Cities are dynamic places, where change is the result of both the innovation which inherently stems from the openness of cities and direct interventions. At the same time cities are involved in bringing about broader social, political, economic and environmental transformation. What happens in...

Topics: - International and intra-national convergence and divergence. - Regional and firm level impacts of the processes of globalization of the value chain. - Path dependency and economic renewal. - Geography of innovating firms and innovation strategies. - Localization of economic activities...

Topics: - Emerging challenges for regional policy - Public finances, governance and local development - Migration effects on regional development - Climate change and spatial environmental sustainability - Innovation, knowledge economy and regional labour market networks - Clusters,...