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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464671303321

Titolo

Cities as engines of sustainable competitiveness : European urban policy in practice / / edited by Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer and Luis Carvalho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-317-16606-X

1-317-16605-1

1-4724-2703-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

EURICUR

Disciplina

307.76094

Soggetti

Urban policy - Europe

Cities and towns - Europe

City planning - Europe

Sustainable development - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness; 2 Urban Policies in Europe; 3 Antwerp; 4 Barcelona; 5 Budapest; 6 Dortmund; 7 Dublin; 8 Helsinki; 9 Manchester; 10 Rotterdam; 11 Looking Back and Forward; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.