Global development trends and the EU Europe 2020 strategy directs the development towards a smart growth, inclusive and sustainable, which will help the planet to recover after the economic crisis and achieve high levels of productivity and employment rate, territorial and social cohesion. All...

The phenomenon of globalization in full swing "eroded" the concept of sustainable development. Its principles were replaced with others imposed by transnational corporations by liberalizing product markets, capital, information and labour. The interplay between the effects of globalization...

Present research deals with socio-economic development of old industrial cities in postindustrial era. The authors analyze both theoretical ideas of urban development and specific examples of economic transformation in old industrial cities in Western countries (USA, France, Italy, Germany and...