Seminal Studies in Regional and Urban Economics: Contributions from an Impressive Mind

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The book spans a scientific research program elegantly developed by Roberto Camagni, an eminent regional scientist, who has offered ground-breaking ideas in regional and urban economics throughout his academic career. In addition to bringing together a selection of Professor Camagni’s most influential works, the book presents syntheses and interpretations of his ideas by respected colleagues and by his students. In regional economics, space as territory, which plays an active role in innovation processes and in regional growth patterns; territorial capital as a synthetic concept of differentiated regional growth assets; and sources of regional competitiveness are only a few of the main ideas that emerged in regional economics thanks to this inspiring mind. In urban economics, he paved the way towards a new theoretical interpretation of the existence of the city and of its dynamics. His theory of city networks overcame the limits of Christaller’s and Lösch’s spatial approach to the city, with a solid economic conceptualization of spatial city network structures. All theories are accompanied by sound policy analysis, helping to contribute to the design and implementation of appropriate spatial policies at the European level. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Regional Competitiveness, Territory and the City: The Research Programme of an Impressive Mind (Roberta Capello)....Pages 1-34 Front Matter ....Pages 35-35 From the Role of Space in Knowledge Creation to Scenario Building Through Territorial Capital (Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura)....Pages 37-47 Spatial Diffusion of Pervasive Process Innovation (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 49-63 Technological Change, Uncertainty and Innovation Networks: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Economic Space (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 65-92 On the Concept of Territorial Competitiveness: Sound or Misleading? (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 93-113 Regional Competitiveness: Towards a Concept of Territorial Capital (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 115-131 After-Crisis Scenarios for the European Regions (Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello)....Pages 133-157 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 In Economics Not Only Space Matters, But Certainly Also Territory and Politics (Dénise Pumain)....Pages 161-165 Urban Growth and Decline in a Hierarchical System: A Supply-Oriented Dynamic Approach (Roberto Camagni, Lidia Diappi, Giorgio Leonardi)....Pages 167-182 From City Hierarchy to City Network: Reflections About an Emerging Paradigm (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 183-202 Urban Milieux: From Theory to Empirical Findings (Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello)....Pages 203-226 Static vs. Dynamic Agglomeration Economies: Spatial Context and Structural Evolution Behind Urban Growth (Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello, Andrea Caragliu)....Pages 227-259 Sustainable Urban Development: Definition and Reasons for a Research Programme (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 261-282 Urban Development and Control on Urban Land Rents (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 283-302 Front Matter ....Pages 303-303 Regional Development and Urban Dynamics (Peter Nijkamp)....Pages 305-312 Regional Innovation Patterns and the EU Regional Policy Reform: Towards Smart Innovation Policies (Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello)....Pages 313-343 Rationale and Design of EU Cohesion Policies in a Period of Crisis (Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello)....Pages 345-372 Towards Creativity-Oriented Innovation Policies Based on a Hermeneutic Approach to the Knowledge-Space Nexus (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 373-389 Integrated Spatial Planning: Why and How? (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 391-398 Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA): A Methodological Proposal (Roberto Camagni)....Pages 399-410 Front Matter ....Pages 411-411 An Inspiring Mind, a Trustworthy Human Being (Roberta Capello)....Pages 413-415 When Periphery Becomes Core: The Long Stay in Padua of Roberto Camagni (Francesca Gambarotto)....Pages 417-418 Leading by Example Both in Research and in Application (Tomaso Pompili)....Pages 419-422 Roberto Camagni, the Milieu Innovateur and Me (Roberta Rabellotti)....Pages 423-425 Front Matter ....Pages 427-427 Time Out (Andrea Caragliu)....Pages 429-431 Roberto Camagni: A View from the Other Side of the Corridor (Ugo Fratesi)....Pages 433-436 A Keen Traveller (Camilla Lenzi)....Pages 437-439 Three Lessons from and an Open Question to Roberto Camagni (Giovanni Perucca)....Pages 441-443 Front Matter ....Pages 445-445 An Inspiring Cross-Fertilized Curiosity (Silvia Cerisola)....Pages 447-448 A Master in Teaching and Motivating His Students (Alessandro Toppeta)....Pages 449-450 Back Matter ....Pages 451-472