The second edition of Regional Economics provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of regional economics. This fully revised edition includes key theoretical developments of the last ten years. Topics included span from the earliest location theories to the most recent regional growth theories. It is also is also enriched by the recent debate on smart specialization strategies recently developed by the EU for the design of new cohesion policies. Key elements covered in the new edition include: proximity and innovation theories the concept of territorial capital the debate on the role of agglomeration economies in urban growth This textbook is for undergraduate students in regional and urban economics as well as spatial planning courses.

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After a description of the new forms of globalization currently shaping our world, and of their possible spatial effects, the book highlights which European regions have in the past succeeded in taking advantage of globalization trends and identifies the major reasons for their success. The book also offers a prospective analysis utilizing scenarios based on different assumptions of how globalization trends will develop, identifying the regional winners and losers for each scenario. The analysis greatly benefits from a unique database which contains, among others, data on FDI by sector and professions at the regional Nuts-2 level for all 27 EU countries. A time-span of more than 10 years is covered, and scenarios are developed for the future development up to 2020.

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Product Description: The aim of this book is to highlight the great potential of decentralized (i.e. local or urban) energy policies in achieving environmentally-benign developments for modern cities. Urban sustainability is placed in the context of the debate on global sustainable development...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Europe is undergoing fundamental change as barriers and borders are broken down, as new technologies are introduced, and as the European Union expands. Integral to Europe?s position as the major economic force in the world is the quality of the infrastructure, particularly the transport and communication networks...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This study provides a detailed analysis of the impact of the European Union's STAR programme on the performance of the economy of Southern Italy. The complicated relationship between technology and economic development is presented and theoretical and empirical evidence on the role telecommunications technologies have on the performance of firms and regions is outlined...read more