Spatial Scenarios in a Global Perspective

Edited by the late Roberto Camagni, formerly Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, ABC Department, Politecnico di Milano and Roberta Capello, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

• Contents:1. Building Local After-crisis Scenarios in a Global PerspectiveRoberto Camagni and Roberta CapelloPART I: SCENARIOS FOR EUROPEAN REGIONS IN A PERIOD OF ECONOMIC CRISIS2. Driving Forces of Change and Thematic Scenarios for European RegionsJacques Robert3. Integrated Scenarios for European RegionsRoberto Camagni, Roberta Capello and Jacques Robert4. Quantitative Foresights for European RegionsRoberta Capello and Ugo FratesiPART II: SCENARIOS AT SUB-REGIONAL LEVEL: THE LATIN ARC COUNTRIES5. Quantitative Foresights at Sub-regional Level: The Model and Estimation ResultsAntonio Affuso, Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello6. Quantitative Foresights at Sub-regional Level: Assumptions and Simulation ResultsAntonio Affuso and Ugo FratesiPART III: THE LATIN ARC AND THE BARCELONA CASE: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE7. The Latin ArcAntonio Affuso and Ugo Fratesi8. The Province of BarcelonaRafael Boix, Joan Trullén and Vittorio GallettoPART IV: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT9. Policy Options for the Latin ArcRoberto Camagni10. Policy Scenarios for the Province of BarcelonaJoan TrullénReferencesIndex

'The rise of endogenous growth thinking has produced an understanding that the national and in fact the global economy depends generally on supply side initiatives that for the most part are driven at the local regional level. Focusing endogenous forces at the regional level has become elemental in our thinking about development and competitiveness at all levels. This book demonstrates that building and testing ''local after-crisis scenarios'' before crises occur informs policy and leadership at the critical flex points along the regional development horizon.' - Roger Stough, George Mason University, US