In recent decades, there has been a growing emphasis on the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a significant driver of economic growth and enhancer of competitiveness. They constitute an estimated 90% of the total population of businesses, and contribute significantly, up...

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Analyse von neuen Kooperationsformen zwischen Bürgern, öffentlicher Hand und Wirtschaft in der Stadtentwicklung aus Aufwands- und Ertragssicht. Basierend auf empirischen Erkenntnissen aus dem Forschungsfeld 3stadt2 des Experimentellen Wohnungs und...

In this edited volume, we present the state-of-the-art views of the perspective of enterprise risk management, to include frameworks and controls in the ERM process with respect to supply chains, constructions, and project, energy, environmental and sustainable development risk management. The...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Selling Paris -- 1. The Business of the City -- 2. Seeing Like a Speculator -- 3. The Problem of Property -- 4. The Unceasing Marketplace -- 5. Marketing the Metropolis -- 6. Districts of the Future -- Epilogue: Illicit Speculation and Impossible Markets...