‘Wellness is a major economic trend of our time. Anttiroiko highlights key dimensions of wellness-oriented policy and reveals empirical cases that illustrate how local governments can profit from wellness strategies. This book should be read by students, experts and public managers looking to...

Dieses Buch zeigt, dass das Stadtleben der Zukunft möglicherweise ein „Shared City Life“ sein wird, indem die Bevölkerung mehr und mehr Sharing-Ansätze nutzt. Damit dieses Shared City Life den Interessen der Stadt selbst entspricht und nicht nur Externe, etwa internationale...

Megacity development and the inherent risks and opportunities for humans and the environment is a theme of growing urgency in the 21st century. Focusing on Latin America where urbanization is most advanced, this book studies the complexity of a ‘mega-urban system’ and explores interrelations...

Dieses Buch vermittelt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Arbeitsweise, die Aufgaben, die Möglichkeiten und das Berufsbild des City- und Stadtmarketings. Renommierte Autoren führen die Erkenntnisse verschiedener wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen und praktische Erfahrungen des City- und...

Interpretative Models of Urban Intervention -- Impact of the General Model on Specific Case Studies -- Participation and the Socio-Political Foundations of the Management of Urban Redevelopments -- Case Studies -- Conclusion

Introduction -- Smart City Trends and Developments -- EU-China Policy Framework -- Assessment Framework for Pilot Cities -- Synopsis of EU-China Pilot Smart Cities -- Analysis of EU and China Pilot Cities -- Emerging Trends and Open Challenges -- Recommendations -- Next Steps.

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...