Ziehen alle in die Stadt? Wohin zieht das Dorf? -- Dorf-Marketing: Smart Village versus Smart City -- Existenzberechtigung: Aufgeben, erhalten oder gestalten -- Gestaltungsprozess: Partizipativ, kooperativ, innovativ -- Gestaltungsfelder: Ziele, Strategien, Maßnahmen -- Perspektive Hoffnung...

General introduction -- General introduction -- Public engagement for infrastructure provision: Case studies on successful FTTH roll-out strategies -- Relevance of broadband -- The qualification of broadband access technologies -- The mechanisms of infrastructure enforcement -- The effectiveness...

Grundlagen des Tourismus im ländlichen Raum -- Organisations- und Vermarktungsstrukturen -- Infrastruktur für den Tourismus im ländlichen Raum -- Angebots- und Produktentwicklung für den Tourismus im ländlichen Raum -- Kommunikation und Vertrieb für den Tourismus im ländlichen Raum --...

This book presents an evaluation of the impacts of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis on regional economies and subsequent reconstruction, as well as regional revitalization by the spatial economic model and dynamic macro and regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. The cases...

Changing the Rules of Development: Institutional Innovation in Rebuilding China’s Shanty Towns -- Slum Upgrading Policies of China’s Shanty Towns -- Financing Development of Shanty Towns Upgrading -- Systems of Land and Security of Tenure -- Housing Development and Sustainable -- Economic...

Introduction -- Chapter One: The Rural–urban Division -- Chapter Two: Literature Review -- Chapter Three: Policies and Institutions Concerning Resource Flow -- Chapter Four: Methodology -- Chapter Five: Peasants’ View -- Chapter Six: Officials’ View -- Chapter Seven: Quantitative Results...

Chapter 1 Overview -- Chapter 2 Occupational Diversification and Rural Transformation in India -- Chapter 3 Changes in the Employment Scenario in Gujarat -- Chapter 4 Structural Changes and Implications for Urbanization -- Chapter 5 Changing Socio-Economic Profile of Urbanized Villages (Census...

Drawing on research conducted over the last 3 years in Cornwall, UK, this new book explores the impact of the EU/BT funded introduction of fibre broadband on rural SMEs. Including a qualitative methodology and in depth focus groups with over 200 companies, The Impact of Fibre Connectivity on...