Introduction: Cooperative development among the South China Sea coastal states -- From joint cooperation to joint development in the South China Sea: incentives, challenges, and prospects for Brunei Darussalam -- China's incentives and policy choices on joint development in the South China Sea...

With over 70% of Europeans living in urban areas, cities and metropolitan areas are the motors of economic growth and home to most jobs. They play a key role as centres of innovation and the knowledge economy. At the same time, urban areas are the frontline in the battle for social cohesion and...