European Cities and Global Competitiveness

Edited by Peter Karl Kresl and Daniele Ietri

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Abstract: The volume begins with an Introduction, followed by a set of three papers in Part Two examining European urban competitiveness from the standpoints of measurement and policy. This section also provides a case study of the cities of one country – Italy – from which the reader can gain an understanding of the current position of European cities as well as what might be possible going forward. Experience has shown that perhaps the most crucial element in competitiveness enhancement is good and effective governance. To that end, Part Three examines structural aspects of urban government, including polycentric regions, wide metropolitan cooperation, the role of social actors and territorial aggregation. Part Four treats issues of innovation from two perspectives and provides a case study from Eindhoven, while also covering social issues such as demographics, participation, social exclusion and mobility.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Geography; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
ISBN: 9780857938282
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 3-11

Daniele Ietri and Peter Karl Kresl

Ch 2 The prospect for European urban economies , pp 15-31

Peter Karl Kresl

Ch 3 Italian cities and global urban competitiveness , pp 32-58

Pengfei Ni

Ch 4 Urban competitiveness in Italy: a benchmarking and benchlearning approach to support local government decisions , pp 59-76

Stefano Mollica and Giovanna Hirsch

Ch 5 Competition and collaboration in creating a world city from polycentricity in central Scotland , pp 79-98

William F. Lever

Ch 6 Metropolitan structures of decision making, governance and policy coordination: the role of social actors in Montreal , pp 99-119

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Juan-Luis Klein

Ch 7 Strategic resilience and global competitiveness: regional cooperation in the New York City metropolitan area , pp 120-129

David J. Maurrasse

Ch 8 The metropolitan area of Venice in the changing economy of the North East , pp 130-150

Stefano Micelli

Ch 9 Urban development and competitiveness in Hong Kong: opportunities and challenges of a changing relation with mainland China , pp 151-167

Jianfa Shen

Ch 10 Brainport Eindhoven: a proactive approach towards innovation and sustainability , pp 171-201

Leo van den Berg and Alexander H.J. Otgaar

Ch 11 On the possible government of the city , pp 202-218

Carlo Donolo

Ch 12 Competitiveness, sustainability and urban energy use: some lessons for Europe from the Mexican experience , pp 219-242

Jaime Sobrino

Ch 13 The urban response to a need for change: the case of Milan , pp 243-258

Eleonora Mastropietro

Ch 14 Organizing mobility as an infrastructure for development , pp 259-273

Riccardo Mercurio, Paolo Canonico and Mario Pezzillo Iacono

Ch 15 An aging population as a benefit to Italian cities , pp 274-293

Daniele Ietri

Ch 16 The future of Europe's smaller cities and towns , pp 294-311

Peter Karl Kresl

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