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Forces Shaping Urban Europe

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  • Peter Hall

    (University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA)

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The paper describes seven major forces which are currently affecting the spatial structure of urban Europe. Globalisation of the world economy has emphasised comparative advantage leading to the deindustrialisation of many older cities and the emergence of a very select group of Eurocities. Changes in east-central Europe will provide a new stimulus to the growth of capital and second order cities in which new investment will be concentrated. The urban impact of the shift to the informational sector is twofold: major capitals will intensify their dominance but at a lower level of function there will be dispersal. Technological innovations in transport and communications are likely to lead to more polycentric cities. Lastly, the impacts on European cities of urban marketing and socio-demographic changes are described.

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  • Peter Hall, 1993. "Forces Shaping Urban Europe," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 30(6), pages 883-898, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:30:y:1993:i:6:p:883-898
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989320080831
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    1. Peter Mayerhofer & Oliver Fritz, 2013. "Wiens Stadtwirtschaft. Internationale Spezialisierungschancen, zentrale Wirtschaftsbereiche," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 57933, April.
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    3. Peter Mayerhofer & Matthias Firgo & Stefan Schönfelder, 2015. "Vierter Bericht zur internationalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Wiens," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 60625, April.
    4. Peter Mayerhofer & Oliver Fritz & Dieter Pennerstorfer, 2010. "Dritter Bericht zur internationalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Wiens," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 42430, April.
    5. Peter Mayerhofer, 2004. "Wien in der internationalen Städtekonkurrenz. Entwicklung und Potentiale in einem veränderten Umfeld," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 77(5), pages 425-438, May.

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