Cities and Networks in Europe
Title | Cities and Networks in Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Cattan Nadine |
Publisher | John Libbey Eurotext |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2007-06-01 |
Genre | City planning |
ISBN | 2742009248 |
The aim of this book is to look at the dominant representations that at present underpin the issues of territorial organisation and planning in Europe. Cities and networks are often envisaged as inevitably driving territorial development. However, the conceptualisation of European territorial integration has often been reduced to two conventional models: the centre-periphery model and the hierarchical model of urban networks. Limiting territorial integration to these two schema means that integration is limited. Today, reference to polycentric territorial development has to some extent changed the picture. Rather than being viewed in a polarised, pyramidal manner, spatial dynamics are being read in terms of interconnection and reticulation. In addition, reflection on the subject of polycentric territorial strategies has encouraged politicians and spatial planners to include the principle of “territorial cohesion” in the priorities of European public policies. From considerations which associate conceptual approaches and analytical studies, this book makes it possible to understand in what manner polycentrism, viewed as an alternative to metropolisation, could sow the seeds for new readings, at various scales, of the organisation of European territory.
Commercial Networks and European Cities, 1400–1800
Title | Commercial Networks and European Cities, 1400–1800 PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea Caracausi |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2015-10-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1317318617 |
Merchant networks generated trade and the exchange of goods between the cities of early modern Europe. This collection of essays analyses these commercial networks, focusing on the roles of kinship, origin, religion and business in creating and maintaining urban economies.
Cities and Networks in Europe
Title | Cities and Networks in Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Nadine Cattan |
Publisher | John Libbey Eurotext |
Pages | 3 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9782742006779 |
This aim of this book is to look at the dominant representation that at present underpin the issues of territorial organisation and planning in Europe. Cities and networks are often envisaged as inevitably driving territorial development. However, the conceptualisation of European territorial integration has often been reduced to two conventional models: the centre-periphery model and the hierarchical model of urban networks. Limiting territorial integration to these two schema means that integration is limited. Today, reference to polycentric territorial development has to some extent changed the picture. Rather than being viewed in a polarised, pyramidal manner, spatial dynamics are being read in terms of interconnection and reticulation. In addition, reflection on the subject of polycentric territorial strategies has encouraged politicians and spatial planners to include the principle of "territorial cohesion" in the priorities of European public policies. From considerations which associate conceptual approaches and analytical studies, this book makes it possible to understand in what manner polycentrism, viewed as an alternative to metropolisation, could sow the seeds for new readings, at various scales, of the organisation of European territory. The main challenge of this book is to explain why it is worthwhile revisiting some rather too static representations of territorial systems in Europe. The aim is to promote the emergence and the consolidation of new, critical ways of looking at the issues of territorial dynamics.
Network Governance and Energy Transitions in European Cities
Title | Network Governance and Energy Transitions in European Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Timea Nochta |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2020-10-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1000177742 |
This book investigates and evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance in building local capacity for energy infrastructure governance. Presenting a comparative analysis of three city cases from across Europe- Birmingham, Frankfurt and Budapest- this book demonstrates how local factors shape the prospect of network governance to support low-carbon energy transitions. It maps out existing governance networks, highlighting the actors involved and their interactions with one another, and also discusses the role and embeddedness of networks in the urban governance of low-carbon energy. Drawing on case study evidence, Nochta develops a comparative analysis which discusses the intricate connections between network characteristics, context and impact. It highlights that organisational fragmentation; the complexity of the low-carbon energy problem and historical developments all influence network characteristics in terms of degree of integration and vertical (hierarchical) power relationships among network actors. Overall, the book concludes that understanding such links between context and networks is crucial when designing and implementing new governance models aimed at facilitating and governing low-carbon urban development. Low-Carbon Energy Transitions in European Cities will be of great interest to scholars of energy policy, urban governance and sustainability transitions.
Réseaux Urbains en Europe
Title | Réseaux Urbains en Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Pumain |
Publisher | John Libbey Eurotext |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN | 9782742000661 |
Examines the emergence of European urban networks and their consequences for the new position that each city has acquired through the internationalization of trade. Describes the networking process from the point of view of transport infrastructure, accesibility, and the new economic and political links that are growing up between cities. Covers mainly the period from 1970 to 1990.
The Urban Logistic Network
Title | The Urban Logistic Network PDF eBook |
Author | Giovanni Favero |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2019-11-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 303027599X |
This edited collection examines the formation of urban networks and role of gateways in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern world. In the past, gateway cities were merely perceived as transport points, only relevant to maritime shipping. Today they are seen as the organic entities coordinating the allocation of resources and supporting the growth, efficiency and sustainability of logistics (including both the transport and distribution of goods and services). Using different historical case studies, the authors consider how logistics shaped urban networks and were shaped by them.
Cities in Contemporary Europe
Title | Cities in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Arnaldo Bagnasco |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2000-05-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780521664882 |
European cities are at the centre of social, political and economic changes in Western Europe. This book proposes a new research agenda in urban sociology and politics applying primarily to European cities, in particular those that together make up the urban structure of Europe: a fabric of older cities of over 100,000 inhabitants, regional capitals and smaller state capitals. The contributors develop an analytical framework which views cities as local societies, and as collective factors and site for modes of governance. The three parts of the book examine the economics of cities, the social structures, and the modes and processes of governance. Each chapter comprises a comparison across several countries and examines critically the book's central theoretical perspective. This is not a book about the making of a Europe of cities but rather about how some cities can take advantage of their changing global and European environment.