256 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book, from a team of authors at one of Europe’s leading centres for the study of urban and regional studies in Erasmus University provides a view on the challenges cities are confronted with in the twenty first century. Modern trends that influence the spatial-economic development of urban regions including globalization, climate change, European integration and the information... Read more

1. Introduction: Competitiveness, Sustainability and Cooperation  2. Urban Management and Economics: a Literature Review  3. Knowledge and Innovation  4. Culture and Creativity  5. Perceptions and Images  6. Sustainable Urban Tourism Development  7. Climate Change and the Urban Economy  8. Sustainable Mobility  9. Urban Health Conditions  10. Integrated Area-based Urban Development

Biography

Alexander Otgaar is Senior Researcher in the unit of Regional, Port and Transport Economics, part of the Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus University, the Netherlands

Erik Braun is Assistant Professor in the unit of Regional, Port and Transport Economics, part of the Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus University, the Netherlands

Leo van den Berg is Director of EURICUR, the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research. He is also Director of the Unit of Regional, Port and Transport Economics, part of the Department of Applied Economics, Erasmus University, the Netherlands