Cities As Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness: European Urban Policy in Practice - Couverture rigide

Berg, Leo Van Den; Meer, Jan Van Der

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472427025 ISBN 13 : 9781472427021

Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Reflecting on two decades of 'competitiveness-oriented' urban policies in Europe, this book investigates the current challenges cities face to sustain their economic position and how this can be balanced with social progress and environmental improvements. Complementing previous surveys on local and urban development and competitiveness-based strategies, this volume provides longer term views on the evolution of such policies at the city level, from the personal perspective of city officials in eight European cities. More concretely, it looks at how the urban dimension in EU policies have evolved over time, the kinds of urban policy supported by the EU over the last two decades and how cities have been involved with this process. The book investigates the portfolios of competitiveness-oriented policies which have been developed by European cities and how they see the link between urban/spatial development policies and sustainable competitiveness. Finally the book fleshes out a number of challenges and initiatives taken by the eight European cities and their governments in the face of current challenges in order to pave the way towards more competitive and sustainable urban economies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer & Luis Carvalho work at EURICUR based at Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472427025
• ISBN 13: 9781472427021
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible