1st Edition
Smaller Cities in a World of Competitiveness
1. Introduction to small cities – how to describe/define them? 2. Small cities in a world of Mega-cities 3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of smaller cities? 4. Is size important? 5. Public policy and small cities in North America 6. Public policies and small cities in the European Union 7. Small cities and competitiveness in North America 8. Small cities and competitiveness in Europe 9. Summing it up: options for smaller cities
Biography
Peter Karl Kresl was Professor of Economics at Bucknell University in the US for almost 40 years. He co-founded the Global Urban Competitiveness Project fifteen years ago, and remains its President today.
Daniele Ietri is Asssociate Professor of Geography at the eCampus University, Italy, where he is responsible for the Geography courses at the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Literature.
‘Most scholarly research on cities is focused on the great metropolitan areas of the world system. This book takes a refreshingly different approach by concentrating on small cities and what makes them attractive to large numbers of people. In doing so, the book reveals that these cities are marked by enormous diversity and often display surprisingly robust forms of economic, social and cultural life.’ — Allen J. Scott, Research Professor, UCLA, USA
