The aim of this paper is to explore the structure of cities as a function of labor differentiation, gains to trade, a fixed cost for constructing the transportation network, a variable cost of commodity transport, and the commuting costs of consumers. Firms use different types of labor to...

Review of the 'Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Volume 4: Cities and Geography' edited by J.V. Henderson and J.-F. Thisse

For many years, corporate location decision-making has been based, among numerous factors, on proximity to transit sources, concentration of qualified employees, relationship with peer and other institutions. Downtowns of major cities have always offered significant benefits in all the...

Photogrammetric Mapping (or Photometry) is an art and science of making measurements in three dimensions. Photometry has been used since the World War II and now it is an important aspect in urban infrastructure.

The study presents an input-output model of the economy of Washington State as of 1987. Industries are grouped into 62 categories for the model. The text describes the conventions used, the estimation of the gross-flows table and the derivation of various matrices useful in impact analysis....

The aim of this paper is to find a framework that could be useful to evaluate the utility of the concept of “Community of Practice” (CoP) for understanding the dynamics of knowledge creation and sharing in Industrial Districts (IDs). The CoP concept stems from the managerial experience of...

This article presents an agent-based model of an Italian textile district where thousands of small firms specialise in particular phases of fabrics production. It is an empirical model that reconstructs the communications between firms when they arrange production chains. In their turn,...

The paper deals with specific issues concerning the relationship between regional development strategies and EU integration of the Central and Eastern European Accession Countries (CEECs). In this context the possible role of pre-accession regional development aid and the future interventions by...

This paper investigates innovative approaches to the integration of land-use and transport planning in urban regions. Engineering, economic and social-science based theories and empirical studies are analyzed regarding their ability to explain the interaction between land use and transport -...

Since many rural commuters depend on the private car due to lack of convenient public transport, car reduction policies designed for large cities with ample public transport may be unsuitable for smaller towns. In particular, pricing policies designed to encourage public transport use may be...