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Leo van den Berg

Professor Dr Leo van den Berg is director of EURICUR. Since EURICUR's foundation he has been involved in many research projects, dealing with topics such as the governance of metropolitan regions, organising capacity, urban tourism, and private-sector involvement in city development. He got his Master degree in spatial economics in 1972, and his doctoral degree in 1985, both at Erasmus University. Leo van den Berg is also director of the Unit Regional, Port and Transport Economics within the Department for Applied Economis at the Erasmus School of Economics, and he is scientific director of various master courses.

Address:	Prof. Dr Leo van den Berg Department of Regional, Port and Transport Economics Erasmus University Rotterdam P.O. Box 1738 Room H12-27 3000 DR Rotterdam Nederland
Room:	H12-27
Telephone:	+31.10.4081186
Telefax:	+31.10.4089153
E-mail:	vandenberg@euricur.nl

Publications by Leo van den Berg

Industrial Tourism: Opportunities for City and Enterprise (2010)
Manufacturing in the New Urban Economy (2010)
Empowering metropolitan regions through new forms of cooperation (2008)
Transport over water in Rotterdam (2008)
Industrial Tourism: Opportunities for City and Enterprise (2008)
How important is manufacturing in the 'new urban economy'? (2008)
Success conditions for joint investments in healthy cities (2008)
Transport, Environment and Economy at Urban Level: the need for decoupling (2008)
Know-how to redevelop (2007)
Toward a Sustainable Relationship between City and University (2007)
The attractive city: catalyst of sustainable urban development (2007)
European cities in the knowledge economy: towards a typology (2007)
National Policy Responses to Urban Challenges in Europe (2007)
E-Governance in European and South African Cities (2006)
The study of knowledge competitiveness in Europe (2006)
The Safe City; Safety and Urban Development in European Cities (2006)
The Safe City (2005)
European cities in the Knowledge Economy (2005)
The development of ICT clusters in European cities: towards a typology (2004)
Citymarketing in Den Haag, een kwestie van afstemming (2004)
National Urban Policies in the European Union (2004)
The Student City (2004)
Corporate Community Involvement in European and US Cities (2004)
E-governance in European and South African cities (2004)
Social Challenges and Organising Capacity in Cities (2004)
The Student City: Strategic Planning for Students' Communities in EU Cities (2003)
Op weg naar een geïntegreerde aanpak van citymarketing (2003)
Organising capacity and social policies in European cities (2003)
City and Enterprise; Corporate Community Involvement in European and US Cities (2003)
Area-based policies and the promotion of entrepreneurship in European cities (2003)
Should cities help their citizens to adopt ICTs? On ICT adoption policies in European cities (2002)
Development opportunities for Munich's health cluster (2002)
Organiserend Vermogen in Perspectief (2002)
Information and Communication Technology as Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development (2002)
City and Enterprise; From common interests to joint initiatives (2002)
Stad en Onderneming; Van gemeenschappelijke belangen naar gezamenlijke initiatieven (2002)
Sports and City Marketing in European Cities (2002)
Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (2002)
Social Challenges and Organising Capacity in Cities (2001)
The Attractive City - Catalyst for Economic Development and Social Revitalisation (2001)
Growth clusters in European cities: An integral approach (2001)
Sports and City Marketing in European Cities (2000)
ICT as Potential Catalyst for Sustainable Urban Development (2000)
City and Enterprise - Corporate Social Responsibility in European and US Cities (2000)
Stad en Onderneming; Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen in Europese en Amerikaanse Steden (2000)
De Binnenstadseconomie in de Eenentwintigste Eeuw (1999)
Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities (1999)
High-speed train stations and urban revitalisation (1999)
Naar een geïntegreerd sport & citymarketingbeleid in Rotterdam (1999)
De Aantrekkelijke Stad - Katalysator voor Economische Ontwikkeling en Sociale Revitalisering (1999)
Sociaal-economisch en bestuurlijk perspectief voor West Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (1999)
National Urban Policies in the European Union (1998)
The European High-Speed Train and Urban Development (1998)
The urban implications of the developing European high-speed-train network (1998)
Metropolitan Organising Capacity; Experience with Organising Major Projects in European Cities (1997)
The organising capacity of metropolitan regions (1997)
National Urban Policy in the European Union (1997)
Industrial dynamics in the Randstad and Limburg (1997)
TGV and Eurocities, the integration of the high-speed train in fourteen European cities (1997)
De positie van Eindhoven in het internationale personenspoorvervoer; een strategische analyse (1997)
Organising Capacity of Metropolitan Cities; The cases of Antwerp, Bilbao, Bologna, Eindhoven, Lisbon, Munich, Rotterdam and Turin (1996)
The Development of Intra- and Trans-Urban Networks (ACT-VILL study C) (1996)
Impact of the European Union on metropolitan cities (1996)
Evaluatieonderzoek PIR-automatisering (1995)
The implications of Europe 2000+ (1995)
Werk maken van toerisme en recreatie in Rotterdam: een uitdaging voor het onderwijs (1995)
Towards a theoretical framework of organising capacity (1995)
Urban Tourism; Performance and strategies in eight European cities (1995)
Urban Tourism (1994)
The medical complex in Rotterdam: growth pole for the regional and urban economy? (1994)
Rijnmond, Drechtsteden en Hoeksche Waard: samen sterk in de Rijn-Schelde Delta (1994)
The competitive position of the Randstad in the nineties (1994)
Economic attractiveness and social exclusion; the case of Rotterdam (1994)
De meerwaarde van Asklepion; een inventarisatie van economische effecten (1994)
The development perspectives of free zones in a comparative perspective (1994)
The attractiveness of Barcelona for private investors; analysis of economic developments and potentials (1993)
Governing Metropolitan Regions (1993)
Governing Metropolitan Regions (1992)
Upcoming destinations of urban tourism (1992)
Randstad Holland; growth and planning of a globally competitive metropolis (1992)
Strategische City-Marketing (1990)

Research projects in which Leo van den Berg is involved

Attractiveness of regions and cities for residents and visitors (Att.reg) (2010)
Developing Locations in the Knowledge Economy (2009)
Water and Climate Activities in Rotterdam (2008)
Industrial tourism (2007)
Transport, Environment and Economy at urban level: the need for decoupling (2007)
Partners for Healthy Cities (2007)
Empowering metropolitan regions through new forms of co-operation (2006)
How important is manufacturing in the “new urban economy”? (2006)
Know-How to Redevelop (2005)
The safe city (2005)
Strategies for urban Regions in the Knowledge Economy (STRIKE) (2004)
National Urban Policies in the EU-15: up-to-date overview of changes since the mid 1990s (2004)
How does the port keep its 'license to operate'? (stakeholder management) (2004)
Cities in the Knowledge Economy (2004)
Macro-economic and Urban Trends in Europe's Information Society (MUTEIS) (2004)
Toward an integrated city-marketing approach (2003)
The Student City: Strategic Planning for Students' Communities in EU Cities (2003)
E-governance in European cities (2002)

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