban competitiveness against the backdrop of rapid technological change. The course explores analytical tools for studying urban innovation through the lenses of a public policy approach. It does so by proposing a framework for the comparative study of cases of urban innovation as policy decisions. The framework does not only deal with theoretical issues but it also develops a methodology to analyze experiences of urban innovation for purposes of transfer and adaptation of successful practices in different contexts. This implies dealing not only with the institutional dimensions of local governance but also with the strategies that the promoters of innovation can employ in order to maximize the chance of successfully implementing urban transformation. The latter constitutes a complex process where different actors (political executives, bureaucracies, experts, social and economic groups, media) operating at different levels (international, national, regional, local) mobilize and exchange resources in the attempt to influence the outcome of the policy decision (i.e. the distribution of costs and benefits across the actors affected by the decision).
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The course is organized around different thematic areas of policy processes, each developed through lectures and readings to be discussed in class. Students will be also encouraged to look for additional material to exercise in the empirical analysis of specific cases of urban innovation. Urban innovation: definition and dimensions Context of urban innovation: Political, institutional and policy factors Policy diffusion and policy transfer of urban innovation Europeanization of urban policy-making systems Public governance perspectives on smart cities
The course is organized around different thematic areas of policy processes, each developed through lectures and readings to be discussed in class. Students will be also encouraged to look for additional material to exercise in the empirical analysis of specific cases of urban innovation. Urban innovation: definition and dimensions Context of urban innovation: Political, institutional and policy factors Policy diffusion and policy transfer of urban innovation Europeanization of urban policy-making systems Public governance perspectives on smart cities
Modalità mista
Mixed mode
Presentazione report scritto
Written report presentation
P.D.2-2 - Marzo
P.D.2-2 - March