Abstract
The urbanization processes and the accelerated growth in the Arab countries, during the last five decades, have resulted in negative social impact represented in the high rates of unemployment and poverty. This was accompanied with problems related to the provision of infrastructure and social facilities, inadequate housing for low-income persons and other environmental problems. Therefore, there is a need to apply and activate the role of decentralization processes to manage the cities under emerging modern urban services and activities, in order to identify policies and cope with innovative plans that suit for sustainable urban development. Incorporations of local people and decision makers in improving social, economic and environmental conditions, and participation of local people in decision making can lead to find the appropriate solution that can promote sustainable urban processes, and facilities the implementation of the local communities’ activities. Consequently, this will lead to improve the urban services in appropriate quality and economic visibility and sustain social consistency and environmental resources in the cities. In order to achieve a sustainable development practices in the municipalities, it is recommended to focus on local community resources, increase financial income, develop local human resources proficiency, and finally empower the local people authority and decision –making process, which can be achieved by the application of decentralization governance system.
Highlights
Since the twentieth century, the world has been influenced by accelerated changes in the political, economic and administrative conditions
There is a need to apply and activate the role of decentralization processes to manage the cities under emerging modern urban services and activities, in order to identify policies and cope with innovative plans that suit for sustainable urban development
In order to achieve a sustainable development practices in the municipalities, it is recommended to focus on local community resources, increase financial income, develop local human resources proficiency, and empower the local people authority and decision –making process, which can be achieved by the application of decentralization governance system
Summary
The world has been influenced by accelerated changes in the political, economic and administrative conditions. Appropriate solutions are need to be created to solve those issues which can be achieved by introduction of the decentralization governance system in the country In this regard, achieving public participation through decentralized management is considered as an important factor for activation of public participation in achieving sustainable urban development. The weak role of current central government and the municipalities, in meeting the needs of community. For these reasons, many countries have moved towards implementing the decentralization system, in order to empower the local communities and achieving balance between the dimensions of sustainable development and urban physical development (Toukhi, 2006). Its importance is generated by the increasing attention of researchers and decision- makers in the decentralized management, in light of the phenomenon of globalization, and the shifting of world countries towards applying the decentralized management
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