Cities between competitiveness and cohesion : discourses, realities and implementation
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Cities between competitiveness and cohesion : discourses, realities and implementation
（The GeoJournal library, v. 93）
Springer, c2008
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Bibliography: p. 275-291
Includes index
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This book offers a cross-European analysis of urban and regional strategies of reconciling welfare and competitiveness. It develops an understanding of the strategy challenge to reconcile competitiveness with cohesion, and provides an analysis of cities and regions as actors in multi-level governance settings. The book offers a European comparative view on housing, labour markets, enterprises, ethnical issues, gender dimensions, urban development projects, transport, and sustainability.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Discourses and Conceptualizations of Competitiveness and Cohesion: Cities between Competitiveness and Cohesion: Discourses, Realities and Implementation - Introduction,- Competitiveness and Cohesion: a Janus Head? Some Conceptual Clarifications,- Part 2: Analyzing the Competitiveness of Cities and Regions: Are Entrepreneurial Cities more successful? Empirical Evidence from 50 German Cities,- Competitiveness and Cohesion in the Spanish Provinces: A Territorial Approach,- Globalizing Urban Economies and Social Inequality: an Empirical Assessment. The Case of Amsterdam and Rotterdam,- The Conditional Nature of relations Between Competitiveness, Social Cohesion and Spatial Inequalities: The Evidence from Istanbul,- Part 3: Detecting Social Cohesion in Cities and Regions,- Immigration and the Spatial (Dis)Equilibrium of Competitiveness - Cohesion in Athens,- Labour Migration and Social Cohesion - Some Empirical Evidence from Vienna,- From Survival to Competition? The Socio-spatial Evolution of Turkish Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Antwerp,- Maribor - Housing Strategies in a Slovenian City Linking Competitiveness with Social Cohesion,- Part 4: Practice of the Competitiveness and Cohesion Discourse in Urban and Regional Development,- Sustainable Urban Regeneration in a Global City - The Regeneration of Paddington Basin,- Finnish Urban Districts - New Actors in Multi-Level Governance,- Reconciling Competitiveness and Social Cohesion in Urban Regions - The Role of Transport Policy,- Positioning Bratislava in an Emerging Cross-Border Metropolitan Area,- Part 5: Reconciling Competitiveness and Cohesion - Conclusions,- Conclusions - Competitiveness and Cohesion: One Discourse, Multiple Realities and new Challenges for Policy and Research.
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