Asian Cities in the 21st Century: Contemporary Approaches to Municipal Management - Vol. 4 Partnerships for Better Municipal Management

Asian Cities in the 21st Century: Contemporary Approaches to Municipal Management
Vol. 4 Partnerships for Better Municipal Management

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This volume represents the experiences of several Asian municipal leaders and representatives of development agencies in improving governance and delivery of municipal services, particularly through partnerships with the private sector and nongovernment organizations.

It is also a summary of the proceedings of the Asian Mayors' Forum held in Colombo in June 1999. 2000.

208 pages.

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Foreword [ PDF: 26.3 kb | 4 pages ]

Introduction [ PDF: 87 kb | 21 pages ]
Opening Statements [ PDF: 63.2 kb | 13 pages ]

Omar Z. Kamil
Mayor, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Masaru Yoshitomi
Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Sarat Chandran
Secretary General, Colombo Plan Secretariat

S. Alavi Mowlana
Minister, Ministry of Provincial Council and Local
Government, Sri Lanka

Changing Institutional Culture of Asian Municipalities [ PDF: 66.2 kb | 9 pages ]

The Colombo Municipal Council Experience
Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya
Former Mayor, Colombo City and Leader of the Opposition,
Western Provincial Council

Public-Private Sector Partnerships for Municipal Development[ PDF: 443 kb | 40 pages ]

The Sustainable Penang Initiative
Rhina Bhar
Councilor, Penang, Malaysia

Social and Community Development within Local Planning Authority Areas
Dato' Mohamad Bin Sahib
President, Kuantan Municipal Council, Kuantan, Malaysia

The Mandaluyong City Experience
Benjamin Abalos, Jr.
Mayor, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Residents' Participation as a Means of Improving Service Delivery
Ignacio R. Bunye
Congressman, Lone District, City of Muntinlupa and
Former Mayor, City of Muntinlupa

A Participatory Approach to Urban Environmental Management
Phumsiak Hongsyok
Mayor, Phuket, Thailand

Coordinating Local Governments in Megacities [ PDF: 170 kb | 13 pages ]

Metropolitanization: The Metro Manila Experience
Ignacio R. Bunye
Former Mayor, City of Muntinlupa;
Former Chair, Metro Manila Authority
Congressman, Lone District, City of Muntinlupa

Cities and Development Agencies Working Together to fund Infrastructure Development [ PDF: 364 kb | 21 pages ]

Development Agency Perspectives

World Bank
Keshav Varma
Manager, Urban Devleopment Sector Unit, East Asia and
Pacific Region, World Bank

Asian Development Bank
Preben Nielsen
Manager, Water Supply, Urban Development and
Housing Division (West)
Asian Development Bank

City Perspectives

Cebu City, Philippines
Alvin B. Garcia
Mayor, Cebu City, Philippines

Ahmedabad, India
P.U. Asnani
Vice President, City Managers' Association of Gujarat and
Director, US-Asia Environmental Partnership Program,
Ahmedabad, India

Serving Citizens: Improving Delivery of Municipal Services [ PDF: 389 kb | 40 pages ]

Introduction to the Benchmarking Prokect
Naved Hamid
Senior Strategy and Policy Officer, Asian Development Bank

Citizen's Charter and Redressing Public Complaints in Gujarat State, India
P.U. Asnani
Vice President, City Manager's Association of Gujarat and
Director, US-Asia Environmental Partnership Program,
Ahmedabad, India

Good Practice on Resolution of Complaints and Public Grievances
H.B.S. Aradhya
Benchmarking Coordinator, Bangalore, India

Critical Considerations of Solid Waste
Disposal in Asian Cities
Nathaniel von Elinsiedel
Regional Coordination for Asia Pacific, UNDP/UNCHS
Urban Management Programme

Good Practice on Solid Waste Management
Suzanne Ardosa
Benchmarking Coordinator, Cebu City, Philippines

Meeting Challenges in the Next Millennium [ PDF: 366 kb | 24 pages ]

An Overview
Keshav Varma
Manager, Urban Development Sector Unit, East Asia and
Pacific Region, World Bank

Developing a Vision and Strategy
Alvin B. Garcia
Mayor, Cebu City, Philippines

Reinventing Government in a Developed City
Terry Barnes
City Manager, Fairfield City Council, Australia

Concluding Remarks [ PDF: 151 kb | 5 pages ]

S.B. Chua
Asian Development Bank Institute

List of Participants [ PDF: 64.9 kb | 13 pages ]

Abbreviations [ PDF: 20.7 kb | 2 pages ]

First published April 2000

This publication was prepared by Asian Development Bank staff. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in it do not necessarily represent the views of the Bank and the ADB Institute or those of their member governments. The Asian Development Bank and the ADB Institute do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility whatsoever for any consequences of their use.

ISBN 971-561-277-6
Publication Stock No. 010699
Published by the Asian Development Bank
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