Urban and municipal planning and policy

Belfast is at a turning point in its history.

Los sistemas productivos locales no son recientes, pero estan siendo anunciados por muchos como la solucion a la crisis de las estructuras industriales tradicionales.

In many OECD countries, governments have invested large amounts of public money to support renewable energy (RE) development and are requiring significant quantities of it to be sold by energy providers.

The OECD Green Growth Strategy aims to provide concrete recommendations and measurement tools, including indicators, to support countries' efforts to achieve economic growth and development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services on which well-being relies.

Il Rapporto L'azione delle politiche a seguito di disastri naturali: aiutare le regioni a sviluppare resilienza rappresenta il primo studio dell'OCSE sulle strategie multi-settoriali nelle regioni post disastro e fornisce raccomandazioni concrete sul come portare avanti l'impegno di ricostruzione in Abruzzo a seguito del terremoto che nel 2009 ha colpito L'Aquila (capoluogo di regione) e l'area circostante.

Abruzzo is at a tipping point: despite economic, cultural and natural strengths, the region is facing declining economic growth, ageing population and a reduction in outside economic aid.

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Social enterprises straddle the border between the public and the private sector and break new ground in the allocation and management of economic resources, forming what the European Commission calls the "e;third system"e;.

Cet ouvrage examine l'innovation regionale en Wallonie, Belgique, en regardant son role dans l'economie, sa gouvernance et le contexte politique et des strategies regionales de croissance axee sur l'innovation.

This book examines regional innovation in central and southern Denmark, looking at its role in the economy, its governance and policy context and regional strategies for innovation driven growth.

The OECD Territorial Review of Skane assesses the capacity of the third largest region in Sweden to compete for investment and talents in an increasingly globalised economy.

This book presents the conclusions of a meeting of the Sahel and West Africa Club in Accra, Ghana, in May 2002 on the following topic : "e;Towards a Better Regional Approach to Development in West Africa"e;.

OECD countries are undergoing an unprecedented increase in the proportion of elderly people among their total populations.

This publication highlights the importance of promoting growth in all types of OECD regions, particularly in underdeveloped ones.

This publication sheds light on the issue of decentralisation in Mexico.

This Urban Policy Review of Korea assesses Korea's approach to sustainable urban development as expressed in its recent urban policy reform and national green growth agenda.

Traditional welfare and employment policies have been unable to tackle the problems of high unemployment and exclusion in OECD countries and recently a wave of new approaches has emerged together with new political notions of welfare-to-work.

This report compares urbanisation trends in OECD countries on the basis of a newly defined OECD methodology which enables cross-country comparison of the socio-econimic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in OECD countries.

The OECD Territorial Review of the Chicago Tri-State metropolitan area, the first of its kind conducted by the OECD in the United States, assesses the region's capacity to contribute effectively to regional and national economic performance and quality of life.

The OECD territorial review of Smaland-Blekinge presents an overview of recent trends, regional policies and governance arrangements of this region that is made up of four counties in South-East Sweden: Jonkoping, Kronoberg, Kalmar and Blekinge.

This book examines the concept of the compact city and the implication of the current urban context for compact city policies.

Human resources, training, qualifications and skills play an essential part in the development of regional economies.

The review points to the need to redesign regional policy.

This review, which draws on data and comparative perspectives from OECD countries, highlights challenges that Brazil will need to tackle, including those related to fiscal arrangements among the sub-national governments, building administrative capacity at the local level, and fostering cross-sectoral co-ordination in federal programming

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The OECD Regional Outlook 2011 provides an overview of the main developments in performance among OECD regions and the challenges for regional policy after the crisis.

Despite its relatively small size, Slovenia is a good illustration of the potential of regional development policy.

The drone industry is one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the modern world, growing and developing at an exponential pace.

One of the major challenges facing the Czech Republic is to preserve the role of the Capital city Region of Prague and its surroundings as growth engines for the national economy, while ensuring adequate development in other regions.

En los pases miembros de la OCDE resulta sorprendente el espectro, nmero y crecimiento de los programas de apoyo para la iniciativa empresarial y la microempresa.

Las tendencias econmicas recientes, que se reflejan en una mayor presin en trminos econmicos, la reforma del Estado benefactor, el surgimiento de la sociedad civil y la democracia participativa, han destacado la importancia creciente del sector sin fines de lucro en los pases de la OCDE.

This study of Berlin, after German unification, examines and makes proposals for distressed areas where there is a need for targeted regeneration measures.

Regions and Innovation Policy addresses the needs of national and regional governments for greater clarity on how to strengthen the innovation capacity of regions.

This comprehensive review of urban policy in Poland looks at the urban system and the challenges it faces, national policies for urban development in Poland, and adapting governance for a national urban policy agenda.

The North Atlantic (NORA) region is a transnational area comprising the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, and the coastal counties of Norway.

The Basque Country region in Spain is world renowned for a successful industrial transformation, the urban regeneration of Bilbao, cultural distinctiveness, unique governance arrangements and high wealth levels.

BLURB - GERMAN Die Regionen in der Schweiz erzielen in vielen Hinsichten gute Ergebnisse.

In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford.

Rural England plays a significant role in the economy of the United Kingdom, but an even larger social and cultural role.

Les rgions suisses obtiennent d'excellentes performances conomiques bien des gards.

Regions in Switzerland are performing well in many respects.

Located on the southern coast of China, Guangdong is the country's most populous and rich province.

Regional Policies in OECD Countries Policy makers need both a handy reference guide to the regional policies of their own and other countries and a broader analysis of trends in regional policies, based on sound, comparable information.

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The service sector, in aggregate, now dominates total employment and value-added in OECD countries, accounting for more than 70% of these two measures, and continues to increase in importance.

This review of regional innovation assesses how to improve Catalonia's current strategy and actions in order to boost its innovation system through both its own programmes and those of Spain and the European Union.

This review of regional policy in Sweden finds that Sweden has recently renewed focus on promoting development opportunities in all regions and has introduced a gradual regionalisation process with a strong bottom-up approach.

OECD's Territorial Review of Toronto, Canada.

Why do some regions grow faster than others, and in ways that do not always conform to economic theory?