Competitive Cities
Subtitle: A New Entrepreneurial Paradigm in Spatial Development
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD Territorial Reviews; OECD territorial reviews
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9789264022591
Subjects: Governance; Rural and Regional Development Urban
Description: Economic globalisation and the subsequent intensification of inter-city competition have profoundly changed urban governance. This is particularly evident in the field of urban spatial development. The change is often described as a shift from a managerial mode of governance to a more entrepreneurial mode, strongly characterised by risk-taking, innovation, a strong orientation toward the private sector and a strategic approach which focuses on economic growth. This study reviews the challenges that urban entrepreneurialism must overcome to maintain and strengthen its relevance in the 21st century. Urban policy planners are expected to address an increasingly wide range of objectives, including social, environmental and cultural issues as well as economic ones.
Table of contents: title: Executive Summary; title: Chapter 1. Introduction: The Entrepreneurial Approach in Spatial Development; title: Chapter 2. Urban Entrepreneurialism and Policies to Make Cities Attractive; title: Chapter 3. A Market-Oriented Approach in Building and Housing Policies; title: Chapter 4. Spatial Planning for Competitiveness; title: Chapter 5. Conclusion; title: Bibliography