European Cities in Dynamic Competition: Theory and Case Studies on Urban Governance, Strategy, Cooperation and Competitiveness

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World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on resulting challenges and opportunities for urban management from the European perspective, and discusses theories, methods and tools from business economics to cope with them. Contributions in this volume come from scholars and practitioners of economics, business administration and urban management, and cover aspects ranging from urban dynamics to city marketing. They draw on experiences from several European cities and regions, and discuss strategies to improve city performance including Open Government, Smart City, cooperation and innovation. The book project was initiated and carried out by the Center for Advanced Studies in Management (CASiM), the interdisciplinary research center of HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. It is addressed to scholars and managers in Europe and beyond, who will benefit from the scientific rigor and useful practical insights of the book. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Introduction (Horst Albach, Andreas Pinkwart)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Dynamic Competition in Space: Theoretical Models, Empirical Evidence, Political Challenges (Karl-Heinz Paqué)....Pages 9-17 Increasing the Innovative Capacity of European Cities: Making Use of Proven Concepts from the National Level (Marcus Max Haberstroh, Andreas Pinkwart)....Pages 19-53 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Open Government: Exploring Patterns of Mobile Interaction Between Citizens and Local Government (Dennis Hilgers, Lisa Schmidthuber)....Pages 57-72 Building the Smart City: Leipzig (Tanja Korzer, Beate Ginzel, Nadja Riedel)....Pages 73-91 Location Communication in Leipzig and Thoughts About Destination Management (Christian Albert Jacke)....Pages 93-109 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 Key Factors for Successful City Marketing: An Example from Münster (Bernadette Spinnen)....Pages 113-121 Strategies for Cities in Global Competition: An Essay on Spatial Economics and Management Science (Horst Albach)....Pages 123-158 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 The Significance of the Region for Urban Growth: The Example of Bonn and the Rhein-Sieg District (Hermann Tengler)....Pages 161-185 The Digital City: Using the Example of “Mönchengladbach on eBay” (Gerrit Heinemann, Stefan Wenzel)....Pages 187-211 Front Matter ....Pages 213-213 A Mechanism Design Approach to Planning Problems in Intermodal Transport Logistics of Large City Sea Ports and Megahubs (Dominik Kress, Sebastian Meiswinkel, Jenny Nossack, Erwin Pesch)....Pages 215-229