Rapporti Italia-Cina 2010-1-eng-2

Introduction

Luo Hongbo e Michele Barbato

part one

The complexity approach to urban and regional systems and to the economy in general

Cristoforo Sergio Bertuglia e Franco Vaio

Mega-cities and areas of excellence: urban policy in Italy

Giuseppe Roma

Metropolitan cities in Italy. An institution of federalism

Vittorio Ferri

Knowledge economy and local development: the evolution of industrial districts and the new role of “urban networks”

Enzo Rullani

part two

The Role of Urban Agglomerations in Regional Development

Li Xiande e Ning Yuemin

Urban Development Strategy in China

Ni Pengfei

The Development of Shanghai: Towards the Creation of an International Metropolis

Quan Heng e Zuo Xuejin