Abstract: Die Globalisierung wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten schreitet weiter voran. Nicht nur Produkte, sondern auch Dienstleistungen werden mittlerweile auf internationalen Märkten angeboten. Unternehmen tätigen ihre Beschaffungen weltweit, wozu auch die Attraktion qualifizierter Mitarbeiter...

Core Cities is an association of eleven cities in the UK: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, and Sheffield. Altogether, Core Cities and their surrounding regions account for around one quarter of the UK population and economy....

With about 8% of national territory, the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (HMR) is the second largest in Germany. In the first OECD Territorial Review to cover Germany, the HMR is examined under the lens of its competitiveness, innovation, and sustainable urban and regional development.

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...

Urbanisation is an important condition for economic development, but must be managed effectively if cities are to realise their potential as engines of national growth. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Kazakhstan’s urban policies in terms of economic, social and environmental...

Von den Gewerkschaften initiierte und umgesetzte regionale industriepolitische Initiativen haben eine lange Tradition, in den Jahren nach der Wirtschaftskrise 2008/9 aber eine neue Dynamik erhalten. Ausgehend von einem Rückblick auf regionale industriepolitische Initiativen in den 1980er und...