By H. S. Geyer
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Current trends in world urbanization, the increasing number and size of cities, and the deterioration of many urban environments have placed a particular Introduction 19 responsibility on policy charged with the management of urban change. The extent to which policy can meet this challenge depends on a variety of factors. These include the nature of the problem to be addressed, the organizational, institutional and fiscal framework of the country, the effect of external forces such as ‘non-urban’ policies and those emanating from the global political economy, and the power balance between capital and polity.
Luxembourg has also experienced growth but most of it has occurred outside the city. The growth mostly results from a significant inflow of foreign nationals, mainly from the other EU countries, often working for the EU institutions or the country’s financial sector (Ecotec Research and Consulting, 2007, p. 25; Urban Audit database; Espon, 2003a, p. 10). After relative population decline and economic difficulties, some cities in the UK have experienced a revival in recent years. London is dominant and has continued its growth, consolidating and strengthening its position among world capitals.
3 per cent. According to the State of European Cities Report (Ecotec Research and Consulting, 2007), the strong service-led economic growth of Finnish cities during this period was the fundamental cause of this phenomenon. Urban growth has also been strong in Denmark and Sweden. The overall population growth Differential urbanization trends in Europe 33 in Nordic countries and surrounding NUTS (nomenclature of units for territorial statistics) areas is at a lower level than the population growth rate of cities covered in the Urban Audit, which means that the population growth is concentrated in cities.