Over the past decade, authorities invested highly in public service provision over the Internet via portals. Back office systems of authorities collect and store data entered by citizens and enterprises to support decision-making by civilians. The data represents both the state of citizens and...

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is a European legal instrument designed to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation. It was introduced in 2006 to enable public authorities of various Member States to team up and deliver joint...

In recent years there have been frequent efforts to analyse the systems for providing public production and propose to increase the productivity and find alternative service-delivery mechanisms based on public-choice assumptions and perspectives. It is used an approach New public services, which...

Field-experimental studies have shown that people litter more in more littered environments.Inspired by these findings, many cities around the world have adopted policies to quickly remove litter. While such policies may avoid that people follow the bad example of litterers,they may also invite...

Field-experimental studies have shown that people litter more in more littered environments. Inspired by these findings, many cities around the world have adopted policies to quickly remove litter. While such policies may prevent people from following the bad example of litterers, they may also...

Die Konzentration der Daseinsvorsorgeeinrichtungen sowie die Zuordnung derselben zu den Siedlungsbereichen sind angesichts des demografischen Wandels wichtige Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Tragfähigkeit der Daseinsvorsorge sowie der Erreichbarkeit der Standorte. Der Beitrag beschreibt anhand...

Bei der Fortschreibung des Regionalplans Düsseldorf werden erstmalig die mit dem neuen Landesentwicklungsplan NRW geforderten "Zentralörtlich bedeutsamen Allgemeinen Siedlungsbereiche (zASB)" ausgewiesen. Hierbei handelt es sich um Siedlungsbereiche, die über ein räumlich gebündeltes...

Human society is full of would-be 'change agents', a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on...

We examine how in-kind transfers provided by local governments affect economic inequality. The allocation of in-kind transfers to households and the adjustment for differences in needs are derived from a model of local government spending behavior. The model distinguishes between fixed and...