Special Issue: Examining Public Private Partnerships and the Production of Urban Space

Autor(en)

Sandra Guinand, Susanna Schaller

Abstrakt

The articles in this special issue explore and analyze public-private partnerships (PPP) that work to reshape the production of space in urban settings. As cities have adopted an entrepreneurial ethos, many urban interventions initiated or encouraged by public authorities now rely on the financial capacity and the know-how of for-profit and not-for-profit private partners. Generally, the aim is to (re)develop land that is often under their jurisdiction or to fund and manage the provision of public amenities and services.

This special issue presents cases from the U.S., Singapore, Canada, Germany, and Brazil to highlight some of the commonalities while deliberately contextualizing how PPPs work in different political, institutional, and regulatory environments. Together, the cases present a more detailed and nuanced account of PPP governance structures. They investigate how policy context and the specific arrangements guiding PPPs throughout the various development phases impact policy outcomes, including the production of explicitly articulated social values and public benefits. These articles illustrate that not only the clear articulation of public values and goals but also the distribution of power across the partnership matters. The case studies consequently critically address how and to what extent these projects contribute or not to producing a more just city.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung

Externe Organisation(en)

City University of New York

Journal

Journal of Urban Affairs

Band

43

Seiten

235-235

Anzahl der Seiten

1

ISSN

0735-2166

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2021.1881383

Publikationsdatum

2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

507011 Raumforschung, 507017 Sozialgeographie, 507019 Stadtentwicklungsplanung

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/b1124c35-f150-4f3a-9ccc-591dda364ead