Much of the debate over the spatial setting of innovation has now resulted in the recognition of the region as a principle framework for knowledge creation and use. Little attention has been given to knowledge activities in the region from an integrated point of view, and to policy approaches...

Telecommunications was one of the first markets to become part of what today comprises the regulatory state, shifting risks and rewards towards the private sector, subject to regulation. Parliamentary has oversight of policies, the regulator and subventions from HM Treasury, which are necessary...

Die Situation am deutschen Wohnungsmarkt ist aktuell Gegenstand einer breiten gesellschaftlichen Diskussion. Ein deutlicher Nachfrageüberhang, der sich vorwiegend - aber nicht ausschließlich - auf urbane Räume konzentriert, hat in den letzten Jahren zu einem deutlichen Preisanstieg sowohl bei...

Die Situation am deutschen Wohnungsmarkt ist aktuell Gegenstand einer gesellschaftlichen Diskussion. Ein deutlicher Nachfrageüberhang, der sich vorwiegend - aber nicht ausschließlich - auf urbane Räume konzentriert, hat in den letzten Jahren zu einem deutlichen Preisanstieg sowohl bei den...

Die Situation des deutschen Mietwohnungsmarkts wird aktuell gesellschaftlich breit diskutiert. Ein Nachfrageüberhang, der sich vorwiegend auf urbane Räume konzentriert, hat in den letzten Jahren zu einem deutlichen Anstieg der Mieten geführt. Da die Einwohner in Deutschland überwiegend...

A high level of public services in housing, transport, education and health care is essential for liveability in urban centres, as shown in this report, with the help of European data for large cities. Inhabitants of larger cities, where the housing market is heavily commercialised in terms of...

What is the impact of housing upgrades on occupant health? Although economists and policymakers are certain about the health implications of housing upgrades, empirical evidence is largely missing or else only based on small-scale experiments in developing countries. This study provides the...

What is the impact of housing upgrades on occupant health? Although economists and policymakers are certain about the health implications of housing upgrades, empirical evidence is largely missing or else only based on small-scale experiments in developing countries. This study provides the...

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...

The public-private partnership (P3) is taking a leading stage as one of the key forms of financing large public infrastructure projects. Several important factors are increasing its role, these are - strained public finances, interest from institutional investors to tap potentially lucrative...