Strategies for Urban Network Learning

1. Introduction: Studying Strategies for Urban Network Learning. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap.- 2. Learning processes in an urban governance context: a theoretical exploration. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap.- 3. From "Best Practice" to "Relevant Practice" in International City-to-City Learning. Robin Hambleton.- 4. City-Region Governance Labs: Governance Learning by Strategic Policymakers from European City Regions. Linze Schaap, Niels Karsten, Carlo Colombo, Maaike Damen.- 5. Networking and Learning in Urban Living Labs: the Case of the Housing Innovation Lab in Boston. Giorgia Nesti.- 6. Understanding Gentrification: Learning through Field Visits to Amsterdam, Yogyakarta, and Rotterdam. Remco Vermeulen.- 7. Learning Through Collaboration: the Case of City Deals in The Netherlands. Marloes Dignum, David Hamers, David Evers.- 8. Two Reflexive Methods for Evaluating Public Policy Practice in Urban Network Contexts: Learning History and Learning Evaluation. Michael Duijn.- 9. Learning in Complex Urban Networks: Can Group Mentoring Help? Leon van den Dool.- 10. City Visitations as Instruments of Urban Network Learning: the Case of the 2011 Flemish City Visitations. Herwig Reynaert, Arno Korsten, Tom Verhelst.- 11. Crowd-Sourced Planning, Crowd-Monitoring, and Organisational Learning. Norbert Kersting.- 12. Can Peer-to-Peer Learning Support Energy Transition in Cities and Regions? Elena Marie Ensenado and Jen Heemann.- 13. Lessons about Learning from Serious Games: the Learning Potential of Co-creation and Gameplay in Participatory Urban Planning Processes. Cristina Ampatzidou.- 14. Urban Gaming: Learning about the Energy Transition at the Local Level with Go2Zero. Geertje Bekebrede.- 15. Urban Network Learning: Conclusions. Leon van den Dool and Linze Schaap.

Leon van den Dool is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is also a senior manager within the consultancy practice of PwC for local governments.