The relationship between climate warming and associated socio-economic development is a central question for environmental economists and social scientists. The scientific literature focusing on the economic effects of climate change is mainly based on the cross-sectional impact of temperature...

The share of the population living in urban centres has vastly increased in recent decades, and is predicted to further expand in the future. In this context, research on the environmental impact of different urban environments, in terms of both the form and built-up structure of cities, is...

The book brings together contributions by scholars from several countries and different “sister” disciplines (Economic Geography, Urban and Regional Economics, Innovation Studies) with different approaches to the same crucial issue: how geography, culture and institutions influence regional...