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Conclusions: review of the arguments and implications for future research
In: Multinationals and Economic Geography
dimension of MNE behaviour and activity that has been relatively under-researched – namely the geography of the multinational … geography is becoming increasingly important for MNEs and, in turn, MNEs are becoming progressively more important for economic … geography. The pivot on which this vital relationship turns is the creation, diffusion and management of new knowledge. …
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Computational structure for linking life cycle assessment and input–output modeling: a case study on urban recycling and remanufacturing
Cooper, Joyce; Jackson, Randall; Leigh, Nancey Green - In: Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography
This unique Handbook examines the impacts on, and responses to, economic geography explicitly from the perspective of … approach allows the authors to explain why the economic geography of these different industries exhibits such particular and …
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City Logistics in Italy: Success Factors and Environmental Performance
Vaghi, Carlo; Percoco, Marco - In: City Distribution and Urban Freight Transport
City distribution plays a key role in supporting urban lifestyles, helping to serve and retain industrial and trading activities, and contributing to the competitiveness of regional industry. Despite these positive effects, it also generates negative (economic, environmental and social) impacts...
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Material Culture in the City: Consumption, Diversity and Sustainability in City Neighbourhoods
Küchler, Susanne; Conte, Rossella Lo - In: The Sustainability of Cultural Diversity
This engaging book addresses the question of how diverse communities, whether in a nation, city or organization, can live together and prosper whilst retaining and enjoying their cultural differences. This is a particularly pertinent issue in the context of the modern world where mass migration...
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Social milieu and built form of the city
In: A World in Emergence
Beginning with the recent history of capitalism and urbanization and moving into a thorough and complex discussion of the modern city, this book outlines the dynamics of what the author calls the third wave of urbanization, characterized by global capitalism’s increasing turn to forms of...
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Economic Integration in Asia: European Pespectives
Venables, Anthony J.; Winters, L. Alan; Yueh, Linda - In: Economic Integration in East Asia
Increasing numbers of free trade and economic partnership agreements have been concluded among many countries in East Asia, and economic integration has progressed rapidly on both a de facto and de jure basis. However, as the authors of this book argue, integration may intensify regional...
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Does Cluster Policy Really Enhance Networking and Increase Competitiveness?
Querejeta, Mari Jose Aranguren; Amonarriz, Cristina Aragón - In: Networks, Governance and Economic Development
This compact and authoritative book brings together the topical themes of networks and governance to advance understanding of the determinants of local economic development in the context of increasingly global relationships.
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A reformed EU Cohesion Policy
In: The Regional and Urban Policy of the European Union
The regional and urban development policy of the European Union, or more precisely, EU Cohesion Policy, is undergoing change. This development is driven by the enormous transformations in European regions and by shifts in thinking and analysis. The issues raised by the changes to regional and...
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Understanding the Relationship between Methodology and Methods
Castles, Stephen - In: Handbook of Research Methods in Migration
Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches in migration research.
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The Learning Region: A Conceptual Anatomy
Rutten, Roel; Boekema, Frans - In: The Learning Region
The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of ‘the learning region’. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region...
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