03046nam 2200733 450 991081351500332120230120095155.01-315-57209-51-317-16606-X1-317-16605-11-4724-2703-3(CKB)3710000000093408(EBL)1590711(SSID)ssj0001131862(PQKBManifestationID)11637940(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131862(PQKBWorkID)11148879(PQKB)11598910(Au-PeEL)EBL1590711(CaPaEBR)ebr10849059(CaONFJC)MIL613095(OCoLC)874319708(Au-PeEL)EBL5121958(CaONFJC)MIL924923(OCoLC)1027157454(MiAaPQ)EBC1590711(EXLCZ)99371000000009340820140325h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCities as engines of sustainable competitiveness European urban policy in practice /edited by Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer and Luis CarvalhoFarnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, Vermont :Ashgate,2014.©20141 online resource (265 p.)EURICURDescription based upon print version of record.1-4724-2702-5 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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; IndexReflecting 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.EURICUR series.Urban policyEuropeCities and townsEuropeCity planningEuropeSustainable developmentEuropeUrban policyCities and townsCity planningSustainable development307.76094Berg Leo van denMeer J. van derCarvalho LuísEuropean Institute for Comparative Urban Research,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813515003321Cities as engines of sustainable competitiveness4091390UNINA