Uneven Urban and Regional Growth

1. The uneven economic growth in the anthropocene<br>2. Urban-rural dynamics and long-term economic development: a global analysis of world regions<br><br>Section 1. From global to regional: urbanization and economic dynamics<br>3. Urbanization in progress: a complete and comparative overview with global statistics<br>4. The use of elementary indicators and composite indexes when monitoring urbanization all over the world<br>5. Estimating urbanization and production functions in the United States<br>6. The challenge of housing prices as an engine of early urbanization in Iran<br>7. Tourism as an engine of growth in Italy<br><br>Section 2. From regional to district: socio-demographic aspects as urbanization drivers<br>8. Exploring urban-rural population dynamics in Mediterranean countries<br>9. A comparative analysis of family patterns in Greece and other Southern European countries<br>10. The inherent shift from monocentric to polycentric settlements in northern Italy<br>11. Migration patterns and the contribution to Mediterranean urbanization<br>12. Relating mortality records to the Discomfort Index (DI) and Air Quality Stress Index (AQSI) in an industrial city of Greece<br><br>Section 3. From district to local: planning and territorial aspects as urbanization drivers<br>13. Pedestrians&rsquo; perception of landscape quality and urban livability: a field survey in Iran<br>14. Regional labor markets and jobs creation: Geographical and socio-economic characteristics and the role of local and regional authorities<br>15. Material topics, regional development and distributed value in the sustainable reports: the case of the paper industry<br>16. The local economics of port infrastructures<br>17. Gendered urban spaces and (dis)satisfaction with ladies-only parks in Iran