Bøger af Leo van den Berg

By comparing eight cities - Barcelona, Cape Town, Eindhoven, Johnnesburg, Manchester, Tampere, the Hague and Venice - this book examines a range of innovative urban e-governance strategies and develops a framework of analysis that permits a common approach. The book reveals that urban e-strategies have evolved from an internal and technology-centred orientation to a more outward-looking approach.

Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes

This work investigates the "state of the art" of sports and city marketing in five European cities: Rotterdam, Barcelona, Helsinki, Manchester and Turin. In each city, the book examines how sports (accommodations, clubs and events) have been made an instrument of city marketing.

Analyses the development of cross-border and cross-sector partnerships in various European cities and regions. This book provides insight into the factors of failure and success in relation to the coalition-forming process by comparing various attempts at this in European regions.

Explores the conditions needed to make public and private investments in healthy cities most effective. The authors argue that three conditions are essential for such investments: citizen empowerment, corporate responsibility and a coordinated improvement of urban health conditions.

Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes

By comparing eight cities - Barcelona, Cape Town, Eindhoven, Johnnesburg, Manchester, Tampere, the Hague and Venice - this book examines a range of innovative urban e-governance strategies and develops a framework of analysis that permits a common approach. The book reveals that urban e-strategies have evolved from an internal and technology-centred orientation to a more outward-looking approach.

Presents an overview of urban policy conducted by national authorities in the fifteen 'old' member states of the EU. Focussing on changes in the development of the larger cities and changes in policymaking by national authorities with respect to urban development, this book is structured around 15 country chapters.

Reflecting on two decades of 'competitiveness-oriented' urban policies in Europe this book investigates the current challenges cities face to sustain their economic position and how this can be balanced with social progress and environmental improvements.

Nevertheless, the importance of human capital as a determinant of cities' competitiveness demands proactive city policies targeting this community of city users.