Browsing by Author "Leeuwen, E. S."
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- Firm behaviour and town size: a comparison between firms in small and medium-sized towns in the Netherlands and PortugalPublication . Leeuwen, E. S.; Nijkamp, Peter; Noronha, Teresa de; Frankhouse, C. L.Nowadays, small and medium-sized towns in rural areas often are attractive tourist places. People enjoy the relative quietness and peacefulness together with the historical values present. The old market, church, and city hall remember us about earlier times. Among many stories, these old buildings tell us something about the importance and role of towns many years ago. It where places where products where sold and bought, deals were made, it were trading places. Residents from smaller towns or from the countryside regularly visited the place for business and pleasure.
- Sustainability challenges in european rural regionsPublication . Leeuwen, E. S.; Nijkamp, Peter; Noronha, Teresa deInnovation policy has become a key issue in many countries. There is also growing awareness that one of the foundation stones of an effective innovation strategy is formed by a professional and advanced local knowledge infrastructure (see, eg, Jaffe et al, 1993; Saviotti and Nooteboom, 2000). This theme issue is devoted to the interface between local knowledge and innovation policy.
- The multifunctional use of urban green spacePublication . Leeuwen, E. S.; Nijkamp, Peter; Noronha, Teresa deThis paper draws the attention to the use of urban land use as a promising and new playground for urban green space design, including viable small-scale agricultural activities. First, an overview of urban green space planning is given, followed by a typology of approaches to evaluate urban green space. Next, the specific importance of urban green space for small-scale agriculture and horticulture is highlighted. The paper concludes with an elaboration of the rich multi-tasking performance of urban green space for a modern urbanized society.