1st Edition
Transforming Urban Economies Policy Lessons from European and Asian Cities
Part I: Transforming Urban Economies Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Overview of Main Theoretical Debates (Additional Author: Eileen Herden) Part II: 20 Years of Urban and Economic Transformation: Learning From European and Asian Cities Chapter 3: Barcelona: Global Repositioning Of an Emerging Metropolis (Additional Author: Myfanwy Taylor) Chapter 4: Torino: Reclaiming and Diversifying Local Economic Strengths (Additional Authors: Cristina Alaimo, Myfanwy Taylor) Chapter 5: Munich: Staying Ahead on Innovation (Co-authors: Philipp Rode, Max Nathan, Anne von Streit, Peter Schwinger, Gesine Kippenberg) Chapter 6: Seoul: Successful Restructuring Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy Yong-Sook Lee, Dong-Wan Gimm, Eun-Jung Hwang Part III: Concluding Perspectives Chapter 7: Policy Lessons From EU and Asian Cities (Additional Author: Greg Clark)
Biography
Andrea Colantonio is Senior Researcher at LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He is an urban geographer and an economist specialising in the investigation of complex linkages between urban growth, sustainability and geographies of development in developing and developed countries.
Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age programme. He is Global Distinguished Professor at New York University and a council member of the Royal College of Art.
Philipp Rode is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is Ove Arup Fellow with the LSE Cities Programme and Councillor with Green Growth Leaders (GGL), a global alliance of cities, regions, countries and corporations.
