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Second Rank Cities in Europe - Structural Dynamics and Growth Potential (Paperback)
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Second Rank Cities in Europe - Structural Dynamics and Growth Potential (Paperback)
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Second-rank cities are back on the academic scene, capturing the
interest of scholars with their unexpected recent performance with
respect to first-rank cities. Looking at the data on average urban
GDP growth in 139 European cities since 1996, the relatively strong
position of large cities (over 1.5 million inhabitants) on national
growth coincides with the periods of fastest expansion, while at
times of slowdown second-rank cities prevail. Especially in the
recent period of economic downturn, second-rank cities have
recorded annual GDP growth rates much less negative than those of
capital cities; and in some European countries, like Austria and
Germany, all cities have outperformed their capitals. In explaining
this phenomenon, linking urban dynamics to agglomeration theories
seems the most interesting approach. However, merely to link
agglomeration economies to urban size in order to interpret urban
performance is neither convincing nor sufficient, and it calls for
additional investigation into how agglomeration economies work.
This volume claims that interpretation of the current dynamics in
European urban systems - especially in the western part of Europe -
would benefit from exploitation of the traditional concept of
agglomeration economies. However, necessary for this purpose are
more in-depth considerations on the nature, scope, intensity, and
causes of agglomeration economies which do not relate their
existence solely to urban size. And this is where the main
challenge for scholars lies, in the interpretation of the missing
link between agglomeration economies and urban dynamics. This book
was originally published as a special issue of European Planning
Studies.
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