As metropolitan regions continue to fuse into giant megalopolises, nations are confronted
with new challenges for governing large metropolitan regions. This monograph addresses …

Austerity and fiscal crisis make the search for cost‐saving reforms in local government more
critical. While cost savings from privatization have frequently proven ephemeral, inter …

Processes of globalization, economic restructuring and urban redevelopment have placed
events at the centre of strategies for change in cities. Events offer the potential to achieve …

Territory and scale have been some of the most relevant topics in recent political science,
but do we know enough about cooperation between local governments? How we think …

The objective of this study is to analyse the rationales, challenges and prospects of Dhaka
City being split up, for the purposes of creating a sustainable city grounded in relevant …

To what extent are we experiencing a transformation from 'spaces of place'to a 'space of
flows' as proposed by Manuel Castells? Applying his thesis to the political system leads to …

The Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement
and reference point for local and regional development. The scope of this Handbook's …

This article analyzes the emergence of a “new regionalism” and situates this movement
within the historical evolution of regional planning. Key characteristics include (1) a focus on …

As well as enjoying a rich scientific history, the concept of the “city-region” has also attracted
particular attention in recent years. Combinations of an urban core or cores, linked to semi …

Urban entrepreneurialism and intensive inter-city competition prevail in post-reform China,
which has been extensively documented in the literature. However, decentralization is not …