Urban competitiveness : : Policies for dynamic cities / / ed. by Iain Begg.

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• MitwirkendeR: Altunbas, Yener,; Bailey, Nick,; Begg, Iain,; Boddy, Martin,; Bramley, Glen,; Cooke, Philip,; Davies, Clare,; Deas, Iain,; Docherty, Iain,; Falconer of Thoroton, Lord,; Gibb, Kenneth,; Giordano, Benito,; Hill, Edward W.,; Kresl, Peter,; Lambert, Christine,; Lever, William F.,; Mackay, Daniel,; Moore, Barry,; Nowak, Jeremy,; Potts, Gareth,; Sennett, James,; Simmie, James,; Turok, Ivan,; White, Michael,; Wilson, Rob,; Wood, Peter,
• HerausgeberIn: Begg, Iain,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

Following publication of the government's White Paper on cities (2000), the question of what makes some cities more successful than others has become an increasingly important policy issue. This topical book tackles this question from differing perspectives. Although previous work has explored particular facets of competitiveness, this volume is the first to do so in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together leading experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at the issue of urban competitiveness and offers new insights into the factors that shape competitiveness.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The knowledge base and the competitive city -- Linking competitiveness and cohesion -- Competitiveness and the social fabric: links and tensions in cities -- The property sector and its role in shaping urban competitiveness: a selective review of literature and evidence -- Long-run trends in the competitiveness of British cities -- Dimensions of city competitiveness: Edinburgh and Glasgow in a UK context -- Innovation and clustering in the London metropolitan region -- Locating the competitive city in England -- The enhancement of urban economic competitiveness: the case of Montreal -- Urban networks and the new economy: the impact of clusters on planning for growth -- Policies to uncover the competitive advantages of America’s distressed cities -- Managing urban development: land-use planning and city competitiveness -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Index