Port authorities generally focus on the development of the local port area and play a minor role in the development of port hinterlands, whereas shippers, forwarders, barge and rail operators have always been involved in the port-hinterland connection. The increasing importance of intermodal...

Adaptation to climate change, particularly flood risks, may come to pose large challenges in the future and will require cooperation among a range of stakeholders. However, there presently exists little research especially on the integration of the private sector in adaptation. In particular,...

The Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) is centrally positioned within the Dutch research-policy nexus. In particular, it has developed a tradition of involvement in the field of immigrant integration. This paper analyses the role of the WRR as a ‘boundary organisation’ in...

Introduction -- Section 1 Industrial Transformation and Urban Change The Socio Spatial Implications in European cities -- Two Centuries of European deindustrialization -- The Present Theory and Practice of Post Industrial Landscapes -- The Future Challenges of Tomorrow for European Post...

In economic literature, the quality of life (QoL) in a city is usually assessed through the standard revealed-preference approach, which defines a QoL index as the monetary value of urban amenities. This paper proposes an innovative methodology to measure urban QoL when equity concerns arise....

Prior research has demonstrated the impact of morality (vs. competence) information for impression formation. This study examines behavioral implications of people’s initial impressions based on information about their morality vs. competence in a workplace. School teachers and employees...

Il paper analizza le tariffe del trasporto pubblico locale in termini di equità orizzontale. La attuale situazione appare infatti non equa, in quanto il trasporto è venduto a prezzo identico a prescindere dalla qualità e dai costi di produzione del servizio erogato, pur essendo sussidiato con...