Urban and Regional Studies

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...

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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...

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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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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,...

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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...

Hardback (March 2007)

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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...

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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...

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Structural Change in Transportation and Communications in the Knowledge Society

Edited by Kiyoshi Kobayashi, T. R. Lakshmanan, William P. Anderson

The transformation of the world economy from a system of nations trading materials-intensive goods to a system of seamless global networks for information-intensive goods and services has created the need for a comprehensive restructurin...

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Networks in the Innovation Process

Holger Graf

Innovation has long been regarded as an interactive process between heterogeneous actors and as a crucial factor in local and regional development. This timely and significant book focuses on the interactions existing within local networ...

Hardback (January 2007)

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Competition in the Railway Industry

Edited by José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, Ginés de Rus

Numerous countries have attempted to improve the performance of their railways by introducing more competition, but there is fierce debate and no consensus on how this is best achieved. This book reveals how railways were an obvious targ...

Hardback (2006)

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