Coping with Adversity addresses the question of why some metropolitan-area regional economies are resilient in the face of economic shocks and chronic distress while others are not. It is particularly concerned with what public policies make a difference in whether a region is resilient. The...

"In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America's...

"Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to create a thriving community. The Innovation, Creativity, and Governance...

Deepens our understanding of metropolitan governance through an innovative comparative project on the subject of regional governance in Canada and Europe. The book expands the comparative angle from economic competitiveness and social cohesion to housing and transportation and expands our...

Diese Arbeit verfolgt das Ziel, die Ursachen die Ursachen für die Diskrepanz zwischen Anspruch und Realität einer nachhaltigen Gestaltung des Wirtschaftsverkehrssystems zu identifizieren sowie Gestaltungsoptionen und Handlungsempfehlungen für den Planungs- und Umsetzungsprozess abzuleiten.