Island regions are generally dependent on transport services in order to retain cohesion with the mainland and for their socioeconomic development. Europe with its geography presents a number of island areas, with distinct characteristics, and transport needs. This paper focuses on the...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Wirtschaft in den letzten zwei Jahren vor große Herausforderungen gestellt. Personennahe Dienstleistungen waren ebenso betroffen wie die Industrie. Das IW-Regionalranking 2022 zeigt die regionalen Auswirkungen der CoronaPandemie hinsichtlich des Wohlstands, der...

At the moment endogenous growth theory has become increasingly popular in the world of science, particularly in developed countries. This article aims to show, for two regions case, the needs and sense of applying this theory in the polish regions. Due to the low level of economic development of...

Die Gewährleistung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse in den Teilräumen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist neben einer nachhaltigen Raumentwicklung die zentrale Leitvorstellung der Raumordnung. Durch die im September 2018 von der Bundesregierung eingesetzte Kommission 'Gleichwertige...

For Romania, 2015 represents the year in which new programming documents are enacted, among which the Regional Operational Programme is the one that focusses on the harmonious development of the regions in terms of GDP/inhabitant and number of new jobs created. During the 2007-2013 period, 19%...

Given its unpredictable nature, urban sprawl in the Mediterranean region is considered an intriguing (and intricate) socioeconomic issue. Since the 1970s, urban dispersion advanced rapidly in southern Europe-irrespective of a city's size and morphology-with urbanization rates growing faster than...

The paper highlights the link between the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) designation and the development of cultural tourism in Europe. Cultural tourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism in the world and is the desirable objective of new defined cultural policies in European cities....

Purpose: This paper intends to provide a comparative analysis of the Czech, the Hungarian, the Polish and the Slovak railway development strategies in light of the evolution of transport needs, travel habits, freight volumes, and regional business relations. By offering a general SWOT analysis...