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Towards a competitive, sustainable modern city

Kresl, Peter Karl (ed.) - 2020

sources of sustainable entrepreneurs and competitiveness / Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Arnaud Scaillerez -- 3 Urbanization …

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Incentives, regulations and plans : the role of states and nation-states in smart growth planning

Knaap, Gerrit-Jan (contributor) - 2007

This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...

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Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and regional development : national and regional perspectives

Fritsch, Michael (ed.) - 2011

Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across various regions and nations. This timely Handbook reveals that the development of new ventures as well as their effects on overall economic growth are strongly shaped by their...

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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 3: Issues in the developing world

Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2011

represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find …

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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 2: Issues in the developed world

Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2009

This Handbook brings together a range of viewpoints on a number of the burning issues affecting urban sustainability in North America and Europe at the beginning of the 21st century. H.S. Geyer and his contributors cover a wide spectrum of the urban policy issues that determine the growth and...

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International handbook of urban systems : studies of urbanization and migration in advanced and developing countries

Geyer, H. S. (contributor) - 2002

This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world's most experienced researchers in this field look at how population redistribution patterns have impacted on...

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Urban form and transport accessibility

Mulley, Corinne - 2012

This important title provides a foundational understanding of the debates surrounding urban form and the ability of land use policy to deliver the preferred urban form. Professor Mulley has selected key published articles from disciplines at the interface of urban economics and transport...

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Combating urban inequalities : challenges for managing cities in the developing world

Werna, Edmundo - 2000

This book analyses the relationship between urban management and the unequal pattern of provision of urban services in developing countries. It starts from the premise that socio-economic inequalities constitute a significant development problem. The book shows how the existence of inequalities...

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30 years of transition in Europe : looking back and looking beyond in CESEE countries

Holzmann, Robert (ed.); Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (ed.); … - 2020

Contents: Preface -- PART I A historic transformation: heterogeneity in CESEE in a changing global context -- 1 Looking back on 30 years of transition - and looking 30 years ahead / Robert Holzmann -- 2 1989: the year of the great ambivalence / Anton Pelinka -- 3 The price of unity: the...

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The challenges of capitalism for virtue ethics and the common good : interdisciplinary perspectives

Akrivou, Kleio (contributor); Sison, Alejo G. (contributor) - 2016

Introduction / Kleio Akrivou -- Part I the common good in history: virtue epistemology as knowledge foundation for the …'s influence in western history / Agustín González Enciso -- 2. The 'medieval', the common good and accounting / Alisdair Dobie … inspiration from European history and continental philosophical traditions on virtue. Editors Kleio Akrivou and Alejo José G …

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