The Change of Support Problem (COSP) reflects a possibility that the outcome of an urban analysis may depend critically on the researcher's choice of territorial units. To verify this assumption, the present study examines the association between population growth and population size of...

Der EU-Wirtschaftsraum ist heute von einer ""Metropolisierung"" der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungs- und Innovationspotenziale geprägt, d.h. der selektiven Konzentration von wissensintensiven Wirtschaftsaktivitäten in den Großstadtregionen und Metropolräumen Europas. Zugleich fungieren die...

The smart cities concept plays an important role in urban management worldwide as well as should be implemented with the participation of residents and with consideration for their needs. This study examines an analysis of the smartness diversity of European cities on the basis of the...