The aim of this book is to consider theoretically the notion of the global competitiveness of
regions, as well as giving attention as to how such competitiveness may be empirically …

Office work has traditionally been associated with administrative and intellectual production.
The demand for more timely information and a quest for ever greater productivity has led to …

Since the era of industrial capitalism when location started playing an important role in
attracting industry and trade and boosting the economy, the role of knowledge and a high …

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in governments playing increasingly prominent roles
as active economic agents. However, state capitalism does not necessarily serve broad …

In the last two decades, the creative city agenda has evolved into a predominantly neoliberal
policy instrument, which seems to hide rather than reduce urban inequalities characterised …

While researchers increasingly recognise drastic changes in populations and repeatedly
emphasise their implications for development, far less attention is devoted to thinking of and …

There is an on-going debate about the creative class, creative industries and
creativeregions. These notions are indivisibly connected to Richard Florida's work. Florida …

This paper introduces a new line of research in international coastal mass tourism
destinations. Such destinations have started to function in a more complex and potentially …

The present article intends to contribute to the literature and research agenda regarding the
importance of the creative economy as a driver for the revitalisation and development of …

In a globalized world cities are increasingly confronted with global shocks. In this context
cities need to adopt strategies to increase their economic performance and resilience. One …