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Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2664-3286(23)00086-4

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Smart Cities in Nepal: The concept, evolution and emerging patterns 尼泊尔的智慧城市:概念、演变和新兴模式

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.08.003

Avani Dixit, Rajib Shaw

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The moderating role of Covid-19-related support on urban livelihood capitals: Evidence from suburban Accra covid -19相关支持对城市生计资本的调节作用:来自阿克拉郊区的证据

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.03.003

Seth  Asare Okyere , Louis  Kusi Frimpong , Matthew Abunyewah , Stephen  Kofi Diko , Md. Nawrose Fatemi , Stephen  Leonard Mensah , Seth  Barnie Enning , Michihiro Kita

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Trust in government and electronic levy payment decisions in Ghana 对加纳政府和电子税收支付决策的信任

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.08.004

Benjamin Amoah , Anthony Amoah , Edmund Kwablah , Gloria Clarissa Dzeha

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Space use in Central Business District of emerging economies: Regulation or rationale? 新兴经济体中央商务区的空间使用：监管还是理由？

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.08.002

Mary Amoah , Alexander Boakye Marful , Stephen Appiah Takyi , Owusu Amponsah , Michael Poku-Boansi

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Policy and practice: Stakeholders’ satisfaction with conventional and participatory land use planning in Ghana 政策和实践：利益攸关方对加纳传统和参与式土地利用规划的满意度

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.06.002

Abdallah Faisal Kaamah, Benjamin Doe, Michael Osei Asibey

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Urban livestock rearing and the paradox of sustainable cities and urban governance in West Africa: Empirical evidence from Wa, Ghana 城市畜牧业与西非可持续城市和城市治理的悖论：来自加纳Wa的经验证据

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.06.004

Ibrahim Abu Abdulai , Alfred Dongzagla , Abubakari Ahmed

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Rethinking sustainable urban management: Effects of urbanization on the socio-spatial structure of the Tamale Metropolis 可持续城市管理的再思考——城市化对塔马勒大都市社会空间结构的影响

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.06.003

Abdul Rashid Adam , Stephen Appiah Takyi , Owusu Amponsah , Kweku Okyerema Banor Kyei

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A digital turn for urban management? Residents' perception and utilisation of the digital property address system in Accra, Ghana 城市管理的数字化转型?加纳阿克拉居民对数字财产地址系统的感知和利用

Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ugj.2023.02.005

Stephen Leonard Mensah , Louis Kusi Frimpong , Seth Asare Okyere , Stephen Kofi Diko , Seth Barnie Enning , Matthew Abunyewah , Joshua Mawutor Attigah

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Urban Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2664-3286(23)00058-X

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