Regional Development Reconsidered /

The book reconsiders the issue of regional development from a European perspective in light of transition of society towards a knowledge-driven economy. It integrates research findings from a broad area including: economics, transportation, geography and regional science. In particular, it offers in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atalık, Gündüz
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fischer, Manfred M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Series:Advances in spatial science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Regional Development Reconsidered: A Prologue; A: Innovation Systems, Learning Regions and Human Resources
  • A Systemic Approach to Innovation; Regional Industrial Policy and the New Economy; Human Resources and Regional Development; B: Competitiveness and Cooperation
  • The Role of Public Institutions in Regional Competition; Regional Cooperation of the Baltic States: Implications for Membership in the European Union; C: Mobility in Transport Systems in Europe
  • The Role of Infrastructure for Expansion and Integration; Restructuring of Transportation Networks; Socio-economic Dynamics and Spatial Mobility: A Scenario Application to Environmental Strategy in Transport; D: Regional Development and Policy Issues
  • Some Effects of Regional Differentiation on Integration in the European Community; An Institutional and Cultural Perspective on Romanian Regional Development Policy.