Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. The Urban Context and the Need for Economic–Strategic Planning 2. The Literature on Urban Competitiveness and Strategic–Economic Planning 3. The Economic and Geographic Analysis of Urban Competitiveness 4. The Ten Cities and their Planning at the Outset of the 1990s 5. How these Planning Initiatives Fared During 1992–2005 6. The Ten Cities and their Planning for 2005–2015 7. Lessons from the Past and a Look to the Future Bibliography Index

About the Author

Peter Karl Kresl, Charles P. Vaughan Professor of Economics Emeritus, Bucknell University, US

Reviews

'The book delivers an inspiring, first-hand insight into the state of urban competitiveness and how cities may make the best use of it. . . Kresl gives a well-informed insight into urban problems and related strategies, based on a carefully deployed comparative approach.'
*Markus Hesse, Growth and Change*

'This volume delves into issues overlooked in many texts about the EU and will be useful for courses in European and international studies and local government. Recommended.'
*G.T. Potter, Choice*