In Germany, some cities and districts try to react to the challenges of global location competition by the constitution of metropolitan regions. Thus new forms of intermunicipal co-operation on a regional scale emerge. Within the context of a national policy for spatial development eleven such...

Unsicherheiten ihrer Finanzierung konfrontiert. Unter diesem Aspekt erweitert der Wandel von der „administrierten“ zur „unternehmerischen Hochschule“ jedoch die Handlungsspielräume der Hochschulen für eine höhere Selbstfinanzierung. In der vorliegenden Studie wird eruiert, welche...

As scientists and policymakers tend to interpret changes in the economy as a trend towards an increasingly knowledge-based economy, their recommendations and strategies for regional economic development frequently contain elements how to intensify the knowledge flows in the region concerned....

Throughout the literature in regional economics, most authors agree that spatially concentrated industrial activities are important for regional economic growth. Agglomeration economies, which may occur in the context of spatial concentration and “clusters“, may lead to lower costs of...

In the nineties the revitalization of the center of the city of Halle (Saale) (Saxony- Anhalt) has been delayed by accessibility problems. The author uses the data of an empirical investigation in 2004 consisting of interviews with people in the street (N = 1 492) to check if this problematic...

A growing number of governments, political parties, and enterprises set the theme „innovation“ on their agenda and join in the global race to more competitive national economies. In this race the concept of the „innovative milieu“ serves as an important point of orientation and as a...

Since 1990, the date of German reunification, urban development and especially the recovery of inner cities in East Germany has been delayed by several factors including real estate restitution claims, inflexible preservation codes for historic buildings, and the shortage of stores for...

The spatial evolution of the German solar industry is analysed in the light of the "window of locational opportunity" and the "selection environment" approach. The paper argues that differences in the regions' ability to promote the emergence of local external economies contribute to increasing...

New up-to-date data about housing vacancies in East German cities allow a more differentiated interpretation of the disparities in the East German housing market. The data show that the cities in Saxony and in Saxony-Anhalt are disproportionally affected by this problem. They also show that the...