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Author : Peter Mayerhofer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Structural Preconditions of City Competitiveness written by Peter Mayerhofer and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Kresl
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135128693
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Urban Competitiveness written by Peter Kresl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past 25 years the burden of managing economic policy for competitiveness has devolved to cities and to urban regions. National governments have increasingly been focused on staving off fiscal collapse. Mayors and local administrations have become very creative and active in looking after the state of their local economy and have developed extensive agencies for inter-city cooperation and action. This book explores this evolving role of cities and urban regions. Intelligent and rational policy must be based on an accurate understanding of the situation at hand and of the economic theory that can be utilized in the assessment of the most effective means that can be deployed. This book examines the theoretical contributions of economists and geographers and through the analyses of the performance of various cities will give the reader an understanding of the logic behind rational policy formation. Evaluation of a city’s relative competitiveness is a controversial matter and this book provides a full treatment of the various approaches. Finally, it examines the experiences with competitiveness of several cities in North America and in Europe. Urban Competitiveness: Theory and Practice confirms that many cities in trying times do have a mechanism for enhancing their competitiveness and can work to create the sort of economic life the city’s residents want.
Author : Sako Musterd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444390422
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Making Competitive Cities written by Sako Musterd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book investigates the impact on the competitiveness of cities developing creative industries (arts, media, entertainment, creative business services, architects, publishers, designers) and knowledge-intensive industries (ICT, R&D, finance, law). It provides significant new knowledge to the theoretical and practical understanding of the conditions necessary to stimulate "creative knowledge" cities. The editors compare the socio-economic developments, experiences and strategies in 13 urban regions across Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Budapest, Dublin, Helsinki, Leipzig, Milan, Munich, Poznan, Riga, Sofia and Toulouse. These have different histories and roles; include capital and non-capital cities of different sizes; represent cities with different economic structures; and different cultural, political and welfare state traditions. Through this wide set of examples, Making Competitive Cities informs the debate about creative and knowledge-intensive industries, economic development, and competitiveness policies. It focuses on which metropolitan regions have a better chance to develop as "creative knowledge regions" and which do not, as well as investigating why this is so and what can policy do to influence change. Chapter authors from thirteen European institutions rigorously evaluate, reformulate and empirically test assumptions about cities and their potential for attracting creative and knowledge-intensive industries. As well as a systematic empirical comparison of developments related to these industries, the book examines the pathways that cities have followed and surveys both the negative and positive impacts of different prevailing conditions. Special Features: Analyses link between knowledge-intensive sectors and urban competitiveness Offers evidence from 13 European urban regions drawn from a major research project Establishes a new benchmark for academic and policy debates in a fast-moving field
Author : Martin Boddy
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847425917
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)
Download or read book City matters written by Martin Boddy and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2004-05-19 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides, in a single volume, a review of the findings of the largest ever programme of cities research in the UK, the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Cities: Competitiveness and Cohesion programme'. Leading experts present the findings of this wide-ranging programme organised around themes of competitiveness, social cohesion and the role of policy and governance. The book develops our understanding of key processes, issues and concepts critical to cities and urban change and examines a large body of evidence on a wide range of policy issues at the heart of current debates about the performance of cities and the prospects for urban renaissance. City matters is essential reading for all policy makers, practitioners, analysts and academics with an interest or involvement in urban issues.
Author : Iain Begg
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1861343574
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (613 download)
Download or read book Urban Competitiveness written by Iain Begg and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2002-02-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The factors that make some cities more successful has become an increasingly important policy issue. This book is the first to explore facets of competitiveness in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at urban competitiveness.
Author : Peter Ache
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 140208241X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Cities between Competitiveness and Cohesion written by Peter Ache and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a cross-European analysis of urban and regional strategies of reconciling welfare and competitiveness. It develops an understanding of the strategy challenge to reconcile competitiveness with cohesion, and provides an analysis of cities and regions as actors in multi-level governance settings. The book offers a European comparative view on housing, labour markets, enterprises, ethnical issues, gender dimensions, urban development projects, transport, and sustainability.
Author : John R Miron
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319501003
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book The Organization of Cities written by John R Miron and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the relationship between the state and economy in the development of cities. It reviews and reinterprets fundamental theoretical models that explain how the operation of markets in equilibrium shapes the scale and organization of the commercial city in a mixed market economy within a liberal state. These models link markets for the factors of production, markets for investment and fixed capital formation, markets for transportation, and markets for exports in equilibrium both within the urban economy and the rest of the world. In each case, the model explains the urban economy by revealing how assumptions about causes and structures lead to predictions about scale and organization outcomes. By simplifying and contrasting these models, this book proposes another interpretation: that governance and the urban economy are outcomes negotiated by political actors motivated by competing notions of commonwealth and the individual desire for wealth and power. The book grounds its analysis in economic history, explaining the rise of commercial cities and the emergence of the urban economy. It then turns to factors of production, export, and factor markets, introducing and parsing the Mills model, breaking it down into its component parts and creating a series of simpler models that can better explain the significance of each economic assumption. Simplified models are also presented for real estate and fixed capital investment markets, transportation, and land use planning. The book concludes with a discussion of linear programming and the Herbert- Stevens and the Ripper-Varaiya models. A fresh presentation of the theories behind urban economics, this book emphasizes the links between state and economy and challenges the reader to see its theories in a new light. As such, this book will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of economics, public policy, public administration, urban policy, and city and urban planning. >
Author : Pengfei Ni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781007926
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Urban Competitiveness and Innovation written by Pengfei Ni and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of today�s climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a
Author : Bulu, Melih
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1613501757
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (135 download)
Download or read book City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications written by Bulu, Melih and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities are becoming the wealth producing centers of national economies. Increasing the operational efficiency of the city will bring a competitive edge to the whole system. Yet, many city subsystems cannot work together, creating significant problems and inefficiencies. City Competitiveness and Improving Urban Subsystems: Technologies and Applications uses information science perspectives to improve working subsystems in transportation, sewage, electricity, water, communication, education, health, governance, and infrastructure since their efficient and synchronized operation is vital for a competitive city. This pioneering approach will interest researchers, professionals, and policymakers in urban economy, regional planning, and information science disciplines who wish to improve the competitiveness of their cities.
Author : Kyeong Ae Choe
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9290924314
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Competitive Cities in the 21st Century written by Kyeong Ae Choe and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic challenges in developing Asian countries have become more complex: urban populations are growing at great cost to the environment, climate change has increased risks of natural disasters, and income gaps within and between developing countries are widening. These factors threaten the sustainable growth and development of urban areas, the drivers of Asia's economy. A strategic approach for inclusive growth is needed. The City Cluster Economic Development approach provides a strategic framework and a set of analytical tools, which governments, businesses, and communities can use to support the inclusive and sustainable development of competitive urban economies in Asia. Said approach was developed and tested by the Asian Development Bank to improve the basis for integrated planning and development of urban regions in Asia and the Pacific. It also elps urban managers and other city stakeholders identify action plans and determine priority investment areas.
Author : Pengfei Ni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781008922
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Global Urban Competitiveness Report - 2011 written by Pengfei Ni and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This Report – 2011 gives an overwhelming amount of comprehensive information for city managers trying to cope with the ever-increasing competition between cities in attracting investments, talent, firms, knowledge, events etc. Apart from an update of the ranking of 500 cities this new publication offers a lot of additional information, such as a selection of the best examples of competitive cities. The book is recommended for everybody interested in the strengths and weaknesses of the major cities in the world.' – Leo van den Berg, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands 'Ni Pengfei's GUCRs are distinctive for their methodology and the comprehensiveness of coverage. In this edition Ni offers us three new insights. In three chapters he analyses aspects of the competitiveness of five functional categories of cities as centers, such as finance, technology, politics, manufacturing and port/logistics. The determinants of the elements in his Global Urban Competitiveness Report, give us an indication of the importance of each of the elements. The Report also provides eleven examples of best city practices. A must-read book.' – Peter Karl Kresl, Bucknell University, US The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2011 is an empirical study of the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Using a sophisticated methodology and a team of 100 researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the book not only ranks these cities but also presents a treasury of information with regard to the strengths and weaknesses of each city in relation to each other. The book includes a full discussion of the factors that create urban competitiveness and what sorts or categories of cities are most competitive, and comments on the policies and initiatives that are adopted by the most competitive cities. Scholars and researchers in the areas of urban economics, planning, geography and regional economics will find the information invaluable, as will local authorities, decision-makers and economic planners in cities throughout the world.
Author : Pengfei Ni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849805458
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)
Download or read book The Global Urban Competitiveness Report - 2010 written by Pengfei Ni and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2010 is an empirical study of the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Using a sophisticated methodology and a team of 100 researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Science, the book not only ranks these cities but also presents a wealth of information with regard to the strengths and weaknesses of each city in relation to each other. The book includes a full discussion of the factors that create urban competitiveness, what sorts or categories of cities are most competitive, and comments on the policies and initiatives that are adopted by the most competitive cities. Scholars and researchers in the areas of urban economics, planning, geography and regional economics will find the information invaluable as will local authorities, decision-makers, and economic planners in cities throughout the world.
Author : David Kaufmann
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788116437
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Varieties of Capital Cities written by David Kaufmann and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political and symbolic centrality of capital cities has been challenged by increasing economic globalization. This is especially true of secondary capital cities; capital cities which, while being the seat of national political power, are not the primary economic city of their nation state. David Kaufmann examines the unique challenges that these cities face entering globalised, inter-urban competition while not possessing a competitive political economy.
Author : Luís Carvalho
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317153251
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Delivering Sustainable Competitiveness written by Luís Carvalho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global trends such as climate change, digitalisation, enhanced concepts of democracy and the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis are changing the playing field of cities across the world. Urban development objectives are shifting away from being purely concerned with wealth creation and competitiveness, to increasingly combining social and environmental dimensions. In this context, how can cities influence and sustain their competitive position over time? Which new types of urban strategies are emerging, and which organising capacities are proving the most important? This book provides insight into the complex issue of delivering sustainable competitiveness by analysing a number of innovative urban development strategies in context. Questions and topics addressed include: how can new legacies of city events be secured; how can clean technology industries be nurtured through urban regeneration initiatives; and how can the impact of urban safety strategies be enhanced? These and other pivotal questions are explored through close attention to the enabling factors linking ideas with results, such as distributed leadership, collaboration, communication and experimentation. Combining case studies from Europe, Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, the book provides a truly international perspective on the potentials and limitations of a new generation of urban development and competitiveness strategies.
Author : Zhongguo she hui ke xue yuan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781782548027
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (48 download)
Download or read book The Global Urban Competitiveness Report - 2013 written by Zhongguo she hui ke xue yuan and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Global Urban Competitiveness Report - 2013 is an empirical study and evaluation of the sustainable competitiveness of 500 cities around the world from regional, national and other perspectives. This one-of-a-kind resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed, and involve urban economics, geography, urban studies, regional economics and many other fields. Using a sophisticated methodology and a team of 100 researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the book not only ranks these cities but also presents a treasury of information with regard to the strengths and weaknesses of each city in relation to each other.
Author : Francisco Javier Carrillo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317931378
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Knowledge and the City written by Francisco Javier Carrillo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. Examining the role of knowledge - in its economic, socio-cultural, spatial and institutional forms - for urban and regional development, identifying the preconditions for innovative use of urban and regional knowledge assets and resources, and developing new methods to evaluate the performance and potential of knowledge-based urban and regional development, the book provides an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge-based development and its implications and prospects for cities and regions.
Author : Peter Kresl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book The Centrality of Urban Economies to the Study of Competitiveness written by Peter Kresl and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban competitiveness has become a primary focal point for the study of public policy during the past quarter century. As cities have become more exposed to challenges posed to their economic activity by other cities, hundreds or thousands of miles distant as well as the opportunities that are offered to them, it has become incumbent on city leaders, in public and private sector functions, to become more active and innovative. This paper examines this new and rapidly evolving global context, how it has influenced city competitiveness and what city leaders can do to ensure the economic future of their residents. It reviews both the meaning and the measurement of urban competitiveness structures in which city economies function and several major issues that arise from urban competitiveness.
