Regional and area planning

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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?

Pourquoi certaines regions ont-elles une croissance plus rapide que d'autres qui ne se conforme pas toujours aux theories economiques ?

The Pan Yellow Sea Region (PYSR) covers the coasts of Northern China (Bohai Rim), western and southern Korea and south-western Japan (Kyushu).

A lo largo de la ultima decada, Mexico ha experimentado una reforma economica y politica significativa.

Community capacity building (CCB) is a fairly new term for an age-old good: enabling people to define their own destinies.

Development processes occur within a wider geographical area than local government, and in some cases encompass a broader scope than provincial or national governments.

This Review of Venice, Italy, offers a comprehensive assessment of the city-region's economy and the extent to which its land use, labour market and environmental policies embrace a metropolitan vision.

OECD's review of rural policy in Quebec.

Dans le Qubec rural, en moyenne, la population augmente, le revenu des mnages progresse et le tissu conomique continue de se diversifier.

Aunque Mexico ha presentado estabilidad macroeconomica en anos recientes, el pais aun padece de un estancamiento en el crecimiento de su productividad.

Chile has achieved strong economic growth during the last 20 years.

Despite macro-economic stability in recent years, Mexico still suffers from stagnant productivity growth.

The radical transformation that Spanish rural areas have experienced in the past few decades suggest, as it has occurred in many OECD countries, a new approach to rural policy.

The Copenhagen metropolitan region accounts for nearly half of Denmark's national output and plays a key role for the country as a whole.

With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country.

Ce rapport passe en revue les defis et les opportunites associes a la conception et a l'utilisation de systemes d'indicateurs dans le contexte de la gouvernance pluriniveaux.

Les differences entre regions de l'OCDE sont souvent plus grandes que les differences entre les pays de l'OCDE, et d'importantes inegalites persistent.

This report examines both the challenges and the opportunities associated with designing and using indicator systems as a tool for the governance of regional development policy.

OECD's comprehensive review of rural policy in Italy.

Social enterprises are entering a new phase of consolidation after overcoming various challenges over the last 10 years in their efforts to foster sustainable local development, help create local wealth and jobs, and fight social exclusion.

Pocas instituciones de educacin superior enfocan sus estrategias con miras a su contribucin al desarrollo de la regin en la que se sitan.

Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy.

What impact has globalisation had on transport?

The Cape Town city-region, which is the second-largest area in South Africa (4 million inhabitants), reflects the national challenge of creating new economic opportunities while correcting past inequities.

Bien que la Pologne ait reussi a maintenir depuis le milieu des annees 90 une forte croissance, la deuxieme plus elevee des pays de l'OCDE en 2006-2007, les disparites territoriales persistent et se creusent, surtout entre les grandes agglomerations et les zones rurales.