Urban Economy
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2015) | Viewed by 40016
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 1989, the EuroCities Movement declared that “now is the time for the cities”. In October 2014 the United Nations sponsored the first “World Cities Day”. In the intervening quarter century, there has been an outpouring of research that has been conducted on various aspects of the economies of cities. In this issue of Economies we will capture some of the more interesting current manifestations of this global effort. There has been a fascination with MegaCities and with the largest cities, in general. However, in addition to agglomeration economies has come the realization that social exclusion and slums are also attributes of our largest cities. This is creating an awareness that smaller cities also have attributes that are attractive to skilled workers and to firms in the industries of tomorrow. Today the issue has been complicated by the requirements that urban economies must be sustainable, in the sense of the environment, demographics, social aspects, and well-being of all residents, as well as being competitive relative to other cities that seek the same skilled and mobile workers and firms. The aging of the population is bringing fiscal strains that will have their impact on younger workers who may have to support the health and living needs of seniors. These issues are fascinating to all of us who will live in an increasingly urbanized world for the rest of our lives. We hope this volume will be positively informative.
Prof. Dr. Peter Karl Kresl
Guest Editor
Keywords
- urban economy
- agglomeration economies
- urban sustainable development
- urban economic planning
- welfare
- urban competitiveness
