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IDENTIFYING REGIONAL CLUSTER MANAGEMENT POTENTIALS EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM THREE NORTH RHINEWESTPHALIAN REGIONS
Hamm, Rudiger; Goebel, Christiane - In: Regional Science Inquiry II (2010) 2, pp. 83-94
policy. But before a regional development agency can start to implement a cluster-oriented strategy there a two question that … have to be answered: 1. What are the regional fields of competence (cluster potentials) that fulfill the requirements for a … cluster-oriented regional development policy? 2. If you find such regional fields of competence, are the enterprises willing …
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IDENTIFYING REGIONAL CLUSTER MANAGEMENT POTENTIALS EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM THREE NORTH RHINEWESTPHALIAN REGIONS
Hamm, Rudiger; Goebel, Christiane - In: Regional Science Inquiry 2 (2010) 2, pp. 83-94
policy. But before a regional development agency can start to implement a cluster-oriented strategy there a two question that … have to be answered: 1. What are the regional fields of competence (cluster potentials) that fulfill the requirements for a … cluster-oriented regional development policy? 2. If you find such regional fields of competence, are the enterprises willing …
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Planning Beyond Infrastructures: The Third Sector In Douro And Alto Tras-Os-Montes
SEQUEIRA, Teresa; DINIZ, Francisco - In: Regional Science Inquiry VI (2014) 1, pp. 43-57
This paper begins with a conceptual approach to the third sector, followed by a review of the relationship between investment and growth. The empirical component focuses on Portuguese NUT III Douro and Alto Tras-os-Montes regions, which are said to be less developed, and have been the recipients...
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A METHOD FOR FORECASTING POPULATION CHANGES IN ALPINE, SEMI-ALPINE AND LOWLAND COMMUNITIES OF EPIRUS REGION IN GREECE
Ladias, Christos Ap.; Xanthos, Georgios; … - In: Regional Science Inquiry V (2013) 1, pp. 173-179
The prediction to the extent possible of the future size of the population of a region and its distribution among the settlements of the region is evidently significant for regional planning. In this paper, deriving data from population censuses, we attempted to predict the population of alpine,...
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AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AND LOCATION DECISIONMAKING OF FIRMS IN LOCATION-TRIANGLE APPROACH
Nakamura, Daisuke - In: Regional Science Inquiry 2 (2010) 2, pp. 47-54
The location-triangle framework, which was originally established by Alfred Weber, has been expanded in various ways and generalized as the Weber-Moses location-triangle model. However, several essential elements, in particular, regarding agglomeration economies have been excluded from the model...
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AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AND LOCATION DECISIONMAKING OF FIRMS IN LOCATION-TRIANGLE APPROACH
Nakamura, Daisuke - In: Regional Science Inquiry II (2010) 2, pp. 47-54
The location-triangle framework, which was originally established by Alfred Weber, has been expanded in various ways and generalized as the Weber-Moses location-triangle model. However, several essential elements, in particular, regarding agglomeration economies have been excluded from the model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010659284
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COMPETITIVENESS, CLUSTERS AND POLICY AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL: RHETORIC VS. PRACTICE IN DESIGNING POLICY FOR DEPRESSED REGIONS
Pessoa, Argentino - In: Regional Science Inquiry V (2013) 1, pp. 101-116
related concept of cluster. Therefore, section 2 reviews the key aspects of competitiveness at the first level, highlighting …
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GEOGRAPHY OF MICRO-STATES: MAIN ARISING ISSUES
George, Sidiropoulos - In: Regional Science Inquiry 1 (2009) 1, pp. 45-57
News is often interspersed with reports from small islands. Reference is often made to them due to their small size, or due to their administrative autonomy or financial regime; usually attracting the common interest. Actually, what are the so-called microstates, virtual lands, unrecognized state...
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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE
Diaz-Perez, Flora Ma; Jimenez-Gonzalez, Victoria - In: Regional Science Inquiry 1 (2009) 1, pp. 11-19
The analysis of spatial mismatches in access to employment remains a very important area of labour market literature. A particular case is that of the mismatches in urban labour markets, which can result in substantial differences in the employment opportunities available in city centres and...
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PROMOTING RES AND RUE IN TRANSPORT POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Dionelis, Christos; Giaoutzi, Maria - In: Regional Science Inquiry III (2011) 1, pp. 43-58
Over the last decades tourism has grown enormously and travel distances have increased. Land occupied by tourism related activities is growing significantly, in certain areas, and this trend is expected to continue, at the expense of land previously used in other activities. According to the...
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