Pathways in Europe

Denis Eckert (1) , Alan Murie (2) , Sako Musterd (3)

1 LISST - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires
2 Centre for Urban and Regional Studies
3 Centre for Urban Studies

The contributors of this book aim to provide balanced and grounded knowledge wich contributes to the understanding of what makes urban regions more or less attractive for economic activities, such as creative and knowledge-intensive industries, and within these subsectors additional selections enable comparisons between 13 urban regions across Europe : Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Budapest, Dublin, Helsinki, Leipzig, Milan, Munich, Poznan, Riga, Sofia and Toulouse. The book learns urban conditions wich are seen as necessary to enhance the competitiveness of urban economies across the European Union.

Mots clés: Industrie créative; Economie culturelle; Compétitivité des territoires; Attractivité géographique; Classe créative; Amsterdam; Barcelone; Dublin; Munich; Helsinki; Budapest; Milan; Riga; Sofia; Leipzig; Toulouse; Poznan; Birmingham

Domaines: Géographie

Denis Eckert, Alan Murie, Sako Musterd. Pathways in Europe. Sako Musterd ed.; Alan Murie ed. Making Competitive Cities, London : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, p. 35-42, 2010. ⟨halshs-00514847⟩