The aggressive marketing of cities to attract private finance and capital is one important aspect of municipal neoliberalism. Urban marketing, as it is called, is said to be the surest way to deliver urban economic development. Using a political-economic framework, this paper provides an...

The purpose of this paper is to identify and quantify the economic, technological and legislative factors of mineral resources and create a model for the rational use of mineral resources. The rationality is to be understood in the context of its possible applications in terms of the owner of...

This paper aims at describing urban sprawl driven land use changes during the last decades in Greece as well as analyzing the major regional and economic development implications. Particular attention is given to the analysis of possible driving forces with economic and social origin that...

The paper explains urban management as a reform of city administration and claims that the primary task is to bring about a much-needed balance between the social and economic development of the city. Empirical research, presented in the paper offers several conclusions. The most relevant...

City development strategies (CDS) have been employed by more than 200 cities worldwide to cope with the challenges of the 21st century. Globalization, decentralization, and rapid population growth have brought about new conditions in cities and have thus entailed the need for a new approach to...

Urbanisation process heralds land use changes and consumption of energy which contribute significantly to global warming. This necessitates developing sustainable cities, which entails evolving effective urban planning strategies with the regular monitoring of landscape dynamics. In this...

Governance of urban basic services/utilities i.e. water supply and sewerage, electricity, drainage, roads network etc.; forms the major part a city government’s functions since these consume highest portion of budgetary allocations and requires human resources support due to respective...

The improper management of municipal waste may lead to soil, water and air contamination and it may also become a danger for human health. The quantity of municipal waste generated per capita in Romania is relatively low compared to other European Union countries. At European level, in 2010...

The paper explores how modifications of urban space in informal settlements influence the residents’ quality of life and perceptions of safety. The case study is “Bouakal”, the oldest informal district in Batna, a middle city in Algeria. The aim is to measure the effects of urban upgrading...

The performance of a transport service is measured by its quality attribute, which is the most synthetic and comprehensive indicator. However, it is difficult to identify this service quality attribute because it involves the various customer perceptions and it may be influenced by the...