Urban policy is an increasingly important policy domain in international and national agendas, intended to cope with the complexity of urban problems. This article introduces main analytical elements to analyse urban policies as multi-level policy mixes proposing and validating an original methodological approach (the comparative...

Since the 1990s, the European Union has launched different programs to promote urban development plans. Implementation and outcomes evaluations have resulted in a “European urban acquis” concerning the importance of comprehensiveness, collaborative governance, and participation to promote “good plans.” However, the evaluation of the quality...