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Working Papers

2015

1. The knowledge economy and the economic crisis in Germany. Regional development, structural change and labor market regions
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
2. The world city network: national versus global perspective
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)

2014

3. Hub Airports, the knowledge economy and how close is close? Evidence from Europe
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2011

4. Accessibility of German agglomerations. An approach with non-physical connectivity
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
5. Interlocking firm networks in the German knowledge economy. On local networks and global connectivity
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (9)
6. Intra firm and extra firm networks in the German knowledge economy. Economic development of German agglomerations from a relational perspective
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
7. The knowledge economy, hub airports and accessibility. A location based perspective
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2006

8. Mega-City-Regions: on Awareness and Value Chain Approach
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
9. The Mega-City-Region of Munich: A Kingdom of Its Own Or a Space of Inter-Connected Flows?
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2004

10. Polycentricity and metropolitan governance. A Swiss case study
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
11. The impact of the liberalisation process on the comptitiveness of firms: a case study in the Alpine regions of Switzerland
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2003

12. The liberalization of public services and their impact of on the competitiveness of firms: a case study in the Alpine regions of Switzerland
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

2002

13. Exchange Rate and Regional Divergences: The Swiss Case
    GRET Publications and Working Papers, GRET Group of Research in Territorial Economy, University of Neuchâtel View citations (1)
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Exchange Rate and Regional Divergences: The Swiss Case, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
14. The European metropolitan region of Zurich - a cluster of economic clusters?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
15. The impact of the liberalization of public services on the competitiveness of firms in the Alpine regions of Switzerland
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2000

16. BETWEEN LOCAL AGENDA 21 AND A ''NATIONAL MASTER PLAN'': THE SUSTAINABLE REGION
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
17. CAPITAL MARKET PROCESSES AND REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS: HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE ZURICH CASE
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
18. HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SPIN-OFF COMPANIES AND REGIONAL ECONOMY: A SWISS CASE STUDY
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
19. ONE REGION, THREE NETWORKS - PROCESSES OF SELF-ORGANIZATION AS A STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

1999

20. Incubator, technology and innovation centers in Switzerland; features and policy implications
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Incubator, technology, and innovation centres in Switzerland: features and policy implications, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2001) View citations (20) (2001)
21. Sustainable regional development: interplay of topdown and bottom-up approaches
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)
22. Traffic management in cross-border regions
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

1998

23. Corporate strategies, freight transport and regional development
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
24. The 'hidden hypothesis'- approach in evaluation methodology: The Swiss participation in the European INTERREG II- Programme
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

Journal Articles

2024

1. Disseminating regional design: potentials and barriers in existing spatial planning and governance
   Planning Practice & Research, 2024, 39, (1), 54-71
2. Introducing a Novel Framework for the Analysis and Assessment of Transport Projects in City Regions
   Sustainability, 2024, 16, (6), 1-26
3. The contribution of knowledge-intensive firms to employment growth: a Granger causality approach for German regions
   Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2024, 11, (1), 103-121

2023

4. Advanced producer services in Germany: a relational perspective on spatial core–periphery structures, 2009–19
   Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2023, 10, (1), 347-368
5. Star architecture projects and their effects: tracing the evidence
   Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 2023, 16, (1), 65-83 View citations (1)
6. Where do knowledge-intensive firms locate in Germany?—An explanatory framework using exponential random graph modeling
   (Welche Standorte wählen wissensintensive Unternehmen in Deutschland? – Ein Erklärungsrahmen mit exponential random graph modeling)
   Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, 2023, 43, (1), 101-124

2022

7. High speed rail as urban generator? An analysis of land use change around European stations
   European Planning Studies, 2022, 30, (2), 227-250 View citations (2)
8. Star architecture and urban transformation: introduction to the special issue
   European Planning Studies, 2022, 30, (1), 1-12 View citations (1)
9. The problematization of ‘star architecture’ in architecture research
   European Planning Studies, 2022, 30, (1), 13-31
10. Working From Home and Covid-19: Where Could Residents Move to?
    Urban Planning, 2022, 7, (3), 15-34

2018

11. Repositioning cities through star architecture: how does it work?
    Journal of Urban Design, 2018, 23, (2), 169-192 View citations (4)
12. Situating architectural performance: ‘star architecture’ and its roles in repositioning the cities of Graz, Lucerne and Wolfsburg
    European Planning Studies, 2018, 26, (9), 1874-1900
13. Urban transformations through exceptional architecture: introduction to the special issue
    Journal of Urban Design, 2018, 23, (2), 165-168 View citations (1)

2017

14. Residence, workplace and commute: Interrelated spatial choices of knowledge workers in the metropolitan region of Munich
    Journal of Transport Geography, 2017, 62, (C), 197-212 View citations (5)

2015

15. Planning for the new European metropolis: functions, politics, and symbols/Metropolitan regions: functional relations between the core and the periphery/Business investment decisions and spatial planning policy/Metropolitan challenges, political responsibilities/Spatial imaginaries, urban dynamics and political community/Capacity-building in the city region: creating common spaces/Which challenges for today's European metropolitan spaces?
    Planning Theory & Practice, 2015, 16, (2), 251-275 View citations (3)
16. When the Oryx takes off: Doha a new rising knowledge hub in the Gulf region?
    International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2015, 6, (1), 65-82

2014

17. From hub-airport to hub-office: new focal points of multiscalar knowledge generation. The case of Amsterdam-Schiphol and Frankfurt Rhine-Main
    International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 2014, 5, (4), 381-401

2013

18. The Relational Geography of the Knowledge Economy in Germany: On Functional Urban Hierarchies and Localised Value Chain Systems
    Urban Studies, 2013, 50, (2), 276-293 View citations (11)

2008

19. Changing Value Chain of the Swiss Knowledge Economy: Spatial Impact of Intra-firm and Inter-firm Networks within the Emerging Mega-City Region of Northern Switzerland
    Regional Studies, 2008, 42, (8), 1113-1131 View citations (11)

2002

20. Exchange Rate and Regional Divergences: The Swiss Case
    Regional Studies, 2002, 36, (6), 611-626 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Exchange Rate and Regional Divergences: The Swiss Case, GRET Publications and Working Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2001

21. Incubator, technology, and innovation centres in Switzerland: features and policy implications
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2001, 13, (4), 315-331 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Incubator, technology and innovation centers in Switzerland; features and policy implications, ERSA conference papers (1999) View citations (1) (1999)
22. Taux de change et régions: un cadre conceptuel pour anticiper l'euro
    Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine, 2001, décembre, (5), 691-710

1998

23. Integrated Regional Policy: Lessons from Switzerland
    Environment and Planning C, 1998, 16, (2), 155-172 View citations (2)

1997

24. Sustainable regional development the squaring of the circle or a gimmick?
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 1997, 9, (2), 159-174 View citations (6)

Chapters

2013

1. Interlocking Firm Networks and Emerging Mega-City Regions in the Knowledge Economy
   Springer

2012

2. Interlocking Firm Networks in the German Knowledge Economy: The Case of the Emerging Mega-city Region of Munich
   Chapter 13 in Creative Knowledge Cities, 2012

2007

3. An Evaluation Framework of Quality Management of Projects for Regional Sustainable Development
   Chapter 8 in Sustainable Development in Europe, 2007