The ‘new urban governance’ has made rapid inroads as an approach to govern the transition to more environmentally sustainable buildings and cities. It allows for a broad repertoire of actors and instruments in the governing of this transition and is expected to overcome some of the pervasive problems of mandatory regulation and legislation for urban development and transformation. This article studies six new urban governance practices in India based on a series of interviews with relevant actors. It seeks to better understand the opportunities and risks of this approach to urban governance for governing India’s rapid urbanisation. It finds that the new urban governance holds some promise, but is also critical of it. Particularly, the lack of mandatory urban regulation and legislation, the lack of institutional capital, and a culture of corruption in India undermine the promise that the new urban governance holds in this context.

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印度“新城市治理”的机遇与风险

“新城市治理”作为一种治理向更环保的可持续建筑和城市过渡的方法已迅速取得进展。它允许在管理这一转型过程中使用广泛的参与者和工具，并有望克服城市发展和转型的强制性监管和立法中的一些普遍问题。本文基于对相关参与者的一系列采访，研究了印度六种新的城市治理实践。它旨在更好地了解这种城市治理方法的机遇和风险，以管理印度的快速城市化。它发现新的城市治理有一些希望，但也对其持批评态度。特别是缺乏强制性的城市监管和立法，缺乏制度资本，