"The Randstad metropolitan region encompassing Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht in the western Netherlands is regarded worldwide as a model of a 'successful' polycentric metropolis. It is widely cited as an example of how a region of interconnected small cities can effectively compete...

"Across Europe there is a rapidly changing context for undertaking regional development. In the 20th century, development of the former planned economies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia), was defined by these countries differences, rather than their common...

"City-regions are areas where the daily journeys for work, shopping and leisure frequently cross administrative boundaries. They are seen as engines of the national economy, but are also facing congestion and disparities. Thus, all over the world, governments attempt to increase problem-solving...

Territorial development and border cities. A theoretical debate / Eduardo Medeiros -- The challenge for economic development and innovation in border regions / Bjørnar Sæther -- Cross-border planning and border cities. A theoretical proposal / Antoine Decouville, Frédéric Durand and...

1. Introduction -- 2. Knowledge-based development of cities -- 3. Governance and influence networks -- 4. The basic features of place leadership -- 5. Power and leadership -- 6. Generative leadership as a relay in time -- 7. Generative strategy -- 8. Did we learn something? Generative...

1. Introduction -- 2. Dynamics of economic spaces : a theoretical framework -- 3. Integral model of service innovation -- 4. Path dependence, regional resilience, and the evolution of the regional economy -- 5. Global megatrends and spatial economic inequality in East Asia -- 6. Interaction...