De‐municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks

A Smith, M Whitten, M Ernwein - The Geographical Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Parks are important urban infrastructures that contribute a broad range of health,
environmental, social, and economic benefits. Despite this, UK parks' status as non‐statutory …

Private contractors as a source for organizational learning: Evidence from Scandinavian municipalities

AC Lindholst, MB Hansen… - Public Performance & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The widespread use of government contracting opens up learning opportunities in public
organizations' engagements with private contractors. However, whether public organizations …

Managing the maintenance of urban open spacess

TB Randrup, AC Lindholst… - Urban Open Space …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter focuses on maintenance as the operational part of managing urban open
spaces (UOS). Maintenance differs according to the characteristics of specific UOS but is …

Governing for Child-Friendliness? Perspectives on Children as Users Among Swedish and Danish Urban Open Space Managers

M Jansson, A Zalar, EP Sundevall… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite the acknowledged importance of outdoor environment quality in supporting
children's health and well-being, little is known about how contemporary urban open space …