European Cities in Dynamic Competition : Theory and Case Studies on Urban Governance, Strategy, Cooperation and Competitiveness /: Theory and Case Studies on Urban Governance, Strategy, Cooperation and Competitiveness. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Horst Albach, Heribert Meffert, Andreas Pinkwart, Ralf Reichwald, Łukasz Świątczak, editors.
• Editors: Albach, Horst
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Introduction; 1 Knowledge Management and the City; 2 European Cities in Global Competition; 2.1 Information, Innovation, and New Technologies; 2.2 Regional Economics and Spatial Economics; 2.3 Cities and Direct Democracy; 2.4 Success Factors in Global Competition; 2.5 Complementarity Between Region and City; 2.6 Cost Efficiency in City Management; Part I European Cities in Global Competition; Dynamic Competition in Space: Theoretical Models, Empirical Evidence, Political Challenges; 1 Theoretical Models; 2 Empirical Evidence; 3 Political Challenges 3.1 Promoting Educational Excellence3.2 Enhancing Innovative Capacities; 3.3 Reforming Regional Policies; References; Increasing the Innovative Capacity of European Cities: Making Use of Proven Concepts from the National Level; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Foundation: About Innovation Systems and Cities; 2.1 The Purpose of Innovation Systems Research; 2.2 Regional Innovation Systems; 2.3 Local Innovation Systems; 2.4 Cities; 3 Making Use of Proven Concepts from the National Level; 3.1 Framework: Underpinnings of the Proposition; 3.2 Method and Data: The Search for Appropriate Determinants 4 Results4.1 Discussion and Implications; 4.2 Limitations and Future Research; 5 Conclusions from a Mayor's Perspective; Appendix; References; Part II City Management and Direct Democracy; Open Government: Exploring Patterns of Mobile Interaction Between Citizens and Local Government; 1 Introduction; 2 Open Government and Citizen Innovators; 2.1 The Evolution of Open Government; 2.2 The Role of Technology in Citizen-Government Interaction; 3 Mobile Government: The Case of Infrastructural Online Participation; 4 Mobile Government Use; 4.1 Users of Mobile Government 4.2 Reasons for Participating in Mobile Government4.3 Activity in Mobile Government; 4.4 Reinforcement and Mobilization; 4.5 Mobile Government as Perceived by Users; 5 Discussion and Future Research; 5.1 Discussion; 5.2 Limitations and Future Research; 6 Conclusion; References; Building the Smart City: Leipzig; 1 Smart City: State of Research; 1.1 Definitions and Elements of a Smart City; 1.2 Protagonists; 2 Leipzig: A Dynamic Growing City in Central Germany; 2.1 Current Developments; 2.2 Leipzig: Existing Urban Development and Smart City Strategies and Projects 2.2.1 Integrated Urban Development Concept (INSEK) Leipzig 20302.2.2 Existing Smart City Strategies and Measures; 2.3 Projects of the Smart City Leipzig; 2.3.1 HORIZON 2020 Smart Cities and Communities Project TRIANGULUM; 2.3.2 Smart City Test Lab Leipzig West; 3 The Leipzig Smart City Approach and Participation Process; 3.1 Smart City Working Structures Within the Municipality; 3.2 Participation Process; 3.2.1 Future Forum; 3.2.2 Future Expert Labs; 3.2.3 Participation Process in the District; 3.3 Key Findings of the Participation Process in the City of Leipzig; 3.3.1 Smart City Definition
• Publisher Details: Berlin, Germany : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.8/5094; Economics; Municipal government -- Europe; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; Business & Economics -- Development -- Sustainable Development; Social Science -- Human Geography; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Business & Economics -- Marketing -- General; Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business; Human geography; Sustainability; Research & development management; Sales & marketing; Management science; Urban economics; Economic development—Environmental aspects; Management; Marketing; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Urban economics; Europe -- Economic conditions -- 21st century; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662564196
• Related ISBNs: 366256419X; 9783662564189
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 11, 2018).
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