, and it was aimed at creating renewed international understanding and co-operation between German cities and cities in … other countries. The contacts created by town twinning also resulted in increased international access of the cities … involved. This potentially stimulates growth in these cities compared to cities that do not have (as many) twinning partners …

size of Chinese cities. Localization increases rapidly, even in the relative short period between 2002 and 2008, especially …

Hosting a mega-event is a costly activity of short duration. Still, cities frequently compete to become host of all … growth of Olympic cities, candidate cities and other large cities in host and candidate countries over the period from 1860 … to 2010. We find that, following the Games, host cities experience a measurable decline in population growth relative to …

high-skill intensive sectors sort into larger locations. We demonstrate this for regions, agglomerations, cities, and for … skills, occupations, and sectors. The results are strongest for cities and skills, followed by agglomerations and occupations … cities are too small’ needs some qualification. …