• Challenges of metropolitan development: strategic efforts in comparison of Barcelona and Vienna 

      Giffinger, Rudolf; Stallbohm, Mariana (2009)
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      In a globalizing economy territories –most of all large cities and urban regions– find themselves in competition with other cities and regions. Very obviously, cities which are ranked highest are challenged to become a ...
    • Smart cities ranking: an effective instrument for the positioning of cities? 

      Giffinger, Rudolf; Haindl, Gudrun (Centre de Política de Sòl i Valoracions, 2009-06)
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      Because of radical economic and technological changes cities are facing growing competition for investors, tourists, qualified labour or international events over the last decades (see Begg 1999). As a consequence city ...
    • Smart cities ranking: an effective instrument for the positioning of the cities? 

      Giffinger, Rudolf; Gudrun, Haindlmaier (Centre de Política del Sòl i Valoracions - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-02-25)
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      Due to different reasons cities are increasingly challenged to improve their competitiveness. Different strategic efforts are discussed in planning sciences, new approaches and instruments are elaborated and applied, ...