Examines the urban development and the policy and planning processes that have resulted from the socio-economic, political, and institutional transformations characterizing the move to markets and democracy. This book illustrates the urban phenomena with case studies, sensitive to historical...

1 Introduction -- Part I: Theory of Economic Growth -- 2 Neoclassical Growth Theory and Standard Models -- 3 Growth Models with Spatial Externalities -- 4 Convergence: Theory and Evidence -- Part II: A Model of Regional Growth -- 5 Remarks on Regional Growth -- 6 Structure of the Model -- 7...

Part I: Developing the Transport Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa within Spaces of National and European Importance -- Part II: Regional Accessibility: An Important Locational Factor -- Part III: Logistic Processes - Organizing Efficient Freight Transport in the Corridor Rotterdam-Genoa -- Part IV:...

Town and Hinterland Interactions in Rural Areas -- Multifunctionality of Towns: Exploration of the Spatial Behaviour of Households -- Farms in a Modern World: Local Integration and Off-Farm Employment -- Town-Hinterland Relations: A Social Accounting Matrix Approach -- Microsimulation of Rural...

Chapter 1. Digital Economy , Green Growth, Regional and Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation: a brief literature review (Patricia Ikouta Mazza) -- Part I. Digital Transformation and Digital Government -- Chapter 2. Digitalization and Its Limits in Reducing Economic and Social Divide...

-- Advancing Cities’ Resilience: A Comprehensive Review and Mapping of Research. -- Systems Level Thinking: Building resilient cities with integrated resiliency analyses. -- Heat resilience and cooling: a matter of both adaptation and mitigation for the GCC Region. -- Resilient Urban Transport...

Part 1: Strengthening National Security Through Technology and Governance -- Chapter 01. Public Governance of the National Security of Ukraine -- Chapter 02. Utilizing Information and Communication Technology Systems for the Formation of National Security -- Chapter 03. Conceptual Framework of...