LIST OF PANELS

The purpose of the panel is to discuss the governance of subnational spaces and more especially of Metropolitan Governance in the world. The main idea is to develop a debate that points out social and political aspects that influence the decision-making processes in the Governance of Metropolitan areas, given the complexity that metropolitan cities have in terms of more recent topics of interest, such as urban mobility, sustainability and environmental conservation, heritage and tourism, intelligent public services such as city sourcing. At the same time it becomes important to observe the regional and federative institutional aspects, the set of rules, that mark these processes of metropolitan governance in several countries from the federative structure of Government. It is believed here that the federative design greatly influences metropolitan governance and may hinder or facilitate metropolitan governance. What is observed in the world are the formation of sectoral common models, as is the case in some sectors such as transportation, infrastructure and housing, but at the same time there are particular traits that often represent innovative policies of governance metropolitan areas, which makes its diffusion more intense a fact, especially in developing countries. Different nations with different federative designs and different socioeconomic patterns have a dynamic of emulation and adaptation in the forms of urban governance based on their reality. The international case studies of the federative structures that make up the metropolitan governance in the world allow the mapping of these patterns and innovative differences, thus, it is possible to point out current diagnoses as well as future directives regarding metropolitan governance and the consolidation of a new institutional framework modeled by the different forms of federalism observed internationally. It is therefore intended that the panel contribute to the enrichment of this important research and work agenda for both academics and policy makers.

The purpose of the panel is to discuss the governance of subnational spaces and more especially of Metropolitan Governance in the world. The main idea is to develop a debate that points out social and political aspects that influence the decision-making processes in the Governance of Metropolitan areas, given the complexity that metropolitan cities have in terms of more recent topics of interest, such as urban mobility, sustainability and environmental conservation, heritage and tourism, intelligent public services such as city sourcing. At the same time it becomes important to observe the regional and federative institutional aspects, the set of rules, that mark these processes of metropolitan governance in several countries from the federative structure of Government. It is believed here that the federative design greatly influences metropolitan governance and may hinder or facilitate metropolitan governance. What is observed in the world are the formation of sectoral common models, as is the case in some sectors such as transportation, infrastructure and housing, but at the same time there are particular traits that often represent innovative policies of governance metropolitan areas, which makes its diffusion more intense a fact, especially in developing countries. Different nations with different federative designs and different socioeconomic patterns have a dynamic of emulation and adaptation in the forms of urban governance based on their reality. The international case studies of the federative structures that make up the metropolitan governance in the world allow the mapping of these patterns and innovative differences, thus, it is possible to point out current diagnoses as well as future directives regarding metropolitan governance and the consolidation of a new institutional framework modeled by the different forms of federalism observed internationally. It is therefore intended that the panel contribute to the enrichment of this important research and work agenda for both academics and policy makers.