Responsible urban development policy:
criteria, subjects, prospects

Bardin A.L.,

Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, andreybardin@gmail.com

elibrary_id: 684500 | ORCID: 0000-0001-9526-9763 |

Pantin V.I.,

Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, v.pantin@mail.ru

elibrary_id: 74145 | ORCID: 0000-0002-4218-4579 | RESEARCHER_ID: K-5736-2017

Article received: 2024.06.17 13:39. Accepted: 2024.08.10 13:39

DOI: 10.17976/jpps/2024.05.07
EDN: PPZZAP

Rubric: Theme of the issue: Political imagination and development policy

For citation:

Bardin A.L., Pantin V.I. Responsible urban development policy: criteria, subjects, prospects. – Polis. Political Studies. 2024. No. 5. https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2024.05.07. EDN: PPZZAP (In Russ.)

Abstract

This article examines the primary directions of contemporary urban development policy, along with the issues and contradictions associated with its scientific research and practical implementation. The study aims to conceptualize the concept of “responsible urban development” as a complex of approaches and practices that hold promise for integration into practical urban and regional development policies, and to typologize potential approaches to implementing such policies. The authors use an institutional approach, the methodology of identity studies, the structural-functional approach and a case study. The article investigates quantitative and qualitative indicators, the key challenges and tasks of urban development policy, with a particular focus on the resources of modern urban development. The authors note that relying on a limited set of indicators does not provide the capacity for decision-making necessary to update and transform urban development policy to ensure its ability to promptly and flexibly respond to the numerous problems and challenges arising under conditions of socio-political instability. The article addresses and analyses several cases of contemporary urban development and the implementation of corresponding policies. Based on this analysis, the authors conclude that one of the central and most pressing issues in the policy of responsible urban development and the socio-political dynamics of cities is the inefficiency of the communication process between civil actors and stakeholders, on the one hand, and city authorities and the city administration, on the other. This communication deficit can only be partially addressed through digitalization, as the primary obstacles to improved communication are administrative barriers and the dominance of the interests of certain groups, such as large corporations and financial institutions.

Keywords

policy of development, urban development, responsible development, development actors, development resources, urban governance, urban conflicts, digitalization.

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