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

Leistungsdimensionen von Smart Cities -- Strategieentwicklung für Smart Cities -- Regionale Abhängigkeiten trotz Smartness? -- Zentrale Akteure von Smart Cities -- Handlungsfelder (Urban Production & Logistics, Innovation und Digitalisierung, Risikomanagement, Megaprojekte) -- Smarter Cities...

Preface -- Ecological Crisis, Eco-civilization and Eco-city -- An Evaluation on China’s Eco-city Construction -- Environment-Friendly City -- Resource-Saving City -- Green Industry City -- Circular Economy city -- Landscape and Leisure city -- Green Consumption city.

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...

1 Introduction -- 2 Urban Models -- 3 Urban Models in Italy: Partnership Forms, PPP, Territorial Contexts, Tools, Results -- 4 Large-Scale Restructuring Processes in the Urban Space of Budapest -- 5 PPP in Urban Development in Germany: Illustrated on Two Pilot Projects in Leipzig -- 6 Conclusion

Endogenous growth theory has significantly impacted most of the developing and developed countries, shifting priorities of industrial policies towards innovation. In line with this trend, the European Union significantly increased its budgetary allocation for R&D. However, statistical data show...

Introduction -- Background of Financial Instruments -- Guidelines for Corporate Income Taxation of Hybrid Financial Instruments -- Tax Classifications and Treatments of Hybrid Financial Instruments and the Remuneration Derived Therefrom -- Classification Conflicts and Options for Reform --...

Shortly before of the beginning of the global financial crisis of 2008 REITs were introduced in several European countries based on their success in mature markets like the US, Australia and some Asian countries. While the history of REITs in Europe has been relatively brief, REITs are well on...

Grenzenloses Direktmarketing? Bestandsaufnahme, Trends und Ausblick -- 1. Kapitel -- 1 Lokale Punktlandung durch globale Planung Integrierte Direktmarketing-Kampagne der DHL Global Mail für 14 Länder -- 2 Ausgetretene Wege mit Erfolg verlassen Inteligo erschließt neue Adresspotenziale in...

International Insurance Markets: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies—An Introduction -- The United States Insurance Market: Characteristics and Trends -- The Japanese Insurance Market and Companies: Recent Trends -- The UK Insurance Industry—Structure and Performance -- The...