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Metropolitan Organising Capacity

Experiences with Organising Major Projects in European Cities

by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun, Jan van der Meer ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Published in 1997. The environment of cities has become increasingly competitive. Tradition location factors, that once tied economic activities firmly to particular areas have become less important. Increasingly the ability of a city to anticipate, respond to and cope with internal and external changes is getting attention. Organizing capacity of cities, or of metropolitan regions is becoming ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Published in 1997. The environment of cities has become increasingly competitive. Tradition location factors, that once tied economic activities firmly to particular areas have become less important. Increasingly the ability of a city to anticipate, respond to and cope with internal and external changes is getting attention. Organizing capacity of cities, or of metropolitan regions is becoming
... Read more
Revival: Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (2001)

A Comparative Analysis of Cluster Dynamics in the Cities of Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Helsinki, Leipzig, Lyons, Manchester, Munich, Rotterdam and Vienna

by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of urban regions. ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of urban regions.
... Read more
City and Enterprise

Corporate Community Involvement in European and US Cities

by Erik Braun, Leo Van de Berg ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
This title was first published in 2003. While in the past, corporate community involvement was mainly considered a form of philanthropy, nowadays the argument is gaining credit that corporate community involvement is not only a matter of ethics, but also of self-interest. As companies recognize their interest in the welfare of the city, they may become inclined to invest in some way in that city's ... Read more

$51.99 USD

This title was first published in 2003. While in the past, corporate community involvement was mainly considered a form of philanthropy, nowadays the argument is gaining credit that corporate community involvement is not only a matter of ethics, but also of self-interest. As companies recognize their interest in the welfare of the city, they may become inclined to invest in some way in that city's
... Read more
Sports and City Marketing in European Cities

by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun, Alexander H.J. Otgaar ...

Series series EURICUR Series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research)
In our increasingly global and commercial world, where once sport would only have been seen by a few thousand on the terraces it is now watched by many millions via satellite. This mass global audience is invited not only to watch the sporting event, but also to visit the city where it takes place. Such events may help promote the host city as a tourist destination and business location. City ... Read more

$76.99 USD

In our increasingly global and commercial world, where once sport would only have been seen by a few thousand on the terraces it is now watched by many millions via satellite. This mass global audience is invited not only to watch the sporting event, but also to visit the city where it takes place. Such events may help promote the host city as a tourist destination and business location. City
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National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe

by Leo van den Berg, Erik Braun ...

This book presents a unique overview of urban policy conducted by national authorities in the fifteen 'old' member states of the EU. Focussing on recent changes in the development of the larger cities and changes in policymaking by national authorities with respect to urban development, the book is structured around 15 'country chapters', written by national experts in the field of urban ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book presents a unique overview of urban policy conducted by national authorities in the fifteen 'old' member states of the EU. Focussing on recent changes in the development of the larger cities and changes in policymaking by national authorities with respect to urban development, the book is structured around 15 'country chapters', written by national experts in the field of urban
... Read more
Sleep Tight, Little Wolf – Slaap lekker, kleine wolf (English – Dutch)

Bilingual children's book, age 2 and up, with online audio and video

by Ulrich Renz ...

Translated by Pete Savill, Jonathan van den Berg ...

Series series Sefa Picture Books in two languages
Heart-warming bedtime story in two languages (English and Dutch) for children from 2 years. Accompanied by online audiobooks and videos in English (British as well as American) and DutchTim can't fall asleep. His little wolf is missing! Perhaps he forgot him outside? Tim heads out all alone into the night – and unexpectedly encounters some friends…♫ Listen to the story read by native speakers! ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Heart-warming bedtime story in two languages (English and Dutch) for children from 2 years. Accompanied by online audiobooks and videos in English (British as well as American) and DutchTim can't fall asleep. His little wolf is missing! Perhaps he forgot him outside? Tim heads out all alone into the night – and unexpectedly encounters some friends…♫ Listen to the story read by native speakers!
... Read more
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Inside WikiLeaks

My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website

by Daniel Domscheit-Berg ...

Narrated by Erik Davis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

An exposé of the “World’s Most Dangerous Website” from a former WikiLeaks insiderThe basis for the movie The Fifth Estate (starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange), this eye-opening account by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the former spokesman of WikiLeaks, reveals never-disclosed details about the inner workings of the increasingly controversial organization that has struck fear into governments ... Read more

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An exposé of the “World’s Most Dangerous Website” from a former WikiLeaks insiderThe basis for the movie The Fifth Estate (starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange), this eye-opening account by Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the former spokesman of WikiLeaks, reveals never-disclosed details about the inner workings of the increasingly controversial organization that has struck fear into governments
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National Urban Policies in the European Union

Edited by Leo Van Den Berg, Erik Braun, Jan Van Der Meer ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1998, this collection of essays compares the implementation of urban policies in 15 different countries across the European Union, with most articles’ contributors hailing from their subject nation. The contributors include experts in geography and spatial, town, transport and urban planning, and their contributions reflect fundamental changes in the economy, technology, ... Read more

$51.99 USD

First published in 1998, this collection of essays compares the implementation of urban policies in 15 different countries across the European Union, with most articles’ contributors hailing from their subject nation. The contributors include experts in geography and spatial, town, transport and urban planning, and their contributions reflect fundamental changes in the economy, technology,
... Read more

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Coming Apart

The State of White America, 1960–2010

by Charles Murray ...

Narrated by Traber Burns ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

Includes a bonus disc with graphs, charts, and moreFrom the bestselling author of Losing Ground and The Bell Curve, this startling long-lens view shows how America is coming apart at the seams that have historically joined our classes.In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way ... Read more

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Includes a bonus disc with graphs, charts, and moreFrom the bestselling author of Losing Ground and The Bell Curve, this startling long-lens view shows how America is coming apart at the seams that have historically joined our classes.In Coming Apart, Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way
... Read more

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Harperland

The Politics of Control

by Lawrence Martin ...

Narrated by Michael Puttonen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

Harperland: The Politics of Control examines Stephen Harper’s first four years in power. Soarking to the top of the best-seller lists in its first week, Peter C. Newman called it “A book of revelations...This is Stephen Harper unplugged.” Don Martin of The National Post declared it an excellent book providing insights the Prime Minister could well learn from. In Harperland, prominent Globe and ... Read more

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Harperland: The Politics of Control examines Stephen Harper’s first four years in power. Soarking to the top of the best-seller lists in its first week, Peter C. Newman called it “A book of revelations...This is Stephen Harper unplugged.” Don Martin of The National Post declared it an excellent book providing insights the Prime Minister could well learn from. In Harperland, prominent Globe and
... Read more
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Dark Money

The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

by Jane Mayer ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

16 hours 54 min

Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against “big ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against “big
... Read more

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Waking Up

A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

by Sam Harris ...

Narrated by Sam Harris ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important
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