While cities witness the dramatic changes in external morphology amid rapid urban transition,their internal governance structure should be adjusted accordingly.Based on investigations,this study summarizes the urban management model of the S District of Beijing characterized by"integration"and a"downward shift."It finds that,in practice,there are often such problems as having a defective organization,single participant,imperfect institution and mechanism,weak comprehensive law enforcing,and backward urban management informatization.To solve these problems,it is urgent to transform the old urban administration framework to a new urban governance system.Based on the theory of governance,this paper develops a theoretical framework of an urban governance system that consists of the four layers of goal,idea,driving force,and task,in order to guide the modernization of urban governance.
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