Transforming urban economies : policy lessons from European and Asian cities / Andrea Colantonio, Ricky Burdett and Philipp Rode.

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"Cities house the majority of the world's population and are the dynamic centres of 21st century life, at the heart of economic, social and environmental change. They are still beset by difficult problems but often demonstrate resilience in the face of regional and national economic decline. Faced b...

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Main Authors: Colantonio, Andrea (Author), Burdett, Richard (Author), Rode, Philipp (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.
Series:LSE cities.
Subjects:
Urban economics > Case studies.
Urbanization > Europe > Case studies.
Urbanization > Asia > Case studies.
Kommunalpolitik.
Stadtökonomie.
Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:xviii, 222 pages : illustrations(some color) ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Overview of main theoretical debates
  • Barcelona: global repositioning of an emerging metropolis
  • Torino: reclaiming and diversifying local economic strengths
  • Munich: staying ahead on innovation
  • Seoul: successful restructuring towards a knowledge-based economy
  • Policy lessons from EU and Asian cities.