Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: His main research interests cover plan evaluation, multicriteria analysis, regional and urban planning, transport systems analysis, mathematical modelling, technological innovation, and resource management.In the past years he has focused his research in particular on quantitative methods for policy analysis, as well as on behavioural analysis of economic agents.He has a broad expertise in the area of public policy, services planning, infrastructure management and environmental protection.In all these fields he has published many books and numerous articles.He is member of editorial boards of more than 30 journals.He has been visiting professor in many universities all over the world.He is past president of the European Regional Science Association and of the Regional Science Association International.He is also Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, and is immediate past vice-president of this organisation.Since June 2002 he serves as president of the governing board of the Netherlands Research Council (NWO).In addition, he is past president of the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs).In 1996, he was awarded the most prestigious scientific prize in the Netherlands, the Spinoza award.Motto: "Large cities have been and will continue to be an important source of economic growth" (Quigley, 1998, p. 137) Abstract.Modern cities turn increasingly into functional areas seeking for a balance between agglomeration forces and urban quality of life.This paper will address the issue of sustainable urban development from a quality (performance) perspective.It aims to identify the critical access factors for the highest possible quality (XXQ) of the urban economy.A plea is made for a coherent methodological approach based on a systems economic view.In addition to a sketch of recent dynamic trends in urban systems in OECD countries, it pays attention to theories on urban growth and performance.Next, five critical success conditions for a high performance of cities will be presented in a coherent urban systems economics framework.The policy lessons of the analysis will form the last part of the paper.
Author: Peter Nijkamp
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1573864419