De olieprijsschokken in de jaren ‘70 hebben de ge-industrialiseerde wereld de economische afhankelijkheid van energie sterk doen voelen. De invloed van de schokken op de economische groei was dermate groot dat deze groei twee keer drastisch daalde. Hoe groot zou de invloed van een dergelijke...

This paper aims to present a new analysis framework for assessing disparities among regions (or countries). It combines both economic and social variables, where the economic attributes refer in particular to marked differences in consumption variables. This analysis is also appealing for...

This study aims to offer an applicable evaluation framework for assessing projectalternatives by employing different Multicriteria Evaluation Methods as a tool to reduce conflicts in a decision making process. The first part of the paper consists of a brief survey of the great diversity of modem...

Transport plays a pivotal role in the dynamics of our society, not only in economic terms but also in a spatial setting. New driving forces such as technologi­cal progress, privatisation and deregulation exert a structuring impact on transport systems and on their related consequences induding...

In this paper we analyse interregional freight transport movements in Europe with a view on new spatial patterns based on transport economic scenarios for environmental sustainability. Two different approaches are compared. viz. the logit model and the neural network model. The paper will...

This paper investigates patterns of manufacturing location in the context of increased economie integration in Central and East European countries. Using regional data for the period 1990-1999, we identify and compare patterns and determinants of manufacturing location in five European Union...

The main purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for existing- and newly proposed inter-modal freight terminals in their business planning process. This framework is important for constructing- and improving the central terminal service portfolio of handling (loading, discharging, and...

In the past decades, the economic base of cities in advanced economies has shifted to a dominance of knowledge-based activities. Therefore, knowledge needs to be treated in urban policy as an important source of economic power and welfare. It is noteworthy that despite its importance, the urban...