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In an age where the globalization process is threatening the uniqueness and vitality of small towns, and where most urban planning discourse is directed at topics such as metropol-regions or mega-regions and world cities, the authors here emphasize the need to critically reflect on the potential of small towns. The second edition is expanded to cover the intensive development of small towns in China and Korea. In addition, the authors examine the impact of the economic crisis on small towns and the recent development of the Slow City movement.

Kleinstadte spielen eine entscheidende Rolle innerhalb regionaler Wirtschaftssysteme. Die Autoren veranschaulichen, wie diese die Herausforderung einer globalisierten Welt annehmen konnen, und stellen beispielhaft Bewegungen vor, die ortliche Kulturen, Traditionen, Identitaten und Nachhaltigkeit effektiv zu fordern wissen.

Capital cities that are not the dominant economic centres of their nations - so-called 'secondary capital cities' (SCCs) - tend to be overlooked in the fields of economic geography and political science. Yet, capital cities play an important role in shaping the political, economic, social and cultural identity of a nation. As the seat of power and decision-making, capital cities represent a nationʼs identity not only through their symbolic architecture but also through their economies and through the ways in which they position themselves in national urban networks.