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Metropolitan growth has been dramatic in the past several decades, and today metropolitan regions are recognized as the main driving forces in national growth and development as well as in national and global innovation processes. The purpose of this book is to contribute to a better understanding o...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Advances in spatial science,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32141-2 |
| Summary: |
Metropolitan growth has been dramatic in the past several decades, and today metropolitan regions are recognized as the main driving forces in national growth and development as well as in national and global innovation processes. The purpose of this book is to contribute to a better understanding of how metropolitan regions and their subsystems interact and compete, why they differ in their capacity to nurture innovation and growth, and how metropolitan policies must be designed to secure the region's long-term vitality. To that end, it presents new contributions on theories of urban growth, institutions and policies of urban change, and case studies of urban growth prepared by international experts. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 514 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps . |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9783642321412 (electronic bk.) 3642321410 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | HT321 |
| CLC: | F290 |
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Part I: Theory of Urban Growth -- Part II: Policies and Institutions of Urban Change -- Part III: Case Studies of Urban Growth. Introduction / Theory of Urban Growth. Agglomeration, Regional Growth, and Economic Development / Urban Growth / Knowledge Accessibility, Economic Growth and the Haavelmo Paradox / Urban Growth Policies: The Need to Set Realistic Expectations / Regional Economic Concentration and Growth / Metropolitan Labor Productivity and Urban Spatial Structure / Wages, Productivity and Industry Composition / Policies and Institutions of Urban Change. Scenarios for European Metropolitan Regions: Winners and Losers in a Globalized World / Metropolitan Regions and Export Renewal / Market-Size and Employment / Do Planning Policies Limit the Expansion of Cities? / The Importance of ICT for Cities: e-Governance and Cyber Perceptions / Interlocking Firm Networks and Emerging Mega-City Regions in the Knowledge Economy / Case Studies of Urban Growth. Polycentric Urban Trajectories and Urban Cultural Economy / Analysing the Competitive Advantage of Cities in the Dutch Randstad by Urban Market Overlap / Capitalising on Institutional Diversity and Complementary Resources in Cross-Border Metropolitan Regions: The Case of Electronics Firms in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta / Impacts of Transport Infrastructure Policies in Population-Declining Metropolitan Area / |