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  • Creating Knowledge Locations in Cities

    Innovation and Integration Challenges

    by Willem van Winden, Luis de Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl, Jeroen van Haaren, Leo van den Berg ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    Based on a clear and comprehensive literature review, this book contains an analysis of five knowledge locations in Europe and one in South Korea. The case studies in the book cover several European countries (Ireland, Finland, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands). The cases are well grounded in the different contexts that these national settings provide, which allows comparisons between them. ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • City and Enterprise

    Corporate Community Involvement in European and US Cities

    by Erik Braun, Leo Van de Berg ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2003. While in the past, corporate community involvement was mainly considered a form of philanthropy, nowadays the argument is gaining credit that corporate community involvement is not only a matter of ethics, but also of self-interest. As companies recognize their interest in the welfare of the city, they may become inclined to invest in some way in that city's ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • E-Governance in European and South African Cities

    The Cases of Barcelona, Cape Town, Eindhoven, Johannesburg, Manchester, Tampere, The Hague and Venice

    by Leo van den Berg, Andre van der Meer, Willem van Winden, Paulus Woets ...
    Since the late 1990s, city councils have become increasingly aware of the potential for information technologies (ICTs) to improve the management of cities and as an instrument for economic and social policy. This has resulted in a wave of urban ICT strategies and policies, such as the adoption of ICTs within the city administration itself, projects that facilitate access to ICTs by weaker social ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Information and Communications Technology as Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development

    Experiences in Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, Marseilles and The Hague

    by Leo van den Berg, Willem van Winden ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2002: The information revolution has deeply influenced the development of Europe’s large cities. They are faced with new opportunities and threats from the information and communication technologies (ICTs) and require strategic policy responses. By examining and comparing five European cities - Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, Marseilles and the Hague - this book ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

  • Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness

    European Urban Policy in Practice

    by Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer ...
    Reflecting on two decades of ’competitiveness-oriented’ urban policies in Europe, this book investigates the current challenges cities face to sustain their economic position and how this can be balanced with social progress and environmental improvements. Complementing previous surveys on local and urban development and competitiveness-based strategies, this volume provides longer term views on ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe

    by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun ...
    This book presents a unique overview of urban policy conducted by national authorities in the fifteen 'old' member states of the EU. Focussing on recent changes in the development of the larger cities and changes in policymaking by national authorities with respect to urban development, the book is structured around 15 'country chapters', written by national experts in the field of urban ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Revival: Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (2001)

    A Comparative Analysis of Cluster Dynamics in the Cities of Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Leipzig, Lyons, Manchester, Munich, Rotterdam and Vienna

    by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of urban regions. ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • European Cities in the Knowledge Economy

    The Cases of Amsterdam, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, Munich, M�nster, Rotterdam and Zaragoza

    by Leo van den Berg ...
    Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes. This has become known as the knowledge economy. While much has been written about this concept, so far there has been little focus on the role of the city. Bringing together comparative case studies from Amsterdam, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Sports and City Marketing in European Cities

    by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun, Alexander H.J. Otgaar ...
    Series series EURICUR Series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)
    In our increasingly global and commercial world, where once sport would only have been seen by a few thousand on the terraces it is now watched by many millions via satellite. This mass global audience is invited not only to watch the sporting event, but also to visit the city where it takes place. Such events may help promote the host city as a tourist destination and business location. City ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Metropolitan Organising Capacity

    Experiences with Organising Major Projects in European Cities

    by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun, Jan van der Meer ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1997. The environment of cities has become increasingly competitive. Tradition location factors, that once tied economic activities firmly to particular areas have become less important. Increasingly the ability of a city to anticipate, respond to and cope with internal and external changes is getting attention. Organizing capacity of cities, or of metropolitan regions is becoming ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Student City

    Strategic Planning for Student Communities in EU Cities

    by Leo van den Berg, Antonio Russo ...
    Series series EURICUR Series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)
    Student communities are without doubt a strategic resource for urban development and students are the citizens and the high-skilled working class of tomorrow. They are seen as an 'invisible population' with little say in local policy and decision-making. Co-operation between educational institutions and city planners is often missing and cities tend to neglect the universities' foreign relations. ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Manufacturing in the New Urban Economy

    by Willem van Winden, Leo van den Berg, Luis Carvalho, Erwin van Tuijl ...
    Series series Regions and Cities
    In large cities in developed countries, the share of manufacotruing has declined drastically in the last decades and the share of service has grown as many manufacturing firms have closed or moved to lower-cost locations. The process of deindustrialization is often seen as part of the inevitable shift towards a knowledge based economy and urban economies come to rely on research and development, ... Read more

    $82.99 USD