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Handbook of Creative Cities
Edited by David Emanuel Andersson, Åke E. Andersson, Charlotta Mellander
With the publication of The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida in 2002, the ‘creative city’ became the new hot topic among urban policymakers, planners and economists. Florida has developed one of three path-breaking theories ...eBook:Find out more$71.16
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![Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula]()
Regional and Urban Policy and Planning on the Korean Peninsula
Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Harry W. Richardson
The potential for reunification of the two Koreas, whether in the short or long term, argues for a comprehensive look at policy and planning issues that encompass the peninsula as a whole. This book deals with spatial policy issues in bo...eBook:Find out more$55.96
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Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis
Edited by Robert Stimson, Kingsley E. Haynes
This timely and fascinating book illustrates how applied geography can contribute in a multitude of ways to assist policy processes, evaluate public programs, enhance business decisions, and contribute to formulating solutions for commun...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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European Cities and Global Competitiveness
Edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
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 c...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2011]()
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2011
Pengfei Ni
the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Using a sophisticated methodology and a team of 100 researchers from the C...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Economic Strategies for Mature Industrial Economies]()
Economic Strategies for Mature Industrial Economies
Edited by Peter Karl Kresl
The global economy has transformed during the last few decades. Though the changes have benefited some, many mature industrial economies have not been treated well by the changes they have seen and have been forced to adapt to dramatical...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities]()
The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities
Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
While much of the current literature on the economic consequences of an aging population focuses on the negative aspects, this enlightening book argues that seniors can bring significant benefits – such as vitality and competitiveness – ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010]()
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010
Pengfei Ni, Peter Karl Kresl
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010 is an empirical study of the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Us...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Sustainable Cities
Edited by Maddy Janssens, Dino Pinelli, Dafne C. Reymen, Sandra Wallmann
This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often er...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![New Directions in Economic Geography]()
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$40.00
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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...
