The assessment of local, regional or national impacts of an influx of tourists – of different kind and origin – has in recent years become a new challenge for economics research in the tourism sector. There is a clear need to develop solid methodologies through which the socio-economic...

The assessment of local, regional or national impacts of an influx of tourists - of different kind and origin - has in recent years become a new challenge for economics research in the tourism sector. There is a clear need to develop solid methodologies through which the socio-economic impacts...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I. Cities, cooperation, and resilience in the face of COVID-19 -- Chapter 2. The resilience of cities to COVID-19: A literature review and application to Dutch cities (Jeroen van Haaren) -- Chapter 3. A subjective geographer’s experience of pandemic and...

This book investigates dynamic regions in the context of greater global interaction in a world economy increasingly driven by knowledge and innovation. It offers novel empirical evidence on the underlying factors of the growth performance of these spaces. In particular, the following questions...

Introduction -- PartI: Economic Growth in a Knowledge - Based Economy -- Part II: Globalisation, Competitiveness and Growth -- Part III: The Role of Public Policies in Fostering Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth