'How Can We Explain Diversity in Metropolitan Governance within a Country?' Some Reflections on Recent Developments in Germany

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1175-1192

  Heinelt, Hubert ^a   Zimmermann, Karsten ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Metropolitan governance; Regionalism; Rescaling

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGIONALISM; URBAN SYSTEM;

GERMANY;

EID: 80054879724     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00989.x     Document Type: Article

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