European Spatial Research and Policy: Recent submissions
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Main Spatial Aspects of the Functioning of Higher Education Institutions in Poland
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Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cites - A Work in Progress
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The Egnatia Motorway and The Changes in Interregional Trade in Greece: An Ex Ante Assessment
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2010-01-13)The Egnatia Motorway, located in the northern part of Greece, constitutes one of the most important, as well as ambitious, projects of the Trans-European Transport Networks programme (TETN) funded by the European Commission. ... -
Constructing and Crossing Boundaries in a New (?) Europe
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2010-01-13)During the last two decades, discourses over the transition process shifted toward a theoretical diversity and a deeper understanding of ‘how modernity was reworked in postsocialist context’. It was widely argued that ... -
Universities as Embedded Knowledge Hubs and the Challenge of Local Development the Us Lessons and the Italian Case
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2010-01-13)This article discusses the claim of a new paradigm in the knowledge production and diffusion process, and the need to assess the regional and local implications of this modal shift. After introductory remarks included in ... -
Divergent Patterns of Adaptation Among Central European Old Industrial Regions
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‘Bikes are Such a Nuisance’ - Visually Impaired People Negotiating Public Space in Groningen
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Evaluating the Extent and Nature of ‘Envelope Wages’ in the European Union: A Geographical Analysis
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)To evaluate the spatialities of the illegal wage practice where employers pay their declared employees both an official declared wage and an undeclared ‘envelope’ wage so as to avoid tax liabilities, a 2007 survey conducted ... -
Types and Systems of Actors in Regional Development: Their Function and Regulatory Potential
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)Differentiation of actors derives primarily from the distribution of power and wealth in a society, and thus it has always played an exceptionally significant role. However, as a consequence of the hierarchical organisation ... -
China's Regional Policy and the Influence of the EU Assistance
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)Firstly, a short outlook has been given on regional inequalities in China. Secondly, the EU assistance programmes and sectoral dialogue have been analysed. Finally, the major research problem - what are the limitations of ... -
Place Marketing in Hungary: The Case of Debrecen
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)After the political transformations in East-Central Europe local authorities were forced to realise that they have to employ more active policy, and consequently, the use of place marketing became more popular. The study ... -
What can We Learn from City Marketing Practice?
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)It is evident in contemporary urban studies that the interest in city marketing both as a practice within urban centre management and as an academic sub-discipline has accelerated. There remain, however, several issues ... -
Regional Marketing to Change Regional Images: The Example of the Groningen Province Campaign
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)In this paper, the data of the inquiries will be analysed. The first question to be answered in the paper relates to the pace and the nature of the changes in image, observed in all three provinces. The second research ... -
The Instruments of Place Branding: How is it Done?
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2009-09-29)Place branding is the idea of discovering or creating some uniqueness, which differentiates one place from others in order to gain a competitive brand value. This article is not about the concepts or justifications but ... -
Do Globalisation and Economic Cycles Reduce the Sector Inequality of Supra-Regions?
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Framing Issues and Forming Opinions: The Baltic Sea Pipeline in the Swedish Media
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The Importance of Place in Corporate Identity an Investigation on the Presence of Old Dutch Firms on the Internet
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2011-11-30)This paper investigates how old Dutch firms display their corporate identity on the Internet, with special attention paid to location and place. Several scholars argue that the Internet would create the ‘end-of-geography’. ... -
Geopolitics of Natural Gas Supply in Europe - Poland Between the EU and Russia
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2011-11-30)The article analyses possible interests, attitudes and activities of the major actors in the ‘natural gas supply game’ in Europe after 1990: Russia/Gazprom, alternative suppliers like countries in the Caspian Sea area, the ... -
On Nations and International Boundaries - The European Case
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2011-11-30)It seems that our world is made of mainly nation states - independent states based on one particular nation, sometimes with some minorities in that state. Thus the model seams to be ‘a nation is establishing its boundaries’. ... -
Cross-Border Policies and Spatial and Social Integration: Between Challenges and Problems
(Lodz Univeristy Press, 2011-11-30)The article is discussing both challenges and problems that emerge from an intensified cross-border integration, particularly in Europe, which is creating a sort of ‘cross-border regionalism’ that might be sought as a new ...