The article examines the capacity of four medium-sized cities in Southern Europe, concerning the current situation of … investments supporting through this way cities development and firms competitiveness. The analysis uses primary data from 310 … the studied cities, but also for similar cities in the wider zone of Southern Europe. …

the result of some cryptic algorithm? Real life objects. Real life cities, to be precise, even if not made of brick and … mortar, but of relationships. Relationships is the matter cities are made of. ? Can you prove it? Not in the sense we can …

impacts of climate change. This paper, recognising the role of cities and regions in implementing the Paris Agreement …

Smart cities represent the future of urban development in Emerging Asia as more and more cities and countries resort to …, acknowledging the importance of public support in this field. The development of smart cities offers significant prospects to tackle … enduring issues faced by Emerging Asian cities in policy areas such as transport, the provision of public services, education …

This working paper assesses national policy and governance mechanisms that can influence green growth in Chinese cities … impact of cities. …

transformation. This paper provides a political economy analysis of the lack of structural transformation in African cities, drawing … on the Deals and Development framework. It argues that limited structural transformation in African cities is due to the … nature of state-business relations in the cities, where manufacturing and tradeable services firms in the formal sector face …

Most cities enjoy some autonomy over how they tax their residents, and that autonomy is typically exercised by multiple …-OECD countries. We show that most cities are highly fragmented: urban areas with more than 500,000 inhabitants are divided into 74 … local jurisdictions on average. The vast majority of these cities are characterized by a central municipality that strongly …

Many cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America face serious problems managing their wastes. Two of the major problems … cities - particularly in Africa and Asia - collect less than half of the waste generated. Most wastes are disposed of in open … cities, the management of wastes tends to further deteriorate. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities that …