methods of Spatial Analysis of GIS technology. Spatial Analysis focuses on evaluating existing and proposed models of spatial … organization, while GIS, provide the necessary informational tools for the elaboration and management of the relevant information …

British cities are becoming more culturally diverse, with migration a main driver. Is this growing diversity good for … urban economies? This paper explores, using a new 16-year panel of UK cities. Over time, net migration affects both local …, suggest both processes are operating in British cities. Long-term industrial decline and casualisation of entry-level jobs …

Richard Florida’s ‘creative class’ theory suggests that diverse, tolerant, ‘cool’ cities will outperform others. Ethnic … cities get the best jobs and most dynamic companies. This paper examines Florida’s ideas, focusing on the evidence in British … cities. Drawing on previously published work, it first tests the Florida model on a set of British cities, finding weak …

, expressed in logarithmic form, of several classes of cities. …

stimulated in Romania, through the development policies and their application instruments, the development of local economies …

in Copenhagen in 1995. What policies at the national and international level will be most helpful in this respect? The … of incorrect policies, or are there more fundamental flaws from the perspective of developing countries, with respect to …, instability of economic growth and government fiscal policies. Women, in particular, are adversely affected by macro …