Urban and Regional Studies
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Testing Global Interdependence
Edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Natalia Dinello
This, the first book in the Global Development Network series, brings together the views of researchers from the developing and developed world and provides models of successful research conducted in developing and transition countries.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Corporate Strategies in the Age of Regional Integration
Edited by Jong-Kil Kim, Pierre-Bruno Ruffini
This book presents various empirical analyses of cross border strategies adopted by global firms with a particular emphasis on the European and East Asian experiences. It also provides studies of the trends and prospects of regional econ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Transportation Planning
Edited by Yoran Shiftan, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
Transportation planning deals with the ways in which governments at various levels try to ensure the effective and efficient movement of people and goods. For this collection, the editors have selected the key previously published papers... -
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New Directions in Economic Geography
Edited by Bernard Fingleton
This important book explores original and alternative directions for economic geography following the revolution precipitated by the advent of so-called ‘new economic geography’ (NEG). Whilst, to some extent, the volume could be regar...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Industrial Agglomeration and New Technologies
Edited by Masatsugo Tsuji, Emanuelo Giovannetti, Mitsuhiro Kagami
This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Incentives, Regulations and Plans
Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Huibert A. Haccoû, Kelly J. Clifton, John W. Frece
This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use de...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Land Use Planning
Edited by Hugo Priemus, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
This is an authoritative collection of papers that are generally regarded as landmarks in the history of land use planning in the western world. A wide variety of leading articles have been selected for this comprehensive volume, which c... -
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Planning History and Methodology
Edited by Michael Wegener, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
Planning as deliberate preparation for future action is as old as human history. Agricultural land allocation and cities were always planned, as were military warfare and defence. With the growing complexity of society in the 19th centur... -
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Globalized Freight Transport
Edited by Thomas R. Leinbach, Cristina Capineri
The worldwide movement of freight has emerged as one of the most critical and dynamic aspects of the transport sector. The contributors to this study examine the current state of global freight transport, with an emphasis on Europe and N...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
Edited by M. A.B. Siddique
This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts – in terms of the benefits and costs associated with R...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Planning Cities for the Future
Peter Karl Kresl
Planning Cities for the Future links the study of urban economic competitiveness with urban planning and is able to ascertain the crucial factors for success in this area of public policy. These factors include effective governance, lead...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Workforce Development Networks in Rural Areas
Gary Paul Green
Rural areas face numerous challenges in building a high-wage, high-skilled workforce. In response to these obstacles, many regions have established workforce development networks that provide stronger linkages between employers, schools,...eBook:Find out more£25.00