Land valuation—the normative and socio-political process through which land is assigned a
value—is a highly contested procedure, as the value of land strongly affects how land is …

Small towns, the nodes connecting cities and villages, play an important role in urbanization
and rural development. However, it is generally believed that small towns lack economic …

Material post-mining legacies are often the most obvious reminder of former industrial
excavation activities; either as open-cast mines or in the form of mining heaps and dumps …

The article examines the transformation of a mining town to an industrial powerhouse by
focusing on relations between specific agents and assets in the community. The objectives …

Local governments must balance their growth ambitions against needs arising from social
inequities. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program aims to redress …

Innovation and entrepreneurship only play a minor role in research on small and medium-
sized towns (SMSTs). As crucial economic development dynamics, innovation and …

Economic development directly manifests itself in the form of employment at the local level.
This paper examines the ability of local politics to shape this development in a competitive …

This article studies the institutional conditions that facilitate voluntary member state
cooperation in the implementation of regional development policy in Switzerland …

In recent years, with the development of'China's new urbanization, the “characteristic town
movement” with the development of industrial economy first has brought problems to a large …

Densification is considered a desirable planning solution to prevent urban sprawl and
reduce land consumption. The implementation of this goal is acknowledged to come with a …